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| 2951 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL Film 1697868 and book "The Mangums of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Utah, and Adjoining States," by John T. Palmer, Ph.D. Santa Rosa, CA 95409, 1993, 3rd ed., pp. 33-34: "James Mangum, b. 2 Jan 1734, in Albemarle Parish, Surry Co., VA d. 15 Sept 1757, age 23, migrated with his parents into Granville Co., NC, at the age of about 13 years. He was in the Granville County Militia, 8 Oct 1754 at 20 years of age with his father and brothers, William Jr., James, and Samuel, and is called the son of William in the 1755 Granville Co. tax list d. 15 Sep 1757, NC, m. Sarah ____." In a footnote, the author notes: "Some doubt and confusion surrounds the identity of James Mangum's mother. John M. Mangum of Henrieville, PA, notes in the "Mangum Family Bulletin," Issue 35, p. 17, "John Bennett Boddie transcribes the Albemarle Parish Register as saying that James was the son of Martha (William's first wife) and that James was born on 2 Feb 1734, but Gertrude Richards transcribes the Albemarle Parish Register as saying that James' mother was Mary Person (William's second wife) and James was born on 2 June 1734." DEATH: 1. After 6 Dec 1757 since this is the date inventory was returned for her husband's probate per the following note: FHL film 2056023-2056026, especially film 5 which contains Mangum-Adair materials. Title is "George Addison Mangum's Genealogical Collection" which is his lifetime work donated to library in 1998; he was born in Utah in 1922, of Blackfoot, ID and is perhaps a brother to Ivey Mangum Hale. One of the pages in his notes state: "James Mangum. James was born 2 June 1734 (1-A) in the Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Va. to William and Mary Mangum. James migrated with his parents into Granville Co., N.C. at the age of about 13 years. Little is known about him. He was in the Granville Co., Militia in 1754(5) at 20 years of age (with father and brothers) and is called son of William in the 1755 tax list. (6) His estate record shows that he died 15 Sept. 1757 at the age of 23, leaving a wife Sarah and one son unnamed. (2-B) Purchasers of his estate include Wm. Arthur and Samuel Mangham. No land dealings concerning James have been found." [Kerry's note: no idea what the numbers in parentheses mean.] Another page of handwritten notes include: "Child #2 son of William Mangum and Mary b. 2 Apr 1734. I put him as the James Mangum of Granville Co., N. Car. Call No. 478500 N.C. 132 Administration Bond 6 Dec 1757 Sarah Mangum administrator; William Mangum and Joseph Person surety to Bond. Inventory returned to court 6 Dec 1757 recites James Mangum deceased Sept 15th last left a widow and one son. Among other items "a parcel of books;" some of the books sold to William Mangum, Arthur Mangum and Samuel Mangum..." | Sarah or Mary (I3777)
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| 2952 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 1752239, item 1, Tonge, Kent, England Archdeacon's transcripts: Baptisms, marriages and burials 1563-1812 (missing: 1564/5, 1565/6, 1569/70, 1594/5, 1606/7, ...), my extraction was from the beginning thru 1625 for all Clinches, who all appear to be the family of John Clinch, vicar: - 1578/9, first year John Clinch vicar signs the church transcripts which he does continually until the year of death. - 14 Oct 1582, Agnes dau. of John Clinch vicar bapt. - 1 Nov 1582, Isbell Clinch the wyfe of John Clinch vicar bur. - 8 Apr 1583, John Clinch vicar of Tonge and Mercy Bonce marr. - 9 Jan 1583/4, Mary dau. of John Clinch bur. - 28 Mar 1585, Elizabeth dau. of John Clinch vicar bapt. - 10 Jul 1585, Annes dau. of John Clinch vicar bur. - 30 Sep 1585, Mercie Clinche the wife of John Clinch bur. - 19 Jul 1586, John Clinche vicar of Tonge and Agnes Fango widow married. - 19 Jul 1586, Cadwalleder Lewes and Sarah Clinch single folkes married. [Same day as her father and his third wife above.] - 8 May 1587, Josias Clinch and Sara Sharpe, married. - 4 Feb 1587/8, John son of John Clinch bap. - 28 Feb 1587/8, Ann dau. of Josias Clinch bapt.; 6 Mar 1587/8 Ann dau. of Josias Clinch bur. - 19 Feb 1590/1, Elizabeth dau. of John Clynche vicar bur. - 18 Jul 1592, John son of John Clinch vicar bur. - 27 Jun 1593, John Clinch vicar of this parish was buried. 2. The construction of this family is from several wills and other records (see other notes for those sources): Parents: John Clench (-1582) of Otterden and his wife Johan are identified in two documents. They are found in Eastling selling real property in the Kent Feet of Fines for 1530/31. In John's will of 1582, land in Eastling (near to Otterden) is part of his legacy. Assuming a marriage no later than 1530, then John would have been born bef. 1505 (age 25 or older) and Johann before 1511 (age 19 or older). John's will in Otterden of 1582 identifies six children -- three sons (Edward, John, and Anthony) and three daughters (Rabech, Benet, and Ane). The will names the wife of Edward as Rose as well as three daughters of Edward -- Jane, Thomason, and Benet. The will indicates that his son John has children, but for Anthony he only says heirs rather than children. Children (order unknown): A. [Vicar] John Clench (-1593). The connection as a son is probable but not fully proven. We know the Vicar's son Josias was named as a "cosen" in John's probable brother Anthony's 1609/10 will, which term probably included nephews in that era. We can also place Josias later in life in Eastling where he is buried and where also John of Otterden had legacies in his will. Vicar John would have been born around 1530 since he married his first wife bef. 1555. From his probable father John's 1582 will, we know that he had children (unnamed) in 1582. Since no other John Clinch of that era shows up in the nearby localities except Vicar John, it would lead us to conclude Vicar John to be John of Otterden's son. This John was named as the Vicar of the Tonge parish and is so named with that title in at least one marriage record and in his 24 Jun 1593 will -- in this marriage record, Vicar John marries an Otterden woman. In his will, his current wife Agnes, his son Josias, and his son-in-law Cadwallader Lewes are mentioned. Of the three sons of John of Otterden, all three die in in the same generation with Vicar John in 1593, Edward bef. 1596, and Anthony in 1609/10. Vicar John was most likely married at least three times: the first wife is unknown and the probable mother of his children; he married secondly Mary Bonnce; and lastly Agnes ___ who shows as his wife in his will. Wives and children: a. Unknown wife who died before 1583. Marriage was probably before 1555 when their son Josias was born: i. Josias Clench (1555-1632). Parish records show he marries Sara Sharp 8 May 1587 in Tonge and is buried 23 Dec 1632 in Eastling. His age is given in the burial record which calculates a birth in 1555. His wife Sara was probably born sometime before 1568 assuming she was 19 or older at the time of her marriage. She is buried 3 Oct 1602 in Eastling. They have at least three children all christened in Eastling: Jacob c. 20 May 1593, Henry c. 28 Mar 1596, and William c. 5 Aug 1599 and bur. 7 May 1670. Josias also shows up in Quarter Sessions in 1601 and 1606 in Eastling (alternately shown as "Istling"). In one of these records he is named as the Vicar of Eastling. ii. Sara Clench. Parish records show she marries Cadwallader Lewes (or Lewis) 11 Jul 1586 in Tonge. They have at least three children christened in Luddesdown: William c. 28 Dec 1587, Ursula c. 27 Dec 1589, and Thomas c. 2 Jul 1592. She was probably born before 1567 when she would have been 19 or older at the time of her marriage. From the will of her father, it appears she died before 24 Jun 1593 but after 2 Jul 1592 when her last child was christened. Cadwallader had a will dated 1595 in the Archdeaconry of Rochester (1595p IR 18.417 17). b. Mercy Bonnce who died before 1596. "Canterbury Marriage Licenses," by Joseph Meadows Cooper, p. 95: "John Clinche, vicar of Tong, and Mercy Bonnce of Otterden. April 3, 1583. She would have died before John's marriage to Agnes who shows as his wife in his 1593 will. c. Agnes ___ who died after 1596 when she is named in Vicar John's will. B. Edward Clench (about 1551 - before 1596) married Rose around 1571. They raised a family in Otterden ... Edward died sometime prior to 1596, for on May 27 of that year Rose married John Style in Otterden. Edward, Rose, and their three oldest daughters are named in Edward's father's will of 1582. Edward's daughter Margaret and son might be the same as the "goddaughter Margaret Clinch" and "my cosen Edward Clinch" mentioned in Edward's brother Anthony's 1609/10 will. Children of Edward & Rose Clenche, from the Otterden register: -Jane Clench (c. 15 May 1572) -Tomasson Clench (c. 7 Feb 1574) -John Clench ( c. 12 Aug 1575- bur. 3 Jun 1576) -Benet Clench (c. 15 Nov 1578) -Margarett Clinch (c. 13 Aug 1581) -Edward Clinch (c. 19 Jun 1586 - from 23 Feb 1647 to 21 Sep 1648) -Elizabeth Clench (c. 12 Apr 1589, Otterden, Kent, England, bur. 27 Mar 1591) C. Anthony (-1609/10). No wife or children are mentioned in his will, but he does name three Clinches -- goddaughter Margaret and "cosen" Edward who may both be his brother Edward's children; Josias who is Vicar John's son. Anthony is probably the youngest of the three sons since he is mentioned last in his father's will and that he dies 1609/10 versus Edward (bef. 1596) and John (1593). D. Rabech (deciphering of name from father's will uncertain) Clench. Married to Thomas Allen. E. Benet Clench. Married to Robert Barnes.[Note: Is Benet Harry mentioned in brother Anthony's 1609/10 will the same person as Benet Clench who married Robart Barnes and was in a second marriage to a Mr. Harry?] F. Ane Clench. Married to Richard Allen. Ane's father's 1582 will mention unnamed children but does name one son WIlliam Allen. 2. Website of Roy L. Hales "John and Joan Clench sold a house and 20 acres in Eastling during 1531/1532 (Michael Zell (ed.) "Kent Feet of Fines: Henry VIII," Kent Archaeological Society, Part II, item 1103. Is this our John?: National Archives Kew (not digitalized) C 1/622/22 [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7476962} Description: Short title: Clynche v Lacy. Plaintiffs: John Clynche. Defendants: Richard Lacy. Subject: The manor of Brodhurst [Bredhurst?] which William a Wood mortgaged to defendant. Kent ? John's will (PRC16/78/6) from Otterden 1582 mentions his wife Joan [and several children]" 3. The will of John's son Anthony Clench does not mention a wife or children but does call an Edward Clinch and a Josias Clinch as cousins and Margaret Clinch as a goddaughter. All three are most likely nephews and a niece -- children of his siblings. Website wills.canterbury-cathedral.org accessed 5 Jan 2016 shows: Anthony Clinch of Otterden with a will made in 1609 and probated in 1610; register ref. PRC/17/59/180; orig. ref. PRC/16/137 C/17. The will is viewable online at Family Search's "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881; Archdeaconry of Canterbury; Wills 1610, A-F" images 110-113 of 199 at the following link accessed 5 Jan 2016 The will is difficult to read but my transcription of the main points is as follows: Anthony Clinche of Otterden, probated 1610 Date of will: March 3, 1609. Even though not stated, it may be old style dating March 3, 1609/10. Body to be buried at the discretion of his executor. Money given to the poor of the Otterden parish. Bequeaths to the widow Swale, "my cosen Edward Clinch," "my cosen Josias Clinch," Richard Boldork?, John Baldorke?, Joan Baldork?, "my goddaughter Margaret Clinch," Bennet Harry, Josias Clinch [again], "my cosen Edward Clinches wife," "my sister(?) Swale(?)," "Ann Baldorf? widdow," John Collard, Widdow Swale [again]. Appoints John Baker (Clark or Clerk?) and Widdow Swale as executors. Witnesses: John Collard, Nicholas Baker, Joane Dober. [Note: Is Benet Harry the same person as Benet Clench who married Robart Barnes and by 1609 was in a second marriage to a Mr. Harry?] 4. Concerning the Josias Clinch found in the will of Anthony Clinch as transcribed above: A. Find-My-Past Parish records: Josias Clinch and Sarah Sharp, married 8 May 1587 at Tonge, Kent. Josias Clinch, bur. 23 Dec 1632 at Eastling, Kent, aged 77. Sara Clinch, wife of Josias, bur. 3 Oct 1602 at Eastling, Kent. B. The following is found online at the National Archives in Kew: Quarter session at Canterbury 21 July 1601 "Similarly against Josiah Clynch, churchwarden of Eastling, for non-payment of 4s. 4d. to Arthur Francklyn, constable of the hundred of Faversham, owing for half a year at the feast of the nativity of St. John the Baptist 1601." Quarter session of 7 May 1606 "Peter Mase of 'Isling' [? Eastling], labourer, in £10, to appear and answer; sureties, Thomas Sturges and Josias Clynch of 'Isling', yeomen." C. The will of John Clinch, Vicar of Tonge, shows Josias Clinch as his son: Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RPM-4C6?mode=g&i=87&wc=M68K-PM9%3A250713701%2C25071920 (image 88 of 370) Source accessed 13 Jan 2016: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881"; Archdeaconry of Canterbury Nuncupative Will of John Clinche/Clynce of Tonge, Kent, 1593, PRC/17/50/121b, PRC/16/101 C/8 Will written 24 Jun 1593, nuncapative -John Clynche clerk vycar of Tonge, Kent -his goods be divided into 2 parts -one part to wife Agnes -one part to son Josyas Clynche [Josias Clinch] and to the children of Cadwalladen Lewes clerk parson of Luddestowne? -witnesses Tobias Eylham and Goerge Jusyngham? D. Josias Clench (1555-1632). Parish records show he marries Sara Sharp 8 May 1587 in Tonge and is buried 23 Dec 1632 in Eastling. His age is given in the burial record which calculates a birth in 1555. His wife Sara was probably born sometime before 1568 assuming she was 19 or older at the time of her marriage. She is buried 3 Oct 1602 in Eastling. They have at least three children all christened in Eastling: Jacob c. 20 May 1593, Henry c. 28 Mar 1596, and William c. 5 Aug 1599 and bur. 7 May 1670. Josias also shows up in Quarter Sessions in 1601 and 1606 in Eastling (alternately shown as "Istling"). In one of these records he is named as the Vicar of Eastling. We have a connection in Eastling for the John Clench of Otterden who has legacies there in his 1582 will. 5. Canterbury Probate Records; Will for John Clench (Clynche) of Otterden made and probated 1582, Register Ref. PRC/17/44/281, Original Ref. PRC/16/78 C/15, four pages. Extraction of the will: - John Clench of the parish of Mounton now united with Otterden of the County of Kent, yeoman. - Will dated 6 July 1582 - Daughter Rabech wife of Thomas Allene - Daughter Benet late wife of Robart Barnes - Daughter Ane wife or Rychard Allen - Willym Allen the son of Rychard Allen my godson - The three daughters of Edward Clench my son and Rose his wife -- Jane, Thomasson, Benet. - All the children of John Clench my son. - All the children of Thomas Allen and Rabech his wife my daughter. - All the children of Robart Barnes and Benet his wife my daughter. - The rest of the children of Rychard Allen and Ane his wife except William. [See above for his legacy.] - Johan my wife -- named as executor. - Anthony my son and his heirs. - Some miscellaneous gifts to various people whom I have difficulty deciphering but seems to include: -servant Margaret Water -John Amies of Slade? -William Croffield? -John Swoth? -Marye Bucher? loving friend -church wardens of the parish of Otternden [Otterden] -iiii poore men [of parish of Otterden??] -every one of my godchildren - The legacies include the following locations which may have some bearing on other parishes to study: -land and wood called Stellys about 7 acres -Edward my son tenement called Frith and all the lands ... lying in the parish of Eastlynge [Eastling] -Edward also gets property in Otterden and Moynton -parish of Minster -wife Johan gets tenement at Eastling [in the occupacion of William Farmer?] -Johan property in Moynton?, Otterden, Stalisfyld, after her decease to son Edward -son Anthonye have water in the pond lyng in the ???? of that I have given unto Edward my sonne 6. I include this note for two reasons. First, our earliest Clenches had some connection to Eastling through their descendant Josias. Secondly, the second family summarized below has no known direct link but is definitely in the right locality of all our early Clenches and with some additional ancestral research they would most certainly connect. Extraction of the surname Clinch (with variants) from Eastling Parish Records, FHL film 1836242, items 1-6. Also compared against a modern extraction on FHL film 1544550, it. 8, which appears to be extracted from the Archdeacon's Transcript (FHL film 1751816, item 1), which I also viewed. There is also a Bishop's Transcript beginning 1603 which I did not view. I extract through to 1675. No Allens or Barnes were found in extractions from our first generation John and Johan Clench's sons-in-law. The parish records I extracted have christenings starting 1559, burials 1558, and marriages 1560: 20 May 1593, Jacob, c., s/o Josias Clenche. 28 Mar 1596, Henry, c., s/o Josias Clench. 5 Aug 1599, William, c., s/o Josias Clenche. 3 Oct 1602, Sarah wife of Josias Clinch bur. [From Archdeacon's transcript: 30 May 1612: Henry, bur., s/o Josias Clench, almost 16 years of age.] 23 Oct 1621, Edward Clinch, s/o John. 15 Aug 1624, Sarah Clinch, c., d/o John; bur. 19 Oct 1624, d/o of John Clinch. 9 Nov 1628, Anne Clenche, c., d/o John. 29 Jul 1631, Catherine Clinch, c., d/o John. 23 Dec 1632, Josias Clinch about 77 years old bur. [From Archdeacon's transcript: 9 Feb 1634/5, "William Clinch & Margaret Greenstreet both single by license were maryed at Canterbury in the parish church of All Saints.] 17 Nov 1635, William Clinche, c., s/o William and Margaret. 14 Jan 1637/8, a stillborn child of John Clinche bur. 25 Aug 1639, Anne Clinche, c., d/o William and Margaret. 22 Nov 1641, Edward Clinch, c., s/o William and Margaret. 21 May 1649 Henry Clinch, c., s/o William and Margaret. 23 Dec 1652, Mary Clinch, c., d/o Wil. and Margaret. [Undated between 1655 and 1662] -- the three are in sequence together and were probably entered much later from memory since the parish records are missing from early 1640 to early 1660s: - "John Clench ye Elder & his wife being a widdow" bur. - "John Clench ye younger about xl years old" bur. - "Katharine Clench virgin about xxx years old" bur. [Modern extraction (FHL film 1544550, it. 8) shows Katharine Clench, virgin, bur. 11 Jul 1661, d/o John.] 6 May 1663, Katharine Clinch virgine, bur. [Is this a repeat entry for the one above?] 6 Sep 1663, "Widdow Clinch the wife of John Clinch" bur. [Archdeacon's record states age of "about 60."] May 1670, Wm. Clinch bur. 6 Feb 1670/1, Margaret Clinch widdow, bur. Dec 1675, Edward Clench bur. Rearranged in family groups by myself: Family 1: Parents Josias and Sarah Clench. 3 Oct 1602; 23 Dec 1632, Josias Clinch about 77 years old bur.; Sarah wife of Josias Clinch bur.: - 20 May 1593, Jacob, c., s/o Josias Clenche. - 28 Mar 1596, Henry, c., s/o Josias Clench; 30 May 1612: Henry, bur., s/o Josias Clench, almost 16 years of age. - 5 Aug 1599, William, c., s/o Josias Clenche. Family 2: Parents John Clench and unknown wife; 6 Sep 1663, "Widdow Clinch the wife of John Clinch" bur. - 23 Oct 1621, Edward Clinch, s/o John; Dec 1675, Edward Clench bur. - 15 Aug 1624, Sarah Clinch, c., d/o John; bur. 19 Oct 1624, d/o of John Clinch. - 9 Nov 1628, Anne Clenche, c., d/o John. - 29 Jul 1631, Catherine Clinch, c., d/o John. "Katharine Clench virgin about xxx years old" bur. [Modern extraction (FHL film 1544550, it. 8) shows Katharine Clench, virgin, bur. 11 Jul 1661, d/o John.] 6 May 1663, Katharine Clinch virgine, bur. [Is this a repeat entry for the one above?] - 14 Jan 1637/8, a stillborn child of John Clinche bur. Family 3: William and Margaret Clench (William is a son in Family #1); m9 Feb 1634/5, "William Clinch & Margaret Greenstreet both single by license were maryed at Canterbury in the parish church of All Saints; May 1670, Wm. Clinch bur.; 6 Feb 1670/1, Margaret Clinch widdow, bur.: - 17 Nov 1635, William Clinche, c., s/o William and Margaret. - 25 Aug 1639, Anne Clinche, c., d/o William and Margaret. - 22 Nov 1641, Edward Clinch, c., s/o William and Margaret. - 21 May 1649 Henry Clinch, c., s/o William and Margaret. - 23 Dec 1652, Mary Clinch, c., d/o Wil. and Margaret. My comments: 1. Josias of Family #1 is related to us by being the grandson of our first known ancestors John and Johan (___) Clench through their son John Clench's first marriage to an unknown wife. 2. In regards to Family #2 above, John is currently floating unanchored to our known line. The connection probably goes back further but is not yet determined. There is no marriage recorded in Eastling; however, Find My Past shows two entries for a John Clench who fits the timeframe of 1620 or earlier. This marriage appears to have been recorded twice -- John Clench and Catheren Dearne, 12 Apr 1618 at Marden, Kent, and John Clench and Cath. Dearne 12 Apr 1619 at Lynsted, Kent. Both entries are for John Clench. Marden is about 27 miles southwest of Lynsted and Eastling is about five miles south. Lynsted is close to Tonge and Eastling, the ancestral homes of the early Clenches. In Lynsted, we also find the 12 Jun 1620 christening of John Clench, son of John Clench, who was apparently born before the couple moved nearby Eastling where they first show up with the christening of their second child. This first son John who was chr. in Lynsted dies in Eastling (no date: "John Clench ye younger about xl years old" bur.) at age 40, which calculates to 1660. Note a child of this couple chr. in Eastlin is named Catherine. Also we find one other child chr. in Lynsted belonging to this family: Mary "Clennch," dau. of John "Clennch," bur. 16 Oct 1625. All of this confirms that John of Lynsted and John of Eastling are the same person. No earlier records of Clenches exist in Lynsted. BURIAL: 1. FHL film 1752239, item 1, Tonge, Kent, England Archdeacon's Transcript: - 8 May 1587, Josias Clinch and Sara Sharpe, married. - 19 Feb 1590/1, Elizabeth dau. of John Clynche vicar bur. - 18 Jul 1592, John son of John Clinch vicar bur. - 27 Jun 1593, John Clinch Senior was buried. | Clench, John (I5089)
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| 2953 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 252545, church records for Bellingham parish, Northumberland: A. Christenings from 1720-1750 for a father Thomas of Dunterlee (there are many Charltons since this is the area of the ancestral home of the Charltons, but the registrar was very good at always identifying a residence for each entry). These are the only Charltons identified with the abode of Dunterley and we can presume them as one family related to us; also note that several family histories show two additional children in this family - Michael and Peter, chr. 8 Feb 1740, from Dunterlee - however, the church records do not show such entries from my search from 1725 to 1750. Likewise, some show Jacob Joseph Charlton being two individuals; however, the record is clear that this is one individual while identifying Jane as the other half of the "twins." -30 Apr 1727, Lionel, son of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee. -23 Apr 1730, George, son of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee. -27 Dec 1731, John, son of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee. -24 Jun 1733, Ann, dau. of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee. -27 Dec 1735, Elenor, dau. of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee. -13 Oct 1737, Thomas, son of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee. -25 Apr 1739, Edward, son of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee. -16 Jun 1743, "Jacob Joseph and Jane, twins of Thomas Charlton, Dunterlee." B. Assuming Thomas would be about 21 minimum at marriage, his birth would have had to be 1706 or earlier. More realistically, a minimum marriage age of circa 25 seems to be more typical in England in this era, which would be 1701. Checking the same record source as above from 1684 to 1710 for Bellingham parish, I find the following of which only the first entry in 1701 works with these parameters. There is always the possibility he was chr. in a different parish, but I doubt it since this is the ancestral home of the Charltons: -28 Mar 1701, Thomas, son of John Charlton, Bellingham (with no farm or hamlet mentioned). [Our most likely candidate.] -20 Sep 1702, Thomas, son of William Charlton, the Burn (on/or?) Hole. [Eliminate -- this Thomas is buried 11 Mar 1704.] -1 Mar 1706, Thomas, son of William Charlton, Hesleyside head. [Eliminate -- the pedigree of the Hesleyside manor Charltons of this era is well established in lineage books since it once supported a barontcy and is the ancestral home for many centuries with all area Charltons connecting in the ancient ages before written records were kept. Dunterlee is only a mile or so from Hesleyside, but no exact connection can be made in the written records.] -3 Jul 1709, Thomas, son of John Charlton, Cidwood. [Eliminate -- too late.] C. Same as B above but for Simonburn from 1682-1710 using extracted IGI batch records: -11 Nov 1688, Thomas, son of Matthew Charlton. [This would be our second most likely candidate, but Simonburn is 13 miles away and not as viable as the 1701 Bellingham entry.] D. FHL film 252545, burials in Bellingham parish from 1687-1800. There were many Charltons all with residences given, but generally without any relationships or ages - I only found one that was noted from Dunterlee, but it is impossible to determine the relationship if any from the scant information given: -7 Feb 1792, Mary Charlton of Dunterlee. E. Per IGI extracted records and FHL film 252551, there are no marriages for a Thomas Charlton for our time period in the Simonburn parish before 1732. There are no marriage records for Bellingham parish before 1754 since Bellingham was a subservient chapelry to Simonburn and no weddings were performed in the chapel prior to that time. The double marriage that occurs in 1732 is: "Thomas Charlton and Ann Shield, James Charlton and Jane Thurley, all of Symondburn parish married by banns." I believe this is too late to be our Thomas. Caution! Even though it is clear that this 1732 marriage was five years and three children after Thomas' children are christened, there are many undocumented family trees that show this as the marriage for our Thomas, which basis I believe to be erroneous. The record is also ambiguous enough about the location so that we cannot determine whether it is our Thomas of Dunterley/Bellingham or not. I do see that entries within a year of either side of this one are made in the same handwriting and do note when the couples are from the Bellingham Chapelry - which is not the case with this particular entry. Some of those who purport Ann Shields as the wife to our Thomas per this 1732 marriage also indicate that Ann Charlton, wife of Thomas of Stobbylee, was buried 24 Jul 1750 and that he remarried Mary Charlton in Simonburn 3 Dec 1752. Unfortunately, this 1752 marriage, when seen in the records, does not give any particulars of where the couple is from or whether it is truly the same Thomas or not who had previously married Ann Shields. Also the supposed 1750 burial for Ann does not show up in either the Simonburn burial records nor in Bellingham, whose burial records are missing from 1748-1755. In looking at the same Simonburn parish records, I don't find any marriage records that work for Thomas' children including Lionel, George, Ann, Elenor, Thomas, Edward, Jacob Joseph, or Jane. There are however the following possibilities for the others, but I have not yet done systematic searches of other nearby parishes to confirm whether they are correct or not: -John: 30 Apr 1755, John Charlton of this parish and Elizabeth Eliot in the parish of Bellingham married by banns. [The fact that he is not of Bellingham makes this John appear not to be ours.] F. In looking at FHL film 252546, Bellingham marriage records beginning 1754, I don't see marriage records for the following of Thomas' Children: Lionel, George, or Jacob; however, the following ones should be investigated further: -11 May 1757, Ann Charlton and Christopher Wilkinson, both of the parish, wit: "Jhon" Wilkinson and Edward Charlton. [Many family histories believe this is our Ann.] -7 Dec 1757, Thomas Charlton and Margt. Lows, wit: Sidorf(?) Elliot and William Charlton. -14 Jan 1758, Jane Charlton and Peter Dodd, wit: Robert Lovejoy and John Ridley. -4 May 1760, John Charlton, of Barnsteed in the par. of Simonburn, and Dorothy Scott of Greenhaugh of this chapelry, wit: George Forster and John Ridley. -Abt. 29 Jan 1761, Edward Charleton and Margaret Reed, of Stobilee of this chapelry, wit: Jno. Dunn and John Lam. [Many family histories believe this is our Edward.] -31 Jan 1762, Thomas Charlton, of Burnbank in this chapelry, and Christian Dodd, of Buteland of the parish of Chollerton, wit: Michael Dod and William Hall. -24 May 1767, Eleanor Charlton, of Stobbylee, and John Scott of Antenhell, both of this chapelry, wit: Thos. Charlton and Thomas Charlton. [Many family histories believe this is our Eleanor.] -24 May 1778, Edward Charlton, of Knopingholm, and Rebeccah Richardson, both of the chapelry of Bellingham, wit: John Breckons and John Richardson. -23 Jun 1781, Joseph Charlton, if the High-Green, and Ann Elliott, of the Gatehouse, both of this chapelry, wit: Jno. Graham and John Ridley. -8 Dec 1781, Jane Charlton and John Batey, both of the town and chapelry of Bellingham, wit: William Robson and Simon Dodd. -16 Jun 1782, Jane Charlton and George Brackons, both of the town and chapelry of Bellingham, wit: Thos. Robson and James Oliver. -9 Dec 1784, John Charlton and Elizabeth Robson, both in this chapelry, wit: Thom. Robson and James Charlton. -9 Jun 1785, Jane Charlton, of High Carriteth(?), and William Robson, of Whitchester(?), wit: William Charlton, John Robson, and John Robson. -Abt. 29 Aug 1786, Edward Charleton, esq. of Lechall in this chapelry, and Isabella Laing, of the parish of Ateaham(?) in North Britain, wit: Gab'l Goldburn, John Ridley, and Edward Heron. 2. Charlton Surname Origin: (English) Belonging to Charleton or Charlton = the Churls' Place or Farm [Old English Carla-tun/Cearla-tun - carla/cearla-, genitive plural of carl/cearl, ceorl, a churl, peasant]. Source: Surnames of the United Kingdom, A Concise Etymological Dictionary; Henry Harrison; Vol.1 & 2.; The Eaton Press, 190 Ebury Street, London, S.W; 1912. [Note also that Carleton is a form Charlton.] 3. From the FHL book British 942.82-D3w, "Men of Mark, 'Twixt Tyne and Tweed," v. 1, A-C, pp. 525-527 " 'The countreye of North Tynedaill, which is more plenished with wild and misdemeaned people, may make of men upon housebak and upon foote, about six hundred. They stand most by fower [four] surnames, whereof the Charletons be the chief. And in all services or charge impressed uppon that countrey the Charletons, and such as be under their rule, be rated for the one-half of that countrey.' - Sir Robert Bowe's Report, 1550. No North-Countryman needs to be told that the Charltons of Northumberland form a very numerous and belong to a very ancient family. Their origin, and their manner of coming hither, no antiquary has discovered, and no genealogist has been able to trace. The valley of the North Tyne was their principal home; from the upper reaches of that wild and thinly populated vale they made the country ring in the olden time with daring and lawless deeds. They were the 'sufficientest and ablest men' upon the Borders during the reigns of the Tudor sovereigns, as successive Wardens of the Marches found to their cost, and more than one Scottish chieftain remembered for the rest of his life. The State papers of Henry VIII, and Elizabeth are loaded with complaints of their bold adventures and tales of their wild misdeeds. At their family seat of Hesleyside is still preserved the spur which the lady of the house put into the principal dish at table as a reminder that her liege lord must ride across country to seek among the cattle of his enemies the means of replenishing her exhausted larder. Although hunted and captured by Royal troops, fined and imprisoned by judges of Assize, and occasionally 'hanged up in chains upon a pair of gallows,' for 'terrible example of sembable offenders,' they helped to keep the Borders in a state of ferment and unrest for generations. From time immemorial Charltons have lived in Northumberland; a glance at local directories will show that no fear need be entertained of the name dying out. According to tradition the family descended from Adam, lord of the manor of Charlton in Tynedale, in the latter part of the reign of Edward I. (1303), the chief of a numerous and powerful clan. Their connected pedigree begins with William, son of Edward Charlton, of Charlton Tower and Hesleyside, who was in possession of the paternal estates in 1542, when the first Government survery was made in these outlying districts, where the king's writ previously only run when borne on the point of a spear. [The article continues with a detailed descendancy of this pedigreed portion of the Charltons to which I see no immediate or direct linkage to our distant-related Charltons.] 4. As George MacDonald Fraser explains in his book, "The Steel Bonnets": "The great border tribes of both Scotland and England feuded continuously among themselves. Robbery and blackmail were everyday professions; raiding, arson, kidnapping, murder, and extortion were an accepted part of the social system. While the monarchs of England and Scotland ruled the comparatively secure hearts of their kingdoms, the narrow hill land between was dominated by the lance and the sword. The tribal leaders from their towers, the broken men, and outlaws of the mosses, the ordinary peasants of the valleys, in their own phrase, 'shook loose the Border'. They continued to shake it as long as it was political reality, practising systematic robbery and destruction on each other. History has christened them the Border Reivers. In the story of Britain, the Border Reiver is a unique figure. He was not part of a separate minority group in his area; he came from every social class. He was an agricultural labourer, or a small-holder, or a gentleman farmer, or even a peer of the realm, a professional cattle rustler, a fighting man and a guerrilla soldier of great resource to whom the arts of theft, raid, tracking, and ambush were second nature. He was also a gangster organized on highly professional lines, who had perfected the protection racket three centuries before Chicago was built. He gave blackmail to the English language." Throughout the Reiving years, travel was dangerous business. Strangers met with suspicion, fear and hostility. The traveller had to move cautiously by day, always sought shelter before nightfall and rarely found a welcome. The Border Lands, territorial patch of the Border Reiver, straddle the once disputed boundary and Debatable Land between "two of the most energetic, aggressive, talented and all together formidable nations in history," England and Scotland. They stretch in one broad sweep from the Solway Firth in the west to the Northumbrian and Berwickshire coast in the east and comprise the Cheviot Hills and parts of the Southern Uplands and the Pennines. To the west, they are the Solway Coast and the Eden Valley, to the east, the Merse. They are riven by the waters of the Nith, the Annan, the Esk, the Teviot, the Tweed, and by Redesdale, Coquetdale, Tynedale and, of course Liddesdale, scene of so many of the bloodiest events of the Reiving years. The Border lands are home to the descendants of the notorious Reivers and their marauding families: the Armstrongs, the Grahams, the Irvines, the Kerrs, the Scotts, the Elliots, the Maxwells, the Johnstones, the Musgraves, the Bells, the Fosters, the Charltons, the Nixons and the Robsons to name just some of the more feuding elements of Border society in the 16th century. The area is liberally dotted with castles, stately homes, the ruins of historic abbeys, fortified farmhouses (bastles), the scattered remains of pele towers and the atmospheric remnants of abandoned hamlets or howfs, hidden up remote side valleys. The many towns and settlements that were raided, the fortified churches and the defensive walls and dykes dating back to Elizabeth I and her forbears, the fields of battle and the Reiver graveyards all bear testament to the turbulent history that marked these lands and those times. The brutal activities of the warring families and the indiscriminate plundering and merciless cruelty that drove fear deep into the very souls of ordinary Border folk. Other vestiges of that virtually ungovernable region, of that lawless state that was allowed to flourish, more or less unchecked, for the best part of 350 years, reside within the ancient seats of power, the Warden families such as the Buccleuchs, Dacres, Humes and Scropes, the frontier garrisons, the places of truce. And on the Reiver side, there are the secret places of sanctuary, the lairs they fled to in the heat of pursuit, the 'hot trod'; mosses and wastes where pursuing posses could find themselves at a distinct disadvantage; hidden valleys where one thousand head of cattle could be spirited away. The official Border Reiver's Website is at 5. Unsure of the source but from the "Surnames of East England" on the Internet: "CHARLTON A BORDER REIVER NAME. Charlton, the surname derives from Charlton, the place name which means the farm belonging to a churl- a peasant or person of low birth. It is from churl that we get the word churlish meaning ill bred. Several places called Charlton can be found in England but the surname is so closely associated with Northumberland that the hamlet of Charlton near Bellingham in North Tynedale would seem to be the most likely place of origin for the surname. In the Elizabethan days of Border Raiding, the Charlton clan were active in North Tynedale and carried out sheep and cattle thieving forays throughout the north. Their favourite victim was the Scott family of Baccleugh near Hawick in Scotland. Hesleyside Hall near Bellingham was the seat of the Charltons and is the subject of a Northumbrian tune called 'The Hesleyside Reel'. Visitors to the National Trust's Wallington Hall near Morpeth can see a huge frescoe depicting the Charlton family assembled for lunch at Hesleyside. The Lady of the house has brought in a salver and dish for her hungry family but the salver has been lifted to reveal an empty dish, empty that is except for a riding spur. It was a great tradition of the Charlton family that when the larder was empty the spur would be presented in this way as a hint that if the family wanted food they would have to go raiding. The Charltons don't seem all that disappointed at the prospect of raiding enemy territory for mutton or beef. In the violent past famous Border raiding Charltons included John of the Bower and Thomas of Hawcop but Charltons can still be found throughout the Borders today and are a well known family name in the North East. Among the famous Charltons of more recent times are of course the Ashington footballing brothers Bobby and Jack." 6. Excerpts of "The Great Parish of Simonburn" "This vast parish was not divided until 1811 when five new parishes were formed from it, namely Wark, Bellingham (which was a chapel-of-ease already and had its own ancient church), Thorneyburn, Grey-stead and Falstone. In 1832 the chapelry of Humshaugh and Haughton was also formed into a separate parish. There were thus seven parishes where once there had been only the mother parish of Simonburn. "So both the burgh and the parish were shuttlecocks between Scots and English in those barbarous and dangerous days when the border between England and Scotland was undefined and a battleground between the two contending forces." 7. Simonburn, the mother parish, is located about 10 miles southeast of Hesleyside. More on the parish of Simonburn from https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp107-110#h3-0022 retrieved 14 Jan 2024: "SIMONBURN (St. Simon), a parish, in the union of Hexham, N. W. division of Tindale ward, S. division of Northumberland; containing, with the township of Haughton and the chapelry of Humshaugh, 1029 inhabitants, of whom 500 are in the township of Simonburn, 9 miles (N. W. by N.) from Hexham. This parish was formerly the largest in the county, about 33 miles in length and 14 in breadth, diversified with picturesque valleys, and bounded by the Roman wall on the south. In 1814 it was divided, pursuant to an act procured in 1811, into six parishes and rectories, the livings of all which are in the gift of the Governors of Greenwich Hospital, to whom the manor of the ancient parish belongs, and from whose funds the new churches were erected." 8. I obtained the following book: "Recollections of a Northumberland Lady," by Barbara Charlton (1815-1866) who was the wife of William Charlton of Hesleyside. Hesleyside is the ancestral manor of the Charltons, stretching back many centuries. The small farm area of Dunterlee, where our Thomas Charlton raised his family, is located just 1.1 miles to the east of Hesleyside and about half way to Bellingham. The book details life at Hesleyside in the early 1800s and traces the family back to the time it received its barontcy circal 1646. There is a connection with our family, but so far it has not beed figured out. BURIAL: 1. FHL film 252545, burials in Bellingham parish from 1687-1800, show the following death which may or may not be our Thomas: "5 Apr 1769, Thomas Charlton of Stobilee." Some family histories say it is, but the entry clearly does not say Dunterley. On the other hand, both Stobilee and Dunterley are in the township of Leemailing. Some Charlton researchers link the two locations together for purposes of studying Thomas Charlton, but I am not so sure. The 1851 census shows both locations as very near each other with Stobilee being 4 cottages together and Dunkerley (Dunterley?) has a large farm with other houses spread out and with enough distance to have other places in between in the manner that the census was carried out. On the other hand, the following entry ties two Thomases to Eleanor (probably our Thomas and his son) per FHL film 252546, Bellingham marriage records beginning 1754: "24 May 1767, Eleanor Charlton, of Stobbylee, and John Scott of Anton Hill, both of this chapelry, wit: Thos. Charlton and Thomas Charlton." It should be noted that there are several records involving Thomas Jr. with Stobilee, starting 1770 which would tie in with Thomas Sr. being there at the time of his death in 1769. I suspect this is our Thomas. | Charlton, Thomas (I4687)
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| 2954 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 26401 "Early LDS Church Records of Payson, Utah; Baptisms at Payson" show rebaptisms and reconfirmations 1855 and 1857 for Lucinda Jane Adair. I do not believe that they are the same person. Joseph Adair and Rebecca Frances Adair had a daughter of this name, Lucinda Jane Adair, in Payson at this time who was born 22 Oct 1841 and married in the late 1850s. MARRIAGE: 1. The following summary shows all known women as of 16 Apr 2013 with whom Samuel had a living or spiritual connection. The film references are from the old Ordinance Index which has since been replaced by New Family Search and then Family Tree. The various classes of wives are broken down as follows: A. Actual traditional and documented wives: 1. Gemima Mangum: Online Ordinance Index (1) FHL film 456338 showing "9 May 1853"; a later entry per FHL film 458480 shows 1864 with no temple noted. 2. Nancy White: The wife was found and documented in the 1990s. They were married in abt. 1849 in Iowa and had one son together; Joshua Tumer Adair. Nancy and the son remained in Iowa when Samuel and the rest of the family left for Utah in 1852. She subsequently remarried. 3. Rachel Hunter: Online Ordinance Index FHL film 183393, entry 1877, which is the same date and temple as Gemima Mangum's sealing to Samuel: 9 May 1853 EHOUS. The film shows: Samuel Adair of Provo, b. 28 Mar '06 in Lawrence Co., S. Carolina sealed May 9, 1853 to: -Jemima Mangum, dd. [deceased], b. 14 Sep '09 in OH. She died in 1847 and he was sealed for eternity with her 9 May 1853 with her being deceased. -Rachel Hunter, b. 13 Oct 10 in S. Carolina. Note with her "for time" since she was already sealed to an earlier husband. Rachel did not remain long with Samuel and is found with her first husband's married name of Davis in the 1860 census in Utah co., Utah. 4. Anne Catherine Mattison [Laustdatter]: Online Ordinance Index FHL film 183395. Mattison was her father's name. Marriage was in the Salt Lake City Endowment House 22 Oct 1864. B. Actual living spouses that have been sketchy until now and for whom no LDS sealings are on record: 1. Lucinda ___. The online Western Marriage Index (Marriage ID: 253419) shows the following divorce which occurred after Nancy White and before Rachel Hunter. No marriage record has been found preceding this divorce. There was no other Samuel Adair living in Utah co., Utah at this time besides Samuel Jefferson Adair. Divorce Decree, 1 Jan 1853. Source: Utah County, Utah, Probate Docket; Vol. 1; Page 113: Samuel Adair and Mrs. Lucinda Adair. The docket needs to be reviewed. 2. Roxanna M. ___. "Roxanna M. Adair" shows up with Samuel in both the 1856 Utah and the 1860 US censuses. The 1860 census shows Roxanna born about 1794 in England. FHL film 26401 "Early LDS Church Records of Payson, Utah; Baptisms at Payson," shows a rebaptism for Roxana M. Adair on 16 Mar 1857. This was a few days prior to the Adair family's move to "Dixie" Utah from Payson. She cannot be Samuel's wife Rachel Hunter who was born at a different time and place and shows up with her first husband's surname of Davis in the 1860 census in Utah co., Utah, while Roxanna is in Washington, Wash., Utah. No further is heard of Roxanna after 1860. C. Spiritual wives. St. George LDS temple records show that he was "sealed" to these deceased women" whom it does not appear he actually married in real life. Betsy [Elizabeth] Mangum could be his wife Gemima's half sister if it is in fact the same person. These sealings appear to have been by proxy (after their deaths) as part of the "Law of Adoption" then in practice but discontinued by the LDS Church in the 1890s when actual and spiritual polygamy ended. Generally these were women who he or one of his spouses knew as relatives or friends and who probably did not have the opportunity of hearing of the LDS Gospel in their own lifetimes. He was living when sealed to all of them: 1. Dorthea Nielson, b. Lyn, Denmark; 15 Feb 1877 SGEOR, per FHL film 170595, ref. 122. 2. Ane Marie Jakobsen, b. in Darum, Ribe, Denmark: 8 Mar 1878 SGEOR, per FHL film 170596, ref. 1590. 3. Kjerstene Knudsen, b. 7 Jan 1883 at Fyn, Odense, Denmark; 14 Mar 1878 SGEOR, per FHL film 170596, ref. 1852. 4. Marie Christiane Sorensen, b. Denmark; 10 Mar 1880 SGEOR, per FHL film 170597, ref.4713. 5. Betsy Mangum, 10 Mar 1880 SGEOR, per FHL film 170597, ref. 4714. | Lucinda (I807)
