Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
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| 3601 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in the will of William Pak per FHL film 188785 Rochester Consistory Court Probate: William Pak, dated and proved 1531, East Barming Ditton, Kent, England, Registered Will DRb/PWr/9.5, my abstract; difficult to read so I only pull the relationships: - Joan my wife - my sons John Pak and William Pak - Joan Downs my daughter - Joan and the two sons are executors - talks of his land in East Barming Ditton - If John does not marry and have sons, then the lands to go to William Pak - A Thomas Pak is mentioned but probably not in the context of a son. Seems to be in a bit of an overseer relationship or perhaps something with the land. Does not seem to be a son -- perhaps a brother. | Packe, John (I789)
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| 3602 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in the will of William Pak per FHL film 188785 Rochester Consistory Court Probate: William Pak, dated and proved 1531, East Barming Ditton, Kent, England, Registered Will DRb/PWr/9.5, my abstract; difficult to read so I only pull the relationships: - Joan my wife - my sons John Pak and William Pak - Joan Downs my daughter - Joan and the two sons are executors - talks of his land in East Barming Ditton - If John does not marry and have sons, then the lands to go to William Pak - A Thomas Pak is mentioned but probably not in the context of a son. Seems to be in a bit of an overseer relationship or perhaps something with the land. Does not seem to be a son -- perhaps a brother. | Joan (I747)
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| 3603 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in uncle Robert Doe's will of 1625 per http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/doe1626.html accessed 28 Jul 2015: Will of Robert Doe of Hollingbourne, Kent Source: Consistory Court of Canterbury, PRC31/88 D/2 Submitted by Mary Connaughton In the name of God Amen, The twelveth daye of November Anno Domini 1625 and in the first year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Kinge defender of the faith &c, I Robert Doe of Hollingborne in the Countie of Kent Clarke beinge in sound and perfect remembraunce (I prayse God therefore) do make and ordeyne this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme followinge that is to saye First I commend my Sowle unto allmightie God my maker, through the merittes death and passion of his sonn Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer And my Bodie to the Earth to be buried by the discretion of my Executor hereafter menconed Item I do give will and bequeath unto the poore people inhabiting within the parishe of Hucking in the foresaid Countie of Kent Tenn shillinges of lawfull Englishe money to be distributed amongst them by Henry Staple and the Church Wardens there within one Moneth next after my decease And I do give and bequeath unto the poore people inhabiting within the parishe of Hollinborne aforesaid Tenn shillings of like money to be distributed amongst them by my Executor. And others of the theise sort of the inhabitants there within one month next after my decease Item I do give will and bequeath unto my kinswoman Elizabeth Becket the wife of Edward Becket one annuall or yearlie Rent or som of Tenn shillings of Lawfull money of England to be paid unto the handes of her the said Elizabeth durynge the whole terme of her naturall Lyfe by my Executor, his executors or Assignes yearlie at two tymes in the yeare by even porcions at thend of everie halfe yeare from and after my decease durynge the said tyme to be paide Item I do give will and bequeath unto my brother James Doe Tenn shillings and to my brother Isaac Doe twelve pence of lawfull English money to be paid unto them within one moneth next after my decease Item I do give and bequeath unto my kinsman Robert Brockwell Twentie shillings of like money to be paid unto him within three moneths next after my decease Item I do give will and bequeath to my neighbour Aurthur Woollett five shillings of like money to be paid unto him within one moneth next after my decease The Residue of all and singular my goods and Chattells whatsoever (not afore herein bequeathed) I do give will and bequeath unto my brother in Lawe John Ducke of Hollingborne aforesaid yeoman, he payenge or causing all my debts legacies and funeral expences to be well and truly paide And I do make name and appoint the said John Ducke sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Item I do give will and bequeath one Annuitie or yearly Rent Charge of Twentie shillings of lawfull money of England which I late purchased to me and to my heires and Assignes for ever of John Causten and Thomas Knowles yearly yssuinge out of certeyne Lands and Tenements at Yealdsted in the parishe of Stockburie in the Countie aforesaid with all appurtenances thereof and all summes of money which shall hereafter happen to be paide for the redeeminge of the same Annuitie To my kinsmen John Doe and Edward Doe sonnes of my foresaid brother James Doe and to the heires and Assignes of the said John Doe and Edward Doe for ever. In Wittnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seale and published and declared this to be my last Will and Testament In the presence of Anddrew Atterman? William Chamber & Henry Coulter Probate 18 Dec 1626. MARRIAGE: 1. Bicknor Church Records (FHL film 1736525): "The 14 of October 1623 John: Dooe and Elizabeth: Strayne were married." | Doe, John (I3908)
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| 3604 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in uncle Robert Doe's will of 1625 per http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/doe1626.html accessed 28 Jul 2015: Will of Robert Doe of Hollingbourne, Kent Source: Consistory Court of Canterbury, PRC31/88 D/2 Submitted by Mary Connaughton In the name of God Amen, The twelveth daye of November Anno Domini 1625 and in the first year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Kinge defender of the faith &c, I Robert Doe of Hollingborne in the Countie of Kent Clarke beinge in sound and perfect remembraunce (I prayse God therefore) do make and ordeyne this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme followinge that is to saye First I commend my Sowle unto allmightie God my maker, through the merittes death and passion of his sonn Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer And my Bodie to the Earth to be buried by the discretion of my Executor hereafter menconed Item I do give will and bequeath unto the poore people inhabiting within the parishe of Hucking in the foresaid Countie of Kent Tenn shillinges of lawfull Englishe money to be distributed amongst them by Henry Staple and the Church Wardens there within one Moneth next after my decease And I do give and bequeath unto the poore people inhabiting within the parishe of Hollinborne aforesaid Tenn shillings of like money to be distributed amongst them by my Executor. And others of the theise sort of the inhabitants there within one month next after my decease Item I do give will and bequeath unto my kinswoman Elizabeth Becket the wife of Edward Becket one annuall or yearlie Rent or som of Tenn shillings of Lawfull money of England to be paid unto the handes of her the said Elizabeth durynge the whole terme of her naturall Lyfe by my Executor, his executors or Assignes yearlie at two tymes in the yeare by even porcions at thend of everie halfe yeare from and after my decease durynge the said tyme to be paide Item I do give will and bequeath unto my brother James Doe Tenn shillings and to my brother Isaac Doe twelve pence of lawfull English money to be paid unto them within one moneth next after my decease Item I do give and bequeath unto my kinsman Robert Brockwell Twentie shillings of like money to be paid unto him within three moneths next after my decease Item I do give will and bequeath to my neighbour Aurthur Woollett five shillings of like money to be paid unto him within one moneth next after my decease The Residue of all and singular my goods and Chattells whatsoever (not afore herein bequeathed) I do give will and bequeath unto my brother in Lawe John Ducke of Hollingborne aforesaid yeoman, he payenge or causing all my debts legacies and funeral expences to be well and truly paide And I do make name and appoint the said John Ducke sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Item I do give will and bequeath one Annuitie or yearly Rent Charge of Twentie shillings of lawfull money of England which I late purchased to me and to my heires and Assignes for ever of John Causten and Thomas Knowles yearly yssuinge out of certeyne Lands and Tenements at Yealdsted in the parishe of Stockburie in the Countie aforesaid with all appurtenances thereof and all summes of money which shall hereafter happen to be paide for the redeeminge of the same Annuitie To my kinsmen John Doe and Edward Doe sonnes of my foresaid brother James Doe and to the heires and Assignes of the said John Doe and Edward Doe for ever. In Wittnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seale and published and declared this to be my last Will and Testament In the presence of Anddrew Atterman? William Chamber & Henry Coulter Probate 18 Dec 1626. | Doe, Edward (I744)
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| 3605 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. | Whitfield, Henry (I5318)
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| 3606 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. 2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615. Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Extract: -Will written 27 January 1615/16 -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman -poor of Stalisfield -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21 -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent -land in Eastry -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?] -son John Piers -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield, -youngest son George Piers under 21 -daughter Ursula Piers -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife? -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise -married daughters -nephew Sampson Craft -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch? -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16 | Pierce, John (I5121)
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| 3607 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. 2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615. Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Extract: -Will written 27 January 1615/16 -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman -poor of Stalisfield -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21 -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent -land in Eastry -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?] -son John Piers -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield, -youngest son George Piers under 21 -daughter Ursula Piers -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife? -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise -married daughters -nephew Sampson Craft -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch? -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16 | Pierce, Michael (I5120)
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| 3608 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. 2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615. Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Extract: -Will written 27 January 1615/16 -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman -poor of Stalisfield -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21 -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent -land in Eastry -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?] -son John Piers -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield, -youngest son George Piers under 21 -daughter Ursula Piers -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife? -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise -married daughters -nephew Sampson Craft -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch? -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16 | Pierce, Anne (I5119)
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| 3609 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. | Weeks, John (I5118)
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| 3610 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. 2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615. Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Extract: -Will written 27 January 1615/16 -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman -poor of Stalisfield -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21 -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent -land in Eastry -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?] -son John Piers -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield, -youngest son George Piers under 21 -daughter Ursula Piers -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife? -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise -married daughters -nephew Sampson Craft -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch? -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16 | Pierce, Abigail (I5116)
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| 3611 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. DEATH: 1. Findmypast's "Kent Wills & Probate": William Down, 1664, Tunstall, Kent, Inventory, Canterbury Archdeaconry Court, PRC 11/23/59. | Downe, William (I5115)
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| 3612 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. 2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615. Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Extract: -Will written 27 January 1615/16 -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman -poor of Stalisfield -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21 -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent -land in Eastry -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?] -son John Piers -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield, -youngest son George Piers under 21 -daughter Ursula Piers -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife? -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise -married daughters -nephew Sampson Craft -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch? -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16 | Pierce, Elizabeth (I5114)
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| 3613 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. 2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615. Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Extract: -Will written 27 January 1615/16 -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman -poor of Stalisfield -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21 -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent -land in Eastry -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?] -son John Piers -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield, -youngest son George Piers under 21 -daughter Ursula Piers -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife? -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise -married daughters -nephew Sampson Craft -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch? -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16 | Pierce, Gabriel (I5112)
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| 3614 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. 2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615. Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Extract: -Will written 27 January 1615/16 -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman -poor of Stalisfield -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21 -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent -land in Eastry -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?] -son John Piers -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield, -youngest son George Piers under 21 -daughter Ursula Piers -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife? -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise -married daughters -nephew Sampson Craft -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch? -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16 | Gyles, Agnes (I5111)
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| 3615 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. MARRIAGE: 1. Findmypast's "East Kent Marriage Index": Henry/Henrie Barrow of Harlip and Joan Wise of Boxley, m. 28 Jan 1638 at Sittingbourne. [Two transcriptions with minor first name spelling variation.] BURIAL: 1. Findmypast's "Kent Burials Transcription": Henrie Barrow, bur. 5 Jul 1647 at Hartlip, Kent. Notes: of Boyle? Gent. | Barrow, Henry (I5110)
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| 3616 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641: Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?] -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse, -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe -goddaughter Ursula Filmer -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland -cousin Elizabeth Gurney -cousin James Clinch my great chest -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch Proved 25 September 1641. MARRIAGE: 1. Findmypast's "East Kent Marriage Index": Henry Barrow of Harlip and Joan Wise of Boxley, m. 28 Jan 1638 at Sittingbourne. | Pierce, Jone (I5104)
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| 3617 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Merchants Lists from Lithuania: A. Research from Dennis Baranov, russgenealogy@gmail.com, September, 2022, from Lithuanian Archival Records group 938, inventory 13, volume 32. Vilna municipal administration. Family lists of Vilna merchants 1874, volume 1. Mr. Baranov was hired by Konnor Petersen. Mr. Baranov also adds information taken form the same Merchants List from 1861 and summarizes the research as follows: Page 85 back of the page - 86. December 1861 / 1874 Werblowskiy Zundel Gerliovich, 42/55 his wife: Zwicka, 56 his sons: Govsey, 16/29 Girsha, 9/ died on November 30, 1872 Adolf, - /13 (July 8, 1861) [Note: Konnor and our Russian cousin Vera looked at the original manuscript and surmised that the July is actually June, which matches our known birthdate of June 8, 1861 for our ancestor Adolf, which proves this is the same family; apparently Zackar/Zacharie was also known as Zundel.] his daughters: Ester [and] Ginda [both] died in 1872 Rosa 22/ in marriage. Govsey's (Eusei's) Wife: Emiliya, 28 their children: German, - / 7 months / February 15, 1874 Paulina, 4 Malka, 2 B. "1861 Merchant's List," 13 December 1861, record 76v/11, of Vilnius, for Zundel Verblovsky per image captured in Jewish Genweb by Konnor with images posted in FamilySearch: Zundel Vervlovsky, son of Gesel, head of household, 42, merchant Tsvika, wife, 43 Ester, dau. of Zundel, 23 Govsey, son of Zundel, 16 Ginda, dau. of Zundel, 15 Girsha, son of Zundel, 9 Rosa, dau. of Zundel, 4 2. From Jewishgen "A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames in Russian Empire": Verblovskij can also be seen in the Lithuanian form: Verzhbolovskij. Another variant found on Ancestry.com and Jewish.gen: Verblauskas, Verbalovsky, Verblavskiy, Verblovskiy 2. From the Jewishgen website 28 Apr 2009 The 1915 Vsia Vilna (All of Vilna) database contains over 17,400 entries from the 1915 city directory for Vilnius, Lithuania. The entries are from the section entitled, "List of Inhabitants of Vilna and Subscribers of the Vilensko Telephone Service." While most of the entries are for families and individuals, the entries also include those businesses and government offices with telephone service. The directory was written in Russian. Entries for families and individuals usually list only the head of the household, not the spouses nor the children. The information given may include: SURNAME, Given Name, Father's Given Name, Occupation/Business, Address, Telephone Number, Other Comments. A representative entry is: ROZENKRATS, Dav, Abr, physician, Vilenskaya Street 22, 15-06. This entry is for David Rozenkrats, the son of Abraham/Abram Rozenkrats, a physician who lived at 22 Vilenskaya Street with a phone number of 15-06. The Vsia Vilna database is searchable for each of the above fields. In addition to surname searches, other information can be gathered by searching for addresses, telephone numbers, etc. For example, a search of the phone number 7-84 yields: S. Bezmertny, M. Rosenblyum, and A. Yadlovker who were all partners in a business known as "Yarb." A useful database of likely Given Names abbreviations can be referenced at The following entry is found: "VERZHBLOVSKY, Genr; father Zakh; address Bolshaha St.; year 1915; town Vilnius; Uyezd Vilnius; Gubernia Vilnius; page 48; publication type Vsia Vilna (City Directory)." Using the database for name abbreviations referenced above: "Genr." = "Genrikh" and "Zakh." = "Zakhar". 3. See notes for Adolphe Werblovsky for copies of various emails from my hired researcher Vilius Boytrius in Vilnius [ 4. Variants in searching for Name ZAKHAR from Jewishgen's "Lithuanian Given Names Database" A. Legal/Hebrew: Yisakhar Gender: M Legal Origin: Genesis 30:18 Yiddish: Isokhar / Isokher / Isokhor / Isukher / Yisokhor / Yosekher Yiddish Nickname: Sakhar / Sokher / Sukher US Name: Issachar B. Legal/Hebrew: Yisakhar Ber Gender: M Legal Origin: Genesis 30:18 Yiddish: Isokhar / Isokhor / Isukher / Yisokhor / Yosekher / / Ber / Bera / Bere Yiddish Origin: Yiddish 'bear' Yiddish Nickname: Sakhar / Sokher / Sukher / / Bara / Barish / Berek / Berel / Berele / Bereleyn / Berelin / Berik / Beril / Berish / Berka / Berke / Berl / Berko / Berkhen / Berman / Bertshik / Bertsig / Berush Local Secular: / / Berelis US Name: Issachar / / Barnet / Barnett / Benjamin / Bernard C. Legal/Hebrew: Yisakhar Berman Gender: M Legal Origin: Genesis 30:18 Yiddish: Isokhar / Isokhor / Isukher / Yisokhor / Yosekher Yiddish Nickname: Sakhar / Sokher / Sukher / / Bara / Barish / Berek / Berl / Berele / Bereleyn / Berelin / Berik / Beril / Berish / Berka / Berke / Berko / Berkhen / Berush / / Berman US Name: Issachar / / Bernard D. Legal/Hebrew: Zekharya / Zekharyahu Gender: M Legal Origin: Kings II 14:29; Chron II 24:20 Yiddish: Skhariye / Skharye / Skharyahu / Zekharyo / Zkhariya / Zkharye Yiddish Nickname: Zakhar / Zakharyas / Zakharyash / Zkhare US Name: Sam E. Legal/Hebrew: Zekharyahu demitkari Zekharya Gender: M Legal Origin: Kings II 14:29; Chron II 24:20 Yiddish: Skhariye / Skharye / Skharyahu / Zekharyo / Zkhariya / Zkharye Yiddish Nickname: Zakharyas / Zakharyash / Zkhare US Name: Sam 5. Email from Nava Isseroff of Israel A. May 12, 2016: "As I wrote to you before I needed time to search a bit for the information my father gathered in the past few years regarding his family. "It just happened that 6 years ago he was approached by a professor in Germany that found out the his grandmother's last name was Werbalowky (note the A in the name) and he wanted to check a possible family connection with my father as this last name is not very common. With the help of my sister Yisca (Jessica in English) I reconnected with Prof. Joachim Krause and yesterday he sent me the fascinating email I am sharing with you. As for a definite family connection our information goes up to my geart great grandfather Abraham Werblowsky born in Jubarakas in the district of Kowno [Kaunas], once in Russia, then in Lithuania. His wife's name was Mina. One way to detect possible a familial connection is of course by DNA testing. I did this test 2 years ago as my 3rd double cousin from my mother's side asked me to do it. Funny enough the results showed a strong possible family connection to a guy from Boston who's great grandparents are Werblowsky that immigrated to US from Lituania in 1905." B. May 12, 2016. The following is a forward of the above-referenced communication from Prof. Joachim Krause: "Dear Nava, dear Yisca You wonder where the family name (surname) Werblowsky might have come from. I have done some research and found some interesting information. One is a link to a paper written by Joseph Rosin about the town of Virbaln in Lithuania, a border town between Lithuania and what was earlier Prussia. The "second name" of this small town was "Verbolov", he wrote. This town was in turns under Lithuanian, Polish, Prussian and Russian administration and had a sizeable jewish population which was often subject to harassment, which entailed that many jews left the town in order to find shelter elsewhere in the region (http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/virbalis/vir.html). The name Werblowsky might actually come from there (insofar your father was not quite wrong), but in another way as your father had assumed. He thought that in Germany those jews who had entered Prussia through the border town of Virbaln (in German: Wirballen, in Russian Vershbolovo) might have to accept this place as their family name so long as they were living in Prussia/Germany. This was usually not a practice that could be found in Prussia in the 19th Century. For me it sounded not convincing, since there were so many jews coming through Virballen to Prussia without getting this name. And the occurence of the name Werbalowsky was and is quite limited. But there is another explanation. As you can see from another text to be found on the internet, ashkenazic jews (jews living in Eastern Europe) were obliged to get surnames only in the early 19th century (starting in Austria and Prussia, and subsequently this practice was applied in the East). Before that, ashkenazic jews had a different system of providing men and women with names and denoting family communities (http://jewishcurrents.org/the-origins-and-meanings-of-ashkenazic-last-names-12849). The names Werblowsky and Werbalowsky sound for me as if they were given by Polish authorities. This could have taken place either before 1795 (i.e. before Poland ceased to exist and was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria) or, more likely, in the years between 1807 and 1813, when there existed a short-lived "Duchy of Warsaw" (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Duchy_of_Warsaw_1807-1809.PNG) which included Kalvarija (where the Werbalowskys came from) and which bordered Kowno, the second largest city of Lithuania, an area from where most known Werblowskys came from (including your grandfather). The Duchy of Warsaw was a proxy state of Napoleonic France. Making Polish authorities responsible for this surname makes sense for the following reasons: (1) the ending "sky" connotates in Polish language that you come from somewhere. Originally it was a suffix used in Poland for nobility names (such as the prefix "von" in Germany). In the 19th Century it became fashionable in Poland to chose this suffix to indicate that someone came from a certain place or had an affiliation to it (such as the Dutch prefix "van"). If a jew coming from Virballen/Verbolov asking an Polish authority for a family name in the years between 1807 and 1813 and if this jew had no better name to suggest or if he clung to his place of birth, he would have most likely got a name indicating that he came from Verbolov - sky. (2) Since the Polish language uses "W" instead of "V" and since "Verbolov" most likely was pronounced "Verbalov", the name Werbalowsky might have resulted from this, or simply "Werblowski" by deleting the "a" in the middle. (3) The short duration of the Duchy of Warsaw might also explain why the names Werblowsky and Werbalowsky are so seldom. After 1813 this part of the world was governed by Russia and in Russia jews got different surnames. This is just one interpretation of how this family name came into this world, but it seems for me the most convincing one. Best regards, Joachim." C. May 13, 2016: "Kenny, The family tree I have is something that my sister came up with after a Werblowsky family gathering more than 40 years ago in Israel. We have only Avraham-Simon as my great great grandfather. He and Mina apparently had 4 children (that we know of, may be more): Yehuda (my great grandfather, my father is named after him), Bezalel, Beno and Meir -- all the descendents we know of this family moved at some point to Israel. As I wrote to you before, my family moved at some point from Kowno to Memel where they owned a cigarette and cigar factory. It is now a center for arts and music." D. In email "B" above, the following link is given "Virbaln can be found on the main road stretching from Kovno (Kaunas) to East Prussia (now under Russian rule), about 90 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Kovno and 4.5 kilometers (3 miles) away from the (former) German border, and the railway station with the same name (now Kybartai) which is on the railway route from St. Petersburg to Berlin. The town of Virbaln was founded in 1539-1540 at the initiative of the Queen Bona Sfortsa, the wife of King Zigmunt "The Old". The name was then Nova Volia. It is found in documents under this name until the eighteenth century, but in the sixteenth century it already had a second name, "Verbolov". In 1593 King Zigmunt Vaza granted it "The Privilege of a Town" (The Magdeburg Privilege). He also prohibited construction of synagogues and other non-Catholic praying houses in Virbaln. This "Privilege" was also observed in Virbaln during the Lithuanian rule. There was a municipality and a mayor. Until 1795 Virbaln was included in the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom. The same year the third division of Poland by the three superpowers of those times - Russia, Prussia and Austria, divided Lithuania between Russia and Prussia. The part of the state that laid on the left side of the Neman river (Nemunas) including Virbaln was handed over to Prussia. During the Prussian rule (1795-1807) Virbaln was named Wirballen. According to the Tilzit agreement of 1807, Polish lands occupied by Prussia were taken away and "The Great Dukedom of Warsaw" was established on those lands. The King of Sachsonia, Friedrich-August was appointed as the Duke. At the core of the Constitution of the Dukedom was the Napoleon Code, according to which everybody was equal before the law, however the Jews were not granted any civil rights. During the years 1807-1813 Virbaln belonged to the "Great Dukedom of Warsaw" and was included in the Bialystok District. In 1813, after the defeat of Napoleon, whose retreating troops passed through the town, all of Lithuania was annexed to Russia, and Virbaln was included in the Augustowa Region (Gubernia). In 1866 Virbaln was included in the Suwalk Gubernia. The construction of the main road in 1829 from St. Petersburg to Warsaw stretching through Virbaln, spurred the growth of the town. The town developed fast and served as a connecting terminal for transfer of goods from Russia to Western Europe. During Russian rule (1813-1915) the town was renamed Verzhbelova boasting a grand railway terminal near the border with Prussia, built on the route from St.Petersburg to Berlin in the sixties of the nineteenth century. The new town developing around the station - Kybartai - grew fast and in a few years surpassed Virbaln. At the beginning of World War I Virbaln, burnt down in fires and was deserted by the majority of its population. In 1915 Germans occupied Virbaln and ruled in the area until 1919 followed by its handover to the Independent Lithuanian State..." E. DNA follow up 13 Jun 2016. We compared DNA from Nava and Kerry Petersen with no matching segments. We did the same with Irene Petersen and found the following with a possible match 5.1 generations back: GEDmatch.Com Autosomal Comparison - V2.1.1(c). Comparing Kit T102627 (*Irinanadia) and M221204 (*Kittys3rdAJcousinN) Minimum threshold size to be included in total = 700 SNPs Mismatch-bunching Limit = 350 SNPs Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 7.0 cM Chr Start Location End Location Centimorgans (cM) SNPs 7 36,746,435 46,538,047 12.6 2,296 Largest segment = 12.6 cM Total of segments > 7 cM = 12.6 cM 1 matching segments Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 5.1 F. The results of the matching of Dna were sent by Nava to Kitty Munson Cooper "Sorry for the long delay but single segment matches are rarely findable even when > 10cM and can be anything from 4th to 10th cousins And if it is on the jewish side, then at best maybe an 8th cousin - all ashkenzim typically look like 4th cousins to each other in the DNA." As a side note, Kitty has a couple of websites of interest: genetic genealogy blog at http://blog.kittycooper.com/ family history and genealogy at http://kittymunson.com http://blog.kittycooper.com/2014/11/using-ashkenazi-jewish-dna-to-find-family/ G. 11 Oct 2016 to Kenny Petersen in response to my email regarding my Oct 2016 visit report to Lithuania. "Thanks for your email ... Your brother's report of his journey with your mother to Lithuania is very interesting and with your/his permission I am forwarding it to Joachim Krauss in Germany who is also a Verblovsky descendant and I shared his inquiries regrading the Verblovsky history with you in the past. Kerry mentioned driving through Klaipeda (what used to be called Memel). This is where the known history of my Werblowsky ancestors begin (we all assume that it begun someplace else but have no documentation ). My great great grandfather moved to Mememl with his large family. He was a merchant and at a certain point owned a tobacco factory with two of his sons. http://www.kulturosfabrikas.lt/en/m/paslaugos-2/apie-kufa-2/ My grandfather was also a merchant but left Memel to Germany, then to different cities in Europe. He died and was buried in Amsterdam, Holland." H. Email to me from Joachim Krause As to the question, where the name "Werbalowsky" or "Werblowsky" came from, I think you are following the right trace. The name sounds Polish, because of the ending "sky", which means that the bearer of the name came from a certain place (town, village). As you rightly learned in the museum, jewish families in eastern Europe had to accept family names only in the early 19th Century. In fact: Austria was the first to make family names for jews mandatory in 1796, Prussia followed soon. In Russia, it took some more years (until the 1830s) to make family names mandatory. The strange thing is: there was no more Polish state after 1794, since in that year Prussia, Russia and Austria had divided the Kingdom of Poland among themselves. Hence most family names for jews from that time were either German or Russian. The only execption was the Duchy of Warsaw, which was created by Napoleon in 1807 and which lasted only until 1814. It had a Polish administration, Polish was the official language used in this state. This Duchy was relatively small but it encompassed the areas bordering Lithuania. It also made family names for jews mandatory. The only explanation for the occurence of the name Werbalowsky or Werblowsky is for me that there must have been individuals or families who had moved from a place called Werbalow into the Duchy of Warsaw, where they got this name (Werbalowsky in Polish language means: someone coming from a place called Werbalow). Since there is no such place with the name Werbalow or Werblow one has to look a little bit closer to second names. The town of Virbalis, which you mentioned, in fact had three more names: for germans the name was Wirballen, for Russians it was Vershbolow and for jews it was Verbolow. Since the "o" in the middle of Verbolov is in Russian language usually pronounced like an "a", any jew entering the Duchy of Warsaw in the years between 1807 - 1814 intending to settle down there might have got the family name Werbalowsky or Werblowsky, or Virbalsky (except he had a preference for another name). So the common thing all Werbalowskys, Werblowskys and Virbalskys have is that they originated from the jewish community in Virbalis when they entered the Duchy of Warsaw. They might be related to each other, but they might be not. Without access to Virbalis Synagogue documents from that time, there is no chance to get more clarity. I hope this might be of interest to you. Sincerely, Joachim Krause, Kiel, Germany." 6. From Oct. 7 to Oct 10, 2016, I and my mother Irene visited Lithuania by car. We entered from Latvia on the west coast along the Baltic Sea traveling from Kuldiga in Latvia. We passed through the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda before turning inland to Jurbarkas. According to my research on Jewish.gen, there was a presence of some Verblovskys in Jurbarkas. This locality is a rural farming and small industry area with no real town center. It is mainly surburban housing and there was no place for local history nor historical buildings of any interest. No time was spent here except to view the area. From Jurbarkas, we drove down south along the Russian border of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad is what used to be Prussia of Germany and it remains in Russian hands since WWII. From the border gate about 7 kilometers east is the small village of Virbalis, which is believed to be the source village for the name Verblovsky (see separate discussion on this). This area was under Polish administration for many years which explains the -sky ending in our name, which means from such and such a place. the Jewish people here most likely spoke German. There are a few old buildings among both the older and modern suburban homes, but there is no Jewish presence here nor much more than a small city hall and a library. We were here on a Saturday and nothing was open nor does there appear to be any research opportunities there. From Virbalis, we traveled to Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania. There is a synagogue that is about 140 years old still remaining and well worth the visit. Nazi Germany used the building as a warehouse and it survived that time period. There was a caretaker couple there who also confirmed that the previous small village of Virbalis is most likely the source for our surname. They were well-informed and knew no one with our surname. They did provide us a contact by the name of Galina Baranova at the Lithuanian State Historical Archives, Gerosios Vilties 10, LT-03134, Vilnius. She is a Director in the facility and the Jewish expert. We then traveled to Vilnius and spent two days. We first visited the Jewish Gaion Museum, which was a disappointment for research purposes. It was more of an art museum with some history as well, but certainly not a research resource. I did learn in one exhibit that at in the very earliest 1800s, the authorities required the Jews to take on surnames since they were instituting excessive taxes on them and needed to better account for them. This would mean that the Verblovsky name probably only came into existence a generation before Zacharie. Also it was interesting to learn that at one point in history, Lithuania had the hightest per capita of Jews which amount to almost 20% of the population. Our next stop in Vilnius was to the actual Archives where we were able to meet with Galina Baranova. From our short visit I learned the following: 1. She confirmed that Virbalis could very well be the source of the Verblovsky name. It doesn't necessarily mean that our family came directly from there, but it could very well be the source of the name. 2. She did not feel that our Verblovskys were of Vilnius even though they may briefly lived there. 3. She was able to locate the street name Bolshaha where Genrikh Verblovsky lived in 1915. It is now called Didzioji and is one of the most prestigious streets in the old city. It fronts the City Hall and the Philharmonic Hall. Today, it is the most fashionable street for international fashion houses. It would indicate that Genrikh was probably well off financially. 4. She confirmed that until the early 1900s, there was no civil registration of vital events. Each religious group kept track of these events; i.e. the Catholic Church, the Russian Orthodox, and the Jewish shetls. The only source of births for our family would be Jewish records. She also used and recommended the same site I do which is the Lithuanian history site https://www.litvaksig.org/. She said that there are occasional updates, but unfortunately some areas have good records and others have none -- so it is hit and miss. 5. She also confirmed that if the family was financially well off, then they could have easily paid a poorer family for their sons to render military service in their behalf. 6. She indicated that Virbalis records, if any, could perhaps be in Polish archives since this area was under their dominion at certain parts in their history. 7. Since Adolphe achieved First Guild status in his lifetime according other sources we have, she indicated that Russian Archives may have more information on our family. 8. The Lithuanian Archives does not do research, but they do offer a reading room. The documents are mainly Russian, who had dominion over Lithunia from 1795 to the modern era. She did not think a search would be too fruitful unless there was a specific village we could prove we are from. Their cataloging is mainly by locality. She was not very hopeful about this approach, but she says there may be some government document that mentions our family in passing. 7. Email from Cary Kronick Pollack, clucenti@comcast.net dated 1 Oct 2020: Subject : The JewishGen Family Finder: Verblovsky - Poliak I appear to be descended from Kushel Zelik Poliak (1802-1842) via his son, Mendel Poliak (1828-1902). During my researching I located an 1851 RL that in additional to Kushel Polyak and his son Aron Polyak, also includes two relatives, Pesya and Shasa/Shosa Verblovska (Verblovsky), both of whom were daughters of Leyzer Verblovsky. After searching for households that they might belong to, I found a household that appears to consist of Leyzer Verblovsky, born ~1791, son of Berko. His children included Girsh (1820), Leyba (1822), Malka (1823), Shaya Itsko (1823), Berko (1825), Pesya (1827), Khaya (1829) and Shasa/Shosa (1830). I am wondering if by any chance this was the Verblovsky household you are researching, and if so, do you know of any connection to the Poilyak/Poliak/Polyak family of Vilnius, or any family ties to the Trakai district of Vilna gubernia? My response: I have no knowledge of any connection; however, the name Berko (1825) is one of the children's names in the Leyzer family and it is on the list of variant forms of Zakhar. Could he be Zakhar? | Verblovsky, Zakhar or Zundel (I1803)
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| 3618 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Middle name also known as Kathrine per tombstone (see notes with husband). Christening records also show Katrine. BIRTH: 1. Parish records for Vestervig, 1870-1884; Hurup, Denmark public library. Name is shown as Inger Cathrine Christensen, dau. of Joh. Christen Pedersen and Ane Marie Larsdatter of W[V]illerup. See also death record. CHRISTENING: 1. Parish records for Vestervig, 1870-1884; Hurup, Denmark public library. DEATH: 1. Per tombstone photo. Date is hard to decipher in the photo and may vary from what I have. In 2016, I visited the Vestervig entry and went through the cemetery books; the entry is in the book but no dates for birth, death, or burial are given. As of 2016, the tombstone has been removed and disposed of. 2. Per Hurup Library microfiche C-121-14 11/12: Inger Cathrine Christensen, d. 29 May 1921 at Vester Jojkjaer, bur. in Vestervig churchyard 4 Jun 1921, born 17 Mar 1843 at Villerup, daughter of Christen Pedersen and Ane Marie Larsdatter, Villerup, widow of Anders Pedersen of V. Rojkjar. SOURCES_MISC: 1. From tombstone photo in Vestervig churchyard with husband Anders Pedersen. | Christensen, Inger Kathrine (I1734)
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| 3621 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Middle name may by Fountain. Middle initial F. does show up in several sources as noted below. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 78b, 13 Sep 1850, entry 217: Samuel Adair, 46, Laborer, SC. Nancy, 39, VA. John, 18, AL. George, 15, AL. Samuel, 12, AL. Rufus, 7, MS. Mary, 13, TN. Robert, 7, TN. Benjamin, 5, TN. Jemima, 4, IA. Joshua, 1, IA. Note: this census locates Samuel in Iowa in 1850 with a previously unknown wife [at least unknown among Utah Adair histories]. It appears Nancy brings into this marriage three children of a previous marriage [Mary, Robert, and Benjamin] who were all born in Tennessee. It also shows a son Joshua only a year old whose birthdate Amy Von Cannon [Iowa descendent of Joshua] states as 25 Dec 1849; this would put a marriage between Samuel and Nancy to approximately no later then March 1849. Samuel's first wife Jemima died 28 Apr 1848. The following census has all of the right children in the proper order except Permelia (Pamelia) who is not listed. It is interesting that the exact next entry [#218] has John Holden, 21, Tenn. and Pamelia, 15, Ala. - this is Pamelia, George's twin sister, who is misrepresenting her age as not 13 [due to a marriage to this John of which we were not previously aware] but as 15 which in turn leads the family to say that George is also 15 and not 13. This is definite proof that Samuel's second wife was Nancy ___. Apparently she did not want to leave Iowa which was the cause or the result of a separation with Samuel and her retaining her previous natural children plus their common son Joshua. Years later when the RLDS Church was organized, Nancy and Joshua join like most of the Iowa Saints who remained behind from those who went to Utah. This would explain why Samuel may never have been sealed to Nancy, unlike his other wives, in an LDS temple even though he had the opportunity to do so in Utah [or it may be because she was still alive before he left St. George area for Arizona]. 1851 Iowa State: Pottawattamie County. FHL film 1022203. The entire state was counted but only Pottawattamie listed everyone by name in the household and their ages; other counties only listed the head of the household and a numerical count without names of the various ages by sex in the household. No date is given when the census was taken but it was certified in Dec. 1851; however, the other counties show a Sep 1851 date which also appears more likely for Pottawattamie as well in light of ages given some children with known birthdays in October. Census return: Maynard: Nancy 43, Mary E. 13, Robert 6, Benjamin F. [or T.] 4, Joshua 1. Also in same household is Mary Walker 10 and Charle Hughs 14. [Nancy appears recently separated from her second husband Samuel Adair by the time of this census and living under her first married name of Maynard with her children of the Maynard marriage. Joshua Adair is listed twice - once with Nancy Maynard and once with Samuel Adair; evidently the final custodial arrangements for Joshua were not yet settled by the time of the census. Nancy's next husband Andrew Allen is not in the census confirming that Andrew Allen was not a factor in the breakup of Samuel and Nancy marriage. It also appears their separation was by Sep. 1851 long before his June 1852 departure to the west for which some family researchers have given as the reason for their separation. Her fourth husband is listed in the county's census put several pages away. Samuel Adair is also several pages away as well.] 1852 Iowa: Pottawattamie County: Samuel Adair, 8, 3, 1, 1. Nancy should not be with Samuel because they are separated by 1851 per census above. Note also an Andrew Allen and a Jude Allen family is listed 7 and 8 entries below; Andrew Allen marries Samuel's separated wife after 1852 [Nancy did not go west, nor does Andrew Allen; Andrew's first wife Eunice, from whom he separates because he didn't want to go west, did go to Utah in same company as her children and Samuel in 1852. Jude's daughter Jane eventually marries Bishop John Stoker.] 1856 Iowa: (From Ancestry.com) Raglan, Harrison, Iowa, p. 5 of 5: Andrew Allen, 73, 4 years in Iowa, NH, farmer. Nancy, 44, 8 years in Iowa, TN. Benjaman, 11 years, 8 years in Iowa, "York". 1860 US: Magnolia P.O., Raglan Township, Harrison, Iowa, p. 782, dwelling 196, household 180, enumerated 22 Jun 1860 US: Andrew Allen, 78, farmer, $800, $500, VA. Nancy F., VA. Joshua, 9, IA. Emma J., 4, IA. 1870 US: Index searched for O'banions in Nebraska without success. Checked the following Iowa townships page by page without success: Harrison County: Boyer, Magnolia, Raglan, and Harrison. Monona: All townships. Nancy White married Evans O'Banion in 1868 and he died by 1874. Nancy signs her name as Nancy Allen for consent for her daughter Emma's marriage to Charles Taylor in 1875. It seems that the 1870 census would be confirm the O'Banion family grouping especially since it should also have her 15 year old daughter Emma Jeanette Allen also listed. I cannot find the 1870 census for them but I can find them all in 1860 and Nancy and Emma in 1880. Evans' son Jasper is listed in Boyer Township, Crawford, Iowa. 1880 US: Belvidere, Monona, Iowa Source: FHL film 1254357 National Archives Film T9-0357 Page 87C [Note this seems to be the same family as was in dwelling 24, Magnolia, Raglan Twp., Harrison, IA in 1870 census that has Charles Lamb, 35, MI; Mary E. Lamb, 35, TN; Ella Coon, 11, IA; William DeField, 7, IA; Benjamin Lamb, 5/12, IA. It may also be the same couple per www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/marriage/ba.htm 1853-1905 Marriage Index for Harrison County: Chas. W. Lamb and May D. Field 20 Sep 1868. Www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/1884.1884l.htm 1884 Atlas Index of landowners for Harrison County shows M.E. Lamb owning 20 acres at Raglan Grove in Raglan Township T.80, Sec.25, R.44 {Same website for 1902 atlas shows owner of two plots at same coordinates as C.W. Lamb and that the land is on "Allen Creek"}]: Mary LAMB, Self, F, M, W, 42, TN VA VA, Keeping House. William LAMB, Son, M, S, W, 16, IA OH TN, Farm Hand. Ben LAMB, Son, M, S, W, 10, IA OH TN, At School. Nancy ALLEN, Mother, F, W, W, 69, VA VA VA. 3. These Jan 2002 emails are from Amy Von Cannon, a family researcher and descendent of Joshua and member of the Reorganized LDS, who lives in Iowa a. "Yes he left a story. I will send it on to you. I have to say that he was very ill and died within the month of writing it and many of the facts in the story were twisted and names were wrong. And the rest is right on the money. I guess when a story is handed down for 140 years it changes a little with each that handle it until it's written down. You were asking about dates. I have census registry off of Ancestry.com that lists Samuel and Samuel Newton in Pottawattamie County in 1850/1851/1852. I have the actual census of 1850 and 1852 and Samuel is with Thomas Adair in Kanesville, now Council Bluffs. We have three different dates on Joshua for birth 1847/48/49 its listed different on baptism and other documents. If you look up Joshua on LDS records you will find him under Joshua (L) and Joshua Tumer which both are wrong, it Joshua Tumeric. I didn't copy the whole page with Mangum's on it too, but Andrew Allen is 7 lines under Samuel on Census of the Settlement. Also Jemima was on the 1851 with Joshua and the id # for Jemima was IA05655 and Joshua was IA05658 - they were separated by 3 numbers. There were more Adairs and the numbers run like a family unit. On the family history it lists the parents of Joshua from KY, I have found that Joshua didn't really have an idea where they originally came from, he listed in many census's, different places of origin for both parents. I found his mother and she originated from Va. I have a picture of Nancy, but not of Joshua." b. Amy provided the following copy of Joshua's biography from a grandson of Joshua. [Kerry's note: the items regarding wives for Samuel, George, and Newton, and the Guardian Angels is standard anti-mormon misinformation rampant in the late 1800's with no basis of truth as family research has confirmed; this rhetoric was prominent in RLDS areas of the same period and under which influence Joshua was involved. Also the author is misinformed perhaps about Samuel in that he did not know Nancy before the death of his first wife Rebecca Mangum in Apr 1848 and was not married to Nancy until Iowa and is not the father of Benjamin, Lucy, nor Nancy. Finally the birthdate of 1847 for Joshua appears erroneous in light of other available sources such as the death certificate and obituary.]: "Adair Family History. This family history was written by Marvin C. Adair. The family name of Adair is a patriarchal name, not an occupational name. It originated with the Earl of Adair of Scotland. This is recorded in the books of heraldy. Research by the American Historical Society has proven the family name has been prominent in American history. We have a bicentennial flag from them honoring the family as a Bicentennial Family in 1976. Permission was given the name of Marvin C. Adair to be placed in a book of bicentennial families in the Library of Congress. Family history as related by Grandfather Joshua T. Adair and Grandmother Arilla Eliza Rickman Adair. This branch of the Adair family with Samuel Adair as father and his wife who's maiden name O'Bannion came from the territory of Kentucky. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints somewhere between Kentucky and Kaneville, IA, now known as Council Bluffs. Their family consisted of Newton, George, Benjamin, Lucy, Nancy and Joshua, my grandfather who was born December 25, 1847 in Kaneville. When Joshua was 18 months old, Great Grandfather Samuel and his sons, Newton and George took four wives and followed Brigham Young to Salt Lake City, Utah. Great Grandmother Adair, two boys Benjamin and Joshua and the two girls Lucy and Nancy were forced to hide for safety from the 'Guardian Angels' of the Brighamite faction because the girls were old enough to be given in marriage and were desired by the sons of the Brighamites. Great Grandmother obtained a legal separation and later married a man whose surname was Allen and raised that part of the family. While Joshua was still young, he lived with and worked for the magistrate of Kaneville. While there, he read for the law. He was admitted to the bar to practice law at Soldier, IA. As he worked and studied he traveled in the summer with a man named Kaywoodie and his freight wagon from Kaneville to Preparation Settlement in Western Iowa. There he met Arilla Eliza Rickman. They married in 1869. The Rickman family had joined the original church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints somewhere between New Amsterdam and Kirtland, OH. Arilla's mother, Rebecca, is said to have broken her dishes for the Kirtland Temple building. She and her husband, John Rickman, were acquainted with Joseph Jr. and Emma Smith. They stated that Joseph and Emma were the most handsome couple they had ever seen. Grandmother was a very small girl when they reached Preparation Settlement where she lived and met and married Joshua T. Adair. To this union was born eight sons and five daughters. John William (Marvin's father), Benjamin, Daniel, Anna, Florence and Mary were born in Iowa where Grandfather farmed and practiced law. He traveled from settlement to settlement as the circuit lawyer and judge. In 1883, he traveled with the cavalry as legal representative and on the way back home, he stayed overnight in Decatur, NE. He liked it. A year later, he moved his family there. More children were born. Walter, Samuel, Clyde, Ralph, Thomas, Margaret (Rita Foster's grandmother) and Lillie. Grandpa practiced law and did carpentry while living in Decatur. Later he moved to Macy and was magistrate until about 1936. As far as I know, all of the J. T. Adair family were baptized in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. To John Wm. and Isabelle L. James was born one son, Marvin C. Great Grandfather Samuel Adair, I was told was head scout of the Mormon train. George was counselor to the Mormon Bishop. Newton was a founder of the Mormon colonies in Arizona. Grandfather went to Utah to visit his brothers and his nephews came and visited in this (Decatur-Macy) area. Marvin sent me a single typewritten page, front and back with the information on it after I contacted him in the '80's for some info on our family background. Marvin also told me in a phone conversation that our family had come here from Scotland in 1625, not for reasons of escaping religious persecution in Scotland, but to set up their own kingdom. I did some research with the Mormons one evening and we think that the Samuel Adair mentioned in the Who's Who In Mormon History of Utah is our ancestor. My phone number is 417-962-9621. Please feel free to call. This is so exciting. I learn more about us everytime I read this history Marvin gave me. Till I hear from you on this. Rita. Sorry I forgot relationship to Samuel. It reads like this: 1. Samuel Adair 2. Joshua Tumeric Adair 3. John William Adair 4. Marvin Clyde Adair 5. Betty Lou Adair 6. Amy L. Morris, I would be Samuels GGGgranddaughter" d. 20 Feb 2002: "At this time Nancy is as much a mystery to us. I don't think that Nancy was in the RLDS church either. She seemed to marry men that were in some way connected to the LDS church. The names that we have for Nancy at this time, (order really unknown) Maiden name?? We have Nancy Fountain White Adair Allen Maynard O'Banion. We have a marriage listing for Andrew Allen & Nancy Maynard, but were not really sure this is our Nancy and Andrew. Then we have the oldest family member which would be Nancy's Ggrandson remembering that her Maiden name was Fountain. We have Evan O'Banion and Nancy's Marriage listing. We have no information on Nancy's life before Iowa of 1849; we cannot find her before Iowa and we lost her after 1880. She is not buried with any of her husbands. I don't know what any of the children's last names are from previous marriages. Nancy's son Benjamin went to Deadwood, S. Dakota, that is what my uncle said. The only thing I have on birth place is Virginia and that seems to be consistent in all censuses that she has been on as hers and her parents' birth place." 4. 