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She lived in Deer Creek.

WEBSTER-VAN VALKENBURGH

A very beautiful wedding ceremony was that of Miss Ruth Van Valkenburgh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Van Valkenburgh, of Deer Creek, to Reo Webster, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Webster, of deer Creek, which occurred at the Methodist Church, Wednesday morning, August 12, at 8 O'clock, with Rev. C. E. Vasey, officiating.

Miss Lois Van Valkenburgh and Miss Rachael Webster were bridesmaids and Miss Lauvera Lehman, maid of honor. Little Mabel Van Valkenburgh, ring bearer, was daintily attired in a yellow ensemble. Ralph Webster was groomsman. Glenwood Van Valkenburgh and William Latscrar were ushers.

The wedding march was played by Miss Frances Dester and vocal selections given by Miss Alpha Van Valkenburgh.

Immediately following the ceremony a reception was given at the Van Valkenburgh home to fifty-six guests. A dainty lap breakfast prepared by Mrs. A. M. Van Valkenburgh and Miss Clara Latschar was served. Out-of-town-guests were Mrs. M. J. Van Valkenhurgh, of Atlanta, Georgia; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Van Valkenburgh, of Danville, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. James Teter, of Blackwell; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Webster and family, of Lamont; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gibson, of Addington; Misses Loretta and Verine Van Valkenburgh, of Harper, Kansas; and Mr and Mrs. Emmett Lyons and family, of Blackwell.

Mr. and Mrs. Reo Webster left soon after the reception for the Ozarks, where they expect to remain for about ten days. 1901 - 1948 Roswell Reo Webster 47 47 Reo worked in Deer Creek Mercantile as a butcher and one of the main workers. He moved to his dad's old place and farmed for one summer. He had health problems and died at 47. Reo went to work after the eighth grade.

 1873 - 1924 Catherine (Cassie) Ann Teter 50 50 She lived in St. Claire County, Illinois, Caldwell, Kansas, and Deer Creek.

In the 1900 census they were listed in Falls Township, Sumner, Kansas.

In the 1910 census they were listed in Bryan Township, Grant County, Oklahoma.

The Obituary of Katherine Anna Teter states she was converted in early childhood and united with the Methodist Church. She was Sanctified several years ago and she was a living example of Bible Holiness. Her life was a life of sacrifice and service for others. She was loved and respected by all who knew her. She was active in all lines of church work. Katherine (Cassie) was a devoted wife, a loving mother, a loyal friend and a splendid neighbor. The outstanding characteristics of her beautiful life was her consecrated devotion to Christ and His Kingdom.
 1867 - 1947 Roswell Estridge Webster 80 80 Estridge lived in Hillsboro, Caldwell KS, and Deer Creek.

In the 1893 land run, Rosswell Estridge Webster, E.F. Webster's eldest son, found a claim near Lamont and drove a stake with his name on it in the center of the land. But while he was searching for the corner markers set by the surveyors, he found someone else standing guard to protect "his" land from claim jumpers. So Estridge returned to Caldwell. He farmed there at the farm they lived at before the run.

On March 4, 1894, Roswell Estridge married Catherine Teter, who lived east of Caldwell. The returned to Oklahoma in 1903, bought 80 acres of land, (S 1/2 of NW 1/4 1-26-4) and lived there for many years.
 1840 - 1934 Elijah Franklin Webster 93 93 Homestead: F3 Lots 3,4,5 and SE/4 NW/4 06 26N3W25 June 1901

Elijah was the youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth Pulse Webster born in 1840 in Highland Co. Ohio. Elijah at one time joined two brothers in operating a General Merchandise Store in Fairfax, Ohio. At another time he was a salesman for Patent Medicines traveling by Horse and Buggy out of Cincinnatti, Ohio.

He did not involve himself in the Civil War. It was said that he hired a substitute (as was done by many men in the 1860s) to take his place in the Army. Two brothers and a nephew did serve in the Civil War.

Elijah did join a group called the "Squirrel Hunters" who were a loose organization of Farmer Patriots who took on the task of seeking out and capturing OUTLAWS who were preying on farmers, stealing livestock, destroying crops and other property, and in some cases murdering farmers and their families. "Squirrel Hunters" were recognized with Certificates of Appreciation and Participation after the War.

On July 24, 1879, The Concord IOOF-Sugar Tree Lodge No. 684 was organized. Charter members included E. F. Webster, L. F. Webster, and John Webster. Officers for 1880 included John Webster, N. G.

It was only five years later that E. F. Webster Family migrated to Sumner Co. Kansas in 1885 settling near Caldwell, Kansas. Elijah married Marry Elizabeth Ridings on Dec. 28, 1865 after the end of the Civil War. They were married at the village of Hollowtown in Clay Township, Highland County, where the Samuel Ridings Family resided.

Elijah took up farming in the Allensburg area near several brothers. All of their children except Elizabeth Ellen, were born in Highland County. In 1885, the Elijah Webster Family joined with the William Hanby Ridings family in migrating to Sumner County, Kansas.

The Websters settled temporarily in the Corbin, Kansas area a few miles east of Caldwell. The Ridings family settled in Caldwell. In 1885, Caldwell was still a rough town as a railhead for shipment of cattle driven from Texas over the Chisholm Trail.

The Websters farmed in the Corbin area but did not purchase land. In 1893, the Cherokee Outlet or better known as the Cherokee Strip was being opened for settlement. Caldwell became one of the staging areas for those hoping to stake a Claim in the new territory.

In September 1893, Elijah, his sons Leroy and Estridge and daughter Salena (Lena) made the run into the new territory and staked claims about 10 miles or so south of the Kansas border south of Caldwell. They all staked Claims close to each other north of Lamont and near what later became Deer Creek and Numa.

Estridge found another man had also staked on the same tract he was on and the man was a family man and Estridge was single so he vacated and returned to Caldwell-Corbin where he farmed on the land where the Websters had been living. He remained there for several years and married and later came to the Webster area and purchased a relinquished Claim.

Elijah and Mary Elizabeth Webster became leading citizens of the area and established a worship group first in their home and then a Sod Chapel was built known as Webster Chapel in 1894. In 1901 a frame Church was built to replace the Sod Church. Elijah and Mary Elizabeth were devout leaders in this new Webster Chapel and it became a Methodist Denomination and was a Charge on a Methodist Circuit.

This was a House of Worship for Websters and their neighbors until the death of Mary Elizabeth in 1921. After her death, the Chapel Building was moved into Deer Creek and attached to the Methodist Church there. The Chapel is still a part of the Deer Creek Methodist Church Building but is unused as the Methodist Church was closed some years ago by the Oklahoma Conference.

The Ralph Webster Family purchased the Church Property. As far as is known, the sons of Ralph still own the property.

In Oklahoma territory, Elijah was a Farmer-Rancher and a leader in the community. Elijah was a staunch Republican and had a deep interest in Politics. He cast his first vote in Ohio for Abraham Lincoln. He was proud of his voting record. He read newspapers thoroughly even in later years when he had to use a Reading Glass. He was hard of hearing in his late years.

After the death of Mary Elizabeth he lived with his children, each a month at a time. The Webster home was also a gathering place for social activities. Mrs. Webster (better known as Grandma) had a carpet loom in her home, and wove carpet and rugs for people for miles around. The people furnished the materials and Grandma wove it into 36 inch strips, then it was sewn together to make room size carpets.
Source: Lowell Shire, Descendants of Thomas F. Webster.

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Elijah Franklin Webster, youngest son of Thomas Webster and Elizabeth (Pulse) Webster, was married to Mary Elizabeth Ridings, daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Ambrose) Riding in Highland County, Hillsboro, Ohio, in 1865. They lived on a farm west of Hillsboro, Ohio, where six children were born. In 1885, they moved by train, from Ohio, and settled in the Caldwell, Kansas area.

In 1886, another child, Elizabeth Ellen, the youngest of seven children was born. On September 16, 1893, the Cherokee Outlet was open for homesteading. Elijah Franklin Webster (better known as E. F. Webster) and three of his children made the ''run'' from the state border south of Caldwell. E. F. Webster, L. E. Wester, and F. Salena Webster staked on ground about half-way between Lamont and Deer Creek. E. F. Webster filed on and proved upon the NW 1/4 S 6 T26N R3W. This was their home the rest of their lives together.

After Mary Elizabeth's death in 1921, E. F. spent the winter months with his two daughters who lived in Blackwell, and the summer months with his sons, Roy, Lew, and Estridge on their farms. He lived to be 93 years old, dying in 1934.

L. E. Webster, better known as Roy, filed on and proved upon the SE 1/4 S 6 T26N R3W. In November, 1897, he married Estelle Mitchell. They lived on this quarter most of their lives, raising six children there, then retiring in Blackwell.

F. Salena Webster filed on and proved up on the SW 1/4 S ? T26N R3W. In March, 1898, Salena married Hiram S. Beaumont, who had made the run, and had filed and proved up on the SW1/4 S 6 T26N R3W where they lived until moving to Sheridan, Wyoming in August of 1914. They retained ownership of these properties.

Rosswell Estridge Webster, E. F. Webster's eldest son, staked a claim, but someone else had also staked it, so he returned to Caldwell, Kansas. On March 4, 1894, he married Catherine Teter, who lived east of Caldwell. They returned to Oklahoma in 1903, bought 80 acres of land, the S 1/2 of the NE1/4 S 1 T26N R4W and lived there for many years.

In 1904, another son, L. F. Webster, better known as Lew (who was too young to make the run) married Minnie Dorman, daughter of W. W. Dorman of Nardin, Oklahoma. They bought 160 acres, the NE 1/4 S36 T27N R4W. They lived on this farm until a tornado destroyed their buildings in 1954. They then moved to Lamont, and lived until their deaths.

On April 10, 1907, Elizabeth Ellen Webster was married to Emmet Lyon of the Nardin and Eddy, Oklahoma communities. They lived in Amarillo, Texas, for a time; returned to the Eddy-Nardin communities to live on various farms, later moving to Blackwell to make their home until their deaths.

On October 15, 1912, another daughter, Mary Jane, married James W. Teter and lived on a farm south of Deer Creek for several years. In 1916 they moved to Blackwell to live until their deaths. Before Janie, as she was called, was married, she gave piano lessons at home as well as driving for miles in a one horse buggy to give lessons to the children in the community.

One son, Hayward, drowned in the Pond Creek River one mile west of Lamont on July 24, 1895.

The E. F. Webster family was influential in the religious life of the community. They held church services in their home for several months. George James donated about 2 acres of land on the northwest corner of the NW 1/4S5-T21 - R 3W. A sod church was built. Services were held in it until 1900 when a frame church was built. It was called Webster Chapel. Sunday School and preaching services were held in it until about 1921 when the building was moved into Deer Creek and became the north wing of the present Methodist Church there.

In addition to the Websters being an inspiration in the community religious life, their home was the gathering place for social activities. Mrs. Webster (better known as Grandma) had a carpet loom in her home, and wove carpet and rugs for people for miles around. The people furnished the materials and Grandma wove it into 36 inch strips, then it was sewn together to make room size carpet.

This family of Websters struggled through all the hardships common to all the early settlers. People of those days raised most of their vegetables, meat, chickens, milk and butter, made their bread, spreads, and canned fruits from small orchards.

The schools were a one room building, with all eight grades in one room, and one teacher for all eight grades. The E. F. Websters had a beautiful peach and apple orchard on their farm where many people in the community came to get fruit. Mrs. Ralph Webster, "History of Grant County Families, " 1980. 1796 - 1860 Elizabeth Pulse 63 63 Moved to Ohio in 1817 with her family (David Pulse family.)
 1790 - 1863 Thomas Fendel Webster 72 72 "Thomas Webster, the ancestor of the family in Highland county, was a native of Maryland, where he married Elizabeth Pulse. Soon after their marriage they came to Marshall township, and bought a small tract of land in large part with money he had saved while employed at Washington, D. C. After a few years he moved with his family to Dodson township, where he and his wife both died at the age of about fifty-five years. Their children, ten in number, were William, George, Thomas, deceased ; John and Lewis, of Fairfax township; Eliza, living in Oklahoma; Sarah, deceased; James of Wilson, Ohio; Julia, of Blue Creek, Adams County, and Elizabeth, deceased."
"The County of Highland," 1902
By J. W. Klise, A. E. Hough, Northwestern Historical Association, Northwestern Historical Association

He was born in VA or MD, and his mother's family may have been Fendall. Elizabeth Fendall married John Beall in 1724, in Prince George's County, MD. One of their sons was John Fendall Beall. Thomas was in Beall's Company of the Maryland Militia in the War of 1812.  I don't know Captain Beall's full name.

Thomas served three terms with the 17th Reg't (Beall's) Maryland Militia in 1814.

Residence: AUG 1814 Piscataway, Prince Georges County, Maryland 2

Residence: 1817 Highland County, Ohio

Occupation: Helped Construct Buildings in Washington D.C., Farmer

Veteran of War of 1812 in the 17th Reg't Maryland Militia under Captain Horatio C. McElderry. Emigrated to Ohio in 1817 with the David Pulse Family. Rumored to be Native of Maryland. All Ohio census states he was born in Virginia. John Webster, son of Thomas F. Webster, has Thomas listed as being born in Maryland.

Born probably in Maryland, maybe Virginia
Served in War of 1812
Married: 26 or 28 MAR 1816 in Frederick County, Virginia
Moved to Highland County, OH with his wife's family (John David Pulse) in 1817
Burial: Feb 1863 Stroup Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio
Thomas served three terms with the 17th Reg't Maryland Military in 1814. June 20, 24; July 18; August 2, 20, 31 1814 17th Reg't (Beall's) Maryland Militia, Prince Georges County, Maryland.

Thomas worked on the original consturction of many government buildings in Washington, DC to accumulate money to buy land. He also received a bounty certificate for forty acres for his service in the War of 1812. His son Elijah reported that Thomas traded the Bounty Certificate for a buggy for transportation.

Thomas and Elizabeth came to Highland County, OH around 1817 along with Elizabeth's parents and most of the rest of the David Pulse family. David Pulse was a patriarch for his family and it was said he chose some of the best lands in Highland County for his family members when they sold their land in Virginia and traveled west.

According to the 1850 Highland County Ohio census, page 272, dwelling #878. Thomas occupation was as a farmer, and the value of his land was listed at $2000.

Thomas and Elizabeth are buried in Stroup Cemetery between Lynchburg and Allensburg near David and Sarah Frye Pulse and several of their children and grandchildren.

Residence: AUG 1814 Piscataway, Prince Georges County, Maryland
Residence: 1817 Highland County, Ohio
Occupation: Helped Construct Buildings in Washington D.C., Farmer

Thomas Webster was listed in the 1830 census in Hillsboro, Highland County, OH.

Thomas Webster was listed in the 1840 census in Jackson Township, Highland County, OH.

5-year-old Elizabeth E Webster was listed with him in the 1850 census. It was George Naylor's daughter, Thomas's grand-daughter. Her mother died and she was raised by her grandparents.

Thomas F Webster, either this Thomas or his son, was appointed postmast of Highland County 1 Aug 1861. 1769 - 1859 Sarah Fry 90 90 1768 - 1849 David Pulse 81 81 He was a devout Methodist.

Maybe he was born in March, 1766.

In 1817 David Pulse brought his entire family, Married and singles, to Highland County, Ohio. He selected some of the best land for his families and they were progressive. 1735 - 1806 Eleanor (Nelly) Veronica Firnssler 71 71 1733 - 1806 John Michael Boltz 73 73 He was in Captain William Morgan's company in 1776, listed under "miscellaneous" in the Rolls of Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, "A history of Jefferson County, West Virginia."

 D. <1783 Maria Barbara Lauten 1710 - 1783 Johann Michael Boltz 73 73 A Johannes Michael Boltz immigrated on the ship William, John Cart was the Master, from Amsterdam, but last from Dover, on October 31, 1737, Philadelphia.

He may have died in September, 1784. His parents might really be Jacob Boltz and Catharina Dietrich.



 Barbara Michael Lauten Anna Margaretha ~1682 Hans Michael Boltz Abigail ~1733 - 1804 Lodowick Fry 71 71 Furnished Wheat to Revolution War Soldiers
DAR #470673

1st wife Catherine b: 1734 in Jefferson County, WV

Lodowick received a grant of land from Lord Fairfax March 2, 1763 for 172 acres of land on southern side of Jefferson Co

According to researcher's note found in Historical Society in Martinsburg, WV, it stated that Lodowick Fry, Son of Benjamin, born 1733 - died 1804 - Wife Abigail - see book M page 144 Northern Neck Grants-Land record office in Richmond - Lodowick Fry

Lodowick will Nov 20, 1804 had wife Abigail and children listed. He had 442 acres of land in all.

Lodowick passed on 2-3 slave girls when he died. One girl is to be freed and paid money every year when she reaches 18 years of age.

DAR Patriot Index Record:
FRY, LODOWICK  Ancestor # A043080
Birth 1730-40
Death 11 Dec 1804 JEFFERSON CO VIRGINIA
Service State/Organization: VIRGINIA
Rank PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Spouse 1) ABIGAIL X

Lodowick Fry's 1st wife was Catherine. Lodowick's will Nov 20, 1804 had his wife Abigail and his children listed.
 1703 - 1753 Benjamin Fry 50 50 He moved to Frederick County, Virginia 1743. His sons William, Abraham, Benjamin, and Samuel migrated into Westmoreland and Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Benjamin FREY I, born 1701/2 in Philadelphia Co., PA, was the fifth of seven sons born to Heinrich Frey and Anna Catharine Levering. About 1720 Benjamin married Christen Ann Markley, and they had nine children, all born In Pennsylvania. As was common practice at that time, Jacob, the eldest son of Heinrich was to inherit all the estate, and the other sons were left to make their own way in the world.

Land was becoming scarce in eastern Pennsylvania, and Benjamin had six sons who were also desiring to obtain land of their own. As the flow of German/Swiss emigrants increased, and desirable land became more scarce, it caused concern for the people of English descent, and German emigrants felt they had to look elsewhere for a place to resettle. Shenandoah Valley, which lay in northwestern Virginia, between the Allegany Mountains to the west and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east, remained unsettle.

Lord Thomas Fairfax (1693 - 1781), an English nobleman, who through his mother, a Culpepper, had inherited a large tract of land between the Rappahannock and Potomac River, but the exact extent of the grant was not really known. As explorers reached the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains they saw the vast, virgin expanse of the valley, laced with two forks of the Shenandoah River. As their accounts of this rich country reached Lord Fairfax, and the Governor of the Colony of Virginia, the decision was made to survey the princely domain of Fairfax. Lord Fairfax developed a plan to offer cheap homesites to families who would come to the wild and uncultivated land to settle.

Beginning in 1730, several prominent men were granted thousands of acres in Shenandoah Valley to act as agents to procure settlers. Joist Hite, who married Anna Maria Merkle (Markley), Benjamin's brother-in-law, credited with being one of the first white men to settle in Shenandoah Valley, was granted 20,000 acres. Paul Froman, who married Joist Hite's daughter, Elizabeth, came to the valley about 1732, and selected for their homestead a large tract of land on the north side of Cedar Creek. They were known to belong to the Quaker Society, and they lead a large movement of the Germans to come and settle here. John Richards received 500 acres from the Colony of Virginia 12 Nov 1735. The tract, (#137) located on both sides of Cedar Creek, is approximately three miles south of Mountain Falls.

Benjamin Frey had heard stories from friends of the Quaker families who had gone to Shenandoah Valley, as well as the returning Moravian missionaries, of the cheap rich land being promoted as the "Promised Land", and decided that was the place to go. On June 18, 1744, John Richards sold his 500 acre tract to Benjamin for 160 pounds. An older brother, Abraham, also came to settle here at the same time. Another older brother, William Frey, who had remained in Pennsylvania, was a member of the Moravian religious movement which sent a number of their missionaries into the Virginia frontier from 1743 to 1753.

May 13, 1751 Benjamin Fry of Cedar Creek ..."in consideration of Love good will & affection which I have & do bear toward my loving son Joseph Fry " a parcel of land on Cedar Creek bounded by Abraham Fry's plantation "...with all Moveable Chattels such as Horse Mares, cows, sheep & swine...". On November 6, 1753 Benjamin Frey's will was probated in Frederick County, Virginia with his sons, Abraham and Henry Frey, as executors, and proved November 10, 1753.
 1933 Ruth Jeanette Webster Lives outside Nardin, OK 1849 - 1930 Rachel Amanda McFerron 81 81 In 1860, Rachel Amanda, Martha, and James Todd were living with their grandparents Isaac and Rachel Van Pelt, after their father died in 1852. Maybe Catherine Van Pelt died too?

In 1924 Rachel lived in Lookeba, OK 1847 - 1916 George Parker Teter 69 69 1826 - 1895 Mary (Polly) Ann Green 69 69 1821 - 1904 Abraham Teter 82 82 Margaret Cox and John Teter lived with Abraham according to the 1850 and 1860 censuses. ~1800 Annis Walker 1799 - 1839 Levi Teter 39 39 He had 8 or 9 (Margaret is questionable) children under the age of 18 in 1839. After his wife's marriage in 1841 to Levi Cox the children became wards of their uncle Solomon Teter.
 1776 - 1841 Maria "Mary" Kittle 65 65 1768 - 1815 Abraham Teter 47 47 In 1797 Abraham Teter and wife moved from Randolph County, VA to New Design, Monroe County, IL. In 1803 in company with Hanna Teter and her husband Peter Mitchell, Barbara Teter and husband Daniel Shook and Issac Griffen followed up Silver Creek to where they settled on farms south of Freeburg, Ill., near the creek, were successful farmers, raised large families and became prominent citizens and were members of the Baptist faith.

"The colony which came to Illinois at that time included a large number of families, among whom were the Teters, Carrs, Millers, Strouds, and Eymans. They floated down the Ohio River from Brownsville, Pennsylvania, to Shawneetown, and thence made their way across the country to Kaskaskia, where they arrived on July 4, 1797. Their journey across Southern Illinois was full of difficulties. Nothing but an Indian trail at that time led from Shawneetown to Kaskaskia. They were compelled to swim streams swollen with recent rains. Their household goods, with the women and children, were ferried over on temporary rafts. No trace of a white man was seen till they reached Kaskaskia."
"A Brief History of St. Clair County, Illinois" by W.C. Walton
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Biography by Professor Joseph M. Kellogg

Abraham Teter was born in 1770, (since in the Personal Tax lists it is seen that he was not over 16 years old in 1786, but was over 16, but under 21, in 1787). He first appears for himself separately in these lists in 1790 and continues so there in Pendleton County through 1796.

On December 23, 1788, Abraham Teter located 66 acres on both sides of Seneca Creek and the North Fork, between two tracts of his own land. (Pendleton County Location book No. 1, page 2). "His own land" in this case was that he inherited from his father Paul Teter.

On February 10, 1791, he had surveyed 130 acres, "on both sides of Seneca creek and on both sides of the North Fork between and adjoining his former land at the mouth of Seneca." (Pendleton Survey book A, page 31). No doubt this tract included that located as mentioned above. A patent for this ___ tract was granted him on July 22, 1794 (Virginia Land book No. 30, page 610).

An interesting letter from Moses Henkel, surveyor of Pendleton County, mentioning Abraham and other Teters is preserved in the records of the Augusta County Court and is published in the Chalkley records, vol. 1, page 483. It runs as follows:

Sir:
I understand that you are much dissatisfied about the land I surveyed for Abraham Teter, on the North side of Seneca joining his own land, saying I promised to send you word before I surveyed it. I remember of promising not to survey it before Andrew Johnson would return from Rockingham, who was to bring your entry, and Andrew returned and brought no entry, and moreover old George Teter searched Lewis' records and found no such entry as you spoke of, and the widow Teter demanded the surveying of the same, and as Abraham had the oldest entry by warrant, I thought myself in duty bound to survey it, neither saw I any occasion to send for you when I knew you had no entry for the land. ******I am ready, at your demand, to survey 100 acres for you on Seneca, above Abraham Teter's land, for your entry is now made by warrant, for I have lately obtained a warrant for you from Colonel Hamilton. I desire that you be moderate in your censures, and whether or not, I am your hearty well wisher and obsequious,

M. Henkle

Addressed to Mr. William Gragg, Sr. on Seneca.

That there was further dispute about this property is shown by the record of the Circuit Court Docket Book (Pendleton County), where on September 6, 1799, the suit of Abraham Teter vs. William Gragg, administrator was tried and decided. The Sheriff's return is "satisfied". Costs were $2.90.

On September 6, 1794, Abraham Teter appears on a roll of militia for Pendleton County in Captain William Gragg's Company. (Morton's History of Pendleton County, page 400); and his name also is on the list of those who voted a the elections in Pendleton County, in 1789, 1791 and 1792 - for Congressman, senator, assemblyman, etc.

In the year 1797, Abraham Teter removed from Pendleton County, and went west to Illinois. He was accompanied by his mother, his sisters, and possibly others of the family. Before leaving it was necessary, of course, to dispose of his property in Pendleton County and on March 6, 1797, Abraham Teter and wife Mary, and his mother Rebecca Teter the widow of Paul, made a deed to Isaac Henkle, for 400 pounds, of a number of tracts of land around the Mouth of Seneca, etc. including various patents to Paul Teter and also the 130 acre tract patented to Abraham himself in 1794. (See notes under Paul and Rebecca Teter, his parents). (Pendleton County Deed book #2, page 319).

It is said that on arriving in Illinois he settled first in what is now Monroe County, and then later went to St. Clair County, where he lived in Fayette precinct (not far from the present East St. Louis). In the History of St. Clair County Ill. pub. by Brink, McDonough and County, 1881, it is said that Abraham Teter came to New Design in Monroe County in 1797 and then to Fayette township in St. Clair County in 1803 or 1804, together with Peter Mitchell, Barbara Shook, and others, settling in Section 33 on Silver Creek. (pages 269-270). Also, on page 53 it is stated that a few miles south of Silver Creek, Abraham Teter, his sister Mrs. Shook and Peter Mitchell began making improvements. On the organization of the old Silver Creek Baptist church in 1811, among the constituent members were Abraham Teter, his wife Mary, Hannah Mitchell, Peter Mitchell, Rebecca Griffen, Mary Radcliff and Barbara Shook. (same, page 166). On page 70 of the same book is given an election poll at Cahokia, Ill. in January, 1799 and among the names appearing are those of Abraham Teter, John Teter, and Peter Mitchell. Abraham Teter is said to have had 11 children, and his daughter Rebecca was the first child of white parents born in Fayette precinct. Of these 11 children, 1 died young: of the others, 5 were boys and 5 girls.

The Badgley Colony

From: Reynold's Pioneer History of Illinois (pages 235-238).

"An efficient and enterprising colony of Americans immigrated from Hardy county, Virginia, and settled at New Design, Illinois, in 1797. This was the largest and most flourishing company of farmers, mechanics and laborers that ever came to Illinois at or before that day.
"A year or so before 1797, David Badgley and Leonard Carr came out to explore the country. Daniel Stookey, Abraham Eyeman, Mr. Whetstone and Abraham Stookey also explored the country before the colony settled in Illinois. These explorers came from the south branch of Potomac, Hardy County, Virginia, on horseback and examined the country thoroughly. They remained in the country most of the summer and Rev. David Badgley frequently preached. Mr. Stookey and others crossed the Mississippi at St. Louis in 1796, and gave that French village, the country around it and commandant a passing notice.

"This exploring party decided on making Illinois their homes for life. They returned to Virginia and reported the facts of their discoveries to their neighbors and friends. This whole colony mustered up and commenced a long and arduous journey, at that day, for the Far West.

"It is said that Solomon Shook and Mr. Borer came to Illinois the year before. This colony, all numbered and all told, amounted to about one hundred and fifty-four souls. They crossed the mountains on wagons, pack-horses and on foot to Morgantown on the Monongahela River. Here they waited some time for their boats to be finished. At last, in May, they set sail down the rivers to the land of promise - Illinois. After a long, tiresome and exposed voyage down the rivers they landed at Ft. Massac, on the Ohio river. The flat-boats, or brood horses, as they were sometimes called in derision, were not covered and the families in them were exposed to the inclemency of the weather and the heat of a summer sun.

"This year, 1797, was uncommonly wet and the streams between the Ohio and Kaskaskia were all out of the banks and swimming. It rained almost every day, and the roads between Kaskaskia and Massac were literally covered with water and the mud almost impassable. This colony fixed up their wagons, horses and all things for the New Design, Illinois, and left Massac. They were detained in this wilderness of mud and water for about a month - exposed to almost a vertical sun over their heads and positive mud and water under their feet.

"It must be recollected that at this time not a house stood between Kaskaskia and Massac. They rafted the creeks and at last reached civilization and contemplated relief; but woefully were they disappointed. They were hailed at Kaskaskia and New Design with all the good feelings peculiarly incident to the pioneers; but a tempest of the most direful calamity was gathering to burst upon their devoted heads. Almost one-half of this cheerful and flourishing colony died during the first summer and fall of their arrival.

"This mortality is almost unprecedented in any country or under any circumstances. A most malignant fever prevailed, which was supposed to be contagious. This prevented the people from paying that kind attention to the sick which they needed. Scarcely a physician could be procured.

"When they reached the New Design they could not procure houses to receive them and they were huddled together to the great injury of their health. If fact, provisions were not plenty. The Indian War had only ceased a year or two before and the inhabitants had not raised much support for themselves or the immigrants. At any rate such was the mortality that even the burying of the dead was scarcely attended to.