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| 2955 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 496745, item 11, Typescript "A Brief Statement of the Stimmel and Plum Ancestors from 1740 Down to and Including the Names of the Fourth Generation," compiled by John Stimmel, 220 W. Tenth Ave, Columbus, Ohio, May 1902. This typescript is the source of the statement that the immigrant Joh. Michael Stocker came to America from Alsace Loraine and lived in Maryland from 1735 to 1790. The statement of Alsace Loraine is significant since more modern research now strongly suggests he was from Goersdorf, which is in Alsace Loraine. In reviewing this statement there are some obvious problems -- Michael has been proven to have been in Maryland long after 1790; additionally, he would have been only about 5 years of age to have been in America in 1735, which is unlikely since no possible parents of his have been found in America. How to explain the date discrepancy -- Mr. Stimmel wrote this in 1902, which was 48 years after Charlotte (Stocker) Binckley (1788-1877) was 70 and the quoted source of the information. The transcript: "MICHAEL STOKER'S FAMILY No. 1. Michael Stoker was of German descent. They came from Alsace Loraine, between France and Germany. Michael lived in Frederick County, Maryland, from about 1735 to 1790. He was married three times. From these unions there were eleven children, namely; By first wife, Michael, Hannah Magdalene; by second wife, Salome, John and Barbara; by third wife, Margaretta, George, Catharine, Mary, Jacob and Charlotte. Hannah Magdalene was born 1760. She married Yost Stimmel. Charlotte married a Mr. Binckley; they came to Ohio many years ago and settled in Perry County, near Somerset. I received the above largely from Mrs. Binckley when she was 70 years old. John and Jacob Stoker also came to Ohio and settled at Rushville, Perry County. The Stoker family, formerly of Circleville, are descendants of Jacob. YOST STIMMEL'S FAMILY No. 2. The Stimmels are of German descent. I have no authentic account of them further than Yost Stimmel, who was born about 1756, in Frederic County, Maryland. It will be seen by the title page that there were two Yost Stimmels in Frederic County, Maryland, from 1768 to 1795. Yost Stimmel, Sr., married Hannah Magdalene Stoker, who was born 1760; They were married about 1784. They remained in Frederic County until the spring of 1795, when they removed to Hampshire County, Virginia according to a deed made to them of 250 acres of land in said county. The farm was on Mill Creek about eight miles southwest of Romney. From this union there were four sons and four daughters, namely (name, birth, death, age at death): Michael, 1786-1859, 73 Hannah Magdalene, 1788-1839, 51 Peter, 1789-1844, 55 Daniel, 1791-1863, 72 Elizabeth, 1794 -, - Jacob, 1796-1853, 57 Catharine, 1798-1886, 88 Mary Ann, 1801-1876, 75 Yost Stimmel died in November, 1805, aged 49 years, and was buried on his farm. Mrs. Stimmel remained there until 1812, when she rented her farm and with the most of her family came to Ohio and settled on a farm two miles north of Pickaway County line (Lockbourne not being laid out until 1831). She remained there until June 1814, when she died, aged 54 years. She was buried in the Landes graveyard[d], now known as the Stimmel graveyard. The heirs then all joined together in one deed and sold the 250 acre farm in Virginia, to Zachariah Arnold in November, 1814, for the consideration of $1800 cash in hand." 2. Information for this individual, husband, children, and vital data taken 6 Apr 2002 from the Internet site Ancestry.com and is unproven by me. Children listed: Michael, b. 11 Oct 1786. Johanna or Hannah Magdalena Stimmel, b. 3 Jul 1788 Peter Stimmel, b. 1789. Daniel Stimmel, b. 4 Nov 1790. Maria Elizabeth Stimmel, b. 8 Nov 1793. Jacob Stimmel, b. 6 Mar 1796. Catherine Stimmel, b. 19 Aug 1798 in Hampshire, Virginia. d. 3 Sep 1886 in Perry or Hocking Counties, Ohio. Mary Ann Stimmel, b. 1801. 3. Per Ancestral File v4.19, there may be another husband whose name is Jacob Kramer m. 7 Apr 1795 [this looks wrong because she is still having children after this time with her first husband.] 4. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part: "Surviving Children Johanna, with her family, also moved from Frederick, Maryland to Ohio. She died in Hamilton Twp., Franklin, Ohio. It was around the year of 1815 that Michael, (Michael and Ana's son), moved his young family from North Carolina to Vega, Jackson County, Ohio. They settled approximately 60 miles south of his father's family. In the early 1830's Michael and his family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, left Ohio, and moved west. He died in the Missouri. Jacob married Mary Swinehart. John married Catherine Koons. Both John and Jacob purchased land in Montgomery, Ohio in June of 1816 and both are found on the 1830 census for Fairfield County, Ohio as head of households. Maria Salome married a Mr. Reynolds. Maria Barbara married a Mr. Burdoon. Anna Margareth married Mr. Phillip Baker. Mary never married. She died on the 5 Sep 1839 and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery by her father. Catherine married a Mr. Hidlebaugh. Charlotta married John Binckley." 5. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part: "Michael Stocker died on 26 March 1819 in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. His third wife, Mary, died in the year of 1822. I do not have the location of Mary's death/burial at this point of writing. Michael's last will and testament was signed on 10 May 1818 listing the existing family: (note the Anglicized names used) Wife: Mary, Sons: Michael (Ana's son) John (Elizabeth's son) Jacob (Mary's son) Daughters: Mary (Marie Catherine) Catherine (Eva Catherine?) Charlotte Margaret (Anna Margareth?) Barbara (Maria Barbara) Salome (Maria Salome) Magdalene (Johanna Magdalene) The will of Michael Stocker was proved in special court, Court of Common Pleas, 17 April 1819, Perry County, Ohio." 6. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 82-83: "Johanna Magdalene Stoker, b. 1 Jan 1760, Frederick Co., MD; d. Jun 1814; md. to Johann Stimmel." 7. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 88-97: "Michael Stoker, doubtless, was the son of Michael Stoker (Stocker) who settled in Frederick Co., Md. about the middle of the 18th century. No other family of the Stoker (Stocker) name was found by this writer in any of the early Frederick Co. records. The 18th century translated records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. established about 1746, show many Michael Stoker (Stocker) entries beginning with the birth, on 1 Apr 1758, of Anna Barbara, daughter of 'Mich. Stocker' and his wife 'Ana Barb.' On p. 552 of a copy of these church records, now in possession of the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, will be found a recording of eight children of Michael Stocker, the youngest named George, born 13 Nov 1781. The first of these children was named Marie Barbara, born 1 Apr 1758. She doubtless was the same as or the twin of another daughter named Anna Barbara mentioned above as having been born on the same date. Another record shows, again, the birth of Marie Barbara, daughter of Michael Stocker born 1 Apr 1758; baptized 15 May 1758. Thus the church records contain three separate entries of the birth on 1 April 1758, of a daughter to Michael Stoker (Stocker) as follows: a. 'On 1 Apr. 1758 to Mich. Stocker et uxori Ana Barbara a daughter Anna Barbara. Witnesses (to baptism) Marie Barbara filia coelebs Michael Roemers.' Filia Coelebs means unmarried daughter of.' b. '1758, 1 April to Michael Stoker a daughter Marie Barbara, sponsored by Barbara Romerin, baptized 15 May 1758.' c. '1758, 1 April to Michael Stocker a daughter Marie Barbara, sponsored by Barbara Romerin, baptized 15 May 1758.' As already stated, page 552 of the church book records, on one single page, the birth of eight children to Michael Stocker the last child of whom, named George, was born 13 Nov 1781 and baptized 7 Jun 1782. The first seven of these recordings obviously were made in 1769, the 8th having been put there in 1782 as will be explained later. Preceding the names of the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th and 7th Child, the symbol ϯ was added to show, doubtless, that the child was deceased when the record was made. The record, on page 552 of the church records, is as follows: a. 1 April 1758, to Michael Stocker a child Marie Barbara; ϯ godmother, Barbara Romerin; baptized 15 May 1758. b. 1 Jan 1760, to Michael Stocker, a child Johana Magdale, godparents, Heinrich Hanth (and wife) Magdalena. Date of baptism not stated. (Note by JWH - On page 454 of the church record is shown the marriage on 2 Nov 1784 'by license' of Johanna Magdalena Stockern and Johann Jost Stimmel, Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel and John and Peter Schnog serving as witnesses.) c. 20 May 1762, to Michael Stocker, a child Michael; godparents Michael Romer (and wife) Charlotte Amalia, (Amalis). Date of baptism not stated. (Note by JWH - This writer believes that this was the Michael Stocker who married Catherine Eller.) d. 26 Aug 1764, to Michael Stocker, a child, Elizabeth; ϯ godmother, Elizabeth Romerin. Date of baptism not stated. e. 24 May 1767, to Michael Stocker, a child Balthasar; ϯ godparents, Balthsar Bock (and wife) Rosina. Date of baptism not stated. f and g. 11 gbr 1769 (two children) to Michael Stocker, namely a child Marie Barbara; godparents, Johannes Haas (and wife) Mar. Barbara, and a child Christina; godmother, Christina Romerin, ledig, meaning unmarried. Baptized 19 gbr. 1769. (Note gbr is usually an abbreviation in German for born but in this case probably means November of possibly February.) h. 13 Nov 1781, to Michael Stocker, a child, George; sponsor George Bens. Baptized 7 Jun 1782. The above record of children of Michael Stocker, together with others shown below are interesting in two ways. First it will be noted that one of the sponsors in every case bore the same given name as the child. It was a custom in early German families to select as godmother or godfather of children being baptized the person for whom the child was named, usually a close relative and in some cases a respected friend. Second, as was shown by the first record quoted above and as will be shown by other records quoted below, Michael Stoker's wife as late as 24 March 1766 (Deed Record) was Barbara and as early as 12 April 1770 (Deed Record) was Elizabeth. That these two wives, Barbara and Elizabeth, were spouses of the same Michael Stocker is definitely established by the land records of Frederick County but, as the two next following church records show, Michael Stocker's full name was Joh. (John) Michael Stoker. a. Page 564 of the translated church records at Maryland Hist. Soc. - Johannes, son of Joh. Michael and Elizabeth Stoker, b. 4 Jan 1772 and baptized 9 Feb 1772. (Note by JWH - p. 233 of the church records show that Johannes Stocker, aged 19, was confirmed on 22 Apr 1791. A translated record of the German Reformed Church of Frederick Co., Md., p. 196, found at the Gen. Soc. in SLC shows a child Marianna Stocker, was born to Johannes and Catherina Stocker 10 Aug 1809. Susan Kuntz (Frentz) was her godmother. A Catherina Stoker (sic) is mentioned as a dau. in the will of John Coons (sic) of Frederick Co., Md. dated 23 Dec. 1816 and proved 6 Mch. 1817. (Liber H.S, No. 2, p. 55, Frederick Co., Md. Wills.)) b. Page 591 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City - Marie Salome, dau. of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker b. 9 May 1773; bap. 27 June 1773. Her godparents were John Michel and Salome Alex (sic). c. Page 617 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at Maryland Hist. Society [Baltimore] - Marie Barbara, dau. of Joh. Michael and Elizabeth Stoker, b. 23 Dec 1774; bapt. 16 Apr 1775. Her godparents were Johannes and Marie Barbara Hass. d. Pages 638 and 1017 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City - Eva Margreth, dau. of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker, b. 22 Jul 1776; bap. 10 Nov 1776. Her godparents were Jacob and Margreth Bens. This child died 12 Sept. 1777, aged 1 year. One may wonder why these four children were not listed with other children of Michael Stoker on page 552 of the church record (supra). After mentioning seven additional, more or less pertinent, translate church records the reason for this, as this writer sees it will be explained. a. Page 407 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at Maryland Hist. Society, Baltimore, it is shown that Michael Stoker and Mary Adams were married, by license, 21 Jun 1778. The witnesses were Abraham Fah and his wife Juliana and Adam and Peter Schnock. Frederick Co. Marriage Records show that Michael Stoker and Mary A___, the spelling not complete, on 1 Jun 1778, were given a license to be married. b. Page 209 [of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at Maryland Hist. Society, Baltimore] shows that Michael Stoker born 24 May 1862 and Magdalena Stockern (sic) born 1 Jan 1760 were confirmed. These two were brother and sister, children of Michael and Barbara Stoker (Stocker), their birth dates in their confirmation checking substantially with those recorded on page 552 of the same translated church record. c. Page 664 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City shows that Anna Margareth, daughter of Michael and Anna Marie Stocker was born 15 May 1779 and baptized 24 July 1779. Her godparents were Adam and Anna Margareth Schnock. d. Page 686 [of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City ] shows that Marie Catharina, daughter of Michael and Anna Maria Stocker was born 4 Sept. 1780. e. Page 752 [of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City] shows that Jacob, son of Michael and Anna Maria Stocker, was born 22 May 1785. His sponsors at baptism were his parents. f. Page 113 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City, Utah, shows that Charlotte, daughter of Michael Stocker, was born 19 Feb 1788. Her mother's name was not given. Her godparents were Peter and Julia (Juliana) Schnock (Schnod). g. Page 1017 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City shows that Elizabeth, wife of Michael Stoker died 10 Oct 1777 at the age of 33 years. It should be kept in mind that the only Stoker (Stocker) family found in the early church, land or court records of Frederick County, Maryland was one headed by Michael. The only suggestion of a Stoker of Stocker of another given name was the same Michael in the recordings of his children by his second wife, Elizabeth. In those recordings he was called Joh. Michael Stoker. Deed Records in Frederick Co., calling him a saddler in every case and showing his wife to have been Barbara in March 1766 and Elizabeth in April 1770 proves the two Michaels to have been the same person. The second wife, Elizabeth, died 10 Oct 1777 at the age of 33. On 21 Jun 1778 he married Mary (Marie) Adams as already shown. This writer explains the one page record that is found of Michael Stoker's (Stocker) children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick Co., Md. as follows. When his first two daughters (twins probably) were born he had them baptized or recorded as they were born. When his twins, Marie Barbara and Christina were born in 1769 he had them baptized and recorded and when this was being done he decided to record all of his other children, four of whom had not been recorded, naming their godparents from memory. This would account for all of these children appearing on one page where immediately prior entries were 1769 and immediate subsequent ones 1770. When children of his second wife, Elizabeth, came he had them baptized and recorded. Apparently there were four of them, one named Johannes, b. 4 Jan 1772, another named Marie Salome, b. 9 May 1773, the third was Marie Barbara b. 23 Dec 1774 and the fourth Eva Margreth b. 22 Jul 1776 - d. 12 Sep 1777. Then on 10 Oct 1777 his wife, Elizabeth, aged 33, died and on 21 Jun 1778 he married Mary (Marie) Adams, his third wife. The first child of the third marriage was Anna Margareth, b. 15 May 1779. She was baptized and recorded. The second child by this third marriage was Marie Catherina, born 4 Sep 1780 and bapt. 4 March (May) 1781. She probably died young. The fourth child was Georg b. 13 Nov 1781. This child was baptized 7 Jun 1782 and the baptism recorded not on the current page of the record book but squeezed in on the 1769/1770 page where other children of Michael Stoker (Stocker) had been recorded enmasse. Thus we have on the 1769/1770 page of the church book a record of eight children of Michael Stoker (Stocker) born between 1758 and 1782 appearing on that page with other children of his who were born after 1769 appearing on other pages. The fact that his son Georg was so recorded is pretty conclusive proof that all of the eight Stoker (Stocker) children on that one page had the same father. The symbol ϯ apparently was to indicate that the child was deceased and, doubtless, was inserted when the baptism of the son George was recorded. Other entries in the church records show Michael Stocker (Stoker) and his wife, Anna Maria, had two other children, one named Jacob, b. 22 May 1785, and the other named Charlotte, b. 19 Feb 1788, making 17 children as follows: By first wife Barbara: 1. Anna Barbara Stocker, b. 1 Apr 1758. She died young. 2. Marie Barbara Stocker, b. 1 Apr 1758, the same as or twin of [Anna Barbara]. She died young. 3. Johana Magdale Stocker, b. 1 Jan 1760. 4. Michael Stocker, Jr., b. 20 May 1762 (24 May 1762 or 24 Mar 1762). 5. Elizabeth Stocker, b. 26 Aug 1764. She died young. 6. Balthasar Stocker, b. 24 May 1767. He died young. 7. Marie Barbara Stocker, b. 11 ??? 1769. [Twin of Christina.] She died young. 8. Christina Stocker, b. 11 ??? 1769. Twin of [Marie Barbara]. She died young. By second wife Elizabeth: 9. Johannes Stocker, b. 4 Jan 1772. 10. Marie Solome Stocker, b. 9 May 1773. 11. Marie Barbara Stocker, b. 25 Dec 1774. 12. Eva Margreth Stocker, b. 22 Jul 1776, d. 12 Sep 1777. By third wife Anna Marie Adams: 13. Anna Margareth Stocker, b. 15 May 1779. 14. Marie Catherina Stocker, b. 4 Sep 1780. 15. George Stocker, b. 13 Nov. 1781, bapt. 2 Jun 1782. 16. Jacob Stocker, b. 22 May 1785. 17. Charlotte Stocker, b. 19 Feb 1788. [Note: James Hook totally missed one child, Eva Catherina, who was born between George and Jacob; see her notes for church record documentation.] 8. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part: "The 1790 census record for Frederick Maryland lists for Michael Stocker: 2 white free males over age 16 Michael and his son Michael- age 28 (Ana's son) 2 white males under age 16 Johannes- age 12 (Elizabeth's son) Jacob- age 5 (Mary's son) It is this authors belief that by 1790 there should have been three boys listed on the census record. It is possible that Georg was not alive in 1790. There are no church records for Georg in Frederick except for that of his birth and baptism. In the original hand written record a cross mark has been put next to all deceased Stocker Children. Georg's record also has this mark next to it that he was deceased at the time the record was made. Georg is also missing from the will of his father Michael Stocker. Next on the census record is the listing of seven white, free, females but they are not separated by ages. These individuals should be: Wife- Mary (Anna Maria) Maria Barbara- age 16 (Elizabeth's daughter) Marie Salome- age 17 (Elizabeth's daughter) Anna Margareth- age 11 (Mary's daughter) Marie Catherine (Mary)- age 10 (Mary's daughter) Eva Catherina- age 6 (Mary's daughter) Charlotta- age 2 (Mary's daughter) Johanna Magdalena is not listed on the census with this family as she married (Yost) Jost Stimmel in 1784." 9. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part: "Important Note: All of the original Evangelical Lutheran Church record was originally in German mixed with some Latin. Parts of it have been copied on to microfilm by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is available for anyone to study. A complete copy is found in the Maryland State Archives on microfilm. This record has been translated by Frederick S. Weiser, James Hook, William Hinke, and E.W. Reinecke. In comparing the four records each has small differences in dates and names from the original record. The translation work by Frederick S. Weiser has been most commonly used... Researchers Take Note In relationship to the birth dates and number of children Michael and Ana had there is much confusion. I believe most of this has stemmed from the differences of the translations and then the descendants propagating the same mistakes throughout the year. I have tried to verify the different translations with the original hand written records available to me. For researchers working through the Family History Centers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the only translation records available was made by Frederick Weiser and James Hook. Located in the Frederick County Historical Library in Maryland are the translations by Frederick Weiser, William Hinke, and E. W. Reinecke. All of the microfilm of the original and its various translations can be found at the Maryland State Archives in Baltimore, Maryland. Michael and Ana's Family Because of the problems with this family I have provided endnotes for references to where the information is located so others may research this dilemma... [A.] Anna Barbara on 1 April, 1758 and baptized on Pentecost 1758. This church ordinance was witnessed by Maria Barbara, the unmarried daughter of Michael Romer. (As of 1769 daughter was deceased.) [Footnote 1: "The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp. 1-1048, Index I-N, page 53."] It is the opinion of this author that Maria Barbara and Anna Barbara are the same child. The record of this child was made eleven years after her birth at the Festival of the Resurrection. It is only recorded with several other children of Michael and has no independent record as seen in the baptismal records of Anna Barbara and Michael. The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, Recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp 1-1048, Index I-N, page 552. [B.] Jan 1 1760, A little daughter Johana Magdalena, Sponsors: Henrich Fauth and Magdalena. [Footnote 2. The record of this child was made nine years after her birth. It is only recorded with several other children of Michael and has no independent record as seen in the records of Anna Barbara and Michael. The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp. 1-1048, Index I-N, page 552."] [C] The next child recorded for Michael and Ana was that of: son Michael on 20 May 1762 baptized Sept 18 [Schw.]. Sponsors: MIchael and Charlotte Amalia Romer. [Footnote 3. "Maryland German Church Records Vol. 3, Baptismal records of the Monocacy Lutheran Congregation, and its successor, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland 1742-1779, as translated and edited by Frederick S. Weiser pg. 34. This record does not have a translation error on the year of Michael's birth where he has it listed as 1768."] The following children for Michael and Ana were found only in the hand written record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church recorded in conjunction with the Festival of the Resurrection which was held March 26 and 27 of 1769, 3-5 years after the children were born. [Footnote 4. "The record of this child was made nine years after her birth. It is only recorded with several other children of Michael and has no independent record as seen in the records of Anna Barbara and Michael. The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp. 1-1048, Index I-N, page 552."] [D.] Elisabetha, dau. of Michael Stocker b. 26 Aug 1764 bp. (not given). Sponsors: Elisabeth Romerin (as of 1769 daughter was deceased). [E.] Balthasar, son of Michael Stocker b. 24 May 1767 bp. (not given). Sponsors: Balthasar and Rosina Bach (as of 1769 son was deceased)." 10. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part: "Within the Evangelical Church's records, [Johan] Michael is recorded as a witness to the baptism of some of his grandchildren from Johanna. Also recorded are the ten times he attended communion. Usually this was once a year in the fall or spring. The last record for Michael Stocker in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland is a church record for his attendance at communion on 2 June 1805." 11. FHL book 929.273 "Some Descendants of Michael Stoker 1731-1819," compiled by Kathleen Stoker Overton (ca. 2003?), p. 6. This book does a good job of tracing several non-Mormon descendancy lines from the original immigrant. "Johanna Magdalena (Hannah) Stoker Johanna Magdalena Stoker called Hannah was born 1 January 1760 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland to Michael Stoker and his first wife, Anna Barbara Roemer. She was baptized in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick. Her Godparents were Heinrich Hanth and his wife Magdalena. The date of baptism is not given. Hannah grew up in Maryland, had some schooling and on 2 November 1784 married Johann Jost Stimmel in the Lutheran Evangelical Church. The notice in Lutheran records states: "Johann Jost Stimmel and Johanna Magdalena Stokern by license. Witnesses: Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel, John and Peter Schnog." The Stimmel family stayed in Frederick, Maryland until about 1792 when they moved to Hampshire County, Virginia, now in West Virginia, and established a home called Mill Creek Farm. Jost also worked as a blacksmith. He wrote his will on 3 November 1805 and it was proved on 17 February 1806. A synopsis of the will follows: "Wife, Hannah Magdalena, 9 children, 1- Michael, 2- Peter, 3- Daniel, 4- Jacob, 5- Hannah Magdalena, 6- Elizabeth, 7- Catherine (a cripple), 8- Mary, 9- Ann. Executor, wife. Witnesses, Jacob Bizer, Dan and Zach Arnold." Hannah was still in Virginia for the 1810 Census. Many of her children were moving to Franklin County, Ohio and Hannah wanted to join them. She sold her farm and in 1814 moved to Ohio. Soon after arriving she died in June 1814 and is buried in Landes Street Cemetery in Hamilton, Franklin County, Ohio. The children of Hannah and Jost are…" BIRTH: 1. Per LDS extraction program of film #13933, "Evangelical Lutheran or Lutheran Congregation of Zmiddletown, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland" as cited with online Ordinance Index: "Johanna Magdalena Stocker, born 1 Jan 1760 with parent listed as Michael Stocker." Ordinance work reference is Film 13933 IT 2, batch C507701. 2. Per LDS extraction program of film #883605 item 1, "The Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, parish register 1743-1811 [actual start of 1737]. 975.287/F1 V26 w v. 1-2" as cited with online Ordinance Index: "Johanna Magdalina Stocker, b. 1 Jan 1760, no christening date given, with parent listed as Michael Stocker." Ordinance work reference is Film 824392 IT 2, batch C504181. CHRISTENING: 1. Anna Barbara's presumed surname of Römerin is technically unproven but surmised from the sponsors of her children's baptisms in Frederick, MD. Her surname Anna Barbara is however found in conjunction with her husband Michael Stocker in land deeds and baptismal sponsorships. Six children were born to her and her husband and with the exception of Balthasar, all the rest had baptismal sponsors from the Römer family (including the last two on the following list who were the first two children of the second wife Elizabeth Pfau); i.e: Anna Barbara, 1758: Maria Barbara Römerin (Anna Barbara's unmarried sister) Maria Barbara, 1758: Barbara Römerin (most likely Anna Barbara's unmarried sister Maria Barbara again) Johanna Magdalene, 1760: Henrich Fauth and Magdalena (Anna Barbara's married sister Johanna Magdalene whose husband is named in their father's will as Henry Foutz) Michael, 1762: John Michael and Maria Amalia Römer (Anna Barbara's parents) Elizabeth, 1764: Elizabeth Römerin (Anna Barbara's unmarried sister) Balthasar, 1767: Unrelated party - Balthasar and Rosina Bach. Maria Barbara, 1769: Johannes and Maria Barbara Haas (Anna Barbara's married sister Maria Barbara whose marriage is proved by their father's will and by tombstones) Christina, 1769: Christina Römerin (Anna Barbara's unmarried sister) The name Römerin is the German female version of Römer. 2. FHL book 975.287/F1 K28we "Maryland German Church Records," vol. 3, "Baptismal records of the Monocacy Lutheran Congregation, and its successor, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, 1742-1779," translated and edited by Frederick S. Weiser: - All recorded at once: - Maria Barbara, dau. of Michael Stocker, b . 1 Apr 1758 (+), bp. 15 May. Sponsors: Mar. Barb. Römerin [now] deceased. - Johanna Magdalina, dau. of [parents names not given] b. 1 Jan 1760, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Heinrich and Magdalena Fauth. - Michael, son of Michael Stocker b. 20 May 1762, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Michael and Scharletta Amalia Romer. - Elisabetha, dau. of Michael Stocker b. 26 Aug. 1764, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Elisabetha Romerin. - Balthasar, son of Michael Stocker, b. 24 May 1767 (+), bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Balthasar and Rosina Bach. - Maria Barbara, twin dau. of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 (+), bp. 19 Sept. 1769. Sponsors: Johannes and Maria Barbara Haass. - Christina, twin dau. of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 (+), bp. 19 Sept. 1769. Sponsors: Christina Römerin, single. - [name not given], son of Michael Stocker, b. 13 Nov. 1781, bp. 2 Jun. 1782. Sponsor: Georg Bens. [Kerry's note: This child is George Stocker.] MARRIAGE: 1. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 88-97: "The 18th century translated records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. established about 1746, show many Michael Stoker (Stocker) entries... The record, on page 552 of the church records, is as follows: 1 Jan 1760, to Michael Stocker, a child Johana Magdale, godparents, Heinrich Hanth (and wife) Magdalena. Date of baptism not stated. (Note by JWH - On page 454 of the church record is shown the marriage on 2 Nov 1784 'by license' of Johanna Magdalena Stockern and Johann Jost Stimmel, Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel and John and Peter Schnog serving as witnesses.)" 2. Per the book "Maryland Marriages, 1778-1800," comp. by Robert Barnes, 1979, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, copy available at the Frederick Historical Society in Frederick, MD: Phillip Baker and Margaret Stoker, 12 Feb 1799, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. Peter Staup and Magd. Eler, 20 June 1800, First German Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, copy made in 1903, at Maryland Historical Society, 1170. Yost Stimmel and Magdalena Stoker, 28 Oct 1784, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. Michael Stoker, and Mary A - , 21 Jun 1778, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. 3. FHL book 975.287 V2p "Frederick County Maryland Marriages References and Family Relationships 1748-1800," by Henry C. Peden, Jr. & Veronica Clarke Peden, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, Delaware, 2012). This volume is a "comprehensive compilation of marriage references, actual and implied, in early Frederick County, Maryland from its formation in 1748 through 1800. Marriages were gleaned from published license books, land records, probate records (wills and administration accounts), court records (judgments and indentures), military pension records, church records (marriages, births and baptism), bible records, newspapers, some family histories and other documented secondary sources." P. 272: -Stimmel, Johann Jost, m. Johanna Magdalena Stocker on 2 Nov 1784; among the witnesses were Michael Stocker and Peter Stimmel {ref: Monocacy Lutheran Congregation of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick, MD (see "Maryland German Church Records," Vol. 3, translated by Frederick S. Weiser, published by Noodle-Doosey Press, 1987); ref: Frederick County Land Records (see abstracts of Frederick County Land Records, 1752-1772, by Patricia Abelard Andersen, 8 vols. (1995-2003), K:432}" 4. FHL book 975.287 K2w "Records of Marriages and Burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Maryland and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the City of Frederick, Maryland 1743-1811," translated and edited by Frederick Sheely Weiser, Special Publication No. 38, The National Genealogical Society, Washington, D.C., 1972: Marriages: Nov. 2, 1784: Johann Jost Stimmel & Johanna Magdalena Stockern by license. Witnesses: Michael Stocker. Peter Stimmel. Joh. and Peter Schnog. DEATH: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19. 2. Mentioned in father's will dated 10 May 1818: "...my sons, Jacob, Michael and John and my daughters, Mary, Catherine, Charlotte, Margaret, Barbara, Salome and Magdalene..." See full quotation in his notes. The Magdalene in the will can only be this individual. The language is worded such that she may have already died before the will: "I do ordain and it is my wish that the share which shall be coming to my daughter Salome, shall be placed in the hands of my son Jacob, for the use of the children of said Salome, with power to give unto the said Salome in case of her coming to absolute want such part thereof as he shall think proper and the share of my daughter Catherine shall likewise be placed in the hands of my son Jacob to be by him said out in land in the name of her child or Children, but to be occupied by her, during her life, and by her husband, if he shall survive her as long as he continues a widower, and share of my daughter Magdalene, shall be equally divided among her children." Consider also in the will that unlike the other named daughters, Magdalene and Salome did not receive any household furnishings which may confirm Magdalene as deceased (and Salome possibly estranged judging from the language of the money stipend of her having to be in "absolute want"). If in fact she died before 1818, then the Ancestral File entry cited above for death may be legitimate. BURIAL: 1. Per Ancestral File v4.19. | Stocker, Johanna Magdalena (I196)
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| 2956 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 496745, item 11, Typescript "A Brief Statement of the Stimmel and Plum Ancestors from 1740 Down to and Including the Names of the Fourth Generation," compiled by John Stimmel, 220 W. Tenth Ave, Columbus, Ohio, May 1902. This typescript is the source of the statement that the immigrant Joh. Michael Stocker came to America from Alsace Loraine and lived in Maryland from 1735 to 1790. The statement of Alsace Loraine is significant since more modern research now strongly suggests he was from Goersdorf, which is in Alsace Loraine. In reviewing this statement there are some obvious problems -- Michael has been proven to have been in Maryland long after 1790; additionally, he would have been only about 5 years of age to have been in America in 1735, which is unlikely since no possible parents of his have been found in America. How to explain the date discrepancy -- Mr. Stimmel wrote this in 1902, which was 48 years after Charlotte (Stocker) Binckley (1788-1877) was 70 and the quoted source of the information. The transcript: "MICHAEL STOKER'S FAMILY No. 1. Michael Stoker was of German descent. They came from Alsace Loraine, between France and Germany. Michael lived in Frederick County, Maryland, from about 1735 to 1790. He was married three times. From these unions there were eleven children, namely; By first wife, Michael, Hannah Magdalene; by second wife, Salome, John and Barbara; by third wife, Margaretta, George, Catharine, Mary, Jacob and Charlotte. Hannah Magdalene was born 1760. She married Yost Stimmel. Charlotte married a Mr. Binckley; they came to Ohio many years ago and settled in Perry County, near Somerset. I received the above largely from Mrs. Binckley when she was 70 years old. John and Jacob Stoker also came to Ohio and settled at Rushville, Perry County. The Stoker family, formerly of Circleville, are descendants of Jacob. YOST STIMMEL'S FAMILY No. 2. The Stimmels are of German descent. I have no authentic account of them further than Yost Stimmel, who was born about 1756, in Frederic County, Maryland. It will be seen by the title page that there were two Yost Stimmels in Frederic County, Maryland, from 1768 to 1795. Yost Stimmel, Sr., married Hannah Magdalene Stoker, who was born 1760; They were married about 1784. They remained in Frederic County until the spring of 1795, when they removed to Hampshire County, Virginia according to a deed made to them of 250 acres of land in said county. The farm was on Mill Creek about eight miles southwest of Romney. From this union there were four sons and four daughters, namely (name, birth, death, age at death): Michael, 1786-1859, 73 Hannah Magdalene, 1788-1839, 51 Peter, 1789-1844, 55 Daniel, 1791-1863, 72 Elizabeth, 1794 -, - Jacob, 1796-1853, 57 Catharine, 1798-1886, 88 Mary Ann, 1801-1876, 75 Yost Stimmel died in November, 1805, aged 49 years, and was buried on his farm. Mrs. Stimmel remained there until 1812, when she rented her farm and with the most of her family came to Ohio and settled on a farm two miles north of Pickaway County line (Lockbourne not being laid out until 1831). She remained there until June 1814, when she died, aged 54 years. She was buried in the Landes graveyard[d], now known as the Stimmel graveyard. The heirs then all joined together in one deed and sold the 250 acre farm in Virginia, to Zachariah Arnold in November, 1814, for the consideration of $1800 cash in hand." 2. Christenings of children from the publication "Records of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Frederick, Maryland, 1746-1800," translations by William J. Hinke and E.W. Reinecke (copy at the Historical Society of Frederick County, Frederick, Maryland), edited by F. Edward Wright; Mr. Wright notes that the original translation by Reinecke was made in 1861 and Hinke made is in 1941. The book is mainly based on Hinke since Reinecke alphabetized his list thereby losing the original order; Reinecke also did not include the godparents. The editor notes that an extensive history of this church is given in "A History of the Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, Maryland: Unto Us," by Ranck, Margaret and Dutrow, 1964. Also see Frederick Weiser's "Frederick Maryland Lutheran Marriages and Burials, 1743-1811," published by the National Genealogical Society, 1972. From Hinke/Reinecke: P. 57: "Jost Stimmel, Magdalena/Johan Michael b. Oct 11 1786, bapt Apr 9 1787/Michael Stocker, Anna Maria." P. 61: "Jost Stimmel, Hannah Magdalena/Hannah Magdalena b. Jul 2 1788, bapt Oct 5 1788/Peter Stimmel, Eva." P. 74: "Jost Stimmel, Magdalena/Maria Elisabetha b. Nov 8 1793, bapt Feb 12 1794/Michael Stocker, Anna Maria." 3. FHL book 929.273 "Some Descendants of Michael Stoker 1731-1819," compiled by Kathleen Stoker Overton (ca. 2003?), p. 6. This book does a good job of tracing several non-Mormon descendancy lines from the original immigrant. "Johanna Magdalena (Hannah) Stoker Johanna Magdalena Stoker called Hannah was born 1 January 1760 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland to Michael Stoker and his first wife, Anna Barbara Roemer. She was baptized in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick. Her Godparents were Heinrich Hanth and his wife Magdalena. The date of baptism is not given. Hannah grew up in Maryland, had some schooling and on 2 November 1784 married Johann Jost Stimmel in the Lutheran Evangelical Church. The notice in Lutheran records states: "Johann Jost Stimmel and Johanna Magdalena Stokern by license. Witnesses: Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel, John and Peter Schnog." The Stimmel family stayed in Frederick, Maryland until about 1792 when they moved to Hampshire County, Virginia, now in West Virginia, and established a home called Mill Creek Farm. Jost also worked as a blacksmith. He wrote his will on 3 November 1805 and it was proved on 17 February 1806. A synopsis of the will follows: "Wife, Hannah Magdalena, 9 children, 1- Michael, 2- Peter, 3- Daniel, 4- Jacob, 5- Hannah Magdalena, 6- Elizabeth, 7- Catherine (a cripple), 8- Mary, 9- Ann. Executor, wife. Witnesses, Jacob Bizer, Dan and Zach Arnold." Hannah was still in Virginia for the 1810 Census. Many of her children were moving to Franklin County, Ohio and Hannah wanted to join them. She sold her farm and in 1814 moved to Ohio. Soon after arriving she died in June 1814 and is buried in Landes Street Cemetery in Hamilton, Franklin County, Ohio. The children of Hannah and Jost are…" MARRIAGE: 1. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 88-97: "The 18th century translated records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. established about 1746, show many Michael Stoker (Stocker) entries... The record, on page 552 of the church records, is as follows: 1 Jan 1760, to Michael Stocker, a child Johana Magdale, godparents, Heinrich Hanth (and wife) Magdalena. Date of baptism not stated. (Note by JWH - On page 454 of the church record is shown the marriage on 2 Nov 1784 'by license' of Johanna Magdalena Stockern and Johann Jost Stimmel, Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel and John and Peter Schnog serving as witnesses.)" 2. Per the book "Maryland Marriages, 1778-1800," comp. by Robert Barnes, 1979, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, copy available at the Frederick Historical Society in Frederick, MD: Phillip Baker and Margaret Stoker, 12 Feb 1799, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. Peter Staup and Magd. Eler, 20 June 1800, First German Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, copy made in 1903, at Maryland Historical Society, 1170. Yost Stimmel and Magdalena Stoker, 28 Oct 1784, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. Michael Stoker, and Mary A - , 21 Jun 1778, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. 3. FHL book 975.287 V2p "Frederick County Maryland Marriages References and Family Relationships 1748-1800," by Henry C. Peden, Jr. & Veronica Clarke Peden, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, Delaware, 2012). This volume is a "comprehensive compilation of marriage references, actual and implied, in early Frederick County, Maryland from its formation in 1748 through 1800. Marriages were gleaned from published license books, land records, probate records (wills and administration accounts), court records (judgments and indentures), military pension records, church records (marriages, births and baptism), bible records, newspapers, some family histories and other documented secondary sources." P. 272: "Stimmel, Johann Jost, m. Johanna Magdalena Stocker on 2 Nov 1784; among the witnesses were Michael Stocker and Peter Stimmel {ref: Monocacy Lutheran Congregation of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick, MD (see "Maryland German Church Records," Vol. 3, translated by Frederick S. Weiser, published by Noodle-Doosey Press, 1987); ref: Frederick County Land Records (see abstracts of Frederick County Land Records, 1752-1772, by Patricia Abelard Andersen, 8 vols. (1995-2003), K:432}" 4. FHL book 975.287 K2w "Records of Marriages and Burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Maryland and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the City of Frederick, Maryland 1743-1811," translated and edited by Frederick Sheely Weiser, Special Publication No. 38, The National Genealogical Society, Washington, D.C., 1972: Marriages: Nov. 2, 1784: Johann Jost Stimmel & Johanna Magdalena Stockern by license. Witnesses: Michael Stocker. Peter Stimmel. Joh. and Peter Schnog. DEATH: 1. Per Ancestral File v4.19. | Stimmel, Johann Jost (I120)
