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| 1101 | "Ordered that Sampson Williams be appointed as Guardian to Sarah Young, who gave security accordingly? | Young, Sarah (I75303)
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| 1102 | "Ordered that William Martin be appointed as Guardian to John Young, son of William Young, deceased" "Ordered that William Martin, William Walton, John Brevard and Sampson Williams be appointed Guardians for Annie Young, James Young, Nancy Young and Dicy Young, four of the orphans of William Young, deceased, all of whom came into Court and gave bond and security according to law.? The six Young children mentioned above were all siblings of Margaret Young, wife of Sampson Williams. William Young must have left much property for his orphaned children, or five of the leading men in the entire county in 1800 would not have been appointed as Guardians. | Young, John (I75301)
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| 1103 | "Ordered that William Martin, William Walton, John Brevard and Sampson Williams be appointed Guardians for Annie Young, James Young, Nancy Young and Dicy Young, four of the orphans of William Young, deceased, all of whom came into Court and gave bond and security according to law." The six Young children mentioned above were all siblings of Margaret Young, wife of Sampson Williams. William Young must have left much property for his orphaned children, or five of the leading men in the entire county in 1800 would not have been appointed as Guardians. | Young, Anne (I75307)
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| 1104 | "Ordered that William Martin, William Walton, John Brevard and Sampson Williams be appointed Guardians for Annie Young, James Young, Nancy Young and Dicy Young, four of the orphans of William Young, deceased, all of whom came into Court and gave bond and security according to law.? The six Young children mentioned above were all siblings of Margaret Young, wife of Sampson Williams. William Young must have left much property for his orphaned children, or five of the leading men in the entire county in 1800 would not have been appointed as Guardians. | Young, Captain/Sheriff/JP James (I63858)
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| 1105 | "Ordered that William Martin, William Walton, John Brevard and Sampson Williams be appointed Guardians for Annie Young, James Young, Nancy Young and Dicy Young, four of the orphans of William Young, deceased, all of whom came into Court and gave bond and security according to law.? The six Young children mentioned above were all siblings of Margaret Young, wife of Sampson Williams. William Young must have left much property for his orphaned children, or five of the leading men in the entire county in 1800 would not have been appointed as Guardians. | Young, Nancy (I74424)
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| 1106 | "Ordered that William Martin, William Walton, John Brevard and Sampson Williams be appointed Guardians for Annie Young, James Young, Nancy Young and Dicy Young, four of the orphans of William Young, deceased, all of whom came into Court and gave bond and security according to law.? The six Young children mentioned above were all siblings of Margaret Young, wife of Sampson Williams. William Young must have left much property for his orphaned children, or five of the leading men in the entire county in 1800 would not have been appointed as Guardians. | Young, Dicy (I75309)
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| 1107 | "Our Boone Families" by Sarah Ridge Rockenfield has data on this family. James F. Newman SAR application (22 Oct 1982) FGS and letter, 12/1/93 for data on the Mary Morgan line. Family moved from KY to LA in 1800. Came from VA about 1775/1780 to KY. The Morgan family emigrated to the Spanish territory of Louisiana in 1800. The Morgans moved from Virginia to the territory of Kentucky among the first white settlers of that territory, then moved to the Spanish territory known as Louisiana and settled on Bluff Creek now in the Parish of East Feliciana. Information on the Boone and Bryan and other connected families can be found in "The Boone Family" by Hazel Spraker and "Some Boone Descendants - Saint Charles District" by Lillian Hayes Oliver and others. The family that emigrated from Kentucky to Louisiana consisted of the following: two brothers: _____Morgan and John Morgan. Two sisters: Sarah Morgan and Nancy Morgan (Rochelle Evans' ancestor). | Morgan, Morgan (I10684)
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| 1108 | "Our Boone Families, Daniel Boones Kinfolks" by Sarah Ridge Rockenfield, on page 683, Moses Boones wife, "Hannah Boone, died and is buried at Old Goshen Cemetery near Laconia, Ind., Harrison Co." (findagrave) | Boone, Hannah (I10784)
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| 1109 | "Past and Present of Nodaway County Missouri," Vol I, 1910 He was part of the battle against the Mormons (1838 - Mormon War) and was shot but recovered. His friend Thomas Linveille was killed in the same Battle. | Patton, Robert (I30995)
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| 1110 | "Past and Present of Nodaway County, Missouri" vol I, 1910 | Patton, Martha Emeline (I16134)
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| 1111 | "Per descendants, Dan Jones fell into a creek that was frozen over and although brought in by the fire, the accident led to his death." http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnburdick46&id=I00261 | Jones, Daniel (I35219)
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| 1112 | "Peter Aldrich gave a mortgage to Johannis Uhle of Beekman for a 143 acre farm in lot 8 on 7 May 1763. This mortgage was for £600 and was recorded at mortgage liber 1:260. There are no other records for him in Beekman." Beekman Patent Title: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (Online database) NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, six volumes. 1990-2001). Page: vol. 2, p. 114 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbbullock&id=I18415 | Aldrich, Peter Jr. (I27796)
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| 1113 | "Peter Beets (son of George and Maria Eva "Eve" Beets) married Margaret "Peggy" Deihl (Deil/Doyhl ?). They moved from Rockbridge Co., Va. to Highland Co., Ohio in 1827. Their children were James Beets; Peter Beets, Jr.; Catherine Beets; George Beets; John Beets; Mary Beets; Daniel Beets; Samuel Beets; Elihu Beets; Elizabeth Beets; and Joseph Beets. Peter Beets' (Sr.) daughter, Catherine, married a Christopher Wise and is buried in the same cemetery as her father. Peter's son, Elihu Beets (my gr-gr-grandfather), married a Sarah Daugherty and he is buried in High Bridge Cemetery, Fulton County, Ill. (just south of Canton, IL on State Road 78, just before the Village of Dunfermline)." (findagrave by Ray Beets) | Beets, Peter (I54051)
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| 1114 | "Peter Loy served as a private in Captain Robert Doak's Company, Tennessee Militia from September 23, 1813 until January 1, 1814. On his military records, he is described as having a fair complexion, fair har, blue eyes, 6 feet tall and his occupation a farmer. He is listed for East Tennessee Volunteers, Captain Robert Doak's Co. Of Infantry, Colonel Samuel Wear's Regiment, East Tennesee Militaia #14,830, June 10th , 1851 (Pater Lay)" Peter Loy born 1794 Orange Co NC; m 1815 Campbell Co, TN d 1862 Union Co. TN | Doak, Captain Robert (son?) (I53217)
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| 1115 | "Pray, Richard, yeoman. Will dated 15 Mar 1755, pvd 10 Nov 1755, pgs 250-251. Mentions: Daughters Sarah Pray, Rachael Hinds, & Mary Hopkins wife of Ezekiel Hopkins, Jr. Children under age of daughter Rachael Hinds." | Pray, Richard (I1938)
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| 1116 | "Probate Record 4000, August 2, 1748, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut/Michael MacCloud, a minor [probably about 1 yr of age] became a ward of Nathaniel Benedict in 1748. [Christopher.FTW] | Benedict, Deacon/Lt. Nathaniel (I29677)
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| 1117 | "Quinton Pray finer" sold or mortgaged all his personal property to pay a debt of £40 owed to Thomas Savage and John Payne, to his sons Richard Thayer, John Pray, and Henry Neale, including "my right of cattle bred of the cows which was sometimes my son John Heardmans, and also my right of said Herdmans lands in Braintree", etc., Dec.26,1664 (Court Rec. #2053-(3) | Pray, Quintin* (immigrant) (I1919)
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| 1118 | "Reuel SHERMAN, MA line, S19081 Soldier was born in 1763 at Brimfield MA, and was living in Monson MA at enlistment. He lived in Monson until 1784, when he moved to Wardsboro VT for seven years, then he moved to Enfield CT for six years, then he moved to Warren, Washington Co VT, where he applied for pension 7 Aug 1832. Soldier's 2nd cousin Beriah Sherman, aged 84, made aff'dt 7 Aug 1832 in Waitsfield, Washington Co VT. [4-volume set entitled "Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files," by Virgil White.] A soldier of the Revolution, Private. Enlisted July 1780 at Monson, Mass. Served 6 mos. in Capt. Park's Co. under Colonels Putnam & Newell, Mass. Applied for pension Aug. 7, 1832 residing at Warren, VT., aged 69. Gives date and place of birth. He lived at Monson when he enlisted. Removed first to Wardsboro, VT in 1784 and later to Warren. Application sworn to by Beriah Sherman, a second cousin of Reuel Aug. 7, 1832 residing at Waitsfield, VT age 84. In 1840 he is living age 77 in Warren, VT with Elias D. Sherman. [FDS # 3114, via RVS-74 [Ray V. Sherman's "New England Shermans"] ) " | Sherman, Ruel (I29383)
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| 1119 | "Robinson" is on her headstone | Robinson (or Robertson), Chloe (I37312)
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| 1120 | "Roland Stone died 11-24-1845. Administrator of his estate was James Stone, his son, Estate was settled in 1856. Rowland children: Lolly, Nancy, James, Jane, George, and Charles M. Stone." (Note from Buford Stone, Hazel KY to Mrs. Barclay | Stone, Rowland (Ireland to Calloway Co, KY) (Immigrant) (I58646)
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| 1121 | "Runyon Genealogy" by Robert and Amos Runyon, 1955 on page 25 states the following about Adron: "Adron Runyon was born in Tazewell County, Virgnia, June 14, 1801. When a lad he came with his parents, in 1811 or soon thereafter. Adron was living with his parents in Floyd County, Kentucky, in 1820. Adron married Jane ("Jannie") Maynard, daughter of Moses Maynard, December 23, 1824, in Pike County. Moses Maynard signed the marriage bond. Jane was born February 25, 1810, on John's Creek, which is now in Pike County, and died May 30, 1883. After the death of her husband she lived the remainder of her life at the homestead on Pond Creek. Adron was granted 1,192 acres of valuable coal and tember land, and he purchased other large tracks of land on Pond Creek. He was justice of the peace in Pike County from 1847 to 1857. He devoted most of his time to clearing and cultivating his land holdings. In his later days he was known as "Squire Runyon"; however, his neighbors, friends, and young people called him "Uncle Add". His last will was executed May 26, 1857, and probated August 15, 1859. He left his estate to his wife and children, excepting a tract to be used as a church and cemetery site. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church and served as the first secretary until July 2, 1859. He was appointed deacon January 13, 1844." This church later became known as Pond Creek Regular Baptist Church. The land willed by Adron to the church was 1/2 acre in size, and that portion of the will as recoreded in Pike County Will book A Page 75 says "I wish also to be understood that the Babtist meeting house now standing on my land is for the benefit of the Church if occupied, if not fall back to my son Adron which is one half acre." (Source: "Minutes of the Pond Creek Regular Baptist Church, a Digest" by Clyde Runyon - 1985) Adron went on a bear hunt July 1859 and upon returning he became critically ill with abdominal pains, (appendicitis ?) and died. (Source: "Supplement To Runyon Genealogy"1962, page 203) http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/u/n/Ira-A-Runyan/GENE670-0006.html#CHILD19 | Runyon, Adron (I86544)
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| 1122 | "Ruth will be 100 next month...her 2 successful sons are throwing a big family birthday bash next month for her in the Galveston, TX area! They live in Houston." From: Berny To: Sherry Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 6:05 PM Subject: Re: Duke & Sarah Lovelady Young line | Allison, Ruth (I34230)