"The graveyard of 1797 may yet be seen at the New Design, which will cause the observer to shudder at the mortality and distress of that day. Scarcely a family of all these immigrants but had to mourn the loss of one or more of its number, and many of the families were almost extinct; leaving, perhaps, a few helpless children to grieve over the loss of their parents, bothers and sisters. At this time there were no means of relief for this distress in the country, except kind and benevolent hearts. The country was healthy after this year and immigrants who were not swept off soon did well.

"Scarcely at any time of in any country will be found so many moral, honest and laborious citizens, to the number of this colony, as the immigration from Hardy County to the New Design. The names of Carr, Stookey, Eyeman, Shook, Mitchell, Clark, Badgley, Teter, Miller and others will be recognized as the heads of families of this colony whose descendants at this day are numerous and respectable.

"This colony introduced into the country an orderly and moral influence which did great service to the present inhabitants. The emigrants from Virginia attended strictly and honestly to business and not only improved the country but their example also impressed the people. They were the first to raise Sheep to any number and manufactured the wool into clothes. They turned their attention to the culture of wheat and raised a surplus for market. They also encouraged the breed of horses and cattle and raised a great number themselves.

"The beneficial influence of this colony to improve the country was in a short time perceived by everyone. The people composing it were not proud or overbearing, but on the contrary they were remarkable for their modest and amiable deportment, so that they taught by example the people, who esteemed and admired them. The colony was extremely moral and correct and their descendants to this day are notorious for their sober and orderly conduct." - Pioneer History of Illinois by John Reynolds.

Notes from:
History of St. Clair County, Illinois
published by Brink, McDonough and County (1881)

p. 48.The Shook family was from Virginia. They settled southeast of Turkey Hill. Samuel Shook said to have come there in 1798. He died in 1827.

p. 49.In the district west and southwest of Belleville, in the years 1801 and 1802, settlements were made by John Teter, Abraham Eyeman, William Miller, Martin Randleman and Daniel Stookey. They were of Pennsylvania Dutch descent.
John Teter came in 1801 and he had a house by 1802. He served as County Commissioner.
William Miller was brother-in-law of Teter. He settled about 3 miles southwest of Belleville.

p. 50.The Badgleys were descendants of Anthony Badgley of New Jersey who settled in Virginia and died about 1800. Rev. David Badgley, Baptist minister, visited Illinois in 1796, preached in the New Design settlement, and founded there the first Baptist church in Illinois. He also visited Missouri. Returning to Virginia he gave a favorable account of the country, so that his sons and a number of other persons determined to emigrate to Illinois. The colony consisted of a large number of families among which were the Teters, Carrs, Millers, Strouds and Eyemans. They floated down the Ohio in flatboats from Brownsville to Shawneetown, and then went overland to Kaskaskia, which place was reached on July 4th, 1797.

Rev. David Badgley settled in American Bottom, west of Moredock lake in the present Monroe county in 1797 or 98, and then moved to a place west of Belleville in 1804. He died on Dec. 16, 1824, aged 76.

Anthony Badgley, a brother of David, who came with him, first settled at New Design and then also came to near Belleville in 1804. He died in 1837, aged 77. He had sons Hiram and Simeon, etc.

Aaron Badgley was a son of David. He died in 1858, aged 85. Other sons of Rev. David Badgley, were: Ichabod, David Jr., Job, and Abraham.

p. 53.A few miles from the mouth of Silver Creek, in Fayetteville precinct, Abraham Teter, his sister Mrs. Shook, and Peter Mitchell began making improvements in 1804. Peter Mitchell served as Justice of the Peace, County commissioner, etc.

p. 55.The summer preceding the arrival of the Mitchell and other families from Virginia was a period of universal sickness. To the Virginians the change of water and climate was not healthful.

p. 70.Among the voters at an election at Cahokia in January, 1799, were:
Daniel McCannJohn Teter
Samuel JudyPeter Mitchell
John ScottDaniel Shook
Wm. Scott Sr.David Badgley
Abraham TeterAnthony Badgley

p. 166.At the organization of the old Silver Creek Baptist church on March 21, 1811, the constituent members were: Abraham Teter, Mary Teter, Peter Mitchell, Hannah Mitchell, Rebecca Griffin, Mary Radcliff and Barbara Shook. Peter Mitchell was first clerk.

p. 269.In 1797, Abraham Teter moved from Randolph County, Virginia, to New Design in Monroe County In 1803-04, in company of Peter Mitchell, Barbara Shook, Isaac Griffen and families he came to Fayetteville township.

p. 270.Isaac Mitchell, born in fall of 1805, was the first male child born there. Solomon Teter, born Feb. 19, 1809, was one of a family of 11 children. His sister Rebecca born 1805 was the first female child born there. A child of Peter Mitchell was the first death in 1806.

Abraham Teter married, in 1793-94, Mary Kittle, daughter of Abraham Kittle Sr. of Randolph County Abraham Teter died some time before 1820, when, on April 25, 1820 his widow Mary Teter married (2nd) Peter Mitchell. She died before 1834, when the settlement of Abraham Teter's estate was recorded.


2. Notes from Catherine Hill, spntotnr@shawneelink.net, 26 July 2003

Paul did not accompany Rebecca, and their children, when they removed to the Northwest Territory in 1797. He had died in 1784. Captain Paul Teter was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

All birth records of Abraham Teter and Maria "Mary" Kittle, and family, and the marriages of Abraham and Mary Kittle Teter, and Philip and Margaret Thompson Teter, we have found in the "Teter-Mitchell-Hill" Family Bible of (Hannah) Emaline Mitchell Hill, nee Mitchell. Emaline was the daughter of Rebecca Teter and William W. Mitchell; she was the 3rd wife of William. Rebecca Teter was the daughter of Abraham Teter and Mary Kittle, and the sister of Levi Teter. I am descended from Rebecca Teter and William W. Mitchell. William W. Mitchell was the son of Peter Mitchell/Mischler, Jr. and Hannah Teter; the date of Peter and Hannah's marriage bond was 27 August 1791, Pendleton County, (W.) Virginia. Hannah Teter was the sister of Abraham Teter. Abraham died 3 May 1815 in Illinois Territory, now St. Clair County, IL. Hannah died between 1810-25 April 1820.

After the death of Hannah and Abraham, Mary Kittle Teter married Peter Mitchell/Mischler, 25 April 1820 in St. Clair County, IL.

Peter Mitchell/Mischler was born about 1760-1770, and died about the 21st August 1834 in St. Clair County Peter was the son of Reverand Peter Mischler, Sr. a Lutheran Minister.

Hannah Teter was born about 1773 in Augusta County, Virginia, now Pendleton County, West Virginia; she died between 1810-25 April 1820 probably in Randolph County, IL (or St. Clair County)

Peter Mitchell was born between 1760-1770; he died about 21 August 1834 in St. Clair County, IL. His father, Rev. Peter Mischler, Sr., born about 1732 in Gersweiler, in Saarbruck, Germany. He was an immigrant Lutheran Minister We do not have the name of his wife; he did have at least one other child that we know about, George Mitchell or Mischler. We do not know the names of his mother and father, but we do have a little information about them. The Rev. Peter Mischler's father was Roman Catholic and his mother was Lutheran. It was in the latter faith that Peter Mischler was confirmed by a certain Reverend Rust in Mohlstadt. He studied to be a tailor, and at the age of twenty-nine years he came to America, landed in Philadelphia on the ship Squirrel on October 21, 1761. It was with his own hand that he signed the immigrant list as Peter Mischler. Rev. Peter Mischler owned considerable land in the area of the Propst Lutheran Church. His wife is not known. Rev. Mischler was still alive on September 5, 1809 when he sold two tracts of land to his son, George. Rev. Peter Mischler, Sr. was the first resident Lutheran Minister to the Propst Lutheran Church, 1772-1812.


3. St. Clair County History, Pages 269-271, Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough, and Company, 1881

In 1797 Abraham Teter moved from Randolph county, Virginia, to New Design, Monroe County, this state. In 1803 or 1804, in company with Peter Mitchell, Barbara Shook, Isaac Griffen and families he came to this township, followed up the meanderings of Silver creek to section 33, T. 1 So, R. 7 W., where he found a double log cabin occupied by a Mr. Cook. He bought Cook's claim, agreeing to occupy one end of the cabin, and Cook the other, the first winter. Mitchell and Griffin located near by. Across the creek lived a family named Radcliffe. So that Cook and Radcliffe are believed to have been the first settlers. Among the early settlers was a rumor to the effect that a family of three--husband, wife and child had, prior to this, attempted to erect a cabin near the mouth of Silver creek, but, before its completion, had met their deaths. Their decomposed bodies were found by hunters from New Design, and buried underneath a large hickory tree which was often pointed out. This was about 1797, when militia claims were being selected. The names of the parties and all facts are matters of oblivion.

Mrs. Cook enjoyed the reputation of being bewitched. Neighbors in the vicinity of Turkey Hill (in those days ten, or even fifteen miles was looked upon as being in the neighborhood) verily believed her a witch. Mr. Radcliffe, living on the other side of Silver creek, some two or three miles distant, laid claims to being a witch-master, and by a singular coincidence established his claim firmly in the minds of the people. Once Messrs. Teter and Mitchell had occasion to remain over night with him. At midnight they were aroused by loud laughter, and waking, saw Radcliffe sitting bolt upright in a bed on the floor laughing heartily. Said he, "Mrs. Cook just came down the chimney, and I have kicked her into the fire. Imagine Teter's surprise on the following morning at hearing his wife's greeting him with a statement that Mrs. Cook had "just been in and said she came near burning up last night. Some coals had rolled out of the fireplace and burned her bed partially and awakened her by burning her feet." Therefore Radcliffe was authority in matters of witchery, and Mrs. Cook was more a witch than ever. The following spring they left the settlement. Isaac Mitchell was born in the fall of 1805, being the first male child born there.

Solomon Teter was born Feb. 19, 1809, and is the oldest native born person now living in the precinct. He was one of a family of eleven children, ten of whom, five boys and five girls grew to years of maturity. His sister Rebecca was the first female child born. She was born in 1805. 1736 - ~1797 Rebecca Henckel 61 61 She and Paul came to Cahokia Illinois, with her son, Abraham and his wife, Mary Kittle and her daughter Hanna Teter, and her husband Peter Mitchell who later married Mary Kittle Teter after Abraham and Hannah Teter's deaths. They all came in 1797 with the Badgely Expedetion.

June 1792, Rebecca Teter was granted 62 acres of land in Randolph County on the Dry Fork of the Cheat river. The date of Rebecca Henkel Teter's death is not known. Probably it was during the epidemic of 1797, at New Design, Illinois.

Her sister Anna Margaret Henckel married George Teter. Her sister Susannah married Philip Teter.
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Biography by Professor Joseph M. Kellogg:

Paul Teter was born about 1730, probably in Pennsylvania. He lived as a young man for some years in Rowan County, North Carolina, but removed from there about 1760 with the other Teters and Henkels to Augusta County Virginia. The first mention of Paul Teter on the records of Augusta County appears to be on August 19, 1766, when he and his brother George proved by their oaths in court the will of one Felten (or Valentine) Koil (later Kyle). They had been witnesses to the will which was dated October 11, 1765. It seems likely that the Goil (Kyle) family were relatives or close friends of the Teters (the two families continued to be associated in later years). An abstract of the will is as follows:

I, Felty Goil, "under a lingering state of health," commends his soul to God, his body to be buried, etc.
To loving wife Margaret fifty pounds, one milch cow, and half the produce of the land, whilst she lives.
To eldest son Gabriel, one black horse rising five years old by me how delivered into his custody and possession, over and above his equal part of the estate after dividing the moveable part thereof.
To son Jacob, one equal child's part of all moveables.
To son George, one equal child's part of all moveables.
To son Martin, all the freehold land that I claim by right, in quantity 130 acres, providing he pay his sisters Barbary and Elizabeth fifteen pounds each, on his entry into possession of the same, with one black horse and one set of plough irons. He to give to his mother and sisters the privilege of living peaceably on sd. land, to wit his mother as long as she lives with the half product of sd. land for her maintenance whilst she lives, and his sisters to reside till they are married or otherwise provided for, and if he prove disobedient or by turbulent means offers to deprive them of peaceable enjoyment is to lose all right of possession, and the land is to devolve to his mother and after her decease to Barbary and Elizabeth. He is likewise to have two milch cows.
To daughter Barbary, 2 milch cows and one mare colt.
To daughter Elizabeth, 2 milch cows and one mare colt.
This I allow my daughters over and above a child's part.

Appoints George Hammer and son George Goil as Executors, and empowers them to dispose of the estate in the above mentioned manner.
Dated October 11, 1765.
Signed Felten Koil
Witnesses:
George Teter
Paul Teter
George Wooldridge

The will of "Valentine Goile, deceased" proved August 19, 1766, by the oaths of George and Paul Teter.
The bond of George Coil and George Hammer as Executors is also dated August 19, 1766. Sureties were Henry Stone and Sebastian Hoover. (Augusta County Will Book 3. page 452).
Tracings of signatures from the original will. [omitted]
As can be seen Paul Teter signed his name in German script as "Paullus Dieder".

The appraisement of the estate - "The prass. of Valentine Giles desesed Estate" - was dated Sept. 9, 1766. It was made by Jonas Friend, George Dice and Michael Mallow. Returned and recorded on May 22, 1767. The total was the comparatively large sum of £186-14-3. Among the items were: to George Teter's acct. £3-0-0; to acct. of Moses Elsworth £15-12-0; of Youst Henkel £18-0-0. The numerous personal accounts suggest that Valentine Koil was a sort of merchant or storekeeper. The settlement of the estate was recorded on August 19, 1767. After a long list of payments to various people, including Gabriel and Martin Coyle, there was a balance of £149-9-1 left for the heirs, (Augusta County Will Book 4, pages 14 and 35).

On September 10, 1767, Paul Teter was granted a patent for 40 acres of land on the North Fork at the mouth of Seneca creek. (Virginia land books #37, page 122, in Land office at Richmond). On October 29, 1767, he had surveyed for himself another 53 acres below the mouth of Seneca. (Augusta County Survey Book 2, page 124). Survey plot follows. [plot not available].

Patent for this tract was granted him on March 1, 1773 (Virginia Land book No. 41, page 269).

On October 28, 1773, he also had surveyed another 43 acre tract on the north side of the North Fork, beginning at his own old corner etc.
[tracing of survey omitted]

(Survey Book 2, page 235)
Patent for this granted him on July 17, 1783.

On March 17, 1768, Paul Teter made oath in the Augusta Court that he had attended for 5 days as a witness for "Jesse Hancle" in the latter's suit for slander against Alexander Painter. For this service it was ordered by the Court that he be paid 125 pounds of tobaccos, (the common currency of the time). From Augusta County Court Order book No. 11, page 518.

On April 19, 1773, when a new road was ordered to be made from Tygart's valley to the Mouth of Seneca, Paul Teter was appointed overseer of the work on the road from the top of the Allegheny mountains to the mouth of "Sinecar". (same Order Book 15, page 457)

On January 18, 1775 his name appears in a list of those who made claims which appear to have been a result of the Dumore War in 1774 (Morton's History of Pendleton County, page 392; also the Augusta County Order Book No. 16, page 42)

On August 20, 1777, in a list of Tithables taken in the various companies of militia, "Captain Paul Teter's company" is mentioned (Augusta County Order book #16, page 222). Evidently, therefore, Paul Teter was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. (Virginia Militia in Revolutionary War. - J. T. McAllister, page 184).

Paul Teter's name also appears among those in Rockingham County who preferred claims for furnishing supplies to the army during the Revolutionary war. At a Court on Sept. 28, 1782, the claim of Paul Teter, of date August 8, 1778 for "24 Diets" (for soldiers) at 6 pence each was allowed; also the later claim dated August 3, 1782, for "Pasturage for 36 head of horses 1 night at 3 pence each". (Rockingham County Order Book 1, page 183). At the court on October 29, 1782, two further claims of his were also allowed: that dated June 5, 1782, for 15 horses and pasture, 1 night at 6 pence each; and that dated July 29, 1782, for 36 head of horses at 6 pence each in pasture. (Same, Book l, page 198). (also see Morton, pages 393, 394).

In the Personal Tax lists for Rockingham County in 1782 he is noted as having 11 horses and 16 head of cattle (a rather large amount for that period).

He appears again in the list for 1784 with 13 horses and 16 cattle. (These Personal Tax lists, which will often be referred to in these notes are a long series of Manuscript volumes in the Virginia State Library at Richmond, covering all the counties of the state from about 1782 to 1850. They form, of course, immensely valuable source material for the study of history and genealogy). In the "Property Books" (which show the list of those taxed for land, as distinct from the Personal tax lists), Paul Teter appears on the list for Rockingham County in 1782, as having 96 acres of land, of an assessed value of 25 pounds. (Although this is about 10 acres less than the amount of land owned by his brother Philip Teter, the value of Paul's land is over three times that of Philip's, showing of course either more fertile land or the presence of more or better improvements on it.)

Paul Teter died some time in the year 1784, after the date of taking the property tax (usually done early in the year) since his name appears on that list, but before the taking of the second Personal tax list for that year (published in the volume for Virginia in the series of the 1st U. S. Census), where his name does not appear but instead his widow Rebecca is given as head of the family.

On November 22, 1784, "the last will and testament of Paul Teeter was presented into Court and proved by the oaths of Joseph Cheverunt and Jacob Root, whereupon Moses Elsworth and Geo. Teeter Senr., the executors therein named, having complied with the law, certificate is granted to them to obtain probate in due form." (Rockingham County Minute Book 1, page 369). On the same date it was ordered "that Yost Henkle, Robert Minnis, Jacob Carr and Isaac, or any three of the them being first sworn do appraise the estate of Paul Teeter deceased and make a return to the next Court." (same. The name of Henkle is probably what is omitted after "Isaac" above). The actual will books and the files were long ago destroyed by fire in Rockingham County, so the original will or a copy, cannot now be seen.

Paul Teter married about 1760, probably in North Carolina before the removal to Virginia, Rebecca Henkel. She was born October 5, 1736, and was the daughter of Justus Henkel Sr. and his wife Magdalena Eschmann. After the death of her husband, Rebecca Teter appears as the head of the family on the tax records, since their eldest son George was married and living separately and the other children were still rather young at the death of their father. In the so-called "Census" of 1784, Rebecca Teter appears as having 7 white souls in the family, 1 dwelling and 2 other buildings, (son George appears separately). She appears on the Personal tax lists for the years 1785-89, and on the Land tax lists for 1787 and 1788. In the latter she is 2 tracts of land one of 40 acres and the other of 43 acres. In the personal list for 1785 she has no male children of age over 16 yrs. but under 21 yrs. (she has 2 horses and 4 cattle); but in 1787 she has 1 son of such an age in her family (in addition to son George, who appears for himself separately).

In September, 1794, "widow Teter" is mentioned in a letter from Moses Henkel in regard to her son Abraham's survey. (Augusta County Records, Chalkley Vol. 1, page 483). On June 5, 1792, Rebecca Teter was granted 62 acres of land in Randolph County on the Dry Fork of the Cheat river. (Land office records, Book #26, page 581). (Her son George Teter had also obtained land in that neighborhood both before this time and again afterward

On March 6, 1797, Rebecca Teter, "relict of Paul Teter", together with Abraham Teter, "land heir of sd. Paul Teter decd" and his wife Mary, made a deed, for a consideration of 400 pounds, to Isaac Henkle, of, apparently, all the land which had been granted to Paul Teeter at various times in the vicinity of the Mouth of Seneca. This now consisted of 4 tracts as follows: (1) 42 acres granted to Paul Teter decd. by patent dated September 10, 1767; (2) 53 acres adjoining the above granted to Paul Teter decd by patent dated March 1, 1773; (3) 43 acres also adjoining the above first tract granted to him by patent of July 17, 1783; (4) 130 acres granted to Abraham Teter himself by patent of July 22, 1794. Abraham Teter signed the deed actually, the two women made their marks. The deed was acknowledged in court and recorded the same date, March 6, 1797. (Pendleton County Deed book 2, page 319)

Then on March 29, 1797, Rebecca Teter, "relict of Paul Teter Decd. of Pendleton County" appointed Robert Green of Randolph County her attorney to make a deed for that land of 62 acres in Randolph County on the Dry Fork of Cheat which had been patented to her on June 5, 1792, he to make the deed to Daniel Ketterman of Hardy County. Rebecca made her mark. Witnesses were George Ketterman, Frederick Hedrick and Joseph Teter. Recorded March 6, 1798. (Pendleton County Deed Book #3 page 98).

Thus all the land belonging to Rebecca and her son Abraham was disposed of. This was just prior to Abraham's removal to Illinois. It would seem that the mother Rebecca went with him. There seems to be no mention of either of them in Pendleton County after this date. We know that the two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Shook and Mrs. Hannah Mitchell also accompanied Abraham in his removal to the west, and probably the whole family made a wholesale removal with the exception of George who had already gone to Randolph County as so many of the Pendleton County families were doing at that time. The date of Rebecca Henkel Teter's death is not known. Probably it was during the epidemic of 1797, at New Design, Illinois. ~1730 - 1784 Paul Teter 54 54 He was a captain the Virginia Militia in 1777, in the American Revolution.

About Rebecca: She and Paul came to Cahokia Il, with her son, Abraham and his wife, Mary Kittle and her daughter Hanna Teter, and her husband Peter Mitchell who later married Mary Kittle Teter after Abraham and Hannah Teter's deaths. They all came in 1797.

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Biography by Professor Joseph M. Kellogg

Paul Teter was born about 1730, probably in Pennsylvania. He lived as a young man for some years in Rowan County, North Carolina, but removed from there about 1760 with the other Teters and Henkels to Augusta County Virginia. The first mention of Paul Teter on the records of Augusta County appears to be on August 19, 1766, when he and his brother George proved by their oaths in court the will of one Felten (or Valentine) Koil (later Kyle). They had been witnesses to the will which was dated October 11, 1765. It seems likely that the Goil (Kyle) family were relatives or close friends of the Teters (the two families continued to be associated in later years). An abstract of the will is as follows:

I, Felty Goil, "under a lingering state of health," commends his soul to God, his body to be buried, etc.
To loving wife Margaret fifty pounds, one milch cow, and half the produce of the land, whilst she lives.
To eldest son Gabriel, one black horse rising five years old by me how delivered into his custody and possession, over and above his equal part of the estate after dividing the moveable part thereof.
To son Jacob, one equal child's part of all moveables.
To son George, one equal child's part of all moveables.
To son Martin, all the freehold land that I claim by right, in quantity 130 acres, providing he pay his sisters Barbary and Elizabeth fifteen pounds each, on his entry into possession of the same, with one black horse and one set of plough irons. He to give to his mother and sisters the privilege of living peaceably on sd. land, to wit his mother as long as she lives with the half product of sd. land for her maintenance whilst she lives, and his sisters to reside till they are married or otherwise provided for, and if he prove disobedient or by turbulent means offers to deprive them of peaceable enjoyment is to lose all right of possession, and the land is to devolve to his mother and after her decease to Barbary and Elizabeth. He is likewise to have two milch cows.
To daughter Barbary, 2 milch cows and one mare colt.
To daughter Elizabeth, 2 milch cows and one mare colt.
This I allow my daughters over and above a child's part.

Appoints George Hammer and son George Goil as Executors, and empowers them to dispose of the estate in the above mentioned manner.
Dated October 11, 1765.
Signed Felten Koil
Witnesses:
George Teter
Paul Teter
George Wooldridge

The will of "Valentine Goile, deceased" proved August 19, 1766, by the oaths of George and Paul Teter.
The bond of George Coil and George Hammer as Executors is also dated August 19, 1766. Sureties were Henry Stone and Sebastian Hoover. (Augusta County Will Book 3. page 452).
Tracings of signatures from the original will. [omitted]
As can be seen Paul Teter signed his name in German script as "Paullus Dieder".

The appraisement of the estate - "The prass. of Valentine Giles desesed Estate" - was dated Sept. 9, 1766. It was made by Jonas Friend, George Dice and Michael Mallow. Returned and recorded on May 22, 1767. The total was the comparatively large sum of £186-14-3. Among the items were: to George Teter's acct. £3-0-0; to acct. of Moses Elsworth £15-12-0; of Youst Henkel £18-0-0. The numerous personal accounts suggest that Valentine Koil was a sort of merchant or storekeeper. The settlement of the estate was recorded on August 19, 1767. After a long list of payments to various people, including Gabriel and Martin Coyle, there was a balance of £149-9-1 left for the heirs, (Augusta County Will Book 4, pages 14 and 35).

On September 10, 1767, Paul Teter was granted a patent for 40 acres of land on the North Fork at the mouth of Seneca creek. (Virginia land books #37, page 122, in Land office at Richmond). On October 29, 1767, he had surveyed for himself another 53 acres below the mouth of Seneca. (Augusta County Survey Book 2, page 124). Survey plot follows. [plot not available].

Patent for this tract was granted him on March 1, 1773 (Virginia Land book No. 41, page 269).

On October 28, 1773, he also had surveyed another 43 acre tract on the north side of the North Fork, beginning at his own old corner etc.
[tracing of survey omitted]

(Survey Book 2, page 235)
Patent for this granted him on July 17, 1783.

On March 17, 1768, Paul Teter made oath in the Augusta Court that he had attended for 5 days as a witness for "Jesse Hancle" in the latter's suit for slander against Alexander Painter. For this service it was ordered by the Court that he be paid 125 pounds of tobaccos, (the common currency of the time). From Augusta County Court Order book No. 11, page 518.

On April 19, 1773, when a new road was ordered to be made from Tygart's valley to the Mouth of Seneca, Paul Teter was appointed overseer of the work on the road from the top of the Allegheny mountains to the mouth of "Sinecar". (same Order Book 15, page 457)

On January 18, 1775 his name appears in a list of those who made claims which appear to have been a result of the Dumore War in 1774 (Morton's History of Pendleton County, page 392; also the Augusta County Order Book No. 16, page 42)

On August 20, 1777, in a list of Tithables taken in the various companies of militia, "Captain Paul Teter's company" is mentioned (Augusta County Order book #16, page 222). Evidently, therefore, Paul Teter was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. (Virginia Militia in Revolutionary War. - J. T. McAllister, page 184).

Paul Teter's name also appears among those in Rockingham County who preferred claims for furnishing supplies to the army during the Revolutionary war. At a Court on Sept. 28, 1782, the claim of Paul Teter, of date August 8, 1778 for "24 Diets" (for soldiers) at 6 pence each was allowed; also the later claim dated August 3, 1782, for "Pasturage for 36 head of horses 1 night at 3 pence each". (Rockingham County Order Book 1, page 183). At the court on October 29, 1782, two further claims of his were also allowed: that dated June 5, 1782, for 15 horses and pasture, 1 night at 6 pence each; and that dated July 29, 1782, for 36 head of horses at 6 pence each in pasture. (Same, Book l, page 198). (also see Morton, pages 393, 394).

In the Personal Tax lists for Rockingham County in 1782 he is noted as having 11 horses and 16 head of cattle (a rather large amount for that period).

He appears again in the list for 1784 with 13 horses and 16 cattle. (These Personal Tax lists, which will often be referred to in these notes are a long series of Manuscript volumes in the Virginia State Library at Richmond, covering all the counties of the state from about 1782 to 1850. They form, of course, immensely valuable source material for the study of history and genealogy). In the "Property Books" (which show the list of those taxed for land, as distinct from the Personal tax lists), Paul Teter appears on the list for Rockingham County in 1782, as having 96 acres of land, of an assessed value of 25 pounds. (Although this is about 10 acres less than the amount of land owned by his brother Philip Teter, the value of Paul's land is over three times that of Philip's, showing of course either more fertile land or the presence of more or better improvements on it.)

Paul Teter died some time in the year 1784, after the date of taking the property tax (usually done early in the year) since his name appears on that list, but before the taking of the second Personal tax list for that year (published in the volume for Virginia in the series of the 1st U. S. Census), where his name does not appear but instead his widow Rebecca is given as head of the family.

On November 22, 1784, "the last will and testament of Paul Teeter was presented into Court and proved by the oaths of Joseph Cheverunt and Jacob Root, whereupon Moses Elsworth and Geo. Teeter Senr., the executors therein named, having complied with the law, certificate is granted to them to obtain probate in due form." (Rockingham County Minute Book 1, page 369). On the same date it was ordered "that Yost Henkle, Robert Minnis, Jacob Carr and Isaac, or any three of the them being first sworn do appraise the estate of Paul Teeter deceased and make a return to the next Court." (same. The name of Henkle is probably what is omitted after "Isaac" above). The actual will books and the files were long ago destroyed by fire in Rockingham County, so the original will or a copy, cannot now be seen.

Paul Teter married about 1760, probably in North Carolina before the removal to Virginia, Rebecca Henkel. She was born October 5, 1736, and was the daughter of Justus Henkel Sr. and his wife Magdalena Eschmann. After the death of her husband, Rebecca Teter appears as the head of the family on the tax records, since their eldest son George was married and living separately and the other children were still rather young at the death of their father. In the so-called "Census" of 1784, Rebecca Teter appears as having 7 white souls in the family, 1 dwelling and 2 other buildings, (son George appears separately). She appears on the Personal tax lists for the years 1785-89, and on the Land tax lists for 1787 and 1788. In the latter she is 2 tracts of land one of 40 acres and the other of 43 acres. In the personal list for 1785 she has no male children of age over 16 yrs. but under 21 yrs. (she has 2 horses and 4 cattle); but in 1787 she has 1 son of such an age in her family (in addition to son George, who appears for himself separately).

