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| 3651 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Most of the children are christened in Horsmonden; however, the gaps in christenings are filled by checking next door in Goudhurst parish christenings and burials where we find christening and no burials for the first two and the ninth and tenth children. The second child, Stephen, specifically notes his father Robert Austen is of Horsmonden, which helps tie the christenings to our Robert. Goudhurst parish records begin Nov. 1558, but no marriage is found. Perhaps there was another child or two born before the register books began. There are a lot of Austens in Goudhurst and Robert may have migrated from there to Horsmonden. 2. The book "A Goodly Heritage -- A history of Jane Austen's family," by George Holbert Tucker (1983), Chapter 1 (pp. 15-23): "The Austens of Kent" with notes (p. 213). Note that our line of descent is through the third son of John Austen I whereas Jane descends from the fifth son Francis: "Jane Austen came of a goodly heritage. By birth, and with the added gift of genius tempered with amused ironic detachment, she was the ideal delineator of her particular class - the English country gentry of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. On her father's side she was descended from six well-documented generations of respectable Kentish land owners who had gradually achieved eminence in their corner of England by way of the broadcloth trade.[1] That, and iron working, had been the leading industries of the Weald of Kent for many generations. The Leighs of Cheshire, her mother's family, were much more aristocratic. Not only was their social position higher than the Kentish Austens', but their distinguished pedigree, extending back into the mists of the Middle Ages, had ramifications that connected them with some of the most memorable names in English history.[2] Many years after Jane Austen's death, in an undated letter to his nephew, the Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh, her brother, Henry evaluated his paternal ancestry thus: '...it is no scandal to say that my aforesaid relations of West Kent never raised any alarming fears of their setting even the Medway on fire.'[3] Significantly, he did not feel it necessary to draw a contrast between his Austen and Leigh backgrounds. The Weald of Kent, the home of Jane Austen's paternal forebears, derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning forest.[4] It is now used to denote that part of England lying between the North and South Downs, including a fair-sized part of West Kent, a greater part of Sussex, and fragments of Surrey and Hampshire.[5] For centuries before the Roman occupation of Britain it was an almost impenetrable woodland, traversed only by ancient trails, inhabited by robbers, wolves, wild boar and deer, and regularly visited in season by swineherds to fatten their flocks. The region remained remote even after the Romans brought their legions and made roads. But by the sixteenth century, when Jane Austen's ancestors rose to prominence there, much of the timber had been felled, and the area was dotted with clearings, where farming, cloth-weaving, and iron-smelting activities clustered around the square-towered medieval churches that still grace the Wealden countryside. The surname Austen, variously spelled Austen, Austin, Astyn, and Awsten, before standardization settled on the first two, is still fairly common in the Weald.[6] The 1978 Tunbridge Wells telephone directory, covering a radius of a little less than fifty miles including much of the Kentish Weald, listed fifty Austen families and seventy-one Austins. Both surnames are diminutives of Augustine, the Old French version of the Latin Augustinus, the usual Middle English form of a saint's name.[7] The saint in this particular instance was St Augustine (d. AD 604), the 'Apostle of the English' and first Archbishop of Canterbury, whose name often was shortened to St Austin. Jane Austen's confirmed paternal ancestry begins during the reign of Elizabeth I .with her fourth great-grandfather, John Austen I of Horsmonden, Kent, who was born around 1560 and died in March 1620. Reputable genealogists, including Sir Anthony Wagner, Clarenceux King of Arms, have speculated that John Austen I of Horsmonden was a great-grandson of a William Astyn, who lived at Yalding, a Wealden town a few miles to the north of Horsmonden. His will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in 1522, during the reign of Henry VIII. However no conclusive proof for this assumption has so far been established.[8] John Austen I married Joan, a daughter of Jeffrey Berry of Midley, Kent, in September 1584. After bearing him eight sons and one daughter, she died in December 1604, in giving birth to twin sons, Thomas and Richard, who survived. She is buried beneath the nave of the sandstone church dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch in Pisidia, that stands in lonely Gothic dignity some two miles from the present village of Horsmonden. Her gravestone bears a brass representing a Jacobean lady, her hands clasped in prayer, wearing a great beaver hat and a high, pleated ruff. Above her effigy is a small brass plate with a Latin sentence that roughly translated says: 'O friend, if you seek the grave of the one who prepared it, it was John my husband by the name of Austen.' Beneath her effigy is a larger brass plate recording, among other things, that Joan Austen 'DIED IN CHILDBED OFTEN VTTERING THESE / SPEACHES LET NETHER HVSBAND NOR CHILDREN NOR / LANDS NOR GOODS SEPERATE ME FROM THE MY GOD.[9] It is not as dramatic as Jane Austen's last words, 'I want nothing but death', but its sincerity and directness expresses the deep-rooted, unpretentious piety that characterized Joan Austen's famous descendant. · John Austen I outlived his wife by' sixteen years, and is buried beside her. His will shows he was a man of means, owning property in both Kent and Sussex. He was succeeded by his eldest son, John Austen II (1585-1650), who, dying without issue, was succeeded by his eldest surviving brother, Francis (1600-88), Jane Austen's third great-grandfather. John Austen I had been content to fill the role of a prosperous farmer, but by the time his surviving sons reached maturity they began to designate themselves as 'clothiers', that is, the fabricators of woollen cloth. Kent had been famous for its broadcloth since the fourteenth century, at which time Edward III invited Flemish weavers to come 'into our kingdom of England for the purpose of working wools there and otherwise exercising their mystery'.[10] Many of these Flemish weavers settled in the Weald of Kent, where water for finishing the heavy cloth was plentiful. By the fifteenth century the occupation of clothier had become so profitable that the fortunes of many former agricultural families like the Austens had been made in wool. The clothier provided the capital and the wool for the over-all operation, and the broadcloth, woven on looms by skilled weavers in cottages surrounding the clothier's more pretentious dwelling, was then processed in workrooms attached to his house. After that it was sold to London factors, who distributed it throughout England and on the Continent. For centuries Kentish broadcloth enjoyed an enviable reputation, but by the early eighteenth century, when Jane Austen's ancestors had turned to other occupations, its production was practically extinct in the Weald, the manufacture of finer types of cloth having shifted to other parts of England, particularly the Cotswolds. Even so, the industry had built up fortunes and a sturdy independence in many Wealden farming and sheep breeding families. Daniel Defoe has this to say concerning the social class from which Jane Austen's paternal ancestors were descended: "These clothiers and farmers, and the remains of them, upon the general elections of members of parliament for the country, show themselves still there, being ordinarily 14 or 1500 freeholders brought from this side of the county; and who for the plainness of their appearance, are called the gray coats of Kent; but are so considerable, that whoever they vote for is always sure to carry it, and therefore the gentlemen are very careful to preserve their interest among them."[11] In this connection it is interesting ro note that in a book formerly owned by Jane Austen and now belonging to the Jane Austen Memorial Trust,[12] in commenting on a woollen works at Wootton-under-Edge 'belonging to Messrs. Austin' someone has written 'A branch of the Austens - the "Gray Coats of Kent" ', showing that the Hampshire Austens were well aware of their Wealden clothier background.[13] To return to the Austen chronicle: it was Francis, the younger son of John Austen I, who acquired the two many-gabled, half timbered Tudor manor houses (still extant) of Grovehurst and Broadford near Horsmonden in 1647, that were subsequently occupied by many generations of his family. At his death in 1688 Francis left a handsome inheritance to his only son, John Austen III, Jane Austen's great-great-grandfather, who was born around 1629 and married Jane Atkins of Brightling, Sussex. By her he had two sons, John Austen IV and Francis who died young, and three daughters, Jane, Ellen, and Anne. Only John Austen IV and his sister Jane had any direct connection with Jane Austen's family. In the case of the earlier Jane Austen, the benefits were unforeseen, but long-lasting. Jane, the daughter of John Austen III, married Stephen Stringer, gentleman, of Triggs, Goudhurst, Kent, in May 1680. They were the parents of Hannah, who married William Monke, whose daughter, Jane, married Thomas May of Godmersham, Kent, in 1729. He had been born Thomas Brodnax but having inherited the estates of his mother's cousin, Sir Thomas May of Rawmere, Sussex, in 1727, he had taken the surname of May by Act of Parliament. A few years later, when he succeeded to the estates of Mrs Elizabeth Knight of Chawton, Hampshire, he again applied to Parliament for permission to change his name from May to Knight. This was also allowed but not before a Member of Parliament wryly remarked, 'This gentleman gives us so much trouble, that the best way would be to pass an act for him to use whatever name he pleases.'[14] The present magnificent Palladian country house at Godmersham was built in 1732 for Thomas (Brodnax, May) Knight (1702-81). As he also inherited the gift of the living of Steventon when he came into the Knight properties in 1738, he was able to present it to his second cousin, the Revd George Austen, in 1761. But that was not the end of the benefits Jane Austen's family derived from the marriage of the earlier Jane Austen of Horsmonden to Stephen Stringer. Later in the eighteenth century, Thomas Knight II of Godmersham (1736-94) (son and heir of Thomas Knight I), being childless, adopted Edward, one of Jane Austen's elder brothers, to whom Knight's widow, Catherine (Knatchbull) Knight, handed over the Kent and Hampshire properties in 1797.[15] With Jane Austen's great-grandfather, John Austen IV, we encounter tribulation for the first time in the Austen chronicle. It also serves to introduce his plucky widow, Elizabeth, whose sterling character and strong sense of ·duty towards her orphaned children enabled them to survive a serious social and financial setback. Fortunately a family document, 'Memorandums for mine and my Children's reading, being my own tho'ts on our affairs 1706, 1707, a rough draft in a retired hour', written by Elizabeth Austen, has been preserved; it sheds a revealing light on Jane Austen's paternal forebears.[16] After reading it, one must conclude that John Austen III of Grovehurst, Elizabeth Austen's father-in-law, was not a particularly likeable man. John Austen IV became the master of Broadford upon his marriage to Elizabeth Weller of Chauntlers, Tonbridge, Kent, in December 1693. (A member of an old Tonbridge family, Elizabeth was a grand-daughter of Thomas Weller (1602-70), chief parliamentary agent for the Tonbridge area during the Civil War. His house had been sacked by Royalists, even though his family later protested he had lamented the unhappy fate of Charles I 'and had as much resentment against Cromwell's usurpation as any of his Majesty's subjects.'[17] Playing the classic role of spendthrift son of tight-fisted father, John made the great mistake of concealing from his wife debts contracted during his carefree bachelorhood, trusting the wealth he would inherit at the death of his father would enable him to satisfy his long-suffering creditors. In the meantime he and his wife lived the good life of persons of their station. They fitted up the old gabled house with handsome furniture, plate and linen, and dispensed generous hospitality throughout the neighbourhood. Meanwhile John Austen IV staved off his creditors sufficiently to keep his personal affairs a secret from his unsuspecting wife. After he had fathered seven children, fate caught up with him in 1704, when he was stricken with consumption. With only a short time to live belatedly he took his wife into his confidence. Faced with an appalling situation, Elizabeth proved under duress to be a strong and practical woman. She acted promptly, hoping her wealthy father-in-law, who by her own account 'was loath to part with anything', would assist her. At first the crotchety old man, who disliked his daughter-in-law, reluctantly agreed to help, but after the death of his son in September 1704, he withdrew his promise. Elizabeth then offered her most valuable household goods for sale; but as this hurt the pride of 'Father Austen', as she called him, the sale was cancelled and he again agreed to help satisfy his son's creditors. Once more Fate intervened, for John Austen III died in July 1705, after a brief illness that 'seiz'd his brains'. He was buried beside his son in St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, beneath a massive stone slab carved with the Austen coat of arms. When his will was read Elizabeth had the mortification of learning that although her eldest son, John Austen V, had been amply provided for, her other six children were only minimally remembered. Undeterred, she took matters into her own hands and by prudent management of the Broadford estate and the sale of her more valuable possessions, by 1708 she had not only paid off most of her husband's debts but was on the lookout for an advantageous situation in a town that would enable her to supervise her younger children's education, there being no school in Horsmonden, '...for I always tho't,' she wrote, 'if they had Learning they might ye better shift for in ye world, with yt small fortune was allotted 'em.' Luck was with the courageous widow, for when she learned that the schoolhouse in nearby Sevenoaks (she wrote it 'Sen'nock') needed a housekeeper, she let Broadford and took the job on the understanding that her children would have free instruction from the master rather than her receiving a salary. Interestingly, the master turned out to be Elijah Fenton (1683-1730),[18] a minor Augustan poet and excellent classical scholar who was later to assist Alexander.Pope with his translation of 'The Odyssey.'[19] By February 1721, when Elizabeth Austen died and was taken back to Tonbridge for burial, she had successfully placed all her surviving younger children in positions to provide for themselves. John Austen V, her eldest son and the young squire of Broadford, with whom she had no concern, had already been sent by his grandfather's executors to Cambridge, where he was admitted as a fellow commoner at Pembroke College.[20] Francis, her second son, had been apprenticed to a London attorney and later became a successful and wealthy Sevenoaks solicitor. Thomas, the third son, was articled to a London haberdasher but later practised as an apothecary in Tonbridge. Robert, the fifth son, died, unmarried, of smallpox. Stephen, the sixth son, had been apprenticed to a London stationer and later set up as a bookseller and publisher of religious and medical books at the sign of The Angel and Bible in St Paul's Churchyard. The daughter, Elizabeth, married a man named Hooper, presumably the George Hooper who was later a prominent Tonbridge attorney.[21] William Austen, the fourth son and the grandfather of Jane Austen, merits fuller treatment, but unfortunately little is known concerning him other than the factual information contained in parish registers, legal documents, and on his gravestone in Tonbridge Church.[22] Born at Broadford on 3 February 1701, he received his education at the still flourishing Sevenoaks Grammar School, founded early in the fifteenth century by Sir William Sevenoak, an associate of Sir Richard (Dick) Whittington and his predecessor as Lord Mayor of London in 1418-19.[23] In February 1718 William Austen was articled for a fee of £115 10s. 0d., to William Ellis, a Woolwich surgeon. After completing his apprenticeship, he set up, like his brother Thomas, as a surgeon in Tonbridge, where he practised successfully until his death at the age of thirty-six. Meanwhile, he had married twice. His first wife (Jane Austen's grandmother) was Rebecca, widow of Dr William Walter of Frant, East Sussex. She and Dr Walter were the parents of William Hampson Walter, the half-brother of Jane Austen's father and in time the father of Philadelphia, who later recorded the first known description of Jane Austen as a young girl. Rebecca (Walter) Austen was a daughter of Sir George Hampson, 'Doctor of Physic' of the City of Gloucester, where he was buried in St Michael's Church in September 1724. He was descended from Henry Hampson, who lived at Brodwell in Oxfordshire during the reign of Henry VIII, and was also a grandson three times removed of Sir Robert Hampson (d. 1607),[24] a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company of London, and an alderman and sheriff of London, who was knighted by James I at ·Whitehall in July 1603.[25] Two of Sir George Hampson's other daughters deserve mention. The first, Catherine Margaret, married John Cope Freeman I, and later showed great kindness to William Austen's three orphaned children. The second, Jane, was the wife of Capel Payne, son, grandson, and great-grandson of mayors of the City of Gloucester, which city he also served as town clerk from 1723 until his death in London in 1764. Jane Payne was also a Woman of the Bedchamber to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha from the time of the latter's marriage in 1736 to Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, until 1767.[26] She was present at the birth of George III in June 1738. William and Rebecca Austen were the parents of four children, all born in Tonbridge. The first, Hampson, a daughter, was born in 1728 and died in 1730, while the fourth child, Leonora, another daughter, was born in 1732 and was still living in 1770.[27] Philadelphia, the second child, played a significant role in the Austen family during Jane Austen's childhood and young womanhood. She was born in 1730, went out to India in 1752, and married there an elderly surgeon, Tysoe Saul Hancock. The Hancocks subsequently returned to England, and Philadelphia died in London in 1792. Her only brother, George (Jane Austen's father), was born on 1 May 1731, and died in Bath in 1805. He and his sister Philadelphia will be treated at greater length in the next two chapters. Shortly after the birth of her daughter Leonora, Rebecca Austen died on 6 February 1732, at the age of thirty-six. At that time Jane Austen's father was less than a year old. In May 1736 William Austen married for the second time, his bride, Susannah Kelk, being thirteen years his senior. Earlier biographies of Jane Austen and even the privately printed "Pedigree of Austen" give Susannah's maiden name as Holk, but the original Tonbridge marriage register and the marriage settlement between William Austen and herself entered into in April 1736 agree that her surname was Kelk.[28] The marriage settlement also indicates that both parties were fairly well off; Susannah had property of her own, while William Austen not only owned a substantial home in Tonbridge, but also possessed other property there. William Austen's second marriage ended abruptly a little over a year later. He died on 7 December 1737, when Jane Austen's father was six years of age. His three surviving children were left as wards of his elder brother, Francis, the prosperous Sevenoaks solicitor. William Austen's widow, who family tradition says was not well disposed towards her step-children, outlived him thirty one years, dying in 1768. Her will contains no mention of her three step-children. She was buried beside William Austen, his first wife and their infant daughter Hampson, beneath a large gravestone in the north aisle of Tonbridge parish church.[29]" Notes: 1. "Life and Letters," 1. 2. "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (19670 1480; and "DNB," XI, 879. 3. "AP," 18. 4. Crouch, Marcus, "Kent" (Batsford, 1966) 95. 5. Kaye-Smith, Sheila, "Weald of Kent and Sussex" (Robert Hale, 1953) 1. 6. "Pedigree," iii. 7. Cottle, Basil, "The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames" (1967) 38. 8. "Pedigree," iii. 9. Cronk, Anthony, "St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden" (1967) 38-9. 10. Kaye-Smith, 153: 11. Defoe, Daniel, "A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain (1724-7)." 12. Warner, Richard, "Excursions from Bath" (1801). 13. Chapman, R. W., 'Jane Austen's Library', Book Collectors' Quarterly, XI (July-Sept 1933) 32. 14. "AR (1962) 'The Sources of Jane Austen's Kentish Ties', Canon S. Graham Brade-Birks. 15. "Letters" (74.1) 500. 16. "AP," 3-16. 17. Hoole, Gilbert P., "The Priory and the Red House in Bordyke," n.d., 4. 18. Information supplied June 1977 by A. R. Tarnmadge, Headmaster, Sevenoaks School. 19. "DNB," VI, 1186-7. 20. "Pedigree," 5. 21. "Pedigree," 3, 5, 6. 22. "Pedigree, "11-12. 23. "DNB," XVII, 1214. 24. Baddeley, John James, "The Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward 1276-1900" (1900) 57. 25. "Burke's Peerage" (1970) 1227-8. 26. Information supplied April 1977 by Sir Rabin Mackworth-Young, KCVO, HM Librarian, Windsor Castle. 27. "AP," 43. 28. Hoole, Gilbert P., "Tonbridge Associations of Jane Austen's Family" (1977) 2. 29. Hoole, "Tonbridge Associations," 3. 3. Jack Cade's Rebellion of 1450: A Database of Names of those Receiving Pardons, taken from Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI 5 (1909) pp. 338-374 accessed from https://familysearch.org. This spreadsheet of about 3449 persons was created by Merton Historical Society in September 2014, and is accessible at http://www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/index.php?cat=morden&sec=!rebels For more detail on this listing and the event see http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/007%20-%201868/007-03.pdf Austen: Thomas Austyn, Nortlyng, Sussex, clerk William Austyn, Wittresham, Kent, yoman | Austen, Robert (I4954)
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| 3652 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Most Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Ancestral File/IGI entries have this individual incorrectly identified also as the wife of Jeremiah Stayner in Utah. That Rebecca Francis Adair was born to Joseph Adair and Rebecca Francis Mangum in 1852 in Utah and married Jeremiah in Washington, Utah in 1868. Joseph Adair died in 1858 and his wife remarried shortly thereafter to John Wesley Adair, the Mormom Battalion veteran. Jeremiah and Rebecca followed John and Rebecca's mother to Arizona. See notes for James Mitchell Mangum and Rebecca Francis Mangum (spouses of each other) for much more detail in this regard. 2. Rebecca was not reported in the following censuses which confirm her early death: 1840 US: Northern District, Itawamba Co., Mississippi, p. 136a: Samuel Adair, males: 0-5:2; 5-10:2; 30-40:1; females: 0-5:1; 30-40:1. No slaves listed. The 1856 Utah Territorial Census was taken because Utah was trying to get statehood to avoid some of the problems that later came. As a result they wanted as many people as possible and frequently included names of everyone in a family without regard to whether they were living or dead. As a result, some of the people listed with the family may not actually have been in the household in 1856. The Adair and Mangums listed included the following heads of households in the Provo and Payson City area: George W. Adair, James Mangum, Joseph Adair (wife Rebecca), Samuel Adair, and Thomas Adair. Source for the following entry is FHL film # 505,913 (index in FHL book 979.2X22u); Ms d 2929 fd. 33, Payson City, p. 8: Samuel Adair Roxana " Ann " John M. " George " Jane " Newton " Rufus " Catherine " William " Joseph " Emily " Ezra T. " Joshua " Eliza J. " 3. The following is a small excerpt of a larger listing (see Samuel Newton Adair's notes for full transcription), which was received in digital form from Don and Caroline Smith, 2003. Regardless of the title - "Family Records of Samuel Newton Adair" - I am not sure if this is really a transcript of records kept by Samuel Newton Adair or not. Some death dates given for some of the individuals are after the date Samuel Newton Adair himself died. I spoke in person with Collins Chapman of Mesa, Arizona, in Feb. of 2006. He did not recognize it. Collins' family is the source of most of the biographical information on Samuel and Collin's mother was responsible for the autobiography of Samuel Newton Adair who dictated it to her. The following came to me as an addendum to a typed copy of that autobiography; however, I have now seen a portion of the original handwritten dictation and find no such attachment. The following therefore has no documented source that I can find thus far and should be used with caution: [A.] "Father: Samuel Jefferson Adair; Mother: Jamima Mangum; Children: Rebeca Francis Adair William Jefferson Adair John Milton Adair George Washington Adair Pamelia Jane Adair Samuel Newton Adair Joseph Jasper Adair Rufus Columbus Adair Jamima Kathrine Adair Ezra T. Adair [B.] "Samuel Jefferson Adair - Born at Lawrence Co., South Carolina, March 28, 1806. Baptized by Elder John Dowdle, Nov. 27, 1845. Confirmed by Elder John Dowdle, Nov. 30, 1845. Ordained an Elder by Daniel Thomas, a High Priest by John Young in 1855. Married Jamima Mangum. Filled a mission to Southern Utah in 1857. Migrated from Mississippi to Nauvoo, Illinois on Jan. 10, 1846. Died at Nutrioso, Apache County, Arizona, July 6, 1889." [C.] "Jamima Mangum - married Samuel Jefferson Adair. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa about 1847. Rebeca Francis Adair - Born and died at Pikens County, Alabama. William Jefferson Adair - Born at Pikens County, Alabama. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa about 1847. John Milton Adair - Born at Pickens County, Alabama. Married Eliza Jane Richey. Died at Lincoln County, Nevada. George Washington Adair - Born at Pickens County, Alabama, married Ann Chestnut. Died at San Juan, New Mexico. Pamelia Jane Adair - Born at Pikens County, Alabama. Married Charles D. Searle at Payson City, Utah in 1856. Died at Ashley, Uintah County, Utah about 1884. Samuel Newton Adair - Born at Itawomba County, Mississippi, Dec. 11, 1839. Baptized by Samuel Jefferson Adair, in 1847. Ordained an Elder by John Freeman. Ordained a High Priest by Apostle Erastus Snow, at Luna, New Mexico Nov. 24, 1885. Married to Helen Gennett Brown by Robert Covington at Washington, Utah, Dec. 15, 1863. Endowed at Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18, 1867. Patriarchal Blessing by Emer Harris. Filled Mission to Moqice [Moqui] Village - Went Nov. 1862. Returned on Jan. 10, 1863. Migrated from Mississippi to Nauvoo. Died at Luna, New Mexico, May 16, 1925. Joseph Jasper Adair - Born at Itawomba County, Mississippi. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa about 1847. Rufus Columbus Adair - Born at Itawomba County, Mississippi. Died at Washington City, Utah, Aug. 2, 1858. Jamima Katherine Adair - Born at Des Moine, Iowa. Married to Frederick Rugg at Washington, Utah, Jan. 11, 1866. Ezra T. Adair - Born at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, 1848. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, 1848." DEATH: 1. Email of Amy Von Cannon, Feb 2002, 2. Ancestral file reports this individual two ways: as an infant who died 26 May 1836 presumably in Pickens Co., Alabama since the family did not move to Mississippi until approximately 2 years later. Samuel Newton Adair's biography supports a pre-Iowa 1846 date because it indicates only 3 of his brothers and his mother died in Iowa. This also makes one leery of a 20 May 1848 in Iowa death date also shown by some for Rebecca. | Adair, Rebecca Frances (I940)
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| 3653 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Most Rootsweb.com Worldconnect sites checked on the Internet show this individual's name as Duke Hardiman without any documentation; however, the temple work done by relatives in the St. George Temple in 1878 lists his name as Hardaman Duke. Variation also listed as Hardyman, Hardeman, or Hardiman Duke. Deeke may be sometimes show as a bad transcription of Duke. 2. Found 5 Jun 2003 on the Internet site of Dr. Frank O. Clark a. 1808 deed Francis Gill from Hardman Deeke Book J page 10, 118 acres for $118 on Duncan's Creek. Hardiman his X mark Deeke for $118 paid by Francis Gill sell 118 acres on Duncan's Creek, originally granted to Alex. McMarcy. 16 Apr. 1808. Wit: James Hound and Roger Brown. Duncan's Creek, on Mill's Atlas, is up in the north east portion of old Laurens District. 3. Censuses: 1790 US: No Duke, Dukes, or Deeke in Laurens or Newberry Counties, SC. 1820 US: No twp. listed, Laurens Co., South Carolina, Series: M33 Roll: 121 Page: 49: Hardeman Duke, males 10:2; 45:1; females 10:2; 16:1; 45:1; no slaves. | Duke or Deeke, Hardiman (I1389)
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| 3654 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Most traditional databases use the name of Ezekiel whereas the Brown Family Bible uses John for the same individual. Both agree to a birth in 1775 and a death in 1792. Variants of birth dates are 20 Dec 1775 or 2 Dec 1775; I use the latter since it is in the bible record. 2. Photostatic typed copy of "Roger Brown's Bible Record" found 2002 in working papers of Enid Willardson after her death with copy on file with me [Elizabeth Gill in the letter is probably Elizabeth Brown who married Francis Gill]: "Original Owner: Roger Brown Present Owner: Byron E. Brown, R. 2, Laurens, S.C., 29360 Publisher & Date: Missing Copied by: Mrs. David P. George, who noted: 'Only part of this Bible remains, including the family record. It was found recently in an old chest. With it was an old letter which was written in 1839 by Elizabeth Gill from Cross Keys, Kentucky and addressed to her stepmother, Mrs. Rebecca Brown, or William Brown or Hardiman Duke (Deeke), Laurens District, S.C. In this letter, Elizabeth Gill wrote of her sister Lydia (evidently the first name in the record), who was living near her, also sister Judah, living in Nashville, Tenn. She asked the whereabouts of brother Jesse. She didn't know whether her stepmother Rebecca Brown was still living.' Family Record: __dia Brown was born 23 day ___ember 1778. John Brown was born the 2th of December 1775 and died the last day of May 1792. Elizabeth Brown was born the 7th of September 1781 [before the photostat was made, someone penciled in '8 Mar 1780' in lieu of 7th of September 1781 and added 'Anney Brown was born' with an arrow pointing to '7th of September 1781' on Elizabeth's line.] Judey Brown was born the __ of January 1783. Rebecka Brown was born the 3d of November 1784. Mary Brown was born the 14 or October 1786. Jesse Brown was born the 19 of August 1788. Fereby Brown was born the 10 of July 1790. Mattey Brown was born the 10 of December 1792. Jeaney Brown, the mother of the above, died the 19 January 1798. Peggy Brown was born the 19th of August 1800. William Brown was born the 3 of July 1802. Bexey Brown was born the 21st day of November 1807. Roger Brown was born the 19 of July 1809. Rachel was born the 25 of August 1811. Jane Brown was born the 17 of May 1817. Nancey Brown, the grandmother of the above departed this life the 19 of December 1812. Fanny Brown was born on November 15, 1815. George B. Brown was born 29 August 1852. Camilla Jane Brown was born 11 of Oct 1854. Emma Leila Ada Brown was born February the 25 1858. Thomas G. Beaureanang [penciled in: Beaureagand] and Carolina S. Davis was born May 16th 1860. Ella Erskin was born March the 26, 1862. John Quincy Brown was born June 11, 1865. Deaths Roger Brown departed this life July 19, 1895. Jane W. Brown departed this life April 26th, 1899. Births Roger Brown was born 19th of July 1809. Jane W. [penciled in: Adair] Brown was born the 14th of November 1825. Thaddeus Sumpter Brown was born the 17th of July 1844. [Penciled in: Hamilton Rutledge Brown was born 27 of January 1846.] [Penciled in: Julia Ellen Quitman Brown was born January the 26, 1848.] [Penciled in: William Pembroke Brown was born the 22 of February 1850.] Deaths Julia E.Q. Brown died 30th March 1849. Hamilton Rutledge Brown was killed on the 8 of May 1864 near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. Thaddeus Sumpter Brown was killed near the Salt Hatchie River So Ca on the 31 January 1865. Emma died November the 16, 1891. Carrie died August 11, 1898. Marriages Roger Brown and Jane W. Adair February 21, 1843. Irby D. Shockley and Carrie D. Brown was married the 7th of Oct. 1880. R.P. Hipps and Camilla J. Brown was married 19th Dec 1870. J.D. Shockley & Emma A. Brown was married 3 of April 1873. G.B. Brown and Emma O. [penciled in: Othella] Madden was married 11 July 1878 [11 July crossed out and '31 Jan' penciled in]. Jas. Lafayette Moore and Ella E. Brown was married May 6th 1880. [Penciled in: W.P. Brown and Luegenia Madden was married 11th July 1878.] Note: Was not the fifth marriage from the end probably that of J.D. (not Ida D.) Shockley? Or perhaps Joe D. or some other masculine name not clearly written?" 3. Not mentioned (due to death before date of will) in father's will per typewritten copy on file of "Will of Roger Brown" found in the research files of Enid Beagley Willardson who is now deceased. It notes: "Copied from the original will of Roger Brown on file in the office of the Judge of Probate for Laurens County, S.C. in Bo No. 4, pkg. No 7." I think there is also a copy of this will in the Laurens County Public Library. Duncan's creek is in the northeast portion of Old Laurens District. It does say it was written in 1810 which is evidently a typo since according to the book "Laurens County, South Carolina Wills, 1784-1840," by Colleen Elliott, p. 177, the will was written in 1818; this makes better sense since some of the children mentioned were born after 1810 through 1817. Same book also mentions "24 Mar 1826. Appraisal of estate of Rodger Brown, dec'd of Laurens Dist. by Thos. Craig, James Farebourn and Moses Leek." The will: "Know all men by these presents that I Roger Brown on Dunkins Creek in Laurens District and state of south Carolina Being not in perfect health But of perfect mind and memory and knowing the mortality of my Bodey Do make and ordain this my Last will and testement and first as I Gave all my children thats mary'd as much of my Good and Chattles at said time of their marrage as I could well aford It is now my will that each of them shall posses no more of my Remaining propertey than one shilling each excepting my Daughter Elizebeth which shall have twentey five Dollars as soon as posible after a young horse I have and Desiers to be sold as soon after my Decease as posible or in Case I should sell said horse before my Dease [decease] and send her what I think Right in that case shee shall have but one shilling my Daughter Lydia one shilling, Anney one shilling, Judey one shilling Rebecke one shilling Marey one shilling Terebey (?) one shilling mattey one shilling I give to my sone Jesse the tract of Land thats cald his and is divided from my other Lands as follows beining where my Line crosses Lawdey hiches [Loudery Hitch?] spring Branch and Down said spring branch to Dunkins Creek thence Down said Creek to where a dich was Dug and where a fence now stands there to cross said creek and thence on a straight Line to a kickorey Corner that stands on my Line between mee and henery pits senr and at the corner of a field of mine next s'd pits house all my Land on the west side of the Designated Line on Both sides dunkins creek shall be his I Bequeath to my other two sons William and Roger all the Remainder of my Lands at their mothers Decease who is to have her thirds where shee chuses and to have the Direction of all the plantation till they come of age and when they Inherit said Lands William shall Give my Daughter Bexey one hundred Dollars and Roger when he come to Inheret the whole of his share of said Lands shall Give my Daughter Genney one hundred Dollars. I Bequeath to my Daughter Peggy one good Bed and furniture with one cow and calf with every thing that Cald hers I Give to my Dauther Bexey one Good Bed and furniture I Give to my sone william Besides the Land my sadle and Gun I Give to my sone Roger one Cow and Calf and one Good Bed and furniture when he needs them I Bequeath to my Daughter Rachel one Bed and furniture and one Cow and Calf when she mareys or Is come of age I Bequeath to my Daughter Genney one good Bed and furniture with one Cow and Calf when shee mareys or is of age all my Books at their mothers Decease I Desier may be eaquilee Divided Betwee my two youngest sons william and Roger I Give and Bequeath all the Remainder of my Goods and Chattles of every kind to my wife Bexey with the care and manigment of the plantation till my two youngests sons & either of them comes to age or mareys and then shee is alive she must Chues her third And in case my wife Bexey should marey my will is that the man shee marrys shall have no power to dispose of aney thing I Leave nor shall he Corect aney of my children but Leave them with all I Leave to my wifes Care and correction my will is the Land shall not be Cleared nor the timbe Cut any more than is suficient to Raise the familee and keep up the fences my will is that at the Decease of my said wife the whole of my Land be eaqueley Divided btween by said two sons william and Roger and Lastley I constitute and and ordain my wife Bexey the sole Executor of this my Last will and testement this 3 day of December In the year of our Lord 1818 and witness wereof I have hereunto subscribed my name. Roger Brown. Sign sealed publisht and pronounct in the presence of us who in his presence and he presence of each other have heerunto subscrbd our names. William Adair, Joseph N. Hitch, Louther Hitch Senr. since I wrote the above and before signing I sent my Daughter Elizebeth Gill fifteen Dollars which shall be Deducted out of the 25 mentioned above. Roger Brown. I acknowledge the within will as my Last will and testement signd with name and seald with my seal this 21 Day of August 1823. Roger Brown (L.S.) A codicle to the above will In case my sone Jesse should never Come heer and settle or sell the tract of Land I have willed him In that case my will is that my youngest Daughter Geney shall possess the land I have willd to him and in Case shee should possess said Land then my sone Roger shall not Give her the hundred Dollars I have willed to her above this 10th Day of September 1824. Roger Brown (L.S.) Signd seald published and pronount In the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have heerunto subscribd our Names. Joseph N. Hitch, Sarah Hitch, Rosannah Hitch. Memorandum the within will of Roger Brown Deceased was proven before me in the court of ordinary by Luther Hitch Senr. and the codisel was proven by Sarah Hitch on the twentieath day of March 1826 - subscribing witnesses to the same. D. Anderson, Ordy't." 4. Censuses: 1790 US: Laurens Co., South Carolina, p. 11, dated 1791, brothers Roger and Matthew are next door neighbors. Nine doors away is Aaron Harlen whose son Samuel marries Matthew Brown's daughter Nancy. Also within a dozen neighbors are John and William Brown who are most likely brothers of Roger and Mathew Brown: Matthew Brown, 1-2-4-0-0 Rodger Brown, 1-2-7-0-0 John Brown, 1-2-5-0-0 William Brown, 1-0-1-0-0 5. The following private manuscript is not found at the FHL library or on the Internet as of 23 Sep 2012: "The Descendants of John Brown, Sr." Compiler address: 8106 Shoreridge Terr, Indianapolis, IN 46236. Some entries on the Internet make reference to it, but I believe it to be mainly a private compilation; however, I did find an online recapitulation of the manuscript data as prepared in 2001 by Richard M. Leland III (from a copy he received directly from Mr. Volnoggle in Apr 2000) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lelandva/jbrow004.htm#id5421 and entitled appropriately as "The Descendants of John Brown Sr." (accessed 23 Sep 2012). The data purports John Brown Sr. to be the original immigrant whereas I have Robert Brown. No documentation or contemporary quotes showing the presence of John or how the family grouping is derived are given for these two compilers choice of "John Brown Sr." as the original ancestor. The only sources given for any of the following are James Volnoggle's compilation. The data for the first generation: "John1 Brown Sr; married Nancy (Ann) ( - ? - ) before 1738 in Ireland; died circa 1803 at Laurens Co., SC. Children of John1 Brown Sr. and Nancy (Ann) ( - ? - ) were as follows... + 2 i. Roger Brown, born circa 1734 at Antrim, Ireland; married Jeaney ( - ? - ); married Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace... The compilers continue with the next generation of Roger (b. 1755) as follows: Roger2 Brown (John1); born circa 1750 at Antrim, Ireland; married Jeaney ( - ? - ) circa 1774 at Laurens Co., SC; parents of 10 children; married Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace circa 1799 at Laurens Co., SC; parents of 7 children; died circa 1825 at Laurens Co., SC. Served during the Revolutionary War as a private from South Carolina. Children of Roger2 Brown and Jeaney ( - ? - ) were as follows: 18 i. John3 Brown; born 20 Dec 1775 at Laurens Co., SC; died 31 May 1792 at Laurens Co., SC, at age 16. 19 ii. Lydia Brown; born 23 Dec 1778 at Laurens Co., SC; married Nathaniel Ashley between 1840 and 1850; died circa 1845 at 20 iii. Elizabeth Brown; born 8 Mar 1780 at Laurens Co., SC; married Francis Gill; died at Livingston, KY. 21 iv. Anney Brown; born 7 Sep 1781 at Laurens Co., SC; married Thomas Allison; died before 1839 at 22 v. Judah Brown; born 7 Jan 1783 at Laurens Co., SC; married John Franks; died circa 1839 at + 23 vi. Rebecca Brown, born 3 Nov 1784 at Laurens Co, SC; married Thomas Jefferson Adair Sr. 24 vii. Mary Brown; born 14 Oct 1786 at Laurens Co, SC; married Hardiman Dukes. 25 viii. Jesse Brown; born 19 Aug 1788; married Lucy Staples; died after 1840 at 26 ix. Fereby Brown; born 10 Jul 1790 at Laurens Co, SC. 27 x. Martha Brown; born 10 Dec 1792 at Laurens Co, SC. Children of Roger2 Brown and Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace were as follows: 28 i. Peggy 3 Brown; born 19 Aug 1800 at Laurens Co, SC. 29 ii. William Brown; born 3 Jul 1802 at Laurens Co, SC; died at 30 iii. Bexey Brown; born 21 Nov 1807 at Laurens Co, SC. + 31 iv. Roger Brown Jr., born 19 Jul 1809 at Laurens Co, SC; married Jane W. Adair. 32 v. Rachel Brown; born 25 Aug 1811 at Laurens Co, SC. 33 vi. Fanny Frances Brown; born 13 Nov 1813 at 34 vii. Jane Brown; born 17 May 1817 at Laurens Co, SC." | Brown, John (I2036)