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| 1123 | "Sam lived on the land on which the cemetery is now located." Nichols Cemetery. When Sam first came to this area, he lived in a log cabin across the road from the cemetery site. The log cabin was later occupied by Negro slaves who are buried in this cemetery. There are no markers for their graves. The father of Sam and Jim Nichols was the first person buried in this cemetery. Thelma does not know the father's name, but she believes that he died in 1845.. (see Note below) Since the owners of the land had control over who could be buried in this cemetery, the graves of Mowdy, the Greens, and the Negro slaves can be found in the northeast corner.. There were three Cap Nichols. The older Cap Nichols was the first person to live on the land now joining the cemetery. His loved ones here, so the cemetery was used for the Nichols family after that.. Sam was the second Nichols to live on this land. It is his grave that has the wooden grave marker with the following inscriptions.. In Memory of Sam Nichols, W.H.O., Departed this life Nov 30, A15875 (68 years-6 months-14 days). Sam made his own monument from cedar, ready to be "put up" when he died. Under the engraving he cut into the wood and made a compartment where he placed his personal and lodge papers. He put screws in the cut-out part and put it back into place. A few years ago the cedar monument began to deteriorate and the edges of the papers were showing. Someone removed them. It is believed that Lewis, the next and last Nichols to live on the home place, had possession of the papers at one time.. On July 22, 1944, H. L. (Lewis) Nichols made a deed to J.C. Nichols, Allen Nichols, and Sam Raymond Owens, and their successors for the Nichols Cemetery. The deed was recorded by Arthur Means on July 22, 1944, Book 64, Page 479. The Notary Public was W. N. "Nick" Martin.. As of this writing 8/20/1983, Sam Raymond Owens is the only one of the three named on the deed who is still living.. Thelma Nichols Owens' grandfather was Anderson Nichols. Her father was Calvin Nichols, her mother was Janie Miller Nichols. Sam Nichols was the father of Cap Nichols who was the father of H. L. "Lewis" Nichols.. Hatfield Arkansas. About five miles West of Hatfield on State Highway 246 on the right between Polk 38 and Polk 151. SE, NW, Section 8, Township 3 South, Range 32 West Parcel # 10366. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5816086/person/-1089519902/mediax/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum comment added to this post by doyla44 (Doyla R. Janes) 1 May 2012 "Ref: Sam and Jim Nichols: I have an old hand written letter from my Grandma Nichols/Janes which states Sam and Jim left their parents at Fort Smith, Ark. and went ahead to build a log house for them. The winter was very bad and their Father died at the old fort. When they returned to the Fort they got their mother and went to the home. Lennie Lee Nichols born in 1900 died 1997 in Houston, Texas. Grandma was very proud of her family and remembered their history. She always enjoyed talking about her family. I got to meet Jessie Nichols and Pinky Wyatt Nichols when I was very young. Doyla R. Janes" Note: If Sam and Jim sons of William and Dorcas, then Thelma was incorrect that William died in 1845 since he is found in 1850 Census in Mountain Twp, Montgomery Co, Arkansas and next door to their son Joseph. | Nichols, Samuel Francis "Sam" (I57734)
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| 1124 | "Samuel Turner, a second son, married Matilda Bickley, a descendant of William Bickley, Baronet." The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 19, page 15 Google ebook: https://books.google.com/books?id=M-kxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=samuel+turner,+matilda+bickley&source=bl&ots=RONHhqGrc5&sig=zAuMYPcMJfddv1SjlYEQ7hil2A4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fGM1VfH9I8OCsAX81oGICw&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=samuel%20turner%2C%20matilda%20bickley&f=false | Bickley, Matilda (I79210)
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| 1125 | "Sarah Marsh Forman (dau of Gen. David Forman) b Feb 1 1773, m Major William Gordon Forman, her first cousin, son of Joseph Forman of Shrewsbury, New Jersey." | Family: Major William Gordon Forman / Sarah Marsh Forman (F18681)
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| 1126 | "Sarah Whipple, dau. of Joseph". Married by Richard Waterman, Justice | Family: Justice William Crawford / Sarah Whipple (F22947)
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| 1127 | "second of eight children born to Matthew and Anne Evans (Hall) Howard of Lower Norfolk Co Virginia" | Howard, John Sr. (I55294)
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| 1128 | "Seedlings Of William Foster" by Flavius Foster., Bk I, pgs. 1-3, pgs II (Grigsby Foster Connection, after pg. 47) "William Foster, the elder, appears to have been the son of one Robert Foster,who settled in the southern portion of Northumberland County in 1652. On Aug. 28, 1725 William bought 641 acres of land an and additional 219 acres on Feb 11, 1728. This land was in that part of Stafford, which later became Prince William County, approximately 2 miles due south of present-day Manassa, Virginia. Grantor: Hon. Thomas, Lord Fairfax, Executor of Catherne, Lady Fairfax, deceased. Land on Winter's Lower Branch, north side of Broad Run of Occoquan River. (DB A, Stafford Co., VA) This record bears William Foster's signature. William Foster married Hannah Elizabeth, but NOT the widow of Daniel Payne, as stated in earlier versions of this history. This mistaken identity, "widow of" was taken from an aften quoted souce, and serves to show how such mistakes can be passed on and on causing many headaches for later genealogy researchers. William Foster and Hannah married and their children were born in lower Northumberland County before the above land was purchased. Hannah seems to have died before William, and I have no death dates for either one. However, William's Will was probated by his son William Foster Jr. Dec. 7, 1767. William Sr's land is now divided by the Lucasville Hwy #692, with Foston Manor house on the east side of the highway 1.7 miles south of the junction of Hwy #234. Here William and Hannah Foster are buried. To this union were born: Robert b. 7 Oct 1711, William Jr. b. 15 Jul 1714, Isaac b. 2 Jul 1719, George b. 14 Aug 1723." (pg. 2) First publication of "Seedlings" states: "William Foster - the Elder, is as far back as I have been able to go. However, indications are that he was the son of a George Foster who in 1652 took up land in old Northumberland Co., Virginia. And, the George and Robert Foster, who took up land, near his patents at a later date, were Wiliam's brothers. (pg. 47)--(Note from Adrienne: Flavius Foster corrected this in later versions of "Seedlings" and stated that Robert was the father of William Foster - The Elder. George's (brother of William) wife is shown as Elizabeth Witherington b. 1646 on ancestry.com's One World Tree). Back to 2nd publication of "Seedlings:" William Foster, the Elder married Hannah Elizabeth____, Bond signed May 8, 1710, Northumberland Co., Virginia. Their children:--Robert, pg. 3, Bk I -- William Jr. pg. 9, Bk I -- Isaac, pg. 9, Bk 1 -- George, coming up. Their births and deaths, except for that of Isaac, are registered in St. Stephens Parish Records and in a Bible owned by descendants of Robert Foster. The death of Isaac is in a Bible owned by one of his desdencants in West Virginia. I hve seen the Robert Foster Bible listing, but not the the Isaac Foster Bible listing, and wish I could locate it. On Aug. 28, 1725, William the Elder patented 641 acres of land in that part of Stafford Co., Virginia, that is now Prince William. Another purchase added 219 acres in Feb. 11, 1728. This land lies approximately 3 miles south and west of Manassas, a short distance from the Moor Green Estates." PARENTAGE: Robert and Elizabeth (see Garnett) Foster had eleven children: John Foster, who married Isabella Golding; Robert Foster, who married Ann Lloyd; James Foster, who married a wife named Martha; Barbara Foster, who married Richard Loving; Richard Foster; Thomas Foster, who married Elizabeth Meadors; George Foster, who married Mary Singleton; William Foster; Margaret Foster; Elizabeth Foster, who married William Golding; and Anthony Foster, who married Martha Taliaferro. June 29, 1756 Prince William County COB p. 125 Ordered James Bridges, William Foster Junr., Thos. Hart Junr. and Patrick Hamrick Junr. or any three of them being first sworn view the most convient way for John Reeve to clear a roling road from his plantation into the new road not to be prejudicial to any persons plantation and report the same to the court. (Abstracts by R. & S. Sparacio) http://www.mindspring.com/~millsb/bridges.htm Feb. 28, 1757 PWCCOB p. 257 Administration of the estate of John Hamrick dec'd. is granted to Sarah Hamrick his widow and relict she having taken the oath of an administratrix and entered into and executed bond according to law with Richard Melton & Thomas Stone for her faithfull administration the said estate. Ordered that William Foster Junr., Robert Foster, George Reeve and George Foster or any three of them being sworn inventory and appraise the estate of John Hamrick dec'd. in current money and that the administratrix areturn the same to the Court. Feb. 28, 1757 PWC Bond Book p.__ John Hamrick, dec'd. administrator's bond. admn. Sarah Hamrick; Richard Melton & Thomas Stone sec. (Abstracts by J. W. Johnson) http://www.mindspring.com/~millsb/bridges.htm Pr. Wm. Co. Bond Book p. 74 executor's bond dated Dec. 7, 1767 with William Foster, James Bridges, Alexander Davidson & William Wyatt bound as securities for £ 100 for Wm. Foster, executor to make an inventory of William Foster, deceased. Signed: William Foster, James Bridges & William Wyat. (Alexander Davidson is a tracer name that migrates with the Bridges families from Pr. Wm. Co. into Orange Co. then to Rutherford Co. and on to Ky.) http://www.mindspring.com/~millsb/bridges.htm Dates of birth taken from Northumberland Co. Record of Births 1661-1810 VIRGINIA CENSUS 1607 - 1890 Prince William County William 1753, 1760, 1773, 1777 William Sr. 1767, 1777 William Jr. 1767, 1777 James 1777, 1784 Isaac 1751, 1753, 1754, 1760, 1784 Thomas 1850 James of Robert Robert 1753, 1754, 1762, 1767, 1783 Richard 1783 Jeremiah Foster 1784 Note from Adrienne Foster (Apnewz@yahoo.com): In a later version of the book Flavius states that Robert was the father of William b. 1686 rather than George. Since Robert and George were brothers this confusion doesn't affect the genetic line. Also, in examining the birth record attached to this William Foster, which states that he was born in Essex County, keep in mind that the ancestor counties of Prince William County were Northumberland, Westmoreland, Rappahannock (which later became Essex County), Stafford, Richmond, and King George Counties. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2671284/person/-1826263663/media/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum | Foster, William "The Elder" (I47613)
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| 1129 | "Seedlings of William Foster," Bk I, pg. 9 "Isaac, 3rd son of William & Hannah Foster, born in Northumberland Co., Va., went with his parents to the Broadrun estate. Here he grew to manho od, met and married Sarah, daughter of Edward & Elizabeth (Grigsby) Hughes. Isaac inheriited 150 acres of land from his father, which he later sold to his brother, Robert. Apr. 10, 1775, Isaac bought land from John Jones. This land lay at the j unction of South Run and Broad Run, and is now under the waters of man- made lake Manassas. (Note pgs. I & II, Grigsby-Foster Connection chapter). In 1790 Isaac & Sarah sold this land to Snowden Horton, in a "twig & tu rf" ceremony, and immigrated to Monroe Co., W. Va., where they took up l and on Swopes Knob. Seven years later Isaac gave this later land to his son, Nathaniel, and made his last move to Nicholas County, West Virginia. During the latter part of the Revolutionary War, Thomas Hughes, Sarah's brother had built a fort on Laurel Creek, in Nicholas Co., near where Is aac & Sarah Foster now took up land, Isaac & Sarah's son, Nathaniel sold the Swopes Knob land a year later, in 1798, and erected a cabin near the one Isaac had built, and took over the running of the farm. A short time later, Isaac & Sarah's son Nimrod, also joined them in the area. All of Isaac & Sarah Foster's children were born in Prince William Co., V irginia, and most of them joined Isaac in West Virginia. here at Bend of Gauley, W.Va., Isaac & Sarah (Hughes) Foster are buried." Isaac Foster b. 2 Jul 1719 Northumberland, Virginia d. 1814, married Sa rah Hughes 1752 Prince William, Virginia. Sarah b. 21 Jun 1739 Prince W illiam, Virginia d. 10 Apr 1822 Nicholas, Virginia. Children: Nimrod Foster b. 2 Mar 1754 Joshua b. 26 Dec 1755 Mary b. 17 Feb 1758 Isaac Jr. b. 28 Dec 1760 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pej2020&id=I201186 | Foster, Isaac (I47608)
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| 1130 | "Seedlings of William Foster," by Flavius Foster, pg. 9 "William, son of William & Hannah Foster, born in Northumberland Co., Virginia, went with his parents to the Broadrun estate. Here he grew to manhood, met and married Elizabeth, and their children were born: William III, who married Jane, and Elizabeth, who married #1 Mr. Cornwell. When Elizabeth married #1, she got a 150 acre dowry from her father. When Elzabeth married #2, Thomas Leachman, the dowry passed to her brother, William III. Then, at the death of her father, William, Elizabeth & Thomas inherited the home place and care of her mother till she too passed on. Thomas and Elizabeth Leachman's children: - Frances (Wilson) - Ann (Lord) - Elizabeth (Thurman) - Margaret (Coe), John - Thomas." http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2671284/person/-1618591650/media/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum | Foster, William Jr. (I47619)
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| 1131 | "Segment of Moler History in Highland County, Ohio Book titled "Highland Pioneer Sketches and Family Genealogies" by Elsie Johnson Ayres, published in 1971. Found in collection at Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland Ohio. On Page 588 is the following paragraph slightly abbreviated: Henry & Barbara (Bloom) Roush parents of 12 children. The youngest Aaron b 1826 married Leah Ellen, daughter of Henry Lewis Moler and granddaughter of Joseph Moler, soldier of the Revolution who lived in Dodson Township." ancestry tree | Moler, Leah Ellen (I84197)
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| 1132 | "Settled at Neches. Reared 2 sons and one daughter. Jeff is the only name I know. He died and she married a Mr. Nelson, they reared 8 boys and 2 girls, but I don't know but 2 names among them. Dwight was in Houston two years ago. Cousin Robert Willis told the other name. Clinton a doctor. That was in 1910." After marriage to Nelson in 1851 moved to Jasper Co with her children. | Shelton, Candice Mariah "Marie" (I6932)