In September, 1794, "widow Teter" is mentioned in a letter from Moses Henkel in regard to her son Abraham's survey. (Augusta County Records, Chalkley Vol. 1, page 483). On June 5, 1792, Rebecca Teter was granted 62 acres of land in Randolph County on the Dry Fork of the Cheat river. (Land office records, Book #26, page 581). (Her son George Teter had also obtained land in that neighborhood both before this time and again afterward

On March 6, 1797, Rebecca Teter, "relict of Paul Teter", together with Abraham Teter, "land heir of sd. Paul Teter decd" and his wife Mary, made a deed, for a consideration of 400 pounds, to Isaac Henkle, of, apparently, all the land which had been granted to Paul Teeter at various times in the vicinity of the Mouth of Seneca. This now consisted of 4 tracts as follows: (1) 42 acres granted to Paul Teter decd. by patent dated September 10, 1767; (2) 53 acres adjoining the above granted to Paul Teter decd by patent dated March 1, 1773; (3) 43 acres also adjoining the above first tract granted to him by patent of July 17, 1783; (4) 130 acres granted to Abraham Teter himself by patent of July 22, 1794. Abraham Teter signed the deed actually, the two women made their marks. The deed was acknowledged in court and recorded the same date, March 6, 1797. (Pendleton County Deed book 2, page 319)

Then on March 29, 1797, Rebecca Teter, "relict of Paul Teter Decd. of Pendleton County" appointed Robert Green of Randolph County her attorney to make a deed for that land of 62 acres in Randolph County on the Dry Fork of Cheat which had been patented to her on June 5, 1792, he to make the deed to Daniel Ketterman of Hardy County. Rebecca made her mark. Witnesses were George Ketterman, Frederick Hedrick and Joseph Teter. Recorded March 6, 1798. (Pendleton County Deed Book #3 page 98).

Thus all the land belonging to Rebecca and her son Abraham was disposed of. This was just prior to Abraham's removal to Illinois. It would seem that the mother Rebecca went with him. There seems to be no mention of either of them in Pendleton County after this date. We know that the two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Shook and Mrs. Hannah Mitchell also accompanied Abraham in his removal to the west, and probably the whole family made a wholesale removal with the exception of George who had already gone to Randolph County as so many of the Pendleton County families were doing at that time. The date of Rebecca Henkel Teter's death is not known. Probably it was during the epidemic of 1797, at New Design, Illinois. 1699 - 1744 Hans Jorg Dieter 45 45 U.S. Name: John George Teter

Some of his children may not be correct.

He arrived in America on the ship Molly 30 sep 1727 and settled around Lancaster County, PA.

He emigrated with his wife from Wurtenberg, Germany in 1727 on the ship Molly and signed the Oath of Allegiance at Philadelphia Sep 1727.
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(Hans) Jorg Dieter/(John) George Teter was born June 7, 1699 in Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany. He was the son of Hans Michael Dieter and Maria Katharine Frey. George married December 19, 1720 in Schwaigern, (Maria) Margaretha Luttman, born June 1, 1701. She was the daughter of Hans George Luttman and Anna Dorothy Northa. George died about March 22, 1743/1744 in Orange Co., VA.

Upon the death of Queen Anne of Great Britain, August 1, 1714, George, the 1st ascended the throne of Great Britain. George, the 1st was born in Hanover, Germany. He was the son of the Elector Ernest Augustus, by Sophia, granddaughter of James, the 1st of England and daughter of Frederick Elector Palatine. It is easy to understand how (Hans) Jorg Dieter/(John) George Teter could so easily, and with the approval of the authorities in Schwaigern, submit himself and family to the rule of a British King who was also a German.

Hans Jorg Dieter, and family, came to this country on the Ship Molly, and he signed the loyalty oath at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 30, 1727,

"The following material was compiled by Mr. Karl Wagenplast from records in the Archives of the City of Schwaigern. From the Minutes of the Police Court of Schwaigern 1727, p. 220:

"Johan George Teter (Hans Jorg Dieter) son of Schwaigern Mayor Johann Michael Teter (Dieter) who has decided in furtherance of his expected success to render himself to Pennsylvania under Royal British Sovereignty. (This entry shows that our George Teter did come to Pennsylvania in 1727 as we thought)."

".....In the partition of the estate of Hans Michael Teter (Dieter) on 5 July 1734, the heirs are listed as the widow Maria Elisabetha (second wife); son Hans George, who emigrated some years prior to Pennsylvania; Eberhardina, wife of Jacob Baumgartner of Schwaigern; and Juliana, wife of Dieter Eberle, the baker. The records show that Juliana died in 1733, and eight weeks before the partition Dieter Eberle married Christina ---, she died 1741.

"..... The mayor's son Hans George Teter (Hans Jorg Dieter), who has lived in America since 1727, received as his share still 855 Guilders at the partition......" (The Mayor was the above Hans Michael Teter/Dieter, son of Wolfgang Teter/Dieter)

"Herr (Karl) Wagenplast has the Town Journals dating back to 1200 A.D." He complied a list of the property the Teter family brought with them to America. "If you think that our ancestor was pretty poor, remember that many of the immigrants did not obtain permission to leave, or pay their feudal dues, but sneaked out at night. Our George Teter had more of this world's goods than most of the immigrants." He left with the permission of the authorities.

In these Town Journals it was told, what George Teter's own belongings were:

1 black coat, 3 Gulden 2 pairs knitted white stockings, 30 Kreuzer
1 new gray parker, 10 Gulden 1 cotton necktie, 15 Kreuzer
1 pair lethern trousers, 2 Gulden 3 shirts, 15 Kreuzer each
1 hat, 30 Kreuzer 2 working shirts, 40 Kreuzer each

As a present from his father he got "Handbook of Nurnberg"

(Maria) Margaretha Luttman had the following personal belongings:
1 middle good brown skirt, 1 Gulden 1 black Damst cap, 25 Kreuzer
1 a bit worse worne out, 30 Kreuzer 1 white worne sewed up cap, 15 Kreuzer
1 red bodice, 50 Kreuzer 1 of the same kind 10 Kreuzer
1 medium brown hat, 40 Kreuzer 3 good skirts, 30 Kreuzer each
1 heavy cap, 50 Kreuzer 2 bad skirts, 20 Kreuzer each
1 cotton " Schurz" (?apron), 15 Kreuzer 2 good veil, 30 Kreuzer
1 white of the same kind, 20 Kreuzer 1 white neckcloth, 11 Kreuzer
1 pair white woolen stockings, 15 Kreuzer

"It was counted what they were wearing. Then her belongings were Linnen, tin pans and pots, cupper pans and pots, iron pots to prepare cakes, wooden pans and pots, a bed, boxes, tables, kitchen furniture, but one chair.

"Cattle:
1 Brown cow, 18 Gulden 4 Zentner hay, 2 Gulden
1 male sheep, 20 Gulden 40 bands straw, 1 Gulden
1 pig, 1 Gulden

2 new songbooks for church, 30 Kreuzer.

All together 387 Gulden and 8 Kreuzer. 60 Kreuzer = 1 Gulden."

There were 70 Palatines with their families, in all, 300 persons who came on the ship Molley. John Hodgeson was the Master. The Molley set sail from Rotterdam and stopped off at Deal as its last port. The Palatines appeared, repeated, and signed the Loyalty oath at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1727.

Interesting Titbit--- From: "Branching Out" From St. Clair Co., IL, Vol. 16, #3, May 1989, pg. 123:
"Johann George Dieter signed petition on Pennsylvania Frontier asking for protection from Indians--April 17, 1728."

George Teter lived at Lancaster Co., PA where his son, George was born April 6, 1730, and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church on May 7, 1730. After George's death (Maria) Margaretha Dieter/Teter may have remarried; she and her family moved to North Carolina.

Orange Co., VA records of Intestate for George Teter cover the period from when Margaret Teater, George Uts and Michael Cloure signed papers binding them for the estate, March 22, 1743/1744 thru the appraisement of Georg Teater's Estate, Dec'd, May 24, 1744.

Here is an interesting article from the "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", p. 84.
Please note that George Uts and Michael Cloure are mentioned in the article:

George Teter of the Hebron Church Community

"Among the most interesting chapter in Virginia colonial history is that relating to the efforts of Governor Spotswood to settle a number of German families up on the Rappahannock River and have them work the iron mines there. This settlement finally was abandoned. The two groups of people who had been there (Lutheran and Reformed) separated, the Reformed families going to what later was called Germantown in Fauquier County, and the Lutherans farther up the river valley, to a site in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Here came to be one of the most important and most flourshing of all the German colonies in the country at that time, clustering around the church, the famous "Hebron" Lutheran church.

"The first Lutheran colony to come to Virginia had arrived in 1717. They landed on the coast and were sold by the captain to pay the cost of their transportation. Governor Spotswood advanced this money and so they became his indentured servants. He settled them on the south side of the Rappahannock River, near "Germanna", but not actually there, where three years before he had established a German Reformed colony from Nassau-Siegen. The Lutheran group of twenty families was quite separate from the Reformed colony, and did not live at the same place. The names of the heads of families in this first Lutheran group are known and include: Michael Cook, Michael Smith, George Uts, and Michael Clore.

"The new location was on both sides of the Robinson River and White Oak Run, in what is now Madison County, Virginia. The Robinson River is a branch of the Rapidan. A radius of about eight miles would include the homes of all the German colonists, with Hebron church as a center. The original group was soon joined and increased by other newcomers, many of them from Pennsylvania. In 1733, the number of colonists was about three hundred. This colony formed, at that time, the most advanced outpost of white civilization. This was in Spotsylvania County, and in 1734 it became part of Orange County, and in 1748 it became Culpeper County, and in 1792 it became Madison County.

"The present church was built in 1740, and is the oldest Lutheran Church built and still used and owned by Lutherans in the United States. It is older than the Trappe Church in Pennsylvania.

"On January 10, 1735/36 a land grant was given to George Teter for 200 acres of land in Orange County "on the south side of the Robinson River, in the little fork of the same, touching Roger Quarles' land, also Michael Cook's." This land was near the Hebron Church community.

"In a list of tithables in Orange County for 1739, in Henry Down's quarter, in the precinct of James Pickett, constable, is the name of George Teter (next to Ludowick Fisher, and near Michael Cook, Henry Snyder, Mathias Castler, and other known members of the Hebron community).

"There are no deed records in Orange County involving (this) George Teter. The Court Minute Books show that on 28 Nov. 1740, the suit by attachment brought by 'George Tetter' plaintiff against the estate of one Charles Kitching defendant was dismissed. At a Court on March 23, 1743/44, the suit of George Teater plaintiff vs Joseph and David Kincade defendants, being abated by the death of the plaintiff was dismissed.

"George Teter died, apparantly, early in 1744. In Orange County Will Book 1, p. 339, is a copy of the administration bond of Margret Teater as adminintratix of the estate of George Teater Dec'd. The bond is dated March 20, 1743/1744, George Utz and Michael Clore sign it with her as sureties, and it is witnessed by James Porteus. The bond was acknowledged in Court on March 22, 1743/1744, and then recorded.

"An inspection of the actual bond shows that the widow signed the bond herself as "Maria Mariagreda Dieter". The last name is partly covered by the seal. At this same Court it was ordered that Michael Cook, Michael Cafer, Michael Smith, and Adam Yeager, or any three of these, being first duly sworn, do appraise the estate of George Teator deceased. At court on May 24, 1744, the appraisement was returned by Christopher Zimmerman and admitted to record. It is recorded and totaled 32 pounds and 10 shillings.

"The inventory included the usual live stock, farming implements, guns, saddles, etc., and also some book valued at 15 shillings. It would seem to indicate that George Teter was a man of education, and fairly well-to-do. The fact that the widow signed her own name to the bond shows that she too was well educated for the time, and a woman of character....."

"It is possible that after the death of her husband in 1744, being left with several small children, the widow Mary Margaret Teter married again. At any rate she probably soon removed to North Carolina with the children. No further mention of her occurs on the record or what became of George Teter's land after his death. If the widow married again, any later transfer of the property might be lost through the change in name. A careul study of the early Orange and Culpeper Deed Books gave no positive results along this line....."

"The Henckel Family Records, number 6, pp. 235-239, (Jan. 1931), published a petition dated 17 April 1728, from the frontier settlers of Pennsylvania, asking for protection from the Indians. Among the signers were: Rev. A. Jacob Henckel, his son Gerhard, son-in-law Valentine Geiger, son-in-law (perhaps future) George Geiger, and Johann George Dieter (Teter)."

"History of St. Clair Co., (IL), F167:
".....By 1735 they owned property in Virginia where Hans George became known as Old George Teter of Hardy County.
"Four of Old George's children married children of John Justus Henckel. It is probable that both families were living in North Carolina when Old George's son, Paul married Rebecca Henckel (ca 1760). They returned soon after this marriage to Virginia and settled in Augusta County. Paul served as a captain in the Revolutionary War."

According to WFT Vol. #3, Pedigree #1009, Georg is buried at the Hebron Church Cemetery, on the Robinson River, in Orange County, Virginia.

SOURCES: All of the TETER information is from the "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", pages 84-86, 147-148, 172-175, 330,331, 352, 456. "Pennsylvania German Pioneers'', List 3, p. 13, Strassburger and Hinke. Some of the information can also be found in "Teter Descendants, of Hans Jorg and Maria Dieter", by Eva A. Teter Winfield. The original information was from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany and the City Archives of Schwaigern, as published by "The Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel Family National Association". Orange Co., VA Records of Intestate for George Teter, Dec'd., 22 Mar. 1743-24 May 1744. Virginia Land Patent Book 16, p. 475. Orange County, VA Minute Book 2, p. 303, and Minute Book 4, p. 58, 82; Will Book 1, p. 326. "History of St. Clair Co., (Illinois)," Vol. 1, pg. 211, F167, by Nora Lee McWilliams Vest.

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1. From The Henckel - Teter Connection, pages 30-31:

"Johann Georg Dieter was born in Schwaigern, Wurttembourg on June 7, 1699 and married Maria Margaretha LÃ1/4ttmann there on November 19, 1720. Their first two children were born at Schwaigern before they boarded the sailing ship 'Molly' enroute to Pennsylvania. They arrived in Philadelphia September 30, 1727, almost exactly ten (10) years after the arrival of the family of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel with whom their children intermarried. Johann George probably settled in or near New Hanover and thus affiliated with the Henckel family.
On January 10, 1735-36, Johann Georg Dieter, the elder, obtained a grant of land in Robinson River, Orange County (now Frederick County), Virginia (Virginia Patent Book 16, page 475) where he died intestate in 1744. His widow and children then moved to Rowen County, North Carolina apparently along with members of the Henckel family. In 1760, because of Indian uprisings, they moved to present day Pendleton County, West Virginia with other members of that settlement."


2. Teter and Henckel Marriages

According to The Henckel - Teter Connection, The Henckel Genealogy by Junkin (page 194) indicates that at least four of Johann's children intermarried with the Henckels, as follows:
1. Paul Teter married Rebecca Henkle, born October 5, 1736 in upper Milford township, Bucks county (now Lehigh County) Pennsylvania. Paul Teter came to Orange county, Virginia (now Frederick County, Virginia) in 1735.
2. Mary Barbara Teter married Jacob Hinkle.
3. Philip Teter married Susanna (Sunna) Henkle, born October 16, 1747.
4. George Dieter (Teter) married Anna Margaret Henkle, born about April 30, 1741.


3. Germanna History by John Blankenbaker

Germanna History Notes, Page 4, Nr. 86:

A Jacob Miller had a patent for 47 acres in 1733 adjoining Adam Yager in the Mt. Pony area. He paid for the land with his own headright. The absence of other headrights suggests he came as a bachelor. He was naturalized 24 Feb 1742/3. Later he appears with a wife Rebecca in deeds.

A Joseph Cooper (Kooper) patented 400 acres in 1726 and in 1728 he patented another 404 acres in the Mt. Pony watershed. He was associated with many known Germans and is thought to be German himself. He married a Barbara and died very early.

A Jacob Prosie was the administrator of the estate of Barbara Cooper in 1735. He might have been a German.

George Slaughter patented 300 acres in the midst of the Germans in the Robinson River area giving the names of his adjacent German neighbors. In the tithe list of 1739 the name is given as Slater. Since the tithe list was composed by English people, they tended to use English names which were approximate sound alikes to German names. This confuses us today because it hides the German origins of many men. In this case, Slaughter was probably a German family.

John Michael Stoltz patented 291 acres in Robinson River area in 1732. There was an earlier patent in Hanover Co. in 1725 which could have been his. His Robinson River community patent was forfeited, claimed by William Fowler and sold to Michael Utz. Michael Stoltz died in 1741/2 and his administratror was a person of the same name.

John Caspar Stöver became pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Hebron) in 1733. He did not live long in the community but he had a big impact as he headed the three person team which solicted funds in Europe. Stöver came to the colonies through Philadelphia with his son of the same name. Later the senior Stöver went to North Carolina and was living there when he joined forces with the Lutheran congregation in the Robinson River community.

George Teter had his origins in Schwaigern, the home of many other Germanna settlers. He arrived with his family 1727 at Philadelphia. He lived a while in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania where a son John George was christened in 1730. He obtained a patent in the Robinson River area 10 Jan 1736(NS). He died in Orange Co. in 1743.

John Paul Vogt (Vaught, etc.) was born in Frankfurt in 1680 and came with his family through Philadelphia in 1733. On 10 Jan 1736(NS) he too (see Teter, above) had a patent for 640 acres. He moved to the Shenandoah Valley in 1744.

Martin Walk is probably Hans Martin Valk who landed at Philadelphia in 1728. He married Catherine,the daughter of Michael Clore. Martin and Tobias Willhide had a joint patent of 400 acres on branches of Deep Run. Martin moved to North Carolina.

Thomas Wayland (Wieland in German) came in 1719 and patented land in 1728. He lost most of this land because it was in conflict with an earlier patent of John Broyles (Johannes Breyhel).

John Willer made a donation to the Lutheran church in 1734. Most likely, he was not German but his wife was.

Johann Leonhart Ziegler came through Philadelphia in 1732 and moved on to Virginia where he married Barbara Zimmerman. He appears to have lived in the Mt. Pony area outside the Robinson River community.

These additional names reinforce the idea that the community was rapidly growing. Many of the individual stories show that Pennsylvania was the gateway. In some of the cases, we understand why the person moved on to Virginia but in other instances we are left wondering.

Germanna History Notes, Page 6, Nr. 137:

In 1727, Hans Jorg Dieter and his wife Maria Margaretha Luttman of Schwaigern wanted to emigrate to Pennsylvania. They went to the police court to get permission and to pay the necessary taxes. There an inventory of their possessions was made. The list is interesting for what it contains. At the time Hans Jorg was in his late twenties and Maria Margaretha was in her middle twenties. They should have had one child, Johann Michael, at this time. The court minutes state that, "Hans Jorg Dieter, son of Schwaigern Mayor Hans Michael Dieter, has decided in furtherance of his expected success to render himself to Pennsylvania under Royal British Sovereignity."

They did arrive in Philadelphia later in the year and lived for a time in Lancaster County in PA. By 1736, he has taken a land patent for 200 acres in the Robinson River community among the Germanna people. The choice of the location is not unusual as Schwaigern was the home of several Germanna families. In the colonies, he became known as George Teter but he should be distinguished from the George Teter who lived at the same time in Opequon.

Returning to the possessions, the value is quoted in two denominations, Gulden and Kreuzer. I do not know the relative or the absolute value of either of these. But in the list below, values will be quoted in Kreuzer except those which specifically say Gulden (G). More to the point is what they did own:

George's property included a black coat (3G), a new gray parker (10G), a pair of leather trousers (2G). This is the only pair of trousers that he owned. Quoting now in Kreuzer, George also owned a hat (30), two pairs knitted white stockings (30), a cotton necktie (15), three shirts (15 each), and two working shirts (40 each). He also owned a book given to him by his father.

Mary's property made a longer list: one good brown skirt (1G), one worn out skirt (30), a red bodice (50), a medium brown hat (40), a heavy cap (50), a cotton Schurz (15), a white one of the same kind (20), a black Damst(?)(25), white worn sewed up cap (15), another of the same kind (10), three good skirts (30 each), two bad skirts (20 each), two good veils (30), a white neckcloth (11), pair white woolen stockings (15).

Note that no shoes are listed for either of them. Household property was listed by name but not value. That sub-list included: linen, tin pans and pots, copper pans and pots, iron pots to prepare cakes, wooden pans and pots, a bed, tables, kitchen furniture, one chair. Two new church songbooks were also included.

More of their assets were in livestock and feed: one brown cow was worth 18 Gulden, one pig at one G, one male sheep at 20 G, four zentner of hay at 2 G and 40 bands of straw at one G.

There should have been clothing for Johann Michael, the young son, but none is listed. Perhaps he had died which would be consistent with a lack of records for him in America.

Richard Phares was helpful in providing information about the family.

Germanna History Notes, Page 18, Nr. 426:

Theobald (David) Christler came to America as a nine-year-old in 1718. The family lived for a while in Pennsylvania. He moved to the Robinson River Valley at about the same time that the Garr family did. There may have been a connection in these two event, as Theobald married Rosina Garr. The name Christler or Crisler in America was Christele in Germany.

Frederick Baumgardner arrived at Philadelphia in 1732 and went to Virginia immediately where his uncle, Michael Willheit, lived. He also knew other residents of Schwaigern who had emigrated to Virginia. Baumgardner, or Baumgartner, or Bäumgardner, is a popular name in Germany and means tree-gardener or orchard-gardener. It some cases it can also mean forester.

The John and Martin Deer families appear in the Hebron Church records as Hirsch, the German word for "deer." In the civil records, the form is either Deer or Dear. John and Martin were brothers.

The George Teter family of Virginia was another Schwaigern family that arrived in Philadelphia in 1727. The family lived in Pennsylvania for a few years before settling in Virginia. An association with the Henckel family began there and, I believe, there were eventually four marriages between the two families. The German spelling of Teter was the sound-alike name of Dieter.

Three members of the Lutspike or Lotspeich family moved to Virginia in the later period of immigration, but even by then, spelling was still at the whim of the writer. In Germany, the name occurred in multiple forms with the most common being Lotspeich.

The Scheible family left no male heir in Virginia, so there are no English spellings of the name. The family came from the same small village as the Blankenbakers, Fleshmans, Schlucters, and the Thomases. Margaret James Squires, a major researcher of the emigrants from this village, thought the Scheibles might be related to the other families, but she found no conclusive proof. The Scheible family had five daughters, all of whom had the first name of Anna. Three of them were given the name Anna Maria but the first two died. Three daughters came to America in 1717 but the fate of only one, Anna Elisabetha, is known. She married Michael Holt.

Germanna History Notes, Page 33, Nr. 823:

Johann Georg Dieter emigrated from Schwaigern in 1727 with his wife, Maria Margaretha Luttman, and two children. They lived for a while in Pennsylvania, where another son was born. Then, in 1736, he obtained a patent for 200 acres on the south side of the Robinson River, adjacent to Roger Quarles and Michael Cooke. In Virginia, the name became Teter (another popular variation for people named Dieter was Teeter). George Teter died in 1744. His widow and children moved to Rowan Co., NC, and then to Pendleton County, in today's West Virginia. There were many marriages with the Henckel family.

John Paul Vogt came with a mature family in 1733, but the place of origin is unknown. He said that he was born in Frankfurt. The name Vogt has had many spellings, some of which really obscure the name. Also, he was in the habit of using all three names and many listeners heard the Paul Vogt as one name.

Another family which has obscure origins is Walk. This name could have been Volck, a fairly popular name in Germany. (The second wife of John Huffman, 1714 immigrant, was Maria Sabina Volck.) Martin Walk came in 1728, and his village of origin is unknown. His connections by marriage and business suggest that he could have come from the Kraichgal, where so many Second Colony people originated.

Johann Leonhart Ziegler came through Philadelphia, in 1732, and moved on to Virginia, where he married Barbara Zimmerman. From his land holdings, it would appear that he lived in the Mt. Pony area, where the Zimmermans and Kablers where his neighbors. Though not proven, it is highly probable that the Zieglers came from Sinsheim. The Pinnegars (Benninger) came from here and they were closely associated with the Zieglers in Virginia. Sinsheim was about eight miles northwest of Gemmingen, and was the fringe of the area from where the majority of the Second Colony came.

So far, Germanna immigrants through about 1750 to 1760 have been mentioned. A few may have been missed so, if any more are known in this time frame that have not been mentioned, please speak up. The influx of Germans after this time did not stop, even though some of the older residents were leaving the community. Some of these newer German citizens may have been transients, and, in fact, it is known that this was the case with some. A transient was often on the move, looking for a new home, and traveled only a limited distance in any one year. A community might have its appeal and the family might stay for a while before moving on. Some probably decided to stay indefinitely.

Germanna History Notes, Page 43, Nr. 1071:

The discussion here on the Redmans convinces me that we are talking about a German family; however, not all of the personal names that I gave for the Redmans are necessarily German. It may be the case that, through a convergence of names, there were two branches of Redmans, an English family and a German family. It may also be the case that the Redmans had been in the community for a while, and had marriages with an English family, with the result that some of the first names came from the English side of the family. I am still mystified how the family could have had as many members as it did and did not leave more records.

The mention of the Henkel family brings to mind another Germanna family, that of George Teter, of Schwaigern (the home of several Germanna families). The Germanna George Teter must be distinguished from another George Teter who lived in the Valley at the same time. It is seldom that there were as many marriages between two families as there were between the Teter and the Henkel families.

George Teter, born in Schwaigern, married Maria Margretha Luttman, in 1720. In 1727, Hans Jorg Dieter went to the police court in Schwaigern to obtain an exit visa (and to pay the taxes due on his property). The baptism paper of Rev. Paul Henkel in America identifies Georg Teter with Schwaigern. The Dieters arrived in Philadelphia in 1727, and lived in Pennsylvania for a few years. They then moved to Virginia, where George Teter (Jeter) obtained a patent, in Orange County, for 200 acres on the south side of the Robinson River in 1735/6. The patent was adjacent to Michael Cook, who was also from Schwaigern. George Teter died about ten years after this, for Margaret Teter obtained a bond in the administration of his estate in 1743/4. She signed for herself as Maria Mariagreda Dieter.

The record of the family grows hazy for a period. Disposition of the land and the remarriage of Maria Margaret are unknowns. Eight children are known, but two apparently died as infants, and information on one daughter is scarce. Among the knowns:

1. George (b. 1730), married, about 1764, Mary Ann Margaret Henkel.
2. Paul (b. ca 1732), married Rebecca Henkel.
3. Mary Barbara (b. May 1734), married, first, Rev. Jacob Henkel, and, second, David Harman.
4. Philip (b. ca 1733 - 36), married Susanna Henkel
5. Rosina, married Marin Peterson.

I am not sure just how the Paul Henkel, mentioned here recently, fits into this picture, but I have few doubts about his being a part of this picture. The Henkels apparently never lived in the Germanna community, but, with all of the marriages between the Henkel and Teter families, it would appear that Henkels should be honorary members.

The marriages between the Henkels and Teters took place in North Carolina, I believe. My comments are based on an article on George Teter by Franklin Cockran in Beyond Germanna.

4, Henckel Genealogical Bulletin:
Court appointed wife as administrator on Mar 23, 1744 (NS). Henckel Genealogical Bulletin, page 147 lists 11 children. On page 173 this number is reduced to 7. Eva Winfield has the 11 listed on page 147 of the Bulletin.
 1672 - 1723 Maria Catharina Frey 50 50 1671 - 1734 Hans Michel Dieter 63 63 Hans Michael/Michel Dieter was born March 26, 1671 in Schwaigern, Germany. He was the son of Wolfgang "Wolf" Dieter and Anna Catharina Zimmerman. Church records show that Hans Michel Dieter, the younger, (father of George Teter, the immigrant to America), was General Magistrate in 1699, in 1702 he was Tax and Fee Collector and Church Warden (Burgermeister); he became First Magistrate and Deputy of Mayor in 1710. In the Schwaigern Witch Trials (1712-1716), he was third ranking after the High-Earl of Neipperg and attorney-Johann Balthasar Muller. On his death record, May 2, 1734, was entered "gewesener Schultheiss" (late the Mayor) of Schwaigern. At the present time Burgermeister in Germany is what we term mayor, however in 1700, in Wuertemberg towns, Burgermeister meant the man in charge of collecting payments in money and services imposed on the citizens. The church warden did a similar job for the Lutheran church. The records show that Hans Michel Dieter was about everything a prominent man could be in his community.

Hans Michel married 1st November 19, 1695, Maria Catharine/Katharina Frey, daughter of George Frey. He married 2nd Maria Elisabetha, her surname not known, who died in 1737.

Records from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern show only the children we record for Hans Michael Dieter and Maria Catharina Frey."The Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", page 172, states the following:

".....As we have stated so very often one must search all records, and not be guided by name alone. This time the City Archives of Schwaigern were also searched. The Lutheran Church book was examined in detail. The earlier records were from the family card files. There was a John Michael Teter ( Hans Michael Dieter), born 1685, whose marriage to Maria Katharina ----- was not recorded in Schwaigern. Children 7, 9, 10, and 11 as listed on page 147, would appear to belong to this couple, and not to our Michael....."

".....Interesting details which support it, but in some cases are confusing. To simplify this presentation I will use the more common spelling of the Christian names, and make no attempt to use the many ways they appear in the original records...."

Detailed Events Concerning the Dieter/Teter Family:
"Hans Michael Teter made a will in 1716 in which he mentioned four children. In 1724, after the death of his first wife, he made another will listing three children. It would appear the daughter Mariana Magdalena died between those dates, however no entry for this was found in the death register.