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| 3655 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. My Father's name was Albert and my brother's is Robert. As for Robert's father, l never met him. I know he was Austrian, and he was in the film industry that is all l know. My mother never married him. She had a relationship with him while my Father was in Canada and she was still in Austria. My mother and father were having marital problems at the time. My mother told my father she wanted a divorce. He immediately came back to Austria and professed his love for her and said he would take the child and raise him as his own son. When my father confronted the other man he ran away. My mother felt that it was a second shot and stayed with my father till he died. They did love each other! | Stotter, Martina (I8081)
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| 3656 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name also appears as Elmira Olive Merchant. 2. Father is William Henry Merchant. Mother is ____ Sackett per Lockwood Genealogies or Rebecca Hall per Kimball Everingham's database as noted below under DEATH. Kim states he has no primary source proving her mother. Per Liz Garrety 11 Jan 2002 email 3. Using the circa 1870 letter that George wrote Julia, it appears Elmira was very sick for 18 years prior to her death in 1866. BIRTH: 1. The Hales Newsletter, Autumn 1997, Vol. 3 No. 3, p.39 which quotes "Genealogy of the Lockwood Families" compiled by Holden and Dunbar (FHL film 0000551) which uses the date of 8 Aug 1826. Death register quoted below seems to indicate 4 Mar 1827. Both indicate New York. MARRIAGE: 1. The Hales Newsletter, Autumn 1997, Vol. 3 No. 3, p.40 which quotes "Genealogy of the Lockwood Families" compiled by Holden and Dunbar (FHL film 0000551) quotes marriage as May 1844 at Cazenovia to Olive Elmira Merchant, whereas Ordinance Index has two entries: this one and another noted as 23 May 1844 at Earlville, Madison, New York to a Elmina O. or Elmira Merchant. 2. Per Liz Garrety 11 Jan 2002 email DEATH: 1. Ancestry.com has St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1908 and there is Elmina, death date 21 Jul 1866, lived at 464 24th St. & buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. 2. Aug 1866 in St. Louis, Missouri per Worldconnect, database: kgeveringham. Provides source of Obituary which appeared 1 Sep 1866 in the Oneida Dispatch newspaper, pg. 3, col. 2, of Oneida, Madison County, New York. Kimball G. Everingham email: kgeveringham@bigfoot.com He also states: "My source for Elmira's death is actually "Madison County Newspaper Index 1854-1931," an unpublished manuscript at the Madison County Historical Society, Main Street, Oneida, Madison County, New York. This source gives the information you found on Worldconnect, but doesn't give a transcription or copy of the original obituary which I haven't seen." 3. Per email 14 Apr 2002 from Liz Garrety "Date: July 21 1866 Name of Deceased: Elmina Lockwood Place of Nativity: New York Locality where death occurred : (Copy hard to read) may be 46? 3rd St. Name of disease: Phthesis Pulmonalis [TB?] White male: checked! Age: Years: 39; Months: 4; Days: 17 [4 Mar 1827]. Cemetery Bellefontaine" BURIAL: 1. Per 18 Feb 2002 email from HRHConnie@aol.com: "I went to Bellefontaine Cemetery today. Here's what I found: Elmira was interred July 22, 1866 in Block 187, Public Lot 22, Grave 50." SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book: "Genealogy of the Lockwood Family 1630-1888 - Descendants of Robert Lockwood, Colonial and Revolutionary History of the Lockwood Family in America from A.D. 1630," compiled by Frederic A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, printed privately by the family, 1889, Philadelphia. ACTION: 1. On 12 Feb 2002, I have emailed the public library in Oneida, NY for a transcription of Elmira's obit. from the Oneida Dispatch. We'll see what we get. | Merchant, Elmira Olive or Olive Elmira (I530)
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| 3657 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name appears as Margaret Ann Maloney on husband Cornelius' Temple Index card. Appears as Mary Ann Malony in burial cemetery record. BIRTH: 1. Per Death Certificate. See also marriage notes below. MARRIAGE: 1. Temple Index Bureau card for Salt Lake Temple, Bk E, No. 20847, Pg. 817: Cornelius Osborne (Jr.), b. 27 May 1847 at Woolwich, Kent, Eng., lvg. [d. 23 Jan 1935 added later], parents Cornelius Osborn and Harriet Morgan, md. (1) Johanna Mathilda Lind, (2) 27 May 1912 Margaret Ann Maloney, (3) 1 Mar 1923 Emma Fry, bapt. 29 Sep 1921, end. 4 June 1925. Heir: self. 2. Wives buried in close proximity to Cornelius (Annex-1-5-1E): a. Annex-1-5-2E: Johanna (Hannah) Mathilda Osborne, no birthdate and d. 24 Nov 1905 at Provo, UT, parents Magnus Johanson (aka Lindh) and Carolina Petersdotter. a. Annex-1-5-4E: Emma F. Osborne, b. 19 Apr 1854 in PA and died 3 Feb 1930 in Ogden, parents are John L. Fry and Esther S. Keeley. b. Annex-1-5-5E: Mary Ann Osborne, b. 27 Aug 1868 in US and d. 19 Dec 1916 in Roy, UT, father is Michael Malony. 3. Family group sheets for Cornelius and his wife Johanna Mathilda Lind prepared by Charles Hugh Parry (gg son), 3022 N. 550 E., No. Ogden, Utah, with copies on file: Cornelius Osborne, Jr, aka "Neil," a cook/chef, b. 27 May 1847 at Woolwich, Kent, England to Cornelius Osborne and Harriet Elizabeth Morgan. Married three wives: (1) Johanna Mathilda Lind/Lindh, (2) 27 May 1912 Margaret Ann Maloney, and (3) 1 Mar 1913 Emma Fray/Fry. Died 23 Jan 1935 and buried 27 Jan 1935 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. DEATH: 1. Per burial record. BURIAL: 1. Per online burial index for Ogden City Cemetery: Annex-1-5-5E: Mary Ann Osborne, b. 27 Aug 1868 in US and d. 19 Dec 1916 in Roy, UT, father is Michael Malony. ACTION: 1. Check death certificate archive at Utah State Archives building at Salt Lake Capitol. 2. Inquired 10 May 2003 of Ken Burnhope and Sharon Allred in Ogden for an obituary or county death record. | Maloney, Margaret or Mary Ann (I3549)
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| 3658 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name may also show up as Elvira but husband's obituary uses Alvira. 2. Online website LDS Pedigree Resource File gives parents as William Rufus Rogers Stowell and Sophronia Kelley. 3. Per Archival Family Group Sheet prepared by Lewis Joseph Wallace, Elvira [Alvira] only had one child: William Stowell Wallace, b. 20 Jul 1874 in Ogden and married Clara Isabel Chambers 5 Jan 1898 in Salt Lake City. 4. See notes for Thomas Wallace with which there is included a transcription of his membership record with the following note: "Jane Burnhope Spense, daughter of Isaac Burnhope and Elizabeth Charlton, born 17 Jan 1840 at East Boldon, Durham Co., Eng., died at American Fork 28 Apr 1865. Thomas and Mary A. Burnhope Wallace reed 2nd 14 Jul 1886. Elvira Stowell reed 2nd 14 Jul 1886. Mary A. Burnhope Wallace Proxy." BIOGRAPHY: 1. Partial entry from husband's autobiography: "The 11th of February, 1873, I married Elvira Stowell, daughter of William R.R. Stowell and Sophronia Kelley. At that time the Church authorities were advising the brethren to go into Polygamy and I felt it my duty to obey council. My wife, Mary Ann, being willing, I brought her into our home and we lived together until after her son, William, was born, July 20, 1874, after which she moved to herself. She was a loveable character and my family were very fond of her. In the fall of 1876 another terrible epidemic broke out in Ogden. Smallpox and many died. Elvira was a victim. She died October 19, 1876, and Samuel, my son, died November 7, 1876. Everyone was so afraid of the disease that the dead were buried at night. No one came to help us. When Elvira died my good wife Mary Ann had nursed her during her sickness and when she died prepared her for burial, and I with the driver of a lumber wagon took her at midnight and buried her; her people never came near while she lay sick or when she was buried. I was allowed to take Samuel to bury him in the day time. From the time Elvira took sick until we were out of quarantine, 18 weeks, no one but the Drs. Anderson and Williams and a Mr. Embling who nursed us for a short time, ever crossed our doorstep." 2. Partial entry from Mary Ann Burnhope's autobiography: "My husband, being very devout in his religion and feeling that he should keep all the commandments, married Elvira Stowell, February 10, 1873. She had one son, William, born July 20, 1874 at Ogden, Weber County, Utah. Elvira was born September, 1856 at Ogden and died October 19, 1876 of smallpox. I nursed her, William, and my two children, Elizabeth and Samuel through this dreadful disease, but only saved two of them. People were so frightened of smallpox thay would not come on the street where we lived; none of her people came and when she died, Brother Wallace and I laid her out for burial. I had to go across the street for our temple clothes, as we had loaned them, and she was buried at midnight, and taken to the cemetery in a lumber wagon, Brother Wallace and the two men who came with the wagon being the only mourners. I raised William as my own child and loved him as my own. He grew to be a fine man, and married Clara Chambers of Ogden, January 5, 1898." [Note: I have on file an obituary for Will Stowell Wallace who died 3 Sep 1945 in Oakland, CA.] BIRTH: 1. Per online website Family Search by LDS Church, IGI file, Alvira was born 12 Sep 1856 at Bingham's Fort, Ogden, Weber, Utah. MARRIAGE: 1. Per online website Family Search by LDS Church, IGI file, Thomas was married to Alvira Stowell, 10 Feb 1873. 2. Per husband's autobiography, he states 11 Feb 1873 and uses name of Elvira Stowell. DEATH: 1. Per husband's obituary, Alvira Stowell died in 1876 during the smallpox epidemic in Ogden. He also lost his 11 year old son at about the same time and for the same reason. 2. Per Ogden City Cemetery online website: 19 Oct 1876 in Ogden. No infomation given as to birthdate nor parents. 3. Per husband's autobiography, he states she died 19 Oct 1876. BURIAL: 1. Per Ogden City Cemetery online website: location is B-5-34-4W. Name shown is Alvira S. Wallace. | Stowell, Elvira or Alvira (I880)
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| 3659 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name often appears in LDS Family Search as Molly or even Nancy but never with documentation. I believe the Roger Brown Family Bible is quite conclusive with the name as Jeaney. See husband's notes for more on the Bible. 2. The following private manuscript is not found at the FHL library or on the Internet as of 23 Sep 2012: "The Descendants of John Brown, Sr." Compiler address: 8106 Shoreridge Terr, Indianapolis, IN 46236. Some entries on the Internet make reference to it, but I believe it to be mainly a private compilation; however, I did find an online recapitulation of the manuscript data as prepared in 2001 by Richard M. Leland III (from a copy he received directly from Mr. Volnoggle in Apr 2000) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lelandva/jbrow004.htm#id5421 and entitled appropriately as "The Descendants of John Brown Sr." (accessed 23 Sep 2012). The data purports John Brown Sr. to be the original immigrant whereas I have Robert Brown. No documentation or contemporary quotes showing the presence of John or how the family grouping is derived are given for these two compilers choice of "John Brown Sr." as the original ancestor. The only sources given for any of the following are James Volnoggle's compilation. The data for the first generation: "John1 Brown Sr; married Nancy (Ann) ( - ? - ) before 1738 in Ireland; died circa 1803 at Laurens Co., SC. Children of John1 Brown Sr. and Nancy (Ann) ( - ? - ) were as follows... + 2 i. Roger Brown, born circa 1734 at Antrim, Ireland; married Jeaney ( - ? - ); married Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace... The compilers continue with the next generation of Roger (b. 1755) as follows: Roger2 Brown (John1); born circa 1750 at Antrim, Ireland; married Jeaney ( - ? - ) circa 1774 at Laurens Co., SC; parents of 10 children; married Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace circa 1799 at Laurens Co., SC; parents of 7 children; died circa 1825 at Laurens Co., SC. Served during the Revolutionary War as a private from South Carolina. Children of Roger2 Brown and Jeaney ( - ? - ) were as follows: 18 i. John3 Brown; born 20 Dec 1775 at Laurens Co., SC; died 31 May 1792 at Laurens Co., SC, at age 16. 19 ii. Lydia Brown; born 23 Dec 1778 at Laurens Co., SC; married Nathaniel Ashley between 1840 and 1850; died circa 1845 at 20 iii. Elizabeth Brown; born 8 Mar 1780 at Laurens Co., SC; married Francis Gill; died at Livingston, KY. 21 iv. Anney Brown; born 7 Sep 1781 at Laurens Co., SC; married Thomas Allison; died before 1839 at 22 v. Judah Brown; born 7 Jan 1783 at Laurens Co., SC; married John Franks; died circa 1839 at + 23 vi. Rebecca Brown, born 3 Nov 1784 at Laurens Co, SC; married Thomas Jefferson Adair Sr. 24 vii. Mary Brown; born 14 Oct 1786 at Laurens Co, SC; married Hardiman Dukes. 25 viii. Jesse Brown; born 19 Aug 1788; married Lucy Staples; died after 1840 at 26 ix. Fereby Brown; born 10 Jul 1790 at Laurens Co, SC. 27 x. Martha Brown; born 10 Dec 1792 at Laurens Co, SC. Children of Roger2 Brown and Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace were as follows: 28 i. Peggy 3 Brown; born 19 Aug 1800 at Laurens Co, SC. 29 ii. William Brown; born 3 Jul 1802 at Laurens Co, SC; died at 30 iii. Bexey Brown; born 21 Nov 1807 at Laurens Co, SC. + 31 iv. Roger Brown Jr., born 19 Jul 1809 at Laurens Co, SC; married Jane W. Adair. 32 v. Rachel Brown; born 25 Aug 1811 at Laurens Co, SC. 33 vi. Fanny Frances Brown; born 13 Nov 1813 at 34 vii. Jane Brown; born 17 May 1817 at Laurens Co, SC." BIRTH: 1. There seems to be many variances on possible birth place: Ancestral file says North Cortner, Bedford, Tennessee; Enid Willardson had "Of Ireland" on a 1969 Archive Family Group sheet; Enid in Apr 1991 had "of Laurens Co, South Carolina. DEATH: 1. Per Roger Brown Family Bible entry: "Jeaney Brown, the mother of the above, died the 19 January 1798." Above is listed all her children. Assumed place of Duncan's Creek is per Will of Roger Brown. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Pedigree chart by Enid Willardson (deceased). | Jeaney (I1993)
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| 3660 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name shows in some records as Fronica which probably is a variant of Veronica. 2. Book, "Wampler Family History 1500s - 1700s," by Fred B. Wampler, Ph.D., pp. 56-57 contains the following geographical information on Alsace: "No place in Europe has been subjected to more boundary changes than Alsace (in German this region is called Elsass). Today Alsace is part of France. It has changed hands between Germany and France many times. The culture of Alsace is German. Although it is part of France today, German is stll spoken freely in the smaller vallages... Alsace consists of the departments [states] of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin... It is the department of Bas-Rhin [Low Rhine] that will be of particular interest to us... [The book includes maps.] ...the distance between Keskastel to Hinsingen is about 2 miles. The French government has changed some of the German sounding village names to something that is easier to pronounce in French. The only name change that will concern us is Altweler. Today this village is called Altwiller. After wars between Germany (or, to be more exact, what was to become part of unified Germany) and France, boundaries in Alsace were often ill-defined. It is more meaningful to speak of our ancestors as being Alsatian, rather than German or French. To state that they were French is misleading, because their culture and language were German. To state that they were German is not in accord with the present boundaries of Germany. Please note that Alsace does border on the German states of Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palitinate) and Saarland. Thousands of Swiss emigrated into the Rheinland (including Alsace) following the Thirty Years War (1618-1638). Most of this movement took place in the last half of the 1600's. Among these immigrants was Christian Wampfler of Diemtigtal, Zwischenflüh, Switzerland who was to settle in Sparsbach, Alsace." [Note: the villages of Keskatel, Hinsingen, Altwiller, Zollingen, and Diedendorf all appear to be within a 4-5 mile radius of Altwiller; however, this whole grouping of villages appear to be 20 or so miles west of Sparsbach and about 8 miles southwest of Herbitzheim.] 3. Book, "Wampler Family History 1500s - 1700s," by Fred B. Wampler, Ph.D., p. 64, summarizes his findings of vital information regarding this individual as follows: Johann Peter (Johann Peter), b. 1701, d. 1749 in Lancaster Co., PA., md. Anna Veronica Lung of Zollingen. Her parents were Jacob Lung (died 1746) and Anna Elisabetha Wildermuth (died shortly before Easter, 1754). All of the sons of Christian Senior were linen weavers by trade. 4. Book, "Wampler Family History 1500s - 1700s," by Fred B. Wampler, Ph.D., pp. 88-91 notes that the ship Lydia arrived in Philadelphia carrying passengers identified as being from the Palatine (the present German state of Rhineland-Palatinate or Rheinland Pfalz in German. The book "Pennsylvania German Pioneers," by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, as cited above, points out that vertually all German speaking people coming to America during this era were identified as Palatines. Part of the passengers could be Palatines and the remaining passengers could be German speaking people from adjacent areas to the Palatine. This was the case for the passengers aboard the ship Lydia. The following Wampflers were listed on the ship: Hans Peter Wampfler, 40 years of age. Hans Peter Wampfler, 18 years of age. Hans Michel Wampfler, 16 years of age. There were assuredly more of the family aboard but only the males age 16 and older were listed. Considering the list was made by the captain prior to the departure of a voyage that took about 3 months, the ages work out exactly. The book as photocopies of first two males who signed their names but Hans Michel did not since he probably could not write yet. The christening records for Anna Magdalena Wampfler, Hans Peter Wampfler, Jr., and Hans Michael Wampfler all indicated the family left for America May 3, 1741. Also in the record books of Zollingen (the home of Anna Veronica Lung, the wife of Hans Peter Wampfler, Sr., the following words were written on 12 Apr 1755: "Peter Wampfler married Veronica Lung, the heiress of Jacob Lung, who was a citizen of Zollingen. They have for about 15 years been moved to the new land." This was probably written since she was an heiress to her mother who was the last of her parents to die in 1754. Also on the list of arriving passengers was a Johannes Mettauer (age listed as 25) who was the son of Samuel Mettauer and Anna Magdalena Wampfler and a nephew to Hans Peter Wampfler, Sr. Another book by the same author, "Wampler Family History, 1701-1980," pp. 1-4, adds additional insight into the voyage to America. In the late 1600's and concurrent with the internal conflicts within continental Europe, there was a visit by William Penn of Pennsylvania to the inhabitants of the German States of the Rheinland. He assured these very productive farmers, whose farming efforts were now largely in vain because of political and religious wars, that if they were to come to his Province of Pennsylvania, they would be free to worship according to their own beliefs and they would have the civil liberties they desired. By 1683 there began a steady influx of German immigrants. By 1729 the new German immigrants were required by law to take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown and also an oath of abjuration and fidelity to the laws of Pennsylvania Province. The actual voyage itself began when families left their German homeland by boarding a boat on the Rhine River around the first of May and journeyed down the Rhine through many custom inspeciton stations. The ships were often detained at each station and each family had to spend money there for essential items. This trip from their homeland to where the ship departed in Holland usually took about 4-6 weeks. There was usually also another wait in Holland of 4-6 weeks before the English ships sailed. After embarking in Holland, the ship usually had a 1-2 week layover in England awaiting proper winds for the 8-12 week transatlantic voyage. In the case of the ship Lydia, James Allen was shipmaster and they sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, with an english port stop in Deal. The ships were crowded with not enough food and water. Disease was prevalent and many passengers died. Once the ships arrived n Philadelphia, health officers from the city inspected the ships for persons with infectious diseases and if such persons were identified, the ship was ordered to be removed one mile from the city. The Wampfler family swore allegiance to the British Crown upon arrival on Sep. 29, 1741. These foreigners had faith that their new homeland would allow them to farm, prosper, and worship God in peace. 5. Book, "Wampler Family History 1701-1980," by Fred B. Wampler, 1980, p. 91, has a photocopy of Veronica Wampfler's signature which was signed in conjunction with her husband Hans Peter Wampfler, Sr.'s probate on 24 Apr 1749. 6. FHL book 974.8 B4pgp "Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace to America," by Annette Kunselman Burgert (Camden, ME; Picton Press), pp. 2-3, 520-24: A brief description of the area from which the Wamplers came from in the Northern Alsace: "In the eighteenth century, the northwestern section belonged to the Counts of Nassau and was known as the Grafschaft of Nassau-Saarwerden. Several of the families mentioned in the Reformed parish records at Diedendorf actually lived in the neighboring territories of Lixheim and Vinstingen, which are today located in the neighboring Departement of Moselle. Members of these families emigrated to Pennsylvania in the eighteenth century and are included in this study, although the villages are not located in Bas-Rhin today. This area is approximately forty miles northwest of the city of Strasbourg. As early as 1559, the Count of Nassau granted refuge in Nassau-Saarwerden to Huguenots who were expelled from French territory for religious reasons. The Grafschaft of Nassau-Saarwerden was occupied by France and Lorraine from 1649-1670 and during this period the Lutheran religion was forbidden and the Catholic church was the official church. After a brief interval, Louis XIV invaded in 1676. In 1698 the county was returned to the jurisdiction of the Counts of Nassau, and the Lutheran religion was once more the official religion... Wampfler, Hans Peter age 40 (Keskastel=67260 Sarre-Union; Altwiller=67260 Sarre-Union) Wampfler, Hans Peter age 18 Wampfler, Michael age 16 [Immigrated on the ship] "Lydia," 1741; [Source:] S-H, I: 300, 301, 302 [Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers. 3 vols. (Norristown, 1934)]. European Records Keskastel Lutheran KB [Kirchebook (Church book)]: Peter Wampffler, linenweaver at Hinsingen, and wife Veronica had: 1. Anna Magdalena bp. 7 June 1720; Sp.: Samuel Mettauer, linenweaver at Kastel; A. Magdalena, wife of Peter S__tz of Newhausel; Anna Magdalena ?___. (Record extracted 3 May 1741) 2. Hans Peter bp. 4 Aug. 1722; Sp.: Hans Peter Klein, Harskirchen; Johannes Wampffler; Anna Elisa, wife of Jacob Lang of ?Zollingen; Maria Barbara, ?daughter of Michel Buttner (Ext. 3 May 1741). 3. Michael b. ca. 1724 Harskirchen Lutheran KB: 4. Anna Fronica b. 5 Nov. 1726, bp. 7 Nov. 1726 at Altweyler 5. Anna Barbara bp. 24 July 1729 at Altweyler [Altwiller] 6. Anna Elisabetha bp. 3 Dec. 1732 at Altweyler 7. Anna Catharina bp. __ ___ 1734 8. possible Georg, bp. not located American Records Hill Lutheran KB, near Annville, Lebanon co: -Mattheis Boger m. 7 Jan. 1746 Anna Magdalena Wampflerin. -Jacob Brenneyssen m. 13 Jan. 1747 Anna Veronica Wampflerin. [See Burgert, The Northern Kraichgau for Boger and Brenneisen]. Rev. John Casper Stoever's Records (F. J. F. Schantz, trans. Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever, Baptismal and Marriage, 1730-1799. {Harrisburg, 1896; reprinted Baltimore 1982}. This translation contains errors and omissions.): -John Peter Wampler m. 26 Sept. 1743 Anna Barbara Brenneiss(en), Swatara. They had children: 1. Joh. Michael b. 6 Oct. 1747, bp. 8 Nov. 1747; Sp.: Joh. Michael Wampfler and wife 2. Joh. Jacob b. 28 Sept. 1749, bp. 1 Nov. 1749; Sp.: Johan Peter Wampfler and wife Maria Barbara 3. Anna Elisabetha bp. 28 Oct. 1750; Sp.: Michael Wampfler and wife -Georg Wampfler and wife were sp. in 1762 for a child of Mattheis Boger. Quittopahilla Reformed KB, Lebanon Co.: -Hans Adam Wampler and wife had a daughter: Maria Barbara bp. 21 May 1749; Sp.: Valentin Kueffer and wife -Michael Wampler and wife Anna Elisabetha had a daughter: Elisabetha bp. 12 Aug. 1752; Sp.: Mathias Boger and wife Magdalena; Jacob Brenneisen and wife. Quittopahilla Moravian KB: -Georg Wambler and wife Elisabetha nee Stephan had: 1. Maria Elisabetha bp. 18 July 1759." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Book, "Wampler Family History 1500s - 1700s," by Fred B. Wampler, Ph.D. 2. Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" 22 Feb 2003. | Lung, Anna Veronica (I2003)
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| 3661 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name standardized from Willatz Povlsen which appears in marriage record. MARRIAGE: 1. FHL film 53187 Sondbjerg Church Records, p. 128, 1720, engaged 27 Sep. Willatz Povlsen and Anne Knudsdatter of Helleriis, married at Sondbjerg Church 25 Trin. [17 Nov.]. | Poulsen, Willads (I2885)
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| 3662 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name variant per Leonardo Herzenberg http://www.herzenberg.net/: Leopold. 2. Per email of 17 Jul 2007 from Nina Kossman www.ninakossman.com A. "A photograph of Klara Herzenberg (daughter of Robert Herzenberg) can be seen at B. Children of Robert Herzenberg and Emilie Kahn: a. Daughter Rosete (Rosa), b. 14 Apr 1854 in Mitau, d. 2 Nov, 1862 in Mitau. b. Daughter Seba, b. abt. 1856, d. 1859 in Mitau. c. Daughter Feige/Fanny, b. 26 Jul 1857 in Mitau, d. 31 Oct 1862 in Mitau. d. Daughter Klara, b. 4 Dec 1859 in Mitau, m. 12 May 1883 in Mitau, d. 17 Jun 1939 in Riga. Husband Isidor (Isac-Aisak, Itzig), son of Isak-Aisik (Itzig, Isidor) Brensohn, b. 27 Sep 1854 in Mitau, d. 31 Dec. 1928 in Riga. (Photo of Isidor and Clara on file with me.) Of Isidor's and Clara's four children - Ruth, Ellen, Theo, and Robby, only one - Theo - survived the war as he was not living in Latvia at the time (photo of the four children on file with me). i. Ruth Brenson (1889-1941) was born in Yelgava, Latvia. While temporarily staying in Moscow she met Stephan Kossman, whom she married around 1910. she had two children: Nora (b. 1911) and Leonid (b. 1915). Ruth was killed by the Nazis in Riga, Latvia. (Photo of Ruth on file with me.) The family lived in Moscow, at Chistye Prudy 11, in a ten-room apartment in a five-story building; later they moved to an apartment on First Meschanskaya. Since Stephan Kossman was a merchant of the Frist Guild, it was no longer safe for his family to live in the city after the Bolshevik takeover. The Brenson-Kossman family left Moscow for Riga - where Ruth's father lived - in the beginning of 1918. Stephan Kossman was born in 1877. When he was about seven years old his father, Leontii Kossman, took him to live in Londonwhere Leonitii had started a fur business. After Leontii's death, Stephan took over the business. His job took him all over Europe and in the very beginning of the 20th century he lived in Leipzig for several years, in Berlin, in London, etc. He married Ruth Brenson in 1909 and came back to Moscow to live. Eight years later, following the October Revolution, the family left Russia. He died in Riga, Latvia, in 1928. This couple had two children: Leonid and Nora. 1. Leonid Kossman is a philologist, writer, and teacher whose language textbooks have helped millions of people. Born in Moscow in 1915, as a child in Riga, Latvia, he spoke German and Russian at home and Latvian in the neighborhood. After graduating from a German high school he studied law at the University of Latvia and worked as a drama critic for a Latvian Newspaper, Tsinia. When the Nazis occupied Riga he escaped into Russia, soon joined the Soviet army, and was severely wounded. He spent the rest of the war in Kazakhstan where he slowly regained sight and movement. After the war he studied English and western literature at Moscow State University, graduated, and taught English and German at the Maurice Thorez Linguistics Institute (which later became the Moscow State Linguistics University, or MGLU). During this period his two textbooks for Russians learning German were published. With his wife and two children he emigrated to the US via Israel in 1972, and worked here as a college languages teacher and as a writer for the German-American Daily Staatszeitung and for the German-Jewish American weekly, Aufbau. In the late 1970s he started writing books to help other Russians in learning English. In authorized, and pirated, editions of these books have circulated very widely, and have even been adopted by American university Russian courses. Most recently he has been writing short stories and he published a historical novel "Above Water" in 2003 (the book deals with he effects of Nazism on the life of a Harry Rosen, a Latvian Jew). 2. Nora. ii. Ellen was born 188? and died 1941; she was an orthopedic phsysician and he rhusband, Yakov Meltzer, was a pianist; they had a son Anatol and all three were killed by Germans in Nazi-occupied Latvia (photo of the three with son at age 6 on file.) e. Son David, b. 17 Jul 1864 in Mitau, m. 7 Jan 1890 in Mitau, d. bef 1935. Wife Sophia, dau. of Abram Herzenberg, b. 20 Aug 1869 in Mitau, d. 1941 in the "ghetto." f. Son Alexander, b. 16 Apr 1866 in Mitau. g. Son Leonhard, b. 24 Jul 1868 in Mitau. 3. Courland (Kurzeme in Latvian, Kurland in German) is the historically distinct area of modern day Latvia bounded by the Baltic Sea to the west, Lithuania to the south, and the Dvina River (now Daugava) to the North. Its historic capital was Mitau (now Jelgava). It had ice-free Baltic ports with commercial and strategic importance. At its height Courland was a prosperous and cultured German-speaking Duchy. Courland was a separate Gubernia (Province) of the Russian Empire from 1797-1918. 50-60% of the Jews living in Riga just north of Courland had family roots in Courland. The names of the various towns have changed now that the area is part of Latvia (new-old as of early 1900s): Aizpute-Hasenpoth Jelgava-Mitau Kuldiga-Goldingen Liepaja-Libau Piltene-Pilten Talsi-Talsen Ventspils-Windau 4. Website of Peter Bruce Herzenberg of London, England (since relocated to South Africa). Website is no longer functioning as of 7 Aug 2007. Copies of much of his data from the website in my possession. He indicates references by codes, which pertain to the original source and file held in his database, which I have not seen. I have no key to the sources except HL is Leonardo Herzenberg, HG is Gail Herzenberg, PC is probably Piltene Cemetery records, LA is probably Latvian Archives, FA is probably Aleksandrs Feigmanis (Latvian researcher hired by Harold Hodes), and YL is Len Yodaiken (Israeli researcher hired by Harold Hodes); however, he lists the main researchers and their contributions in a lengthy report which I include in full in the notes of the earliest Herzenberg of this database. In regards to this individual: Hl 111/058 shows Leo marrying Jenia Rappaport. 5. Received 30 Apr 2009 a copy of the following from Irene Gottleib Slatter "Klara had brothers and sisters: - sister Rosete, born on April 14 of 1854 in Mitau. Rosa Herzenberg died on November 2 of 1862 in Mitau, aged 8-1/2, cause of death - measles. We suppose that Rosete and Rosa was one and the same person. - sister Feige/Fanny, born on July 26 of 1857 in Mitau, died on October 31 of 1862 in Mitau, aged 5, cause of death - measles. - sister Seba, died in 1859 in Mitau, aged 3. - brother, David, son of Robert Herzenberg, born on July 17 of 1864 in Mitau, 2nd guild merchant, since 1915 - 1st guild merchant, the Hereditary Honourable Citizen... - brother Alexander, born on April 16 of 1866 in Mitau. He was registered as a merchant of top guild of Mitau. Since January 12 of 1899 he was registered as a Moscow merchant of top guild. - brother Leonhard, born on July 24 of 1868 in Mitau." BIOGRAPHY: 1. 28 Jul 2007 Http://www.herzenberg.net/leo/htmlrh/Content.html copyrighted by Leo Herzenberg: "An meinen Sohn (To my son) Leonhard Herzenberg von (from) Robert Herzenberg. Memoirs written during the 1940's. Translated during the 1990's by Leonardo (Leonhard) Herzenberg. The entire memoir is quite lengthy and included in its entirety in my notes with Joseph Herzenberg, the original known ancestor, in this database. The following is only the portion dealing with this part of the family: Great Uncles on Mother's Side [60] Of the great uncles, the siblings of my grandmother on my mothers side, I can report very little. The oldest, Robert, after whom I was named, I could not know, because he died on my parents' wedding day, but I knew most of his children. Great Uncle Robert lived in Mitau, neighbor of his brother in law, great uncle Abraham. He was married to Emilie Cahn. The firm continued still long after the world war. I knew the children David, Alexander, Leo, Clara and Helene; Fanny, Seba, Sara died early from smallpox. of David I wrote already on p 54-55. Leo was a lawyer in Russia. I met him in Germany after the war. He was already quite white-haired when he married the piano virtuoso Jenja Rappaport. He then lived [61] as a lawyer in Riga and died there a few years ago. There the sisters Clara and Helene also lived and died before the second world war. Clara was married to Isidor Brensohn, and had children Ruth, Ellen, Robert, and Theo. Theo has a pretty good calling as a painter and etcher, having exhibited in Paris and Rome. Helene was married to Jeannot Taube, with children Harry, Alice and Erna. Harry Taube I still knew as a student. Of great-uncle Roberts's children I knew Alex best, and came closer to him when the first world war brought him out of Russia. He was married to Milly Tockel and lived as a rich businessman and house owner in Moscow, where his three children Edith, Ernst, and Theo were born. During the Bolschevick revolution he lost his whole fortune, but as a Latvian was allowed to emigrate, and came to Leipzig where his mother in law and sister in law [62] lived. The children grew up in Leipzig. Alex worked with representation, and Milly helped by keeping a pension, and furnishing summer homes. But there was only enough to live on. Alex was a good-hearted, modest person. He was completely dedicated to the family. He was an outstanding Cello player, and at one time had his own quartet in Moscow. Only one son, Ernst, inherited the musical talent, but he does not practice. When I already was in Bolivia Alex expressed the wish that I would bring his children to me. But only after his death, as the Hitler times kept getting worse, did the children decide to emigrate. Ernst came at the beginning of 1937, and found a position with the firm Enrique Levy in La Paz. Edith came in April 1938, in the fall of 1938 Theo, and at the beginning of 1939 the mother, Milly. Edith was in Oruro for a year and opened a kindergarten where you, [63] Nardi, along with 6-8 other children, were taught. In March 1939 she moved to La Paz to join her mother and brothers, then at the end of 1939 to Buenos Aires where she still has a position (February 1941) . Theo is a trained graphic artist and is active in his profession in La Paz. DEATH: 1. Email from Konnor Petersen 8 Dec 2024 with obituary of this individual. Posted on FamilySearch and obituary includes image of him. The source is an online Russian-language newspaper from Riga in January 1936: https://www.hoover.org/press/hoover-launches-landmark-russia-abroad-digital-collection#:~:text=The%20Hoover%20Institution%20Library%20%26%20Archives,Russian%20diaspora%20between%201917%2D1992. A rough translation of the obituary: "As reported, on the eve of January 29, died. L. Herzenberg. Prio pov. Leongard Robertovich Gerzenberg was born in 1868 in Jelgava into the family of a mammoth-maker who was famous before the war. He graduated from high school in Jelgava and in 1889 received the degree of candidate of laws at the Faculty of Law of the Moscow State University, L. Herzenberg settled in St. Petersburg, where in 1889 he began to study literature. He lived there until 1923, when he returned to Riga, where in 1925 he was admitted to the class of sworn attorneys and began practicing law. Pris. pov L. Herzenberg was considered an extremely knowledgeable civilist. He was a prominent representative of the old generation of the Russian legal profession. His honesty, correctness towards colleagues and conscientiousness in business were well known. In early January, L. Herzenberg caught a cold. He developed influenza, complicated by pneumonia, which led to the death of L. Herzenberg." | Herzenberg, Leonhard (I4023)
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| 3663 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name variants include Catalyntie, Catalyntje, Cataleyntye, Katleynte, Catherine, and more. Some past patrons of Family Search indicated a surname of Kinney, but there is no substantiation thus far for that surname. | Catalyntie (I4451)