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| 1133 | "She (Catherine Anderson) d bef 6 Sep 1754 when her son Samuel Bonham, then of the northern liberties of Philadelphia, and his wife Ruth sold...' On 3 Feb 1755 a license was granted for the marriage of Samuel Bonham of Burlington, shipwright, to Ruth Bowyer of Philadelphia, indicating he was b ca 1714. "New Jersey Marriages, 1665-1800, Nelson, 1973 Samuel Bonham of Burlington and Ruth Bowyer of Philadelphia, May 29, 1747 p. 51 According to Hazie, p 70, also had a son Samuel b 1748 > son Samuel m Mary Ann Sowers > Daniel S b 1806; John C b 1808, and Amos Ackley b 1809. _____________ Subj: BONHAM/BOWYER Date: 8/23/99 8:20:57 PM Central Daylight Time From: ishtar@alaska.net (Esther Myers) Reply-to: ishtar@alaska.net To: Lumoto@aol.com Greetings Sherry: I found your address looking for info on Samuel BONHAM/Ruth BOWYER BONHAM. I am descended from their son, Benjamin, but have so little info. Can you help me???? Samuel was born in Piscataway, N.J., and Ruth was born ??? France in some records and NJ in others... They were married in Burlington, N.J. Also records I found online show Samuel was buried at Christ's Church, Philadelphia. Thank you so much, Esther Myers P.O. Box 87 Sutton, Alaska 99674 Ph; 907-745-3544 Fax: 907-746-3544 ________________________________ Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TmE.2ACEB/513 Message Board Post: I just posted this on the Bonham mail list, and decided to publish it here, as well. It's been a few years that I've looked at all this and the Hezekiah/Ann Hunt issue came up again. But aside from that in looking at my weak links, I'd like to ask if any of you can check what references you have at hand on this succession of these two links: 1 Samuel Bonham - Catherine Ackley (she married 2nd Stephen Jones; lots of paperwork on these husbands, though the name Ackley was given to me and at the moment I'm not questioning that. She died 1809. Of course if you have anything on her maiden name or her family it would be great) This Samuel I have as b 1748 (NJ or PA) died 1782 Frederick Co, VA. I have 8 children, one being Catherine Bonham b 1777 who married John Madden. 2 Samuel Bonham s/o Samuel Bonham (1714 NJ - 1782 Fred Co) m Ruth Bower, which the Mayflower 5 Generations records this one, I think, along with a brother Benjamin m Elizabeth Ransom, also had a son Samuel b 1780. However, In reference to this Samuel (1714) (Samuel & Ruth Bower) according to Hazie, p 70, also had a son Samuel b 1748 > son Samuel m Mary Ann Sowers > in a cut & paste someone gave me way back when, this was added "> Daniel S b 1806; John C b 1808, and Amos Ackley b 1809." But pre-1810 b.d.'s wouldn't be Samuel (b 1748) children. Who are Daniel, John C and Amos Ackley (there's that name again!) If I can "prove up" these two links, then it looks like I would have my seat on the Mayflower without question since the Samuel/Bower is an accepted desc thru Samuel Bonham/Catherine Anderson; s/o Hezekiah & Mary Dunn. Thanks so much if you can help me out. Sherry ------------------- update 3/2012 *Hazie attributed four additional children to Samuel, Jr. and Ruth Bowyer Bonham, viz., Samuel, III; Peter; Benjamin; and Elam. Of these, Peter was almost certainly the son of Amariah Bonham and, although various civil records attest to the existence of the others, there is no substantial evidence of their parentage. Even so, it is probable, even likely, that at least some of them are descended from Nicholas Bonham. Nevertheless, Howard Bonham concluded that Samuel and Ruth Bonham had no children with the possible exception of Catherine, who died as a young child. http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Bonham_Samuel.htm note: Also, wills of Ruth Bowyer Bonham, as well as her mother, Sarah both had wills naming grandchildren and other relations. Neither included any child born to Samuel and Ruth (Catherine was already deceased by then.) So, the children previously attributed to them belong to somebody else. | Bonham, Samuel (MF) (I3750)
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| 1134 | "She was the great-great granddaughter of Louis Arceneaux, the Gabriel Lajunesse of Longfellow's poem "Evangeline." Gadrac brought with her (to the new home) some acorns from the huge oak that shades the grave of Emmeline Labuche, Longefellow's heroine. She planted the acorns near the new home." (Article: Broussards Came to Texas - see attached) | Arceneaux, Marie Gadrac (I41897)
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| 1135 | "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 556 Old School Baptist, Locktown, copied 1940 by Deats in Hunt Co Hist Soc 67th yr "The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section (Louis Carver -- 1st hubby?? perhaps an error) | Sherman, Diana (Shearman) (I11396)
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| 1136 | "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 602 "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 2415 NJ Archives 40 wills 1806-1809 p. 299 2379 J dad's will, Edward Shearman "The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section 4 Unidentified: Thomas Shearman, christened: 17 Aug 1788 Baptisttown, Kingwood, Hunterdon, NJ marriage: 1 Rebekah, christened 17 Aug 1788 Baptisttown, Kingwod, Hunterdon, NJ best guess, Thomas Shearman is son of this Thomas and Rebekah is sister, not wife. | Sherman, Thomas (I11672)
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| 1137 | "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 602 NJ Archives 40 wills 1806-1809 p. 299 2379 J his will "The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section 4 From: KaySFO@aol.com Subject: [NJHUNTER] Migrations Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 06:35:17 EST In 1836, Elizabeth Hoppock Sherman (widow of Thomas Sherman), married Elijah Rittenhouse and they along with her two Sherman offspring, Cornelius and Rachel Sherman migrated to Columbia Township (corrected to Congress Twp), Lorain Co., Ohio. The last I know of Rachel is that at the age of 34 she was still living in the household of her mother, step-father and a half-sister. Cornelius married a native of Ohio Ruth [---?--] and fathered at least eleven children. Kay Larsen =================================================== Kay: I haven't seen your postings for quite awhile. I was hoping you weren't sick or had given up on the Shermans, or some other terrible thing!! Did you ever find any earlier ancestors to Edward (b.1719). I have a tentative note that his father may have been Edward, married to Sara Alcock. I'm still not back into the Shermans, just curious. Best wishes...............Larry __________ From: KaySFO@aol.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Migrations Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:22:31 EST Dear Larry, I am still very much into the Shermans. I, too, have that that note that Edward Sherman(Shearman) was married to Sarah Alcock. That would be the father of the Edward Shearman that migrated from Philadelphia (Byberry Township) to Bucks County and then to Hunterdon County. But lately, I have been working on filling in the descendants of Thomas Shearman (son of the younger Edward) and his wives (2, both named Mary) and children and grandchildren. It is amazing how very interelated these Hunterdon County families are. I am discovering family connections to people that I have known all my life and never realized that I was at least distantly related to. It is also somewhat of a shock to find that I know more about people who lived in the early to mid 1800's than I do about people in the family who lived in the early 1900's. So I am working on later Sherman's right now. Later on, I will pursue The Edward--Sarah connection. It is good to hear from you---I do wish you were back into the Sherman's, but I think the bug will bite again one of these days. Happy New Year, Larry. Hope that all is well with you and yours. Kay | Sherman, Edward (Shearman) (I11788)
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| 1138 | "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 602, 603 NJ Archives 40 wills 1806-1809 p. 299 2379 J dad's will, Edward Shearman | Sherman, Edward (I11791)
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| 1139 | "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 603 "The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section 4 | Sherman, Edward (I11682)
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| 1140 | "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p. 852 Kingwood Marriages "The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section 4 | Sherman, Francis (I11684)
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| 1141 | "Sherman Directory" by Sherman 1991 p.668 "The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section 4 | Sherman, Elizabeth (I11683)
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| 1142 | "Shortly after his Texas arrival, James enlisted 24 July 1846, to fight in the Mexican War, serving in Captain Andrew Ste[a]pp's Independent Company of Texas Mounted Volunteers. Wife Elizabeth later received a pension on James' Mexican War service." document, Lovelady,_James_Eurith_Lewis_by_Moore_2_.doc | Lovelady, James Jr (I13010)
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| 1143 | "significant ancestor: Thomas Rogers, Mayflower passenger" Ben A. Angel email 6/22/2014 | Thomas, Alice Elnora (I53336)
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| 1144 | "Significant ancestors, descended on his mother side from the Hammons and Mullins family of West Virginia - Edden Hammons was a step-uncle of his mother." (from Ben Angel email 22 Jun 2014) (note Hammons and Mullins family are not yet included in this database) | Miles, Okie George (I64630)
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| 1145 | "Sina was born in the house in 1876 and was said to have operated the ferry that crossed Village Creek at the bluff when she was younger." (see article attached about the house - published in Silsbee Bee) | Knupple, Lou Sina (I22609)
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| 1146 | "single and lives with her mother at Marshall, Missouri" (1911) | Emerson, Mattie (I10028)
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| 1147 | "some daughters (birth numbers) 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 - daughters, all of whom married, and whose names are given in Judge William P. Forman's book." "Forman Genealogy" pg 81 | Forman, (6 daughters) (I56924)
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| 1148 | "son of Captain Ebenezer Trask" | Family: Tradish Trask / Rachel Comstock, (dau of who?) (F23050)
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| 1149 | "sons William Simpson & Winfield Scott Burgess operated the Saw mill & Gristmill at Burgess Falls in the mid 1800?s to 1905. Charles & Peggy Burgess were the Great Grandparents of James Zebedee Burgess. In the early 1970?s James worked with the State of Tennessee State Parks on the Planning of Burgess Falls State Park development.)" | Family: Charles Hunter Burgess / Margaret "Peggy" McBride (F17149)
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| 1150 | "Src: Six Generations of LaRues and Allied Families", Otis Mather, pp.136, 170; Two Centuries in Elizabethown and Hardin Co., Ky. 1776-1976 by Daniel E. McClure, Jr., p. 178. "...son of Dr. Henry Clay, who came to Ky. in 1787...Henry Clay . . . was a liutenant of the 4th So., 3rd Reg. of Ky. Riflemen under Genl. William Henry Harrison in the War of 1812, and later was a colonel in the State Militia. He was known as 'Colonel Henry Clay of Bourbon' to distinguish him from Henry Clay of Lexington, to whom he was a second cousin, as he was also to Cassius M. Clay and Brutus Clay, other well-known Kentuckians. The twelve children born to Henry and Margaret Helm Clay..." Henry CLAY John CLAY +Sally CLAY +Henrietta CLAY Joseph Helm CLAY Letitia CLAY Rachel Elizabeth CLAY Samuel CLAY Mary Ann CLAY Francis Povall CLAY Matthew Martin CLAY http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0096/g0000092.html#I64342 | Clay, Henry IV (I28448)
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| 1151 | "St. Mark's, p. 85--Slaughter Family--The first Robert Slaughter of Culpeper m. Mary Smith, daughter of Augustine Smith, of Culpeper, an early land surveyor, who lived on the Rappahannock river. His will is on record in the first Vol. of Will records of Orange county. | Slaughter, Gent. Robert (I91405)
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| 1152 | "Stephen Cole of England and Mattie Hunter of Wales came to America on the same ship. They later married and lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is said that Stephen had been an apprentice in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages in the "old country" and pursued the same trade in America." "My branch of the Cole Family" by Alvin Seamster, Garfield, Ark. Printed in "Flashback", August 1961, page 35 and 36. married Martha Hunter abt 1726 at Radnor Twp in St. David's Episcopal Ch, Chester PA. served as vestryman at St. Paul's Episcopal Stephen Cole's Will- Transcribed by Gene Cole Johnson, a descendant. Unclear words or passages marked with (?). Stephen Cole's Will Be it remembered that I Stephen Cole of the burrough of Chester & Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman being weak of body but of a sound and disposing mind & memory thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the uncertainty of time here & that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following (viz) First it is my will & mind that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as conveniently can be after after my decease by my (admstrs??) hereinafter named. Item. I give unto my beloved wife Martha all that my corner lott of land lying and being in the Burrough of Chester adjoining to the land laid out for a market place containing in breadth 40 feet & in length about 80 feet to her her heirs & assigns forever. Item. I give and bequeath to my said beloved wife Martha Cole twenty pounds money of Pennsylvania to be paid her by my executors hereafter named out of the first money arising out of my estate after the payment of all my just debts. Item. I give & bequeath to her my said wife one horse and saddle and one milk cow of her own choice out of my stock & also 2 beds bedding & furniture and a pair of chest of drawers standing & being in the room below stairs in the house where I now live with what ? 2 iron pots & one skillet to her her heirs & assigns forever. Item. I give to my said wife all the wheat in the ground in my field I bought of Joseph Hoskins called Skip (?) Creek for the maintenance of her & her children. Item. I give & bequeath to my son Stephen Cole all that my field or lott of land in Chester lying along the road leading to Middleton which I purchased of Thomas Morgan containing about 12 acres to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such (?) to be equally divided mongst my widdow & children each an equal share. Item. I give the mean profitts or yearly income of the said field unto my said wife unto my said son Stephen arrive at the age of 21 years. Item. I give unto my said son Stephen Cole ten pounds to be paid him by my executors hereafter named when he arrives at the age of 21 years. Item. I give & bequeath unto my sons John Cole, James Cole, William Cole & Mark Cole & my daughter Elizabeth Cole my (five?) lots lying on the street leading from Chester Bridge to the market house & three of my lots I bought of John Marshall lying over against the lower part of the workhouse in Chester adjoining(?)