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| 2957 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 893700 "Four Lycoming Co., Pa. Families," by Miss Ernestine Siegel, Chairman, part of the "Genealogical Collection of the Desoto Chapter, D.A.R., Tampa Florida, Jan. 1972, vol. 2: A. "Winner Lineage. Miss Ernestine Siegel. [She is the great grandau. of William Collins Sr. and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Winner, who was the dau. of Jacob Winner and his first wife Mary Reeder, who was the son of James Winner and his first wife Mary Parker (widow of Randall Collins).] James Winner was the son of Isaac Winner Sr., died after 1779, Middletown Twp., Bucks Co., Pa., and Rebecca. James Winner was a private in the Bucks county, Pa. Associators Middletown Twonship 1775. He married 1. Mary Parker, 2. Mary Kester. Children: Abraham, m. Rachel Warner; Isaac, m. Elizabeth Carpenter; Rebecca, m. 1. Stacy Lundy, 2. Allen Harvey; Jacob, m. Mary Reeder; James, never married; and Sarah, never married. B. The author includes a transcript of a bible record of Jacob Winner (1790-1869) who was James son and a resident of Quaker Hill, Hepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., PA. Notes bible is presently owned by Mrs. Marion Rowe, Bodine's, PA. I quote only select parts as follows: "Inscriptions of fly-leaf: First line: "The property of Jacob Winner presented to him by his mother Mary Winner 11th month 2nd 1833." (Auther adds: "The woman living in 1833 was Mary Kester, James Winner's second wife and first cousin, whom he had married out of meeting in New Jersey before moving to Quaker Hill. Mary Kester Winner is buried beside James in Quaker Hill Cemetery.") Second line, in different handwriting: "My great grandmother was Mary Parker and married first to Randall Collins, after to James Winner, my great grandfather." (Author adds: This line was written by Anne McBride Collins, dau. of William Collins and Mary Winner, granddau. of Jacob Winner and Mary Reeder, gread granddau. of James Winner and his first wife Mary Parker, dau. of Humphrey Parker Jr. and wife Tamar Scott. Mary Parker had previously been married to Randle Collins, son of Jonathan and Ann Collins. Mary Parker Winner died in Oxford Twp., Sussex Co., N.J.). 2. "The Ancestry & Descendants of James Winner of Sussex Co., N.J. & Lycoming Co., Pa.," first edition; Editor: Ernestine Siegel, 1906 Watrous Avenue, Tampa, Florida, 33606; 1969; revised 1970, pp. 16-58; privately printed with copy in my possession. Ms. Siegel was a member of DAR: "THE DESCENDANTS OF JAMES WINNER OF LYCOMING CO., PA: Last Will and Testament of James Winner: [KP note: Rather than transcribing the whole will, I abstract the pertinent parts.]: James Winner, of Hepburn Twp. in the County of Lycoming and the State of Pennsylvania. Mentions "wife"; sons Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham; daughters Rebecca and Lydia Lundy. In regards to land boundaries, he mentions neighbors Henry Slout and Samuel Casner. Names sons Isaac and Jacob as executors. Signed "26thday of the first month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight." Witnessed by Daniel Baily and Samuel Kougle. James Winner of Quaker Hill. The death of Quaker James Winner in 1829 in his two-story log home at Quaker Hill in Lycoming Co., Pa., with its white carved colonial door and fan-light above that he had made himself, coincided with the end of an era in Hepburn Township. For in the same year, the Quaker meetings at the stone Pine Grove Preparative Meeting-house nearby were discontinued. The split between the Hicksite and Orthodox Friends had proved too much for the little meeting that had opened its doors in 1797, and the supervising Muncy Monthly Meeting down river had closed it for lack of attendance. One wonders what James Winner thought of his past life during his closing year, a life begun when the Indian Wars were not yet over, continued through years of unrest leading up to the Revolutionary War and the later War of 1812, and one which spanned a cultural change from a British to an American way of life characterized by expansion into the interior forests of the continent. In its quiet way, his own Will is the best tribute to the man - quiet, thoughtful, conscientious, planning for a future he would not live to see, wise in the ways of human frailties, and somehow conveying an undertone of affection and gratefulness for the small boons that life had bestowed upon him. Characteristics that also can be said to belong to his neighbors and peers who had settled and also died at Quaker Hill... James Winner migrated to Quaker Hill about the spring of 1801 from Oxford Township, Sussex Co., N.J., with his second wife, Widow Mary Kester, and his six children by his first wife, Mary Parker, who had been the widow of Randle Collins. He took up a 500 acre plot of land, some 400 of which he still owned at his death in 1829. He was a farmer, a weaver, and a woodworker. He and his second wife ran into difficulties with their church, as they had married in New Jersey out of meeting. By Quaker reckoning at that time, they were first cousins. But Mary Kester was a woman of strong religious beliefs, much more so than Mary Parker had been, and the and her adopted children were not to be denied their church. By admitting their error and satisfying the elders' concern (including a substantial donation to the church by James), the Winner family was admitted into Pine Grove Meeting in good standing. Coming from a family that was only half Quaker, James Winner in his earlier years had several times found his beliefs running contrary to those of the Quaker church. Consequently, while serving apprenticeship as a teenage boy in Middletown Township, Bucks Co., Pa. in l775 - learning to become a weaver - James had served a term as soldier in the Bucks County Associators, although his brothers Isaac and Jacob, as Quakers, did not. (James' elder cousin, James, son of John of Lower Makefield, had already moved to Lower Makefield Township with his brother John Jr. and served as an associator there in the same year.) Again, during later years in New Jersey, James Winner married his first wife out of meeting, as well as his second wife. However, he always returned to the church and brought up his children to be Quakers... The Winner graves in the nearby burying ground beside the Meeting House (now known as Quaker Hill Cemetery) at first had no stones. Not as sophisticated as Philadelphia Quakers, this little group somehow felt gravemarkers were abstentatious. Later generations, however, showed a tendency to mark their ancestors' graves, and so were the Winner graves, with plain native stone slabs carved only with the individual's initials. There are still many unmarked graves in the cemetery... From Falls, James Winner moved across the river to Oxford Furnace in Sussex County and married Widow Mary Collins, probably in 1785. She was born Mary Parker, Jr., daughter of Humphrey Parker, Jr., a Welsh Quaker from Gwynned, Pa., and his wife, Tamar Scott, whom he had married at the First Prebyterian Church in Philadelphia in 1744. Tamar is believed to be the daughter of John and Hannah Scott of Bucks County. (A John and Henry Scott also had migrated to Northumberland County before tho Revolution, and are believed to he Tamar's brothers.) Mary Parker was born c. 1763 and had married in 1779 Randle Collins of the Kingwood MM, although they married out of meeting. Randle was the son of Jonathan and Ann Collins of Bucks Co., Pa. an Sussex Co., N.J. Randle Collins died quite young and it is not known if Mary had children by him. She evidently returned to her father's home in Oxford Township, and remarried about 1785 to James Winner, again out of meeting. Humphrey Parker Jr. died 1781, with his wife Tamer surviving... There are conflicts in various records, even the Quaker records, between Mary Parker and Mary Kester, and between Rebecca Winner and Rachel Winner. "The Lundy Family", by W. C. Armstrong, 1902 shows Rebecca as the girl born November 14th who married Stacy Lundy, yet states she was the daughter of Mary Kester. James Winner's will mentions the "family" of Mary Kester, proving that she did have offspring not fathered by himself, and legend in the family speaks of Rachel Winner who married a Kester, and refers to Rachel as the daughter of James. The identity of Mtry Parker is proven by the Bible of Jacob Winner, on the f1yleaf of which is written that the Bible was presented to him in 1833 by his "mother" Mary (who obviously was Mary Kester), but that he himself was the son of Mary Parker who had first been married to Randle Collins. It is possible that Mary Kester had a daughter Rachel who took the name Winner and later married a Kester. Quaker records indicate that Rebecca is the daughter of Mary Parker. Mary Parker died sometime after the birth of her daughter Sarah in August 1797 and before August 1801, after James had moved with his second wife to Quaker Hill. She was buried in New Jersey. Mary Kester died sometime after 1833 and was buried alongside James in Quaker Hill Cemetery. The Kester family of Northumberland and Lycoming Cos. are descended from Johannes Koster (Kester, Caster) and wife Elizabeth Cassell, who settled in Germantown, Pa., 1694. They were of Dutch descent, and some children went to New Jersey, and others stayed in Bucks Co. Although some branches were Quaker, the Kester family were traditionally soldiers, and quite a few of them were Revolutionary Soldiers in various states. The name is also spelled Kuster, Kister... BIBLIOGRAPHY: [Note that some of these sources relate exclusively to the descendants of James and Mary (Parker) Winner.] Manuscript of Harold Collins, Williamsport Pa. 1915 Manuscript of Rev. Jackson Winner, Nov. 20, 1928 Manuscript of Mabell Jeanette Winner Harrington, 1947 Bible of Jacob Winner, published by Friends, 1831 Bible of William Collins, pub. 1868 Bible of Benejah Reeder, New Test. pub. Phila. 1834 Publications of Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and National Archives Records of Society of Friends, Muncy Monthly Meeting, Pa. Records of Hardwick Monthly Meeting, N.J. Records of Kingwood Monthly Meeting, N.J. Records of Mt. Holly Monthly Meeting, N.J. Officers & Men of N.J. in the Rev. War, Stryker Pa. 1790 Census, 1850 Census of Lycoming and Bucks Co., Pa. The Kirk Family, Roberts, 1912 The Lundy Family, Armstrong, 1002 History of Bucks Co., Davis 1905 The Mocking Bird, Claghorn 1937 Bucks Co. Wills, Administrations and Orphans Court Proc. N.J. Marriage Record Books, H. Stanley Craig Pennsy1vania Magazine Hist. Gen. Miscellany, Stillwell, 1906 Compendium of American Genealogy, Virkus National Enyclopedia of American Biography Early Pa. Births, Fisher, 1947 Encyclopedia American Quaker Genealogy, Hinshaw History of Lycoming Co., Meginness, 1892 Family of William J. Collins, Jr., Siegel, 1967." | Kester, Mary (I3042)
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| 2958 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 893700 "Four Lycoming Co., Pa. Families," by Miss Ernestine Siegel, Chairman, part of the "Genealogical Collection of the Desoto Chapter, D.A.R., Tampa Florida, Jan. 1972, vol. 2: A. "Winner Lineage. Miss Ernestine Siegel. [She is the great grandau. of William Collins Sr. and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Winner, who was the dau. of Jacob Winner and his first wife Mary Reeder, who was the son of James Winner and his first wife Mary Parker (widow of Randall Collins).] James Winner was the son of Isaac Winner Sr., died after 1779, Middletown Twp., Bucks Co., Pa., and Rebecca. James Winner was a private in the Bucks county, Pa. Associators Middletown Twonship 1775. He married 1. Mary Parker, 2. Mary Kester. Children: Abraham, m. Rachel Warner; Isaac, m. Elizabeth Carpenter; Rebecca, m. 1. Stacy Lundy, 2. Allen Harvey; Jacob, m. Mary Reeder; James, never married; and Sarah, never married. B. The author includes a transcript of a bible record of Jacob Winner (1790-1869) who was James son and a resident of Quaker Hill, Hepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., PA. Notes bible is presently owned by Mrs. Marion Rowe, Bodine's, PA. I quote only select parts as follows: "Inscriptions of fly-leaf: First line: "The property of Jacob Winner presented to him by his mother Mary Winner 11th month 2nd 1833." (Auther adds: "The woman living in 1833 was Mary Kester, James Winner's second wife and first cousin, whom he had married out of meeting in New Jersey before moving to Quaker Hill. Mary Kester Winner is buried beside James in Quaker Hill Cemetery.") Second line, in different handwriting: "My great grandmother was Mary Parker and married first to Randall Collins, after to James Winner, my great grandfather." (Author adds: This line was written by Anne McBride Collins, dau. of William Collins and Mary Winner, granddau. of Jacob Winner and Mary Reeder, gread granddau. of James Winner and his first wife Mary Parker, dau. of Humphrey Parker Jr. and wife Tamar Scott. Mary Parker had previously been married to Randle Collins, son of Jonathan and Ann Collins. Mary Parker Winner died in Oxford Twp., Sussex Co., N.J.). 2. "The Ancestry & Descendants of James Winner of Sussex Co., N.J. & Lycoming Co., Pa.," first edition; Editor: Ernestine Siegel, 1906 Watrous Avenue, Tampa, Florida, 33606; 1969; revised 1970, pp. 16-58; privately printed with copy in my possession. Ms. Siegel was a member of DAR: "THE DESCENDANTS OF JAMES WINNER OF LYCOMING CO., PA: Last Will and Testament of James Winner: [KP note: Rather than transcribing the whole will, I abstract the pertinent parts.]: James Winner, of Hepburn Twp. in the County of Lycoming and the State of Pennsylvania. Mentions "wife"; sons Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham; daughters Rebecca and Lydia Lundy. In regards to land boundaries, he mentions neighbors Henry Slout and Samuel Casner. Names sons Isaac and Jacob as executors. Signed "26th day of the first month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight." Witnessed by Daniel Baily and Samuel Kougle. James Winner of Quaker Hill. The death of Quaker James Winner in 1829 in his two-story log home at Quaker Hill in Lycoming Co., Pa., with its white carved colonial door and fan-light above that he had made himself, coincided with the end of an era in Hepburn Township. For in the same year, the Quaker meetings at the stone Pine Grove Preparative Meeting-house nearby were discontinued. The split between the Hicksite and Orthodox Friends had proved too much for the little meeting that had opened its doors in 1797, and the supervising Muncy Monthly Meeting down river had closed it for lack of attendance. One wonders what James Winner thought of his past life during his closing year, a life begun when the Indian Wars were not yet over, continued through years of unrest leading up to the Revolutionary War and the later War of 1812, and one which spanned a cultural change from a British to an American way of life characterized by expansion into the interior forests of the continent. In its quiet way, his own Will is the best tribute to the man - quiet, thoughtful, conscientious, planning for a future he would not live to see, wise in the ways of human frailties, and somehow conveying an undertone of affection and gratefulness for the small boons that life had bestowed upon him. Characteristics that also can be said to belong to his neighbors and peers who had settled and also died at Quaker Hill... James Winner migrated to Quaker Hill about the spring of 1801 from Oxford Township, Sussex Co., N.J., with his second wife, Widow Mary Kester, and his six children by his first wife, Mary Parker, who had been the widow of Randle Collins. He took up a 500 acre plot of land, some 400 of which he still owned at his death in 1829. He was a farmer, a weaver, and a woodworker. He and his second wife ran into difficulties with their church, as they had married in New Jersey out of meeting. By Quaker reckoning at that time, they were first cousins. But Mary Kester was a woman of strong religious beliefs, much more so than Mary Parker had been, and the and her adopted children were not to be denied their church. By admitting their error and satisfying the elders' concern (including a substantial donation to the church by James), the Winner family was admitted into Pine Grove Meeting in good standing. Coming from a family that was only half Quaker, James Winner in his earlier years had several times found his beliefs running contrary to those of the Quaker church. Consequently, while serving apprenticeship as a teenage boy in Middletown Township, Bucks Co., Pa. in 1775 - learning to become a weaver - James had served a term as soldier in the Bucks County Associators, although his brothers Isaac and Jacob, as Quakers, did not. (James' elder cousin, James, son of John of Lower Makefield, had already moved to Lower Makefield Township with his brother John Jr. and served as an associator there in the same year.) Again, during later years in New Jersey, James Winner married his first wife out of meeting, as well as his second wife. However, he always returned to the church and brought up his children to be Quakers... One of the reasons that these early settlers had bought land among the hills north of the river valley was because of the tall trees and many springs and runs. According to old accounts, the water level of the land was much higher than it is today. The tall trees and springs were thought to be signs of fertile ground, and of course provided good timber for houses and barns; and the springs provided good water for drinking and springhouse purposes. The rock walls of James Winner's large spring house were still there in 1959. The Winners lived in an area called Beech Woods, and they all learned to be woodworkers. Jacob Winner, for instance, specialized in coffins. His daughter Mary, who married William Collins of Loyalsock Twp., learned as a child to sand and varnish the coffins he made. Jacob also taught his children and grandchildren to make furniture, the type known as the painted farm furniture of Pennsylvania. The Winner graves in the nearby burying ground beside the Meeting House (now known as Quaker Hill Cemetery) at first had no stones. Not as sophisticated as Philadelphia Quakers, this little group somehow felt gravemarkers were abstentatious. Later generations, however, showed a tendency to mark their ancestors' graves, and so were the Winner graves, with plain native stone slabs carved only with the individual's initials. There are still many unmarked graves in the cemetery... After spending a year at Bristol, James Winner, the weaver, moved to Falls, Pa. and was taxed there in 1782 on two cows and a horse. Previously, in 1779 his uncle James' Estate was taxed at Falls. This elder James Winner served as a soldier in 1745, and again is listed as a soldier at Newton in 1756. From Falls, James Winner moved across the river to Oxford Furnace in Sussex County and married Widow Mary Collins, probably in 1785. She was born Mary Parker, Jr., daughter of Humphrey Parker, Jr., a Welsh Quaker from Gwynned, Pa., and his wife, Tamar Scott, whom he had married at the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia in 1744. Tamar is believed to be the daughter of John and Hannah Scott of Bucks County. (A John and Henry Scott also had migrated to Northumberland County before tho Revolution, and are believed to he Tamar's brothers.) Mary Parker was born c. 1763 and had married in 1779 Randle Collins of the Kingwood MM, although they married out of meeting. Randle was the son of Jonathan and Ann Collins of Bucks Co., Pa. an Sussex Co., N.J. Randle Collins died quite young and it is not known if Mary had children by him. She evidently returned to her father's home in Oxford Township, and remarried about 1785 to James Winner, again out of meeting. Humphrey Parker Jr. died 1781, with his wife Tamer surviving. Mary Parker's brothers and sisters were: Thomas Parker married Susanna Lundy Henry Parker married Martha Bishop. Rebecca married, possibly a Walters Sara married, possibly a Walters Sara married, possibly a Phillips Mahlon married a Miss Mary John married ___ Amos married Mary Patterson Ephraim married 1. Sarah Patterson, 2. Ruth Kester Many of the Parker brothers and sisters migrated to Fishing creek, now Columbia County, Pa., and their Quaker records are found at Muncy and Millville. John Parker and John Scott were taxed in Mahoning Twp., Northumberland County in 1785; Thomas Parker was in Catawissa Twp. with Peter Kester. Mary Parker and James Winner's six children were: Abraham born May 5 1786, Oxford Twp., Sussex Co., N.J. Isaac born July 21, 1787 Rebecca born November 14, 1788 Jacob born 2nd month-22-1790 James born June 6, 1793 Sarah born August 13, 1797 There are conflicts in various records, even the Quaker records, between Mary Parker and Mary Kester, and between Rebecca Winner and Rachel Winner. "The Lundy Family", by W. C. Armstrong, 1902 shows Rebecca as the girl born November 14th who married Stacy Lundy, yet states she was the daughter of Mary Kester. James Winner's will mentions the "family" of Mary Kester, proving that she did have offspring not fathered by himself, and legend in the family speaks of Rachel Winner who married a Kester, and refers to Rachel as the daughter of James. The identity of Mary Parker is proven by the Bible of Jacob Winner, on the flyleaf of which is written that the Bible was presented to him in 1833 by his "mother" Mary (who obviously was Mary Kester), but that he himself was the son of Mary Parker who had first been married to Randle Collins. It is possible that Mary Kester had a daughter Rachel who took the name Winner and later married a Kester. Quaker records indicate that Rebecca is the daughter of Mary Parker. Mary Parker died sometime after the birth of her daughter Sarah in August 1797 and before August 1801, after James had moved with his second wife to Quaker Hill. She was buried in New Jersey. Mary Kester died sometime after 1833 and was buried alongside James in Quaker Hill Cemetery. The Kester family of Northumberland and Lycoming Cos. are descended from Johannes Koster (Kester, Caster) and wife Elizabeth Cassell, who settled in Germantown, Pa., 1694. They were of Dutch descent, and some children went to New Jersey, and others stayed in Bucks Co. Although some branches were Quaker, the Kester family were traditionally soldiers, and quite a few of them were Revolutionary Soldiers in various states. The name is also spelled Kuster, Kister I. Abraham WINNER, born 5-5-1786 Oxford Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey, died 2-19-1850 on his farm near Quaker Hill, Lycoming Co., Pa. On 4-25-1810 he married Rachel Warner, d/o Joseph and Sara (Carpenter) Warner of Muncy Twp., Rachel was born 7-14-1792 Muncy Twp., Northumberland [now Lycoming] Co., Pa. And was a direct descendant of William Warner, born 1627 Blockley Parish, Worcestershire, England, who had received a grant of land on the Schuykill River from William Penn. Rachel died 8-6-1843 and is buried with her husband in Quaker Hill Cemetery. Their farm was part of the original Winner homestead. They had twelve children: Jesse, Ellis, Joseph, Stacy, Mary, Martha, Enoch, Benjamin, Abraham, Susanna, Williarn, and Rebecca. [Article continues with descendancy.] II. Isaac WINNER was born 7-21-1787 Oxford Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey, was a farmer of Eldred Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania where he died 12-12-1860 and was buried in Quaker Hill Cemetery. On 1-30-1811 he married at Pennsdale MM to Elizabeth Carpenter, d/o Joseph and Sarah (Lundy) Carpenter, to whom she was born 4-10-1790 Muncy Twp., Northurnberland Co., Pa. Elizabeth died 3-28-1857 and was buried in Quaker Hill Cemetery. Isaac and Elizabeth's farm was part of the original Winner homestead. Their nine children were: Mercy, Sarah, James, Samuel, Seth, John and Anne (twins), Asa, and Ruth Ann. [Article continues with descendancy.] III. Rebecca WINNER was born 11-14-1788 Oxford Twp., Sussex Co., N.J., died March 1864 Lycoming Co., Pa., married 4-2-1813 Lycoming Co. to STACY LUNDY, s/o Reuben and Esther (Bunting) Lundy of Greenwood Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa. Stacy's family is well documented in W. C. Armstrong's "Lundy Family", published 1902. Stacy was born 11-8-1791, died 1-13-1814. Rebecca married (2) ALLEN HARVEY of Hepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., born 1797, died 1864. Rebecca is buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa. her six known children: Lydia Lundy, and Amos, Samuel, Melinda, Mary, Rachel Harvey. [Article continues with descendancy.] IV. Jacob WINNER was born 2nd mo-22-1790 Oxford Twp., Sussex Co,. New Jersey, died 3-10-1869 Quaker Hill, Lycoming Co., Pa., and is buried in Quaker Hill Cemetery. He married in 1822 at Pennsdale, Pa. to Mary Reeder, d/o Benagah and Elizabeth (Pownall) Reeder, who moved from Bucks Co. to Muncy about 1800. The Reeders are descended from Charles Reeder, born l713, of Bucks Co. and his wife Eleanor Merrick. The Pownalls are descended from George and Eleanor Pownall who arrived at Falls MM, Bucks Co., Pa. in 1682 from Chester Co., England. Mary Reeder was born 5th mo-l6-l798, died 12-12-1865, and is buried with her husband. Their children were Amelia, Benajah, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Mary, James, Letitia, Mercy, Alexander, George W., Allen H., and Ann Eliza. [Article continues with descendancy.] V. James WINNER, Jr. born 1793 Oxford Twp., Sussex Co. N.J., died unmarried Lycoming Co., Pa. in 1819. VI. Sarah WINNER, born 8-13-1797 Oxford Twp., Sussex Co. N.J., died unmarried 11-19-1822 Lycoming Co., Pa. BIBLIOGRAPHY: [Note that some of these sources relate exclusively to the descendants of James and Mary (Parker) Winner.] Manuscript of Harold Collins, Williamsport Pa. 1915 Manuscript of Rev. Jackson Winner, Nov. 20, 1928 Manuscript of Mabell Jeanette Winner Harrington, 1947 Bible of Jacob Winner, published by Friends, 1831 Bible of William Collins, pub. 1868 Bible of Benejah Reeder, New Test. pub. Phila. 1834 Publications of Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and National Archives Records of Society of Friends, Muncy Monthly Meeting, Pa. Records of Hardwick Monthly Meeting, N.J. Records of Kingwood Monthly Meeting, N.J. Records of Mt. Holly Monthly Meeting, N.J. Officers & Men of N.J. in the Rev. War, Stryker Pa. 1790 Census, 1850 Census of Lycoming and Bucks Co., Pa. The Kirk Family, Roberts, 1912 The Lundy Family, Armstrong, 1002 History of Bucks Co., Davis 1905 The Mocking Bird, Claghorn 1937 Bucks Co. Wills, Administrations and Orphans Court Proc. N.J. Marriage Record Books, H. Stanley Craig Pennsylvania Magazine Hist. Gen. Miscellany, Stillwell, 1906 Compendium of American Genealogy, Virkus National Enyclopedia of American Biography Early Pa. Births, Fisher, 1947 Encyclopedia American Quaker Genealogy, Hinshaw History of Lycoming Co., Meginness, 1892 Family of William J. Collins, Jr., Siegel, 1967." | Parker, Mary (I3041)
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| 2959 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 946271 "The Charles R. Hutchinson Collection," Family Records (series 4, sb 70, Books A-F = sb 70, vols. 1-6, p. 153, entry 995: "Longstreet. Dirck Stoffelse Langestraat emigrated to America in 1657, having married, first Catharine Van Siddock, and second, Johanna Havens, widow of Johannis Holsaert. At an early day he purchased lands at Shrewsbury, and devised the same to his son Richard. Another son, Adrian by name, married Stanckche or Christina Janse, and had three sons, John, Derick and Stoffle, and five daughters. Adrain Longstreet was by trade a cordwainer, but also owned a farm of plantation at Freehold, Monmouth County,. His son John married, Dec. 17, 1736, Ann, daughter of Peter Covenhoven and Patience Daws. The had five sons -- Aaron (who died in infancy), Pietras, Jan, Elias and Aaron, and one daughter, Antje." 2. FHL film 946271 "The Charles R. Hutchinson Collection," Family Records (series 4, sb 70, Books A-F = sb 70, vols. 1-6, p. 173, entry 1017: "Longstreet. In the early records of the old First Dutch Reformed Church of New York is found the name of Jan Janszen Van Langstraeten, and Pieter Janszen Van Langstraeten, and the baptisms of several of the family are recorded. In 1661, August 10, Adriaen, son of Jan Janszen and Marilee or Maria Adriaens Van Langestraeten, was baptized. This name, Adrian, appears at Flatlands, L.I. 1698, and also in Monmouth, amoung members of the old Brick Church, Marlborough, 1713. In following the name down, it becomes Langstraeten, Langestraet, and Langstratt, which, in English, would be rendered Longstreet. In 1698, Stoffel Longstreet is named as buying lands in Monmouth. Stoffel was sometimes changed to Theophilus, but more generally to Christopher. In one of two historical works it is stated that in 1673, John Longstreet was appointed an ensign by the Dutch in Monmouth. This is an error, and occasioned by translating the name from Dutch records. The ensign referred to was John Langstaff, an original settler of Piscataway in Middlesex County, who probably came from New England. A correct list of militia officers appointed in New Jersey by the Dutch, 1673, is given in N.J. Archives, Vol. 1, page 134." 3. The book, “A history of the Camfield family: with special emphasis on the descendants of John Freeman Camfield and Margaret Singleton Camfield…,” by Ernest Ross Camfield (Privately printed; 1999), “THE FAMILY OF LONGSTREET AND ITS TIES WITH THE CAMFIELD'S,” pp. 243-44: “Dirck Stoffels Langestraet Born: Netherlands Came to America in 1657 Married: Catharina Van Lieuwen Died: after 1698 in New Jersey Children: -Stoffel Dircksen Langestraet -Claasje Dircksen Langestraet (She was born about 1672, and married Abraham Lott of Jamaica) -Adrian Dircksen Langestraet (He was baptized 16 September 1677, and married Christina Janse in 1707, he resided in New Jersey) -Richard Dircksen Langestraet (He was born 1680) -Daughter (name unknown) (She married Samuel Osborne) -Samuel Dircksen Langestraet (Married Barbara Antonides) Dirck Stoffels Langestraet immigrated to New Netherlands in 1657, twelve years after the appointment of Peter Stuyvesant as Director of the Province, two years after the erection of the Church at Flatbush, and seven years before the seizure of the Province by Nicholls. Dirck Stoffels Langestraet settled in the area known as the Flatlands, (Amersfoort); and this fact indicates that since this particular village was of less consequence than either Flatbush, (only three miles away), or Brooklyn, and was named for a town in Utrecht, from which those who inhabited the town came, renders it very possible that the Langestraet's came from Utrecht. Dirck, or "Richard" in the English language, was in 1677 a member in good standing of the Flatlands Church. He may have been a member of this church for many years, however the church records for Flatbush didn't begin until 1677. In September of 1687, thirteen years after the first cession of the Province to England, there was a general administration of the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown to be made by all Dutch people; Dirck took that oath at the Flatlands. He appears again on an assessment roll of that village for the year 1693 and on a census roll in 1698. After this his name appears no more on the Long Island records; and it is believed that he moved into New Jersey. In his younger manhood, but after coming to the Province he had married Catharina Van Lieuwen; afterward in his older age, on 13 February 1690 he married a second time to Johanna Havens, widow of Johannis Holsaert. A prenuptial agreement was made with his second wife and is on file in the town records of Gravesend; in this agreement, reference is made to his son Stoffel Dircksen Langestraet. He left land that he had purchased in Shrewsbury, New Jersey to his son Richard. He had no children by his second marriage. (Source: THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF NEW JERSEY)” 4. The book, “A history of the Camfield family: with special emphasis on the descendants of John Freeman Camfield and Margaret Singleton Camfield…,” by Ernest Ross Camfield (Privately printed; 1999), “THE FAMILY OF LONGSTREET AND ITS TIES WITH THE CAMFIELD'S,” pp. 244-51: “Stoffel Dircksen Langestraet Born: about 1666 in probably New Utrecht, New Netherlands (America) Married: Moica Lanen Van Pelt in 1695, she was the daughter of Gysbrecht Tuysz Lanen Van Pelt of New Utrecht, in New Netherlands. He died about 1 March 1741 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.... Stoffel Langestraet was a Deacon of the Flatlands Church in 1698. Not long after this he, his brother Adrian, and his father moved across to New Jersey. There he settled in the Neversink Hills, (some references say at Deal) which was in Monmouth County, where his descendants abound to this day..." 5. The book, “A history of the Camfield family: with special emphasis on the descendants of John Freeman Camfield and Margaret Singleton Camfield…,” by Ernest Ross Camfield (Privately printed; 1999), “THE FAMILY OF VAN LIEUWEN AND ITS TIES WITH THE CAMFIELDS GENERATION,” pp. 265-66: “Catharina Van Lieuwen Born: 1648 in Utrecht, in the Netherlands Married: Dirck Langestraet about 1669 Died about 1685 in Long Island Catharina Van Lieuwen was one of the older children of Frederick Van Lieuwen, history books say she was probably the second born. She came with her family as a child to the New Netherlands in the Provinces. She married Dirck Stoffels Langestraet in about 1669, as her first child was born in 1670. There is no doubt that the Langestraets and Van Lieuwen's must have known one another as families in the Netherlands as both families came from Utrecht. We have no exact date of her death, however we base it on the following data: She had a son in 1680, and her husband Dirck remarried by 1690, therefore we suppose she died during that ten year span, saying "probably" 1685. She and her husband had lived at Flatlands (Amersfoort) on Long Island, and after his remarriage he moved to New Jersey. Therefore it is possible she is buried at, or near the Flatlands Church on Long Island.” 6. The book, “A history of the Camfield family: with special emphasis on the descendants of John Freeman Camfield and Margaret Singleton Camfield…,” by Ernest Ross Camfield (Privately printed; 1999), “THE FAMILY OF LONGSTREET AND ITS TIES WITH THE CAMFIELD'S,” pp. 238-242: "The family of Longstreet, with the related families of Van Lieuwen and Lanen Van Pelt, immigrated from the Netherlands to the Dutch Colony of New Netherlands at different intervals from 1652-1663. It is well therefore, an account of the lives of these people, to give a brief look at the country from which they came, and look at the colony where they settled." (Source: GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF LONGSTREET by Edward Mayes) In Edward Mayes, "Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet" he tells how the Netherlands or Low Countries were constantly being "taken over," by the French, Germans, Romans, and even Spanish. To go into depth regarding the country's history would take several volumes of its own. Just prior to the time our family started immigrating, the Netherlands had fallen to Spain, and because of this the Dutch had a hand in the discovery of America. The Spaniards and the Dutch pretty much had the same interests, it was more a clashing of the characters of the two peoples and its ruler which caused a War that lasted 80 years, from 1566-1648. The War ended with the humiliation and ruin of Spain, and the establishment of the Netherlands as one of the principal powers of Europe. The primary points of this struggle was the formation of a union between the seven northern provinces and the recognition by Spain that this union of Provinces could not be overtaken. The prosperity of the Netherlands was prodigious. For over a century it was absolute "master of the sea." It had crushed the Spaniards and acquired possessions in America. It checked the Portuguese and kept down the English. After a famous battle called "Goodwin Sands", which took place 29 November 1652, Admiral Van Tromp paraded a broom at the mast head of his ship as he passed along the English Coast, it was a token statement that he had "swept" the channel clean; and in June 1667, De Ruyter, another Dutchman, sailed up the Thames and blockaded the Port of London. In the Baltic the Netherlands became the perfect "masters of the sea", by the Peace of Copenhagen (1660), by which the Swedes held the one coast of the sound, and the Danes held the other, thus leaving the course wide open, and tolerably easy for the Dutch. At this same time they actually held in their hands the commerce of the world. Their achievements in science, theology, natural philosophy, and art gained the admiration of all Europe. Their resistance to the arrogance of Louis XIV was their greatest glory. After that period of time, the importance of the republic gradually declined, not because its activity and prosperity declined, but simply because it was superseded by England. THE NEW NETHERLANDS… Here it must be recalled that the long and bitter war between Spain and the United Provinces of the Netherlands was interrupted by a brief armistice, lasting about twelve years, effective in 1609. In September of that year, "Hendrick Hudson, a navigator in the service of the States General of Holland," discovered the Bay of New York, "and ascended both the Bay and the Hudson River to a point a little below Albany. On his return, landing in England, he immediately dispatched to Holland an account of his discoveries." In the following year, 1610, some merchants of Amsterdam sent a small vessel to the Hudson River to trade with the Indians for furs, which it is well known continued for many years and came to be one of the commercial attractions to this part of the new world. In 1613, six years after the English settlement at Jamestown, and even years before Plymouth, two small trading forts were built on the Hudson River, and four homes erected on Manhattan Island. In 1614 the Dutch sent five vessels to further explore this region. These explorers ran the whole length of Long Island, and ascended the strait now known as the East River; entered the Sound and also passed up the Hudson and along the Jersey Coast to the Delaware River that they ascended for some distance. In October 1614 the States-General granted to the explorers the exclusive right to trade between the Delaware and Connecticut Rivers for three years. In 1615 a fort and trading house were erected just below the present site of Albany, as well as another site on the southwest point of Manhattan Island, which they called New Amsterdam. Messengers were immediately sent out to the Indian tribes to induce them to trade with the United Netherlands Company. Three years later upon the expiration of their agreement, the States General refused to renew their grant. The United Netherlands Company ignored that fact and continued to trade until about 1623 when the Dutch West India Company took possession of the lands that had temporarily been granted to their predecessors. The Dutch West India Company was a very powerful mercantile association, and in 1623 it sent the first of many ships, commanded by Cornelius Jacobse Mey, with Dutch settlers who were fully provided with means of subsistence, and with articles of trade. They erected Fort Nassau, located approximately where Gloucester, New Jersey is today. It was the European settlement in that region. In the same year Fort Orange was established where Albany stands today. The entire colony took the name of New Netherlands; its limits embracing substantial portions of New Jersey and Delaware, and the eastern portion of New York. It was divided geographically, and politically, into two separate sections; one about the Delaware River, the other about the Hudson River. In 1624 Peter Minuit was appointed Director of the New Netherlands; and he soon brought over colonists who settled in Long Island, Staten Island, and Manhattan Island. (And we all recall the story of how Manhattan Island was purchased from the Indians for $24.) Up to 1629 the settlements were primarily trading establishments. However in that year the Dutch West India Company took the remarkable step of granting to certain individuals extensive tracts of land with feudal rights over the lives and persons of their subjects. Minuit's administration of New Netherlands came to an end in 1632, a new administrator came to light and erected a Fort on the Connecticut River at the site of Hartford, this was done strictly to further the interest of the Dutch West India Company. It was very apparent that the company interests were not those of the people, the trading posts tended to overshadow the "supposed" colony. For numerous years the history of New Netherlands was merely a history of the acts of the Director, "who proceeded more like the agent of a commercial institution than the ruler of a vast province. He assumed he was the head of the agency and all other inhabitants were merely his servants or his tenants. The abortion for their own benefit, of the most fertile lands by officers of the company had naturally tended to prevent actual settlers (who wanted to farm) from coming to New Netherlands, and the company had thus far failed to send over the colonists that were required by the Charter." (Source: HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY, by Howe, pages 9-14) The attention of the Dutch government was drawn to the condition of the colony. "A short investigation compelled them to announce officially that the colony as retrograding, its population decreasing, and that it required an immediate change in the administration of it affairs." (Source: LIPPINCOTTS GAZETTEER OF THE WORLD) In 1637 a new director, William Kieft was appointed, he opened the area not only for trade, but also the cultivation of the soil, and allowed immigrants to settle there under certain conditions. This change was not unaccompanied by trouble. There was eight years of constant turbulence under Kieft's administration. He had BIG trouble with the Dutch West India Company, also with the colonists, and the Indians, as well as English settlers in Connecticut. In spite of the initial trouble, it finally gave way to a new and better order of things. The population, which had been very "transient" up to that point, as it consisted of many of the company's servants who as soon as their respective terms expired, immediately returned to Europe, now became permanent. In 1645 Pietrus Stuyvesant was appointed Director in place of Kieft. For nineteen years he ruled the colony with great ability, although he too had his difficulties. An English invasion and conquest eventually terminated his administration; for as many supposed it would not be without a struggle that England would submit to a Dutch Colony between her own settlements, and located on territory supposedly claimed by England. (Source: HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND) In the year 1497 the Cabot's, father, and son, under an English commission had explored the coast from Newfoundland to Florida. And in 1584 to 1590 Sir Walter Raleigh under a patent from Queen Elizabeth had attempted settlements in Virginia. In 1606, James I, had granted patents for not only North and South Virginia, but for ALL the land extending from the Southernmost boundary of North Carolina to the most Northern boundary of Maine, and under that patent is when the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth had been established. In 1613 a band of Englishmen from Virginia had attempted to drive the Dutch from the Hudson River area, but it didn't work. In 1627 Gov. Bradford of the Plymouth Colony wrote to the Dutch colonial government, most earnestly asserting the right of the English to the territory now occupied by the Dutch, and urging the Dutch to clear out, "for otherwise," he stated. "It will be harder and with more difficulty hereafter, and perhaps not without blows." (Source: HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND) In 1640 a number of emigrants from the New Haven Colony settled on the left shore of the Delaware; and in the same year, English colonists, claiming their rights on a grant made by the Plymouth Colony in 1635, which gave the whole of Long Island to the Earl of Stirling, settled in the present county of Suffolk and resisted all effort of the Dutch to drive them off. So it was that in 1644 Charles II, resolved upon the reduction of New Netherlands. By his royal grant he divided it into two proper English colonies of New York and New Jersey. Charles II then immediately gave the lot of it to his brother, the Duke of York. Without any formal "declaration of War with Holland," a small fleet was sent to take possession of "New Netherlands." Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor, though a brave soldier, was obliged to surrender. Sir Robert Carr, with two frigates, was sent to compel the colony to surrender; and they did so after being persuaded with the expenditure of two barrels of gunpowder and twenty "shot." The colony was reduced to hardly anything. However in August 1673 Evertsen and Biacks, with a Dutch squadron, arrived in the Lower Bay; and on the 30th of July the colony was recaptured by the Dutch. It was great joy to the Dutch settlers, whose experience under the English government was not very satisfactory. On the 29th of August all of the men in New Utrecht, totaling 41 in number, took the Oath of Allegiance to the Netherlands. This rejoicing was short lived, for in February of the following year the Treaty of Westminster restored it to the English, and permanently. (Source: JOHNSON'S UNIVERSAL CYLOPEDIA; REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH CELEBRATION OF 1877; HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND) The Dutch settlers on the Island were possessed by a strong love for their fatherland; and they gave names to their settlements similar to those in the old country. Lange Eylandt was Long Island; New Amsterdam was New York; Midwout (Middlewoods) was Flatbush; Breukelen was Brooklyn. With their habits of industry, order, and strong wills, the Dutch also brought over their principles of faith. They trusted in God, and they introduced the new country to their high standard of religious culture by which they had been so carefully reared at home. As soon as any settlement was formed, they sought immediately to organize a church (Reformed Dutch Church) and erect a building where they might worship. Before 1677 241 religious services were held in New Utrecht, however they were held in a schoolhouse, or in some private building. The church records of collections show that five services were held prior to the organization of the church. The church of New Utrecht was composed of twenty seven members, whose names have been well preserved; among them was GILBERT LANEN VAN PELT, our ancestor. I have been particular in setting forth this previous history of New Netherlands for several reasons, it sets a stage for our ancestors, not only for the Longstreet's, Lanen Van Pelt's, and Van Lieuwen's, but the Stidham's as well as others. They were all early colonists laboring in the same ways and much by the same methods as we labor in now, although under different circumstances. So these people, whose blood flows in our own veins, whose names should always be honored by us, and whose fears and hopes, struggles and achievements should enlist our deepest sympathy. It was during this period of time mentioned above, and under these circumstances, in the twilight of American history under the Dutch dominion, and amid scenes of anxious care that several of our progenitors of this family came to the New World. Of those whom we shall note in this connection, the first comers were the family of Van Lieuwen in 1652, that was the year Van Tromp was parading the English Channel with his broom aloft, seven years after the appointment of Peter Stuyvesant to the Directorship of the Province came the Longstreet's. Then in 1666 the family of Lanen Van Pelt arrived, that was the year the English seized the Province. Although the family of Van Lieuwen preceded the Longstreet's by several years, and the natural course of historical statements would demand that account first be given to them, the logical arrangement of this genealogical narrative requires that the Longstreet's be given precedence. They are the main branch of this section, and any other course would be nothing but confusing. (By way of preliminary, a statement should be made in respect to Dutch names. They made very little use of "family names," as we know them. Many of them had none. Even in the most formal documents men are frequently designated by their Christian names alone, and made mention of where they lived. It was however the custom to add to a man's own Christian name that of his father. These peculiarities cause much trouble in trying to understand the repetitive name ... again and again. Generally the name of a person as written, usually gives the name of his father; thus "Stoffel Dircks" means Stoffel the son of Dirck.)” 