"The following material was compiled by Mr. Karl Wagenplast from records in the Archives of the City of Schwaigern. In the partition of the estate of Hans Michael Teter on 5 July 1734, the heirs are listed as the widow Maria Elisabetha (second wife); son Hans George, who emigrated some years prior to Pennsylvania; Eberhardina, wife of Jacob Baumgartner of Schwaigern; and Juliana, wife of Dieter Eberle, the baker. The records show that Juliana died in 1733, and eight weeks before the partition Dieter Eberle married Christina ---, she died 1741.

"From the partition recrods dated 5 June 1734, 'May it be remembered that the late, often cited Mayor Hans Michael Teter provided in the recorded written marriage contract of the 21 June 1728, that his surviving wife, Maria Elisabetha, have the use and enjoyment as free seat and residence-so long as God will grant her life-in his upper half of the house with all appurtenances and pieces therein described'.

"Whereas now the mother, to wit, widow Maria Elisabetha sees that her step-daughter Eberhardina would have to live in rented quarters, she the said widow-has declared herself kindly and voluntarily, without any obligation whatever, but out of pure maternal love, willing to take the daughter with her husband into her house and that she would reserve herself for her own using nothing but the free seat in the upper rooms with the bedroom and kitchen."

"Three years later, Maria Elisabetha, the mayor's widow died. The mayor's son HANS GEORGE TETER (HANS JORG DIETER), who has lived in America since 1727, received as his share still 855 Guilders at the partition.

"Herewith is to be remembered that the deceased Mayor Hans Michael Teter was bound in serfdom to the most gracious High-Earl and Lordship of Neipperg for which the three heirs must provide and pay out from his estate in equal parts twenty guilders." (Inventory and Partition Book 1733/34, p. 290b)

From the Minutes of the Police Court of Schwaigern 1727, p. 220:
"Johan George Teter son of Schwaigern Mayor Johann Michael Teter who has decided in furtherance of his expected success to render himself to Pennsylvania under Royal British Sovereignty. (This entry shows that our George Teter did come to Pennsylvania in 1727 as we thought)."

"In the handwriting of Hans Michael Teter is a partition of the estate of his father, Wolfgang Teter, dated 5 Dec. 1698. This shows as survivors: his widow Anna Catharine (Zimmerman), son Hans Michael, and daughter Susanna, wife of Hans Bernhard Bohler."

Following are comments by Mr. Wagenplast about our Dieter family:
"Hans Michael, the son of farmers, must have studied (i.e. academic studies) because his clear-cut, faultless handwriting could not be explained otherwise. Hans Michael Dieter who was soon sitting on the municipal board (a type of town council), became advocate in 1710, that is First Magistrate and deputy of the Mayor, and as such was the third-ranking figure - after the lordly ruler and his manager, an attorney from Heilbronn who served also as deputy bailiff, Johann Balthasar Muller - in the upcoming Schwaigern Witch Trails (1712-16).

"In 1724 it happened: about the middle of the year Hans Michael Dieter was entrusted with the office of Mayor by the lord of Neipperg.

"He bought a new pair of gray cloth pants for his marriage to his second wife, Maria Elisabetha. Before he owned only one pair of buckskin pants. He also bought a new doublet of black cloth and a new grey coat. Also he owned only two paris of stockings and two pairs of gloves. As a head-cover he wore a so-called beaver-hat (probably three-cornered)."

"1693, the 8th of June, Michael, the senior, overseer of the poor and juror of this place, arrived in Heilbronn while fleeing from the enemy, became ill, and was buried there, 70 years, 8 months."
 1643 Anna Catherina Zimmerman 1646 - 1697 Wolfgang Dieter 50 50 "A Partition of Estate, dated 5 Dec. 1698, in the handwriting of Hans Michael Dieter for his father, Wolfgang Dieter, farmer, shows as survivors: widow, Anna Catharine; son, Hans Michael Dieter; and daughter, Susanna, wife of Hans Berhard Bohler."

SOURCES: All of the TETER information has been taken from the "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", pages 147-148, 172-175. The original information was from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany (aka Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Herzogtum Wurttembert, Germany) and the City Archives of Schwaigern. ~1606 - 1668 Magdalena Schmidt 62 62 1613 - 1693 Michael Dieter 79 79 1586 Katherina Norte ~1586 - <1636 Michael Dieter 50 50 SOURCES: All of this information has been taken from "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", pages 173-175. Some of this information can also be found in "Teter Descendants, of Hans Jorg and Maria Dieter", page 1, by Eva A. Teter Winfield. The original information was from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany and the City Archives of Schwaigern. (TD p.1) "All events occurred in that place. This is a remarkable record, proven in each generation by Baptismal Records. The Lutheran Church records in the parish do not exist to verify an earlier generation." ~1710 - 1778 Maria Magdalena Eschmann 68 68 1706 - 1778 John Justus Henckel 72 72 John "Jost" and Maria moved to Macungie Creek Settlement and joined the Goshenhoppen congregation which after 1812 was located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. In 1750 he sold his holdings and moved to Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina, settling on Dutchman's Creek about thirteen miles from Salisbury near the "Forks of the Yadkin". In 1760, because Indian depredations, they moved to Augusta County, Virginia, settling in the beautiful section known as "Germany Valley" which was located in Rockingham County, Virginia in 1778, later a part of Pendleton County (organized in 1788 from Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham Counties). In 1863 West Virginia was formed and Germany Valley became a part of Pendleton County, West Virginia.

John Justus (Jost) Henckel served as commander of Hinkle's Fort and in furnished supplies to the Colonial forces in the Revolutionary War.

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In his will Anthony Jacob Henckel left to his two youngest sons, John Justus and Anthony Jacob, the 250-acre home farm in New Hanover Township, then in Philadelphia Co, now Montgomery Co, PA. John Justus' share was 150 acres. (Volume XXII, Philadelphia County Administration Book "C", 11 April 1720-13 June 1737, page 250)
He settled on a farm near Macungie Creek, now Lehigh Co, PN, paying taxes as late as 1748 in PN.
By 1750 he sold his property in PN and made the long journey down the mountain valleys from PN into NC what is now Davidson Co NC.
In 1751 he was living on Dutchman's Creek in the Fork of the Yadkin, approximately 13 miles from Salisbury, Rowan Co, now Davidson Co, NC. Their new land in West Augusta was near the Shawnee Indian Trail, so there the family built a log fort for protection in 1761-62, the site of which can still be seen today. The fort was built as a protection against the Indians not only for the Hinkle family but for other settlers in the area. The settlement became know as Germany Valley because the families, all of German descent, conversed in their native German. Unlike Fort Seybert and Fort Upper Tract, Hinkle's Fort was spared destruction.

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In his will Anthony Jacob Henckel left to his two youngest sons, John Justus and Anthony Jacob, the 250-acre home farm in New Hanover Township, then in Philadelphia Co, now Montgomery Co, PA. John Justus' share was 150 acres. (Volume XXII, Philadelphia County Administration Book "C", 11 April 1720-13 June 1737, page 250)
He settled on a farm near Macungie Creek, now Lehigh Co, PN, paying taxes as late as 1748 in PN.
By 1750 he sold his property in PN and made the long journey down the mountain valleys from PN into NC what is now Davidson Co NC.
In 1751 he was living on Dutchman's Creek in the Fork of the Yadkin, approximately 13 miles from Salisbury, Rowan Co, now Davidson Co, NC. Their new land in West Augusta was near the Shawnee Indian Trail, so there the family built a log fort for protection in 1761-62, the site of which can still be seen today. The fort was built as a protection against the Indians not only for the Hinkle family but for other settlers in the area. The settlement became know as Germany Valley because the families, all of German descent, conversed in their native German. Unlike Fort Seybert and Fort Upper Tract, Hinkle's Fort was spared destruction.

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Germany Valley is named for the German families that were its earliest settlers. The first to arrive was the Hinkle (originally Henckel) family, which migrated from North Carolina in 1761. John Justus Hinkle, Sr (1705/6 - 1778) and his wife Maria Magdelena Hinkle (1710 - 1798), with their twelve children and their own families, came for the inexpensive farm land and relative freedom from Indian attacks. They were also attracted by the fertile limestone soils and gently rolling bottomland. They were soon joined by the Teters and by Pennsylvania Dutch families, some having migrated southwest following the ridges and through the “Valley of Virginia” from Pennsylvania's Lebanon and Lancaster counties. A few German families also moved west from Spotsylvania County, Virginia. These settlers brought the familiar custom of placing hex signs on their barns (perhaps the only section of West Virginia where these signs were once found.)

Indians were by no means absent from the region, however, as the famous Seneca Trail (or Great Indian Warpath) passed near the Valley and the nearby British positions at Fort Seybert and Fort Upper Tract had been destroyed (1758) in Indian uprisings led by Killbuck, a Delaware chieftain. Four years later, a stockade (Hinkle's Fort) was built by the men of the Hinkle family to protect these border settlements from additional Indian raids. At the time of the Revolution, the fort became headquarters and training ground for the North Fork Military Company which was organized by the sons and son-in-laws of John Justus Hinkle, Sr. The fort is long since gone, but a large arrowhead-shaped stone monument enclosed by an iron fence marks its former site. (This is along the valley road leading east from Riverton).

These traditional farming families long retained their language and “old country” customs and so the Valley became known as “German Settlement” or “Germany Valley”. At about the same time, many Scotch-Irish families also migrated from the north and bought land in Pendleton County, including Germany Valley. Although the community prospered, it long remained isolated and its agricultural economy continued to be based predominantly on forage crops, cattle, horses, milk cows, and sheep. The farms remained largely self-sufficient because the poor roads and absence of turnpikes made it difficult to reach larger markets in adjacent areas.

At the time of the American Civil War, the communities of the upper North Fork, including Germany Valley, and Franklin, were strongly Confederate in their sympathies, although nearby Seneca Rocks and the lower South Branch Valley were generally northern in persuasion. Pendleton County was a border area like many unprotected by either Federal troops or the Confederates. Such divided counties, then the rule in central West Virginia, were torn by internal strife and uncertainty and border county wars among various partisan groups were continuous. County governments often ceased to operate altogether. Many of the Valleyâ€(tm)s men joined local partisan units such as the Pendleton Scouts, Pendleton Rifles, and Dixie Boys and fought for the Confederacy. In northern Pendleton County, the Swamp Dragons, or “Swamps”, were equally strong defenders of the Union. Clashes between these units were frequent and bitter, with members of the same families often contending against one another. Raids by Union army units and Union partisans such as the Swamps occurred several times in the Valley during the war years.

Originally, the coves and moist slopes of the Valley were covered with fine timber stands, notably including black walnut. Much of the virgin forest was cut to supply local needs, and often good, commercial-grade logs were simply burned in land-clearing operations. Later in the 19th Century, professional lumbermen became interested and the remaining forests were harvested, sawn, and taken by horse and wagon to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Keyser, some 30 miles away. In the northwestern part of the county, much of the timber was hauled by logging railroad to the Parsons Pulp and Lumber Company mill at Horton in Randolph County. Due to the prevailing isolation and poor transportation system, large saw mills were not found in the area during the last part of the 19th Century. Small sash and circular saw mills, however, were present.
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HINKLE'S FORT
(Germany Valley, Pendleton County, VA/WV)

Hinkle's Fort, built 1761-62, was located in Germany Valley, near Riverton. It was built by John Justus Henckel, Sr. (1706-1778), who came in 1760 from North Carolina with most of his twelve children, some with families, in search of a new home where Indians were less hostile and the soil more fertile. After a journey of weeks, they caught sight of their "promised land" when they reached the top of North Fork Mountain. Three sons, Abraham, Sr., John Justus, Jr., and Isaac, and three Teter son-in-laws were with him. John Justus, Sr. son of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel, had immigrated to America in 1717 with his parents who settled near Philadelphia, PA. He later moved to North Carolina.

The fort was built as a protection against the Indians not only for the Hinkle family but for other settlers in the area. The settlement became know as Germany Valley because the families, all of German descent, conversed in their native German. Unlike Fort Seybert and Fort Upper Tract, Hinkle's Fort was spared destruction.

During the Revolutionary War, Hinkle's Fort became the only outpost in Pendleton County for the patriot forces. John Justus Henckel, Sr. had been officially recognized for his services as commander of the fort and in furnishing supplies to the troops (detachments of the Virginia Militia) quartered there. The fort was headquaters and training grounds for the North Fork Military Company which had been organized by settlers early in the Revolutionary War and whose first captains were son-in-laws and sons of John Justus Henckel, Sr. After the Revolutionary War and when danger of Indian raids was past, the fort was torn down and some of the timbers used to build a large house on the site.

The family of John Justus Henckel, Sr. became a leading one in the early settlement and history of Pendleton County. Most of his sons and grandsons served in county offices. Isaac Hinkle and his nephew, Moses Hinkle,were two of eleven justices commissioned by the governor of Virginia to organize the new county of Pendleton, 1788. Eleven years earlier, Isaac Hinkle had been similarly commissioned to assit in the formation of Rockingham County, VA.

Markers at the site of the fort and at the graves of John Justus Henckel, Sr. and wife were dedicated on September 19, 1936 at a Henckel family reunion with several hundred descendants from throughout the United States in attendance who came to pay a lasting tribute to the memory of one of their patriarchs.

Written and submitted by Sarah Hinkle Warner
From Pendleton County, WV Past and Present, page 61
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1. In 1750 John Justus Henchel sold his holdings in Pennsylvania and moved to Rowan, North Carolina. In 1760 because of Indian depredations he moved with his family to Augusta County, Virginia and settled in a beautiful section known as Germany Valley. This was included in Rockingham County, Virginia, in 1778 and became part of Pendleton County in 1788. In 1863 the State of West Virginia was formed, and it included Germany Valley in the Union District of Pendleton County, West Virginia. The first improvement in Germany Valley by John Justus
Henckel was the construction of a stockade with an enclosed area sufficient to house the families of his sons and sons-in-law as well as the other settlers in the immediate vicinity. This structure was known as Hinkle's Fort and was used as an outpost prior to and during the Revolutionary War. The attacks of the Indians during this period caused all settlers in this area to seek shelter and safety in this fortress. John Justus Henckel, Sr, was the recognized commander of the fort at which Colonial troops were occasionally quartered. At his death in 1778 he was succeeded by his son, Abraham Hinkle.


2. They first lived in Macumbie Creek, 10 miles from Allentown. In 1750 John sold his land and moved to Cutchmans Creek in Rowan County (nowDavidson), North Carolina. Due to Indian threats they moved to German Valley Settlement, Pendelton County, Virginia.

The first improvement in Germany Valley by "Yost" Henkle was the construction of a stockade wiith an enclosed area, sufficiient tohouse his family, the families of his sons and sons-in-law as well asthe other settlers in the immediate vicinity. Known as "Hinkle's Fort" this structure was an outpost prior to and during the RevolutionaryWar. Attacks by Indians during this period caused all settlers in thevicinity to seek shelter in the safety of the fort. Colonial Troopswere occasionally quartered here.

The site of the fort near Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia was located in 1925-27. In 1930 the Henckel Family Association erected a marker on the site of the old fort.

The services of John Justus Henckel as commander of Hinkle's Fort and in furnishing supplies to the Colonial forces has been recognized
officially by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution and other patriotic orders as a qualification for membership


3. The Hinkle Family, by Linda Adams

In his will Anthony Jacob Henckel left to his two youngest sons, John Justus and Anthony Jacob, the 250-acre home farm in New Hanover Township, then in Philadelphia County, now Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. John Justus' share was 150 acres. In about 1730, John Justus married Maria Magdalena Eschmann, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Eschmann of German-Swiss origin, and settled on a farm near Macungie Creek, now Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, paying taxes as late as 1748 in Pennsylvania.

By 1750 he sold his property in Pennsylvania and made the long journey down the mountain valleys from Pennsylvania into North Carolina. In 1751 he was living on Dutchman's Creek in the Fork of the Yadkin, approzimately 13 miles from Salisbury, Rowan County, now Davidson County, North Carolina. He and his family lived there until danger from Indians prompted him to move his wife and twelve children to what is now Germany Valley, Pendleton County, West Virginia. Their new land was near the Shawnee Indian Trail, so there the family built a log fort for protection in 1761-62, the site of which can still be seen today. John Justus, his sons, and his sons-in-law participated actively in the defense of the frontier during the Revolutionary War and furnished supplies for the Continental forces. The Hinkle Fort farm became the headquarters and training grounds of the North Fork Battalion.

After John Justus' death in 1778, his son Abraham owned the property and carried on through the remainder of the war and until danger from Indians passed. A granite marker was unveiled by the Henckel Family Association at the site of the Hinkle Fort on September 29, 1936. A monument was also erected to the memory of John Justus and his wife in the graveyard of the Henckel homestead at a spot near the grave of Abraham Henckel.

Children of John Justus and Mary Henckel were: Anna Maria Elizabeth, b. 1731, m. Moses Ellsworth; Jacob Henckel, b. ca. 1733, d. 1779, m. Mary Barbara Teter; Rebecca, m. Paul Teter; Catherine, m. Adam Biffel; Mary Magdalena b. 1739, d. October 18, 1829, m. John Skidmore; Abraham b. ca. 1749, d. 1815, m. Mary Catherine Teter; Susannah Henkel, married Philip Teter; John Justus, Jr., b. January 14, 1752, d. 1794, married Christiana Negely; Hannah, m. Andrew Johnson in 1791; Elizabeth, m. Christian W. Ruhlman, d. 1754; Isaac, b. ca. 1756, d. October, 1824.

Solomon and Ambrose Henkel, great grandsons of John Justus Henckel through his son, Jacob Henkel, established the Henkel Press in 1806 at New Market, Virginia. They published, among other items, church minutes and pamphlets, small graded school books, and hymnals. In 1807, Ambrose Henkel began the publication of the first German newspaper in the South, "Virginia and New Market Popular Instructor and Weekly News." Nearly all the publications were in German; some pamphlets were in English. They were noted, however, for their publication of the works of Luther in the English language, sanctioned by the Tennessee Synod. Henkel family papers, correspondence, and items printed by their press have been preserved in the rare books and manuscripts collections at the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and Duke University.


4. Hinkle's Fort, Germanna Valley, Pendleton County, West Virginia

Hinkle's Fort, built 1761-62, was located in Germany Valley, near Riverton. It was built by John Justus Henckel, Sr. (1706-1778), who came in 1760 from North Carolina with most of his twelve children, some with families, in search of a new home where Indians were less hostile and the soil more fertile. After a journey of weeks, they caught sight of their "promised land" when they reached the top of North Fork Mountain. Three sons, Abraham, Sr., John Justus, Jr., and Isaac, and three Teter son-in-laws were with him. John Justus, Sr. son of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel, had immigrated to America in 1717 with his parents who settled near Philadelphia, PA. He later moved to North Carolina.

The fort was built as a protection against the Indians not only for the Hinkle family but for other settlers in the area. The settlement became know as Germany Valley because the families, all of German descent, conversed in their native German. Unlike Fort Seybert and Fort Upper Tract, Hinkle's Fort was spared destruction.

During the Revolutionary War, Hinkle's Fort became the only outpost in Pendleton County for the patriot forces. John Justus Henckel, Sr. had been officially recognized for his services as commander of the fort and in furnishing supplies to the troops (detachments of the Virginia Militia) quartered there. The fort was headquaters and training grounds for the North Fork Military Company which had been organized by settlers early in the Revolutionary War and whose first captains were son-in-laws and sons of John Justus Henckel, Sr. After the Revolutionary War and when danger of Indian raids was past, the fort was torn down and some of the timbers used to build a large house on the site.

The family of John Justus Henckel, Sr. became a leading one in the early settlement and history of Pendleton County. Most of his sons and grandsons served in county offices. Isaac Hinkle and his nephew, Moses Hinkle,were two of eleven justices commissioned by the governor of Virginia to organize the new county of Pendleton, 1788. Eleven years earlier, Isaac Hinkle had been similarly commissioned to assit in the formation of Rockingham County, VA.

Markers at the site of the fort and at the graves of John Justus Henckel, Sr. and wife were dedicated on September 19, 1936 at a Henckel family reunion with several hundred descendants from throughout the United States in attendance who came to pay a lasting tribute to the memory of one of their patriarchs.

Written and submitted by Sarah Hinkle Warner
From Pendleton County, WV Past and Present, page 61

John Justus "Jost" Henkel, son of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel, was born in Daudenzell, Germany, 10 February 1706 and died August 1778 in Germany Valley, Pendleton Co., WV. He was eleven years of age when he reached Pennsylvania where he grew to manhood on his father's farm in New Hanover Township.

After he married Maria Eschmann, a German-Swiss, about 1730, they removed to Upper Milford Township in Bucks (now Lehigh) County,. near Dillingerville, Pennsylvania where they joined the Gossenhoppen Congregation. Until 1748 he paid taxes there, but in 1750 he sold his land, and by 1751 he and his family, which then included ten children, were living on Dutchman's Creek in the Forks of the Yadkin in Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina. Two more children were born in Rowan County, North Carolina.

After only ten years in Rowan County, NC, John Justus Henkel in 1760 removed to Germany Valley on the north fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River in Augusta, later Rockingham County, VA, and now Pendleton County, WV. All of his children including three of his married children and their families were said to have accompanied him to Germany Valley, but there is doubt that his daughter Catherine who married John Adam Biffle made the move. The successful arrangements for the migration of so many individuals required the mind and leadership of a remarkable individual. The records of his family clearly indicate that John Justus Henkel was indeed an exceptional man.

A careful study of Henkel and Biffle records raises serious doubt if Catherine Henkel and her husband Adam Biffle accompanied her father to Germany Valley. A daughter Mary was born ca. 1758 in Rowan Co., NC; son John, their eldest son, was born there in 1760, the same year of the removal, and their youngest son, Jacob, was born there in 1763. If the couple did remove to Germany Valley, they must have soon returned because other Rowan County records place Adam in that county as late as 1779. By 1779 he removed from Rowan County and entered land on the south bank of the Holston River Valley in what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee. In this move, as already mentioned, he was accompanied by his son-in-law, John Jacob Eller, Jr.

Among the married children who removed to Germany Valley with John Justus Henkel were his oldest daughter, Anna Maria Henkel and her husband Moses Elsworth, his oldest son, Jacob Henkel, and his wife Barbara Teter, and daughter Rebecca Henkel and her husband Paul Teter. Among the three couples were several grandchildren, including young Paul Biffle, son of Jacob and Barbara Teter Henkel, who was destined to become a most distinguished Lutheran minister, printer and publisher of the southeastern frontier.

All of his sons-in-law, his sons and some grandsons were active in the Revolutionary War. His family fort became a military fort and was used to quarter and drill the militia. The Henkel Family Association in 1938 placed a handsome granite arrow-head monument honoring John Justus Henkel near the site of his fort. Also a West Virginia Historical marker which mentions the Hinkle Fort is placed adjacent to highway # 33 overlooking Germany Valley. (Note: My wife and I visited these sites soon after Conf III but were advised not to attempt to reach the Henkel cemetery without making prior arrangements.)

One reason often mentioned for the move of the Henkels from Rowan County was to escape Indian problems associated with the uprising among the Cherokees in 1760. This explanation seems implausible since the land on which they settled in Germany Valley was adjacent to the Seneca and Shawnee Indians trail along which much Indian traffic still passed between the northern and southern tribes. The first task facing the family upon their arrival was the erection of a fort large enough to protect the large extended Henkel family from Indian attack. It seems unlikely that John Justus Henkel would not have known that Indian problems existed in Germany Valley prior to his arrival there.

A more logical explanation suggested by some for his move to Germany Valley, was his concern about the legacy he would leave his large family of children and grandchildren. He was past fifty years of age when he decided apparently that sufficient fertile land could not be acquired in Rowan County to insure the future security for his children and grandchildren. He was attracted to the more fertile limestone soil in Germany Valley where cheap land was abundant. His decision then sprang apparently from that same impulse, common to all early settlers of that period - the desire for more and better land that would provide economic security for his immediate family and future descendants.

John Justus Henkel and members of his family are buried in a grave on the hillside overlooking the site of the fort. The dimensions of the character, intelligence, and accomplishments of John Justus Henkel are revealed in part by his great courage and skill in safely removing such a large number of family members from Rowan County to Germany Valley and building a historic fort. Equally revealing was his concern for his families future, and his acquisition of much land to insure that future. Perhaps the major revelation about this remarkable man was the transmission of the essence of his own character and moral values to his children and grandchildren.
 1672 - 1744 Maria Elizabeth Dentzer 72 72 Children
Johan Nicholas HINKLE b: 19 FEB 1693 in Eschelbronn, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany
Johanna Frederica HINKLE b: 29 MAR 1694 in Eschelbronn, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany
John Melchoir HINKLE b: 30 JAN 1696 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
John Gerhard Anthony HINKLE b: 12 JAN 1698 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
Maria Elizabeth HINKLE b: 31 DEC 1699 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
George Rudolphus HINKLE b: 19 OCT 1701 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
Anna Maria Christina HINKLE b: 9 FEB 1704 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
John Justus HENCKEL b: 10 FEB 1706 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
Benigna Maria HINKLE b: 30 SEP 1707 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
Jacob Anthony HINKLE b: 9 JUL 1709 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
Maria Catherine HINKLE b: 10 MAY 1711 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
Johann Phillip HINKLE b: 26 APR 1713 in Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany 1668 - 1728 Antonius Jacobus Henckel 59 59 Children
Johann Nicholaus Henckel HINKLE b: 19 Feb 1693 in Eschelbronn, Germany
Johanna Frederica Henckel HINKLE b: 29 Mar 1694 in Eschelbronn, Germany
Johann Melchoir Henckel HINKLE b: 30 Jan 1696 in Daudenzell, Germany
Johann Gerhard Henckel HINKLE b: 12 Jan 1698 in Daudenzell, Germany
Marie Elizabetha Henckel HINKLE b: 31 Dec 1699 in Daudenzell, Germany
Georg Rudolph Henckel HINKLE b: 17 Oct 1701 in Daudenzell, Germany
Anna Maria Christina Henckel HINKLE b: 9 Feb 1704 in Daudenzell, Germany
Johann Justus Henckel HINKLE b: 10 Feb 1706 in Daudenzell, Germany
Benigna Maria Henckel HINKLE b: 30 Sep 1707 in Daudenzell, Germany
Jacob Anthony Henkel HINKLE b: 7 Jul 1709 in Daudenzell, Germany
Maria Catherina Henckel HINKLE b: 10 May 1711 in Daudenzell, Germany
Johann Philipp Henckel HINKLE b: 26 Apr 1713 in Daudenzell, Germany

Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel (known in history as Rev. Gerhart Henkel), an exiled Lutheran clergyman who came from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1717; one of the founders of his church in America, and father of a great and honorable posterity. They were Palatine Germans.

The first Henchel to come to America was Rev Anthony Jacob Henchel. About the time of the unbearable religious persecution in Germany, William Penn had become head of a Colony in the new world, designated as Penn's Woods (Pennsylvania). He needed hard working, responsible colonists to help him develop this colony so he could meet the revenues required by the Crown (English Government). Penn, able to speak German, went to Frankfort and personally invited these persecuted Lutherans to come to his colony. Rev Henckel, pastor of the Lutherans, and in conflict with the Catholic
Authorities, decided to resign and join with his neighbors in 1717 to go to the new world.

Here, he resumed his pastoral duties and with his family became a leader in the religious and cultural life of the colony.

Should get this:
Title: The Henckel Genealogy, 1500-1960
Author: William Sumner Junkin and Minnie Wyatt Junkin
Publication: Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel Family National Association, 1964
Note: Ancestry and Descendants of Anthony Jacob Henckel, 1668-1728, pioneer Evangelical Lutheran minister, emigrant from the German Palatinate to America in 1717. 1447 Pages.
Repository:
Note: Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, Missouri
Media: Book ~1693 Elizabeth ~1688 - 1749 Ashman Abraham Eschmann 61 61 Abraham Eschman came to America early in the eighteenth century and settled in the Oley District of Philadelphia County (now Berks County), Pennsylvania. One may assume that his training or trade was that of a surveyor, as he was active and instrumental in the laying our of roads and forming of townships for a number of years.

He was in Dunkard's Reformed Church. He was a sponsor at the baptism of his grandson Abraham Hinkle on September 11, 1749, at Dunkard's Reformed Church. His will was proved and estate probated November 1749.

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY RECORDS

21 Nov 1719 - Signed a petition recording of a road.

5 Sep 1720- Signed a petition to create a township.

30 Nov 1731 - Bought 150 acres (Deed Book F-5, p. 385)
1734 - Listed among the Philadelphia County land owners
(Montgomery's History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, page 932)

June 1736 - Laid out a road from Pleasantville to Kutzton.

11-13 Apr 1743 - Took the Naturalization Oath
(Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd series, Vol. 2, p. 357) 1640 - <1700 Anna Eulala Dentzer 59 59 Baptism: Mehrenburg Luthern Church. Sponsors: Rev. George Christ, Pastor at Hasselbach; Herr John Endres, baker at Weilberg; and Agnesa Catherina, wife of Rev. John Philip Dentzer, Pastor of Selters, near We

Children
Elizabetha Catherina HENCKEL b: Bef. 19 Apr 1667 in Mehrenberg, Hesse, Germany
Antonius Jacobus (Anthony Jacob) HENCKEL b: Bef. 27 Oct 1668 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
Johannes Christianus (John Christian) HENCKEL b: Bef. 16 Apr 1671 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
Johann Konradus (John Conrad) HENCKEL b: Bef. 15 Feb 1673/74 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
Johann Georg HENCKEL b: Bef. 28 Nov 1675 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
Philip Conrad HENCKEL b: Bef. 17 Jul 1678 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 1635 - ~1677 George Henckel 42 42 From The Henckel - Teter Connection: George Henckel matriculated at Giessen University July 25, 1650, in the  4th class, at the age of 15 years. He became a teacher and was made  preceptor of the school at Mehrenberg (near Weilberg) in 1662 where he  remained until his death in 1678. He was buried in the Lutheran Church  Cemetery at Mehrenberg and his widow, who returned to her family in  Steinberg, her early home, died there and was buried on March 11, 1770 in  the Lutheran Church cemetery.