(?) lots of John Baldwin to be divided amongst them as followeth (viz) my eldest son John shall have which of the said lots he shall choose when he arrives at the age of 21 years. And my second child James shall have his choice of the remaining 4 when he arrives at the age of 21 years and my daughter Elizabeth shall have her choice when she arrives at the age of eighteen years & my two younger sons William & Mark shal have each their choice of the remaining lotts as they arrive at the age of 21 years respectively (?) & if any of my said children should dye before they arrive at the (?) ages mentioned ...then it is my will & mind that the respective share of the child so dying shall be equally divided amongst my widdow & surviving children. Item. It is my will & mind if all the (?) & remaining part of my estate whether real or personal shall be sold by my executors hereafter named & the money arising therefrom after the payment of my just debts shall be (?) out to interest and be equally divided amongst my widdow & her children viz my sons John Cole, James Cole, William Cole & Mark Cole & my daughter Elizabeth Cole my sons' shares to be paid them when they arrive at the age of 21 years respectively & my daughter's share when (when) she arrives at the age of 18 & the interest of the (?) shares (?) they arrive at the respective ages I give to my widdow to enable her to bring up my said children in a suitable manner which I hereby order & appoint shall be done by my said widdow and my sons put out to good trades by her with the consent of the other executors as they arrive at proper ages without any other considerations or charge brought against them than the mean profitts already already given. Item. It is my will and mind and I hereby give power and authority to my executors hereafter named to sell the above mentioned remaining part of my estate with full power to convey, make over & execute all deeds & conveyances necessary for the (?) & good conveyance of all the land they shall so sell. And lastly I (?)(?) & appoint my dear & well beloved wife Martha Cole & my trusty friend Thomas Cummings (?) my trusty & well beloved friend the Reverend Richard Backhouse of Chester to be Joynt executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking & making null & void all other wills & testaments heretofore made by me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 26th day of December 1744. Stephen Cole Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Stephen Cole to be his last will & testament in the presence of Jn Mather James Mather. Memorandum this third day of January 1744 Stephen Cole of Chester being in perfect sound mind & memory do add to this my last will & testament above viz I give & bequeath to my son Stephen Cole all that my forty foot lot of land I bought of John Marshall lying over against the workhouse adjoyning to one of those I have already give to my other children & I desire this my codicil may be taken as a part of my last will as much as if it had been in the body thereof. In witness I have set my hand & seal this (?) of January 1744. Stephen (?) Cole Sealed & (?) in the presence Jn Mather James Mather Chester January (?) 1744 (?) appeared John Mather & James Mather the witnesses to the within written will who on their oaths did declare that they were present & saw the testator therein named sign seal publish pronounce & declare the said writing to be his last will & testament & that at the doing thereof he was of sound mind & memory to the best of their understandings. Jurat corain Jo Parker D. Regis Chester January 17th 1744 Then personally appeared John Mather & James Mather (?) to the within codicil who on their oaths did say that they were present & saw the testator therein named sign seal publish pronounce & declare the said codicill to be part of his last will & testament & that at the doing thereof he was of sound mind & memory to the best of their understandings. Jurat corain Jo Parker D (?) Be it remembered that the seventeenth day of January Anno Dom 1744 the last will & testament of Stephen Cole of the said county deceased was proved in due form (?) & probate & letters of & was granted to his wife Martha Cole & Thomas Cummings chard Backhouse sole executors in the said will named being first attested (?) to administer & to bring in an inventory of the deced/ts estate into the Reg E office before the first day of April next to exhibit a just & true account of their (?) legally thereunto required given under the seal of these (?) Cole plot in St. Pauls Church yard in Chester: burial inscription: Stephen Cole died January 4, 1745 - age 44 | Cole, Stephen Jr (Immigrant) (I10514)
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| 1153 | "SUICIDE DUE TO DESPONDENCY. Lloyd Tevis Breckinridge Kills Himself as a Result of Long Illness. Lloyd Tevis Breckinridge, grandson on the paternal side of the late Vice-President Breckinridge, and grandson on the maternal side of the late Lloyd Tevis, president of the Wells-Fargo Express Company, committed suicide at the family home in San Francisco, where he lived with his grandmother and uncle, Dr. Harry Tevis. A rubber tube leading from the gas jet to the bed where the body was found told the story of his death. Despondency, due to a nervous trouble from which the young man had suffered for years, led to the suicide. He had just passed his twenty-third birthday. He was the son of the eldest daughter of the late Lloyd Tevis, now Mrs. Frederick W. Sharon. His mother is in Paris with her daughter, Miss Florence Breckinridge. The shock to Mrs. Lloyd Tevis, following so closely the death of her son, Hugh Tevis, in Japan, was almost more that she could bear, and her condition verges on nervous prostration." Published in the Chicago Eagle newspaper; Chicago, Illinois August 3, 1901; Page Eight. findagrave | Breckinridge, Lloyd T. (I49682)
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| 1154 | "The 10-year-old niece of the groom, Miss Marie Crutcher, played the wedding march." | Crutcher, Florella Marie (I308)
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| 1155 | "The Bonham Family" p 27 states that "Samuel, b 2/6/1693, m. Ann Stout, may have had sons Jacob and Moses." This does not agree with "The Mayflower Families." | Bonham, Samuel (MF) (I3375)
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| 1156 | "The cemetery transcription in "Liberty County Cemeteries" lists Elmer as having a headstone here. However, when I did a photographic survey of the cemetery in December, 2004, I did not find it." findagrave | Wiser, Elmer Eugene (I38833)
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| 1157 | "The family of Strode, which is stated to derive from the Dukes of Bretagne, was founded in England by one of the soldiers of the Conquest, Sir Warinus de la Strode, Lord of Strode, in Dorsetshire, whose immediate successors enjoyed large estats in the counties of Dorset and Somerset England to the eight of whom in direct line we pass." There is much written about Colonel William Strode as he was one of five who condemned and ordered the execution of Charles I of England. That seems to be the reason that his family would turn up abroad, as the Restoration would have been unsafe for them had they remained in England. Colonel Strode was buried in Westminster Abbey. From: Some Boone Descendants, St. Charles District (MO), by Lillian Hays Oliver. | Strode, Martha (I10951)
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| 1158 | "THE FINAL TOUCH" Ernest Clayton Walker, Sr., 62, of Beaumont, Texas, crossed over to be with his "heavenly Father" Tuesday, March 8, 2011, following a fierce battle with cancer at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was a gifted musician and singer who learned from his father and then passed on his gifts to his son, country music singer Clay Walker as well as nieces and nephews. He will be remembered thru his children and family whom he adored. When his son asked him, "Daddy, what do you think heaven is like?" He replied "it is there for us each one to know individually. You don't know God thru someone else, you know God by your personal relationship with Him. And you're gonna know heaven the same way." He also, said "this is the most important time of my life; this is the "final touch". Survivors include his and his former wife and close friend for over forty years, Danna Bush Ashcraft of Lindale; sons, Clay Walker, Jr. and his wife Jessica of Nashville, Tennessee and Douglas Del Mage and his wife Sherri of Lumberton; daughter, Kimberly Walker Murray and her husband Curtis of Woodville; nine grandchildren; one sister, Sonya Lee Miori of Inez; and great aunt, Thelma Merendino, (who turns 97 April 2nd J ). He is preceded in death by his late wife, Carol Walker; parents, Mary Elizabeth Hillebrandt Walker and Ernest Walker; brothers, John E. Walker and Robert E. Walker; and sisters, Patsy Walker and Mary Jo Dyson. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2011, at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, 4445 Avenue A, Beaumont with burial to follow at Hillebrandt Cemetery under the direction of Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A gathering of his family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Broussard's. Obituary from Broussard's Mortuary, Beaumont, Texas; March 9, 2011 | Walker, Ernest Clayton Sr. (I31551)
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| 1159 | "The Forman Genealogy" Gen. David Forman (son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Lee) Forman, born Nov. 3 1745, d Sep 12, 1797. children: 1, Joseph Forman, b. March 31, 1771, d. before his father. 2, Sarah Marsh Forman, b. Feb. 1, 1773, m. Major Wm. Gordon Forman, her 1st cousin, son of Joseph Forman of Shrewsbury, N. J. 3, Elizabeth Lee Forman, b. Dec. 4, 1775, d. before her father. 4, Ann Forman, b. Jan. 14, 1779, m. Dr. Jonathan Longstreet. 5, David Lee Forman, b. April 1, 1781, d. before his father. 6, Augustine Forman, b. Jan. 5, 1784, d. April 6, 1784. 7, Emma Forman, b. Oct. 12, 1785, d. 1853, m. Robert Cumming of Balt. 8, Eliza Forman. b. March 9, 1787, d. Oct. 14,1796. 9, Malvina Forman, b. July 30, 1788, d. at very advanced age in Fau quier Co., Va. 10, Rivine Forman, b. Dec. 30, 1791, d. 1816, m. James Neilson, son of Gen. John Neilson of New Brunswick. Only dau. m. Rev. George Griffin. 11, Alfred Forman, b. May 9, 1793, d. June 29, 1793. Note:?The foregoing dates of birth, and the dates of death of the 6th, 8th and 11th children are from the family Bible of Gen. David Forman. The other information is mainly from the article by Miss A. M. Woodhull in the Monmouth Democrat. http://books.google.com/books?id=DHxMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=general+david+forman&source=bl&ots=NjVcfUQnuy&sig=ehVPltay_jbLHEIzYyC7if0nwkk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pjf6UcXQHsbjrQGF04CoCw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=general%20david%20forman&f=false | Family: General David Forman / Ann Marsh (F9909)
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| 1160 | "The Forman Genealogy" Genealogy of the Forman Family of Monmouth County, New Jersey, descended from Robert Forman who died in 1671. By far the most thorough researches that have been made in the history of this family were mde by Mr. William Henry Forman of New York City, whom credit is due for the information here presented proving that the Forman family of Monmouth Co, New Jersey is descended from Robert Forman, an Englishman who settled in Long Island and died in 1671." pg 62 Robert Forman, who died at Oyster Bay, Long Island, in 1671, was one of the eighteen Englishmen who founded Flushing, Long Island, under Dutch authority in 1645. He afterwards lived in Hempstead and at Oyster Bay, and served as magistrate in each town. The record of his will and of deeds amoung the Oyster Bay records at Jamaica, Long Island, and the published Documents relating to the colonial History of New York, together with the New Jersey records, published and unpublished, tombstones and family Bibles, -- all these enable the history of the famiy to be clearly traced. Robert had three sons, one of whom was named Aaron. Aaron Forman had four sons, one of whom was named Samuel. http://www.archive.org/stream/threerevolutiona00form#page/26/mode/2up ----------------- from Thomas Halloway's paper on the Forman Family. Robert Forman first set foot in the New World in 1645, in the Dutch territory called the New Netherlands (present day New York). On October 10, 1645, the Governor General of that province, on behalf of Frederick Hendrick, the Prince of Orange, granted a charter to eighteen Englishmen to settle a tract of land on what is now called Long Island. These English patentees, including one ?Robert ffirman,? were given the authority to ?build a Towne, or Townes, wth such necessary ffortifications, as to them shall seeme Expedient; and to have and Enjoy the Liberty of Conscience, according to the Custome and manner of Holland, without molestacon or disturbance, from any Magistrate or Magistrates, or any other Ecclesiasticall Minister, that may extend Jurisdiction over them? and ?to have and enjoy the free Liberty of Hawking, Hunting, ffishing, ffowling within their abovesd Limitts, And to use and Exercise all manner of Trade and Commerce . . . as if they were Natives of the United Belgick Provinces.? The new townsmen would call their settlement Flushing, after the place where some of them initially sought refuge from ecclesiastical persecution at the hands of the English church. Robert and family spent more than a decade in Flushing, but by 1658 were living in the nearby town of Hempstead. We know this because on March 5 of that year he served as a magistrate there. Later that year, in a letter dated December 9, Governor Peter Stuyvesant appointed Robert to serve as one of two Hempstead magistrates for the following year. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=simmonswhipp&id=I15130 | Forman, Robert Engle (Immigrant) (I56836)
