Sarah C Withers

Zephiniah married Harriette Madden on 20 Aug 1840 in Harrison Co, Indiana. Harriette (daughter of William Madden and Sarah Rissler) was born on 5 Feb 1822 in Harrison Co, Indiana; died on 24 Jan 1896 in Massac Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Hardin Co, Illinois
• Census: 1870, Rosiclare, Hardin Co, Illinois

Notes:

Served as a teamster in War of 1812 for Capt. Francis Ireland's Co., Col Taylor Maryland Militia, and was paid by Quartermaster Wheaton. He enlisted at Berryvill, VA. Aug. 1814, went from there to Harpers Ferry to load guns for Baltimore, where he stayed till after the battle of Baltimore and was discharged Jan. 1815

Wm. & Sarah (Risler) Madden moved from Harrison Co, IN to Massac Co, IL abt 1830. Sarah died there in 1854 and Wm. moved in with his son, John Temple Madden, in Hardin Co, IL.

from Joe Simmons "I descend on through Mabra, Jr.'s son William who married Sarah RISSLER and moved to Hardin Co., IL between 1850-60 and d. there in 1873. His dau, Sarah m. John HOWE in Harrison Co., IN 1841. They had two daughters, one of which married Philip HOWARD, my great, great grandfather. John died a few years later, after which time she m. Alfred WOOD and had several more children. She d. 1888 in Hardin Co., IL"

Census:
Rosiclair Post Office,
J B Pell 41 Kentucky merchant 1200; 1500
Jane (Madden) Pell 32 Indiana
Georgian Pell 12 1848 Illinois
Webster Pell 4 1856 Illinois
Wm Madden 69 1791 Virginia infirm

Census:
John Madden 53 1817 Virginia farmer 2500 800
Margaret Madden 45 1825 Indiana
William Madden 23 1847 Illinois farm laborer
Charles Madden 19 1851 Illinois farm laborer
Alice Madden 14 1856 Illinois
Lilly Madden 11 1859 Illinois
William Madden 79 1791 Virginia without occupation
John Simmons 29 1841 Illinois school teacher
Catharine Simmons 25 1845 Illinois without occupation
Lucy Simmons 2 1868 Illinois

William married Sarah Rissler on 11 Jan 1816 in Frederick Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of John Thomas Rissler, Sr and Catherine Musedora Boone, (dau?)) was born on 7 Oct 1793 in Frederick Co, Virginia; died on 28 Mar 1854 in Massac Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Raised in Green Spring, Virginia.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1810, Pughtown, Frederick Co, Virginia
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Berryville, Frederick Co, Illinois
• Possessions: Nov 1830, Court of Appeals, Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia; Madden v Madden

Notes:

note: this will info is for a different Mabra Madden, and the executors of will of son of Mabra Madden, elder, were Samuel Madden and John Ripler.

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Mabra Madden who married Sarah Bonham on 29 March 1791 in Frederick County, Virginia, minister William Harvey. Marriage Register # 1 p 109, line 22

pg 71 Will Book 8, 1764-1810 Conner, Ann (?) Settlement of Estate: 5 May 1806
Exrs: Davis Grunlie (looks like), William McIntire
Legatees: Israel Jones, Ann Conner, Abraham Nelson, William McIntire, & David Grunlie
Inventory subscribers were George Hollingsworth, Peter Luke, & Mabra Madden,
principal buyer: David Grunlie (pg 64 Will Bk 8, 1804-1810)
(Ann Conner is relation to Barbara Connor, wife of Israel Jones)

Frederick Co Va Wills 1795-1816: one of buyers of father's acct 1 Feb 1808, along with his sister Jane Madden (her maiden name), and Charles Madden, his cousin, the son of William Madden, brother to the deceased.

1821: Witnessed/executor of his mother's will. John Rissler also witnessed.

Will of Mabra Madden, Senr. of Frederick Co., Va Names: wife Sarah; sons: William, Mabra, Samuel, Berry, Son-in-law John Rissler.


Frederick Co. VA Will Book #11, pp 505-506, Mabra Madden Jr. will mentions wife Sarah, sons William, Mabra, Samuel, Berry and son-in-law John Risler, brother John Madden, Sep 10, 1823.


Real estate to be sold and just debts paid including expense of "moving my wife and family to the western country"; any balance of money to be used in buying land there wherever "my sons William Madden, Mabra Madden, Samuel Madden, Berry Madden, and son-in-law John Rissler or a majority of them may think most to the interest of the family."
A bond on "brother John" left for collection in hands of sons William and Mabra.
Executors: Son Samuel and son-in-law John Rissler.
Witnesses: Lewis A. Smith, Christopher Smith, James Bulger.
Will Book 11, p 505, dated Sept 10, 1823, proven Nov 3, 1823

obit listed in Family Visitor paper 9/20/1823, age 54.