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| 3664 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name variation could possibly also be Harriet. 2. Censuses: 1830 US: Clarendon Twp., Orleans, New York, p. 13 of 24: Phillip Frederick, males: 2@10-15 (Matthew and Ambrose), 1@20-30 (Unknown; can't be Peter since he died 1827); 1@40-50 (Philip); females: 1@10-15 (unknown), 1@15-20 (Herriott), 1@50-60 (Catherine). 1840 US: Washtenaw Co., Michigan, p. 33 of 138: Dennis Lancaster, males: 1(5-10), 1(30-40); females: 3(under 5), 1(15-20), 1(20-30). 1850 US: Bridgwater, Washtenaw, Michigan, 19 Sep 1850, p. 34 of 39, household/family 3: Dennis Lancaster, 48, $3000, Ireland. Harriet, 36, NY. Franklin, 16, farmer, MI. Ann E., 14, MI. Louisa, 11, MI. William, 7, MI. Dorinda, 3, MI. Degarmo, 2/12, m., MI. George Coville, 22, farmer, NY. 1860 Washtenaw Co., MI Census, pg. 56 (FHL film 0803563), Bridgewater Twp.: Family: Lancaster, Franklin, 26, m. farmer, 200, MI. Lancaster, Mary, 22, m, MI. Family: Lancaster, Dennis, 60, m, farmer, 5000, 2500, b. Ireland. Lancaster, Harriet, 48, f, NY. Lancaster, William, 18, m, MI, school. Lancaster, Dorinda, 13, f, MI, school. Lancaster, Degarmo, 10, m, MI, school. 1870 US: Clinton P.O., Bridgewater, Washtenaw, Michigan, p. 11of 37, 21 Jul 1870: Dennis Lancaster, 66, $12500, farmer, Ire. Harriet, 57, keeping house NY. De Garme, 20, farm laborer, MI. 3. From the book "History of Washtenaw County, Michigan: together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational...," 1881, pp. 1355-6 concerning the organizing of the Bridgewater Township in Washtenaw County: "A special meeting was held May 2, 1833, ofr the town of Bridgewater, for the purpose [of electing officers including] the overseers of highways and fence-viewers elected... Dennis Lancaster..." 4. From the book "history and biographical record of Lenawee County, Michigan," pp. 1248-9: "Welcome V. Fisk was born in York, Livingston county, New York, June 29th, 1823... Welcome V. Fisk is a self-made man, having commenced for himself when he was eight years old. At that time he went to live with Dennis Lancaster, a farmer of Bridgewater, Washtenaw county. At the age of eleven he commenced to learn the mason's trade with Simeon Spencer of Clinton..." BIRTH: 1. 7 Nov 2007 Http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/columbia/columbiabap1.html: "The Baptismal Records of the Reformed Church of Columbia, New York, spanning the years 1806 through 1826, were contributed by Laura Perkins... which are available for viewing at the Utica Public Library. All spellings are original. Copied by Mrs. M. M. Hatch, South Columbia, NY, through the courtesy of Mrs. Hatch, (Mrs. Thomas D.) Corinne Wheeler Watkins, NSDAR #57999 and (Mrs. Charles E.) Elizabeth A. M. Merritt, DSDAR #178296. Some of the original records have passed out of existence since the copies were made by Mrs. Hatch. - Judy Breedlove, Asst. County Coordinator, March 1999. Baptismal Records of the Reformed Church of Columbia, 1806-1816; Columbia Center, Herkimer County, New York; Organized 1798: "Frederick, Herriot, daughter of Philip Frederick and Getty Germont, b. 9 Jun, bapt. 25 Jul. Sponsors: Parents, of German Flatts." [Note: At this time period there was only one Philip Frederick listed per the 1810 census in German Flatts. The mother's name of Getty is probably phonetic for Caty and probably short for Catherine.] CHRISTENING: 1. Familysearch's "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962": "Frederick, Herriot, daughter of Philip Frederick and Getty Cermont, b. 9 Jun, bapt. 25 Jul. 1813." Dutch Reformed Church, Columbia, Herkimer, New York. Source: FHL film 962643. 2. See birth notes above. MARRIAGE: 1. Received 30 Jul 2003 from Frederick descendant and researcher Mary Lou Spaulding, 1502 Haney Dr., Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-6465. The following is a partial excerpt concerning the following relation to David Frederick: 1828-1851; Washtenaw Co., Michigan - Marriage Records (FHL film 1019064) P. 152: April 18, 1833, Washtenaw Co, Michigan. Md. Dennis Lancaster to Hannah Frederick in Bridgewater by Howell B. Norton. [I would like to see the original of this to confirm if the handwritten name is Hannah mistakenly transcribed by Mary Lou for Harriet.] P. 312: Received for Record the 15th day of March 1847 married April 30, 1846 John Palmer of Lenawee County aged 27 to Nancy Frederick of Bridgewater aged 19 years at the residence of Dennis Lancaster in the town of Bridgewater in presence of John Tyrel and Lady both of Clinton, Lenawee Co. By D.W. Palmer J.P. 2. LDS IGI extracted marriage record. | Frederick, Harriet (I4518)
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| 3665 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name variations include Magdalena, Lanah, Lena, and Lanoah. 2. Censuses: 1790 US: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/census/mohawk1790.html; 1790 Census, Montgomery County, MohawkTown: 1st No.-Free white males over 16 years 2nd No.-Free white males under 16 years 3rd No.-Free white females 4th No.-All other free persons 5th No.-Slaves *illegible Brittain, Abraham - 1-2-5-0-0 [Abraham Brinton?] Frederick, Francis - 1-3-3-0-0 Frederick, Peter - 1-3-5-0-0 Frederick, Philip - 1-0-1-0-2 Marlet, Michael - 1-1-4-0-0 Mower, Hendrick - 1-1-1-0-0 VanHorn, Cornelius - 2-2-5-0-0 VanHorn, Thomas - 1-1-5-0-* 3. FHL book 974.761D2G "Early Families of Herkimer County New York, Descendants of the Burnetsfield Palatines," by William V.H. Barker, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1986, preface: "In 1664 the British took control of New York State and the Mohawk Valley area came under the jurisdiction of Albany County from that time until about 1774 when it became Tryon county (in 1784 the area was renamed as Montgomery county, the western portion of which was set off in 1791 as Herkimer County). In modern times, Herkimer County bounded by Oneida County on the west and by Montgomery and Fulton Counties on the east." [N.B. Tryon was changed to Montgomery because Tryon followed the Tory cause whereas Montgomery was a patriot.] 4. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Dutch Reformed Church Schenectady, New York: Fanny, b. 15 Nov 1793, parents Abram Britton and Lena Frederick. No sponsors. 5. The following is from the 3 Nov 2007 personal family tree website of a descendant of this couple "Abraham Britton, born 10 Jul 1764 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey; died 21 May 1824 in Charlestown, Montgomery County, New York. He was the son of Abraham Britton and Sarah (Sally) Forster. He married Magdalena Frederick, (Lanoah, Lena) bef. 1784 in Montgomery County, New York. Magdalena Frederick, (Lanoah, Lena), born 11 Jun 1760 in Florida, Montgomery County, New York; died 30 Jul 1840 in Troy, New York. She was the daughter of Phillip Frederick and Maria Sophia Saltz. Children of Abraham Britton and Magdalena Frederick are: i. Betsey Britton, born in Montgomery County, New York. ii. Polly Britton, born Abt. 1776 in Montgomery County, New York; died Aft. 1819; married David Studdert Cady Abt. 1795; born 19 Dec 1776; died May 1819 in Florida, Montgomery County, New York. iii. Sally Britton, born 3 Nov 1784 in Montgomery County, New York. iv. Sophia Britton, born Abt. 1785 in Montgomery County New York; married Peter Van Der Pool 14 Nov 1805 in Charleston, Montgomery County, New York. v. Hannah (Annatje) Britton, born 29 Jan 1786 in Montgomery County, New York; married Christian Plank 7 Jan 1801 in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. vi. Abraham Britton, born Abt. 1790 in Montgomery County, New York; married Margaret Van Patten 24 Sep 1809 in Montgomery County, New York. vii. Fanny Britton, born 15 Nov 1792 in Schenectady, New York; married (1) Charles Sedand in Montgomery County, New York; married (2) William Hanan 3 Nov 1811 in Charleston, Montgomery County, New York. viii. Newell Britton, born 9 Sep 1796 in Charlestown, Montgomery County, New York; died 10 Oct 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; married Daniel K. Shaw 22 May 1816 in Montgomery County, New York. ix. Peter Britton, born 20 Feb 1799 in Glen, Montgomery County, New York; died 17 Apr 1874 in Wayne County, Michigan; married Cornelia Voorhees; born 05 Feb 1800 in Florida, Montgomery County, New York; died 15 Jun 1886 in Detroit, Michigan. x. Samuel Britton, born Bef. 1800 in Montgomery County, New York. xi. Magdalena (Lanoah) Britton, born 5 Jun 1803 in Montgomery County, New York; died 15 Aug 1883 in Charleston, Montgomery County, New York; married Joseph Denise; born 25 Aug 1802; died 3 Mar 1879." BIRTH: 1. The Philip Frederick Mill dates from 1750 according to the New York state historical highway marker sign. Maria Saltz's father lived just down the road. This would help us surmise that all of their children were born at "Millpoint" within the modern boundaries of Florida Township in Montgomery County. Millpoint still shows up on modern-day maps and was probably named after the Frederick Mill. See Philip's notes for more on this mill and its present-day location. 2. The date used is from the 3 Nov 2007 personal family tree website of a descendant of this couple MARRIAGE: 1. Lena "Frederick" appears as a sponsor in this birth of her niece in 1782. Since the surname Frederick was used, it would indicate a marriage after Feb 1782. The website above indicates a marriage bef. 1784. "Dutch Reformed Church of Caughnawaga (Fonda), NY: Helena, b. 22 Feb 1782, bapt. 2/24/1782 to Peter Frederick and Elizabeth Marlat, Sp. Francis - - and Lena Fredrick." DEATH: 1. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Britian [sic?], Abraham, of Charleston, will dated 5-26-1809, probated 7-10-1824. Mentions, - wife Lanaoh; sons, Abraham, Samuel and Peter; daughters, Fanny, Polly, Newel, Betsey, Lanaoh, Sally, Hannah and Sophia. Executors: son-in-law Obedient Baird and Alexander Sheldon. Witnesses: James Murphy, James Ferguson, Miriam Sheldon." 2. The date and place used is from the 3 Nov 2007 personal family tree website of a descendant of this couple | Frederick, Magdalena or Lanoah or Lena (I2153)
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| 3666 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name variations: A. First name: Franz, Frans, Francis, Frantz, Franss, or Franciscus. B. Surname: Salts, Saltz, or Salzer. 2. The book "History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y.," reprinted 2002 (originally printed in the 1880s): A. 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." B. "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. It was Francis Saltz who is said to have got a millstone from Sir William Johnson for a song. One of his sons-in-law, named Philip Frederick, proposed to build a mill on his place since called Buchanan's Mills, in Florida, there being none nearer than the one at Fort Johnson. Mr. Johnson, having a millstone not in use, Saltz bought it on two years' credit. When he repaired at the end of that time to Fort Johnson to make the payment, he was urged to sing for the entertainmant of 'some grand company there visiting.' Saltz, though a famous singer, was diffident about performing before such a select audience, and only consented on condition that his creditor would forgive him the debt he came to pay. Johnson said he would do so if the singing suited him. Several songs were sung without producing the desired effect on the creditor, and Saltz, concluding he was not to get off so easily after all, produced his wallet, singing: 'Money bag, money bag, you must come out; the man he will be paid!' Guests and hosts, at this, joined in a burst of laughter; the latter expressed himself suited and the German took his money back with him. There was a family named Coss among Saltz's neighbors, and both the parents falling sick and dying, he took their children to his house for care. When one of them had become a young lady of eighteen, Saltz, then a widower of ninety, fell in love with and married her. All the neighborhood was invited to the wedding, and it was a gay time in the old Dutch fachion. The sequel was hardly as gay to the aged bridegroom, for his youthful birde ran away in a year with a hired man, incidentally taking the old man's money, which was in silver and kept in a hair trunk ornamented with fancy nails. This trunk is now owned and used by the C.C. Van Horne, aged 84, who is a great grandson of Saltz; and it is as nice as when the second Mrs Saltz skipped away with the hired man and the silver. It is not related that the old man pined for his graceless companion; but during the few remaining years of his life, he would sometimes sit down and count over his silver money, doubtless thinking bitterly of that which was spirited out of the hair trunk. These last years he spent with his grand-daughter, Mrs. Cornelius Van Horne [Eve Frederick]. At his death, she, according to the custom of the day, baked for all his friends - some two hundred - who were expected to attend the funeral, but the creek was so high that only the pall bearers, in two canoes, crossed it; they buried the aged man on his homestead, of which he had never obtained any title." C. 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.' Though not dated, the document is believed to have been written shortly previous to the Revolution and furnishes a sort of limited census of the inhabitants of this region, with their relative finanacil stnanding. 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}] 3. Listed as a sponsor in the following: A. The book "Compendium of Mohawk Valley Families," by Marily Penrose, p. 324: Birth/baptism - Grosch, Peter and Anna Eva (Saltz): Franciscus, bpt. 5/13/1764 (DRC:11). Sponsors: Franciscus Saltz and Sophia Frederick. [Sponsors would have been Anna's father and sister.] Note same source also notes a death of Franciscus Groutch, d. 2/26/1816, Columbia, age 49 years; buried (not stated) (RDH:272). B. 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, unknown, 1917, 748 pp.: Franciscus, offspring of Pieter Grosch and Anna Eva Saltz, baptized 13 May 1764 with sponsors Franciscus Saltz and Sophia Frederick. [Sophia would be Anna's sister; Franciscus is probably Sophia's and Anna's father or maybe a brother?] 4. 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." 5. The Phillip Frederick home built ca. 1750 with accompanying water powered mill still exists at Wellsville, Florida Township, Montgomery Co., New York. It is on county road 143 on the east bank of the Schoharie River between Mill Point and Young Corners. There is a State historical marker and sign marking the site. From the sign, head west down the little lane and the last white house on the left is the Frederick home with new siding. The present owner is Jim Squillace as of Sept. 2007 The Francis Saltz home is on the same road heading north across highway 161 onto Lang Road to the end of the Road. The Halcyon Farm/Bed and Breakfast is the current name of the property. Its address is 157 Lang Rd Amsterdam, NY 12010. Part of the Halcyon building is the original 20' x 20' two story home built by Francis in red brick. He is buried on the property; however, the location of the gravesites has been lost since last reported in the 1920s. My wife and I stayed at the bed and breakfast Sep. 2007. Young Corners is named for the Young family associated with the Fredericks. Directly across the river is property still owned by the Van Hoorn family who were also associated with the families. In the river can still be seen part of the dam understructure for the mill. The current owner of the home reports ghosts in the home with doors opening and closing inexplicably. The river used to be a main thoroughfare including during the Civil War. At one point the home was turned into a small hotel. The main door still faces the river and not the road. Most genealogies report the family lived in Florida, New York. Florida is not a village, but is a township. The Schoharie separates it from the new township to the west: Glen. Millpoint or Wellsville can be found by traveling southwest from Amsterdam, New York on one highway that changes numbers from 30 to 161 until just before the bridge at the Schoharie River. The Frederick mill is on the road to the left and the Saltz home is on Lang Road is to the right. I have photos on file of both. 6. The book "Mohawk Land Records," by Maryly B. Penrose, p. 56, bills of sale [note Mohawk District was the predecessor name for Florida Township. Tryon Co. was changed to Montgomery County after the Rev. War.] Note that Francis had negro slaves: A. "Salts (Salts), Franss (Frantz), of Mohawk District, Tryon Co.: 'am held and firmly bound unto Anna Cass my intended wife and Martin Leffeler, of the same place, her trustee in the sum of four hundred pounds... and am also to deliver my negro man, Hans, and my Negro Girl, Eliza, both together with one half of my moveable estate unto them the said Anna Cass and Martin Leffeler, their heirs Execr. and Admr. and assigns after my death in consideration of her marriage portion to her proper use only for which payment and delivery to be made I do hereby bind myself my heirs, Execr. and Admrs. and every of them firmly by these presents: Sealed with my seal.' dated 8/25/1778; recorded 10/3/1778. Witnesses:Wm. Schyler, Abm. Vanhorne, (Tryon County Deeds: 153-154)." B. "Saltz (Salts), Anna, spinster (a woman who spins), and wife of Frans Salts, of the Mohawk District, Tryon Co., paid to her by Thomas Caine, Attorney of the said Frans Salts. Instrument dated 11/3/1783; recorded 3/17/1785. Description: By a note payable on or before 5/4/1784, have released all right and title to a judgment bill containing ₤200, and also a negro man named Hans and young negro wench, which said bill Frans Salts gave Anna Salts on the same day of their marriage. Consideration: ₤12. Witnesses: William Schut, Jacob X Hall. (Tryon County Deeds: 187)" C. "Saltz, Frantz, to Philip Frederick, Francis Cruth, Peter Frederick and Frantz Frederick. Instrument dated 4/28/1784; recorded 3/17/1785. Description: In consideration of serveral good causes made over all his moveable estate. Signed: Frantz ["X" his mark] Salts. Wit: Wm. Schuyler, Thomas Caine. The instrument was executed in person by Frants Saltz as a voluntary act. (Tryon County Deeds, Book 1, p. 257, 1772-1788)" 7. The book "Our Van Horne Kindred," by Elsie O. Hallenback, 1958, copy in the Montgomery County NY Archives: "Cornelius Van Horne, oldest child of Mathias Van Horne and Nelly Crumm, was born in Upper Freehold, NJ on March 10, 1745. When a young man he came to Warrensbush, Tryon Co., NY where he worked for Philip Frederick who had a grist mill and saw mill at Mill Point, along the Schoharie Creek. Philip Frederick was the son of Peter Frederick, a Palatine who had been driven out of south-west Germany during a religious persecution, and emigrated to Mill Point where he settled and raised his family. Accoriding to the records of the old Dutch Reformed Church of Schoharie, NY, he and Sophia Saltz, daughter of Francis Saltz, were registered for marriage on Nov. 11, 1752. 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 [husband of his grand-daughter Margaret Frederick] 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.' There is another story regarding Francis Saltz in which he purchased a millstone from Sir William Johnson for a song. The only saw and grist mill at that time was owned by Sir William, and it was on the north side of the Mohawk River which was a long ways for farmers to carry their grain. Mr. Saltz heard that Sir William had a used millstone on hand and purchased it on two years credit. When the two years were up, he journeyed to the home of Sir William in Fort Johnson, NY and there 'found him entertaining some grand company.' Sir William knew that Mr. Saltz was a good singer, so asked him to sing for his guests, but Mr. Saltz was rather diffident about doing it until Sir William told him that if his singing suited him, he would cancel his debt for the millstone. He sang several songs but Sir William was silent about his bargain, so finally Mr. Saltz brought out his wallet and sang 'Money bag, money bag, yu must come out, as the man he will be paid.' All the guests immediately burst into laughter and so did Sir William, so Mr. Saltz was able to return to his home with all his money intact. Mr. Saltz was a very kind-hearted man and when Mr. and Mrs. Coss, the parents of a neighboring family both died suddenly, he took the children into his home until they grew up. When he was about ninety years old, he married one of these orphaned girls and invited the whole neighborhood to the wedding. About a year later, his bride eloped with his hired man, taking all his silver money which he had hidden in a small hair trunk, This trunk is still in possession of his family..." 8. 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. 9. Franz may have a son named Conrad, but it does not seem likely to me. Ordinance index shows a Conrad Saltz born of Conrad Saltz and Anna Catharina 4 Aug 1760 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York. The father Conrad may be a son of Franz. There is no mention of Conrad in any of the deed transactions, local histories, or church records in connection to Franz Salts that I can see. BIRTH: 1. Based on the date of marriage of Frans and Mary in 1778 and the story that Frans was in his ninety and Mary was nineteen, we can surmise that Franz was born abt 1688 and Mary was born abt. 1759. The information from the book "History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y.," reprinted 2002 (originally printed in the 1880s) notes that Francis was from Germany. MARRIAGE: 1. The book "Compendium of Mohawk Valley Families," by Marily Penrose, p. 688: "Frans Salts m. Mary Cash, 8/26/1778 (DRC:162)." 2. LDS IGI extracted record: FHL film 0534214, batch M511311, printout 1205775: Frans Salts and Mary Cash, 26 Aug 1778 at the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnwaga, Fonda, Montgomery, New York. DEATH: 1. Date surmised from deed to Philip Frederick as noted above. Since Francis is buried on his property, death probably occurred at home. BURIAL: 1. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/cemeteries/florcems2.html 9 Sep 2007: "GRAVEYARDS with No STONES, Notes made by Melvin W. LETHBRIDGE: In the 19th century there was a small family cemetery on every other road in Montgomery County. Most of them didn't survive or their markers, if any, disappeared years ago. Melvin Lethbridge went all over the county in the early 1920s, talking to local residents, transcribing all cemeteries he could find. Below are notes about several Florida cemeteries known to 1920s residents for which there were no surviving markers to indicate who was buried in them. This was the same case with other towns that Lethbridge searched - he found there were more graveyards, some of them sizeable, without stones than with stones. A realistic aside to new researchers - the likelihood of determining burial location of most 18th and early 19th century county residents is miniscule. Farm locations mentioned are in reference to property owners in the 1920s. The site coordinator has no further information about these cemeteries or persons buried in them. Researchers need to read through deeds at the Montgomery County Courthouse or refer to old maps to try to determine farm location. SALTZ GRAVEYARD of JohnH. VOORHEES FARM NEAR MILL POINT BRIDGE: This farm was settled on about 1750 by Francis Saltz. Cemetery was in orchard back of house toward bluff and between barn and pond. Francis Saltz, wife and others buried there. Cemetery now disappeared." 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. | Saltz, Francis (I1017)
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| 3667 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Name varies slightly and birthplace also varies. See comments with ordinances below. Christening record would probably be under the name Anne Cathrine Laustdatter. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Washington, Washington, Utah, enum. 6 Jul 1870, Roll 1613 Book 1, p. 415a, household 96, family 92 (related neighbors out of a total of 108 homes include the following heads of households: John Wesley Adair, Charles Searles, John Milton Adair, Valentine Carson, William Mangum, Jeremiah Stayner, and Samuel J. Adair): Samuel Adair, farmer, $300 real estate, $150 personal property, SC. Anne, 54, keeping house, Denmark. Anne, 4 or 9?, at home, Utah, mother noted of foreign birth. [I believe this to be Jemima Ann Adair.] 1880 US: Show Low Creek, Apache, Arizona, FHL film 1254036, (National Archives Film T9-0036), p. 19D: Samuel J. Adair, farmer, age 74, b. SC, both parents b. SC. Annie C. Adair, age 65, b. Den., both parents b. Den. Note: Son George W. Adair and family listed as a neighbor in Nutrioso. 3. FHL film 392631 LDS "Patriarchal Blessings Index"; two blessings listed presumably for the same person: A. Annie Catharine Adair, b. July 2, 1815 at Denmark, parents Lowrits Sowersen and Mattise Sowersen. Blessing date April 17, 1873 at Washington, Utah. Lineage: Joseph. Patriarch William Gaunt Perkins. Vol. 29, p. 206. B. Annie Catrine Lauretson Adair, b. June 2, 1815, at Denmark, parents Lauretsen Mathersen and Martha Mathersen. Blessing date Nov. 14, 1879 at Washington, U.T. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch Evan M. Greene. Vol. 380, p. 210. 4. Paul Price [pprice32@softcom.net] shows the following descendancy list per his 10 Sep 2005 email to me: 1-Samuel Jefferson Adair (28 Nov 1806-6 Jul 1889) +Anne Cathrine LAUSTDATTER (2 Jul 1815-1884) 2-Mette Cathrine PEDERSEN (6 Feb 1840-19 Dec 1864) +Hans Nielsen HANSEN (4 Apr 1846-) 3-Anna Christina HANSEN (9 Dec 1860-) +Sanford JAQUES (abt 1860-) +Robert SCOTT (abt 1860-) 3-Hans HANSEN (24 Aug 1862-) +Loretta ELLSWORTH (12 Apr 1868-) 4-Fannie Gertrude HANSEN (30 Jun 1887-) 4-Winnifred HANSEN (1 Jul 1889-) 4-Mary HANSEN (15 Jun 1891-) 4-Metta Katrina HANSEN (25 Jun 1893-) 4-Georgianna HANSEN (1 Sep 1895-) 4-HANSEN (-) 4-HANSEN (-) 4-Donald C. Edwards HANSEN (-) 3-Peder HANSEN (16 Dec 1864-) 2-PEDERSEN (15 Aug 1842-15 Aug 1842) 2-Laurits PEDERSEN (25 Jul 1843-20 Apr 1851) 2-Dorthe Catrine PEDERSEN (28 Jul 1846-19 Dec 1852) BIOGRAPHY: 1. Per website CHRISTENING: 1. Date and place per www.familysearch.org, Pedigree Resource File, disc #8, Pin #457005, submitted by Vern Hixson, 819 Mesa Court, Los Banos, California 93635, 6 Jan 2002. [Note, he also shows birth same date at Tange, Jyland, Denmark; however, no such place shows in my Danish research books.] See ordinance work below for alternate birth places; date however is consistent regardless of place. MARRIAGE: 1. Date and place per www.familysearch.org, Pedigree Resource File, disc #8, Pin #457005, submitted by Vern Hixson, 819 Mesa Court, Los Banos, California 93635, 6 Jan 2002. DEATH: 1. Date and place per www.familysearch.org, Pedigree Resource File, disc #8, Pin #457005, submitted by Vern Hixson, 819 Mesa Court, Los Banos, California 93635, 6 Jan 2002. BURIAL: 1. Date and place per www.familysearch.org, Pedigree Resource File, disc #8, Pin #457005, submitted by Vern Hixson, 819 Mesa Court, Los Banos, California 93635, 6 Jan 2002. OBITUARY: 1. From website - needs verification: Deseret News, 23 Jan 1884: "Died, Salt Lake City, 7 Jan 1884, Anna Catharine, wife of Samuel J. Adair, 68? years." Why Salt Lake City and not Nutrioso? ACTION: 1. Look up Deseret News for 23 Jan 1884 and verify if the following is correct: "Died, Salt Lake City, 7 Jan 1884, Anna Catharine, wife of Samuel J. Adair, 68? years." Why Salt Lake City and not Nutrioso? | Laustdatter, Anne Cathrine (I946)
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| 3668 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Named as either Elizabeth or Elizabeth Skinner in the christening records of some her children with James Knell. BURIAL: 1. Online Brenchley Church Records https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23231-23841-83?cc=1952887&wc=M62M-F68:252597701,252665801,252675901 Elizabeth the wife of James Knell. | Skinner, Elizabeth (I4915)
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| 3669 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Named as wife in the 1632 will of her husband Richard Sanford. The couple was childless. Surname most likely Grube since two Grubes are named as "brothers," per Sanford, Carlton E. Thomas Sanford, the Emigrant to New England: Ancestry, Life, and Descendants, 1632-4: Sketches of Four Other Pioneer Sanfords and Some of Their Descendants in Appendix, with Many Illustrations. (Rutland, Vt.: The Tuttle Co., Printers, 1911) 1:46-48. In his will dated 27 Feb 1632 and probated 17 Oct 1636, he identifies himself as "Richard Sanford of North Weald Basset in the Countie of Essex, Yeoman". He mentions "Eziekell Sanford's children, my Kinsfolke", "Ezekell my Godson", "Sarra Sanford, my godDaughter", "Zakery Sanford, hir brother", "Thomas How my Kensman of much Hadame", "my brother Henry Grube", "Annis, my wife", "John Grube, my Godsone", "John Grube, my brother", and "my Brother Haukes". 2. An extremely valuable reference book on this family is "Thomas Sanford, the emigrant to New England; ancestry, life, and descendants, 1632-4," by Carlton E. Sanford (Tuttle Company: Rutland, Vermont, 1911). It contains a thorough examination and report of the English church records, lay subsidies, and probate for this family. The book is available online at several websites including the following: https://archive.org/details/thomassanfordemi01sanf/page/28/mode/2up. | Grube, Annis (I7915)
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| 3670 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Named in both his mother's 1627 and in his father's 1614 will. In the later will, she bequeaths to Mary Warner, a minor child of her son John Warner, as well as two additional children of John's. DEATH: 1. Named in mother's 1627 will. See mother's notes for transcript. | Warner, John (I7930)
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| 3671 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Named in brother-in-law John Spice's 1604 probate. MARRIAGE: 1. "Canterbury Marriage Licences" https://archive.org/stream/canterburymarria01cant/canterburymarria01cant_djvu.txt accessed 5 Feb 2016: Roper, George, of Bearstead, yeom., and Ann Masterson of Ashford, w. at St. Margaret's, Canterbury. William Iden of Boughton Monchelsea, "fratereius," yeom., bonds. Sept. 12, 1615. | Roper, George (I5156)
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| 3672 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Named in mother-in-law's 1627 will as her son Thomas' wife. | Joane (I7929)
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| 3673 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Need his will. See Roy Hales website for abstract. 2. Jack Cade's Rebellion of 1450: A Database of Names of those Receiving Pardons, taken from Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI 5 (1909) pp. 338-374 accessed from https://familysearch.org. This spreadsheet of about 3449 persons was created by Merton Historical Society in September 2014, and is accessible at http://www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/index.php?cat=morden&sec=!rebels For more detail on this listing and the event see http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/007%20-%201868/007-03.pdf Knight: John Knyght, Charlewode, Reygate, Surrey, husbondman Simon Knyght, Charlewode, Reygate, Surrey, laborer John Knyght, Southwerk, Surrey, barboure John Knyght, Haylesham, Sussex, laborer Robert Knyght, Borden, Kent Robert Knyght, Hastynges, Sussex, taillour John Knyght, Charryng, Kent, yoman William Knyght, Pepynbiry, Kent, yoman | Knight, Richard (I3913)
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| 3674 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Need to research whether Mahala Hill and Amanda Hill were sisters. They both married Graybill brothers in Jackson Co., OH and both died in Adams County, IL. Nothing in Family Search nor Worldconnect. 2. Censuses: 1840 US: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, the following related families living in near proximity to each other (with exception of John McDaniel and his wife Christina Stoker, all of David Stoker's siblings, children, and mother are accounted for and it confirms his father Michael was dead by 1840): P. 43a: David Stoker, males 5-10:1; 40-50:1//females 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 40-50:1. [David, his wife Barbara, and their children Sarah (13), Catherine (11?), and Michael (6). Note daughter Nancy not in census which means she was probably deceased by then.] Simeon P. Grabell [Graybill], males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 20-30:1. [David's nephew: Simeon and his wife Amanda Hill and their two oldest children.] Jacob Stoker, males 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 20-30:1. [Younger brother to David: Jacob and his wife Catherine and their oldest child.] P. 44a: Eller Stoker, males 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 15-20:1; 60-70:1. [Youngest brother to David: Eller with his wife Margaret and their oldest child and probably their mother Catherine Eller.] James Walker [Welker], males 10-15:1; 15-20:1; 30-40:1//females 5-10:2; 40-50:1. [Living next door to Eller and ages work perfectly that this is James Welker and Elizabeth Stoker, who is David's sister.] John W. Stoker, males 0-5:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:2; 30-40:1. [John and his wife Electa Sarah and their six oldest children.] John Stoker, males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:2; 20-30:1. [David's son: John and his wife Jane and their children.] P. 52a: William Stoker, males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 20-30:1 (father-in-law Samuel Winegar is next door). [David's son William and his wife Almira with their child.] P. 55a: Michael Stoker, males 0-5:2; 5-10:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1// females 30-40:1. [Michael, his wife Martha, and their five oldest children.] 3. A partial quote 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: "Polly Stoker": "Vivian Graybill, of Independence, Missouri, has worked on the Graybill genealogy for many years and since he plans to publish a book with a great amount of detailed information I will not list the names of their complete families. I will note the names of Michael and Polly's children and how they relate to other families in this book. I do have most family names if anyone wants to check it. [Kerry's note: the author lists each child and grandchild of Polly. See her file for the complete listing. I include only the immediate family in this individual's note.] "Simeon Peter Graybill, b. 3/26/1816, Jackson County, Ohio, m. (1) Amanda Hill, who died in Adams Co., Ill. in 1848. 1. Rachael, b. Mar., 1838 2. William Graybill, b. July 28, 1840 m. Agnes Spears, sister to William Spears. William Graybill, William Spears, Andrew Graybill and Orson Stoker were early settlers in Washington Township, Harrison County, Iowa. William's great grandson, Donald Nelson married Elaine Dollen, daughter of Harold Dollen. 3. Andrew Graybill, b. Dec. 29, 1842 4. Aaron Graybill, b. Oct. 30, 1848, killed at Camp Creek, Georgia Aug. 31, 1864 in the Civil War. m. (2) Frances Graham Downs, widow of Ezekial Downs, who named Downsville, Iowa. 5. George A. b. 4/2/64 6. Emily Jane b. 4/12/65 7. Willis M. b. 1/22/68 8. Amanda M. b. 5/8/69 9. Almeda b. 10/8/70 10. Mary Ellen b. 7/31/72" BIOGRAPHY: 1. Children with Simeon Graybill per 17 May 2002 Ancestry.com database ":11752": Rachel, b. Mar 1838 in Adams Co., IL, d. 22 Mar 1848. William, b. 28 Jul 1840 in Adams Co., IL, d. 14 Mar 1920, m. Agnes Atkins. Andrew Jackson, b. 29 Dec 1842 in Adams Co., IL, d. 19 Aug 1922 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA, bur. 22 Aug 1922 in Yorkshire, Harrison, IA. Aaron, b. 30 Oct 1845 in Adams Co., IL, d. 31 Aug 1854. 2. See additional mention within 1891 biography of son Andrew in his notes section. 3. Mentioned in son William's biography per two sources: www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/ and FHL book 977.747-H2n: "History of Harrison County, Iowa," 1891, pp. 686, 687: "William A. Graybill... To learn something of his early career the reader will be informed that he was born July 28, 1840, in Adams County, Ill., and accompanied his parents, who were among the early pioneers to locate in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, coming, as they did, before Council Bluffs had an existence, that location then being known as Miller's Hollow. Our subject remained with his parents until 1864. For nine years prior his father, himself and brothers A. J. & L., kept bachelor's hall in Pottawattamie County. Simeon P. Graybill was born March 26, 1816, in Jackson County, Ohio, and was the son of Mr. Graybill, a native of New York and of German ancestry. The father, Michael Graybill, was the son of Peter Graybill, who was born in Pennsylvania and married Christena Wampler, who had been taken prisoner by the Delaware Indians when a child and kept with the tribe for seven years and then returned to her parents. Peter Graybill was a son of John Graybill who came from Germany in the days of the Revolutionary War. Simeon Graybill's father, Michael, was married to Polly Stoker, in Ashe County, N. C., May 1811, removed to Jackson County, Ohio, and reared a family of eleven children: David, Catharine, Simeon, Levi, George, Lenore, Julian, Michael, Mary Ann, Elizabeth and Sidney. Simeon was married to Amanda Hill, in Jackson County, Ohio, March 16, 1837 and the same year moved to Caldwell County, Mo., and in 1838 to Davis County, of that State. They removed back to Caldwell County, remained until 1839 and went to Adams County, Illinois, where they remained until 1848. February 14 of that year, his wife Amanda, was taken sick and died February 21. The same week, her eldest daughter, Rachel, sickened and died March 22. In the autumn of 1848, the family started West and arrived in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, December 5. The mother of our subject was born in 1817 in Jackson County, Ohio, her maiden name being Amanda Hill. They were the parents of four children, three sons and one daughter. One son, Aaron A., was killed in the time of the Civil War. He was killed at Camp Creek, Ga. August 31, 1864." 4. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 34-38, note that this book has a very detailed downline of the children of this couple: "Simeon Peter Graybill, b. 26 Mar 1816, Bloomfield Twp., Jackson Co., OH; d. 27 Jun 1889, Weston, Potta. Co., IA; md. (1) 6 Mar 1837, Jackson Co., OH to Amanda Hill; md. (2) 5 Oct 1862 to Frances Margaret (Graham) Downs... Amanda was b. abt 1814/19, Bloomfield Twp., Jackson Co., OH; d. 21 Feb 1848, Quincy, Adams Co., IA; bur. Quincy, IL. Frances was b. 22 Feb 1836, DeKalb, Kemper Co., MS; d. 28 Jan 1902; bur. in Downsville Cemetery, Potta. Co., IA. She was the d/o Thomas Graham and Sarah A. McCrory. Thomas and Sarah came to Pottawattamie Co., IA in 1840. After Sarah died, Thomas went to Utah n 1852. Some time later, he was killed by an 800 pound grizzly bear. Frances was previously married, about 1853, to Ezekiel Downs from whom Downsville, IA got its name. She had one son, John W., by Ezekiel who was 37 years her senior. In 1837, Simeon moved from Jackson Co., OH to Caldwell Co., MO. They moved to Adams Co., IL in 1839 and remained there until 1848. Simeon travelled by covered wagon in Dec 1848, bringing his three children and his brother's four children to Kanesville (later named Council Bluffs), IA. His youngest Child, Aaron, was but three years old. Simeon's wife, Amanda, and daughter, Rachel, had recently died in 1848 near Quincy, IL. Simeon's and Amanda's children were Rachel, William A., Andrew Jackson and Aaron George. Simeons's and Frances' children were George Alvin, Emily Jane, Willis Meredith, Amanda M., Almeda and Mary Ellen." 5. FHL film 702: "Journal of John Stoker, b. 1817; Journal starts November 1, 1869." John was the son of David Stoker and Barbara Graybill. The first 35 pages detail his mission taken from Utah to Virginia and Tennessee through Council Bluffs, Iowa, which I have summarized and included with his notes in this database. Pp. 36-227, the balance of John's journal, are genealogical notations of family. Many pages are blank. Besides family, the journal also notes many other unrelated Stokers who were probably gleaned from books and other sources. It appears as if maybe his son David may have taken over the book later. Many entries are repetitive at different times. Pertinent data for this family or individual is quoted verbatim as follows on pages: 109: Simion Peter Graybill, born Mar. 25, 1813, died Oct 27, 1889. Amanda Hill. Children: Aaron Lenoer Graybill, born Oct 30, 1845, Ill., Adams Co., killed in the army near Atlanta, Georgia, 1864. Andrew Jackson Graybill, Dec. 29, 1842, Adams Co., Ill. 179: Simeon Peter Graybill, Amanda Hill, children; Wm. Amlicy Graybill, b. July 28, 1840, Adams Co., Ill. Aaron Lenoer Graybill, b. Oct. 30, 1845, Adams Co., Ill, killed in the war at Atlanta, Georgia, 1864. Andrew Jackson Graybill, b. Dec. 29, 1842, Adams Co., Ill. 184: Simeon Peter Graybill, son of Michael and Polly Stoker was born March 25th, 1815, State of Ohio, Jackson County, Bloomfield Township. Died 27th June 1889. Wm. Amliez Graybill, son of Simeon Peter Graybill and Amanda Hill was born July 29th, 1840, State of Illinois, Adams County. Aaron Lenoir Graybill, son of Simeon Peter Graybill and Amanda Hill was born October 30th, 1845, State of Illinois, Adams County. Killed in the Army near Atlanta, Georgia, in 1864. Andrew Jackson Graybill, son of Simeon Peter Graybill and Amanda Hill was born Dec. 29th, 1842, State of Illinois, Adams County. 6. Source: 1915 Harrison County Iowa History, pp. 898 accessed 13 Dec 2008 on the Internet at http://iagenweb.org/harrison/bio1915/1915bio12.htm: Lester D. Graybill. It is a well-attested maxim that the greatness of a community or state lies not in the machinery of government or even in its institutions, but rather in the sterling qualities of the individual citizen, in his capacity for high and unselfish efforts and his devotion to the public welfare. In these particulars, he, whose name apears at the head of this review, has conferred honor and dignity upon his locality and, as an elemental part of its history, it is important that there should be recorded a resume of his career. With the object in view of noting his connection with the advancement of one of the most flourishing and progressive sections of the commonwealth as well as his splended personal attainments. Lester D. Graybill, farmer and stockman, of Washington township, Harrison County, Iowa, was born on December 20, 1892, in Washington township, on the farm where he now lives. He is the son of Andrew and Mary (Miller) Graybill, the former born on December 29, 1842, in Adams county, Illinois. Andrew Graybill was the son of Simeon and Amanda (Hill) Graybill, the former born in 1816, in Ohio. He came to Iowa in 1848 and farmed in Pottawattamie county all his life. He died on June 27, 1889. His wife was born in 1819 in Ohio, and died in 1848. Simeon Graybill was twice married, his second wife being Mrs. Frances (Graham) Downs. Three Children: Rachel, deceased; William; and Andrew, the father of Lester D., were born to the first union. Aaron, a fourth Child, died during the Civil War. There were six children born to the second marriage, three of whom are deceased. Andrew Graybill made his home with his grandparents on his father's side of the family. They were Michael and Polly (Stocker) Graybill, natives of Pennsylvania. Andrew Graybill freighted over the plains in the early days from Bellevue, Iowa, to Denver, Colorado, using oxen for his trips. In the spring of 1866, he came to Harrison county, Iowa, where he bought 75 acres of land. This farm was heavily covered with timber and Mr. Graybill began fencing it with the old-fashioned rail fence, stakes, and riders, some things that are not seen at this day and age in harrison County, Iowa. He cut timber, erected a frame house, which still stands, used for implements, etc., a very rare sight in those days. Andrew Graybill made extensive improvements on all of his farm property and now owns 580 acres of land in Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties. Forty acres of this land is covered with natural timber. At one time, he was a heavy cattle feeder and made a specialty of Polled Durham and Shorthorn breeds. He has since retired from farm life. Andrew Graybill was married in 1878 to Mary Miller, who was born in 1857, in Decatur county, Iowa, and who is the daughter of Abraham and Sophronia (Champlain) Miller, both natives of Pennsylvania and now deceased. Lester D. Graybill attended the schools of Washington township and the Yorkshire village schools. He was reared on the farm where he lies and has always worked for his father. He is now engaged in extensive farming and the operation of the home place. Lester D. Graybill is unmarried and is not a member of any lodge. He is, however, a devoted member of the Church of Latter Day Saints and is an ardent Democrat. He deserves to rank as one of the rising young farmes of Harrison county. His friends and neighbors are convinced that sooner or later he will make a distinguished mark in his chosen profession." MARRIAGE: 1. The book "Marriages in Jackson County, Ohio," FHL book 977.185 v28h, notes: "Simon Graybill and Amada Hill, 16 Mar 1837." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per Ancestral File 4.19 (28 May 2001). 2. 17 May 2002 Ancestry.com database ":11752". 3. 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, p. 98. | Hill, Amanda (I284)