From The Henckel Family Records, No. 14, p. 645:

"GEORGE HENCKEL (1635-1678), (Henckel Records, No. 1., pp. 12-40), the  first known in our Henckel ancestral line, was born during the Thirty  Years War and was thirteen years of age at its close. About two years  thereafter (on July 25, 1650), he was entered as a student in the lower  class at the University of Giessen. The next we learn of him he 'became a  schoolmaster in 1662 and was married to Eulalia Dentzer (1640-1700), from  Steinmerk in 1666.' George taught school and their children were born at  Mehrenberg, where he dies on January 29, 1678."

Children:
1. Elizabetha Catherina HENCKEL b: Bef. 19 Apr 1667 in Mehrenberg, Hesse, Germany
2. Antonius Jacobus (Anthony Jacob) HENCKEL b: Bef. 27 Oct 1668 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
3. Johannes Christianus (John Christian) HENCKEL b: Bef. 16 Apr 1671 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
4. Johann Konradus (John Conrad) HENCKEL b: Bef. 15 Feb 1673/74 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
5. Johann Georg HENCKEL b: Bef. 28 Nov 1675 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
6. Philip Conrad HENCKEL b: Bef. 17 Jul 1678 in Mehrenberg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia

1605 Matthias Henckel 1576 - 1651 Casper Henckel 75 75 ~1550 Ludwig Henckel Most genealogists identify Ludwig as Casper's father and Anthony as
Ludwig's father. However, from the Henckel - Teter Connection, it
appears that there is no direct evidence of those connections. That
source states:
"It was also determined (by Dr. Burt Brown Barker and those associated
with him in extensive research in Germany) that the father of Matthias
Henckel was a Caspar Henckel also of Alllendorf-Ad-Lumbda. He was born
in 1576; died March 2, 1651, age 75 years. This apparently identified
the great-grandfather of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel.
Here seems to be the end of the line, or it probably would be better to
state the beginning of the known line of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel so
far as direct evidence is concerned. However, in a preceding generation
of this family, a Ludwig Henckel was found who was born about 1535 and in
the next preceding generation an Anthony Henckel who was born about 1500
A.D. This research effort is not only remarkable, but (it) is astounding
that any family outside of Royalty could lift the veil so far in the
distant past. Great credit is due not only to officers of the national
Henckel Family association, but also to the vast number of descendants
who, taking great pride in their ancestry, have engaged in local research
that has made this record possible." ~1500 Anthony Henckel 1736 - 1801 Christina Westfall 65 65 Abraham Kittle and Christina Westfall emigrated from New Jersey Colony to the south branch of the Potomac. From there they moved to the Tygart River Valley near Beverly, Randolph County, Virginia.
 1732 - 1816 Abraham Kittle 84 84 1708 Rachael Van Etten 1697 - 1745 Richard Kittel 48 48 1706 - ~1756 Apollonia Kortright 50 50 1711 - 1765 Johannes Westfall 54 54 1798 - 1869 Rebecca Parker 71 71 1787 - 1849 Francis Burdette Green 62 62 He served in the War of 1812 in 1812 and 1814 (Aug-Oct 1814) in Illinois and Wisconsin.
 1903 - 1989 Helene Altrude McCall 85 85 Helene and Merble met at college at Halstead (Harper?), Kansas. In 1924 they were visiting friends in Kansas, and decided to get married in Scott City. When they came home, they didn't tell anybody for several weeks. It must have been pretty awkward. They laughed about it later. 1903 - 1973 Floyd Merble Bachman 69 69 Floyd Merble Bachman was born in Oklahoma Territory near what is now Broxton, Oklahoma in Caddo County on November 25, 1903. He was the son of Albert and Mary (Trekell) Bachman. He moved with his parents and brothers and sisters to Kay County, Oklahoma, when he was four years old. He attended grade school at the Red Top School of South Eddy.

He attended high school at Tonkawa in his freshman year, then went to Deer Creek two years. His last year of high school and first year of college were spent at a Christian school which was then located at Harper, Kansas. Here he met his future wife, Helene McCall of Helena, Oklahoma.

He went to business college in Wichita, Kansas and Helene went to Northwestern at Alva. In 1924 they were married at Scott City, Kansas. They settled on a farm six miles north and one east of Deer Creek, Oklahoma, where he farmed.

During the first winter of their marriage, Merble taught at the Clare School to help make ends meet. He also had a threshing machine and ran it in the summer for the first eleven years of their married life. Times were extremely difficult during the great depression of the early thirties. Merble went through the country buying cattle and hired them hauled to Wichita when he got a truckload, in hopes of making a few dollars. Another way Merble worked to provide for his family, was to fatten calves and butcher one periodically. He then peddled cuts of the carcass through the community. Not having a pickup truck, he would take out the back seat of the family car and cover the area with a clean sheet, then load the beef inside. Then he would drive until it was all sold.

During the late thirties, Merble and Helene did everything they could do to try to make some extra money. As did many other farmers, Merble filled a gasoline lantern, hung it in the henhouse each night and let it burn as long as it would. Electricity had not yet come to the farm, and since the hens laid more eggs when the days were long, the farmers stretched their production by the use of an artificial light.

In 1943, Merble and Helene bought a farm two miles east, three and a half miles north of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. This place had free natural gas for heat and lights, as opposed to the wood and coal they had used through the years for heat.

In 1964, Merble and Helene bought a home in Blackwell, Oklahoma and moved into it. On February 11, 1973, Merble passed from this life and was buried in the cemetery west of Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

The children of Merble and Helene were Edwin, Bebe Jean and Merlene.

Edwin married Mary Virginia Keney and they settled on the farm which his grandfather had owned, one mile north of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. Their children were Anita, Debra, Don and David.

Bebe Jean married Robert Montgomery. Their children were Marilyn and Robbie. Bebe Jean and her hus-band are living in Cleveland, Ohio, at this writing.

Merlene married Don Webster. Their children are Jerry, Barbara, Robert, Michael and Patricia. They make their home at Pryor, Oklahoma, and both work with the school system there.

Edwin Bachman, "History of Grant County Families, " 1980 1879 - 1949 Mary Etna Trekell 70 70 She was the twin sister of Harry. 1876 - 1938 Albert Orland Bachman 62 62 AO died from tuberculosis. His wife wife was on crutches from early 30's.

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Albert O. Bachman was born in 1876 in Napoleon, Indiana. He was the second son of Edmund and Lydia Bachman. They came to Conway Springs, Kansas in 1884.

While in school at Conway Springs, Albert met his future wife, Mary Trekell, who was in the 7th or 8th grade then, went to Conway Springs to stay with her brother Will who was teaching school there. For a short while she lived there and did the cooking and housekeeping for her brother while going to school. Albert and Mary became interested in each other and began to correspond after Mary returned home.

In 1893 Albert came to Oklahoma with his family when they filed a claim in the Cherokee Outlet. For a while he taught school near Medford.

Meanwhile, Albert's correspondence with Mary had continued, and they were married in February, 1900 near Wellington, Kansas. In 1901 he took part in the Kiowa-Comanche lottery for land, but failed to win a claim. However, he was able to buy a claim near Apache in Caddo County, and in 1903, with their two small children, they moved in a covered wagon to Caddo County, fording the rivers between here and there. Once there, they dug a well, built a two-room frame house and other improvements and lived there five years.

Their home was about ten miles from the nearest doctor. During this time the Bachmans lost their second child, Clarence, to membranous croup. Eva started to school while there at a little country school. While living there, three more children, Merble, Ruth, and Lester were born.

The Bachmans were not happy in Caddo County. Due to field work, the school term lasted only about three months. As Albert often said, "I didn't want to raise my children where they turned out school to pick cotton and where women worked in the field."

In 1908 the Bachmans sold their farm and bought one near Eddy, Oklahoma where they lived about ten years. One son, Kenneth, was born there. In 1918 they sold this farm and moved to Grant County.

They bought three farms and sold two before finding the spot on which they wanted to build their home. In 1919 they bought a farm one mile north of the town of Deer Creek. This land was near the school and town, so in the winter of 1921 and 1922 they built a house there. Albert and Mary Bachman lived in this house until Albert's death in 1938. Mary Trekell Bachman died in 1949. She was buried beside her husband in the IOOF Cemetery west of Tonkawa.

In 1949 Albert's grandson, Edwin, bought the north eighty acres of this farm and he and his wife Mary reared their family in the house Albert built.

Albert and Mary's daughter, Eva, married Houston Moore and they lived on the Moore farm east of Renfrow.

Merble married Helene McCall and they established a home in the Deer Creek area.

Ruth, Lester and Kenneth were all graduates of Oklahoma A&M College. Ruth taught Home Economics at Hennessey. Lester taught Vocational Agriculture and later was in the Soil Conservation Service in seven counties of Oklahoma. Lester had two children, Dick and Dee Ann. He is now retired and lives in Enid.

Kenneth Bachman went to work in the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington, D.C. In World War II he served as Lieutenant (J.G.) in the Navy. Then after earning his doctorate at Harvard University he returned to work in the U.S.D.A. He is now retired and lives in Reston, Virginia, He has one son, Kenneth, Jr., who is practicing law in Washington, D.C.

 1849 - 1925 Lydia Ann McKee 76 76 Maybe she died July 19?
 1848 - 1935 Edmund Eaton Bachman 86 86 Edmund was named after his maternal grandfather Edmund Eaton. The Eaton family were if English descent and came to Napoleon in 1819 from Steuben County, NY. Members of the family were still in Napoleon in 1970 at the time of the town's 150-year celebration.

Edmund grew up in Napoleon and in 1871 married Lydia McKee. The McKees apparently were also one of the pioneer families in Indiana. Her father and mother were born there in 1807 and 1817, respectively.

After spending a few years in Southern Illinois Edmund and Lydia returned to Napoleon. Then in 1884 they moved to Conway Springs in south central Kansas. While living there, he became a minister of the Christian Church.

Much of Oklahoma was opened for settlement by "runs" in 1889 and 1893. The settlers lined up on the Kansas line and at the sound of a gun rode or drove off to stake a claim for 160 acres of land on a first come first serve basis. Ownership was established by farming the land for 5 years.

Edmund participated in the Cherokee Stip run starting at "high noon" on September 16, 1893. He settled on a claim near Jefferson, Oklahoma in Grant County about 30 miles from the Kansa line. In addition to operating the farm he also served as a pioneer minister and established several churches in Northern Oklahoma. He became the first regular minister of the Christian Church at Medford, Oklahoma, the county seat of Grant County.

Kenneth L. Bachman wrote (in addition to most of this), "In 1917, at the age of 68, he retired from the ministry and moved to Tonkawa, where we visited them frequently and I carried away many memories.

"Particularly, I remember the Edison phonograph which played cyindrical records. Later it was replaced with a Victroa which played the more modern flat records. The records included such items as comedy dialogue by "Uncle Josh", Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Shean, songs by Homer Rhodeaver, Caruso and Henry Lauder, orchestra music by Paul Whitman and marches by John Phillip Sousa. My uncle Clarence, who held a job equivalent to vice president of the Kansas City Paper House, had given the phonograph and records to my grandparents.

"In the garage converted from a buggy shed was a Model T Ford with a gleaming copper radiator. The age of the auto was underway and my grandfather had bought his about 1914. Later when I was 5, we bought our first car - a Ford.

"Clarence, as noted earlier, was a business executive. George operated the St. Croix Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. His oldest daughter "Mollie" married a farmer and lived in Western Oklahoma.

"Three children, Lewis, Ellen, and Albert (my father) died of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis was one of the most common causes of death in the late 19th and early 20th century. A major source of the disease was unpasteurized milk.

"In 1925 my grandmother died. My grandparents had been very devoted to each other and it meant a great change for my grandfather who was then 77. He lived about 10 years after her death, dividing his time among his three living sons. His visits provided a chance for me to get better acquainted with him.

"When he visited us, he would regularly walk down the creek to where the water was deep and go fishing. Sometimes I would go with him, though I found it boring partly because we fished with a cane pole and a cork and there was little action. Frequently we would walk out to the mail box on the road to get the mail. He would sometimes talk about his life and his philosophy of life. We would often play checkers which he enjoyed, but I never mastered. One of the surprising things I remember his showing me was a radium burn on his stomach from the treatment of a cancer by the famous Mayo Clinic in Minnesota."

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Edmund E. Bachman was born at Napoleon, Indiana in 1848 to Lewis and Elenor (Eaton) Bachman. He went to school there, and as a young man worked as a tanner in his father's tannery.

In 1871 he married Lydia McKee, daughter of Samuel McKee. Soon after their marriage they moved to Carmi, Illinois. Their oldest daughter Mary (Mollie) was born there. In the early 1870's they moved back to Napoleon, Indiana where their other five children, Lewis, Albert, Elenor, Clarence, and George were born. Then in 1884 Lydia and Edmund made the journey from Indiana to southern Kansas with their six children. The oldest was twelve at that time and the youngest two.

They lived on a farm near Conway Springs, Kansas until the opening of the Cherokee Strip in 1893. In the race the Bachmans located on a claim five miles east and one north of Jefferson. Mollie took a claim north of her parents. The Bachmans built a home and reared their family, enduring the hardships of pioneer life. Edmund enjoyed fishing and gardening. The family always had a large garden, and whenever he got a chance, Edmund would slip off with a canepole to the creek to fish.

They were a religious family. While living in Kansas he began to preach and continued as a pioneer preacher in Oklahoma. He held meetings in school houses and helped establish several churches over the County, driving a horse and buggy to the places where he preached. He performed marriage ceremonies and conducted funeral services when called upon. His wife remained at home with the family while he was performing these services for the church. The older boys were able to carry on much of the farm work. Edmund was the first regular minister for the Christian Church in Medford.

Mollie married Al Riggs and they had two children, but tragedy struck and Al died. Mollie stayed on the claim until she married Tom Wilson and they moved to Woodward County. Lewis died of tuberculosis at the family home southeast of Medford, Oklahoma Territory in 1898 at the age of 23. Albert married Mary Trekell. Elenor married Norman Brown, but she and her young son both died while living southeast of Medford, Oklahoma Territory when she was a young woman, in 1906. They were buried four miles east of Jefferson, Oklahoma Territory. Clarence married Agnes Ferguson and lived in Kansas City. George married Nellie Hughes and lived near Mutual, Oklahoma for a while, then in Wichita, Kansas. Mollie, Lewis, and Albert taught schools.

In 1903 the Bachmans sold their farm and moved to Medford to live. While living there, they sometimes went to Eddy to visit the family of their son Albert. This trip took about a day each way by horse and buggy. On such occasions both families would pack a picnic lunch and go fishing on Deer Creek, west of Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

About 1917 the Bachmans moved to Tonkawa. While he was in a gospel meeting in California, Edmund's voice failed and he retired from preaching. His wife Lydia died in 1925. Edmund then moved from place to place living with each of his children for a time. He was living in Kansas City with his son Clarence at the time of his death in 1935, and was buried beside his wife in the IOOF Cemetery west of Tonkawa.
Eva Bachman Moore, "History of Grant County Familes, " 1980 1827 - 1859 Eleanor F Eaton 31 31 Will at Ripley Co. Indiana Elenor Eaton Bachman Book B pages 262 -263 Dated 1859 Date Recorded 1859
 1817 - 1882 Lewis Bachman 65 65 Lewis Bachman married Sally Eaton in Napoleon, Indiana. He lived there the rest of his life owning and operating a tannery. After his first wife's death in 1847, he married Eleanor Eaton, Edmund's mother. She died in 1859 when Edmund was 10 years old.

Lewis married 3 times and had 7 children. He was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery at Napoleon where his gravestone remains. 1804 Sarah Kenan ~1805 Edmund Eaton Census: 1850 Jackson Township, Ripley County, Indiana, Occupation: 1850 Farmer, Real Estate value $2000

Sarah and Hiram were listed in the 1860 census, but Edmund was not. Maybe he died between 1850 and 1860.

 1818 - 1850 Emily Langston 32 32 1778 - 1852 Mary Brown 74 74 1777 - 1860 Hiram Bennett Langston 83 83 Maybe married 10 Jan 1796.

Believing that slavery was wrong, Bennett Langston freed his slaves, sold his plantation, and moved to Union County, Indiana, where he settled near the present site of Liberty.  T.W. Langston of Indianapolis, Indiana said Bennett had a big part in organizing the government of that part of the state where he settled.  Bennet and his wife are buried in the old Baptist graveyard called the Village Creek a few miles southeast of Connersville, Indiana. 1734 - 1810 Sarah Bennett 76 76 1732 - ~1825 Solomon Langston 93 93 DAR shows that Solomon was born in Ireland.

French and Indian War veteran.

Served in the American Revolutionary War in the Spartan Regiment. (In 1890 the Upper Duncan's Creek Church, originated in 1777, was renamed, Langston Baptist Church in honor of Solomon Langston).

Langston Baptist Church, originally organized as Upper Duncan's Creek Church, was first constituted a church in 1777, and was renamed for Solomon Langston (the father of Dicey Langston) in 1890. It was used as a muster ground for South Carolina Volunteers, a Confederate company in 1861.

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Text of Solomon Langston's Last Will and Testament
Copy of the February 10, 1810 will of Solomon Langston
Probate Judges Office Laurens County, South Carolina
Roll No. 12 Book E Pages 513 - 514

In the name of God, Amen. I Solomon Langston of the State of South Carolina and District of Laurens being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory but calling to mind that it is appointed by the Almighty Creator for all mortal men once to die, therefore am willing that what it hath pleased God to bestow on me as to temporal goods, I give in the following manner and my soul I recommend unto my Savior's hands who redeemed it by his precious blood and my body I recommend to the ground to be buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named.

    * Item - I give and bequeath to my son, Henry Langston, one negro man, named Adam, to him and his heirs forever.
    * Item - I give and bequeath to my son, Solomon Langston, all the remainder of that tract of land which I have not deeded out in Greenville District, also I give and bequeath to him one negro boy named Spencer to him and his heirs forever.
    * Item - I give and bequeath to my son Bennett Langston, the tract of land and plantation I now live on, containing 204 acres, also a bounty tract purchased from Wm. Cooper, containing 75 acres to him and his heirs forever except my wife Sarah's dower, which I desire her to enjoy during her natural life.
    * Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Amy Christopher, one bed and furniture, to her and her heirs forever.
    * Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Laodicea Springfield, two dollars.
    * Item - I give and bequeath to Patty Jones, 66 acres of land located to myself in a 200 acre tract, the remainder has been transferred to Mary Holder to her and her heirs forever.
    * Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah Miller, 84 acres of land, whereon the meeting house now stands, also one bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.
    * Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Selah Stiles, one cow and calf, to her and her heirs forever.
    * Item - I leave the use of three negroes vis: Ede, Jane and Leah to my well beloved wife, Sarah Langston together with all the residue of my stock, household furniture and working utensils and all the rest of my estate where and when during her natural life and at her death my will is that Ede be set free or emancipated and all the residue of the whole be divided among my children vis: Henry Langston, Solomon Langston, Bennett Langston, Amy Christopher, Patty Jones, Sarah Miller, Selah Stiles to them and their heirs forever.

And lastly I do nominate and appoint my sons Henry Langston and Solomon Langston to be executors to this my last will and testament disannulling and revoking all other former wills by me made heretofore and do hereby constitute and ordain this to be my last will and no other and do hereby set my hand and affix my seal this 25th day of February 1810.
Solomon Langston      (Seal)

Witness Present
John Hitch
John Stiles
Bosie (his x mark) Wheat

This will proven before Court of Ordinary Aug. 15, 1825 by order of John Hitch and Bosie Wheat two subscribing witnesses to same.
(Signed) David Anderson

1754 Granville County, North Carolina, Captain David Harris' Company
Thomas Bell, Lieutenant., Peter Green, Sergeant.
Absolum Langston #51
James Langston #54
Solomon Langston #55
Richard Bennett #59
William Mangham #64
James Mangham #65
William Mangham, Jr #66
Samuel Mangham #74
1710 - 1740 Mary Agnes Mangum 30 30 The Langston families, the Mangum families & the Bennett families appear to have migrated to North Carolina about the same time (around 1745), and lived in the same area, as well as later in South Carolina (around 1769).
 1710 - 1790 John Langston 80 80 His will was probated November 11, 1790.

The Langston families, the Mangum families & the Bennett families appear to have migrated to North Carolina about the same time, and lived in the same area, as well as later in South Carolina.

These migrations might have been the result of the political disturbances known as the Regulator movement. The Regulator movement was organized by small farmers in the Carolina backcountry to protect themselves from lawless elements in the absence of colonial authorities. Supporters of this movement had economic and political grievances against the Eastern aristocracy. These political disturbances and the repressive measures taken by the government beginning in 1768 caused many Baptists to seek new homes in other states.

Will of John Langston recorded in Will Book A, page 27, Apt 5, File #288, Greenville, South Carolina:

At a Court began and held for the County of Greenville, August term A.D., the following last Will and Testament of John Langston, deceased, was produced in open Court and proven by the oaths of Joseph Smith and John White and offered to be recorded which was done 11th, November 1790. In the name of God Amen - I John Langston of South Carolina, an unworthy member of the Church being through the abundant mercy and goodness of God, tho weak in body, yet of a sound and perfect understanding and memory, do constitute this my last Will and Testament and desireth may be received by all as such imprimes. I most humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker beseeching his most gracious acceptance of it through the all sufficient merits and meditation of my most compassionate redeemer Jesus Christ who gave himself to be an attonement for my sins and is able to save to the uttermost all that come to him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them and who I trust will not reject me a returning pentinent sinner when I come to him for mercy in this hope and confidence I tender up my soul with comfort humbly beseeching the most blessed and glorious Trinity one God most Holy most merciful and Glorious to prepare for the time of my dissolution and then to take me to himself in that peace and rest and incomparable felinity which he has prepared for all that love and hear his Holy name Amen.

Item I, I give to my son James one negro named Harry to him and his heirs,

Item I give to my son Solomon one negro named Lamkin to him and his heirs,

Item I give to my grandson Asa at marriage if he lives until then, if not to his brother Will but my wife to have the use of him her life and after her decease Jechonias until such marriage as aforesaid one negro Benn, I also give Jechonias that piece of land he lives on to him and his heirs,

Item I give to my daughter Molley Smith one negro names Venuis, but if Feb brings one more that to go Molley and Venus to fall to her mistress,

Item I give to my daughter Beekka Will one negro girl named Ede to her and her heirs after my wife's decease,

Item I give to my daughter Fanney my negro boy named Tim,

Item I give to my daughter Salley Smith one negro boy named Peter,

Item I give to my son Samuel one negro man named Hippo after my wife's decease,

Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Spann one cow and calf,

Item I give to my two sons, Joseph, Jesse ten shillings sterling each, also my daughter Patta McVay the same, I leave the remainder of my whole estate land and mill and all household goods and the use of all the negroes but Lamkin and Harry during her lifetime and after her decease to be sold at Vendee, the land, the mill and all estate Indow and all to be divided amongst my children as followeth and first Samuel Langston, Molley Smith, Salley Smith, and Fanny Langston, Jechonias Langston and John son of Jesse, my grandson equal to be divided among all and Beekka Will. I also constitute ordain this to be my last Will and Testament revising and disannuling every Will or Will made by me heretofore and I appoint my son Jechonias and my son-in-law Thos. Williams to be my sole executors of this my last Will and Testament, I forgot Lucia Thompson to give her two dollars silver and I hereunto set my hand and sea l this first day of March in the year of our Lord 1782.

John's will was probated 11 Nov. 1790, Ninty Six Dist., SC.

John Langston (1710-1790) is a recognized Patriot of the Revolutionary War, and his descendants are eligible for membership in the D.A.R. and the S.A.R. But he was pretty old to be fighting that war, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence. His sons Absalom and Solomon did fight in the Revolutionary War.


 Ann Vann ~1660 - 1748 John Langston 88 88 John lived in New Kent and Nansemond County, VA, and Chowan (now Gates) County, NC. John as the eldest son apparently inherited the Sarum Creek property in Chowan County, North Carolina, from his mother, Katherine Langston. The first mention of John Langston II was July 30, 1726, when he was granted 450 acres in Chowan, North Carolina. it is uncertain whether he ever lived on this property as he appeared to have lived andied in Nansemond County, Virginia.

A deed was made by John Langston II on November 25, 1739, involving a land swap. It read in part "plantation tract...on the north side of the Sumerton Swamp, containing 200 acres...to Richard Green...(in trade) for a plantation in Chowan County called Sarum, 150 acres which is part of a tract formerly taken up and patented by one Katherine Langston." The document was signed by John Langston II and witnessed by Jon Langsto, Jurn. (John Jr.), Thomas Langston, William Langston, and Joseph Vann. Other items of interest revealed in the deed were that John Langston II was of Nansemond County, Virginia, and the he made the trade "for his son John."

On December 12, 1739, John Langston II of Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia, sold to his son William Langston of Chowan County, North Carolina, 100 acres from the original tract patented by Katherine Langston. The deed was witnessed by John Langston, Jr., Robert Rogers, and Richard Green.

The last 450 acres of Katherine's land was sold by John Langston, Sener (Sr.) to Charles Russel for 40 barrels of tar. Witnesses include Jacob Langston, William Landen (Langston?).

The last mention of John Langston II was from a vestry book of Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia. The first entry indicates John paid one tithable over charge. The second item indicates his land was "processioned."

No will has been found for John and his wife's name remains unknown. However, six children have been identified by various deeds. ~1620 - 1699 Catherine Mountford 79 79 ~1620 - 1694 John Langston 74 74 John lived in New Kent and Nansemond Co. VA, and Chowan (now Gates) County, North Carolina. There must have been a John Langston present in the colonies before our him as there are records of an "importation headright" for a John Langston of New Kent County, Virginia, on July 11, 1635, mentioned in the Edward Pleasant Valentine papers published by the Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia. This seems too early for our ancestor unless he immigrated as a child. Possibly John is a little older than we thought.

At any rate, many records were lost to fire in the Revolution and later during the Civil War, but several records exist regarding our John Langston I. One which is of great interest is his participation in Bacon's Rebellion.

Nathaniel Bacon was the leader of Bacon's Rebellion in colonial Virginia. Dissatisfied with the mismanaged government of Sir William Berkeley, the British colonial governor of Virginia, and his neglect of frontier defense, Bacon organized a rebellion in which John Langston I was a colonel. Because of repeated Indian attacks on the settlers, the pioneers joined Bacon. They nearly succeeded in capturing the entire colony of Virginia. They captured the village of Jamestown and destroyed nearly all of it. Then Nathaniel Bacon became ill with malaria and died. Shortly after Bacon's death the revolt fell apart. Colonel John Langston surrendered with or shortly after the capitulation of Bacon's successor, Joseph Ingram.

Several of the leaders of the movement were hung by Governor Berkeley. Thankfully for his descendants, John was not one of them. However, John was elected to represent New Kent County in the colonial assembly, the House of Burgess. The record states, "John Langston, Joseph Ingram, Gregory Walklett, Thomas Whaley, and John Forth (are) prohibited from ever holding office in the colony... have failed capture and execution with the other adherents of Nathaniel Bacon Jr." Another document mentions John being pardoned by act of the Assembly in January 1680, but forbidden to ever hold public office.

John Langston I received a land grant for 1,316 acres on September 28, 1681, 1,300 acres of which were found to be in escheat from Mrs. Hannah Clarke, and 16 acres for one right (not named). The land was located on the south side of the Yorke River. He didn't settle on this land though, because a month later the land was granted to someone else. After 1681 he was no longer found in New Kent County and was thought to have removed to Nansemond County, Virginia.

The last mention of John I occurs on April 20, 1694. Katherine Langston, widow of John Langston... granted 380 acres on Cyprus Branch of Sarum Creek in Nansemond County, Virginia. So John died sometime between 1681 and 1694; he must have had the land grant pending when he died. A woman was allowed to inherit land only if she had a male heir to leave it to. In the event she didn't have a male heir the land reverted to government control. An example of that law at work was the previously mentioned Hannah Clarke being found to be in escheat. John Langston was granted her land in New Kent County.

The last mention of Katherine Langston was in a land grant issued June 6, 1699. "John Nichols was granted 249 acres in Upper Parish, Nansemond County at the Cyprus Swamp, joining Katherine Langston." After 1699 no mention of Katherine or any Langston on the "Quit Rent Rolls in 1700."
 1601 Elizabeth Worrell 1603 - 1681 Henry Langston 78 78 Our possible relative, Henry, was about 18 years old in 1620, when 102 hardy souls boarded the Mayflower and sailed for an area to be called Plymouth, and landed at Plymouth Rock.

Henry's will was proven in Worcestershire on July 22, 1681, left his entire estate to his wife and no mention was made of children. Neither does his will state that he was without issue. However, two sources of British genealogy mean that Henry and his wife had issue but the children were not named.

16 October 1660 - 7 November 1660. Henry Langston, Matthew Wilder, John Rowse, William Wheatley, James Abrathat, Lawrence Washington, Thomas Colclough, John Benbow and Roger Jeffryes shippers of goods on the King Fernando, Mr. John Whittey, bound from London to Virginia. 1581 Judith Bailey ~1564 - 1633 Anthony Langston 69 69 Esquire of Littleton.
Anthony's will of 16 November 1633 was proven December 2 8, 1633, Prerogative Court, Canterbury. Judith was executrix of her husband's will.