7. The book “This old Monmouth of ours: history, tradition, biography, genealogy, and other anecdotes related to Monmouth County, New Jersey,” by William S. Hornor (Cottonport, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1974) “The Longstreet (Langstraat Family),” pp. 127-28: “The Longstreet Family. This substantial family springs from THEOPHILUS LANGSTRAAT (1), of Holland, through a son, Dirck, (2), who came to America in 1657. The Anglicised form of the name sufficiently indicates its original meaning and derivation. DIRCK STOFFELSE LANGSTRAAT (2), son of Theophilus (or Stoffel) (1), came to America in 1657, eventually settling in Shrewsbury Township. (It may be noted here that among the Dutch the syllables, s, se, pe, and sometimes, te were used to indicate the paternity of the individuals to whom they were assigned, apparently as middle-names. Often the original last names, were dropped and only the "middle-name" retained. Thus we have the families of Hendricks, Laen, Giberson, and Tysen, all proceeding from an original (probably VanPelt), through several brothers who were respectively christened Hendrick, Laen, Gilbert, and Matthias, or Tice.) Dirck Longstreet married first, Catherine VanSiddock, and, secondly, Johannah Havens, widow of Johannis Holshart. His children were: Richard (3), of Shrewsbury; Adrien (or Aaron,) (4); Theophilus (or Stoffle), (5); Samuel (6); and, Classje (7) ADRIEN, or AARON. (4), son of Dirck (2), was born in 1677 and died in 1728. He was a cordwainer, and lived in Freehold Township. He married, in 1707, Christina (or Stanchke) Janse. Their children were: John (8); Derrick (9); Stoffle (10); Katherine (11); Nelly (12); Winifred (13); Maria (14); Arinche (15), and, one other child (16), perhaps Christopher, who died in 1758 leaving children, Court (91), and Christine (92), both under age at the death of their father. Of these last Christine is said to have married John Saunders, from whom she was divorced by Legislative Enactment in 1780. THEOPHILIS (OR STOFFLE) (5), son of Dirck (2), was born in Flatlands, Long Island, and died on his farm on the Manasquan River, in New Jersey, about 1741. He married Moyka, daughter of Gilbert Lane. She died about 1753. Moyka is, I think, the equivalent of the English Mercy. Their children were: Richard (17), of Squan, whose children are said to have been Derrick (42), born September 1745, and Anne (43), born June 1, 1748; Gilbert (18); Aury (19); Stoffel (20); Yonica (21); Catherine (22), who is supposed to have married William Chamberlain Jr.; Mary or Maria, (23), who married William, son of Daniel and Catherine Hendrickson; Sarah (24); Moika (25), who married and had children: and, Anne (26). GILBERT LONGSTREET (18), son of Stoffel (5), lived at Squan, where he died in 1756 or 1758. His wife is supposed to have been Rachel, daughter of Garret and Nelly (Voorhees) Schenck, who married, secondly, Jacobus VanDorn. Their children were: Rachel (44), who died in 1765, having married William VanDorn, who married secondly, Mary Hunt; Garret (45), of Squan; Gilbert (46); Moyca (47); Nely (48); Jane, or Ouicha (49), married John Lake; and, Elizabeth (50). AURY (OR AARON) LONGSTREET (19), son of Stoffle (5), was of Rocky Hill, near Princeton. One authority says that he married Catherine, daughter of Samuel Osborne, of Squan, who died before 1759. Another, makes her to have married John Longstreet. The name of his wife needs confirmation, as do those of his children, which have been given as: Moyka (51); Aaron (51-1/2); Richard (51-1/2); and, Lydia (52), bp. 6-10-1759. STOFFLE LONGSTREET (20), son of Stoffle (5), was baptised 12-25-1713, and died 1784. He is said to have married Abagail, daughter of Thomas and Patience Woolley, who was born 3-17-1717, and to have been father of at least one child, Samuel, (41-1/2), who died 12-21-1829, at the age of 94.” 8. The book “Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet with Its Related Families…,” by Edward Mayes (Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Inc., Rutland, VT; 1989?), pp. D16-D17: “DIRCK STOFFELS LANGESTRAET immigrated in 1657, twelve years after the appointment of Stuyvesant as Director of the province, two years after the erection of the church at Flatbush, and seven years before the seizure of the province by Nicholls. He settled at Flatlands (Amersfoort); and this fact, since the village was of less consequence than either Flatbush (only three miles may) or Brooklyn, and was named for a town in Utrecht, from which those who inhabited and named it presumably came, renders it probable that Langestraets were from Utrecht. However that may be, Dirck (or Richard, in the English) was in 1677, a member of the Flatlands church, sitting under the ministry of the Rev. Mr. Zuuren. He may have been for years before that an active member of the church, and probably was; for it must be remembered that the lists in the Flatbush record begin with the year 1677. In 1687, in September, thirteen years after the first cession of the province to England, there was a general administration of an oath of allegiance to the British Crown to all of the Dutch people; and with the others, Dirck took that oath at Flatlands. He appears again on an assessment roll of that village for the year 1693, and on a census roll of 1698. After this his name occurs no more on the Long Island records and it is thought that he moved to Monmouth county, New Jersey. In his younger manhood, but after his arrival in this province, he married CATHARINA VAN LIEUWEN; afterward, in his older age, some time before, but not far from, February 13, 1690, he married Johanna Havens, widow of Johannis Holsaert. An ante-nuptial agreement made with this second wife is still to be found in the town records of Gravesend; and in it reference is made to his son Stoffel Dircksen. At an early period, date now unknown, he had bought land at Shrewsbury in New Jersey, which he devised by his will to his son Richard. By his first wife Catherina, he had issue as follows: (1) Stoffel Dircksen, of whom hereafter. (2) Claasje Dircksen, born about 1672 and who married Abraham Lott, of Jamaica. (3) Adrian, baptised September 16, 1677. (Adrian; bapt. Sept. 16, 1677; married Christina Janse 1707. On asst. roll of Flatlands 1693, and census of 1698; owned land in Gravesend; moved to Freehold, N. J., and deacon there 1721; died in 1728; wife died after 1726. Issue (all bapt. at Marlboro): 1, Christine, or Katherine, bp. Nov. 27, 1709, mar. Aug. 24, 1741. Wm. Williamson of the Raritan; 2, Jan. bp. Jan. 13, 1712, mar. Dec. 17, 1746 Anije Cowenhoven; 3. Dirck, of Princeton, born about 1713, mar. about 1749, Margaret Shenck, widow of Wm. Cowenhoven; 4, Nellie, born about 1715; 5, Winnifred, born about 1718; 7, Maria, born about 1721, mar. Dec. 5, 1742, Dirck Sutphen; 8, Arianche, born about 1723; Stoffel, born about 1728, mar. Nov. 28, 1753, Nellie Shenck.) (4) Richard, born about 1680. (5) A daughter (supposed), who married Samuel Osborne. (6) Samuel (supposed) married Barbara Antonides 9. The book “Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet with Its Related Families…,” by Edward Mayes (Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Inc., Rutland, VT; 1989?), p. D35-D36: “Catharine Van Lieuwen, wife of Dirck Langstraet, was one of the oldest children, probably the second. She was born about 1648-1650, and in Utrecht, in the Netherlands, in all probability must have married about 1669, as her family began to be born about 1670. We have no indication of the date of her death, further than this: that one of her sons was born about 1680, and her husband married a second time in February, 1690; so that she must have died between those dates. It was probably after 1685.” 10. The book “Register in Alphabetical Order, of the early settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N. Y.; from its first settlement by Europeans to 1700; with contributions to their biographies and genealogies,” by Teunis G. Bergen (New York: S.W. Green's Son, 1881), pp. 181-82: “Langestraat, Adriaen, bp. Sept. 16, 1677; d. 1728; m. Christina Janse. On ass. roll of Flds of 1693 and cen. of 1698; also owned land in Gd; deacon of Freehold R. D. ch. in 1721, to which place he had removed. In 1723, an Adriaen Langestraet and Christina Janse his w., mem. of Freehold R. D. ch. Issue, all bp. at Marlboro: Christine or Katharine, bp. Nov. 27, 1709, m. Aug. 24, 1741, Wm Williamsen of the Raritan; Jan, bp. Jan. 13, 1712, m. Dec. 17, 1746, Antje Cowenhoven; Dirck of Princeton, b. about 1713, m. about 1749 Margaret Schenck wid. of Wm Cowenhoven; Nelly, b. about 1715; Winnifred, b. about 1718; Maria, b. about 1721, m. Dec. 5, 1742, Dirck Sutphen; Arianche, b. about 1723; and Stoffel, b. about 1726, m. Nov. 28, 1753, Nelly Schenck, as per Rev. G. C. Schenck. Derick Stoffelsz, emigrated in 1657, m. 1st Catharina Van Lieuwen; m. 2d, prior to Feb. 13, 1690, Johanna Havens wid. of Johannis Holsaert. Mem. of Flds D. ch. in 1677, took the oath of allegiance there in 1687; on ass. roll of said town of 1693 and cen. of 1698. In ante-nuptial agreement with his 2d w. on the Gd rec. of Feb. 13, 1690, reference is made to his s. Stoffel Dircksen. At an early period, as per Rev. G. C. Schenck, he bought land at Shrewsbury, N. J., which he devised by will to his s. Richard. Issue: - Stoffel Dircksen; Claasje Dircksen, b. about 1672, m. Abraham Lott of Ja; Adrian, bp. Sept. 16, 1677; Richard of Shrewsbury, b. about 1680; (sup.) Johannis; and Samuel, (sup.) m. Barbara Antonides. Signed his name “Dirck Stoffels." (Sup.) Jan or Johannis Dircksen, b. 1629. Appointed Apl. 28, 1666, by the mag. of Flh one of the guardians of Aernout Reynders s. of Reyndert Arensen and Annetien Hermans, said Annetien being dec. and said Aernout having married Annetien Aukens, as per p. 61 of Lib. D of Flh rec. Allowed to follow the occupation of carman by the court in N. A. in 1674, as per p. 494 of Valentine's Manual of 1855. June 8, 1690, he made an affidavit relating to the troubles in N. Y. during Gov. Leisler's administration, as per p. 741 of Vol. III. of Doc. of Col. His. Stoffel Dircksen of Flds and N. J., m. Mayke Laanen dau. of Gysbrecht Tuysz Lanen Van Pelt of N. U. Deacon of Flds D. ch. in 1698. Removed to the Neversinks in Monmouth Co., N. J., where his descendants abound. In his will, da. Dec. 1, 1739, pro. Mar. 1, 1741, he calls himself Theophilus, an improper change for Stoffel or Christopher. The will of Mayke his w. is da. Apl. 8, 1752, and pro. Mar. 13, 1753. These wills name as their children, Jonica, Catharine, Mary, Sarah, Maria, Ann, and Gisbert. Issue: - Dirck, bp. Apl. 25, 1696, in Bro, m. Jane or Jonica, probably d. at date of his father's will; Jonica or Jane; Catharine, (sup.) m. Jan Sutphen of N. J.; Mary or Maria, bp. May 6, 1702, m. 1st Wm. Hendricksen of N. J., m. 2d (sup.) Dirck Sutphen; Sarah, b. about 1705; Gisbert, b. about 1707, m. Rachel Schenck, d. 1758; Aurie, bp. Nov. 6, 1710, m. May 6, 1754, Lydia Hull; Stoffel, bp. Dec. 25, 1713, resided at Upper Freehold, m. Dec. 16, 1743, Abagail Wooley, d. 1784; Moica, bp. Mar. 6, 1716, m. (sup.) Johannes Leek; and Ann, b. about 1718. Signed his name “Stoffel Langstrat." Abbreviations: Bro. = Brooklyn; Flds = Flatlands; N.U. = New Utrecht; D. ch = Dutch Church; N.A. = New Amsterdam; cen = census; Gd = Gravesend; Flh = Flatbush. 11. “A Longstreet Family History,” by Rupert James Longstreet (DeLand, Fla., 1960), available on FHL film 2056005 item 3 or online at “OUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR. DIRCK STOFFELSE. The first record of the presence in America of our immigrant ancestor was made on June 14, 1663, when a list of "equipment and munitions of war" possessed by the Dutch settlers at Ameersfoort (Brooklyn) revealed that DIRCK STOFFELSEN was responsible for one pound of powder valued at one florin. (Documents Relating to the Colonial History of N.Y., II, 463) In September, 1687, there was a "roll of those who have taken the oath of allegiance in Kings County in the Province of New York ... in the 3rd year of His Maj Reigne", and in this roll, "off fflackland" we find entered: DIRCK STOFFELSE - 30 Jeare STOFFEL DIRCKSEN - native Intrepreted, this means that Dirck had lived in the colony for 30 years (which sets the date of his arrival as 1657) and that his son Stoffel was born in the colony. (Documentary History of New York, I, 431) The following ante-nuptial agreement found in the Gravesend Town Records, Bk 3 p. 114, gives us more information about Dirck: “To all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come: Know ye thatt I Dirck Stoffelsen living att Ameersfoort in Kings County upon Long Island in ye province of New York weduwaer of Catherine van Lewen deceased, being now remarried with Johanna havens widdow of Johannis holsard deceased my present wife: Therefore know ye thatt I Dirck Stoffelsen above sd being in perfect memorie make hereby my present loving wyf Johanna haavens in my last will and testament my sole joynty heir and executrix of all my whole estate both moveable and unmoveable onely excepted my eldest son Stoffel direcksen shale injoye a lumm for weavings, so as ye lumm comes from ye workman: in the time of a yeare from ye date here of above his tother brother and sister butt all my whole estate as above sd is left unto my loving wyf Johanna haavens: she to be my joynty heir and executrix duering her lifetime: without any molestation or disturbance by my children, or by thier procurement, att any time or times whatsoever hereafter; remarrion or nott remarrien, my loving wyf above shall remain my joynty heire and executrix. And therefore I Johanna havens widdow of Johannis holsard deceased, living in ye same towne and countie and province above specified, being now remarried with Dirck Stoffelsen my present husband I Johanna above sd being in perfect memorie, doe hereby as my last will and testament, make my present loving husband my sole and joynty heir and executor of all my estate moveable and unmoveable none excepted and if god should be pleased to give us children together in our marriage, them children then with the rest of our fore children: are to have equal portion together after our decease butt ye surviving of us either male or female is to possess both whole estates of both sides without molestation or disturbance of both parties theire children or anyone else of theire procurement att any time or times whatsoever hereafter: this is our will so to do being in perfect memorie, and in confirmation both parties have hereunto sett our hands this 18 of februa 1690/1. DIRCK STOFFELS JOHANNA HAVENS Subscribed and Acknowledged in the presence of us: ARSTEN JANSEN BARENT YUIANSEN JOHN EMANS: Clerke” We do not know the date of death of Dirck's first wife Catherine, but she was with him as witness to a baptism on 11-16-1684 (Documentary History of New York, 1898). As we see above, Dirck was remarried by Feb. 18, 1690/1. In 1698, there was a census of Flatland, Long Island, in which was listed the then family of Dirck Langstraat, consisting of "Men 1 Wo 1 Chil 3" (Kings County, New York, Genealogical Club Collections, III, 88). On 4-25-1696, Dirch is recorded with his second wife Johanna Havens at the Reformed Dutch Church in Brooklyn, witnessing the baptism of grandsons Jan and Dirck (History of Middlesex County, NJ, by Wall and Pickersgill I,79) The last known record of this family in Long Island is the following: (New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 54:180) “Sept. 10, 1698: Antony Warshaer of Flatlands and Maritje his wife deed Stoffel Langstraat, Adrian Langstraat, Johannes Holsaer, Classje Lake and Cretje Williamse, late of Kings County, house, orchard, etc. in Flatlands bounded by property of John Vandyckhuys and Derick Amertman. The parties of the second part paying full value to Antony Holsaer, Benjamein Holsaer, Dirick Langstraat and Marytntje Langstraat when they are of age or marry the ninth part of said property. Signed by Antony alone. Wit by Henry Filkin and Ferdinand Vansycklyn, Jr. Ack. Sept. 15, Rec'd Sept. 16, 1698 before and by Henry Filkin, Reg. We know from the ante-nuptial agreement that Dirck had three children by his first wife Catherine, viz. eldest son Stoffel and a brother and a sister. In the Warshaer deed we learn the name of the brother, i.e. Arian (Adrian, Aaron). We learn the name of the sister, Classje, from (M-11). Thus Dirck's first three children, by Catherine, were: Stoffel, Adrian and Classje. The Warshaer deed names two more as minors in 1698, and therefore of the second marriage, i.e. Dirick and Maryntje. This list of five does not wholly agree with the Flatlands census of 1698. Who the third child of that list may have been remains undetermined. The list of five is also in disagreement with (Register of Early Settlers in Kings County, Long Island, New York, By T.G. Bergen), where Bergen states that the children of Dirck were: Stoffel, Classje, Adrian, Richard of Shrewsbury, Johannis (sup), and Samuel (sup). Berger may have counted Johannis Holsard of the Warshaer deed as a Longstreet, in error. Of his "Samuel", there is no present explanation. Nor do we know why Bergen credited "Richard of Shrewsbury" to a place as a son of the Immigrant Dirck, for the Warshaer deed again lists "Dirick" as a minor in 1698, and in any case born after 1690, as a son of Dirck and Johanna. In the light of such data as we now have, it seems likely that this "Richard" is a grandson of Dirck by his son Stoffel, and the author of will #2659M (see later); that is, he is the Dirick b. 1696 to Stoffel and Mayke Lanen. Therefore we shall proceed to develop his family history on the assumption that the immigrant ancestor founded his line upon the two elder sons, viz. Stoffel and Adrian (Aaron). Of his third son, by Johanna, we have no further data. DIRCK STOFFELSE [Children:] -Stoffel Dircksen b. ca. 1666 -Classje Dircksen b. ca. 1672 -Adrian (Aaron) bp. 9-16-1677 (Omitting Dirck's two children by his second marriage - Dirick and Maryntje - for neither of whom we have any record of issue.)” SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "Founders of Early American Families," by Meredith B. Colket, 2nd Revised ed., 2002. I have searched this book and include transcripts above from pertinent sources for this individual and their related family. | Langestraet, Dirck Stoffels (I5602)
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| 2960 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 946271 "The Charles R. Hutchinson Collection," Family Records (series 4, sb 70, Books A-F = sb 70, vols. 1-6, p. 153, entry 995: "Longstreet. Dirck Stoffelse Langestraat emigrated to America in 1657, having married, first Catharine Van Siddock, and second, Johanna Havens, widow of Johannis Holsaert. At an early day he purchased lands at Shrewsbury, and devised the same to his son Richard. Another son, Adrian by name, married Stanckche or Christina Janse, and had three sons, John, Derick and Stoffle, and five daughters. Adrain Longstreet was by trade a cordwainer, but also owned a farm of plantation at Freehold, Monmouth County,. His son John married, Dec. 17, 1736, Ann, daughter of Peter Covenhoven and Patience Daws. The had five sons -- Aaron (who died in infancy), Pietras, Jan, Elias and Aaron, and one daughter, Antje." 2. FHL film 946271 "The Charles R. Hutchinson Collection," Family Records (series 4, sb 70, Books A-F = sb 70, vols. 1-6, p. 165, entry 1005, List of taxables in the township of Upper Freehold, Monmouth County as of Oct. 1758 with the number of acres owned, any with surnames Horner, Johns(t)on, Longstreet, Winner, or Worden: -Horner, Benjamin Sr, -- -Horner, Content, -- -Horner, Joshua, (grist mill and sawmill), 150 -Horner, Benjamin Jr., 15 -Johnston, Amos, 103 -Johnston, John, -- -Longstreet, Stoffel, (two grist mills), 238 3. FHL film 946271 "The Charles R. Hutchinson Collection," Family Records (series 4, sb 70, Books A-F = sb 70, vols. 1-6, p. 173, entry 1017: "Longstreet. In the early records of the old First Dutch Reformed Church of New York is found the name of Jan Janszen Van Langstraeten, and Pieter Janszen Van Langstraeten, and the baptisms of several of the family are recorded. In 1661, August 10, Adriaen, son of Jan Janszen and Marilee or Maria Adriaens Van Langestraeten, was baptized. This name, Adrian, appears at Flatlands, L.I. 1698, and also in Monmouth, amoung members of the old Brick Church, Marlborough, 1713. In following the name down, it becomes Langstraeten, Langestraet, and Langstratt, which, in English, would be rendered Longstreet. In 1698, Stoffel Longstreet is named as buying lands in Monmouth. Stoffel was sometimes changed to Theophilus, but more generally to Christopher. In one of two historical works it is stated that in 1673, John Longstreet was appointed an ensign by the Dutch in Monmouth. This is an error, and occasioned by translating the name from Dutch records. The ensign referred to was John Langstaff, an original settler of Piscataway in Middlesex County, who probably came from New England. A correct list of militia officers appointed in New Jersey by the Dutch, 1673, is given in N.J. Archives, Vol. 1, page 134." 4. The book, “A history of the Camfield family: with special emphasis on the descendants of John Freeman Camfield and Margaret Singleton Camfield…,” by Ernest Ross Camfield (Privately printed; 1999), “THE FAMILY OF LONGSTREET AND ITS TIES WITH THE CAMFIELD'S,” pp. 244-51: “Stoffel Dircksen Langestraet Born: about 1666 in probably New Utrecht, New Netherlands (America) Married: Moica Lanen Van Pelt in 1695, she was the daughter of Gysbrecht Tuysz Lanen Van Pelt of New Utrecht, in New Netherlands. He died about 1 March 1741 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Children: -Dirck (Richard) Langestraet. Baptized in Brooklyn, New Jersey on 25 April 1697; he lived to be 99 years old. -Jonica (Jane) Langestraet. Born about 1698 in New Jersey. -Catherine Langestraet. Born about 1700; married Jan Sutphen of New Jersey in 1720; married a second time to Elias Anderson on 30 March 1761 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. -Maria (Mary) Langestraet. Baptized 6 May 1702 in Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Baptism recorded a second time on 30 Dec 1711 in Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Same child listed with same parents. Married #1 William Hendricksen of New Jersey. Married #2 Dirck Sutphen, (brother of Jan Sutphen) of New Jersey. -Sarah Langestraet. Born about 1705 in New Jersey. Baptized along with her brother Gisbert on 26 November 1710 in the Dutch Reformed Church, Monmouth County, and New Jersey. -Gisbert (Gilbert) Langestraet. Baptized 26 November 1710 in the Dutch Reformed Church, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Birth date was approximately 1707; He married Rachel Schenck; He died 1758 in New Jersey. -Aaron (Aurie) Langestraet Baptized 26 November 1710, along with his brother and sister, Gisbert and Sarah, at The Dutch Reformed Church in Monmouth County, New Jersey; he married Lydia Hull on 6 May 1754 in New Jersey. -Stoffel Radical Langestraet (Longstreet). Of whom hereafter there is much data, as we are descended from him. -Moica (Masy) Langestraet. Baptized 6 March 1716 in Monmouth County, New Jersey in the Dutch Reformed Church; married Johannes Leek (Also recorded as "John Little") in 1736 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey. -Anna Langestraet. Born 1718 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Stoffel Langestraet was a Deacon of the Flatlands Church in 1698. Not long after this he, his brother Adrian, and his father moved across to New Jersey. There he settled in the Neversink Hills, (some references say at Deal) which was in Monmouth County, where his descendants abound to this day. From the "AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY," dated 14-21 of February 1726-27 the following extract is taken: "Langestraet, Theophilus from Shrewsbury in East Jersey, on Saturday, the last day of December 1726. Theophilus Langestraet of Shewsbury in the County of Monmouth aged nearly sixty years, he met with seven swans flying over a meadow, he shot down six of them with one shot, such a shot was never known amongst us." His Will dated 1 December 1739, was probated on 1 March 1741; meaning he probably died toward the date of probate. In his Will he refers to himself as "THEOPHILUS," an erroneous interpretation of his proper name of Stoffel, or Christopher. It is interesting to note that although he refers to himself as "Theophilus Longstreet," he signs his name on the legal document as "Stoffel Langestraet." The Will of his wife was dated 8 April 1752, and it was probated 13 March 1753; again she must have died toward the later date. These Wills named ten children, their four sons, and six daughters. WILL OF STOFFEL LANGESTRAET In the name of God amen. I Theophilus Longstreet of the town of Shrewsbury, in the County of Monmouth and eastern division of the province of New Jersey, yeoman, being in good health of body and sound and disposing mind and memory, thanks be given unto almighty God for that and all other manifold mercies to me, do in tis my time of health, make ordain and constitute this, my last Will and Testament, in the manner following: That is to say, First and principally, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the hands of my executors. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection to receive the same again by the almighty power of God. As touching my temporal estate, wherewith it shall please God to bless me with at the time of my decease, I give, devise and bequeath the same after in the following manner and form: I give unto my beloved wife Mercy (Moica), the use of any fire room of my house which she shall choose, two feather beds and furniture, and as many household goods as will be sufficient for her to keep house with all during the time she remains my widow, and during the said time I order my sons to find her sufficient firewood cut an carted to her door, and a milk cow for winter and summer. An if she sees cause to keep one of the Negro wenches, my will is that she have which one she pleases of them during my said wives life; with this provision, that said Negro wench at her decease shall be reckoned and esteemed as part of my personal estate. What I have herein given my wife is given to her instead of her thirds or dower. I give, devise, and bequeath to my eldest son, Richard Longstreet, the plantation whereon he now lives and has possession on the North side of the Manasquan River, to him, his heirs and assigns forever my old gun and the sum of fifty pounds out of my personal estate. I give, devise and bequeath to my second son, Gilbert Longstreet, the plantation whereon he now lives and has possession of also on the North side of the Manasquan River, to him the said Gilbert, his heirs and assigns forever. My will is I hereby give, devise, and bequeath all my tract of land on the North side of the river and joining to my said son, Gilberts plantation, and all land and meadow on the south side of the river, equally to be divided between my said sons Richard and Gilbert, to them, their heirs, and assigns forever. I give devise and bequeath to my third son, Aury Longstreet, all that tract of land and meadow at Raritom whereon he now lives and has in possession to him the said Aury, his heirs, and assigns forever. I give, devise, and bequeath to my fourth son, Theophilus Longstreet, all my land and meadow in said town and Long Branch and Raccoon Island, being in my own possession, to him the said Theophilus, is heirs and assigns forever. And my best horse, him having the choice. All the rest of the lands and meadows, where so ever situate, I give devise and bequeath to my said four sons to be equally divided in four parts to them, their heirs and assigns forever. And I hereby order that my said four sons pay unto their mother yearly during her widowhood the sum often pounds yearly, that is fifty shillings a year apiece. The entire residue of my personal estate not herein before bequeathed, I give to my four said sons equally between them, share and share alike. My will is that my said four sons shall equally among them pay unto my six daughters, namely: Yonica, Catherine, Mary, Sarah, Moica, and Anne, the sum of six hundred pounds, that is one hundred pounds apiece to each of my said daughters, and that will be one hundred and fifty pounds for each of my said sons to pay to their sisters. And that my said sons pay unto the sum of fifty pounds apiece within a year after my decease and so on in that proportion yearly until their one hundred and fifty pounds is paid, and that they pay their eldest sisters first. Lastly, I constitute and make my four sons executors of this my last Will and Testament, to see the same performed and I do hereby disannul and make void all former will or wills by me made. IN WITNESS whereof, I the said Theophilus Longstreet to this my last Will and Testament contained on one sheet of paper have set my hand and seal this first day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven-hundred and thirty nine, and in the thirteenth year of His Majesty King George II reign, etc. 1739 Memento: I give to my eldest daughter, Yonica, my old loom, this being done before signing, sealing and publishing. STOFFEL LONGSTREET (seal) Signed, Sealed and published, and declared by the said testator to be the last Will and Testament in presence of John Little Thomas Wainwright, John Seares, Jacob Dennis, NOTE: There are neither razures nor interlineations in the original nor record foregoing. BE IT REMEMBERED that on the first day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and forty one, that John Little and Thomas Wainwright, two of the within witnesses, personally came before me, Thomas Bartow, duly authorized to prove Wills, qualify executors etc. in the eastern division of New Jersey, and they being duly sworn on the Evangelists, did dispose that they were present and saw Stoffel Longstreet, the testator named, sign and seal with instrument, and heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament, and that at the doing thereof the said Testator was of sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and understanding. And that at the same time, John Seares, and Jacob Dennis, the other subscribed witnesses were present and that each signed his name as witness in the Testator's presence. THOS. BARTOW BE IT ALSO REMEMBERED that at the same time Richard Longstreet, Gilbert Longstreet, Aury Longstreet, and Theophilus Longstreet, the Executor's within named, personally came before me and were sworn to the due execution and performance of the within Will and Testament according to law. THOS. BARTOW. LEWIS MORRIS, Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of New Jersey and territories thereon depending in America and Vice Admiral in the same, etc. To all whom these presents shall come, GREETING: Know ye that at Perth Amboy on the first day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and forty one, the Last Will and Testament of Theophilus Longstreet of the town of Shrewsbury, etc. deceased, was proved before Thomas Bartow..." WILL OF MOICA (VAN PELT) LONGSTREET In the name of God, amen. I Moica Longstreet of the township of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and eastern division of New Jersey, widow, but being in reasonable health of body, but of sound and disposing mind and memory, thanks be given to almighty God for that and all others of his manifold mercies to me. Done in this my time of health, I make, ordain and constitute this, my Last Will and Testament in manner following, that is to say, FIRST and principally, I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the Resurrection to receive the same again by the mighty power of God; and as touching my personal estate wherewith it shall please God to bless me with at the time of my decease. I give, devise, and bequeath the same after the following manner and form: I give all my wearing clothes and all my household goods and all the goods that my son Stoffel Longstreet gave to me at the time he sold the plantation to be equally divided amongst my daughters. To be equally divided amongst them, namely Jeane, Catren, Mary, Sary, Masy, and Anne, to them and their assigns I give devise and bequest unto my drafters as follows; that is to say the remaining part of my estate after my decease after all my just debts be paid for, to be put out at interest. And the interest to be given to my daughters, that is to say to them that has the most need of it. That I leave to the discretion of my Executors. And in case that my Executors sees an occasion for to make use of the principal for the support of my daughters, or for any part of it, I leave it to their discretion. And further, it is my will that if my Executor sees that any of my daughter's children, that is the female kind, is not capable for to relieve themselves, nor for anybody to relieve them, then my Executors, at their discretion may relieve them. And my will is that after the decease of all my daughters, that if there be any estate left in the hands of my Executors that they are desired to keep it at interest as aforesaid mentioned, and use as aforesaid mentioned, that is to let my children's children have it that is the female kind. I leave it to be distributed as my Executors see fit. My Will is further that if my Executors think that these children are capable of taking care of themselves, that then it may be divided amongst the survivors, equal to them and their assigns. Lastly, I constitute, and make my son, Gilbert Longstreet, John Little and William Hendrickson my Executors of this my last Will and Testament to see. the same performed. And I do hereby disannul and make void all former Wills or Will made by me. In witness thereof, I Moica Longstreet, to this my Last Will and Testament contained 248 on one sheet of paper, here set my hand and seal this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord, One thousand, seven hundred and fifty two. In the twenty-fifth year of His Majesties Rein King George II, 1752. Moicae "X" Longstreet Her mark (Source: REGISTER OF THE PEROGATIVE COURT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY; Will of Moica Longstreet; Recorded in Libber F, page 105) NARRATIVE Having brought this family to this point, and having reached the period of time where the name assumed its English form of LONGSTREET it may be helpful and interesting to interrupt the generational flow for a few pages to consider what manner of people these were and exactly how they lived. History tells us something about the traits and habits of their friend's and neighbor's. "From their family conversations, and among themselves in their business matters, they always spoke the Dutch language. They had a frugal mode of life, their severe and constant bodily labor, and their economical habits were proverbial. For many generation's their word was their bond, a verbal contract being deemed sufficient. They toiled hard and the money they earned they studiously endeavored to save it by prudent investment. They indulged in no costly dress or equipage, and in home spun garments, clean, neat, and whole. They would visit the market place and the sanctuary. The avails of the family's work, in spuming flax and wool, in weaving and coloring, were constantly seen in the ordinary dress, and in the many articles for family use. Goodly stores of domestic linens and woolens were sure to be found in every well-regulated family. "Nor were they apt to be long retained in the piece, as they came from the weaver's hands, or from the filling and dressing mills. They were at the earliest convenience of the industrious mother and her active daughters, manufactured into appropriate garments for every member of the family. So far did these provident arrangements extend that in the event of a death the habiliments for the corpse need not be sent for, or hurried put together. The well-stored cases, or old-fashioned clothes press, contained them all. We have seen on some occasions the beautifully platted and well-crimped garments brought forth to meet the painful situation. From the very same bountiful storeroom, when the daughters went forth in the new relation of wives, and commenced housekeeping, their mothers industry and their own early labors were well attested by the goodly supply of personal garments, with bedding of every description, and in more recent times with beautiful rugs, all of their own spinning and coloring. It was however very common for the youthful husband and wife to have their home, for the first year of married life under the roof of her parents. With the young people the custom long prevailed of riding on horseback. Especially about the season so of the holidays in New York; Christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide. In the evening rides a beau and a belle mounted on the same horse, the latter seated behind the former, with firm grip holding on to him Go where you might, you were sure to see, near the parental dwelling a huge stepping block, with its convenient and wide notches, serving as steps to ascend to the top, as a firm foundation on which a young girl would stand until a well kept steed should be brought up, and thence to spring into her seat; and on returning, to alight. It is only within the past twenty-five years (this was written in 1856) that this once favorite mode of youthful riding gave way to a substantial wagon, and now to a more tasteful buggy. On marriage occasions, long processions of wagons, or sleighs with the mirthful escort of 'the happy twain made one', told of the nuptials wherever they went, the whole company singing by the way. If they did not possess the luxuries of the neighboring city of New York, or indulge in its extravagances, the people did possess and enjoy their own home comforts, and were very well content. In the older churches the number of the first hymn was set with movable figures set at the sides of the pulpit. These the clerk would properly arrange before the service so that everyone might readily prepare to sing. It was also the Clerks duty to have an hour glass placed near the minister at the commencement of the sermon, and as the last grains of sand left the upper cavity, it was a reminder that the conclusion had arrived. Some preachers however, quietly allowed the sand to run out, and then informed their audience, that as they sat so patiently through one sermon, they would proceed with another. The collections during the service were taken with a velvet bag, attached to the end of a long pole, with a small alarm bell fastened to the end. When a coin was given, the bell rang; if it passed through a pew silently, it showed that nothing had been given by persons in that pew. It required great experience and dexterity to handle them well, to avoid the pillars and the bonnets. Previous to 1802 there were no stoves in the churches. The ladies were accustomed to bringing their foot stoves, and to replenish them at a house nearby. In those days when a lady went out to spend the day, or to make an afternoon visit at the parsonage, they carried their spinning wheels and flax with them. Among the old social customs was one to furnish the persons invited to funerals with 'tobacco, pipes and liquor', a custom which became sadly abused. This custom was abandoned in 1815. Funeral sermons were not used in the Dutch church during these times." (Source: EARLY SETTLERS OF KING COUNTY, by Bergan, Langestraet Chapter; ANNALS OF CLASSIC LIFE AT BERGEN, by Taylor, pages 78-90; FAMILY BIBLE OF STOFFEL D. LANGESTRAET)” 5. I am not sure where this marriage should be placed so I place a note here for future reference. FHL film 946271 "The Charles R. Hutchinson Collection," Family Records (series 4, Book F, "Reccords in the Office of the Secretary of State at Trenton, N.J.; Bonds for Licenses of Marriage, compilation p. 4, entry 1756 [The compiler notes that between the years 1727 to 1791, the law required the filing of a bond to assure that there was no lawful impediment to potential marriage such as consanguinity, another marriage, etc. He notes that these bonds were found in a pile with many lost but many did survive and are now bound. The compiler includes a select few in his compilation[: "Dec. 17, 1748, Stophel Longstreet, yeoman, and Richard Houlst, Carpenter, both of the county of Monmouth, &c, sureties for said Stophel Longstreet and Elizabeth Bills of the same county, spinster." 6. The book “This old Monmouth of ours: history, tradition, biography, genealogy, and other anecdotes related to Monmouth County, New Jersey,” by William S. Hornor (Cottonport, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1974) “The Longstreet (Langstraat Family),” pp. 127-28: “The Longstreet Family. This substantial family springs from THEOPHILUS LANGSTRAAT (1), of Holland, through a son, Dirck, (2), who came to America in 1657. The Anglicised form of the name sufficiently indicates its original meaning and derivation. DIRCK STOFFELSE LANGSTRAAT (2), son of Theophilus (or Stoffel) (1), came to America in 1657, eventually settling in Shrewsbury Township. (It may be noted here that among the Dutch the syllables, s, se, pe, and sometimes, te were used to indicate the paternity of the individuals to whom they were assigned, apparently as middle-names. Often the original last names, were dropped and only the "middle-name" retained. Thus we have the families of Hendricks, Laen, Giberson, and Tysen, all proceeding from an original (probably VanPelt), through several brothers who were respectively christened Hendrick, Laen, Gilbert, and Matthias, or Tice.) Dirck Longstreet married first, Catherine VanSiddock, and, secondly, Johannah Havens, widow of Johannis Holshart. His children were: Richard (3), of Shrewsbury; Adrien (or Aaron,) (4); Theophilus (or Stoffle), (5); Samuel (6); and, Classje (7) ADRIEN, or AARON. (4), son of Dirck (2), was born in 1677 and died in 1728. He was a cordwainer, and lived in Freehold Township. He married, in 1707, Christina (or Stanchke) Janse. Their children were: John (8); Derrick (9); Stoffle (10); Katherine (11); Nelly (12); Winifred (13); Maria (14); Arinche (15), and, one other child (16), perhaps Christopher, who died in 1758 leaving children, Court (91), and Christine (92), both under age at the death of their father. Of these last Christine is said to have married John Saunders, from whom she was divorced by Legislative Enactment in 1780. THEOPHILIS (OR STOFFLE) (5), son of Dirck (2), was born in Flatlands, Long Island, and died on his farm on the Manasquan River, in New Jersey, about 1741. He married Moyka, daughter of Gilbert Lane. She died about 1753. Moyka is, I think, the equivalent of the English Mercy. Their children were: Richard (17), of Squan, whose children are said to have been Derrick (42), born September 1745, and Anne (43), born June 1, 1748; Gilbert (18); Aury (19); Stoffel (20); Yonica (21); Catherine (22), who is supposed to have married William Chamberlain Jr.; Mary or Maria, (23), who married William, son of Daniel and Catherine Hendrickson; Sarah (24); Moika (25), who married and had children: and, Anne (26). GILBERT LONGSTREET (18), son of Stoffel (5), lived at Squan, where he died in 1756 or 1758. His wife is supposed to have been Rachel, daughter of Garret and Nelly (Voorhees) Schenck, who married, secondly, Jacobus VanDorn. Their children were: Rachel (44), who died in 1765, having married William VanDorn, who married secondly, Mary Hunt; Garret (45), of Squan; Gilbert (46); Moyca (47); Nely (48); Jane, or Ouicha (49), married John Lake; and, Elizabeth (50). AURY (OR AARON) LONGSTREET (19), son of Stoffle (5), was of Rocky Hill, near Princeton. One authority says that he married Catherine, daughter of Samuel Osborne, of Squan, who died before 1759. Another, makes her to have married John Longstreet. The name of his wife needs confirmation, as do those of his children, which have been given as: Moyka (51); Aaron (51-1/2); Richard (51-1/2); and, Lydia (52), bp. 6-10-1759. STOFFLE LONGSTREET (20), son of Stoffle (5), was baptised 12-25-1713, and died 1784. He is said to have married Abagail, daughter of Thomas and Patience Woolley, who was born 3-17-1717, and to have been father of at least one child, Samuel, (41-1/2), who died 12-21-1829, at the age of 94.” 