25 Aug 2002 email from Jeannie Aldredge at a. Joshua's obituary lists his father but not his mother. Was he disconnected from her? It also appears according to Jeannie that none of her children may have taken her in in her old age if she was in fact Nancy O'Banion when she died. b. The following info is from the 1982 Monona County History Book under a section regarding Jordan Township: "Finally, in 1873, the primary election took place and the following were elected as Jordan Township's first officers: George Montague, President; J.T. Adair, Clerk; Samuel Rickman and Thomas Rickman, Directors; and J.M. Ballantyne, Treasurer." "The first marriage in the township was that of Daniel Butler, sometimes known as Daniel Rickman, and Miss Eunice Allen." Jeannie's notes: Joshua was married to Eliza Arilla Rickman and Joshua's mother, Nancy, was married to Andrew Allen. Andrew Allen's first wife was Eunice Miner. Since the info from the book refers to Eunice as a "Miss," it could be a daughter of Andrew or even just a coincidence. Another researcher, Barbara Eades, states: Andrew & Eunice may have had a daughter by the name of Eunice. Eunice, Andrew's wife was quite elderly when she left Iowa with her grown children and headed for Salt Lake City. She rode on the back of the wagon of her son. She never saw Andrew or the children that stayed in IA again and died in UT. 5. Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/marriage/ba.htm indexes marriages for Harrison County, Iowa; it shows Nancy Allen marrying Evans O'Banion on 5 Jul 1868. O'Banion is dead in 1874 and we find in the 1880 census for Belvidere, Monona, Iowa where Nancy Allen, age 69 born in VA, is living with a daughter Mary Lamb, age 42 born in TN. The 1880 census correlates well with the 1850 census for Iowa where we locate Samuel Adair and Nancy, age 39 born in Virginia, and several children including Mary, age 13 born in TN. Nancy and Mary's ages and birthplaces correlate correctly. Unsure why Nancy took on her previous married name of Allen after O'Banion's death unless the marriage to O'Banion was of mutual care and convenience. She also uses O'Banion and Allen interchangeably in turning over the land deeds left per her deceased husband Andrew's will in favor of their daughter Emma when Nancy remarries. 6. Email from Amy VunCannon 7 Sep 2002: "The relationship of the Adairs and the Allens through my branch's story is that Nancy left Samuel when Joshua was eighteen months old for Andrew Allen, she and Andrew both had decided not to follow the wagon train, both of their spouses Samuel Adair and Eunice Allen were members of the LDS and they both went on to Utah, but I have found no record of Andrew or Nancy as members. But the funny thing is that Nancy's last husband (Evan O'Banion) was an active LDS. I believe one of the Allen researchers told me that there was a story in the family that Nancy and Andrew were deserted by their spouses and they in turn headed off to Utah together, because a woman couldn't travel in the train without a male companion and Samuel was that companion to Eunice until they got there. I figure that makes sense to me - they both needed something from each other, she probably helped with Samuel's children. No proof though, just family tales." [Kerry's note: my research has not found any relationship between Sam Adair and Eunice Allen except that they happened to be in the same large company together to Utah in June 1852 - in fact she traveled with her adult Children. Both of their ex-spouses, as did many lax Mormons of that time and place, chose not to go to Utah. We have found indications that Andrew Allen was an excommunicated LDS member - see his notes in this database. I have found no proof that Evan O'Banion was active LDS in Iowa.] 7. Email 31 Aug 2003 from Barbara L. Eades a. "There is a story that Emma told about how Nancy would "farm" out the kids for a certain amount of $. One time she went and got one of them (don't recall if I was ever told which one, though), and the Sheriff caught her and she made up some story and went on with the child. This seems a little far fetched to me, however. Yes, people did indenture kids to learn a trade, gain an education, etc., but there were usually court documents verifying this. If this were the case, I have not heard of any such documents." 8. Email of 8 Sep 2003 to several interested researchers: "There is an intriguing angle for Nancy's daughter Mary from her first marriage in Tennessee to an unknown individual. The 1850 census for Nancy in Iowa shows her married to Sam Adair with three children she brought into the marriage including her oldest child Mary. This Mary may be a key to tracing Nancy back to her first marriage. See especially the notes I include below with Nancy's 1880 census return. Nancy [Allen, since O'Banion is presumably dead by 1880] is living with with Mary Lamb in 1880 in Belvidere, Monona, IA of all places. Belvidere is where we find Joshua Adair in 1870 with his inlaws the Rickmans. We also find Emma Allen and her husband closeby in 1900. Mary in 1880 fits the same age and birthplace as she did in 1850. What is interesting is that I have now found Mary in 1870 living in Magnolia/Raglan, Harrison, Iowa fitting the same age and birthplace and finally with a husband Charles Lamb who must have been evidently deceased by 1880 - what is interesting is that this place is in 1870 is on Allen Creek and very likely the same Andrew Allen land which was willed to his daughter Emma J. Allen upon his death in 1867 and upon his wife Nancy remarrying which she did in 1868 to O'Banion. I also found O'banion in Magnolia in 1860 census as noted below. Below I also note land ownership records which give range, section, and township data and shows that the land remained with a C.W. Lamb into the early 1900's (a possible son of Mary since Mary moves to Monona county by 1880?). As also noted below, Harrison County marriage records also lists a marriage between Charles Lamb and May D. Field [Mary DeField?] on 20 Sep 1868 which corresponds well to 1870 census where they have a young son Benjamin under age 1. Note in 1870 the Lambs also have a young boy age 7 named William DeField which could be a son Mary had in a previous marriage to a ____ DeField - by 1880 this boy William is listed with last name of Lamb. Some thoughts on how Mary might help us: a. Barbara, how does the legal description of the Lamb land compare with the deed copies you have? Amy any chance of following the land transactions at the Harrison County courthouse thus proving this relationship? b. Amy any chance of seeing the listed Harrison county marriage record for Lamb and "D.Field" or Defield to see if Mary's parent names are listed which would lead us to Nancy's first spouse?" 9. Jeanie Aldredge believes that Maynard was Nancy's first husband. Her notes: children of Nancy White and Unknown Maynard are: Lucy MayNARD. Nancy MayNARD. Mary Elizabeth MayNARD, b. 1839, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1915, Iowa. Robert MayNARD, b. Abt. 1843. Benjamin MayNARD, b. Abt. 1845. 10. On file from Jeannie Aldredge, I have a 40 page Nancy Fountain White descendancy listing with research notes. I have cited all information concerning this specific individual into these notes. 11. Nancy's children Mary and Benjamin Maynard: A. Nancy joined the Reorganized LDS Church and gave her birth date and place: FHL book 973-K2bs "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," compiled by Susan Easton Black, vol. IV, p. 641: "Obanion, Nancy S. Birth: 11 Nov. 1811, Halifax Co., VA. Nancy S. O'Banion was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on September 1874 at Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, by N. Fyrando. Source: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C." a. Note also her daughter Mary E. Maynard and her husband Charles Taylor in the same source: i. "Mary E. Lamb. Birth: 30 May 1837, Gibson Co., TN. Mary E. Lamb was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 6 September 1874 at Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, by Magnus Fyrando. She attended the Clearwater, Nebraska Branch. Source: RLDS Deceased Files, Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C, and Clearwater, Nebraska, RLDS Branch Records." ii. "Charles W. Lamb. Birth: 14 Mar 1839, Oakland County, Michigan. Death 5 Nov 1921. Charles W. Lamb was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 21 November (December) 1875 by Phineas Cadwell. He was a talented writer. His poems and articles appeared in Church publications. He attended the Magnolia, Iowa Branch. Source: RLDS Deceased Files; 'Saints Herald' Obituaries, 29 Nov 1921, p. 1152." Transcription of the obituary: "Charles W. Lamb was born in Oakland County, Michigan, March 14, 1839. Baptized December 21, 1875. His father and mother resided in 1820 in the neighborhood where Joseph Smith became interested in religion and received his first vision. They became members of the church either in the latter part of 1830 or beginning of 1831, and remained faithful. Charles Lamb was a man of little schooling, yet educated because of his library and the use he made of it. He had talent as a writer, and his poems and articles have appeared in the church publications. Died November 5, at the home of John Swalley, where the funeral services were held. Sermon by his nephew, J.F. Mintun." b. The book "History of Harrison County, Iowa," 1891, FHL 977.747-H2n, p. 170, in speaking of the RLDS branch in Magnolia: "The Latter Day Saints (reorganized) was formed at Magnolia March 17, 1870. The present membership is 189. The first services were held at schoolhouses. The church was erected in 1874. It is a frame structure 32x58 feet. It was dedicated by President Joseph Smith. The Presidents of this branch of the church have been: Phineas Cadwell, who served thirteen years; Charles Derry, Donald Maule, one year, and the present incumbent, A.M. Fyrando, who was chosen in 1888. At one time the church numbered 299, but owing to removals and the formation of churches at Woodbine and Logan, many were taken away. The present average of Sabbath school attendance is 45." B. The above finally gives us a birthdate and location for Nancy and a location in Tennessee where one of her children was born in 1837. It would seem to indicate that Nancy's first husband before Samuel Adair was a Maynard. The following information on her son and Mary's brother Benjamin Maynard also helps: a. 1860 US Census: Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, p. 808, entry 414: Benjamin Maynard, 15, apprentice blacksmith, TN. He is living with and apprenticed to John W Williams. b. Civil War Service: i. The book "Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of Iowa, etc.," Jan. 1, 1863, vol. I, p. 572, FHL film 6084439, Civil War rosters: "Fifteenth Infantry - Roster of Company H: Benjamin Maynard, age 18, residing at Magnolia, Harrison, nativity Tenn., rank private, date of going into quarters Nov. 22, '61, date of muster into U.S. Service Feb. 22, '62, Dis. [discharged] disability Aug. 10, '62." Note that Company H originally had 90 men. No Iowa listing for any other Maynard including his brother Robert. Benjamin is found by name only in the same company in the book "History of Harrison County, Iowa," 1891, FHL 977.747-H2n, p. 66. ii. FHL film 881824, "Iowa Index to Service Records in Civil War": "Benjamin Maynard, Co. H., 15 Iowa Infantry, Pvt., Pvt." [Brother Robert Maynard not listed. c. The book "History of Harrison County, Iowa," 1891, FHL 977.747-H2n, p. 237: "Benjamin Maynard, of section 16, lived there from 1874 to 1880, sold and removed to Kansas. He is now editing the 'Courier' at Blair, Neb." d. 1880 US: Tombstone, Pima, AZ, p. 175: "B.F. Maynard, single, male, 33, TN, miner, both parents born VA." He is listed with seven other men with Mr. and Mrs. John McGregor. Note that the 1870 census may have our same Benjamin living in Pioche City, Lincoln, NV, p. 207a, entry 470, has "B. Maynard, age 23, TN, miner" listed living with to two other miners: Ed Bradley, 40 and L.E. Carr, 41, both of Ireland. e. FHL film 541076, "General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," US Veterans Administration: "Benjamin [F. or T. - penmanship hard to read] Maynard, Service in H., 15 Iowa Inf., date of filing 18 Sep 1889, invalid application 729212, filed from State of AZ." Widow and minors left blank. This is only an index and a form and fee has to be sent in to National Archives to have the actual application copied and sent since these applications are not on film. This application definitely proves that our Benjamin has an association with Magnolia, Iowa and with Arizona. 12. It would seem that Nancy had some affiliation with the early LDS church considering her last three marriages. Assuming the first marriage before Iowa was to a Maynard, I checked out pre-Iowa Mormon Maynards for a potential husband from several LDS sources. There are only references to three Maynards I can find: a. Jonathan Maynard and Nelson Maynard excommunicated 26 Apr 1839 at Far West, Missouri. These don't fit since they should be in Tennessee at that time period to be considered. b. Silas Maynard, was arrested with Joseph Smith and several others in Richmond, MO on 12 Nov 1838 and released 24 Nov 1838. Later also appears 1 Sep 1844 being ordained an Elder in Quincy, IL. No further mention thereafter. Doesn't appear to be the right one since again he is in MO when he should be in TN. Note: 1840 census index for all of TN has 11 Maynards/Maynors/Maynords but none in Gibson Co. 1850 census for Gibson Co. has William Maynard on p. 192 and Richard O. Mayner on p. 226. None look promising yet without more correlation. BIOGRAPHY: 1. Photos on file received from Barbara L. Eades a. Photo with Nancy and her daughter Emma Allen (father Andrew Allen) circa 1865-67. Emma appears to be about 10 to 12 years of age and she was born in 1855. b. Another of Nancy quite aged. 2. Extracts from 15 page biography or Eunice Miner with photos received 31 Aug 2003 from Barbara L. Eades 3. Email dated 11 Jun 2013 from Andrew Allen's descendant Ryan Purcell who is publishing a book on the Allen family of which I attach a first draft to the notes of Andrew Allen which has some good material on Nancy White and Samuel Adair. It is subject to further corrections before publication. Ryan in his email also makes the following comments: "Though Samuel is not my line, there are a few things that I can clear up. There are numerous reports that Nancy left Samuel for Andrew Allen. That is simply not the case. When the 1851 Iowa Census shows Samuel and Nancy living apart, Andrew and Eunice are still in Ohio. That's why they don't show up on that census. Andrew and Nancy had not even met when she split with Samuel, and Nancy and Andrew didn't marry for two years after their spouses left for Utah. "Another story is that Samuel and Eunice left for Utah together. While it's true that they left Iowa at the same time with Benjamin Gardner, Eunice traveled with her son, Jude, and daughters, Sarah and Nancy. There is no indication or rumor that they had anything to do with each other in Utah. Eunice lived with her crippled daughter, Nancy Nicholas, until she and her husband moved away from Bountiful. At that point, Eunice went to live with her other daughter, Sarah Coltrin, and that is where she stayed until her death. She is buried with Jude's wife, Mary Ann. What I'm doing is writing four books of family history, one for the lines of each grandparent. The first two are done and I'm now working on number 3. The Allen history is part of that book." 4. Notes of D. Neil Allen, 5534 S 1425 East, South Ogden, UT 84403, 801-476-6854, viking893@msn.com received 25 Jul 2015. This is a draft of his working paper being refined and prepared for a future publication. Neil had previously published a book on Charles Allen and his descendants, "Out of Strawbery Banke." The transcript: 1. Nancy Fountain WHITE1,2 was born on 11 Nov 1811 in Halifax, Halifax, VA. She was baptized on 6 Sep 1874 in Magnolia, Harrison, IA.3 She died in 1880 at the age of 69 in Iowa City, Wright, IA. Nancy died after 1880 at the age of 69 in of Iowa, United States. Nancy Fountain WHITE and ____ MAYNARD were married about 1836 in Gibson, Gibson, TN. They had three children:Mary Elizabeth b. 30 May 1837 Gibson, TN, d. about 1915; Robert Maynard b. abt 1843 TN; Benjamin Franklin b. abt 1845 TN ____ MAYNARD and Nancy Fountain WHITE had the following children: +2 i. Mary Elizabeth MAYNARD, born 30 May 1837, Gibson, Gibson, TN; married John Myron COON, 23 Jan 1856, Harrison, Iowa, United States; married William DEFIELD, 15 Aug 1862, Harrison, Iowa, United States; married Charles Willard LAMB, 20 Sep 1868, Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, United States; died abt 1915, IA. 3 ii. Robert MAYNARD was born about 1843 in TN. He died. 4 iii. Benjamin Franklin MAYNARD was born about 1845 in TN. He died about 1894 at the age of 49 in of California, United States. Nancy Fountain WHITE and Samuel Jefferson ADAIR were married in Apr 1848 in Iowa City, Wright, IA. They were divorced in 1852 in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.Samuel Jefferson ADAIR was born in 1806 in Laurens, Laurens, SC. He died on 6 Jul 1889 at the age of 83 in Nutrioso, Apache, AZ.4 Samuel Jefferson ADAIR and Nancy Fountain WHITE had the following child: +5 i. Joshua Tumer ADAIR, born 25 Dec 1849, Kanesville, Pottawattamie, IA; married Eliza Arilla RICKMAN, 10 Oct 1869, Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States; died 2 Aug 1938, Decatur, Burt, NE. Nancy Fountain WHITE and Andrew ALLEN were married on 17 Sep 1854 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA. Andrew ALLEN5,6,7, son of Jude ALLEN and Sarah PHILBRICK, was born on 4 Aug 1782 in Epsom, Merrimack, NH. He died on 10 Jan 1867 at the age of 84 in Magnolia, Harrison, IA. He was buried on 13 Jan 1867 in Magnolia, Harrison, IA, Magnolia Cemetery.8 Andrew ALLEN and Nancy Fountain WHITE had the following child: +6 i. Emma Jeannette ALLEN, born 24 Aug 1855, Magnolia, Harrison, IA; married Charles Andrew TAYLOR, 21 Jul 1874, Magnolia, Harrison, IA; died 29 Apr 1931, Correctionville, Woodbury, IA. Nancy Fountain WHITE and Evans O'BANION were married on 5 Jul 1868 in Harrison, Harrison, IA. They were married on 5 Jul 1868 in Harrison, Iowa, United States. Evans O'BANION, son of James O'BANION and Mary MASON, was born on 22 Apr 1799 in Washington, Kentucky, United States. He was born on 15 May 1799 in Washington, KY. He died on 9 Jun 1874 at the age of 75 in Dunlap, Harrison, IA. Evans was buried on 11 Jun 1874 in Dunlap, Harrison, IA,.9 Footnotes: 1. United States Federal Census (Washington, D.C.). 1850 Pottawattamie County, IA, age 39, b. Halifax County, VA 11 Nov 1811. Spouse Samuel Adair age 46.Children of Samuel and his wife, Jemima Catherine Mangum: John Milton Adair 18, George Washington Adair 15, Samuel Newton Adair 12, Rufus Columbus Adair 7, Jemima Katherine Adair 4.Children of Nancy and ___ Maynard:Mary Elizabeth Maynard [Adair] 13, Robert Maynard [Adair] 7, Benjamin F. Maynard [Adair] 5. The son of Samuel and Nancy: Joshua Turner Adair 1. 1860 Raglan, [P.O. Magnolia] Harrison, IA, age 48 b. 1812 VA, husband Andrew 78, Joshua [Adair] Allen 9, Emma J. Allen 4. 1880 Belvidere, Monona, IA Nancy Allen is listed in the household of her daughter Mary [Elizabeth Maynard] Lamb [b. Abt 1838]. Age 69 widowed b. 1811 VA. Mary Lamb 42 b. TN, married, sons William Lamb 16 b. IA, Ben Lamb 10 b. IA. Note that she is listed as Nancy Allen and not Adair or Obanion. 2. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line] Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 for 1851 Pottawattamie, IA, Nancy Maynard b. about 1808 age 43. 3. "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints." Nancy S. Obanion, b. Nov 1811 Halifax County, VA.Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C:Nancy S. Obanion was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 6 September 1874 at Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, by N. Fyrando. 4. Find A Grave. Memorial# 45268059. 5. Adkins Darlene Allen, Editor; May, Diane Kid; Sawyer, Thomas Arthur, "Seed of Jude :descendants of Jude Allen That All Thy Posterity May be Blessed" (American Falls, Idaho) 2003. 6. Stoker, Jimmie B. But Language Cannot Tell, A History and Biography of Jude Allen - 1811 (Salt Lake City, UT) 1996. 7. United States Federal Census. 1810 Duxbury, Chittenden, Vermont, with wife Eunice, sons Gordon, Cyrus, Andrew and dau Clarissa. 1820 Willsboro, Essex, New York, with wife Eunice, sons Gordon, Cyrus, Andrew and Jude, daus.Clarissa, Harriet, Mary and Emily. 1830 Willsboro, Essex, New York, with wife Eunice, daus.Mary or Harriet, Emily, Sarah, Nancy, sons Cyrus or Jude, Andrew and Ira. 8. Find A Grave. Memorial# 35111929 Son of Sarah Philbrick and Jude Allen, married Eunice Miner in 1806 married 2) Nancy White. 9. Find A Grave. Memorial# 34684158 Evans Obanion married for the fifth time to Nancy Fountain White on July 5, 1868 in Harrison county, Iowa (Nancy had been married previously to Samuel Jefferson Adair and Andrew Allen). He died June 9, 1874 in Dunlap IA, age 75 y 1 m 25 d. BIRTH: 1. FHL book 973-K2bs "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," compiled by Susan Easton Black, vol. IV, p. 641: "Obanion, Nancy S. Birth: 11 Nov. 1811, Halifax Co., VA. Nancy S. O'Banion was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on September 1874 at Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, by N. Fyrando. Source: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C." MARRIAGE: 1. Husband Samuel J. Adair left summer of 1852 for Utah and she remained in Iowa. Her marriage to Andrew Allen had to occur between then and about 1854 since their daughter Emma was born in 1855 and Andrew's wife Eunice left at the same time in the same wagon company (riding with her son Jude Allen). Andrew was in his early seventies when Emma was born in 1855. Judging from the extremity of ages, it appeared that Nancy was looking for perhaps financial support from Andrew. 2. LDS Ordinance Index shows per film 1553846, sheet 39, batch 9022907 a modern temple sealing 24 May 1991 for a marriage between Andrew Allen and Nancy Maynard 17 Sep 1854 in Pottawattamie Co., IA. About a year later Emma Allen is born to this couple from which we can suppose that Nancy Maynard is Nancy White and probably had married a ____ Maynard between Samuel Adair and Andrew Allen. Website http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/vitals-marriages.htm#CourtRecords has marriages from original court records for this county from 1848 - 1880; one entry is Andrew Allen and Nancy Maynard 17 Sep 1854. Per FHL book 977.771 V2p" Pottawattamie Co., IA Early Marriages 1848-1869": "Andrew Allen and Nancy Maynard 17 Sep 1854." 3. From Barbara Eades 30 Aug 2003: a. "Nancy signed 21 Jul 1875 a consent slip [copy on file with me] which is affixed to the record book at the Harrison County, IA, Clerk of Court office testifying to Emma J. Allen's age will be 19 on 29 Aug 1875 for her marriage to Charles Taylor on 21 Jul 1875. She signs as Nancy F. Allen; however, adding to this mystery, she had already married Evan O'Banion but he had by this time died. Strange she would sign her name as Nancy F. Allen, but then even stranger when she signs the deed for lands over to Emma she states on there Nancy O'Banion formerly Nancy F. Allen (something similar to this anyway). So, the question in my mind, after Evan died (which must not have been very long after they married) did she just decide to go back to her Allen name thus signing the document testifying to Emma's age when Emma married? This woman certainly is a mystery to say the least." As for the Maynard name, the cousin who had the pictures I emailed you had some pictures of a man whose first name escapes me at this moment, but last name was Maynard, and on the back he was referred to as "Uncle." So, more fire is added to the mystery." b. "I have several documents in my possession relative to this family. I have Andrew's will, a document Nancy signed when Emma married, and deed(s) wherein Nancy basically signed over to Emma, per Andrew's will, land. In the one deed in particular, Nancy signed her name as O'Banion, and a notation something to the effect of formerly Nancy F. Allen. This would tend to support her marriage to an O'Banion, obviously. Andrew's will was probated 1 Apr 1867." 4. Amy reports that Iowa did not make marriage and divorce records mandatory until 1880 or so and they did not enforce the law until about 1890 to 1900. 5. Www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/marriage/ba.htm has an 1853-1905 Marriage Index for Harrison County. Entries: "Emma J. Allen and Chas. Taylor 7/21/1875" "Nancy Allen and Evans O'Banion 7/5/1868" I looked up two films 1513295 it. 3-5 (which was a poorly kept book of granted marriage licenses) and 1513294 (which was the recording of marriages giving only the groom and bride's names and who performed the marriage). There was no license shown in the first film. The second film had the same exact information as the index. 6. Jeannie Aldredge thinks that Maynard may have been the first husband's name and that she returned to that name after marriage to Adair but before marriage to Allen. 7. I checked FHL films 2113895 (Marriages 1824-1950) and 1002623 (Marriages 1824-1957) for Gibson Co., TN records since Mary, Nancy's daughter, is definitely born there. Ben Maynard and his brother Robert also show TN. I did not, however, find any recorded marriages for our Nancy White. It seems most likely to me that Nancy was married first to unknown Maynard before coming to Iowa and marrying Adair. DEATH: 1. From Barbara Eades: there was a story passed down in the family that we have got to check out. It says basically, paraphrased, that Nancy was bedridden in her last years and living of all things with Joshua in NE. One day there was a fire at the house, and Joshua and his wife were in the fields and saw the smoke. They went running back to the house and found Nancy outside under a tree with the baby. They did not know how she got herself or the baby out of the house. Again, I stress this is a story that has passed down. I did go and look online for the County he lived in per Emma's obit (forget the name now), but did not find any online cemeteries. I have found many times that these family stories do have some part and parcel of truth to them, the problem being of course separating the fact from fiction. To be honest, this is the cloest thing to anything we have found yet of where she may have died. It has been sort of like she disappeared. BURIAL: 1. Notes of Neil Allen viking893@msn.com received 25 Jul 2015 "Notes of finding the burial place for Nancy White": "Many reported genealogies have shown that she died about 1881. Some show that it was in Iowa City, Iowa. No records have been found that verify this date and place. Going with the assumption that she did die about this time it is of value to know where she was living then. Searching all available records dated after 1880 for Nancy Allen did not show any positive results. The last known record of Nancy is in the United State Census of 1880 Belvidere, Monona, IA. Nancy Allen is listed in the household of her daughter Mary [Elizabeth Maynard] Lamb [b. Abt 1838]. Nancy is Age 69 widowed b. 1811 VA. Mary Lamb is 42 b. TN, married, with her sons William Lamb 16 b. IA, Ben Lamb 10 b. IA. Note: She is listed as Nancy Allen and not Nancy Adair or Nancy O'banion. She has apparently taken and is using the surname Allen at this time. With the premise that she might be living with or near her children I found that the cemetery records of Pleasant View Cemetery in Moorhead, Monona, IA provided some positive clues. She was in Belvidere in 1880 and Moorhead is only about 40 miles away. Moorhead Monona IA Spring Valley Cemetery This is where her daughter Emma Jeanette Allen Taylor is buried. Why is she buried here? Her husband Charles Andrew is also buried here. Many of the family were born here and are buried here. There are also many of her children and their spouses buried here, namely, John A. (1880-1963), Frank B. (1883-1902), Ray Earl (1888-1952), his wife Nellie M Goodno, Bruce Lyman (1894-1960), his wife Maude Taylor, Sarah Martha Allen (1890-1980) and her husband Claude E. Coberly and their daughter Madgell. Could she be buried here? Find-A-Grave didn't have her listed. How about near Mary Maynard Lamb? Where is she buried? Her husband, Charles Willard Lamb is buried in Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa. See: Find-A-Grave Memorial# 62136074. She is not shown there and anywhere else in Iowa or Nebraska." ACTION: 1. We should check for Nancy's burial perhaps in Clearwater, Nebraska. It appears from RLDS records that her daughter Mary went to church there and the 1880 census is the last record we currently have of Nancy and it shows her living then with her daughter. 2. Request pension records for Ben Maynard from Nat. Archives. May have further bio. info. 3. Check Halifax Co., VA for Nancy's birth family. 4. It would seem that Nancy had some affiliation with the early LDS church considering her last three marriages. Assuming the first marriage before Iowa was to a Maynard, I checked out pre-Iowa Mormon Maynards for a potential husband from several LDS sources. There are only references to three Maynards I can find: a. Jonathan Maynard and Nelson Maynard excommuncated 26 Apr 1839 at Far West, Missouri. These don't fit since they should be in Tennessee at that time period to be considered. b. Silas Maynard, was arrested with Joseph Smith and several others in Richmond, MO on 12 Nov 1838 and released 24 Nov 1838. Later also appears 1 Sep 1844 being ordained an Elder in Quincy, IL. No further mention thereafter. Doesn't appear to be the right one since again he is in MO when he should be in TN. 5. 1840 census index for all of TN has 11 Maynards/Maynors/Maynords but none in Gibson Co. 1850 census for Gibson Co. has William Maynard on p. 192 and Richard O. Mayner on p. 226. None look promising yet without more correlation. | White, Nancy F. or S. (I528)
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| 3622 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Middle name sometimes shown as Prescenda and about two or three other variations, but Prescinda seems to be most prevalent. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Beaver City, Beaver, Utah, household 83, family 74, 7 Jul 1870: George W. Adair, 31, M, W, Farmer. Emily, 22, F, W, Keeps House. George W., 9, M, W. Emily J., 4, F, W. Daniel T., 2, M, W. Samuel P., 4/12 [4 months], M, W. [Note lack of Jemima Ann Adair who would have been age 7 in this census - she had been adopted by the Valentine Carson family shortly after her birth which also resulted in her mother Ann's death.] 1880 US: Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona, FHL film 1254036 (National Archives Film T9-0036), p. 18B: George Adair, farmer, age 43, b. AL, father and mother's birthplace unknown. E.P. Adair, age 33, IA NY NY. Emily Jane Adair, dau., age 14, UT. Daniel Adair, son, age 10, UT. Wm. A. Adair, son, age 8, UT. John W. Adair, son, age 6, UT. George N. Adair, son, age 4, UT. Ruth Adair, dau., age 2, UT. 1900 US: San Juan County, New Mexico, Precinct No. 6 Bloomfield (Hammond), 22 Jun 1900, p. 210a, family 133: George W. Adair, June 1837, 63, md. 36 years, AL NC AL, farmer Emily, wife, Jan 1847, 53, md. 36 years, IA NY NY. William A., son, Feb 1872, 28, div., UT AL IA, farm laborer Joseph W., son, Jun 1881, 19, sing., AZ AL IA, farm laborer Rufus N., son, Sep 1884, 15, sing., AZ AL IA, farm laborer Edna I., dau., Jan 1887, 13, sing., AZ AL IA, at school 3. "E.P. Adair" wrote and submitted the following obituary in 1894: Deseret News, 5 Apr 1894: "Serious and Fatal Accident. Special to the News. Pahreah, March 29, 1894. - A sad and fatal accident occurred here on the 27th of this month to Cyrus Mangum Jr., in the following manner: Deceased was working on a water ditch with his father and others when a portion of the bank and a large rock fell on and killed him instantly. He left home after noon and was brought home about 5 p.m. a corpse. Deceased was a son of Cyrus Mangum and Unity Alexander Mangum. His age was 14 years, 10 months and 17 days. He was a bright, intelligent boy and a great help and comfort to his parents. He will be sadly missed by his griefstricken parents, sisters, brothers, relatives and schoolmates and by every person in our little settlement. At his burial the children formed in procession, under the guidance of our school teacher, and marched to the cemetery. Deceased has many relatives in Utah and Arizona who will be griefstricken to learn of his sudden death. E. P. Adair." 4. Journal History, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, 20 Jan 1848, p. 25: "Following is the petition for a post office on the Pottawattamie lands, referred to, with the signatures attached. To the Honorable Postmaster Gerneral of the United States. Sir: There are many thousand inhabitants in the vicinity of the Log Tabernacle, which is situated on the Government purchase of the Pottawatamies and in the State of Iowa, whose interest is materially injured, and whose journey, business and improvements are retarded or destroyed by non intercourse; there being no Post Office within forty or fifty miles of said Tabernacle, and the public good requires a convenient office: Therefore, We your Petitioners, Citizens of the United States and residents of said vicinage, pray your Honor to cause, such an office to be located at or near said Tabernacle without delay, to be called the Tabernacle Post Office... [Approximately 2,000 plus all male signatures including] Wm. G. Perkins, Jude Allen, Daniel Tyler, Wm. Stoker, Israel Barlow, William Thompson [and William Thompson, Jr.], Joseph Mangum, William Richey, John B. Richey, William B. Richey, John R. Holden [Wiley Holden and Joshua Holden are immediately adjacent - relations?], Andrew Allen [with Ira Allen, Franklin Allen, Joseph Allen immediately adjacent - relations?], John Coon [with Samuel Coon, Eli Coon, Jacob Coon, and Joseph Coon immediately adjacent - relations?]. 5. FHL film 1035515, item 16, p. 73: "A Profile of Latter-day Saints of Kirtland, Ohio and Members of Zion'a Camp" lists Daniel Tyler. Also notes on p. 119 which is a listing of extracted marriage records of that county at that time: Daniel Tyler and Rth Welton, Sept. 11, 1836 by Ariel Hanson, J.P. BIOGRAPHY: 1. Was the daughter of Daniel Tyler and Ruth Welton; Daniel was a sergeant in the Mormon Battalion, part of the Hancock-Los Angeles Company who traveled up central California to Sutter's mill, and the Hancock-Sierra Company who went directly to Salt Lake Valley in 1847 after meeting James Brown and Samuel Brannan. Daniel was part of 32 men who continued on to Council Bluffs after only 2 day rest in Salt Lake Valley. He later was the author of "A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War." Her father left Council Bluffs for the march 6 months before Emily was born. Daniel and his wife were married Nov. 23, 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio and were the parents of 11 children. They participated in many of the early events of church history. Daniel was called to be a mission president in England, Germany, and Switzerland. He was also a school teacher at Pine Valley, magistrate in Beaver, editor of the newspaper, church Patriarch being ordained Dec 10, 1873 by Brigham Young. Daniel passed away Nov. 9, 1906 and is buried in Beaver, Utah. Pictures of both of these parents is at the gallery portion of the website 2. See http://home.att.net/~dtadair for a photo of Emily in her later years. Copy in file. 3. Biography of Emily's mother: The book "Five Hundred Wagons Stood Still - Mormon Battalion Wives, by Shirley N. Maynes, 1999, p. 498: "Ruth WeltonTyler. Husband: Daniel Tyler - Sergeant - Company C. Ruth Welton was born Feb. 25, 1820 at Spafford, Onondaga County, New York, a daughter of Clarissa Norton and Asa Welton. Her father was quite a successful businessman. He had a home, acreage and some sheep. Shortly before Ruth's birth, he bade his wife 'goodbye' to go on a short business trip. He never returned and no trace was ever found of him. Ruth's mother taught her to read from the bible and she became a good student of that book. At an early age, Ruth was sent to school and was very studious in all of her schoolwork. By the time she was eight years old, her mother had married Daniel Pulsipher, nephew of Zera Pulsipher, known in early Church history. When Ruth was nine years old, with her mother's permission, she joined the Methodist Church. This Church didn't believe that baptism by immersion was important. The minister tried to persuade her to kneel at the edge of the river bank and have some water poured over her head; however, Ruth was not comfortable with this as she believed baptism by immersion to be the 'saving ordinance.' In Jan. 1832, an Elder by the name of Jared Carter came into their neighborhood. He began preaching the principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which included baptism by immersion. Ruth, along with two other friends accepted the teachings of Elder Carter. She was baptized on Jan. 30, 1832, and a few days later, her parents were baptized. In 1834, Ruth and her family left their comfortable home and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. At the time, the Prophet Joseph Smith was directing the construction of the beautiful Kirtland Temple. Ruth attended the dedication and enjoyed the great blessings that filled the temple on the memorable occasion. She listened to the instructions of the Prophet Joseph Smith pertaining to the last days. Ruth received a patriarchal blessing under the hands of his father, Joseph Smith, Sr. Ruth related that: 'Many gifts and blessings were poured out on the Saints.' Many instances of healing transpired, and Ruth was among those who received the healing process after being administered to by the Elders. It was in Kirtland that Ruth became acquainted with Daniel Tyler. They were married on Sep. 11, 1836. The following day they started with Daniel's family for Far West, Missouri, a distance of over one thousand miles. There were nine members of the family in one wagon. The long journey was not what Ruth fancied, but she wanted to be with the 'people of God.' It took one year for the family to reach Far West. They stopped at Lake County, Indiana for the winter. From there they traveled to Bloomfield, Illinois, and finally reached Far West, Missouri on Aug. 3, 1838. All along the journey, Ruth received kind treatment and words of comfort from Daniel's father. However, because of exposure, he became ill and died May 2, 1837. After their arrival at Far West, Daniel's mother purchased a small farm for the family. Ruth, Daniel and family members were at that memorable July 4th spoken of in Doctrine and Covenant section 115. Far West was a beautiful spot. Although she had not the luxurious life that she had been accustomed to in her childhood days, she was happy. Daniel bought ten acres of land and they soon had a comfortable home, but the hand of persecution would not be stayed. It soon became evident that neither life nor property was safe. Ruth was a witness to the Haun's Mill Massacre and to the Crooked River Battle. She saw David Patten as he lay in state; he had sealed his testimony in his blood. She saw how the mob militia came to destroy them. There was a thousand against a handful of men and women. The wife of James Carroll picked up a pitchfork and started toward the armies, exclaiming: 'The first man that falls, I will take his place.' Ruth went with her. Before this terrible day was over, the Prophet and other leaders were dragged by the hands of the mobocrats and taken to Liberty Jail. The trials and hardships were heaped upon them. Daniel, Ruth and family left their home in Far West, Missouri during the month of February. The weather was so severe that great suffering was experienced by the weary 'exiles'. They finally reached Commerce, now Nauvoo, in a poverty stricken condition. The Saints gave thanks to God for their deliverance. At Nauvoo the people began building comfortable homes, planting their crops and orchards. They also began building a temple. On March 17, 1842, the Prophet Joseph Smith organized the first Relief Society in the Last Dispensation. Ruth became a member. The Prophet remarked: 'The Relief Society had always existed when the Church of Christ wasn on the earth.' On one occasion, the Prophet asked to be a member. The women proudly raised their hands and voted him into their organization. The Prophet asked that the members look into the needs of the poor. They were also instructed to assist by correcting the morals and strengthening the virtues of the female community. Daniel filled a number of short missions in adjoining counties. He then settled on a small farm eighteen miles from Nauvoo and three miles from Lima, however, they were not destined to enjoy it. The mobs continued with their persecutions against the Saints. Daniel was in the Southern States on a mission when the Prophet Joseph and his brother, Hyrum, were murdered. For a while it was thought that Daniel had been brutally murdered in the city of Natches. At this time, the women and Children, in the outlying districts, were gathered together to spend each night in one home. The men would stand guard outside at night as mobocrats had been seen in their vicinity during the daytime. The Saints knew not the fate that awaited them before the dawn of another day. They committed themselves into the hands of God. Ruth recorded: 'We extinguished all the lights in our homes to avoid attracting attention.' Some women would give away to their grief. Ruth had a double portion of sorrow smothered in her breast, as she did not know the fate of Daniel; however, she rendered comfort ot the sorrowing women. In October, Ruth heard that all the Elders had been called back to Nauvoo. She decided to go to Conference held by the Church, knowing that if Daniel were alive, he would be there. Within a mile of Nauvoo, she saw someone coming towards her. She exclaimed: 'That looks like my husband.' Daniel was in a terribly bloated condition caused by a dose of poison given him by assassins in a glass of buttermilk. Daniel had just come off a steamboat and thinking that Ruth and Perintha would be at Conference decided to go there first where, indeed, he found his wife and daughter. The reunion was heart warming; Ruth was so happy to know that Daniel was alive. After Conference was over, Daniel, Ruth and Perintha retired to their home. In 1843, Ruth gave birth to twin girls, Mary and Martha, but neither one survived. In 1845, she gave birth to a daughter whom was given the name of Ruth; this baby lived just one month. The Tylers received their temple endowments on Jan. 30, 1846 and the next day they were sealed to each other. Daniel was a member of the Nauvoo Legion, attended the School of the Prophets, and was a member of Zion's Camp. He was ordained a Seventy and appointed to preside over the Quorum of Seventies and later, he was ordained a High Priest. At Nauvoo, they witnessed the special meeting when the 'mantle of the Prophet fell upon President Brigham Young.' While they were at Bear Creek, they had time to raise two crops, but were not permitted to harvest the second crop. Their enemies took over all their possessions. They left and fled to Nauvoo for safety. Along with the Saints, the Tylers made preparations to go to the Rocky Mountains in the west. They traveled with two families in one wagon. When they reached Mt. Pisgah, the call came from Pres. Young to recruit 500 men to fight in the war against Mexico. Daniel enlisted as Sergeant in company 'C' under the command of Capt. James Brown. With tears in her eyes, Ruth bid Daniel and her brother, David Pulsipher, 'goodbye' knowing that the 500 brave men were as a 'ram caught in a thicket to save Israel.' Ruth went on as far as Council Bluffs, Iowa and made herself as comfortable as possible in that new country. On Jan. 28, 1847, a little girl was born to Ruth and Daniel. In the spring, she took her two little girls and went into the home of a Dr. and Mrs. Lane and lived with them as a member of their family. After Daniel's enlistment was over in July 16, 1847, he joined the Levi W. Hancock Company and came therought he northern route directly into Salt Lake, arriving in the Valley on Oct. 16, 1847. From there he and a company of ex-battalion men continued on their journey until they arrived in Iowa on Dec. 18, 1847. He found Ruth and his daughtrers; the four of them spent a humble Christmas together. On June 23, 1848, Daniel, Ruth and children journeyed to the Great Salt Lake Valley in the Apostle Amasa Lyman's Company. After four months traveling on the Plains, the company arrived in the Valley on Oct. 19, 1848. Soon after their arrival, Ruth gave birth to a daughter, but the child died before the end of the year. The Tylers settled in Salt Lake and became members of the Tenth Ward. This ward was organized Feb. 22, 1849, with David Pettigrew set apart as bishop, and Daniel Tyler and Sanford Porter as his counselors. In 1853, Daniel was called to go on a mission to Europe. Ruth and children were left alone for a period of two and a half years. By this time, Ruth had given birth to four more Children; however, two children had died soon after birth. Daniel filled a worthy mission, and on Nov. 27, 1856, returned home to his family. The Tylers then moved to Draper, Utah where Ruth gave birth to two more Children. In 1861, Daniel and his family were called to the Dixie Mission. They encountered many trials and hardships as pioneers in a new country. Daniel was the first teacher of the upper town of Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah. They remained in Pine Valley for three years. By 1865, the Tylers had moved to Beaver, Utah. Ruth was chosen to be presidentof the ward Relief Society. Later, she became president of the Beaver Stake Relef Society. During her years of presidency, two rock buildings were erected: one hall and store, and the other a granary. She had been busily engaged in the work of the lord from the time she was baptized until her death on April 14, 1897. At the time of her death, she was 77 years old and had been ill only three days. Ruth was a devoted mother and faithful companion, a friend to the needy, always comforting the sick and administering to their wants. Ruth and Daniel had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sep. 11, 1896. Daniel Tyler was born Nov. 23, 1816 in Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York to Andrew Tyler and Elizabeth Comins. Daniel wrote the book, 'The Concise History of the Mormomon Battalion in the Mexican War 1846-48.' The U.S, Mormon Battalion and other historians use this book extensively in their research of the history of the Mormon Battlalion. Daniel died November 7, 1906 and is buried by the side of Ruth in the Beaver City Cemetery, Beaver County, Utah. On May 21, 1988, family members, the Mormon Battalion and Auxiliary memorialized their graves by placing two beautiful bronze plaques near their headstones. Children: Unknown Tyler born 1837 in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio - died 1837. Perintha Olive Tyler born June 4, 1839 in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois. Mary Tyler born Sep. 1843 in Bear Creek, Hancock, Illinois - twin - died Nov. 1843. Martha Tyler born Sep. 1843 in Bear Creek, Hancock, Illinois - twin - died Oct 1843. Ruth Tyler born Oct. 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois - died 1845. Emily Perscinda born Jan. 28, 1847 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. Celestia born Oct. 25, 1848 in Little Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah - died 1848. Daniel Moroni born Jan. 27, 1850 in Salt Lake City, Salt lake, Utah. Henry Fritz Tyler born Sep. 12, 1851 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah - died in 1852. Nathaniel Tyler born Aug. 17, 1853 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah - died in 1869. John Comins Tyler born Nov. 30, 1857 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah. Alice May Tyler born May 8, 1859 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah. Information obtained from: 1. Histories written by Robert Cole and by Danna Blits found at the U. S. Mormon Battalion Headquarters - Midvale, Utah - compiler's notes. 2. Heart Throbs of the West - Dau. of Utah Pioneers Publication, vol. 9, p. 516, DUP Headquartes - Salt Lake City, Utah - the Tylers Crossing the plains. 3. A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War - 1846-48 by Sgt. Daniel Tyler, The Rio Grande Press, Inc., Glorieta, New Mexico, 87535 - Roster of Company C - pp. 121 and 122 - The return journey to Salt Lake and from there to Iowa - pp. 305-342. 4. Family Group Sheet - LDS Church Family History Library, SLC, Utah." 4. FHL film 392631 LDS "Patriarchal Blessings Index": A. Emily Presinda Adair, b. 28 Jan 1847 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, parents Daniel and Ruth W. Tyler. Blessing date Dec. 26, 1873 at Beaver, Utah. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch Daniel Tyler. Vol. 740, p. E(?): "Jesus Christ I give unto you a father's blessing, and I pray my Heavenly Father to give unto me a blessing for you such as will comfort you, and wh.ich you will receive. Thou art of the seed of Abraham through the loins of Ephraim and Benjamin. Thy name shall always be had in honorable remembrance in thy father's house. Thy children and thy Children's children to the latest generation shall rise up and call thee blessed and rejoice in the day thou wast born, and thou shalt reign over them in thy Father' s Kingdom, world without end, and thy days shall be many upon the Earth, and thy happiness shall increase and thy sorrow flee away. Thy health shall be restored unto thee. Thou shall see Zion triumph over all her foes, and be numbered with her faithful daughters, in the center stake thereof. Thy posterity shall be very numerous and mighty counselors among the redeemed of Israel. I seal thee up to eternal lives and say unto thee, if thou wilt be faithful not one word of this blessing shall fail even so Amen. Alice M. Tyler Recorder. The above blessing was written and sent to Emily T. Adair at Kanab, Utah 1873." [Patriarchal Blessing transcript from typescript copy made from Don and Carolyn Smith.] B. No listing in Index. Patriarchal Blessing from typescript copy made from Don and Carolyn Smith: "Mt. Carmel, Kane County, Utah Territory, May 1, 1877. A father's blessing in addition to the recorded blessing of Emily Presinda Tyler Adair born Council Bluffs Iowa 28th January 1847. Emily Presinda my daughter I lay my hands upon thy head and seal upon thee a patriarchal blessing which is a continuation and establishment of thy former blessings. I seal upon thee all the blessings pertaining to the faithhful daughters of Zion. Posess thy soul in patience and thy peace shall be as a river of pure water flowing from an eternal fountain. Thou shalt live to a good old age and do much good in thy day and generation. Thy sins are remitted no more to be remembered against thee. Thy children shall rise up and bless thee in thine old age and thy council shall be sweet unto them both here and hereafter." C. Emily Presinda Tyler Adair, b. 28 Jan 1847 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Blessing date May 1, 1879 at Mt. Carmel, Kane Co., Utah. Patriarch Daniel Tyler. Vol. 740, p. 282: 5. Received from Don and Carolyn Adair: " LIFE SKETCH of Daniel TYLER. Daniel Tyler, pioneer, educator, holder of prominent positions both in the church and community was recognized ably versed in church doctrine. Was born 23 Nov 1816, at Semproneous, Cayuga County, New York. He was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Comins Tyler. Among his ancestors were eminent lawyers, ministers and officers of the Revolutionary War. His Grandfather, Job Tyler, emigrated to America from England, in 1640, shortly after the Pilgrims arrival, and settled at Andover, Massachusettts. Daniel was a serious religious minded child. When, at the age of four years, he had a serious sickness and was confined to bed in a room with a loft. One night, during this illness, his mother was in an adjoining room resting, as she was weary and worn out from the constant care given her little son. During this period, little Daniel was conscious of a very brilliant light appearing in the door of the loft and a shining hand extending through the light to him. He called to his mother to tell her what he had just witnessed in his marvelous sight. She didn't interpret this vision as Daniel did, she felt it was a warning he was to be taken from this life. She grieved bitterly, but Daniel told her it meant he was to be restored to health again, that he had a special mission to perform. Daniel's interpretation of this vision was fulfilled, as he was soon restored to health and vigor. His long life of usefulness was just proof. When Daniel was seven years of age, his grandfather and father's families moved to Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania. About this time they became interested in reading the scriptures, they were convinced that the spiritual gifts therein mentioned, were not in evidence among the various religious sects of that day. In the year 1829, the grandfather was taken suddenly ill and experienced a remarkable vision. He saw an angle clothed in white robes, who told him he would not recover from his illness, but that his family would live to see a church established on earth which would possess all the spiritual gifts of the ancient church of Jesus time. The grandfather died shortly after this manifestation. His son, Andrew, never ceased from reading the scriptures. About December, 1832, Elder Hyrum Smith, brother of the Prophet, came to their neighborhood preaching the wonderful truths. The Tyler family were converted and some were baptized immediately. Daniel, then some 12 years of age, was not until the following year. He was a very shy lad and wouldn't make his convictions known to his parents. When he was baptized, he was taken to lake Erie where a hole was cut through three feet of solid ice for this ordinance to be performed. The spiritual gifts, Prophesy, speaking in tongues, and the interpretation of tongues, were poured out following his baptism. These gifts were manifest many times throughout his life. Previously he was slow of speech and later was blessed with a fluent tongue. He subsequently filled many missions for the church and converted many intelligent and educated people. The Tyler family joined up with the Saints and were with them throughout their drivings, mobbings and sufferings. In or about 1836, Daniel met a young girl by the name of Ruth Welton who had previously joined the church. On September 2nd they were married and on the same day moved with the Saints, suffering many trials and persecutions. Daniel wrote several accounts later, of his close association with the Prophet and brother Hyrum; He was a member of the Nauvoo Legion; Attended the School of the Prophets, was a member of Zion's Camp and suffered all mobbings and expulsions with the saints. Daniel received his Endowments in the Kirtland Temple. In relating, he said, "It would be impossible to describe all the blessings bestowed upon the different quorums of the priesthood at this memorable time some saw, angels, some saw the "Horses and chariots of Israel ", some spoke in tongues, others predicted many great calamities that would befall the nations, such as pestilence, wars, famines, tornadoes, etc. All felt they had indeed had a taste of heaven, in fact, there were several weeks in which we were not tempted of the devil, and we wondered if the millennium had commenced. At or near the conclusion of the Endowment, the Prophet addressed us, and among other things he said, "Brethren, for some time Satan will have no power to tempt you, some have thought there will be no more temptation but the opposite will come and unless you draw near to the Lord, you will be over come and apostatize. A few years later four of the apostles were cut off from the Church for apostasy and the standing of others was very doubtful. Numbers from other Quorums also fell away and were cut off. Daniel filled a number of missions for the Church in adjoining counties and had settled on a farm 18 miles from Nauvoo. They were not privileged to remain for long, they were expelled. Daniel was on a mission in the southern states at this time, when the Prophet and his brother Hyrum were savagely murdered. Daniel's wife and little daughter, Parintha, remained with the Saints until his return. He was threatened with violent death by wicked and designing people. In October, there was a conference called at Nauvoo and Daniel had just landed on a steamer and hoped his wife and daughter would be coming with the Saints from their home. He set out on foot to meet them. He was in a terrible bloated condition caused by a dose given him by assassins in a glass of buttermilk. He was not recognized by his wife in this condition. This was a joyous greeting as his wife had been informed sometime previous, that her husband had been brutally slain near Natchez. This conference was a memorable occasion. It was then, thousands witnessed the mantle of their Prophet fall upon Brigham Young. When conference was over they returned to their homes but were soon expelled and fled to Nauvoo for protection. Most of that winter they suffered chills and fever but their hearts were rejoicing to be with the Saints of God and could worship according to the dictates of their conscience. However, before they were permitted to find a permanent haven with the Saints, they were forced to leave, again this time, their destination was to cross the Rocky Mountains or they knew not where. Making hasty preparations and taking what effects they could, they started on this trek with two families in one wagon. Little did they think that before they would find a resting place, they would be called upon to turn out 500 of their best men to fight for a government that had so inhumanly forced them from their homes and possessions. However the call was made and responded to. Daniel putting his trust in the Lord for the care and protection of his beloved family, was one of the enlisted. Quoting from Eliza R. Snow's "The Mormon Battalion" When Mormon trains were journeying through To winter quarters from Nauvoo Five hundred men were called to go To settle claims with Mexico To fight for that government From which, as fugitives we went What were their families to do Their children, wives and mothers, too When fathers, husbands and camps moved on. And on the brave Battalion went- Ere the Battalion started out Upon that most important route Twas predicted by the tongue Of the Apostle Brigham Young, "If to your God and country true You'll have no fighting there to do." Was General