Taken from Virginia Historical Magazine "Virginia Gleaning in Englan d:" "It has pleased God to bless and enrich me with many children. And that no one son shall have preminence I make my wife Judith sole executris. To every of my sons L5 each not as a portion but as a token of my love to them. To my son Francis Langston and heirs the house and land now in occupation of Henry Farmer the younger. To Anne Langston my daughter L800 hoping she will be ruled in marriage by her mother and brethren who love her most. I leave all charitable actions to my executrix not doubting she will have a godly zeal in disposing to the glory of God and to myne and her credit. Residue to my said wife Judith." Witnesses: Henry Langston, Russ Andrews, Fra. Harewell, John Gravison.

It is possible that the testator was the father of Anthony Langston, who, according to a document in the English Public Record Office, was an ensign in Prince Maurice's regiment, went to Virginia about 1648, returned to England in 1662, and soon afterwards killed a man in a brawl. He was pardoned and became a captainn in the navy. He prepared a letter on the condition of Virginia and especially on the need of iron-works, which is among the Egerton MSS., British Museum. Anthony Langston obtained two grants of land in Virginia. The first, to "Mr. Anthony Langston" Sept. 6, 1653, was for 1303 acres on the north side of York River in Gloucester County, adjoinging Mr. Hammond's land. Due for the transportation of 20 persons (names not given). The other, April 26, 1653, was to "Mr. Anthony Langston" for 1000 acres in New Kent County on the south side of the freshes of York River, adjoining the land of Col. Man. (Mainwaring) Hamond. Due for the transportation of Daniel Rever, Hem. Chiversal, Elizabeth Andrews, Mary Smith, Elizabeth Kent, William Feild, Mary Creeton, William Davis, Richard Clarke, Richard Crouch, Mary Puckerell, Elizabeth Thompson, Hoell Thomas, Richard Johnson, Mary Clerke, Runberen Davis, Roger Jones, and Robert Bridley.

A little later a John Langston was resident in the same County, New Kent. He took the side of Bacon in his Rebellion, and by act of Assembly June 1680, was disqualified from every holding office. He had been elected a Burgess for New Kent in this Assembly, but was not allowed to take his seat. In 1704 the name does not appear among the landholders of New Kent or the counties formed from it, but it is possible that John Langston had a daughter or daughters, as Langston appears later as a baptismal name in several New Kent families. John Langston had two grants of land. The first, 1681, to "John Langston" for 1300 acres in New Kent, being the land formerly granted to Hannah Clarke, found to escheat by Marke Work man, Deputy Escheator, and now granted to John Langston. The other, to "Mr. John Langston" Sept. 28, 1681, for 1316 acres in New Kent, adjoining the lands of Sir Philip Honeywood, the river, land patented by Moses Davis, and of John Fleming, Thomas Glass, and James Turner, being the land formerly granted to Mrs. Hannah Clark and found to escheat.

There was a group of loyalists in this section. Sir Philip Honeywood, Col. Mainwaring Hammond and Anthony Langston had been loyalist officers, as had been William Bassett of the same county. Mrs. Hannah Clarke was widow of John Clarke, of York County, who was a son of Sir John Clarke, of Wrotham, Kent, England. She was also the executrix of Sir Dudley Wyatt, a Royalist officer, who died in Virginia in 1651, and was, no doubt, either his daughter or widow. 1537 - 1621 Ann Darston 84 84 ~1522 - 1591 Henry Langston 69 69 Children
Anne LANGSTON b: Abt. 1560
Goodwife Goodith LANGSTON b: Abt. 1563
Elizabeth LANGSTON b: Abt. 1573
Jane LANGSTON b: Abt. 1579
Anthony LANGSTON b: Abt. 1581 in Sedgeborough, County Worcester, England
Anne LANGSTON b: Abt. 1583
Francis Thomas LANGSTON b: Abt. 1585 in Sedgeborough, County Worcester, England
William LANGSTON b: Abt. 1587 in Sedgeborough, Worchester, England
Henry LANGSTON b: Abt. 1589 in Sedgeborough, Worchester, England ~1518 Elizabeth Bruerton ~1498 Thomas Darston ~1715 - <1790 Elizabeth Persons 75 75 ~1676 Frances Silvester Bennett ~1672 - 1737 John Mangum 65 65 Some people have different dates of the children's births.

John Mangum was born About 1672 in Lawnes Creek, Surrey, Virginia, and died 1737 in Upper Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia appraisal ordered 26 Sep 1737 burial; Mangum Estate.  He married Frances Silvester Bennett Abt. 1694 in possible date and place Isle of Wight, Surry Co., Virginia, daughter of Richard Bennett and Ann Unknown.  She was born Abt. 1676 in Upper Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, and died Aft. 1737 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. ~1713 - 1780 Anne 67 67 People mention Mary Beatty as Richard's wife, but Ann is mentioned in his will. It's possible that Mary Beatty was his first wife. ~1717 - 1764 Richard Bennett 47 47 The Langston families, the Mangum families & the Bennett families appear to have migrated to North Carolina about the same time, and lived in the same area, as well as later in South Carolina.

WARREN CO, NC RECORDS VI p. 1 WB 1, page 3
Will of RICHARD BENNITT
Dated 3 August 1764
Recd. August Court 1764

Wife ANN BENNITT, Dau. Christian Langston, wife of Absolem Langston. Dau Sarah Langston, wife of Solomon Langston. Daus: Martha, Ann and Amey Bennitt. Sons: Richard, Mark, William, Moses, and James Bennitt. Exors: Wife ANN BENNITT and sons Mark and William Bennitt (Bennet). Wit: James Thompson, Susanah Malone, Drusilla Thompson.


Will of RICHARD BENNETT
Bute Co. North Carolina 1764

In the name of God amen
I RICHARD BENNITT of the County of Bute and Colony of North Carolina -
Being through the abundant mercy of God tho Weak in Body yet of a sound an perfect understanding and Memory and knowing the Uncertainty of this Life and that all men Must Die and Return to their Mother Earth Do Constitute this my last will and Testament and Desire it may be taken as Such by al Imprimis I most Humbly Bequeath my Soul to God my Maker Beseeching his most gracious Acceptance of it through the all Sufficient merits and meditation of my most Compassionate Redeemer Jesus Christ in this hope and Confidence I Render my Soul with Comfort and Imprimus and as for my Body I give to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its Resurrection from thence at the Last Day and as for my Burial I Desire that It may be ordered in a Decent manner at the Direction of my Executors Here after named and as to my worldly goods which it hath been please God to bestow on fare above my deserving I will and positively order that all my Debts that in Right and Conscience I owe to any man be paid in Convenient Time after my Decease by my Executors Hereafter named #3

* Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Christian Langston The wife of Absalom Langston one Bed and furniture
* Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Langston the wife of Solomon Langston five Shilling Sterling money
* Item I give and bequeath to my son Richard Bonit foure head of cattle and foure head of Sheep and my Shue maker tools and one sithe
* Item I give and bequeath to my Son Mark Bennit five shillings Sterling money
* Item I give and Bequeath to my Son William Bonnit one Negro Boy Named Robin
* Item I give and bequeath to my Son Moses Bennitt one Bed and Furniture and three head of cattle and my Riding Mare
* Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Martha Bennitt one Natural Paceing Mare Colt one Cow and Calf two Dishes
* Item I give and Bequeath to my Son James Bonnit one Negro girl named Jean and Her increase
* Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Ann Bonnit one Cow and Calf
* Item I give and Bequeathe to my Daughter Amey Bennit one Cow and Calf
* Item I give and Bequeath to my Loveing wife ANN BONNIT the use of my Whole Estate Dureing Life or Widdow Hood

My Desire is and will is that all the Remainder of my Estate that I have not all Ready given What so Ever or Where So Ever after the Limited time to be Equally Divided Between my three Daughters to wit Martha Ann and Amey Further more my will and Desire is that my three Sons to witt Richard Mark and William Shall Divide the Same

* Item I do hereby ordain Constitute and appoint my Loveing wife ANN BENNITT Mark Bennitt and William Bennitt my whole and Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament utterly Disannuling all former Wills here to fore by me made.

In witness whereof I have here unto Set my hand and affixed My Seal this third Day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred Sixty and foure.

Signed Seald and Delivered
In the Presence of us
James Thompson
Susannah Malone
Drucilla Thompson

Bute County for August Court 1764
This will was proved by the Oaths
of James Thompson and Drucilla
Thompson two of the Subscribing
witnesses thereby and on Motion it
was ordered to be Recorded and then
ANN BENNET Execut and Mark Bennett and
William Bennett Executors therein
amed Qualified as such which on
Motion was ordered to be Ceritified
Ben M CCullock CC

1755 Granville Co, NC Tax List-
Joseph Mangum
Samuel Mangum & Jno. Tomson, 2-0-2
Wm Mangum, Sons Wm &: James, 3-0-3
Richard Bennit & Son Richard, Negroe Moll, 2-1-3
Jno. Langston, Sons James, Joseph & Solomon & Negroe Arnus(?), 4-1-5 Ann ~1647 - 1720 Richard Bennett 73 73 He made his will on March 30, 1720:

Will of Richard Bennett Jr.
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia

March ye 3rd Day 1720 In the Name of God Amen. Rich'd Bennett in ye upper parish of Isle of Wight County in Virginia being sick & weak in body yet in perfect memory thanks be to God for it Do therefore do make this my Last Will & Testament as followith-first I Commit my soul to God our Heavenly Father trusting to be saved by Jesus Christ our only Saviour and my body on Earth to be Decently Buried & as for my worldly Goods I bestow as followith

I Give and bequeath unto my son Richd Bennett to him & his heirs lawfully begotten of his body two hundred acres of Land & over it being Land where on my Son Richard now lives

I give & bequeath unto my son James with ye other two hundred acres of Land where on he now lives. I lay to him & to his heirs lawfully begotton of his Body forever it is a Coveyance of four hundred acres of Land I bought of Mr John Coffers pattin of Land being fourteen hundred & fifty acres 

1 Give & bequeath unto Jane Coffer & her two sons Rob Coffer & John Coffer to them & their heirs Lawfully of their body for ever my plantation and land whereon I now live I lay to them & to their heirs for ever it being part of Land Which was bought formerly of Mr Wm Miles 

I Give and bequeath unto Jane Coffer a small trunk & a Gold Ring and a Great Iron pot

I Give & bequeath to Rich Coffer my Long Gun 

I Give & bequeath to Magdalen Coffer one Great pewter Dish and one Great Basin 

I Give and bequeath to Francis Manggum my Gran Daughter a feather Bed & all ye belongs to it 2

I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Silvester a Couple of Dishes & a Couple of plates 

furthermore I do appoint Jane Coffer & Wm Allen to be my full and whole Exct to pay my Debts & to Receive what is owing to me & when these my Debts being paid ye rest of my Goods within Doores and outDoores to be Equally Divided amongst my Children

Desiring this my trusty friends Jno & James Carter to See this my Last Will & testament fulfilled In Witness here of I sett my hand & Seal Rich'd R Bennett (Seal)
~1636 - >1682 Anne Barham 46 46 Anne Barham is most likely his wife, but it's not certain.

It's possible that either Anthony, Anne, or both are descended from the Barhams, Nicholas (b.1450), William, William, William, Richard (d.28 Sep 1638), instead of Nicholas, John, Thomas, Robert, Robert. ~1625 - 1709 Richard Bennett 84 84 Richard Bennett resided at Blackwater, in the vicinity of the plantations of Justinian Cooper & Francis England, according to deed records. The Blackwater Bennetts are not closely related to the family of Virginia Governor Richard Bennett around the same time period.

Richard Bennett Sr. was born in 1625 at Mulberry Island, near Lawnes Creek, (later Isle of Wight County, Virginia) and died in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 1709. His first wife was named Ann. She was probably the mother of all his children.

His wife Ann was most likely the sister of Anthony Barham, but it's not certain. Anthony Barham was married to Elizabeth Pierce, half sister of Richard Bennett, about February, 1625. Elizabeth Pierce Barham, widow of Anthony, married her second husband Richard Jackson and had 2 daughters Mary & Sarah Jackson.

Richard was the son of Thomas Bennett and wife Mrs. Alice Pierce (Pearce), Widow of Thomas Pierce of Mulberry Island. He was their only child of record.

Thomas Pierce was killed in the Massacre of 1622 at Martin's Hundred. Thomas's wife and daughter Alice and Elizabeth Pierce were thought to have been killed in the Indian massacre, but they survived.

In 1624 Elizabeth Pierce, daughter of Alice & Thomas Pierce, chose her "father-in-law (stepfather) Thomas Bennett, as the Administrator of her estate.

Thomas Bennett represented Mulberry Island in the House of Burgesses in 1632. He was deceased prior to 1641. (Boddie)

After Ann's death, Richard Bennett married Sarah Lewis, Widow of Daniel Lewis who died in Isle of Wight County in 1697/8. . After the death of Richard Bennett, SR in 1709, Sarah married her third husband, Robert Lancaster. He died in 1720, and Sarah made her will in 1722 as Sarah Lancaster, which was proved in 1723 Isle of Wight County.

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Will Of Richard Bennett Sr.
(Isle of Wight County, Virginia)

In the Name of God Amen. I Rich'd Bennett Sen'r now being in perfect mind & Memory Blessed be the Lord for it I Do appoint this for to be my last Will & Testament, Disannulling & making void all former Wills by me made. I bequeath my Soul to almighty God what gave it me & my Body to the Earth for to be Decently buried at the Discression of my Loving wife & Debts I owe to be paid & my Will in forme following-

I Do give & bequeath to my loving wife Sarah Bennett one Copper still, one gray mare & her increase & one horse and one Negro man named Jack to her Disposeing for Ever.

I Do likewise make my loving wife whole and sole exec’et of this my last Will & Testament.

I do give and bequeath to Mary Throp Daughter of Dan'l Lewis five head of cattle.

I do give & bequeath unto John Mangum two head of cattle.

I do give & bequeath to James Coffield two head of cattle-ltem.

I do give and bequeath unto my two sons Richard & James Bennett & Sml??3 Lewis & Martha Lewis the half of the rest of the ____ of my estate there after for to be Equally Divided by these men I have appointed & shall nominate.

I Do order that my Standard be divided between my two sons Richard & James Bennett by these four men Tho Throp, Peter Deberry Robt Byskay & George Barlow & for to see this my last Will performed.

I do give and bequeath to my loving wife Sarah Bennett my plantation in Blackwater during her naturalle life & then for to returne to James Bennett son of Rich'd Bennett & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten.

I Desire that no Inventory shall be taken nor no Letter of Administration but for all things for to stand as this be nor any Security for to be given in witness my hand this fourth day of December in the year 1709.

Testice Tho. Thropp Richard Bennett (seal)
William X George (mark)
Mary Cornos
At a court held for Isle ofhis Wight County, 20th day of Feb: 17[09]5
John X Mangum (mark)
This last Will & testament of RichardBennett was presented in Court by Sarah Bennett his said wife Exexct who made oath ofto & being proved in Court by the oathes of Wm George Mary Cornos & John Mangum three of the witnesses thereto is admitted to record-- Test H. Lightfoot C. Court

 1597 Katherine Filmer a) Birth record abt 1597 in East Sutton Kent; 1629 Named in father Edward Filmer's will 5 Dec 1629; 1638 Named in mothr Elizabeth Filmer's will 16 Mar 1638. 1598 - 1648 Robert Barham 50 50 1638 Named in m-in-1 Elizabeth Filmer''s will 16 Mar 1638

Children:
i. EDWARD16 BARHAM, b. 1621.
ii. CHARLES BARHAM, b. Abt. 1626, East Sutton, Kent, England; d. Abt. September 1683, James City, VA.
iii. RICHARD BARHAM, b. Abt. 1628.
iv. THOMAS BARHAM, b. 1632.
v. ROBERT BARHAM, b. 1634.
vi. ANN BARHAM, b. Abt. 1636.
vii. ELIZABETH BARHAM, b. 1636.
viii. SUSAN BARHAM, b. 1638
ix. JOHN BARHAM, b. 1642.
 1592 - >1642 Alice Pierce 50 50 Thomas Pierce, wife Alice, and Daughter Elizabeth sailed for Virginia in August, 1618 on the magazine ship William and Thomas.

She had only one child with Thomas Pierce and only one with Thomas Bennett.

She was engaged to John Filmer, who died and left all his property to her. She probably married Anthony Barham afterward.

Thomas Bennet was her fourth husband.

Maybe Anstie Thompson Spicer was Richard's mother?

In October, 1624, Elizabeth Pierce, daughter of his wife Alice, chose her "father-in-law"  (stepfather) Thomas Bennett, as her guardian.

On that same date, she testified before the Governor’s Council in an inquest into the death of an indentured servant named Elizabeth Abbott. She told of finding this woman, who was the servant of her neighbor, after she had been horribly beaten. After nursing her wounds she and Thomas returned the woman to the neighbor as the law required. Her testimony was very courageous because the neighbor, John Proctor, was a powerful member of the Governor’s Council. Other servants described how the woman had received hundreds of lashes from a whip with fish hooks attached to tear human flesh.

Another witness in this trial was Anthony Barham
 ~1587 - >1632 Thomas Bennett 45 45 Thomas Bennett is listed in the 1624 Virginia census on the south side of the James River, near Lawne's Creek.

Shortly after this census Thomas Bennett married Alice Pierce, the widow of Thomas Pierce who was killed in the Massacre of 1622 at Martin's Hundred. Thomas Pierce's wife and daughter had been reported as killed, but had survived.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Massacre_of_1622

In October, 1624, Elizabeth Pierce, daughter of his wife Alice, chose her "father-in-law"  (stepfather) Thomas Bennett, as her guardian.

On that same date, Alice Bennett testified in a trial concerning a servant who had been mistreated by her master, Mr. John Proctor, after her husband Thomas Bennett, and a Mr. Richards had carried her home. Another witness in this trial was Anthony Barham

Thomas Bennett appears as a tenant on the Governor's land at the mouth of the Chickahominy, January 1626/1627.

Thomas Bennett served in the House of Burgesses representing Mulberry Island in 1632. Mulberry Island is in Warwick County, whose records have been lost.  No further record has been found on Thomas Bennett.

Anthony Barham and his wife, Elizabeth, were living at Mulberry Island in the census of 1624/1625 This is on the north side of the James River, where Thomas Pierce had his plantation. Anthony crossed the Atlantic on the Abigail in 1621, and Elizabeth on the William and Thomas in 1618.

Anthony was Burgess from Mulberry Island in 1629-1630. Anthony Barham died in 1641, and named "Mother Bennett" and his brother-in-law Richard Bennett in his will. Elizabeth Pierce Barham married Richard Jackson, by whom she had two daughters, Sarah, who married Arthur Smith II, and Mary, who married George Hardy.

Richard was the only child of record of Thomas Bennett and his wife Alice. Richard Bennett resided at Blackwater, in the vicinity of the plantations of Justinian Cooper & Francis England, according to deed records.
1576 Susanna Sare (or Norton) 1572 - 1631 Robert Barham 59 59 Children
Robert BARHAM b: 1598 in Boughton-Monchelsea Kent Co. England
Thomas BARHAM b: 1600
Nicholas BARHAM b: 1601
John BARHAM b: 1606
Henry BARHAM b: 1609
Drugo BARHAM b: 1612
Mary BARHAM
Mildred BARHAM
Jane BARHAM
Elizabeth BARHAM
Joanna BARHAM
Susanna BARHAM
Aphra BARHAM b: 1609
Sarah BARHAM

1594 To East Hall Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME174JX with father per letter of 30 Oct 1996 Capt David Roome current owner and resident of East Hall. b) Marriage record "The Barham's of Shoesmiths in Wadhurst" by R G itzgerald - UNIACKE BA FRSA in Vol 56 of the Sussex Archealogical Collection (1849) hereafter known as SAC pg 141 - by license 7 Jan 1595 Susanna dau of Thomas Share of Provender in Norton, Gentleman

1610 SAC pg 141 - "By fine levied in Easter Term 1610 Robert Barham Gentleman and Susanna his wife purchased 300 acres in Gestling and Westfield Sussex from Sir Henry Browne and wife Elizabeth which estate he settled in 1621".

1619 SAC pg 141 - comptroller of the Pipe recorded his pedigree at the Visitation of Kent (same Arms and Crest as in 1574).  1550 - 1573 Midlred Franckelyn 23 23 Children
Robert BARHAM b: 1572 in Broughton-Monchelsea Kent Co. England
Thomas BARHAM
Richard BARHAM
Mildred BARHAM

She had previously been married as his 2nd wife to George Roberts, Gentleman, of Moatlands in Brenchley (Kent) his will proved 25 Feb 1563 1546 - 1595 Thomas Barham 49 49 Children
Robert BARHAM b: 1572 in Broughton-Monchelsea Kent Co. England
Thomas BARHAM b: 1565 in Broughton, Kent County, Eng
Richard BARHAM b: 1577 in Broughton, Kent, England
Mildred BARHAM



    a) Birth record abt 1537 son of John of Buttes per SAC pg 140.

    1555 SAC pg 140 - his father bequeathed "certeyn Landes and tenements lying in Pepynbery and Tunbridge call springells and Southlandes".

    b) Marriage record - SAC pg 140 - after 1563 and before 1572 Mildred dau of Thomas Franckelyn of East Sutton Kent and sister to John Franckelyn of Charte (Kent).

    1583 SAC pg 140 - was overseer of his brother John's will.

    1591 SAC pg140 - as "thomas Barham sonne of JOhn Barham of Buttes" was appointed executor of brother John's will by Nicholas Durrant of Wadhurst".

    1594 Built East Hall Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME174JX per letter of 30 Oct Capt David Roome current owner and resident of East Hall. c) death record - SAC pg 141 - "His will dated 29 Aug 1595 and proved at Canterbury (Kent) 26 Sep 1595"
 ~1524 Thomasyne  1551 SAC pg 139 - husband John left her an annuity with the directions "that my said wief shal have and enjoie during 3 years next after by decease yf so long she be widowe and unmaried her free inhibiting and being in one Chamber with a Chymbney in the Masion house call Woodlands and also the use and occupying of the two buttries being at the stayers leading to the saide chamber with franck egresse and regresse also the pastorage and keping of two kyne and he convenient firebote with the landes call Woodlande". 1524 - 1573 Thomas Franckelyn 49 49 ~1570 - 1638 Elizabeth Argall 68 68 Edward Filmer was married to Elizabeth Argall (daughter of Richard Argall and Mary "Marie" Scott) in 1585 in East Sutton, Kent, England. Edward and Elizabeth had 18 children; 9 boys, 9 girls. Note: In several data bases, another child named "Job" appears but there is no such child depicted on the brass plate covering the tomb of Sir Edward and Lady Elizabeth in East Sutton Church. Elizabeth Argall was born about 1570 in Kent, England. She resided at Maidstone, Kent, England in 1580. She resided at East Sutton, Kent, England in 1586. She died on 9 Aug 1638 in East Sutton, Kent, England. She had an estate probated on 16 Aug 1638 in East Sutton, Kent, England.

Married: 1585 in Kent, England
Children
Augustinus Filmer
Mary Filmer b: 1586 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Margaret Filmer b: 1587 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Robert Filmer b: 1588 in Neck Of Land-Vir, London, Kent, England
Edward Filmer, Jr. b: 1589 in East Sutton, Kent, England
John Filmer b: 1590 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Elizabeth Filmer b: 1592 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Judith Filmer b: 1594 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Reginald Filmer b: 1596 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Katherine Filmer b: 1597 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Thomas Filmer b: 1598 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Anne Filmer b: 1600 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Jane Filmer b: 1600 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Thomas Filmer b: 1601 in Canterbury, Kent, England
Henry Filmer, Major b: abt 1598 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Susanna Filmer b: 1603 in Canterbury, Kent, England
Richard Filmer b: 1620 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Sarah Filmer b: 1604 in Manor, East Sutton, Kent, England
 1844 - 1907 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Anne Currell 62 62 Family records have her date and place of birth as May 1844, at the Shawnee Methodist Indian Mission and Manual Labor School in the Kansas Territory.

Elizabeth's father was Edward Currell, the teacher of shoe and bootmaking at the School beginning in the Spring on 1841.

Rev Thomas Johnson, who was operating the Mission and School once wrote that he had many times watched young Indian girls, many only seventeen years of age, come down the stairs (in one of theMIssion buildings) to marriage with a white settler and commented that besides many of these young women being eligible for 200 acres of land from their tribe's treaty lands, they made good wives. 1840 - 1908 Franklin Trekell 67 67 Franklin Trekell was born near Toulon in Stark County, Illinois, in 1840, but when quite young moved to West Union, Missouri. In 1862 he went into the Union army and as a first lieutenant saw active service until the close of the war. He was one of the avengers of his father's death, raising a squad of men who went in pursuit of Quantrill, and it was Franklin Trekell who discovered Quantrill's muster roll in the saddle of a dead horse. With his squad of soldiers he also found the body of his slain father. After the war he engaged in farming in Cass County, Missouri, and in 1884 removed to Wellington, Kansas, and continued farming there until his retirement. He was a democrat in politics, a member of the Christian Church, and was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. At West Union, Missouri, in 1861 he married Elizabeth A. Currell, who was born at Shawnee Mission, Kansas in 1844.

Three children claimed land during the 1893 land run:
Thomas E.: patent book 3 p. 104, homestead certificate 2408, application 1373, patent date 9 June 1902, recorded vol 73, p. 94

Laura: Patent book 2 p. 182, homestead certificate 583, application 719, patent date 27 feb 1901, recorded vol. 33 p. 326

Frank: patent book 1 p. 238, certificate 727, patent date 25 jul 1898, recorded vol 1 p. 210. 1821 - 1902 Thankful Atilla Sears 81 81 Thankful Currell remained in Cass County for a time after her husband's death and she remarried twice, once to a Mr. Whittaker and last to Mr. Wills. She is buried alone in Turney, Missouri in the Methodist Church cemetery.
 1808 - 1863 Edward Currell 55 55 Edward Currell was born March 27, 1808 in Virginia, probably in Lancaster County near White Stone. By May 31, 1838 he was in Fayette, Missouri, where he married Thankful A. Sears, daughter of Joseph Sears. Their first child, John Sidney or Sidner, was born November 10, 1839 in Missouri. I believe his mother was Elizabeth Sydnor Currell and his father Edward Currell who served in the War of 1812. Edward and Thankful were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and Edward was hired to be shoemaker and teacher of the trade of shoemaking to the Indian boys at Shawnee Methodist Mission and Manual Labor School in Johnson County, Kansas which is today with metropolitan Kansas City. The mission still exists as a beautiful museum on the Santa Fe Trail.

His salary was $360 per year when he was hired in the spring of 1841. They stayed there from 1841 to 1845. Their second son, Charles J., was born April 3, 1841 in Kansas. Edward Currell's hiring is mentioned in The Annals of Shawnee Methodist Mission published by the Kansas State Historical Society. At Shawnee Mission which I visited in 1991 there is a copy of a school census framed on a wall. The school census taken in 1844 listed a Chippewa boy named Edward Currell. The guide told me that the Indian children were required to take Christian names and that they frequently chose or were given names of their teachers.

An obituary of Elizabeth Ann Currell Trekell, born August 5, 1844, states that she was born at Osage Mission, Kansas, yet I believe this was a mistake since I could not find proof of the presence of the Currells at the Osage Catholic Mission, Kansas for which the Osage Mission was named.

In 1845 Edward purchased a lot in the town of Fayette, Missouri for the sum of $400. Thomas Currell was born in 1846, but lived only three days and Joseph Jordan Currell was born in 1848 and died at 7 months.

The obituary mentioned above stated that the Currells moved to Cass Co., Missouri in 1851 and this is confirmed by deeds and the 1860 federal census. In October, 1851, Edward purchased 40 acres of land near Union Township for $50 and sold 35 acres of this parcel in 1856 for $175. Mary F. Currell was born in Missouri on September 9, 1851. The History of Cass County mentioned Edward as the first shoemaker in Union Township and also that he donated land as follows:

"The Old Union Church which is still standing (1882) was erected in 1855 on the present town site of West Union and was donated with several acres of ground by Edward Currell."

The remander of Edward and Thankful's children were born in Cass County. Edward was born December 4, 1852 at Belton; emma and Eva born and died February 20, 1855; William Perry, December 14, 1856; and Henry Bascomb, June 4, 1859.

Edward Currell died at Aubry, Johnson County, Kansas on December 1, 1863 at age 55. Aubry is 10 miles west of Union Township and his daughter, Elizabeth and her husband, Frank Trekell lived in that area. There were also many border skirmishes taking palce at that time between pro and anti slavery forces, so perhaps one of those figured in his death. I have been told he was buried near in West Union cemetery, but have not confirmed that.

 1800 - 1841 Elizabeth Loe 40 40 1792 - 1852 Joseph Sears 59 59 1757 - 1842 Thankful Clark 84 84 1756 - 1836 Joseph Sears 79 79 Joseph Sears had the old homestead in East Yarmouth, now Dennis at his father's decease in 1796.

He took a prominent part in town affairs, was selectman for 11 years from 1794 and was Rep. in 1800.

He was in Capt Elisha Hedge's County, in Col Nat Freeman's Regt, and served in RI, 1 mo. 4 days; and in Lt Micajah Sears' County, at alarm Dartmouth and Falmouth, 6 Sep 1778, serving 3 days.