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| 3675 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Need to transcribe "Frye Genealogy; Adrian of Kittery, Me , John of Andover, Mass , Joshua of Virginia, Thomas of Rhode Island," which is available on Family Search as a source with Elizabeth Frye. 2. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England...," by James Savage, 4 vols., (Boston, 1862), p. 214: "Frye, John, Newbury, wheelwright, came from Basing in Hants, May 1638, emb. in the Bevis at Southampton, with w. and three young ch. engaged, I think, by Richard Dummer, wh. was in the sh. rem. 1645 to Andover and was one of the found. of the ch. freem. 1669; his w. Ann d. 22 Oct. 1680, and he d. 9 Nov. 1693, aged 92 yrs. 7 mos. says the rec. His ch. says Coffin, were John; Samuel; James, b. 5 Jan. 1653; Benjamin; Eliz. and Susan; but, in the want of discrim. to instr. us wh. had come with parents, we assume that John and the last two were b. in Eng. We kn. that Susan on 5 Mar. 1662, d. unm. and that Eliz. m. 4 Oct. 1660, Robert Stiles of Boxford." 3. The book "Ancestors and Kin," by Robert Walden Coggeshall (Spartanburg, SC; The Reprint Company, 1988), p. 429, 521: "Frye is from Middle English fre, from Anglo-Saxon frig, freo (free).[1] John frrie, b.c. 1606. d. 11-9-1693 (c. 87), with his wife Ann (Stratton?), d. 10-22-1680, and three children sailed from Southampton May 1638 in the ship "Bevis" and arrived at Boston August 1638 (c. 32), He was a wheelwright, and settled first at Newbury, Mass., then moved to Andover, Mass., before 1644 (c. 38). In 1656 (c. 50) he received £5 a head bounty for killing wolves, and was a Selectman 1670 (c. 64).[2] His seventh and youngest child -(Captain) James Frie, 1-5-1652, d. 9-28-1734 (82); m. 1-20-1679 (27) Lydia Osgood, b. 8-12-1661 (m. 18), d. 4-14-1741 (80), dau. of … (Captain) John Osgood and Mary Clements. In King Philip's War 1675-76 (23-24), he served as quartermaster in Capt. Gardner's and Capt. Hartshone's Co., and was in the "Great Swamp Fight" 12-19-1675, He was a Selectman 1689 (37); and Captain of Militia 1702 (50). Of his eleven children, his oldest son -James Frie, b. 12-23-1682, d. 2-3-1716 (34); m. (1) 5-25-1708 (26) Joanna Sprague, d. 1-5-1715, dau., of … Phineus Sprague and Sarah Hasey: m. (2) 12-20-1715 (33) Rachel Atwod. He was a farmer, and moved to Bradford. Mass…" Footnotes: 1. Dolan 183-84; Reaney 134-35; Bardsley 302. 2. G 12-7. Ellen Frye Barker, "Frye Genealogy" (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer, 1920; NEHGS) 45-49. 52, 61-62, 79; also "Our Frye Lineage," typescript citing Barker op cit. and Charlotte H. Abbott, "History of Andover Massachusetts," and attached to Genealogical Chart of Charles Putnam Barnes, Sons of the American Revolution, National No. 32450, Maine State No. 775, Approved 1920, hereafter Burnes, SAR." | Frye, John (I1795)
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| 3676 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Need to transcribe "Frye Genealogy; Adrian of Kittery, Me , John of Andover, Mass , Joshua of Virginia, Thomas of Rhode Island," which is available on Family Search as a source with Elizabeth Frye. 2. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England...," by James Savage, 4 vols., (Boston, 1862), p. 214: "Frye, John, Newbury, wheelwright, came from Basing in Hants, May 1638, emb. in the Bevis at Southampton, with w. and three young ch. engaged, I think, by Richard Dummer, wh. was in the sh. rem. 1645 to Andover and was one of the found. of the ch. freem. 1669; his w. Ann d. 22 Oct. 1680, and he d. 9 Nov. 1693, aged 92 yrs. 7 mos. says the rec. His ch. says Coffin, were John; Samuel; James, b. 5 Jan. 1653; Benjamin; Eliz. and Susan; but, in the want of discrim. to instr. us wh. had come with parents, we assume that John and the last two were b. in Eng. We kn. that Susan on 5 Mar. 1662, d. unm. and that Eliz. m. 4 Oct. 1660, Robert Stiles of Boxford." 3. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England...," by James Savage, 4 vols., (Boston, 1862), p. 195: "Stiles, Robert, Boxford, m. 4 Oct. 1660, Eliz. d. of John Frye of Andover; was of Rowley 1661, but perhaps rem. to Dorchester, where I find one of this name 1663, yet in my opin. this Dorchester man was older than him of B. possib. but not prob. was s. of John the first; and inscript. on gr. stone is of his d. 2 Nov. 1710, and age, a. 91, that may seem something too high." | Frye, Elizabeth (I1794)
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| 3677 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Need to transcribe "The Stiles Family in America : Genealogies of the Massachusetts family : descendants of Robert Stiles of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1659-1891, : and the Dover, New Hampshire family, descendants of William Stiles of Dover, New Hampshire, 1702-1891," which is available on Family Search as a source with Elizabeth Frye. | Elizabeth (I5790)
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| 3678 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Need to transcribe "The Stiles Family in America : Genealogies of the Massachusetts family : descendants of Robert Stiles of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1659-1891, : and the Dover, New Hampshire family, descendants of William Stiles of Dover, New Hampshire, 1702-1891," which is available on Family Search as a source with Elizabeth Frye. 2. Found the following on the Internet 20 Oct 2009, which needs further research and probably is incorrect: "Looking for confirmation/proof on parentage of Robert Stiles b.(?)1637/m. Eliz Frye. John Stiles and Mary(?) are not the parents. Robert Stiles b.1611-1710 of Dorchester is really Robert Stilemen, who changed the surname to Stiles. He is father of Robert Stiles b.(?)1637 and twin brother to Richard Stileman b.1611 who lived in Salem MA. Robert and Richard b 1611 are twin sons of Robert Stiles and Elizabeth Lawrence of London Eng. who sailed to MA between 1622-1624 with (?)parents or uncle, Elias Stiles, brother to their father. The twins were approx 11 yrs old. Sources for Robert Stiles parents are: Robert Stileman, England Genealogy; Stileman surname in early history books of New England (America); and, New England (America) Law Court Records 1600's." Contributor: Karin Stiles 3. I looked up the "Great Migration" entry for Francis Stiles to see if there is any relationship. There is no mention whatsoever of a Robert Stiles. 4. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England...," by James Savage, 4 vols., (Boston, 1862), p. 195: "Stiles, Robert, Boxford, m. 4 Oct. 1660, Eliz. d. of John Frye of Andover; was of Rowley 1661, but perhaps rem. to Dorchester, where I find one of this name 1663, yet in my opin. this Dorchester man was older than him of B. possib. but not prob. was s. of John the first; and inscript. on gr. stone is of his d. 2 Nov. 1710, and age, a. 91, that may seem something too high." 5. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 698: "Stiles (Stylles, Stilles). The name is one of those surnames 'which describe the nature or situation of the original bearer's residence' ('Lower's English Surnames,' p. 84), in this case designating a certain person living near a stile (steps or rising path). Thus, by use and in course of time, 'William at (or near) the stile' became William Stile, etc. The word stile is a modernized form of 'Stighle,' the old Saxon word." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by Hazel May Beckstead, 4729 N. Walnut Grove, Rosemead, Calif. References: "His. Homes and Places Middx. Co. Vol 3 p. 945, Stiles Fam. Hist. p. 13 His. Boxford, Mass. p. 27 Early Set. Rowley p 369, New Eng. Reg. Vol 8 p. 226, Vitals Rowley Mass. Vitals Boxford, Mass." | Stiles, Robert (I1976)
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| 3679 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. NEHGS Register, vol. 156, April 2002: "Samuel Mills3, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut" Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, is Associate Editor of the Register. She may be reached at hsu@world.std.com or 713 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720-4802.) During the early eighteenth century there were two cousins named Samuel Mills, grandsons of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York (1). One was living in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the other in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Some electronically-compiled genealogies have merged them into one individual (2). Therefore, to those of us who feel that paper is a more permanent medium, (3) it seems wise to state clearly in print that they were two different men. The following account, focusing principally on Samuel Mills of Greenwich, should eliminate any confusion. While there are some large collections of material on this family, (4) no serious work on the descendants of George1 Mills has existed in print until the publication of a small book by this author, A Mills and Kendall Family History: American Ancestry of Herbert Lee Mills and Bessie Delano Kendall, expected to be published by Newbury Street Press by the end of 2002. This includes a line from George1 through his son Jonathan and treats the Samuel of Elizabethtown in more detail than appears here. The earliest evidence of a Samuel Mills in Elizabethtown was in a quit-rent list compiled in 1696 (5). Then on 9 June 1702 Eliphalet "Frasey" of Elizabethtown and his wife Margaret sold to Samuel "Miles" of Elizabethtown four acres of meadow near the mouth of the Rahway river (6). On 1 August 1724 Samuel Mills of Elizabethtown bought 100 acres in Elizabethtown from Joseph Morse, and on 31 May 1728 Samuel Mills sold land of the same description "unto my...son," Joseph Mills (7). Finally, on 7 August 1744 Samuel Mills of Elizabethtown, "far advanced in years" signed his will, naming, among many Children, his sons Samuel and Joseph. The will was proved in Essex County, New Jersey, on 16 March 1744/45 (8). This was clearly not the Samuel Mills of Greenwich, Connecticut, during the same period of time, who was: Samuel3 MILLS, son of Samuel2 and Susannah (Palmer) Mills, and grandson of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, was born by 1673 [based on his marriage about 1693] and probably earlier, possibly even as early as 1660 (9). Samuel3 Mills married about 1693 Sarah Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton of Jamaica (10). On 13 March 1698 Samuel Denton of Jamaica, planter, aged about 43, named in his will his wife Mary and children including son Samuel Denton and daughter Sarah Mills (11). Dated 25 April 1718, her brother Samuel's will includes bequests to the children of "my sister Sarah Mills," Samuel, Clement and Sarah (12). In Palmer Families in America (13), Horace Wilbur Palmer makes the claim that Samuel3 Mills married his first cousin, Susannah Palmer, daughter of Ephraim Palmer. However, no evidence has been found for this claim, and a second marriage for Samuel3 Mills seems unlikely. Even if it did take place, there probably were no surviving children as the voluminous will of his daughter, Sarah (Mills) Mead, mentions only descendants of her brother Samuel and sister Clemence (14). Samuel3 Mills was living on 5 August 1751 when his grandson, referred to as Samuel Mills, Jr., along with Denton Mills and Ebenezer and Lydia Fitch quitclaimed on some land to their grandfather, Samuel Mills of Greenwich (15). On 12 July 1754 Samuel Mills, Jr. signed a petition in Greenwich (16), the "Jr." suggesting that his grandfather was still living. However, Samuel3 had died, probably by 12 March 1757, but surely by 19 April 1758 when Samuel5 was referred to without the appellation, "Jr." in deeds with his sister, Sarah Close (17). Samuel in Jamaica Samuel3 Mills lived at first in Jamaica. On 6 April 1697 Samuel2 and "Sewzannah Milles" made their marks on a deed to Samuel Mills, Jr. of Jamaica. It included four or five acres of land with house, gardens, orchards, fruit trees, fencing, privileges and appurtenances plus half of a ten-acre lot of meadow at the further East Neck, "south to ye bay" and ten more acres of upland in the middle division at Jamaica (18). Called "Jr." or "sadler" and sometimes both, Samuel bought and sold much land in Jamaica and some in neighboring Hempstead (19). On 1 April 1703, 6 April 1708, and 5 April 1709 Samuel Mills, Jr. was chosen constable of Jamaica (20). On 13 March 1711 Samuel Clowes of Jamaica quitclaimed to Samuel Mills of the same, sadler, "a certaine slipe of land... whereon halfe ye wall of ye west end of the house & lento of ye said Samuell Mills now stands... allso one certaine parcell of land" in Jamaica, part of which Samuel Mills had lately sold to Clowes (21). On 29 March 1711 Samuel Mills of Jamaica, sadler, and wife Sarah sold "certain tracts" to Samuel Clowes (22). These two deeds would seem to relate to Samuel's final sale of his property in Jamaica, but the year is uncertain. It might be regarded as 1711/12, but the next recorded transaction, dated four days after New Year's Day (25 March) also says 1711. Was the latter simply a case of forgetting to write the new year, or were the deeds both in 1711, not 1712? On 19 March 1711/12 Samuel Mills, Jr. of Jamaica, paid £33-15 "on account of a bond being given by the said Samuell Mills unto Daniell Deane of Maidenhead in west New Jersey which bond beare date ye first day of May 1710 and was given by ye said Samuell Mills unto the said Daniell Dean for money in pay for a little island being sold by the said Daniell Dean unto the said Samuell Mills (23)..." The location of the island is not given. Although this was in Jamaica records, it probably relates to the Philadelphia County deeds mentioned below. Samuel in Greenwich In the last-mentioned deed, dated in March 1712, Samuel Mills was still said to be of Jamaica. But on 27 February 1710[/11?] Samuel Mills was "chosen to keep a house of publick entertainment and retail strong drinks" in Greenwich (24). Thus Samuel may have moved to Greenwich by February 1710, but it was more likely by February 1711. That the date was actually 1711 is reinforced by deeds in the early "Common Place Book" of Greenwich records. In an indenture dated 10 November 1710, Caleb Peck of Newtown in Queens County sold land in Greenwich to Samuel Mills of Jamaica, sadler, and in another indenture Jonathan Renalls of Greenwich and his wife Rebecca sold land to Samuel Mills of the same place [Greenwich], sadler, on 29 October 1711. Samuel Mills was also called "sadeler" of Greenwich in a 28 December 1711 deed from Daniel Mead (25). Nevertheless, the deed from Samuel Clowes, above, shows that Samuel still had property in Jamaica in March 1711 and perhaps later. In another deed, dated 11 June 1712, Samuel Mills, sadler, was said to be "late of Jamaica," when he sold 300 acres in Pasayunk Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Thurston (26). Finally he was called "Samuel Mill of Greenwitch in the colony of Connecticut sadle maker" on 14 December 1713 when he bought two houses and land in Jamaica from Abraham Row for £200 (27). It seems likely this transaction was a mortgage. Thus by 1711 and possibly by 1710, Samuel was living at Greenwich- at least some of the time. While his father, Samuel2 Mills, appears to have stayed in Jamaica where he died on 10 March 1727 (28), it is unclear whether some of the early Greenwich deeds, in which land was laid out to Samuel Mills, refer to the son or the father. On 16 April 1712 Joseph Palmer of Greenwich deeded to Samuel Mills of the same, land "formerly the right of John Palmer." (29) In a Greenwich deed dated 19 March 1716, Samuel Mills, Senior, and his wife Susanna of Jamaica made their marks on a deed to their son Samuel MIls of Greenwich, "in consideration of a mare," conveying one sixth of the right granted by the town to "our brother John Palmer deceased of Greenwich." (30) Could Samuel2 have lived in Greenwich at least some of the time? Probably not. Samuel3 Mills is never called "Jr." in Greenwich records. The first time a Samuel Mills, Jr. appears in Greenwich deeds is on 10 August 1722, and this reference is almost certainly to Samuel4 Mills. Occasionally Samuel3 is referred to as "Sam Mills of Horseneck, Fairfield Co.," as for example when on 1 February 1716 he sold land to Isaac German of "Hamsted" [Hempstead] in Queens County (31). Horseneck is the area at the head of Greenwich Harbor and was the name used for the West or Second Society in Greenwich. At a town meeting on 31 December 171 the town granted "liberty to sett a saw mill on byrum river where they shall see convenient" to Samuel Mills, Gershom Lockwood, Caleb Knap and James Reynolds. However, on 4 February 1717/18 they relinquished the grant. Then on 1 February 1720/21 Justus Bush of the City of New York, merchant, Capt. Caleb Knapp, Left. James Reynalls and Ensign Samuel Mills, all of Greenwich, sold for £20 to Jonathan Jagger of Stamford, a sawmill and half of the millstream, iron work and wooden ... belonging to said mill (32). So apparently Samuel and others did build a sawmill in spite of having relinquished the earlier grant in 1718. However, it is not clear which Samuel this is. Since Samuel3 seems not to have had a military title, the ensign may have been his son. Samuel3 Mills bought land in Orange County, New York, from Richard Coomes of Jamaica on 13 April 1721. This purchase was for several parcels "in a Patin called Camat alias New Hemstid in Ainy [sic, Orng for Orange?] County" (33). More correctly spelled, the Kakiat Patent and New Hempstead are in what is now Rockland County, New York. On 7 September 1727 Samuel MIlls, Sr. of Greenwich sold a third of the 1000 acres in "caceat" patent that he had purchased from Richard Coomes of Jamaica to [his son-in-law] "Jabesh" Mead, as recorded in Greenwich records (34). Samuel Mills "Sener" gave another third of this land to his son, Samuel Jr. on 19 February 1729/30, calling it the "Caccoutt patent in Oring County" (35). On 30 October 1730 Samuel Mills of Greenwich sold another 200 acres of this "land at Cabeat" to Ebenezer Whiting of Greenwich, and then on the next day he sold a third of 400 acres to Ebenezer, the deed witnessed by Samuel Mills, Jr. (36) Samuel H Mills says that Samuel3 also gave a share of the Orange County land to his daughter Clements and her husband Caleb Knapp, and that Caleb, in his 1762 will, returned his interest in the land to the children of Samuel4 Mills (37). However, there is no mention of such land in Caleb's will dated 28 October 1762 (38). No reference to Caleb or to a younger Samuel Mills or Denton Mills appears in the index to Orange County deeds. Nor is such a deed found in Greenwich records. On 29 April 1724 we see the first deed using the term "Samuel Mills Sen." (39) On 17 March 1726/27 Samuel Mills witnessed the deed of Joshua Renalls and Nathan Smith to Joseph Renalls, Jr. and Samuel Mills, Jr. concerning a sawmill (40). During the 1720s almost all deeds refer to either Sr. or Jr. On 24 February 1731[/32] Samuel Mills, Senior of Greenwich, for £1400, deeded land to his loving and dutiful son Samuel Mills, Jr. (41) There are quite a few more deeds during the 1730s. By this time Samuel, Sr., was selling more than he was buying. He may have met financial troubles because on 19 April 1736 he sold all his lands in Greenwich, Bedford and Bedford New Purchase to [his son-in-law] Jabez Mead for £500 (42). By this time Samuel was at least sixty and perhaps even seventy. On 30 August 1735 Samuel3, as administrator of the estate of his deceased son, Samuel Mills, Jr., gave a power of attorney to Mr. John Lyon of Rye, New York, referring to "Lydea Mills Relique of my deceased son" (43). Then on 10 February 1742 Samuel Mills of Greenwich, administrator of the estate of Mr. Samuel Mills Junior of Greenwich, deceased, Left. David Reynalls, Mr. Thomas Johnson and Sargent David Reynols Junior, all of Greenwich, agreed concerning lands laid out on the right of Mr. John Reynals deceased (44). Clearly this deed relates to land inherited by Samuel, Jr.'s wife, Lydia Reynolds. Further evidence for the dead of Samuel's son Samuel appears in other land records. A series of deeds in 1751 and later show the children of Samuel4 Mills selling and exchanging land with each other, with Samuel5 Mills referred to as Samuel Mills, Jr. (45) The knowledge that Samuel4 Mills had died nearly twenty years earlier clarifies the transactions. Samuel H. Mills, in his monograph, clearly did not know of the early death of Samuel4 and was understandably confused. If all the preceding land transactions are not convincing evidence that Samuel3 Mills remained in Greenwich and did not also live in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, surely this last-mentioned series of deeds is determinative. Since Samuel of Elizabethtown had a son Samuel living in 1744, he cannot also be the Samuel of Greenwich whose son Samuel had died by 30 August 1735. Children of Samuel and Sarah (Denton) Mills: (46) i. Samuel4 MILLS, b. say 1695; d. before 30 Aug. 1735; m. Lydia Reynolds, daughter of John and Lydia (Ferris) Reynolds. (47) Children of Samuel and Lydia (Reynolds) Mills: 1. Sarah5 Mills, b. probably 29 Jan. 1722; (48) d. by 28 June 1786; (49) m. (1) 21 June 1742 (50) Jonathan Close of Greenwich, son of Benjamin Close. (51) She possibly m. (2) after 3 Aug. 1762 Jacob Smith, probably of Ridgefield; (52) however, the 1786 will of her aunt, Sarah (Mills) Mead, names "sons of my deceased niece Sarah Close who was wife of Jonathan Close of Greenwich, deceased." 2. Samuel Mills, b. Greenwich 23 Dec. 1724; (53) m. by 1747 Abigail Holmes, b. 6 March 1730, daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Mead) Holmes. (54) 3. Susannah Mills, b. 1726; d. 27 July 1815; said to have m. (1) ca. 1751 Jonathan Knapp, son of Jonathan and Mary (Husted) Knapp; (55) m. (2) Benjamin Close, son of Benjamin Close, and brother of Jonathan Close who m. Sarah Mills (see above). (56) She was not mentioned as mother of any of the Knapp or Close kin in Sarah (Mills) Mead's will. Nelson Close speculates that Sarah (Mills) Mead may have left SUsannah out of her will because Benjamin Close was a Tory. (57) 4. Denton Mills, bp. Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, 5 June 1729; (58) d. Ridgefield, Conn., 9 Nov. 1791; (59) m. Ridgefield 29 Feb. 1760 Sarah Cornwall. (60) On 7 July 1747 Denton Mills, son of Samuel Mills late of Greenwich, chose his brother Samuel Mills as guardian. (61) 5. Lydia Mills, b. say 1731; d. by 28 June 1786; (62) m. Norwalk, Conn., 20 Dec. 1750 Ebenezer Fitch (63) of Norwalk, son of Gov. Thomas and Hannah (Hall) Fitch. (64) 6. Clemence/Clements Mills, b. ca. 1733; d. Ridgefield, Conn., 13 March 1828 age 95; (65) m. Ridgefield 29 Oct. 1751 John Smith, (66) b. Ridgefield 14 June 1730, d. there 28 Feb. 1779 age 48, son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Collins) Smith. (67) ii. CLEMENT[S] MILLS, named for her mother's sister, Clement[s] (Denton) (Smith) Gregory, b. say 1698; d. by 28 June 1786; (68) m. by 1720 Caleb Knapp, (69) son of Caleb and Sarah (Rundle) Knapp (70). Sarah (Mills) Mead's will refers to many kinsmen and kinswomen who were almost certainly Clement's descendants, but sorting them out is beyond the scope of this article. iii. Sarah MILLS, b. ca. 1704; d. 4 April 1787 age 83, bur. Union Cemetery, Greenwich; (71) m. by 6 Feb. 1730 (72) JABEZ MEAD, b. Greenwich 10 June 1700 (73), son of Ebenezer Mead (74). Jabez Mead's will, dated 27 Feb. 1769 and proved 3 April 1769, named his wife Sarah, mentioned land which he had purchased of his father-in-law Samuel Mills, deceased, and gave bequests to numerous nephew (75). Sarah's own will, dated 28 June 1786 and proved 3 May 1787, names a long list of kinsmen, kinswomen, nieces and nephews which confirms that she was a daughter of Samuel3 Mills (76). Footnotes 1. One of the few accounts of the first generations of this family in print is a short line through this Samuel3 Mills of Greenwich by Josephine C. Frost, "Ancestry of Evelyn Wood Keller, wife of Willard Underhill Taylor" (Brooklyn, N.Y.: n.p., 1939), 90-93. 2. The current edition of the LDS Ancestral File is one example, at www.familysearch.org, but the error is also found on the Ancestry World Tree at www.ancestry.com. 3. John Hughes, publisher and editor, writes, "What about the latest Ohio State University study that suggests writing is more believable when seen on paper rather than on a computer screen?" (Christian Science Monitor, 16 August 2000, 10). 4. An extensive collection by James H. Mills, compiled mostly in the 1890s, is at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society in Buffalo, New York. Another collection is that of Dr. Edward C. Mills, compiled between about 1890 and 1905. It is at the Ohio Historical Society, call number FLM 28, accession no. M90-789, available on two microfilms. A third collection, by William Heidgerd, is at the Orange County Historical Society in Goshen, New York. Lewis D. Cook's typescript is discussed below [note 9]. 5. "New Jersey Quit Rent Book, 1683-1696," a document at the New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, N.J., 32, [FHL 0,946,001]. This first reference to a Samuel in Elizabethtown could possibly refer to Samuel2 Mills of Jamaica. 6. East Jersey Deeds, C:218. 7. East Jersey Deeds, G3:516, 518. 8. Essex County, New Jersey, Probate, Document 1331 [FHL 0,545,457], recorded in Book D, p. 246; abstracted in "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 13 vols., New Jersey Archives, First Series (1880-1930), vols. 23, 30, 32-42, at 30:340. 9. Until this year, the best, indeed the only, documented treatment of this family was in Lewis D. Cook's excellent "Documentary History of the Family of Mills" (1939), a typescript at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society [FHL 1,697,455]. However, Cook did not follow Samuel3 in Greenwich records. The only lengthy treatment of Samuel of Greenwich is in a typescript by Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry or George Mills and the Samuel Mills Line of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," (1958-60), copies of which are at the Greenwich Public Library, the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, and the Connecticut State Library. While this is probably quite reliable for later generations in Greenwich, the earlier part evidently copies from various secondary materials, which contain errors. Samuel H. Mills clearly consulted Greenwich land records to some extent, but he must not have read all of the early deeds. Most importantly, he missed the daughter Sarah who married Jabez Mead. 10. Walter C. Krumm, "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 120 (1989):10-17, 93-97, 159-64 at 161, 222-25; 121 (1990):22-24, 144-49, 221-25, et seq. 11. Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton" [note 10], 120:161, citing Record 65 (1934):248. 12. New York County Wills, Liber 9, p. 42 [FHL 0,874,518]; Abstracts of Wills in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York 17 vols. Collections of The New-York Historical Society for 1892-1908, 2:187, erroneously calls the third child "Susannah." Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton," [note 10], 120:161, cites the original will as well. 13. Horace Wilbur Palmer, Palmer Families in America: Vol. 1, Lt. William Palmer of Yarmouth, Mass., and His Descendants in Greenwich, Conn. (Neshanic, N.J.: Neshanic Printing Co., 1966), 20, 24. Pages 9-14, 19-26, need to be read carefully by any researcher. 14. Stamford District Probate, 7:8. The original will was missing from the file in the Connecticut State Library in January 2002, but a handwritten abstract supplied by Donald Lines Jacobus, dated 26 June 1941, is filmed with the Stamford District Probate packet [FHL 1,018,472]. An abstract appears in Nelson A. Close, "The Will of Sarah Mills Mead," Connecticut Ancestry 6 (Dec. 1963):32-38. Close's article reconstructs this family but without documentation and without recognizing the commonly-accepted errors discussed in the present article. 15. Greenwich Deeds, 7:285. 16. Spencer P. Mead, "Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich" (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1911), 61. 17. Greenwich Deeds, 8:43, 142. 18. Josephine C. Frost, ed., "Records of the Town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751," 3 vols. (Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1914), 2:196-98. 19. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 2:16, 21, 85-87, 400; 3:49, 95, 98-99, 99-101, 101, 103-05, 106-08, 481, 483; Alexander Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds in the Queens County, New York, Register's Office" [FHL 0,017,873], B2:8, from the original B2:17; B2:24, from the original B2:59-60; B2:27, from the original B2:69-71, B2:149, from the original B2:406-07. 20. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 2:36, 3:418, 430. 21. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:103-04. 22. Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds," [note 19], C:114, from C:332, recorded 15 February 1722. 23. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:136-7. 24. Mead, "Historie of Greenwich" [note 16], 50. 25. Greenwich land records, Common Place Book, 1:27, 28, 29 [FHL 0,185,372]. 26. Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds," [note 19], B2:312, from the original B2:640-41. Three other deeds for Pennsylvania land appear in Philadelphia County Deeds (E7:233, F5:538, 540), showing that "Samuel Mills of Jamaica on Long Island, Sadler" bought there on 4 September 1705, probably mortgaged 500 acres of it on 4 December 1705 and, still called of Jamaica, sadler, sold it to Thomas Hanlocke on 10 May 1712. 27. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:134-6. 28. Cook, "Mills" [note 9], 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727, No. 14; reprinted in "Register" 14 (1860):106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated 'from March 6 to Monday, Mar 13th 1726,' i.e., 1726/7- examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave & 42d St L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" was reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island." (New York: E. French, 1839), 164, and in subsequent editions. 29. Greenwich Deeds, 2:66. Another deed from Joseph Palmer, this time with his wife Elizabeth, to Samuel Mills was for several pieces of land in Bedford, Westchester County, including a right in the West New Purchase, dated 23 March 1719/20 ("Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, Historical Records," vol. 3, Land Records, v. II, 1687-1741 [Bedford Hills, N.Y.: by the town, 1969], 182). There are three other deeds from Samuel Mills of Greenwich in this volume. 30. Greenwich Deeds, 2:236, acknowledged at Queens County the same day, witnesses Jeremiah Smith and Samuel Denten, recorded 6 February 1717/18. Samuel's mark resembled a backwards S and Susannah's a little pie with a piece cut out. 31. Greenwich Deeds, 2:231. 32. Greenwich Deeds, 2:92, 3:60. 33. Orange County Deeds, B:271-72. 34. Greenwich Deeds, 3:347. 35. Greenwich Deeds, 5:438; Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 10. 36. Orange County Deeds, B:346-49. 37. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 10. 38. Stamford District Probate, 3:92. 39. Greenwich Deeds, 3:74, not, of course, counting the 1716 deed from his parents. 40. Greenwich Deeds, 3:255. 41. Greenwich Deeds, 3:360. 42. Greenwich Deeds, 4:324. 43. Greenwich Deeds, 4:200. 44. Greenwich Deeds, 5:144. 45. Greenwich Deeds, 7:285, 286, 316, 438. 46. See Close's article in "Connecticut Ancestry" [note 14] for information on many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 47. Marion H. Reynolds, "The History and Descendants of John and Sarah Reynolds" [Brooklyn, N.Y.: Reynolds Family Association, 1924], 49; Captain James S. Ferris, "A Ferris Genealogy," 5 vols., typescript at NEHGS (1980), vol. 2 #12, #129. The will of John Reynolds, cooper, late of Greenwich, dated 11 November 1732 and proved 26 March 1732, mentions his daughters, including Lydia, and son-in-law Samuel Mills (Stamford District Probate, 1:30; annotations to gravestone records in Francis F. Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs, Part I," typescript [Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1931], 95). The will does not make it clear which daughter married Samuel; the Reynolds genealogy says it was Judith. However, Samuel's father's power of attorney, detailed above, makes it clear that his son's wife's name was Lydia. Arthur K. Gibson also discusses this in his article, "7 Generations of Judiths," "Connecticut Ancestry" 29:1 (Sept. 1986):1-3. 48. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13. 49. Will of Sarah (Mills) Mead [note 14]. 50. Josephine C. Frost, "Keeler" [note 1], 93, which does not give a source. 51. Mead, "Historie of Greenwich" [note 16], 527. 52. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13. Greenwich Deeds, 7:286, 8:142 and 9:130, confirm her first marriage, but not the second. This Jacob Smith was probably the Jacob Smith of Ridgefield who was a widower after 6 June 1759 ("Sergt. John Smith of MIlford," "The American Genealogist" 25 [1949]:102-16 at 112). 53. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13-14, says 28 December. The Greenwich "Book of Early Records, 1640-1754," 233, as extracted in the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, says he was born 23 December, as does Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs," [note 47], 95. 54. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13-14, says she was born in 1730, Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs" [note 48], 95, says 1736, which is too late, considering the birth of the first child. The marriage date is based on the birth of their first child Abigail on 12 February 1747[/48?] (Barbour Collection, from "Book of Early Records" [note 53], 233). For the Holmes family, see Paul W. Prindle, "Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie" (New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1976), 283. 55. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13, probably from Alfred Averill Knapp, "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy" (Winter Park, Fla.: by the author, 1953), 45-46. 56. Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55], 46; Mead, "Historie of Greenwich: [note 16], 526. 57. Close, "Will of Sarah Mills Mead" [note 14], 36. 58. Spencer P. Mead, "Abstract of Church Records of the Town of Greenwich," manuscript at the Connecticut State Library (1913), 38. 59. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Vital Records 1:206. 60. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Land Records 1:252 and Vital Records 1:155; "Records of the Church of Christ in Salem, Westchester Co., N.Y.," "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 31 (1900): 86. 61. Stamford District Probate, 1:310. 62. Sarah (Mills) Mead's will says her niece Lydia Fitch of Norwalk was to pay Sarah's nephew Denton Mills of Ridgefield a certain sum, but later in the will she names sons of "my deceased niece Lydia Fitch." There are many nieces named in the will, some of whom must be grandnieces. Thus the living niece Lydia Fitch must be a grandniece. 63. Barbour Collection, from Norwalk Land Records 4:0 [sic}, which says she was the daughter of Samuel, Jr. of Greenwich, deceased. 64. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13; Greenwich Deeds, 7:285-86, 309, confirm her marriage; Roscoe Conkling Fitch, "History of the Fitch Family," 2 vols. (Haverhill, Mass.: Record Publishing Co., 1930), 2:131-32. 65. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Vital Records, 1:226. 66. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13; Greenwich Deeds, 7:15 and 9:83, confirm her marriage which is found in the Barbour Collection, from Land Records 1:234; called "niece Clemence Smith, widow of John Smith, late of Ridgefield" in Sarah (Mills) Mead's will. 67. "Sergt. John Smith" [note 52], 104-05, 113. 68. Sarah (Mills) Mead's will named many children and grandchildren but not Clement herself. 69. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 10-11; Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55], 12. Greenwich vital records, as in the Barbour Collection, contain the births of three children, Sarah, Clemens and Amy, to Caleb and Clemens Knapp in 1720, 1722 and 1726 ("Book of Early Records" [note 53], 144. 70. Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55], 6, 12. 71. Charles R. Hale, "Charles R. Hale Collection [of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices of Marriages and Deaths]," (1933-34), Greenwich, 199, at the Connecticut State Library. 72. Mead, "Abstract of Church Records" [note 58], 9. 73. Barbour Collection, from Greenwich Land Records 1:450 and "Book of Early Records" [note 53], 144. 74. Ebenezer Mead's wife is shown as Sarah Knapp in several sources cited here, but she is not mentioned in Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55]. 75. Stamford District Probate, 3:354. 76. Stamford District Probate, 7:8. 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, which describes the will of Samuel Denton, uncle 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." Is Susannah noted above the same as Sarah? | Mills, Sarah (I2947)