Kearney satisfied? Yes, More-for he with martial pride Said, "O'er the Alps Napoleon went But these men crossed a continent." And thus with God Almighty's aid The conquest and the road were made, By which a threatening storm was stayed, And lo; the Saints of God were saved. Oregon was at that time, in possession of the United States, and President Polk had recommended to congress that stockades and forts be built along the overland route to that distant part, as a protection to the emigrants. To execute this and take possession of California, the President designed to do this with the aid of the Mormons. Representatives were to go to the camps and pick one thousand men to make a dash and take possession of this country. This was the plan President Polk laid before the cabinet, but the design of the President was changed and only 500 men called. Thus an order was issued and met. Over the barren wastes these brave men marched, suffering trials and tribulations, at times without sufficient food to keep them on their feet. They were mustered into service 16 July, 1846, with only a few preparations. President Young encouraged them saying, "We want to conform to the requisition made by the government upon us, and will do nothing else until we have accomplished this thing. If we want the privilege of going where we can to worship God according to the dictates of our conscience, we must raise the battalion." "To say the least of it," states Daniel, "It was a very severe test of our loyalty." President Brigham Young assured them that their families would be taken care of, they should far as well as he did. The pay and rations dated from the time of enlistment, 16 July 1846. The men of each company subscribed liberally of their wages to be sent back to their families and to aid in gathering the poor from Nauvoo. As stated above these brave men suffered many trials and privations. Their physical condition was not the best. General St. George Cook had this to say regarding same, "Everything conspired to discourage the extraordinary undertaking of marching this battalion 1100 miles for the most part through an unknown wilderness, without road or trail, and with a wagon train. It was enlisted too much by families with some too old, some too feeble, and some too young; it was much worn by traveling on foot marching from Nauvoo, Illinois, their clothing was very scant. At first there was no money to pay them or clothing to issue them. By November they had marched past every place where it would be possible to purchase provisions for a considerable length of time, the rations were reduced. The snows of December added to their sufferings. They continued their march day by day traveling thru two to four feet of snow with continued cold piercing winds. Some days making but ten miles. There were a great number of deaths due to disease contracted through exposure and hardship. By May they had advanced and camped on the Arkansas river where they found the game plentiful, such as Blacktail Deer and other mountain game, this added materially to their sorry store of supplies. On and on they marched, encountering herds of wild cattle, having to battle some stampeded herds, about 81 wild bulls in one instance were killed and some of the battalion men were injured. Their course took them thru Tucson, then a garrison commanded by the Mexicans. The commander of the garrison, on learning of their approach ordered not to allow the battalion to pass thru without resistance. The battalion assured them that they were not enemies and would not harm them, they were then allowed to pass through. Their first view of the Pacific Ocean gave joy and thrills that filled their souls beyond description. They had talked about and sung about the "Great Pacific Sea" long before leaving the Saints, but their joy was not without sorrow wondering, where were their wives and children and parents who had been left in a howling wilderness among savages. Had their government they were protecting and serving ordered them on again? However they trusted in the Lord and trusted they would yet find them on their return, near valley of the great Salt Lake then within the limits of California, then a Mexican state. Amid it all they went rejoicing on their way. They took quarters in a Catholic Mission 5 miles south of San Diego January 30, 1847. Their march covering about 1400 miles during 104 days under painful circumstances too many to enumerate. On their arrival, their commander, Lieutenant Colonel, St. George Cook gave the battalion great praise for their courage and endurance. He wrote an order congratulating them and as a conclusion he said, "Thus volunteers, you have exhibited some high and essential qualities as veterans. On the 15th of February they were ordered to the Port of San Diego to garrison the place. On the 19th of February they took up the line of march to Los Angeles and camped at the eastern edge of town. On the 16th of April a petition for discharge was signed by most of the soldiers. However it was not complied with. On the 9th of May, General Kearney arrived at Los Angles from Monterey. He gave high praise to the battalion. He made a remark to an officer that history might be searched in vain for an infantry march equal to that performed by the battalion, "Bonaparte crossed the Alps but these men have crossed a continent. On the 18th of June some of the men went into the mountains and returned with a liberty pole. The same day an order from the Captain was read calling for volunteers for re-enlistment for six months. None responded. Fear was expressed by some of the battalion that they would be pressed into service to give the government time to bring other troops. On the 29th a meeting was called, an address delivered by Col. Stephensen. He stated "The Spaniards are whipped but not conquered. Your term of service will soon close. It is of the utmost importance that troops be kept here until others can be transported. I have the right to press you into service for 6 months longer, if it is deemed necessary, but believing as I do that enough if not all will reenlist, I have decided not to press you further. Your patriotism and obedience to your officers have done much toward removing the prejudice of the government and the community at large, and I am satisfied that another years service would place you on a level with other communities." His last remark was the undoing of his request. It was looked upon as an insult. They could challenge the world for patriotism and other virtues and did not care to further sacrifice. At the close of the meeting a call was made and some 15 or so offered to reenlist. The 4th of July was celebrated by raising the liberty pole, the band played The Star Spangled Banner and Hail Columbia. Thirteen guns were fired by their dragoon. Thus ended the celebration. On the 15th of July orders of discharge were given to Lieut. A.J. Smith. On the 17th and 18th some drew their pay. On the 20th some of the battalion re-enlisted for six months to garrison the post of San Diego. Daniel was one of the ones headed for the Great Salt Lake and the Saints. He took his gun with him, among other things, seed peas which proved very prolific food for the Saints in Salt Lake valley. Upon the arrival of the battalion in the Salt Lake valley, President Young called them together and blessed them in the name of the Lord for their fidelity to the Kingdom of God. He said it was to the praise of the battalion that they went as honorable men, going for their country and he was satisfied with them. He was glad the battalion had not re-enlisted for another six months. He was sorry he didn't have clothing for them but he would rather them wear skins than to go back to the United States for clothing. It was the 16th of October, 1847 when Daniel arrived in the Salt Lake valley and as soon as possible went on his way to Winter Quarters to join his wife and family. The next spring they joined with the Amasa Lyman company and arrived in the valley on the 18th of November, 1849 with David Pettigrew, Bishop, Daniel Tyler, 1st Councilor and Sanford Porter as 2nd Councilor. While living there, Daniel met with an accident that might have taken his life. One morning he went to the canyon for a load of logs. On his return trip home his team of horses ran away, throwing him under the wheels of the load of logs, badly breaking one of his legs. He lay unconscious for sometime and while in this state he looked upon his body presumably dead. He finally made his arduous way home and for some long time was unable to use his limbs. He became very discouraged and at times felt he would rather die than live in this crippled condition. One day Daniel attended a prayer session in one of the homes, there being, at that time no public meeting houses for the Saints. After the meeting was opened a Sister Moore arose and began to talk in tongues, she addressed her remarks to Daniel and he interpreted in English which was "Your legs will be healed and you will go on a mission and preach the Gospel in foreign lands, no harm will come to you and you shall return in safety having great joy in your labors." She also told him what to do to heal his injured leg and it began to mend immediately. In a few weeks time he dispensed with his crutches and walked with a cane. At the spring conference held in April 1853 at Salt Lake, Daniel was called by President Young on a mission to Europe. He made preparations for his wife and family and crossed the ocean in the English ship Ashburton. They narrowly missed death in the crossing as they experienced the worst storm the sea captain of the boat termed the worst he had experienced during his thirty years of sailing. After he and some of the Elders on board went to a cabin and rebuked the elements, the storm abated so suddenly that they feared the ship would be broken to pieces. It was damaged but with the assistance of all on board they finally landed in Belfast where they transferred to a steamer and later landed at Liverpool. Daniel was later sent to take charge of the Swiss and German Mission. He was the means of the conversion of the noble educator, Karl G. Maeser. Daniel was soon after made President of the French and Italian Missions as they were added together to his supervision. Daniel filled a worthy mission and in 1856 was released to return to his home and family. In 1866 Daniel, with his family were called to the Dixie Mission, giving up his good farm and comforts, they by then had accumulated. They suffered all the hardships of pioneers of a new country. Daniel taught school and was the first teacher of the upper town of Pine Valley, Washington County. He was also sent to the Muddy Mission but due to suffering chills and fever he was released and started north. He went to Beaver City and there made his home. Teaching school in a one room log cabin for a number of years. In Beaver, Daniel and his family spent the remainder of his days, filling many short missions for his church, holding both civic and church positions to his last useful days. In the year 1873 he was ordained Patriarch by George Albert Smith. Saints throughout the southern boundaries came to Daniel for blessings. He was blessed with miraculous spiritual powers of healing the sick, casting out evil spirits and was recognized as an authority in church doctrine. In the year 1888 he was visiting the southern part of the state in the interest of the St. George Temple in company with George Q. Cannon and George Reynolds. They stopped at Parowan to conference and was asked to stop at the home of Brother Durham. During their stay Professor Durham related a dream to them wherein he heard a remarkable piece of music and a dream related to the music. Suffice it to say, Daniel had the interpretation of Brother Durham's dream and gave a speech in the original Nephite language. Daniel lived to a good old age, ever a comfort and inspiration to his children and grandchildren, passing away 7 November 1906, a few days before his 90th birthday and was buried beside his noble wife, who preceded him in death nine years. He was buried beside her in the Mountain View Cemetery." BIRTH: 1. FHL Film 2456: "Early LDS Church Membership Records for Nutrioso, Arizona": Record of the Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nutrioso Ward, St. Johns Stake of Zion. Page not noted: 1. George W. Adair; father: S.J. Adair; mother: Jamima Mangum; 27 Jun 1837 at Pickens Co., Alabama; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 2. Emily P. Adair; father: Daniel Tyler; mother: Ruth Welton; b. 28 Jan 1847 at Council Bluff, Iowa; first baptism: by Proctor; first confirmation: by Proctor; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 3. Olive Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 27 Nov 1864 at Washington, Washington, Utah; blessing 27 Nov 1864 by Daniel Tyler; died 28 Nov 1864. 4. Emily Jane Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 28 Dec 1865 at Washington, Washington, Utah; blessing Jan 1866 by James Richie; first baptism: by John S. Bunting; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 5. Daniel T. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 3 Dec 1867 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah; blessing 1867 by Daniel Tyler; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 6. Samuel J. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 3 Mar 1870 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah; died 30 Jan 1871; blessing 1870 by S. J. Adair 7. William A. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 7 Feb 1872 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah; blessing 1872 by Jacob Hamblin; ordained a Teacher 29 Jul 1888 by Allen Frost; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 8. John W. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 10 Feb 1874 at Kanab, Kane, Utah; blessing 1874 by John Nuttall; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 9. George N. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 23 Mar 1876 at Kanab, Kane, Utah; blessing 1876; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 10. Ruth Alice Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 16 Sep 1878 at Kanab, Kane, Utah; first baptism: 2 Jun 1887 by Allen Frost; first confirmation: 2 Jun 1887 by G.W. Adair; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 11. Joseph W. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 17 Jun 1881 at Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona; first baptism: 5 Sep 1889 by L.J. Brown; first confirmation: 5 Sep 1889 by L.J. Brown; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 12. Rufus N. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 16 Sep 1884 at Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona; blessing 1884 by S.J. Adair; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah. 13. Edna Irene Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 20 Jan 1887 at Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona; blessing by S.J. Adair; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah." 6. Received from Don and Carolyn Smith, 2003: "LIFE SKETCH of RUTH WELTON TYLER, by Ruth Welton Tyler: Ruth Welton Tyler was born 25 February 1820 at Spafford, Onendaga, New York, a daughter of Clarissa Norton and Asa Welton. Her mother lived to the age of 67, having joined the saints in Utah, but her father died very mysteriously at a very early age. The following is Ruth's own story; I was sent to school at an early age, was very studious and learned as fast as the system of those days would permit. I became a fine bible student. When I was eight years of age, my mother married Daniel Pulsipher, a nephew of Zera Pulsipher known in early church history, by whom she had two sons and one daughter. When I was nine years old, by my mother's permission, I joined the Methodist church. They permitted their members to be baptized or not and also to choose their own method of baptism. Having read the Bible much, I believed baptism by immersion to be the saving ordinance. The minister tried to persuade me to kneel in the waters edge and have some sprinkled on my head. I told him, if he did not wish to immerse me he need not, but that I would not accept any other mode. Seeing I was not to be turned, and rather than loose one convert, he finally led me down into the water and immersed me. In January, 1832, an Elder by the name of Jared Carter came into our neighborhood, bringing glad tidings of great joy to all people who would receive. I was attending school. One day I heard the larger scholars making derisions and talking about the imposter who had come to the place. When I arrived home that night, to my astonishment he was there conversing with my mother. I thought " I hope he won't speak to me. " I didn't intend to give him a chance, consequently I took a book as if to study and sat down on the other side of the room, partly behind him but listening to him all the time. Presently he turned and commenced talking to me as if he had read my thoughts. He said I need not be afraid of him. He said he was proclaiming glad tidings of great joy to the inhabitants of the earth, which would prove a savior of life to all who received it, and of death unto those who rejected it. He said that an angel who John saw flying through the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel and the keys there of to those on earth, had flown and had committed those keys to Joseph Smith, who was so much derided, and many more things did he explain concerning the record that he had translated through the gift and power of God, by this unlearned boy, quoating largely from the Bible. About ten o'clock that evening, when all had retired except mother and myself, I said " mother, I believe every word that the stranger has said. He has proven every assertion he has made, by the Bible, and if you are willing, I would like to be baptized in the morning." She gave her consent. Accordingly, two of my schoolmates and I were baptised by one of the men having authority, receiving a portion of the Holy Spirit promised through the laying on of hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost, which brings forth things new and old. I was then not quite twelve years old. Thus commenced my career in the kingdom of God that was set up in these last days no more to be thrown down. My parents were baptized in a few days. A Branch of about thirty members was organized but half soon fainted and fell by the wayside. In about two years we left our comfortable homes and moved to Kirtland, Grange Co., Ohio, where the first temple in this last dispensation was being reared, were at the dedication thereof and enjoyed the great blessings and glory that filled the house on that memorable occasion. We listened to the instructions of the great Prophet, Seer and revelator of these last days and received a Patriarchal blessing under the hands of his father, Joseph Smith Sr. Many gifts and blessings were poured out upon the saints under the guidance of the Prophet and the Patriarch. Many instances of healing transpired, one of which I shall mention. I took very seriousley sick, so much that my life was despaired of. I requested the Elders be called. They annointed me with oil, laid hands upon me and rebuked the disease, and I was made whole from that time on. This I knew was by the power of God. I was one of a number who fasted and prayed under the dictation of Father Smith, for a man who had been possessed of an evil spirit for sixteen years. He was restored, a synopsis of which was published later in the Juvenile Instructor. Many more instances of healing I could mention. I became acquainted with Daniel Tyler and on 2 september 1836, we were united in marriage. The following day we started with his father and family for Far West, Missouri, a distance of one thousand miles, Nine of us in one wagon. There were no railroads then. This was my first traveling by land, which I did not much fancy, but was willing to endeavor to surmount every obstacle so as to dwell with the people of God. The kind treatment and words of comfort I received from Father Tyler could not be surpassed by anyone, not even my husband, but also he, Father Tyler could not stay and was destined to not be with us long. The exposure, traveling through storms and sickly places, wadeing streams, told heavely upon us. He sickened and died on 2 may 1837. We were obliged to winter in Lake County Indiana. We resumed our journey early in the spring and got as far as Bloomfield Illinois, when Father Tyler, my husband and I, were stricken down with the sickness and as before stated, we had to leave our father. Sad to relate, this was not the only one we had to leave by the wayside. While stopping at Bloomfield, my husbands brother, Comfort, a youth of eighteen years, fell from a horse. Not thinking him in a dangerous condition, as soon as all were sufficiently recovered we resumed our journey as far as Huntsville, Missouri, where after about a week, death ended Comfort's suffering. Our mother bore up with much fortitude under the heavy bereavement, although she was of a weakly nature. On or about the third of August we arrived at Far West, being nearly a year since we left Kirtland and under expense all the way. Our expense was no small amount, but our mother had money left to buy a farm, which she was afterward compelled to leave to the mobbers of Missouri, which will be shown hereafter. I rejoiced exceedingly at once more being with the church and feasting upon the words of God that fell from the lips of his servants. I was at that memorable fourth of July spoken of in Sec. 115 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Far West was a beautiful place. Although we had not the luxuries of life I had been accustomed to in Childhood, I was happy. My husband bought 10 acres of land as good as in Missouri. We would soon have a comfortable home but the hand of oppresion was not stayed long. It soon became that life and property were not safe, the history of which is recorded and will stand against those specimens of humanity___yes, the Hauns Mill Massacre, the Crooked River Battle. I saw David Patten as he lay in state, having sealed his testimony with his blood. I shall never forget those tranquil features. And now the mob came to destroy us. Thousands against a handful of men and women who dared to obey the beheast of heaven through the Prophet Joseph Smith. I saw them draw a line of battle and also our brethern fall in line; heard the command, "Forward March," from the mob and almost simultaneously from our commander. As we, the sisters were gazing upon the scene, a sister by the name of Carrel, picked up a pitchfork and started toward the enemy Exclaiming, "The first man to fall, I will take his place." I also started with her, feeling if death we must meet, determined to meet it trying to defend ourselves, and not until we heard the word "Halt" and saw the white flag, did we expect anything but to meet the bloody foe face to face. Yet we were spared this fate, but our prophet and others were dragged into their camp, while their yells of triumph sounded like so many demons from the lower regions and subsequently, they, the Prophet and others were placed in Liberty Jail and offered human flesh to eat, which was detected by the Prophet of God. Many indignities were heaped upon us and much suffering also, being to leave our homes in the month of February. Before we reached our destination in Illinois the weather became severe, and we were illy prepared to meet it, this caused much suffering. About the third of March we arrived at Exton, remaining a short time. From there to Gregsville, Pike County and subsequently to Commerce, now Nauvoo, in a poverty-striken condition, however, without a murmur, thankful we could breath of freedom once more, and acknowledge the hand of the Lord in our deliverance and also that of our beloved Prophet and Patriarch, and the softnening of the hearts of the people of Quincy and the State of Illinois, generally in so much that they received us, treating us kindly but not dreaming the horrible tragedy that was so soon to be perpetrated upon our beloved Prophet and Patriarch. The Saints again began to spread out east, west, north and south, cultivating farms, orchards and gardens, not withstanding the climatic conditions, subject to chills and fever and death in many instances; destitute of the comforts of life in cosequence of the cruel usage of the barbarians of Missouri. Yet through the blessings of God and indominable courage and perseverance, they were greatly blessed, making comfortable homes, also building an Holy Temple to the most high, and on the 17th of March, 1842 the Prophet Joseph organized the first Relief Socirty in this last dispensation, of which I became a member. The Prophet said, "This has always existed upon the earth when the Church of Christ was upon the earth." Through the multiplicity of business, he had deferred organizing to this date. Frequently he would and instruct us pertaining to the duties and responsibilities resting upon us; to look to the wants of the poor, searching out the objects of charity, and assist by correcting the morals and strengthening the virtues of the female community. On one occasion he asked to become a member. All hearts beat in unison on that ocassion. How proud did we raise our hands in request. He called on us to covenant to help him cast out iniquity out of the church, which we did by raising our hands to heaven. I would exort all those who remain, to remember that covenant as a part of Relief Society work, to save souls. He instructed the President of our Society to call the Society together in an upper room over his store. She did so, but the rest of the instructions she shrank from. While making her opening remarks, which were very harsh, the Prophet being in an adjoining room, walked up to her side and said I was subsquently told he had requested her to teach Celestial Marriage to the Society. This was the last meeting to my knowledge, until reorganized by Prophet Brigham Young, in Salt Lake City in 1855. Before proceeding forth with this narrative, I wish to bear my humble testimony that I knew Joseph Smith Jr. and he was a prophet of the Living God, inspired by him to bring forth the Book of Mormon, the revelations contained in the Doctrine and Covenants. I also testify that by living pure lives and obeying the voice of God through his servents, the prophets, will take us back into the presence of our Father in Heaven, from whence we came. My husband, after filling a number of short missions in adjoining counties, concluded to settle on a small farm 18 miles from Nauvoo, three miles from Lima. We were not destined to enjoy it for long, as mobbings and drivings awaited us. While my husband was on a mission in the southern states, that horrible massacre in Carthage Jail, when our Prophet and Patriarch were inhumanly murdered, while under the promised protection of the highest officiary of this state. These heart-rending scenes pass vividly before me as I write. A couple of southern gentlemen came to me saying, "Sister Tyler, the church will have to scatter, we are going south and will take you to Brother Tyler if you will go." My answer was, "No brethren, if we have to leave here there will be a body of the church go somewhere with the records and there I will go and there is where Brother Tyler will come if his life is spared." These brethren went and never returned. In a short time word came that my husband had been brutally murdered in the city of Natchez, which word was kept from me for several weeks. The anguish that now filled my aching heart is past description. On one occasion, the women and children of several families were gathered together to spend the night, while the men were standing guard, men having been seen hiding around through the day. We knew not what fate awaited us before the dawn of a new day, yet knowing we were in the hands of the lord, and after committing ourselves to his care and humbly asking for his protection, we lay down extinguishing the lights so as not to attract attention. Yet some would occasionally give vent to their grief. Although I felt I had a double portion of sorrow smothered in my breast, I partly arose and leaned on my elbow and endeavored to comfort them. The spirit of the lord rested upon me so much that I made many predictions that have been literally fulfilled. The spirit of comfort ran from heart to heart and all quietly reposed untill morning. On hearing that the Elders were all called to Nauvoo, I determined to go up to conference in October, knowing that if my husband were alive, he would be there. When within about a mile of Nauvoo, we discovered someone coming towards us. I said, "That looks like my husband only larger than he." He had just landed from a steamer and thinking that perhaps his wife and little daughter parintha, would come to conference, he had started out to meet us. He had had poison administered to him in a glass of butermilk. It had bloated him very badly. This was a happy meeting, as we had been living between hope and fear for several weeks. The next day was the event of that memorable meeting when so many thousands of people could testify that the mantle of our martyrd Prophet had fallen on Brigham Young, to which we could testify of a surety. When conference was over, we returned to our homes and there we were permitted to raise two crops, although the second one we were not permitted to harvest. The ire of our enemy was again stirred up in so much that we had to flee to nauvoo for safety, leaving our crops and our livestock and all our possesions, except what we could snatch in our flight, thus being deprived of our hard earned home and comforts of life. One of the Mobbers, by the name of Harness, was seen to shoot and fill two bushel sacks with my fowls and carry them off for his family consumption, While we were suffering most of the winter with chills and fever and for the comforts of life, yet in all this our spirits were buoyant. Having a conscience void of offense toward God and all men, Knowing that these things were heaped upon us because we dared to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience. Knowing that God had again spoken from the heavens in these last days, according to the predictions of both ancient and modern prophets, and for this, we must again take up the line of march and cross the Rocky Mountains. According to the words of the poet, "We Cheerfully Go." Making what hasty preparations we could with two families in one wagon, we commenced our toilsome journey, not thinking that before we should find a resting place, we would be called upon to turn out five hundred of our best men to fight for the Government that had so inhumanly forced us to flee from our hard earned homes. But thus it was.When we arrived at Pisgah, this call was made and responded to. It was my lot to be one left in an uncultivated country; yet putting my trust in God, I bade my husband and brother, David, goodby on the 15th of July, knowing these brave boys were as "Rams caught in the thicket to save Isaac." The first payment my husband received, $42.00 which he needed for himself and comforts, he sent back to me. I went as far as Council Bluffs and made myself as comfortable as I could in that new country, and on the 28th of January, had a sweet little girl born to me. In the spring, I took my two little girls and went into the family of Dr. and Mrs. Lane and lived as one of the family. If there ia a remnant of that family living, I fervently ask God to bless them for their kindness to me and mine. My husband made the march with those noble Mormon Battalion boys and returned to me on the 18th of December, 1847. In 1848, we Emigrated to Utah in the Amasa M. Lyman company. As a postlude to Ruth's own story so far in their courageous treks, Will say they made a comfortable home in Salt Lake City. Brother Tyler was in the Bishopric of the 10th ward. In 1853, he was called on a mission to Europe, and subsequently was the instrument in the conversion of that great teacher, Karl G. Maeser. Again Sister Tyler was called upon to carry on alone but as previously was manifest in her courageous soul, she was valiant to her charge. After Brother Tyler's near three year mission, he returned to his family. They made their home in Draper and was just accumulating a fine farm and comforts of life, the call came to go to the Dixie Mission, where Brother Tyler was called by President Young as a School Teacher. They went, sacrificing their comforts and properties. Brother Tyler was the first school teacher of Pine Valley's upper town. Later he was called to the Muddy Mission and due to a break in health, caused through chills and fever, he was forced to travel north. With his family, he went to Beaver City, Utah, where they made their home their remaining days. Both Daniel Tyler and wife, Ruth Welton, were leaders wherever they went. Sister Tyler was President of the Relief Society, which office she faithfully held for several years. During her presidency, two rock buildings were erected, one a jail, one a grain storehouse with capacity of about eight thousand bushels, the latter building costing about $ 16,000. She was then called as President of the Stake Relief Society, which position she held until her death. Ruth was the mother of 14 children, was ever active in civic affairs as well as religious. She was ever ready and willing to respond to every call, a devoted mother, a faithful wife, a friend to the needy, a comforter of the sick and administered to their wants. Her whole soul was in the work of the church from the time she was baptized until her demise, when she passed on to receive the reward of the righteous. Beaver City, Beaver County, Utah Territory, Dec. 26, 1873. A blessing by Daniel Tyler, upon the head of Emily Presinda Tyler Adair. Daughter of Daniel Tyler and Ruth W. Tyler born Council Bluffs Iowa January 28, 1847. Emily Presinda my daughter in the name of the lord Jesus Christ I give unto you a father's blessing, and I pray my Heavenly Father to give unto me a blessing for you such as will comfort you, and which you will receive. Thou art of the seed of Abraham through the loins of Ephraim and Benjamin. Thy name shall always be had in honorable remembrance in thy fathers house. Thy children and thy Children's children to the latest generation shall rise up and call thee blessed and rejoice in the day thou wast born, and thou shalt reign over them in thy Father's Kingdom, world without end, and thy days shall be many upon the Earth, and thy happiness shall increase and thy sorrow flee away. Thy health shall be restored unto thee. Thou shall see Zion triumph over all her foes, and be numbered with her faithful daughters, in the center stake thereof. Thy posterity shall be very numerous and mighty counselors among the redeemed of Israel. I seal thee up to eternal lives and say unto thee, if thou wilt be faithful not one word of this blessing shall fail even so Amen. Alice M. Tyler, Recorder. The above blessing was written and sent to Emily T. Adair at Kanab, Utah 1873 Mt. Carmel, Kane County, Utah Territory, May 1, 1877. A father's blessing in addition to the recorded blessing of Emily Presinda Tyler Adair born Council Bluffs Iowa 28th January 1847. Emily Presinda my daughter I lay my hands upon thy head and seal upon thee a patriarcal blessing which is a continuation and establishment of thy former blessing. I seal upon thee all the blessings pertaining to the faithful daughters of Zion. Posess thy soul in patients and thy peace shall be as a river of pure water flowing from an eternal fountain. Thou shalt live to a good old age and do much good in thy day and generation. Thy sins are remitted no more to be remembered against thee. Thy children shall rise up and bless thee in thine old age and thy council shall be sweet unto them both here and hereafter. The secret desire of thy heart which thou hast so earnestly desired is granted un | Tyler, Emily Prescinda (I1354)
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| 3623 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mike Morrissey -Axsea Elizabeth Phillips, b. 13 Feb 1800, d. 22 Mar 1875 at Squan Beach, Ocean, NJ; m. 23 Nov 1823 Michael Lewis Ortley; lists 6 children. -Richard Phillips, Jr., b. 1790 in NJ, m. 29 Oct 1815 in Dover Twp., Monmouth, NJ, Mary Tilton, lists 3 children. 2. Andrew Phillips listed in Dover, Monmouth, NJ, tax lists for 1786, 1789, 1793, 1796 & 1797. 3. From Mike Morrissey: "Men enrolled in the Militia in Dover in 1793" (ages 18-45). These are the only men listed with the corresponding surnames. The Irons family are potentially related by James Irons marrying Nelle Longstreet, a daughter of Gisbert Longstreet: Phillips: Thomas, Joseph, Samuel, Richard, and Andrew. Johnston: George, William, and Benjamin. Winner: Isaac. Bennett: Aaron. Irons: James and John. There may be other surnames of interest, but these are all that Mike provided to me by email. 4. Email from Mike Morrissey 17 Jun 2004 mikemorr@hotmail.com: "Reuben Haines had a store near Toms River. His account book for 1816-1822 (mostly 1816-1818) was abstracted in the "Genealogical Magazine of NJ." Among the names listed were: Aron Bennett [later husband of Naomi] Moses Bennett [son of Aaron] Garrett Irons [1st cousin of Naomi] Ezekial Johnson Jacob Johnson Joel Johnson [brother of Naomi] Jonathan Johnson [brother of Naomi] Joseph Johnson [possible brother of Naomi] Joshua Johnson Samuel Johnson (& daughter) [possible brother of Naomi] Richard Phillips Samuel Phillips William Phillips [son of Andrew and Naomi] Mr. Winner [KP note: probably Isaac since probably all of Isaac's oldest children were in Ohio or on their way] Mrs. Winner Except for the Irons, I have listed all those of a given surname. Andrew Phillips is not listed. That does not prove he was dead, but it is likely. The only Bennetts listed are Aaron and his son, Moses. That makes it seem likely that he was the 3rd husband of Naomi." 5. Here is some information taken from the Phillips Booklet, which is one of many booklets sold by the Ocean County Historical Society in Toms River, NJ. Richard Kuntz, the author of these booklets provided the following excerpts for me. "Phillips Faniily Dover Twp. This book in the Series "Families of Old Dover" will focus on the Phillips families that resided in Dover Township. The 1773 Dover Township Tax Ratables contained the names: John and Thomas Phillips. The 1779 Ratables contained the names John, Thomas, and Joseph Phillips. The Monmouth County 1790 Freeholders List contained the name: Joseph Phillips resideing in Dover Twp. The 1793 Militia Census contained the names: Thomas, Joseph, Samuel, Richard, Andrew Phillips. The following remark is taken from [ES - pg. xlv] Ephraim Phillips was dec'd 1698. In the assment of taxes to Schrewsbury 1764, two John Phillips are named, one of which was in the Revolution and also Joseph Phillips. In surveys in Ocean County about the close of last century, and beginning of present, Thomas, Richard Sr., Richard Jr., and William G. Phillips took up land. Richard took up many tracts. In 1803, July 17th, Jacob Phillips married Rachel Ferguson by Daniel Stout of Goodluck. The 1830 Census for Dover Township contained the following families: 1. Richard M: 1:5-10; 1:15-20, 1:40-50; F: 2:0-5, 1:0-5, 1:5-10, 1:40-50 T. 6 2. Witham M: 1:0-5, 2:5-10, 1:10-15, 1:30-40; F: 1:0-5, 1:5-10, 1:30-40 T. 8 3. Benjamin M: 1:20-30; F: 1:40-50 T. 3 4. Elizabeth M: 1:10-15, 1:20-30; F: 1:40-50 T. 3 5. William G. M: 1:0-5, 1:30-40; F: 2:0-5, 1:20-30 T. 5 The 1840 Census for Dover Township contained the following families: 1. Richard M: 1:0-5, 1:5-10, 1:15-20, 1:50-60; F: 20-5.11540, .2:1045, 1:40,50 . 2. William M: 1:0-5, 1:5-10, 1:15-20, 2:20-30, 1:40-50; F: 2: 0-5, 1:5-10, 1:15-20, 1:30-40 3. Jacob M:1:0-5, 1:20-30; F: 1:15-20 4. Richard M: 1:30-40; F: 2:0-5, 1:20-30, 1:50-60 5. Obediah M: 1-30-40; F: 1:0-5, 1:5-10, 1:10-15j, 1:30-40 6. John M: 1:20-30,.1:30-40; F: 1:10-15, 1:60-70 7. Jacob M: 1:0-5, 1:20-30; F: 1:0-5, 1:20-30 . 8. Thomas M: 1:0-5, 1:30-40; F: 2:0-5, 1:5-10, 1:20-30 Observation: It is possible that Jacob T. (1817), Obadiah (1800). and Richard (1814) are brothers. However, reviewing the 1830 and 1840 Census data for Dover Twp (given above), it is not possible to identify a household containing the three. Richard in 1830 and 1840 is the son of Richard (ca. 1740) mid Hannah. Elizabeth in 1830 is a candidate; but she has only two of the three in her household. However, She might be the female 50-60 in 4. Richard in 1840. More information is needed to clarify the relationships. Consequently, the linkage between the Phillips family members listed immediately below is not available at this time. Each name will be presented in this document as the root for a family group, the family groups will be presented consecutively, and will be numbered accordingly. Phillips Family Dover Twp.. b. ?, d. ? Issue: PA Richard (ca. 1760-?); m. Hannah Unknown (1751-2/24/1859) PB William (1792-11/4/1859); m. (11/19/1815) Lydia Phillips (1800-?) PC Jacob T. (1817-?); m. Mary Unknown (1816-?) PD Richard (1814-?): m. (11/20/1847) Eliza Ann Phillips (1818-?) PE Obadiah (1800-?); m. (8/24/1824) Ann Patterson (1805-?) PF Jacob O. (1826-?); m. (2/15/1843) Anna J. Johnson (1827-?) PG Thomas (1806-?); m. (1/11/1831) Mariah Cornelius (1811-?) PH Andrew (1816-?); m. Sarah Davis (10/13/1823-8/10/1904). PI Abe (1801-?) PJ Charles (1840-?) PK William G. (ca. 1795-?); m. (2/5/1825) Elizabeth Crawford (1805-?)" The following is the index from the booklet that provides lineages. I have not seen the actual booklet, but this shows which children Mr. Kuntz assigned to which families. Since there is not much to work with in the original records, this is subjective. I do agree on most of Richard's children, with just a couple of differences due to some additional records that Mr. Kuntz may not have had and which are posted in FamilySearch as of 5 Aug 2022.: (98) Abe (Phillips Family) b. 1801, d. ? (6) Ackey (Richard, Phillips Family) b. ca. 1791, d. 5/5/1851 m. John Jones b. ?, d. ? (38) Acksah (William, Phillips Family) b. 1845, d. ? (14) Albert (Richard, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1841, d. ? (97) Alice (Andrew, Phillips Family) b. 1863, d. ? (37) Alice (William, Phillips Family) b. 1843, d. ? (83) Alice (Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1834, d. ? (93) Andrew (Phillips Family) b. 1816, d. ? m. Sarah Davis b. 10/13/1823, d. 8/10/1904 (61) Andrew (Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1851, d. ? (32) Angues (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1856, d. ? (7) Axsea (Richard, Phillips Family) b. 2/13/1800, d. 3/22/1875 m. (11/17/1823) Michael Ortley b. ?, d. ? (26) Benjamin (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1838, d. ? (46) Benjamin F. (Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1847, d. ? (10) Benjamin P. (Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. ca. 1807, d. ? (13) Caroline (Richard, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1839, d. ? (29) Caroline (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1848, d. ? (49) Carrie (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1879, d. ? (100) Charles (Phillips Family) b. 1840, d. ? (76) Charles (William, Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1871, d. ? (28) Charles (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1843, d. ? (70) Charles E. (Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1849, d. ? (40) Christopher (Thomas, William, Phillips Family) b. 1855, d. ? (66) Cindelia (Obadiah, Phillips Family) b. 1840, d. ? (53) Clarence (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 2/12/1892, d. 1/7/1935 (45) David (Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1845, d. ? m. Sarah C. Ridgway b. 7/2/1851, d. 5/4/1914 (56) Edward (Eugene, Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1911, d. ? (77) Eliza A. (William, Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1873, d. ? (25) Eliza Ann (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1837, d. ? (87) Elizabeth (Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1842, d. ? (17) Elmira (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1839, d. ? (60) Elmira (Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1849, d. 9/6/1865 (30) Elsie (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1851, d. ? (52) Ethel (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1889, d. ? (51) Eugene (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 10/22/1883, d. 4/3/1949 m. Alice Taylor b. 2/11/1894, d. 12/28/1949 (91) Eugenia (John, Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1867, d. ? (55) Florence (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1898, d. ? (79) George (Jacob, Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1874, d. ? (4) Hannah (Richard, Phillips Family) b. ca. 1781, d. ? m. Joseph Johnson b. 1780, d. 1862 (86) Henry (Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1840, d. ? (57) Irene (Eugene, Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1913, d. ? (47) Isabella (Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1853, d. ? (2) Jacob (Richard, Phillips Family) b. ca. 1778, d. ? m. Rachel Ferguson b. ca. 1780, d. ? (12) Jacob (Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1815, d. ? m. (9/19/1835) Emeline Luker b. 1817, d. ? (21) Jacob (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1848, d. ? (71) Jacob (Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 3/19/1851, d. 9/1/1927 (68) Jacob O. (Phillips Family) b. 1826, d. ? m. (2/15/1843) Anna J. Johnson b. 1827, d. ? (43) Jacob T. (Phillips Family) b. 1817, d. ? m. Mary Unknown b. 1816, d. ? (39) James (William, Phillips Family) b. 1852, d. ? (90) James T. (John, Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1865, d. ? (19) John (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1843, d. ? (84) John (Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1836, d. ? m. Angeline Unknown b. 1846, d. ? (3) John (Richard, Phillips Family) b. ca. 1779, d. ? m. Sarah Middleton b. ?, d. ? (74) Joseph (Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1866, d. ? (89) Julia Ann (Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1849, d. ? (54) Leona (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1897, d. ? (20) Lewis (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1845, d. ? (50) Lillie (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 5/19/1880, d. 6/6/1966 (101) Lizzie (Charles, Phillips Family) b. 1880, d. ? (81) Lizzie R. (Randolph, Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 5/1884, d. ? (94) Lydia (Andrew, Phillips Family) b. 1849, d. ? (88) Lydia (Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1844, d. ? (9) Marcy (Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1805, d. 1860+ m. (6/6/1819) Apollo Applegate b. 5/25/1798, d. 1860+ (22) Margaret E. (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1853, d. ? (27) Mary (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1841, d. ? (85) Mary (Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1838, d. ? (16) Mary (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1837, d. ? (44) Michael O. (Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1838, d. ? m. Mary L. Forker b. 2/23/1854, d. 3/25/1922 (41) Miller (Thomas, William, Phillips Family) b. 1856, d. ? (8) Nancy (Richard, Phillips Family) b. ca. 1806, d. 7/7/1852 m. Gabriel Chamerlain b. ?, d. ? (78) Nellie L. (William, Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1878, d. ? (73) Nelson (Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1861, d. ? (65) Obadiah (Phillips Family) b. 1800, d. ? m. (8/24/1824) Ann Patterson b. 1805, d. ? (96) Odessa (Andrew, Phillips Family) b. 1855, d. ? (1) Phillips Family b. ?, d. ? (18) Rachel (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1841, d. ? (72) Randolph (Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 9/3/1859, d. 2/18/1932 m. Mary E. Robbins b. 1/2/1863, d. 10/14/1946 (64) Reuben (Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1867, d. ? (92) Reuben (John, Thomas, Phillips Family) b. 1869, d. ? (33) Reuben (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1871, d. ? (5) Richard (Richard, Phillips Family) b. ca. 1785, d. 9/5/1857 m. Mary Tilton b. 1808, d. 3/17/1860 (15) Richard (Richard, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1833, d. ? (59) Richard (Phillips Family) b. 1814, d. ? m. (11/20/1847) Eliza Ann Phillips b. 1818, d. ? (11) Richard (Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1810, d. ? m. (10/31/1835) Margaret Luker b. 1818, d. ? (1) Richard (Phillips Family) b. ca. 1760, d. ? m. Hannah Unknown b. 1751, d. 2/24/1859 (31) Richard (Jacob, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1853, d. ? (80) Sallie (Jacob, Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1877, d. ? (48) Samuel (Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1887, d. ? (95) Susan (Andrew, Phillips Family) b. 1854, d. ? m. Samuel Cook b. 5/1842, d. ? (99) Susan (Abe, Phillips Family) b. 1846, d. ? (67) Susan E. (Obadiah, Phillips Family) b. 1846, d. ? (63) Theodore S. (Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1864, d. ? (82) Thomas (Phillips Family) b. 1806, d. ? m. (1/11/1831) Mariah Cornelius b. 1811, d. ? (36) Thomas (William, Phillips Family) b. 1831, d. ? m. Charity J. Potter b. 1834, d. 8/3/1865 (62) Thomas H. (Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1857, d. ? (23) Thomas J. (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1856, d. ? (103) Thomas S. (William G., Phillips Family) b. 1845, d. ? (58) Walter (Eugene, Michael O., Jacob T., Phillips Family) b. 1916, d. ? (42) Warren (Thomas, William, Phillips Family) b. 1858, d. ? (34) William (Phillips Family) b. 1792, d. 11/4/1859 m. (11/19/1815) Lydia Phillips b. 1800, d. ? (75) William (William, Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1869, d. ? (69) William (Jacob O., Phillips Family) b. 1845, d. ? (35) William (William, Phillips Family) b. 1824, d. ? (24) William A. (Richard, Jacob, Richard, Phillips Family) b. 1857, d. ? (102) William G. (Phillips Family) b. ca. 1795, d. ? m. (2/5/1825) Elizabeth Crawford b. 1805, d. ? MARRIAGE: 1. At the FHL I checked "Marriages of Monmouth Co., 1795-1843" and did not find any entries for either Aaron Bennett or Andrew Phillips. | Phillips, Andrew (I3063)
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| 3624 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mike Morrissey 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Dover Twp., Ocean, NJ, 12 Sep 1850, 317/319: Obadiah Phillips, 50, laborer, $250, NJ. Anna, 45, NJ. Cindelilla, 10, NJ. Susetta, 4, NJ. 3. Ann Phillips provides an affidavit for her mother-in-law Naomi Karr in Naomi's 1853 application for her deceased husband Walter Karr's Rev. War application. See Walter Karr's notes for more detail. | Patterson, Anna (I3070)
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| 3625 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mike Morrissey -Naomi Jane Phillips, b. 9 Jul 1831/7 Dec 1874 in Monmouth, NJ; d. 7 Dec 1874 in Bayville, NJ; bur. Bayville Methodist Church Cemetery; m. 24 Feb 1849 in Monmouth, NJ, Benjamin D. Evernham, b. 1824; 11 children listed. -Cindelila Phillips, b. 1840. -Susan E. Phillips, b. 1846, aka Lusetta. 2. Monmouth County Archives and also NJ State Archives, Monmouth co., vol. B2, p. 597: Deed poll and indenture between Isaac Winner selling his land of about 70 acres between Toms River and Long Swamp16 Oct 1819 to William Phillips [son from his wife's first marriage to Andrew Phillips]. Deed notes both parties are of Dover. Value of transaction was $10 and recorded 21 Oct 1819. NJ State Archives, Monmouth co., vol. I-2, p. 57: Deed poll and indenture between Naomy Winner and Obediah H. Phillips to William Phillips selling a lot of about 70 acres on the North side of Toms River 21 Oct 1824 to William Phillips [sons from her first marriage to Andrew Phillips]. Deed notes all parties are of Dover. Value of transaction was $20. Deed has great detail about the location of the lot. No relationships stated. 3. Censuses: 1850 US: Dover Twp., Ocean, NJ, 12 Sep 1850, 317/319: Obadiah Phillips, 50, laborer, $250, NJ. Anna, 45, NJ. Cindelilla, 10, NJ. Susetta, 4, NJ. | Phillips, Obadiah H. (I3067)
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| 3626 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010 has undocumented surname of Smith. 2. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Nathaniel2 Den (Rictonhard1), born (at least baptised) at Turton, Bolton Priory, Lancashire in early 1629, died Jamaica, Long Island in 1690 before 18 October (JTR 2:317-8). As the eldest son he probably married by 1653 in Hempstead, Long Island to a bride identified in 1664 and 1689 records only as Sarah (BDC 73 and JTR 1:316, 319). Combes added a last name of "Smith," citing the will of Nathaniel3, Jr., who referred to one "Nathaniel Smith" as his "cousin." Solid evidence is lacking for this conjecture, and there may be another explanation for Nathaniel, Jr.'s reference... Nathaniel's three sons can be identified from the land grants he made to them while he lived (e.g., JTR 2:272-3, 315-9); he also had one and possibly two daughters. Their birthdates and chronological order remain uncertain. Children of Nathaniel and Sarah (___) Denton, all born in either Hempstead (pre-1656) or Jamaica, Long Island: i. Nathaniel3, b. say 1653. ii. Samuel, b. say 1655. iii. Richard, b. say 1658. iv. Phebe, b. say 1662, m. John Foster. In their wills Nathaniel3 named "brother Foster," and Richard3 "brother ... John Foster," as an overseer (WNYHS 2:220; REC. 65:248; Combes, 15). v. Maria, b. say 1664, bap. 18 June 1664 (BDC 73)." 3. The book "The Early Settlement of Stamford, Connecticut 1641-1700…," by Jeanne Majdalany, pp. 158-59: "DENTON, Rev Richard - b1586, d1662, m1 ___, m2 ___. The Reverend Richard Denton came from Owram, Yorkshire and was on the James with Matthew Mitchell, arriving in Watertown, MA by 1634. He was in Wethersfield, CT in 1635 and was the leader of the first group of settlers in Stamford in 1641. His house was later that of John Bishop. He also led the group that went to Long Island in 1644, and then returned to England in 1659. Cotton Mather wrote a glowing account of him (cf. Huntington). Descendants: A. John - b1618. B. Daniel -. C. Timothy - bc1627. D. Nathaniel - bc1628, d1730 m Sarah E. Richard - d1658, m1657 Ruth Tileston. F. Samuel - d1714, m Mary Smith. References: Edythe Whitley, "Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton"; Frances Isabel Denton Womack, "The Denton Genealogy." | Sarah (I2952)
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| 3627 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, which describes the will of Samuel Denton, sibling to this individual: "Surrogate 9-42 Will of Samuel Denton of Jamaica, blacksmith, dated April 25, 1718, proved April 7, 1719. Mentions wife Martha, mother (not named), two brothers - Jacomiah and Hezekiah, also Samuel and Clement and Susannah, children of my sister Sarah Mills and Robert, John, Mary, Abraham and Ebenezer and Samuel, children of sister Clement Smith." | Denton, Clement (I2948)