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| 1161 | "The Genealogy of the Ancient and Knightly Family of Briscoe, by John Charles Brooke, Esq. and pub. England 1783. and states this book shows Leonard Briscoe had 4 sons, but that no dates are given. However he says there is in said book mention of a John Briscoe b. 1590, was not the John Briscoe 4th son of Leonard. | Briscoe, Leonard* (I4232)
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| 1162 | "The History of the Sparks Family": Living on the edge of the marshlands of the Gulf Coast has its hazards. Mosquitoes by the millions swarmed up from the bayous and swamps to plague both man and beast. It was not uncommon for the settlers to be housebound until noon, waiting for the clouds of mosquitoes to settle. Disease was a threat to the village. Medical aid was a day's ride by horseback from the remote community. The death of the five Gentz children probably sealed the doom of the Sparks Settlement in the 1880s. Those five children were buried in Sparks cemetery (see Notes: John S Sparks) ---------------- Aravella was born October 1 1851 on Taylor Bayou at Sparks?s Ferry. She married Ferdinand (Fred) Genzt on Christmas day at Aurora what is now called Port Arthur, Texas.During the winter of 1885 the settlement was swept by an epidemic that took a heavy toll of both children and adults. Fred and Aravella suffered the greatest lost, five children in such a short time. I have not found out any of the children or adults, or who died during that epidemic. It is hard to say just who died during this time. May have been all or part of the children listed above were the victim of the epidemic. Or were there more that was born and died that wasn?t listed?Of Fred and Aravella children I have only found out about one child. Helen was born in 1871 at Aurora. Her children were born there, do not know if she and the family were living there at the time of the epidemic or not. Helen and Matthew Nobles at one time lived at 2508 Pennsylvania Ave. Beaumont, Tex. JamesWillisSparks29 added this on 30 Sep 2007 http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3139485/person/-1696532198/story/0ed60411-dd15-4163-adea-90372f033cf9?src=search | Sparks, Arabelle "Belle" (I411)
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| 1163 | "THE JESSE JAMES-NATHAN BOONE CONNECTION" Boone family story Added Jul 31, 2005 by Bev Gillihan ------------------------------------------------------------ Jesse James was born in Clay County, Mo. on September 5, 1847. He became one of the most famous outlaws of the American West. He was a Civil War guerrilla at age 15. After the war, Jesse formed a gang with his brother, Frank, and several other men. They robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains. In 1876, the gang was decimated trying to rob a bank in Northfield, Minn. However, Jesse and Frank escaped. Jesse formed another gang, but soon quietly slipped out of the state and hid out in Nashville, Tenn. There he was known as Thomas Howard. Mr. Howard and his wife, Zee, had a son born to them on December 31, 1875. They named him Charlie Howard. Jesse James called him "Tim." Mr. Howard moved his family back to Missouri. On April 3, 1882, in St. Joseph, Mo., Jesse James was shot in the back by a fellow gang member, Bob Ford, for a reward. The seven-year-old lad had not known his real name Jesse Edwards James, Jr. until after his father's death. Jesse James, Jr. Grew up and was running a cigar stand in the lobby of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, Mo., when he met and married Stella Frances McGowan. They married in the parlor of her parents' home at 415 Landis Court, Kansas City, Mo., on January 24, 1900. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. S.H. Werlein of the Kansas City Methodist Church, South. Stella and her family had only recently moved to Kansas City. She grew up on a farm with her parents, Alfred M. and Martha McGowan, near Ash Grove, Mo. Mary Boone Hosman, Stella's great- grandmother and daughter of Nathan Boone, was living in the Nathan Boone cabin at the time of the marriage. Jesse James, Jr. and his Nathan Boone descendant bride, lived in Kansas City where he practiced law for 25 years. One of his clients would become President of the United States. His name was Harry S. Truman. Missouri Commonwealth -- Ash Grove, Missouri -- November 24, 1994 http://www.ancientfaces.com/story/the-jesse-james-nathan-boone-connection-family-sto/384762 | James, Jesse Edward Jr. (I53527)
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| 1164 | "The Mathews (Mathes) Family in America" by I.C. Van Deventer -- Alexander Printing Co., 1925. pg 636 quote: Alexander Mathews came with the Doak family in the Scotch-Irish emigration from Northern Ireland to Pennsylvania, later following John Lewis and Ephraim McDowell into Augusta Co, Virginia. pg 637 In an unpublished manuscript, "Finley-Shields," by Major Albert Finley France, of Annapolis, MD., he says that James Doak, his wife Elizabeth, and five children, Samuel, David, John, Robert and Thankful emigrated from North of Ireland to America, landing in Newcastle, Delaware in 1708 and settled in Chester Co., PA. This fixes the time of arrival of these families as 1708. google books: https://books.google.com/books?id=55I38FXWyPgC&pg=RA1-PA636&lpg=RA1-PA636&dq=%22The+Mathews+(Mathes)+Family+in+America%22+by+I.C.+Van+Deventer&source=bl&ots=MloG8kR2YT&sig=sfxLxlh166aPrcpnmUNPiduHghc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Vg-EVfelHImqsAWEnpeIDQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBQ#v=snippet&q=fixes&f=false | Mathes (Matthews), Alexander A.* Sr. (immigrant) (I2188)
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| 1165 | "The Origin of Lovelady Gap" From Herald-Virginian, Dec 5 , 1968 by Emory L. Hamilton Alfred "App" Huff who lived near Elk Knob, some four miles east of Pennington Gap was a grandson (of Thomas Lovelady) and was reared by his grandfather James Huff who was a member of the party who killed the half-breed Indian Chief Benge in 1794. James Huff was still alive in Harlan County, KY, in 1845. App Huff remembered many Indian stories told him by his grandfather James Huff. One of the stories told by App Huff in 1922 to the late Mr. Winfield S. Rose of Big Stone Gap, associates Thomas Lovelady with an Indian massacre on Black Mountain. The story as related by App to Mr. Rose was that a man named Breeding, his two sons, and two other men who were thought to be son-in-laws of Breeding, had set up a ginseng camp on Black Mountain and one day decided to go down to Poor Fork in Harlan Co. (KY) to do some fishing. Upon returning to camp that night they heard owls hooting around the campsite and were warned by Lovelady that the hooting owls were Indians. The ginseng diggers refused to believe him, but Lovelady being convinced they were Indians slipped out of the camp and hid himself in a hollow log where he soon became witness to the massacre of his fellowmen. Huff states that at the time Lovelady lived in a cabin on the site of the P. Litton Farm in Lee County and traded with the Shawnee Indians, with whom he was on friendly terms. | Huff, James (I73410)
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| 1166 | "The Origin of Lovelady Gap" From Herald-Virginian, Dec 5, 1968 by Emory L. Hamilton Lovelady Gap in Powell Mountain in Lee County has a very interesting history and the man for whom it was named has become a legendary figure. Thomas Lovelady after whom it was named was born in Guilford Co., NC in 1750 and died in Russell County (VA) in 1840 at the venerable age of 99 years. His wife at the time of his death was 38 years younger than he and certainly must have been a second or third wife. After the death of her husband Nancy Lovelady moved to Carter County, KY. Lovelady came to the area for the first time sometime in the late 1770's. Perhaps his reason for the first trip to the area was two fold. In his Revolutionary War pension application he tells why he came. In company with the eleven militiamen who were returning from Cross Creek, near New Bern where they had been sent to r out some Tories. Being very tired and hungry they stopped on Stinking Creek at the home of an old Dutchman named Adam Appel and asked for food and lodging. The Dutchman, being a Tory himself, refused and the militiamen entered, helped themselves to food and bedded down upon the floor for the night, except Thomas Lovelady. The Dutchman's daughter refused to retire after being assured by Lovelady that she would not be molested. He determined to sit-it-out with her, but being extremely fatigued he finally fell asleep on his chair and sometime later awakening to find the girl gone. He immediately roused his comrades and advised them to leave, but being tired they ignored his plea. Soon the house was surrounded by a troop of Tories and one militiaman was shot dead and a Tory had his gun trained on Lovelady when one of the Tories, a former acquaintenance of Lovelady intervened. The eleven militiamen were forced to take the oath of allegience to the British King and permitted to go on their way. Soon after leaving the Dutchman's house they met with another group of militia and together returned in search against the Tories who had vanished. Nevertheless they went in and took the Dutch girl out and gave her a sound ducking in the waters of Stinking Creek, and in the words of Lovelady: "Left her in no condition to carry messages to the Tories". Whether he means that she was drowned is not clear. Soon after this he came to Washington County, VA, to visit a relative. This relative was none other than the wife of Amos Allerd, Lovelady's sister, who lived on Copper Creek. Sometime after this, Amos Allerd was arrested as a horse thief and confined in jail at Abingdon, but broke jail and returned to the area and in league with John Watts Crunk and some men named Shelly was again stealing horses and selling them out of the area. Allerd was hiding out in the woods, and in April 1786 he stole horses belonging to Samuel and Patrick Porter of Falling Creek. A posse of neighbors got together and agreed to waylay Allerd and take him dead or alive. Allerd had been corralling his horses in an arrow ravine where a stream empited into the mouth of a cave near Tremble's Creek in Scott County. As Allerd approached this ravine he was fired upon and killed--the first murder in Russell County (VA) and the cave is still today known as Amos Cave. After Lovelady's visit to his sister he again returned to NC, made a trip into SC to move his Uncle who had been burned out by the Tories, afterwards returning to this area where he spent the remainder of his life. Alfred "App" Huff who lived near Elk Knob, some four miles east of Pennington Gap was a grandson and was reared by his grandfather James Huff who was a member of the party who killed the half-breed Indian Chief Benge in 1794. James Huff was still alive in Harlan County, KY, in 1845. App Huff remembered many Indian stories told him by his grandfather James Huff. One of the stories told by App Huff in 1922 to the late Mr. Winfield S. Rose of Big Stone Gap, associates Thomas Lovelady with an Indian massacre on Black Mountain. The story as related by App to Mr. Rose was that a man named Breeding, his two sons, and two other men who were thought to be son-in-laws of Breeding, had set up a ginseng camp on Black Mountain and one day decided to go down to Poor Fork in Harlan Co. (KY) to do some fishing. Upon returning to camp that night they heard owls hooting around the campsite and were warned by Lovelady that the hooting owls were Indians. The ginseng diggers refused to believe him, but Lovelady being convinced they were Indians slipped out of the camp and hid himself in a hollow log where he soon became witness to the massacre of his fellowmen. Huff states that at the time Lovelady lived in a cabin on the site of the P. Litton Farm in Lee County and traded with the Shawnee Indians, with whom he was on friendly terms. In 1788 a letter written to the Governor of Virginia and signed by Major Anthony Bledsoe, Thomas Carter and other prominent citizens mentions that one of the Elams, Neal Robert s and three of the Breedings of the New Garden section of Russell County had been massacred at a Ginseng Camp on Black Mountain. This writer has been unable to verify the first names of Elam and the three Breedings who were killed but after much research has been determined that the "Neal" Roberts was really Thomas Cornelius Roberts who lived and owned much land in the Glade Hollow in Russell County. On Nov 19, 1788, Richard Thompson of Russell County was granted administration to the estate of Thomas Roberts. After the death of Roberts his widow, Mary married John Frost who lived in the Frost settlement on the North Fork of Holston. Some of Neal Roberts' descendants now live in the state of Oklahoma. The site on Black Mountain where these pioneers were killed is a memorial to them with the stream today still bearing the name of Breeding's Creek. Also that Thomas Lovelady did at some time live in Turkey Cove is borne out by two land entrys in the records of Washington County, VA, in Land Entry Book 1, page the first of two is dated August 2, 1780 and reads in part: "Entered for James Thompson 200 acres in Powell Valley in Turkey Cove, near the lower end, known by the name of Lovelady's pl(ace?) and to include his improvement and also a spring half a mile above said improvement." http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/r/n/Anna-M-Arnold-kpavogur/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0015.html ------- Patriot in DAR, Ancestor # 071889 | Lovelady, Thomas Rev War (I12949)
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| 1167 | "The Sheltons first settled in San Augustine lived there about 3 years moved to Nacogdoches. Was there at the time of the Battle of San Jacinto, remained there 3 or 4 years and moved to Chambers Co. All but my Grandmother first married a a Kirk. He was killed at the Battle of San Jacinto. She was left with 2 babies one just an infant, died at 2 or 3 months of age. Kirk was Aunt Mary Sherman's father." | Shelton, Susannah* Payne (or G.) (I6190)