7. The book, “A history of the Camfield family: with special emphasis on the descendants of John Freeman Camfield and Margaret Singleton Camfield…,” by Ernest Ross Camfield (Privately printed; 1999), “THE FAMILY OF LONGSTREET AND ITS TIES WITH THE CAMFIELD'S,” pp. 243-44: “Dirck Stoffels Langestraet Born: Netherlands Came to America in 1657 Married: Catharina Van Lieuwen Died: after 1698 in New Jersey Children: -Stoffel Dircksen Langestraet -Claasje Dircksen Langestraet (She was born about 1672, and married Abraham Lott of Jamaica) -Adrian Dircksen Langestraet (He was baptized 16 September 1677, and married Christina Janse in 1707, he resided in New Jersey) -Richard Dircksen Langestraet (He was born 1680) -Daughter (name unknown) (She married Samuel Osborne) -Samuel Dircksen Langestraet (Married Barbara Antonides) Dirck Stoffels Langestraet immigrated to New Netherlands in 1657, twelve years after the appointment of Peter Stuyvesant as Director of the Province, two years after the erection of the Church at Flatbush, and seven years before the seizure of the Province by Nicholls. Dirck Stoffels Langestraet settled in the area known as the Flatlands, (Amersfoort); and this fact indicates that since this particular village was of less consequence than either Flatbush, (only three miles away), or Brooklyn, and was named for a town in Utrecht, from which those who inhabited the town came, renders it very possible that the Langestraet's came from Utrecht. Dirck, or "Richard" in the English language, was in 1677 a member in good standing of the Flatlands Church. He may have been a member of this church for many years, however the church records for Flatbush didn't begin until 1677. In September of 1687, thirteen years after the first cession of the Province to England, there was a general administration of the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown to be made by all Dutch people; Dirck took that oath at the Flatlands. He appears again on an assessment roll of that village for the year 1693 and on a census roll in 1698. After this his name appears no more on the Long Island records; and it is believed that he moved into New Jersey. In his younger manhood, but after coming to the Province he had married Catharina Van Lieuwen; afterward in his older age, on 13 February 1690 he married a second time to Johanna Havens, widow of Johannis Holsaert. A prenuptial agreement was made with his second wife and is on file in the town records of Gravesend; in this agreement, reference is made to his son Stoffel Dircksen Langestraet. He left land that he had purchased in Shrewsbury, New Jersey to his son Richard. He had no children by his second marriage. (Source: THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF NEW JERSEY)” 8. The book “This old Monmouth of ours: history, tradition, biography, genealogy, and other anecdotes related to Monmouth County, New Jersey,” by William S. Hornor (Cottonport, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1974) “The Longstreet (Langstraat Family),” pp. 127-28: “The Longstreet Family. This substantial family springs from THEOPHILUS LANGSTRAAT (1), of Holland, through a son, Dirck, (2), who came to America in 1657. The Anglicised form of the name sufficiently indicates its original meaning and derivation. DIRCK STOFFELSE LANGSTRAAT (2), son of Theophilus (or Stoffel) (1), came to America in 1657, eventually settling in Shrewsbury Township. (It may be noted here that among the Dutch the syllables, s, se, pe, and sometimes, te were used to indicate the paternity of the individuals to whom they were assigned, apparently as middle-names. Often the original last names, were dropped and only the "middle-name" retained. Thus we have the families of Hendricks, Laen, Giberson, and Tysen, all proceeding from an original (probably VanPelt), through several brothers who were respectively christened Hendrick, Laen, Gilbert, and Matthias, or Tice.) Dirck Longstreet married first, Catherine VanSiddock, and, secondly, Johannah Havens, widow of Johannis Holshart. His children were: Richard (3), of Shrewsbury; Adrien (or Aaron,) (4); Theophilus (or Stoffle), (5); Samuel (6); and, Classje (7) ADRIEN, or AARON. (4), son of Dirck (2), was born in 1677 and died in 1728. He was a cordwainer, and lived in Freehold Township. He married, in 1707, Christina (or Stanchke) Janse. Their children were: John (8); Derrick (9); Stoffle (10); Katherine (11); Nelly (12); Winifred (13); Maria (14); Arinche (15), and, one other child (16), perhaps Christopher, who died in 1758 leaving children, Court (91), and Christine (92), both under age at the death of their father. Of these last Christine is said to have married John Saunders, from whom she was divorced by Legislative Enactment in 1780. THEOPHILIS (OR STOFFLE) (5), son of Dirck (2), was born in Flatlands, Long Island, and died on his farm on the Manasquan River, in New Jersey, about 1741. He married Moyka, daughter of Gilbert Lane. She died about 1753. Moyka is, I think, the equivalent of the English Mercy. Their children were: Richard (17), of Squan, whose children are said to have been Derrick (42), born September 1745, and Anne (43), born June 1, 1748; Gilbert (18); Aury (19); Stoffel (20); Yonica (21); Catherine (22), who is supposed to have married William Chamberlain Jr.; Mary or Maria, (23), who married William, son of Daniel and Catherine Hendrickson; Sarah (24); Moika (25), who married and had children: and, Anne (26). GILBERT LONGSTREET (18), son of Stoffel (5), lived at Squan, where he died in 1756 or 1758. His wife is supposed to have been Rachel, daughter of Garret and Nelly (Voorhees) Schenck, who married, secondly, Jacobus VanDorn. Their children were: Rachel (44), who died in 1765, having married William VanDorn, who married secondly, Mary Hunt; Garret (45), of Squan; Gilbert (46); Moyca (47); Nely (48); Jane, or Ouicha (49), married John Lake; and, Elizabeth (50). AURY (OR AARON) LONGSTREET (19), son of Stoffle (5), was of Rocky Hill, near Princeton. One authority says that he married Catherine, daughter of Samuel Osborne, of Squan, who died before 1759. Another, makes her to have married John Longstreet. The name of his wife needs confirmation, as do those of his children, which have been given as: Moyka (51); Aaron (51-1/2); Richard (51-1/2); and, Lydia (52), bp. 6-10-1759. STOFFLE LONGSTREET (20), son of Stoffle (5), was baptised 12-25-1713, and died 1784. He is said to have married Abagail, daughter of Thomas and Patience Woolley, who was born 3-17-1717, and to have been father of at least one child, Samuel, (41-1/2), who died 12-21-1829, at the age of 94.” 9. The book “Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet with Its Related Families…,” by Edward Mayes (Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Inc., Rutland, VT; 1989?), p. D-41: “Moica Lanen Van Pelt, married Stoffel Langestraet as stated. Their first child was baptised Apl. 25, 1697; so that Mayke was probably married in or near the end of the year 1695, and must have been born about the year 1675. She was therefore probably her father's oldest child. Her will is of record in New Jersey, is dated April 8, 1752; and was probated March 13, 1753; so that she must have died between those dates. See Appendix 2.” 10. The book “Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet with Its Related Families…,” by Edward Mayes (Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Inc., Rutland, VT; 1989?), pp. D16-D17: “DIRCK STOFFELS LANGESTRAET immigrated in 1657, twelve years after the appointment of Stuyvesant as Director of the province, two years after the erection of the church at Flatbush, and seven years before the seizure of the province by Nicholls. He settled at Flatlands (Amersfoort); and this fact, since the village was of less consequence than either Flatbush (only three miles may) or Brooklyn, and was named for a town in Utrecht, from which those who inhabited and named it presumably came, renders it probable that Langestraets were from Utrecht. However that may be, Dirck (or Richard, in the English) was in 1677, a member of the Flatlands church, sitting under the ministry of the Rev. Mr. Zuuren. He may have been for years before that an active member of the church, and probably was; for it must be remembered that the lists in the Flatbush record begin with the year 1677. In 1687, in September, thirteen years after the first cession of the province to England, there was a general administration of an oath of allegiance to the British Crown to all of the Dutch people; and with the others, Dirck took that oath at Flatlands. He appears again on an assessment roll of that village for the year 1693, and on a census roll of 1698. After this his name occurs no more on the Long Island records and it is thought that he moved to Monmouth county, New Jersey. In his younger manhood, but after his arrival in this province, he married CATHARINA VAN LIEUWEN; afterward, in his older age, some time before, but not far from, February 13, 1690, he married Johanna Havens, widow of Johannis Holsaert. An ante-nuptial agreement made with this second wife is still to be found in the town records of Gravesend; and in it reference is made to his son Stoffel Dircksen. At an early period, date now unknown, he had bought land at Shrewsbury in New Jersey, which he devised by his will to his son Richard. By his first wife Catherina, he had issue as follows: (1) Stoffel Dircksen, of whom hereafter. (2) Claasje Dircksen, born about 1672 and who married Abraham Lott, of Jamaica. (3) Adrian, baptised September 16, 1677. (Adrian; bapt. Sept. 16, 1677; married Christina Janse 1707. On asst. roll of Flatlands 1693, and census of 1698; owned land in Gravesend; moved to Freehold, N. J., and deacon there 1721; died in 1728; wife died after 1726. Issue (all bapt. at Marlboro): 1, Christine, or Katherine, bp. Nov. 27, 1709, mar. Aug. 24, 1741. Wm. Williamson of the Raritan; 2, Jan. bp. Jan. 13, 1712, mar. Dec. 17, 1746 Anije Cowenhoven; 3. Dirck, of Princeton, born about 1713, mar. about 1749, Margaret Shenck, widow of Wm. Cowenhoven; 4, Nellie, born about 1715; 5, Winnifred, born about 1718; 7, Maria, born about 1721, mar. Dec. 5, 1742, Dirck Sutphen; 8, Arianche, born about 1723; Stoffel, born about 1728, mar. Nov. 28, 1753, Nellie Shenck.) (4) Richard, born about 1680. (5) A daughter (supposed), who married Samuel Osborne. (6) Samuel (supposed) married Barbara Antonides.” 11. The book “Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet with Its Related Families…,” by Edward Mayes (Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Inc., Rutland, VT; 1989?), pp. D17-D21: “STOFFEL DIRCKSEN LANGESTRAET was born about 1666. About 1695 he married MOICA, (called by way of pet name MAYKE or Maicken) LANEN VAN PELT, daughter of Gysbrecht Tuysz Lanen Van Pelt, of New Utrecht. He was a deacon of the Flatlands church in the year 1698. Not long after this he, his brother Adrian, and probably his father moved across to New Jersey. There he settled on the Neversink Hills (some accounts say at Deal) in Monmouth County, where his descendants abound to this day. From the "American Weekly Mercury," of date February 14-21, 1726-7, the following extract is taken: "Langstreat Theophilus.-From the Shrewsbury in East Jersey, on Saturday, the last day of December, 1726, Theophilus Longstreat, of Shrewsbury in the county of Monmouth, aged near sixty years, he met with seven swans flying over a meadow, who shot down six of them at one shot, such a shot was never known amongst us." His will, dated December 1, 1739, was probated March 1, 1741; and he therefore died about the latter date. In that will, he calls himself "Theophilus," an erroneous interpretation of his proper name of Stoffel, or Christopher. He signed his name "Stoffel Langstrat." The will of his wife was dated April 8, 1752, and it was probated Mar. 13, 1753; so that she must have died about the latter date. These wills name some of their children, but not all of them. (See Appendix 1, and Appendix 2.) Those children, so far as now known, were as follows: 1. Dirck (Richard), baptized in Brooklyn, April 25, 1697. (Dirck married a wife named Jane, or Jonica. He died Dec. 4, 1795, in his 99th year. We find this mention of him in "The Historical Collections of New Jersey," on page 351: "The following account of an incursion of the British into this township in the American Revolution, is contained in a published letter, dated Kildare, Monmouth Co., April 9, 1778: 'About 135 of the enemy landed on Sunday last, about 10 o'clock, on the south side of Squam inlet, burnt all the salt-works, broke the kettles, etc., stripped the beds, etc., of some people there, who I fear wished to serve them; then crossed the river, and burnt all except Dirrick Longstreet's. After this mischief they embarked. The next day they landed at Shark river, and set fire to two salt-works, when they observed fifteen horsemen heave In sight, which occasioned them to retreat with great precipitation; indeed, they jumped in their fiat-bottomed boats with such precipitation they sunk two of them." At the time of this fortunate escape, Dirck was 82 years of age.) 2. Jane (or Jonica), born about 1698. 3. Catherine, born about 1700; married Jan Sutphen, of New Jersey, about 1720. 4. Mary (or Maria), baptized May 6, 1702; married first Wm. Hendricksen, of New Jersey; and second, Dirck Sutphen. 5. Sarah, born about 1705. 6. Gisbert (or Gilbert) born about 1707; baptized November 26, 1710; married Rachel Schenck; died in 1758. 7. Aaron, baptized Nov. 6. 1710; married May 6, 1754, Lydia Hull. 8. Stoffel, of whom hereafter. 9. Moica, baptized March 6. 1716; supposed to have married Johannes, Leek. 10. Anna born about 1718. Having brought the family history down to the middle of the last century, and reached the period when the name assumed its English form of LONGSTREET it may be helpful and interesting to interrupt the course of the narrative in order to consider what manner of people these were and after what fashion they lived. History tells us something of the traits and habits of their friends and neighbors. "In their family intercourse, and among themselves in their business matters, they continued to use the Dutch language. Several of the old people do so to this day. Their frugal mode of life, their severe and constant bodily labor, their-economical habits, were proverbial. For many generations, their word was their bond, a verbal contract being deemed sufficient. If they toiled hard and earned money they studiously endeavored to save it by prudent investment. They indulged in no costly dress or equipage, and in home-spun garments, neat, clean and whole, they visited the market-place and the sanctuary. The avails of the family toil, in spinning flax and wool, in weaving and coloring, were constantly seen in the ordinary dress, and in the many articles for family use. Goodly stores of domestic linens and woolens were sure to be found in every well-regulated family. "Nor were they apt to be long retained in the piece, as they came from the weaver's hands, or from the fulling and dressing mills. They were at the earliest convenience of the industrious mother and her active daughters, manufactured into appropriate garments for every member of the family. So far did these provident arrangements extend that in the event of a death, the habiliments for the corpse need not be sent for, or hurriedly put together. The well stored cases or old fashioned clothes-press, contained them all. We have seen on some occasions, the beautifully plaited and well crimped garments brought forth meet the painful exigency. From the same bountiful stores, when the daughters went forth in the new relation of wives, and commence house keeping, their mothers industry, and their own early labors, were well attested by the goodly supply of personal garments, with bedding of every description, and in more recent times, with beautiful domestic carpeting, of their own spinning and coloring. "It was, however, common for the youthful husband and wife to have their home, for the first year of married life under the roof of her parents. "With the young people of both sexes, the custom long prevailed of riding on horse-back. Especially about the seasons of the holidays at New York, Christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide. In the evening rides, going in pairs, a beau and a belle mounted on the same animal, the latter seated behind the former, with firm, grip holding on to him who had sought her company. Go where you might, you were sure to see, near the parental dwelling, the huge stepping-block, with its convenient and wide notches, well cut in, serving for steps by which to ascend to its even top, as a firm foundation on which for the sprightly girl to stand until the well-kept steed should be brought up, and thence to spring into her seat; and on which, on returning, to alight It is only within the last twenty-five years (written 1856) this once favorite mode of youthful pleasure-riding, gave way to that of companies of two pairs each, in a substantial wagon, and which, in still later days, has been superseded by the most tasteful buggy. On marriage occasions, long processions of wagons or sleighs, filled with the mirthful escort of 'the happy twain made one,' told of the nuptials, wherever they went, the whole company singing by the way. If they did not possess the luxuries of the neighboring city of New York, or indulge in its extravagances, the people did possess and enjoy their home comforts, and were well content. "In the old churches the number of the first psalm was set with movable figures suspended at the sides of the pulpit. These the clerk properly arranged before service, so that everyone might readily prepare to sing. It was also the clerk's duty to have an hour-glass properly placed near the minister at the commencement of the sermon, and as the last grains of sand left the upper for the lower cavity, it was a reminder that the time had arrived for the conclusion. Some preachers, however, quietly allowed the sand to run out, and then informed their audience, that as they had sat so patiently through the one, they, would proceed with a second. The collections during the service were taken in velvet bags attached to the ends of long poles, with a small alarm bell fastened to the end. When a coin was given the bell rang; if it passed through a pew silently, it showed that nothing had been contributed by the persons in that pew. It required experienced dexterity to handle them well, to avoid the pillars and the bonnets. Previous to 1802 there were no stoves in the churches. The ladies were accustomed to bring their foot-stoves, and to replenish them at a house near by. “In those days, when the ladies went out to spend the day, or to make an afternoon visit at the parsonage, they carried their spinning wheels and flax with them. Among the old social customs was one to furnish the persons invited to funerals, with tobacco, pipes and liquor -- a custom which was sadly abused. This was happily abandoned about 1815. Funeral sermons do not appear to have been used in this church in olden times." (Authorities: “Early Settlers of King County,” Bergen, Langestraat; “Annals of Classes, etc., of Bergen,” Taylor, pp. 78-90; “Pamphlet of Consistory.” 12. The book “Register in Alphabetical Order, of the early settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N. Y.; from its first settlement by Europeans to 1700; with contributions to their biographies and genealogies,” by Teunis G. Bergen (New York: S.W. Green's Son, 1881), pp. 181-82: “Langestraat, Adriaen, bp. Sept. 16, 1677; d. 1728; m. Christina Janse. On ass. roll of Flds of 1693 and cen. of 1698; also owned land in Gd; deacon of Freehold R. D. ch. in 1721, to which place he had removed. In 1723, an Adriaen Langestraet and Christina Janse his w., mem. of Freehold R. D. ch. Issue, all bp. at Marlboro: Christine or Katharine, bp. Nov. 27, 1709, m. Aug. 24, 1741, Wm Williamsen of the Raritan; Jan, bp. Jan. 13, 1712, m. Dec. 17, 1746, Antje Cowenhoven; Dirck of Princeton, b. about 1713, m. about 1749 Margaret Schenck wid. of Wm Cowenhoven; Nelly, b. about 1715; Winnifred, b. about 1718; Maria, b. about 1721, m. Dec. 5, 1742, Dirck Sutphen; Arianche, b. about 1723; and Stoffel, b. about 1726, m. Nov. 28, 1753, Nelly Schenck, as per Rev. G. C. Schenck. Derick Stoffelsz, emigrated in 1657, m. 1st Catharina Van Lieuwen; m. 2d, prior to Feb. 13, 1690, Johanna Havens wid. of Johannis Holsaert. Mem. of Flds D. ch. in 1677, took the oath of allegiance there in 1687; on ass. roll of said town of 1693 and cen. of 1698. In ante-nuptial agreement with his 2d w. on the Gd rec. of Feb. 13, 1690, reference is made to his s. Stoffel Dircksen. At an early period, as per Rev. G. C. Schenck, he bought land at Shrewsbury, N. J., which he devised by will to his s. Richard. Issue: - Stoffel Dircksen; Claasje Dircksen, b. about 1672, m. Abraham Lott of Ja; Adrian, bp. Sept. 16, 1677; Richard of Shrewsbury, b. about 1680; (sup.) Johannis; and Samuel, (sup.) m. Barbara Antonides. Signed his name “Dirck Stoffels." (Sup.) Jan or Johannis Dircksen, b. 1629. Appointed Apl. 28, 1666, by the mag. of Flh one of the guardians of Aernout Reynders s. of Reyndert Arensen and Annetien Hermans, said Annetien being dec. and said Aernout having married Annetien Aukens, as per p. 61 of Lib. D of Flh rec. Allowed to follow the occupation of carman by the court in N. A. in 1674, as per p. 494 of Valentine's Manual of 1855. June 8, 1690, he made an affidavit relating to the troubles in N. Y. during Gov. Leisler's administration, as per p. 741 of Vol. III. of Doc. of Col. His. Stoffel Dircksen of Flds and N. J., m. Mayke Laanen dau. of Gysbrecht Tuysz Lanen Van Pelt of N. U. Deacon of Flds D. ch. in 1698. Removed to the Neversinks in Monmouth Co., N. J., where his descendants abound. In his will, da. Dec. 1, 1739, pro. Mar. 1, 1741, he calls himself Theophilus, an improper change for Stoffel or Christopher. The will of Mayke his w. is da. Apl. 8, 1752, and pro. Mar. 13, 1753. These wills name as their children, Jonica, Catharine, Mary, Sarah, Maria, Ann, and Gisbert. Issue: - Dirck, bp. Apl. 25, 1696, in Bro, m. Jane or Jonica, probably d. at date of his father's will; Jonica or Jane; Catharine, (sup.) m. Jan Sutphen of N. J.; Mary or Maria, bp. May 6, 1702, m. 1st Wm. Hendricksen of N. J., m. 2d (sup.) Dirck Sutphen; Sarah, b. about 1705; Gisbert, b. about 1707, m. Rachel Schenck, d. 1758; Aurie, bp. Nov. 6, 1710, m. May 6, 1754, Lydia Hull; Stoffel, bp. Dec. 25, 1713, resided at Upper Freehold, m. Dec. 16, 1743, Abagail Wooley, d. 1784; Moica, bp. Mar. 6, 1716, m. (sup.) Johannes Leek; and Ann, b. about 1718. Signed his name “Stoffel Langstrat." Abbreviations: Bro. = Brooklyn; Flds = Flatlands; N.U. = New Utrecht; D. ch = Dutch Church; N.A. = New Amsterdam; cen = census; Gd = Gravesend; Flh = Flatbush." 12. “A Longstreet Family History,” by Rupert James Longstreet (DeLand, Fla., 1960), available on FHL film 2056005 item 3 or online at “OUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR. DIRCK STOFFELSE. The first record of the presence in America of our immigrant ancestor was made on June 14, 1663, when a list of "equipment and munitions of war" possessed by the Dutch settlers at Ameersfoort (Brooklyn) revealed that DIRCK STOFFELSEN was responsible for one pound of powder valued at one florin. (Documents Relating to the Colonial History of N.Y., II, 463) In September, 1687, there was a "roll of those who have taken the oath of allegiance in Kings County in the Province of New York ... in the 3rd year of His Maj Reigne", and in this roll, "off fflackland" we find entered: DIRCK STOFFELSE - 30 Jeare STOFFEL DIRCKSEN - native Intrepreted, this means that Dirck had lived in the colony for 30 years (which sets the date of his arrival as 1657) and that his son Stoffel was born in the colony. (Documentary History of New York, I, 431) The following ante-nuptial agreement found in the Gravesend Town Records, Bk 3 p. 114, gives us more information about Dirck: “To all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come: Know ye thatt I Dirck Stoffelsen living att Ameersfoort in Kings County upon Long Island in ye province of New York weduwaer of Catherine van Lewen deceased, being now remarried with Johanna havens widdow of Johannis holsard deceased my present wife: Therefore know ye thatt I Dirck Stoffelsen above sd being in perfect memorie make hereby my present loving wyf Johanna haavens in my last will and testament my sole joynty heir and executrix of all my whole estate both moveable and unmoveable onely excepted my eldest son Stoffel direcksen shale injoye a lumm for weavings, so as ye lumm comes from ye workman: in the time of a yeare from ye date here of above his tother brother and sister butt all my whole estate as above sd is left unto my loving wyf Johanna haavens: she to be my joynty heir and executrix duering her lifetime: without any molestation or disturbance by my children, or by thier procurement, att any time or times whatsoever hereafter; remarrion or nott remarrien, my loving wyf above shall remain my joynty heire and executrix. And therefore I Johanna havens widdow of Johannis holsard deceased, living in ye same towne and countie and province above specified, being now remarried with Dirck Stoffelsen my present husband I Johanna above sd being in perfect memorie, doe hereby as my last will and testament, make my present loving husband my sole and joynty heir and executor of all my estate moveable and unmoveable none excepted and if god should be pleased to give us children together in our marriage, them children then with the rest of our fore children: are to have equal portion together after our decease butt ye surviving of us either male or female is to possess both whole estates of both sides without molestation or disturbance of both parties theire children or anyone else of theire procurement att any time or times whatsoever hereafter: this is our will so to do being in perfect memorie, and in confirmation both parties have hereunto sett our hands this 18 of februa 1690/1. DIRCK STOFFELS JOHANNA HAVENS Subscribed and Acknowledged in the presence of us: ARSTEN JANSEN BARENT YUIANSEN JOHN EMANS: Clerke” We do not know the date of death of Dirck's first wife Catherine, but she was with him as witness to a baptism on 11-16-1684 (Documentary History of New York, 1898). As we see above, Dirck was remarried by Feb. 18, 1690/1. In 1698, there was a census of Flatland, Long Island, in which was listed the then family of Dirck Langstraat, consisting of "Men 1 Wo 1 Chil 3" (Kings County, New York, Genealogical Club Collections, III, 88). On 4-25-1696, Dirch is recorded with his second wife Johanna Havens at the Reformed Dutch Church in Brooklyn, witnessing the baptism of grandsons Jan and Dirck (History of Middlesex County, NJ, by Wall and Pickersgill I,79) The last known record of this family in Long Island is the following: (New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 54:180) “Sept. 10, 1698: Antony Warshaer of Flatlands and Maritje his wife deed Stoffel Langstraat, Adrian Langstraat, Johannes Holsaer, Classje Lake and Cretje Williamse, late of Kings County, house, orchard, etc. in Flatlands bounded by property of John Vandyckhuys and Derick Amertman. The parties of the second part paying full value to Antony Holsaer, Benjamein Holsaer, Dirick Langstraat and Marytntje Langstraat when they are of age or marry the ninth part of said property. Signed by Antony alone. Wit by Henry Filkin and Ferdinand Vansycklyn, Jr. Ack. Sept. 15, Rec'd Sept. 16, 1698 before and by Henry Filkin, Reg. We know from the ante-nuptial agreement that Dirck had three children by his first wife Catherine, viz. eldest son Stoffel and a brother and a sister. In the Warshaer deed we learn the name of the brother, i.e. Arian (Adrian, Aaron). We learn the name of the sister, Classje, from (M-11). Thus Dirck's first three children, by Catherine, were: Stoffel, Adrian and Classje. The Warshaer deed names two more as minors in 1698, and therefore of the second marriage, i.e. Dirick and Maryntje. This list of five does not wholly agree with the Flatlands census of 1698. Who the third child of that list may have been remains undetermined. The list of five is also in disagreement with (Register of Early Settlers in Kings County, Long Island, New York, By T.G. Bergen), where Bergen states that the children of Dirck were: Stoffel, Classje, Adrian, Richard of Shrewsbury, Johannis (sup), and Samuel (sup). Berger may have counted Johannis Holsard of the Warshaer deed as a Longstreet, in error. Of his "Samuel", there is no present explanation. Nor do we know why Bergen credited "Richard of Shrewsbury" to a place as a son of the Immigrant Dirck, for the Warshaer deed again lists "Dirick" as a minor in 1698, and in any case born after 1690, as a son of Dirck and Johanna. In the light of such data as we now have, it seems likely that this "Richard" is a grandson of Dirck by his son Stoffel, and the author of will #2659M (see later); that is, he is the Dirick b. 1696 to Stoffel and Mayke Lanen. Therefore we shall proceed to develop his family history on the assumption that the immigrant ancestor founded his line upon the two elder sons, viz. Stoffel and Adrian (Aaron). Of his third son, by Johanna, we have no further data. DIRCK STOFFELSE [Children:] -Stoffel Dircksen b. ca. 1666 -Classje Dircksen b. ca. 1672 -Adrian (Aaron) bp. 9-16-1677 (Omitting Dirck's two children by his second marriage - Dirick and Maryntje - for neither of whom we have any record of issue.)” | Langestraet, Stoffel Dircksen (I5600)
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| 2961 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL film 95026, indexed church records of Ovingham, Northumberland, shows burials (searched 1780-1810) for: -William, son of Robert and Margaret Broad of Wylam, bur. 25 Mar 1781. This must have been an earlier marriage of Robert. -Robert Broad, pitman, Wylam, bur. 6 Feb 1795. Could this be a father? -Margaret, infant dau. of Robert Broad of Wylam, 4 Feb 1796. -Margarett, d. of Robert and Mary Broad of Wylam, 30 Dec 1796. (Family Search has an undocumented christening entry of 23 Oct 1796 for Margaret - I don't see the entry in the Ovingham parish records, but it certainly possible since a second Margaret would have had to been born in this family between Feb and Dec 1796.) BIOGRAPHY: 1. Known children from FHL film 95025 all christened in Ovingham are as follows (not complete since Jonathan is listed as the eighth child in this christening record, but I don't see more in the Ovingham church register for christenings): -Jane, Illegitimate dau. of Robert Broad and Mary Burnett of Wylam, chr. 4 Feb 1781. -William, son of Robert and Mary Broad, chr. 18 May 1783, of Wylam. -Robert, son of Robert and Mary Broad, chr. 16 Sep 1786, of Wylam. -Margaret, 3rd dau. of Robert and Mary Broad, chr. 14 Sep 1794, Robert is a pitman living in Wylam. -Betty, 7th child of Robert and Mary Bourne, chr. 27 Oct 1797, res. Ovington. (Robert is crossed out in Register - probably an error and should have crossed out Bourne, the mistake for Broad.) -Jonathan, 8th child of Robert Broad and Mary Burnup, b. 20 Feb 1798, chr. 8 Apr 1798. BIRTH: 1. FHL film 2193531, Ovingham Parish church records, shows the 20 Feb 1798 birth and 8 Apr 1798 christening of the "eighth Child" Jonathan in Ovingham, son of "Robert Broad, native of Byton," and mother "Mary Burnup, native of Allendale." CHRISTENING: 1. Christening records of Ovingham, Northumberland and Ryton, Durham have been extracted by IGI; however, neither show a christening for Robert Broad. MARRIAGE: 1. FHL film 2193531, Ovingham Parish church marriage records: 4 Feb 1781 marriage of Robert Broad and Mary Burnett, both are of the parish, both signed with the mark of an X. The witnesses: Jno. Greenot(?) and Robr't Blenksop. BURIAL: 1. FHL film 2193532, church records of Ovingham, Northumberland: we find a burial record for Mary Broad in Ovingham for 4 Dec 1826, age 70, residing at Wylam; this would give a birth date of approximately 1756, which is not too far off of the 1753 christening date we have for Mary Burnhope considering the variance in such dates in that time period and who was reporting the age at time of death. As for the husband, we find his burial record in Ovingham for 22 Dec 1824, age 83, residing in Wylam. 2. FHL has a microfiche of the monumental (gravestone) transcriptions for Ovingham Cemetery. I found nothing for the surname Broad. | Broad, Robert (I4685)
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| 2962 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL Typescript 975.287/F1 K2wf v.1 "Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Maryland. Parish Records, Books I and II, 1743-1811," entries with mentions of Maria Barbara Roemer: - Matthia Kint and his wife Eva Cath., a dau. Maria Barbara, b. 12 Apr 1758, bp. 1758 Jubilate, sponsors: Maria Barbara, Michael Römer's daughter and Adam Mantel, single. [Kerry's note: bp. Apr 16.] - Mich. Stocker and wife Anna Barb., a dau. Anna Barba., b. 1 Apr 1858, bp. 1758 Pentecost, sponsors: Maria Barbara, single daughter of Mich. Römer. [Kerry's note: bp. May 15.] 2. Two Roemerin women, Marie Barbara and simply Barbara are mentioned as sponsors in the birth/confirmation of Michael and Anna Barbara Stoker's first twin daughters. I cannot yet determine whether "Barbara" is actually the mother Anna Barbara or the other Marie Barbara. We can definitively determine Maria Barbara as a separate individual. The fact that the Romerins were involved in these events would lead us to a strong guess that Michael Stoker's wife was a Romerin. I assume her birth by presuming an age of at least 21 to be considered a sponsor in the Church record. See the following in the FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 88-97: "Michael Stoker, doubtless, was the son of Michael Stoker (Stocker) who settled in Frederick Co., Md. about the middle of the 18th century. No other family of the Stoker (Stocker) name was found by this writer in any of the early Frederick Co. records. The 18th century translated records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. established about 1746, show many Michael Stoker (Stocker) entries beginning with the birth, on 1 Apr 1758, of Anna Barbara, daughter of 'Mich. Stocker' and his wife 'Ana Barb.' On p. 552 of a copy of these church records, now in possession of the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, will be found a recording of eight children of Michael Stocker, the youngest named George, born 13 Nov 1781. The first of these children was named Marie Barbara, born 1 Apr 1758. She doubtless was the same as or the twin of another daughter named Anna Barbara mentioned above as having been born on the same date. Another record shows, again, the birth of Marie Barbara, daughter of Michael Stocker born 1 Apr 1758; baptized 15 May 1758. Thus the church records contain three separate entries of the birth on 1 April 1758, of a daughter to Michael Stoker (Stocker) as follows: a. 'On 1 Apr. 1758 to Mich. Stocker et uxori Ana Barbara a daughter Anna Barbara. Witnesses (to baptism) Marie Barbara filia coelebs Michael Roemers.' [Filia Coelebs means unmarried daughter of.] b. '1758, 1 April to Michael Stoker a daughter Marie Barbara, sponsored by Barbara Romerin, baptized 15 May 1758.' c. '1758, 1 April to Michael Stocker a daughter Marie Barbara, sponsored by Barbara Romerin, baptized 15 May 1758.' 3. The book "History of Carrollton Manor, Frederick County, Maryland," by William Jarboe Grove, Lime Kiln, Maryland, 1928, copy in Frederick Historical Society, Frederick, Maryland, p. 383, provides significant information about Michael Römer (with variant spellings of Raymer, Romer Remer, and Reymer) by giving us his will, the name of an additional wife, some of his deeds, his civic and military service, his immigration, some of the spouses of his children, and three of his grandchildren. Michael's obituary reports he had six daughters and two sons of which both sons, three daughters, and their mother had preceded him in death; however, the will only provides us with the names of four daughters -- one of whom, Maria Barbara, had predeceased him. He does not mention the other names of his deceased children nor their children even though his obituary says he had 37 grandchildren. Additionally he makes no reference to a second wife, Catherine Kemp, who may have also predeceased him. The quote: "44 - Michael Raymer who loaned $1,630 was on the committee of observation and attended a meeting held at the court house Jan. 24th, 1775 and was active in the cause of independence, born 1715 died Nov. 25th, 1800, aged 85 years, 2 months, is buried in the Lutheran graveyard. His will was made Sep. 11, 1794. Signed Michael Romer. He divided his estate real and personal in four parts to his daughters, Magdalona, wife of Henry Foutz, Elizabeth, wife of James Beatty, Christona, wife of Mathias Buckey and to the children of his deceased daughter, Barbara Hass, namely, Michael Hass, Christiana, wife of George Buckey and Frederick Hass, the remaining fourth part of my estate real and personal. Tradition says Michael Raymer married Catherine Kemp, who landed in Philadelphia with her father, Conrad Kemp August 17th, 1733 and is of the well known Kemp family of the County. In connection with Michael Remer (1715-1800), in a list of foreigners 252 Palatines imported in the ship "Winter Gallery" and qualified Sep. 5, 1738 at Philadelphia there appears the name John Michael Romer (also Remer) aged 23, which age corresponds with the year of birth 1715. 'The Meadow' first granted by Lord Baltimore to John Van Meter and subsequently resurveyed Nov. 2nd, 1755, was patented June 9th, 1756 to Michael Raymer, over which he had a dispute with Daniel Dulaney who laid out Frederick in 1745 and owned Locust Level containing 3,800 acres and Taskers Chance containing 7,700 acres both of these tracts adjoined 'The Meadows.' Dulaney was a Tory, and his land was confiscated, after some litigation the title to the land was awarded to Mr. Raymer. Michael Raymer was very active during the Revolutionary period, and held a commisision in the Patriot army. Mr. Raymer deeded this land to Richard Potts in 1792. Mr. Reymer gave the land for the Lutheran Church at Church Hill north of Frederick." 4. FHL book 975.287/F1 K28we "Maryland German Church Records," vol. 3, "Baptismal records of the Monocacy Lutheran Congregation, and its successor, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, 1742-1779," translated and edited by Frederick S. Weiser; (the initials in [brackets] probably refer to the minister who made the record) mentions of Johann Michael and Charlotta Amalia Roemer's children: - Johan Michel Römer, a daughter [not named], b. 25 Jul 1747, bp. [not given], sponsors: Michel Jesrang and his wife Lisabet. - Johan Michel Römer, a son Johann Conrad, b. 8 Sep 1750, bp. 14 Sep 1750, sponsors: Conrad Grosch and wife Sophia. [K] - Georg Jacob Trautwein and wife Elisabetha, a dau. Johanna Magdalena, b. 22 Feb 1755, bp. four days after a week from the birth of the daughter 1755 [Hausihl sometimes expresses dates in confusing Latin and uses symbols for days.] [i.e. bp. March 5], sponsors: Johanna Magdalena, Michael Roemer's single daughter. [H] - Joh. Ludwig Jung and his wife Magdalena, a dau. Johanna Magdalena, b. 28 Mar 1756, bp. 1756 Palm Sun. [H] [Kerry note: Apr. 11], sponsors: Joh. Adam Mang and Michael Römer's daughter Johanna Magdalena. - Matthia Kint and his wife Eva Cath., a dau. Maria Barbara, b. 12 Apr 1758, bp. 1758 Jubilate, sponsors: Maria Barbara, Michael Römer's daughter and Adam Mantel, single. [H][Kerry's note: bp. Apr 16.] - Mich. Stocker and wife Anna Barb., a dau. Anna Barba., b. 1 Apr 1858, bp. 1758 Pentecost, sponsors: Maria Barbara, single daughter of Mich. Römer. [Kerry's note: bp. May 15.] - Johannes Haass and Maria Barbara, a little dau. Christina, b. 13 Feb 1770, bp. 11 Mar 1770, sponsor: Christina Romerin. - All recorded at once: - Maria Barbara, dau. of Michael Stocker, b . 1 Apr 1758 (+), bp. 15 May. Sponsors: Mar. Barb. Römerin [now] deceased. - Johanna Magdalina, dau. of [parents names not given] b. 1 Jan 1760, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Heinrich and Magdalena Fauth. - Elisabetha, dau. of Michael Stocker b. 26 Aug. 1764, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Elisabetha Romerin. - Maria Barbara, twin dau. of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 (+), bp. 19 Sept. 1769. Sponsors: Johannes and Maria Barbara Haass. - Christina, twin dau. of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 (+), bp. 19 Sept. 1769. Sponsors: Christina Römerin, single. - Christina, dau. of Friederich and Elisabetha Riehl, b. 12 Jun. 1770, bp. 1 Jul 1770, Sponsors: Johannes Huber and Christina Römerin, both single. - Eleonora, dau. of Joh. Mich. And Eleonora Wittmeyer, b. 24 July 1773, bp. 10 Oct 1773. Sponsors: Michael and Christina Grosch. - Maria Barbara, dau. of Joh. Michael and Elisabeth Stocker, b. 23 Dec. 1774, bp. 16 Apr. 1775. Sponsors: Johannes and Maria Barbara Haass. 5. FHL book 975.2 D2se v.1 "Monocacy and Catoctin. Some Early Settlers of Frederick and Carroll Counties, MD and Adams County, PA also Descendants 1725-1985," vol. 1, by C.E. Schildknecht: "Maj. John Haas, b. 1735 in Baumholder nr Berikenfeld; he m. in 1762 Maria Barbara, d/o Michael Roemer; d. in Frederick in 1779. (Source: Burial Records, Monocacy and Frederick, MD, Luth. Chruches (at Adams Co. Historical Society); also book by Fred S. Weiser, National Genealogical Society, 1972, DC.)" BIRTH: 1. See death information. MARRIAGE: 1. See death information. DEATH: 1. FHL book 975.287 K2w "Records of Marriages and Burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Maryland and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the City of Frederick, Maryland 1743-1811," translated and edited by Frederick Sheely Weiser, Special Publication No. 38, The National Genealogical Society, Washington, D.C., 1972, pp. 92: "Sept. 13, 1776: Maria Barbara, wife of Johann Haas, born Jan. 20, 1744. Father Mich. Roemer and his wife Charlotta, Married Oct. 10, 1762 and had 6 children, of whom 3 are living. Died of consumption Sept. 12, aged 32 years, 7 months, 3 weeks." 2. FHL book 975.287 K2w "Records of Marriages and Burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Maryland and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the City of Frederick, Maryland 1743-1811," translated and edited by Frederick Sheely Weiser, Special Publication No. 38, The National Genealogical Society, Washington, D.C., 1972, p. 96: "Feb. 20, 1779. Johannes Haas, former justice and major, under the military, was born Nov. 8, 1735 in Baumholder in Zweybrucken [Baumholder, Birkenfeld]. Parents were Nicolas Haas and his wife Catharina. Married Oct. 16, 1762: Mich. Roemer's daughter Maria Barbara with whom he had six children of whom 2 sons and 1 daughter are alive. His wife died Sept. 12, 1776. He departed after a long lasting sickness Feb. 20 in the morning at 5 o'clock aged 43 years, 3 months, 11 days." BURIAL: 1. "National Genealogical Society Quarterly," volumes 7, Jan. 1919, p. 21, "Tombstone Inscriptions, Frederick, MD," by Michael Alvin Gruber, Lutheran Church Burial Ground [not the same as the Reformed Church Burial Ground] located in the rear of the Lutheran Church on Church Street and the oldest cemetery in Frederick: "Has, Maria Barbara (Luth.), b. Jan'y 20, 1744; d. (age and date of death hid in ground)." 2. Findagrave Website accessed 23 Feb 2015 for burials at the Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, 35 East Church Street, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, 21701, (301) 663-6361. "Very few stones remain, as the cemetery was removed to nearby Mount Olivet Cemetery (area NN) in the early 1900s. The remaining stones have all been placed against the stone wall behind the church building and have been photographed." Memorials of interest: A. Memorial #39820508: "Johann Michael Roemer Birth: Sep. 3, 1715, Germany Death: Nov. 24, 1800 Born in Buerkenau, Germany and came to America in 1738. Had with his married wife 2 sons and 6 daughters, of whom however both sons and 3 daughters together with the mother have already died. The deceased had the good fortune of experiencing in the course of his life a descent of 37 grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild of whome some preceded him into eternal rest. He died peacefully from the weakness of age. Spouse: Charlotta Amalia Hartwich Roemer" B. Memorial #39354225: "Charlotta Amalia Hartwich Roemer Birth: Jun. 24, 1720 Death: Feb. 8, 1779 d/o Georg Andreas & Sophia Hartwich, born in Michelstadt (in Kreis Erbach) 1736 md. Michael Roemer, 2 sons & 6 daughters Typhoid fever Spouse: Johann Michael Roemer (1715 - 1800)* (*Calculated relationship.)" C. Memorial #39321807: "Maria Barbara Roemer Haas Birth: Jan. 20, 1744 Death: Sep. 12, 1776 d/o Mich. & Charlotta Roemer. 10 Oct. 1762 md. Johann Haas 6 Children Consumption Family links: Spouse: Johannes Haas (1735 - 1779)* Children: Johannes Haas (1772 - 1773)* (*Calculated relationship.)" D. Memorial #39354388: "Johannes Haas Birth: Nov. 8, 1735 Death: Feb. 20, 1779 Born in Baumholder in Zweybrucken to Nicholas & Catharina Haas. 16 Oct. 1762 md. Maria Barbara who died 12 Sept. 1776. 6 children. Family links: Parents: Nicholas Haas (1706 - 1771) Spouse: Maria Barbara Roemer Haas (1744 - 1776) Children: Johannes Haas (1772 - 1773)* Sibling: Johannes Haas (1735 - 1779) Nicholas Haas (1745 - 1771)* (*Calculated relationship.)" | Römer, Maria Barbara (I79)
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| 2963 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL's "Marriages of Monmouth Co., 1795-1843" has the following marriages for two of Benjamin and Azuba's children: -Ephraim Pridmore and Mary Brown, 15 Feb 1810. -Benjamin Pridmore and Phebe Brown, 31 Jan 1814. Ephraim follows his sister Sarah (Predmore) Winner and bro.-in-law Jonathan Winner to Ohio and then on to Pike Co., IL, with some Winner descendants. The Browns may be siblings of David Brown, who also goes to Ohio with our Jerseyites. Children of David Brown appear to marry some of Jonathan's children. | Predmore, Benjamin (I2969)
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| 2964 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL's "Marriages of Monmouth Co., 1795-1843" has the following marriages for two of Benjamin and Azuba's children: -Ephraim Pridmore and Mary Brown, 15 Feb 1810. -Benjamin Pridmore and Phebe Brown, 31 Jan 1814. Ephraim follows his sister Sarah (Predmore) Winner and bro.-in-law Jonathan Winner to Ohio and then on to Pike Co., IL, with some Winner descendants. The Browns may be siblings of David Brown, who also goes to Ohio with our Jerseyites. Children of David Brown appear to marry some of Jonathan's children. | Cramer, Azuba (I2964)
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| 2965 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Find A Grave Memorial# 27220685 for Diadema Frederick Millard accessed 9 Aug 2016 (photo of tombstone is found on the website). "Diadema Frederick Millard Birth: Feb. 19, 1798, Montgomery County, New York, USA Death: Sep. 13, 1887, Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois, USA Diadama Millard was m1) to Asher Conover (born c 1816[sic]) with whom she had three children: Van Rensselaer Conover (1816-1879), Samuel S. Conover (1818-1898), and William James Conover (1822-). In 1831, she married again, to Samuel Foster Millard. They lived in Michigan for a time (Samuel's father, Maxwell, and Samuel and Diadema's son, Alexius, are buried in Blood Cemetery, Clinton County, MI. (see http://www.willett.org/ovid/bloodcem.htm) before moving to Chicago. They had three sons: Jerome (1833-), Alexius (1837-), and Sylvester (1839-1905) who became a noted lawyer and lived in Highland Park, Lake County, IL and may have had a summer home in Lake Geneva, WI. Samuel F. Millard died in Plainwell, Allegan Co, MI on 27 Aug 1879 but his gravesite has not yet been located. Samuel also married Delilah Lemoin 30 June 1873 in Kalamazoo, MI. Family has not yet found divorce records for Samuel and Diadama. Sylvester Millard tried to find Samuel incompetent but the judge ruled in Samuel's favor. Family links: Children: Jerome Millard (1832 - 1913)* Alexius Millard (1834 - 1837)* Sylvester M Millard (1839 - 1905)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA." | Millard, Samuel Foster (I5317)