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| 3628 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect: A. "Will from Abstract of Probate Records at Fairfield Co., CT; Publication: Fairfield County GenWebsite: "Rundall, William, late of Greenwich, will dated Oct. 22, 1714, probated Jan. 6, 1717, mentioned his wife Abigail, and eldest son John, daughters Sarah Knap, Mary Finch, Abigail Finch, Patience, Hannah, Elizabeth, sons Samuel, William, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, and grandson John Downs. Executors his wife and son Abraham. Witnessed Daniel Smith, Thomas Marshall, and Samuel Finch, page 10. Inventory taken Nov. 23, 1717.... and filed Nov. 26, 1717, page 11." B. A variant on the will dates: "Note: Will of William Rundle, dated 22 Oct 1714, probated, 16 Jan 1714/15. Probate file #5348 on file in the Connecticut State Library." 2. FHL book 929.273 R871rg "Ancestry of Long Island and Greenwich 1667-1992," by Rundall, Austin, Brownhill, Parker (poorly punctuated), pp. 475-479: "Joseph Rundle Sr. 2, William Rundle 1, resided: Greenwich, New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT; born: ca 1702 Horseneck, now Greenwich, CT; died: ca June 16, 1778 New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT; buried: New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT; parents: William Rundle / Abigail Tyler; married 1st: Aug. 15, 1729 Fairfield Co., CT to Mindwell Ferris, born: ca 1710 probably Greenwich, died: ca 1755 prior to Joseph's 2nd marriage, buried: probably New Fairfield, CT, parents: John Ferris / Abigail Haight of Norwalk; married 2nd: May 05, 1756 by Rev. Dan(ie)l Brinsmade to Experience Peck of Judea, n.f.i.; occupation: agriculture; military: Rev. War; religion: Congregational Church of New Fairfield, CT. Children (Rundle)3... [Lists 8 children.] . Informant: E.V. Randall Jr., 2050 Outlook Dr., Pittsburgh 15241. References: 1. Second Congregational Church of Greenwich 1730 New Membership Roll: "...Mindwell, w of Joseph Rundle Feb. 06, 1730, and Abigail Rundle Dec. 15 1728..." 2. Mormon Film # 2949 CT VR Greenwich V. 1 pg. 66, 101 + ER 199: "Joseph Rundel* of New Fairfield in Experience Peck of Judea May 05, 1756 (by Rev. Danl Brinsmade) * = written "Prindle" in Cothren's History. Washington V.R. Vol. 2 pg. 33 Mindwell Rundall m. July 08, 1756 John Hitchcock by Rev. Abraham Todd. 3. Mormon Film #10333621 Mead's Historie of Greenwich: "Joseph Rundle in Aug. 15, 1729 Mindwell, dau of John Ferris with names of Joseph, Mindwell, Elizabeth, & Abigail. pg. 539: gives siblings of Mindwell Ferris. 4. *HIST & GENE Old Fairfield V.1 See Anne 1-10-3-8. pg. 674 "Jedediah b 1729 in Elizabeth Rundle, lists Children" 5. PROBATE RECORD #4030 Joseph Rundle of New Fairfield, Danbury District, Vol. 3 pg. 240: "Will of Joseph Rundle Sr. naming wf Experience, sons Joseph, William, John and daughters Rhoda, Mindwell, Elizabeth & Leah's heirs; executor Samuel Rundle, Anne & Billie Trowbridge. "#4030 Date 1778 RUNDEL, Joseph of NEW Fairfield, CT. DANBURY PROBATE DISTRICT, STATE of CONNECTICUT Fairfield Oct. 19, 1778 We the subscribers appointed by the Court of Probate of the District of Danbury to set out to Experience Rundle the Widow of Joseph Rundle late of New Fairfield, dec'd Her dowry in the estate of her late husband being sworn as the law directs = have performed the same in the following manner = Wee Set off to the said Widow during her natural life one piece of land = Bounded as followeth beginning at the Widow Mary Ladocks north east corner by the highway then Southwardly and easterly by the sd Widow Ladocks Land to Eliphalet Brushes Land then Southwardly by sd Brush to a heap of stones in the Line Being the North West corner bound, of a pease of land belonging to the above sd estate then Easterly twenty rods to a heap of stones then southwardly eighteen rods, to a heap of stones in sd Brushes Line then easterly by sd Brushes line to the highway then by highway to the first bounds, begun at Containing about seven acors and a half together with the Barn - Set att = Lb 22 = 6 = 8 also Six acor, Lying adjoyning the Dwelling House together with the House and all the Privileges then belonging Sett att LB 13 = 0 = Being the one third part of the whole of the real estate of sd deceased/ Zachus Brush, Daniel Smith, Eliphalet Brush. In the Court of Danbury for the District of Danbury June __th 1778 William Runnel one of the Executors of the last Will and Testament of Joseph Runnel late of New Fairfield Deceased hay ing applied to this Court for ___ ___ persons to be appointed to set off to Experience Runnel widow of the said deceased her dower in said real estate of the said deceased. This Court Doth thereupon appoint Capt. Zachus Brush, Lieut. Daniel Smith, and Eliphalet Brush all of Freehold in New Fairfield aforesaid to set out and ascertain to the said Experience her Dowry according to Law in the estate of her late husband Joseph, Danbury June 16, 1778. Joseph P. Cooke Judge" 6. CONNECTICUT COLONY LAND GRANTS & Deeds of Greenwich: Vol. 3 pg. 315: "To all parts to whom these presents shall come Greeting know ye that I Joseph Rundell son unto the deceased William late of Greenwich... in his Majesties Colony of Con... for & in consideration of the sum of 35 pounds current money of the Colonie to me in hand before the ensealing here sd well & truely paid by my brother Abraham Rundall of the same place the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & my self there with fairly satisfied & contented... discharge my brother Abraham Rundall his heirs & assigns forever all my rights in land & moveable Estate property belonging to me ye sd Joseph Rundell by order of the last Will & Testament of my Honored Father William Rundall deceased only exempting my sd Joseph rights in lands as may any ways appear by sd fathers last Will & Testament now lying in Commons on the west side of Myanos River in sd Greenwich above ye maine countie road for hint sd Abraham Rundall to have & to hold the above promised & bargained premises with all ye priveledges apurtanances belonging to him the sd Abraham Rundall... I the sd Joseph Rundle... grant with the sd Abraham Rundall... I am ye lawful owner of the above bargained premises & am lawfully seized & possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in full simple herein myself good rightful power & lawful authority to warrant... sd Abraham Rundall his... use occupy possess & enjoy ye sd promised... premises... sd Joseph Rundall... do covenant & engage the above premises unto him the Sd Abraham Rundall... I ye sd Joseph Rundell do here unto set my hand & seal this 6th day of Nov. in 1727 in the 1st year of the reign of our Sovereign George by the Grace of God King of Great Britton. Joseph Rendall. Samuel Peck J.P., Jeremiah Peck" Vol. 3 pg. 316: "I William Rundall of Greewich county of Fairfield Colony of Connecticut for 20 pounds of current money willingly and fairly pd to me before the ensealing by my brother Joseph Rundall of same place for the following tracts of land lying in the bounds of Greenwich at a place called Pecks Land Ridge Consisting of 5 acres bounded northerly by William Rundalls land it being Boggy Meadows south by Joseph Renalds bogs east by the highway west by Common land another parcel consisting of 5 acres bounded by ye highway eastward and east to Boggy Meadow northwesterly by Common land northerly and southerly by Common land the above parcels of land assigned from me to Joseph Rundall and before the ensealing declare I am ye true and lawful owner of the above sd premises received as mine with the proper right of a good peaceful and absolute estate of inheritance fee simple an heir in my gift good & right with full power and lawful authority to grant the above premises unto Joseph Rundall by me William Rundall this 10th day of Nov. 1727. William Rundall. Witnesses Samuel Peck, Jeremiah Peck. Samuel Peck Justice of Peace." Vol. 4 pg. 92: "To all Christian People to whosoever these present shall come greetings know ye Abraham Rendel of Greenwich in Connecticut Collonie for and in consideration of the sum of 69 pounds in current & lawful money of sd Collonie to me in hand paid by Joseph Rundell. of the same place place above ye herein whereof the sd Abraham do hereby acknowledge myself have bargained assigns forever to sd Joseph and his heirs forever one standing dwelling house and 13 1/2 acres of sd land lying in Greenwich on the west side of Myanos river above the mile and a half line to a place named Pecks Ridge and is west by Roundtree Hill a road and north by the land of William Rundles deceased and passes by Moses Heusted and Common land & south by the sd Joseph Rundels land however bounded together to either with all privileges as signed & sealed this 17th day of June 1734. Abraham Rundell; witnesses William Renals, Phips ___, Ebenezer Mead Justice." SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. It notes the following sources, none of which I have yet reviewed: -Hist. of G'Wich, by S.P. Mead (1911). -Hist. of Stamford, CT, by E.B. Huntington. -G'wich VR's. -Fam. of Old F'fld, by D.L. Jacobus. -Mass. Col. Rec., Vol. I. -TAG Vol. 25, p. 38 (1949) -New Haven Co. VR's. -Rundle Fam. of America (1992). | Rundle, Joseph (I2931)
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| 3629 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect: A. "Will from Abstract of Probate Records at Fairfield Co., CT; Publication: Fairfield County GenWebsite: "Rundall, William, late of Greenwich, will dated Oct. 22, 1714, probated Jan. 6, 1717, mentioned his wife Abigail, and eldest son John, daughters Sarah Knap, Mary Finch, Abigail Finch, Patience, Hannah, Elizabeth, sons Samuel, William, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, and grandson John Downs. Executors his wife and son Abraham. Witnessed Daniel Smith, Thomas Marshall, and Samuel Finch, page 10. Inventory taken Nov. 23, 1717.... and filed Nov. 26, 1717, page 11." B. A variant on the will dates: "Note: Will of William Rundle, dated 22 Oct 1714, probated, 16 Jan 1714/15. Probate file #5348 on file in the Connecticut State Library." 2. FHL book 929.273 R871rg "Ancestry of Long Island and Greenwich 1667-1992," by Rundall, Austin, Brownhill, Parker (poorly punctuated), p. 522: "ELI ZABETH (Rundle) MOULTHROP 2, William Rundle 1. Resided: Greenwich, Fairfield Co.; East Haven, New Haven Co., CT. Born: ca. 1695 Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT. Parents: William Rundle / Abigail Tyler wife 3. Married: after father's will Oct. 22 1714 (before ? son Benjamin Moulthrop b. July 20, 1735 ?) if she m. to ? possibly Benjamin Moulthrop ?, born: Mar. 02, 1707 EHV (East Haven VR.) [1707/8], died 1736 EHV (East Haven VR.); parents: Matthew Moulthrop / Mary Brockett Religion: Congregational Children (MOULTHROP) 3: 1) Benjamin, b. July 20, 1735, d. Sep. 02 1815 ae 85, m. Thankful Grannis. References: 1. William Rundle 1 Will (See Chapter 1) refers to his married daughters by husbands' surnames; to dau. Hannah & dau. Elizabeth only as daughters, implying they were not yet married. Some reports claim Elizabeth died young so perhaps there were two Elizabeths. The fact that this Elizabeth was mentioned in her father's will defies the possibility that she died young. 2 The American Genealogist VOL. 12 #1 refers to Elizabeth Rundle, sister of Joseph of New Fairfield, Conn... as wife of Benjamin Moulthrope, (1707-1736) of East Haven, Conn. 3. Families of ANCIENT NEW HAVEN. Vol. V. See Deborah 1-5. pg. 1236-1237: "7 Benjamin... married Elizabeth ___. Perhaps she m. (2) Joseph Rundle of New Fairfield, or she may have been his sister." (Since the two wives of Joseph Rundle are documented, it seems more likely this was his sister, Elizabeth Rundle.)" SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. It notes the following sources, none of which I have yet reviewed: -Hist. of G'Wich, by S.P. Mead (1911). -Hist. of Stamford, CT, by E.B. Huntington. -G'wich VR's. -Fam. of Old F'fld, by D.L. Jacobus. -Mass. Col. Rec., Vol. I. -TAG Vol. 25, p. 38 (1949) -New Haven Co. VR's. -Rundle Fam. of America (1992). | Rundal, Elizabeth (I2929)
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| 3630 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect: A. "Will from Abstract of Probate Records at Fairfield Co., CT; Publication: Fairfield County GenWebsite: "Rundall, William, late of Greenwich, will dated Oct. 22, 1714, probated Jan. 6, 1717, mentioned his wife Abigail, and eldest son John, daughters Sarah Knap, Mary Finch, Abigail Finch, Patience, Hannah, Elizabeth, sons Samuel, William, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, and grandson John Downs. Executors his wife and son Abraham. Witnessed Daniel Smith, Thomas Marshall, and Samuel Finch, page 10. Inventory taken Nov. 23, 1717.... and filed Nov. 26, 1717, page 11." B. A variant on the will dates: "Note: Will of William Rundle, dated 22 Oct 1714, probated, 16 Jan 1714/15. Probate file #5348 on file in the Connecticut State Library." 2. FHL book 929.273 R871rg "Ancestry of Long Island and Greenwich 1667-1992," by Rundall, Austin, Brownhill, Parker (poorly punctuated), pp. 465-469: "Isaac Rundle 2, Willaim Rundle 1, resided: Greenwich, Fairfield Co. Connecticut; born: ca 1700 Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT; parents: William Rundle I/Abigail Tyler; married after 1715/16 when 15 yrs of age to Hannah (Johannah?) Close born: Mar. 20/29 1705, parents: Thomas Close / Hannah Knapp; religion: Congregational. Children (Rundle)3: 1) Hannah, m. Jonathan Palmer 12-06-1746 2) ?Thomas?, m. Eli zabeth Brown 07-17-1778 3) may have had other chdn Very little is known about Isaac Rundle. There is no explanation as to why Isaac had a guardian appointed after the death of his father while his two younger brothers did not. Could Thomas Randle who m Elizabeth Brown be a grandson of Isaac & Hannah named for Hannah's father, Thomas Close? References: 1. "Ye Historie Ye Greenwich." See William 1. pg. 481: "LAND-OWNERS: Mar. 08 1722 sold to Abraham Rundle his interest in the lands of his father, William Rundle. Sep. 13 1723 bought land of William Rundle (prob older brother); Dec. 14, 1725 sold land to John Hobby Jr. pg. 459, 481, 519, 623, 642. 2. CONNECTICUT COLONY LAND GRANTS & Deeds of Greenwich, Abstracts: Vol. 2 pg. 406: "Know by all men present that Abraham Rundle of Greenwich in the county of fairfield in ye Collonie of Connecticut for and in consideration of ___ ___ current money of the collonie which I have received from my brother Isaac Rundle of the same place for a certain parcel of land within the bounds of Greenwich called Pecks land in quantity 6 acres bounded northerly by my own land easterly & southerly by ___ westerly by the highway granted Nov. 13 1723. Abraham Rundle; witnesses Joshua Weeks, Timothy Knap" Vol. 3 pg. 139: "To all Christian People to whom these present we Isaac Rundle and Sarah Close daughter of Thomas Close late of Greenwich both of Greenwich... colony of Connecticut in and for the consideration of six pounds eleven shilling and 4 pence to us in hand before the ensealing paid by Richard Sacket of the said place above written for a certain tract of land in Cauks purchase do "give... unto him the said Richard Sacket his heirs and assigns forever the eighteen pound right in a certain tract of land Commonly called Cauks purchase the said tract of land hath Byram river on the east side and joining the said river the colony line on the north and adjoining to said colony line the parallel line between Greenwich and Rye on the west side and joining to said line on the south and to the original point this said 18 pound site did belong to Thomas Close Jr. of Greenwich deceased by value of a town grant made to said Thomas Close Jr. for said right. We the said Isaak Rundle and Sarah Close do covenant and warrant unto the said Richard Sacket and his heirs forever and surrender all rights witnessed by our hands and seals this 1st day of August 1725 at Greenwich. Isaac Rundle, Sarah (her mark S) Close, Johannah (her mark H) Rundle. In the presence of Jonathan Mead, James Mead. Recorder Timothy Knap, Rundle Justice, Ebenezer Mead. Compiler note: (The above Richard Sacket probably is the Rev. Sacket found in early colonial records) Vol. 3 pg. 53: "Nov. 13 1725 Registerd to Isack Rundall former acts & layed out 4 1/2 acres beginning at a stone by the highway west of William Rundalls heirs running southerly by highway 40 rods then east 33 rods to a rocky hill & a birch marked and then northerly 40 rods to a stake near a birch tree marked then westerly 36 rods to the first mentioned bounds mark registered and layed out by us ___ & ___. Timothy Knapp, Jonathan Hobby. Entered Jan 1 1726/7 by me John Knapp town clerk" Vol. 3 pg. 140: "Know all men... we Isaac Rundle & Hannah Rundle my wife both of... colony of Con... for and in consideration of 22 pounds 15 shilling current money of the colony which we have received of Joseph Close of the same place for 2 parcels of land within the county of... and Greenwich 1 two acre lot situate and lying in the upper end of the clayboard ridge and 5 acres more of divident land bounded southerly by said Close's land easterly by a highway to a said ___ road northerly by Thomas Closes land westerly by common land we the said Isaac Rundle & Hannah Rundle do covenant and assign forever the above said land to Joseph Close before these present we set our hand and seal this day in Greenwich the 6th day of May 1725. Isaac Rundle, Hannah (her mark H) Rundle; in presence of us Timothy Knapp, Caleb Knap. Recorder Timothy Knapp. Justice Ebenezer Mead" Vol. 3 pg. 265: "Know all by these present that we Isaac Rundle & Hannah Rundle my wife both of Greenwich... & in his Majesties Colony of Con... for and in consideration of the sum of 8 pounds & 5 shilling currant money of the Colony aforesaid received from Justus Bush for a certain parcel of land in the bounds of Greewich lying in a place called Byrams Neck which is a 50 pound right we the said Isaac Rundle & Hannah Rundle covenant and assign forever the above said witness our hand and seal in Greenwich this 13th day of January 1726/7 in the presence of Daniel Smith, Ebenezer Mead. Isaac Rundle, Hannah (her mark H) Rundle. Recorder Joshua Knap. Justice Ebenezer Mead." Vol. 4 pg. 496: "Know ye all men by these present that I Isaac Rundall of ye town of Greenwich... and Colony of Con... for and in consideration of the sum of 20 pounds from Benjamin Close of the same place as written above for a certain parcel of land to be laid out in ye 6th divident containing 4 acres of land in ye purchase of Bostwick ?? and another parcel in the 7th divident of Greenwich in sd purchase. I do covenant and sell unto the said Benjamin Close as witnessed by these present on this day in Greenwich the 14th day of June 1738 In the presence of Ebenezer Mead, John Knap. Isaac Rundall, Hannah (her mark H) Rundle. Clerk John Knapp" (Note: Hannah Rundall signed deed the 21st day of June 1725.) 3. Mormon Film #1018777 Fairfield CO., CT. PROBATE PACKETS. Or, HARTFORD, CT STATE LIBRARY. DOCUMENT NO. 5347 - ISACK RUNDAL GUARDIANSHIP. DOCUMENT NO. 5348 William Rundle'S Will: (Verbatim) "...81y... Item my will is that my thre youngest sons viz isack Jacob and Joseph Randol shall have all my estat of land that I leave with my wife after her death or alltering her condion from being my relige..." 4. Greenwich CT Town Records (see #3 ref): Isaac Rundle's Guardianship hearing, which he attended with his mother, Mrs. Abigail Rundle. He chose Sgt. Samuell Finch to be his guardian. Samuell Finch had to post 100 pounds as bond. Samuell Peck, Justice, approved the guardianship." Book has image of front cover of Isaac's probate packet with the following comment: "File number on packet is 1541. No explanation givn at to why actual file number is 5347. Found in Robert Parker files." "COPY of OriginAL DOCUMENT #5347 IN FILE PACKET "Jan. 02 1715/16 documents as follows: Personally apered Isack Rundle son to Mr. Welliam Rundle Late of Greenwich deceased and by and with the comfort of his mother Mrs Abigale Rundle did bef ore ye authorite subscribing make choise on Sargeant Samll Finch to bee his Gardian sd Isack being in ye fifteenth year of his eage To Sartifice which it is subscribed to by Samll Peck Justice" **different handwriting: "Isack Rundle chose Sammuel Finch Gardian Bond 100 LB for faithfull Approved" Isaac Rundle's Guardianship hearing which he attended with his mother, Mrs. Abigail Rundle. He chose Sgt. Samuell Finch to be his guardian. Samuell Finch had to post 100 pounds as bond. Samuell Peck, Justice, approved the guardianship." SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. It notes the following sources, none of which I have yet reviewed: -Hist. of G'Wich, by S.P. Mead (1911). -Hist. of Stamford, CT, by E.B. Huntington. -G'wich VR's. -Fam. of Old F'fld, by D.L. Jacobus. -Mass. Col. Rec., Vol. I. -TAG Vol. 25, p. 38 (1949) -New Haven Co. VR's. -Rundle Fam. of America (1992). | Rundle, Isaac (I26)
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| 3631 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Modern DNA testing results provided by family researcher Noel Stoker suggest a 75% chance of relationship between the immigrants Johann Michael Stocker of Maryland and Hans Michael Stocker of Pennsylvania at the 9-generation level and 95% at the 12-generation level. The ancestry of the Pennsylvania Stockers was already partially known and so these DNA results were able to lead Noel to search Preuschdorf, Alsace, France (previously Germany), where the christening of Michael (the Maryland immigrant) was finally found occurring in 1730. The following explanation shows current generational ancestral research as of 19 Mar 2015 of the two parallel lines going back in the search for the common ancestor. The records lead back from the Preuschdorf area to about 110 miles south to the hamlet Gennenbach in the Feldberg parish in Baden and then finally to perhaps Kottwill in the Bern Canton of Switzerland. (In German a "G" and "H" were often interchangeable, hence we see "Gennenbach" sometimes rendered as "Hennenbach.") The earliest Feldberg Stockers seemed to have all been carpenters in Gennenbach. (Note also that Feldberg was anciently also rendered as Veldberg or Veldtberg.) The LDS Family History Library in Lucerne recently confirmed to Noel that there are 9 or 11 locations in Canton Lucerne alone where Stockers are known to have lived anciently. Other sources indicate Stockers are also found in Zurich and throughout Switzerland. Current research is bumping up against the earliest entries of existing church records; however, research is ongoing: A. The ancestral line of our Johann Michael Stocker, immigrant circa 1752-1755 to Frederick, Maryland is as follows: 1. Johann Michael Stocker, b. 15 Apr 1730 in Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; chr. 16 Apr 1730 in Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. He married three times in Maryland. 2. His father is Hans Michael Stocker, b. in Goersdorf and chr. 10 Jan 1684 in Preuschdorf; d. 16 Feb 1756 in Goersdorf and bur. 18 Feb 1756 in Preuschdorf. He married 4 Jan 1721 in Preuschdorf Eva Staehli, chr. 12 Nov. 1693 at Sulz unterm Wald (Soultz-sous-Forêts), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; d. 28 Apr 1746 at Goersdorf and bur. 30 Apr 1746 at Preuschdorf. Hans Michael first married Nov 1712 at Preuschdorf Anna Fischer, b. 9 Jun 1691 and d. 26 Dec 1719 both at Goersdorf. The marriage records give his father's name as Johann Friedrich Stocker, carpenter, of Goersdorf. 3. His grandfather is Johann Friedrich Stocker, b. in Gennenbach village and chr. 22 Jul 1652 in the parish of Feldberg, Baden, Germany; d. 24 Nov 1708 at Goersdorf and bur. 26 Nov 1708 at Preuschdorf. He married 4 May 1680 at Wörth an der Sauer, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, Anna Barbara ___, widow of Hans Friedrich Bartl; she d. 18 Apr 1695 at Goersdorf and bur. 20 Apr 1695 at Preuschdorf. Johann Friedrich married second 6 Mar 1696 at Preuschdorf Ursula Maria ___, widow of Jacob Dirzon(sp.?) The marriage record gives Johann Friedrich's origins as "a carpenter of Feldberg in der Oberman Grafschaft" and his father as the "Deceased Christian Stocker of Feldberg." Friedrich's christening record calls him Johan Fridelin with parents "Caspar Stocker of Gennenbach, [a] carpenter, [and] Margaretha." The name Casper occurs no where else in the parish records and is a probably clerical error for Christian in the context of Feldberg church records. Fridelin is a variant form of Friedrich. 4. His great-grandparents are Christian Stocker and Margretha Wackerin (which may be the feminine version of Wacker). Christian was reported deceased in Feldberg prior to his son's 1680 marriage. His death at age 64 is recorded in Feldberg on 16 Apr 1669 calling him a "citizen and carpenter in Gennenbach." His birth calculates as about 1605. Besides his son Friedrich's 1652 christening in Feldberg, there are four other children of Christian Stocker "a carpenter of Gennenbach" and his wife Margaretha christened in Feldberg from 1650 to 1655. It is in one of these other christenings that we learn of Margretha's maiden surname. Christian most likely had some relationship with Hans Stocker, also a carpenter in Gennenbach, who d. 25 Jan 1649 per Feldberg records (see C-1 below); the relationship may be as siblings or even as father and son, but it has not yet be determined for sure one way or another. (Also see C-2 below for a discussion of a possible second Christian Stocker in early Feldberg.) B. The ancestral line of Hans Michael Stocker, 1731 immigrant to Pennsylvania is as follows: 1. Hans Michael Stocker, b. 24 Nov 1701 at Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France and chr. 27 Nov 1701 at Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. He married 30 Jan 1725 at Preuschdorf to Anna Margretha Stephan, chr. 30 May 1708 in Preuschdorf. The marriage record gives the name of groom's father as Hans Michael Stocker. 2. His father is Hans Michael Stocker, chr. 28 Mar 1669 at Feldberg, Baden, Germany, d. 27 Mar 1739 at Mitschdorf and bur. 28 Mar 1739 at Preuschdorf. He married 25 Nov 1692 at Mitschdorf, Maria Remp, b. 21 Mar 1669 at Preuschdorf. There are no birth or christening records for Hans Michael in Preuschdorf and the age reported at the time of death would give a birth date of circa 1667. The marriage record indicates the father of the groom was Jacob Stocker residing at Goersdorf. 3. His grandfather is Hans Jacob Stocker, b. abt. 1630 of Kottwill, Bern, Switzerland, d. 31 Mar 1690 at Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; bur. 2 Apr 1690 in Preuschdorf. He married 21 Jan 1661 at Feldberg to Margaretha Schinbein, chr. 17 Sep 1643 at Feldberg, "dau. of the late Fridlin Schinbein, judge" of Feldberg. In the marriage record, the pastor recorded that the groom was the son of Jacob Stocker who is a citizen of Kottwill near Bern, Switzerland. His first appearance in Goersdorf is in 1682 when as a widower he married Magdalena Linder, who was a widow. (He may also be the same "Jacob Stockert" who with his wife Maria, residents of the hamlet Hermersweiler, had a son Hans Philipp chr. 28 May 1681 in the parish Sulz unterm Wald (Soultz-sous-Forêts), Alsace, France, which is nearby to Goersdorf. The christening record says that Philipp's parents were of the Pontif religion (Catholic). If this is the same Jacob, then Maria may have died in childbirth in 1681 and Margaretha would be the first wife, Maria the second, and Magdalena the third. This may also mean that he was Catholic and Jacob married an Evangelical, then a Catholic, and then finally an Evangelical wife.) 4. His great-grandfather is Jacob Stocker of "Kottwill, Switzerland near Bern" (penmanship difficult but could alternately Rottwill). (The exact location of Rottwill is undetermined; however, searching ancient Switzerland, Noel Stoker discovered a Rotwill which he believes is the current Rottweil in Baden, Germany. Noel indicates that in the 1600s and for several centuries before and after, it was part of Switzerland. When Napoleon conquered the area in 1803, the alignment changed and it was ceded to Germany. It is about 50 miles from Baden and borders the Black Forest. The location of Rottwill is a work in progress with differing opinions per the following comments dated March 2015: a. René Diezi, FHC director in Lucerne indicates: "There is no doubt - in the Canton Berne there exists no place called Rotwil or Rottwil. Rottweil is a place in Germany's Baden Wuertemberg near the Swiss Border of Basel - not far from the Feldberg as you write. So you have to stick to Kottwil, Canton of Lucerne which is one of the original places where the Stocker Family resided." b. Researcher Trudy Schenk: "Yesterday I searched the Catholic church records of Oberrotweil. I searched the marriages from 1656-1670, and the deaths from 1655-1670. The church records are very difficult to read with many faded pages but I still did not come up with the name Stoker at all. I did make some observations though. There were listings of a number of Swiss people who had come to Oberrotweil during those years. As I compared those places with the Swiss book, I realized that almost all of them were in the Canton of Argau which borders Bern. In several cases it was listed as Bern in the church records. Then I checked another Swiss book for similar sounding places and there is a Rötschwill which is also in the Canton of Argau. I am wondering if that is another possibility to explore. As I mentioned to you before, the dialect of the Swiss was similar to the dialect in Baden yet different enough that a priest or a pastor could have misunderstood or did not know how to spell the place correctly. The Canton Argau has not been filmed. The officials of that Canton have not allowed filming. There is one place spelled Rudswil which is in the Canton of Bern. This too is a possibility. The parish for this place would be Kirchberg and it looks like records have been filmed and are available. They are filmed from 1509-1875 and are also online. Perhaps a search there would prove fruitful. Another similar sounding place is Rotzenwil in the Canton Sankt Gallen.") Let me know if you want me to search in Kirchberg for the name Stoker. I am sure that it is not a Rotweil in Baden, it has to be in Switzerland. C. Loose ends: 1. Hans Stocker: The first recording of a Stocker in the Feldberg parish records which begin in 1639 is in 1649 for a Hans Stocker, a carpenter, who lives in the village of Gennenbach and dies 25 Jan 1649 with no age stated. The Feldberg record provides specific names of some of Hans children as follows -- a son Heinrich who marries Ursula Müller in 1656 and a daughter Verona who has an illegitimate daughter named Elizabeth chr. in 1656 (with Peter Hertzogen). Another son, even though not so identified in the record, may be Hans Stockher at Gennenbach who was married 4 Nov 1661 to Elisabeth, dau. of Baltzer Dinger. Being these three children of Hans are marrying or producing children starting in 1656, it may indicate that Hans may have died in 1649 relatively young. 2. Zacharias Stocker: Zacharias first shows in Goersdorf where he is named a new citizen in 1674. He along with Hans Jacob Stocker, grandfather of the Pennsylvania immigrant, were the only two Stockers in the earliest Preuschdorf parish records. Zacharias is reported having died in 1692 at Goersdorf. In Feldberg, we find his two first marriages: Zacharias and Maria Keller on 27 Jun 1659; Zacharias and Katherine Schum on 4 Apr 1667. In the 1659 marriage record, he is identified as the son of Christian; in the 1667 marriage record he is identified as a widower and carpenter; and in both records "of Gennenbach." This information shows that he was possibly the son of Christian Stocker and Margretha Wackerin (see A-4 above). Based on Zacharias being first married in 1659, his birth would probably be no later than about 1634 assuming being age 25 or older at the marriage. Five of Christian and Margretha's children are documented being born from 1650 to 1655, which is a large gap from Zacharias' assumed birth date. This may mean that Christian (1605-1669) was married twice with Zacharias being of the earlier marriage. Another problem may be the age difference between Christian and Margretha -- Christian would have been 45 in 1650 and Margretha 10 to 20 years younger to be in her child-bearing years. Such large gaps in years between spouses in this era is a bit unusual but perhaps not impossible. There is also the possiblity that there may have been an earlier generation Christian for which no mention has yet been found in the records. (Price and Associate's report of 17 Feb 2014, p. 4, discusses another Hans Michael Stocker who died in the Preuschdorf in 1762, at age 73, making a birth of 1689. There were then three Hans Michael Stockers in the Preuschdorf area at the same time. The youngest, the Pennsylvania immigrant born in 1701, the younger born in 1689, and the "older" born in 1684 who was father of the Maryland immigrant. Noel Stoker has indicated the one born in 1689 was the son of Zacharias (who married Anna Catharina Naegelin on 21 June 1681 in Preuschdorf); this Zacharias is probably the same Zacharias who was the son of Christian.) 2. Noel G. Stoker, descendant of the Utah Pioneer Bishop John Stoker of Bountiful, and current resident of Fresno, California, has invested a lot of time, money, and effort in researching the origins of Johann Michael Stocker, our original American immigrant ancestor. Noel's research significantly made the leap to Germany and documents three additional generations of ancestors. For much of the research he had hired professional genealogists Trudy Schenk in 1993 and then later in 2014-2015 Robyn Gygi A. "In the mid-90s my father and I employed a German researcher, Trudy Schenk, to research our line. I met her one day in the Family History Research Library in SLC … Trudy performed a great search … She was convinced that Joh Michael's father was Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, who arrived in Philadelphia 1731 on the Ship "Brittania" with his wife Margaretha and two or three children. Trudy reasoned that our Joh Michael, who is my 5th great grandfather, was their son, having been born on ship or shortly before they left. However, there has been a lingering doubt about this connection. Hans & Margaretha had a son Michael in 1727, who was buried in Goersdorf, Alsace-Lorraine, France, before they came to this country. They also had a son born in this country in Pennsylvania, named Michael, in 1734. He died in Pennsylvania in 1771. I found two living descendants of the [Pennsylvania] immigrant, Hans Michael Stocker, and together we had Y-DNA research performed. These two sons were Andreas who remained in PA and retained the spelling Stocker to this day and George who moved to Kentucky with his brother Jacob and changed their names to Stucker. I am very closely related to them both, but at nine generations we have a 75% chance of a common paternal ancestor. At 12 generations the probability increases to 95%. At that point I decided to have a fresh pair of German eyes look at the records in Germany/France. Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, and Hans Michael Stocker (the older) as he was designated [and differentiated] in the church record, lived in the same small town and attended the same Lutheran [Preuschdorf] parish. [Correction: the "older" lived in Goersdorf and the immigrant lived in adjoining Mitschdorf, both in the same parish.] I am certain they are closely related - nephew & uncle, etc., but we have been unable to prove the relationship. The Hanss Michael Stocker, born April 15, 1730, [to Hans Michael "the older"] matches our Joh. Michael, who died in March of 1819, at the age of 88 (20 days from being 89). Two different German researchers have informed me that Hans or Hanss is short hand for Johannes, Johan or Joh. [Comment: Noel has since researched each of these two related lines back about three generations getting closer to a common ancestor; however, the church records for these areas begin too late to make a confirmed connection.] B. Noel provided additional information on the Hans Michael Stocker who immigrated with his wife Margaret to Pennsylvania on the ship "Brittania" in 1731. [No children are shown in this immigration record, but this may simply be clerical issue.] Noel had his DNA tested against a descendant of the PA family and they had compatibility. This family remained in Pennsylvania with the town Stockertown named after them. The Easton County Library in PA has a collection of multiple volumes (9) on this Stocker Family, which includes the works of Jennie Stewart (but there may also be other sources as well). The SLC FHL has Jennie E. Stewart's work on film# 875389. The Easton County Library source also includes a translated Swiss document which Noel references and comments as follows: "Obtained from the Library of Congress - Information on the Stocker family: Historisch - Biographies Leckender Schweig; vol. 6, pp. 561-3, dated April 1931. Translated from German. Page 8 reads - "in September 1957 in compliance with a request, I received the second article in German which was referred to at the bottom of page 563, this being from the same publication page 556. It follows: Stocker: Stocker, Stockar and Stokar. Families of the cantons Basel, Luzern, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Zurich and Zug. A. Canton of Basel B. Canton of Luzern (Lucerne) - Stocker. Families from the counties Willisau, Luzern and Sursee since the 14th century. Prominent men are then listed, mostly since 1847. Noel's comments: "Jacob the most distant ancestor of Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, was from Kottwil [later corrected to Rottwill]. The parish that served Kottwil was located in Willisau. Milan, our researcher has located ... a number of other Stockers in Sursee, Ettiswil, and Luzern. I did a Family Search entering the name Stocker without specifying gender or given names -- it turned up two pages of Stockers in the 1500s & 1600s." C. Noel's further discussion on the DNA comparison work: Noel reports: "[Price & Associates] generated for me … two of the sons of Hans Michael, the immigrant, when I was pursuing Y-DNA connections. The two sons were Andreas who remained in PA and retained the spelling Stocker to this day and George who moved to Kentucky with his brother Jacob and changed their names to Stucker. George and Jacob moved to Kentucky to join Daniel Boone in the Indian wars. They died in those conflicts but their families remained there for some time. For whatever reason the sons changed the spelling to Stucker." Noel's descent is as follows: Noel Golden Stoker - Golden L. Stoker - David Stoker, Jr. - David Stoker, Sr. - John Stoker - David Stoker and Barbara Graybill - Michael Stoker and Catherine Eller - Joh. Michael Stocker and Anna Barbara Römerin. Noel's DNA result is at familytreedna.com, kit number 301184 with password C14C11. Noel reports the Stucker individuals in the comparison were primarily John Leroy Stucker & Earl Eugene Stocker, both descendants of Hans Michael Stocker & Anna Margaretha Stephan via their sons George & Andreas. Scott Mitchell, also a Stucker, he believes, is closely related as well; his line is most likely from George as well. Thus there are three descendants of the Pennsylvania Stocker with whom Noel is closely related to. John Leroy Stucker is the Stucker descendant Noel worked with. His progression is as follows: John Leroy Stucker - Jack Leroy Stucker & Mary Ellen Wills - Edgar Emmet Stucker & Fern Florence McGee - William Martin Stucker & Mary Ott - Jeptha Stucker & Elizabeth Bowman - Michael Stucker & Nancy Vaugha - George Stucker & Margaret - Hans Michael Stocker & Anna Margaret Stephan, the Pennsylvania immigrants. Earl's was taken from the Stocker/Stucker DNA project found at the Family Tree DNA site. Earl Eugene Stocker - Eugene Benjamin Stocker - Benjamin Alexander Stocker - George Stocker - Aaron Stocker - Christian Stocker - Andreas Stocker - Hans Michael Stocker the Pennsylvania immigrant. John's was taken from personal communication with Noel. Noel also reports: "Another person also is closely related. Scott Mitchell is actually more closely related than I am. He was obviously a Stucker raised as a Mitchell. The Mitchell family was very close to the Stuckers in PA & Kentucky. I have communicated with their family history expert on numerous occasions. He agrees with my conclusion." D. "Hans Michael Stocker, the [Pennsylvania] Immigrant, was born in Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (German speaking), on 24 Nov. 1701. The Lutheran Parish was located in the neighboring village of Preuschdorf, which lays about one mile southeast of Mitschdorf. Goersdorf is about 3/4 of a mile west of Mitschdorf. Goersdorf has a population of about 1,000 today and apparently about that in the early 1700's. Documentation for the Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant is pretty solid I believe. Milan, utilizing Trudy's records, went right back to the same Lutheran parish to verify Trudy's work. He is a very careful researcher and determined that the parish record index was not complete thus he laboriously searched page by page. That is when he found the entry for Hanss Michel Stocker, born April 15, 1730, whose parents were Hanss Michel Stocker, "the older," of Goersdorf. He also found the entries Trudy recorded including Johann Michael Stocker, born in 1723. Milan theorized that although there is not a death recorded for Johann Michael (1723), he must have died young because seven years later the parents name a second male child with the same name. As you know this was a common practice of these early Lutherans. Milan searched diligently for marriage and death records for the second Hanss Michel Stocker but found nothing. It is interesting that the parents, Hans Michel & Eva Staehli remained and died there. Hanss Michel Stocker's brother Johann George Stocker, was a witness of his father's death as noted in the parish records. Thus his family remained in Goersdorf while Joh. Michel Stocker left. Hanss Michel Stocker was denoted as the "older" in the parish records suggesting to me there had to be a younger Hanss Michel Stocker. The younger one could have been Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, who was born in 1701 while the older one was born in 1684 … Hans Michael Stocker (the Immigrant) and his wife Anna Margaretha did have son named Michael in 1727 in Mitschdorf but he died before they came to America and that has been documented. They did come with two or three children according to Anna Buggert, the historian. Once established in PA, they had several more children including a Michael who died in 1771. I calculated his date of birth as 1734 as he is seen as a servant of Jurg Burkkhart in New Hanover, PA in 1750. Much work has been done on the immigrant's line since they came to America but there is still much confusion which begs resolution. Since this is our family (collateral), I would like to see us clean it up. I have done that for two sons who moved to Kentucky and changed their name to Stucker." E. In regards to future research, Noel indicates: "I am not certain where to go from here. I do believe that we should document with images the life of Hans Michael Stocker (immigrant), his children's christening, and immigration, from Mitschdorf. His father was Hans (Michael) born in 1669 in Feldberg, Baden, Germany. His father was Hans Jacob Stocker born in Kottwil, Luzern, Switzerland in 1634. Hans Jacob was the son of Jacob. Note; other literature I have states there were four main lines of Stocker in Switzerland, one of which settled in Luzern. According to Milan, Stocker is fairly common there. This another area of search. I have reached out to the Family History Center in Luzern asking for assistance but no reply. I don't speak or write German so that may be the reason for the non-response … I am still looking for that common ancestor and thus the push into Switzerland. Our Stockers were first noted in Feldberg, Baden Germany. They subsequently moved to Goersdorf, some 110 miles distance. I speak in the plural, because there were probably three families that moved. Milan has searched Feldberg and surrounding environs but perhaps not completely. We could search here further." F. Besides the 1993 Trudy Schenk research report, the Price & Associates' research reports prepared for Noel concerning the German connection and ancestry are as follows by date and subject. All report transcripts are sequentially shown in my database in the record for an imaginary "Stocker" who is listed as the earliest unknown progenitor for our line (father of Christian Stocker). Additionally I fully show certain of the following individual reports in the record notes of the individuals to whom they pertain. The dates and brief summaries: -6 Jan 2014: Confirmed the birth and death of the Michael Stocker who was born and died in 1727 - he was the son of the PA immigrant and with the death cannot be our Michael. Confirmed all Stocker entries in Preuschdorf from 1715 to 1736 directly from parish registers instead of the birth index (which proved to be deficient). Found only one candidate that could be our immigrant ancestor Johann Michael Stocker; he is listed as Hanss Michel Stocker, born 15 April 1730, son of Hanss Michel, the older of Goersdorf and his wife Eva. Discovered marriage of the parents and his mother's full name Eva Staehli, daughter of the deceased Johannes Staehli of Sultz. [See this research report in its entirety below under "BIRTH".] -17 Feb 2014: Found additional entries in Preuschdorf which more fully establish Michael's siblings His father had been previously married to Anna Fischer and that family was also established. -19 Apr 2014: Found Michael's grandparents Friedrich and Anna Barbara (___) Stocker as well as Friedrich's father Christian and four of Friedrich's siblings in Feldberg, Baden, Germany. The baptismal entry for Eva Staehli was also found. Anna Barbara was also found to have been previously married to Hans Friedrich Bartl. -8 Sep 2014: Searched without success early records looking for the common ancestor of our line of Stockers and that of the Pennsylvania Stockers. -14 Jan 2015: Searched again without success early records looking for the common ancestor of our line of Stockers and that of the Pennsylvania Stockers. 3. Two Research Reports prepared for Noel Stoker in 1993 by Trudy Schenk, Accredited Genealogist follow below. Copies provided 14 Feb 2015 to me by Noel. Unfortunately, Trudi provides no sources for reverification; however, her ability with German records is generally reliable. At first reading, this report is confusing -- at the time it was prepared, some believed that Hans Michael Stocker who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1731 was the father of our Frederick, Maryland Michael Stocker. This has since been disproved and Hans Michael was found to also have had a son named Michael who lived and died in Pennsylvania. Later DNA testing by Noel Stoker proved there was a familial connection between the Pennsylvania and Maryland Stockers, except that it was back at least three or more generations. Part A of the following quote mixes the Michaels up a bit and so the reader should realize that the reference to Michael of Frederick should be totally separate from the other Michael and his father (Hans) Michael, the emigrant to Pennsylvania. Part B only deals with the Pennsylvania Stockers and not with our Michael of Frederick. After the DNA testing result, both reports became invaluable since they provide better background of the Pennsylvania Stockers. The fact that our Maryland Michael came from the same parish makes the Pennsylvania Stockers a parallel line that eventually would lead back to the same common ancestor. Subsequent reports from Price & Associates follow this premise. Both of Trudi's reports follow: A. "Michael Stocker who appears as a servant of Jurg Burchhart at age 16 in 1750, was confirmed in 1749, in the New Hanover Lutheran church book, Montgomery County Pennsylvania. This Michael Stocker has to be the son of the emigrant Michael Stocker. His father having emigrated in 1731 and Michael born 1733-1734 makes him born in Pennsylvania rather than Germany as has been thought in the past. Michael Stocker lives with Jurg (Georg) Burchhart (Burckardt) at age 16 in 1750 in New Hanover twp., Montgomery County several other families who had come from Mitschdorf, Goersdorf and Preuschdorf at about the same time, also live in New Hanover. The Burckhardt family came from Preuschdorf. They were obviously friends of the Stockers. Georg Burckhardt's father Georg died in New Hanover in 1745. They obviously were in New Hanover, Montgomery Co. as early as 1745. By 1750 the young Michael Stocker is a servant at Georg Burchards because his children are still very young. Another family who is in New Hanover by 1748 also from Goersdorf is Leonard Bock. Jacob Stocker's daughter Margaretha was the mother of Leonhard Bock, therefore a relative to Michael Stocker. Leonard Bock is a witness to one of Georg Burchhard's children. By 1758 Michael Stocker is in Frederick Co., MD where he is married to Barbara Roemer, and two other wives. The Evang.-Luth. Church shows him and Barbara having children beginning in 1758. He must have met the Romers before he came to Maryland. In St. Michaelis Lutheran church of Philadelphia Christian Runner is a witness in 1751 to a child of Heinrich Acker who is also from Goersdorf and in 1746 Jacob Stiefel who is Michael Stocker's uncle is witness to a child of Heinrich Acker. In 1768 Johann Michael Stocker and wife witness the christening of a child of Gottlieb Geist who had just arrived from Mitschdorf in 1767 and apparently went right to Fredrick Co., Maryland. There were several families in Frederickburg and Middletown whose origin are in the Alsace regions. Now who is Michael Stocker who lives in lower Macungie twp. Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania in 1769. It cannot be the Michael Stocker I have discussed in this report. There is one Georg Stocker who is also listed coming from Goersdorf to Pennsylvania in the book Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace. He is not listed on a ship list, but the church record states he is going to the new land. Perhaps a connection can be found from him to the Macungie Michael Stocker." B. "Stocker Research Report, November 4, 1993 The Stockers in Feldberg, Baden, Germany In the year 1661 Hans Jacob Stocker is married in Feldberg, Baden, Germany, an area located between the Rhein bordering France and Switzerland and the Black Forest in upper Baden. This area is known as the Corner of Three Lands. The State of Baden, Germany as well as Alsace, Lorraine, France were heavily involved and nearly destroyed during the 30-Year War which ended in 1648. Thus, many Swiss residents took this opportunity to leave the poverty-stricken Switzerland to help re-colonize and populate these desolate areas of Germany. In the marriage entry of Hans Jacob Stocker in Feldberg to his wife Margaretha Schinbein on 21 Jan. 1661 the pastor recorded that the groom is the son of Jacob Stocker who is a citizen in Kottwil, Switzerland. Margaretha Schinbein the bride is the daughter of the judge Fridlin Schinbein of Feldberg. The Feldberg evangelical church records begin in 1639 for entries of baptisms, marriages and deaths. The first recording of a Stocker is in 1649 when a Hans Stocker who lives in the village Hennenbach dies on 25 Jan. 1649, by profession a carpenter. It is possible and most likely that he had come from Switzerland with his family, for there are three boys that have children in Feldberg beginning in the year 1650. All three live in the village Hennenbach and are carpenters. [The next page is numbered 3 which suggests there may be a missing page 2.] A search of the evangelical church records of Preuschdorf to which Mitschdorf belongs, resulted in that Michael born in 1727 died in Mitschdorf on 21 September 1727 and did therefore not emigrate with his family. Yet there is one more child, Maria Catharina which was born in 1721 to her very young mother at age 14 and Michael Stocker is the father. So there were still three children to emigrate with Michael and Margaretha Stocker in 1731. Obviously other children would be born after they arrived in Pennsylvania. Two of them known to me are Michael Stocker born 1733-1734 and a George. Michael Stocker the emigrant, also recorded as Hans Michael or Michel as the Alsacians say was born on 24 November 1701 in Mitschdorf a son of Hans Michael Stocker and Maria Remp. He is the 4th child and only son in a family of seven children. Two sisters died very young leaving five children to grow to adulthood of which the eldest Anna Maria born in 1694 married to Johann Christian Schramm in 1718 went to America in 1730. The third child Maria Elisabetha born in 1698, died in 1725, married Friedrich Pfeiffer in 1720. He went to America in 1730 with a second wife. The fourth is *Hanss Michel born in 1701 married to Anna Margaretha Stephan in 1725 who went to America in 1731. The fifth, Maria Catharine born in 1704 was married to Hans Jacob Stiefel in 1725 who went to America in 1730. The seventh Maria Barbara born in 1713 who married Hans Adam Schweitzer in 1734 stayed in Mitschdorf where she died in 1782. There are several other related families from Mitschdorf, Goersdorf and Preuschdorf who went to America during the years from 1730-1760 and settled in the same areas. Those I will discuss later. They are those who help prove that Michael born in 1733-1734 is indeed the son of the emigrant Michael Stocker. The above discussed Stockers are two generations of Michel Stockers in Mitschdorf, Alsace. The older Michael is a son of a Jacob Stocker as recorded in the marriage of Mitschdorf in 1692. There is no birth or christening recorded for the older Michael (Hans Michel) in the Preuschdorf or Goersdorf church records. [Page 4] Now Jacob Stocker appears in Goersdorf the first time as he is married, being a widower in 1682 to a Magdalena Linder who is a widow. Only a few years earlier a Zacharias Stocker shows in Goersdorf where he is named a new citizen in 1674. This is about the time when Hans Jacob Stocker and Zacharias Stocker disappear from Feldberg. Zacharias is in Goersdorf first where he has several more children. He was married four times. His fourth wife is Anna Naegelin who was living in Woerth a town near Goersdorf and he married her in 1681. As I looked into evangelical church records of Soultz-sous-Forets, also a nearby town, I came across one Stocker actually Stockert entry. It reads as follows: "On 28 May 1681 Jacob Stockert and wife Maria married people of the Pontif religion (catholic) who live in Hermersweiler now Hermerswiller had a boy child christened and named him Hans Philipp. Godparents: Philipp Pflaum a carpenter, Hanss ? a miller and Margaretha wife of Philipp Hemp the butcher." It appears as though this is the same Jacob Stocker. He was in Hermerswei/er before he came to Goersdorf, where he was married to a Maria, obviously his second wife. She must have died from childbirth complications and possibly the child Hans Philipp died also. There are no death records for 1681 to prove this theory, yet by 1682 Jacob is in Goersdorf a widower, now marrying Magdalena Linder. It is an apparent fact that Jacob was somewhere else between the time he left Feldberg and the time he appears in Hermersweiler in 1681. There is no death for his first wife Catharina, nor his marriage to Maria. The fact that he is listed being a catholic at the son's christening in 1681 makes it a reasonable conclusion that the Jacob born in Kottwill, Switzerland a catholic comes to Feldberg, Germany, marries an evangelical wife. She dies and he marries a catholic wife and the third wife is Lutheran again and all his descendants are evangelical, also possibly reformed evangelical. [Page 5] His son Michael marries a Maria Remp. A godparent in Hermersweiler at Hans Philipps christening in 1681 is a Remp. How is the Hans Jacob Stocker of Feldberg the same as the Jacob who is later in Goersdorf? A previous research in the Feldberg evangelical church records on the Stocker name helped make the decision, yet when in a church entry in Goersdorf, Friedrich Stocker from Feldberg in the Obermark Grafschaft son of Christian Stocker was married in 1680, it was obvious that there was a connection between the Goersdorf and Mitschdorf Stocker and the Feldberg Stockers. Zacharias and Jacob of both parishes whose children born in Feldberg were married in Goersdorf and Mitschdorf left no doubt, that they are one and the same families. The only question that arises is; are Jacob Stocker and Zacharias Stocker related or did they just become friends because their last names are the same? He does name a child Hans Jacob." 4. Price and Associates, Inc., (c) Research Report, prepared for Noel Stoker and used by his permission. Report dated 6 Jan 2014. File name: MichaelStocker2013Nov. A transcript of the report: OBJECTIVE • Verify birth and death of Michael Stocker, born and died 1727 • Search for other potential ancestors with this name in or near Mitschdorf RESULTS • Verified the birth and death of Michael Stocker, born and died 1727. • Extracted all Stocker christenings, marriages, and deaths from the Preuschdorf Lutheran church records, 1715-1736. The original entries were carefully and individually read in order to assure accuracy since the birth index proved to be largely incomplete. • Found two Johann Michael Stockers, of which one would qualify to be the direct ancestor. This is Hanss Michel Stocker, born 15 April 1730, son of Hanss Michel, the older of Goersdorf, and wife Eva. • Discovered marriage of widower Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf to Eva Staehli, daughter of the deceased Johannes Staehli of Sultz. • Created a PAF-file for the potential ancestral Stocker family as well as for those where no relationship has been established at this time RECOMMENDATIONS • Continue research after 1736 in compiling the complete family of Hanss Michel & Eva Stocker as well as determining if the potential ancestral Hanss Michel Stocker born in 1730 likely emigrated from Preuschdorf. Stocker, Noel: MichaelStocker2o13Noc • Pending above results, continue extension of the Stocker lines in earlier generations, identifying the most recent common ancestor for the ancestral Johann Michael (Hanss Michel) Stocker of Frederick, Maryland and the Johann Michael Stocker born 1701 who settled in Pennsylvania. • Pending above results, also seek ancestry of Eva Staehli, daughter of Johannes Staehli of Sultz. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The research task on the Michael Stocker line was twofold. The client's DNA has shown that his ancestor Johann Michael Stocker is related within one to four generations to Johann/Hans Michael Stocker who was born in 1701 in Mitschdorf, Germany, which is today in France. This information was provided by the client. The most recent common ancestor between these two individuals has not yet been identified. There was a Michael, son of Hans Michael Stocker and Anna Margretha, nee Stephan, born in 1727, but this child supposedly died three months after birth. The first task was, therefore, to verify the death entry of Michael Stocker, born in 1727. If this entry was verified, the years between 1715 and 1733 needed to be researched to find any other Michael or Johann/Hans Michael Stockers who could be the potential ancestor. Each finding of such a name needed to be verified in the death and marriage entries to see whether this/these individual(s) could be eliminated or remained as ancestral candidates. This part of the research was the second task to perform. The town of birth of the 1727 Michael Stocker was Mitschdorf, Alsace, Germany, since the end of WWII belonging to France. The Lutheran parish was located in the neighboring village Preuschdorf, which lays about one mile south-east of Mitschdorf. The parish records of Preuschdorf are available at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City back to 1660. These early records include a name index for births, marriages, and deaths. During the research process it was discovered that only about half of the persons are recorded in the birth index (the marriage and death indexes were not cross-checked). Therefore, it was necessary for the research to be completed in the actual records, examining each entry. This made the research slower than expected, but was a necessary step to ensure research quality and accuracy. It was decided to extract all individuals with the family name Stocker, afterwards arranging them into family units in better revealing the familial relationship and qualifying a potential ancestral line. While research was completed previously and family groups compiled, it appeared some individuals might have been missed. Unfortunately there was no electronic genealogy file provided, allowing quick screen views of families. Therefore, the new extractions were entered into the most recent version of Personal Ancestral File in order to evaluate, change, and submit names for temple work electronically. The new database reflects births/christenings, marriages, and deaths/burials 1715-1736 from the original Lutheran records of Preuschdorf REPORT As mentioned in the introduction, the first task was to verify the birth and death of Michael, born and died in 1727, son of Hans Michael Stocker and Anna Margretha, nee Stephan. This information was confirmed [LDS-microfilm 769168 item 5-6: Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1715-1736, Tote 1715-1736]. Michael Stocker was born on 31 August 1727, baptized on 25 September 1727, died on 19 December 1727 and was buried on 31 December 1727. With this proof he was definitely disqualified as the potential ancestor. The baptismal entries of this time frame were researched for other individuals with this name. For an individual to qualify, the ancestor had to be born between 1718 and 1733, with emphasis on the 1729-1731 years for Johann/Hanss Michael Stocker. The research in the baptismal records produced two individuals that might qualify as potential ancestors. A third Johann Michael Stocker found, born in 1715, was disqualified since he died in 1717. Of the two candidates, one was named Johann Michael Stocker (born sometime between 27 September and 15 October 1723 - exact date could not be recognized) and the other was Hanss Michel Stocker, born 15 April 1730. Hanss is the short form for Johann and Johannes. Both of these individuals are siblings and have the same set of parents. The first individual was found previously, but the second was evidently never found as he was not listed in the family's printout. Even though the death entry of the older 1723 sibling was not found in the Preuschdorf death records, it can be assumed that he died because of the re-use of the same first names. The parents are Hanss Michael Stocker and Eva Staehli (her maiden name was found in her marriage record). This family was from the neighboring Goersdorf, which is about 3/4 of a mile west of Mitschdorf. Because of missing information about the younger generations it cannot be judged whether this younger sibling qualifies to be the ancestor. The time approved for this research was too short to go through all the death records until the 1760s, when he should be at last married. Also, since it is not known how the Stocker line continues within the younger generations, it is a difficult task to judge the chances of ancestry. For the potential ancestral family in question following individuals were found [LDS-microfilm 769168 item 5-6: Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1715-1736]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France: - [No birth or chr. date stated, between 27 Sep. and 15 Oct. 1723]: Johann Michael Stocker; father: Michael Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 80, entry #3. (Doc. 1) - B. 26 Jan. 1726, chr. 27 Jan. 1726, d. 1749: Maria Margaretha Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 114, entry #3. - B. Mar. 1728, chr. 11 Mar. 1728: Maria Elisabetha Stocker; father: Michael Stocker, the older, of Giersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 139, entry #3. - B. 15 Apr. 1730, chr. 16 Apr. 1730: Hanss Michel Stocker [potential ancestor]; father: Hanss Michel Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 170, entry #1. (Doc. 02) - B. 29 Apr. 1733, chr. 30 Apr. 1733: Maria Eva Stocker; father: Hanss Michel Stocker, the older, of Giersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 204, entry #4. The children very likely went by their middle names since all the first names are the same. There is the chance that more siblings were born after 1736, but the time approved did not allow any research past 1736 since the death and some marriages needed to be researched too. Thus far, a death record was not found, but it needs to be mentioned that no research in the death record was performed past 1736. The marriage record of the parents was sought and found [LDS-microfilm 769168 item 6: Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1715-1736]. This record provided the maiden name of Eva and her town of origin, information not known before. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France: - M. 4 Jan. 1721, The Widower Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf with Eva Staehli; parents of the groom: [not stated]; parents of the bride: The deceased Johannes Staehli of Sultz. Page 9, entry #3. At this time it is not clear whether the town Sultz (town of origin of the Staehli family) is the same as Soultz-Sous-Forets (about four miles west of Goersdorf) or the Soultz near Strassburg, today both in France. Staehli is a typical Swiss family name. Future research will solve this mystery. Time did not allow additional research in original records. All those where no relationship to the direct ancestry could be proven at this time were grouped together into separate family units. All individuals were all entered into a new Personal Ancestral File. CONCLUSION In this research session it was the initial task to prove that Michael Stocker, son of Michael Stocker was born and died in 1727. The second task was to research the baptismal entries to find another Michael or Johann/Hans Michael Stocker that could qualify as a potential ancestor. Both tasks were accomplished with a positive result. RECOMMENDATIONS It would valuable to receive and enter all information on the immigrant ancestor after his arrival in America into the new PAF that has been created. This would facilitate a better evaluation of appropriate records to search in the Preuschdorf area and tracking emigration. At the same time the birth, death, and marriage entries (after 1736) need to be checked to eliminate or allow the ancestral candidate to remain for further consideration. It was a pleasure to research the ancestral lines of the client and we look forward to continuing according to the directions of the client." 5. Price and Associates, Inc., (c) Research Report, prepared for Noel Stoker and used by his permission. Report dated 17 Feb 2014. File name: Stocker2014JanNE. A transcript of the report: "OBJECTIVE • Research baptismal, marriage, and death entries for the years past 1736, to determine if Hanss Michel Stocker (born 1730) lived to adulthood and possibly emigrated • Search the family members of the older Stocker generation who was born before 1715 RESULTS • Two additional children of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) and Eva Staehli were found • Children of the first marriage of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) were found • The Hanss Michel Stocker (Jr.) found in the last research session qualifies to be the one who emigrated since no marriage or death record was found for him in the parish records of Preuschdorf • One additional generation on the Stocker line was established • Prepared all new-found individuals for temple work (as far as it was not already done) RECOMMENDATIONS • An area search in several Lutheran parishes around Preuschdorf is needed to find the marriage of Friedrich Stocker with Anna Barbara [no maiden name known] - this finding would very likely establish the names of the next generation in the Stocker line • Also a search needs to be performed in the Sulz Lutheran parish records for the Staehli line HEADING The research on the Stocker line had several tasks. First, any children of Michael Stocker and Eva Staehli born after 1736, if any, needed to be found. Second, the death and marriage entries past 1736 needed to be checked whether the Hanss Michel Stocker who was born in 1730 qualifies as the ancestor. Third, all the records prior to 1715 needed to be checked to deepen the ancestral tree. The research was performed in the microfilmed Lutheran parish records of Preuschdorf, which is available at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City back to the year 1660. These early records include a name index for births, marriages, and deaths. REPORT As mentioned in the introduction the first task was to find any additional children born after 1736 to Michael Stocker ,(Sr.) of Goersdorf and his wife Eva Staehli. One more child was found. Following is his entry [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1736-1754; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 6]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - B. [about] 9 Dec. 1736, chr. 12 Dec. 1736: Hanss Georg Stocker; father: Hanss Michel Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 6, entry #1. The exact date of birth could not be recognized because it was in the fold of two pages and therefore blackened out. The next task was to check the marriage entries whether the potential ancestor Hanss Michel Stocker (Jr., born 1730) married in this parish. If he did, he would disqualify as being the direct ancestor. Even though several Stocker marriages were found, no such entry was found for Hanss Michel / Johann Michael Stocker [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1736-1780; FHL INTL Film 770569]. The third verification was to search the death records. All the death entries up to 1788 were checked, but no Hanss Michel / Johann Michael Stocker died [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Tote 1736-1758, 1758-1783; FHL INTL Film 770569]. All the parish records past 1788 are not microfilmed and are available only at the parish in France. While in the death records, two related entries were found. These are those of the parents of Hanss Michel / Johann Michael Stocker. Following are their entries. Death Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - D. 28 Apr. 1746, bur. 30 Apr. 1746: Eva Stocker, nee Staehlin of Goersdorf, origin of Sulz; age 53 years, 24 weeks; Wife of Michael Stocker. Page 116, entry #2. (Doc. 01) - D. 16 Feb. 1756, bur. 18 Feb. 1756: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdorf, age 72 years, 1 month, 6 days; Son is Johann Georg Stocker. Page 244, entry #1. (Doc. 02) There was a second Hanss Michael Stocker who died in 1762, being 73 years of age. In theory he would also qualify to be the ancestor, but three facts were found that disqualified him. One fact was that the ancestral Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) had a son Johann Georg (=Hanss Georg). The second fact was found later when searching for the ancestral baptismal entry. There was recorded in a different handwriting that his death entry is found on page 244, which coincides with the entry found above. The third fact was that the Hanss Michael Stocker (Sr.) who died in 1762 had a daughter with the name Maria Catharina, who was recorded in his death entry as a witness. The ancestral Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) did not have a daughter by that name. Before moving to the older entries, another marriage needed to be mentioned. The marriage record of Hanss Michael Stocker with Eva Staehli was already found during the last research session, but it was not evaluated because at that time it was not sure that they are indeed the ancestral line. This proof was now delivered based on the records available. The marriage mentions that Hanss Michael Stocker was a widower when he married Eva Staehli. Both marriage entries of Hanss Michael Stocker were found in the Preuschdorf Lutheran records [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1661-1715 and 1715-1736; FHL INTL Films 769168 item 4 and 5]. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - M. Nov. 1712: Johann Michael Stocker of Goersdorf and Anna Fischer of Goersdorf; father of the groom: Johann Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf; father of the bride: Hannss Georg Fischer of Goersdorf. Page 220, entry #5. (Doc. 03) - M. 4 Jan. 1721: Widower Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf, married Eva Staehli of Sultz; father of the groom [not mentioned]; father of the bride: Deceased salter Johannes Staehli of Sultz. Page 9, entry #3. (Doc. 04) While in the marriage records, an additional entry for a child of Hanss/Johann Michael Stocker was found, a child not found in the baptismal entries. His name was Hanss Leonhard Stocker. Following is his marriage entry [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1736-1780; FHL INTL Films 770569]. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: M. 19 Jan. 1745: Hanss Leonhard Stocker of Goersdorf, married Maria Barbara Jacob of Preuschdorf; parents of the groom: Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf, married Eva Staehli; father of the bride: Hanss Heinrich Jacob of Preuschdorf. [Forgot to record page #.] Other children of Hanss / Johann Michael Stocker also married. Their names are already known, but their marriage data and the names of spouses were recorded into the PAF-file of the client. Two additional children of Hanss / Johann Michael Stocker were found who were born into this first marriage Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1660-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4] before 1715. Three additional children were already found during the last research session. These are now also connected into the ancestral tree. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - B. Aug. 1713, chr. Aug. 1713: Johann Theobaldt Stocker; father: Joh. Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Fischer. Page 172, entry #6. - B. 7 May 1715, chr. 9 May 1715 [died 1717]: Hannss Michael Stocker; father: Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna [no maiden name]. Page 179, entry #6. - B. 18 Oct. 1717, chr. 18 Oct. 1717: Johann Georg Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdof; mother: Anna Fischer. Page 18, entry #4. - B. 25 Dec. 1719, chr. 26 Dec. 1719: Christina Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Fischer. Page 34, entry #4. - B. 1 Oct. 1721, chr. 3 Oct. 1721: Maria Salome Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Fischer. Page 55, entry #1. For the last child in this table the name of the mother was recorded incorrectly. Anna, nee Fischer had already died one day after her child Christina was born because of complications during birth. Her death entry was found. Therefore the last child has to be connected to the second marriage because it was born 9 month after the second marriage of Hanss Michael Stocker was performed. Following is the death entry of the first wife [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Tote 1715-1736; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 5]. Death Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - D. 26 Dec. 1719, bur. Dec. 1719: Anna Stocker of Goersdorf; age 28 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 3 days; Wife of Hanss Michael Stocker; died because of complications during birth. Page 9, entry #4. With this completion the research moved to the older parts of the Lutheran records of Preuschdorf. All the baptismal entries prior to 1715 were checked. Since the birth could be calculated on the age stated in the death entry of Hams Michel Stocker (Sr.), the task to find this entry was an easy one. If the parish priest calculated correctly, he was born on 10 January 1684. His baptismal entry was found at this very day, but his birth date was not recorded there. Also two siblings were found [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1660-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - B. [not recorded], chr. 10 Jan. 1684: Hanss Michel Stocker [direct ancestor]; father: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf; mother: Anna Barbel [no maiden name]. Page 46, entry #6. Annotation in record: death on page 244. (Doc. 05) - B. [not recorded], chr. 4 Mar. 1686: Catharina Barbara Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Barbel [no maiden name]. Page 60, entry #2. - B. [not recorded], chr. 2 Nov. 1688: Maria Barbara Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Barbel [no maiden name]. Page 70, entry #4. The marriage of Johann Friedrich Stocker to Anna Barbara (Barbel is the pet name for Barbara) was not found in Preuschdorf [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1661-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Very likely she was from another parish. There is the chance that this couple had older children born and baptized in the parish the mother was from. As it will be proven shortly, she was born in the year 1645 +/- 1 year. It is rather unusual starting having children at the age of 39 years. Only an area search for the marriage entry between Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara would produce more certain information on this. There is even the chance that Anna Barbara was a widow when she married Friedrich Stocker because, as will be shown shortly, she was nine years older than him. The death entry of Anna Barbara was found and with it the information about her birth year. Also the death entry of the father, Johann Friedrich Stocker, was found. Based on these records the age difference can be seen. Also found was an additional child of this couple, a stillborn son. Because he was stillborn, he was not recorded in the baptismal entries. Following the three entries [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Tote 1659-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Death Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - D. 18 Apr. 1695, bur. 20 Apr. 1695: Anna Barbara Stocker of Goersdorf, age 50 years; Wife of Friedrich Stocker. Page 261, entry #2. (Doc. 06) - D. 24 Nov. 1708, bur. 26 Nov. 1708: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf, age 54 years; relationships [not mentioned]. Page 290, entry #1. (Doc. 07) - D. [not mentioned], bur. 25 Nov. 1687: Stillborn son; Son of Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf. Page 247, entry #6. After the first wife of Friedrich Stocker died in 1695, he remarried one year later. Following entry was found [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1661-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - M. 6 Mar. 1696: The widower Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf, married Ursula Maria, widow of Jacob Dirzon [his family name is hard to read], who was a shepherd in Preuschdorf; parents of the groom: [not stated]; parents of the bride: [not stated]. Page 201, entry #1. Hanss/Johann Friedrich Stocker and his second wife Maria Ursula had two more children [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1660-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas Rhin Alsace, France: - B. 19 Jul. 1699, chr. 21 Jul. 1699: Hanss Jacob Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf; mother: Maria Ursula [no maiden name]. Page 109, entry #4. - B. 30 Jan 1703, chr. 2 Feb. 1703: Margaretha Christina Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf; mother: Maria Ursula [no maiden name]. Page 125, entry #5. The death entry of the second wife of Johann Friedrich Stocker, Maria Ursula [no maiden name known], was not found in the Preuschdorf records. The question about the names of the next generation is impossible to answer at this time. Since the first marriage record of Johann Friedrich Stocker was not found in Preuschdorf, and there are no baptismal entries available before 1660 (Johann Friedrich Stocker was born in 1654), no final proof is possible yet. The available information suggests either Jacob Stocker or Zacharias Stocker to be the father of Friedrich. Both had children that married in the 1690s. Both were from Goersdorf. For both were found death records. Based on these they were born just two years apart. There is even the chance that they are siblings. Only an area search for the first marriage entry of Friedrich Stocker to Anna Barbara [maiden name not known] could possibly clarify this next generation. This area search was not performed during this research project. The following Lutheran parishes border the Preuschdorf parish: Diefenbach (no LDS microfilms before 1793), Worth an der Sauer (microfilms from 1572 to 1792), Langensulzbach (microfilms from 1689 to 1787), Lembach (microfilms 1603 from to 1792), Wingen (microfilms from 1648 to 1792), Rott (no LDS microfilms before 1701), Birlenbach (microfilms from 1614 to 1822), Sulz unterm Wald (microfilms from 1595 to 1793), and Niederkutzenhausen (no LDS microfilms before 1714). As can be seen from this list, only a few parishes do not have the older records. The reason might be that the parishes were established later. Also seen in this list is the parish Sulz, which was mentioned as the town of origin of the ancestral Staehli family line. The research in the parishes listed as well as the research for the Staehli family could be the research topic in the next research project. The individuals who could be connected to the ancestral tree were entered into the PAF-file. Among those were also several individuals not mentioned in this report (such as nieces, nephews, cousins, and a few in-laws). All those where no relationship to the direct ancestry could be proven at this time were grouped together into separate family units. These individuals were entered into a separate PAF-file. Both PAF-files were prepared for temple work (as far this work was not done yet). CONCLUSION During this research session one more child was found of Michael Stocker (Sr.) and Eva Staehli of Goersdorf. Also, the first marriage of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.), as well as the children of this first marriage was found. It was shown that the potential ancestor Hanss Michel Stocker (Jr.) found in the last research session qualifies to be the one who emigrated since no marriage or death record was found for him in the parish records of Preuschdorf. For the father of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) the baptismal entry as well as those for his siblings and half-siblings was found. Several death records were found for the direct ancestry as well as one marriage record. The marriage entry for Johann Friedrich Stocker with Anna Barbara [no maiden name known - parents of Hanss Michel Stocker, Sr.] was not found in Preuschdorf. An area search needs to be performed to find it. RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended to perform an area search in several Lutheran parishes around Preuschdorf for the marriage of Friedrich Stocker with Anna Barbara [no maiden name known]. This document will hopefully clarify which of the two candidates is the father of Friedrich Stocker. Most of these parishes are available on LDS-microfilm at the FHL in Salt Lake City. Also a search needs to be performed in the Sulz Lutheran parish records for the Staehli line. The Sulz parish records are available on LDS-microfilm. It was a pleasure to research the ancestral lines of the client and we look forward to continuing according to the directions of the client." 6. Price and Associates, Inc., (c) Research Report, prepared for Noel Stoker and used by his permission. Report dated 19 Apr 2014. File name: Stocker2014Mar/1333. A transcript of the report: "OBJECTIVES • Continue from the previous project by researching the Stocker ancestry. • Research the Staehli ancestry. RESULTS • Found the marriage for Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara [no maiden name known]. • Identified four siblings of Friedrich Stocker. • Located the death entry of Christian Stocker, the oldest ancestor in this line at this point. • Found the baptismal entry of Eva Staehli. RECOMMENDATIONS • Determine whether pre-1639 records exist for Feldberg. • Conduct an area search around Wörth for the first marriage between the ancestor Anna Barbara [no maiden name known] and Hans Heinrich Bartl. • Cont | Stocker (I5445)
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| 3632 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Modern DNA testing results provided by family researcher Noel Stoker suggest a 75% chance of relationship between the immigrants Johann Michael Stocker of Maryland and Hans Michael Stocker of Pennsylvania at the 9-generation level and 95% at the 12-generation level. The ancestry of the Pennsylvania Stockers was already partially known and so these DNA results were able to lead Noel to search Preuschdorf, Alsace, France (previously Germany), where the christening of Michael (the Maryland immigrant) was finally found occurring in 1730. The following explanation shows current generational ancestral research as of 19 Mar 2015 of the two parallel lines going back in the search for the common ancestor. The records lead back from the Preuschdorf area to about 110 miles south to the hamlet Gennenbach in the Feldberg parish in Baden and then finally to perhaps Kottwill in the Bern Canton of Switzerland. (In German a "G" and "H" were often interchangeable, hence we see "Gennenbach" sometimes rendered as "Hennenbach.") The earliest Feldberg Stockers seemed to have all been carpenters in Gennenbach. (Note also that Feldberg was anciently also rendered as Veldberg or Veldtberg.) The LDS Family History Library in Lucerne recently confirmed to Noel that there are 9 or 11 locations in Canton Lucerne alone where Stockers are known to have lived anciently. Other sources indicate Stockers are also found in Zurich and throughout Switzerland. Current research is bumping up against the earliest entries of existing church records; however, research is ongoing: A. The ancestral line of our Johann Michael Stocker, immigrant circa 1752-1755 to Frederick, Maryland is as follows: 1. Johann Michael Stocker, b. 15 Apr 1730 in Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; chr. 16 Apr 1730 in Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. He married three times in Maryland. 2. His father is Hans Michael Stocker, b. in Goersdorf and chr. 10 Jan 1684 in Preuschdorf; d. 16 Feb 1756 in Goersdorf and bur. 18 Feb 1756 in Preuschdorf. He married 4 Jan 1721 in Preuschdorf Eva Staehli, chr. 12 Nov. 1693 at Sulz unterm Wald (Soultz-sous-Forêts), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; d. 28 Apr 1746 at Goersdorf and bur. 30 Apr 1746 at Preuschdorf. Hans Michael first married Nov 1712 at Preuschdorf Anna Fischer, b. 9 Jun 1691 and d. 26 Dec 1719 both at Goersdorf. The marriage records give his father's name as Johann Friedrich Stocker, carpenter, of Goersdorf. 3. His grandfather is Johann Friedrich Stocker, b. in Gennenbach village and chr. 22 Jul 1652 in the parish of Feldberg, Baden, Germany; d. 24 Nov 1708 at Goersdorf and bur. 26 Nov 1708 at Preuschdorf. He married 4 May 1680 at Wörth an der Sauer, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, Anna Barbara ___, widow of Hans Friedrich Bartl; she d. 18 Apr 1695 at Goersdorf and bur. 20 Apr 1695 at Preuschdorf. Johann Friedrich married second 6 Mar 1696 at Preuschdorf Ursula Maria ___, widow of Jacob Dirzon(sp.?) The marriage record gives Johann Friedrich's origins as "a carpenter of Feldberg in der Oberman Grafschaft" and his father as the "Deceased Christian Stocker of Feldberg." Friedrich's christening record calls him Johan Fridelin with parents "Caspar Stocker of Gennenbach, [a] carpenter, [and] Margaretha." The name Casper occurs no where else in the parish records and is a probably clerical error for Christian in the context of Feldberg church records. Fridelin is variant form of Friedrich. 4. His great-grandparents are Christian Stocker and Margretha Wackerin (which may be the feminine version of Wacker). Christian was reported deceased in Feldberg prior to his son's 1680 marriage. His death at age 64 is recorded in Feldberg on 16 Apr 1669 calling him a "citizen and carpenter in Gennenbach." His birth calculates as about 1605. Besides his son Friedrich's 1652 christening in Feldberg, there are four other children of Christian Stocker "a carpenter of Gennenbach" and his wife Margaretha christened in Feldberg from 1650 to 1655. It is in one of these other christenings that we learn of Margretha's maiden surname. Christian most likely had some relationship with Hans Stocker, also a carpenter in Gennenbach, who d. 25 Jan 1649 per Feldberg records (see C-1 below); the relationship may be as siblings or even as father and son, but it has not yet be determined for sure one way or another. (Also see C-2 below for a discussion of a possible second Christian Stocker in early Feldberg.) B. The ancestral line of Hans Michael Stocker, 1731 immigrant to Pennsylvania is as follows: 1. Hans Michael Stocker, b. 24 Nov 1701 at Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France and chr. 27 Nov 1701 at Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. He married 30 Jan 1725 at Preuschdorf to Anna Margretha Stephan, chr. 30 May 1708 in Preuschdorf. The marriage record gives the name of groom's father as Hans Michael Stocker. 2. His father is Hans Michael Stocker, chr. 28 Mar 1669 at Feldberg, Baden, Germany, d. 27 Mar 1739 at Mitschdorf and bur. 28 Mar 1739 at Preuschdorf. He married 25 Nov 1692 at Mitschdorf, Maria Remp, b. 21 Mar 1669 at Preuschdorf. There are no birth or christening records for Hans Michael in Preuschdorf and the age reported at the time of death would give a birth date of circa 1667. The marriage record indicates the father of the groom was Jacob Stocker residing at Goersdorf. 3. His grandfather is Hans Jacob Stocker, b. abt. 1630 of Kottwill, Bern, Switzerland, d. 31 Mar 1690 at Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; bur. 2 Apr 1690 in Preuschdorf. He married 21 Jan 1661 at Feldberg to Margaretha Schinbein, chr. 17 Sep 1643 at Feldberg, "dau. of the late Fridlin Schinbein, judge" of Feldberg. In the marriage record, the pastor recorded that the groom was the son of Jacob Stocker who is a citizen of Kottwill near Bern, Switzerland. His first appearance in Goersdorf is in 1682 when as a widower he married Magdalena Linder, who was a widow. (He may also be the same "Jacob Stockert" who with his wife Maria, residents of the hamlet Hermersweiler, had a son Hans Philipp chr. 28 May 1681 in the parish Sulz unterm Wald (Soultz-sous-Forêts), Alsace, France, which is nearby to Goersdorf. The christening record says that Philipp's parents were of the Pontif religion (Catholic). If this is the same Jacob, then Maria may have died in childbirth in 1681 and Margaretha would be the first wife, Maria the second, and Magdalena the third. This may also mean that he was Catholic and Jacob married an Evangelical, then a Catholic, and then finally an Evangelical wife.) 4. His great-grandfather is Jacob Stocker of "Kottwill, Switzerland near Bern" (penmanship difficult but could alternately Rottwill). (The exact location of Rottwill is undetermined; however, searching ancient Switzerland, Noel Stoker discovered a Rotwill which he believes is the current Rottweil in Baden, Germany. Noel indicates that in the 1600s and for several centuries before and after, it was part of Switzerland. When Napoleon conquered the area in 1803, the alignment changed and it was ceded to Germany. It is about 50 miles from Baden and borders the Black Forest. Further professionally-hired research shows no Stockers in Rottweil..) C. Loose ends: 1. Hans Stocker: The first recording of a Stocker in the Feldberg parish records which begin in 1639 is in 1649 for a Hans Stocker, a carpenter, who lives in the village of Gennenbach and dies 25 Jan 1649 with no age stated. The Feldberg record provides specific names of some of Hans children as follows -- a son Heinrich who marries Ursula Müller in 1656 and a daughter Verona who has an illegitimate daughter named Elizabeth chr. in 1656 (with Peter Hertzogen). Another son, even though not so identified in the record, may be Hans Stockher at Gennenbach who was married 4 Nov 1661 to Elisabeth, dau. of Baltzer Dinger. Being these three children of Hans are marrying or producing children starting in 1656, it may indicate that Hans may have died in 1649 relatively young. 2. Zacharias Stocker: Zacharias first shows in Goersdorf where he is named a new citizen in 1674. He along with Hans Jacob Stocker, grandfather of the Pennsylvania immigrant, were the only two Stockers in the earliest Preuschdorf parish records. Zacharias is reported having died in 1692 at Goersdorf. In Feldberg, we find his two first marriages: Zacharias and Maria Keller on 27 Jun 1659; Zacharias and Katherine Schum on 4 Apr 1667. In the 1659 marriage record, he is identified as the son of Christian; in the 1667 marriage record he is identified as a widower and carpenter; and in both records "of Gennenbach." This information shows that he was possibly the son of Christian Stocker and Margretha Wackerin (see A-4 above). Based on Zacharias being first married in 1659, his birth would probably be no later than about 1634 assuming being age 25 or older at the marriage. Five of Christian and Margretha's children are documented being born from 1650 to 1655, which is a large gap from Zacharias' assumed birth date. This may mean that Christian (1605-1669) was married twice with Zacharias being of the earlier marriage. Another problem may be the age difference between Christian and Margretha -- Christian would have been 45 in 1650 and Margretha 10 to 20 years younger to be in her child-bearing years. Such large gaps in years between spouses in this era is a bit unusual but perhaps not impossible. There is also the possiblity that there may have been an earlier generation Christian for which no mention has yet been found in the records. (Price and Associate's report of 17 Feb 2014, p. 4, discusses another Hans Michael Stocker who died in the Preuschdorf in 1762, at age 73, making a birth of 1689. There were then three Hans Michael Stockers in the Preuschdorf area at the same time. The youngest, the Pennsylvania immigrant born in 1701, the younger born in 1689, and the "older" born in 1684 who was father of the Maryland immigrant. Noel Stoker has indicated the one born in 1689 was the son of Zacharias (who married Anna Catharina Naegelin on 21 June 1681 in Preuschdorf); this Zacharias is probably the same Zacharias who was the son of Christian.) 2. Price and Associates, Inc., (c) Research Report, prepared for Noel Stoker and used by his permission. Report dated 19 Apr 2014. File name: Stocker2014Mar/1333. A transcript of the report: "OBJECTIVES • Continue from the previous project by researching the Stocker ancestry. • Research the Staehli ancestry. RESULTS • Found the marriage for Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara [no maiden name known]. • Identified four siblings of Friedrich Stocker. • Located the death entry of Christian Stocker, the oldest ancestor in this line at this point. • Found the baptismal entry of Eva Staehli. RECOMMENDATIONS • Determine whether pre-1639 records exist for Feldberg. • Conduct an area search around Wörth for the first marriage between the ancestor Anna Barbara [no maiden name known] and Hans Heinrich Bartl. • Continue research on the Staehli line for about 100 additional years back to 1595. [BACKGROUND] This research started where the previous project ended by following the Stocker line of Goersdorf, Alsace. This area was for a long time German territory, but since the end of World War II it has belonged to France. The ancestral Stockers spoke German, and the Lutheran parish books are recorded in German. Several extractions were made in 1993. The family group sheets created based on the extractions were provided by the client. Before the research started, a few questions from the client needed to be answered. Question 1: Does the marriage record of Hanss Michael Stocker to Anna Margaretha Stephan on 30 Jan 1725 at Preuschdorf specifically list his age or his father/parents as Hans Michael Stocker and Maria Remp? If not, how do we know the correct parents of the Hans Michael who married in 1725? Answer: The marriage record of Hanss Michael Stocker to Anna Margaretha Stephan lists the day of marriage, the names of groom and bride, and the parents of the bride and the father of the groom (being Hans Michael Stocker). It does not list the name of the mother. Question 2: How do we know the Hanss Michael Stocker who married Maria Remp in 1692 at Mitschdorf was born in Oct 1669 at Mitschdorf? Did the 1692 marriage entry provide Hanss Michael's parents or his place of residence? Answer: The 1692 marriage entry for Hanss Michael Stocker and Maria Remp states that the groom was the son of Jacob Stocker, [the father] residing in Goersdorf; and the father of the bride was listed as Jacob Remp, the mother as Maria Stephan, both of Mitschdorf. This record does not state whether the groom was born in Mitschdorf or Goersdorf or anywhere else. Since this was not a direct line, his information was not double verified during the previous project. The Preuschdorf parish entries were checked this time, which include Mitschdorf and Goersdorf. The birth entry for him was not found in these parish records. At this point, it is not sure where the birth in October 1669 came from. It definitely needs to be removed. His death entry states his age, but according to this he was born in 1667 (+/- 1 year). If all the Stocker families did move from Feldberg to Goersdorf and Mitschdorf, as suggested by the researcher who worked on these lines in 1993, the data found back then for him could be correct. The only conflicting information that would stay in that case is the given name of the mother. Her name was either Magretha or Magdalena. There is a chance that either the parish priest recorded it wrong or she had indeed two given names. STOCKER LINE The researcher who performed the research in 1993 came to the conclusion that the Stocker ancestry moved from the town Feldberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, to Goesdorf, Alsace, but did not deliver any solid proof for it. The distance between these two towns is between 110 and 120 miles in a straight line. For the late 1600s, this was quite a distance to move. On the other hand, between the 1650s (a few years after the end of the Thirty Years War) and the 1680s, many people moved wider distances because the black plague wiped out one-third of Europe; in some areas whole villages were left completely empty. Especially children that did not inherit the family farm took advantage of this and moved to other areas. Also the local nobility often made promises of a lower tax to new settlers. There were two possible ways to perform the next research steps. One would be to conduct an area search in parishes nearby to find the marriage entry of the direct ancestor, Johann Friedrich Stocker, and Anna Barbara [no maiden name known]. The other possibility would be to verify the Feldberg parish records and retrace the steps performed in 1993. It was decided to analyze the research report from 1993 and the family group sheets based on this. The researcher found a marriage for Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara listed as 4 May 1680, married in Goersdorf. This marriage was not recorded in the Preuschdorf parish records (Goersdorf belonged to Preuschdorf). [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1661-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4.] In fact, no marriages at all were recorded there between 1674 and November 1683. None of the other entries in these previously mentioned family group sheets gave any other clue than the connection to the town Feldberg. Therefore, the Feldberg marriages were checked. Even though many Stockers married there, the desired marriage entry was not found. [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1639-1793; FHL INTL Film 1189398 item 5.] If the wife, Anna Barbara, was not from Feldberg, the couple could have married somewhere near Goersdorf/Preuschdorf. Therefore, an area search was begun. The first place to check was the neighboring Lutheran parish of Lembach. The marriage entry was not found there. [Kirchenbuch Lembach, Heiraten 1651-1684; FHL INTL Film 717154, item 6; and Heiraten 1656-1689; FHL INTL Film 717154, item 7 (two different records with overlapping years).] Also the baptisms did not list a Johann Friedrich Stocker born in or about 1654 (calculated based on his death entry). [Kirchenbuch Lembach, Taufen 1649-1674; FHL INTL Film 717154, item 6.] The neighboring Langensulzbach Parish was ignored since their marriage records do not begin until 1689; baptisms begin in 1674. The third neighboring parish was in Wörth an der Sauer. Finally, the correct marriage was found. [Kirchenbuch Wörth (an der Sauer), Heiraten 1572-1635, 1641-1694; FHL INTL Film 1069776.] The date is the very same as found in 1993, just the town name was recorded wrong. The entry states Goersdorf on the left and could be an indicator to where the marriage might have been performed, but it could also be understood as an annotation to the place of residence of bride and groom. This was very likely where the mistake came in. Following is the record. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Wörth, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - M. 4 May 1680: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter, of Feldberg in der Oberman Grafschaft, married Anna Barbel of Görsdorf; parents of the groom: Deceased Christian Stocker of Feldberg; parents of the bride: [Parents not stated, but the following information was stated:] Widow of the deceased Hanss Friedrich Bartl, a former tailor in Goersdorf. Page 224, entry 4/1680. (Doc.1) The first marriage between Hanss Friedrich Bartl and Anna Barbel (=Barbara) was sought in this parish, but not found. This record would provide her maiden name. Very likely she was again from another parish and the couple married there. Only an area search might produce this record. The marriage entry above gives the town of origin as "Feldberg in der Oberman Grafschaft." A "Grafschaft" is a countship. In the 1600s and 1700s, Baden was a countship. It did not become a Grand Duchy until 1806. No reference was found in printed or online sources to the Oberman entry related to the Baden countship. There are at least five different Feldbergs in the former German Empire, but none of them relates to Oberman. The Feldberg in Baden is closest to Goersdorf in spite of its 110 to 120 miles linear distance. This is not absolute proof that the Stocker ancestry came from there, but the evidence pointing into this direction can't be denied. While analyzing the early parish records of Wörth, it was realized that this parish must have been responsible for the people who belonged since 1660 to the parish Preuschdorf. Since the calculated birth year for Anna Barbel/Anna Barbara was known from her death entry, the baptisms were searched in spite of the possibility that she might have been from another parish. She was born in or about 1645. The baptisms produced three Anna Barbaras born in 1644, but none in 1645 or 1646. Any or none of them could have been the ancestor. The children of (Johann) Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara were found during the last research project. Therefore, the research turned back to the Feldberg parish records. In 1993, the researcher found four children, with an additional one born 18 years before the rest. The four children previously found could be confirmed; the oldest one was not confirmed since his birth took place before Wörth Parish kept records. The direct ancestor (Johann/Hans) Friedrich Stocker was not among those found. If this is the correct ancestral line - and this is the only family where Christian Stocker was the father - then the direct ancestor must have been baptized in another parish or his baptism was not recorded. Following are the four children mentioned (note two sets of twins). [Kirchenbuch Feldberg, Taufen 1639-1793; FHL INTL Film 1189398, item 5.] Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Feldberg, Baden, Germany: - Chr. 6 Jan 1650: Hans Stocker (twin); father: Christn. Stocker of Hennenbach; mother: Margretha [no maiden name]. No page #, entry 139. (Doc. 2) - Chr. 6 Jan 1650, died 15 Apr 1725: Maria Stocker (twin); father: Christn. Stocker of Hennenbach; mother: Margretha [no maiden name]. No page #, entry 140. (Doc. 2) - Chr. 6th of Trinitatis 1655 [= 22 Jul. 1655]: Adam Stocker (twin); father: Christian Stocker, a carpenter in Hennenbach; mother: Margaretha [no maiden name]. No page #, entry 12. (Doc. 3) - Chr. 6th of Trinitatis 1655 [= 22 Jul. 1655]: Eva Stocker (twin); father: Christian Stocker, a carpenter in Hennenbach; mother: Margaretha [no maiden name]. No page #, entry 12. (Doc. 3) The marriage entry of the parents, Christian Stocker and Margaretha, was not found in Feldberg. There is a chance that they married before 1639, the year the parish records start. Only a search in neighboring parishes would produce this document - if the neighboring parishes have such old records. The researcher from 1993 also found the death entry of a Christian Stocker. It cannot be proven that this pertains to the direct ancestor, but the name and profession fit. Also this Christian Stocker died before 1680, which would be confirmed in the marriage entry of the son. If he was the correct ancestor, his wife Margaretha must have been his second wife, because she would not have had all her children in her mid- to late 40s and none in her 30s. Following is the death entry. [Kirchenbuch Feldberg, Tote 1639-1793; FHL INTL Film 1189398, item 5.] Death Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Feldberg, Baden, Germany: - D. 16 Apr. 1669: Christian Stokher [note different spelling], citizen and carpenter in Hennenbach; age 64 years; relationships [not stated]. No page #, entry 75. (Doc. 4) An area search around Feldberg was not done. A first look at the records available revealed that only one of the parishes in the wider vicinity had older records, but these records are only a name index of adults living in this parish. Another church closer to Feldberg was already established 1620, but their baptisms do not start until 1639 - the same year as Feldberg's. Therefore, the chance to continue the Stocker line is very low. STAEHLI LINE Before wrapping up this research project, a quick look was made into the Lutheran Sulz parish records. According to the marriage entry between Hanss Michael Stocker and Eva Staehli in 1721 (found in a previous research project), she was from Sultz. There is a "Sulz unterm Wald" nearby, today called Soultz-sous-Forêts. The baptismal entries of this parish records were analyzed, and her entry was found. Since her date of birth could be calculated based on her entry in the death record, this was a quick task. [Kirchenbuch Sulz unterm Wald, Taufen 1684-1747; FHL INTL Film 796891.] Following is the entry. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Sulz unterm Wald, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - Chr. 12 Nov. 1693: Eva Steley; father: Johannes Steley; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 89 a+b, no entry #. (Doc. 05) The family name of the father is spelled Steley, but the signature under the record spells it Stehl. In another record where he and his wife are mentioned as godparents, his name is spelled Stelly. No further research was done on this Staehli/Steley/Stehl line. The next project should seek the siblings and the marriage record of the parents. The individuals who could be connected to the ancestral tree were entered into the client database. None of the other non-related family members were extracted at this time. Conclusion An area search produced the marriage of Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara [no maiden name known] and proved that the Stocker ancestry was indeed from Feldberg. Four siblings of Friedrich Stocker were found, but concrete proof that these were indeed his siblings could not be produced. A death entry of one of the ancestors (Christian Stoker) makes it possible to calculate the year of his birth, but this ancestor was born about a quarter century before record keeping began in this parish. The oldest parish nearby has only a few records back to 1620, but even that is several years after the calculated birth of Christian Stoker. For the Staehli line, the baptismal entry of Eva Staehli (in her record spelled Steley) was found. No time was left to extract the rest of the family. Recommendations A gazetteer should be checked to see whether records are available for Feldberg prior to 1639. An older parish nearby that was responsible for Feldberg prior to that year might contain the early Stocker ancestry, but the chance to find such older records is rather small. An area search around Wörth might produce the first marriage between the ancestor Anna Barbara [no maiden name known] and Hans Heinrich Bartl. Research in the Sulz Lutheran parish records for the Staehli line should continue. The Sulz parish records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library back to 1595 - a potential of almost 100 years of records. It was a pleasure to research your ancestry, and we look forward to continuing, according to your instructions." 3. The following are three emails dated 17 and 18 Mar 2015 from Noel Stoker A. Noel remarks: "I asked Trudy to return to the original Feldberg records and confirm Jacob's citizenship, that being Kottwill, Switzerland. I felt stymied in that we have been unable to connect Jacob to Kottwill ... I wanted a photocopy and translation of the parish entry for the marriage of Hans Jacob Stocker and Margaretha Schinbein. She did this and more. She said I believe it was an R and not a K, making it Rotwill instead of Kotwill. Milan was asked to give his opinion and he was equivocal but granted that it could be an R. Searching ancient Switzerland I discovered a Rotwill which I believe is the current Rottweil in Baden Germany. In the 1600's and for several centuries, before and after, it was part of Switzerland. When Napoleon conquered the area in 1803 the alignment changed and it was ceded to Germany. It is about 50 miles from Baden and borders the Black Forest. The other note is that Trudy included the priest's notation of Rotwill being in the Canton of Bern. Milan said the priest's note said it was near Bern. Trudy has suggested the Swiss census records of the time might reveal where Jacob Stocker and Hans Stocker, as well as Christian came from. I have asked her to do that. This is a work in progress." B. This email are the results of his above-referenced request to the German researcher Trudy Schenk 1. 1649: on 25 Jan. was buried Hans Stockher, the carpenter at Gennenbach, he was ill 9 days. 2. 1656: on Sunday Sexagesimo was married Heinrich Stocker from Gennenbach a son of the late Hans Stocker who was a citizen and Carpenter with Ursula a daughter of the late Hans Müller formerly a citizen and cabinet maker at Veldtberg. Because of poverty they held the wedding feast without invited guests at home. 3. 1650 birth of twins: On the date as shown above were christened Hans and Maria, children of Christen Stocker at Gennenbach and of Margretha Wackerin. Godparents were: for the boy Wilhelm Rosskopf mayor, Friedlin Schinbein, Hans Stäuber and Catharin Dattlerin the wife of Claus Schuemacher, Godparents were: for the girl Hans Klucker, Hans Stifel, Claus Blöchlin and Anna Hollsteinin the wife of Hans Wiber all are from Veldtberg. 4. 1652 a birth: On the feast day Maria Magdalena which is the 22nd. of July was christened Johan Fridelin. The parents: Caspar Stocker from Gennenbach a carpenter & Margaretha Godparents: Fridlin Schinbein, Hans Glucker town official, Catharina the wife of Clauss Schuemacher, Anna wife of the old Hans Weyler. 5. 1656: on Dom: Reminiscere was christened Elisabeth an illig. child, the mother is Verona a daughter of Hans Stocker who is the late citizen and carpenter at Gennenbach. She gave the name of Peter Hertzogen a former soldier from Glanschi. ?not sure on this spelling as the father of the child. Godparents: Hans Jacob Häflin at Gennenbach. Matthias Nüssiglich at Veldtberg, the young Hans Hächner a soldier who is at Lippurg, Elisabeth single dau. of Georg Stiffel. 6. 1656 # 12 & 13 on 6 past. trinity was christened Adam and Eva twins. Parents: Christen Stockher carpenter at Gennenbach and Margaretha. Godparents: Adams godmother and godfather were Eustasius Wollenweber the pastor, Herr Wilhelm Rosskopf mayor, Uhlin Holenwayer a court councilor, and Anna Hans Wibers wife. Godparents: Eva's godmother and godfather were Hand Glücker the judge, Claus Glöckler, Hans Jacob Hälfflin and Anna Georg Stiffels wife at Gennenbach. 7. 1657 # 21, Johannes a child of Hanss Heinrich Stockher in the village Gennenbach and of Ursula Müller. Born on the 6th of August chr. on the 10th. Godparents: Hanss Hächler a solder in Lipperg, Hanss, son in law of Jerg Stiffel the strawroofer, Jacob, Gregory Keyser the weavers son and Magdalena Hans Gluckhers daughter the midwife. 8. 1661 # 1 on 21 January were married Hans Jacob, legit. son of Jacob Stockher a citizen at Rotwill the district of Bern and Margretha the dau of the late Fridlin Schinbein who had been a citizen and judge in Veldberg. 9. 1661 # 4 On 4 November was married Hans Stockher at Gennenbach and Elisabeth dau. of Baltzer Dinger." C. The email is from Price and Associates with their researcher Milan's response to Trudy's work. Price and Associates posed the requests and Milan responded as follows: "1) Check marriage on 21 Jan 1661 for complete marriage entry of Hans Jacob Stockher and Margretha Shinbein. The marriage record was looked up. The entry translates as follows (as close to the original as possible to avoid misinterpretation): "1661, [entry] 1 On the 21st January Hanns Jacob, of Jacob Stockher, citizen of Kotwill [or Rotwill] of the Bern area, [his] legitimate son, and Margreht, [of] Fridlin Schinbein, deceased citizen and judge in Veldberg, [his] left-behind daughter. While Veldberg is the old spelling of Feldberg, the town where the parish is located, the case is not as clear with the Swiss town of origin. As already known from previous research, there is a Kottwil (in the record spelled Kotwill or maybe Rotwill), located in the Canton of Luzern. Kottwil is located about 8 miles east from the borders of the Canton Bern, where the ancestral town of the Stocker/Stockher family is located according to the entry. Luzern was never part of the Canton Bern. If Rotwill is a close spelling for the desired town of origin, then there is a problem. In the whole of Switzerland there is no Rotwill nor a Rottwil, or any similar spelling. The three closest spellings are Rottenswil (Canton Aargau, Lutherans in Lunkhofen), Rottetswil (Canton Luzern, Lutherans in Emmen), and Rutzenwil (Canton St. Gallen, no Lutheran parish nearby, but Catholics in Bernhardszell). There is no such town in the Canton of Bern. Since the parish priests states "Berner Gebiet" (Bern area), it must not be always refer to the Canton Bern, but could also refer to the area near the large city of Bern. Kottwil is actually closer to the city Luzern (16 miles) than to Bern (34 miles), but Bern is a much bigger city than Luzern. One way to come closer to an answer about this problem is to research all parish records for of the Bern and Luzern areas that have a town in its borders that start with a K or an R, and end with -wil or -will. 2. Check 1652 birth on 22 July (Maria Magdalena feast day?) for Johan Friedelin, parents Caspar Stocker and Margaretha. Is it possible this is the birth for Johan Friedrich, son of Christian Stocker and Margaretha? Johan Friedrich's birth/christening has never been found although we know he was the son of Christian of Feldberg and born about 1653/4. Are there other entries for a Caspar and Margaretha Stocker as a separate couple in this parish or could the clerk have misrecorded the father's given name and it should have been Christian? Is Friedelin interchangeable with Friedrich? The baptismal entry of Johan Fridelin Stocker was searched for. It translates as follows: "[Entry] 12 On the feast day of Maria Magdalene, on 22 July [1652] Was baptized Johan Fridelin; Parents are Caspar Stocker of Gennenbach, [a] carpenter, [and] Margaretha; Witnesses are Fridlin Schinbein; Hans Glucker, a senator [= lay judge]; Catharina, wife of Claus Schumacher; Anna, wife of Hans Wejber. The baptismal entries between 1645 and 1657 were checked for any Stocker and Stockher. There were two entries found for children of a Christen Stocker, a twin couple in 1650 (Hans and Maria) and a twin couple in 1655 (Adam and Eva). There was no other entry for a child of Caspar Stocker/Stockher. By comparing the godparents/witnesses between these two entries mentioned and the translated entry above, several names appear again and again: Fridlin Schinbein, Hans Glucker, Anna, wife of Hans Wejber [also spelled Weiber]. Afterward the marriage records were checked. There was no Caspar Stocker found in the Feldberg parish records that married, but also no Christen Stocker. Only in 1659 shows up a Zacharias, son of Christen Stockher. According to the Omnastik-Lexicon (http://www.onomastik.com/Vornamen- Lexikon/name_255_Friedel.html) the spelling Friedel (no Fridelin found there) is the short form of Friedrich. Because of this it is possible that the Johan Fridelin found in 1652 could be the ancestor searched for. A copy of the entry is attached (Doc.02). 3) 3. Check the following marriages of Zacharias Stocker to see if his father is listed as Christian (alive or deceased?): Zacharias and Maria Keller on 27 Jun 1659; Zacharias and Katherine Schum on 4 Feb 1667. The two marriage entries translate as follows: "[Year] 1659 On 27th June, Zachar. [of] Christi Stockher of Gennenbach, [his] legitimate son, and Maria [of] Hanns Keller, a former butcher in Ober Eggenheim [today Obereggenen], his left-behind daughter." "[Year 1667], [entry] 21 Zacharias Stockher, a carpenter and widower of the local Gennenbach, and Katharina Schum from Switzerland, of the Weil Olchamer [?] area, was a maid servant at the squire and bailiff of Badenweiler; [married on] the same day and hour as the preceding entry [= 4 April, last part written in Latin]." It looks like that the groom in both entries are the very same individuals. The 2nd marriage does not list a father for the groom since he was a widower, which corresponds with the recording rule established by the Lutheran and Catholic Churches." | Wecker or Wackerin, Margretha (I2763)