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| 1168 | "The Sherman Family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey" 1995 by Larry Rush section 4 PAGE 2 | Sherman, John (I11681)
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| 1169 | "The Town Council of Providence took action about estates of Samuel Comstock and John Smith deceased, on 9 March 1660. On 4 May, 1661, Anne Smith, of Providence, widow of John Smith, formerly wife of Samuel Comstock, deceased, sold to Roger Mowry the house and home share of her husband, Samuel Comstock. It comprised four acres in a row of houses in the north part of Providence." She was still living in February of 1667. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html The Early Records of the Town of Providence: Vol I, p.58-59 4 May 1661 Anne Smith, widow, formerly wife unto John Smith and also unto Samuel Comstock sold to Roger Mawrey the house and home share of land (4 acres) which formerly belonged to John Smith, mason, and was purchased of the said John Smith by her husband Samuel Comstock. Land bounded on the North with home share of Robert Colwell and on the South by Roger Mawrey. discussion from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html When Mary Mowry, widow of Roger & Administrator of his estate sold property to Stephen Paine of Rehoboth [senior] in New Plimouth Colony, there was a better description of the property of Samuel Comstock. Mary Mowry sold three house Lotts or home Shares, one originally belonging to Daniel Comstock, another belonged to John Smith, the third belonged to Richard Prey. The lots with housing are in"the north part of ...Towne of Providence. Bounding on the south side the home share of Lawrance Willkenson; the north with a home share formerly belonging to Edward Inman, on the East with the Common, or high way & on the west End with the high way, or Towne streete. She also sold to Stephon Paine, one puchase Right of Commoning within the limits of the Towne of Providence, reading so far west ward as the seven mile line and a 25 acres right of Commoning reaching so far West as the said seven mile, and the lands that belonged to the said two Rights of Comming on the East side the seven mile line which was not devided before my said husband Roger "Mawrey" his decease. 1 Sep 1671 Early Record of Providence, Vol. III, p.209-213 2 Sept 1671 Stephen Paine of Rehoboth of Plimouth, sold to Samuel Whipple of Rhode Island & Providence Planatation, three house lots or home shares with dwellings and out houses, in the north part of the Town of Providence. Bounded on the South with the home share of Lawrence Wilkenson, the north by Edward Inman, the East by the Common, or highway, and on the West with the high way, or Town Street. They were purchased by me of Mary Mawrey, Executrix of her deceased husband Roger Mawrey. One of the lots originally belonged to Daniel Comstock, former inhabitant, another to John Smith, inhabitant of Providence, the third did belong to Richard Prey of Providence. Vol. III, p.206-209 John Smith, the Mason, had sold his house lot to Samuel Comstock in 1654. In 1661, Anne, widow first of Samuel, then widow of John Smith, son of the John, the mason, had sold it to Roger Mowry in 1661. | Smith, John "Jameco" Jr. (I7390)
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| 1170 | "The Town Council of Providence took action about estates of Samuel Comstock and John Smith deceased, on 9 March 1660. On 4 May, 1661, Anne Smith, of Providence, widow of John Smith, formerly wife of Samuel Comstock, deceased, sold to Roger Mowry the house and home share of her husband, Samuel Comstock. It comprised four acres in a row of houses in the north part of Providence." She was still living in February of 1667. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html | Tucker (?), Anne* (I2613)
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| 1171 | "The Wido Sarah Stebbins of Springfd (Relict & Wido of Lt Joseph Stebbins Late Dec'd) Died August 18th 1746." CITATION INFORMATION: Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to 1850. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) findagrave | Dorchester, Sarah* (I2935)
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| 1172 | "The Wigfield & Nelson Families, Chapter XiV, The Rosser Family": John Rosser, a son of Richard and Sarah Rosser, was born ca. 1726, probably at his parents home on Cedar Run, then located in Prince William Co, VA. He was the great grandfather of Ann E. Nelson, who married Thomas Smith Wigfield. "The year of his birth marked the publication of the first edition of "Gulliver's Trvels" by Jonathon Swift, the British satirist and clergyman. It is considered by many to be the greatest satire in the English language. In the year followg his birth, George II became King of Great Britain and Ireland. "A special election was held in Jan 1752 in King George Co to fill a vacancy in the House of Burgess created by the dath of the incumbent. The list of those voting, the names of the candidtates, the names of the candidates for whom each voter st his vote and the results of the election are recorded in Deed Book 3, pgs 467-470, King George Co. In that election John Rosser is shown to have voted for Charles Carter, Sr., and Anthony Strother. The polling place was in the Court House, then located near Port Conway. John Rosser must have been a public spirited man to have made the journey from his home on Deep Run (now in Fauquier Co) to Port Conway, a distance of at least 75 miles, in order to cast his vote. "John Rosser and Mary Neaville, daughter of Capt George Neavill and Mary Gibbs, were married (probably in King George Co, VA) ca 1753. He died in Fauquier Co, VA between 6 April 1783, the date he executed his will, and 23 June 1783, the date e will was admitted to probate. She died in the same county in 1796. The will of John Rosser, which was recorded in Will Book 1 at pg 742 of Fauquier Co, VA probate records is quoted in full: April the 6th, 1783, Fauquier. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Rosser, of the County aforesaid, being sound in memory, but unwell in body, doth make this my last will and testament. ITEM: I lend my whole estate, both real and persona, to my wife during her life or widowhood, but in case she marries it is then my desire she shall be thirded. After her death, I give to my two sons, Richard and George my lands lying on Rahonnock where my son Richard now lives, to be equally divided, but it is my desire that George shall have the part that has a mill seat on, and in case either of them shall ever offer it for sale that it shall be forfeited and the property vested in the other son; ITEM: I give to my sons, John and William, my tract6 of land whereon I now live, to be equally divided but it is my desire that William shall have the part whereon the houses (two words illegible) and in case either of them should offer it r sale it is my desier that the other son shall claim his part as the land above. ITEM: I give to my daughter Nancy, Sarah (a slave). ITEM: I give to my daughter Sukey, Violet (a slave). ITEM: I give to my daughter Letty, Winny (a slave). ITEM: I give to my son Richard, Yambro and Cate (slaves). ITEM: I give to my son George, Lucy and her son, Jack and Citter: And in case either of my Daughter's negroes should die before my wife, it is then my desire that my son George should give a negro girl to the Daughter who has lost hers. ITEM: I give to my son John, Ben (a slave). ITEM: I give to my son William, Jane (a slave). ITEM: At the death of my wife, I desire that my whole stock then found and furniture shall be sold by my sons and the monies arising from the sale to be eequaly divided between my daughters, Mary and Hannah. ITEM: It is my desire that my debts be equally paid by my sons. ITEM: My daughters, Sally & Elizabeth, I have already given their part. John Rosser (L.S.) Signed and Sealed in the presence of us: Aylett Buckner George Rosser Frederick Burditt James Crockett The foregoing will was proven by the witnesses and admitted to probate by the Fauquier Co, VA court, 23 Jun 1783. The Inventory and Appraisement of the personal estate of John Rosser, deceased, was filed in the Fauquier Co, VA, Court, 28, July 1783, where it is recorded in Will Book 1 at p 480. Values are stated in pounds, shillings, and pence. The invory and appraisment is copied in part and follows: Agreeable to an Order from the Worshipfull Court of Fauquier of June ye 9th, 1783, we the appraisers being first duly sworn, doe value and appraise the estate of John Rosser, Dect., in manner and form as followeth, Viz. To 1 Negroe man named Ben L 100 0 0 To Negroe woman Lucy 60 0 0 To ditto Winny L60, Joane ditto, 105 0 0 Sarah L45 To 1 Negro Jack L20, to one ditto 45 0 0 Citter L25 To 1 ditto Jane L60, 85 0 0 to 1 ditto Yambo L25 To 1 ditto Cate 25 0 0 To 1 ditto Vilet 35 0 0 Other misc, including 3 cows, a calf, 14 shoats, 2 sows, 26 gease, an old horse & maire, total of Inventory (including omitted items) L504 12 6. | Rosser, John* (I5870)
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| 1173 | "The Wilkes County, North Carolina, marriage bond for him to be wed to Mary Parmely (1763-1853) was dated August 14, 1781. Often callled "Mollie," Mary Parmely was a daughter of Giles Parmely." THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 2001, Whole No. 196, pp 5605-5630, at p. 5607 --- "According to a record of the family of John and Mary (or Mollie) Sparks, prepared by their great-grandson, Christopher C. Sparks (1846-1923), they were the parents of the following children: (1)William, (2) Robert , (3) Samuel, (4) Enoch, (5) Rebecca, and (6) Elizabeth. The fact that John was called Sr. on his tombstone may indicate he had a son named John, but this may have been to distinguish him from his grandson, John Sparks, who was born in 1811 and died in 1847." | Family: John Sparks / Mary "Mollie" Parmelee (F11779)
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| 1174 | "The will abstracts and estates in this book are taken from Will Book "A " as found in the Clerk's Office of Madison County Kentucky." will dated: 20 Jan. 1795 ------ Recorded: 4 Aug. 1795; will book A, page 96. Wife: Sarah Stone Son's: Dudley Stone, Samuel Stone, Daniel Stone, John Stone, Burgess Stone. Daughters: Elizabeth Stone, Jane Stone, Fanny Stone, Susanna Stone, Mary Stone, Rebekah Stone. Exec.: Sarah Stone, and Aaron Lewis Witnesses: Aaron Lewis, Isaac Lewis, Thomas Lewis, John Lewis and Sarah Lewis. 1-20-1795 In the name of god Amen I Benjamin Stone of the County of Madison in the s tate of Kentucky being weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to Allmighty god for his mercies and calling to mind the mortality of mans body and that its appointed for all flesh to die do make con stitute and ordain this my last will and testament in the following manner viz first of all I order that all my just debts shall be honestly paid and as to the rest of my estate I will and bequeath in the following manner viz the place whereon I now live together with all my personal estate I leave to the use and support of Sarah my well beloved wife during her natural life and after her death the said plantation to be given up to my son Dudly as soon a he comes of age but in case that his mother dies before that he comes of age that he is to have the profits there of but in case that his mother shall live longer that the time he comes of age he shall not disposses her but she is to have a decent support from the profits of the said place so long as she shall live and all the household furniture to be equally Divided amongst my three daughters Elizabeth, Jane and Fanny and also to have a cow and calf after the death of their mother and as to the remainder part of my stock to be equally divided amongst my three sons Samuel, Daniel and Dudly after their mother's decease; and as I have exchanged my plantation that is in Guilford County No Carolina with Burges my son for a bond upon Aron Lewis for five hundred acres of land which agreeable to the condition of the said bond he was to have choice of several entries that the said Lewis has in the state of Kentucky and accordingly I have ______(looks like pitihed) on a certain entry that lies in the dividing ridge between Kingston and the waters of state and Lulbegrude the entry contains 1250 acres in the name of James Crabtree which if the said 500 acres is obtained to be a good right I give 100 to my son John one hundred to Samuel and one hundred to Daniel and fifty to Jeane and fifty to Fanny and the remainder one hundred to Burges and the stallion colt I leave the profits for the first two years to be equally divided between my sons Samuel & Daniel and afterwards I give and bequeath the said horse unto my son Dudly either to keep or sell & the price thereof (ink blot) let out on interest untill dudly comes of age at the disgression of my executors and to the rest of my children I give and bequeath viz to Burges, Susanna, Mary and Rebeckah the sum of five shillings each to be made out of my personal estate and (inkblot) hereby appoint Sarah my dear wife Executrix and Aron Lewis executor of this my last will and testament and do pronounce and declare this to be my last will and testament this twentieth day of January in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five. Signed sealed pronounced and declared in presents of ............... Aron Lewis, Isaac Lewis Benjamin his B mark Stone (LS) Thomas Lewis, John Lewis, Sarah Lewis At a court held for Madison County on Tuesday the 4th day of August 1795 This will was proved to be the last will and testament of Benjamin Stone Dec'd by the oath of Sarah Stone, Aron and Thomas Lewis, Witnesses, thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste Will Irvine CMCB It is possible that he had a first wife, a Burgess, who was the mother of Susannah, Burgess, Mary, Rebecca and John. Court, Land, Probate Records Abstracts of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories Madison Co. KY Book A - Page 166 Stone, Benjamin 1-20-1795 8-4-1795 Wife, Sarah "I have exchanged my plantation that is in Guilford Co., NC with Burgess, my son, for a bond upon Ann Lewis". Children: Dudley Samuel Burgess Daniel Elizabeth Jane Fanny Susannah Mary Rebecca Ex: Wife, Anne Lewis Wit: Aaron Lewis, Isaac, Thomas, John and Sarah Lewis The witnesses to his will were: Aaron Lewis, Isaac Lewis, Benjamin B. Ston e, Thomas Lewis, John Lewis, and his wife, Sarah. It was proved on 4 Aug 1795. Source: Perdue Genealogy and Related Families Don Perdue Ancestry.com | Stone, Benjamin (NC to Estill, KY) (FFDNA-JS) (I54978)