Will Book 22 p 220, Estate Account of Mabra Madden, Deceased.
John Rissler, Exec.
Recorded Aug 3, 1847
Account begins at 1830:
"The real Estate of Mabra Madden, Junr, decd, was sold as directed in his will. The widdow was entitled to the use of it until the day of her death which took place on the 13th day of Aug 1840. "
Estate to be divided into 10 shares. "The Executor has purchased the shares of 7 of the distributees, wit: Jacob Madden, Wm. Buler? and wife Jane Madden, John W. Madden, Geo. W. Madden, Lettie B. Madden, and Sarah Ann Scott which with hisn makes 8 shares to which he is entitled. He has therefore but two shares to pay to wit William Madden his share of 118.37-2(..) On this share the Exec. claims a credit of $48.38 July 1, 1837 & produced the letter of his atto. He states that that sum had been paid to William Madden... to John A Madden, son of Saml. Madden, decd, his share..."

Frederick Co. VA Will Book #16, pp 256-258, Mabra Madden Jr. Estate account, Samuel Madden, Executor, Jan 3, 1831


Frederick Co. VA Will book #22, page 220, 221, August 3, 1847 - Estate of Mabra Madden Jr., John Risler Executor - a financial document showing the payment of sums of money from the estate for various items, such as Steven J. Gant.  There are payments to the heirs named - Jacob Madden, William Beadle, wife Jane Madden, John W. Madden, George W. Madden, Lettie B. Madden, William Madden and one item from Apr 25, 1833
"By this sum received from the sale of a Negro woman & children belonging to the estate of Mabra Madden Sr.___ it being for ____  ____ paid John Thomas, James Bulger, Nancy Madden, Thos Jones & Mary by Mabra Madden Jr. in this contributions of the estate of Mabra Madden Sr. ____ of which he was executor..........................................$229.28. 
(from John Reedy: This would seem to be the Thomas Jones proof.)

Census:
pg 18 (son of Mabra* Madden 1737; g/s of John* 1708)
-Name: Mabro Madden (m Sarah Sally Bonham; d/o Catherine Ackley)
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Pughtown, Frederick, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 1800-1810
Mabra abt 1800 & Jacob 1808
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 3 1795-1800
?, Samuel abt 1794 Berry - 1798
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 1785-1794
William 1792
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 < 1765
Mabra 1769
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 1800-1810
?, ?
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 1785-1794
Catherine 1794
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 1766-1784
Sarah \"Sallie\" Bonham 1769

Number of Household Members Under 16: 7
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 11

same page is a William Kerfoot, born bef 1765

pg 5
-Samuel Bonham (Samuel S. Bonham; m Mary Ann Sowers; son of Samuel Bonham and Catherine Ackley
also Rust and Moffett

brother to Sarah \"Sally\" Bonham Madden)
Name: Samuel Bonham 
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Pughtown, Frederick, Virginia 
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3 1800-1810 Daniel, John, Amos
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 1785-1794 (prob a brother)
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 1766-1784 Samuel
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Mary Ann Sowers
Numbers of Slaves: 6 
Number of Household Members Under 16: 3 
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 
Number of Household Members: 12 
 
male 1785-1794 might be a brother, possibly Fielding Sowers b 1788. Only brother between the two of them that age fits.
He is gone by 1820.

Other Kerfoots as well as a couple of Rust families, a Moffett and a Glasscock in the same community, all related families.

In 2019 the Clarke County Historical Assoc., in Berryville, VA was given a store ledger from Berryville covering 1818-1819. It included Mabra Madden who shopped there in late 1818 & early 1819. He may have been a customer earlier or later, but many of the pages have been pasted over with newspaper articles. Source: email from archives [at] clarkehistory.org.

Census:
mayberry madden
Name: Mayberry Madden
Township: Berryville
County: Frederick
State: Virginia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Males - Under 10: 2 John & George
Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Jacob
Free White Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Littleberry or Samuel or Mabra
Free White Males - 45 and over: 1 mayberry
Free White Females - Under 10: 1 ??
Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 1 ??
Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Catherine
Free White Females - 45 and over: 1 sarah
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9

Mabra married Sarah "Sallie" Bonham on 29 Mar 1791 in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Samuel* Bonham, (prob son. not son of Samuel & Ruth Bowyer) and Catherine* Ackley) was born in 1769 in Frederick Co, Virginia; died on 13 Aug 1840 in Frederick Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fred Co. Marriages: Sarah & Mabra Madden, 29 Mar 1791, minister William Harvey

1828 Jul 16 - borrowed $120.36 from Samuel Madden (her son). credit endorced Feb 1, 1829. Balance due at time of his inventory in August 1829 $80.36.

Frederick Co. VA Deed book #57, pages 197-198, Sep 24, 1830 between John Risler and Mabra Madden, decd and Sarah Madden widow, represented by Stephen L. Gant sale of land for $1,382.40 for a certain tract of land owned by Mabra Madden Jr. and devised to him by his father, Mabra Madden Sr.