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| 3680 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. NEHGS Register, vol. 156, April 2002: "Samuel Mills3, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut" Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, is Associate Editor of the Register. She may be reached at hsu@world.std.com or 713 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720-4802.) During the early eighteenth century there were two cousins named Samuel Mills, grandsons of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York (1). One was living in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the other in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Some electronically-compiled genealogies have merged them into one individual (2). Therefore, to those of us who feel that paper is a more permanent medium, (3) it seems wise to state clearly in print that they were two different men. The following account, focusing principally on Samuel Mills of Greenwich, should eliminate any confusion. While there are some large collections of material on this family, (4) no serious work on the descendants of George1 Mills has existed in print until the publication of a small book by this author, A Mills and Kendall Family History: American Ancestry of Herbert Lee Mills and Bessie Delano Kendall, expected to be published by Newbury Street Press by the end of 2002. This includes a line from George1 through his son Jonathan and treats the Samuel of Elizabethtown in more detail than appears here. The earliest evidence of a Samuel Mills in Elizabethtown was in a quit-rent list compiled in 1696 (5). Then on 9 June 1702 Eliphalet "Frasey" of Elizabethtown and his wife Margaret sold to Samuel "Miles" of Elizabethtown four acres of meadow near the mouth of the Rahway river (6). On 1 August 1724 Samuel Mills of Elizabethtown bought 100 acres in Elizabethtown from Joseph Morse, and on 31 May 1728 Samuel Mills sold land of the same description "unto my...son," Joseph Mills (7). Finally, on 7 August 1744 Samuel Mills of Elizabethtown, "far advanced in years" signed his will, naming, among many Children, his sons Samuel and Joseph. The will was proved in Essex County, New Jersey, on 16 March 1744/45 (8). This was clearly not the Samuel Mills of Greenwich, Connecticut, during the same period of time, who was: Samuel3 MILLS, son of Samuel2 and Susannah (Palmer) Mills, and grandson of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, was born by 1673 [based on his marriage about 1693] and probably earlier, possibly even as early as 1660 (9). Samuel3 Mills married about 1693 Sarah Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton of Jamaica (10). On 13 March 1698 Samuel Denton of Jamaica, planter, aged about 43, named in his will his wife Mary and children including son Samuel Denton and daughter Sarah Mills (11). Dated 25 April 1718, her brother Samuel's will includes bequests to the children of "my sister Sarah Mills," Samuel, Clement and Sarah (12). In Palmer Families in America (13), Horace Wilbur Palmer makes the claim that Samuel3 Mills married his first cousin, Susannah Palmer, daughter of Ephraim Palmer. However, no evidence has been found for this claim, and a second marriage for Samuel3 Mills seems unlikely. Even if it did take place, there probably were no surviving children as the voluminous will of his daughter, Sarah (Mills) Mead, mentions only descendants of her brother Samuel and sister Clemence (14). Samuel3 Mills was living on 5 August 1751 when his grandson, referred to as Samuel Mills, Jr., along with Denton Mills and Ebenezer and Lydia Fitch quitclaimed on some land to their grandfather, Samuel Mills of Greenwich (15). On 12 July 1754 Samuel Mills, Jr. signed a petition in Greenwich (16), the "Jr." suggesting that his grandfather was still living. However, Samuel3 had died, probably by 12 March 1757, but surely by 19 April 1758 when Samuel5 was referred to without the appellation, "Jr." in deeds with his sister, Sarah Close (17). Samuel in Jamaica Samuel3 Mills lived at first in Jamaica. On 6 April 1697 Samuel2 and "Sewzannah Milles" made their marks on a deed to Samuel Mills, Jr. of Jamaica. It included four or five acres of land with house, gardens, orchards, fruit trees, fencing, privileges and appurtenances plus half of a ten-acre lot of meadow at the further East Neck, "south to ye bay" and ten more acres of upland in the middle division at Jamaica (18). Called "Jr." or "sadler" and sometimes both, Samuel bought and sold much land in Jamaica and some in neighboring Hempstead (19). On 1 April 1703, 6 April 1708, and 5 April 1709 Samuel Mills, Jr. was chosen constable of Jamaica (20). On 13 March 1711 Samuel Clowes of Jamaica quitclaimed to Samuel Mills of the same, sadler, "a certaine slipe of land... whereon halfe ye wall of ye west end of the house & lento of ye said Samuell Mills now stands... allso one certaine parcell of land" in Jamaica, part of which Samuel Mills had lately sold to Clowes (21). On 29 March 1711 Samuel Mills of Jamaica, sadler, and wife Sarah sold "certain tracts" to Samuel Clowes (22). These two deeds would seem to relate to Samuel's final sale of his property in Jamaica, but the year is uncertain. It might be regarded as 1711/12, but the next recorded transaction, dated four days after New Year's Day (25 March) also says 1711. Was the latter simply a case of forgetting to write the new year, or were the deeds both in 1711, not 1712? On 19 March 1711/12 Samuel Mills, Jr. of Jamaica, paid £33-15 "on account of a bond being given by the said Samuell Mills unto Daniell Deane of Maidenhead in west New Jersey which bond beare date ye first day of May 1710 and was given by ye said Samuell Mills unto the said Daniell Dean for money in pay for a little island being sold by the said Daniell Dean unto the said Samuell Mills (23)..." The location of the island is not given. Although this was in Jamaica records, it probably relates to the Philadelphia County deeds mentioned below. Samuel in Greenwich In the last-mentioned deed, dated in March 1712, Samuel Mills was still said to be of Jamaica. But on 27 February 1710[/11?] Samuel Mills was "chosen to keep a house of publick entertainment and retail strong drinks" in Greenwich (24). Thus Samuel may have moved to Greenwich by February 1710, but it was more likely by February 1711. That the date was actually 1711 is reinforced by deeds in the early "Common Place Book" of Greenwich records. In an indenture dated 10 November 1710, Caleb Peck of Newtown in Queens County sold land in Greenwich to Samuel Mills of Jamaica, sadler, and in another indenture Jonathan Renalls of Greenwich and his wife Rebecca sold land to Samuel Mills of the same place [Greenwich], sadler, on 29 October 1711. Samuel Mills was also called "sadeler" of Greenwich in a 28 December 1711 deed from Daniel Mead (25). Nevertheless, the deed from Samuel Clowes, above, shows that Samuel still had property in Jamaica in March 1711 and perhaps later. In another deed, dated 11 June 1712, Samuel Mills, sadler, was said to be "late of Jamaica," when he sold 300 acres in Pasayunk Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Thurston (26). Finally he was called "Samuel Mill of Greenwitch in the colony of Connecticut sadle maker" on 14 December 1713 when he bought two houses and land in Jamaica from Abraham Row for £200 (27). It seems likely this transaction was a mortgage. Thus by 1711 and possibly by 1710, Samuel was living at Greenwich- at least some of the time. While his father, Samuel2 Mills, appears to have stayed in Jamaica where he died on 10 March 1727 (28), it is unclear whether some of the early Greenwich deeds, in which land was laid out to Samuel Mills, refer to the son or the father. On 16 April 1712 Joseph Palmer of Greenwich deeded to Samuel Mills of the same, land "formerly the right of John Palmer." (29) In a Greenwich deed dated 19 March 1716, Samuel Mills, Senior, and his wife Susanna of Jamaica made their marks on a deed to their son Samuel MIls of Greenwich, "in consideration of a mare," conveying one sixth of the right granted by the town to "our brother John Palmer deceased of Greenwich." (30) Could Samuel2 have lived in Greenwich at least some of the time? Probably not. Samuel3 Mills is never called "Jr." in Greenwich records. The first time a Samuel Mills, Jr. appears in Greenwich deeds is on 10 August 1722, and this reference is almost certainly to Samuel4 Mills. Occasionally Samuel3 is referred to as "Sam Mills of Horseneck, Fairfield Co.," as for example when on 1 February 1716 he sold land to Isaac German of "Hamsted" [Hempstead] in Queens County (31). Horseneck is the area at the head of Greenwich Harbor and was the name used for the West or Second Society in Greenwich. At a town meeting on 31 December 171 the town granted "liberty to sett a saw mill on byrum river where they shall see convenient" to Samuel Mills, Gershom Lockwood, Caleb Knap and James Reynolds. However, on 4 February 1717/18 they relinquished the grant. Then on 1 February 1720/21 Justus Bush of the City of New York, merchant, Capt. Caleb Knapp, Left. James Reynalls and Ensign Samuel Mills, all of Greenwich, sold for £20 to Jonathan Jagger of Stamford, a sawmill and half of the millstream, iron work and wooden ... belonging to said mill (32). So apparently Samuel and others did build a sawmill in spite of having relinquished the earlier grant in 1718. However, it is not clear which Samuel this is. Since Samuel3 seems not to have had a military title, the ensign may have been his son. Samuel3 Mills bought land in Orange County, New York, from Richard Coomes of Jamaica on 13 April 1721. This purchase was for several parcels "in a Patin called Camat alias New Hemstid in Ainy [sic, Orng for Orange?] County" (33). More correctly spelled, the Kakiat Patent and New Hempstead are in what is now Rockland County, New York. On 7 September 1727 Samuel MIlls, Sr. of Greenwich sold a third of the 1000 acres in "caceat" patent that he had purchased from Richard Coomes of Jamaica to [his son-in-law] "Jabesh" Mead, as recorded in Greenwich records (34). Samuel Mills "Sener" gave another third of this land to his son, Samuel Jr. on 19 February 1729/30, calling it the "Caccoutt patent in Oring County" (35). On 30 October 1730 Samuel Mills of Greenwich sold another 200 acres of this "land at Cabeat" to Ebenezer Whiting of Greenwich, and then on the next day he sold a third of 400 acres to Ebenezer, the deed witnessed by Samuel Mills, Jr. (36) Samuel H Mills says that Samuel3 also gave a share of the Orange County land to his daughter Clements and her husband Caleb Knapp, and that Caleb, in his 1762 will, returned his interest in the land to the children of Samuel4 Mills (37). However, there is no mention of such land in Caleb's will dated 28 October 1762 (38). No reference to Caleb or to a younger Samuel Mills or Denton Mills appears in the index to Orange County deeds. Nor is such a deed found in Greenwich records. On 29 April 1724 we see the first deed using the term "Samuel Mills Sen." (39) On 17 March 1726/27 Samuel Mills witnessed the deed of Joshua Renalls and Nathan Smith to Joseph Renalls, Jr. and Samuel Mills, Jr. concerning a sawmill (40). During the 1720s almost all deeds refer to either Sr. or Jr. On 24 February 1731[/32] Samuel Mills, Senior of Greenwich, for £1400, deeded land to his loving and dutiful son Samuel Mills, Jr. (41) There are quite a few more deeds during the 1730s. By this time Samuel, Sr., was selling more than he was buying. He may have met financial troubles because on 19 April 1736 he sold all his lands in Greenwich, Bedford and Bedford New Purchase to [his son-in-law] Jabez Mead for £500 (42). By this time Samuel was at least sixty and perhaps even seventy. On 30 August 1735 Samuel3, as administrator of the estate of his deceased son, Samuel Mills, Jr., gave a power of attorney to Mr. John Lyon of Rye, New York, referring to "Lydea Mills Relique of my deceased son" (43). Then on 10 February 1742 Samuel Mills of Greenwich, administrator of the estate of Mr. Samuel Mills Junior of Greenwich, deceased, Left. David Reynalls, Mr. Thomas Johnson and Sargent David Reynols Junior, all of Greenwich, agreed concerning lands laid out on the right of Mr. John Reynals deceased (44). Clearly this deed relates to land inherited by Samuel, Jr.'s wife, Lydia Reynolds. Further evidence for the dead of Samuel's son Samuel appears in other land records. A series of deeds in 1751 and later show the children of Samuel4 Mills selling and exchanging land with each other, with Samuel5 Mills referred to as Samuel Mills, Jr. (45) The knowledge that Samuel4 Mills had died nearly twenty years earlier clarifies the transactions. Samuel H. Mills, in his monograph, clearly did not know of the early death of Samuel4 and was understandably confused. If all the preceding land transactions are not convincing evidence that Samuel3 Mills remained in Greenwich and did not also live in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, surely this last-mentioned series of deeds is determinative. Since Samuel of Elizabethtown had a son Samuel living in 1744, he cannot also be the Samuel of Greenwich whose son Samuel had died by 30 August 1735. Children of Samuel and Sarah (Denton) Mills: (46) i. Samuel4 MILLS, b. say 1695; d. before 30 Aug. 1735; m. Lydia Reynolds, daughter of John and Lydia (Ferris) Reynolds. (47) Children of Samuel and Lydia (Reynolds) Mills: 1. Sarah5 Mills, b. probably 29 Jan. 1722; (48) d. by 28 June 1786; (49) m. (1) 21 June 1742 (50) Jonathan Close of Greenwich, son of Benjamin Close. (51) She possibly m. (2) after 3 Aug. 1762 Jacob Smith, probably of Ridgefield; (52) however, the 1786 will of her aunt, Sarah (Mills) Mead, names "sons of my deceased niece Sarah Close who was wife of Jonathan Close of Greenwich, deceased." 2. Samuel Mills, b. Greenwich 23 Dec. 1724; (53) m. by 1747 Abigail Holmes, b. 6 March 1730, daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Mead) Holmes. (54) 3. Susannah Mills, b. 1726; d. 27 July 1815; said to have m. (1) ca. 1751 Jonathan Knapp, son of Jonathan and Mary (Husted) Knapp; (55) m. (2) Benjamin Close, son of Benjamin Close, and brother of Jonathan Close who m. Sarah Mills (see above). (56) She was not mentioned as mother of any of the Knapp or Close kin in Sarah (Mills) Mead's will. Nelson Close speculates that Sarah (Mills) Mead may have left SUsannah out of her will because Benjamin Close was a Tory. (57) 4. Denton Mills, bp. Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, 5 June 1729; (58) d. Ridgefield, Conn., 9 Nov. 1791; (59) m. Ridgefield 29 Feb. 1760 Sarah Cornwall. (60) On 7 July 1747 Denton Mills, son of Samuel Mills late of Greenwich, chose his brother Samuel Mills as guardian. (61) 5. Lydia Mills, b. say 1731; d. by 28 June 1786; (62) m. Norwalk, Conn., 20 Dec. 1750 Ebenezer Fitch (63) of Norwalk, son of Gov. Thomas and Hannah (Hall) Fitch. (64) 6. Clemence/Clements Mills, b. ca. 1733; d. Ridgefield, Conn., 13 March 1828 age 95; (65) m. Ridgefield 29 Oct. 1751 John Smith, (66) b. Ridgefield 14 June 1730, d. there 28 Feb. 1779 age 48, son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Collins) Smith. (67) ii. CLEMENT[S] MILLS, named for her mother's sister, Clement[s] (Denton) (Smith) Gregory, b. say 1698; d. by 28 June 1786; (68) m. by 1720 Caleb Knapp, (69) son of Caleb and Sarah (Rundle) Knapp (70). Sarah (Mills) Mead's will refers to many kinsmen and kinswomen who were almost certainly Clement's descendants, but sorting them out is beyond the scope of this article. iii. Sarah MILLS, b. ca. 1704; d. 4 April 1787 age 83, bur. Union Cemetery, Greenwich; (71) m. by 6 Feb. 1730 (72) JABEZ MEAD, b. Greenwich 10 June 1700 (73), son of Ebenezer Mead (74). Jabez Mead's will, dated 27 Feb. 1769 and proved 3 April 1769, named his wife Sarah, mentioned land which he had purchased of his father-in-law Samuel Mills, deceased, and gave bequests to numerous nephew (75). Sarah's own will, dated 28 June 1786 and proved 3 May 1787, names a long list of kinsmen, kinswomen, nieces and nephews which confirms that she was a daughter of Samuel3 Mills (76). Footnotes 1. One of the few accounts of the first generations of this family in print is a short line through this Samuel3 Mills of Greenwich by Josephine C. Frost, "Ancestry of Evelyn Wood Keller, wife of Willard Underhill Taylor" (Brooklyn, N.Y.: n.p., 1939), 90-93. 2. The current edition of the LDS Ancestral File is one example, at www.familysearch.org, but the error is also found on the Ancestry World Tree at www.ancestry.com. 3. John Hughes, publisher and editor, writes, "What about the latest Ohio State University study that suggests writing is more believable when seen on paper rather than on a computer screen?" (Christian Science Monitor, 16 August 2000, 10). 4. An extensive collection by James H. Mills, compiled mostly in the 1890s, is at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society in Buffalo, New York. Another collection is that of Dr. Edward C. Mills, compiled between about 1890 and 1905. It is at the Ohio Historical Society, call number FLM 28, accession no. M90-789, available on two microfilms. A third collection, by William Heidgerd, is at the Orange County Historical Society in Goshen, New York. Lewis D. Cook's typescript is discussed below [note 9]. 5. "New Jersey Quit Rent Book, 1683-1696," a document at the New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, N.J., 32, [FHL 0,946,001]. This first reference to a Samuel in Elizabethtown could possibly refer to Samuel2 Mills of Jamaica. 6. East Jersey Deeds, C:218. 7. East Jersey Deeds, G3:516, 518. 8. Essex County, New Jersey, Probate, Document 1331 [FHL 0,545,457], recorded in Book D, p. 246; abstracted in "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 13 vols., New Jersey Archives, First Series (1880-1930), vols. 23, 30, 32-42, at 30:340. 9. Until this year, the best, indeed the only, documented treatment of this family was in Lewis D. Cook's excellent "Documentary History of the Family of Mills" (1939), a typescript at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society [FHL 1,697,455]. However, Cook did not follow Samuel3 in Greenwich records. The only lengthy treatment of Samuel of Greenwich is in a typescript by Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry or George Mills and the Samuel Mills Line of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," (1958-60), copies of which are at the Greenwich Public Library, the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, and the Connecticut State Library. While this is probably quite reliable for later generations in Greenwich, the earlier part evidently copies from various secondary materials, which contain errors. Samuel H. Mills clearly consulted Greenwich land records to some extent, but he must not have read all of the early deeds. Most importantly, he missed the daughter Sarah who married Jabez Mead. 10. Walter C. Krumm, "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 120 (1989):10-17, 93-97, 159-64 at 161, 222-25; 121 (1990):22-24, 144-49, 221-25, et seq. 11. Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton" [note 10], 120:161, citing Record 65 (1934):248. 12. New York County Wills, Liber 9, p. 42 [FHL 0,874,518]; Abstracts of Wills in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York 17 vols. Collections of The New-York Historical Society for 1892-1908, 2:187, erroneously calls the third child "Susannah." Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton," [note 10], 120:161, cites the original will as well. 13. Horace Wilbur Palmer, Palmer Families in America: Vol. 1, Lt. William Palmer of Yarmouth, Mass., and His Descendants in Greenwich, Conn. (Neshanic, N.J.: Neshanic Printing Co., 1966), 20, 24. Pages 9-14, 19-26, need to be read carefully by any researcher. 14. Stamford District Probate, 7:8. The original will was missing from the file in the Connecticut State Library in January 2002, but a handwritten abstract supplied by Donald Lines Jacobus, dated 26 June 1941, is filmed with the Stamford District Probate packet [FHL 1,018,472]. An abstract appears in Nelson A. Close, "The Will of Sarah Mills Mead," Connecticut Ancestry 6 (Dec. 1963):32-38. Close's article reconstructs this family but without documentation and without recognizing the commonly-accepted errors discussed in the present article. 15. Greenwich Deeds, 7:285. 16. Spencer P. Mead, "Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich" (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1911), 61. 17. Greenwich Deeds, 8:43, 142. 18. Josephine C. Frost, ed., "Records of the Town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751," 3 vols. (Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1914), 2:196-98. 19. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 2:16, 21, 85-87, 400; 3:49, 95, 98-99, 99-101, 101, 103-05, 106-08, 481, 483; Alexander Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds in the Queens County, New York, Register's Office" [FHL 0,017,873], B2:8, from the original B2:17; B2:24, from the original B2:59-60; B2:27, from the original B2:69-71, B2:149, from the original B2:406-07. 20. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 2:36, 3:418, 430. 21. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:103-04. 22. Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds," [note 19], C:114, from C:332, recorded 15 February 1722. 23. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:136-7. 24. Mead, "Historie of Greenwich" [note 16], 50. 25. Greenwich land records, Common Place Book, 1:27, 28, 29 [FHL 0,185,372]. 26. Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds," [note 19], B2:312, from the original B2:640-41. Three other deeds for Pennsylvania land appear in Philadelphia County Deeds (E7:233, F5:538, 540), showing that "Samuel Mills of Jamaica on Long Island, Sadler" bought there on 4 September 1705, probably mortgaged 500 acres of it on 4 December 1705 and, still called of Jamaica, sadler, sold it to Thomas Hanlocke on 10 May 1712. 27. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:134-6. 28. Cook, "Mills" [note 9], 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727, No. 14; reprinted in "Register" 14 (1860):106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated 'from March 6 to Monday, Mar 13th 1726,' i.e., 1726/7- examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave & 42d St L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" was reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island." (New York: E. French, 1839), 164, and in subsequent editions. 29. Greenwich Deeds, 2:66. Another deed from Joseph Palmer, this time with his wife Elizabeth, to Samuel Mills was for several pieces of land in Bedford, Westchester County, including a right in the West New Purchase, dated 23 March 1719/20 ("Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, Historical Records," vol. 3, Land Records, v. II, 1687-1741 [Bedford Hills, N.Y.: by the town, 1969], 182). There are three other deeds from Samuel Mills of Greenwich in this volume. 30. Greenwich Deeds, 2:236, acknowledged at Queens County the same day, witnesses Jeremiah Smith and Samuel Denten, recorded 6 February 1717/18. Samuel's mark resembled a backwards S and Susannah's a little pie with a piece cut out. 31. Greenwich Deeds, 2:231. 32. Greenwich Deeds, 2:92, 3:60. 33. Orange County Deeds, B:271-72. 34. Greenwich Deeds, 3:347. 35. Greenwich Deeds, 5:438; Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 10. 36. Orange County Deeds, B:346-49. 37. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 10. 38. Stamford District Probate, 3:92. 39. Greenwich Deeds, 3:74, not, of course, counting the 1716 deed from his parents. 40. Greenwich Deeds, 3:255. 41. Greenwich Deeds, 3:360. 42. Greenwich Deeds, 4:324. 43. Greenwich Deeds, 4:200. 44. Greenwich Deeds, 5:144. 45. Greenwich Deeds, 7:285, 286, 316, 438. 46. See Close's article in "Connecticut Ancestry" [note 14] for information on many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 47. Marion H. Reynolds, "The History and Descendants of John and Sarah Reynolds" [Brooklyn, N.Y.: Reynolds Family Association, 1924], 49; Captain James S. Ferris, "A Ferris Genealogy," 5 vols., typescript at NEHGS (1980), vol. 2 #12, #129. The will of John Reynolds, cooper, late of Greenwich, dated 11 November 1732 and proved 26 March 1732, mentions his daughters, including Lydia, and son-in-law Samuel Mills (Stamford District Probate, 1:30; annotations to gravestone records in Francis F. Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs, Part I," typescript [Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1931], 95). The will does not make it clear which daughter married Samuel; the Reynolds genealogy says it was Judith. However, Samuel's father's power of attorney, detailed above, makes it clear that his son's wife's name was Lydia. Arthur K. Gibson also discusses this in his article, "7 Generations of Judiths," "Connecticut Ancestry" 29:1 (Sept. 1986):1-3. 48. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13. 49. Will of Sarah (Mills) Mead [note 14]. 50. Josephine C. Frost, "Keeler" [note 1], 93, which does not give a source. 51. Mead, "Historie of Greenwich" [note 16], 527. 52. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13. Greenwich Deeds, 7:286, 8:142 and 9:130, confirm her first marriage, but not the second. This Jacob Smith was probably the Jacob Smith of Ridgefield who was a widower after 6 June 1759 ("Sergt. John Smith of MIlford," "The American Genealogist" 25 [1949]:102-16 at 112). 53. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13-14, says 28 December. The Greenwich "Book of Early Records, 1640-1754," 233, as extracted in the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, says he was born 23 December, as does Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs," [note 47], 95. 54. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13-14, says she was born in 1730, Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs" [note 48], 95, says 1736, which is too late, considering the birth of the first child. The marriage date is based on the birth of their first child Abigail on 12 February 1747[/48?] (Barbour Collection, from "Book of Early Records" [note 53], 233). For the Holmes family, see Paul W. Prindle, "Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie" (New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1976), 283. 55. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13, probably from Alfred Averill Knapp, "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy" (Winter Park, Fla.: by the author, 1953), 45-46. 56. Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55], 46; Mead, "Historie of Greenwich: [note 16], 526. 57. Close, "Will of Sarah Mills Mead" [note 14], 36. 58. Spencer P. Mead, "Abstract of Church Records of the Town of Greenwich," manuscript at the Connecticut State Library (1913), 38. 59. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Vital Records 1:206. 60. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Land Records 1:252 and Vital Records 1:155; "Records of the Church of Christ in Salem, Westchester Co., N.Y.," "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 31 (1900): 86. 61. Stamford District Probate, 1:310. 62. Sarah (Mills) Mead's will says her niece Lydia Fitch of Norwalk was to pay Sarah's nephew Denton Mills of Ridgefield a certain sum, but later in the will she names sons of "my deceased niece Lydia Fitch." There are many nieces named in the will, some of whom must be grandnieces. Thus the living niece Lydia Fitch must be a grandniece. 63. Barbour Collection, from Norwalk Land Records 4:0 [sic}, which says she was the daughter of Samuel, Jr. of Greenwich, deceased. 64. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13; Greenwich Deeds, 7:285-86, 309, confirm her marriage; Roscoe Conkling Fitch, "History of the Fitch Family," 2 vols. (Haverhill, Mass.: Record Publishing Co., 1930), 2:131-32. 65. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Vital Records, 1:226. 66. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13; Greenwich Deeds, 7:15 and 9:83, confirm her marriage which is found in the Barbour Collection, from Land Records 1:234; called "niece Clemence Smith, widow of John Smith, late of Ridgefield" in Sarah (Mills) Mead's will. 67. "Sergt. John Smith" [note 52], 104-05, 113. 68. Sarah (Mills) Mead's will named many children and grandchildren but not Clement herself. 69. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 10-11; Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55], 12. Greenwich vital records, as in the Barbour Collection, contain the births of three children, Sarah, Clemens and Amy, to Caleb and Clemens Knapp in 1720, 1722 and 1726 ("Book of Early Records" [note 53], 144. 70. Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55], 6, 12. 71. Charles R. Hale, "Charles R. Hale Collection [of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices of Marriages and Deaths]," (1933-34), Greenwich, 199, at the Connecticut State Library. 72. Mead, "Abstract of Church Records" [note 58], 9. 73. Barbour Collection, from Greenwich Land Records 1:450 and "Book of Early Records" [note 53], 144. 74. Ebenezer Mead's wife is shown as Sarah Knapp in several sources cited here, but she is not mentioned in Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55]. 75. Stamford District Probate, 3:354. 76. Stamford District Probate, 7:8. 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, which describes the will of Samuel Denton, uncle 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." | Mills, Samuel (I2934)
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| 3681 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. NEHGS Register, vol. 156, April 2002: "Samuel Mills3, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut" Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, is Associate Editor of the Register. She may be reached at hsu@world.std.com or 713 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720-4802.) The following is a partial excerpt of the full transcript in the notes of Samuel Mills: "...Children of Samuel and Sarah (Denton) Mills: (46).. iii. Sarah MILLS, b. ca. 1704; d. 4 April 1787 age 83, bur. Union Cemetery, Greenwich; (71) m. by 6 Feb. 1730 (72) JABEZ MEAD, b. Greenwich 10 June 1700 (73), son of Ebenezer Mead (74). Jabez Mead's will, dated 27 Feb. 1769 and proved 3 April 1769, named his wife Sarah, mentioned land which he had purchased of his father-in-law Samuel Mills, deceased, and gave bequests to numerous nephew (75). Sarah's own will, dated 28 June 1786 and proved 3 May 1787, names a long list of kinsmen, kinswomen, nieces and nephews which confirms that she was a daughter of Samuel3 Mills (76)... Footnotes... 46. See Close's article in "Connecticut Ancestry" [note 14] for information on many grandchildren and great-grandchildren... 71. Charles R. Hale, "Charles R. Hale Collection [of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices of Marriages and Deaths]," (1933-34), Greenwich, 199, at the Connecticut State Library. 72. Mead, "Abstract of Church Records" [note 58], 9. 73. Barbour Collection, from Greenwich Land Records 1:450 and "Book of Early Records" [note 53], 144. 74. Ebenezer Mead's wife is shown as Sarah Knapp in several sources cited here, but she is not mentioned in Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55]. 75. Stamford District Probate, 3:354. 76. Stamford District Probate, 7:8." | Mead, Jabez (I2945)
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| 3682 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. NEHGS Register, vol. 156, April 2002: "Samuel Mills3, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut" Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, is Associate Editor of the Register. She may be reached at hsu@world.std.com or 713 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720-4802.) The following is a partial excerpt of the full transcript in the notes of Samuel Mills: "...Children of Samuel and Sarah (Denton) Mills: (46) i. Samuel4 MILLS, b. say 1695; d. before 30 Aug. 1735; m. Lydia Reynolds, daughter of John and Lydia (Ferris) Reynolds. (47) Children of Samuel and Lydia (Reynolds) Mills: 1. Sarah5 Mills, b. probably 29 Jan. 1722; (48) d. by 28 June 1786; (49) m. (1) 21 June 1742 (50) Jonathan Close of Greenwich, son of Benjamin Close. (51) She possibly m. (2) after 3 Aug. 1762 Jacob Smith, probably of Ridgefield; (52) however, the 1786 will of her aunt, Sarah (Mills) Mead, names "sons of my deceased niece Sarah Close who was wife of Jonathan Close of Greenwich, deceased." 2. Samuel Mills, b. Greenwich 23 Dec. 1724; (53) m. by 1747 Abigail Holmes, b. 6 March 1730, daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Mead) Holmes. (54) 3. Susannah Mills, b. 1726; d. 27 July 1815; said to have m. (1) ca. 1751 Jonathan Knapp, son of Jonathan and Mary (Husted) Knapp; (55) m. (2) Benjamin Close, son of Benjamin Close, and brother of Jonathan Close who m. Sarah Mills (see above). (56) She was not mentioned as mother of any of the Knapp or Close kin in Sarah (Mills) Mead's will. Nelson Close speculates that Sarah (Mills) Mead may have left SUsannah out of her will because Benjamin Close was a Tory. (57) 4. Denton Mills, bp. Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, 5 June 1729; (58) d. Ridgefield, Conn., 9 Nov. 1791; (59) m. Ridgefield 29 Feb. 1760 Sarah Cornwall. (60) On 7 July 1747 Denton Mills, son of Samuel Mills late of Greenwich, chose his brother Samuel Mills as guardian. (61) 5. Lydia Mills, b. say 1731; d. by 28 June 1786; (62) m. Norwalk, Conn., 20 Dec. 1750 Ebenezer Fitch (63) of Norwalk, son of Gov. Thomas and Hannah (Hall) Fitch. (64) 6. Clemence/Clements Mills, b. ca. 1733; d. Ridgefield, Conn., 13 March 1828 age 95; (65) m. Ridgefield 29 Oct. 1751 John Smith, (66) b. Ridgefield 14 June 1730, d. there 28 Feb. 1779 age 48, son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Collins) Smith. (67) Footnotes... 46. See Close's article in "Connecticut Ancestry" [note 14] for information on many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 47. Marion H. Reynolds, "The History and Descendants of John and Sarah Reynolds" [Brooklyn, N.Y.: Reynolds Family Association, 1924], 49; Captain James S. Ferris, "A Ferris Genealogy," 5 vols., typescript at NEHGS (1980), vol. 2 #12, #129. The will of John Reynolds, cooper, late of Greenwich, dated 11 November 1732 and proved 26 March 1732, mentions his daughters, including Lydia, and son-in-law Samuel Mills (Stamford District Probate, 1:30; annotations to gravestone records in Francis F. Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs, Part I," typescript [Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1931], 95). The will does not make it clear which daughter married Samuel; the Reynolds genealogy says it was Judith. However, Samuel's father's power of attorney, detailed above, makes it clear that his son's wife's name was Lydia. Arthur K. Gibson also discusses this in his article, "7 Generations of Judiths," "Connecticut Ancestry" 29:1 (Sept. 1986):1-3. 48. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13. 49. Will of Sarah (Mills) Mead [note 14]. 50. Josephine C. Frost, "Keeler" [note 1], 93, which does not give a source. 51. Mead, "Historie of Greenwich" [note 16], 527. 52. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13. Greenwich Deeds, 7:286, 8:142 and 9:130, confirm her first marriage, but not the second. This Jacob Smith was probably the Jacob Smith of Ridgefield who was a widower after 6 June 1759 ("Sergt. John Smith of MIlford," "The American Genealogist" 25 [1949]:102-16 at 112). 53. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13-14, says 28 December. The Greenwich "Book of Early Records, 1640-1754," 233, as extracted in the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, says he was born 23 December, as does Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs," [note 47], 95. 54. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 13-14, says she was born in 1730, Spies, "Greenwich, Conn., Epitaphs" [note 48], 95, says 1736, which is too late, considering the birth of the first child. The marriage date is based on the birth of their first child Abigail on 12 February 1747[/48?] (Barbour Collection, from "Book of Early Records" [note 53], 233). For the Holmes family, see Paul W. Prindle, "Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie" (New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1976), 283. 55. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13, probably from Alfred Averill Knapp, "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy" (Winter Park, Fla.: by the author, 1953), 45-46. 56. Knapp, "Knapp" [note 55], 46; Mead, "Historie of Greenwich: [note 16], 526. 57. Close, "Will of Sarah Mills Mead" [note 14], 36. 58. Spencer P. Mead, "Abstract of Church Records of the Town of Greenwich," manuscript at the Connecticut State Library (1913), 38. 59. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Vital Records 1:206. 60. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Land Records 1:252 and Vital Records 1:155; "Records of the Church of Christ in Salem, Westchester Co., N.Y.," "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 31 (1900): 86. 61. Stamford District Probate, 1:310. 62. Sarah (Mills) Mead's will says her niece Lydia Fitch of Norwalk was to pay Sarah's nephew Denton Mills of Ridgefield a certain sum, but later in the will she names sons of "my deceased niece Lydia Fitch." There are many nieces named in the will, some of whom must be grandnieces. Thus the living niece Lydia Fitch must be a grandniece. 63. Barbour Collection, from Norwalk Land Records 4:0 [sic}, which says she was the daughter of Samuel, Jr. of Greenwich, deceased. 64. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13; Greenwich Deeds, 7:285-86, 309, confirm her marriage; Roscoe Conkling Fitch, "History of the Fitch Family," 2 vols. (Haverhill, Mass.: Record Publishing Co., 1930), 2:131-32. 65. Barbour Collection, from Ridgefield Vital Records, 1:226. 66. Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry" [note 9], 1, 13; Greenwich Deeds, 7:15 and 9:83, confirm her marriage which is found in the Barbour Collection, from Land Records 1:234; called "niece Clemence Smith, widow of John Smith, late of Ridgefield" in Sarah (Mills) Mead's will. 67. "Sergt. John Smith" [note 52], 104-05, 113. 68. Sarah (Mills) Mead's will named many children and grandchildren but not Clement herself." | Reynolds, Lydia (I2935)
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| 3683 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. NEHGS Register, Vol. 55, pages 22-31, 1901, see notes of Robert White for full transcript of article from which the following partial excerpt is taken: "The children of Robert White of Messing, Co. Essex, England, Who Settled in Hartford and Windsor. By a Descendant. Robert White of Messing, yeoman, died in 1617. He was a rich man. He seems to have lived in Shalford in Essex most of the time from June 24th, 1585, the date of his marriage to Bridget Allgar, until a few months before his death. The baptisms of nearly all his children are there recorded, and also the marriage of his daughters - Mary in 1614 and Elizabeth in 1616. It was the home of his wife, where she was baptized March 11, 1562, and where her father, William Allgar the elder, was buried Aug. 2, 1575. Shalford is about two miles south of Wethersfield... According to his will, hereinafter given, he left surviving a wife Bridget; three sons - Daniel, Nathaniel and John who was his youngest Child; three married daughters - Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth; and two unmarried daughters-Bridget and Anna. As he makes his son Daniel joint executor with his wife, it may be inferred he was his eldest son, and possibly by a former wife. His wife Bridget was the mother of his other children, of whom Sarah, wife of James Bowtell of Little Sailinge in Essex, was the first born. There was a James Bowtell of Salem and Lynn, 1635, freeman 14 March, 1639. His will, dated 22 August, proved 26 November, 1651, mentions wife Alice, sons James and John and daughter Sarah. See Essex Ins. Hist. Coll., Vol. I, page 9, for abstract of this will. No connection has been discovered between this testator and Robert Whites's son-in-law, James Bowtell... Extracts from Parish Registers of Shalford and Messing, Co. Essex, transcribed by Mr. Frank Farnsworth Starr. From Parish Register of Shalford... Baptisms... 1614, Nov. 15, Matthew Bowtell son of James Bowtell. 1616, Feby. 25, James Bowtell son of James and Sara Bowtell. 1618, Jan. 1, Nathaniel Bowtell son of James and Sara Bowtell. 1620, Jan. 2, Stephen Bowtell son of James and Sara Bowtell. Burials... 1615, May 29, Matthew Bowtell son of James Bowtell. 1617, Sept. 30, John Bowtell son of James and Sara. 1626, Aug. 15, Sara Bowtell dau. of James and Sara. From the Parish Register of Messing... Burials... 1616, July 26, James Bowtle child and son of ___ Bowtle of Shalford." 2. The book "Colonial Ancestors. Four lineal genealogies of eastern Connecticut families…," by Bernice Andrews (Livingston) Rieg (Camden, Maine; Penobscot Press, 1991), pp. 183-87 [Note: I neglected to copy the source list.]: "Some productive inquiries into the English origins of John White were made by one of his descendants around the year 1900. John is understood to be the youngest child of ROBERTA WHITE, yeoman, well-to-do, born possibly in Messing, county Essex; he died there in 1617. Robert married in Shalford, county Essex, 24 Jun 1585, BRIDGET ALLGAR, where also she had been baptized on 11 Mch 1562, the daughter of William Allgar. Robert and Bridget seem to have lived in her native town or parish, Shalford, most of their married life.[1] Robert White was buried at Messing, 17 Jun 1617, less than three weeks after making his will, which provided for daughters Sarah (called the eldest; mar. James Bowtell), Mary (mar. Joseph Loomis), Elizabeth (mar. William Goodwin), Bridget White and Anna White, in that order; he then names sons Nathaniel and John, the latter being a minor and believed to be the youngest child; finally, he names his wife, Bridget, and his son, Daniel as joint executors.[2] Subsequently, Anna White married at Messing, 18 Oct 1620, John Porter; and John White married at the same place, 26 Dec 1622, Mary (Lev).[3] A sizeable portion of the White family moved from the Old World to New England in the Great Migration, and stayed near to one another in the new land.[4] Moreover, there clearly existed within the family, and with its in-laws, a sense of closeness, mutual support, and common interest. This is apparent from the respect and trust implied in assigned responsibilities, as illustrated in several legal instruments in which members of the family partook. For example, Robert White, wishing to assure sensible marriages for his children, Bridget, Anna and John, by his will conditioned receipt of their full inheritance upon approval of the intended spouse not only by his wife Bridget, but also by his "sonnes in law" Joseph Loomis and William Goodwin.[5] The father's high opinion of these two young men was well substantiated by their later careers as leaders in Windsor and Hartford in Connecticut. In the same vein, it is worth noting that the White children tried to stay together when they settled across the Altantic: when Joseph Loomis and John Porter occupied adjacent home lots in Windsor in 1639, their wives, Mary (White) Loomis and Anna (White) Porter, became next door neighbors.[6] The English shire of Essex was one of the prime centers for nonconformist preachers, and of course most of those who came to New England in the two decades after Robert White's death were following their inspiring preachers, often making the move as congregations. It's not surprising, then, to find in Robert White's will an early bequest for "...Mr. Richard Rogers preacher of gods word at Withersfield in Essex...,"[7] and study of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions of Essex discloses that the parish of Wethersfield adjoins that of Shalford, in the north central part of Essex. For Robert White to attend a lecture by Mr. Rogers, he may have had to travel no more than ten miles. Out of this moderately wealthy English family, comfortably settled in the shire of Essex, but imbued with nonconformist fervor, came the hard working, well liked and increasingly respected man who was to become an early, founding settler of no less than three new towns: Newtown (later Cambridge, Mass.), Hartford, and Hadley." | Bowtell, James (I263)