BIRTH-FATHER-DEATH: DENNIS, MA VITAL RECORDS, Vol I; 1793-1900; Plymouth,
General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1993; pp 32, 149; Cape Cod Genealogical Society-ISBN 0-930270-26-6; Joseph Sears and Thankfull his wife a Record of the births and names of their children: Zachariah, Henry, Hitty, Zebina, Joseph, Thankfull, Peter, Rowland 1721 - 1760 Mehitable Crowell 38 38 1706 - 1796 Zachariah Sears 89 89 Zachariah Sears, and wife Mehitable, were adm. to 2d Ch., Yar., Aug. 5, 1750. He may have bought land there.

He was a Lieut. in the Militia, and active in town and church affirs; was
Constable, 1755; and Surveyor of Highways, 1765.

Rev. E.H. Sears says he removed to Windham, Ct, but I find nothing to confirm the statement, and his descendants are quite sure he never lived there. He died and was buried in N. Dennis, MA.

In 1778, he writes from Yarmouth, to his son Roland, at Ashfield, intimating that he was an old man; that his wife was living; that he had sons Zachariah and Roland, and several daughters; that his son, Zachariah, was a sea-faring man, and on a voyage to the West Indies with Capt. Tailor of hianus;" addressed, "Mr. Roland Sears living at Ashfield, Yrs. to the Lord." Gen. C.W. Sears of Univ., Miss., and Solo. F. Sears of Ann Arbor, MI, have old family letters and papers from 1770.

He made his will Oct. 26, 1786, and mentions his wife, (but does not give her name), and children, Peter, Roland, Joseph, Bethia Howes, Mehitable Sears, and Hannah Crowell; gave the homestead to son Joseph. Peter and Joseph, Exrs.

Oct. 3, 1755, Lt. Zachary Sears on com. "to see Mr. Dennis."
Oct 16, 1760, Mr. Zachary Sears to procure wood for Mr. Dennis.
Aug. 24, 1761, allotted pew next to men's alley for L 170.
Feb. 9, 1763, "Mr. Zachary Sears paid L 170 for his pue."
DVR, p. 123 CONFLICT: d. June 13 1796 1682 - 1753 Hannah Hall 71 71 children
Priscilla SEARS b: 1 JUL 1701 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Hannah SEARS b: 10 DEC 1703 in Yarmouth, Plymouth County, MA
Zachariah SEARS b: 22 APR 1706 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Joseph SEARS b: 27 MAY 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Stephen SEARS b: 22 JUL 1710 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Roland SEARS b: 17 MAY 1711 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Barnabas SEARS b: 5 APR 1714 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony, MA
Peter SEARS b: 20 MAY 1716 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Bethia SEARS b: 30 MAR 1719 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Silas SEARS b: 11 FEB 1719/20 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Thankful SEARS b: 11 APR 1723 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA

BIRTH-DEATH-BIOGRAPHY: Samuel Pearce May, THE DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD SARES(SEARS) OF YARMOUTH, MASS; 1638-1888; Albany, Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890; p 67; NEHGS Library, Boston, MA; May is evidently mistaken when he shows in his hand-notes that Hannah was the dau of Benjm and Mehitable (Matthews) Hall of Harwich because the Hall and Nickerson genealogies indicate that Hannah m.
Samuel Nickerson. She d. 28 Jul 1753, in 73 yr, gr-st. She was adm Ch, har, 21 Mar 1708, to 2d Ch, Yar, 6 Aug 1727.

PARENTS: Letter from Robert Townsend, Honolulu, HI, to Ray Sears;
1690-1819; Letter dtd 25 Feb 1995; ; in poss of Ray Sears; I have a few
corrections and additions to your book! The Halls of New England by Rev David
B Hall (1883) p. 216 says this Hannah (parents Benj and Mehitable Hall)
"according to tradition m. Mr Nickerson of Harwich."
The Nickerson Family Genealogy, Vol I, p 27 says that Hannah, dau of Benj and
Mehitable hall was b. Yarmouth, 20 Feb 1690 and m. abt 1707 Samuel Nickerson.
Their children include... The children's names tie that Hannah to Samuel.
My best guess if this Hannah is dau of John and Priscilla (Bearse) Hall, simply
because Joseph Sears and wife Hannah named their first dau Priscilla. However,
I haven't been able to verify this, so it's still a mystery.

1/4 Wampanoag/Narragansett Indian 1668 - 1750 Joseph Sears 82 82 Will dated 9 Dec 1746. Inventory of his estate shows he was a wealthy man.

The will of Joseph Sears of Yar., Yeoman, dated Dec. 9, 1746 names, wife
Hannah; sons, Zachariah, Joseph, Peter, "If still alive" and Rowland; and daus. of son Stephen, decd, and Stephen, Hannah and Mary, children of Barnabas, decd, also son Silas, and daus. Priscilla Gorham, Hannah Blackmore, Bethia Howes and Thankful Taylor. Inv'y L 320 08 08.
Styles him "gent."
He lived in the East precinct Yarmouth, now East Dennis, and was also styled "Captain."
Marriage info from Robert D Kelley

BIRTH: Letter from Carol Aldrich, Tulsa, OK, to Ray Sears, Duncan, OK;
1675-1989; Letter dtd 18 May 1994; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears, Duncan, OK;
Had 7 sons and 4 daughters.

children
Priscilla SEARS b: 1 JUL 1701 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Hannah SEARS b: 10 DEC 1703 in Yarmouth, Plymouth County, MA
Zachariah SEARS b: 22 APR 1706 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Joseph SEARS b: 27 MAY 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Stephen SEARS b: 22 JUL 1710 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Roland SEARS b: 17 MAY 1711 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Barnabas SEARS b: 5 APR 1714 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony, MA
Peter SEARS b: 20 MAY 1716 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Bethia SEARS b: 30 MAR 1719 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Silas SEARS b: 11 FEB 1719/20 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Thankful SEARS b: 11 APR 1723 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA 1642 - 1725 Anna Bursell 83 83 ~1637 - ~1696 Silas Sears 59 59 Lieut Silas Sears lived in that part of Yarmouth known as the East precinct, now East Dennis; was propounded to take up Freedom, "Jun 6 1682; comd Ensign, Oct 28, 1681; Lieut. Jul 7, 1682; chosen representative to the General Court at Plymouth 1680-82.

25 Dec 1689, "Silas Sears and others fined 20s for not appearing and attending at court, or disorderly departing there from;"-fines remitted later, "it being first offense of the kind."

1694, "Lt Silas Sears on Com. to seat men, women and others in the meeting house;" an onerous duty in those days.

1 Nov 1676, Emott Bursell and Silas Sears were appointed administrators of the estate of James Bursell of Yarmouth.

He left no will, and letters of administration were granted to his widow Anna, May 5, 1698, a copy of which is annexed, mentions sons Silas, Richard, Joseph and Josiah; and daughters, Hannah, Elizabeth and Dorrity.

Rev E.H. Sears states in his "Sears Genealogy, " that Lieut. Silas Sears had a son Thomas, born Yar., 1664, who removed to Newport, R.I., and died there 1707 leaving issue.

Freeman Hist Cape Cod II p.205, says Lt. Silas Sears d. ae. 60 and it is said copied from Yar. Rec. but the entry is now lost.

About 1860, a gravestone was erected by Hon. David Sears in the old burying ground on Thames street, Newport, which bears the following inscription. [Copy of epitaph in N.E.Gen. Reg., communicated by Hon. D.S.] "Here lyeth the body of Thomas Seares, Son of Lt. Sylas Seares, of Yarmouth, P.C. And grandson of Richard the Pilgrim. Born in 1664, and died August ye 16th 1707, Aged 43 years. "Beneath this stone the empty casket lies, The polished jewel brightens in the skies." P.Stevens and Sons. [Stone-cutters]
This stone is surmounted by the arms of "Sears of Chatham."

The name of Thomas Sears is not found in town or church records of Yarmouth or Newport, nor in the Probate records of Barnstable County, or of Newport, R.I; and the fact that he is not mentioned in the settlement of the estate of Lieut. Silas Sears, nine years previous to his alleged death, should be considered good evidence that Silas Sears had no son of that name then living, if he ever had such.

Silas Sears, Jun., did have a son Thomas, born in 1702-3, named for his maternal grandfather, Rev. Thomas Crosby.

MD 32, p.165 Abstracts of Barnstable County, Mass Probate Records Settlement of Estate of Lt Silas Sears p.70 "The Invintory of Liut Silus Sears of yarmouth Lately deceased" was not dated. It was sworn to, 2 May, 1698, by "Anna Sears vid Relict of Liut Silus Sears". The real estate was: "Houses lands and meadow" L130. The estate was indebted to:"mr John xxxx, mr Isaac Chapman, Nathaniel Cole, Thankful Boarman, Samuel Taylor, Seth Taylor, James Sturgis, mr Jonathan White, John Paddack, mr
Barnabas Lothrop. p.71 On 5 May, 1698, Anna Sears the widow, was appointed administrix of Lt
Silas Sears, "deceased Intestate". p.72 On 5 May, 1698, Barnabas Lothrop, Judge of Probate, settled the estate as follows:
May ye 15th, 1698, by Barnabas Lothrop, Judg of Probate and granting administration in ye county of Barnstable, a settlement of ye Estate of Liut. Silas Sears late of Yarmouth deceased Intestate: and to be devided as hereafter exprest.

SPM (Typescript) (perhaps Silas was a twin) he m. Anna, perhaps a daughter of James Bursell, of Yarmouth, who died in 1676, leaving widow Emott, and it is said three daughters; his widow and Lt Silas Sears were appointed Admnistrators of his estate.

SPM p 49
The widow Anna Sears shall have when debts are paid, one third of ye personal Estate to herself forever: to be at her dispose. And for her dower she shall have one third of ye housing and Land that was her Late husbands sd Silas Sears or ye Improvement thereof During her Natural Life.

The Rest of ye Estate shall be equally divided amongst ye sd (said) deceaseds children, only his eldest son to have a dubble part, at ye Death of ye widow her Dower to be like divided as aforesaid.

There is to be added to ye Inventory of ye sd personal estate fifty four pounds which sum of sd deceaseds children own that they have all Redy Received of their father as portion, so that ye widows thirds of ye personal Estate when debts are paidcoms to thirty three pounds, ye childrens part of ye personal and Real Estate beside ye widows Dower with what thwey have allRedy had is as followeth:
The eldest son Silas Sears hath as he owned, had alredy, two pounds, and must have more nine pounds.
(The word "thirty" before "two" was doubtless omitted by mistake of the Register in 1698.)
Richard Sears hath allRedy four pounds and seven shillings, and must have more, sixteen pounds and three shillings. Hannah Sears hath had allRedy fifteen pounds, and is to have more five pounds and ten shillings. Joseph Sears hath had allRedy three pounds and is to have more seventeen pounds and ten shillings. Josiah Sears is to have twenty pounds and ten Shillings. Elizabeth Sears is to have Twenty pounds and ten shillings. Dorrity Sears is to have twenty pounds and ten shillings. only if debts should appear morethan ye doth due from sd Estate, then widow and children according to what they have or shud Receive must pay their proportions thereof. Barnabas Lothrop, Judg of Probate. (Seale)
Barnstable, ss. Oct. 8, 1885. A true copy of the record, Attest, Freeman H Lothrop, Register of Probate Court.

The Inventory of Liut. Silas Sears of Yarmouth, LAtely deceased and his estate prized and ye prise of each particleer set down as followeth:L s d
To houses lands and meadow .................................130 00 00
To swine ..............................................01 05 00
To one bed and furniture belonging to it ......................07 00 00
To another bed and furniture belonging to it ....................06 00 00
To pewter .....................................................01 05 00
To two Brass Kittles .........................................01 10 00
To two skilletts, a warming pan, spice mortar, box iron .........01 00 00
To two tubbs and trays and a earthen pot ........................00 10 00
To Bookes ......................................................00 08 00
To two pailes and to earthern pots ..............................00 02 00
To Barrels ......................................................00 07 00
To two wheels and a pair of cards ...............................00 05 00
To three old chests .............................................00 07 00
To four chairs ..................................................00 03 00
To two tables ...................................................00 02 00
To one Gun ......................................................01 10 00
To another Gun ..................................................00 18 00
To Linnen cloths ................................................00 15 00
To a bed ........................................................01 00 00
To Flax and Linnen Yarn .........................................00 13 00
To Sheeps wool ..................................................00 04 00
To a piece of cloth .............................................00 06 00
To wearing cloaths ..............................................08 00 00
To a sett of coopers tools ......................................01 10 00
To 3 axes, and 2 wedges 2 sithes ................................00 10 00
To one carte ....................................................00 16 00
To youks, and a chain, and hows, a spade ........................01 00 00
To plow irons and a chaine ......................................00 06 00
To one grinding stone ...........................................00 05 00
To 3 sickles, a sourd a candlestick a Tramel Tonges .............00 14 00
To 20 sheepe ....................................................05 00 00
To 4 oxen .......................................................16 00 00
To 5 cowes and other young cattle ...............................20 00 00
To one iron pott and a Looking Glass at .........................00 09 06
To money ........................................................00 07 00
To some od small things .........................................00 04 00
To powder and Bulletts ..........................................00 06 00
To acount of Debts which is to be paid out of ye Estate
To Mr John Sloos ................................................02 12 00
To Mr Isaac Chapman .............................................00 10 00
To Nathaniel Cole ..............................................10 00 00
To Thankful Boarman .............................................05 15 00
To Samuel Taylor ................................................01 10 00
To Seth Taylor James Sturgis ....................................00 11 06
To Mr Jonathan White ............................................00 06 04
To John Paddock .................................................01 12 04
To Mr. BArnabas Lothrop .........................................00 18 06

Anna Sears wid Relict of Lieut. Silas Sears late of Yarmouth deceas'd made oath to ye truth of this Invintory before Barnabas Lothrop Esq Judg of Probate and granting administration May ye 2d. 1698.
Examined and entered May ye fourth 1698. Attest, Joseph Lothrop, Regist. Barnstable, ss. Oct. 8, 1885. A true copy of the records. Attest, Freeman H. Lothrop, Register of Probate Court.

WERDEN GEDCOM says b. 1637, Marblehead, Essex, MA Dennis, Cape Cod, p 108, In 1680 the Town Meeting appointed the following men to watch for drift whales and claim them for the town: Paul Sears, Samuel Worden, Silas Sears and John Burgess, p 127, In 1694 the town voted to appoint Capt John Thacher, Lieut Silas Sears, Mr John Miller, and Sergt Joseph Ryder as the committee to "seat Men, women and other in the meeting house." {according to rank and wealth} ~1608 - 1678 Dorothy Jones 70 70 1590 - 1676 Richard Sears 86 86 The simple truth is that it has been found impossible to trace his lineage in the mother country. Richard Sears appears in our New England colonial history with the mention of his name in the records of the Plymouth colony tax list in 1633, when he was one of fourty-four persons there assessed nine shillings in corn at six shillings per bushel. From Plymouth he soon crossed over to Marblehead, MA, and was taxed there, as shown by the Salem list, in 1637-38. He also had a grant of four acres of land "where he had formerly planted," from which it appears that he may have been in that plantation at some previous time. In 1639 he joined the colonists under Anthony Thacher and went to Cape Cod and founded the town of Yarmouth. His first house was built on Quivet Neck, and afterwards he built another house a short distance to the northwest of his first house there. In 1643 the name of Richard Sears appears in the list of inhabitants of Yarmouth "liable to bear arms." He was made freeman in 1652, grand juror in 1652, took the oath of allegiance and fidelity in 1653, was constable in 1660, and representative to the court in Plymouth in 1662. In 1664 Richard Sears, husbandman, purchased for twenty pounds from Allis, widow of Governor William Bradford, a tract of land at Sesuit. He died in August, 1676, and was buried March 19, 1678-79; but it is not certain that she was his only wife, or the mother of all or even any of his children. Indeed, there is a presumption that he was previously married and that his children may have been born of his former wife.

Richard was known as "the pilgrim". All information concerning Richard prior to his arrival in America is uncertain. His ancestry, place of birth, date of birth are all uncertain. Its not certain that he was ever in Holland (where his ancestors supposedly came from). Many genealogists have published wrong information concerning Richard. Much of this erroneous data was written in a Sears Pedigree by Horatio G. Somerby and published by the Rev E. H. Sears in 1857 (not realizing its inaccuracies) in "Pictures of the Olden Time". Apparently Rev Sears commisioned Mr Somerby to do the Pedigree and, for reasons unknown, Mr Somerby fabricated false information concerning the ancestry, etc., of "Richard the Pilgrim".

A Mr Samuel Pearce May "gently and effectively castigated the Somerby Pedigree" in 1886 in his article "Some Doubts Concerning the Sears Pedigree". This article was published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (vol 40, pp 261-268).

Four years later Mr May published an authoritative genealogy of the Sears Family. The information contained in my pedigree is based on May's findings as read and understood by me. Such things as Richard's wife (Dorothy Jones not Dorothy Thatcher), his children (3 vs 6, not to include Knyvet, Mary and ??) are the primary changes reflected here; all based on Mr May's efforts.

No gravestones remain to mark the burial places of Richard Sares and his wife, though they are supposed to rest in the ancient cemetery in Yarmouth (ed. note: or perhaps on his farm). Richard and Dorothy probably never had presribed stones since upright stones did not come into use in England until the time of Queen Elizabeth, and the early graves in Plymouth Colony were generally marked with a boulder. The Ancient Sears Cemetery in West Brewster, Barnstable County, CapeCod, Mass., has several "large" boulders in it. Could it be? ----- Some years later a granite monument was erected in Yarmouth Cemetery by the late Hon. David Sears of Boston where said monument was supposed to mark the spot of Richard's/Dorothy's interment. Family members, however, state that the monument was really placed over the grave of Paul Sears, his gravestone being removed for the purpose; although it is highly probable that Paul was buried by the side of his parents. There is no stone to Paul's wife Deborah (Willard), or to his brother Silas, whose burial place is unknown. It is assumed that the third child, Deborah Sears is buried with her husband Zachariah Paddock at another location.

Robert C. Frick, 6 Mar, 2000

children
Silas SEARS b: 8 FEB 1637/38 in Marblehead, Mass. Essex Co.
Paul SEARS, Capt. b: 8 FEB 1637/38 in Marblehead, Mass. Essex Co.
Deborah SEARS b: 16 SEP 1639 in Yarmouth, Mass

From the Sears Family Association:

"No one has yet proven who the Ancestors of Richard Sares (Sears) the Pilgrim, of Plymouth Colony were. Please don't fall into the trap promulgated by Mr H G Somerby that John Bourchier Sears(Sayer) is Richard's father. It has not been proven that Richard had a daughter Mary who married a Worden (Werden) and neither has it been proven that a Knyvet Sears was a son of Richard. In fact much work has been done to disprove the existence of Knyvet!"
 D. 1841 Frances (Fanny) Nelson Children
Elizabeth LOE b: 27 DEC 1800 in Howard County, MO
Thomas J LOE 1776 Thomas Loe Children
Elizabeth LOE b: 27 DEC 1800 in Howard County, MO
Thomas J LOE 1714 - 1802 Thankful Crosby 88 88 1709 - 1795 Scotto Clark 85 85 Occupation: Master Mariner
Note: Scotto (b. 1709) was a master mariner, 9 of his 11 sons were also whalemen. One of them, Tully, was killed by a whale, in the sight of his father, who was commanding the boat.

From the MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE of Oct 2 1766 -
"A son of Captain Clark was killed by a Sperm Whale near George's Banks a few days since. The Whale struck the boat at the bows with his head, with great force, throwing the young man who stood there ready with his lance, into the mouth of the Whale, which turned and made off with him. He was heard to scream by his father, who commanded the boat, as the fishes jaws closed about him."
 1821 - 1860 Anna Maria Turner 39 39 Kezia Eldridge 1693 John Crowell 1661 - 1724 Bethia Sears 63 63 children
Joseph CROWELL b: 20 MAR 1684/85
Paul CROWELL b: 20 APR 1687
Bethia CROWELL b: 13 APR 1689
Mehitable CROWELL b: 3 SEP 1691 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
John CROWELL b: JUL 1693
Deborah CROWELL b: 1 JUL 1695
Christopher CROWELL b: 24 JUL 1698
Elizabeth CROWELL b: 8 OCT 1700 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Mercy CROWELL b: 25 DEC 1704 1662 - 1728 John Crowell 66 66 ~1645 - 1721 Deborah Willard 75 75 >1637 - 1707 Paul Sears 70 70 Paul Sears took the oath of "Fidellyte" in 1657, held a commission as a captain in the militia, and made claim for a horse lost in Narragansett war, but I find no record of his services. October 30, 1667, he was one of the grand jury, in an inquest held on the child of Nicholas Nickerson. He was one of the original proprietors of lands in Harwich, between Bound and Stony brooks, known as "Wing's Purchase, " as appears by deed of John Wing et als., to Paul Seers et als., dated April 16, 1677, recorded at Plymouth.

The early town records of Yarmouth were destroyed by fire at the burning of the town clerk's house in 1674, and from the succeeding volume the first twenty-six pages are gone, and others mutilated and worn. The names and dates of birth of his children have been supplied from various sources, and are believed to be correct. I annex copies of the will and inventory of Paul Sears;- the will is signed with his mark, as is also the inventory of John Burge's estate, rendered by him and recorded Barns. Rec II, 1701, p130. He left property valued at L 467 03 03, to his "loving wife Deborah, " and to his sons, "Samuel, Paul and John;" that to his sons being charged with a payment to "their brothers, Richard and Daniel, towards their purchase of lands at Manamoy;" having given to his daughters, (whose names are unfortunately omitted) "such parts or portions as I was able or thought fitt." In the ancient cemetery in Yarmouth lies a stone slab, removed from its place to make room for the granite monument to the Searses, which bears the following inscription, surmounted by a cherub's head and scroll work:

Here lyes the Body of Paul Sears, who Departed this life February ye 20th 1707, in ye 70th year of his age." It is the oldest dated memorial in the cemetery. His wife was doubtless laid by his side, but there is no stone to her memory.

George Willard, the father of Paul Sears' wife, was the son of Richard and Joane (Morebread) W., of Horsmonden, Kent, Eng., where he was bap. Dec. 4, 1614. He settled at Scituate for a time, removing thence it is said to Maryland or Gorgeane Maine. There is some reason to believe that his wife was Dorothy Dunster, dau. of Henry D., of Baleholt, near Bury, Lanc., sister to Eliz'h D., who m. his bro. Simon Willard; and to Rev. Henry D., Pres. of Harvard College. [See Willard Mem., 1858, p. 339]

Paul Sears was the first to adopt the present spelling of SEARS.

In the name of God, Amen, the Twentieth Day of February, 1707-8. I, Paul Sears, Senr. of Yarmouth, in ye County of Barnstable, in New England, being at this time ill and weak in body but of Disposing mind and memory, Praised be God, Do make, Constitute, ordain and Declare this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following: First, and principally. I Comitt my soul to God, most humbly depending upon the gracious Death and merits of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour for Salvation, and to the free pardon of all my sins. And my Body to the Earth to be buryed in such Decent Christian manner as to my Executors hereafter named shall be thought fitt. And as for my outward Estate, as Lands, Chattels and Goods, I do order Give and Dispose in manner and form following; First, - I will that all those Debts and Duties that I owe in Right or Conscience To any person whatsoever shall be truly paid in convenient time, after my Decease by my Executors hereafter named, out of my movable Estate. Item, - I do give and bequeath to my eldest son Samuel Sears, all that my land and meadow in the township of Harwich upon part whereof his house now stands as is comprehended within and between the boundaries now following: (that is to say, ) bounded on the east by Kenelm Winslows Land at ye known and accustomed bounds and on the west side beginning at a remarkable rock, (lying about four Rods eastward from Yarmouth bound Rock at bound brook, ) and from the sd Remarkable Rock the line runs Southerly over the Swamp and up ye hill to a great Pine tree marked in sd Yarmouth line: and thence up ye same straight line Southerly to the highway: and thence eastward as the way runs to ye said Winslows Land, (the sd highway being the bounds on ye south side) And the beginning again att ye sd Remarkable Rock the line runs northerly to a stone sett in ye ground: and thence easterly to the edge of ye marsh by a straight line to another stone sett in to the ground, and so bounded by the marsh to another stone sett in the ground northerly on a straight line to a bend of ye main Creek at a stone sett in the Maresh, and on the north side tis bounded by the known and accustomed bounds and of my interest in the undivided lands in sd Harwich, viz.: that is my sd son Saml. shall sixteen acres to himself in ye next Division (ye proprietors make of the undivided Lands) and the one half of all the rest of my interest there. All which sd Lands and Meadows shall be to my sd son Samuel Sears, and to his heirs and assigns forever, he yielding to his mother, my wife, one third part of ye proffits thereof during her natural life, and also paying to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and two pounds in money towards the paying their purchase at Manamoy. I do give him my Try pott and Kettle. It.- I do give and bequeath to my son Paul Sears and to his heirs and assigns forever, one piece of fresh meadow called the Green Meadow which lyeth on the north side of my old house and is bounded eastward at ye Well or Spring, then westward taking in all ye Marsh or ground to ye old cartway (which leads into ye neck) on Joseph Sears fence: thence northeastward as the old sd cartway and fence runs to Zachariah Paddocks fence or line which is ye bounds on ye north side to bound brook, the sd bound brook and well or spring being the bounds on the east side, and also one quarter part of my interest of the undivided Lands in sd Harwich (besides the above sd Sixteen acres given to my son Samuel, ) and for the rest of my son Pauls land is in ye neck where he now dwells, and by me confirmed by Deed of Gift formerly, and my Will is that he shall yield to his mother, my wife, one third of the proffits or income of all I have given him, during her natural life, and that he shall pay to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and four pounds in money towards the paying their purchases att Manamoy. My will further is that the Ditch which hath been the accustomed bounds in the marsh betwixt my son Paul, and my kinsman Josiah Sears shall remain forever; beginning southerly att ye upland and running straight northerly to the Creek which did run on ye north side of ye island, which creek shall be the north bounds: And my Will is, and I do give all that slip of meadow on the West side of ye sd ditch unto the said Josiah Sears, his heirs and assigns forever. It.- I do give and bequeath unto my son John Sears, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all the rest of my Homestead, both housings, lands and meadows, also one quarter part of all my interest in the undivided lands in ye sd Harwich, excepting the sixteen acres before given to my son Saml.-he my sd son John allowing and yielding to his mother, my wife, the one third part of my Housing, and the third of the proffits of ye lands during her natural life, and he paying to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and four pounds in money towards their purchase att Manamoy. It.- I do give and bequeath all my movable Estate as Cattle, sheep, horses, swine and household stuff &c, unto my loving wife Deborah, (my Debts and Funerall charges being first paid.) She shall have the rest for her comfort while she lives: and what she leaves at her death to be equally divided amongst my daughters to whom I have each of them given such parts or portions as I was able or thought fitt. Lastly, - I do nominate and appoint my sd son Saml Sears and my Loving Wife Deborah executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto sett my hand and seal ye day and year in ye other side first above written.
Signed, sealed and declared in The mark and seal of presence of Paul (=) Sears, Senr. (seal) John Thacher
Zachariah Paddock Samuel Howes Barnstable, ss. April 14, 1883. A true copy of the record, Attest, Freeman H. Lothrop, Register of Probate Court A true invnetory of all and Singular ye Goods, Chattels, Housing, Lands and Credits of Paul Sears, yeoman, deceased, prised at Yarmouth, ye 19th day of
March 1708: By Peter Thacher and Kenelm Winslow, as followeth: L s d Impr. - his money L1 17 6 his apparel of all sorts 10 9 0 11 18 6 It.- Two feather beds, two other beds, bedstead, curtains and
valence with bolsters, pillows, and all ye coverlids and sheets 21 13 6 It.- Table and chairs 1 4 0 andirons, trammels iron potts and pot hooks ................................................. 03 08 06
Tongs, and fire flue, iron kettles, skillets, frying pans ........ 03 02 06
It.- Brass kettle, warming pan, hitchell, stillyards, chest and boxes 02 06 00
It.- Spinning wheels 10s pewter platter, paltes cups and potts ... 01 17 00
It.- Koolers, pails, trays, trenches and spoons, table linen &
towels .............................................. 01 02 00
It.- his saddle, bridle, pilyon, and cloth, flax and linen yarn .... 02 00 00
It.- Cash, candlestick, lamp, draving knife axes, sickle and hoes 00 17 00
A sifting trough, wool, five washing tubs knife, scissors,
looking glass ................................................. 00 09 00
It.- Salt and feathers, and iron wedge, ye iron belonging to ye
cart, and plows and spade a staple and cap ring, and caps and ring 02 19 00
It.- 4 bushels Rye, 24 of Indian, 3 of Wheat and 1/2 his books 05 00 00
Tobacco, 10s pitchforks, powder horn, bullets, and sword ..... 00 17 00
Grindstone, and tin ware, 2 oxen, 5 cows, 2 steers ........... 23 05 00
It.- 2 yearlings, a bull and one horse, 3 swine, 25 sheep .... 11 05 00
It.- his housing, lands, and meadows at 350 .................. 350 00 00
more about 3 acres of English corn upon ye ground not prised.______________
The total ................... 445 07 09
now due to ye Estate about ................................. 21 15 06

April 8th, 1708
Samuel Sears Executor to the last Will and Testament of Paul Sears of Yarmouth his deceased father, before Barnabas Lothrop, Esq., Judge of Probate and granting letters of Administration, within this County of Barnstable, made oath that the above written is a true Inventory of ye Estate of ye sd Paul Sears so far as he knows, and that if any thing else that is material shall yt farther come to his knowledge he will bring it to this Inventory. Attest Wm. Bassett, Reg. Peter Thacher Kenelm Winslow, Jun. Barnstable, ss. April 14, 1883. A true copy of the record. Attest, Freeman H. Lothrop, Register of Probate Court MD 25, p.49 Maj William Bradford's Confirmation of his mother's deed to Richard Sears with an autograph of John Alden. Widow Alice Bradford sold land on 23 November 1664 to Richard Sears of Yarmouth -To all people to whom these prnts shall come Major William Bradford of Plimoth in the Govrment of New Plimoth in New England Esqr... in consideration of ye sume of Twenty pounds to her in hand payd, by Richard Seers, his heires and Assigns for ever, two Allotments, of Land conteyning forty acres be they more, or be they lesse, lying and being at a place, comonly called Sesuit between a brooke comonly called and knowne, by the name of Bound Brooke, [boundary bewteen Dennis &
Brewster ed.] and a brooke called Saquetuckett brooke, as also a crtyn tract of meadow to ye foresd Lotts appteyning, and are abutalled as p a deed of Feofement.

