| 12. | Reuhamah Heath  (7.Hannah3, 4.Susannah2, 1.Hannah1) was born about 1775 in Delaware Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey; died in 1851. Notes:
From: carolyn gutermuth cgutermuth@yahoo.com
Date: 1/24/2009 10:39:03 AM
To: Sherry
Subject: Re: Fw: HEATH-SHERMAN
My McKim line connects to the daughter of Andrew Heath and Hannah Smalley her name being Ruhamah Heath born abt 1775 she married a James McKim
From: carolyn gutermuth
Date: 1/24/2009 4:58:35 PM
To: Sherry
Subject: Re: Fw: HEATH-SHERMAN
My interest in the Heath family is due to some land I have been researching. Will try to explain to you. Alexander McKim purchased 330 acres of land in Loudoun County Aug 1777 on Elk Licking Run also known as White Chimneys. Well when he died he left it to his son James McKim and his wife. Upon the death of the wife that part would also go to James. Well James McKim died without a will so therefore the land went to his only son William H McKim son of James McKim and Ruhamah Heath daughter of Andrew and Hannah Smalley. Well William H McKim left the 330 acres to Ruhamah his mother. Well 8 yrs after her death the McKims relatives of these other 2 McKims filed a Chancery Suit to try and recover the land well the case was dismissed as the McKims did not pay bond to go forward. So Ruhamah remained owener of this land in 1867 and she died in 1851 so according to the Chancery Suit there were many heirs so now I am trying to find out what heirs of Ruhamah got that land. Now there has been no deeds on this land from the time Alexander McKim purchased in 1777 until 1878 when Charles H Heath filed bankruptcy and sold his 20 acre share to a Thomas Settle. Well Thomas Settle tranferred that 20 acres to a Fanny Douglas his faithful servant. So you can see why the Heath family has been such an interest to me as I need to find that land and who owned it to put the deeds in my book to let the McKim family know what happened to Alexanders land. There are tons of McKim descendant researching this McKim family so the more I find and put in this book the more books I can sell. I am making a trip to Loudoun County the first week of the month to see if I can find any deeds for this land. I can not believe it has been this hard to find this 330 acres so God only knows who all got that land. The McKim family is my direct lineage and this is very important to me to find said land.
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From: carolyn gutermuth
Date: 1/24/2009 6:05:15 PM
To: Sherry
Subject: Re: Fw: HEATH-SHERMAN
Sherry, The names I am researching that were heirs of Ruhamah Heath McKim Buck (Buck 2nd marriage for Ruhamah Heath) and the MckIm family are as follows:Elisa McKim Bourbon Kentucky, Gambiel McKim Bourbon Kentucky, Charles W Heath, Able James, Sally Heath James, William Heath, Shelton Heath (Andrew Shelton I believe is his name), Gustavus Heath, Frances Ann Heath, John Heath, Catherine Hawley, Richard Hawley, Artimus Hawley, James H Popkins, Roseline Hawley, Larnech Hawley, Andrew Hawley, Samuel Church, Lousia Hawley Barker, Widow and Richard Heath whose names are unknown, Richard Popkins, George W Popkins, Thomas Popkins, Heirs at Law of Ruhamah Buck formerly Ruhamah McKim, Charles T Worthman and Mary his wife, Mary J Hutchinson, John A Fleet, William F Fleet, William Holiday and Patsy his wife late Patsy McKim, Thomas R Throckmorton and Lucinda his wife late Lucinda McKim, Jane McKim, Bourbon Kentucky, Samuel McKim, Robert McKim, William A Mckim, Joseph M McKim, James Fisher, Laura M Fisher, Charles Fisher, Jeanette Fisher, Cornelius Walker and Margaret his wife late Margaret Fisher, John Fisher and Margaret his wife late Margaret McKim, James Guest and Mary his wife late Mary MckIm, William A McKim, Robert the heirs of John Mckim deceased whos names are unknown, the heirs of William McKIim deceased whose names are unknown and heirs at law of William H McKim deceased and to have said Will declared invalid, and teh ultimate object of the Plaintiffs is to recover a tract of land in Loudoun County of about 330 acres known as White Chimneys of which said William H McKim died seized and to assert the title of the heirs at law of said William H McKim to said tract.
Now most of the names I am familiar with. The ones that are not ringing any bells are the Hawley, Popkins,Church, Baker son of Louisa formally Louisa Hawley the widow and children of Richard Heath are unknown. These are the ones that are creating a problem as I need to find out whom they are how they are related to Ruhamah and when they died and where they died, whom they married etc. I know this is a lot of heirs and I am sure all of them did not get a piece of that land. But I have to check all names to find out whom did. A lot of work I know but it has to be done. I love doing research it is my main hobby I do it every day.If you need anything please let me know. Thanks Carolyn
Reuhamah married James McKim about 1795. James was born about 1775; died after 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1688 - 1742 (54 years)