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| 3684 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. NEHGS Register, Vol. 55, pages 22-31, 1901: "The children of Robert White of Messing, Co. Essex, England, Who Settled in Hartford and Windsor. By a Descendant. Robert White of Messing, yeoman, died in 1617. He was a rich man. He seems to have lived in Shalford in Essex most of the time from June 24th, 1585, the date of his marriage to Bridget Allgar, until a few months before his death. The baptisms of nearly all his children are there recorded, and also the marriage of his daughters - Mary in 1614 and Elizabeth in 1616. It was the home of his wife, where she was baptized March 11, 1562, and where her father, William Allgar the elder, was buried Aug. 2, 1575. Shalford is about two miles south of Wethersfield. His bequest of 40 shillings to "Mr. Richard Rogers, preacher of God's word at Withersfield in Essex," renders it probable that he was friendly to non-conformists, and that he had often listened to this awakening preacher; while a like bequest to Bartholomew Scrivener, minister of the Church of God in Messing, implies his continued interest in the established church. His bequest of forty shillings to the poor people of Messing, without giving anything to the poor of Shalford, where it is supposed that he lived for many years, creates the suspicion that perhaps Messing was his birth place. An Alice White and a Will White were buried there in 1591 and 1593 respectively, but it is not known that Robert White was related to either of them. According to his will, hereinafter given, he left surviving a wife Bridget; three sons - Daniel, Nathaniel and John who was his youngest Child; three married daughters - Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth; and two unmarried daughters-Bridget and Anna. As he makes his son Daniel joint executor with his wife, it may be inferred he was his eldest son, and possibly by a former wife. His wife Bridget was the mother of his other children, of whom Sarah, wife of James Bowtell of Little Sailinge in Essex, was the first born. It is believed that three of his daughters came with their husbands to New England, namely: Mary White, wife of Joseph Loomis of Braintree; Elizabeth White, wife of William Goodwin of Bocking; and Anna White, wife of John Porter of Felsted. Matthew Grant's Old Church Record (in Stiles's Ancient Windsor) records the death in 1647 of "John Porter, Sen's wife," and also the death in 1652 of "Joseph Loomis, Sen. his wife." This is valuable information, but it would have been more satisfactory had the record contained the Christian names of these wives. Nor does the entry in the Windsor Town Records of the birth of John Porter's two children, Nathaniel in 1640 and Hanna in 1642, give the mother's name. In the same town records is this entry: "John Porter, Sr., came from England and settled in Windsor in 1639." Mr. Porter was present as a member of the "Committee" of the General Court in Hartford, August 8th, 1639. He died in Windsor 21st April, 1648, leaving a will, an abstract of which is hereinafter given, and it is to be noticed that two of the beloved friends made supervisors of his will were "Mr. William Goodwin of Hartford and Goodman White of Hartford." The marriage of John Porter of Felsted to Anna White of Messing, 18th October, 1620, is found in the Parish Register of Messing. The baptisms of their children, beginning with Anna, September 21, 1621, their first born, down to Mary, October 1st, 1637, the last one there baptized are recorded in the Parish Register of Felsted. They probably went to Messing soon after this date, as the baptism of their daughter Anna (who is supposed to have died in infancy), November 4, 1638, is there recorded. These facts, taken in connection with the information concerning his family contained in the will of John Porter dated April 20th, 1648, and also in the Town Records of Windsor, are regarded as good and sufficient authority for the statement that this John Porter of Felsted and John Porter of Windsor, Conn., were the same person. The names of his children in his will (omitting his two eldest daughters) are the same and in the same order of seniority as the baptisms in Felsted, except that in his will he names first all his sons, and then all his daughters. Two of his children, as already stated, were born in Windsor, Nathaniel in 1640 and Hanna (Anna) in 1642. His two eldest daughters were not mentioned in his will because he had given them their portions at their marriage, as appears from the report hereinafter given of the Committee to the Court in Hartford in 1650, recommending that their portions be made equal to the portions given to their younger sisters. These two eldest daughters were Anna, who married February 24, 1644-5, William Gaylord; and Sarah, who married October 24, 1644, Joseph Judson. Matthew Grant's Old Church Record gives the death in 1648 of Rose Porter, who was buried 12th of May, 1648, doubtless that one of the younger daughters whose death is referred to in the report of the Committee. The burial of their first Samuel is recorded in the Parish Register of Felsted. In the Loomis Genealogy, pages 9-11, evidence is given proving that Joseph Loomis, of Braintree in England, came to Boston in 1638, and settled in Windsor in 1639. It is believed that this Joseph Loomis is the Joseph Loomis whose marriage, June 30th, 1614, to Mary White, is recorded in the Parish Register of Shalford, and this theory is supported by the bequest in 1617 of Robert White to my "daughter Marie, the wife of Joseph Lummis of Brantree." The home lots of Joseph Loomis and John Porter in Windsor were adjacent, and these two sisters, Mary (White) Loomis and Anna (White) Porter, began in 1639 new homes side by side, in which they lived the rest of their days. Three years before, in 1636, their brother John White, and their sister Elizabeth (White) Goodwin, had settled in Hartford. The baptism of Elizabeth White, 5th March, 1591, is recorded in the Parish Register of Shalford, as is also her marriage, 7th November, 1616, then a singlewoman of that parish, to William Goodwin of Bocking, then a singelman. There is a bequest to her in her father's will, which is dated May 27, 1617, and she was probably present at her father's burial, 17th June, 1617. No mention of her has been found later than June, 1632. John Tallcott and William Goodwin came over in the ship "Lion," which sailed June 22d, 1632, from London for Boston. A few days before she sailed John Tallcott and his wife Dorothy, and William Goodwin and his wife Elizabeth, join in a conveyance of messuages, land, etc. in Braintree and Bocking, to Martin Holbeach, gentleman, Adrain Mott, Richard Skynner, Robert Aylett and Robert Morrys. John Tallcott was of kin to Richard Skynner and his wife Dorothy Mott was related to Adrain Mott. Whether William Goodwin and his wife Elizabeth were related to or connected with any of the parties does not appear; but it may be remembered that Elder William Goodwin's nephew, William, son of his brother Osias, mentions in his will in 1689 "land in Hartford which formerly belonged to his uncle John Morrice." It is plain that John Talcott and William Goodwin were disposing of their property in England because they were going to find new homes across the ocean. That John Talcott came from Braintree, England, and that his wife Dorothy Mott came with him to Hartford, are facts well known and long ago established. This sale of "Fine," an abstract of which is given below was sent some time ago to Mr. James Junius Goodwin of Hartford, who has very kindly permitted its present use. It is of great genealogical value. Before the finding by Mr. Waters of Robert White's will, which is printed in Mr. Goodwin's book, the "Goodwins of Hartford, Conn.," page 68, there was no reason for believing that William Goodwin's wife Susanna was his second wife. But this will, with a bequest to "my daughter Elizabeth, wife of William Goodinge of Bocking," and the discovery afterwards of the record in the Parish Register in Shalford of their marriage in 1616, and the conveyance of land in Braintree and Bocking by John Talcott and wife Dorothy, and William Goodwin and wife Elizabeth, made in June, 1632 (just as the "Lion" was about to sail, in which these men are known to have been fellow passengers), make it highly probable that William Goodwin's wife Elizabeth came with him to Hartford, and lead irresistibly to the conclusion that Robert White's son-in-law, William Goodwin of Bocking, and Elder William Goodwin of Hartford, were the same person. The date of the decease of William Goodwin's wife Elizabeth has not been ascertained, but it must have been before January, 1669-70, for at this date William Goodwin sold land in Hadley, Mass., and the name of his wife who then joined in the deed of it is Susanna - "the first and only record of his wife yet discovered in America." William Goodwin and his wife Elizabeth left but one child, a daughter Elizabeth, who married John Crow, an early settler of Hartford. The date of her birth is not known, but it could not have been earlier than 1617, nor has the date of her marriage been found. It is very plausibly supposed that the John White who came over in the "Lion" in 1632 and settled first in Newtown, now Cambridge, in Massachusetts, and then came with the Rev. Thomas Hooker and his church to Hartford in 1636, was the son of Robert White of Messing. The record of his baptism has not been found. He was not of age in 1617, when his father made his will, in which it was provided that if should marry without the approbation and consent of his mother, and of Joseph Loomis of Braintree and William Goodwin of Bocking, his legacy of 200 pounds should be reduced to 100 pounds. In the list of thirty-three passengers of the "Lion," given in Drake's Founders of New England, page 12, his name follows next after the name of William Goodwin. [Footnote included after the work "Lion": "We know the name of the vessel from Gov. Winthrop's Hist. N.E., vol. I, p. 107."] His wife's name was Mary, as appears from an unexecuted lease in the handwriting of his son Nathaniel White (now in the possession of one of his descendants), dated March 28, 1666, the lessors being John White and Mary his wife, the lessee their son Nathaniel; the premises, his house and garden, etc., in Hartford, reserving the use of two rooms therein for the term of the lives of said John and Mary, and of the longest liver, whether said John or said Mary. The Parish Register of Messing gives the marriage, December 26, 1622, of John White and Mary (Lev)it. A facsimile of a tracing made by Mr. William Brigg of this entry is here given. [A reproduction is included in the article; Mary's last name seems a bit faded and an L then space then it can be made out.] At the request of Mr. Frank F. Starr, of Middletown, Mr. William Brigg, editor of the Herts Genealogist and Antiquary, very kindly made a careful examination of this entry. His great experience and skill in deciphering old records make his suggestions and conclusions on difficult words in such records of great value. He writes to Mr. Starr as follows: "In reference to this entry: all I need say is that it is a most difficult one to read so far as the surname of the wife is concerned. In the tracing you will notice faint lines where the initial letter of the name ought to appear. These lines were only visible under a very strong magnifying glass, and the letters following are totally illegible until we come to the last two, viz. 'it,' which are clear enough. It struck me at once that the initial letter was 'L,' and I immediately searched the portions of the register in the same handwriting for a capital L, but failed to find one. Then I searched through the baptisms to see if there was any name ending in 'it,' during the period in which it might be supposed she was born, and again I failed to find anything satisfactory. Later on in the register, however, in the years 1633 and 1635 respectively, I came across the baptism of two children of Isaac Levit and Mary his wife, and I have very little hesitation in suggesting that the name of John White's wife was Levit. On my return home I looked again at the will of Robert White, printed in Mr. Goodwin's book, and found that a certain William Levett was one of the witnesses. I think you will agree with me that my suggestion is a very probable one." Mr. Brigg found among the Filed Wills, Archdeaconry of Colchester, the will of William Levett, yeoman of Messing, dated 9th October, 1626, proved 15th December, 1626, at Fering. He left an estate of about five hundred pounds. Mentions wife Margaret, sons Isaac, Richard and John. Mr. Brigg also found the nuncupative will of his widow Margaret, dated February 16 [bad print in the book and it may be 15], 1633, proved 9 March 1633. Mentions sons Isaac, John and Richard, also a son William not mentioned in her husband's will. No daughter is mentioned in either will. William Levett's will is valuable because the name of one of the witnesses is "John Whit." The following is a facsimile of a tracing made by Mr. Brigg of this signature, and under it is a facsimile of the signature of Elder John White of Hartford, to the recommendation of the Council in 1677, of which he was a member, called to heal the difficulty which had long troubled the ancient church in Windsor. [Both facsimiles as described are included; the second one includes an "e" at the end of it.] The variation in the spelling of these names is not considered important. Autograph signatures of the same person are often found where the spelling is not precisely the same, especially when the difference consists of the final "e." Persons familiar with the handwriting of those times have examined these facsimiles and considering that one signature was written in 1626 and the other fifty-one years afterwards, when the writer was about 76 years old, have expressed the opinion that they are sufficiently alike to have been written by the same hand. Of Elder John White's children, Mary and Nathaniel were born in England, but only the baptism, July 16, 1626, of Mary has been found. The rest of his children named in his will were born here. There was a James Bowtell of Salem and Lynn, 1635, freeman 14 March, 1639. His will, dated 22 August, proved 26 November, 1651, mentions wife Alice, sons James and John and daughter Sarah. See Essex Ins. Hist. Coll., Val. I., page 9, for abstract of this will. No connection has been discovered between this testator and Robert Whites's son-in-law, James Bowtell. The will of Nathaniel White of Fering, dated 9 June, 1623, proved 31 July, 1623, mentions his mother Bridget White, and gives her an annuity of ten pounds. Fering is four or five miles from Messing. It deserves to be mentioned that family genealogies have been printed of all the members of Robert White's family who are known to have emigrated to New England, namely: Elder John White and his descendants, in 1860. The Loomis Genealogy, in 1875. Loomis Genealogy, female branches, in 1880. The Goodwin's of Hartford, Conn., in 1891. John Porter and his descendants, in 1893. Memorials of Roderick White and descendants, in 1892. From these books some of the preceding facts have been taken, and to these genealogies the reader is referred for full and interesting memorials of these families. "Essex to wit:} This is the final agreement made in the court of the lord king at Westminster, In three weeks from the day of the Holy Trinity, In the year of the reign of Charles by Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, etc., from his accession the eighth, before Robert Heath, Richard Hatton, Francis Harvey and George Vernon, justices, then and there present, between Martin Holbeach, gentleman, Adrian Mott, Richard Skynner, Robert Aylett and Robert Morrys, complainants, and John Tallcott and Dorothy his wife, and William Goodwyn and Elizabeth his wife, deforciants, of three messuages, one barn, three gardens, two orchards, two acres of meadow and there acres of pasture with their appurtenances in Brayntree and Bocking... And for this fine and agreement the said Martin, Adrian, Richard, Robert and Robert have given to the aforesaid John and Dorothy and William and Elizabeth a hundred pounds sterling. "(Feet of fines twenty (seven) 8, Charles I. (1632) Essex.)" Abstract of the Will of John Porter, dated April 20, 1648, proved 7 June, 1649. [Vol. LV. 3] "I give to my eldest son John Porter 100 pounds, and to my second son Jeames Porter I give three score pounds, and to my other six children, to wit: Samuel Porter, Nathaniel Porter, Rebecca Porter, Rose Porter, Mary Porter, Anna Porter, I give to each of them thirty pounds apiece... My son Joseph Judson is to take twenty shillings of Thomas Thornton the next winter. Also I give fifty shillings to the poor of Wyndsor Church. "My desire is that these my beloved friends would be the overseers of this my last Will and testament. Mr. Warham of Wyndsor, Mr. Goodwin of Hartford, Goodman White of Hartford, Matthew Graunt of Wyndsor. Witnesses, Henry Clarke, Abigaill Branker. [Signed] John Porter." His two eldest daughters Ann and Sarah thought the portions given them by their father at their marriage should be made the same as their younger sisters, as appears from the following report of the committee appointed to consider the matter. "March 7th, 1650. "Upon the consideration of the business referred to our consideration touching the children of John Porter of Wyndsor, deceased, We finding some expressions of his that he would make the portions of his two eldest daughters as good as his younger; also we conceive the eldest were helpful to the estate and that the Lord hath taken away one the younger daughters and that the rest of the children are disposed of without damage to their portion; our apprehensions are (if the Court see meet) that the two eldest daughters portions be made up thirty pounds apiece. John Taillcott, William Westwood." Conn. Col. Rec., Vol. 1, pp. 475-6. From the Parish Register of Felsted, Co. Essex, England. Baptisms. 1621, Sept. 22, Anna, dau. of John and Anna Porter. 1622, Feby. 9, John, son of John and Anna Porter. 1624, Mar. 15, Sara, dau. of John and Anna Porter. 1627, Feb. 2, James, son of John and Anna Porter. 1630, Sept. 16, Rebecca, dau. of John and Anna Porter. 1632, May 26, Samuel, son of John and Anna Porter. 1633, June 24, Rose, dau. of John and Anna Porter. 1635, June 2, Samuel, son of John and Anna Porter. 1637, Oct. 1, Mary, dau. of John and Anna Porter. Burials. 1632, July 15, Samuel, son of John and Anna Porter. Extracts from Parish Registers of Shalford and Messing, Co. Essex, transcribed by Mr. Frank Farnsworth Starr. From Parish Register of Shalford. Marriages. 1570, Nov. 11, Richard Bette and Alice Smythe. 1575, Oct. 16, Henry Bette son of John the elder and Anne Allgar. 1582, Sept. 27, Ralfe Bette and Marye Allgar. 1585, June 24, Robert Whighte and Brydgette Allgar. 1614, June 30, Joseph Loomis and Mary White. 1616, Nov. 7, William Goodwyn of Bocking singleman and Elizabeth White of this parish singlewoman. Baptisms. 1560, Sept. 9, Mary Allgar daughter of William Allgar. 1562, Mar 11, Brydgette Allgar dau. of William Allgar. 1565, April 6, John Allgar son of William Allgar. 1567, Oct. 5, John Allgar son of William Allgar. 1583, May 5, Elizabeth Allgar dau. of William Allgar. 1585, Mar. 8, Sara Whighte dau. of Robert Whighte. 1587, last day of April, Nathaniel Whighte son of Robert Whighte. 1590, Aug. 24, Mary Whighte, dau. of Robert Whighte. 1591, Mar. 5, Elizabeth Whighte dau. of Robert Whighte. 1594, Aug. 18, Bridget Whight dau. of Robert Whighte. 1600, July 13, Anne Whighte dau. of Robert Whighte. 1614, Nov. 15, Matthew Bowtell son of James Bowtell. 1616, Feby. 25, James Bowtell son of James and Sara Bowtell. 1618, Jan. 1, Nathaniel Bowtell son of James and Sara Bowtell. 1620, Jan. 2, Stephen Bowtell son of James and Sara Bowtell. Burials. 1565, Aug. 1, John Allgar, son of William Allgar. 1575, Aug. 2, William Allgar the elder. 1615, May 29, Matthew Bowtell son of James Bowtell. 1617, Sept. 30, John Bowtell son of James and Sara. 1626, Aug. 15, Sara Bowtell dau. of James and Sara. From the Parish Register of Messing. Marriages. 1607, June 30, Bartholomew Scrivener and Margaret Morris. 1616, Nov. 26, John Christmas the elder widdower and Mary Porter singlewoman. 1618, Sept. 28, John Christmas and Bridgett White. 1620, Oct. 18, John Porter of Felsted and Anna White of Messing. 1622, Dec. 26, John White and Mary (Lev)it. Baptisms. 1619, Aug. 26, Richard Christmas son of John Christmas the younger. 1620-21, Jan. 24, John Christmas son of John Christmas and Bridget his wife. 1623, Dec. 28, John White son of John White and Mary his wife. 1626, July 16, Mary White dau. of John White and Mary his wife. 1628, Dec. 21, Philip White dau. of John White and Mary his wife. 1633, Dec. 1, John Levit son of Isaac Levit and Mary his wife. 1635, July 5, Sarah dau. of Isaac Levit and Mary his wife. 1638, Nov. 4, Anna Porter dau. of John Porter and Anna his wife. Burials. 1591, Nov. 29, Alice White. 1593, April 14, Will White. 1616, July 26, James Bowtle child and son of ___ Bowtle of Shalford. 1617, June 17, Robert White. Will of Robert White of Messing, form page 68 of "The Goodwins of Hartford, Conn." "In the name of God Amen. May the seaven and twentyeth in the fifteenth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of god Kinge of England ffrance and Ireland defender of the faith etc and of Scotland the fiftyeth. In the yeare of our Lord god 1617 Robert White of Messinge in the countye of Essex yeoman, beinge of good and pfect remembrance, doe make this my last will and testament, in manner and forme followinge. Imprimis. I commend my soule unto the hands of god almightey my most faythful creator redemer and sanctifier and my bodie to be buried in the parish church or church yeard of Messinge, at the discretion of mine executors. Item I give and bequeath unto the poore people of Messinge fortye shillings of lawful mony of England, to be distributed amongst them, at ye discretion of mine executors and the minister of Messinge, within one month next after my depture from this naturall life. Item I give and beqyeath unto Mr. Richard Rob\gers preacher of gods word at Withersfield in Essex aforesaid; and to Bartholomew Scrivener Minister of the church of god in Messinge aforenamed to each of them the severall summe of fortey shillings of like lawfull monie, to be payd unto them within two monthes after my departure. Item I give and bequeath unto mine eldest daughter Sarah, the wife of James Bowtell of little Salinge, the summe of fifteene pounds of lawfull mony of England, to be paid within fower years next after my depture. Item I give and bequeath unto Jeames Bowtell the younger, son of my said daughter Sarah Bowtell, the summe of five pounds of good and lawfull mony of England, to be paid unto him when he shall come to ye sixteenth yeare of his age. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Marie the wife of Joseph Lummis of Branetree, one pewter platter. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth the wife of Willm Goodinge of Bockinge the summe of fortye markes of like lawful monye within one yeare next after my depture, to paid unto her. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Bridgett White the sum of one hundred marks of like lawfull monye, to be paid unto hir upon the dau of hir marriage, provided that she my said daughter Bridgett shall not bestow hir selfe in marryage without the apporbation and consent of my two sonnes in law Joseph Lummys and Willim Goodinge formrly mentioned, and my wife Bridgett White or the consent of two of them whereof my wife to be one of the twaine. But yf it happen that shee mariye without the consent aforesaid then I give her only the summe of thirtye pounds of like lawfull monie. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anna White the summe of one hundredth markes of like lawfull mony: to be paid unto hir upon ye day of hir marriage; yr soe be she shall bestow hir selfe in marriage, accordinge to the likinge and consent of my two fornamed sonnes in law, and my wife, as is aforesaid. But yf it soe fall out, as that she my said daughter Anna shall marrye without the consent and approbation formerly mentioned, then I give and bequeath hir only the sum of thirtey pounds of like and lawfull monie. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Nathaniel White the sume of fortie pounds of lawfull monye, whereof my will is that twenty pounds shall be paid within one yeare next after my depture, and the other twentye pounds to be paid unto him within two years next after my said depture oute of this naturall life. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne John White the summe of two hundreth pounds of like lawfull monie to be paid to him when he shall come to ye years of one and twentye of his age; yett provided that my said sonne John shall not bestow himselfe in marriage without the approbation and consent of my aforesaid two sonnes in law Joseph Lummys and William Goddinge, and my wife his mother. And yf it soe fall oute that this my son John shall match him selfe contrarye to the good likinge and consent aforesaid, then I give and bequeath unto him onlye as his full portion the summe of one hundred pounds of like lawfull monye. Item my mind and will is, that yf any of my foresaid children that are unmarried shall depte this naturall life before the tymes appointed for the paymt of their portions; or yf any of them shall marrye contrarye to the consent and approbation mentioned, then such summe or summes of monie (as shall remaine and accrew, eyther by their death or disobeydience), shall be equally devidedt amongste the rest of my children whither marryed or unmarried, pte and parte like. Item I give and bequeath unto my son John White the ioyned standinge bedstand wch is in the parlour, wth the featherbed, flockbed, bolster coveringe wth other furneyture thereunto belonginge; alsoe the presse cupbourd table and newest chest, all wch are in said ploure to be delivered him after the death of my wife Bridgett White, or instead thereof the summe of twenty marks of like lawfull monye. Item I constitute and ordaine my aforesaid sonnes in law Joseph Lumys Willm Goodings supulsors of this my last will and testament and doe give unto each of them the severall summes of fortey shillings of like lawfulle mony: touards their charge and paines in seinge this my will executed according to my minde. Item I give and bequeath unto Ralph Bett the younger my kinsman and servant the summe of five pounds of like lawfull monye, to be paid unto him within one yeare next after my depture. Item I give and bequeath unto Joseph Digbie my servant, twentye shillings of like lawfull monye, to be paid within one yeare next after my depture. Item all the rest of my good unbequeathed I give and bequeath unto my wife Bridgett White, and to my sonne Daniel White whome I constitute and ordayne the ioynte executors of this my last will and testament, hopinge they will faithfullye execute this my last will accordinge to the trust reposed in them. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett myne hand and seale the daye and yeare first mentioned. Robert White. In presence of us John Christman ye elders (x) marke Willm Levett S.T. Probatu fuit Testamentu apud Kelvedon vicesimo Die Mensis Junii 1617.' " 2. Any ancestry given for Robert where he is associated with Pemberton is erroneous and not the right Robert White. 3. Various members of the White family are mentioned in the following excerpt of William Goodwin's biography from "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633," Volumes I-III: "William Goodwin Origin: Braintree, Essex Migration: 1632 on Lyon [Hotten 150] First Residence: Cambridge Removes: Hartford 1636, Hadley by 1659, Farmington by 1670... Marriage: (1) Shalford, Essex, 7 November 1616 Elizabeth White, daughter of Robert White of Messing, Essex [NEHGR 55:24]; she died before January 1669/70. (2) After 7 December 1654 and by January 1669/70 Susan (Garbrand) Hooker, widow of Rev. Thomas Hooker; she died at Farmington 17 May 1676 [Farm VR Barbour 58, citing FarmLR 2:141]... Associations: William Goodwin's first wife, Elizabeth White, was sister of Mary White, wife of Joseph Loomis of Braintree, and of Anna White, wife of John Porter of Windsor [NEHGR 55:22-31]..." 4. The following partial excerpt concerning the parents of John White is found in the biographical sketch for John White in "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633," Volumes I-III (see his notes for full transcript): "JohnWHITE Origin: Messing, Essex Migration: 1632 on Lyon [Hotten 150]... Birth: About 1597, son of Robert and Bridget (Allgar) White of Messing, Essex [NEHGR 55:22-31]... Associations: Three of John White's sisters came to New England with their husbands: Mary, wife of Joseph Loomis; Elizabeth, wife of William Goodwin; and Anne, wife of John Porter [NEHGR 55:22-31]... Bibliographic Note: In 1901 "A Descendant" published an excellent article on the White family in England, and the connections to other New England immigrants [NEHGR 55:22-31]. In 1915 Frank Farnsworth Starr prepared the best account in print of the immigrant and his children [Goodwin Anc 2:395-419]." 5. The book "Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America," by Elias Loomis, Berea, Ohio, third (1908) edition, pp. 103-104: "Joseph Loomis, on some market-day [in Braintree], must have first met Mary White, who had come to town with her father from Shalford, four miles to the north. Soon after their marriage her parents removed to Messing, where her father [Robert White] died leaving the following will [dated 27 May 1617]: 'In the name of God Amen. May the seaven and twentyeth in the fifteenth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of god Kinge of England ffrance and Ireland defender of the faith etc and of Scotland the fiftyeth. In the yeare of our Lord god 1617 Robert White of Messinge in the countye of Essex yeoman... [See transcript of will above in separate note.] This will, supplemented by other records, yields the following facts: Robert White, yeoman, b. England, prob. at Messing, and there died, and buried June 17, 1617. He m. June 24, 1585, Brydgette, bapt. at Shalford, Mch. 11, 1562, dau. of William Allgar, who d. at Shalford, and there buried, Aug. 2, 1575. (See N.E. Hst. and Gen. Reg. June 1901.) Robert White lived in Shalford most of the time from his marriage, until a few months before his death. He was a rich man, for those times. He was friendly to the Non-conformists. Shalford is 2 miles south of Weathersfield; here (Shalford) were b. his children; and here baptized; viz.: 1. Daniel. 2. Sarah, m. James Bowtell. 3. Mary, bapt. Aug. 24, 1590; m. Jospeh Loomis, Windsor, Conn. 4. Elizabeth, m. William Goodwin, Windsor, Conn. 5. Bridgett. 6. Anna, or Rosanna, m. John Porter, Windsor, Conn. 7. Nathaniel. 8. John, m. Mary Levett, Hartford, Conn." 6. From the Robert' White's will dated May 27, 1617 (bur. Jun. 17, 1617 at Messing, Essex, England), we see the following relations mentioned: A. John CHRISTMAS (Sr.) and William LEVETT were witnesses. A John Christmas marries Robert's daughter Bridget in 1618 and William's daughter Mary marries John White in 1622. B. Ralph BETT ("my kinsman and servant") received a legacy. He is Robert's brother-in-law who married Robert's wife Bridget's sister Mary Allgar in 1582. 7. FHL book "Various Ancestral Lines … Goodwin and … Morgan …," by Frank Farnsworth Starr (1915; Hartford), pp. 395-399: "The Family of Robert White. Shalford, a small parish of Essex County, England, is located in the north middle section of the county, four and a half miles northwest of Braintree, the nearest railroad town, and has a population of about 700. The writer visited this parish in August 1891, made an examination of the Church Register which begins in 1558, and found many interesting items. In the record of baptisms are found: 1560 Sept. 9, Mary Allgar daughter of William Allgar 1562 Mar. 11, Brydgette Allgar daughter of William Allgar 1565 Apr. 6, Jdhn Allgar son of William Allgar 1567 Oct. 5, John Allgar son of William Allgar 1583 May 5, Elizabeth Allgar daughter of William Allgar In the record of burials: 1565 Aug. 1, John Allgar son of William Allgar 1575 Aug. 2, William Allgar the elder The following entries were found in the record of marriages: 1575 Oct 16, Henry Bette son of John the elder and Anne Allgar 1582 Sept. 27, Ralfe Bette and Marye Allgar 1585 June 24, Robert Whighte and Brydgett Allgar The last entry gives us the marriage of Robert White and Bridget Allgar; the daughter of William Allgar of Shalford. Of White's parentage and earlier history we have no knowledge. He seems to have resided at Shalford until after November 7, 1616, the date of the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth to William Goodwin then of Bocking, Essex County, later of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and other towns in New England. In May 1617, he was a resident of Messing in the same county when he made his will, and where he was buried on the 17th of June following. Thus far, there has not been discovered any record of the death of his wife Bridget, but she is supposed to be the person of that name, to whom one Nathaniel White of Faring, Essex County, in his will made June 9, 1623, left a life annuity of £ 10. (Commissary Court of London for Essex and Herts., vol. for 1623-4, 158.) The following is a copy of Robert White's will, as entered in the records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, volume Weldon, 40... [Article transcribes will; however, I do not copy it since I already have a transcript of it in a separate note.] It will be interesting to note that of the daughters mentioned in this will, three with their husbands, became residents of New England, as follows: Mary, wife of Joseph Loomis of Windsor, Connecticut Elizabeth, wife of William Goodwin of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Hartford, Connecticut; Hadley, Massachusetts, and Farmington, Connecticut Anne, wife of John Porter of Windsor, Connecticut. We have no knowledge of his son Daniel, except that he was made one of the executors of the will; possibly, he was the child of a previous marriage. Child of Robert and ___ White: -Daniel bap. ___ legatee and executor of the will of his father; nothing further known about him. Children of Robert and Bridget (Allgar) White (Church Register, Shalford, Essex County, England): -Sarah, bap. Mar 8, 1585, mar. James Bowtell of Little Sating, Essex County, England and was living in May, 1617 (Robert White's will, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London). -Nathaniel, bap. "Laste day of April," 1587; he is supposed to have lived at Feering, Essex County, and to have died in 1623. -Mary, bap. Aug. 24, 1590; mar. June 30, 1614, Joseph Loomis, who emigrated to America and settled in Windsor, Conn. -Elizabeth, bap. "fyfte March", 1591; mar. Nov. 7, 1614 William "Godwyn of Bocking singleman." He emigrated to America in 1632 and became one of the settlers of Hartford, Conn. -Bridget, bap. Aug. 18, 1594; mar. Sept. 28, 1618, John Christmas. -John, bap. ___, mar. Dec. 26, 1622, Mary (Lev ?)it. -Anne, bap. July 13, 1600; mar. Oct. 18, 1620 John Porter of Felstead, Essex County, who emigrated to America and settled in Windsor, Conn." [Sources in footnotes;] -Will of Nathaniel White of Feering, Essex County, in Commissary Court of London for Essex and Herts, vol. for 1623-4, 158. -Parish Register, Messing, Essex County, England." 8. The book, "Ancestors & Descendants of Clark Proctor Nichols and Sarah (Sally) Stoughton in England and America, 1620-2001, by Clara Pierce Olson Overbo (2002), p. 163: "ROBERT WHITE, born at Shalford, co. Essex in 1588; buried at Messing, co. Essex June 1617; married at Shalford 24 June 1585, BRIDGET ALGAR, born at Shalford, co. Essex, England 11 March 1562. Robert was a yeoman and lived most of his life in Shalford, but moved to Messing before his death. He left a long and complete will at Shalford. Children of Robert and Bridget (Algar) White: i. Sarah White, born at Shalford 8 March 1585/6. ii. Nathaniel White, baptized at Shalford 30 April 1587. iii. Mary White, born at Shalford, co Essex, England, 24 August 1590; died at Windsor, Connecticut 21 August 1652; married at Messing, co. Essex 30 June 1614, Joseph Loomis. iv. Bridget White, baptized at Shalford 18 August 1594. v Anna White, baptized at Shalford 13 July 1600. vi. ELIZABETH WHITE (Lineal Ancestor See #1a below) vii. JOHN WHITE (Lineal Ancestor See #1b below) ELIZABETH WHITE, baptized at Shalford 13 July 1600 [an apparent typo by the author]; died at Windsor Connecticut; married in England, WILLIAM GOODWIN (See Goodwin Family.) 9. The book "Colonial Ancestors. Four lineal genealogies of eastern Connecticut families…," by Bernice Andrews (Livingston) Rieg (Camden, Maine; Penobscot Press, 1991), pp. 183-87 [Note: I neglected to copy the source list.]: "Some productive inquiries into the English origins of John White were made by one of his descendants around the year 1900. John is understood to be the youngest child of ROBERTA WHITE, yeoman, well-to-do, born possibly in Messing, county Essex; he died there in 1617. Robert married in Shalford, county Essex, 24 Jun 1585, BRIDGET ALLGAR, where also she had been baptized on 11 Mch 1562, the daughter of William Allgar. Robert and Bridget seem to have lived in her native town or parish, Shalford, most of their married life.[1] Robert White was buried at Messing, 17 Jun 1617, less than three weeks after making his will, which provided for daughters Sarah (called the eldest; mar. James Bowtell), Mary (mar. Joseph Loomis), Elizabeth (mar. William Goodwin), Bridget White and Anna White, in that order; he then names sons Nathaniel and John, the latter being a minor and believed to be the youngest child; finally, he names his wife, Bridget, and his son, Daniel as joint executors.[2] Subsequently, Anna White married at Messing, 18 Oct 1620, John Porter; and John White married at the same place, 26 Dec 1622, Mary (Lev).[3] A sizeable portion of the White family moved from the Old World to New England in the Great Migration, and stayed near to one another in the new land.[4] Moreover, there clearly existed within the family, and with its in-laws, a sense of closeness, mutual support, and common interest. This is apparent from the respect and trust implied in assigned responsibilities, as illustrated in several legal instruments in which members of the family partook. For example, Robert White, wishing to assure sensible marriages for his children, Bridget, Anna and John, by his will conditioned receipt of their full inheritance upon approval of the intended spouse not only by his wife Bridget, but also by his "sonnes in law" Joseph Loomis and William Goodwin.[5] The father's high opinion of these two young men was well substantiated by their later careers as leaders in Windsor and Hartford in Connecticut. In the same vein, it is worth noting that the White children tried to stay together when they settled across the Altantic: when Joseph Loomis and John Porter occupied adjacent home lots in Windsor in 1639, their wives, Mary (White) Loomis and Anna (White) Porter, became next door neighbors.[6] The English shire of Essex was one of the prime centers for nonconformist preachers, and of course most of those who came to New England in the two decades after Robert White's death were following their inspiring preachers, often making the move as congregations. It's not surprising, then, to find in Robert White's will an early bequest for "...Mr. Richard Rogers preacher of gods word at Withersfield in Essex...,"[7] and study of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions of Essex discloses that the parish of Wethersfield adjoins that of Shalford, in the north central part of Essex. For Robert White to attend a lecture by Mr. Rogers, he may have had to travel no more than ten miles. Out of this moderately wealthy English family, comfortably settled in the shire of Essex, but imbued with nonconformist fervor, came the hard working, well liked and increasingly respected man who was to become an early, founding settler of no less than three new towns: Newtown (later Cambridge, Mass.), Hartford, and Hadley." CHRISTENING: 1. Some Internet family histories use a baptismal date for Robert White as 17 May 1560 in Shalford. From what I have seen, this is undocumented and not reliable. BURIAL: 1. Per parish register as quoted above in a separate note. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The Genealogy of Walter Gilbert Source: Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (reprinted with corrections), Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991 (1930); vol.1, p. 487. English Origins of New England Families, Series 2, Vol. 3: The children of Robert White of Messing, Co. Essex, England, Who Settled in Hartford and Windsor (Family Tree Maker CD181). Website sources: AFN:2VDR-8M Ancestors of American Presidents (1989) http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JohnBerry/d3730.htm http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~amorrow/wc02/wc02_463.htm http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~mayfield/genealogy/674BridgetAllgar.html http://www.gendex.com/users/Genie/d0058/g0000011.html http://www.realtime.com/~edowdavd/Genohtml/D0001/I60.html http://nt1.worldlynx.net/tgrizzy/d252.htm http://www.wasatch.com/~lance/mcrae/d4589.htm http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~agheaps/heaps/d925.htm 2. FHL book "Ancestors & Descendants of Clark Proctor Nichols and Sarah (Sally) Stoughton in England and America, 1620-2001," by Clara Pierce Olson Overbo, 2002, pp. 163-64. Material is brief and similar to what I already have; however, the author does provied the following references: Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families. Olney, Sandra Sutpin, Passengers on the Lyon. Starr, Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin. Thistlewaite, Frank, Dorset Pilgrims. Ward, A Genealogy of Ward and Allied Families. White Descendant Children, The White Family in England. White Descendant Children, Robert White of Messing, co. Essex, England who Settled in Hartford and Windsor. | White, Robert (I1898)