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| 3633 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Modern DNA testing results provided by family researcher Noel Stoker suggest a 75% chance of relationship between the immigrants Johann Michael Stocker of Maryland and Hans Michael Stocker of Pennsylvania at the 9-generation level and 95% at the 12-generation level. The ancestry of the Pennsylvania Stockers was already partially known and so these DNA results were able to lead Noel to search Preuschdorf, Alsace, France (previously Germany), where the christening of Michael (the Maryland immigrant) was finally found occurring in 1730. The following explanation shows current generational ancestral research as of 19 Mar 2015 of the two parallel lines going back in the search for the common ancestor. The records lead back from the Preuschdorf area to about 110 miles south to the hamlet Gennenbach in the Feldberg parish in Baden and then finally to perhaps Kottwill in the Bern Canton of Switzerland. (In German a "G" and "H" were often interchangeable, hence we see "Gennenbach" sometimes rendered as "Hennenbach.") The earliest Feldberg Stockers seemed to have all been carpenters in Gennenbach. (Note also that Feldberg was anciently also rendered as Veldberg or Veldtberg.) The LDS Family History Library in Lucerne recently confirmed to Noel that there are 9 or 11 locations in Canton Lucerne alone where Stockers are known to have lived anciently. Other sources indicate Stockers are also found in Zurich and throughout Switzerland. Current research is bumping up against the earliest entries of existing church records; however, research is ongoing: A. The ancestral line of our Johann Michael Stocker, immigrant circa 1752-1755 to Frederick, Maryland is as follows: 1. Johann Michael Stocker, b. 15 Apr 1730 in Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; chr. 16 Apr 1730 in Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. He married three times in Maryland. 2. His father is Hans Michael Stocker, b. in Goersdorf and chr. 10 Jan 1684 in Preuschdorf; d. 16 Feb 1756 in Goersdorf and bur. 18 Feb 1756 in Preuschdorf. He married 4 Jan 1721 in Preuschdorf Eva Staehli, chr. 12 Nov. 1693 at Sulz unterm Wald (Soultz-sous-Forêts), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; d. 28 Apr 1746 at Goersdorf and bur. 30 Apr 1746 at Preuschdorf. Hans Michael first married Nov 1712 at Preuschdorf Anna Fischer, b. 9 Jun 1691 and d. 26 Dec 1719 both at Goersdorf. The marriage records give his father's name as Johann Friedrich Stocker, carpenter, of Goersdorf. 3. His grandfather is Johann Friedrich Stocker, b. in Gennenbach village and chr. 22 Jul 1652 in the parish of Feldberg, Baden, Germany; d. 24 Nov 1708 at Goersdorf and bur. 26 Nov 1708 at Preuschdorf. He married 4 May 1680 at Wörth an der Sauer, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, Anna Barbara ___, widow of Hans Friedrich Bartl; she d. 18 Apr 1695 at Goersdorf and bur. 20 Apr 1695 at Preuschdorf. Johann Friedrich married second 6 Mar 1696 at Preuschdorf Ursula Maria ___, widow of Jacob Dirzon(sp.?) The marriage record gives Johann Friedrich's origins as "a carpenter of Feldberg in der Oberman Grafschaft" and his father as the "Deceased Christian Stocker of Feldberg." Friedrich's christening record calls him Johan Fridelin with parents "Caspar Stocker of Gennenbach, [a] carpenter, [and] Margaretha." The name Casper occurs no where else in the parish records and is a probably clerical error for Christian in the context of Feldberg church records. Fridelin is variant form of Friedrich. 4. His great-grandparents are Christian Stocker and Margretha Wackerin (which may be the feminine version of Wacker). Christian was reported deceased in Feldberg prior to his son's 1680 marriage. His death at age 64 is recorded in Feldberg on 16 Apr 1669 calling him a "citizen and carpenter in Gennenbach." His birth calculates as about 1605. Besides his son Friedrich's 1652 christening in Feldberg, there are four other children of Christian Stocker "a carpenter of Gennenbach" and his wife Margaretha christened in Feldberg from 1650 to 1655. It is in one of these other christenings that we learn of Margretha's maiden surname. Christian most likely had some relationship with Hans Stocker, also a carpenter in Gennenbach, who d. 25 Jan 1649 per Feldberg records (see C-1 below); the relationship may be as siblings or even as father and son, but it has not yet be determined for sure one way or another. (Also see C-2 below for a discussion of a possible second Christian Stocker in early Feldberg.) B. The ancestral line of Hans Michael Stocker, 1731 immigrant to Pennsylvania is as follows: 1. Hans Michael Stocker, b. 24 Nov 1701 at Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France and chr. 27 Nov 1701 at Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. He married 30 Jan 1725 at Preuschdorf to Anna Margretha Stephan, chr. 30 May 1708 in Preuschdorf. The marriage record gives the name of groom's father as Hans Michael Stocker. 2. His father is Hans Michael Stocker, chr. 28 Mar 1669 at Feldberg, Baden, Germany, d. 27 Mar 1739 at Mitschdorf and bur. 28 Mar 1739 at Preuschdorf. He married 25 Nov 1692 at Mitschdorf, Maria Remp, b. 21 Mar 1669 at Preuschdorf. There are no birth or christening records for Hans Michael in Preuschdorf and the age reported at the time of death would give a birth date of circa 1667. The marriage record indicates the father of the groom was Jacob Stocker residing at Goersdorf. 3. His grandfather is Hans Jacob Stocker, b. abt. 1630 of Kottwill, Bern, Switzerland, d. 31 Mar 1690 at Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; bur. 2 Apr 1690 in Preuschdorf. He married 21 Jan 1661 at Feldberg to Margaretha Schinbein, chr. 17 Sep 1643 at Feldberg, "dau. of the late Fridlin Schinbein, judge" of Feldberg. In the marriage record, the pastor recorded that the groom was the son of Jacob Stocker who is a citizen of Kottwill near Bern, Switzerland. His first appearance in Goersdorf is in 1682 when as a widower he married Magdalena Linder, who was a widow. (He may also be the same "Jacob Stockert" who with his wife Maria, residents of the hamlet Hermersweiler, had a son Hans Philipp chr. 28 May 1681 in the parish Sulz unterm Wald (Soultz-sous-Forêts), Alsace, France, which is nearby to Goersdorf. The christening record says that Philipp's parents were of the Pontif religion (Catholic). If this is the same Jacob, then Maria may have died in childbirth in 1681 and Margaretha would be the first wife, Maria the second, and Magdalena the third. This may also mean that he was Catholic and Jacob married an Evangelical, then a Catholic, and then finally an Evangelical wife.) 4. His great-grandfather is Jacob Stocker of "Kottwill, Switzerland near Bern" (penmanship difficult but could alternately Rottwill). (The exact location of Rottwill is undetermined; however, searching ancient Switzerland, Noel Stoker discovered a Rotwill which he believes is the current Rottweil in Baden, Germany. Noel indicates that in the 1600s and for several centuries before and after, it was part of Switzerland. When Napoleon conquered the area in 1803, the alignment changed and it was ceded to Germany. It is about 50 miles from Baden and borders the Black Forest. Further professionally-hired research shows no Stockers in Rottweil..) C. Loose ends: 1. Hans Stocker: The first recording of a Stocker in the Feldberg parish records which begin in 1639 is in 1649 for a Hans Stocker, a carpenter, who lives in the village of Gennenbach and dies 25 Jan 1649 with no age stated. The Feldberg record provides specific names of some of Hans children as follows -- a son Heinrich who marries Ursula Müller in 1656 and a daughter Verona who has an illegitimate daughter named Elizabeth chr. in 1656 (with Peter Hertzogen). Another son, even though not so identified in the record, may be Hans Stockher at Gennenbach who was married 4 Nov 1661 to Elisabeth, dau. of Baltzer Dinger. Being these three children of Hans are marrying or producing children starting in 1656, it may indicate that Hans may have died in 1649 relatively young. 2. Zacharias Stocker: Zacharias first shows in Goersdorf where he is named a new citizen in 1674. He along with Hans Jacob Stocker, grandfather of the Pennsylvania immigrant, were the only two Stockers in the earliest Preuschdorf parish records. Zacharias is reported having died in 1692 at Goersdorf. In Feldberg, we find his two first marriages: Zacharias and Maria Keller on 27 Jun 1659; Zacharias and Katherine Schum on 4 Apr 1667. In the 1659 marriage record, he is identified as the son of Christian; in the 1667 marriage record he is identified as a widower and carpenter; and in both records "of Gennenbach." This information shows that he was possibly the son of Christian Stocker and Margretha Wackerin (see A-4 above). Based on Zacharias being first married in 1659, his birth would probably be no later than about 1634 assuming being age 25 or older at the marriage. Five of Christian and Margretha's children are documented being born from 1650 to 1655, which is a large gap from Zacharias' assumed birth date. This may mean that Christian (1605-1669) was married twice with Zacharias being of the earlier marriage. Another problem may be the age difference between Christian and Margretha -- Christian would have been 45 in 1650 and Margretha 10 to 20 years younger to be in her child-bearing years. Such large gaps in years between spouses in this era is a bit unusual but perhaps not impossible. There is also the possiblity that there may have been an earlier generation Christian for which no mention has yet been found in the records. (Price and Associate's report of 17 Feb 2014, p. 4, discusses another Hans Michael Stocker who died in the Preuschdorf in 1762, at age 73, making a birth of 1689. There were then three Hans Michael Stockers in the Preuschdorf area at the same time. The youngest, the Pennsylvania immigrant born in 1701, the younger born in 1689, and the "older" born in 1684 who was father of the Maryland immigrant. Noel Stoker has indicated the one born in 1689 was the son of Zacharias (who married Anna Catharina Naegelin on 21 June 1681 in Preuschdorf); this Zacharias is probably the same Zacharias who was the son of Christian.) 2. Noel G. Stoker, descendant of the Utah Pioneer Bishop John Stoker of Bountiful, and current resident of Fresno, California, has invested a lot of time, money, and effort in researching the origins of Johann Michael Stocker, our original American immigrant ancestor. Noel's research significantly made the leap to Germany and documents three additional generations of ancestors. For much of the research he had hired professional genealogists Trudy Schenk in 1993 and then later in 2014-2015 Robyn Gygi A. "In the mid-90s my father and I employed a German researcher, Trudy Schenk, to research our line. I met her one day in the Family History Research Library in SLC … Trudy performed a great search … She was convinced that Joh Michael's father was Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, who arrived in Philadelphia 1731 on the Ship "Brittania" with his wife Margaretha and two or three children. Trudy reasoned that our Joh Michael, who is my 5th great grandfather, was their son, having been born on ship or shortly before they left. However, there has been a lingering doubt about this connection. Hans & Margaretha had a son Michael in 1727, who was buried in Goersdorf, Alsace-Lorraine, France, before they came to this country. They also had a son born in this country in Pennsylvania, named Michael, in 1734. He died in Pennsylvania in 1771. I found two living descendants of the [Pennsylvania] immigrant, Hans Michael Stocker, and together we had Y-DNA research performed. These two sons were Andreas who remained in PA and retained the spelling Stocker to this day and George who moved to Kentucky with his brother Jacob and changed their names to Stucker. I am very closely related to them both, but at nine generations we have a 75% chance of a common paternal ancestor. At 12 generations the probability increases to 95%. At that point I decided to have a fresh pair of German eyes look at the records in Germany/France. Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, and Hans Michael Stocker (the older) as he was designated [and differentiated] in the church record, lived in the same small town and attended the same Lutheran [Preuschdorf] parish. [Correction: the "older" lived in Goersdorf and the immigrant lived in adjoining Mitschdorf, both in the same parish.] I am certain they are closely related - nephew & uncle, etc., but we have been unable to prove the relationship. The Hanss Michael Stocker, born April 15, 1730, [to Hans Michael "the older"] matches our Joh. Michael, who died in March of 1819, at the age of 88 (20 days from being 89). Two different German researchers have informed me that Hans or Hanss is short hand for Johannes, Johan or Joh. [Comment: Noel has since researched each of these two related lines back about three generations getting closer to a common ancestor; however, the church records for these areas begin too late to make a confirmed connection.] B. Noel provided additional information on the Hans Michael Stocker who immigrated with his wife Margaret to Pennsylvania on the ship "Brittania" in 1731. [No children are shown in this immigration record, but this may simply be clerical issue.] Noel had his DNA tested against a descendant of the PA family and they had compatibility. This family remained in Pennsylvania with the town Stockertown named after them. The Easton County Library in PA has a collection of multiple volumes (9) on this Stocker Family, which includes the works of Jennie Stewart (but there may also be other sources as well). The SLC FHL has Jennie E. Stewart's work on film# 875389. The Easton County Library source also includes a translated Swiss document which Noel references and comments as follows: "Obtained from the Library of Congress - Information on the Stocker family: Historisch - Biographies Leckender Schweig; vol. 6, pp. 561-3, dated April 1931. Translated from German. Page 8 reads - "in September 1957 in compliance with a request, I received the second article in German which was referred to at the bottom of page 563, this being from the same publication page 556. It follows: Stocker: Stocker, Stockar and Stokar. Families of the cantons Basel, Luzern, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Zurich and Zug. A. Canton of Basel B. Canton of Luzern (Lucerne) - Stocker. Families from the counties Willisau, Luzern and Sursee since the 14th century. Prominent men are then listed, mostly since 1847. Noel's comments: "Jacob the most distant ancestor of Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, was from Kottwil [later corrected to Rottwill]. The parish that served Kottwil was located in Willisau. Milan, our researcher has located ... a number of other Stockers in Sursee, Ettiswil, and Luzern. I did a Family Search entering the name Stocker without specifying gender or given names -- it turned up two pages of Stockers in the 1500s & 1600s." C. Noel's further discussion on the DNA comparison work: Noel reports: "[Price & Associates] generated for me … two of the sons of Hans Michael, the immigrant, when I was pursuing Y-DNA connections. The two sons were Andreas who remained in PA and retained the spelling Stocker to this day and George who moved to Kentucky with his brother Jacob and changed their names to Stucker. George and Jacob moved to Kentucky to join Daniel Boone in the Indian wars. They died in those conflicts but their families remained there for some time. For whatever reason the sons changed the spelling to Stucker." Noel's descent is as follows: Noel Golden Stoker - Golden L. Stoker - David Stoker, Jr. - David Stoker, Sr. - John Stoker - David Stoker and Barbara Graybill - Michael Stoker and Catherine Eller - Joh. Michael Stocker and Anna Barbara Römerin. Noel's DNA result is at familytreedna.com, kit number 301184 with password C14C11. Noel reports the Stucker individuals in the comparison were primarily John Leroy Stucker & Earl Eugene Stocker, both descendants of Hans Michael Stocker & Anna Margaretha Stephan via their sons George & Andreas. Scott Mitchell, also a Stucker, he believes, is closely related as well; his line is most likely from George as well. Thus there are three descendants of the Pennsylvania Stocker with whom Noel is closely related to. John Leroy Stucker is the Stucker descendant Noel worked with. His progression is as follows: John Leroy Stucker - Jack Leroy Stucker & Mary Ellen Wills - Edgar Emmet Stucker & Fern Florence McGee - William Martin Stucker & Mary Ott - Jeptha Stucker & Elizabeth Bowman - Michael Stucker & Nancy Vaugha - George Stucker & Margaret - Hans Michael Stocker & Anna Margaret Stephan, the Pennsylvania immigrants. Earl's was taken from the Stocker/Stucker DNA project found at the Family Tree DNA site. Earl Eugene Stocker - Eugene Benjamin Stocker - Benjamin Alexander Stocker - George Stocker - Aaron Stocker - Christian Stocker - Andreas Stocker - Hans Michael Stocker the Pennsylvania immigrant. John's was taken from personal communication with Noel. Noel also reports: "Another person also is closely related. Scott Mitchell is actually more closely related than I am. He was obviously a Stucker raised as a Mitchell. The Mitchell family was very close to the Stuckers in PA & Kentucky. I have communicated with their family history expert on numerous occasions. He agrees with my conclusion." D. "Hans Michael Stocker, the [Pennsylvania] Immigrant, was born in Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (German speaking), on 24 Nov. 1701. The Lutheran Parish was located in the neighboring village of Preuschdorf, which lays about one mile southeast of Mitschdorf. Goersdorf is about 3/4 of a mile west of Mitschdorf. Goersdorf has a population of about 1,000 today and apparently about that in the early 1700's. Documentation for the Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant is pretty solid I believe. Milan, utilizing Trudy's records, went right back to the same Lutheran parish to verify Trudy's work. He is a very careful researcher and determined that the parish record index was not complete thus he laboriously searched page by page. That is when he found the entry for Hanss Michel Stocker, born April 15, 1730, whose parents were Hanss Michel Stocker, "the older," of Goersdorf. He also found the entries Trudy recorded including Johann Michael Stocker, born in 1723. Milan theorized that although there is not a death recorded for Johann Michael (1723), he must have died young because seven years later the parents name a second male child with the same name. As you know this was a common practice of these early Lutherans. Milan searched diligently for marriage and death records for the second Hanss Michel Stocker but found nothing. It is interesting that the parents, Hans Michel & Eva Staehli remained and died there. Hanss Michel Stocker's brother Johann George Stocker, was a witness of his father's death as noted in the parish records. Thus his family remained in Goersdorf while Joh. Michel Stocker left. Hanss Michel Stocker was denoted as the "older" in the parish records suggesting to me there had to be a younger Hanss Michel Stocker. The younger one could have been Hans Michael Stocker, the immigrant, who was born in 1701 while the older one was born in 1684 … Hans Michael Stocker (the Immigrant) and his wife Anna Margaretha did have son named Michael in 1727 in Mitschdorf but he died before they came to America and that has been documented. They did come with two or three children according to Anna Buggert, the historian. Once established in PA, they had several more children including a Michael who died in 1771. I calculated his date of birth as 1734 as he is seen as a servant of Jurg Burkkhart in New Hanover, PA in 1750. Much work has been done on the immigrant's line since they came to America but there is still much confusion which begs resolution. Since this is our family (collateral), I would like to see us clean it up. I have done that for two sons who moved to Kentucky and changed their name to Stucker." E. In regards to future research, Noel indicates: "I am not certain where to go from here. I do believe that we should document with images the life of Hans Michael Stocker (immigrant), his children's christening, and immigration, from Mitschdorf. His father was Hans (Michael) born in 1669 in Feldberg, Baden, Germany. His father was Hans Jacob Stocker born in Kottwil, Luzern, Switzerland in 1634. Hans Jacob was the son of Jacob. Note; other literature I have states there were four main lines of Stocker in Switzerland, one of which settled in Luzern. According to Milan, Stocker is fairly common there. This another area of search. I have reached out to the Family History Center in Luzern asking for assistance but no reply. I don't speak or write German so that may be the reason for the non-response … I am still looking for that common ancestor and thus the push into Switzerland. Our Stockers were first noted in Feldberg, Baden Germany. They subsequently moved to Goersdorf, some 110 miles distance. I speak in the plural, because there were probably three families that moved. Milan has searched Feldberg and surrounding environs but perhaps not completely. We could search here further." F. Besides the 1993 Trudy Schenk research report, the Price & Associates' research reports prepared for Noel concerning the German connection and ancestry are as follows by date and subject. All report transcripts are sequentially shown in my database in the record for an imaginary "Stocker" who is listed as the earliest unknown progenitor for our line (father of Christian Stocker). Additionally I fully show certain of the following individual reports in the record notes of the individuals to whom they pertain. The dates and brief summaries: -6 Jan 2014: Confirmed the birth and death of the Michael Stocker who was born and died in 1727 - he was the son of the PA immigrant and with the death cannot be our Michael. Confirmed all Stocker entries in Preuschdorf from 1715 to 1736 directly from parish registers instead of the birth index (which proved to be deficient). Found only one candidate that could be our immigrant ancestor Johann Michael Stocker; he is listed as Hanss Michel Stocker, born 15 April 1730, son of Hanss Michel, the older of Goersdorf and his wife Eva. Discovered marriage of the parents and his mother's full name Eva Staehli, daughter of the deceased Johannes Staehli of Sultz. [See this research report in its entirety below under "BIRTH".] -17 Feb 2014: Found additional entries in Preuschdorf which more fully establish Michael's siblings His father had been previously married to Anna Fischer and that family was also established. -19 Apr 2014: Found Michael's grandparents Friedrich and Anna Barbara (___) Stocker as well as Friedrich's father Christian and four of Friedrich's siblings in Feldberg, Baden, Germany. The baptismal entry for Eva Staehli was also found. Anna Barbara was also found to have been previously married to Hans Friedrich Bartl. -8 Sep 2014: Searched without success early records looking for the common ancestor of our line of Stockers and that of the Pennsylvania Stockers. -14 Jan 2015: Searched again without success early records looking for the common ancestor of our line of Stockers and that of the Pennsylvania Stockers. 3. Two Research Reports prepared for Noel Stoker in 1993 by Trudy Schenk, Accredited Genealogist follow below. Copies provided 14 Feb 2015 to me by Noel. Unfortunately, Trudi provides no sources for reverification; however, her ability with German records is generally reliable. At first reading, this report is confusing -- at the time it was prepared, some believed that Hans Michael Stocker who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1731 was the father of our Frederick, Maryland Michael Stocker. This has since been disproved and Hans Michael was found to also have had a son named Michael who lived and died in Pennsylvania. Later DNA testing by Noel Stoker proved there was a familial connection between the Pennsylvania and Maryland Stockers, except that it was back at least three or more generations. Part A of the following quote mixes the Michaels up a bit and so the reader should realize that the reference to Michael of Frederick should be totally separate from the other Michael and his father (Hans) Michael, the emigrant to Pennsylvania. Part B only deals with the Pennsylvania Stockers and not with our Michael of Frederick. After the DNA testing result, both reports became invaluable since they provide better background of the Pennsylvania Stockers. The fact that our Maryland Michael came from the same parish makes the Pennsylvania Stockers a parallel line that eventually would lead back to the same common ancestor. Subsequent reports from Price & Associates follow this premise. Both of Trudi's reports follow: A. "Michael Stocker who appears as a servant of Jurg Burchhart at age 16 in 1750, was confirmed in 1749, in the New Hanover Lutheran church book, Montgomery County Pennsylvania. This Michael Stocker has to be the son of the emigrant Michael Stocker. His father having emigrated in 1731 and Michael born 1733-1734 makes him born in Pennsylvania rather than Germany as has been thought in the past. Michael Stocker lives with Jurg (Georg) Burchhart (Burckardt) at age 16 in 1750 in New Hanover twp., Montgomery County several other families who had come from Mitschdorf, Goersdorf and Preuschdorf at about the same time, also live in New Hanover. The Burckhardt family came from Preuschdorf. They were obviously friends of the Stockers. Georg Burckhardt's father Georg died in New Hanover in 1745. They obviously were in New Hanover, Montgomery Co. as early as 1745. By 1750 the young Michael Stocker is a servant at Georg Burchards because his children are still very young. Another family who is in New Hanover by 1748 also from Goersdorf is Leonard Bock. Jacob Stocker's daughter Margaretha was the mother of Leonhard Bock, therefore a relative to Michael Stocker. Leonard Bock is a witness to one of Georg Burchhard's children. By 1758 Michael Stocker is in Frederick Co., MD where he is married to Barbara Roemer, and two other wives. The Evang.-Luth. Church shows him and Barbara having children beginning in 1758. He must have met the Romers before he came to Maryland. In St. Michaelis Lutheran church of Philadelphia Christian Runner is a witness in 1751 to a child of Heinrich Acker who is also from Goersdorf and in 1746 Jacob Stiefel who is Michael Stocker's uncle is witness to a child of Heinrich Acker. In 1768 Johann Michael Stocker and wife witness the christening of a child of Gottlieb Geist who had just arrived from Mitschdorf in 1767 and apparently went right to Fredrick Co., Maryland. There were several families in Frederickburg and Middletown whose origin are in the Alsace regions. Now who is Michael Stocker who lives in lower Macungie twp. Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania in 1769. It cannot be the Michael Stocker I have discussed in this report. There is one Georg Stocker who is also listed coming from Goersdorf to Pennsylvania in the book Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace. He is not listed on a ship list, but the church record states he is going to the new land. Perhaps a connection can be found from him to the Macungie Michael Stocker." B. "Stocker Research Report, November 4, 1993 The Stockers in Feldberg, Baden, Germany In the year 1661 Hans Jacob Stocker is married in Feldberg, Baden, Germany, an area located between the Rhein bordering France and Switzerland and the Black Forest in upper Baden. This area is known as the Corner of Three Lands. The State of Baden, Germany as well as Alsace, Lorraine, France were heavily involved and nearly destroyed during the 30-Year War which ended in 1648. Thus, many Swiss residents took this opportunity to leave the poverty-stricken Switzerland to help re-colonize and populate these desolate areas of Germany. In the marriage entry of Hans Jacob Stocker in Feldberg to his wife Margaretha Schinbein on 21 Jan. 1661 the pastor recorded that the groom is the son of Jacob Stocker who is a citizen in Kottwil, Switzerland. Margaretha Schinbein the bride is the daughter of the judge Fridlin Schinbein of Feldberg. The Feldberg evangelical church records begin in 1639 for entries of baptisms, marriages and deaths. The first recording of a Stocker is in 1649 when a Hans Stocker who lives in the village Hennenbach dies on 25 Jan. 1649, by profession a carpenter. It is possible and most likely that he had come from Switzerland with his family, for there are three boys that have children in Feldberg beginning in the year 1650. All three live in the village Hennenbach and are carpenters. [The next page is numbered 3 which suggests there may be a missing page 2.] A search of the evangelical church records of Preuschdorf to which Mitschdorf belongs, resulted in that Michael born in 1727 died in Mitschdorf on 21 September 1727 and did therefore not emigrate with his family. Yet there is one more child, Maria Catharina which was born in 1721 to her very young mother at age 14 and Michael Stocker is the father. So there were still three children to emigrate with Michael and Margaretha Stocker in 1731. Obviously other children would be born after they arrived in Pennsylvania. Two of them known to me are Michael Stocker born 1733-1734 and a George. Michael Stocker the emigrant, also recorded as Hans Michael or Michel as the Alsacians say was born on 24 November 1701 in Mitschdorf a son of Hans Michael Stocker and Maria Remp. He is the 4th child and only son in a family of seven children. Two sisters died very young leaving five children to grow to adulthood of which the eldest Anna Maria born in 1694 married to Johann Christian Schramm in 1718 went to America in 1730. The third child Maria Elisabetha born in 1698, died in 1725, married Friedrich Pfeiffer in 1720. He went to America in 1730 with a second wife. The fourth is *Hanss Michel born in 1701 married to Anna Margaretha Stephan in 1725 who went to America in 1731. The fifth, Maria Catharine born in 1704 was married to Hans Jacob Stiefel in 1725 who went to America in 1730. The seventh Maria Barbara born in 1713 who married Hans Adam Schweitzer in 1734 stayed in Mitschdorf where she died in 1782. There are several other related families from Mitschdorf, Goersdorf and Preuschdorf who went to America during the years from 1730-1760 and settled in the same areas. Those I will discuss later. They are those who help prove that Michael born in 1733-1734 is indeed the son of the emigrant Michael Stocker. The above discussed Stockers are two generations of Michel Stockers in Mitschdorf, Alsace. The older Michael is a son of a Jacob Stocker as recorded in the marriage of Mitschdorf in 1692. There is no birth or christening recorded for the older Michael (Hans Michel) in the Preuschdorf or Goersdorf church records. [Page 4] Now Jacob Stocker appears in Goersdorf the first time as he is married, being a widower in 1682 to a Magdalena Linder who is a widow. Only a few years earlier a Zacharias Stocker shows in Goersdorf where he is named a new citizen in 1674. This is about the time when Hans Jacob Stocker and Zacharias Stocker disappear from Feldberg. Zacharias is in Goersdorf first where he has several more children. He was married four times. His fourth wife is Anna Naegelin who was living in Woerth a town near Goersdorf and he married her in 1681. As I looked into evangelical church records of Soultz-sous-Forets, also a nearby town, I came across one Stocker actually Stockert entry. It reads as follows: "On 28 May 1681 Jacob Stockert and wife Maria married people of the Pontif religion (catholic) who live in Hermersweiler now Hermerswiller had a boy child christened and named him Hans Philipp. Godparents: Philipp Pflaum a carpenter, Hanss ? a miller and Margaretha wife of Philipp Hemp the butcher." It appears as though this is the same Jacob Stocker. He was in Hermerswei/er before he came to Goersdorf, where he was married to a Maria, obviously his second wife. She must have died from childbirth complications and possibly the child Hans Philipp died also. There are no death records for 1681 to prove this theory, yet by 1682 Jacob is in Goersdorf a widower, now marrying Magdalena Linder. It is an apparent fact that Jacob was somewhere else between the time he left Feldberg and the time he appears in Hermersweiler in 1681. There is no death for his first wife Catharina, nor his marriage to Maria. The fact that he is listed being a catholic at the son's christening in 1681 makes it a reasonable conclusion that the Jacob born in Kottwill, Switzerland a catholic comes to Feldberg, Germany, marries an evangelical wife. She dies and he marries a catholic wife and the third wife is Lutheran again and all his descendants are evangelical, also possibly reformed evangelical. [Page 5] His son Michael marries a Maria Remp. A godparent in Hermersweiler at Hans Philipps christening in 1681 is a Remp. How is the Hans Jacob Stocker of Feldberg the same as the Jacob who is later in Goersdorf? A previous research in the Feldberg evangelical church records on the Stocker name helped make the decision, yet when in a church entry in Goersdorf, Friedrich Stocker from Feldberg in the Obermark Grafschaft son of Christian Stocker was married in 1680, it was obvious that there was a connection between the Goersdorf and Mitschdorf Stocker and the Feldberg Stockers. Zacharias and Jacob of both parishes whose children born in Feldberg were married in Goersdorf and Mitschdorf left no doubt, that they are one and the same families. The only question that arises is; are Jacob Stocker and Zacharias Stocker related or did they just become friends because their last names are the same? He does name a child Hans Jacob." 4. Price and Associates, Inc., (c) Research Report, prepared for Noel Stoker and used by his permission. Report dated 6 Jan 2014. File name: MichaelStocker2013Nov. A transcript of the report: OBJECTIVE • Verify birth and death of Michael Stocker, born and died 1727 • Search for other potential ancestors with this name in or near Mitschdorf RESULTS • Verified the birth and death of Michael Stocker, born and died 1727. • Extracted all Stocker christenings, marriages, and deaths from the Preuschdorf Lutheran church records, 1715-1736. The original entries were carefully and individually read in order to assure accuracy since the birth index proved to be largely incomplete. • Found two Johann Michael Stockers, of which one would qualify to be the direct ancestor. This is Hanss Michel Stocker, born 15 April 1730, son of Hanss Michel, the older of Goersdorf, and wife Eva. • Discovered marriage of widower Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf to Eva Staehli, daughter of the deceased Johannes Staehli of Sultz. • Created a PAF-file for the potential ancestral Stocker family as well as for those where no relationship has been established at this time RECOMMENDATIONS • Continue research after 1736 in compiling the complete family of Hanss Michel & Eva Stocker as well as determining if the potential ancestral Hanss Michel Stocker born in 1730 likely emigrated from Preuschdorf. Stocker, Noel: MichaelStocker2o13Noc • Pending above results, continue extension of the Stocker lines in earlier generations, identifying the most recent common ancestor for the ancestral Johann Michael (Hanss Michel) Stocker of Frederick, Maryland and the Johann Michael Stocker born 1701 who settled in Pennsylvania. • Pending above results, also seek ancestry of Eva Staehli, daughter of Johannes Staehli of Sultz. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The research task on the Michael Stocker line was twofold. The client's DNA has shown that his ancestor Johann Michael Stocker is related within one to four generations to Johann/Hans Michael Stocker who was born in 1701 in Mitschdorf, Germany, which is today in France. This information was provided by the client. The most recent common ancestor between these two individuals has not yet been identified. There was a Michael, son of Hans Michael Stocker and Anna Margretha, nee Stephan, born in 1727, but this child supposedly died three months after birth. The first task was, therefore, to verify the death entry of Michael Stocker, born in 1727. If this entry was verified, the years between 1715 and 1733 needed to be researched to find any other Michael or Johann/Hans Michael Stockers who could be the potential ancestor. Each finding of such a name needed to be verified in the death and marriage entries to see whether this/these individual(s) could be eliminated or remained as ancestral candidates. This part of the research was the second task to perform. The town of birth of the 1727 Michael Stocker was Mitschdorf, Alsace, Germany, since the end of WWII belonging to France. The Lutheran parish was located in the neighboring village Preuschdorf, which lays about one mile south-east of Mitschdorf. The parish records of Preuschdorf are available at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City back to 1660. These early records include a name index for births, marriages, and deaths. During the research process it was discovered that only about half of the persons are recorded in the birth index (the marriage and death indexes were not cross-checked). Therefore, it was necessary for the research to be completed in the actual records, examining each entry. This made the research slower than expected, but was a necessary step to ensure research quality and accuracy. It was decided to extract all individuals with the family name Stocker, afterwards arranging them into family units in better revealing the familial relationship and qualifying a potential ancestral line. While research was completed previously and family groups compiled, it appeared some individuals might have been missed. Unfortunately there was no electronic genealogy file provided, allowing quick screen views of families. Therefore, the new extractions were entered into the most recent version of Personal Ancestral File in order to evaluate, change, and submit names for temple work electronically. The new database reflects births/christenings, marriages, and deaths/burials 1715-1736 from the original Lutheran records of Preuschdorf REPORT As mentioned in the introduction, the first task was to verify the birth and death of Michael, born and died in 1727, son of Hans Michael Stocker and Anna Margretha, nee Stephan. This information was confirmed [LDS-microfilm 769168 item 5-6: Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1715-1736, Tote 1715-1736]. Michael Stocker was born on 31 August 1727, baptized on 25 September 1727, died on 19 December 1727 and was buried on 31 December 1727. With this proof he was definitely disqualified as the potential ancestor. The baptismal entries of this time frame were researched for other individuals with this name. For an individual to qualify, the ancestor had to be born between 1718 and 1733, with emphasis on the 1729-1731 years for Johann/Hanss Michael Stocker. The research in the baptismal records produced two individuals that might qualify as potential ancestors. A third Johann Michael Stocker found, born in 1715, was disqualified since he died in 1717. Of the two candidates, one was named Johann Michael Stocker (born sometime between 27 September and 15 October 1723 - exact date could not be recognized) and the other was Hanss Michel Stocker, born 15 April 1730. Hanss is the short form for Johann and Johannes. Both of these individuals are siblings and have the same set of parents. The first individual was found previously, but the second was evidently never found as he was not listed in the family's printout. Even though the death entry of the older 1723 sibling was not found in the Preuschdorf death records, it can be assumed that he died because of the re-use of the same first names. The parents are Hanss Michael Stocker and Eva Staehli (her maiden name was found in her marriage record). This family was from the neighboring Goersdorf, which is about 3/4 of a mile west of Mitschdorf. Because of missing information about the younger generations it cannot be judged whether this younger sibling qualifies to be the ancestor. The time approved for this research was too short to go through all the death records until the 1760s, when he should be at last married. Also, since it is not known how the Stocker line continues within the younger generations, it is a difficult task to judge the chances of ancestry. For the potential ancestral family in question following individuals were found [LDS-microfilm 769168 item 5-6: Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1715-1736]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France: - [No birth or chr. date stated, between 27 Sep. and 15 Oct. 1723]: Johann Michael Stocker; father: Michael Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 80, entry #3. (Doc. 1) - B. 26 Jan. 1726, chr. 27 Jan. 1726, d. 1749: Maria Margaretha Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 114, entry #3. - B. Mar. 1728, chr. 11 Mar. 1728: Maria Elisabetha Stocker; father: Michael Stocker, the older, of Giersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 139, entry #3. - B. 15 Apr. 1730, chr. 16 Apr. 1730: Hanss Michel Stocker [potential ancestor]; father: Hanss Michel Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 170, entry #1. (Doc. 02) - B. 29 Apr. 1733, chr. 30 Apr. 1733: Maria Eva Stocker; father: Hanss Michel Stocker, the older, of Giersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 204, entry #4. The children very likely went by their middle names since all the first names are the same. There is the chance that more siblings were born after 1736, but the time approved did not allow any research past 1736 since the death and some marriages needed to be researched too. Thus far, a death record was not found, but it needs to be mentioned that no research in the death record was performed past 1736. The marriage record of the parents was sought and found [LDS-microfilm 769168 item 6: Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1715-1736]. This record provided the maiden name of Eva and her town of origin, information not known before. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France: - M. 4 Jan. 1721, The Widower Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf with Eva Staehli; parents of the groom: [not stated]; parents of the bride: The deceased Johannes Staehli of Sultz. Page 9, entry #3. At this time it is not clear whether the town Sultz (town of origin of the Staehli family) is the same as Soultz-Sous-Forets (about four miles west of Goersdorf) or the Soultz near Strassburg, today both in France. Staehli is a typical Swiss family name. Future research will solve this mystery. Time did not allow additional research in original records. All those where no relationship to the direct ancestry could be proven at this time were grouped together into separate family units. All individuals were all entered into a new Personal Ancestral File. CONCLUSION In this research session it was the initial task to prove that Michael Stocker, son of Michael Stocker was born and died in 1727. The second task was to research the baptismal entries to find another Michael or Johann/Hans Michael Stocker that could qualify as a potential ancestor. Both tasks were accomplished with a positive result. RECOMMENDATIONS It would valuable to receive and enter all information on the immigrant ancestor after his arrival in America into the new PAF that has been created. This would facilitate a better evaluation of appropriate records to search in the Preuschdorf area and tracking emigration. At the same time the birth, death, and marriage entries (after 1736) need to be checked to eliminate or allow the ancestral candidate to remain for further consideration. It was a pleasure to research the ancestral lines of the client and we look forward to continuing according to the directions of the client." 5. Price and Associates, Inc., (c) Research Report, prepared for Noel Stoker and used by his permission. Report dated 17 Feb 2014. File name: Stocker2014JanNE. A transcript of the report: "OBJECTIVE • Research baptismal, marriage, and death entries for the years past 1736, to determine if Hanss Michel Stocker (born 1730) lived to adulthood and possibly emigrated • Search the family members of the older Stocker generation who was born before 1715 RESULTS • Two additional children of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) and Eva Staehli were found • Children of the first marriage of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) were found • The Hanss Michel Stocker (Jr.) found in the last research session qualifies to be the one who emigrated since no marriage or death record was found for him in the parish records of Preuschdorf • One additional generation on the Stocker line was established • Prepared all new-found individuals for temple work (as far as it was not already done) RECOMMENDATIONS • An area search in several Lutheran parishes around Preuschdorf is needed to find the marriage of Friedrich Stocker with Anna Barbara [no maiden name known] - this finding would very likely establish the names of the next generation in the Stocker line • Also a search needs to be performed in the Sulz Lutheran parish records for the Staehli line HEADING The research on the Stocker line had several tasks. First, any children of Michael Stocker and Eva Staehli born after 1736, if any, needed to be found. Second, the death and marriage entries past 1736 needed to be checked whether the Hanss Michel Stocker who was born in 1730 qualifies as the ancestor. Third, all the records prior to 1715 needed to be checked to deepen the ancestral tree. The research was performed in the microfilmed Lutheran parish records of Preuschdorf, which is available at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City back to the year 1660. These early records include a name index for births, marriages, and deaths. REPORT As mentioned in the introduction the first task was to find any additional children born after 1736 to Michael Stocker ,(Sr.) of Goersdorf and his wife Eva Staehli. One more child was found. Following is his entry [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1736-1754; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 6]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - B. [about] 9 Dec. 1736, chr. 12 Dec. 1736: Hanss Georg Stocker; father: Hanss Michel Stocker, the older, of Goersdorf; mother: Eva [no maiden name]. Page 6, entry #1. The exact date of birth could not be recognized because it was in the fold of two pages and therefore blackened out. The next task was to check the marriage entries whether the potential ancestor Hanss Michel Stocker (Jr., born 1730) married in this parish. If he did, he would disqualify as being the direct ancestor. Even though several Stocker marriages were found, no such entry was found for Hanss Michel / Johann Michael Stocker [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1736-1780; FHL INTL Film 770569]. The third verification was to search the death records. All the death entries up to 1788 were checked, but no Hanss Michel / Johann Michael Stocker died [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Tote 1736-1758, 1758-1783; FHL INTL Film 770569]. All the parish records past 1788 are not microfilmed and are available only at the parish in France. While in the death records, two related entries were found. These are those of the parents of Hanss Michel / Johann Michael Stocker. Following are their entries. Death Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - D. 28 Apr. 1746, bur. 30 Apr. 1746: Eva Stocker, nee Staehlin of Goersdorf, origin of Sulz; age 53 years, 24 weeks; Wife of Michael Stocker. Page 116, entry #2. (Doc. 01) - D. 16 Feb. 1756, bur. 18 Feb. 1756: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdorf, age 72 years, 1 month, 6 days; Son is Johann Georg Stocker. Page 244, entry #1. (Doc. 02) There was a second Hanss Michael Stocker who died in 1762, being 73 years of age. In theory he would also qualify to be the ancestor, but three facts were found that disqualified him. One fact was that the ancestral Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) had a son Johann Georg (=Hanss Georg). The second fact was found later when searching for the ancestral baptismal entry. There was recorded in a different handwriting that his death entry is found on page 244, which coincides with the entry found above. The third fact was that the Hanss Michael Stocker (Sr.) who died in 1762 had a daughter with the name Maria Catharina, who was recorded in his death entry as a witness. The ancestral Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) did not have a daughter by that name. Before moving to the older entries, another marriage needed to be mentioned. The marriage record of Hanss Michael Stocker with Eva Staehli was already found during the last research session, but it was not evaluated because at that time it was not sure that they are indeed the ancestral line. This proof was now delivered based on the records available. The marriage mentions that Hanss Michael Stocker was a widower when he married Eva Staehli. Both marriage entries of Hanss Michael Stocker were found in the Preuschdorf Lutheran records [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1661-1715 and 1715-1736; FHL INTL Films 769168 item 4 and 5]. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - M. Nov. 1712: Johann Michael Stocker of Goersdorf and Anna Fischer of Goersdorf; father of the groom: Johann Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf; father of the bride: Hannss Georg Fischer of Goersdorf. Page 220, entry #5. (Doc. 03) - M. 4 Jan. 1721: Widower Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf, married Eva Staehli of Sultz; father of the groom [not mentioned]; father of the bride: Deceased salter Johannes Staehli of Sultz. Page 9, entry #3. (Doc. 04) While in the marriage records, an additional entry for a child of Hanss/Johann Michael Stocker was found, a child not found in the baptismal entries. His name was Hanss Leonhard Stocker. Following is his marriage entry [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1736-1780; FHL INTL Films 770569]. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: M. 19 Jan. 1745: Hanss Leonhard Stocker of Goersdorf, married Maria Barbara Jacob of Preuschdorf; parents of the groom: Hanss Michel Stocker of Goersdorf, married Eva Staehli; father of the bride: Hanss Heinrich Jacob of Preuschdorf. [Forgot to record page #.] Other children of Hanss / Johann Michael Stocker also married. Their names are already known, but their marriage data and the names of spouses were recorded into the PAF-file of the client. Two additional children of Hanss / Johann Michael Stocker were found who were born into this first marriage Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1660-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4] before 1715. Three additional children were already found during the last research session. These are now also connected into the ancestral tree. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - B. Aug. 1713, chr. Aug. 1713: Johann Theobaldt Stocker; father: Joh. Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Fischer. Page 172, entry #6. - B. 7 May 1715, chr. 9 May 1715 [died 1717]: Hannss Michael Stocker; father: Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna [no maiden name]. Page 179, entry #6. - B. 18 Oct. 1717, chr. 18 Oct. 1717: Johann Georg Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdof; mother: Anna Fischer. Page 18, entry #4. - B. 25 Dec. 1719, chr. 26 Dec. 1719: Christina Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Fischer. Page 34, entry #4. - B. 1 Oct. 1721, chr. 3 Oct. 1721: Maria Salome Stocker; father: Hanss Michael Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Fischer. Page 55, entry #1. For the last child in this table the name of the mother was recorded incorrectly. Anna, nee Fischer had already died one day after her child Christina was born because of complications during birth. Her death entry was found. Therefore the last child has to be connected to the second marriage because it was born 9 month after the second marriage of Hanss Michael Stocker was performed. Following is the death entry of the first wife [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Tote 1715-1736; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 5]. Death Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - D. 26 Dec. 1719, bur. Dec. 1719: Anna Stocker of Goersdorf; age 28 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 3 days; Wife of Hanss Michael Stocker; died because of complications during birth. Page 9, entry #4. With this completion the research moved to the older parts of the Lutheran records of Preuschdorf. All the baptismal entries prior to 1715 were checked. Since the birth could be calculated on the age stated in the death entry of Hams Michel Stocker (Sr.), the task to find this entry was an easy one. If the parish priest calculated correctly, he was born on 10 January 1684. His baptismal entry was found at this very day, but his birth date was not recorded there. Also two siblings were found [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1660-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - B. [not recorded], chr. 10 Jan. 1684: Hanss Michel Stocker [direct ancestor]; father: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf; mother: Anna Barbel [no maiden name]. Page 46, entry #6. Annotation in record: death on page 244. (Doc. 05) - B. [not recorded], chr. 4 Mar. 1686: Catharina Barbara Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Barbel [no maiden name]. Page 60, entry #2. - B. [not recorded], chr. 2 Nov. 1688: Maria Barbara Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf; mother: Anna Barbel [no maiden name]. Page 70, entry #4. The marriage of Johann Friedrich Stocker to Anna Barbara (Barbel is the pet name for Barbara) was not found in Preuschdorf [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1661-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Very likely she was from another parish. There is the chance that this couple had older children born and baptized in the parish the mother was from. As it will be proven shortly, she was born in the year 1645 +/- 1 year. It is rather unusual starting having children at the age of 39 years. Only an area search for the marriage entry between Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara would produce more certain information on this. There is even the chance that Anna Barbara was a widow when she married Friedrich Stocker because, as will be shown shortly, she was nine years older than him. The death entry of Anna Barbara was found and with it the information about her birth year. Also the death entry of the father, Johann Friedrich Stocker, was found. Based on these records the age difference can be seen. Also found was an additional child of this couple, a stillborn son. Because he was stillborn, he was not recorded in the baptismal entries. Following the three entries [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Tote 1659-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Death Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - D. 18 Apr. 1695, bur. 20 Apr. 1695: Anna Barbara Stocker of Goersdorf, age 50 years; Wife of Friedrich Stocker. Page 261, entry #2. (Doc. 06) - D. 24 Nov. 1708, bur. 26 Nov. 1708: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf, age 54 years; relationships [not mentioned]. Page 290, entry #1. (Doc. 07) - D. [not mentioned], bur. 25 Nov. 1687: Stillborn son; Son of Friedrich Stocker of Goersdorf. Page 247, entry #6. After the first wife of Friedrich Stocker died in 1695, he remarried one year later. Following entry was found [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Heiraten 1661-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Marriage Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin Alsace, France: - M. 6 Mar. 1696: The widower Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf, married Ursula Maria, widow of Jacob Dirzon [his family name is hard to read], who was a shepherd in Preuschdorf; parents of the groom: [not stated]; parents of the bride: [not stated]. Page 201, entry #1. Hanss/Johann Friedrich Stocker and his second wife Maria Ursula had two more children [Kirchenbuch Preuschdorf, Taufen 1660-1715; FHL INTL Film 769168 item 4]. Birth Register. Source: Lutheran Church Records of Preuschdorf, Bas Rhin Alsace, France: - B. 19 Jul. 1699, chr. 21 Jul. 1699: Hanss Jacob Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf; mother: Maria Ursula [no maiden name]. Page 109, entry #4. - B. 30 Jan 1703, chr. 2 Feb. 1703: Margaretha Christina Stocker; father: Friedrich Stocker, a carpenter in Goersdorf; mother: Maria Ursula [no maiden name]. Page 125, entry #5. The death entry of the second wife of Johann Friedrich Stocker, Maria Ursula [no maiden name known], was not found in the Preuschdorf records. The question about the names of the next generation is impossible to answer at this time. Since the first marriage record of Johann Friedrich Stocker was not found in Preuschdorf, and there are no baptismal entries available before 1660 (Johann Friedrich Stocker was born in 1654), no final proof is possible yet. The available information suggests either Jacob Stocker or Zacharias Stocker to be the father of Friedrich. Both had children that married in the 1690s. Both were from Goersdorf. For both were found death records. Based on these they were born just two years apart. There is even the chance that they are siblings. Only an area search for the first marriage entry of Friedrich Stocker to Anna Barbara [maiden name not known] could possibly clarify this next generation. This area search was not performed during this research project. The following Lutheran parishes border the Preuschdorf parish: Diefenbach (no LDS microfilms before 1793), Worth an der Sauer (microfilms from 1572 to 1792), Langensulzbach (microfilms from 1689 to 1787), Lembach (microfilms 1603 from to 1792), Wingen (microfilms from 1648 to 1792), Rott (no LDS microfilms before 1701), Birlenbach (microfilms from 1614 to 1822), Sulz unterm Wald (microfilms from 1595 to 1793), and Niederkutzenhausen (no LDS microfilms before 1714). As can be seen from this list, only a few parishes do not have the older records. The reason might be that the parishes were established later. Also seen in this list is the parish Sulz, which was mentioned as the town of origin of the ancestral Staehli family line. The research in the parishes listed as well as the research for the Staehli family could be the research topic in the next research project. The individuals who could be connected to the ancestral tree were entered into the PAF-file. Among those were also several individuals not mentioned in this report (such as nieces, nephews, cousins, and a few in-laws). All those where no relationship to the direct ancestry could be proven at this time were grouped together into separate family units. These individuals were entered into a separate PAF-file. Both PAF-files were prepared for temple work (as far this work was not done yet). CONCLUSION During this research session one more child was found of Michael Stocker (Sr.) and Eva Staehli of Goersdorf. Also, the first marriage of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.), as well as the children of this first marriage was found. It was shown that the potential ancestor Hanss Michel Stocker (Jr.) found in the last research session qualifies to be the one who emigrated since no marriage or death record was found for him in the parish records of Preuschdorf. For the father of Hanss Michel Stocker (Sr.) the baptismal entry as well as those for his siblings and half-siblings was found. Several death records were found for the direct ancestry as well as one marriage record. The marriage entry for Johann Friedrich Stocker with Anna Barbara [no maiden name known - parents of Hanss Michel Stocker, Sr.] was not found in Preuschdorf. An area search needs to be performed to find it. RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended to perform an area search in several Lutheran parishes around Preuschdorf for the marriage of Friedrich Stocker with Anna Barbara [no maiden name known]. This document will hopefully clarify which of the two candidates is the father of Friedrich Stocker. Most of these parishes are available on LDS-microfilm at the FHL in Salt Lake City. Also a search needs to be performed in the Sulz Lutheran parish records for the Staehli line. The Sulz parish records are available on LDS-microfilm. It was a pleasure to research the ancestral lines of the client and we look forward to continuing according to the directions of the client." 6. Price and Associates, Inc., (c) Research Report, prepared for Noel Stoker and used by his permission. Report dated 19 Apr 2014. File name: Stocker2014Mar/1333. A transcript of the report: "OBJECTIVES • Continue from the previous project by researching the Stocker ancestry. • Research the Staehli ancestry. RESULTS • Found the marriage for Friedrich Stocker and Anna Barbara [no maiden name known]. • Identified four siblings of Friedrich Stocker. • Located the death entry of Christian Stocker, the oldest ancestor in this line at this point. • Found the baptismal entry of Eva Staehli. RECOMMENDATIONS • Determine whether pre-1639 records exist for Feldberg. • Conduct an area search around Wörth for the first marriage between the ancestor Anna Barbara [no maiden name known] and Hans Heinrich Bartl. • Continue research on the Staehli line for about 100 additional years back to 1595. [BACKGROUND] This research started where the previous project ended by following the Stocker line of Goersdorf, Alsace. This area was for a long time German territory, but since the end of World War II it has belonged to France. The ancestral Stockers spoke German, and the Lutheran parish books are recorded in German. Several extractions were made in 1993. The family group sheets created based on the extractions were provided by the client. Before the research started, a few questions from the client needed to be answered. Question 1: Does the marriage record of Hanss Michael Stocker to Anna Margaretha Stephan on 30 Jan 1725 at Preuschdorf specifically list his age or his father/parents as Hans Michael Stocker and Maria Remp? If not, how do we know the correct parents of the Hans Michael who married in 1725? Answer: The marriage record of Hanss Michael Stocker to Anna Margaretha Stephan lists the day of marriage, the names of groom and bride, and the parents of the bride and the father of the groom (being Hans Michael Stocker). It does not list the name of the mother. Question 2: How do we know the Hanss Michael Stocker who married Maria Remp in 1692 at Mitschdorf was born in Oct 1669 at Mitschdorf? Did the 1692 marriage entry provide Hanss Michael's parents or his place of residence? Answer: The 1692 marriage entry for Hanss Michael Stocker and Maria Remp states that the groom was the son of Jacob Stocker, [the father] residing in Goersdorf; and the father of the bride was listed as Jacob Remp, the mother as Maria Stephan, both of Mitschdorf. This record does not state whether the groom was born in Mitschdorf or Goersdorf or anywhere else. Since this was not a direct line, his information was not double verified during the previous project. The Preuschdorf parish entries were checked this time, which include Mitschdorf and Goersdorf. The birth entry for him was not found in these parish records. At this point, it is not sure wher | Stocker, Hans Michael (I198)