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| 2966 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Find A Grave Memorial# 27220685 for Diadema Frederick Millard accessed 9 Aug 2016 (photo of tombstone is found on the website). "Diadema Frederick Millard Birth: Feb. 19, 1798, Montgomery County, New York, USA Death: Sep. 13, 1887, Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois, USA Diadama Millard was m1) to Asher Conover (born c 1816[sic]) with whom she had three children: Van Rensselaer Conover (1816-1879), Samuel S. Conover (1818-1898), and William James Conover (1822-). In 1831, she married again, to Samuel Foster Millard. They lived in Michigan for a time (Samuel's father, Maxwell, and Samuel and Diadema's son, Alexius, are buried in Blood Cemetery, Clinton County, MI. (see http://www.willett.org/ovid/bloodcem.htm) before moving to Chicago. They had three sons: Jerome (1833-), Alexius (1837-), and Sylvester (1839-1905) who became a noted lawyer and lived in Highland Park, Lake County, IL and may have had a summer home in Lake Geneva, WI. Samuel F. Millard died in Plainwell, Allegan Co, MI on 27 Aug 1879 but his gravesite has not yet been located. Samuel also married Delilah Lemoin 30 June 1873 in Kalamazoo, MI. Family has not yet found divorce records for Samuel and Diadama. Sylvester Millard tried to find Samuel incompetent but the judge ruled in Samuel's favor. Family links: Children: Jerome Millard (1832 - 1913)* Alexius Millard (1834 - 1837)* Sylvester M Millard (1839 - 1905)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA." | Conover, Asher (I5316)
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| 2967 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast website accessed 9 May 2017 shows a "Kent Marriage Transcription" for "Edmund Kidney and Thomasin Coveney, m. Maidstone 13 Mar 1656, abode Boxley." A second version of the same record gives parent to "Thomazin" Coveney as "Ann of West Maling - widow" and indicates both groom and bride reside in Boxley. | Ann (I5516)
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| 2968 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: Edward Prawle, Husbandman, of Brenchley, will proved 1628 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/21.320 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/27 FHL Film / Digital 008047543, pp. 372 and 373 of 515. Abstract: Edwardi Prawle, husbandman of Brenchley, Kent. Will dated 21 Feb 1627[/1628] -Gave to the poor of Brenchley -Children Thomas Prawle, Mary (wife of Christopher Gardner), Rebeckca (wife of John Westnoud?), Frances (wife of Francis SoisIey) -Wife Agnis made executor -Witnesses: William Pound, David Pawle?, John Huggett -Probated 22 Apr 1628. | Westnoud, John (I6354)
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| 2969 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: Edward Prawle, Husbandman, of Brenchley, will proved 1628 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/21.320 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/27 FHL Film / Digital 008047543, pp. 372 and 373 of 515. Abstract: Edwardi Prawle, husbandman of Brenchley, Kent. Will dated 21 Feb 1627[/1628] -Gave to the poor of Brenchley -Children Thomas Prawle, Mary (wife of Christopher Gardner), Rebeckca (wife of John Westnoud?), Frances (wife of Francis SoisIey) -Wife Agnis made executor -Witnesses: William Pound, David Pawle?, John Huggett -Probated 22 Apr 1628. BURIAL: 1. Brenchley Parish records note simple "Thomas Praule, singleman" with burial date. There were other Praules in the parish and so this is tentative. | Prall, Thomas (I6353)
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| 2970 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: Edward Prawle, Husbandman, of Brenchley, will proved 1628 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/21.320 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/27 FHL Film / Digital 008047543, pp. 372 and 373 of 515. Abstract: Edwardi Prawle, husbandman of Brenchley, Kent. Will dated 21 Feb 1627[/1628] -Gave to the poor of Brenchley -Children Thomas Prawle, Mary (wife of Christopher Gardner), Rebeckca (wife of John Westnoud?), Frances (wife of Francis SoisIey) -Wife Agnis made executor -Witnesses: William Pound, David Pawle?, John Huggett -Probated 22 Apr 1628. BURIAL: 1. Presumed to be the same as "Ann Prall, widow" buried 22 May 1632 in Brenchley. | Agnes or Ann (I6352)
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| 2971 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: Edward Prawle, Husbandman, of Brenchley, will proved 1628 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/21.320 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/27 FHL Film / Digital 008047543, pp. 372 and 373 of 515. Abstract: Edwardi Prawle, husbandman of Brenchley, Kent. Will dated 21 Feb 1627[/1628] -Gave to the poor of Brenchley -Children Thomas Prawle, Mary (wife of Christopher Gardner), Rebeckca (wife of John Westnoud?), Frances (wife of Francis SoisIey) -Wife Agnis made executor -Witnesses: William Pound, David Pawle?, John Huggett -Probated 22 Apr 1628. 2. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Prall, Marie (I6344)
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| 2972 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: Edward Prawle, Husbandman, of Brenchley, will proved 1628 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/21.320 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/27 FHL Film / Digital 008047543, pp. 372 and 373 of 515. Abstract: Edwardi Prawle, husbandman of Brenchley, Kent. Will dated 21 Feb 1627[/1628] -Gave to the poor of Brenchley -Children Thomas Prawle, Mary (wife of Christopher Gardner), Rebeckca (wife of John Westnoud?), Frances (wife of Francis SoisIey) -Wife Agnis made executor -Witnesses: William Pound, David Pawle?, John Huggett -Probated 22 Apr 1628. | Prall, Rebecca (I4987)
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| 2973 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: Edward Prawle, Husbandman, of Brenchley, will proved 1628 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/21.320 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/27 FHL Film / Digital 008047543, pp. 372 and 373 of 515. Abstract: Edwardi Prawle, husbandman of Brenchley, Kent. Will dated 21 Feb 1627[/1628] -Gave to the poor of Brenchley -Children Thomas Prawle, Mary (wife of Christophr Gardner), Rebeckca (wife of John Westnoud?), Frances (wife of Francis SoisIey) -Wife Agnis made executor -Witnesses: William Pound, David Pawle?, John Huggett -Probated 22 Apr 1628. | Prall, Frances (I4983)
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| 2974 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Amye (I6350)
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| 2975 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Joane (I6349)
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| 2976 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Prall, Agnes (I6347)
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| 2977 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Prall, Margaret (I6346)
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| 2978 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Dalton, William (I6343)
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| 2979 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Prall, Denise (I6342)
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| 2980 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Agnes (I6341)
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| 2981 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. | Prall, David (I4991)
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| 2982 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. CHRISTENING: 1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR58-PZF?i=16&cc=1952887 accessed 10 May 2019 Brenchley Parish Records FHL film 004989810: "January 1568[/9]: The xxxth day was baptised George the son of George Pralle of ??." | Prall, George (I4989)
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| 2983 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: George Prawle, Yeoman, of Tudeley, will proved 1599 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/19I.84 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/18 Found in FHL per film 188796 or Digital 008047548 pp. 103 and 104. Abstract: Will dated 23 Mar 1598/9 at Tudeley for George Prawle, Yeoman -To be buried at Brenchley Church -Children Dionese Dalton, Agnes Prawle, Margaret Prawle, Edward Prawle, David Prawle, George Prawle -Granddaughter Marie, dau. of son Edward Prawle -Wife Agnes and her sister Joane Amye (widow) -Mentions in detail "mansion home" named Wringden in Tudeley. Mentions proceeds from bonds due from Richard and William Johnson of Tonbridge. -Son George is executor. -Witnesses: Jasper May, William Lock..., Richard Mills -Probated 14 Sep 1599. CHRISTENING: 1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR58-PKN?i=7&cc=1952887 accessed 10 May 2019 Brenchley Parish Records Film # 004989810: "March: The ixth day was baptised Edmond the sonn of George Pralle of the prshe of Tewdley [Tudeley]." DEATH: 1. Findmypast's Kent Wills & Probate Indexes 1328-1890: Edward Prawle, Husbandman, of Brenchley, will proved 1628 in Kent's Rochester Consistory Court Registered will Document reference: DRb/Pwr/21.320 Document 2 type: Original will Document 2 reference: DRb/Pw/27 FHL Film / Digital 008047543, pp. 372 and 373 of 515. Abstract: Edwardi Prawle, husbandman of Brenchley, Kent. Will dated 21 Feb 1627[/1628] -Gave to the poor of Brenchley -Children Thomas Prawle, Mary (wife of Christophr Gardner), Rebeckca (wife of John Westnoud?), Frances (wife of Francis Soisbey?) -Wife Agnis made executor -Witnesses: William Pound, David Pawle?, John Huggett -Probated 22 Apr 1628. | Prall, Edward or Edmond (I2473)
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| 2984 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. First name also spelled "Roykey, Rockye, Rokey, Rokie, Rokye, Rockeye, or Rochee". 2. Article from the Gillette family file at the Windsor Historical Society by Gary Boyd Roberts entitled "Genealogies of Conn. families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register," vol. II, Baltimore, 1983, Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., pp. 35-37: "The Brothers Jonathan and Nathan Gillett and Some of Their Descendants. Compiled by Alice Lucinda Priest, B.L., of Brookline, Mass. The descendants of the Puritan brothers Jonathan and Nathan Gillett of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn., were and almost surely are, numerous, yet there is an interesting opportunity for much further investigation of records to identify all the lines through the genealogical reference library at 9 Ashburton Place, Boston. ...Another very important publication is the April 1939 'American Genealogist' ten-page report of John Insley Coddington, A.M., on 'Jonathan Gillett of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn., and Mary Dolbere or Dolbiar, his Wife.' As the title indicates, its important and convincing mission was to establish the fact of the marriage and the genealogical bacground of the bride and the believed background of the groom, with no purpose of a record of descendants beyond their children... Therefore Mr. Coddington's 1939 opening statement is even more than the strongest kind of circumstantial evidence. It is as follows: 'The Parish Register of St. Andrew's Church at Colyton, co. Devon, contains the following marriage record: '1634 Jonathan Gillett & Mary Dolbiar, 29 March.' 'This is the answer to the question of the long-sought identity of Mary, wife of Jonathan Gillett, the emigrant from England to Dorchester, Mass., and settler at Windsor, Conn.' Mr. Coddington's next statement is: 'There can be very little doubt but that Jonathan Gillett was the son of the Reverand William Gillett or Gyllett, Rector of Chaffcombe, co. Somerset, who was instituted to that benefice 4 Feb 1609-10, and who died early in 1641', etc. And there are five valuable pages on the ancestry of Mr. Dolbiar (Dolbere) that should all be read. They include the Colyton baptism: '1607, Mary, d. of Rockye Dolebeere, 7 June.' '1571 Rawkey, s. of Robarte Dolber of Caddhayn, 17 August.' The marriages: '1563 Robert Dolbere of Cadden & Agnes, d. of one Samson, Hawkechurche, 26 April.' '1602 Rockye Dolber, s. of Robert Dolber of Cadhaine & Marie, d. of John Michell of Barretshaine, 10 October.' " 3. Yeoman (farmer). 4. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 5. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:64-65, "Ancestry of Mary Mychell, Mother of Mary Dolbiar": "The following ancestry taken from TAG 15:216 lists Mychell entries in the Colyton Parish Registers: baptisms (1538-1600), marriages (1538-1620) and burials (1538-1600). The pedigree of John Mychell below is difficult to compile for earlier generations because there were so many John Mychells in Colyton. Even the pedigree below is tentative. In the 16th century there was a Michell family in Stockland, Dorset (now Devon, 8 mi. N of Colyton), and they were no doubt related to the Michells of Colyton. In the will of John Mychell of Stockland dated 28 Mar. 1574 and proved 17 May 1574 (PCC 21 Martyn) one of the overseers was John Mychell of Colyton. This may have been the John Mychell below, who m. Emilyn Weeks in 1569. Also, George Hull of Crewkerne, Somerset m. Thomasine Mitchell 27 Aug. 1614 at Crewkerne, daughter of Robert Mitchell of Stockland. This Robert Mitchell may be the one listed as the son of James Michell in the will of John Davies of Stockland dated 10 July 1588 and proved 29 Oct. 1589 (PCC 81 Leicester). George Hull, like Jonathan Gillett, came to Dorchester, MA in 1630 or a few years later. 1. John Mychell - He possibly m. Agnes Vye, 5 Oct. 1539, Colyton, dau. of Harry Vye of Cadhayne. John lived in Rawkerayne, Colyton. Between 1541 and 1556 there are eight children baptised in Colyton with the father listed as John Mychell the elder, John Mychell the younger or just John Mychell, all of Rawkerayne. 2. John Mychell - Bpt. before 1538 or 26 Sept. 1541 or 19 Mar. 1544/5, Colyton. Bu. 2 June 1620 Colyton as "John Michell of Barretshaies". He Emlyn Weeke, 26 Nov. 1569, Colyton, formerly of Gittisham, Devon. She was bu. 30 Aug. 1628, Colyton. They lived first at Cadhayne (where the Vye family lived). For a while he occupied the farm of Michinholme, near Cadhayne. In 1605 this farm was occupied by John Michell's son-in7law, Rawkey Dolbiar, whose dau. Anne, was born in that year. John Mychell was a churchwarden in Colyton in 1596. Children (Bpt. Colyton): a. Joan Michell - Bpt. 8 Apr. 1571. She m. William Starr of Seaton, 20 Feb. 1597/8 Colyton, son of John Starr of Horriford in Seaton, Devon. b. John Michell - Bpt. 15 Nov. 1573. c. Mary Michell - See below. d. Elizabeth Michell - Bpt. 18 Apr. 1579. Bu. there unmarried 18 Jan. 1602/3. e. Philip Michell - Bpt. 3 Sept. 1581. f. Beaten (or Beatrix) Michell - Bpt. 29 Sept. 1583. She m. Thomas Lee 27 June 1614, Colyton, of Sidbury, Devon. g. Robert Michell - Bpt. 21 Nov. 1585. h. Christian Michell - Bpt. 24 Mar. 1587/8. i. Dorothy Michell - Bpt. 30 Apr. 1592. 3. Mary Michell - Bpt. 4 Dec. 1576, Colyton. Bu. there 20 Sept. 1648. She m. Rawkey Dolbiar 10 Oct. 1602, Colyton who was buried there 12 Nov. 1641. See Dolbair ancestry above. References: TAG 15:208-217, 17:174-191, 200-203, 26:52-53, 42:160-163, 55:170-173. Gillett Families, Including Some of the Descendants of Jonathan Gillett and Nathan Gillett, by Bertha B. Aldridge, 1955. The Joseph Gillet/Gillett/Gillette Family in Connecticut, Ohio and Kansas, by Wilma Gillet Thomas, 1970. The Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of the parish of Colyton, Devon, 1538-1837, ed. by A. J. P. Skinner, Pub. 1928." 6. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society. | Dolbiar or Dolebere, Rawkey (I1893)
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| 2985 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. First name is generally Polly and sometimes Mary [or even Dolly]. Daughter Mary Elizabeth's Patriarchal Blessing mentions mother's name as Mary; however, temple work she did for her mother in 1872 says Polly Evarts b. 1801 Connecticut. Subsequent temple work in 1883 at the St. George Temple by David Frederick also shows name as Polly. 2. 1900 US: daughter Mary shows possible birth in Connecticut: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Roll 1684, Book 2, p. 58a, ED 32, 3rd Ward: Gideon Gibbs, head, b. Jul 1821, age 78, married 55 years, he and parents b. Vermont. Eliza A. Gibbs, wife, b. May 1824, age 76, married 55 years, 0 total children with 0 living, she and parents born New York. Mary E. Gibbs, plural wife, b. Aug 1838, married 44 years, 7 total children with 4 living, b. NY, fa. b. CT, mo. b. CT. Sarah A. Gibbs, dau. b. May 1860, age 40, single, b. UT, fa. b. VT, mo. b. NY. 3. 13 Dec 2002 Ancestry.com database A. Dolly/Polly Evarts b: 21 Sep 1801 in New Lebanon, N.Y., married David Frederick 16 Jan 1825 with two daughters listed in sources, p. 30 [no names given with website], d. 2 Oct 1837 in Farmington, Mich.: Parents: Eli Evarts, b. 28 Oct 1773 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Conn. Lived 25 Nov 1834 at Clarendon, Orleans Co., N.Y. Married 24 Jun 1798 to Susan Merriman, b. 3 Feb 1777. Father's parents: Benjamin Evarts, b. 26 Apr 1745 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Conn. and Abigail Bradley, b. 1743. B. Had several siblings [see website for marriages of these individuals]: Abigail Evarts, b: 7 Oct 1799 in Richmond, Berkshire Co., Mass. John Evarts, b: 10 Jul 1803 in New Lebanon, N.Y., m. Sarah Ann Evarts[?], b. 3 Jan 1811 at Richmand, Berkshire, Mass. John and Sarah Evarts joined the Mormon Church and trekked from Nauvoo to Utah. No children. [I found this information in the Utah State Historical Society Burials Database: John Evarts, b. 10 Jul 1803, New C., Columbia, New York, d. 10 Sep 1874 at Centerville, Davis, UT, bur. in Centerville Cemetery plot A-15-1-4, with mother showing as Susanah Merriman.]) Sally/Sarah Evarts, b: 30 May 1805 in Stamford, Vt. Dennis Evarts, b: 24 Aug 1809 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Conn. Martin Evarts, b: 21 Jul 1812 in Riga, N.Y. Louisa Evarts, b: 1 May 1815 in Riga, N.Y. C. Sources: i. NEHGR 61:25-30: Smyth, Ralph D., Hon.; "John Evarts of Guilford, Conn. and His Descendants." [KP: I verified this source and it only reports on the earliest Evarts and does not go far enough to pick up the three generations of Benjamin, Eli, or Mary.] ii. Book; Author: Talcott, Alvan; Periodical: Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut; Publication: Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1984; Text: pp. 401, 407. iii. Book; Author: Adams, J.M.; Periodical: A History of the Adams and Evarts Families; Publication: Chatham, NY: The Courier Printing House, 1894; Text: Very Sketchy Source, especially for the first few generations. Do not trust as solid. Text: p 30. iv. Book; "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records"; vol. 16, Guilford 1639-1850; p. 106. [KP: I checked this source and all it does is confirm the birth of Eli Evarts 28 Oct 1773 to Benjamin and Abigail. No birth for Mary nor her brother John.] 4. Mary Frederick Gibbs did her mother's LDS baptism (for the dead) at the Endowment House 16 Oct 1872 indicating her mother was born 1801 in Connecticut. Same day her brother John Evarts was baptized for Eli Evarts who is noted born in Connecticut. LDS Ordinance Index also has John "Everts" doing baptism work for the dead 22 Jul 1873 at Endowment House for Martin Everts, b. Monroe Co., NY. 5. From the Internet 16 Jul 2008 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyorlean/cempett.htm. The following related Evarts burials are shown in the Pettingil aka Manning or Christian Cemetery in Clarendon, Orleans, NY: Evarts, Dennis Aug 24, 1809 Jul 3, 1885 husb. of Susan Oman Evarts, Eli Sep 1, 1773 Nov 25, 1834 husb. of Susanna Evarts, Louisa May 1, 1815 Jun 24, 1882 Evarts, Martin Jul 12, 1812 Apr 23, 1873 'Husband' & 'Brother,' hus. of Charlotte Burnham. Evarts, Susan Oman Nov 13, 1811 Aug 11, 1886, wife of Dennis Evarts, Susanna Feb 3, 1777 Jul 29, 1848, wife of Eli [Note: Eli and Susanna are parents of Polly/Mary and the others are siblings. There are also other Evarts buried in other Clarendon cemeteries that can be viewed on the Internet at NYGenweb.] 6. FHL book 974.67/G1 D2t "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut," by Alvan Talcott, 1984, pp. 401, 407. Book traces Mary's father Eli back and includes the following entry on Eli's family: Eli Evarts, son of Benjamin and Abigail (Bradley), was born 23 Oct 1773. He married Susan Merriman. Lived in Clarendon, NY. Children: Abigail, b. 7 Oct 1799; mar. Franklin Grinnell. Dolly, b. 21 Sep 1801; mar. David Frederick. John, b. 10 Jul 1803; mar. Sarah Ann Evarts. Sally, b. 30 May 1805; mar. Stephen Wyman. Dennis, b. 24 Aug 1809; mar. Susan Omar. Martin, b. 21 Jul 1812; died 23 April 1873; mar. Charlotte Burnham. [Entry on p. 413 for him shows additional wives as well.] Louisa, b. 1 May 1815; unmar. BIRTH: 1. Baptism record per Online Ordinance Index FHL film 1149521, p. 5, ord. 216, Mary Frederick Gibbs shown as relative, indicates birth 1801 in CT. 2. Endowment record per Online Ordinance Index FHL film 170544, p. 240, ord. 3968, Cynthia Frederick Hardy shown as relative, indicates birth as 21 Sep 1801 in USA. 3. FHL film 928159, it. 4; book "History of the Adams, Evarts, Merriman, and White Families," by J.M. Adams, West Lebanon, NY, 1894, pp. 30-33: Eli Evarts. Born in Guilford, Conn., Oct. 23, 1773; married June 24, 1798, Susanna Merriman who was born Feb. 3, 1777; she was a descendant of the Cromwell element in England; she died in Clarendon, N.Y., July 29, 1848. Eli died in Clarendon, Nov. 25, 1834. Children: Abigail, b. in Richmond, Oct. 7, 1799. Polly, b. in New Lebanon, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1801. [This is Mary Evarts who married David Frederick.] John, b. in New Lebanon, July 10, 1803. Sarah, b. in Stamford, Vt., May 30, 1805. Dennis, b. in Stamford, Aug. 24, 1809. Martin, b. Riga, N.Y., July 21, 1812. Louisa, b. Riga, May 1, 1815, d. June 24, 1882. Louisa d. unmarried. Same source also gives the parentage of Sarah Ann Evarts who married John Evarts, the brother to our Mary: Sarah Ann was the daughter of John Evarts and Polly Law. She was b. June 3, 1811. John Evarts, b. 13 Aug 1789 died 21 Apr 1832; married Polly Law, 10 Mar 1810, who died 14 Oct 1832. Children; All these were born in Richmond, Mass.: Sarah Ann, b. 3 Jun 1811. [m. John Evarts] Minervia, b. 27 Dec 1815. Hannah, b. 22 May 1818. Clark, 18 Mar 1820. Mary, b. 20 Sep 1821. Isaac R., b. 4 Nov 1823. Lucretia, b. 28 Sep 1825. Henry, b. 20 Jul 1827. Laney, b. 16 Mar 1829. Charles, b. 28 Mar 1831. Same source further details the family of John Evarts and Sarah Ann Evarts: Sarah Ann Evarts. Born in Richmond, Mass., Jan. 3, 1811; married John Evarts at New Lebanon, June 9, 1831. John and Sarah Ann joined the Mormons; they were among those that journeyed from Nauvoo, enduring many hardships along the way. They finally located at Salt Lake, Utah. John died at Centerville, Utah, Sept. 9, 1874. Sarah died a few years earlier. No children. Same source further details Polly's [Mary] family: Polly Evarts. Born in New Lebanon, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1801; married David Fredericks, Jan. 16, 1825; died Oct. 2, 1837, at Farmington, Mich. Children: Nancy, b. at Barre, N.Y., Dec. 16, 1825. Mary, b. at Barre, m. Gideon Gibbs. Same source further details Nancy's and Mary's family: Nancy Fredericks. Born at Barre, N.Y., Dec. 16, 1825; married John Palmer; lived at Ridgeway, Mich. After her mother's death Fredericks married again, joined the Mormons and took Mary with him; but Nancy being unwilling to go was secreted by her father's relatives and did not go. Children: Sarah; John Henry; Albertus; Martin; Edward. Mary Fredericks. Married Gideon Gibbs, of Salt Lake City, and lives there. Children: Euphrenia E., b. 18 Sep 1858. Sarah A., b. 17 May 1860. Mary J., b. 28 Dec 1861, d. 29 Sep 1863. Gideon A., b. 24 Nov 1864. John E., b. 7 Jan 1868. Francis R., b. 26 Feb 1873, d. 5 Dec 1884. All these were Mormon Children. MARRIAGE: 1. From Online Ordinance Index from marriage ordinance performed 19 Dec 1997. DEATH: 1. Obituary of daughter Mary Elizabeth Frederick Gibbs: "Mrs. Gibbs was a native of New York, born in Berry, Orleans county, Aug. 21, 1830. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. David Frederick, the mother dying when the child was six years of age. Nine years later, Mary became a Latter-day Saint, being baptized May 24, 1845." 2. Ancestry.com source cited above: 2 Oct 1837 at Farmington, Mich. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per research work by Daisy Van Wagoner (Jones), P.O. Box 190, Cleveland, Utah 84518 (875 W. 1st North), Phone 435-653-2255, email: Cocoamat@hotmail.com. Daisy is descendant of David Frederick through daughter: Cynthia Julia Frederick. | Evarts, Mary or Polly (I1077)
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| 2986 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. First name may also be Lauridtz or Lars. 2. Joyce Cupit indicates surname may be Christensen Kirch. Per her 30 May 2002 email citing court records: "Rodsted has called Peder Bund in Hillerslev and Laurs Christensen Kirk in Sundby and accuse them of bribing Rodsted's servant to say that they had delivered more crops than they had..." In same email she notes that when his son Anders was married, the father's name appears as "Lars Christensen Kirk." SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL film 8337; Stagstrup Parish records. 2. Per gedcom dated 6 Jan 1999 of Wayne Westergard, 785 W 1300 South, Woods Cross, Utah 84087, phone 801-295-2906. 3. Joyce Cupit's website | Christensen Kirch, Lauritz (I2639)
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| 2987 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Fist husband was John Gawen who she married 24 Nov 1624 at Hastings St. Clement, Sussex, England. Parents are Richard and Theodocia Stolin. | Stolin, Ann (I5224)
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| 2988 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. For additional ancestry, see source cited below. 2. Correspondent Marsha Markham per 30 Sep 2002 email a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, Cambridge, Washington, NY. wed Jane Cooper (this is my ancestor...just so you know). b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, Cambridge. m. Samuel Cooper (b. 19 Sep 1791, d. 27 Mar 1839, Burton, Adams, IL). Wealthy d. 23 Mar 1865, Buckeye, Yolo, Ca. c. James...occupation was a shoemaker. He died at Harmony, Chautauqua, NY. He was wed to Clorinda Griffin. d. Priscilla, d. at Busti, Chautauqua, NY...wed to a Mr. Dickinson. e. Elizabeth, d. Chautauqua, NY...wed to Lewis Berry. f. Sidney, d. in Ca...wed to Sylvia FairChild (d/o James FairChild.) 2nd wife was Hannah Morrison g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, Cambridge, Washington, NY. d. Quincey, IL...wed to Mary Ann Dunlap (d/o Rev. James Dunlap) h. Harriet, d. Harmony, Chautauqua, NY. Was wed to a Mr. Slayton. 3. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. Children all born Cambridge, Wash. Co, NY, order undetermined: a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, at Cambridge, NY, bapt. 8 Sept 1792 at the Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. 1st (?) ____ to ?Louisa Livingston, dau. of William and ___ L. of Cambridge, NY, 1808-1839; he m. 2nd (?), 27 Sep 1814 at Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, by Rev. John Dunlap, to Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John and ___ C.; Edmund was a wagon master, constable in White Creek, NY (1850 Cen.); fam. res. removed to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY. Children (7 reported): Henry (b. guess ca. 1830; d. before 30 Jan 1850, Quincy, IL [?]), John, Harriet, George, Amy, Unknown, and unknown. b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, bapt. 13 Apr 1794 Prot. Presby Church, Cambridge, rec'd into comm. there ___ 1813 by Rev. John Dunlap; she m. 1 May 1815 at Cambridge, to Samuel Cooper, s. of John and ___C. of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Cr., NY; b. ___; fam. rem. with brother Edmund W. to Chautaugua Co., NY and later, 1848, Burton (E. of Quincy), Adams Co., IL, where he died of fever. Several children Cooper: W.B., b. ___; in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having enl. 1846 in Adams Co., IL (letter: 1847 to Uncle James about Texas and Mexico). c. James, b. ___; shoemaker, m. ___: to ___, fam. moved to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY where he died, children 2-3 reported. d. Pamilla, Priscella (?), b. ___; m. 17 June 1803? to ___Dickeson, Dickinson? Fam. rem. Busti, Chautq. Co., NY, children 3-4 reported. e. Elizabeth, b. ___; m. ____; to ___; to Ransom Curtis of Busti, NY, fam. res. Ashville, Chautq. Co., NY, children 2-3 reported. f. Sidney, b. ca. 1810; m. 7 Apr 1835 at 2nd Ref. Dutch Ch., Albany, NY to Mrs. Sarah Thayer; res. with Austin Wells many years, then with Edmund Wells, then at Albany, NY and died ca. 1849 in CA, children 2 boys reported. g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. ____ to ____, res. Chautq. Co., NY then MauChunk, PA; he died Quincy, IL. Children 3-4 reported. h. Miriam Henry, b. 18 Sep 1811 (twin of above); bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge,; apparently died young. i. Harriet, b. ___; m. ___; to William Slayton of Harmony, Chautq. Co., NY fam. res. Harmony, NY, children Slayton." 4. Society of Mayflower Descendants has a proven pedigree of Edmund Henry Wells through Elizabeth Whiting back to the Mayflower passenger William Bradford: Elizabeth Whiting b. Hartford, CT, bp 8 Aug 1725, MF 16:2:9; MF 19:153; MF 22:94, 371 d. prob Hebron, CT, aft 16 Oct 1780, MF 22:371 m. Wethersfield, CT, 10 Jun 1747, MF 22:371 married to Samuel Goodrich b. Wethersfield, CT, 1 Nov 1721, MF 22:371 d. Hebron, CT, 16 Nov 1773, MF 22:371 Wealthy Ann/Wealthian Goodrich b. Wethersfield, CT, 24 Sep 1750, MF 22:372 d. Cambridge, NY, 11 Sep 1814, Desc of Thomas Wells (Jones, MMS) 4 (no pars); J D Wells Fam Rec 15 (no pars) m. Hebron, CT, 22 Feb 1770, Early Ct Marr 3:92 (no pars); JD Wells Fam Rec 15 (no pars); TAG 46:181 (no pars); Asa Fitch Papers 2:59 (no pars) married to Edmund Wells Jr [Edmund Wells - Mary Howell] b. Hebron, CT, 30 Aug 1746, Hebron/Barbour 18:274; Asa Fitch Papers 2:59 ("10 Sep 1744"); JD Wells Fam Rec 15 ("10 Sep 1746") d. Cambridge, NY, 17 Sep 1826/8, Wells MMS 4; A Fitch 2:59; JD Wells Fam Rec 15 (80y & 7d) Edmund Henry Wells b. Hebron, CT, 14 Dec 1771, VR 1:44(no mo); JD Wells Fam Rec 17 d. Cambridge, NY, 2 Apr 1813, JD Wells Fam Rec 17 (pars) married to Hepzibah Buell CHRISTENING: 1. Ancestry.com's "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920": "Edmund Henery Wells, son of Edmund, bp. Apr. 1, 1771." MARRIAGE: 1. Those reporting a second wife Ann Cooper are in error per notes cited above. DEATH: 1. Per citation above: "...family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'." BURIAL: 1. The book "Cemetery Records, the Town of Cambridge, Washington Co., NY," 2003, comp. by Historical Data Services, 14 Clark St., Glen Falls, NY, 12804, www. hdsgenealogy.com, copy available in the Cambridge public library. For Old Turnpike Cemetery, with over 50 Wells including: Capt. Edmund Wells, d. 2 Apr 1818, Sec. C, row, 12, in his 42nd y, m. Hepzibah ___. [The date looks like a typo and may be unreliable -- someone reading the 3 as an 8.] The actual tombstone photo on Find A Grave reads 2 Apr 1813. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The Book: "The Ebenezer Hanks Story," p. 131, author Kerry William Bate; 1982; Address: Kerry Bate, 543 East 600 South, SLC, UT, 84 102. | Wells, Edmund Henry (I3304)
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| 2989 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. For additional ancestry, see source cited below. 2. Parents are Ichabod Buell and Hepzibah Dewey. Ordinance Index shows them with a couple of other children: Jemime b. 9 Jun 1764 in Hebron and Ichabod b. 1765 in Hebron. Jemime's name is by the LDS extraction program. Using this info, it is surmisable that Hepzibah was perhaps born in Hebron. 5 Oct 2002 email from Marsha Markham 3. Marriage and birth of parents and other siblings (no birth entry for Hepzibah Buell) from "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records" for Hebron, Tolland, CT: Ichabod Buell and Hepsibath Dewey, m. 17 Nov 1763. Jemime, d. Ichabod and Hepsibith, b. June 9, 1764. Ichabod, s. Ichabod and Jemime, b. 22 Jul 1765. 3. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. Children all born Cambridge, Wash. Co, NY, order undetermined: a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, at Cambridge, NY, bapt. 8 Sept 1792 at the Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. 1st (?) ____ to ?Louisa Livingston, dau. of William and ___ L. of Cambridge, NY, 1808-1839; he m. 2nd (?), 27 Sep 1814 at Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, by Rev. John Dunlap, to Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John and ___ C.; Edmund was a wagon master, constable in White Creek, NY (1850 Cen.); fam. res. removed to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY. Children (7 reported): Henry (b. guess ca. 1830; d. before 30 Jan 1850, Quincy, IL [?]), John, Harriet, George, Amy, Unknown, and unknown. b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, bapt. 13 Apr 1794 Prot. Presby Church, Cambridge, rec'd into comm. there ___ 1813 by Rev. John Dunlap; she m. 1 May 1815 at Cambridge, to Samuel Cooper, s. of John and ___C. of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Cr., NY; b. ___; fam. rem. with brother Edmund W. to Chautaugua Co., NY and later, 1848, Burton (E. of Quincy), Adams Co., IL, where he died of fever. Several children Cooper: W.B., b. ___; in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having enl. 1846 in Adams Co., IL (letter: 1847 to Uncle James about Texas and Mexico). c. James, b. ___; shoemaker, m. ___: to ___, fam. moved to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY where he died, children 2-3 reported. d. Pamilla, Priscella (?), b. ___; m. 17 June 1803? to ___Dickeson, Dickinson? Fam. rem. Busti, Chautq. Co., NY, children 3-4 reported. e. Elizabeth, b. ___; m. ____; to ___; to Ransom Curtis of Busti, NY, fam. res. Ashville, Chautq. Co., NY, children 2-3 reported. f. Sidney, b. ca. 1810; m. 7 Apr 1835 at 2nd Ref. Dutch Ch., Albany, NY to Mrs. Sarah Thayer; res. with Austin Wells many years, then with Edmund Wells, then at Albany, NY and died ca. 1849 in CA, children 2 boys reported. g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. ____ to ____, res. Chautq. Co., NY then MauChunk, PA; he died Quincy, IL. Children 3-4 reported. h. Miriam Henry, b. 18 Sep 1811 (twin of above); bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge,; apparently died young. i. Harriet, b. ___; m. ___; to William Slayton of Harmony, Chautq. Co., NY fam. res. Harmony, NY, children Slayton." BIRTH: 1. See citation above. MARRIAGE: 1. See citation above. DEATH: 1. Per quotation above: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. BURIAL: 1. The book "Cemetery Records, the Town of Cambridge, Washington Co., NY," 2003, comp. by Historical Data Services, 14 Clark St., Glen Falls, NY, 12804, www.hdsgenealogy.com, copy available in the Cambridge public library. For Old Turnpike Cemetery, with over 50 Wells including: Hepzibah Wells, d. 13 Dec 1849, Sec. C, row, 12, in her 48th y, wife of Capt. Edmund. [The date looks like a typo and may be unreliable. Others report 15 Dec 1819 which would be more consistent with her husband's death in ca. 1813.] SOURCES_MISC: 1. The Book: "The Ebenezer Hanks Story," p. 131, author Kerry William Bate; 1982; Address: Kerry Bate, 543 East 600 South, SLC, UT, 84 102. | Buell, Hepzibah (I3305)
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| 2990 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Found 5 Jun 2003 on the Internet site of Dr. Frank O. Clark A. Francis Gill born c1774-1782 died 1818. B. 1797 deed Francis Gill from Robert Spence, Book F page 364, 124 acres on Duncan's Creek for Lbs 17. I Robert Spence of Co. of Laurens for Lb. 17 sell 62 1/2 acres to Francis Gill, said land granted to John Williams and conveyed by him to Alexander Manary (Munury?) and by him unto the said Robert Spence, on a branch of Davidson's Creek (plat on the deed). Wit: Robert Rogers, Richard hisRmark Styles. 9 Dec. 1797. C. 1808 deed Francis Gill from Hardman Deeke Book J page 10, 118 acres for $118 on Duncan's Creek. Hardiman hisXmark Deeke for $118 paid by Francis Gill sell 118 acres on Duncan's Creek, originally granted to Alex. McMarcy. 16 Apr. 1808. Wit: James Hound and Roger Brown. Duncan's Creek, on Mill's Atlas, is up in the north east portion of old Laurens District. D. Francis Gill in the 1800 census: 1m 16-26, 1f 16-26, born 1774-1782, married in Laurens Co., SC to Elizabeth Brown born c1780, daughter of Roger and Jeaney Brown. (Source: Brown Family bible in Laurens Co. Library) Francis and Elizabeth migrated to Smith Co., TN where he died about 1818. I base this date on the will of Roger Brown written in 1818 where he seemed desperate to make sure his daughter, Elizabeth Gill, was sent money as soon as possible. (This may be way off base) Evidently, he sold a horse and sent money to her, after which he wrote a codicil to the will. Roger died around 1826." 2. Censuses: 1790 US: No Gills listed in Laurens Co., South Carolina. 1800 US: Laurens Co., South Carolina, p. 20b: Francis Gill, 0-0-1-0-0/0-0-1-0-0 3. FHL film 170840, p. 252, ordinances 4747 thru 4749 with Eliza Adair Price acting as proxy respectively for Jane Gill, Polly Gill, and Elizabeth Gill. Eliza states her relationship as "cousin." States birthplaces as So. Carolina; however, Eliza stated the same for each of the 19 ordinances she did that day whether it was correct or not. | Gill, Francis (I1324)
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| 2991 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Found on the 1851 Census at Water Lane, Ospringe, Kent. She was 40, born Otterden, Kent. Enumerated with her husband Israel West, (who was substantially younger than her) and children: Edwin, Priscilla, and Mary Ann West. Also present was her daughter Patient Hales and Patient's illegitimate son George Hales. This census proves the connection between the Mercy who married both Frederick Hales and Israel West. Found on the 1861 Census at Ospringe Rd., Faversham, Kent. She was 50, born Doddington, Kent . Enumerated with her husband Israel West and daughter Mary Ann West. | Durtnall, Mercy Mary (I5328)
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| 2992 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Four of the children of Zacharias and Anna Catharina Naegelin show up in the following notarial (probate) record from the book "Goersdorf -- Natariat ancien De 1744 à 1791," by Jean Marie Klipfel (Atelier Généalogique de Wissembourg et Environ): "Acte no. 102 du 25.5.1752 +Margaretha STOCKER, decédée il y a 3 ans [deceased for three years] et +Michel VIEHLING, Schürmer zu Cronweissenburg [Wissenmbourg] Ses frères et soeurs [Her brothers and sisters] 1. Maria Barbara STOCKER, épouse [spouse] de Hannss Heinrich APFEL, Bürger zu Cronweissenburg. 2. Michel STOCKER, le jeune [the younger], Görsdorf 3. Elisabetha STOCKER 'welche verehelichetschon in den fünf und zwantzig Jahr abwesend und unwissend' [whereabouts unknown for the last 25 years]. Curateur [Trustee]: Mathis Thomann" | Naegelin, Anna Catharina (I5313)
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| 2993 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Fred Westergard per his 2 Nov 2002 email indicates that he has seen this individual's name is Mary Elizabeth Pritchett but he has seen it also renered as Mary Elizabeth Utah Pritchett. As far as May Elizabeth, he feels this was a spelling error on the part of the obituary writer. His source is a ward record and so far he has not found a birth record in Virginia. 2. Censuses: 1880 for Harrisville, Weber, Utah, FHL film 1255339, National Archives Film T9-1339, p. 487C: Hans Westergard, farmer, 30, Den, Den, Den. Mary E. Westergard, keeping house, wife, M, 22, VA, VA, VA. Martha E., dau, 5M, UT, Den, VA. 1900 US: Farr West, Weber, Utah, p. 41A: Mary Westguard, Nov 1856, 43, widow, 6 total children with two living, VA VA VA, farmer. Christian, son, Dec 1854, 15, UT VA VA. Franklin, son, Feb 1888, 12, UT VA VA. BIOGRAPHY: 1. FHL film #025686; Perpetutual Emigration Fund lists Mary Elizabeth Pritchett and her parents as arriving in Utah in 1866, p 137. BIRTH: 1. FHL film # 026012; Harrisville Ward Records, 1882 - 1941, p 33, #1; uses 15 Nov 1858. Cemetery record uses 14 Nov 1858. 2. Obituary notes age of 52 with birth in Virginia. 3. 1900 census has variant year of 1856. MARRIAGE: 1. Marriage certificate. DEATH: 1. Farr West Ward Records. See also FHL film # 026262. 2. Ogden City Cemetery online: Mary Elizabeth Westergard, b. 14 Nov 1858 in Virginia, d. 1 Jun 1910 in Farr West, UT, parents William D. Pritchett and Margaret Heniger, plot E-4-51-2E. 3. One obituary varies by saying she died the early morning of 2 Jun 1910 but the same wording was used in the obituary printed the day before making 1 Jun 1910 correct. BURIAL: 1. FHL film # 486186; Ogden City Cemetery Records, 1851 - 1919; Mary Elizabeth Pritchett died of Pneumonia in accordance with FHL film # 025946; Ogden City Cemetery, 9th Avenue between Center and South Streets. 2. Per obituary. OBITUARY: 1. "Death of Mrs. Westergard - Mrs. May Elizabeth Westergard, an old and respected resident of Farr West and widow of the late Hans C. Wesergard, died at the family residence a 3 o'clock this morning of spinal meningitis and a complication of diseases. The deceased was born in Virginia fifty-two years ago and came to Utah when quite young, and has been a resident of Farr West for the past thirty years. She is surivived by two sons and other relatives. The funeral services will be held Friday at 12 o'clock at the Farr West meeting house. Bishop Moroni Chugg will preside. The interment will be in the City cemetery." Ogden Morning Examiner, Thurs., 2 Jun 1910, p. 5 and Ogden Daily Standard, Wed., 1 Jun 1910, p. 7. CONFLICT: 1. This individual has the following entry in the Ancestral File: Mary Elizabeth /PRITCHETT/ (AFN:BBPQ-53) and (AFN:1HG0-CD) | Pritchett, Mary Elizabeth (I1588)