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| 3685 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. NEHGS, article "Miscellanea, Milford, Conn., Land Records," vol. 5, contributed by Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., of New Haven, Conn. It would appear that the Mary and Abigail are sisters and daughters of William Tyler: "Page 195. 21 Feb. 1712/13. Will'm Palmer of Greenwitch [sic] in ye County of ffairfield, to James Prime Jun'r of Milford, all my Right in land [being] one seventh part of ye Right that doth belong unto ye heirs of Will'm Tyler late of sd. Milford dec'd w'ch sd. land doth acrrue to me by ye Right of my wife formarly Mary Tyler. [Palmer's wife signed with him both by mark. Witnesses: Joshuah Knapp, thom's Marshall.]" "Page 195. 23 Feb 1712/13. [Deed almost identical with above, from William Rundal of Greenwich in right of wife formerly Abigail Tyler. Both signed with mark. Witness Sam'l Peck, Thomas Marshall.]" 2. Daughters of William Tyler and Abigail Terrill in this database: Mary, Elizabeth, and Abigail. 3. FHL book 929.273 R871rg "Ancestry of Long Island and Greenwich 1667-1992," by Rundall, Austin, Brownhill, Parker (poorly punctuated), pp. 1-21: "William [Rundle] married third ca 1689 Abigail Tyler, youngest daughter of William Tyler & Abigail Terrill, residents of Milford, CT. Abigail Tyler was a sister to Mary Tyler Palmer & Elizabeth Tyler Palmer, wives of Lt. William Palmer & Joseph Palmer. They were brothers of John Palmer who was listed as a partner in William Rundle's first land transaction. The Palmer family played an influential role in the life of William Rundle. (See Chapter 11.) Abigail Tyler is credited with the last six siblings of William1 Rundle's fourteen children. In order of birth they were Hannah, Abraham Elizabeth, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph whose names appear to be biblical choices from the old testament... Note: Abigail Tyler had sisters: Mary who married William Palmer of Greenwich; and Elizabeth who married Joseph Palmer of Greenwich; as well as Sarah, Hannah, and Ruth Tyler. Her brothers were William, John, Thomas, and Ephraim Tyler. It is probable that Abigail met William Rundle while visiting her sisters at Greenwich... References... 8. GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY, Vol. 4 pg. 356 Will of Thomas Tyler..." 4. The book "Families of Ancient New Haven," by Donald L. Jacobus (New Haven, 1981), 7 vols., p. 1922: "William Tyler, d. 1693; res. M.; m. Abigail da. of Roger & Abigail (Ufford) Terrill, bp. Aug. 1644 MC (Congregational Society, Milford). [Children - lists 12 children of which the first three are in my database:] 1. Mary, b. c. 1660; m. William Palmer of Greenwich. 2. Elizabeth, b. c. 1663; m. Joseph Palmer of Greenwich. 3. Abigail, b. c. 1664; m. ___ Rundle..." 5. The periodical "The American Genealogist," 26(1950):95, 183-84, "Palmer of Westchester," by Winifred Lovering Holman, S.B., F.A.S.G. My interest in this article is in the William Palmer of Yarmouth, who is an ancestor, and not the William Palmer of the article. The following are applicable quotes: "Various assertions, quite erroneous, have been made in print about William Palmer of Westchester County, New York. It has been claimed that he was identical with others of the name, such as William of Watertown, Mass., who was clearly later of Newbury, and finally of Hampton, N.H. [see Gen. Dict. of Me. and N.H., 527; Essex Files, 2:347-9; New Eng. Register, 51:309; 68:259; 69:284, 342; 75:79, 158, 318; 98:184); Lieut. William of Yarmouth, Mass., and Newtown, Long Island, a son of whose did later settle in Westchester, thereby adding to the confusion [N. Y. Record, 71:362; Selleck, Miner Family (1928), 142-3], William of Plymouth and Duxbury; William Jr. of the same, perhaps a nephew of the last-named; and others. There was also a William, early of Wethersfield, and never of Watertown, and a William of Branford, both in Connecticut. It is the writer's opinion, based on research thus far made, that William of Westchester was identical with both the Wethersfield settler and the Branford sojourner… As an addendum, a few notes will be given relating to the Palmer family [of Yarmouth] … Mead's Hist. of Greenwich (1911), 618-628, reprints the usual errors about the early generations. However, Lieut. William Palmer of Yarmouth, Mass., and Newtown, Long Island, died about 1661, and the subsequent remarriages of his widow brought the children to Greenwich, Conn. Among them, were Ephraim2 and William2. Ephraim married in 1668, Sarah, daughter of Andrew Messenger and had but two sons: Ephraim3 and John3. William2, born about 1658, married Mary Tyler of Milford, Conn., and removed to Westchester County. He had: William3, b. 6 Nov. 1694, d. 1786, of Charlotte Precinct, Dutchess County, a Friend; m. Rachel -___, and had issue, see N.Y. Wills, 14:87. Phebe, by 4 July 1696. Peter, b. 23 July 1703, removed to Dutchess County and had issue, see N.Y. Wills, 13:114. Abraham, b. about 1705, removed to Dutchess County…" 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: -NYG&H Rec V11 & 86. -7 Gen. of Judith's, by A. Gibson. -Gen Frangments, by J.J. Latting. -Feake Fam. Gen, by G. McCrackern (1955). -Ancient Heads of Fam., by Holmes. | Tyler, Mary (I2936)
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| 3686 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. New Family Search accessed 3 Aug 2009 shows the following two children christened to this couple at Bywell Saint Andrew Church which is about 8 miles northeast of Whitley: Elizabeth Surtees, chr. 24 Dec 1780. Ann Surtees, chr. 21 Dec 1783. CHRISTENING: 1. Note that Isaac lived in the Newbiggin/Riddlehamhope area which was centered near Shotley, Hunstantworth, and Hexham parishes all of which he had children christened. LDS IGI extracted records for Hexham, Northumberland, England per batch P000642, film 0094998, printout 6905734 show: Mary Burnep, dau. of Isaac Burnep chr. 14 Oct 1753. Joseph Burnip, son of Isaac Burnip chr. 7 Mar 1756. Ann Burnip, dau. of Isaac Burnip chr. 9 Apr 1758. Hannah Burnip, dau. of Isaac Burnip chr. 23 Mar 1760. 2. By following the various christening records of his children, we can ascertain Isaac's residence and and the name of his wife Jane. Isaac lived in the Newbiggin/Riddlehamhope area which was centered near Shotley, Hunstantworth, and Hexham parishes all of which he had children christened. Newbiggin/Riddlehamhope do not show on most maps since they are not villages as much as a just a location. Using older maps, I was able to locate them. On modern maps such as Google, locate Hunstanworth in County Durham. Just slightly above Hunstanworth across the field is the River Derwent going from west to east. Slightly to the west of Hunstanworth, the river turns upward northwesternly while a serpentine forested hill turns southwesterly. At this first bow on the north side is Newbiggin Fell. Continue to follow the river as it then immediately turns back west and then you are at Riddlehamhope on the north side of the river. Slightly to the west of that is Riddlehamhope Fell. Note that this river is the boundary between counties Durham on the south and Northumberland on the north thereby making the Burnhopes residents of Northumberland. The meaning of the old English word Fell is from the Old Norse meaning an upland stretch of open country; a moor; or a barren or stony hill. We know that Isaac was a miller because he eventually ends up at Woodhall Mill very near Haydon's Bridge where he dies in 1781. The location of Newbiggin/Riddlehamhope on a river may have been due to work as a miller even though his early profession is not given in the christening records. The record of his child William must appear in two separate registers (a local and bishop's trancript?) because my transcription shows the entry below whereas the LDS IGI shows the same entry without the father but with a mother Jane Burnhope listed. This establishes Jane as the wife of Isaac. Note that in a separate transcription book for Hexham baptisms (1752-1851) which I reviewed at the Northumberland Records Office at Woodhorn Jun 2009, there were some minor differences as noted above in [brackets]. The various parish records showing the christening of Isaac's children in chronological order show: Shotley, Northumberland: William Burnhope, son of Isaac of Newggin(sic) hope chr. 21 Jul 1745. Hunstanworth, Durham: Kath. Burnhope, d. of Isaac, chr. 27 Jul 1747. Isaac Burnhope, s. of Isaac of Ridlehope [sic], chr. 2 Mar 1748/1749 (bur in 1762 in Hexham). John Burnhope, s. of Isaac of Newbigginhope, chr. 10 Mar 1750/1751 Hexham, Northumberland: Mary Burnep, dau. of Isaac Burnep chr. 14 Oct 1753. [Mary Burnip, d. of Isaac of Leafield House. I have tried to find a Leafield House using Google and what I can find thus far is in Birtley, a suburb in County Durham of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne just north of Chester-le-Street. This is off the path considering Newbiggin and Whitley Mill are in close proximity to each other south of Hexham and makes one wonder if there is a closer Leafield House.] Joseph Burnip, son of Isaac Burnip chr. 7 Mar 1756. [Isaac of Whitley Mill.] Ann Burnip, dau. of Isaac Burnip chr. 9 Apr 1758. [Isaac of Whitley Mill.] Hannah Burnip, dau. of Isaac Burnip chr. 23 Mar 1760. [Mary Burnip, d. of Isaac - not sure why one transcription would say Hannah and the other Mary.] MARRIAGE: 1. The following entries are from a transcription book of the church records for Whitley Chapel, which is part of the Hexham Parish, which I copied at the Society of Genealogists during my visit of Jun 2009. I also saw a similar transcription book at Northumberland Records Office at Woodhorn which had an additional entry below which I note with an (*). The records begin in 1764 and the following transcription is for all Burnhopes for bapt., mar., and burials until 1851. Note that with Whitley only being a subservient chapel, as was the new law at about that time, the marriages ceased from Jul 1781 until Nov 1844 at which time they were in Hexham. Note that there were no Burnhopes in the burial registers for this time period. Whitley is halfway from Newbiggin where the Isaac Burnhope lived to Hexham where some of Isaac's children were christened. "The Newcastle Diocesan Gazetteer, A Guide to the Anglican Churches in Newcastle Upon Tyne and Northumberland" states: "St. Helen's Church, Whitley Chapel, Consecrated in 1764. The church building is of uncertain date. Prior to 1764, it was a Chapel of ease served by Hexham Abbey, but in that year it became a Parish Church of the district known as Hexhamshire, lying between Hexham and Blanchland. It is thought to have been consecrated in 1764 by the Archbishop of York. The church is a simple building of stone, without aisles, with a a later vestry built on to the west end..." We can be reasonably certain that these entries deal with the children of Isaac even though it is not specifically proven except by circumstantial evidence such as the marriageable ages of Isaac's children, the consistent spelling of Burnhope rather than Burnop/Burnip, the fact that William and John follow the Burnhope family trade of millers and that they are at Whitley Mill where we can place their father Isaac in the Hexham confirmation records for Isaac's children Joseph and Ann, the proximity of the location of Whitley Chapel to Newbiggin, and that the surrounding churches do not have probable entries which I determined from my "encircling" research. The following are the entries and my comments are in [brackets]: *Bapt. 22 Jan 1769, Isaac Burnhope, son of William, Whitley Mill. [Same mill as where Isaac was in 1756 and 1758.] Bapt. 21 Oct 1773, George Burnhope, son of John, Ordley. [The John in this entry, and the next two for Isaac and Elizabeth, is most likely the son of Isaac who apparently married before 1773 probably in different church - the church of his bride.] Bapt. 14 Aug 1774, Isaac Burnhope, son of John, Mollerstead. [Moller is a term for mill. In the (*) transcription, it says 7Aug 1774 and Mollestead. Note that LDS IGI extracted records show this individual as John and it shows as well the other three baptisms noted herein including Isaac in 1769.] Bapt. 1 Apr 1781, Elizabeth, d. of John, Whitley Mill. [Same mill as where Isaac was in 1756 and 1758.] Marr. 7 Jul 1765, Chris Winter, batchelor, and Cath Burnhope, both of the church. Wit: Ralph Dixon and William Burnhope. [Cath is most likely Kathrine, d. of Isaac, and William is her older brother.] Marr. 22 May 1768, William Burnhope and Jane Jameson, both of the church. Wit: John Burnhope and Chris Winter. [Chris Winter is most likely the husband to Kathrine Burnhope per the entry above and the brother-in-law to this William. John is most likely the younger brother to William, but he would only be 17 at the time. Isaac, the next brother under William was deceased in 1762 leaving John as the next brother in line.] Marr. 17 May 1778, Thomas Surtees, batchelor, and Ann Burnhope, both of the church. Wit: John Surtees and Christ. Winters. [Chris Winters is most likely the brother-in-law to Ann who married her sister Kathrine per the entry above in 1765.] It should also be noted that the nearby Slaley Church directly to the east, whose baptism records began 1703 (1722 for marriages and 1720 for burials), has no entries whatsoever for any Burnhopes until 1851 when I quit checking. The next parish to the west, Allendale does have several Burnhopes. | Burnhope, Ann (I4616)
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| 3687 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No baptisms of children found in Stockbury for James and his wife. | Knight, James (I1228)
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| 3688 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No Barlows listed in Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2. BURIAL: 1. Not listed in the following per the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per group sheet of Israel Barlow Family Association, 801-298-3687, dated 24 Feb 1999 per Lloyd B. Carr, Genealogist, PO Box 89, Bountiful, Utah, 84011. 3. Wyman's Charlestown Genealogies-Film 397,792 pg. 58, lists Barlow family. | Barlow, James (I1792)
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| 3689 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No christening record was found in the Warden parish records; in fact, the surname McKay does not occur in any christening record up to 1880 when I stopped looking. MARRIAGE: 1. From FHL film 1068615 marriage records of Warden Parish: 21 Nov 1872 - William Burnhope, 50, widower, woodman, residence of time of marriage: Liverick, s. of William, woodman, and Elizabeth McKay, 25, spinster, residence at time of marriage: High Warden, d. of Chas., coachman, wit: L. and Anne Johnson, by banns. | McKay, Elizabeth (I4642)
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| 3690 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No Farmers mentioned in the 1790 Laurens Co., SC census. 2. Typescript "Early Adairs of Laurens County, South Carolina." Compiled by Mildred Brownlee; Source Records: Wills; Intestate Estates; Deeds; Court Records; Cemetery Inscriptions. Some dates of birth and death obtained from Lineage Charts. Dates of birth and death subject to correction. Spelling of names subject to correction. [Note that bracketed comments are later additions by other reviewers including myself - Kerry Petersen.] "Charity Adair, b. 1770, d. 6 Nov. 1826, mar. (1) ___ Farmer by whom she had a daughter Mary Farmer, b. 21 June 1789. Mary Farmer mentioned as step-daughter in the will of David Little. Charity Adair Farmer married (2) David Little. Chn: David Little, b. 1 May 1798, d. young. Elizabeth Little. b. 27 Aug. 1799/1800, mar. James Copeland. Joseph Little, b. 24 July 1801 (James Little, b. 12 July 1803, mar. Matilda Williams. (Jane Little, b. 12 July 1803, mar. Andrew Park. John Little, b. 23 Feb. 1806, mar. Sarah Wolf. Nancy Little, b. 28 Sept. 1807, mar. Alexander Fairburn. Thomas E. Little, b. 1 Aug. 1809, mar. Jane Eleanor Craig. Holland Little, b. 1811" | Farmer (I3742)
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| 3691 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No John Walton found in Warden Parish christening records. 2. John was the witness in the following marriage ceremony per FHL film 1068615 for Warden parish records: "By license, Joseph Burnhope and Elizabeth Mewis - both of the Chapelry of Haydon in this parish - were married by licence in this church this thirteenth day of January 1782 by me Wm. Laidman. This marriage was solemnized between us: [signed] Jos. Burnhope, Eliz'th Mewis [her mark of X]. In the presence of John Walton." MARRIAGE: 1. Note that the church in Haydon was not allowed to record marriages since they were not licensed per the Hardwich Marriage Act of 1754. Marriages resume after 1797. Consequently, the marriage was performed in Warden which was the parish responsible for the subservient chapelry of Haydon. The entry per FHL film 1068615 for Warden parish records: 12 Jul 1783: John Walton and Hannah Burnhope, both of the Chapelry of Haydon. Wit: Wm. Topping and Jos. Burnhope. Md. by John Farrer, curate. Both sign their names as John Walton and Hannah Burnhope. [The witness Joseph Burnhope is most likely Hannah's brother.] A search of other Burnhope marriages in this parish in the same time period shows only two others, both of which are relations - Hannah's brother Joseph and Elizabeth Mewis 13 Jan 1792 and Hannah's nephew (Joseph and Elizabeth's son) William Burnhope to Mary Oliver 10 Jul 1808. | Walton, John (I4641)
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| 3692 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No listing in 1860 nor 1870 US Censuses for Arizona, New Mex., Utah, Montana, Idaho, California, Oregon, and Washington for a George Oakley [see biography note 2bi below]. Have not yet checked Nevada, Wyoming, nor Colorado. 2. Possible twin to Elizabeth per Enid Willardson. I have viewed Enid's records after her death and find no documentation for twinship. Ages given at time of both their deaths vary by a year with Mary Ann being oldest. BIOGRAPHY: 1. Age 18 upon arrival with her family via the ship Brooklyn in Yerba Buena (San Francisco) 31 Jul 1846. With her family as 1852 pioneers in San Bernardino, California mormon colony. Died relatively young with her two daughters being adopted by other families and her son living with father thereafter. Under the direction of the LDS Apostle Amasa Lyman, she and her husband were pioneers in the lumbering and sawmill work in the San Bernardino Mountains which funded much of the Mormon colony. 2. "Passenger List per Brooklyn from New York, Capt. A.W. Richardson, June 22, 1846," found in Hawaii by Mr. John D. Fretwell, 4012 Maywood Dr. S., Fresno, CA 93703-3330. Copy of original which was folded and contained all names on ship: "Manifest of Passengers on board Ship Brooklyn wharf A.C. Richarson is master... [contains a full listing including the following] George K. Winner, United States, 39 years, Coasting Captain. Hannah Winner, United States, 37 years. Six children." 3. Censuses: 1830 US: New Jersey, Monmouth County, Dover Township, P.374: George K. Winner, 1 M 20-30, 2 F Under 5, 1 F 15-20. [Probably George, his wife, and Mary Ann and Elizabeth]. Note: Other Winners in NJ census: Abby Winner, Gloucester Co., Egg Harbor Twp., p.198; Isaac Winner, Sussex Co., Green Twp., p.187 [note: there are two Isaacs listed with exactly same info]; Samuel Winner, Burlington Co., Evesham Twp., p.84. Further research needed to reconstruct Winner families in New Jersey. Dover township is now part of Ocean County since 1850. 1840 US: New Jersey, Monmouth County, Dover Township, FHL film 016518: George K. Winner, Males (Ages: 1@under 5, 3@20-30, 1@30-40), Females (2@Under 5, 1@5-10, 1@10-15, 1@20-30), Four listed as Coastal Sailors. [Supposition: George was one of the "20-30" males and an "Ocean" sailor, the other three were sailing associates or relatives, the boy was Moroni [under 5], George's wife [20-30], Mary or Elizabeth [10-15; but why only 1 listed?], Louisa [5-10], Emmajean and possibly an unknown daughter [2@under 5: this is confusing - was there another unknown girl who died before the Ship Brooklyn sailing thus explaining the large gap of 6 to 7 years in childbirths?]. 1850 US: No record; San Francisco's portion of US Census was lost due to earthquake or fire. 1852 US: California Statehood Census, Los Angeles County (pre-San Bernardino), p. 143; note this census began June 1852 in this county with county wide results of 7831 total residents of which 2494 were white males and 1597 were white females. It's preface to the state compilation says that only about 5 in every 6 were counted due to the frontier and mobile nature of the population. Note that the second location is last residence. George K. Winneo, 46, N.J., Utah, Farmer Hanna, 46, N.J., Utah Mary Ann, 23, N.J., Utah Emojine, 15, N.J., Utah Moroni, 10, N.J., Utah Israel, 8, N.J., Utah Adalade, 7, Cal., Cal. This census is important and invites several interesting comments as follows: i. No David Frederick [Mary Ann's future husband] even though he had moved to S.B. at least by 22 Mar 1852 where the colony clerk notes him making a payment to the colony. Mary Ann living at home unmarried, yet her daughter Georgiana will be born within 6 months or less. This lends credence to Daisy Van Wagoner's grandfather's [Mary Ann's great grandson] handwritten note that Georgiana's father was not David Frederick but a possible "George Oakley" [or a variation thereof since he slightly misspells other names on the note]. There is no such individual yet found in my research for either San Bern. or San Fran. or from 1860/70 censuses of adjoining states; however, there is a merchant George Oakes in 1851 in S.Fran. just a couple of blocks from where Winner's property was in 1846 in Bancroft's History - could he have fathered the child out of wedlock or a quickly annulled marriage in early March 1852 perhaps leading to George's removal of his family 3 Mar 1852 from San Fran. to San Bern. She was married to David Frederick by 1 May 1854 since she is mentioned in Amasa Lyman's journal as the wife of David; he was twice her age which may be explained perhaps by marriage to a woman with an out-of-wedlock child. This is merely conjecture on my part at this point and Georgiana may just have been a premature baby who did in fact die six months after birth and the marriage of David and Mary Ann may have in fact preceded conception. If the name George Oakley is correct, there is another one reported in the book "Gleanings from Alta California," by Mary Dean Alsworth. It is a compilation of vital records reported in the first newspapers published in California 1846-1850. Judging from dates, he would have died too early to have fathered Georgiana: "Tuesday, 29 January 1850. Died - in this city, on the 26th of January, George M. Oakley, Esq., late of Montgomery, Orange county, New York, aged 35 years." ii. Some of the info seems close but suspect and may have been given by a neighbor; they had not lived in Utah, the WINNEO misspelling of WINNER, and the ages vary: Adalades' age would mean she was born in 1845 before arriving in CA in 1846, Moroni's age is at variance to the 1870 census, etc. iii. Mother's name listed as "Hanna" which coincides with P.P. Pratt's diary entry of "Hanna P. Winner". 4. John H. Brown, "Reminiscences and Incidents of Early Days of San Francisco," p.127: "I will here give list of all the women who were residents in the city [San Francisco] in January, 1846 [16 names listed]. On the arrival of the ship Brooklyn, in July, 1846, many women came to the city, whose names I will now mention...Mrs. Winner and two daughters {evidently he was counting small children so these two daughters were Mary Ann and Elizabeth]..." 5. Mary Ann is mentioned in family letters written by David Frederick to his daughter Mary Elizabeth who was living in Salt Lake City while David was in San Bernardino. Dave Fry, a cousin of mine living in Texas, who is descended through Gideon and Mary Elizabeth (Frederick) Gibbs was visiting his sister in 2003 in Salt Lake City. He went through an old valise of records left by their parents where they found a photo of David Frederick, and six handwritten original letters - three of which refer to Mary Ann: [Transcription of letter from David living in San Bernardino, to daughter Mary in Utah, Jan 20,1855. Original with David Fry.] "Mar E my belove Daughter I again take my pen in hand to write again to you. I am well and I hopee that you ar injoying the same blessing. I have received two letters from you besides the one you sent from Nancy but I have not answerd neither of them. I wish you to receive this in answer to all. I mite apoligeze for not writing but sufice it to say I did not write. I and tending sawmill about twenty miles from the city for Bro. Lyman and Rich own in Canion Call Mill Crick, a health place and pure water but rather lonsome plase but that matters not so that we are fuing the will of him that has sent us. You have often requested me to come and see you but the probility is you will not see me untill I am call or sent back for I feel that I am on a mishon just as much as if I had ben sent to preach to the nations of the earth, tharefore I desiere to do as I am told. I would be glad to see you tharefour I would wish you to come and see us but not withconcel as your health is rather delicate it may be to your benifite so if you sould or will come I will do as well as I can for you. I was glad to hear from Loiza that she was well and the respect the family has for hir that she has concected hirself with tharefor I would have you say to hir in my behalf that she remain with them as a dutiful Childe and as she groes older she may learn the duty of a companion, that she may be some wise in the principls of hir salvation and exaltation unto eternal lives. Bro. Lyman people are all well and would be hapy for you. Mary Ann your stepmother wishes to see you and wants you come hear and live in San Barnideno wheare she may injoy yur society. We have a fine young son thirteen days, he waide nine pounds when he was born, he is well and Mary Ann is smart and up aboout the house. Give our respects and good wishes to you uncle and aunt and all enquiring friends. May our Father in heavn bless us with life and health and with every blessing untill we shall meete againe and save us in his kindom is my prare. Perhapps you would like to knowe his name, is David Junior. When you receve this write againe, yors as ever. /signed/David Frederick" [Transcription of letter from David living in California, to daughter Mary in Utah, Oct. 24 undated (about 1855). Transcribed as written, without spelling corrections. Original with David Fry.] "I have tking my pen this evning in haste to rapidly to fulfil a promise that I would write, by President Lyman. We all had sore eyes sinse I wrote last. Mary Ann was neary blinded for a weak but we all well at present except the babe, (probably David Ira) he is a teathing prether woresom. We may move into Dionitia room yesterday. I expect to stay in it untill the president returns if we behave ourselves. Money still remains scarse and harde to be got hlde of. It is a genriel time of health we all trying do well as we can. Mary we saaid be verry to see you or we would be like to have a viset from you. Mary I wish you to take the council of Pres. Lyman for he is a good man and will give such council and avice as will be for the good of any person that will take it tharefore it is my wish and dsire that you will be harking to him. Mary I wish to excuse the few linse pen. I am tierd and it is bedtime so I bide you adue imporing the blessing of our hevenly that he will preserve out lives and health that we may meat againe. Maryann sendes hir best wish with a small parcol wich thay will give you. We all so give our best wishes to Lise and hir husband. If you wish any more pertickeles Aunt Donitia will be willing to give you. Oct 24th /signed/ David Frederick" [Transcription of letter from David living in San Bernardino, to daughter Mary in Utah, undated. Original with David Fry.] "My daughter Mary I take my pen to write a few lines to you. We ar all well and ar living in the city again. I am at work on Elder Lymans new house while he is in uper Calafornia. He will probley return the first of next month at wich time he will probley make all posble haste to go to the Lake, tharefore I shall omit writin the pen ticklers at this time. I shall write again and scend by him for - - all be better posted up in mater and things in jinrel for we expect the wranch will be paid for and the peopole will be more able to do more good in building the house of the Lord for I am in hopes that mony may be more plenty with us than it now is for I can scarsley get enough to redeam my letters that comes to hand. Within this weake the folks will be living in the new house and it will be more plesant thin within the old walls wich hav stood for seventy years or more. I received you kinde leter by Elder Rich wich was a joy to me. The boy David you gnose finley is a bining to creape about the house. Mary Ann sendes hir ist wishes to you. I wish you to write as soon as may be when you receive this. Give my Love and best wishes to all inquring friends. I remain as ever your Father and friend in the gospel of Christe /signed/ David Frederick" BIRTH: 1. Endowment per Ordinance index FHL film 170545, p.238, ord. 5326; [relative listed is daughter: Cynthia Frederick Hardy]: "Birth 25 Sep 1828." All three deceased wives of David Frederick were all sealed with sequential ordinance numbers on same day of 13 Jun 1883 at the St. George Temple. All three as was David were sealed to William Gant Perkins at same time. The following is the transcriptions extracted by myself from FHL film 170598: "Mary Ann Winner": FHL film 170598, ord. 3564, dead, b. 24 Sep 1828, Montmouth co., N.J., d. 22 Feby 1859. 2. Most family group sheets prepared by descendants, perhaps all based on Enid Willardson's original sheet, show 24 Sep 1828. No independent confirmation except the note above has yet been found by me including reviewing records in 2001 of Enid Willardson after her death. Using Mary Ann's burial record, a calculated birth date of 14 Sep 1828 should be used until proven otherwise. MARRIAGE: 1. Marriage of David and Mary Ann is not noted in David Frederick's 18 Apr 1853 nor 20 May 1853 letters (see notes above for transcriptions) to his daughter Mary E. Frederick; however, he does sign for himself and her in letters beginning 20 Jan 1855 (in which letter he also announces the birth of his son David, Jr. This would put a marriage between mid-1853 and Dec 1854 when David is born. Actual date is per David Frederick's family bible currently in the possession of David Fry in which he notes Mary Ann was married to David Frederick 16 Oct 1853. 2. It is apparent that Mary Ann had a marriage or other relationship with a person unknown in San Francisco just before coming to San Bernardino. Consider this note from my files on her daughter Georgianna: "David Frederick does not appear to be the birth father. Per the family bible, Mary Ann was married to David Frederick 16 Oct 1853. Mary Ann arrives from San Francisco with her family in mid-March 1852. Georgiana was born Dec 1852 and dies Jun 1853. 1852 California Census taken around Jun 1852 for San Bernardino lists no David Frederick [Mary Ann's future husband] even though he had moved to S.B. at several months earlier and lists Mary Ann as living at home unmarried [yet her daughter Georgiana will be born within 6 months or less]. Marriage to Mary Ann is not noted in David Frederick's 18 Apr 1853 nor 20 May 1853 letters (see his notes for transcriptions) to his daughter Mary E. Frederick; however, he does sign for himself and her in letters begining 20 Jan 1855 (in which letter he also announces the birth of his son David, Jr. This all lends credence to Daisy Van Wagoner's grandfather's [Mary Ann's great grandson] handwritten note that Georgiana's father was not David Frederick but a possible "George Oakley" [or a variation thereof since he slightly misspells other names on the note]. There is no such individual yet found in my research for either San Bern. or San Fran. or from 1860/70 censuses of adjoining states; however, there is a merchant George Oakes in 1851 in S.Fran. just a couple of blocks from where Winner's property was in 1846 in Bancroft's History. Was Mary Ann previously married in San Francisco or was the child conceived out of wedlock in early March 1852 perhaps leading to George Winner's removal of his family in mid-March from San Fran. to San Bernardino? Regardless, it should be noted that David Frederick had Georgiana sealed to himself as father and to his deceased wife Mary Ann in the LDS St. George temple 13 Jun 1883 as cited below." DEATH: 1. Note: All three deceased wives of David Frederick were all sealed with sequential ordinance numbers on same day of 13 Jun 1883 at the St. George Temple. All three as was David were sealed to William Gant Perkins at same time. The following is the transcriptions extracted by myself from FHL film 170598: "David Frederick," b. 15 Sep 1801, Montgomery co., NY. David Frederick was still living at the time of these proxy ordinances. "Polly Evarts": FHL film 170598, ord. 3562, dead, b. 21 Sep 1801 of N.Y, d. 2 Oct 1837. "Martha Ingersoll": FHL film 170598, ord. 3563, dead, b. 2 Apl 1810, Ontario co., NY, d. 16 Apl 1844. "Mary Ann Winner": FHL film 170598, ord. 3564, dead, b. 24 Sep 1828, Montmouth co., N.J., d. 22 Feby 1859. Archival family group sheets indicate 28 Mar 1879 SGEOR but no such record is found in the St. George Temple records; the 1883 date was with David Frederick was in person and same date as he was sealed to his two other deceased wives. BURIAL: 1. Per cemetery records maintained by the office of the City of Parowan includes the record: "Marion Frederick, time of death: Feb. 12, 1859, age: 30 years, 4 months, and 28 days, father: George Winner, maiden name of mother: Hannah, cause of death: consumption." 2. A tombstone procured in 2000 at grave 1, block 9, lot 17. In near proximity are many members of Mormon Battalion and pioneers. Gravestone bought located on site Aug. 2000. Text: Mary Ann Winner Frederick, Sept. 24, 1828 - Feb. 22, 1859. Wife of David Frederick, Pvt. Mormon Battalion." Photo of tombstone on file. Tombstone includes bronze medallion plaque of the Ship Brooklyn Association. In close proximity is gravesite for Cornelia Eliza Leavitt Lyman, one of the wives of the close friend of David Frederick, Apostle Amasa Lyman. 3. Website for Utah State Historical Society Burials Database: "Marion Frederick, birth: 0/0/0, death: 2/22/1859, buried: 0/0/0, cause of death: consumption, comments: 30-04-28, grave location: Parowan Cemetery 09-17-01, source: sexton." [Marion was misspelling evidently for what was misunderstood when "Mary Ann" was reported.] 4. No obituary found in the Deseret News. Parowan and Iron county newspapers did not start until after 1859. SOURCES_MISC: 1. LDS History Library in Salt Lake City: A. LR 6775 2 "Manuscript History and Historical Reports" of the Parowan Ward, Parowan Stake. ACTION: 1. Look up Parowan Branch Records. 2. Find out more about Howard Oakley who was on the Brooklyn. | Winner, Mary Ann (I1224)