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| 3634 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Monmouth County Archives, Box A3d, has a marriage on 11 Mar 1810 between Rebecca Winner and John Worren or Warren performed by Gabriel Woodmansee, J.P. [no location given]. Since it occurs in old Monmouth county at the time it does, it could only be for a daughter of Isaac; however, without a township it cannot be 100% certain. On the other hand, Gabriel Woodmansee was a prominent man only in Dover Township which then puts Amy where we would expect her as a child of Isaac. Birth of abt 1789 is estimated based on about age 21 on a marriage of 1810. Husband's surname of Worren or Warren could also be Worden based on other Wordens in the area (see Samuel Worden who married Amy's aunt Mary Winner). | Warren, John (I2995)
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| 3635 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Monmouth County Archives, Box A3d, has a marriage on 11 Mar 1810 between Rebecca Winner and John Worren or Warren performed by Gabriel Woodmansee, J.P. [no location given]. Since it occurs in old Monmouth county at the time it does, it could only be for a daughter of Isaac; however, without a township it cannot be 100% certain. On the other hand, Gabriel Woodmansee was a prominent man only in Dover Township which then puts Amy where we would expect her as a child of Isaac. Birth of abt 1789 is estimated based on about age 21 on a marriage of 1810. Husband's surname of Worren or Warren could also be Worden based on other Wordens in the area (see Samuel Worden who married Amy's aunt Mary Winner). | Winner, Rebecca (I2994)
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| 3636 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit. Family file for Cain/Kane with research letter by the archivist in a letter dated 13 May 1982 to a patron: A. "Baptism record for John Cain, 5 Mar 1763, parents Thomas Cain and Maria Jong, sp. Willom Jong, Margarita Jong from the Church Records for the Dutch Reformed Church in Caughnawaga (Fonda), NY." B. The book "Mohawk Valley in the Revolution," by Maryly Penrose shows Thomas Cain as a voter for Jno. Frey for sheriff of Tryon Co., Sept. 7, 1775. C. Per "Sir William Johnson Papers," vol. 10:394 shows mention of a Caine (no christian name) as an interpreter 1762 (letters from Gladwin to Amherst dated Feb. 4, 1762). Vol. 7:814 shows a bill presented by Thomas Caine 28 July 1770 to Sir William. 2. Variant surname spellings: Cain, Caine, Kane, or Kaine. 3. The book "Compendium of Mohawk Valley Families," by Marily Penrose, p. 95: A. "Pension Abstract. Caine, Johm, b. 12/10/1762, Mohawktown, NY; m. Sophia Frederick 3/22/1785, Schenectady, NY; d. 6/7/1840, Camden, Oneida Co., NY (Sophia Caine, b. 9/12/1766; resident of Camden, NY on 6/5/1851.) Children: Thomas, b. 3/1/1786; Philip, b. 7/25/1787; Peter, b. 12/12/1788; John, b. 6/5/1798; Hanah, b. 6/14/1800; Eve, b. 7/20/1802; Frederick, b. 11/7/1804; Perthemay, b. 11/17/1806, Barney, b. 1/12/1809. John enlisted in July 1780 and served for five months as a private in Capt. Garret Putman's Co., Col. Marinus Willett's Regt.; 4/1/1781, served in the same company and regiment as a sergeant for nine months. John also served in the War of 1812, while a resident of Schuyler, Herkimer Co., as a substitute for his son, Peter; from 10/5/1814 to 11/18/1814, private in Capt. Hutchin's Co. of NY Militia and went to the defense of Sackett's Harbor; his son John, served with him. (RWPA: #W18849)" B. Tryon County Militia: John Caine Peter Caine Thomas Caine. C. Misc. other Caine entries: a. George Cain md. Sarah Britten, Warrensbush, 2/17/1790 (JDR:#87) b. William Cain md. Anne Barnhard, Warrensbush, 12/5/1787 (JDR:#71) c. Joseph Cain and Catarina ___: Johannes, bapt. 9/13/1761 (DRC:6). Sponsors: Douwe and Debora Fonda. d. Thomas Cain and Melee Knap: Sara, b. 9/16/1790; bapt. 1/8/1791 (DRC:93). No sponsors named. e. Pension abstract for Peter Warren Caine, b. between 3/1/1750 and 3/3/1750 at Warrensbush, NY. md. Angelica ___ 1/22/1777, Schenectady, NY; d. 7/10/1833. [Children and service detail follows.] (RWPA: #16525) | Caine or Kane, Thomas (I1269)
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| 3637 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit. Family file for Cain/Kane with research letter by the archivist in a letter dated 13 May 1982 to a patron: "Baptism record for John Cain, 5 Mar 1763, parents Thomas Cain and Maria Jong, sp. Willom Jong, Margarita Jong from the Church Records for the Dutch Reformed Church in Caughnawaga (Fonda), NY." 2. From my visit in Sep 2007 to the Montgomery County NY Archives from the book "A Genealogy of this Branch of the Young Family in America from 17271912," by Daniel S. Young and John J. Ven Der Veer, 1912, pp. 6 -13: Genealogy [contains several generations, but I only transcribe the first couple of generations]: Peter Young m. Eve Fox. Children: a. William, m. Rachel Gardinier. i. Peter ii. George, m. Mary McKinney iii. Peter iv. Eleanor v. William vi. Eve vii. Jacob viii. Elizabeth ix. H. Smith b. George, m. Eleanor Saltz. c. Margaret, m. Jacob Frederick. i. William ii. Lawrence iii. Peter iv. Hannah d. Sophia, m. William Serviss. i. Eve, m. William Porter. ii. Elizabeth iii. Mary iv. Margaret v. Philip e. Marcia, m. Thomas Carr. [Erroneous: should be Caine.] i. Thomas, Jr. f. Peter Warren, b. 1734, d. 20 Oct 1820, m. Margaret Servoss. i. Peter, b. 12 Dec 1776, d. 31 May 1853, m. Sarah Servoss, 23 Dec 1797. ii. Elizabeth iii. Margaret. 3. Henry Z. Jones, "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002, p. 316: "Peter Jung. Georg Jung. A Peter Jung and wife Anneke sp. Jacob Kohl in 1733/34 on the Eulenkill (NY City Lutheran Chbk). Petter Young and Jurry Young were recorded together on a tax list of Mohawk in 1766 ("Upstate New York in the 1760s," by Florence Christoph, p. 127). He possibly was the same man as Peter Jung/Young with wife Anna Eva who had among their issue: 1) Maria Catharina, b. or bpt. 1 June 1740 - sp: Joseph Walleslous (?), Maragaret snook, and Barbara Tochendorf (Fort Hunter Chbk). 2) Eva, bpt. 24 Oct 1742 - sp: Johannis Clyn (Fort Hunter Chbk). 3) Helena, bpt. 3 Feb 1743/44 - sp: Helena wallious (Fort Hunter Chbk). CHRISTENING: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "Register of Baptisms, Marriages, Communicants and Funerals Begun by Henry Barclay at Fort Hunter, Jan. 26th 1734" (Queen Anne Chapel 1734-1743). There are as many Indian baptisms as there are Caucasians at this time. Names of interest: A. "Anna Eva, Daughter of Hannis Gleyn and Mary Christina his wife, Bap't the 25th of Jan'ry 1738/9. Nicoleas Hall, Mary Hall, Anna Eva Saltser, Surties." B. "Mary, Daughter of Johannis Cleyn and Mary Christina his wife Baptized May 25th 1740. Frans Saltser, Annatie Newkerk, Magdalene Walleslous, surties." C. "June 1st 1740, Maria Catharina, Daughter of Peter Young and Ann Eva his wife. Joseph Walleslous, Margaret Snock, Barbara Toetendorf." D. "October 24th 1742, Eve, Daughter of Peter Young. John Cleyn, Saets, Surties." E. "March ye 4th 1742, Martin, Son of John Cleyn. Cornelius Bowen, Peter Young, Mary Boen." F. "February 3, 1743/4, Helena, Daughter of Peter Young. Helena Wallslous, Helena, surties." G. "July 15th 1739, Barent, son of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronica his wife. Barent Vroman Jr., Engeltie Hansen, Surties." H. "June 21, 1741, Ann Magdalene, Daughter of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronia his wife. Joseph Walleshous and his wife." I. "June 5th, 1743, Hans Jacob, Son of Johan Peter Frederick. Hans Huber, Jacob Naef and his wife." | Young or Jong, Maria Catharina (I1281)
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| 3638 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "Register of Baptisms, Marriages, Communicants and Funerals Begun by Henry Barclay at Fort Hunter, Jan. 26th 1734" (Queen Anne Chapel 1734-1743). There are as many Indian baptisms as there are Caucasians at this time. Names of interest: A. "Anna Eva, Daughter of Hannis Gleyn and Mary Christina his wife, Bap't the 25th of Jan'ry 1738/9. Nicoleas Hall, Mary Hall, Anna Eva Saltser, Surties." B. "Mary, Daughter of Johannis Cleyn and Mary Christina his wife Baptized May 25th 1740. Frans Saltser, Annatie Newkerk, Magdalene Walleslous, surties." C. "June 1st 1740, Maria Catharina, Daughter of Peter Young and Ann Eva his wife. Joseph Walleslous, Margaret Snock, Barbara Toetendorf." D. "October 24th 1742, Eve, Daughter of Peter Young. John Cleyn, Saets, Surties." E. "March ye 4th 1742, Martin, Son of John Cleyn. Cornelius Bowen, Peter Young, Mary Boen." F. "February 3, 1743/4, Helena, Daughter of Peter Young. Helena Wallslous, Helena, surties." G. "July 15th 1739, Barent, son of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronica his wife. Barent Vroman Jr., Engeltie Hansen, Surties." H. "June 21, 1741, Ann Magdalene, Daughter of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronia his wife. Joseph Walleshous and his wife." I. "June 5th, 1743, Hans Jacob, Son of Johan Peter Frederick. Hans Huber, Jacob Naef and his wife." 2. On file with me is a photocopy of the "225th Anniversary Program, Old Fort Hunter and Queen Anne Chapel at Fort Hunter, N.Y. Sept. 12, 1937," published under the auspices of the Improved Order of Red Men and Degree of Pocahontas for the Mohawk, Sacandaga, and Schoharie Valleys. The copy was made from the original in the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives in Fonda, NY. The brochure contains the history of Fort and Chapel. The religious nature of the building was ended by the time the Court of General Sessions was held there in Feb. 1781. "This seems to have been an important session for discriminating between the Whigs and Tories of the county, as 104 persons were indicted 'for adhering to the enemies of New York.' At a similar court at Johnstown in the October following, 16 men were indeicted, 'for the same crime' while in February, 1782, 41 more, for their Tory proclivities, were remembered in the same manner 'for aiding, abetting, feeding and comforting a party of the enemy'... At the June term for 1782, an old gentleman and his wife wre indicted, for aiding, abetting, feeding and comforting a party of enemy.' The 163 names thus designated, show those of a great number not only of the strongest and best families of the Mohawk valley at that period, but at the present time. [The surnames of Frederick, Young, Service, Smith are listed among 25 in the narrative along with "scores of others' not listed.] - the greater part of whom went to Canada; were in the service of the enemy; not a few of them remaining there and becoming permanent citizens. Indeed, we may say that thus very many of the German families of New York became represented in Canada, and are so to this day. Among the names recorded in the Queen Anne's Chapel Registers for baptisms, marriages, and sponsors from 1734 to 1746 are: Frederick: Anna, Ann, Barent, Hans Jacob, and Johan. Anna Eva Saltser, Frans. Saltser, and Anna Eva Selser. Young: Lena, Anna Eva, Eva, Helena, Maria Cath, and Peter. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Henry Z. Jones is the author of three series of books on the Palatines: "The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who arrived in New York in 1710," (1985); "More Palatine Families," (1991); and "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002. I have reviewed all three and the very little I find is quoted above. | Eva, Anna (I4405)
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| 3639 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "Register of Baptisms, Marriages, Communicants and Funerals Begun by Henry Barclay at Fort Hunter, Jan. 26th 1734" (Queen Anne Chapel 1734-1743). There are as many Indian baptisms as there are Caucasians at this time. Names of interest: A. "Anna Eva, Daughter of Hannis Gleyn and Mary Christina his wife, Bap't the 25th of Jan'ry 1738/9. Nicoleas Hall, Mary Hall, Anna Eva Saltser, Surties." B. "Mary, Daughter of Johannis Cleyn and Mary Christina his wife Baptized May 25th 1740. Frans Saltser, Annatie Newkerk, Magdalene Walleslous, surties." C. "June 1st 1740, Maria Catharina, Daughter of Peter Young and Ann Eva his wife. Joseph Walleslous, Margaret Snock, Barbara Toetendorf." D. "October 24th 1742, Eve, Daughter of Peter Young. John Cleyn, Saets, Surties." E. "March ye 4th 1742, Martin, Son of John Cleyn. Cornelius Bowen, Peter Young, Mary Boen." F. "February 3, 1743/4, Helena, Daughter of Peter Young. Helena Wallslous, Helena, surties." G. "July 15th 1739, Barent, son of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronica his wife. Barent Vroman Jr., Engeltie Hansen, Surties." H. "June 21, 1741, Ann Magdalene, Daughter of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronia his wife. Joseph Walleshous and his wife." I. "June 5th, 1743, Hans Jacob, Son of Johan Peter Frederick. Hans Huber, Jacob Naef and his wife." [Kerry's note: John Cleyn noted above is Johannis or Hannis or Hans Cleyn [Kline, Cline] who was married to Mary Christina Young, who was probably related to Peter Young as perhaps a sister. Martinus Kline, near the Youngs and Saltzs in Warrenbush was probably related. 2. From my visit in Sep 2007 to the Montgomery County NY Archives from the book "A Genealogy of this Branch of the Young Family in America from 17271912," by Daniel S. Young and John J. Ven Der Veer, 1912, pp. 6 -13: A. " Peter Young, who married Eve Fox, and who are the ancestors of our family, emigrated from New Jersey about 1727 and settled on a farm in Tryon county, NY, now in the town of Florida, Montgomery county, and at present owned by Charles Hubbs. The next year he bought and removed to a farm at Young lake, on the Schoharie creek, now owned by Hiltz Young, a descendant. the farm has continued in the Young family to date. His youngest son, Peter Warren Young, inherited the farm and he being the first male child born on Warren's patent, received in addition, 100 acres of land from Peter Warren the patentee, as per his offer. He married Margaret Serviss, who had two brothers that adhered to the crown and became known as staunch Tories. Peter Warren Young was a zealous patriot and trouble soon brewed in the family. He joined the colonial army at the beginning of the revolutionary war and fought for his country. I find in the archives of the colony of New York in the revolution as compiled by Comptroller James A. Roberts, 2d edition, page 179, that he was a lieutenant in Col. Frederick Fisher's 3d regiment of the Tryon county militia. His father and mother and young wife took care of the farm while he was serving his country. The Indians were familiar with the hunting grounds and fishing in the lake, and with their Tory frriends would frequently make raids there, when the family would hide in the woods. There was a large basswood tree on the highest point of lake hill, known as Gerling hill, that the young wife could climb, and from this elevation she could see over the surrounding country toward Fort Hunter, from which direction the Indians usually came, and she would give the alarm to the neighborhood and they would bury their valubles and flee to the woods. At one time they had hidden some bedding and clothes in a brush fence, which burned, and they lost their goods. These Tory brothers of Mrs. Young after the war had to forsake their country and flee to Canada, as the victorious patiots would not suffer them to live among them. Several years later, as per page 113 of illustrated history of Montgmery county, these two brothers came from Canada to make their sister a visit. Mr. Young was at the barn threshing and coming to the house was met by his wife, who told him of her brothers' arrival. He stepped in and took down his old musket and turning to them said, 'I am going to the barn, in an hour I will come back and if I find you here I will shoot you down.' The brothers left within the hour never to return for a visit there. A cut of the old Young house of our ancestors will appear in this work, together with the great well sweep that lifted the 'old oaken bucket that hung in the well.' There is still living on the place a great sugar maple tree, that has furnished sugar for all these generations. The circumference of this tree is 18 feet, and taps have been made in this tree for getting the sap, all over the trunk, for a height of 18 feet. This tree is known as Grannie's tree. The wife of Peter Warren claimed it, and in her old age she boiled all the sap from this tree in her fire place for her own use. While her sons' family boiled from the large sap bush in the woods." B. Genealogy [contains several generations, but I only transcribe the first couple of generations]: Peter Young m. Eve Fox. Children: a. William, m. Rachel Gardinier. i. Peter ii. George, m. Mary McKinney iii. Peter iv. Eleanor v. William vi. Eve vii. Jacob viii. Elizabeth ix. H. Smith b. George, m. Eleanor Saltz. c. Margaret, m. Jacob Frederick. i. William ii. Lawrence iii. Peter iv. Hannah d. Sophia, m. William Serviss. i. Eve, m. William Porter. ii. Elizabeth iii. Mary iv. Margaret v. Philip e. Marcia, m. Thomas Carr. [Erroneous: should be Caine.] i. Thomas, Jr. f. Peter Warren, b. 1734, d. 20 Oct 1820, m. Margaret Servoss. i. Peter, b. 12 Dec 1776, d. 31 May 1853, m. Sarah Servoss, 23 Dec 1797. ii. Elizabeth iii. Margaret. 3. On file with me is a photocopy of the "225th Anniversary Program, Old Fort Hunter and Queen Anne Chapel at Fort Hunter, N.Y. Sept. 12, 1937," published under the auspices of the Improved Order of Red Men and Degree of Pocahontas for the Mohawk, Sacandaga, and Schoharie Valleys. The copy was made from the original in the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives in Fonda, NY. The brochure contains the history of Fort and Chapel. The religious nature of the building was ended by the time the Court of General Sessions was held there in Feb. 1781. "This seems to have been an important session for discriminating between the Whigs and Tories of the county, as 104 persons were indicted 'for adhering to the the enemies of New York.' At a similar court at johnstown in the October following, 16 men were indeicted, 'for the same crime' while in February, 1782, 41 more, for their Tory procliviities, were remembered in the same manner 'for aiding, abetting, feeding and comforting a party of the enemy'... At the June term for 1782, an old gentleman and his wife wre indicted, for aiding, abetting, feeding and comforting a party of enemy.' The 163 names thus designated, show those of a great number not only of the strongest and best families of the Mohawk valley at that period, but at the present time. [The surnames of Frederick, Young, Service, Smith are listed among 25 in the narrative along with "scores of others' not listed.] - the greater part of whom went to Canada; were in the service of the enemy; not a few of them remaining there and becoming permanent citizens. Indeed, we may say that thus very many of the German families of New York became represented in Canada, and are so to this day. Among the names recorded in the Queen Anne's Chapel Registers for baptisms, marriages, and sponsors from 1734 to 1746 are: Frederick: Anna, Ann, Barent, Hans Jacob, and Johan. Anna Eva Saltser, Frans. Saltser, and Anna Eva Selser. Young: Lena, Anna Eva, Eva, Helena, Maria Cath, and Peter. 4. From my Sep 2007 visit to the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives' Young family file with a copy in my possession: A. Indenture for lease of land dated 7 Oct 1736 between Peter Warren, Esq. of New York City and Peter Yong, yeoman, of the Province of New York for 200 acres in the county of Albany by the name of Chockanonda. Mentions "Peter Yong and Eva Young wife to Peter Yong and George Yong, son of the said Peter Yong." Rent of 5 shillings 10 pence per year for the first 10 years and 3₤ per year thereafter. [Perhaps the name Warrensbush may because the area was owned by Peter Warren of New York. It may also be the source of the name for Peter Young's sons Peter Warren Young.] B. Officer's commission from Geo. Clinton: "The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God, Free and Independent: to Peter Young, Esq., Greeting. We, reposing especial trust and confidence, as well in your patriotism, conduct and loyalty, as in your valour and readiness to do us good and faithful service, have appointed and constituted, and by these present, do appoint and constitute you, the said Peter Young Captain of a Company in the Regiment of Militia in the County of Montgomery whereof John Newkirk Esq. is Lieutenant Colonel Commandant. You are, therefore, to take the said Company into your charge and care, as Captain thereof and duly to exercise the Officers and Soldiers of that Company in arms, who are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain and you are also to observe and follow such orders and directions, as you shall from time to time receive from our General and Commander in Chief of the Militia of our said State, or any other your superior Officer,... [no page follows]" C. Handwritten note: "Settled in Florida previous to 1721, came from New Jersey, and formerly from Hesse-Cassel. Name was originally spelled Joung. Where his wife came from or where he married her is not known." 5. The book "History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y.," reprinted 2002 (originally printed in the 1880s), p. 11, "Settlers Along the Schoharie," notes the earliest residents. South on the river would be about five miles upriver from the Schoharie's mouth into the Mohawk River at Fort Hunter. Also the river is the modern dividing point between Florida township on the east and Glen Township on the west: "Among the pioneer settlers on the east bank of Schoharie creek were Martinus Cline and Francis Saltz, who, about the middle of the last century leased two farms in Warren's Patent, now the Henry C. Pettingill and William Voorhees places, opposite Mill Point. It is said that when they arrived on the ground they flipped a penny for the choice of places, and Saltz, winning the toss, took the southernmost of [the presently known] Voorhees farm. His oldest daughter married Philip Frederick, and they settled on the creek at the place since called Buchanan's Mills [just upriver from Salts], where Frederick cleared a farm and built a house and mill. Here in a few years quite a settlement sprung up. Another of the pioneers who settled on the creek within the present town of Florida was Peter Young. He came from New Jersey, and camped near Garret Van Derveer's place. Learning from some Indians, while hunting one day, that a white family who had made a clearing over by the creek had become discouraged and abandoned it, he took possession of the farm, the next above Frederick's mill. The place was in Sir Peter Warren's domain, and Young paid 5s. 10d. rent for ten years, and afterward ₤3. The estate has remained in possession of the Young family from that day to this, the present owner being Miss Anna Young. Peter Young had three sons, the oldest of whom, George, married a daughter of Saltz and moved across the creek; William married a Gardinier and settled in Florida. Peter, jr., married Margaret Serviss, and kept the homestead. During the Revolutionary war this was the retreat of the non-combatants in the neighborhood when threatened by the savage enemy. They formed a camp back of trhe lake on the farm sheltered by a semi-circle of bushes and hills. Mrs. Young [maiden name: Serviss], whose relatives were tories, and who was in no fear of them or the Indians, cooked and carried food to the refugees. Another hiding place was on the high point of land on the bank of the creek. At one time there was a large company of women and children encamped here as Indians had been seen up the stream. It was in the autumn and quite cold, and they had risked building a fire. One morning the watchman spied a company of men approaching over the hills to the east of the camp. They were supposed to be the enemy, and panic was created. Some flew to the lakeside camp; others tried to put out the fire, which would betray their positions, but they had no water, and the more they raked it, the more it smoked. They were soon delightfully relieved by the arrival of the party, who proved to be their soldier friends, home on a furlough. After the war, Mrs. Young's tory brothers, John and Suffle Serviss, came from Canada to pay her a visit. Mr. Young was at the barn threshing and happening to come to the house was met at the door by his wife, who told him of the arrival of her brothers. He stepped in, took down his old musket, and turning to John Serviss, said, 'I am going to the barn to thresh; in an hour I shall come back, and if I find you here I will shoot you down.' The tory naturally bade a prompt farewell to his sister and set out for Canada. The suffering and loss of life and treasure among the frontier patriots at the hands of their tory neighbors could not be forgotten. Mrs. Young was a great nurse, and returning one night from a visit across the creek in that capacity, saw the only ghost she ever met. Having paddled her canoe to the homeward side of the stream, she was making her way through a cornfield to the house, when an appartion tall and pale loomed up before her. After staring at it in alarm for a moment, she resolved to pass around it through the corn, but as she attempted to do so, the old white horse put himself also in motion and she recovered from her fright. There is a graveyard on the Young homestead, which is the resting place of several generations of the family, and probably the oldest burial ground in the town. There is a maple tree on the estate from which five generations have made sugar." 6. The book "History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y.," reprinted 2002 (originally printed in the 1880s): A. From a "mass of papers left by Jelles Fonda, and now in the possession of the Van Hornes of Fonda, is 'a List of the persons that are assessed above 5 pounds, iwth the sums they are to pay, and the number of days they are to workupon the King's highways, annewed.' Thoung not dated, thedocument is believed to habe been written shortly previous to the Revoution and furnishess a sort of limited census of the inhabitants of this region, with their relative finanacil stnading. Many names now familiar in the same district will be recongized, under the disguise which the orthography of the writer, and perhaps of the times, put upon them. The list is as follows [with over 120 names including names of interest to us - note Wm. Johnson assessed at ₤202 and most others in the range of ₤6-20]: Peter Young, quota ₤10, annual assessment 1s 6d, no. of days work 4. Frans Salts, quota ₤15, annual assessment 3s, no. of days work 5. Peter Frederick and sons, quota ₤12, annual assessment 3s, no. of days work 5. [Various Gardeners/Gardeneers {Adam, Samuel, Jacob}; Mallatt {John}; Service {Peter}] 7. The book "History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y.," reprinted 2002 (originally printed in the 1880s): A. The narrative contains much on the French and Indian Wars and other similar incursions into the valley. William Johnson was the able commander of the local militia in the many hostilities. "The French war had involved the government of New York so deeply in dept that direct taxation was necessitated. Part of a tax list under a warrant sent b the Albany county commissioners to 'John Fonda, Collector for Mohawks,' in the summer of 1764, is extant" and includes the name of Peter Young with a valuation of ₤13 with a assessment of ₤1-12-6." When the war finally ended with the "apprehension and dread of the French invasion being removed, the tide of emigration flowed more rapidly into the Mohawk valley. The growth led to the dividing the original county of Albany into two with the forming of Tryon county in 1772. One of the reasons was the onerous task for the population to travel to Albany to avail themselves of the court. Instead of townships with the new county, "it was divided into five large districts. The most eastern district was called the Mohawk, and consisted of a strip of the State between the east line of the county already defined and a parallel line crossing the Mohawk river at the 'noses.'" B. Original ownership in Florida township area. Walter Butler purchased from the Indians a tract of 86,000 acres which was divided into six tracts, one of which was transferred to Charles Williams and others, August 19th, 1735, and comprised the principal portion of what is now the township of Florida. The parties taking possession of this tract were to pay the yearly rent of 2 shillings, 6 pence for each 100 acres at the Custom House in New York, and agreed to settle and cultivate at least 3 acres out of every 50 within the next three years. Additionally all trees 24 inches in diameter and upwards, at 12 inches from the ground, were to be reserved for masts for the Royal Navy. This was the tract afterward owned by Sir Peter Warren, and known as Warrensbush, probably purchased by him in 1737; as a petition to be allowed to purchase 6,000 acres of land is filed by him in the Secretary of State's office, dated May 5th, 1737. this land remained in the Warren family for nearly sixty years. After the death of Sir Peter Warren, Warrensbush was divided into three parts: one part was conveyed to Charles Fitzroy, otherwise called Lord Southampton; one part to the Earl of Abingdon, and the third to Henry Gage. Abingdon and Gage conveyed their two shares to John Watts, of New York, who was formerly their attorney, and was also a brother-in-law to Sir Peter Warren. David Cady was agent for John Watts in Warrensbush. Their was an anxiety to get rid of the of the vexatious ground rents, but the lease system was well entrenched, and the owners knew well their value; only slowly and gradually was the right to the soil obtained in the late 1780s and 1790s. The following quitclaim of certain leaseholds mentions the Fredericks, Youngs, and Services: "Whereas, John Watts of the city of New York, and Jane, his wife, did purchase from the Earl of Abingdon, of Great Britain, and from Henry gage and Susanna, his wife, and others their trustees, two tracts or parcels of land situated in a place called Warrensburgh, in the town of Mohawk, county of Montgomery, State of New York, formerly part of the estate of Sir Peter Warren... said John Watts hath sold and conveyed sundry lots thereof to David Cady, Nathan Stanton, Ezra Murray, Phillip and Peter Frederick, William and Peter Youngs...Christian and Peter Service... and sundry others, with covenants on the part of said John Watts to convey the same in full to them on payment of certain sums... Signed and sealed 13 Nov 1793." [I am sure which Peter is spoken of - the immigrant or the son of Philip.] 8. Henry Z. Jones, "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002, p. 316: "Peter Jung. Georg Jung. A Peter Jung and wife Anneke sp. Jacob Kohl in 1733/34 on the Eulenkill (NY City Lutheran Chbk). Petter Young and Jurry Young were recorded together on a tax list of Mohawk in 1766 ("Upstate New York in the 1760s," by Florence Christoph, p. 127). He possibly was the same man as Peter Jung/Young with wife Anna Eva who had among their issue: 1) Maria Catharina, b. or bpt. 1 June 1740 - sp: Joseph Walleslous (?), Maragaret snook, and Barbara Tochendorf (Fort Hunter Chbk). 2) Eva, bpt. 24 Oct 1742 - sp: Johannis Clyn (Fort Hunter Chbk). 3) Helena, bpt. 3 Feb 1743/44 - sp: Helena wallious (Fort Hunter Chbk). DEATH: 1. Both Peter Young and his wife Anna Eve are listed as sponsors for one of their grandchildren in 1777. William Serviss, b. 12 Mar 1777 Florida, Montgomery Co., NY; d. abt 1840; m. Asanath Winager [or Aseanth Winegar]. "Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families," by Maryly Penrose, p. 721: Willem b. 3-13-1777 bpt. 4-25-1777, s/o William Service and Sophia Young, sponsors Peter Young and Eva Young. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Henry Z. Jones is the author of three series of books on the Palatines: "The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who arrived in New York in 1710," (1985); "More Palatine Families," (1991); and "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002. I have reviewed all three and the very little I find is quoted above. 2. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by Mary J. King Timothy (5ggdau), 383 E 2 N, Kaysville, Utah. She references: "N.Y. 46 vol.2 p.791; Ref.Duct Ch.Fonda; F. N.Y. F.4b p.62; wills of Montgomery Co.; F. N.Y. M12a vol.3 p.11." | Young or Jong, Peter (I1873)
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| 3640 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "Register of Baptisms, Marriages, Communicants and Funerals Begun by Henry Barclay at Fort Hunter, Jan. 26th 1734" (Queen Anne Chapel 1734-1743). There are as many Indian baptisms as there are Caucasians at this time. Names of interest: A. "Anna Eva, daughter of Hannis Gleyn and Mary Christina his wife, Bap't the 25th of Jan'ry 1738/9. Nicoleas Hall, Mary Hall, Anna Eva Saltser, Surties." B. "Mary, daughter of Johannis Cleyn and Mary Christina his wife Baptized May 25th 1740. Frans Saltser, Annatie Newkerk, Magdalene Walleslous, surties." C. "June 1st 1740, Maria Catharina, daughter of Peter Young and Ann Eva his wife. Joseph Walleslous, Margaret Snock, Barbara Toetendorf." D. "October 24th 1742, Eve, daughter of Peter Young. John Cleyn, Saets, Surties." E. "March ye 4th 1742, Martin, son of John Cleyn. Cornelius Bowen, Peter Young, Mary Boen." F. "February 3, 1743/4, Helena, daughter of Peter Young. Helena Wallslous, Helena, surties." G. "July 15th 1739, Barent, son of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronica his wife. Barent Vroman Jr., Engeltie Hansen, Surties." H. "June 21, 1741, Ann Magdalene, daughter of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronia his wife. Joseph Walleshous and his wife." I. "June 5th, 1743, Hans Jacob, son of Johan Peter Frederick. Hans Huber, Jacob Naef and his wife." 2. The book "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," v. 1, by Henry Z. Jones and Lewis Buncker Rohrbach, copy in Montgomery County, NY, Archives [note that author has an additional two earlier books on the same subject: "The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who arrived in New York in 1710," (1985); "More Palatine Families," (1991), both of which I have reviewed without finding our Fredericks]: "Johann Peter Friederich. Peter Freidrick was naturalized 3 July 1759 (Scott & Stryker-Rodda, p. 29). On 8 Jul 1761, the petition of Peter Frederick was referred (see 'Land Patents' 16:45; also 'New York Colony, Calendar of Council Minutes 1668-1783,' compiled by Berthold Fernow, p. 404). Petter Fredrick was on a tax list of Mohawk in 1766 ('Upstate New York in the 1760s,' by Florence Christoph, p. 129). Johann Peter Frederich and wife Anna Veronica (Phronica) had issue: a. Philip, banns registered to marry 11 Nov 1752 Maria Sophia Salzer/Sals (Schoharie Reformed Chbk). Some of their ch. are found bpt. in the Ogilvie Records, Trinity Church, NY City. Philip Frederick was naturalized 11 Sep 1761 (Scott & Stryker-Rodda, p. 29). Philip Fredrick was on a tax list of Mohawk in 1766 ('Upstate New York in the 1760s,' by Florence Christoph, p. 129). The will of a Philip Frederick of Florida was dated 7 May 1804 (Montgomery Co. Wills Vol. 1). b. Bernhard, bpt. as 'Barent' July 1739 - sp: Barent Vroman and Engel (Fort Hunter Chbk). A Bernhard Friedrich md. 6 Jan 1771 Dorothea Schenck (Stone Arabia Reformed Chbk). c. Anna Magdalena, bpt. June 1741 - sp: Joseph... (Fort Hunter Chbk). d. Johann Jacob, bpt. 5 June 1743 - sp: Hans Huber and Jacob Naef and wife (Fort Hunter Chbk). e. Ludwig (HJ), the Lodewyck Fredrich who md. 31 March 1774 Alida Miller (Caughnawaga Reformed Chbk). f. Frans (HJ), the Frans Fredrick who md. 30 Dec 1774 Susanna Cosaadt (Caughnawaga Reformed Chbk). A chapter on Francis Frederick, b. Aug 1753 at Florida Twp., Montgomery Twp., is to be found in 'The Bloodied Mohawk,' by Ken D. Johnson, p. 410." [Kerry's notes: I have seen the book "The Bloodied Mohawk" in regards to Franz and it only contains information from his pension application, which I already have on file. Please also note that the author incorrectly assigns Frans as a child of Peter - he was a grandson, not a son. In regards to Ludwig, this is the only reference I can find of him whatsoever; there does not seem to be any christening record for him and his being listed a child of Peter is possible and perhaps likely but not proven. Please also note that even though some church records for the Fredericks are found in New York City Church records, this is only because clergymen from those Churches would travel up to "Mohawk" land. Note also that the Fredericks would use varying Protestant Churches in the vicinity depending apparently on which direction they were traveling or where there was a clergyman available to perform the rites.] BIRTH: 1. No birth information is available and the date and place I use are speculative only. Knowing that Philip was naturalized in 1761 being evidently of foreign birth, then we have to assume that Anna Phronica as his mother was also of foreign birth and marriage. MARRIAGE: 1. The periodical “The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 146 (2016): 71-76, “Some Newly Discovered German Origins of the New York’s Later-Arriving Palatines”, by Henry Z Jones, Jr., MSG, FGBS: “While a student at Stanford University in the 1960s, I began tracing eighteenth-century Palatine emigrants from Germany to Ireland, including my ancestor Abraham Bergmann. Although his group of Palatines had been en route to North America in 1709, the British settled them in Ireland instead. After the 1965 publication of the first edition of my book “The Palatine Families of Ireland,"[1] I realized no fully documented study had been made of the 847 Palatine families who were settled in America. My interest in these emigrants expanded in scope, and resulted in the publication of still more books and articles.[2] This article adds to the literature by presenting information on later-arriving immigrants, most of whom were related in some way to those earlier settlers. As I wrote in my recent article documenting the European origins of thirty-one additional Palatine immigrants of 1709: “The saving grace of my study has been in looking for the Palatines in groups, reinforcing the old genealogical axiom, when encountering a brick wall, to "study the neighbors." So many times our forebears literally got off the boat with their fellow emigrant passengers and then kept interacting with these same old friends for generations. ... "They came together, they stayed together" has so often held true.[3] The names of Palatines who arrived in colonial New York in 1710 were recorded on a finite list of 847 families,[4] but no contemporary lists survive of the many Germans who arrived in the second wave of emigrants, starting in 1717. Approximate arrival dates for each family must be estimated by studying tax lists, military rolls, colonial censuses, deeds, probate records, and church books. Knowing that many of these families emigrated in clusters from their home region reinforces the value of studying them as groups and leads to discoveries such as those presented below. For example, Liedolsheim, Baden-Durlach, was the home of many immigrants to Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, from 1738 to 1752, including the Boltz/Pultz, Gugenhahn/Cookingham, Oberacker/Overacker, Schmidt, and Kubach families. Similarly the villages near Schwabisch Hall were home to the Laun/Lown, Schumacher/Shoemaker, Brimmer/Premmer, Krafft/Croft, and Weiss families, who resided near one another after their arrival in 1737-1738.[5] Many of those Palatines who emigrated from Germany in 1738 did not survive. Indeed, that year became known as "The Year of the Destroying Angels."[6] Thousands of emigrants left for America. A terrible epidemic broke out in their holding area near Kralingen even before they left the continent, and many died. Once at sea, food supplies were soon exhausted, disease spread rapidly, and violent storms played havoc with the heavily loaded ships. By November 1738, 1,600 people had already died that year on the several voyages to Philadelphia. Figures for New York are likely similar, but records are not available.[7] Given the ordeal endured by these emigrants, one can only marvel at their courage and admire them for taking the risk to make a better life for their families in America. Here then, in tribute to them, are additional findings on the German ancestral homes of some New York Palatines who arrived in the second wave of emigration. Note that all spellings are rendered as found. For more detailed biographical information on the emigrants and their children, please see their individual sections in Volume I of Even More Palatine Families, which this article is meant to augment.[8] PETER FRIEDERICH (FREIDRICK, FREDERICK, FRIEDRICH) A good potential match with the Mohawk Valley couple is the Petrus Friderich who married Anna Veronica Braun, daughter of Christophoro Braun, 26 November 1722 at Sankt Ignaz Catholic Church in Mainz.[42] Peter Freidrick was naturalized 3 July 1759.[43] As Petter Fredrick, he appears on a tax list of Mohawk District in 1766.[44] Johann Peter Friederich and wife Anna Veronica (Phronica) had children baptized and married in the Schoharie Dutch Reformed Church, Trinity Church of New York City (via Rev. Ogilvie), Stone Arabia Reformed Church, Fort Hunter Church, and the Caughnawaga Reformed Church 1739-1774.[45] Footnotes: Henry Z. ("Hank") Jones, Jr., FASG, FGBS, is a retired recording artist and motion picture and television character actor, who now lives in San Diego, Calif. He may be reached via his website: www.hankjones.com. The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the late Carla Mittlestaedt-Kubaseck, who went village to village in Germany searching for origins of Palatines in America. The eminent German genealogist Friedrich R. Wollmershäuser has been especially helpful by keeping his eagle-eye open for possible mentions of eighteenth-century family migrations to the New World in German civil and church records. Trudy Schenk, a widely respected author and genealogist specializing in Germanic research, has assisted by researching the extensive holdings of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City. 1. Henry Z Jones, Jr., “The Palatine Families of Ireland,” 2nd ed. (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1990). 2. These publications include Henry Z Jones, Jr., “The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of tbe German Immigrants who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710,” 2 vols. (Universal City, Calif.: the author, 1985); Henry Z Jones, Jr., “More Palatine Families, Some Immigrants to the Middle colonies 1717-1776 and Their European Origins, Plus New Discoveries on German Families Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710” (Universal City, Calif.: the author, 1991); Henry Z Jones, Jr., and Annette Kunselman Burgert, “Westerwald To America: Some 18th-Century German Immigrants” (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1989); Henry Z Jones, Jr., and Lewis Bunker Rohrbach, “Even More Palatine Families: 18th-Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and Their German, Swiss, and American Origins, 3 vols. (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 2002); and Henry Z Jones, Jr., "Some Newly-Discovered German Origins for the Palatine Families of New York-1710," The American Genealogist 85 (2011): 46-62. 3. Jones, "Some Newly-Discovered German Origins" (note 2): 46. 4. See the New York Palatine Subsistence Lists of Governor Robert Hunter, 1710-1712 (Colonial Office 5/1230 and 5/1231 in The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England). 5. An extreme example is found in Hunterdon Co., N.J., which should have been named "New Neuwied" since almost everyone naturalized in that county in 1730 eventually was found living near one another in Germany's Neuwied/Westawald region (Jones, “More Palatine Families” [note 2], p. vii). 6. The "destroying angels" is taken from Psalm 78, verse 49: "He let loose on them his fierce anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels." 7. Klaus Wust, "The Emigration Season of 1738-Year of the Destroying Angels," “The Report: A Journal of German-Amenean History,” 40 (1986): 21-56. 8. See note 2. 42. Heiraten, Katholische Kirche, Sankt Ignaz Mainz, Kirchenbuch, 1603-1895 (FHL 957,276). Mainz is twelve kilometers south of Wiesbaden. 43. Scott and Stryker-Rodda, “Denizations, Naturalizations, and Oaths of Allegiance” (note 36), 29. 44. Christoph, “Upstate New York in the 1760s” (note 20), 129. 45. See Jones and Rohrbach, “Even More Palatine Families” (note 2), 1:186-87. 46. See Jones and Rohrbach, “Even More Palatine Families” (note 2), 1:220.” | Braun, Anna Veronica (I1872)
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| 3641 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "Register of Baptisms, Marriages, Communicants and Funerals Begun by Henry Barclay at Fort Hunter, Jan. 26th 1734" (Queen Anne Chapel 1734-1743). There are as many Indian baptisms as there are Caucasians at this time. Names of interest: A. "Anna Eva, Daughter of Hannis Gleyn and Mary Christina his wife, Bap't the 25th of Jan'ry 1738/9. Nicoleas Hall, Mary Hall, Anna Eva Saltser, Surties." B. "Mary, Daughter of Johannis Cleyn and Mary Christina his wife Baptized May 25th 1740. Frans Saltser, Annatie Newkerk, Magdalene Walleslous, surties." C. "June 1st 1740, Maria Catharina, Daughter of Peter Young and Ann Eva his wife. Joseph Walleslous, Margaret Snock, Barbara Toetendorf." D. "October 24th 1742, Eve, Daughter of Peter Young. John Cleyn, Saets, Surties." E. "March ye 4th 1742, Martin, Son of John Cleyn. Cornelius Bowen, Peter Young, Mary Boen." F. "February 3, 1743/4, Helena, Daughter of Peter Young. Helena Wallslous, Helena, surties." G. "July 15th 1739, Barent, son of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronica his wife. Barent Vroman Jr., Engeltie Hansen, Surties." H. "June 21, 1741, Ann Magdalene, Daughter of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronia his wife. Joseph Walleshous and his wife." I. "June 5th, 1743, Hans Jacob, Son of Johan Peter Frederick. Hans Huber, Jacob Naef and his wife." 2. Henry Z. Jones, "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002, p. 316: "Peter Jung. Georg Jung. A Peter Jung and wife Anneke sp. Jacob Kohl in 1733/34 on the Eulenkill (NY City Lutheran Chbk). Petter Young and Jurry Young were recorded together on a tax list of Mohawk in 1766 ("Upstate New York in the 1760s," by Florence Christoph, p. 127). He possibly was the same man as Peter Jung/Young with wife Anna Eva who had among their issue: 1) Maria Catharina, b. or bpt. 1 June 1740 - sp: Joseph Walleslous (?), Maragaret snook, and Barbara Tochendorf (Fort Hunter Chbk). 2) Eva, bpt. 24 Oct 1742 - sp: Johannis Clyn (Fort Hunter Chbk). 3) Helena, bpt. 3 Feb 1743/44 - sp: Helena wallious (Fort Hunter Chbk). | Young, Helena (I1272)
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| 3642 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "Register of Baptisms, Marriages, Communicants and Funerals Begun by Henry Barclay at Fort Hunter, Jan. 26th 1734" (Queen Anne Chapel 1734-1743). There are as many Indian baptisms as there are Caucasians at this time. Names of interest: A. "Anna Eva, Daughter of Hannis Gleyn and Mary Christina his wife, Bap't the 25th of Jan'ry 1738/9. Nicoleas Hall, Mary Hall, Anna Eva Saltser, Surties." B. "Mary, Daughter of Johannis Cleyn and Mary Christina his wife Baptized May 25th 1740. Frans Saltser, Annatie Newkerk, Magdalene Walleslous, surties." C. "June 1st 1740, Maria Catharina, Daughter of Peter Young and Ann Eva his wife. Joseph Walleslous, Margaret Snock, Barbara Toetendorf." D. "October 24th 1742, Eve, Daughter of Peter Young. John Cleyn, Saets, Surties." E. "March ye 4th 1742, Martin, Son of John Cleyn. Cornelius Bowen, Peter Young, Mary Boen." F. "February 3, 1743/4, Helena, Daughter of Peter Young. Helena Wallslous, Helena, surties." G. "July 15th 1739, Barent, son of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronica his wife. Barent Vroman Jr., Engeltie Hansen, Surties." H. "June 21, 1741, Ann Magdalene, Daughter of Johan Peter Frederick and Anna Phronia his wife. Joseph Walleshous and his wife." I. "June 5th, 1743, Hans Jacob, Son of Johan Peter Frederick. Hans Huber, Jacob Naef and his wife." 2. Henry Z. Jones, "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002, p. 316: "Peter Jung. Georg Jung. A Peter Jung and wife Anneke sp. Jacob Kohl in 1733/34 on the Eulenkill (NY City Lutheran Chbk). Petter Young and Jurry Young were recorded together on a tax list of Mohawk in 1766 ("Upstate New York in the 1760s," by Florence Christoph, p. 127). He possibly was the same man as Peter Jung/Young with wife Anna Eva who had among their issue: 1) Maria Catharina, b. or bpt. 1 June 1740 - sp: Joseph Walleslous (?), Maragaret snook, and Barbara Tochendorf (Fort Hunter Chbk). 2) Eva, bpt. 24 Oct 1742 - sp: Johannis Clyn (Fort Hunter Chbk). 3) Helena, bpt. 3 Feb 1743/44 - sp: Helena wallious (Fort Hunter Chbk). | Young, Eve (I1267)
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| 3643 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Frederich[k], Jacob, of Johnstown, will dated 1-13-1815; probated 5-24-1821. Mentions, - sons Lodowick and Phillip; grandson Jacob Goodemoot. Administratrix appointed, Margaret Frederick. Witnesses: Benjamin Rowland, David I. and Elizabeth Conn." | Gutermut, Johannes (I4457)
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| 3644 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Frederich[k], Jacob, of Johnstown, will dated 1-13-1815; probated 5-24-1821. Mentions, - sons Lodowick and Phillip; grandson Jacob Goodemoot. Administratrix appointed, Margaret Frederick. Witnesses: Benjamin Rowland, David I. and Elizabeth Conn." 2. The booklet on the Frederick family by Mrs. Alida Reed of Gloversville, NY, 1957 (she died Dec 1966) with copies at the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives and a microfilmed copy on FHL film 1312457, item 4). Alida descends through Hans Jacob Frederick and Margaret Young and their son George: "Ludwick, bp. 23 May 1791, Sp. Hendrick Severs and his wife (p. 98 Dutch Reformed Church record, Caughnawaga); md. Maria (Mary). Children: Jacob L., b. 1817. He was born on the "Clipps," a section on the Caroga Lake road, about 5 miles west of Johnstown. Died 9 Jun 1892, age 75. He was married to Catherine Fancher (she was b. 1816). Peter, b. 10 Oct 1819 William, b. 22 Apr 1821." BIRTH: 1. From the book "Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families," by Maryly B. Penrose, v. 1, p. 281, Birth/Baptism: "Frederick, Jacob and Maria/Maragrita (Young): Willem, b. 1777, bapt. 16 Apr 1777 (DRC:42) Sponsors: Willem Yong and Rachel Yong. Eva, b. 4 Apr 1782, bapt. 12 May 1782 (DRC: 62) Sponsors: Peter Fredk. and Alida Fredk. Maragriet, b. 12 Jan 1785, bapt. ? Feb 1785 (DRC:71) sponsors: Jacob Bossert and Maragrita Bosserd. Lodowyk, b. 23 May 1791, bapt. 26 Jun 1791, bapt. 26 Jun 1791 (DRC:98) Sponsors: Hendrick Severs and his wife. 2. The actual birth place is unknown. Both Jacob Frederick and Margaret Young were of Warrensbush (now Florida Township) in Montgomery Co. They both did eventually end up in Johnstown, which is about 10 miles max from Mill Point and north across the Mohawk River. When they moved is not known except that they did buy land there at Keck Center in 1792. They may have been paying quit-rent on the property before then since it was about the early 1790 when many of the landowners were finally selling the quit-rented land. Alida Reed in her booklet already referenced elsewhere in these note indicates she believes they moved there shortly after the birth of their first child Peter. She is confident that it may have been no later than when Margaret was born in 1785 because the sponsors at Margaret's birth were Jacob Bossert and his wife Margaret. She says, "In the geneology of the Bossart family (sometimes spelled Boshart and Bushart) we find the first of that family did live in the section of Johnstown that leads to Fonda. So they were probably neighbors." I currently use "of Warrensbush." CHRISTENING: 1. "Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, now the Reformed Church of Fonda, in the village of Fonda, Montgomery County, N.Y.," New York, 1917, 748 pp.: Lodewyk, b. 23 May, offspring of Jacob Frederick and Margarieta Young, baptized 26 Jun 1791 with sponsors Hendrick Severs and Huysvrouw [German for "his wife"?]. | Frederick, Lodowyk or Lodewyk or Ludwick (I1283)