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| 1175 | "Their son, Benjamin Allen was living in Athens, Henderson Co., Texas when he made a deed to his first wife's mother, Mrs. Dr. William Ross, of Rusk Co, Texas, on Dec. 15, 1875, and he was living in City of Kaufman, Kaufman County in 1880, where he was a schoolteacher. He was educated at McKenzie College at Clarksville, Texas and taught for two years at that College, later teaching at Mt. Enterprise, (Rusk Co) Nacogdoches, Leon, Anderson & Kaufman Counties.. He died in Henderson Co, Texas in 1895 and is buried in the Athens City Cemetery. His son Walter P Allen was co-owner of the Harris National Bank in Kaufman from 1895-1903, with Jesse Muckleroy, and was later President of the Bank." http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/42307573/person/19763683901/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum | Allen, Benjamin (I89559)
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| 1176 | "Then we believe that Knodel (Margaret's 2nd husband) died and she married a Johann Fredenburg and lived on Bolivar Pennsylvania. I believe that he found a younger woman and eventually divorced Margaret." in email from Sherwood McCall - 12/16/10 | Fredenburg, Johann H. (I28064)
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| 1177 | "Then, she (Margaret) married a Knodel (I believe Conrad, but not certain) who was also a member of the Harmonite Society or sometimes referred to as the Rappites from Pennsylvania and Indiana." email from m Sherwood McCall 12/16/10 | Knodell, Claud (maybe) (Nodel) (I28061)
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| 1178 | "There is a story below written in 1901 that gives a more detailed account of Willis' life. A few details are incorrect, but hey...when you're in your 70's let's see how many details you remember. Anything in parentheses is an edit that I made." ~ Shayne Archer, Findagrave Contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: June E. Tuck USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************** From the historical files of June E. Tuck who does not validate or dispute any historical facts in this article. Dallas Morning News Nov. 2, 1901 Willis Parker, the subject of this sketch, is one of the oldest living native Texans in the State. The father of Willis Parker, immigrated from Kentucky in 1822, and located in Texas near old Nacogdoches, as a member of the Robinson Colony. There Willis Parker was born Nov. 8, 1825 (1824 or 1826?). Later on the family moved near Huntsville, where Mr. Parker was mostly raised. There and elsewhere in the State, the family have since lived, and evidences of their sojourn still remain in such names as Parker Fort and Parker County (both were named after Parkers not directly linked to Willis, ie. cousins/uncles). The residence of Gen. Sam Houston in which he died, stood on the land patented by the father of Mr. Parker. The battle San Jacinto, Mr. Parker distinctly remembers. He was then a boy nearly 11 years old. After the battle he and others of the family, being alarmed by a false report that Houston was defeated, walked to Nacogdoches to escape the Mexicans, as they thought. The general stampede occasioned by this report has since been known in history as the "Runaway Scrape." The father of Mr. Parker was in this battle; took sick before he left the service and never fully recovered, dying five years after (His father, Wiley, died in 1847). Texas was then a wilderness full of Indians, revengeful and bloodthirsty. Mr. Parker has vivid recollections of a number of raids when he, with the other children, were rushed into hiding by their mother to escape the red men. Cynthia Ann Parker, whose romantic history every schoolboy knows, was a first cousin (actually second cousins) of Mr. Parker. Her father being Jim Parker (actually Silas M. Parker), an uncle of Mr. Willis Parker. He was within two miles of the scene when she was stolen, and was himself in hiding at the time. This occurred at what was then called Parker's Fort, when Willis Parker was about 13 years old. (Above it was stated that Willis was 11 when the Battle of San Jacinto occurred and the Fort Parker massacre happened within 3 months of San Jacinto. I believe he was around 12 during both.) As a young man Mr. Parker fought Indians under Capt. Thomas and Wadkins, and ranged practically all over the State. At the outbreak of the Mexican War all his horses were pressed into the service, and his cattle taken also. In return he was given government scrip, which the Federal authorities forgot to repay. He afterwards entered the United States army and was detailed by Tom L. Smith to haul provisions for the Rangers from old Washington to Fort Gates. He remained in the service till the close of the war, and was at the battle of Monterey. His captain was Jim Gillespie, Jack Hays Regiment, in General Taylor's command. Mr. Parker, having a large family to support, never entered the Confederate service, but furnished beeves for the penitentiary and frighted cotton to Brownsville, for which he was granted certain conditions of exemption from active services. He owned a number of slaves, cattle, horses and lands situated on the line of Walker county, all of which was lost as a result of the war, leaving him comparatively a poor man. Being well stricken in years at the breakup, Mr. Parker was unable to retrieve his losses, but has maintained himself and family in comfort, and has not been assisted by either State or Federal government except a Mexican War pension, which he has been drawing the last several years. Mr. Parker now lives in Lee county. He has been twice married, both wives now dead, and has been the father of eight sons and daughters, three of whom are still living. These themselves are now well up in years and have families of grown children. "Uncle Willis" lives in retirement and seclusion, innocently unconscious of his importance as an historical figure. A man, he is childlike in his simplicity, loved by all his associates, and thankful that, through he is poor, he has been allowed to journey so long in the land of his birth. E. McIntosh - Tanglewood, Lee Co., Texas findagrave | Parker, Willis M. (I77118)
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| 1179 | "There were 45 women and children at the Porterhouse Tavern in Sabine Pass, and some 15 or 20 men. They remained in it until half of it (the building) was swept away. A yawl (a one-masted sail vessel) was hitched to the house, the water having risen about four feet, when the end of the house was blown off. The yawl was manned and loaded down to the water's edge. The sea was terribly rough, and during one of those spasms, a wave struck the yawl and nearly half-filled it. All of them rushed to one side, the boat capsized, and some of them were never seen again." Among the victims of the shipwreck were Mrs. Edsea Pomeroy, Mrs. Laura Pomeroy and four children, Mrs. Mary Whiting, Homer and Lucy King and their two children, Mrs. Wilson A. Junker and son Carlisle, Mrs. Sarah Vondy and four children, Mrs. B. F. McDonough and daughter, and many others. http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/great1.htm | Family: Homer W King / Mrs. Lucy (..) King (F5429)
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| 1180 | "This graveyard presently stands neglected in the back field of a private residence, partially fenced off but very overgrown with weeds. I was unable to find Vachel's gravestone on a trip there in 1993." http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnburdick46&id=I00001 | Dillman, Vachel Keene (I35048)
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| 1181 | "Thomas is the son of Gilford Williamson & Mary Roselene (Chesson) Williams. Mary was the widow of Thomas Phillip Williams of Pettaway, Texas. Thomas is one of 7 Children that she had after marring Gilford Williamson." findagrave | Williamson, Thomas Maze (I23855)
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| 1182 | "Thomas Kinsey Sr. came to Texas from Alabama at the age of 58. He obtained a Second Class Headright grant Dec 19 1839 for 640 acres in Fannin Co, Texas. In 1843 he sold the grant to George McNutt, his brother-in-law, and moved to Arkansas because of Indian trouble. A year later he returned to Wood County. He then moved on to McLennan County in 1846 where he established a blacksmithy. In 1850 he moved to Coryell County where he is included with some of his sons in helping to organize and establish that county." (from Ancestry, Biography from "Daughters of the Republic of Texas" Another account, also from Daughters of the Republic states: "He received Republic of Texas land grant No. 382 November 1839. On December 19, 1839, he bought 640 acres of land in Red River County from George W. McNutt, his brother-in-law." | Kinsey, Thomas Lawrence Sr. (I68126)
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| 1183 | "Thomas Kinsey Sr. came to Texas from Alabama at the age of 58. He obtained a Second Class Headright grant Dec 19 1839 for 640 acres in Fannin Co, Texas. In 1843 he sold the grant to George McNutt, his brother-in-law, and moved to Arkansas because of Indian trouble." (from Ancestry, Biography from "Daughters of the Republic of Texas" | McNutt, George W. (or Anderson) (I80602)
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| 1184 | "Thomas Walling (i), the immigrant ancestor of Nelson Walling, late of Millbury, Massachusetts, was born in England about 1630. He came to New England and made his home in the colony of Roger Williams at Providence. He was formally accepted as a townsman, July 28, 1651. He had been there for some months surely, because we find him mentioned in a letter dated January 22, 1651, as the lover of the girl he subsequently married. This letter was written by Roger Williams himself at Narragansett in the town of Providence. "I understand" he wrote " that one of the orphans of our dead friend, Daniel Abbott, is likely (as she herself told me) to be disposed of in marriage. Tis true that she has now come to some years, but who knows not what need the poor maid hath of your fatherly care, counsel and direction. I would not disparage the young man (for I hear that he hath been laborious)" etc. He desires the town, however, to have some assurance that the young man "will forsake his former courses." Whatever Williams meant by his courses is not told? probably some religious differences, from the fact that Walling evidently conformed later and was admitted a freeman in 1655. He became a man of prominence. As early as 1657 he was a commissioner and magistrate. In 1660 he was surveyor of highways in Providence. Daniel was a friend of Roger Williams and Mary was the orphan mentioned in the letter quoted. http://batteygen.net/getperson.php?personID=I460 | Walling (also Walwin, Whallen), Thomas (I70889)
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| 1185 | "Thomas West and Henry West were brothers and lived in Salem as early as 1658. Thomas West was a planter" footnoted to the History of Salem, MA p. 304 He was living in 1701. "Came in the Mary and John 1634--had grant o f land 1640 (Savage's General Dictionary of 1st Settlers of New England) 1st married 11 Oct. 1658 Phebe Waters (b. 1634 d. 16 Apr 1674 Salem MA) 2nd married 14 Oct 1674 Mary Tenne Children: Samuel b. 23 Mar 1659/60 Joseph b. 23 Sept 1663 Benjamin b. 1 Oct 1665 "living in the Southward" in 1701 (from Middleton CT Land records.) married 14 Mar 1691/2 Hannah d. 11 Dec 1733 Middleton CT John b. 9 Sep 1667 Mary b. 31 January 1675/6 Elizabeth bpt 1 July 1677 | West, Thomas (I15372)
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| 1186 | "Thorp-Splawn family cemetery, a place well known in the family and visited often. The last time I was there was about a year ago." email from Ken Burrell 7/10/2014 Thorp-Splawn Pioneer Cemetery Kittitas County Washington USA This family cemetery is on the north side of I-90 in a field that can be seen from the interstate. There are two Splawn and two Thorp graves, plus 12 unmarked graves. Ten of the 12 are decendants of F. M. Thorp, and two are unidentified. The marked graves are Dulcena Helen and Violet Vivian Splawn, and Fielden M. and Margaret Thorp." There are two big stones that can be seen from I 90, and there are three (four?) small white stones in front of the two large ones, each only bearing inittials or one word. C. A. (Charles Aarmenus) Splawn's name is on one of the stones...the only mention that he may be buried here. It is his wife and a daughter that are buried here. The writing on the big stones: ? Margaret, "wife of F.M. Thorp" (Jan 30, 1822 - April 30, 1888), "aged 66 years 3 mos" ? Fielden M. Thorp (April 13, 1822 - Feb 11, 1893) -- the base says "F.M. Thorp" ? Dulcena Heelen [sic] Splawn, "wife of C.A. Splawn" (April 28, 1844 - May 6,1871), "27 years 8 days" -- the base says "C.A. Splawn" ? Violet Vivian Splawn (May 6, 1885 - Jan 24, 1887) A small white stone: M.T. [ = Margaret Bounds Thorp] findagrave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2363407 | Bounds, Margaret (I7260)
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| 1187 | "thrice married" | Ray (Rea), John (I2507)
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| 1188 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Varn, Henry Austin Jr (I6549)
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| 1189 | "Transaction, between John Crook and his son John Crook, Jr. was for $500 for land on Falling Water of Caney Fork. Witnesses where Amos Shriley and James Bounds. This land was on the edge of Putnam and White County and remained in the family until the death of Claude Crook." http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rl_crook&id=I2 | Crook, John Jr. (I33041)
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| 1190 | "United States Census, 1900" ------------------------- Name: Gustave Harrington Police Jury Ward 2 Prairie Gregg, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana ------------------- Family # 257 ------------------- Head Cornelius Harrington M 42 Louisiana Wife Laura L [STEPHENS] Harrington F 38 Louisiana Daughter Rosella Harrington F 21 Louisiana Son Clerfe Harrington M 19 Louisiana Son Gustave Harrington M 16 Louisiana Son Perry Harrington M 8 Louisiana Daughter Ella May Harrington F 5 Louisiana Daughter Chloe Harrington F 2 Louisiana | Harrington, John Cornelius (I24332)