Frederick Co. Will Book #22, page 234-236, A list of articles left for the use of Sarah Madden, widow of Mabra Madden.  Purchasers include John Gant, Samuel Bonham, David Bonham, Daniel Bonham, Stephen Gant, John Risler, Jacob Madden. 

John married Catherine Musedora Boone, (dau?) about 1792. Catherine (daughter of Samuel Boone, Sr and Sarah Day) was born on 2 Nov 1767; died on 10 Feb 1839 in Putnam Co, Indiana; was buried in Boone-Hutcheson Cem, Reelsville, Putnam Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 1825, Boone, Harrison Co, Indiana
• Research Notes: 29 Dec 2011

Notes:

Property:
Boone Twp Rissler land
Boone Two, Harrison Co, IN
From the 1876 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Indiana showing Catharine (Boone) Rissler's purchase of 160 acres in Section 29 in 1825 (highlighted in yellow) surrounded by numerous other land patent purchases by the Boone families, which are believed to have been Catharine's relatives and, at least, one of the reasons she relocated to southern Indiana from Virginia. Squire Boone Jr., the patriarch of this group of Boones, is shown in Section 24 where he had constructed his grist mill. His sons buying patents were Moses (Section 21), Isaiah (Section 18) and Jonathon (NE Section 32). Squire's cousin Samuel Boone stayed in Kentucky but several of his sons came to Indiana buying land in Harrison County: Samuel (NE Sections 18 & 20), George W. (NW Section 28) & Hiram C. Boone (SE Section 32). John & William Madden purchased land patents in Section 32 just west of the town of Laconia. Two of Catharine's children married Maddens and the John & William Madden shown on this map are believed to be uncles of those children. The William Madden of Section 32 served in the Virginia Line in 1781 as well as War of 1812 service in Virginia as a teamster. His family moved from Frederick County Virginia to Harrison County Indiana in 1817.
Caldwellhoff originally shared this on 21 May 2014

americanheritage13 Cousin Caldwellhoff, I believe I'm on to something. The Madden's on this map are related to Sarah Rissler's Husband William Madden. The above William was his Uncle if I'm correct. This could be why Catharine went to Harrison County after John's death. The Maddens and the Boones were all in the milling business. Squire Boone had a grist mill. Catharine's son's were almost all millers. Maybe she moved in with the Madden's before she got her land patent in 1825. Why can't we find her on a census record in Harrison County?
http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/fc350061-5210-4c8d-915f-d50e17fb75b9/24721898/12174057953


Research Notes:

After exhausting every avenue I know to find Catherine's parents, I've gone to the least advisable method, a methodical, logical approach with no hard evidence. This is my best theory; just go with me step by step.

To begin, John and Catherine's children:
Wm Rissler m Susan Boone
Phebe Rissler m Squire Boone Jr.
Squire and Susan Boone kids of Moses Boone.

prob 1st or 2nd cousin marriages.
if 1st cousins:
would mean Moses, their father, is the sibling to Catherine (b Nov 1767), meaning she could be dau Squire II.

Squire I, m 1744
1 Jonathan b Aug 1766
2 Moses b Mar 1769
Catherine b 13 mos after Jonathan
and born 16 mos before Moses
these were born in NC; do we know where she was born? if NC, she could be Squire II's 2nd child and Moses the 3rd. Not totally exclusionary but she did not name a child Jane or Squire.

If Catherine's two children married 2nd cousins,
would mean Catherine was daughter of one of Squire II's brothers.
Assuming I have them all, we'll go through each one:

- Israel Boone (not possible) b 1724 d Jun 1756 in NC.
Catherine's born too long after he died.

- Samuel Boone (possible) b 1728 m Sarah Day
I have several kids and not exact birth dates on some but last one I have is Apr 1768 enough time to have Catherine last child. family seemed to have lived in MO, and NC.

- Jonathan Boone (???) b 1730, m Mary Carter -- need to get their kids and death dates.

- Daniel Boone - of fame (not possible) b 1734
his kids too documented

- George Boone (not possible) b 1739 m Nancy Linville
first child born 1765
next known b Feb 1768
Catherine b Nov 1767, 3 mos before -- so rule him out.

- Edward "Ned" (not possible) and Martha Bryan; son George b Apr 67. Rule out Edward.

- Squire II (father of Moses; so if children marred 1st cousins; see above)

That's it. So looks like most likely candidates would be:
Squire II and Jane Van Cleve (1st cousin marriages)
Jonathan and Mary Carter
Samuel and Sarah Day --- 2nd cousin marriages and Catherine and John named a son Samuel and a daughter Sarah.

Samuel and Sarah seem best candidates for parents. Need to get better birth dates/locations on kids and who they married. If one of them married a Rissler or lived next door -- that would be helpful. :)
Until then I have attached her there, as we know she is in the family -- with a cautionary note (daughter?)

This study was done while trying to help Sharon Phillips, a descendant of Catherine Boone Rissler.
to: Sharon Phillips s.j.phillips@verizon.net
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: Madden/Rissler Update