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| 3645 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Young, William, of the town of Florida, will dated 11-12-1811, probated - -. Mentions, wife Rachel; brothers Peter (and his son Peter), George (and his son William); sister's son William Frederick. Executors: David Cady, Peter Young, Jr. Witnesses: David and John W. Cady, George Serviss." 2. From my visit in Sep 2007 to the Montgomery County NY Archives from the book "A Genealogy of this Branch of the Young Family in America from 17271912," by Daniel S. Young and John J. Ven Der Veer, 1912, pp. 6 -13: Genealogy [contains several generations, but I only transcribe the first couple of generations]: Peter Young m. Eve Fox. Children: a. William, m. Rachel Gardinier. i. Peter ii. George, m. Mary McKinney iii. Peter iv. Eleanor v. William vi. Eve vii. Jacob viii. Elizabeth ix. H. Smith b. George, m. Eleanor Saltz. c. Margaret, m. Jacob Frederick. i. William ii. Lawrence iii. Peter iv. Hannah d. Sophia, m. William Serviss. i. Eve, m. William Porter. ii. Elizabeth iii. Mary iv. Margaret v. Philip e. Marcia, m. Thomas Carr. [Erroneous: should be Caine.] i. Thomas, Jr. f. Peter Warren, b. 1734, d. 20 Oct 1820, m. Margaret Servoss. i. Peter, b. 12 Dec 1776, d. 31 May 1853, m. Sarah Servoss, 23 Dec 1797. ii. Elizabeth iii. Margaret. 3. The book "Our Van Horne Kindred," by Elsie O. Hallenback, 1958, copy in the Montgomery County NY Archives: "Francis Saltz was another early settler along the Schoharie Creek, about five miles above its entrance into the Mohawk River. In heh History of Montgomery County, it states 'that one Francis Saltz and Cornelius (Boss) Putman purchased the Shucksburg Patent of 1200 acres of land along the Schoharie Creek, Mr. Saltz taking the half farthest up the creek, and Mr. Putman the lower half. Mr. Saltz later on sold part of this land to his son-in-law by the name of McCreavy; another part to his son-in-law named Young; another part to Philip Frederick, a fourth part to Michael Marlett and the remaining 200 acres he deeded to Peter Crush [Grosch] if he would marry his crippled daughter who had never been able to walk. Mr. Crush accepted this offer, and after building a home on the land, carried his wife to it on his back.' " 4. From my Sep 2007 visit to the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives' Young family file with a copy in my possession: Indenture for lease of land dated 7 Oct 1736 between Peter Warren, Esq. of New York City and Peter Yong, yeoman, of the Province of New York for 200 acres in the county of Albany by the name of Chockanonda. Mentions "Peter Yong and Eva Young wife to Peter Yong and George Yong, son of the said Peter Yong." Rent of 5 shillings 10 pence per year for the first 10 years and 3₤ per year thereafter. [Perhaps the name Warrensbush may because the area was owned by Peter Warren of New York. It may also be the source of the name for Peter Young's sons Peter Warren Young.] 5. The book "History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y.," reprinted 2002 (originally printed in the 1880s), p. 11, "Settlers Along the Schoharie," notes the earliest residents. South on the river would be about five miles upriver from the Schoharie's mouth into the Mohawk River at Fort Hunter. Also the river is the modern dividing point between Florida township on the east and Glen Township on the west: "Among the pioneer settlers on the east bank of Schoharie creek were Martinus Cline and Francis Saltz, who, about the middle of the last century leased two farms in Warren's Patent, now the Henry C. Pettingill and William Voorhees places, opposite Mill Point. It is said that when they arrived on the ground they flipped a penny for the choice of places, and Saltz, winning the toss, took the southernmost of [the presently known] Voorhees farm. His oldest daughter married Philip Frederick, and they settled on the creek at the place since called Buchanan's Mills [just upriver from Salts], where Frederick cleared a farm and built a house and mill. Here in a few years quite a settlement sprung up. Another of the pioneers who settled on the creek within the present town of Florida was Peter Young. He came from New Jersey, and camped near Garret Van Derveer's place. Learning from some Indians, while hunting one day, that a white family who had made a clearing over by the creek had become discouraged and abandoned it, he took possession of the farm, the next above Frederick's mill. The place was in Sir Peter Warren's domain, and Young paid 5s. 10d. rent for ten years, and afterward ₤3. The estate has remained in possession of the Young family from that day to this, the present owner being Miss Anna Young. Peter Young had three sons, the oldest of whom, George, married a daughter of Saltz and moved across the creek; William married a Gardinier and settled in Florida. Peter, jr., married Margaret Serviss, and kept the homestead. During the Revolutionary war this was the retreat of the non-combatants in the neighborhood when threatened by the savage enemy. They formed a camp back of trhe lake on the farm sheltered by a semi-circle of bushes and hills. Mrs. Young [maiden name: Serviss], whose relatives were tories, and who was in no fear of them or the Indians, cooked and carried food to the refugees. Another hiding place was on the high point of land on the bank of the creek. At one time there was a large company of women and children encamped here as Indians had been seen up the stream. It was in the autumn and quite cold, and they had risked building a fire. One morning the watchman spied a company of men approaching over the hills to the east of the camp. They were supposed to be the enemy, and panic was created. Some flew to the lakeside camp; others tried to put out the fire, which would betray their positions, but they had no water, and the more they raked it, the more it smoked. They were soon delightfully relieved by the arrival of the party, who proved to be their soldier friends, home on a furlough. After the war, Mrs. Young's tory brothers, John and Suffle Serviss, came from Canada to pay her a visit. Mr. Young was at the barn threshing and happening to come to the house was met at the door by his wife, who told him of the arrival of her brothers. He stepped in, took down his old musket, and turning to John Serviss, said, 'I am going to the barn to thresh; in an hour I shall come back, and if I find you here I will shoot you down.' The tory naturally bade a prompt farewell to his sister and set out for Canada. The suffering and loss of life and treasure among the frontier patriots at the hands of their tory neighbors could not be forgotten. Mrs. Young was a great nurse, and returning one night from a visit across the creek in that capacity, saw the only ghost she ever met. Having paddled her canoe to the homeward side of the stream, she was making her way through a cornfield to the house, when an appartion tall and pale loomed up before her. After staring at it in alarm for a moment, she resolved to pass around it through the corn, but as she attempted to do so, the old white horse put himself also in motion and she recovered from her fright. There is a graveyard on the Young homestead, which is the resting place of several generations of the family, and probably the oldest burial ground in the town. There is a maple tree on the estate from which five generations have made sugar... The Development of Business Centers [in Glen Township]... Mill Point, on Schoharie creek, was another collection of houses, and necessarily a business centre in early times. A German of some means, named Francis Saltz, having settled on the east bank of the creek, about the middle of the last century, joined with one 'Boss' Putman in purchasing the Shucksburg patent of 1200 acres, across the creek in the present town of Glen. Saltz took the half of the patent furthest up stream, from which he sold the site of Mill Point to a son-in-law named McCready. The next farm back of this to another son-in-law, George Young; a third farm to his grandson, Francis Frederick, and a fourth to Michael Marlett, who married Peggy Frederick. The 200 acres remaining Saltz offered to deed to Peter Crush [or Grosch], if the latter would marry his youngest daughter, a cripple, unable to walk. Crush accepted the offer, and having built a house on the tract, carried his wife to it on his back. They spent their days on the place, and left it to their only son, Francis..." MARRIAGE: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "First Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady, Records of Marriages, Vol. V, 1785-1938": "1787 (no month or day) George Young and Elizabeth Coss, both of Warrenboss, married at Cagnawago." Kerry's note: This was a second marriage for George. The Coss family lived across the river from the Saltz family and there is a Coss that Franz Saltz also married when he was in his nineties and she was nineteen. I assume that this George Young is the same George Young of the marriage until shown otherwise. 2. Date of 7 Jun 1787 used with LDS IGI. DEATH: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Youngs, George, of the town of Florida, will dated 2-24-1820, probated 6-5-1820. Mentions, - wife Elizabeth; sons George, Peter, William, Jacob and Smith: daughters Eve, Elizabeth and Lenean. Executors: Samuel Jackson, friend Peter Youngs, Jr. Witnesses: John G. Sweet, John Taylor, James Smith." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Henry Z. Jones is the author of three series of books on the Palatines: "The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who arrived in New York in 1710," (1985); "More Palatine Families," (1991); and "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002. I have reviewed all three and the very little I find is quoted above. | Young or Jung, George (I1280)
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| 3646 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Young, William, of the town of Florida, will dated 11-12-1811, probated - -. Mentions, wife Rachel; brothers Peter (and his son Peter), George (and his son William); sister's son William Frederick. Executors: David Cady, Peter Young, Jr. Witnesses: David and John W. Cady, George Serviss." 2. From my visit in Sep 2007 to the Montgomery County NY Archives from the book "A Genealogy of this Branch of the Young Family in America from 17271912," by Daniel S. Young and John J. Ven Der Veer, 1912, pp. 6 -13: A. " Peter Young, who married Eve Fox, and who are the ancestors of our family, emigrated from New Jersey about 1727 and settled on a farm in Tryon county, NY, now in the town of Florida, Montgomery county, and at present owned by Charles Hubbs. The next year he bought and removed to a farm at Young lake, on the Schoharie creek, now owned by Hiltz Young, a descendant. the farm has continued in the Young family to date. His youngest son, Peter Warren Young, inherited the farm and he being the first male child born on Warren's patent, received in addition, 100 acres of land from Peter Warren the patentee, as per his offer. He married Margaret Serviss, who had two brothers that adhered to the crown and became known as staunch Tories. Peter Warren Young was a zealous patriot and trouble soon brewed in the family. He joined the colonial army at the beginning of the revolutionary war and fought for his country. I find in the archives of the colony of New York in the revolution as compiled by Comptroller James A. Roberts, 2d edition, page 179, that he was a lieutenant in Col. Frederick Fisher's 3d regiment of the Tryon county militia. His father and mother and young wife took care of the farm while he was serving his country. The Indians were familiar with the hunting grounds and fishing in the lake, and with their Tory frriends would frequently make raids there, when the family would hide in the woods. There was a large basswood tree on the highest point of lake hill, known as Gerling hill, that the young wife could climb, and from this elevation she could see over the surrounding country toward Fort Hunter, from which direction the Indians usually came, and she would give the alarm to the neighborhood and they would bury their valubles and flee to the woods. At one time they had hidden some bedding and clothes in a brush fence, which burned, and they lost their goods. These Tory brothers of Mrs. Young after the war had to forsake their country and flee to Canada, as the victorious patiots would not suffer them to live among them. Several years later, as per page 113 of illustrated history of Montgmery county, these two brothers came from Canada to make their sister a visit. Mr. Young was at the barn threshing and coming to the house was met by his wife, who told him of her brothers' arrival. He stepped in and took down his old musket and turning to them said, 'I am going to the barn, in an hour I will come back and if I find you here I will shoot you down.' The brothers left within the hour never to return for a visit there. A cut of the old Young house of our ancestors will appear in this work, together with the great well sweep that lifted the 'old oaken bucket that hung in the well.' There is still living on the place a great sugar maple tree, that has furnished sugar for all these generations. The circumference of this tree is 18 feet, and taps have been made in this tree for getting the sap, all over the trunk, for a height of 18 feet. This tree is known as Grannie's tree. The wife of Peter Warren claimed it, and in her old age she boiled all the sap from this tree in her fire place for her own use. While her sons' family boiled from the large sap bush in the woods." B. Genealogy [contains several generations, but I only transcribe the first couple of generations]: Peter Young m. Eve Fox. Children: a. William, m. Rachel Gardinier. i. Peter ii. George, m. Mary McKinney iii. Peter iv. Eleanor v. William vi. Eve vii. Jacob viii. Elizabeth ix. H. Smith b. George, m. Eleanor Saltz. c. Margaret, m. Jacob Frederick. i. William ii. Lawrence iii. Peter iv. Hannah d. Sophia, m. William Serviss. i. Eve, m. William Porter. ii. Elizabeth iii. Mary iv. Margaret v. Philip e. Marcia, m. Thomas Carr. [Erroneous: should be Caine.] i. Thomas, Jr. f. Peter Warren, b. 1734, d. 20 Oct 1820, m. Margaret Servoss. i. Peter, b. 12 Dec 1776, d. 31 May 1853, m. Sarah Servoss, 23 Dec 1797. ii. Elizabeth iii. Margaret. 3. From my Sep 2007 visit to the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives' Young family file with a copy in my possession: Indenture for lease of land dated 7 Oct 1736 between Peter Warren, Esq. of New York City and Peter Yong, yeoman, of the Province of New York for 200 acres in the county of Albany by the name of Chockanonda. Mentions "Peter Yong and Eva Young wife to Peter Yong and George Yong, son of the said Peter Yong." Rent of 5 shillings 10 pence per year for the first 10 years and 3₤ per year thereafter. [Perhaps the name Warrensbush may because the area was owned by Peter Warren of New York. It may also be the source of the name for Peter Young's sons Peter Warren Young.] 4. The book "History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y.," reprinted 2002 (originally printed in the 1880s), p. 11, "Settlers Along the Schoharie," notes the earliest residents. South on the river would be about five miles upriver from the Schoharie's mouth into the Mohawk River at Fort Hunter. Also the river is the modern dividing point between Florida township on the east and Glen Township on the west: "Another of the pioneers who settled on the creek within the present town of Florida was Peter Young. He came from New Jersey, and camped near Garret Van Derveer's place. Learning from some Indians, while hunting one day, that a white family who had made a clearing over by the creek had become discouraged and abandoned it, he took possession of the farm, the next above Frederick's mill. The place was in Sir Peter Warren's domain, and Young paid 5s. 10d. rent for ten years, and afterward ₤3. The estate has remained in possession of the Young family from that day to this, the present owner being Miss Anna Young. Peter Young had three sons, the oldest of whom, George, married a daughter of Saltz and moved across the creek; William married a Gardinier and settled in Florida. Peter, jr., married Margaret Serviss, and kept the homestead. During the Revolutionary war this was the retreat of the non-combatants in the neighborhood when threatened by the savage enemy. They formed a camp back of trhe lake on the farm sheltered by a semi-circle of bushes and hills. Mrs. Young [maiden name: Serviss], whose relatives were tories, and who was in no fear of them or the Indians, cooked and carried food to the refugees. Another hiding place was on the high point of land on the bank of the creek. At one time there was a large company of women and children encamped here as Indians had been seen up the stream. It was in the autumn and quite cold, and they had risked building a fire. One morning the watchman spied a company of men approaching over the hills to the east of the camp. They were supposed to be the enemy, and panic was created. Some flew to the lakeside camp; others tried to put out the fire, which would betray their positions, but they had no water, and the more they raked it, the more it smoked. They were soon delightfully relieved by the arrival of the party, who proved to be their soldier friends, home on a furlough. After the war, Mrs. Young's tory brothers, John and Suffle Serviss, came from Canada to pay her a visit. Mr. Young was at the barn threshing and happening to come to the house was met at the door by his wife, who told him of the arrival of her brothers. He stepped in, took down his old musket, and turning to John Serviss, said, 'I am going to the barn to thresh; in an hour I shall come back, and if I find you here I will shoot you down.' The tory naturally bade a prompt farewell to his sister and set out for Canada. The suffering and loss of life and treasure among the frontier patriots at the hands of their tory neighbors could not be forgotten. Mrs. Young was a great nurse, and returning one night from a visit across the creek in that capacity, saw the only ghost she ever met. Having paddled her canoe to the homeward side of the stream, she was making her way through a cornfield to the house, when an appartion tall and pale loomed up before her. After staring at it in alarm for a moment, she resolved to pass around it through the corn, but as she attempted to do so, the old white horse put himself also in motion and she recovered from her fright. There is a graveyard on the Young homestead, which is the resting place of several generations of the family, and probably the oldest burial ground in the town. There is a maple tree on the estate from which five generations have made sugar." MarRAGE: 1. From my 2007 visit to the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives: "Servos/ServissService Compendium," 2002, chapter: "The Family of Christianus Servos (1661-1745) and Margaretha Elizabetha Debruen," pp. 9-26: "Margaret (Anna Margaret) Serviss (Wilhelmus{4}, Christianus{3}, Johann-Daniel{2}, Heinrich{1}) was born 3 Sep 1751 in Florida, Montgomery Co., NY and died 3 May 1833 in Florida, Montgomery Co., NY. She married Peter-Warren Young abt. 1771 in Florida, Montgomery Co., NY, son of Peter Young and Anna Fox. He was born abt. 1734 in Florida, Montgomery Co., NY, and died 17 Nov 1820. LDS IGI: Anna Margaret Serviss b. abt 1737 of Florida, Montgomery Co., NY m. Peter Warren Young. The date of birth of Anna Margaret has been reported from 1737 to about 1750. Her marriage has been reported from abt. 1755 to 1771." BURIAL: 1. Montgomery County, New York Archives, Family File: "Chuctanunda Cemetery, Minaville, NY: Peter Warren Young, d. 10-17-1820 ae 86. Soldier of Rev. Anna Margaret Serviss, his wife d. 5-3-1833, ae 81 years." | Young, Peter Warren (I1278)
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| 3647 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit; Frederick family file: "Philip Frederick, b. 31 Mar 1794 to Peter and Gertraut. Sp: Jacob and Margaret Frederick [grandparents]. LTC, Sa." [I assume this is Lutheran Trinity Church, but I am unsure was "Sa" stands for.] | Miller, Eva or Eve (I1022)
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| 3648 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Most genealogies list Joseph as the son of John Mangum the immigrant and his wife Frances Bennett. This does not appear to be correct since more of the circumstantial evidence points to Joseph being a son of Nicholas and Martha Mangum as noted in this database. The following two sites are of the older thinking of Joseph being the son of John: A. Per website http://home.inu.net/sadie/index.htm for father John Magnum. See his notes for full and lengthy text of wills, deeds, bio. info, and misc. info which includes mention of this individual. "Joseph, Born Alb. Par., Surry Co., Va circa 1698, Died abt 1762 I-O-W Co, Va (will) (M) Lucy." References: 17th Century Isle of Wight, (Boddie); Virginia Historical Families (Boddie); Southside Virginia Families (Boddie); Isle of Wight Co.,Va Deeds (Hopkins); Surry Co., Va Deeds & Crt. Orders (Hopkins); Isle of Wight Deeds (Eliza T. Davis); Surry Co. Deeds & Wills, (Davis); Wills & Adms. IOW Co. (Chapman); Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vols I & II (Nugent); LDS Records. Some citations: a. "Isle of Wight-deeds, etc (Hopkins):" i. "Jan 10, 1758 Reuben Proctor & w/Sarah to Thos Ward-deed-Wts: Samuel Person, Joseph X Mangum & James Cofer." b. "IOW Co. deeds:" i. "6/10/1745-Wm. Braddy to Samuel Person -deed- Wts: Joseph Manggum." ii. "[?]/10/1748 Thos Humphries of Surry to Patience Jordan of IOW, land joins Joseph Mangum, Main Blackwater Swamp." c. "Surry Co., Va. records, Cont'd:" i. "7/18/1739 List of Bills due est of Thos Cogging, mentions Joseph Mangum." B. The late Enid Willardson prepared a working family group sheet which I found Aug 2002 in her records at her friend Eunice Konold's in San Diego. It shows Joseph Mangum dead 28 Feb 1762 at Isle of Wight Co., VA with will probate 6 May 1762 and appraisement of estate on 4 Aug 1762. She references "Wills and Admons, Isle of Wight Co., VA" by Chapman. The will names wife Lucy and children Micajah (m), Elisha (m), and Josiah (m). 2. Joseph Mangum in Isle of Wight, 1762 made his will in Will Book, Vol. 7, 1760-1769, Reel 25, p. 157-158. Will probated 6 May 1762. Library of Virginia has copy. 3. "The Mangum-Mangham-Mangrum Journal," Issue No. 55, January 2005 [Formerly "Mangum Family Bulletin"], James L. Parham, pp. 39-46, from which I make edited selections as follows (see journal for lengthier discussion of generally the descendants of Micajah I): "[From] miscellaneous letters from a series sent to the editor by Thomas Mangum Powell in the 1960's and 1970's. A. "Micajah Mangum, writing from Richmond, Virginia; in letter dated April 29, 1844; addressed to Willie P. Mangum, Senator states: 'He is son of Joseph Mangum, and grandson of Micajah Mangum. Micajah Mangum, his grandfather came to this country before the Revolutionary War, he was wounded at Yorktown. . . later died in the Isle of Wight County, Va. leaving three daughters and one son. The son Joseph married Elizabeth Humber in 1796; she died 1807. There were two sons: the letter-writer and another son who moved to Alabama with his father in 1817. The letter writer stayed behind as an apprentice to a coach maker, wed in 1831 but at time of letter was childless. (From "Willie P. Mangum Papers" Vol IV, page 120.)" [Editor's note:] "Add. to above: Micajah further states that his father had moved to Goochland County prior to his marriage, Goochland being on the James River above Richmond, Va…" "…Micajah Mangum who was wounded at Yorktown. It is quite likely that he never claimed any pension or benefit from the new Government in the United States. We have evidence that he was very probably dead by 1783, which would eliminate any pension claim. ('The evidence: the marriage of his daughter, Peggy, in March 1783.) B. "Will of Joseph Mangum; Feb 27, 1762 in Isle of Wight; probated in Isle of Wight May 6, 1762. Names eldest son, Micajah as co-executor with Lucy, wife. Names also sons: Elisha & Josiah. Witnesses: Henry Mangum and Jacob Person; William Davis and Samuel Person… Inventory & Appraisement of Estates; Isle of Wight County, Ordered: Aug 4, 1762: Joseph Mangum. An appraisal of this estate was not returned to the court until July 3, 1777. James M. Pitman & Thomas Cofer were witnesses… The discrepancy in the probate of the will and the inventory of his estate is probably explained by the likelihood that the wife and mother, Lucy passed about 1777." [The author makes a lengthy case that the Henry who signed the will of Joseph as a witness was a relation to Joseph. I have them in my database as brothers. See Henry's notes for the lengthy discussion.] 4. "The Mangum-Mangham-Mangrum Journal," Issue No. 49, July 2002, (formerly "Mangum Family Bulletin"), James L. Parham, editor, pp. 21-28, article includes scanned images of the actual documents. The editor notes: "This Part 7 [of a series in the Journal] contains more records attributed to the supposed original immigrant, John Mangum, in 18th century Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The first record is a deed from Alexander Carter to Joseph Mangum dated 1737, which mentions a Gum (tree) on John Mangum's line. If this is indeed John the Immigrant, this deed was made in the year of his death... Deed ALEXANDER CARTER To Joseph Mangum, (Isle of Wight Co., VA DEEDBOOK 5, Page 88-90, dated 26 March 1737): 'This indenture made the twenty sixth day of March in the tenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain, France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith ___ and in the year of our lord Christ One thousand Seven hundred thirty and Seven Between Alexander Carter of Chowan precinct in the province of North Carolina of the one part and Joseph Mangum of the lower parish of Isle of Wight County in Virginia of the other part Witnesseth that the said Alexander Carter for and in consideration of twelve pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid before the sealing and... [transcript skips further down in the deed] ...a plantation tract on parcel of land lying and being in the lower parish of Isle of Wight County and is bounded as followeth (viz) beginning at a marked red oak at the head of a small branch Person's line tree to along his line to a white Oak from thence running East to a Maple in the great Pocofon? At the head of the hole Branch Bakers Corner tree from there along Bakers line to a red oak a winding tree from there to a Gum ___ line _inding thereon to a red oak in the little Pocoson from thence to a Gum in Hulls Branch John Mangum's Corner tree line there on to the first station... estimated... three hundred fifty acres and is part of a greater tract of Land formerly taken up and pattend by one William Miles...' [Editor's Comments: The reason this deed has been included is that it mentions "a Gum (tree?) in Hulls Branch John Mangum's Corner tree line". Note that the deed is for land in the Lower Parish of Isle of Wight County. Most earlier records of the Bennetts were in the Upper Parish of Isle of Wight County. Joseph Mangum was part of that Mangum family that began with Nicholas (d ca 1757) and possibly Martha Mangum, Nicholas' wife. Nicholas' son was Joseph Mangum, who made his will in 1762 in Isle of Wight County, naming wife Lucy and three sons including Micajah Mangum. We believe the Joseph of this deed is the Joseph of the 1762 Isle of Wight will. See the article on Nicholas Mangum in the old Mangum Family Bulletin, Issue 9, page 2. Although there was no proof, speculation was that Nicholas, the first of that family line identified, may have been an immigrant. In any case, this deed ties that family line to the main John Mangum line, even if this John Mangum turns out to be the "Junior" rather than the "Senior" who was the immigrant. Without an actual signature, we cannot really tell which John it was. John Jr. was an adult at least by 1728.)" 5. Issue No. 9, "Mangum Family Bulletin," March 1971 "Family of Nicholas Mangum," by James L. Parham Foreword. This is the third in a series of articles on the Mangum family. The other two concerned John Mangum and Henry Mangum, both of early Virginia. These articles should be used with extreme care since some of this material is simply personal views of the author. However, these articles can be of great help when used as a basis for further study. If you find any error of fact or interpretation, please call my attention to it immediately. Introduction. In 1844, Micajah Mangum(32), writing from Goochland County, Virginia sent a letter to Willie Person Mangum, Senator from North Carolina. The letter contained a great deal of genealogical information and allows us to make a number of lineage connections not otherwise possible. We will deviate from the custom of past articles in that we will follow the lineage backward rather than forward. Here, it would be a good idea to read the letter by Micajah Mangum which is reprinted in this issue of the bulletin on page 14. Micajah Mangum II. At the time of the letter(1844), Micajah had been married 13 years and childless. He was probably born before 1810 as he was an apprentice at coach making by 1817. We have only two public records of Micajah. One is a 1835 deed(31) in Goochland County. The other is a 1840 census report from Henrico county(includes the city of Richmond).(34) It is unknown who all the people were that were with him in the census. One is likely his wife, but he had no children. They may have been help for coach making. It is not known when Micajah left Goochland County for Henrico, but none of the Goochland census reports list a Micajah. According to Micajah, his father was Joseph Mangum. Joseph Mangum According to Micajah, his father Joseph left Isle of Wight County, VA and traveled to Goochland County where he met and married Elizabeth Humber in 1796. Elizabeth died in 1807 leaving 3 girls and 2 boys including Micajah. The tax records of isle of Wight(16) show that Joseph was listed in 1788 but was not listed in 1789. He must have gone to Goochland County between 1788 and 1789. In 1817, Joseph left for Alabama, carrying one boy and leaving Micajah as an apprentice at coach making. What happened to the 3 girls is not stated. Possibly, they had already married. We have found no record of Joseph in Alabama. However, there were Mangums in Alabama as early as 1820 and probably earlier.(35) The public records show that Joseph Mangum married Elizabeth Humber in 1795.(28) She was the daughter of John Humber Sr. The only other record of Joseph in Goochland County, a 1792 marriage in which he was security, is listed in ref. 27. The Isle of Wight tax lists also establishes a fairly definite birthdate for Joseph. In 1786 he was listed as being 16 to 21 years old and in 1787 he was listed as being over 21. He probably was born in 1765 or 1766. Micajah Mangum Joseph's father was named Micajah, grandfather of the Micajah who wrote the 1844 letter to the N. C. Senator. The 1786 Isle of Wight County tax list has a Micajah and Joseph Mangum together, one under 21 years old and one over 21.(16) This Micajah, according to his grandson came to this country before the Revolutionary War, was wounded at Yorktown and died in Isle of Wight, leaving 3 daughters and one son, Joseph. The three daughters were Peggy who married Daniel Boyce(19), Lucy who married Lewis Chapman(23), and Mary who married Samuel Gray.(24) Micajah left records as early as 1760 in Isle of Wight.(6) He was married to Elizabeth, last name unknown. In 1782 he had 8 white persons in his household(17). The tax records of Isle of Wight name Micajah between 1782 and 1794.(16) This Micajah was a son of Joseph Mangum who made his will in 1762 in Isle of Wight.(9) See ref. 10 & 20 for additional records. Joseph and Josiah Mangum In 1762(9), Joseph Mangum made his will in Isle of Wight Co., VA. He named his wife Lucy and sons Micajah(eldest, above), Elisha and Josiah. The first record we have of Joseph is a 1737(1) deed in Isle of Wight. This indicates that he was of age in 1737 and born probably before 1716. Joseph knew and probably was kin to the family of Henry Mangum Sr. Both were associated with the Person family(see article on Henry Mangum, MFB Vol. 2, No. 3[Issue 7], page 32). Henry Mangum Sr. appears to be the same generation as Joseph Mangum and both may have descended from John & Frances Mangum of Isle of Wight.(2,7) The inventory of the estate of Joseph Mangum was ordered in Aug. 1762 and returned to Court in 1777.(11) For additional records see ref. 3 & 5. No additional records of Elisha Mangum have been found. However, several records have been found of Josiah. He married Sylvia Carrell in Surry County in 1778(15). He is also mentioned in the Isle of Wight tax lists between 1782 and 1792(16). In 1782 he had 5 white and 1 black persons living in his household(17). Apparently, Josiah's wife Sylvia died between 1789 and 1791. On this first date Josiah and wife Sylvia deed 100 acres of land in Isle of Wight.(22). On the latter date Josiah married Elizabeth Abbitt in Isle of Wight.(25) Both Josiahs were apparently the same since the Isle of Wight tax lists name only one Josiah(16). In 1792 Josiah and Elizabeth sell land in Isle of Wight(26). The relationship, if any, between this Josiah and the one in Surry County in 1824 is unknown(29). If these are the same person, then Josiah married a third time to Frances White(29). This Surry Josiah, in any case, died in 1832(30). The Public Service Claims for Josiah Mangum in Isle of Wight are probably related to his military service although no record has been found concerning such.(33) There are several additional records concerning Josiah in Isle of Wight.(12,13,14,19,21). Nicholas and Martha Mangum The first and only record we have found of Nicholas Mangum is the Inventory of his estate in 1757(40). His inventory is signed by Joseph Mangum who is apparently his son. The one and only record we have of Martha Mangum is her will made in 1761(8). In her will she mentions her son Joseph Mangum. Connections here are somewhat indirect but fairly clear. Both Nicholas and Martha lived in Surry Co., Va., both died about the same time and both have connections to Joseph Mangum. Also, both Wm. Cocks and John Little helped inventory the estate of Nicholas and both witnessed the will of Martha. One disconcerting note is that the mark made by Joseph for his signature on the estate inventory of Nicholas is different from his mark on his will. However, this may or may not be significant. There could be several explanations. In any case, it is assumed that Martha and Nicholas were married and Joseph was their son. It is obvious, however, that this was not the only marriage of Martha since she had a son named John Brown. Possibly, it was a second marriage for both. Note that Martha heavily favored her son John and daughter Elizabeth Wall over her son Joseph in her will. Joseph may have been a step-son. Both Nicholas and Martha were probably up in years when they died. More than likely, Nicholas was born shortly before 1700, and was possibly an immigrant. If the Micajah of the 1844 letter was correct, then his grandfather, also named Micajah, came to this country sometime before the revolution. It follows, therefore, that Nicholas, son Joseph, and probably wife Martha also migrated to this country with Micajah. Indirect support for this theory is the absence of records of this family before 1737 in Virginia. Nevertheless, additional records may prove this theory erroneous, however plausible it now appears. If additional records do show that this family was in VA much earlier, than a close look should be taken at John and Frances Mangum. Nicholas was near the ages of the other possible children of John and Frances. Obviously, a great deal of research is needed here. Summary The origin of the family of Nicholas Mangum of Surry Co., VA is not clear. Indications are that he, along with children and grandchildren, was an immigrant. He was married to Martha Mangum and this was a second marriage for her and possibly a second one for him. He was born before 1700 and died in 1757. Martha died in 1761. Nicholas had at least one son, Joseph Mangum and Martha had at least two others, John Brown and Elizabeth Wall. Joseph, who lived in Isle of Wight, died in 1762 leaving wife Lucy and sons Micajah, Elisha and Josiah. No additional records concerning Elisha have been found. Josiah married Sylvia Carrell in 1778. She died between 1789 and 1791 and Josiah then married Elizabeth Abbett. Josiah possibly married a third time in 1824 to Frances White in Surry. This last Josiah died in 1832. According to his grandson, Micajah came to this country before the Revolutionary War and was wounded at Yorktown. He died sometime later in Isle of Wight. However, no supporting evidence has been found. He married Elizabeth, maiden name unknown. He had four children, Peggy, Lucy, Mary and Joseph Joseph left Isle of Wight about 1788 at age 22, traveled north to Goochland County and married Elizabeth Humber in 1795. They had 3 girls and 2 boys before she died in 1807. In 1817 Joseph took one son with him to Alabama and left the other son Micajah in Virginia as a coach apprentise. Micajah was still in VA in 1844, married but with no children. The fate of Joseph to Alabama is unknown, but Mangums were in Alabama as early as 1820. References The following references were obtained from several sources. Many were obtained from the Virginia State Library through Mr. Joseph F. Inman, Genealogist, 910 Pine Ridge Road, Richmond, VA 23226. (1) 26 March 1737 Joseph Mangum bought 350 acres of land in Isle of Wight for 12 lbs. VA money from Alexander Carter of N. C. Deed refers to gum tree on John Mangum's line. Joseph of Lower Parish, Isle of Wight. D.B. 5, page 88. (2) 17 Feb. 1753 Joseph Mangum witnessed will of Sam Person. Rec. 3 oct. 1754. Other witnesses were Henry Mangum, Constance Mangum and Samuel Person. Isle of Wight Co., VA Bk 11, page 172. (3) 4 Sept 1755 Joseph Mangum and others appraised estate of Samuel Person. Isle of Wight Co., VA Bk 11, page 176. (4) 17 May 1757 Inventory of estate of Nicholas Mangum. Excepted Joseph-+-Mangum. Inventoried by Robt Hart, William Cocks, John-x-Little. Teste Wm. Nelson. Surry co., VA Bk. 10, p.115. (5) 5 April 1759 Joseph Mangum and others appraised estate of Brittain Jones. Isle of Wight Co. VA Will Bk 11, p. 193. (6) 6 Dec. 1760 Micajah Mangum of Surry Co., and Elizabeth his wife deed 120 acres in Isle of Wight to Henry Mangum in Isle of Wight. Signed Micajah Manggum and Elizabeth-x-Manggum. Wit. Charles Goodrich, John Grey, Jacob Person and Henry Mangum Jr. Recorded 6 Dec. 1770. Isle of Wight D.B. 12, p. 377. (7) 10 Oct. 1761 Joseph Mangum and Henry Mangum witnessed the will of Samuel Person. Isle of Wight Will Bk. 111?, p. 12. (8) 6 Dec. 1761 Will of Martha Mangum. She names dau. Elizabeth Wall and sons John Brown and Joseph Mangum. Witnessed Wm Cocks and John-x-Little. Surry Co., VA Will Bk. 10, p. 274.(See MFB, Vol 1, No. 3, p. 34) [Issue 3]. (9) 27 Feb. 1762 Will of Joseph Mangum. See MFB Vol. 2, No. 2.(Issue 6), page 27. Isle of Wight Will Bk. 7, p. 157. (10) 18 May 1762 Court Proceedings, Micajah Mangum recovered vs George Glover. Surry Order Bk. 1757-63, p. 34. (11) Aug. 1762 Inventory of Estate of Joseph Mangum. Ret. to Court 3 July 1777. Appraised by James-x-Pitman and Thomas-x-Cofer. Isle of Wight Wills, Bk 8, p 470. (12) 4 Feb. 1778 Micajah and Elizabeth Mangum of Isle of Wight sold 29 acres to Josiah Mangum of Isle of Wight. Signed Micajah Mangum and Elizabeth-x-Mangum. Wit. William Gray, Armisted Villian and William Baldwin. Isle of Wight, D.B. 13, page 509. (13) 4 Feb. 1778 Josiah Mangum (no wife mentioned) sold to Micajah Mangum 60 acres of land in Isle of Wight that Josiah purchased of John Thomas. Isle of Wight D.B. 13, page 511. (14) 4 Feb. 1778 John Thomas and Martha his wife of Surry Co., to Josiah Mangum of Isle of Wight, 160 acres. Wit. Wm Baldwin, Wm. Gray, Armstead Villines. Isle of Wight D. B. 13, page 507. (15) 5 June 1778 Josiah Mangum married Sylvia Carrell. Surry Co., VA. See MFB Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 6 (Issue 1). (16) Tax lists, Isle of Wight Co., VA. (Some are missing, Land and Personal property lists combined.) 1782-Josiah Mangum 200 acres, 1 male poll over 21, 3 negroes, Bob, Phillis and Daphney. Micajah Mangum-130 acres 1783-Josiah Mangum, 1 male poll over 21, l negro Bob. Micajah Mangum-1 male over 21 1784-Josiah Mangum-1 male poll over 21, 1 negro over 16(Bob) 1785-Josiah Mangam-1 male poll over 21, 1 black over 16, 1 black under 16 (Bob and Zeneth) Micajah Mangum-land changed in Isle of Wight since 1784 return-Micajah Mangum to Sam Gray. 1786-Josiah Mangam-1 male poll over 21, 1 black over 16, (Negroes Bob, Dinah, Jack). Micajah Mangum and Joseph Mangam-1 male poll over 21, 1 male poll 16 to 21. 1787-Josiah Mangum-200 acres, 1 free male poll over 21, 2 blacks over 16 Micajah Mangum-1 male poll over 21 Joseph Mangum-1 male poll over 21 1788-Josiah Mangum-200 acres, 1 male poll over 21, 1 black over 16, 1 black 12 to 16 Micajah Mangum-Chargable Richard Mangum Joseph Mangum-1 male poll over 21 1789-Micajah Mangum-Chargable Josiah Mangum Josiah Mangum-1 male poll over 21 1790-Josiah Mangum-200 acres, conveyed to John Wills 100 acres leaves a balance of 100 acres. 1 male poll over 21. Micajah Mangum-1 male poll over 21 1791-Micajah Mangum-1 male poll over 21 Josiah Mangum-100 acres 1792-Josiah Mangum-Conveyed to Benjamin Jones 100 acres. Micajah Mangum-1 male poll over 21 1793-Micajah Mangum-1 male poll over 21 1794-Micajah Mangum-Chargable Charlotte Marshall. (17) 1782 Census Report "1790" Isle of Wight Co., VA Micajah Mangum- 8 white Josiah Mangum-5 white, 1 black (19) 1783 Peggy Mangum, dau. of Micajah married Daniel Boyce in Isle of Wight. Wit. Josiah Mangum. See MFB Vol. 1, No. 1, page 8.(Issue 1) (20) 1784-Micajah Mangum sold land to Samuel Grey. Isle of Wight D.B. 15, page 502(or 562). (21) 1787 Election Poll, lists Richard Mangam and Josiah Mangam, Isle of Wight. (22) 18 July 1789 Josiah Mangam and Sylvia his wife to James Wills,100 acres. Wit. Frances Young, Thomas McWilliams and Josiah Davis. Signed Josiah-x-Mangam. D.B. 16, page 215. (23) 1790 Lucy Mangum, dau. of Micajah Mangum married Lewis Chapman. Wit. Samuel Mangam. Isle of Wight. See MFB Vol. 1, No. 1, page 8 (Issue 1). (24) 1790 Mary Mangam, dau. of Micajah Mangum married Samuel Gray. Sur. Richard Mangam. See MFB Vol. 1, No. 1, page 8 (Issue 1) (25) 24 Sept. 1791 Josiah Mangum married Elizabeth Abbitt in Isle of Wight. Sur. Dolphin Davis. Bond 10 Sept. 1791. (26) 6 Feb. 1792 Josiah Mangum and Elizabeth his wife and James Wills and Charey his wife of Newport Parish to Benjamin Jones-200 acres. Wit. Thomas Wrenn, John Armstrong, B. Goodrich, Michail-x- Edwards. Signed Josiah-x-Mangum, Elizabeth Mangum and James Wills. Isle of Wight D. B. 17, p. 46. (27) 28 Dec. 1792 Marriage of Thomas Barnard to Mary Hicks, Dau. of Meshack Hicks. Sur. Joseph Mangam. Goochland Co. (28) 29 Nov. 1795 Joseph Mangum married Elizabeth Humber, dau. of John Humber Sr. Sur. Edward Cox Jr. Bond 28 Nov. Married by Charles Hopkins. (29) 1 Jan. 1824 Josiah Mangum married Frances White, dau. of James White Dec'd. Sur. Wm. Belk. Surry Co., VA. (30) 24 Dec. 1832 James White, Adm. of estate of Josiah Mangum, Dec'd Adm. Bond Surry Co., 1826-1836. (31) 16 Feb. 1835 Micajah Mangum obtains land from Wm. Cloak. Goochland Co., D. B. 30, page 333. (32) 29 April 1844 Letter by Micajah Mangum to Senator Willie P. Mangum of North Carolina. See this issue of the Bulletin, page 14. (33) Public Service Claim, Isle of Wight Co., Josiah Mangum. Court Booklet page 12, certificate 1, lists page 4, Commissioners Book 11, page 324. (34) Census Report, 1840, Henrico Co., VA Micajah Mangum-3 males 10 to 15 2 females 30-40 2 males 15 to 20 1 free colored 5 males 20-30 7 slaves 1 male 40-50 (35) 1820 census of Alabama, Franklin County Robert Mangum Note that in the above information, there is a letter referenced from Micajah to Willie P. Mangum. The following is a transcript of that letter taken from the same issue as above: Micajah Mangum To WillIE P. Mangum, Richmond 29th. April 1844. Letter from The PAPERS of WillIE P. Mangum, Vol. IV, page 120, edited by Henry Thomas Shanks. Published by the State Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, N. C. in five volumes. "Dear Kinsman: Through the politeness of my old friend Capt. Wm. Claibourn I address a few lines to you to let you know that I feel gld to hear I have one relation of the name of Mangum left to tell the history of my Ancesters as far as I am informed. My grand father's name was Micajah Mangum whos name I bear he came to this country before the Revolutionary War, was wounded at Yorktown and shortly after the war died in Isle of Wight County Va leaving three daughters and one son my father Joseph Mangum who went up the country to Goochland County about 35 miles above Richmond on James River where he married Elizabeth Humber in the year 1796 where he lived till 1817-when he left Virginia for Alabama(my mother died in 1807-leaving 5 children 3 girls and 2 boys) he caried my brother with him & left me a prentice at the coach making business-I am now the only one of the name and family now in Virginia I have been married thirteen years and have had no children and I feel as tho I had found some lost treasure in hearing that you were of the old stock full of that warm feeling towards friends and relations that ever characterized my old father and family- and if you would pass thro the city of Richmond I beg the favor of you to let me see you as my heart would rejoice to see once more some relation of my father's. I am a humble Coachmaker and make a very comfortable living clear of debt and many warm friend and I know of no enemy-I shall expect you to let me know when you pass thro Richmond that I may see you-and may the blessing of heaven be with you and family is the fervant wish of your intruding relation- Micajah Mangum (addressed:) To The Hon. Willie P. Mangum Washington City, D.C. By the politeness of Captn. Wm. Claibourn 6. Issue Number 6 "Mangum Family Bulletin," June 1970: "Will of Joseph Mangum Isle of Wight County, Virginia Will Book 7, page 157 In the name of God amen. February the 27th, 1762. I Joseph Mangum of the Isle of Wight County being Sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect memory and senses, thanks be unto Almighty God for the same for knowing and considering the deformity of my own nature and that all flesh must yield unto death whenever it shall please God to call for the same, do constitute, make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following..... Item: I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Micajah Mangum a certain tract of land, all that is on the East side of Mile's Road and my large Musket, to him and his Heirs forever. Item: I do give to my son Elisha Mangum the manner plantation whereon I now live, with one hundred acres of land thereunto and a gun, and my handmill stones, to him and his heirs forever. Item: I do give unto my son Josiah Mangum, the remainder part of my land, and one gun, and five pounds cash, to him and his heirs forever. Item: I do give the remainder part of my estate to my well beloved wife Lucy during her natural life and after her decease to be equally divided amongst all my children. I do nominate and appoint my beloved wife Lucy and my son Micajah Mangum my whole and sole executris and executor of this my last Will and Testament to Pay my debts and to get what is owing to me, so I rest and witness my hand and seal this 28th day of February Anno Domino 1762. Jacob Person His his Henry h Mangum Joseph J Mangum Mark mark Samuel Person William Davis At a Court held for the Isle of Wight County May 6th, 1762. The last Will and Testament of Joseph Mangum Dec'd was presented in Court by Micajah Mangum the Executor therein named who made oath thereto and being proved by the oath of Henry Mangum and William Davis two of the witnesses thereto, is ordered to be recorded. 6. 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., p. 86, the author places him as a son of John Mangum the immigrant, which is contrary to the position I take with Joseph thus far in my database: "Joseph Mangum, b. ca 1710, Isle of Wight Co., VA, d. 28 Feb 1762, Isle of Wight, m. Lucy ___. The first record we have of Joseph is a 1737 deed in Isle of Wight, indicating that he was of age. Joseph know and probably was kin to the family fo Henry Mangum, Sr; both were associated with the Person family. Issue [I only list the first generation of children; however, the book has further descendancy]: a. Micajah Mangum, b. bef 1762 (oldest son), Rev. War soldier, wounded at Yorktown, m. Elizabeth ___, d. Isle of Wight, VA, shortly after the war, 'leaving 3 daughters and one son." (Footnote: Source is MFB, Issue 9, March 1971 notes that Micajah, writing from Goochland Co., VA, sent a letter to Willie Person Mangum, Senator from NC. The letter contained a great deal of genealogical information.)" 7. "George Addison Mangum Collection," FHL film 2056024 with copy of a family group sheet of John and Frances Bennett Mangum on file, indicates that Nicolas' son Joseph signed his Nicolas' inventory 20 Dec 1757 meaning that Joseph, since he was old enough for legal documents, was born at least by 1737 which would make Nicolas too old to be a grandson of the original John thereby making him a son of the same John. He also postulates (but notes his uncertainty) that Joseph is also a son of John the immigrant by indicating that Joseph had a granddaughter named Peggy Mangum who married Daniel Boyce 29 Mar 1783. He figures Peggy would be born about 1763 with her father born about 1740 making Joseph born about 1720 making him potentially a son of John. BIRTH: 1. Caution should be used in accepting exact birth dates on any second generation Mangums. There are no records of any of the births of any of the Mangums of the second generation (after the first generation of John Mangum, the immigrant, and his wife Frances Bennett). Any dates given here and with all other genealogies that I have seen by other family researchers are conjecture. Most records we have of this generation are by association of later wills and other transactions and by association of time and locality. As quoted from the book "Pleasant Mangum and All His Kin," comp. by James Lynn Parham, longtime editor of the Mangum Family Bulletin and the premier researcher on early Mangums, 1997, pp. 41-45: "The determination of the children of the immigrant John Mangum has been mostly a matter of edutated guesswork. We know that Mary and Sarah Mangum, mentioned in Sarah Lancaster's will of 1722, were daughters of John Mangum. Both were apparently minors at that time. Frances, mentioned in the will of Richard Bennett, Jr., may have been a daughter of John, but that theory is controversial [kp: based on the interpretation of Robert Bennett's will where it says my granddaughter Frances Mangum]. John who married Olive Savidge, was most likely the eldest son of John and Frances. Two other probably sons, James and William, both married Marys and recorded some of their children's births in the Albemarle Parish [kp: which began in 1739, but has many missing pages in the extant copy]... For various other reasons, some researchers have assigned other children to John and Frances. Among those is Henry Mangum who recorded his children's births in the Mill Swamp Baptist Church records of Isle of Wight County, beginning in 1746. His tie to John the immigrant lies in the fact that he was in the same general area and his age was approximately the ages of John's other children." Many researchers also include Nicholas, Joseph, and Samuel as children merely on possible association by time and locality. Others consider Nicholas as a possible separate immigrant, Samuel as a son of second generation William Mangum, Sr., and Joseph as a son of second generation Nicolas (or possible first generation) Mangum. Unfortunately there is no proof on the these latter three one way of the other. Most birthdates assigned to the spouses of these individuals are also conjecture based on arbitrary dates given to the Mangum family births. MARRIAGE: 1. Guess only. Joseph was born in Isle of Wight Co. and died in adjoining Isle of Wight Co. Assumed marriage is one or the other. ACTION: 1. Verify to whom Joseph was sealed as a child | Mangum, Joseph (I2625)
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| 3649 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Most LDS genealogies note Rachel's last name as Gardner. I have changed it to Gardinier since this is the surname occurring in the time and place Rachel lived. 2. The book "Compendium of Mohawk Valley Families," by Marily Penrose, pp. 293-295, does not mention any Gardinier to which I can connect Rachel. If they are related, they are either of the same generation as Rachel or a generation later. DEATH: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Young, William, of the town of Florida, will dated 11-12-1811, probated -- Mentions, wife Rachel; brothers Peter (and his son Peter), George (and his son William); sister's son William Frederick. Executors: David Cady, Peter Young, Jr. Witnesses: David and John W. Cady, George Serviss." | Gardinier, Rachel (I1271)
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| 3650 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Most likely a son of this couple: Per LDS extraction program of film #13933, "Evangelical Lutheran or Lutheran Congregation of Zmiddletown, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland" as cited with online Ordinance Index: "Jacob Stocker, christened 5 Oct 1806 with parents listed as John and Catharina Stocker." Ordinance work reference is Film 13933 IT 2, batch C507701. 2. 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: A. "[Johan] Michael Stocker completed three other land transactions while living in the Somerset, Ohio area. The dates recorded on these are: 4 May 1815, 22 April 1816, and 5 June 1816. During this time Ohio's population was rapidly growing. The state began taking part in the federal tax collections. This action also helped keep records of Ohio earlier settlers. There are two tax listings for members of the Stocker/Stoker family between 1810 and 1819: 1810 Jacob Stoker of Wayne Twp., 1816 Jacob Stoker and John Stocker Sr. of Wayne Twp. (Powell 1971) B. "Federal tax records for 1819 must have been counted out in the first two months of the year. For within this listing is the tax records for: 1819 John Stoker of Perry Co., 1819 John Stoker Jr., & John Stoker Sr., of Dingmonsburg Town." 3. 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." 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: "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." 5. 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. 6. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 82-83: "Johannes 'John' Stoker, b. 4 Jan 1772, Frederick Co., MD." 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 author's 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: "In the year of 1800 another government census was taken but there is no listing for a Michael Stocker. John Stocker is listed with a household of only three people. It is probably that this is Johannes, son of Michael and Elizabeth, at the age of 28. In Michael's handwritten will he lists Johannes by the Anglicized name of John. For the Maryland census records of 1810 and 1820 no Stockers have been found by the time of this writing." 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: "The Second Family... The next land record for Michael Stocker also list his second wife Elizabeth. It was recorded on 12 April 1770, when they sold a five foot strip of a lot (Deed Book N p. 90). In putting together the family of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker, the date that James Hook uses leaves many questions as to who and if the first two children were twins and who was their mother. He list Maria Barbara born in May of 1769 and Christina in September. If Michael married Elizabeth in Feb of 1769 it would have been unlikely that Maria was born in May, but not impossible. However it is highly unlikely that a second child would be born only four months later. In Frederick Wieser's translation of the Maryland German Church Records Vol 3 he stated that the two girls were born in September and were twins. On the hand written record under the heading {Bapt. Mar. 26, 27- Festival of the Resurrection [1769]} it lists the two girls but with the dates as James Hook translated it and does not list them as twins. I have not located the original record that Wieser used for his translations... Michael and Elizabeth's children [Footnotes 5-10. "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."] [A.] Maria Barbara, twin dau of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 bap 19 Sep 1769 Sponsors: Johannes & Maria Barbara Haafs (Died in 1769).5 [B.] Christina, twin dau of Michael Stocker b 11 Sept 1769, Sponsors: Christina Romerin, single (Died in 1769).6 [C.] Johanes, son of Joh. Michael and Elizabeth Stocker b. 4 Jan. 1772, baptized on 9 Feb. 1772, sponsors: Joh. Michael and Salome Alex.7 A later church entry states that Johannes was confirmed at age 19, on 22 April 1791. [D.] Maria Salome, dau of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker, b 9 May 1773, bp. 27 June 1773. Sponsors: Joh. Michael and Salome Alex.8 [E.] Maria Barbara b 23 Dec 1774, bp 16 Apr 1775. Sponsors: Johannes & Marie Barbara Haafs.9 [F.] Eva Margreth b 22 July 1776 bap 10 Nov 1776, Sponsors: Jacob and Margreth Bens d 12 Sep 1777.10 [G.] Stillborn b Oct 7 1777 this child is mentioned only in connection with Elizabeth's obituary record within the church's records. [Footnote 11. "A hand written record verifying the event dates for Johannes, Marie Salome, Marie Barbara, and Eva Margareth can be found in the Church Record [Evangelical Lutheran], 1742-1910 Evangelical Lutheran Church (Frederick, Maryland) located in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. US/CAN Film #1414857."] ...On 9 Oct 1777 Elizabeth Fah Stocker passed away only two days after giving birth to a stillborn child." 11. 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." 12. FHL book 929.273 "Some Descendants of Michael Stoker 1731-1819," compiled by Kathleen Stoker Overton (ca. 2003?), p. 46. This book does a good job of tracing several non-Mormon descendancy lines from the original immigrant. The death date for Catherine looks erroneous: "Johannes (John) Stoker John Stoker was born on 4 January 1772 in Frederick, Maryland to Johan Michael Stoker and Elizabeth Fahs. The family lived in a German community and John was baptized on 9 Feb 1772 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in downtown Frederick. His mother died following childbirth when John was five years old. His Father soon remarried and the new wife helped raise him. He probably had some schooling as he could read and write and was educated. John was confirmed at the age of 19 on 22 April 1791 in the Lutheran Church. John married Catherine Coons about 1800 in Frederick, Maryland. Catherine was born about 1775 also in Maryland. She is mentioned in the will of her Father, John Coons, of Frederick, Maryland as Catherina Stoker. The will was proved on 6 March 1817. Sometime after 1805 John and his family together with his Father and other family members moved from Maryland to Perry County, Ohio. John established a nice farm in Perry County but when the county split it became part of Fairfield County. He wrote a will which was proved on 25 May 1846. John is very precise in how he divides the things he owns. His son William owed him some money and so he was left only $1.00. John died 19 April 1846 in Rushville in Fairfield County. Catherine died 8 February 1850 and both of them are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rushville, Fairfield County, Ohio. It is a lovely cemetery on a hill overlooking the surrounding area. Their children are…" BIRTH: 1. Per Ancestral File and online Ordinance Index; unverified by me. 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: "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... 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.)) CHRISTENING: 1. Per LDS extraction program of film #13933, "Evangelical Lutheran or Lutheran Congregation of Zmiddletown, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland" as cited with online Ordinance Index: "Johannes Stocker, christened 9 Feb 1772 with parents listed as Joh. Michael and Elisabeth Stocker." Ordinance work reference is Film 13933 IT 2, batch C507701. 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: - Johannes, son of Joh. Michael and Elisabeth Stocker, b. 4 Jan 1772, bp. 9 Feb 1772. Sponsors: Joh. Michael and Salome Alex. MARRIAGE: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19 and online Ordinance Index; unverified by me thus far. DEATH: 1. Named in father's 1818 will executed at Somerset, Perry, Ohio. ACTION: 1. Find John in censuses. Also look for burial records in Fairfield Co., Ohio. | Stocker, Johannes or John (I2454)
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