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| 2994 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), p. 266: "Charles3 Humphrey, (Lieut. Samuel,2 Michael,1) was born in Simsbury, Ct. He married, 8 May, 1723 (Simsbury Records), Hepzibah (dau. of Samuel, Senior) Pettibone. They resided in Simsbury, where the dates of birth of their children are recorded. March 19th, 1741, Samuel Pettibone deeded property to his daughter Hepzibah, wife of Charles Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey received deeds of land from his father, 6 Dec, 1725, 20 Nov., 1727, and 7 Apr., 1735; at the date last-named, — together with his brothers, Samuel, Jonathan and Noah. March 19th, 1739, Charles Humphrey sold to Samuel Pettibone, Jr., land that formerly belonged to his father Samuel Humphrey, deceased. [See, also, Fam. 3, S.2] Mr. Humphrey died between the dates 13 Feb. and 14 May, 1774. His will was dated Oct. 30th, 1773; inventory taken; amount, £457-10-6. Elisha Humphrey was one of the appraisers. [See Fam. 19, J.2] He mentions his wife Hepzibah; sons Charles and Sylvanus; gives £10 to be divided among his daughter Hepzibah 's children; mentions, also, daus. Dorcas and Judith; children of dau. Caroline (names not given); gr. dau. Maria; and heirs of son Abraham. (Simsbury Prob. Rec, i., 148-9, 407, 413.) Widow Hepzibah Humphrey, of Simsbury, — her will, dated Dec. 17th, 1789, was proved Feb. 3d, 1791, her son-in-law, Dudley Case, and grandson, Amaziah Humphrey, being the executors; mentions daus. Dorcas Case and Judith Case; grandsons Amaziah [Fam. 18, J.2], Abraham, Lot and Ralph Humphrey [Fam. 22, S.2]; grandson Ozias Phelps, "son to my granddaughter soffiah"; granddau. Sophia Humphrey; four grandchildren born to oldest daughter, deceased, Hepzibah Cornish, viz.: James and Elisha Cornish, Elizabeth Wilcox and Hepzibah Humphrey; gr. daus. Sophia Humphrey and Lois Case; two grandsons Sylvanus and Rufus Humphrey [Fam. 21, S.2]; three granddaus. "Carthaline (Caroline) Lovit," Hepzibah Wilcox and Dorcas Case, wife of Giles Case [Fam. 18, J.2]; granddau. "Moriah Nobles," [Fam. 16, J.2] (Simsbury Prob. Rec, ii. , 231.) [Children and succeeding generations listed.]" 2. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), pp. 243-52: "Lieutenant Samuel2 Humphrey, (Michael,1) was born 15 May, 1656, in Windsor, Ct. He married Mary (dau. of Simon and Mary Buel) Mills,[1] born 8 Dec. 1662, probably in Windsor, Ct. Lieut. Humphrey became an influential citizen of Simsbury, having removed with his father from Windsor, about 1669, to that town, then called "the New Village Massacoe,'' which had formerly been "an appendix to the town of Windsor." During the seven years following, he and his brother John, who was six years his senior, doubtless encountered many trials and privations at the new settlement. These culminated in its destruction by the Indians in 1676, after the inhabitants had fled to Windsor for protection.[2] The next year, the appearance of danger from this source having diminished, many of the settlers returned to the "plantation" and among them Michael,1 Humphrey and his sons, — pioneers for the second time, the Indians having destroyed all the houses which had been erected and blotted out almost every vestige of the improvements which had been made. Samuel Humphrey was now about twenty-one years of age. We do not find much recorded concerning him during the next few years, when he was engaged in subduing the wilderness and in assisting to build up the little settlement anew. He may indeed be said to have grown up with the town; and through the discipline which he received in early life was, probably, the better fitted to become, as he evidently did become, one of its leading men. May 7th, 1682, he was one of the signers of a document presented to the General Court, in which it was requested that Rev. Samuel Stow might continue his labors at Simsbury and that a church might be there gathered.[3] May 7th, 1683, he signed an agreement to decide by lot as to the location of the meeting-house, whether it should be on the east or west side of Hop River. He was a legal voter at that date. The church was erected in 1684. Samuel Humphrey and his wife both became members of the First Church, at its organization, and his name is frequently mentioned in connection with church matters. He was a Justice of the Peace for several years;[4] Representative of Simsbury in the General Assembly, in 1702, 1719, and 1722-25; was commissioned Lieutenant about 1709-10.[5] It is stated that when, in 1711-12, forces were sent into the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, to oppose the movements of hostile Indians who had assembled at that place in considerable force, a part of a Company attached to the expedition was raised in the town of Simsbury, of which Samuel Humphrey was appointed Lieutenant. His commission, signed by Governor Saltonstall, is in the possession of one of his descendants. Like his father, he had a talent for affairs, and we find him filling many other positions of trust and honor between the years 1685 and 1725. The Simsbury Records give the following: Dec. 31, 1685, Samuel Humphrey was chosen collector; June 27, 1687, he signed the agreement settling "Mr. Edward Tompson" as minister of Simsbury; June 25, 1688, "Saml & Michall Humphrey," with many others, signed the deed confirming the mill-lot to the owner of the mills; Dec. 13, 1690, he was chosen fence-viewer for the west side of the river. In 1693, "Sergt Saml Vmphri" was on the town list; town rate for that year — "Samll Humphries," 13s. 4d. Dec. 17, 1694, he was chosen "select man;" Jan. 21, 1695-6, pound-keeper; 1696, — town rate for that year, "Sergt. Samuel Humphrey," 0-9-9-1 : in Dudley Woodbridge's (the minister's) rate £1-18-0. — Feb. 1, 1696-7, he was chosen "ordinary keeper," also Feb. 2, 1697-8; chosen "lyster and fence-viewer" the same day, but declined to qualify. June 20, 1697, "Serj. Saml Humphries, Serj. John Humphries & John Humphrie Jr." signed an agreement about the minister's wood. Dec. 31, 1697, he was chosen lister; Apr. 4, 1698, was chosen Ensign of Simsbury train-band.[6] July, 1698, — an "Account of those men that wrought about fraiming of [Rev.] Mr. Woodbridges Barn:" 5th day, "saml., John & Thomas Humphry;" 6th day, "John & Thomas Humphry;" 7th day, "Ensign Humphries, John & Thomas Humphris." In 1698, the town owed "Samuel Humphries 10 pence for a pint of rum for the men that cleared the minister's well." Jan. 26, 1698-9, he was chosen fence-viewer; 1699, "Saml Huphres" was collector of the town rate; Dec. 20, 1699, and Dec. 20, 1703, was chosen selectman; May 20, 1700, and Dec. 8, 1705, "townsman;" 1701, lister. May 6, 1707, he signed an agreement, with many others, to carry on the copper mines,[7] [See Fam. 17, S.2] Dec. 13, 1709, "Lieutenant Samuel Humphries" was fence-viewer for "Samon Brook field," and Dec. 18, 1710, "haward" and pound-keeper; 1712-1717, was Justice of the Peace. Nov. 7, 1712, Samuel Humphrey, "Sen.," signed an agreement about mines. Dec. 15, 1712, he was chosen tavern-keeper; also, May 18, 1713, Dec. 6, 1714, Dec. 15, 1715, Dec. 18, 1716, and Dec. 16, 1718. Aug. 23, 1714, "Saml Humphry, Sen." witnessed a deed; and Jan. 10, 1714-15, he deeded land as one of a committee. The deed was acknowledged before "Samuel Humphris, Justice of Peace," perhaps the one who signed it, as only the other three members of the committee acknowledged it. Oct. 31, 1715, he was a member of a committee to confirm certain grants, — which was done. In October, 1717, his name was included in the list of freemen. Lieut. Humphrey was the owner of various tracts of land obtained by deed of gift from his father, by grants from the town, and by purchase.[8] Mrs. Humphrey died 4 April, 1730, ae. 68 years, — probably at Simsbury, where the date of her death is recorded. Lieut. Humphrey died in Simsbury, 15 June, 1736, ae. 80 years.[9] His will was dated 22 July, 1734. He gives his daughter Mary, £39.5.8; Elizabeth, £33.6.8; Abigail, £24.6.8; "the goods that he has given the three daughters, since the death of his well-beloved wife Mary, are to be applied on their portions;" mentions sons Samuel, Jonathan, Charles and Noah. Michael Humphrey was one of the witnesses to his will [Fam. 10 (121), J.2], which was exhibited and proved 6 July, 1736, Jonathan Humphrey and Mary Case being the executors. ("Hartford Probate Records," xii., 48: xiii., 24, 25.) Children:[10] I. Mary,3 b. 16 Nov., 1681; was married in Simsbury, by Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, 7 Dec, 1699, (Simsbury Records, "Red Book") to Bartholomew (5th son of John and Sarah Spencer) Case, of S., b. October, 1670.[11] They resided at Weatogue, in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead. He died 25 Oct., 1725, ae. 55 years. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] II. Elizabeth,3 b. 22 Apr., 1684; m. 4 July, 1705 ("Hartford Records), ]ohn Collyer, Jr., of Hartford, Ct. [Footnote: "John Collier the son of goodm. [Goodman] Collier of Hartford m. July 5. 1705, Elizabeth Humphries dau. of Ensign Samuel Humphries of Simsbury."— Simsbury Records. Their children here given are mentioned by Judge H. H. Barbour in his work entitled "My Wife and My Mother," Genealogy, p. 48.] Children: i. John,4. [Four daughters whose names have not been ascertained.] III. Samuel,3 b. 17 May, 1686 [Footnote: 20 May, 1686, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour; 7 May, Shurtleff Records; 17 May, Simsbury Records]; d. 16 Oct., 1759, ae. 73; m. (1) Hannah Phelps; m. (2) Mary Tuller; m. (3) Lydia North; m. (4) Mary Orton. Family 3. IV. Jonathan,3 b. 2 Dec., 1688 [Footnote: November, Shurtleff Records; 2 Dec. 1688, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour and Simsbury Records]; d. 14 June, 1749, ae. 61; m. Mercy Ruggles. V. Abigail,3 m. 24 Jan., 1716-17, John (son of John and Sarah Holcomb) Case [Footnote: Compiled from Goodwin's Gen. Notes, pp. 277-279; and Hist, of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury], b. 22 Aug., 1694; d. 2 Dec., 1752. He was brother of Hannah Case who m. Capt. Noah3 Humphrey, [Fam. 6, S.2] They resided in Simsbury, Ct. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] VI. Hannah,3 b. 6 April, 1697. VII. Charles,3 died in 1774; m. Hepzibah Pettibone. Family 5. VIII. Noah,3 b. 1707; m. Hannah Case. Family 6. Footnotes: 1. Simon Mills married Mary (dau. of William) Buel, 23 Feb. 1659-60, thirty-nine years after the first settlement of Plymouth: and the tradition is that his father came from Yorkshire, England. Their date of marriage is given as 23 Feb. 1649, in Brown's "Early Settlers of West Simsbury." In 1660, Mr. Mills was residing at Windsor; in 1669, he removed to Weatogue, or East Simsbury. Mary was the oldest child of Simon and Mary (Buel) Mills that survived to mature years.— Stiles' "Hist. of Ancient Windsor." 2. Page 107. 3. Page 110. 4. Lieut. Samuel Humphrey was made Justice of the Peace in Hartford County, by General Assembly, May, 1712, 1714, 1715, and 1716. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut^ 1706-1716." 5. He was commissioned Lieutenant in May, 1710, Idem, p. 145. He bears this title on the Simsbury Records, December 13, 1709. 6. "Samuel Vmphries" was made Ensign in Simsbury May 12, 1698; and was a deputy to the General Court from that town May 14, and in October, 1702. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut. 7. These mines attained a good degree ol celebrity, as appears by a public act passed by the Colony in 1709. Some of the companies were composed of persons of great wealth and respectability. In 1721, miners from Germany were employed. The work continued to be carried on at various periods, until 1773, when the mines were abandoned, for the space of about half a century, for prison occupation. [See Fam. 65, S.; also, Fam. 3, J.] In 1830, they were again worked, and, in 1855, a new company was formed. — Phelps' "Hist. of Newgate," pub. 1860. 8. Entries in Simsbury town books concerning land given to Samuel Humphrey by his father : — Jan. 16, 1683, Michael Humphrey gives to his youngest son Samuel, "a certain Tract of Land on Salmon Brook, given me by the town ot Simsbury; onely tok what Articles sd Toune bound me to, respecting sd land, my son Saml by these presents shall be bound unto, as to Fence and Maintain fence, with the rest of the proprietors, with whom the sd land lyes in common with, which sd land is my first devision & in the lower Meadow, wh is thirty rods in Breadth, and goes from upland to upland being somewhat more than Forty rods in Length, and abutts Northerly, on goorg Sanders his land easterly on Nathaniell Holcomb his land, easterly on ye comons, westerly on ye comons, the said land being by estimation seven accres & three Rood be it more or less. signed 23 Jany, 1683. John Slater, Mary Mils, witnessses." Deed dated Nov. 3, 1684. Nov. 22, 1684.— "Be it known unto all men by these Presents yt. I Michall Humphries of simsbury in the county of Hartford in ye collony of Conecticutt in New england for good consideration me thereunto mouveing have don & by these Presents do give grant Bargain & sell, unto My sonn Samuell Humphries of simsbury in ye county of Hartford aforesaid a certain parcell of Swamp Land wh is a part of my house Lott. and adjoyning to my sd House Lott, Being in Length sixteen Rods, and in Breadth thirteen Rods, & by estimation one accre, one Rood, and eight Rods, be yt more or less, as it lyes Bounded north by the House Lott of the sd Michael Humphries westerly by the land of the widow Mary Mills; easterly & southerly by land of John Moses; to him his Heyrs & executors, administrators and assigns, for ever to have hold possess & injoy. with all the Benefits & priviledges. of the said parcell of Land within ye Bounds specified in these presents, and do give him his Heyres & assigns full clear and peaceable possession without any Molestation or Trouble from by or under me or by my privity or consent. and give my son Samuel ful power to record these presents in the booke of records to him his heyrs and assigns for ever, as witnesse my hand, the Tweenty second of November, to the year. of our lord god one Thousand six hundred Eighty Foure. Signed and delivered in ye presence of Edward Pence, Mary Mills. Michall Humphreies. Michall Humphries personally appeared and acknowledgs this Instrument to be his free act and deeds the Twenty eight of November, 1684 Before me John Wadsworth Assistant." Grants of land to Samuel Humphrey from the town of Simsbury: [KP note: Book details several transactions which I do not transcribe.] 9. Simsbury Records. 10. Dates of birth of the children of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, as recorded in the "Red Book" at Simsbury: Mary Humphries, the first Daughter of Samuell Humphries which Mary his wif bare to him who was the daughter of Simon Mills was Borne the sixteenth of nouember Anno Dom. one Thousand six hundred eighty one. Elizabeth Humphries the second Daughter of Samuell Humphries Borne 22d of Aprill 1684. Samuell Humphries the son of Saml Humphries Borne May seventeenth one thousand six hundred and eighty six. Jonathan Humphries, ye second son of Sami Humphris was born december ye second 1688. Hannah Humphris, the daughter of Sam'l Humphries was Borne the sixth of Apriell 1697. 11. Mary Humphries the Daughter of Ensign Saml Humphries was married in simsbury ["by Rev. Dudley Woodbndge," "Red Book," acc. to Dr. H. R. Stiles] the seuenth of December 1699 to Bartholomew Case the son of John Case of Simsbury." | Pettibone, Hannah (I7797)
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| 2995 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), p. 266: "Charles3 Humphrey, (Lieut. Samuel,2 Michael,1) was born in Simsbury, Ct. He married, 8 May, 1723 (Simsbury Records), Hepzibah (dau. of Samuel, Senior) Pettibone. They resided in Simsbury, where the dates of birth of their children are recorded. March 19th, 1741, Samuel Pettibone deeded property to his daughter Hepzibah, wife of Charles Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey received deeds of land from his father, 6 Dec, 1725, 20 Nov., 1727, and 7 Apr., 1735; at the date last-named, — together with his brothers, Samuel, Jonathan and Noah. March 19th, 1739, Charles Humphrey sold to Samuel Pettibone, Jr., land that formerly belonged to his father Samuel Humphrey, deceased. [See, also, Fam. 3, S.2] Mr. Humphrey died between the dates 13 Feb. and 14 May, 1774. His will was dated Oct. 30th, 1773; inventory taken; amount, £457-10-6. Elisha Humphrey was one of the appraisers. [See Fam. 19, J.2] He mentions his wife Hepzibah; sons Charles and Sylvanus; gives £10 to be divided among his daughter Hepzibah 's children; mentions, also, daus. Dorcas and Judith; children of dau. Caroline (names not given); gr. dau. Maria; and heirs of son Abraham. (Simsbury Prob. Rec, i., 148-9, 407, 413.) Widow Hepzibah Humphrey, of Simsbury, — her will, dated Dec. 17th, 1789, was proved Feb. 3d, 1791, her son-in-law, Dudley Case, and grandson, Amaziah Humphrey, being the executors; mentions daus. Dorcas Case and Judith Case; grandsons Amaziah [Fam. 18, J.2], Abraham, Lot and Ralph Humphrey [Fam. 22, S.2]; grandson Ozias Phelps, "son to my granddaughter soffiah"; granddau. Sophia Humphrey; four grandchildren born to oldest daughter, deceased, Hepzibah Cornish, viz.: James and Elisha Cornish, Elizabeth Wilcox and Hepzibah Humphrey; gr. daus. Sophia Humphrey and Lois Case; two grandsons Sylvanus and Rufus Humphrey [Fam. 21, S.2]; three granddaus. "Carthaline (Caroline) Lovit," Hepzibah Wilcox and Dorcas Case, wife of Giles Case [Fam. 18, J.2]; granddau. "Moriah Nobles," [Fam. 16, J.2] (Simsbury Prob. Rec, ii. , 231.) [Children and succeeding generations listed.]" 2. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), pp. 243-52: "Lieutenant Samuel2 Humphrey, (Michael,1) was born 15 May, 1656, in Windsor, Ct. He married Mary (dau. of Simon and Mary Buel) Mills,[1] born 8 Dec. 1662, probably in Windsor, Ct. Lieut. Humphrey became an influential citizen of Simsbury, having removed with his father from Windsor, about 1669, to that town, then called "the New Village Massacoe,'' which had formerly been "an appendix to the town of Windsor." During the seven years following, he and his brother John, who was six years his senior, doubtless encountered many trials and privations at the new settlement. These culminated in its destruction by the Indians in 1676, after the inhabitants had fled to Windsor for protection.[2] The next year, the appearance of danger from this source having diminished, many of the settlers returned to the "plantation" and among them Michael,1 Humphrey and his sons, — pioneers for the second time, the Indians having destroyed all the houses which had been erected and blotted out almost every vestige of the improvements which had been made. Samuel Humphrey was now about twenty-one years of age. We do not find much recorded concerning him during the next few years, when he was engaged in subduing the wilderness and in assisting to build up the little settlement anew. He may indeed be said to have grown up with the town; and through the discipline which he received in early life was, probably, the better fitted to become, as he evidently did become, one of its leading men. May 7th, 1682, he was one of the signers of a document presented to the General Court, in which it was requested that Rev. Samuel Stow might continue his labors at Simsbury and that a church might be there gathered.[3] May 7th, 1683, he signed an agreement to decide by lot as to the location of the meeting-house, whether it should be on the east or west side of Hop River. He was a legal voter at that date. The church was erected in 1684. Samuel Humphrey and his wife both became members of the First Church, at its organization, and his name is frequently mentioned in connection with church matters. He was a Justice of the Peace for several years;[4] Representative of Simsbury in the General Assembly, in 1702, 1719, and 1722-25; was commissioned Lieutenant about 1709-10.[5] It is stated that when, in 1711-12, forces were sent into the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, to oppose the movements of hostile Indians who had assembled at that place in considerable force, a part of a Company attached to the expedition was raised in the town of Simsbury, of which Samuel Humphrey was appointed Lieutenant. His commission, signed by Governor Saltonstall, is in the possession of one of his descendants. Like his father, he had a talent for affairs, and we find him filling many other positions of trust and honor between the years 1685 and 1725. The Simsbury Records give the following: Dec. 31, 1685, Samuel Humphrey was chosen collector; June 27, 1687, he signed the agreement settling "Mr. Edward Tompson" as minister of Simsbury; June 25, 1688, "Saml & Michall Humphrey," with many others, signed the deed confirming the mill-lot to the owner of the mills; Dec. 13, 1690, he was chosen fence-viewer for the west side of the river. In 1693, "Sergt Saml Vmphri" was on the town list; town rate for that year — "Samll Humphries," 13s. 4d. Dec. 17, 1694, he was chosen "select man;" Jan. 21, 1695-6, pound-keeper; 1696, — town rate for that year, "Sergt. Samuel Humphrey," 0-9-9-1 : in Dudley Woodbridge's (the minister's) rate £1-18-0. — Feb. 1, 1696-7, he was chosen "ordinary keeper," also Feb. 2, 1697-8; chosen "lyster and fence-viewer" the same day, but declined to qualify. June 20, 1697, "Serj. Saml Humphries, Serj. John Humphries & John Humphrie Jr." signed an agreement about the minister's wood. Dec. 31, 1697, he was chosen lister; Apr. 4, 1698, was chosen Ensign of Simsbury train-band.[6] July, 1698, — an "Account of those men that wrought about fraiming of [Rev.] Mr. Woodbridges Barn:" 5th day, "saml., John & Thomas Humphry;" 6th day, "John & Thomas Humphry;" 7th day, "Ensign Humphries, John & Thomas Humphris." In 1698, the town owed "Samuel Humphries 10 pence for a pint of rum for the men that cleared the minister's well." Jan. 26, 1698-9, he was chosen fence-viewer; 1699, "Saml Huphres" was collector of the town rate; Dec. 20, 1699, and Dec. 20, 1703, was chosen selectman; May 20, 1700, and Dec. 8, 1705, "townsman;" 1701, lister. May 6, 1707, he signed an agreement, with many others, to carry on the copper mines,[7] [See Fam. 17, S.2] Dec. 13, 1709, "Lieutenant Samuel Humphries" was fence-viewer for "Samon Brook field," and Dec. 18, 1710, "haward" and pound-keeper; 1712-1717, was Justice of the Peace. Nov. 7, 1712, Samuel Humphrey, "Sen.," signed an agreement about mines. Dec. 15, 1712, he was chosen tavern-keeper; also, May 18, 1713, Dec. 6, 1714, Dec. 15, 1715, Dec. 18, 1716, and Dec. 16, 1718. Aug. 23, 1714, "Saml Humphry, Sen." witnessed a deed; and Jan. 10, 1714-15, he deeded land as one of a committee. The deed was acknowledged before "Samuel Humphris, Justice of Peace," perhaps the one who signed it, as only the other three members of the committee acknowledged it. Oct. 31, 1715, he was a member of a committee to confirm certain grants, — which was done. In October, 1717, his name was included in the list of freemen. Lieut. Humphrey was the owner of various tracts of land obtained by deed of gift from his father, by grants from the town, and by purchase.[8] Mrs. Humphrey died 4 April, 1730, ae. 68 years, — probably at Simsbury, where the date of her death is recorded. Lieut. Humphrey died in Simsbury, 15 June, 1736, ae. 80 years.[9] His will was dated 22 July, 1734. He gives his daughter Mary, £39.5.8; Elizabeth, £33.6.8; Abigail, £24.6.8; "the goods that he has given the three daughters, since the death of his well-beloved wife Mary, are to be applied on their portions;" mentions sons Samuel, Jonathan, Charles and Noah. Michael Humphrey was one of the witnesses to his will [Fam. 10 (121), J.2], which was exhibited and proved 6 July, 1736, Jonathan Humphrey and Mary Case being the executors. ("Hartford Probate Records," xii., 48: xiii., 24, 25.) Children:[10] I. Mary,3 b. 16 Nov., 1681; was married in Simsbury, by Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, 7 Dec, 1699, (Simsbury Records, "Red Book") to Bartholomew (5th son of John and Sarah Spencer) Case, of S., b. October, 1670.[11] They resided at Weatogue, in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead. He died 25 Oct., 1725, ae. 55 years. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] II. Elizabeth,3 b. 22 Apr., 1684; m. 4 July, 1705 ("Hartford Records), ]ohn Collyer, Jr., of Hartford, Ct. [Footnote: "John Collier the son of goodm. [Goodman] Collier of Hartford m. July 5. 1705, Elizabeth Humphries dau. of Ensign Samuel Humphries of Simsbury."— Simsbury Records. Their children here given are mentioned by Judge H. H. Barbour in his work entitled "My Wife and My Mother," Genealogy, p. 48.] Children: i. John,4. [Four daughters whose names have not been ascertained.] III. Samuel,3 b. 17 May, 1686 [Footnote: 20 May, 1686, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour; 7 May, Shurtleff Records; 17 May, Simsbury Records]; d. 16 Oct., 1759, ae. 73; m. (1) Hannah Phelps; m. (2) Mary Tuller; m. (3) Lydia North; m. (4) Mary Orton. Family 3. IV. Jonathan,3 b. 2 Dec., 1688 [Footnote: November, Shurtleff Records; 2 Dec. 1688, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour and Simsbury Records]; d. 14 June, 1749, ae. 61; m. Mercy Ruggles. V. Abigail,3 m. 24 Jan., 1716-17, John (son of John and Sarah Holcomb) Case [Footnote: Compiled from Goodwin's Gen. Notes, pp. 277-279; and Hist, of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury], b. 22 Aug., 1694; d. 2 Dec., 1752. He was brother of Hannah Case who m. Capt. Noah3 Humphrey, [Fam. 6, S.2] They resided in Simsbury, Ct. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] VI. Hannah,3 b. 6 April, 1697. VII. Charles,3 died in 1774; m. Hepzibah Pettibone. Family 5. VIII. Noah,3 b. 1707; m. Hannah Case. Family 6. Footnotes: 1. Simon Mills married Mary (dau. of William) Buel, 23 Feb. 1659-60, thirty-nine years after the first settlement of Plymouth: and the tradition is that his father came from Yorkshire, England. Their date of marriage is given as 23 Feb. 1649, in Brown's "Early Settlers of West Simsbury." In 1660, Mr. Mills was residing at Windsor; in 1669, he removed to Weatogue, or East Simsbury. Mary was the oldest child of Simon and Mary (Buel) Mills that survived to mature years.— Stiles' "Hist. of Ancient Windsor." 2. Page 107. 3. Page 110. 4. Lieut. Samuel Humphrey was made Justice of the Peace in Hartford County, by General Assembly, May, 1712, 1714, 1715, and 1716. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut^ 1706-1716." 5. He was commissioned Lieutenant in May, 1710, Idem, p. 145. He bears this title on the Simsbury Records, December 13, 1709. 6. "Samuel Vmphries" was made Ensign in Simsbury May 12, 1698; and was a deputy to the General Court from that town May 14, and in October, 1702. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut. 7. These mines attained a good degree ol celebrity, as appears by a public act passed by the Colony in 1709. Some of the companies were composed of persons of great wealth and respectability. In 1721, miners from Germany were employed. The work continued to be carried on at various periods, until 1773, when the mines were abandoned, for the space of about half a century, for prison occupation. [See Fam. 65, S.; also, Fam. 3, J.] In 1830, they were again worked, and, in 1855, a new company was formed. — Phelps' "Hist. of Newgate," pub. 1860. 8. Entries in Simsbury town books concerning land given to Samuel Humphrey by his father : — Jan. 16, 1683, Michael Humphrey gives to his youngest son Samuel, "a certain Tract of Land on Salmon Brook, given me by the town ot Simsbury; onely tok what Articles sd Toune bound me to, respecting sd land, my son Saml by these presents shall be bound unto, as to Fence and Maintain fence, with the rest of the proprietors, with whom the sd land lyes in common with, which sd land is my first devision & in the lower Meadow, wh is thirty rods in Breadth, and goes from upland to upland being somewhat more than Forty rods in Length, and abutts Northerly, on goorg Sanders his land easterly on Nathaniell Holcomb his land, easterly on ye comons, westerly on ye comons, the said land being by estimation seven accres & three Rood be it more or less. signed 23 Jany, 1683. John Slater, Mary Mils, witnessses." Deed dated Nov. 3, 1684. Nov. 22, 1684.— "Be it known unto all men by these Presents yt. I Michall Humphries of simsbury in the county of Hartford in ye collony of Conecticutt in New england for good consideration me thereunto mouveing have don & by these Presents do give grant Bargain & sell, unto My sonn Samuell Humphries of simsbury in ye county of Hartford aforesaid a certain parcell of Swamp Land wh is a part of my house Lott. and adjoyning to my sd House Lott, Being in Length sixteen Rods, and in Breadth thirteen Rods, & by estimation one accre, one Rood, and eight Rods, be yt more or less, as it lyes Bounded north by the House Lott of the sd Michael Humphries westerly by the land of the widow Mary Mills; easterly & southerly by land of John Moses; to him his Heyrs & executors, administrators and assigns, for ever to have hold possess & injoy. with all the Benefits & priviledges. of the said parcell of Land within ye Bounds specified in these presents, and do give him his Heyres & assigns full clear and peaceable possession without any Molestation or Trouble from by or under me or by my privity or consent. and give my son Samuel ful power to record these presents in the booke of records to him his heyrs and assigns for ever, as witnesse my hand, the Tweenty second of November, to the year. of our lord god one Thousand six hundred Eighty Foure. Signed and delivered in ye presence of Edward Pence, Mary Mills. Michall Humphreies. Michall Humphries personally appeared and acknowledgs this Instrument to be his free act and deeds the Twenty eight of November, 1684 Before me John Wadsworth Assistant." Grants of land to Samuel Humphrey from the town of Simsbury: [KP note: Book details several transactions which I do not transcribe.] 9. Simsbury Records. 10. Dates of birth of the children of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, as recorded in the "Red Book" at Simsbury: Mary Humphries, the first Daughter of Samuell Humphries which Mary his wif bare to him who was the daughter of Simon Mills was Borne the sixteenth of nouember Anno Dom. one Thousand six hundred eighty one. Elizabeth Humphries the second Daughter of Samuell Humphries Borne 22d of Aprill 1684. Samuell Humphries the son of Saml Humphries Borne May seventeenth one thousand six hundred and eighty six. Jonathan Humphries, ye second son of Sami Humphris was born december ye second 1688. Hannah Humphris, the daughter of Sam'l Humphries was Borne the sixth of Apriell 1697. 11. Mary Humphries the Daughter of Ensign Saml Humphries was married in simsbury ["by Rev. Dudley Woodbndge," "Red Book," acc. to Dr. H. R. Stiles] the seuenth of December 1699 to Bartholomew Case the son of John Case of Simsbury." | Humphreys, Charles (I7796)
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| 2996 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), pp. 243-52: "Lieutenant Samuel2 Humphrey, (Michael,1) was born 15 May, 1656, in Windsor, Ct. He married Mary (dau. of Simon and Mary Buel) Mills,[1] born 8 Dec. 1662, probably in Windsor, Ct. Lieut. Humphrey became an influential citizen of Simsbury, having removed with his father from Windsor, about 1669, to that town, then called "the New Village Massacoe,'' which had formerly been "an appendix to the town of Windsor." During the seven years following, he and his brother John, who was six years his senior, doubtless encountered many trials and privations at the new settlement. These culminated in its destruction by the Indians in 1676, after the inhabitants had fled to Windsor for protection.[2] The next year, the appearance of danger from this source having diminished, many of the settlers returned to the "plantation" and among them Michael,1 Humphrey and his sons, — pioneers for the second time, the Indians having destroyed all the houses which had been erected and blotted out almost every vestige of the improvements which had been made. Samuel Humphrey was now about twenty-one years of age. We do not find much recorded concerning him during the next few years, when he was engaged in subduing the wilderness and in assisting to build up the little settlement anew. He may indeed be said to have grown up with the town; and through the discipline which he received in early life was, probably, the better fitted to become, as he evidently did become, one of its leading men. May 7th, 1682, he was one of the signers of a document presented to the General Court, in which it was requested that Rev. Samuel Stow might continue his labors at Simsbury and that a church might be there gathered.[3] May 7th, 1683, he signed an agreement to decide by lot as to the location of the meeting-house, whether it should be on the east or west side of Hop River. He was a legal voter at that date. The church was erected in 1684. Samuel Humphrey and his wife both became members of the First Church, at its organization, and his name is frequently mentioned in connection with church matters. He was a Justice of the Peace for several years;[4] Representative of Simsbury in the General Assembly, in 1702, 1719, and 1722-25; was commissioned Lieutenant about 1709-10.[5] It is stated that when, in 1711-12, forces were sent into the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, to oppose the movements of hostile Indians who had assembled at that place in considerable force, a part of a Company attached to the expedition was raised in the town of Simsbury, of which Samuel Humphrey was appointed Lieutenant. His commission, signed by Governor Saltonstall, is in the possession of one of his descendants. Like his father, he had a talent for affairs, and we find him filling many other positions of trust and honor between the years 1685 and 1725. The Simsbury Records give the following: Dec. 31, 1685, Samuel Humphrey was chosen collector; June 27, 1687, he signed the agreement settling "Mr. Edward Tompson" as minister of Simsbury; June 25, 1688, "Saml & Michall Humphrey," with many others, signed the deed confirming the mill-lot to the owner of the mills; Dec. 13, 1690, he was chosen fence-viewer for the west side of the river. In 1693, "Sergt Saml Vmphri" was on the town list; town rate for that year — "Samll Humphries," 13s. 4d. Dec. 17, 1694, he was chosen "select man;" Jan. 21, 1695-6, pound-keeper; 1696, — town rate for that year, "Sergt. Samuel Humphrey," 0-9-9-1 : in Dudley Woodbridge's (the minister's) rate £1-18-0. — Feb. 1, 1696-7, he was chosen "ordinary keeper," also Feb. 2, 1697-8; chosen "lyster and fence-viewer" the same day, but declined to qualify. June 20, 1697, "Serj. Saml Humphries, Serj. John Humphries & John Humphrie Jr." signed an agreement about the minister's wood. Dec. 31, 1697, he was chosen lister; Apr. 4, 1698, was chosen Ensign of Simsbury train-band.[6] July, 1698, — an "Account of those men that wrought about fraiming of [Rev.] Mr. Woodbridges Barn:" 5th day, "saml., John & Thomas Humphry;" 6th day, "John & Thomas Humphry;" 7th day, "Ensign Humphries, John & Thomas Humphris." In 1698, the town owed "Samuel Humphries 10 pence for a pint of rum for the men that cleared the minister's well." Jan. 26, 1698-9, he was chosen fence-viewer; 1699, "Saml Huphres" was collector of the town rate; Dec. 20, 1699, and Dec. 20, 1703, was chosen selectman; May 20, 1700, and Dec. 8, 1705, "townsman;" 1701, lister. May 6, 1707, he signed an agreement, with many others, to carry on the copper mines,[7] [See Fam. 17, S.2] Dec. 13, 1709, "Lieutenant Samuel Humphries" was fence-viewer for "Samon Brook field," and Dec. 18, 1710, "haward" and pound-keeper; 1712-1717, was Justice of the Peace. Nov. 7, 1712, Samuel Humphrey, "Sen.," signed an agreement about mines. Dec. 15, 1712, he was chosen tavern-keeper; also, May 18, 1713, Dec. 6, 1714, Dec. 15, 1715, Dec. 18, 1716, and Dec. 16, 1718. Aug. 23, 1714, "Saml Humphry, Sen." witnessed a deed; and Jan. 10, 1714-15, he deeded land as one of a committee. The deed was acknowledged before "Samuel Humphris, Justice of Peace," perhaps the one who signed it, as only the other three members of the committee acknowledged it. Oct. 31, 1715, he was a member of a committee to confirm certain grants, — which was done. In October, 1717, his name was included in the list of freemen. Lieut. Humphrey was the owner of various tracts of land obtained by deed of gift from his father, by grants from the town, and by purchase.[8] Mrs. Humphrey died 4 April, 1730, ae. 68 years, — probably at Simsbury, where the date of her death is recorded. Lieut. Humphrey died in Simsbury, 15 June, 1736, ae. 80 years.[9] His will was dated 22 July, 1734. He gives his daughter Mary, £39.5.8; Elizabeth, £33.6.8; Abigail, £24.6.8; "the goods that he has given the three daughters, since the death of his well-beloved wife Mary, are to be applied on their portions;" mentions sons Samuel, Jonathan, Charles and Noah. Michael Humphrey was one of the witnesses to his will [Fam. 10 (121), J.2], which was exhibited and proved 6 July, 1736, Jonathan Humphrey and Mary Case being the executors. ("Hartford Probate Records," xii., 48: xiii., 24, 25.) Children:[10] I. Mary,3 b. 16 Nov., 1681; was married in Simsbury, by Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, 7 Dec, 1699, (Simsbury Records, "Red Book") to Bartholomew (5th son of John and Sarah Spencer) Case, of S., b. October, 1670.[11] They resided at Weatogue, in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead. He died 25 Oct., 1725, ae. 55 years. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] II. Elizabeth,3 b. 22 Apr., 1684; m. 4 July, 1705 ("Hartford Records), ]ohn Collyer, Jr., of Hartford, Ct. [Footnote: "John Collier the son of goodm. [Goodman] Collier of Hartford m. July 5. 1705, Elizabeth Humphries dau. of Ensign Samuel Humphries of Simsbury."— Simsbury Records. Their children here given are mentioned by Judge H. H. Barbour in his work entitled "My Wife and My Mother," Genealogy, p. 48.] Children: i. John,4. [Four daughters whose names have not been ascertained.] III. Samuel,3 b. 17 May, 1686 [Footnote: 20 May, 1686, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour; 7 May, Shurtleff Records; 17 May, Simsbury Records]; d. 16 Oct., 1759, ae. 73; m. (1) Hannah Phelps; m. (2) Mary Tuller; m. (3) Lydia North; m. (4) Mary Orton. Family 3. IV. Jonathan,3 b. 2 Dec., 1688 [Footnote: November, Shurtleff Records; 2 Dec. 1688, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour and Simsbury Records]; d. 14 June, 1749, ae. 61; m. Mercy Ruggles. V. Abigail,3 m. 24 Jan., 1716-17, John (son of John and Sarah Holcomb) Case [Footnote: Compiled from Goodwin's Gen. Notes, pp. 277-279; and Hist, of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury], b. 22 Aug., 1694; d. 2 Dec., 1752. He was brother of Hannah Case who m. Capt. Noah3 Humphrey, [Fam. 6, S.2] They resided in Simsbury, Ct. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] VI. Hannah,3 b. 6 April, 1697. VII. Charles,3 died in 1774; m. Hepzibah Pettibone. Family 5. VIII. Noah,3 b. 1707; m. Hannah Case. Family 6. Footnotes: 1. Simon Mills married Mary (dau. of William) Buel, 23 Feb. 1659-60, thirty-nine years after the first settlement of Plymouth: and the tradition is that his father came from Yorkshire, England. Their date of marriage is given as 23 Feb. 1649, in Brown's "Early Settlers of West Simsbury." In 1660, Mr. Mills was residing at Windsor; in 1669, he removed to Weatogue, or East Simsbury. Mary was the oldest child of Simon and Mary (Buel) Mills that survived to mature years.— Stiles' "Hist. of Ancient Windsor." 2. Page 107. 3. Page 110. 4. Lieut. Samuel Humphrey was made Justice of the Peace in Hartford County, by General Assembly, May, 1712, 1714, 1715, and 1716. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut^ 1706-1716." 5. He was commissioned Lieutenant in May, 1710, Idem, p. 145. He bears this title on the Simsbury Records, December 13, 1709. 6. "Samuel Vmphries" was made Ensign in Simsbury May 12, 1698; and was a deputy to the General Court from that town May 14, and in October, 1702. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut. 7. These mines attained a good degree ol celebrity, as appears by a public act passed by the Colony in 1709. Some of the companies were composed of persons of great wealth and respectability. In 1721, miners from Germany were employed. The work continued to be carried on at various periods, until 1773, when the mines were abandoned, for the space of about half a century, for prison occupation. [See Fam. 65, S.; also, Fam. 3, J.] In 1830, they were again worked, and, in 1855, a new company was formed. — Phelps' "Hist. of Newgate," pub. 1860. 8. Entries in Simsbury town books concerning land given to Samuel Humphrey by his father : — Jan. 16, 1683, Michael Humphrey gives to his youngest son Samuel, "a certain Tract of Land on Salmon Brook, given me by the town ot Simsbury; onely tok what Articles sd Toune bound me to, respecting sd land, my son Saml by these presents shall be bound unto, as to Fence and Maintain fence, with the rest of the proprietors, with whom the sd land lyes in common with, which sd land is my first devision & in the lower Meadow, wh is thirty rods in Breadth, and goes from upland to upland being somewhat more than Forty rods in Length, and abutts Northerly, on goorg Sanders his land easterly on Nathaniell Holcomb his land, easterly on ye comons, westerly on ye comons, the said land being by estimation seven accres & three Rood be it more or less. signed 23 Jany, 1683. John Slater, Mary Mils, witnessses." Deed dated Nov. 3, 1684. Nov. 22, 1684.— "Be it known unto all men by these Presents yt. I Michall Humphries of simsbury in the county of Hartford in ye collony of Conecticutt in New england for good consideration me thereunto mouveing have don & by these Presents do give grant Bargain & sell, unto My sonn Samuell Humphries of simsbury in ye county of Hartford aforesaid a certain parcell of Swamp Land wh is a part of my house Lott. and adjoyning to my sd House Lott, Being in Length sixteen Rods, and in Breadth thirteen Rods, & by estimation one accre, one Rood, and eight Rods, be yt more or less, as it lyes Bounded north by the House Lott of the sd Michael Humphries westerly by the land of the widow Mary Mills; easterly & southerly by land of John Moses; to him his Heyrs & executors, administrators and assigns, for ever to have hold possess & injoy. with all the Benefits & priviledges. of the said parcell of Land within ye Bounds specified in these presents, and do give him his Heyres & assigns full clear and peaceable possession without any Molestation or Trouble from by or under me or by my privity or consent. and give my son Samuel ful power to record these presents in the booke of records to him his heyrs and assigns for ever, as witnesse my hand, the Tweenty second of November, to the year. of our lord god one Thousand six hundred Eighty Foure. Signed and delivered in ye presence of Edward Pence, Mary Mills. Michall Humphreies. Michall Humphries personally appeared and acknowledgs this Instrument to be his free act and deeds the Twenty eight of November, 1684 Before me John Wadsworth Assistant." Grants of land to Samuel Humphrey from the town of Simsbury: [KP note: Book details several transactions which I do not transcribe.] 9. Simsbury Records. 10. Dates of birth of the children of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, as recorded in the "Red Book" at Simsbury: Mary Humphries, the first Daughter of Samuell Humphries which Mary his wif bare to him who was the daughter of Simon Mills was Borne the sixteenth of nouember Anno Dom. one Thousand six hundred eighty one. Elizabeth Humphries the second Daughter of Samuell Humphries Borne 22d of Aprill 1684. Samuell Humphries the son of Saml Humphries Borne May seventeenth one thousand six hundred and eighty six. Jonathan Humphries, ye second son of Sami Humphris was born december ye second 1688. Hannah Humphris, the daughter of Sam'l Humphries was Borne the sixth of Apriell 1697. 11. Mary Humphries the Daughter of Ensign Saml Humphries was married in simsbury ["by Rev. Dudley Woodbndge," "Red Book," acc. to Dr. H. R. Stiles] the seuenth of December 1699 to Bartholomew Case the son of John Case of Simsbury." | Collier, John (I7803)
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| 2997 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), pp. 243-52: "Lieutenant Samuel2 Humphrey, (Michael,1) was born 15 May, 1656, in Windsor, Ct. He married Mary (dau. of Simon and Mary Buel) Mills,[1] born 8 Dec. 1662, probably in Windsor, Ct. Lieut. Humphrey became an influential citizen of Simsbury, having removed with his father from Windsor, about 1669, to that town, then called "the New Village Massacoe,'' which had formerly been "an appendix to the town of Windsor." During the seven years following, he and his brother John, who was six years his senior, doubtless encountered many trials and privations at the new settlement. These culminated in its destruction by the Indians in 1676, after the inhabitants had fled to Windsor for protection.[2] The next year, the appearance of danger from this source having diminished, many of the settlers returned to the "plantation" and among them Michael,1 Humphrey and his sons, — pioneers for the second time, the Indians having destroyed all the houses which had been erected and blotted out almost every vestige of the improvements which had been made. Samuel Humphrey was now about twenty-one years of age. We do not find much recorded concerning him during the next few years, when he was engaged in subduing the wilderness and in assisting to build up the little settlement anew. He may indeed be said to have grown up with the town; and through the discipline which he received in early life was, probably, the better fitted to become, as he evidently did become, one of its leading men. May 7th, 1682, he was one of the signers of a document presented to the General Court, in which it was requested that Rev. Samuel Stow might continue his labors at Simsbury and that a church might be there gathered.[3] May 7th, 1683, he signed an agreement to decide by lot as to the location of the meeting-house, whether it should be on the east or west side of Hop River. He was a legal voter at that date. The church was erected in 1684. Samuel Humphrey and his wife both became members of the First Church, at its organization, and his name is frequently mentioned in connection with church matters. He was a Justice of the Peace for several years;[4] Representative of Simsbury in the General Assembly, in 1702, 1719, and 1722-25; was commissioned Lieutenant about 1709-10.[5] It is stated that when, in 1711-12, forces were sent into the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, to oppose the movements of hostile Indians who had assembled at that place in considerable force, a part of a Company attached to the expedition was raised in the town of Simsbury, of which Samuel Humphrey was appointed Lieutenant. His commission, signed by Governor Saltonstall, is in the possession of one of his descendants. Like his father, he had a talent for affairs, and we find him filling many other positions of trust and honor between the years 1685 and 1725. The Simsbury Records give the following: Dec. 31, 1685, Samuel Humphrey was chosen collector; June 27, 1687, he signed the agreement settling "Mr. Edward Tompson" as minister of Simsbury; June 25, 1688, "Saml & Michall Humphrey," with many others, signed the deed confirming the mill-lot to the owner of the mills; Dec. 13, 1690, he was chosen fence-viewer for the west side of the river. In 1693, "Sergt Saml Vmphri" was on the town list; town rate for that year — "Samll Humphries," 13s. 4d. Dec. 17, 1694, he was chosen "select man;" Jan. 21, 1695-6, pound-keeper; 1696, — town rate for that year, "Sergt. Samuel Humphrey," 0-9-9-1 : in Dudley Woodbridge's (the minister's) rate £1-18-0. — Feb. 1, 1696-7, he was chosen "ordinary keeper," also Feb. 2, 1697-8; chosen "lyster and fence-viewer" the same day, but declined to qualify. June 20, 1697, "Serj. Saml Humphries, Serj. John Humphries & John Humphrie Jr." signed an agreement about the minister's wood. Dec. 31, 1697, he was chosen lister; Apr. 4, 1698, was chosen Ensign of Simsbury train-band.[6] July, 1698, — an "Account of those men that wrought about fraiming of [Rev.] Mr. Woodbridges Barn:" 5th day, "saml., John & Thomas Humphry;" 6th day, "John & Thomas Humphry;" 7th day, "Ensign Humphries, John & Thomas Humphris." In 1698, the town owed "Samuel Humphries 10 pence for a pint of rum for the men that cleared the minister's well." Jan. 26, 1698-9, he was chosen fence-viewer; 1699, "Saml Huphres" was collector of the town rate; Dec. 20, 1699, and Dec. 20, 1703, was chosen selectman; May 20, 1700, and Dec. 8, 1705, "townsman;" 1701, lister. May 6, 1707, he signed an agreement, with many others, to carry on the copper mines,[7] [See Fam. 17, S.2] Dec. 13, 1709, "Lieutenant Samuel Humphries" was fence-viewer for "Samon Brook field," and Dec. 18, 1710, "haward" and pound-keeper; 1712-1717, was Justice of the Peace. Nov. 7, 1712, Samuel Humphrey, "Sen.," signed an agreement about mines. Dec. 15, 1712, he was chosen tavern-keeper; also, May 18, 1713, Dec. 6, 1714, Dec. 15, 1715, Dec. 18, 1716, and Dec. 16, 1718. Aug. 23, 1714, "Saml Humphry, Sen." witnessed a deed; and Jan. 10, 1714-15, he deeded land as one of a committee. The deed was acknowledged before "Samuel Humphris, Justice of Peace," perhaps the one who signed it, as only the other three members of the committee acknowledged it. Oct. 31, 1715, he was a member of a committee to confirm certain grants, — which was done. In October, 1717, his name was included in the list of freemen. Lieut. Humphrey was the owner of various tracts of land obtained by deed of gift from his father, by grants from the town, and by purchase.[8] Mrs. Humphrey died 4 April, 1730, ae. 68 years, — probably at Simsbury, where the date of her death is recorded. Lieut. Humphrey died in Simsbury, 15 June, 1736, ae. 80 years.[9] His will was dated 22 July, 1734. He gives his daughter Mary, £39.5.8; Elizabeth, £33.6.8; Abigail, £24.6.8; "the goods that he has given the three daughters, since the death of his well-beloved wife Mary, are to be applied on their portions;" mentions sons Samuel, Jonathan, Charles and Noah. Michael Humphrey was one of the witnesses to his will [Fam. 10 (121), J.2], which was exhibited and proved 6 July, 1736, Jonathan Humphrey and Mary Case being the executors. ("Hartford Probate Records," xii., 48: xiii., 24, 25.) Children:[10] I. Mary,3 b. 16 Nov., 1681; was married in Simsbury, by Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, 7 Dec, 1699, (Simsbury Records, "Red Book") to Bartholomew (5th son of John and Sarah Spencer) Case, of S., b. October, 1670.[11] They resided at Weatogue, in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead. He died 25 Oct., 1725, ae. 55 years. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] II. Elizabeth,3 b. 22 Apr., 1684; m. 4 July, 1705 ("Hartford Records), ]ohn Collyer, Jr., of Hartford, Ct. [Footnote: "John Collier the son of goodm. [Goodman] Collier of Hartford m. July 5. 1705, Elizabeth Humphries dau. of Ensign Samuel Humphries of Simsbury."— Simsbury Records. Their children here given are mentioned by Judge H. H. Barbour in his work entitled "My Wife and My Mother," Genealogy, p. 48.] Children: i. John,4. [Four daughters whose names have not been ascertained.] III. Samuel,3 b. 17 May, 1686 [Footnote: 20 May, 1686, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour; 7 May, Shurtleff Records; 17 May, Simsbury Records]; d. 16 Oct., 1759, ae. 73; m. (1) Hannah Phelps; m. (2) Mary Tuller; m. (3) Lydia North; m. (4) Mary Orton. Family 3. IV. Jonathan,3 b. 2 Dec., 1688 [Footnote: November, Shurtleff Records; 2 Dec. 1688, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour and Simsbury Records]; d. 14 June, 1749, ae. 61; m. Mercy Ruggles. V. Abigail,3 m. 24 Jan., 1716-17, John (son of John and Sarah Holcomb) Case [Footnote: Compiled from Goodwin's Gen. Notes, pp. 277-279; and Hist, of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury], b. 22 Aug., 1694; d. 2 Dec., 1752. He was brother of Hannah Case who m. Capt. Noah3 Humphrey, [Fam. 6, S.2] They resided in Simsbury, Ct. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] VI. Hannah,3 b. 6 April, 1697. VII. Charles,3 died in 1774; m. Hepzibah Pettibone. Family 5. VIII. Noah,3 b. 1707; m. Hannah Case. Family 6. Footnotes: 1. Simon Mills married Mary (dau. of William) Buel, 23 Feb. 1659-60, thirty-nine years after the first settlement of Plymouth: and the tradition is that his father came from Yorkshire, England. Their date of marriage is given as 23 Feb. 1649, in Brown's "Early Settlers of West Simsbury." In 1660, Mr. Mills was residing at Windsor; in 1669, he removed to Weatogue, or East Simsbury. Mary was the oldest child of Simon and Mary (Buel) Mills that survived to mature years.— Stiles' "Hist. of Ancient Windsor." 2. Page 107. 3. Page 110. 4. Lieut. Samuel Humphrey was made Justice of the Peace in Hartford County, by General Assembly, May, 1712, 1714, 1715, and 1716. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut^ 1706-1716." 5. He was commissioned Lieutenant in May, 1710, Idem, p. 145. He bears this title on the Simsbury Records, December 13, 1709. 6. "Samuel Vmphries" was made Ensign in Simsbury May 12, 1698; and was a deputy to the General Court from that town May 14, and in October, 1702. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut. 7. These mines attained a good degree ol celebrity, as appears by a public act passed by the Colony in 1709. Some of the companies were composed of persons of great wealth and respectability. In 1721, miners from Germany were employed. The work continued to be carried on at various periods, until 1773, when the mines were abandoned, for the space of about half a century, for prison occupation. [See Fam. 65, S.; also, Fam. 3, J.] In 1830, they were again worked, and, in 1855, a new company was formed. — Phelps' "Hist. of Newgate," pub. 1860. 8. Entries in Simsbury town books concerning land given to Samuel Humphrey by his father : — Jan. 16, 1683, Michael Humphrey gives to his youngest son Samuel, "a certain Tract of Land on Salmon Brook, given me by the town ot Simsbury; onely tok what Articles sd Toune bound me to, respecting sd land, my son Saml by these presents shall be bound unto, as to Fence and Maintain fence, with the rest of the proprietors, with whom the sd land lyes in common with, which sd land is my first devision & in the lower Meadow, wh is thirty rods in Breadth, and goes from upland to upland being somewhat more than Forty rods in Length, and abutts Northerly, on goorg Sanders his land easterly on Nathaniell Holcomb his land, easterly on ye comons, westerly on ye comons, the said land being by estimation seven accres & three Rood be it more or less. signed 23 Jany, 1683. John Slater, Mary Mils, witnessses." Deed dated Nov. 3, 1684. Nov. 22, 1684.— "Be it known unto all men by these Presents yt. I Michall Humphries of simsbury in the county of Hartford in ye collony of Conecticutt in New england for good consideration me thereunto mouveing have don & by these Presents do give grant Bargain & sell, unto My sonn Samuell Humphries of simsbury in ye county of Hartford aforesaid a certain parcell of Swamp Land wh is a part of my house Lott. and adjoyning to my sd House Lott, Being in Length sixteen Rods, and in Breadth thirteen Rods, & by estimation one accre, one Rood, and eight Rods, be yt more or less, as it lyes Bounded north by the House Lott of the sd Michael Humphries westerly by the land of the widow Mary Mills; easterly & southerly by land of John Moses; to him his Heyrs & executors, administrators and assigns, for ever to have hold possess & injoy. with all the Benefits & priviledges. of the said parcell of Land within ye Bounds specified in these presents, and do give him his Heyres & assigns full clear and peaceable possession without any Molestation or Trouble from by or under me or by my privity or consent. and give my son Samuel ful power to record these presents in the booke of records to him his heyrs and assigns for ever, as witnesse my hand, the Tweenty second of November, to the year. of our lord god one Thousand six hundred Eighty Foure. Signed and delivered in ye presence of Edward Pence, Mary Mills. Michall Humphreies. Michall Humphries personally appeared and acknowledgs this Instrument to be his free act and deeds the Twenty eight of November, 1684 Before me John Wadsworth Assistant." Grants of land to Samuel Humphrey from the town of Simsbury: [KP note: Book details several transactions which I do not transcribe.] 9. Simsbury Records. 10. Dates of birth of the children of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, as recorded in the "Red Book" at Simsbury: Mary Humphries, the first Daughter of Samuell Humphries which Mary his wif bare to him who was the daughter of Simon Mills was Borne the sixteenth of nouember Anno Dom. one Thousand six hundred eighty one. Elizabeth Humphries the second Daughter of Samuell Humphries Borne 22d of Aprill 1684. Samuell Humphries the son of Saml Humphries Borne May seventeenth one thousand six hundred and eighty six. Jonathan Humphries, ye second son of Sami Humphris was born december ye second 1688. Hannah Humphris, the daughter of Sam'l Humphries was Borne the sixth of Apriell 1697. 11. Mary Humphries the Daughter of Ensign Saml Humphries was married in simsbury ["by Rev. Dudley Woodbndge," "Red Book," acc. to Dr. H. R. Stiles] the seuenth of December 1699 to Bartholomew Case the son of John Case of Simsbury." | Humphreys, Hannah (I7795)