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| 1191 | "Venetian Well" section. | Oglesby, Jimmy Max (I60461)
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| 1192 | "Virginia Soldiers of 1776," states that Joseph Witt was born in Halifax County, Va. in 1750, that he married Sarah.....(Huguenot and family records show that he married Sarah Kimbrough) and that the couple had nine children, as follows: Nathaniel, Joseph, Mourning, Mary Martha, Sarah, Silas, James, John, and Elizabeth. It also states that Joseph Witt served with North Carolina Troops during the Revolutionary War. It does not list the name or designation of the Unit with which he served. It also states that he died in Tennessee in 1824. The exact place of his death has not been definitely established. It is known that many of the Witts of Virginia moved to the states of North Carolina and Tennessee right after the Revolutionary War, having been given grants of land for their Revolutionary War services. Joseph's brother settled on Long's Creek in what is now Hamblen County, Tennessee. Records of the State Land Office of Tennessee show that on Nov. 1, 1786, Joseph Witt was given a grant of land from the state of North carolina, in what was then Greene County. In those days, Greene was a large acreage which was later divided into several counties and boundary adjustments, placing some of it in the state of Tennessee. A logical conclusion to be drawn from the facts is that Joseph Witt settled in what is know Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn. Records found in Dandridge, Tennessee show that on March 25, 1786, Joseph and Sarah Witt were members of a church near Dandridge, Tennessee. County records of Jefferson County, Tenn. also show that in Feb. 1797 Joseph Witt made in Jefferson County a deed by which he transferred land to one William Galbraith. In that same year Joseph Witt and Duke Kimbrough, said to have been a relative of Joseph's wife, Sarah Kimbrough, were among those appointed to organize a church on Dumlin Creek. Those records point to the fact that Joseph Witt lived for a considerable part of his life, after leaving Va., in Jefferson County, Tenn. Halifax Co., VA. Deed Book 12, page 427. Aug 11, 1783. Joseph Witt of Halifax to Jas. LeGrand (Legrande) of same, land in Halifax on br/o Miry Cr, b/b Wm. Hamblett, Sr., Wm. Wilson, Wm. Dobbie dec'd. or Wm. Cuningham & Co. (formerly Davis), Micajah Watkins dec'd., & said Jas. LeGrand (old line). Wit: Wm LeGrand, Martin Baker, H. Goare, Jas. Chappell, Wm. Chappell and Lips. Ragland.-- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=smith_aannestad&id=I887 | Witt, Joseph Nathaniel (I84823)
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| 1193 | "W.H. Sparks, Memories of Fifty Years. published in 1870 dedicated to "My brother and nephew, the Honorable OVID Garten Sparks and Col Thomas Hardeman of Macon Georgia. In 1835, when Jackson was President, the writer, passing from Louisiana to New York with his family, spent some days at Washington. His lady was the youngest daughter of Abner Green; he was in company with a daughter of Henry Green and her husbnd; her mother was niece to Mrs. Jackson. We called to see the President, and when my lady was introduced to the General, he was informed she was the daughter of his old friend, Abner Green, of Second Creek. He did not speak, but held her hand for some moments, gazing intently into her face. His feelings overcame him, and clasping her to his bosom, he said, "I must kiss you, my child, for your sainted mother's sake;" then holding her from him, he looked again, "Oh! how like your mother you are she was the friend of my poor Rachel, when she so much needed a friend?I loved her, and I love her memory;" and then, as if ashamed of his emotion, he continued: "You see, my child, though I am President through the kindness or folly of the people, I am but a weak, silly old man." We spent the evening with him, and when in his private sitting-room his pipe was lighted and brought to him,he said: "Now, my child, let us talk about Mississippi and the old people." I have never in all my life seen more tenderness of manner, or more deep emotion shown, than this stern old man continually evinced when speaking of his wife and her friends. The character of General Jackson is yet greatly misunderstood. This has been caused by the fact that his words and actions, when in command, or when enraged, as a man, have been the main data upon which the estimate of his bearing and character has been predicated. He was irascible and quick in his temper, and when angered was violent in words and manner. It was at such moments that the stern inflexibility of his will was manifest; and his passion towered in proportion to provocation. But in private life and social intercourse he was bland, gentle, and conciliating. His manner was most polished and lofty in society, and in a lady's parlor, in urbanity and polish of manners, he never had a superior. This high polish was nature's spontaneous gift. He had never been taught it in courts, or from association with those who had. It was the emanation of his great soul, which stole out through his every word and movement in the presence of ladies, and which erupted as a volcano at insult or indignity from man. That evening at the White House is marked in my memory with a white stone. The playful simplicity of his conversation and manner, and the particularity of his inquiries about matters and things so insignificant, but which were links in the chain of his memories, I well remember. "Is old papa Jack and Bellile living?" he asked, after a pause, of my wife, accompanied with a look of eager anxiety. These were two old Africans, faithful servants of her father; and then there was an anecdote of each of them?their remarks or their conduct upon some hunting or fishing excursion, in which he had participated forty years before. I was an interested spectator in the presence of one of nature's wonderful creations?one who had made, and who was making, history for his country, and whose name was to descend to future times as one of her noblest sons and greatest historical characters. I watched every motion of his lips, every expression of his features, and every gleam of his great gray eyes, and I could but wonder at the child-like naturalness of everything about him. Is not this an attribute of greatness?to be natural? Yes; to be natural in all things belongs to truth, and a truthful exhibition of nature, without assumption or deceit, is greatness. Here was one who could, with natural simplicity, amuse a child; and the same one could command and successfully wield a great army, and, with equal success, direct the destinies of a great nation; whose genius was tempered with simplicity and tenderness, and when towering most in its grandeur, was most truthful to nature. http://www.scribd.com/doc/2397674/The-Memories-of-Fifty-YearsContaining-Brief-Biographical-Notices-of-Distinguished-Americans-and-Anecdotes-of-Remarkable-Men-Interspersed-with-Scenes | Sparks, William H. (I28354)
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| 1194 | "We are descended from the Mannings thro Phebe Waters,whose mother [grandmother] was Phoebe Manning, daughter of George Manning of Downe, Kent.We have an ancestor that was the royal stabdard bearer for Richard the Lionhart :). I am currently working on the West side and our possible connection to the De la Warr Wests,which could make us descendants of Mary Boelyn. I hope to contact the current West that is still a Lord, and see if he will submit DNA to West dna project, would help for any direct descendants of the 1st govenor of Virginia, Thomas West, earl de la warr" posted by WZacharuk at ancestry.com boards http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=5958&p=surnames.west | Manning, Phebe* (I15020)
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| 1195 | "We haven't found her grave yet, we know that her last husband (Gilford G. Williamson) is buried here as well, also we think that the two Heflin's that are buried here are part of her second family as she was married to a Mr. Heflin, after her first husband Thomas Phillip Williams returned from the war and died of TB in his daughters arms." | Chaisson, Mary Rosaline (Chezjean/Cheshire) (I23854)
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| 1196 | "We know nothing of the appearance or characteristics of Thomas Lindsey, but a description of his first wife, Mary Frost, has come down to us. "'She was remarkable for her beauty, her heavy suite of raven black hair which came to the calves of her legs, her very white complexion and wondrous dark eyes. She was of Welsh descent.'" [Brown, Ferrell A., The Lindseys: A Genealogy of Thomas and Mary Lindsey and Their Descendants, Point Lookout, MO: School of Ozarks Press, 1970.] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=frostinaz01&id=I97 | Frost, Mrs. Mary (..) (I42890)
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| 1197 | "Westward the course of empire takes its way" The first settlers of this county were emigrants chiefly from North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and East Tennessee, with a few from Georgia, Maryland and perhaps other States. For much of our information in the respect, we are indebted to a number of the old citizens, surviving children of pioneers, and to whom we hereby make our acknowledgments. Among these are Levi Holloway, James Clemmons, Mrs. Martha Ozment, Mrs. Byrd Smith, Joseph Williams, Edward G. Jacobs, Turner Waters, John T. Goodall, John Palmer, John Perkins, Paulding Anderson, Mrs. Edward Freeman, Tom Alexander, Stephen Woodrum, Lindsay Martin, and John F. Doak, a staunch old Democrat, whose regard for fine horses is only excelled by his admiration for President Jackson, Polk and Johnson, and whose great ambition is to die as he has lived sober and solvent! Pioneer Settlers The next settlement, it is thought, was made on the waters of Spring creek, about eight miles south from the site of Lebanon, about the year 1796, by John Foster, John Doak, David McGathey, Alexander Braden, and the Donnell families. It was known as the "Donnell Settlement," they having numerical ascendency. First Mills, School, Church, Cotton Gin, Etc. The first horse mill in the county was built in "the Donnell Settlement," eight miles south of the site of Lebanon, near Doak's Cross Roads about the year 1798. The miller was a stout youth by the name of Robert Donnell; since well known to the public as Rev. Robert Donnell, a prominent minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Organization of the County The following named gentlemen were commissioned magistrates, to-wit: Charles Kavanaugh, John Alcorn, John Lancaster, Elmore Douglas, John Doak, Matthew Figures, Henry Ross, William Gray, Andrew Donelson and William McClain. Charles Kavanaugh was elected chairman; Robert Foster, clerk; Samuel Roseborough, Sheriff; John Alcorn, register; John W. Peyton, trustee; William Gray, ranger; Henry Ross, coroner; and William Quesenberry, surveyor. Benjamin Seawell, Esq., was elected the county solicitor. County Seat Lebanon, the county seat, was founded in 1802. It is situated on the east branch of Barton's creek, six miles south from Cumberland river, about six miles north of the present geographical center of the county, and thirty miles east from Nashville, with which it is connected by the Tennessee & Pacific railroad. The commissioners - Christopher Cooper, Alanson Trigg, Matthew Figures, John Harpole and John Doak - assisted by William Quesenbury, the county surveyor, sought to locate the town near the center of the county, but after examining several localities decided to locate it where they did on account of the big spring. Residence 1879 Wilson County, Tennessee The oldest house in the county, so that we have been able to learn, was built by Samuel Wilson Sherrill, on Barton's Creek, near where the Lebanon and Tucker's Gap crosses that stream, two and a half miles south of west from Lebanon. It was built in 1797-98, of hewn cedar logs, the door shutters being made of split boards, and smoothed with the drawing knife, and nailed together with wrought nails made by hands. It is still in use, the door shutters being now eight-two years old, and strong and serviceable if not handsome. The next oldest is one of the buildings occupied by John F. Doak, built by his paternal grandfather [William]in 1800. It is of hewn yellow poplar logs, and is now in an excellent state of preservation. Its present occupant has had it weatherboarded, and otherwise renovated, to make it harmonize with more recent improvements. It is said by some that the old McClain house is the oldest in the county; but I do not know with certainty A Historical Sketch of Wilson County, Tennessee From Its First Settlement to the Present Time by J. V. Drake Published for the Author by Tavel, Eastman & Howell 1879, Nashville http://wild-type.com/tng/tngtest/getperson.php?personID=I416&tree=doak | Doak, John Foster (I51744)
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| 1198 | "While out hunting, sons Roland, Lunsford and Thomas Jr. accidentally set the prairie on fire. Roland and Lunsford were burned to death and Thomas survived. According to family tradition his deformed arm and hand were a result of the fire." Kinsey both died in a prairie fire." June Moorsberg Sherman 015636 | Kinsey, Roland (I68129)
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| 1199 | "While out hunting, sons Roland, Lunsford and Thomas Jr. accidentally set the prairie on fire. Roland and Lunsford were burned to death and Thomas survived. According to family tradition his deformed arm and hand were a result of the fire." Kinsey both died in a prairie fire." June Moorsberg Sherman 015636 | Kinsey, Thomas Lawrence Jr. (I68133)
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| 1200 | "While out hunting, sons Roland, Lunsford and Thomas Jr. accidentally set the prairie on fire. Roland and Lunsford were burned to death and Thomas survived. According to family tradition his deformed arm and hand were a result of the fire." Kinsey both died in a prairie fire." June Moorsberg Sherman 015636 | Kinsey, Lunsford Romules (I68130)
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