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| 3693 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No listing in 1870 US Censuses for Arizona, New Mex., Utah, Montana, Idaho, California, Oregon, and Washington. No Soundex listing for 1880 for California; check non-soundex. May have gone under name of James after San Bernardino; see 1860 census notes below. 2. Records searched without mention of Winners: a. FHL film 1290965 - Santa Cruz Marriage Index. b. FHL film 1000133 - San Francisco Probate Index. 3. Censuses: 1850 US: No record; San Francisco's portion of US Census was lost due to earthquake or fire. 1852 US: California Statehood Census, Los Angeles County (pre-San Bernardino), p. 143; note this census began June 1852 in this county with county wide results of 7831 total residents of which 2494 were white males and 1597 were white females. It's preface to the state compilation says that only about 5 in every 6 were counted due to the frontier and mobile nature of the population. Note that the second location is last residence. George K. Winneo, 46, N.J., Utah, Farmer Hanna, 46, N.J., Utah Mary Ann, 23, N.J., Utah Emojine, 15, N.J., Utah Moroni, 10, N.J., Utah Israel, 8, N.J., Utah Adalade, 7, Cal., Cal. Some of the info seems close but suspect and may have been given by a neighbor; they had not lived in Utah, the WINNEO misspelling of WINNER, and the ages vary: Adalade's age would mean she was born in 1845 before arriving in CA in 1846, Moroni's age is at variance to the 1870 census, etc. 1860 US: California, Santa Cruz Co., Soquel Township, FHL 0803066, p.584, dwelling 558, family 505: Geo. K. Winner, 53, M, Sea Captain, $1000 real estate value, $200 personal property value, birthplace of New Jersey. James Winner, 20, M, Woodchopper, New Jersey. [Most likely George's son Moroni.] Israel Winner [most likely George's son Israel for whom census taker misheard or misentered 60 for 16], 60, M, Woodchopper, New Jersey. Note that there were 166 households in Soquel; census taken 9 Jul 1860; no other individuals of New Jersey birth listed in records. As cited elsewhere, Geo. and his son Israel I. shortly hereafter enlisted in the Civil War Union forces from Santa Cruz. [See also obituary notes for Santa Cruz newspaper's comment of George in Squabble Creek area of Santa Cruz. Squabble Creek and Soquel are fairly close within 5 to 10 miles depending how one travels. The historic village of Soquel was located near the current intersection of Soquel Drive and Porter Street, just inland from Capitola. 4. Short autobiography of Enid Willardson who did most early research into the Winner family with copy in my possession (apparently the visitor was not Israel since his death is documented in 1867 -- probably the visitor was Moroni Winner): "I began asking my father, his brother and sister, if they ever heard her speak of her [Amanda Winner's] parents or brothers and sisters. No, they never had. I persisted. Then I was prompted to ask my father if any of her family ever visited her. He said, 'Yes, once when I was about 5 or 6 years old, her brother came to visit her in Nephi.' Quickly, I said, 'What was his name?' 'Israel Winner,' was his reply." This comment started George Winner's family earliest research for whom we extend our gratitude to Enid. Her father was named King Egbert Beagley and was born 8 Sep 1891 in Nephi, Juab, Utah. Accordingly, Israel's visit would have been ca 1896-1897. Israel would have been King's uncle since Amanda (Winner) Beagley was Israel's sister. 5. Checked at Family History Library in Salt Lake City: a. Book 979.471/S1 V22d I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Soquel, Santa Cruz County and found no indication of Winner burials. b. FHL 1290972 - Index to deaths in Santa Cruz County, 979.471/S1 B32ss - Santa Cruz Sentinel Local News Index, and 979.471/S1 B32s - Santa Cruz Daily Surf all had no Winner entries except Elizabeth Winner died 27 August 1926. I requested 7 Jun 2003 of the Santa Cruz public library for a lookup on this individual. 6. Ron E Romig [mailto:rromig@cofchrist.org] Archivist of the Community of Christ Church, July 17, 2007: "RLDS Name Authority Card Catalog is simply a system where previous librarians have indexed names from Latter Day Saintism that appear in collection resources - this is often from our published holdings. Unfortunately, those assembling the listing did not always indicate the source that caused them to be included. The catalog was designed to help staff find individuals for whom we received regular requests. There is not a card for each member of the church. The Winners do not appear in the Name Authority listing. Their only appearance [George and Israel] in RLDS membership records is a brief listing of members of the Salt Lake City branch, for 1864, in Early Reorganization Minutes [Membership Record Book A], on page 405." Kerry's note: They would have been among the very earliest members of the RLDS Church in Salt lake City. 7. LDS History Library has the 47 page booklet "Israel Ivins a Biography," by Kimball Stewart Erdman, M270.1 I195e. It was after this man that our Israel was named. Some brief comments from the book: He was a prominent figure in the Dixie Mission to Southern Utah. His occupation was as a surveyor in both Utah and Arizona. He had mining claims did a lot of "doctering." Anthony W. Ivins of the First Presidency of the LDS Church was one of his children. He was born 1815 at Toms River, NJ, son of Anthony Ivins and Sarah Reeves Wallin. He was baptized in 1838. In 1842 he did a mission into Southern NJ. In 1844 he was married to Anna Lowrie Ivins by Jedediah M. Grant. In 1845 he had a dau. born in Toms River. In 1848 he was President of the Toms River Branch. In 1853 emigrated to Utah. He was one of the rescuers of the Willie Handcart Co. in 1856. In 1861 he was called to the Dixie Mission. He died in 1897. His father was a prosperous merchant at Toms River. He owned large tracts of timbered land and a thriving charcoal business. Toms River was a thriving community that started based on the salt and charcoal industry. Most of his products were shipped ot new York and other points along the coast, in his own vessels. (Perhaps George Winner was a captain for him.) His son Israel wnet on his father's ships and learned the ways of handling them. The first missionaries to preach in New Jersey was Benjamin Winchester and Samuel James in 1837. By late 1837, the Elders had gathered a small but active congregation at Toms River. Israel and his family, all of Quaker ancestry, heard the message. On 1 (or 4) Mar 1838, Israel was baptized. About this time the Mormons decided to form their own community on the south side of the river. The small church was built without metals or nails. It served as the meeting house until 1853 when it was abandoned as the Saints moved westward. It became the first courthouse of Ocean County. No longer in existence by 1939, there were still some "Mormon" homes and a graveyard in South Toms River. About a year after Israel's conversion, two of his second cousins were baptized. His mother was baptized in 1840. Israel becom acquainted withthe Propeht during his brief stay in Toms River and the surrounding neighborhood. He related to his children an interesting experience which occurred at this time: "Charles Stewart had a son, Joseph, who was lame because of a "white swelling" in his leg. Hearing that the Prophet was nearby, the boy experssed a desire to be administered to. The family sent for Joseph Smith. When he arrived, he prayed, annointed the boy's leg and blessed him. After the administation, the boy went out to play, still using his crutches. Soon his sister ran in, saying that Joe had thrown his crtuches away and didn't need them anymore. His parents were alarmed and tempted to scold him but soon saw that indeed he had been healed. The miracle had little effect on Joe's parents. Miracles are not the foundation of a testimony but the result of one." After the visit of Joseph Smith, the church in New Jersey grew steadily under the inspired direction of missionaries such as Erastus Snow and Jedediah Morgan Grant. In 1842, Lorenzo Wasson, the nephew of Emma smith visited Toms River as a missionary and took Israel with him as his companion for four weeks. Together they went into southern New Jersey, where they were the first to proclaim the gospel. Israel has a daughter named Georgiana, born 6 Nov 1847 while living in New York City on business for his father. She did not survive the winter and they soon returned to Toms River thereafter. (Could Georgiana be in remembrance of George Winner?) When Israel was branch president in Toms River (beginning in 1848), it was the most prominent congregation in the state of New Jersey. It was in Apr 1851 that Israel's father was baptized just before he died. Sept. 16, 1852, a son Anthony Woodward was born; he would eventually become an apostle. On the first day of April 1853, nearly the entire branch of Toms River moved westward to Utah. There had not been a branch there since the booklet was written in the 1930s. Judging from when Israel was called to move to the Dixie Mission in 1861, he would not have seen George Winner and his son Israel Ivins Winner when they were later stationed in Salt Lake City during the Civil War. The rest of the narrative is about his life in southern Utah. He was polygamous with two wives. Pres. Heber J. Grant was his nephew. He died in 1897 and was buried in St. George, Utah. BIOGRAPHY: 1. Arrived with his family via the ship Brooklyn in Yerba Buena (San Francisco) 31 Jul 1846. With his family as 1852 pioneers in San Bernardino, California Mormon colony. 2. "Passenger List per Brooklyn from New York, Capt. A.W. Richardson, June 22, 1846," found in Hawaii by Mr. John D. Fretwell, 4012 Maywood Dr. S., Fresno, CA 93703-3330. Copy of original which was folded and contained all names on ship: "Manifest of Passengers on board Ship Brooklyn wharf A.C. Richardson is master... [contains a full listing including the following:] George K. Winner, United States, 39 years, Coasting Captain. Hannah Winner, United States, 37 years. Six children." 3. Richard H. Orton, "Records of California Men in the War of Rebellion 1861-1867," 1890, Sacramento: George K. Winner and Israel J. Winner were enrolled as privates in Company L, Second California Cavalry of the California Volunteers, at Santa Cruz, CA, enlisted 11 Sep 1861, mustered 23 Sep 1861 [Geo. and Israel would have been approximately ages 54 and 17], mustered out at Camp Douglas, Utah 7 Oct 1864 after expiration of term of service. Company "L" was at Camp Alert in San Francisco which was located on the ground now enclosed by Mission, Folsom, 24th, and 26th Streets (then known as the Pioneer Race Track) until March 1862, from which time until 30 Apr 1863 no record can be found. During that month it was in camp at Bishop Creek, Owens River Valley; during May 1863 at Camp Independence, same valley; June, at Fort Churchill [Carson City area]; July, at Fort Ruby [Ely area], both in Nevada; August, enroute to Salt Lake, and from that month to March 1864 at Camp Douglas near Salt Lake City. During the next four months it was at various places in succession, as follows: Rush Valley, March 1864; Camp Relief, April; Camp Conness, May; Bingham Creek, June; and back to Camp Douglas for the next two months; then to Fort Laramie, Wy. T. for a few months. The original members were mustered out Sep and Oct 1864 at Fort Douglas and the company was then reorganized thereafter. Much of their duty was to protect the Overland mail and stage route and the Pony Express from Indian conflict. Other companies of this cavalry regiment were involved in the infamous Bear River Massacre of Shoshoni Indians in southern Idaho on 23 Jan 1863 which was the largest army massacre of Indians in the West of the 1800's. 4. Susan Easton Black, compiler, "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," Vol. VI (U-Z), (Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1993, copy in Family History Library in Salt Lake City): "WINNER, George T. E. - Source: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-1871, Book A, p. 405"; WINNER, Israel I." - Same exact source as above; "WINNER, Lena Leoti - Source: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-1871, Book A, p. 377. [The two first are most likely George K. and son Israel and they are on the same page; the third is probably not related but may be of interest for a possible connection if any.] Interestingly Israel's middle initial is "I" and not "J," which would be in line with the middle name Ivens found in California Voter Registrations. 5. Microfilm copy of the military newspaper "The Daily Union Vedette," at the Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah: Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, 1864, p. 1, published at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah: "Mustered Out. Below we give a list of the names of the officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the 2d Cavalry and 3d Infantry, C.V. [California Volunteers] mustered out of the service since October, 1864. Company L, Second Cavalry, C.V.: Private, Israel I. Winner; Private, George K. Winner." I have on file the 57 page booklet "Historic Fort Douglas at the University of Utah - A Brief History and Walking Tour," 2000, by the University of Utah. They note that the the camp was established in 1862 and that the first winter was spent in dugouts. Some were covered with small buildings made of log and adobe, but most were covered with canvas tents. The next spring, more substanitial buildings were constructed using materials and methods that reflected a sense of impermanence. This was a result of the belief, during the 1860's, that the Army's presence in the Salt Lake Valley was temporary. The most common materials used were adobe and hand-hewn logs. The only building that remains from this time period is Bulding 655, which was the Post Commander's Quarters. Camp Douglas eventually became Fort Douglas and was a military base until 1991. The booklet contains a speculative reconstruction map of Camp Douglas as it is assumed to have looked in 1864. 6. Richard Bullock wrote to Washington D.C. in 2000 for Civil War service and pension records for Israel and his father George. No information was ever received. 7. From Ancestry.com's "California Voter Registers": 1866 Sonoma County: Reg. No. 1900; Winner, Israel Ivens; age 22; b. New Jersey; farmer, residing at Petaluma; registered 23 Sep 1866. Apparently his father probably named him after Israel Ivins, the first LDS baptism in New Jersey. The Ivins family was prominent in early New Jersey and were progenitors of the LDS prophet Heber J. Grant (through his mother Rachel Ivins) and Anthony Ivins who was later in the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles. Rachel's sister Anna Ivins married their cousin Israel Ivins. Using the above information, I did a page by page search of all 115 pages of the 1870 census for Petaluma, Sonoma, CA; however, I did not find Israel Winner. DEATH: 1. Ancestry.com's "California, State Hospital Records, 1856-1923 for Israel I Winner; Stockton State Hospital Commitment Registers, Vol. 03-04, 1862-1870," p. 626: "#2718. Israel I. Winner. Committed by C. W. Langdon Judge of Sonoma Co. January 7th 1867. Age 23 years; native of New Jersey; single; occupation, laborer; has been a soldier; evidence of insanity - sleepless, roams away from home; is neither homicidal, suicidal, nor incendiary. This is the first attack and first appeared two weeks since; disease increasing with no rational intervals; has no disposition to injure others; is not filthy or destructive; had no peculiarities; has been temperate; has not suffered from disease or injury; is getting worse since the attack; cause of insanity, consumption; class, melancholia. Admitted January 10th 1867. Has due him 100$ State bounty. Died February 27th 1867." BURIAL: 1. From Find-A-Grave accessed 3 Jun 2016: "Stockton State Hospital Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. The original cemetery was located behind the Women's Facility, at what is now 510 E. Magnolia St. The lake and fountain are where the cemetery was located. The cemetery was used from about 1854 until January 1875, when the site on California Street was purchased. Nothing of this site remains. There were 4,467 known burials at this location. Only 1,619 were removed to the new site located on N. California Street before March 1875." | Winner, Israel Ivins (I1209)
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| 3694 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No marriage nor burial records in Arlington parish. 2. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search 15 May 2003. 3. Email from Val Bray [mailto:valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au], Aug 22, 2006: My information from Folkington, Sussex (very close to Arlington) came from FHL film 1364154, and the Sussex Marriages Index (a CD issued by the Sussex Family History Group from parish registers). Edward (bapt. 9 Aug 1790 Arlington) unable to trace. (Died 1795?) CHRISTENING: 1. Source of christening information from extracts of the Registers of Arlington Parish Church, Sussex, England from 1700 onwards by correspondence (copy on file) of 30 Nov 1953 from George Mitchell of Berwick Rectory, Nr. Polegate, Sussex. Cover letter reads: "In reply to your request for information about the Osborne family, I have searched the Registers from 1700 onwards, and find the entries given on the enclosed sheet. It is unfortunate that the marriage entries are so few, but it must be remembered that marriages usually take place in the woman's parish, and there is no means of finding out where this might be apart from inspecting the registers of the district. I have no record at all under the name of Daw; Con Osborne is married to Sarah Coleman in his 24th year, but if this is the Sarah who died in 1806, he may have married again between 1806 and 1813, though for the reason given the marriage would not be in the Arlington Registers. I have an older Register going back to 1609, but I have not searched this; it is in latin, and would take some time to go through... There is no one of the name of Osborne in the parish now, and my oldest inhabitants cannot remember any family of this name. The parish, which still covers about 24 square miles, was twice as large until 1845, when a 'daughter' parish was carved out of it, and it may be that there are entries after this year in the records of that Parish... If you are interested in 'your old Church,' I may say that it is an unusually fine one, and dates back before the landing of the Conqueror..." He also notes: "It is more than likely that 'Osborne' and 'Osborn' are the same family, and 'Edward' and 'Edmond' may be the same person." Baptisms: 1789 Aug 9, Edward, son of Edw. and Ann Osborne. | Osborn, Edward (I3537)
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| 3695 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No marriage nor burial records in Arlington parish. 2. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search 15 May 2003. 3. Email from Val Bray [mailto:valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au], Aug 22, 2006: My information from Folkington, Sussex (very close to Arlington) came from FHL film 1364154, and the Sussex Marriages Index (a CD issued by the Sussex Family History Group from parish registers). Ruth (bapt. 20 Jul 1788 Arlington), married 25 Apr 1814 at Hailsham. FHL 1364156. Children were ??? William 1821, Eleanor 1819, Henry 1826, John 1823 (from the census). John Richardson died 13 Mar 1850 at Hailsham, Ruth 11 Dec 1875 at Hellingly. 4. Email from Val Bray [valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au] October 22, 2006: The children of Ruth Osborne and John Richardson. I have copies of these marriages if you want, children are from the census 1851,1861: 1. Eleanor had a son, William James Richardson in 1844, married William Dray 24 Nov 1846. They had a son, Richard about 1849. 2. William (I'm still looking) 3. John married Harriett Fowler 19 Jun 1856. They had a daughter, Ellen Ruth about 1857 4. Henry married Jane Fowler 23 Oct 1847.They had daughters, Elizabeth, 1848, Mary Jane 1857. 5. Email from Val Bray [valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au] Dec. 3, 2006: William Richardson (f. John m. Ruth Osborne) born 1821, married Jane Maria Bean on 20 Dec 1851. Children, John born 1852. Jane died in 1857 and William married Phebe Beartup in 1859. Their children were Sarah Jane 1860, Mary Ann 1862, James 1870. In the 1881 census William and Phebe are on their own at Herstmonceaux, Mary aged 18 is a dressmaker in Eastbourne. There is a James Richardson aged 11 at the Brighton Industrial School with two siblings, Minnie aged 11 and Ruth aged 8. Was this an orphanage? I have a death for a William Richardson in 1885 and Phebe Richardson in 1886. It is such a common name. I will send for some certificates to check. 6. Email from Val Bray [mailto:valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au], April 01, 2007: I have a correction to the family of William Richardson and Phoebe Beartup. Phoebe died on 4 Jan 1886 at Wartling, SSX aged 52 from abdominal tumours. William was the informant. William died in 1909 not 1885. Also James Henry, their son, born 1870 at Hove, died aged 1 year in 1871. All the information about the James aged 11 in 1881 is wrong. Eleanor Richardson (married to William Dray 24 Nov 1846) died on 20 Jun 1892 at the Gatehouse, Chiddingly, aged 73 years from valve disease of the heart. The informant was William Dray. He died in 1899. Their only child, Richard Dray (born 1849), married Agnes Bridget Vaughy in London in 1875. He died in 1898. He was a Tobacconist / Newsagent. Elizabeth Richardson (father John Richardson, mother Ruth Osborne) born 1817, married Charles Whiting 13 Feb 1837. Charles Whiteing died on 15 Oct 1900 at 22 Lansdowne Place, Hove, aged 86 years from plyoric obstruction. E. A. Whiting, daughter, was the informant." 7. Censuses: 1841 Eng: District 2, Hailsham, Sussex, p. 7 of 12, Gtham Quarter, all born in Sussex: John Richardson, 50, ag laborer. Ruth Richardson, 50 William Richardson, 20, ag laborer. Eleanor Richardson, 22 Henry Richardson, 15 1851 Eng: Hailsham, Sussex, p. 24 of 27, #16 and #17, res: Highgate with Henry's family being the second household: Ruth Richardson, widow, 63, Ag. Lab. widow, b, Sussex, Arlington. William, son, 30, ag. lab., b. Sussex, Hailsham. John, son, 28, ag. lab., b. Sussex, Hailsham. Henry Richardson, mar., 26, ag. lab., b. Sussex, Hailsham. June (Jane?), wife, 25, b. Sussex, Jevington. Elizabeth, dau., 3, b. Sussex, Hailsham. Hannah Fowler, visitor, 19, servant, b. Sussex, Jevington. 1861 Eng: Hailsham, Sussex, p. 10 of 24, #42, Cap Hill, residing as a boarder in residence of Charles Whiterings: Ruth Richardson, boarder, widow, 72, b. Arlington. 1871 Eng: Hailsham, Sussex, p. 14 of 28, #68, Swines Hill, residing as a lodger in residence of Charles Whiting: Ruth Richardson, lodger, widow, 82, parish relief, b. Arlington. CHRISTENING: 1. Source of christening information from extracts of the Registers of Arlington Parish Church, Sussex, England from 1700 onwards by correspondence (copy on file) of 30 Nov 1953 from George Mitchell of Berwick Rectory, Nr. Polegate, Sussex. Cover letter reads: "In reply to your request for information about the Osborne family, I have searched the Registers from 1700 onwards, and find the entries given on the enclosed sheet. It is unfortunate that the marriage entries are so few, but it must be remembered that marriages usually take place in the woman's parish, and there is no means of finding out where this might be apart from inspecting the registers of the district. I have no record at all under the name of Daw; Con Osborne is married to Sarah Coleman in his 24th year, but if this is the Sarah who died in 1806, he may have married again between 1806 and 1813, though for the reason given the marriage would not be in the Arlington Registers. I have an older Register going back to 1609, but I have not searched this; it is in latin, and would take some time to go through... There is no one of the name of Osborne in the parish now, and my oldest inhabitants cannot remember any family of this name. The parish, which still covers about 24 square miles, was twice as large until 1845, when a 'daughter' parish was carved out of it, and it may be that there are entries after this year in the records of that Parish... If you are interested in 'your old Church,' I may say that it is an unusually fine one, and dates back before the landing of the Conqueror..." He also notes: "It is more than likely that 'Osborne' and 'Osborn' are the same family, and 'Edward' and 'Edmond' may be the same person." Baptisms: 1788 Jul 28, Ruth, dau. of Edw. and Ann Osborne. DEATH: 1. Per copy of death certificate on file from the General Register Office: Hellingly Sub-district, Hailsham District, Sussex County, 1875, No. 273: Died 11 Dec 1875 at the Gate House Chiddingly, Ruth Richardson, female, 87 years, widow of John Richardson a roofer, died of congestion of the brain and exhaustion, reported 14 Dec 1875 by Eleanor (Gray?), daughter present at the death in the Gate House in Chiddingly. | Osborn, Ruth (I3536)
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| 3696 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No marriage nor burials records with last name of Osborn in Arlington Parish. CHRISTENING: 1. Source of christening information from extracts of the Registers of Arlington Parish Church, Sussex, England from 1700 onwards by correspondence (copy on file) of 30 Nov 1953 from George Mitchell of Berwick Rectory, Nr. Polegate, Sussex. Cover letter reads: "In reply to your request for information about the Osborne family, I have searched the Registers from 1700 onwards, and find the entries given on the enclosed sheet. It is unfortunate that the marriage entries are so few, but it must be remembered that marriages usually take place in the woman's parish, and there is no means of finding out where this might be apart from inspecting the registers of the district. I have no record at all under the name of Daw; Con Osborne is married to Sarah Coleman in his 24th year, but if this is the Sarah who died in 1806, he may have married again between 1806 and 1813, though for the reason given the marriage would not be in the Arlington Registers. I have an older Register going back to 1609, but I have not searched this; it is in latin, and would take some time to go through... There is no one of the name of Osborne in the parish now, and my oldest inhabitants cannot remember any family of this name. The parish, which still covers about 24 square miles, was twice as large until 1845, when a 'daughter' parish was carved out of it, and it may be that there are entries after this year in the records of that Parish... If you are interested in 'your old Church,' I may say that it is an unusually fine one, and dates back before the landing of the Conqueror..." He also notes: "It is more than likely that 'Osborne' and 'Osborn' are the same family, and 'Edward' and 'Edmond' may be the same person." Baptisms: 1804 May 13, Harriett, dau. of Edw. and Ann Osborn. | Osborn, Harriett (I1570)
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| 3697 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No record except marriage in ordinance index. None in ancestral CD file. 2. 1880 US for Parowan, Iron, Utah, FHL film 1255336, National Archives Film T9-1336, p. 355A.: William Shoemaker, occupation: laborer, age 47, married, birthplace: NY, father's birthplace: PA. [Note: some have surmised "Scioto Co., Ohio" as birthplace which this census possibly refutes.] Martha Shoemaker, occ.: keeping house, age 22, birthplace: CA [birthplaces of parents not given]. J. Effy Shoemaker, dau., 4 months. 3. Grace Shoemaker in the 1900 census says her father was from Germany but in 1920 says US. BIOGRAPHY: 1. The book "The Ebenezer Hanks Story" notes that Billy Shoemaker headed with Eb Hanks and Eb's nephew Mack McDougall in the fall of 1876 for the Silver Reef country where a silver boom was on. They lived at Bellevue (Pintura) where the book notes Eb was proud of his ability with scythe: "...he took a good deal of trouble in trying to teach Billy Shoemaker to mow as he mowed. Billy had his way of doing it and stuck to it." SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book: "The Ebenezer Hanks Story," author Kerry William Bate; 1982; Address: Kerry Bate, 543 East 600 South, SLC, UT, 84 102. | Shoemaker, William (I1799)
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| 3698 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No record in either Ordinance Index nor Ancestral CD File. 2. Mentioned in her father's obituary of 29 Jul 1931: "He is survived by the following children: James Ferris, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Elton Richie Ferris, Rupert, Idaho; John L. Ferris, Beaver; Lucy, a daughter, at Sacramento, Calif.; Pitney Ferris, who enlisted in the world war from Montana, and who has not been heard from since; step-Children: Mrs. C. H. Hales, Ogden; Mrs. Grace Bishop, Los Angeles, Calif.; Ebbie Stevens, Fallon, Nev.; one sister, Mrs. Marlo S. Browning Stroud, Okla." 3. Per brother John Lincoln Ferris' obituary of 14 May 1937: "Besides his widow, Mr. Ferris is survived by a son and daughter, Duane and Martha Ferris, Beaver; a stepdaughter and two stepsons, Mrs. Julia Campeau, Inglewood, Cal.; Wallace Dean, Logan; Warren Dean, Beaver; two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Hales, Ogden; Mrs. Grace Hutchingson, Glendale, Cal.; a brother, Elton Ferris, Burley, Idaho; one half-brother, Ebbie Stevens, Fallon, Nev." 3. Censuses: 1900 US: Bullion, Piute, Utah, p. 3 of 9, 19 Jun 1900, household 99 of Miron Dalton: Mary G. Schomack, boarder, Jul 1881, 18, single, UT Ger CA, servant. 1920 US: Salem 5th Ward, Marion, Oregon, p. 113, 15 Jan 1920, family 370: Frank Bishop, 50, KS US Ire, ship yard laborer. Grace, wife, 36, UT US US, laundress in laundry. Lionel J., son, 18, UT KS UT. Vera, dau., 16, ID KS UT. Sadie, dau., 14, ID KS UT. (Note Lionel, his wife Dorothy, and dau. Vera are living in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon per the 1930 census where he is working as a salesman for a lighting co. Lionel Bishop (spouse Dorothy) shows in the Oregon Death Index at Ancestry.com as dead 31 Jan 1936 in Portland. PHOTOS: 1. A picture of her exists with her stepsister Sarah Catherine Stoker in the family photo album of Kerry Petersen. BIOGRAPHY: 1. From the book "The Ebenezer Hanks Story": "She married (1) Frank Bishop, who was born Kansas circa 1866-1871. He worked in the shipyards. They were separated. He died circa 1925-1926 in Oregon or Washington. He was catholic before his marriage. She married (2) - -Hutcheson, who was electrocuted while painting a college president's house in California. He had children from a previous marriage. Mary Grace talked a great deal about her grandmother, Jane Hanks. She said Jane was a wonderful person, but very opposed to Mormonism. Jane's husband took more than one wife, and Jane wanted no part in that. She was once threatened by some men and she got a big tub of boiling lye and threatened to throw it on them. Mary Grace also opposed Mormonism. After her marriage to her first husband, they joined the 'hardshell baptists'." 2. Iron County, Utah, Probate Record Book #2, pp. 129-131: "In the Fifth Judicial Court of the State of Utah, County of Iron, Decree of Distribution of Estate. In the matter of the Estate of Jane W. Hanks, Deceased John t. Mitchell, Executor of the Estate of Jane W. Hanks, deceased, having on the 13 day of January 1897, filed in this Court his petition, setting forth, among other matters, that his accounts have been finally settled, and said estate is in a condition to be closed, and that a portion of said estate remains to be divided among the heirs of said deceased, and said matter coming on regularly to be heard, the 12th day of February 1897, Now on this 12th day of February 1897, at 10 O'clock A.M. the said executor appearing by his counsel, Jos. T. Wilkinson, this Court proceeded to the hearing of said petition, and it appearing to the satisfaction of this Court that the residue of said estate, consisting of the property herein after particularly described, is now ready for distribution, and that said estate is now in a condition to be closed, That the whole of said estate is real property, situated and being in the County of Iron, in what is known as Iron City, in the plat of said Iron City survey, filed for record in the office of the County Recorder of Iron County, That the said Jane W. Hanks, died testate, in the City of Parowan, County of Iron, on the 27th day of March, 1896, leaving her surviving the following named heirs to-wit, Sarah Jane Caspar Hanks, age not known, Almira A. Hanks, McDugal, age 34 years, Jane A. Hanks, Sylvester 33 years, Ebenezer J. Hanks, age 32, Nancy l. Hanks, Gould, age 30 years, Ironna W. Hanks Davis, aged 27, Eva M. Hanks, Thompson aged 21, Neal W. Hanks, age 18, Charles C.R. Hanks, Mary Grace Shoemaker, Sarah Catherina Stoker, Amos Ebenezer Stevens, John Lincoln Ferris, and John Ferris, That since the rendition of the said final account, No Estate, has come in to the hands of the said Executor and the sum of Two Hundred and twelve, 35/100 dollars has been expended by said Executor, as necessary expences of administration, the vouchers whereof, together with a statement of such receipts and disbursements are now presented and filed, and the payments are approved by this Court; and that the estimated expenses of closing said estate will amount to the sum of That the said Surviving heirs as above mentioned are entitled to the residue of said estate, Now on this, the said 12th day of February 1897, on motion of Joseph T. Wilkinson Esq. counsel for said executor, It is Hereby Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, That the residue of said estate of Jane W. Hanks, deceased, hereinafter particularly described and now remaining in the hands of said executor and any other property not now known or discovered which may belong to said estate, or in which the said estate may have any interest, be and the same is hereby distribut4ed as follows to-wit, To Sarah J. Caspar Hanks Burnell the undivided one tenth of said Estate. Almira A. Hanks McDougal, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Jane A. Hanks Sylvester, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Ebenezer J. Hanks, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Nancy L. Hanks Gould, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Irona W. Hanks Davis, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Eva M. Hanks Thompson, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Neal W. Hanks, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Charles C.R. Hanks, the undivided one tenth of Estate. To Mary Grace Shoemaker the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. To Sarah Catherine Stoker the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. Amos Ebenezer Stevens, the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. John Lincoln Ferris, the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. Jonathan Ferris, the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. The following is a particular description of the said residue of said estate referred to in this decree, wand of which distribution is ordered, adjudged, and decreed, as aforesaid to-wit, The Whole of Blocks Number 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Lots number, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and Eight, in Block number 2, And Lots number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, in block Six, And Lots number 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, in Block 12, And Lots number 1, 2, 5, 6, in block 14, And Lots number 3, 5, and 6, in block 20, And Lots number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, in block 26, And Lots number1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, in block 33. Iron City Town Survey, situated and being in the North west quarter of Section Eight, Township Thirty seven, South of Range 14, West of Salt Lake Meridian, Done in Open Court this 12th day of February 1897, E.V. Higgins Judge, Filed March 13th A.D 1897 at 10.30 A.M." [Kerry's note: I have on file a copy of the plat map for the above. It has the following description on the plat: Plot of Iron City in Iron County, Utah Territory completed June 29th 1880 by Edward Dalton County Surveyor. Located on the North West 1/4 of Section 8, Township 37 South of Range 14 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian. Blocks 24 rods square. Lots 6 by 12 rods. Streets 4 rods wide, except 3 streets that are 5 rods wide. Streets cross at right angles but vary from the cardinal points of the compass West 25 degrees north and north 25 degrees east scale 24 rods to the inch." The plat also shows 33 blocks with generally 8 lots to the block. The "Furnace" and "Foundry" are marked. In the 1930's all of this land was foreclosed in a tax sale for roughly $10 dollars or so owed on property taxes.] 3. Copy of letter received from Dave Frye and on file with me addressed to Sarah Gibbs by Ellen DeGraw Frederick (wife of David Frederick, Jr.) with a mention about Martha Catherine Frederick, David Frederick Sr. (Dad) and David Frederick Jr. Martha had evidently just left Michael Stoker and the two children were Mary Grace Shoemaker and Sarah Catherine Stoker. A copy of the envelope with a two cent stamp is included with the letter - it is addressed to Miss Sarah Gibbs, Salt Lake City, 123 N. 40 W. St." with note penciled "rec'd June 27, 1885." The transcription: "Glendale, June 24th, 1885. Dear Sarah, I recieved [sic] your kind and welcome letter and was glad to hear from you but was very sorry to hear of you looseing your little brother. It must be a terrible blow on your mother. Dad is not here now. He went to Parowan in April to see about his pension. He wrote back that he got there all right and found many warm friends. I also received a letter from Martha. She has left her husband again. She has got two children. I have got a baby boy 13 months old. Dad alway said that he reminded him so much of Frankey that he could not help loving him. David is not at home at present but I think he will be home in a few days then we are a going to move to Castle valley. There is not much new to write. Hoping this finds you as it leaves us all well. I remain as ever your friend. Ellen G. Frederick. You must not forget to write again. Please direct to Muddy Creek, Emery Co., Utah." 4. Newspaper "Marysvale Free Lance" of Piute County, 18 Mar 1904, section "Correspondence": "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hales left for Idaho last Sunday. He will spend the season shearing sheep; she will visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Bishop." Note: Sarah Stoker Hales sister Mary Grace Shoemaker was married to Frank Bishop 24 Dec 1900. Mary's father was William Shoemaker and both Sarah's and Mary's mother was Martha Catherine Frederick. BIRTH: 1. Two conflicting dates per California Death Index (29 Jul 1883) and Social Security Death Index (29 Jul 1881) both online. I use the latter since it is also the same date used in the Ebenezer Hanks book. MARRIAGE: 1. "Western States Marriage Records Index" per http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/gbsearch.htm: ID number 254339; Frank Bishop (34); Residence Circleville, Piute, Utah; Grace Shoemaker (19), residence Circleville, Piute, Utah; marriage 24 Dec 1900 at Junction, Piute, Utah. Vol. P3, page 126. 2. In the 1967 obituary of Sarah Catherine Stoker, Sarah's stepsister is listed as Grace Hutchens of Los Angeles. 3. Oldest son Lionel John Bishop was born 21 Sep 1901 in Kimberly, Utah according to the book "The Ebenezer Hanks Story." I think the place should be Kimberly, Idaho since no Kimberly is in Utah and since the second Child, Vera Bishop was born 26 Oct 1903 in Bruneau, Idaho which is only one county away from Kimberly. The births of Lionel helps confirm the marriage for 1900. DEATH: 1. California Death Index online: Grace Hutcheson, b. 29 Jul 1883 in Utah, d. 28 Jan 1970 in Los Angeles County, age 86 years, SSN 551-01-2802. 2. Social Security Death Index: Grace Hutcheson, b. 29 Jul 1881, d. Jan 1970 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, issued in CA. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book: "The Ebenezer Hanks Story," author Kerry William Bate; 1982; Address: Kerry Bate, 543 East 600 South, SLC, UT, 84 102. | Shoemaker, Mary Grace (I2547)
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| 3699 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No record of any baptism records for Stephens/Stevens in Stockbury nor any remarriage for a John or Margaret Stephens/Stevens. There is one record, however, of potential interest and it is the only Stephens/Stevens burial record in Stockbury: "Buried. John Stevens of Newington, Labourer, Feb. 22, 1739/40." MARRIAGE: 1. Stockbury Parish Records (FHL film 1473718, it. 2): 2 Oct 1732 -- John Stephens and Margaret Knight married by banns. | Stephens, John (I897)
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| 3700 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. No record of marriage nor burial information in Arlington Parish. 2. The following John Osborn definitely is not our John even though he was born near Arlington at Seaford. LDS IGI has the extracted christening record of John Osbon (s/b Osborn) for Seaford Parish, 6 Aug 1805, to parents John and Jane Osbon. A. Censuses: 1851 Eng: Denton, Sussex, p. 6 of 11, #22: John Osborn, 45, sitter in tide surveyor's boat, b. Sussex, Seaford. Mary, wife, 40, b. Sussex, Jevington. Henry, son, 16, baker's boy, b. Sussex, Newhaven. Jane, dau., 12, b. Sussex, Newhaven. Sophie L., dau., 10, b. Sussex, St. Leonards. John, son, 9, b. Sussex, Newhaven. Kate, dau., 7, b. Sussex, Newhaven. Lucy, dau., 4, b. Sussex, Newhaven. John Henty, father-in-law, wid., 76, formerly sheppherd, b. Sussex, Newhaven. 1861 Eng: Newhaven, Sussex, p. 14 of 43, #71: John Osborn, 55, superannuated tide surveyor, b. Sussex, Seaside. Mary, wife, 56, b. Sussex, Jevington. Sophie Lownes, dau., 20, b. Sussex, St. Leonards-on-Sea. John Osborn, son, unm. 19, seaman, b. Sussex, Newhaven. Lucy, dau., 14, b. Sussex, Newhaven. CHRISTENING: 1. Source of christening information from extracts of the Registers of Arlington Parish Church, Sussex, England from 1700 onwards by correspondence (copy on file) of 30 Nov 1953 from George Mitchell of Berwick Rectory, Nr. Polegate, Sussex. Cover letter reads: "In reply to your request for information about the Osborne family, I have searched the Registers from 1700 onwards, and find the entries given on the enclosed sheet. It is unfortunate that the marriage entries are so few, but it must be remembered that marriages usually take place in the woman's parish, and there is no means of finding out where this might be apart from inspecting the registers of the district. I have no record at all under the name of Daw; Con Osborne is married to Sarah Coleman in his 24th year, but if this is the Sarah who died in 1806, he may have married again between 1806 and 1813, though for the reason given the marriage would not be in the Arlington Registers. I have an older Register going back to 1609, but I have not searched this; it is in latin, and would take some time to go through... There is no one of the name of Osborne in the parish now, and my oldest inhabitants cannot remember any family of this name. The parish, which still covers about 24 square miles, was twice as large until 1845, when a 'daughter' parish was carved out of it, and it may be that there are entries after this year in the records of that Parish... If you are interested in 'your old Church,' I may say that it is an unusually fine one, and dates back before the landing of the Conqueror..." He also notes: "It is more than likely that 'Osborne' and 'Osborn' are the same family, and 'Edward' and 'Edmond' may be the same person." Baptisms: 1806 Apr 27, John, son of Cornelius and Sarah Osborne. | Osborn, John (I1571)
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