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| 2998 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), pp. 243-52: "Lieutenant Samuel2 Humphrey, (Michael,1) was born 15 May, 1656, in Windsor, Ct. He married Mary (dau. of Simon and Mary Buel) Mills,[1] born 8 Dec. 1662, probably in Windsor, Ct. Lieut. Humphrey became an influential citizen of Simsbury, having removed with his father from Windsor, about 1669, to that town, then called "the New Village Massacoe,'' which had formerly been "an appendix to the town of Windsor." During the seven years following, he and his brother John, who was six years his senior, doubtless encountered many trials and privations at the new settlement. These culminated in its destruction by the Indians in 1676, after the inhabitants had fled to Windsor for protection.[2] The next year, the appearance of danger from this source having diminished, many of the settlers returned to the "plantation" and among them Michael,1 Humphrey and his sons, — pioneers for the second time, the Indians having destroyed all the houses which had been erected and blotted out almost every vestige of the improvements which had been made. Samuel Humphrey was now about twenty-one years of age. We do not find much recorded concerning him during the next few years, when he was engaged in subduing the wilderness and in assisting to build up the little settlement anew. He may indeed be said to have grown up with the town; and through the discipline which he received in early life was, probably, the better fitted to become, as he evidently did become, one of its leading men. May 7th, 1682, he was one of the signers of a document presented to the General Court, in which it was requested that Rev. Samuel Stow might continue his labors at Simsbury and that a church might be there gathered.[3] May 7th, 1683, he signed an agreement to decide by lot as to the location of the meeting-house, whether it should be on the east or west side of Hop River. He was a legal voter at that date. The church was erected in 1684. Samuel Humphrey and his wife both became members of the First Church, at its organization, and his name is frequently mentioned in connection with church matters. He was a Justice of the Peace for several years;[4] Representative of Simsbury in the General Assembly, in 1702, 1719, and 1722-25; was commissioned Lieutenant about 1709-10.[5] It is stated that when, in 1711-12, forces were sent into the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, to oppose the movements of hostile Indians who had assembled at that place in considerable force, a part of a Company attached to the expedition was raised in the town of Simsbury, of which Samuel Humphrey was appointed Lieutenant. His commission, signed by Governor Saltonstall, is in the possession of one of his descendants. Like his father, he had a talent for affairs, and we find him filling many other positions of trust and honor between the years 1685 and 1725. The Simsbury Records give the following: Dec. 31, 1685, Samuel Humphrey was chosen collector; June 27, 1687, he signed the agreement settling "Mr. Edward Tompson" as minister of Simsbury; June 25, 1688, "Saml & Michall Humphrey," with many others, signed the deed confirming the mill-lot to the owner of the mills; Dec. 13, 1690, he was chosen fence-viewer for the west side of the river. In 1693, "Sergt Saml Vmphri" was on the town list; town rate for that year — "Samll Humphries," 13s. 4d. Dec. 17, 1694, he was chosen "select man;" Jan. 21, 1695-6, pound-keeper; 1696, — town rate for that year, "Sergt. Samuel Humphrey," 0-9-9-1 : in Dudley Woodbridge's (the minister's) rate £1-18-0. — Feb. 1, 1696-7, he was chosen "ordinary keeper," also Feb. 2, 1697-8; chosen "lyster and fence-viewer" the same day, but declined to qualify. June 20, 1697, "Serj. Saml Humphries, Serj. John Humphries & John Humphrie Jr." signed an agreement about the minister's wood. Dec. 31, 1697, he was chosen lister; Apr. 4, 1698, was chosen Ensign of Simsbury train-band.[6] July, 1698, — an "Account of those men that wrought about fraiming of [Rev.] Mr. Woodbridges Barn:" 5th day, "saml., John & Thomas Humphry;" 6th day, "John & Thomas Humphry;" 7th day, "Ensign Humphries, John & Thomas Humphris." In 1698, the town owed "Samuel Humphries 10 pence for a pint of rum for the men that cleared the minister's well." Jan. 26, 1698-9, he was chosen fence-viewer; 1699, "Saml Huphres" was collector of the town rate; Dec. 20, 1699, and Dec. 20, 1703, was chosen selectman; May 20, 1700, and Dec. 8, 1705, "townsman;" 1701, lister. May 6, 1707, he signed an agreement, with many others, to carry on the copper mines,[7] [See Fam. 17, S.2] Dec. 13, 1709, "Lieutenant Samuel Humphries" was fence-viewer for "Samon Brook field," and Dec. 18, 1710, "haward" and pound-keeper; 1712-1717, was Justice of the Peace. Nov. 7, 1712, Samuel Humphrey, "Sen.," signed an agreement about mines. Dec. 15, 1712, he was chosen tavern-keeper; also, May 18, 1713, Dec. 6, 1714, Dec. 15, 1715, Dec. 18, 1716, and Dec. 16, 1718. Aug. 23, 1714, "Saml Humphry, Sen." witnessed a deed; and Jan. 10, 1714-15, he deeded land as one of a committee. The deed was acknowledged before "Samuel Humphris, Justice of Peace," perhaps the one who signed it, as only the other three members of the committee acknowledged it. Oct. 31, 1715, he was a member of a committee to confirm certain grants, — which was done. In October, 1717, his name was included in the list of freemen. Lieut. Humphrey was the owner of various tracts of land obtained by deed of gift from his father, by grants from the town, and by purchase.[8] Mrs. Humphrey died 4 April, 1730, ae. 68 years, — probably at Simsbury, where the date of her death is recorded. Lieut. Humphrey died in Simsbury, 15 June, 1736, ae. 80 years.[9] His will was dated 22 July, 1734. He gives his daughter Mary, £39.5.8; Elizabeth, £33.6.8; Abigail, £24.6.8; "the goods that he has given the three daughters, since the death of his well-beloved wife Mary, are to be applied on their portions;" mentions sons Samuel, Jonathan, Charles and Noah. Michael Humphrey was one of the witnesses to his will [Fam. 10 (121), J.2], which was exhibited and proved 6 July, 1736, Jonathan Humphrey and Mary Case being the executors. ("Hartford Probate Records," xii., 48: xiii., 24, 25.) Children:[10] I. Mary,3 b. 16 Nov., 1681; was married in Simsbury, by Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, 7 Dec, 1699, (Simsbury Records, "Red Book") to Bartholomew (5th son of John and Sarah Spencer) Case, of S., b. October, 1670.[11] They resided at Weatogue, in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead. He died 25 Oct., 1725, ae. 55 years. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] II. Elizabeth,3 b. 22 Apr., 1684; m. 4 July, 1705 ("Hartford Records), ]ohn Collyer, Jr., of Hartford, Ct. [Footnote: "John Collier the son of goodm. [Goodman] Collier of Hartford m. July 5. 1705, Elizabeth Humphries dau. of Ensign Samuel Humphries of Simsbury."— Simsbury Records. Their children here given are mentioned by Judge H. H. Barbour in his work entitled "My Wife and My Mother," Genealogy, p. 48.] Children: i. John,4. [Four daughters whose names have not been ascertained.] III. Samuel,3 b. 17 May, 1686 [Footnote: 20 May, 1686, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour; 7 May, Shurtleff Records; 17 May, Simsbury Records]; d. 16 Oct., 1759, ae. 73; m. (1) Hannah Phelps; m. (2) Mary Tuller; m. (3) Lydia North; m. (4) Mary Orton. Family 3. IV. Jonathan,3 b. 2 Dec., 1688 [Footnote: November, Shurtleff Records; 2 Dec. 1688, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour and Simsbury Records]; d. 14 June, 1749, ae. 61; m. Mercy Ruggles. V. Abigail,3 m. 24 Jan., 1716-17, John (son of John and Sarah Holcomb) Case [Footnote: Compiled from Goodwin's Gen. Notes, pp. 277-279; and Hist, of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury], b. 22 Aug., 1694; d. 2 Dec., 1752. He was brother of Hannah Case who m. Capt. Noah3 Humphrey, [Fam. 6, S.2] They resided in Simsbury, Ct. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] VI. Hannah,3 b. 6 April, 1697. VII. Charles,3 died in 1774; m. Hepzibah Pettibone. Family 5. VIII. Noah,3 b. 1707; m. Hannah Case. Family 6. Footnotes: 1. Simon Mills married Mary (dau. of William) Buel, 23 Feb. 1659-60, thirty-nine years after the first settlement of Plymouth: and the tradition is that his father came from Yorkshire, England. Their date of marriage is given as 23 Feb. 1649, in Brown's "Early Settlers of West Simsbury." In 1660, Mr. Mills was residing at Windsor; in 1669, he removed to Weatogue, or East Simsbury. Mary was the oldest child of Simon and Mary (Buel) Mills that survived to mature years.— Stiles' "Hist. of Ancient Windsor." 2. Page 107. 3. Page 110. 4. Lieut. Samuel Humphrey was made Justice of the Peace in Hartford County, by General Assembly, May, 1712, 1714, 1715, and 1716. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut^ 1706-1716." 5. He was commissioned Lieutenant in May, 1710, Idem, p. 145. He bears this title on the Simsbury Records, December 13, 1709. 6. "Samuel Vmphries" was made Ensign in Simsbury May 12, 1698; and was a deputy to the General Court from that town May 14, and in October, 1702. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut. 7. These mines attained a good degree ol celebrity, as appears by a public act passed by the Colony in 1709. Some of the companies were composed of persons of great wealth and respectability. In 1721, miners from Germany were employed. The work continued to be carried on at various periods, until 1773, when the mines were abandoned, for the space of about half a century, for prison occupation. [See Fam. 65, S.; also, Fam. 3, J.] In 1830, they were again worked, and, in 1855, a new company was formed. — Phelps' "Hist. of Newgate," pub. 1860. 8. Entries in Simsbury town books concerning land given to Samuel Humphrey by his father : — Jan. 16, 1683, Michael Humphrey gives to his youngest son Samuel, "a certain Tract of Land on Salmon Brook, given me by the town ot Simsbury; onely tok what Articles sd Toune bound me to, respecting sd land, my son Saml by these presents shall be bound unto, as to Fence and Maintain fence, with the rest of the proprietors, with whom the sd land lyes in common with, which sd land is my first devision & in the lower Meadow, wh is thirty rods in Breadth, and goes from upland to upland being somewhat more than Forty rods in Length, and abutts Northerly, on goorg Sanders his land easterly on Nathaniell Holcomb his land, easterly on ye comons, westerly on ye comons, the said land being by estimation seven accres & three Rood be it more or less. signed 23 Jany, 1683. John Slater, Mary Mils, witnessses." Deed dated Nov. 3, 1684. Nov. 22, 1684.— "Be it known unto all men by these Presents yt. I Michall Humphries of simsbury in the county of Hartford in ye collony of Conecticutt in New england for good consideration me thereunto mouveing have don & by these Presents do give grant Bargain & sell, unto My sonn Samuell Humphries of simsbury in ye county of Hartford aforesaid a certain parcell of Swamp Land wh is a part of my house Lott. and adjoyning to my sd House Lott, Being in Length sixteen Rods, and in Breadth thirteen Rods, & by estimation one accre, one Rood, and eight Rods, be yt more or less, as it lyes Bounded north by the House Lott of the sd Michael Humphries westerly by the land of the widow Mary Mills; easterly & southerly by land of John Moses; to him his Heyrs & executors, administrators and assigns, for ever to have hold possess & injoy. with all the Benefits & priviledges. of the said parcell of Land within ye Bounds specified in these presents, and do give him his Heyres & assigns full clear and peaceable possession without any Molestation or Trouble from by or under me or by my privity or consent. and give my son Samuel ful power to record these presents in the booke of records to him his heyrs and assigns for ever, as witnesse my hand, the Tweenty second of November, to the year. of our lord god one Thousand six hundred Eighty Foure. Signed and delivered in ye presence of Edward Pence, Mary Mills. Michall Humphreies. Michall Humphries personally appeared and acknowledgs this Instrument to be his free act and deeds the Twenty eight of November, 1684 Before me John Wadsworth Assistant." Grants of land to Samuel Humphrey from the town of Simsbury: [KP note: Book details several transactions which I do not transcribe.] 9. Simsbury Records. 10. Dates of birth of the children of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, as recorded in the "Red Book" at Simsbury: Mary Humphries, the first Daughter of Samuell Humphries which Mary his wif bare to him who was the daughter of Simon Mills was Borne the sixteenth of nouember Anno Dom. one Thousand six hundred eighty one. Elizabeth Humphries the second Daughter of Samuell Humphries Borne 22d of Aprill 1684. Samuell Humphries the son of Saml Humphries Borne May seventeenth one thousand six hundred and eighty six. Jonathan Humphries, ye second son of Sami Humphris was born december ye second 1688. Hannah Humphris, the daughter of Sam'l Humphries was Borne the sixth of Apriell 1697. 11. Mary Humphries the Daughter of Ensign Saml Humphries was married in simsbury ["by Rev. Dudley Woodbndge," "Red Book," acc. to Dr. H. R. Stiles] the seuenth of December 1699 to Bartholomew Case the son of John Case of Simsbury." | Case, John (I7794)
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| 2999 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), pp. 243-52: "Lieutenant Samuel2 Humphrey, (Michael,1) was born 15 May, 1656, in Windsor, Ct. He married Mary (dau. of Simon and Mary Buel) Mills,[1] born 8 Dec. 1662, probably in Windsor, Ct. Lieut. Humphrey became an influential citizen of Simsbury, having removed with his father from Windsor, about 1669, to that town, then called "the New Village Massacoe,'' which had formerly been "an appendix to the town of Windsor." During the seven years following, he and his brother John, who was six years his senior, doubtless encountered many trials and privations at the new settlement. These culminated in its destruction by the Indians in 1676, after the inhabitants had fled to Windsor for protection.[2] The next year, the appearance of danger from this source having diminished, many of the settlers returned to the "plantation" and among them Michael,1 Humphrey and his sons, — pioneers for the second time, the Indians having destroyed all the houses which had been erected and blotted out almost every vestige of the improvements which had been made. Samuel Humphrey was now about twenty-one years of age. We do not find much recorded concerning him during the next few years, when he was engaged in subduing the wilderness and in assisting to build up the little settlement anew. He may indeed be said to have grown up with the town; and through the discipline which he received in early life was, probably, the better fitted to become, as he evidently did become, one of its leading men. May 7th, 1682, he was one of the signers of a document presented to the General Court, in which it was requested that Rev. Samuel Stow might continue his labors at Simsbury and that a church might be there gathered.[3] May 7th, 1683, he signed an agreement to decide by lot as to the location of the meeting-house, whether it should be on the east or west side of Hop River. He was a legal voter at that date. The church was erected in 1684. Samuel Humphrey and his wife both became members of the First Church, at its organization, and his name is frequently mentioned in connection with church matters. He was a Justice of the Peace for several years;[4] Representative of Simsbury in the General Assembly, in 1702, 1719, and 1722-25; was commissioned Lieutenant about 1709-10.[5] It is stated that when, in 1711-12, forces were sent into the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, to oppose the movements of hostile Indians who had assembled at that place in considerable force, a part of a Company attached to the expedition was raised in the town of Simsbury, of which Samuel Humphrey was appointed Lieutenant. His commission, signed by Governor Saltonstall, is in the possession of one of his descendants. Like his father, he had a talent for affairs, and we find him filling many other positions of trust and honor between the years 1685 and 1725. The Simsbury Records give the following: Dec. 31, 1685, Samuel Humphrey was chosen collector; June 27, 1687, he signed the agreement settling "Mr. Edward Tompson" as minister of Simsbury; June 25, 1688, "Saml & Michall Humphrey," with many others, signed the deed confirming the mill-lot to the owner of the mills; Dec. 13, 1690, he was chosen fence-viewer for the west side of the river. In 1693, "Sergt Saml Vmphri" was on the town list; town rate for that year — "Samll Humphries," 13s. 4d. Dec. 17, 1694, he was chosen "select man;" Jan. 21, 1695-6, pound-keeper; 1696, — town rate for that year, "Sergt. Samuel Humphrey," 0-9-9-1 : in Dudley Woodbridge's (the minister's) rate £1-18-0. — Feb. 1, 1696-7, he was chosen "ordinary keeper," also Feb. 2, 1697-8; chosen "lyster and fence-viewer" the same day, but declined to qualify. June 20, 1697, "Serj. Saml Humphries, Serj. John Humphries & John Humphrie Jr." signed an agreement about the minister's wood. Dec. 31, 1697, he was chosen lister; Apr. 4, 1698, was chosen Ensign of Simsbury train-band.[6] July, 1698, — an "Account of those men that wrought about fraiming of [Rev.] Mr. Woodbridges Barn:" 5th day, "saml., John & Thomas Humphry;" 6th day, "John & Thomas Humphry;" 7th day, "Ensign Humphries, John & Thomas Humphris." In 1698, the town owed "Samuel Humphries 10 pence for a pint of rum for the men that cleared the minister's well." Jan. 26, 1698-9, he was chosen fence-viewer; 1699, "Saml Huphres" was collector of the town rate; Dec. 20, 1699, and Dec. 20, 1703, was chosen selectman; May 20, 1700, and Dec. 8, 1705, "townsman;" 1701, lister. May 6, 1707, he signed an agreement, with many others, to carry on the copper mines,[7] [See Fam. 17, S.2] Dec. 13, 1709, "Lieutenant Samuel Humphries" was fence-viewer for "Samon Brook field," and Dec. 18, 1710, "haward" and pound-keeper; 1712-1717, was Justice of the Peace. Nov. 7, 1712, Samuel Humphrey, "Sen.," signed an agreement about mines. Dec. 15, 1712, he was chosen tavern-keeper; also, May 18, 1713, Dec. 6, 1714, Dec. 15, 1715, Dec. 18, 1716, and Dec. 16, 1718. Aug. 23, 1714, "Saml Humphry, Sen." witnessed a deed; and Jan. 10, 1714-15, he deeded land as one of a committee. The deed was acknowledged before "Samuel Humphris, Justice of Peace," perhaps the one who signed it, as only the other three members of the committee acknowledged it. Oct. 31, 1715, he was a member of a committee to confirm certain grants, — which was done. In October, 1717, his name was included in the list of freemen. Lieut. Humphrey was the owner of various tracts of land obtained by deed of gift from his father, by grants from the town, and by purchase.[8] Mrs. Humphrey died 4 April, 1730, ae. 68 years, — probably at Simsbury, where the date of her death is recorded. Lieut. Humphrey died in Simsbury, 15 June, 1736, ae. 80 years.[9] His will was dated 22 July, 1734. He gives his daughter Mary, £39.5.8; Elizabeth, £33.6.8; Abigail, £24.6.8; "the goods that he has given the three daughters, since the death of his well-beloved wife Mary, are to be applied on their portions;" mentions sons Samuel, Jonathan, Charles and Noah. Michael Humphrey was one of the witnesses to his will [Fam. 10 (121), J.2], which was exhibited and proved 6 July, 1736, Jonathan Humphrey and Mary Case being the executors. ("Hartford Probate Records," xii., 48: xiii., 24, 25.) Children:[10] I. Mary,3 b. 16 Nov., 1681; was married in Simsbury, by Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, 7 Dec, 1699, (Simsbury Records, "Red Book") to Bartholomew (5th son of John and Sarah Spencer) Case, of S., b. October, 1670.[11] They resided at Weatogue, in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead. He died 25 Oct., 1725, ae. 55 years. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] II. Elizabeth,3 b. 22 Apr., 1684; m. 4 July, 1705 ("Hartford Records), ]ohn Collyer, Jr., of Hartford, Ct. [Footnote: "John Collier the son of goodm. [Goodman] Collier of Hartford m. July 5. 1705, Elizabeth Humphries dau. of Ensign Samuel Humphries of Simsbury."— Simsbury Records. Their children here given are mentioned by Judge H. H. Barbour in his work entitled "My Wife and My Mother," Genealogy, p. 48.] Children: i. John,4. [Four daughters whose names have not been ascertained.] III. Samuel,3 b. 17 May, 1686 [Footnote: 20 May, 1686, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour; 7 May, Shurtleff Records; 17 May, Simsbury Records]; d. 16 Oct., 1759, ae. 73; m. (1) Hannah Phelps; m. (2) Mary Tuller; m. (3) Lydia North; m. (4) Mary Orton. Family 3. IV. Jonathan,3 b. 2 Dec., 1688 [Footnote: November, Shurtleff Records; 2 Dec. 1688, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour and Simsbury Records]; d. 14 June, 1749, ae. 61; m. Mercy Ruggles. V. Abigail,3 m. 24 Jan., 1716-17, John (son of John and Sarah Holcomb) Case [Footnote: Compiled from Goodwin's Gen. Notes, pp. 277-279; and Hist, of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury], b. 22 Aug., 1694; d. 2 Dec., 1752. He was brother of Hannah Case who m. Capt. Noah3 Humphrey, [Fam. 6, S.2] They resided in Simsbury, Ct. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] VI. Hannah,3 b. 6 April, 1697. VII. Charles,3 died in 1774; m. Hepzibah Pettibone. Family 5. VIII. Noah,3 b. 1707; m. Hannah Case. Family 6. Footnotes: 1. Simon Mills married Mary (dau. of William) Buel, 23 Feb. 1659-60, thirty-nine years after the first settlement of Plymouth: and the tradition is that his father came from Yorkshire, England. Their date of marriage is given as 23 Feb. 1649, in Brown's "Early Settlers of West Simsbury." In 1660, Mr. Mills was residing at Windsor; in 1669, he removed to Weatogue, or East Simsbury. Mary was the oldest child of Simon and Mary (Buel) Mills that survived to mature years.— Stiles' "Hist. of Ancient Windsor." 2. Page 107. 3. Page 110. 4. Lieut. Samuel Humphrey was made Justice of the Peace in Hartford County, by General Assembly, May, 1712, 1714, 1715, and 1716. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut^ 1706-1716." 5. He was commissioned Lieutenant in May, 1710, Idem, p. 145. He bears this title on the Simsbury Records, December 13, 1709. 6. "Samuel Vmphries" was made Ensign in Simsbury May 12, 1698; and was a deputy to the General Court from that town May 14, and in October, 1702. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut. 7. These mines attained a good degree ol celebrity, as appears by a public act passed by the Colony in 1709. Some of the companies were composed of persons of great wealth and respectability. In 1721, miners from Germany were employed. The work continued to be carried on at various periods, until 1773, when the mines were abandoned, for the space of about half a century, for prison occupation. [See Fam. 65, S.; also, Fam. 3, J.] In 1830, they were again worked, and, in 1855, a new company was formed. — Phelps' "Hist. of Newgate," pub. 1860. 8. Entries in Simsbury town books concerning land given to Samuel Humphrey by his father : — Jan. 16, 1683, Michael Humphrey gives to his youngest son Samuel, "a certain Tract of Land on Salmon Brook, given me by the town ot Simsbury; onely tok what Articles sd Toune bound me to, respecting sd land, my son Saml by these presents shall be bound unto, as to Fence and Maintain fence, with the rest of the proprietors, with whom the sd land lyes in common with, which sd land is my first devision & in the lower Meadow, wh is thirty rods in Breadth, and goes from upland to upland being somewhat more than Forty rods in Length, and abutts Northerly, on goorg Sanders his land easterly on Nathaniell Holcomb his land, easterly on ye comons, westerly on ye comons, the said land being by estimation seven accres & three Rood be it more or less. signed 23 Jany, 1683. John Slater, Mary Mils, witnessses." Deed dated Nov. 3, 1684. Nov. 22, 1684.— "Be it known unto all men by these Presents yt. I Michall Humphries of simsbury in the county of Hartford in ye collony of Conecticutt in New england for good consideration me thereunto mouveing have don & by these Presents do give grant Bargain & sell, unto My sonn Samuell Humphries of simsbury in ye county of Hartford aforesaid a certain parcell of Swamp Land wh is a part of my house Lott. and adjoyning to my sd House Lott, Being in Length sixteen Rods, and in Breadth thirteen Rods, & by estimation one accre, one Rood, and eight Rods, be yt more or less, as it lyes Bounded north by the House Lott of the sd Michael Humphries westerly by the land of the widow Mary Mills; easterly & southerly by land of John Moses; to him his Heyrs & executors, administrators and assigns, for ever to have hold possess & injoy. with all the Benefits & priviledges. of the said parcell of Land within ye Bounds specified in these presents, and do give him his Heyres & assigns full clear and peaceable possession without any Molestation or Trouble from by or under me or by my privity or consent. and give my son Samuel ful power to record these presents in the booke of records to him his heyrs and assigns for ever, as witnesse my hand, the Tweenty second of November, to the year. of our lord god one Thousand six hundred Eighty Foure. Signed and delivered in ye presence of Edward Pence, Mary Mills. Michall Humphreies. Michall Humphries personally appeared and acknowledgs this Instrument to be his free act and deeds the Twenty eight of November, 1684 Before me John Wadsworth Assistant." Grants of land to Samuel Humphrey from the town of Simsbury: [KP note: Book details several transactions which I do not transcribe.] 9. Simsbury Records. 10. Dates of birth of the children of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, as recorded in the "Red Book" at Simsbury: Mary Humphries, the first Daughter of Samuell Humphries which Mary his wif bare to him who was the daughter of Simon Mills was Borne the sixteenth of nouember Anno Dom. one Thousand six hundred eighty one. Elizabeth Humphries the second Daughter of Samuell Humphries Borne 22d of Aprill 1684. Samuell Humphries the son of Saml Humphries Borne May seventeenth one thousand six hundred and eighty six. Jonathan Humphries, ye second son of Sami Humphris was born december ye second 1688. Hannah Humphris, the daughter of Sam'l Humphries was Borne the sixth of Apriell 1697. 11. Mary Humphries the Daughter of Ensign Saml Humphries was married in simsbury ["by Rev. Dudley Woodbndge," "Red Book," acc. to Dr. H. R. Stiles] the seuenth of December 1699 to Bartholomew Case the son of John Case of Simsbury." | Humphreys, Abigail (I7793)
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| 3000 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Frederick Humphries, "The Humphreys Family of America," (New York: Humphrey's Print, 1881), pp. 243-52: "Lieutenant Samuel2 Humphrey, (Michael,1) was born 15 May, 1656, in Windsor, Ct. He married Mary (dau. of Simon and Mary Buel) Mills,[1] born 8 Dec. 1662, probably in Windsor, Ct. Lieut. Humphrey became an influential citizen of Simsbury, having removed with his father from Windsor, about 1669, to that town, then called "the New Village Massacoe,'' which had formerly been "an appendix to the town of Windsor." During the seven years following, he and his brother John, who was six years his senior, doubtless encountered many trials and privations at the new settlement. These culminated in its destruction by the Indians in 1676, after the inhabitants had fled to Windsor for protection.[2] The next year, the appearance of danger from this source having diminished, many of the settlers returned to the "plantation" and among them Michael,1 Humphrey and his sons, — pioneers for the second time, the Indians having destroyed all the houses which had been erected and blotted out almost every vestige of the improvements which had been made. Samuel Humphrey was now about twenty-one years of age. We do not find much recorded concerning him during the next few years, when he was engaged in subduing the wilderness and in assisting to build up the little settlement anew. He may indeed be said to have grown up with the town; and through the discipline which he received in early life was, probably, the better fitted to become, as he evidently did become, one of its leading men. May 7th, 1682, he was one of the signers of a document presented to the General Court, in which it was requested that Rev. Samuel Stow might continue his labors at Simsbury and that a church might be there gathered.[3] May 7th, 1683, he signed an agreement to decide by lot as to the location of the meeting-house, whether it should be on the east or west side of Hop River. He was a legal voter at that date. The church was erected in 1684. Samuel Humphrey and his wife both became members of the First Church, at its organization, and his name is frequently mentioned in connection with church matters. He was a Justice of the Peace for several years;[4] Representative of Simsbury in the General Assembly, in 1702, 1719, and 1722-25; was commissioned Lieutenant about 1709-10.[5] It is stated that when, in 1711-12, forces were sent into the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, to oppose the movements of hostile Indians who had assembled at that place in considerable force, a part of a Company attached to the expedition was raised in the town of Simsbury, of which Samuel Humphrey was appointed Lieutenant. His commission, signed by Governor Saltonstall, is in the possession of one of his descendants. Like his father, he had a talent for affairs, and we find him filling many other positions of trust and honor between the years 1685 and 1725. The Simsbury Records give the following: Dec. 31, 1685, Samuel Humphrey was chosen collector; June 27, 1687, he signed the agreement settling "Mr. Edward Tompson" as minister of Simsbury; June 25, 1688, "Saml & Michall Humphrey," with many others, signed the deed confirming the mill-lot to the owner of the mills; Dec. 13, 1690, he was chosen fence-viewer for the west side of the river. In 1693, "Sergt Saml Vmphri" was on the town list; town rate for that year — "Samll Humphries," 13s. 4d. Dec. 17, 1694, he was chosen "select man;" Jan. 21, 1695-6, pound-keeper; 1696, — town rate for that year, "Sergt. Samuel Humphrey," 0-9-9-1 : in Dudley Woodbridge's (the minister's) rate £1-18-0. — Feb. 1, 1696-7, he was chosen "ordinary keeper," also Feb. 2, 1697-8; chosen "lyster and fence-viewer" the same day, but declined to qualify. June 20, 1697, "Serj. Saml Humphries, Serj. John Humphries & John Humphrie Jr." signed an agreement about the minister's wood. Dec. 31, 1697, he was chosen lister; Apr. 4, 1698, was chosen Ensign of Simsbury train-band.[6] July, 1698, — an "Account of those men that wrought about fraiming of [Rev.] Mr. Woodbridges Barn:" 5th day, "saml., John & Thomas Humphry;" 6th day, "John & Thomas Humphry;" 7th day, "Ensign Humphries, John & Thomas Humphris." In 1698, the town owed "Samuel Humphries 10 pence for a pint of rum for the men that cleared the minister's well." Jan. 26, 1698-9, he was chosen fence-viewer; 1699, "Saml Huphres" was collector of the town rate; Dec. 20, 1699, and Dec. 20, 1703, was chosen selectman; May 20, 1700, and Dec. 8, 1705, "townsman;" 1701, lister. May 6, 1707, he signed an agreement, with many others, to carry on the copper mines,[7] [See Fam. 17, S.2] Dec. 13, 1709, "Lieutenant Samuel Humphries" was fence-viewer for "Samon Brook field," and Dec. 18, 1710, "haward" and pound-keeper; 1712-1717, was Justice of the Peace. Nov. 7, 1712, Samuel Humphrey, "Sen.," signed an agreement about mines. Dec. 15, 1712, he was chosen tavern-keeper; also, May 18, 1713, Dec. 6, 1714, Dec. 15, 1715, Dec. 18, 1716, and Dec. 16, 1718. Aug. 23, 1714, "Saml Humphry, Sen." witnessed a deed; and Jan. 10, 1714-15, he deeded land as one of a committee. The deed was acknowledged before "Samuel Humphris, Justice of Peace," perhaps the one who signed it, as only the other three members of the committee acknowledged it. Oct. 31, 1715, he was a member of a committee to confirm certain grants, — which was done. In October, 1717, his name was included in the list of freemen. Lieut. Humphrey was the owner of various tracts of land obtained by deed of gift from his father, by grants from the town, and by purchase.[8] Mrs. Humphrey died 4 April, 1730, ae. 68 years, — probably at Simsbury, where the date of her death is recorded. Lieut. Humphrey died in Simsbury, 15 June, 1736, ae. 80 years.[9] His will was dated 22 July, 1734. He gives his daughter Mary, £39.5.8; Elizabeth, £33.6.8; Abigail, £24.6.8; "the goods that he has given the three daughters, since the death of his well-beloved wife Mary, are to be applied on their portions;" mentions sons Samuel, Jonathan, Charles and Noah. Michael Humphrey was one of the witnesses to his will [Fam. 10 (121), J.2], which was exhibited and proved 6 July, 1736, Jonathan Humphrey and Mary Case being the executors. ("Hartford Probate Records," xii., 48: xiii., 24, 25.) Children:[10] I. Mary,3 b. 16 Nov., 1681; was married in Simsbury, by Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, 7 Dec., 1699, (Simsbury Records, "Red Book") to Bartholomew (5th son of John and Sarah Spencer) Case, of S., b. October, 1670.[11] They resided at Weatogue, in Simsbury, on the paternal homestead. He died 25 Oct., 1725, ae. 55 years. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] II. Elizabeth,3 b. 22 Apr., 1684 ; m. 4 July, 1705 ("Hartford Records), ]ohn Collyer, Jr., of Hartford, Ct. [Footnote: "John Collier the son of goodm. [Goodman] Collier of Hartford m. July 5. 1705, Elizabeth Humphries dau. of Ensign Samuel Humphries of Simsbury."— Simsbury Records. Their children here given are mentioned by Judge H. H. Barbour in his work entitled "My Wife and My Mother," Genealogy, p. 48.] Children: i. John,4. [Four daughters whose names have not been ascertained.] III. Samuel,3 b. 17 May, 1686 [Footnote: 20 May, 1686, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour; 7 May, Shurtliff Records; 17 May, Simsbury Records]; d. 16 Oct., 1759, *• 73: ™- (1) Hannah Phelps; m. (2) Mary Tuller; m. (3) Lydia North; m. (4) Mary Orton. Family 3. IV. Jonathan,3 b. 2 Dec., 1688 [Footnote: November, Shurtliff Records; 2 Dec. 1688, acc. to Judge H. H. Barbour and Simsbury Records]; d. 14 June, 1749, ae. 61; m. Mercy Ruggles. V. Abigail,3 m. 24 Jan., 1716-17, John (son of John and Sarah Holcomb) Case [Footnote: Compiled from Goodwin's Gen. Notes, pp. 277-279; and Hist, of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury], b. 22 Aug., 1694; d. 2 Dec., 1752. He was brother of Hannah Case who m. Capt. Noah3 Humphrey, [Fam. 6, S.2] They resided in Simsbury, Ct. [Children and succeeding generations listed.] VI. Hannah,3 b. 6 April, 1697. VII. Charles,3 died in 1774; m. Hepzibah Pettibone. Family 5. VIII. Noah,3 b. 1707; m. Hannah Case. Family 6. Footnotes: 1. Simon Mills married Mary (dau. of William) Buel, 23 Feb. 1659-60, thirty-nine years after the first settlement of Plymouth: and the tradition is that his father came from Yorkshire, England. Their date of marriage is given as 23 Feb. 1649, in Brown's "Early Settlers of West Simsbury." In 1660, Mr. Mills was residing at Windsor; in 1669, he removed to Weatogue, or East Simsbury. Mary was the oldest child of Simon and Mary (Buel) Mills that survived to mature years.— Stiles' "Hist. of Ancient Windsor." 2. Page 107. 3. Page 110. 4. Lieut. Samuel Humphrey was made Justice of the Peace in Hartford County, by General Assembly, May, 1712, 1714, 1715, and 1716. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut^ 1706-1716." 5. He was commissioned Lieutenant in May, 1710, Idem, p. 145. He bears this title on the Simsbury Records, December 13, 1709. 6. "Samuel Vmphries" was made Ensign in Simsbury May 12, 1698; and was a deputy to the General Court from that town May 14, and in October, 1702. — "Colonial Records of Connecticut. 7. These mines attained a good degree ol celebrity, as appears by a public act passed by the Colony in 1709. Some of the companies were composed of persons of great wealth and respectability. In 1721, miners from Germany were employed. The work continued to be carried on at various periods, until 1773, when the mines were abandoned, for the space of about half a century, for prison occupation. [See Fam. 65, S.; also, Fam. 3, J.] In 1830, they were again worked, and, in 1855, a new company was formed. — Phelps' "Hist. of Newgate," pub. 1860. 8. Entries in Simsbury town books concerning land given to Samuel Humphrey by his father : — Jan. 16, 1683, Michael Humphrey gives to his youngest son Samuel, "a certain Tract of Land on Salmon Brook, given me by the town ot Simsbury; onely tok what Articles sd Toune bound me to, respecting sd land, my son Saml by these presents shall be bound unto, as to Fence and Maintain fence, with the rest of the proprietors, with whom the sd land lyes in common with, which sd land is my first devision & in the lower Meadow, wh is thirty rods in Breadth, and goes from upland to upland being somewhat more than Forty rods in Length, and abutts Northerly, on goorg Sanders his land easterly on Nathaniell Holcomb his land, easterly on ye comons, westerly on ye comons, the said land being by estimation seven accres & three Rood be it more or less. signed 23 Jany, 1683. John Slater, Mary Mils, witnessses." Deed dated Nov. 3, 1684. Nov. 22, 1684.— "Be it known unto all men by these Presents yt. I Michall Humphries of simsbury in the county of Hartford in ye collony of Conecticutt in New england for good consideration me thereunto mouveing have don & by these Presents do give grant Bargain & sell, unto My sonn Samuell Humphries of simsbury in ye county of Hartford aforesaid a certain parcell of Swamp Land wh is a part of my house Lott. and adjoyning to my sd House Lott, Being in Length sixteen Rods, and in Breadth thirteen Rods, & by estimation one accre, one Rood, and eight Rods, be yt more or less, as it lyes Bounded north by the House Lott of the sd Michael Humphries westerly by the land of the widow Mary Mills; easterly & southerly by land of John Moses; to him his Heyrs & executors, administrators and assigns, for ever to have hold possess & injoy. with all the Benefits & priviledges. of the said parcell of Land within ye Bounds specified in these presents, and do give him his Heyres & assigns full clear and peaceable possession without any Molestation or Trouble from by or under me or by my privity or consent. and give my son Samuel ful power to record these presents in the booke of records to him his heyrs and assigns for ever, as witnesse my hand, the Tweenty second of November, to the year. of our lord god one Thousand six hundred Eighty Foure. Signed and delivered in ye presence of Edward Pence, Mary Mills. Michall Humphreies. Michall Humphries personally appeared and acknowledgs this Instrument to be his free act and deeds the Twenty eight of November, 1684 Before me John Wadsworth Assistant." Grants of land to Samuel Humphrey from the town of Simsbury: [KP note: Book details several transactions which I do not transcribe.] 9. Simsbury Records. 10. Dates of birth of the children of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, as recorded in the "Red Book" at Simsbury: Mary Humphries, the first Daughter of Samuell Humphries which Mary his wif bare to him who was the daughter of Simon Mills was Borne the sixteenth of nouember Anno Dom. one Thousand six hundred eighty one. Elizabeth Humphries the second Daughter of Samuell Humphries Borne 22d of Aprill 1684. Samuell Humphries the son of Saml Humphries Borne May seventeenth one thousand six hundred and eighty six. Jonathan Humphries, ye second son of Sami Humphris was born december ye second 1688. Hannah Humphris, the daughter of Sam'l Humphries was Borne the sixth of Apriell 1697. 11. Mary Humphries the Daughter of Ensign Saml Humphries was married in simsbury ["by Rev. Dudley Woodbndge," "Red Book," acc. to Dr. H. R. Stiles] the seuenth of December 1699 to Bartholomew Case the son of John Case of Simsbury." | Case, Bartholomew (I7782)
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