Dennis, Cape Cod, p 59, 108 In 1680 the Town Meeting appointed the following men to watch for drift whales and claim them for the town: Paul Sears, Samuel Worden, Silas Sears and John Burges from Sawtucket to Nobscusset Point.

children
Mercy SEARS b: 3 JUL 1659 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Bethia SEARS b: 3 JAN 1661/62 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Samuel SEARS b: JAN 1663/64 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Lydia SEARS b: 24 OCT 1666 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Paul SEARS b: 15 JUN 1669 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Mary SEARS b: 24 OCT 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Ann SEARS b: 27 MAR 1675 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
John SEARS b: BET. 1677 - 1678 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony
Richard SEARS b: 1680 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony
Daniel SEARS b: 1682 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony ~1643 - 1712 Priscilla Bearse 69 69 1/2 Wampanoag/Narragansett Indian

children
John HALL b: 1661 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Joseph HALL b: 29 SEP 1663 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Bethia HALL b: 15 NOV 1668 in Scituate, Massachusetts
Priscilla HALL b: FEB 1670/71 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Hesther HALL b: 12 APR 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Mary HALL b: 1 MAR 1673/74 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Martha HALL b: 24 MAY 1676 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Nathaniel HALL b: 15 SEP 1678 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Hannah HALL b: 8 APR 1682 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Experience HALL b: DEC 1683 1638 - 1710 John Hall 72 72 children
John HALL b: 1661 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Joseph HALL b: 29 SEP 1663 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Bethia HALL b: 15 NOV 1668 in Scituate, Massachusetts
Priscilla HALL b: FEB 1670/71 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Hesther HALL b: 12 APR 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Mary HALL b: 1 MAR 1673/74 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Martha HALL b: 24 MAY 1676 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Nathaniel HALL b: 15 SEP 1678 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
Hannah HALL b: 8 APR 1682 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Experience HALL b: DEC 1683 1611 - 1682 Bethia Farmer 71 71 She married John Hall in about 1660, too late for John Hall III in 1638. 1611 - 1696 John Hall 85 85 Residence: 1693 High Street, Dover, New Hampshire

Marriage 1 Bethia FARMER

Marriage 2 Elizabeth LAYTON

Marriage 3 Mrs John HALL

Marriage 4 Elizabeth LEARNED b: 25 MAR 1621 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children
John HALL b: 1637 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Joseph HALL b: 3 JUL 1642 in Charlestown, Franklin, Massachusetts
Samuel HALL b: ABT 1643
Benjamin HALL b: 23 JUL 1644 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Elizabeth HALL b: ABT 1645
John HALL b: 21 SEP 1645 in Charlestown, Franklin, Massachusetts
Elizabeth HALL b: ABT 1647
Gershom HALL b: 5 MAR 1648 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Elizabeth HALL b: 21 NOV 1648 in Charlestown, Franklin, Massachusetts
Nathaniel HALL b: ABT 1649 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
William HALL b: 5 JUN 1651 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Ralph HALL b: ABT 1652 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Benjamin HALL b: 29 MAY 1653 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Elisha (Ensign) HALL b: 1655 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Grace HALL b: 16 MAY 1664 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Emott James Bursell 1878 - 1918 Mary (Pinkie) Thomas Herndon 39 39 She died of the World War I flu after giving birth to Johnny.

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Several of the younger generation of our family have asked for more information about the family, particularly our mother's family and background. Since she died at age 39, and her mother when I was about 10, my memories of the Herndons and Humes are sketchy. Too, my sisters may have different versions of the same stories. So these are my random recollections of Mama and Papa and our early childhood.

Grandfather Herndon came to Oklahoma from Strasbourgh, Missouri, I think. He was a twin, and the youngest of a fairly large family. The story was told that of two older brothers, one fought for the Union and one for the Confederacy. Missouri and Kentucky were border states, and were subject to raids by lawless band of men who looted, killed, and took advantage of the unsettled state of the country.

Alpha and I knew one of Grandpa's brothers in Kansas City -- Great Uncle Ned who was a doctor. He was a dear, gentle old man, and was cared for by a devoted niece, Bessie Quinn.

Grandpa (Jonathan) Herndon married Retta Hume. Both were of Scottish descent -- probably of those who came to America in the early 1800's, settled in the southern Tidelands, and gradually moved westward into Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Retta Hume had one brother, Granville, who we all knew and loved. He had two sons, Benjamin and Stewart. Uncle Granville Herndon was named for him -- two beautiful, gentle men.

Grandpa and Grandma had four sons and one daughter. The oldest son, Hume, died when a lad, probably from appendicitis. Mary Thomas was next in age. When she was born Grandpa said, "I don't care what you name her, I'm going to call her "Pinkie, " and that is the name she always went by.

Her parents moved to Oklahoma Territory, probably soon after the Cherokee Strip was opened to settlers. Their farm was near the small town of Pond Creek, the first county seat of Grant County.

Mama was a typical pioneer girl I expect. She was given an organ when she was sixteen and taught herself to play it. She also played the guitar. She attended the local school, but later attended a Normal school and taught the country school in the district. I taught in Pond Creek in 1921 and knew a man there who had gone to school to Miss Pinkie. In the meantime Papa had run in the opening of the Cherokee Strip and was living on his homestead six miles west of Pond Creek.

It was a sparsely settled community, and as in most such communities, people depended on each other for amusements, aid, and communication. Somewhere Alvin met Pinkie and they fell in love. Papa was a dashing looking young blade with shiny black hair and flowing mustache. They were married in the little sod Baptist church just west of Papa's farm.

They lived in the house Papa had built on the claim, and that is where Heylin and Norman were born. Before my birth in February 1902, the family had moved to Deer Creek. The town was young, tough, and wide open. Papa had a draying service, and later bought cream from the farmers, hides, etc. and shipped them out.

Mama and Papa took part in the social activities of the town. Mama made afternoon calls, did embroidery and burnt wood articles, took part in the church events, and had a baby about every year and a half. She also took piano lessons and played quite well. We loved to have her play her guitar and sing to us in her lovely clear soprano voice. Any musical talent any of us may have stems from our mother. She had a wonderful sense of humor, as did Papa. Pinkie's brothers adored her, and thought Pinkie's children were the cutest ever. They played and romped with us and we loved them dearly. Mama was an Eastern Star, and I remember oyster suppers and ice cream socials where we youngsters were left to play in an outer room while "the work" was being put on in the chapter hall.

I said she as remarkable, and she was, in the sense that she read and encouraged her children to read. She was not afraid to try new ideas for her home or community. Both she and Papa read aloud to us a great deal.

Mama certainly encouraged us as children to do things for ourselves. We had lots of fun as children. Everyone then had to make his own amusement. In the summer we had water fights -- but we pumped the water into tubs, let it warm in the sun, and fought with cups and buckets. Before the drought killed them all there were large maple trees in our yard. We climbed all over them, and had a trapeze bar across two sturdy limbs as well as various swings. I loved to take my doll, climb to the top of a tree, and sing. In the winter we could make molasses taffy, skate, and play in the snow.

It wasn't all fun: each one had his own chores to do after school. Heylin took turns getting breakfast and supper and doing the dishes after. I hated dishes. Norman brought in coal and wood for the cook stove before gas came to Deer Creek. Papa usually had something for the boys to do. When I was in late grade school natural gas was brought into town and we had gas lights and gas to cook and heat with. No city water or electricity until after I left home.

Someone (usually me) would get sick with some contagious illness and the entire family was quarantined. Papa brought smallpox to us from the Christian Church revival meeting. I wasn't very sick with it, and Norman had a natural immunity to most diseases, so he and I roamed our large yard and had great times. One highlight was the discovery of a nest of very rotten eggs. We climbed on top of the chicken house and threw them all, one by one, across the road into Mr. Yadon's field.

All six of us had measles at one time, and Mama took care of us while Papa escaped to his work. Norman and I were good pals. I had scarlet fever when I was five, so Mama kept Norman at home and started us both in the first grade together. We were seated together, and shared desks all through grade and high school. Heylin had two years in Blackwell High School, and Norman and I looked forward to the same experience. However, each year another grade was added to Deer Creek High School, so we were in the first graduating class, 1919.

Mama died in 1918 when John was born, and I had just had my 16th birthday. Our lives were quite different after that. I think we had a very happy childhood, and I wouldn't have missed growing up in a small town for anything.

by Lois Van Valkenburgh Ross

 1872 - 1960 Alvin Milford Van Valkenburgh 87 87 Alvin Milford was born in Fairbury, IL in June 7, 1872. He moved to a farm near Harper, Kansas. He worked on the farm and completed work at what was then Harper Business College.

He was in the 1893 land run (started west of Caldwell), and moved to a homestead at SW 12-25-7, near Pond Creek. In 1901 he moved with his family to Deer Creek, giving up farming for the insurance business.

He had a Hartford Insurance agency in Deer Creek. Merble Bachman sold insurance for him for a while. For a number of years while he lived in Deer Creek he was an insurance adjuster for Hartford. His territory included most of Kansas and quite a lot of Colorado.

He also milked cows and delivered milk in Deer Creek. The cattle were in Deer Creek, a couple of blocks from their house. Paul Van Valkenburgh used to deliver milk to Ruth for piano lessons. A.M. used to go around light the gas street lights in Deer Creek before they had electricity.

He and Osie moved to Blackwell in 1848, keeping up his insurance business there until his health failed.

He was a member of the Deer Creek Methodist Church, and joined the Methodist Church at Blackwell when he moved there. He was as member of the Chikaskia Lodge No. 109, Blackwell Chapter Royal Arch Masons, Goods Council Royal and Select Masters and Emmanuel Commandery Knights Templar.

For many years he belonged to the Eastern Star. He belonged to the Blackwell Real Estate board and to the Oklahoma Association of Insurance Agents.

He died at Blackwell General Hospital May 9, 1960 at 6:20 a.m., and was buried at Bayard Cemetery, Deer Creek.

 1894 - 1977 Osie Blanche Loveless 82 82 Her family moved from McDonough County, IL to Frederick, OK sometime between 1910 and 1920.

She attended college for three years and was a high school teacher. 1860 - 1911 Alpharetta (Retta) Hume 51 51 Grandpa and Grandma had four sons and one daughter. The oldest son, Hume, died when a lad, probably from appendicitis. Mary Thomas was next in age. When she was born Grandpa said, "I don't care what you name her, I'm going to call her Pinkie," and that is the name she always went by.
Lois

1870 census report for Polk Twp, Cass County, Missouri included Benjamin and Elizabeth Hume and children Alpharetta and Granville - ages 9 and 6 respectively. Living with them was Benjamin's mother, Lucy (Monson) Hume.

1910 Census - showed 6 children born, 4 now living 1853 Jonathan Herndon Jonathan was is David B.'s twin.

In 1880, they lived near his parents in Walnut twp, Bates County, Missouri.

"Grandfather Herndon came to Oklahoma from Strasbourgh, Missouri, I think. He was a twin, and the youngest of a fairly large family. The story was told that of two older brothers, one fought for the Union and one for the Confederacy. Missouri and Kentucky were border states, and were subject to raids by lawless band of men who looted, killed, and took advantage of the unsettled state of the country.

"Alpha and I knew one of Grandpa's brothers in Kansas City -- Great Uncle Ned who was a doctor. He was a dear, gentle old man, and was cared for by a devoted niece, Bessie Quinn.

"Grandpa (Jonathan) Herndon married Retta Hume. Both were of Scottish descent -- probably of those who came to America in the early 1800's, settled in the southern Tidelands, and gradually moved westward into Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

"Retta Hume had one brother, Granville, who we all knew and loved. He had two sons, Benjamin and Stewart. Uncle Granville Herndon was named for him -- two beautiful, gentle men.

"Grandpa and Grandma had four sons and one daughter. The oldest son, Hume, died when a lad, probably from appendicitis. Mary Thomas was next in age. When she was born Grandpa said, "I don't care what you name her, I'm going to call her "Pinkie, " and that is the name she always went by.

"Her parents moved to Oklahoma Territory, probably soon after the Cherokee Strip was opened to settlers. Their farm was near the small town of Pond Creek, the first county seat of Grant County."
Lois
 1869 - 1938 Roberta Margaret Null 68 68 Maybe "Reberta Margret"

1910 Census:
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Spouse's name: John B
Home in 1910: Hire, McDonough, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female 1870 - 1954 John Burton Loveless 83 83 Between 1910 and 1920, they moved from McDonough County, IL to Frederick OK. Between 1920 and 1930. John's wife was listed as Ruby O. Loveless born in 1869. This may be Roberta Margaret or another wife. They had moved to Oklahoma City with their daughers Vivian and Lucille, who were 35 and 32 in 1930.

1910 Census: John B Loveless; Spouse Roberta; Residence McDonough, Illinois
Birthplace:     Illinois
Relation to Head of House:     Head
Father's Birth Place:     Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place:     Indiana
Spouse's name:     Roberta
Home in 1910:     Hire, McDonough, Illinois
Marital Status:     Married
Race:     White
Gender:     Male
John B Loveless     40
Roberta Loveless     41
Osie Loveless     15
Vivian Loveless     14
Lucile Loveless     12
Irwin Loveless     9

1920 Census: John B Loreless; Spouse Reberta; Residence Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma
John B Loreless     48
Reberta Loveless     50
Vivian Loveless     24
Lucille Loveless     22
Irwin Loveless     19 1846 - 1926 Martha Jane Travis 80 80 They moved to Harper, Kansas between 1874 and 1877.

Van Valkenburghs were buried in Star Cemetery, Harper, Kansas

 1838 - 1915 Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh 77 77 They moved to Harper, Kansas between 1874 and 1877.

Van Valkenburghs are buried in Star Cemetery, Harper, Kansas

BIRTH:  Written records of H P Van Valkenburgh;  13 Feb 1838 at 3AM, Edward Porter at Semphronia
MARRIAGE:  records of Livingston Co, IL 1803 Catherine Pruyn In 1870 she was listed as age 62.

She was living in Delaware County, Iowa with Bartholomew Jacob Van in 1880, listed as age 77.

BIRTH: written family records of H P Van Valkenburgh
BAPTISM: Church record
MARRIAGE: Church record and family record 1797 - 1872 Harman Pruyn Van Valkenburgh 75 75 He lived in Fulton, NY in 1829.

Census:
1840 in Summerhill, Cayuga Co, NY p 053
1848 in Kane Co, IL @ tax list
1850 in Saukvile, Washington Co, WI
1870 in Livingston Co, IL living with Edward VV
1870 age 70

BIRTH and BAPTISM: Sunday 8 o'clock PM was born unto them a son baptised by Parson Laupaugh at Kinderhook name Hermon Pruyn; no witnesses: Bible record; Church record

MARRIAGE: Church record and family record

DEATH: Cemetery records; and Bible records 30 Aug 1872 at 8:15AM, H P Van at Earlville, Iowa, age 75 yrs 2 mo 10 days
 Maria Van Vleck Francis Pruyn "He was a lawyer of distinction and served in many positions of trust and honor. Of his five children, the most distinguished was John M. Pruyn, 'the beloved physician,' and father of P.V.S. Pruyn M.D."
A History of Old Kinderhook from Aboriginal Days to the Present Time, by Edward Augustus Collier
 ~1756 - 1783 Elizabeth Moore 27 27 Bartholomeus married (1) Elizabeth Moore daughter of Willian Moore and Elizabeth Hayburgh or Huybregh on 30 Jan 1780 in RC, Linlithgo, Columbia Co, NY. Elizabeth was christened on 21 Mar 1756 in First/Second Pres Ch, New York, NY. She died on 5 Jan 1783 in, Columbia Co, NY. She was buried on 8 Jan 1783 in Nautenhook, (Newton Hook), Columbia Co, NY.

DEATH: 5 Jan 1783, 3 o'clock PM departed this life Elizabeth the wife of Bar J Van Valkenburgh after an illness of fourteen weeks and four days, her body was buried 8th Inst at the Nautenhook; Bible record

NOTE: the date on the Bible record is torn away. The month could be Feb instead of Jan. Her son died in Feb. 1753 - 1831 Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh 78 78 He died either on  4 aug 1831 or 11 aug 1831, Auburn NY.

He was with the army at Valley Forge during the terrible winter of 1777-1778, when the army suffered severely. The men would lay on the ground at night and be covered with now in the morning.

He and Lafayette were warm friends and in 1825, when they were on the streets of Auburn, they embraced and kissed and Lafayette presented Bartholomew with a sword which was a French dagger damascened in gold, with a blade that bent almost double. In some way this has disappeared.

He kept a diary all through the war which was so interesting that friends borrowed it again and again, until that too was lost.

In 1811 he moved by team from Kinderhook Landing to Auburn with his wife and eleven children. The youngest, being only 6 months old, was carried on pillows. There were, besides his family, four colored persons, Bet and Peg and Pete and Lum.

They built a large brick house in a fine location. He lived there until his death in 1831 of heart troube. Shortly afterward the family moved to Prattsburg.

BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Bartholomeus s/o Jacob Van Valkenburg and Cataleyntje Leggett;  sponsors:  Bartolemus Van Valkenburg and Catherine Van Valkenburg; Church record

MARRIAGE:  1st;  January 30, 1780 Bartholemen V Valkenburgh married Elizabeth Moore, daughter of William Moore and Elizabeth Huybregh (Haybergh) from NY;  Bible record;  also Church record.

MARRIAGE:  2nd;  1x (16) Mar 1788 was married the second time Bar J Van Valkenburgh with Catherine Pruyn, daughter of Hermin Pruyn  and Janetie Goes;  Bible record. 1765 - 1854 Catherine Pruyn 88 88 BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Cathrina d/o Hermen Prunn and Jannetje Goes;  sponsors: Cornelis Van Alen and Cathring Van Alen. Church record.

MARRIAGE:  Church record

DEATH:  Cemetery record ~1735 Elizabeth Huybregh ~1733 William Moore 1748 Jannetje Goes I think Dirck Hoes/Goes is her father, but I'm not sure. They're the right names in the right town. 1727 Harmon Pruyn <1728 Cathalyntie Leggett BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Cathalyntie d/o Jan Legget and Bata;  sponsers:  Aart and Hesther Middagh;  Church record 1720 - 1802 Jacob Van Valkenburgh 81 81 He may have gone from Kinderhook to Claverhokk NY with brother Bartholomew in 1746.

BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Jacob s/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg and Catharina;  wit: Joannes and Sara Hansen;  Church record 1703 Bata Delamater <1693 - 1773 Jan Leggett 80 80 children
John bapt. 9 Feb 1724, Kinderhook
Geertruy bapt. 16 May 1725, Kingston (presumably died young)
Cathalintje bapt. 13 Oct 1728, Kinderhook
Jacobus (no baptism date)
Geertje bapt. Jul 1733? (record unclear), Germantown
Tobias bapt. 28 Feb 1736, Kinderhook
Bata
Hester bapt. 28 Aug 1739, Germantown
Cornelis bapt. 20 Jan 1742, Albany


Source:
Early Settlers of West Farms Westchester County, N.Y.
Copied from the manuscript record of the late Theodore A. Leggett
With additions by A. Hatfield, Jr.
Edition of one hundred copies, New York, 1913, p. 21-24.
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After the second marriage of their mother John and Christina probably spent much of the time or lived with their mother's father, Dirk Wessels TenBroeck. He then lived in the Livingston Manor, for Mr. TenBroeck, in his will (Feb 1714 or 15) directed that "when Christina Legget should marry she should be well fitted out; and John Leggett was a private in Capt. Johannee Dyckma's Military Company in 1715 at Oak Hill.

Bata Delamator was the sister of Claude who married Christina.

John built a brick house in what is now the town of Ghent, Columbia Co., about five miles north of Cloverack Village. On at least three of the broad sides of the bricks are these letters and dates; "J.L. 1750", "B.L. 1750", "T.L. 1750"; which were made when the clay was soft. The bricks were undoubtedly made near the house, which is near a wonderful spring of water. That house is still standing (1920) and was in the Leggett family till 1880. Jan (John) Legget and Bata Legget had sittings in the Cloverack Church in 1726. Jan (John) Legget was elected deacon in 1736 and was an elder in 1749, '63 and '64 and was one of the eleven men who bought the lease of the land on which the Cloverack Church now stands, in 1766, of Hendrick TenBroeck. There was no settled pastor at Cloverack, except one year 1727, till 1756, which accounts for the baptisms being recorded in Kinderhook and elsewhere.

The oldest Leggett homestead, in West Ghent, Columbia County, was built of brick, in 1750, by John Leggett, father of Jacobus4-g4Le2. The date and the initials of the members of the family are in brick, over the door and windows. The second homestead, built of stone, was built before 1772, probably also by John Leggett, as in his will, written in 1772, he refers to "the other farms." The stone house was occupied by James Leggett, and the succeeding two generations were born there. The third homestead was a frame dwelling, standing in the post road. These homes are all standing in the western part of the town of Ghent, Columbia County, about two miles from the Stratsville station, on the Albany Southern railroad.

Jacobus De La Mater was a trustee of Kingston, NY, and a firm supporter of the church there for some years, until he settled in Marblton, upon land (two hundred and ninety-six acres) bought in 1715, where he died in 1741. Jacobus was the youngest son of Claude Le Maitre (as his autograph is written), ancestor of the entire Delamater family in this country. The family was a Huguenot exiled from his home in Richebourg, Artois, France.

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Tibias Legget's House
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This historic brick treasure was built by Tobias Leggett in 1750 (possibly earlier) when the Algonquin Indians still controlled much of the area. Huge wooden beams (similar to those in the VanAllen House in Kinderhook) were used to support the wide board floors and they are still in place. The structure has been upgraded over the years but much of the original woodwork is still visible. An artisian well supplies unlimited water to the house and barn. Several arrowheads and other historical artifacts have been found on the property recently.

On November 13th, 2000, Dr. Roderick H. Blackburn, Ph.D., an authority on 18th Century Historic Homes, and a member of the Columbia County Historical Society, spent several hours at this home examining the structure. If you have any questions about this house, you can call Dr. Blackburn at 518-758-1788, fax your questions to him 518-758-6211, or mail them to him at 17 Broad Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106-0488.

The building has been identified by the Columbia County Historical Society as one of the oldest remaining pre-revolutionaly historical structures in the county. Several historical artifacts (dating back to the 1700's and 1800's) and a hisorical document (in very good condition) from the 1800's were recently recovered in the house and have been identified on this website in the next few pages.

Historical Information and Documents of the 1750's House

The Columbia County Historical Society was able to provide the following information about the original family that built the house, the information:
John Leggett came to America, via the Island of Barbados, in 1642, from Essex, England. He eventually settled in what is now New York.

One of his sons, was John Tobias Leggett who was baptised at the Collegiate Dutch Church in New York on April 2, 1693. He married Bata Delamater somewhere in the late 1720's. She had been baptised on December 24, 1703. They had six children: three sons - John, Jacobus and Thobias, and three daughters - Bata, Cathalentye and Geertje.

John Tobias Leggett built this brick house in 1750, for his growing family. There is a brick on the outside wall with his initials and the year clearly inscribed. ~1683 Catherine van Alstyne BIRTH & BAPTISM:  no known record
MARRIAGE:  Church record ~1678 Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh Residence: Kinderhook, NY

The first 5 children in the family were baptized on July 4, 1684. That is not their birthday.

Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg married Catharina Van Aalsteyn June 13 and recorded in the Church July 6, 1701

BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Bartholomeus s/o Jochgum Van Valckenburgh and Cornelia; sponsors:  Bartholmeus Van Valkenburg and Eva Van Valkenburg;  Church record
MARRIAGE:  Church record 1660 - 1727 Jannetje Mingael 67 67 She was the widow of Lambert Janse Van Alsteyn

BIRTH & BAPTISM:  IGI
MARRIAGE: Jochum Van Valkenburg, widower of Eva Vroman to Jannetie Mingaal Van Aalsteyn widow of Lambert Van Aalsteyn;  Church record
 ~1652 - 1703 Lambert Janse van Alstyne 51 51 He married Jannetje and then died, then she married Jochum. ~1651 - 1706 Eva Hendrickse Vrooman 55 55 Daughter of Hendrick Bartholomeus Vrooman and Geertruy Johannis

Came to America from Netherlands with her father, then a widower, on April 17, 1664 on the ship De Eendracht (The Concord).

Survived 1690 massacre near Ft. Hunter, Schenectady

Children
Lambert Jochemse VAN VALKENBURG b: 1672
Jannetje VAN VALKENBURG b: 1674
Hendrick VAN VALKENBURG b: 1676
Bartholomeus VAN VALKENBURG b: 1678
Abraham VAN VALKENBURG b: 1680
Johannes VAN VALKENBURG b: 1683
Isaac VAN VALKENBURG b: 4 JUL 1686
Jacob VAN VALKENBURG b: 1689
Jochem VAN VALKENBURG b: 1692
Engeltie VAN VALKENBURG b: 1695

She had all the children, then died, then Jochum married Jannetje ~1646 - >1720 Jochem Lambertse Van Valkenburgh 74 74 He lived in Kinderhook(1676), Schenectady(1697), Renssalaerwyck(1699), and Kinderhook(1702-20)

Deputy sheriff in 1676.
Lieutenant in the Albany Co. Militia in 1700.
Schoolteacher in 1702.

VV Notes:[T4218]
BIRTH and BAPTISM: record of RDC of NY s/o Lambert Van Valckenburg; Sponsors: Marten Cregir, Jan Hartman and Luntie Jochems; place was known then as New Amsterdam, New Netherlands

MARRIAGE: 1st; no known record; son Lambert was married in 1693, assuming he was 20-22 when he married, his parents should have been married abt 1670-72; from Archive record

2nd; After 3 banns, Jochum Van Valkenburg, widower of Eva Vroman, to Jannetie Mingaal Van Aalsteyn, widow of Lambert Van Aalsteyn; Church record

Lambertâ€(tm)s son Jochem Manbertse VV was very active in the early Dutch communities. Various records indicate he was a deputy sheriff in 1676; a deputy messenger in 1679; a constable for two years (1679-80); a roadmaster in 1684; a Lieutenant in the Albany Co. Militia in 1700; resigned procentorship in 1702; and became a schoolteacher in Kinderhook in 1702. Many other records indiacte he was a farmer; traded his farm in 1681; made an inventory the following year; and set land boundaries in 1684. The census reports him in 1697 as head of a family of 3 men, 1 woman, and 4 children in Schenectady. In 1699, still at Schenectady, he took an oath of allegiance to the British and the same year is reported as being of the Manor of Renssalaerwyck where in 1700 he bought land on Kinderhook Creek from the patentee, later selling it to his son, Jochem, in 1718.

The first wife of Jochem Lambertse VV was Eva Hendirckse Vroman who came to America in 1664 from The Netherlands with her father, then a widower. None of their children were baptised until 1684 when the five oldest boys were baptised at the same time. The birthdates of the children are not available. 1625 Jannitgen Wouterse Died (maybe) 1663 with youngest child. 1624 - 1690 Hendrick Bartholomeus Vrooman 66 66 Children: Adam, Eva H, Jan H, Kathlyntje, Bartholomeus, Hendrickje and Hendrickje

1648, 20 Dec: marriage banns to Jannitgen Wouterse of Vollenhove, Overijssel
1660: citizen of Leiden; children bp at the Mare Kerk, Pieterskerk and Hooglandsche Kerk in Leiden, Netherlands between 1653 and 1661.
1664, 7 Apr: name with that of 5 children on passenger list of the Concord. He was either a widower at that time or his wife came later with youngest child, Hendrickje, b 1663.
1665, 15 Mar: was "pruning trees in the [Rensselaerwyck] Colony garden"
1670: living on land behind Kinderhook; and was a selectman of Kinderhook
1671: married daughter of a mason - perhaps Geertruy Johannis (see '49 history)
1677: moved to Schenectady and bought land on the VanCurler Bouwery
1690, 9 Feb: was killed and burned by the French and Indians along with his son, Bartholomeus and two Negroes during the Sat/Sun Schenectady Massacre.


On December 20, 1648 he married Jannitgen Wouters with whom he had six children.
Jannitgen died in 1662 and it is believed their youngest child, Hendrickje, died around the same time.

Hendrick, along with his other five children sailed from Holland for New Netherland on April 17, 1664 on the ship De Eendracht (The Concord).

Married (2?) Geertruy Johannis in Kinderhook?

Killed in Schenectady massacre

Hendrick Meese/Meesen Vroman/Vrooman, the third brother was living behind Kinderhook in 1670, for six years; the same year Robert Sanders leased the long island called Steenraby. In 1677 he moved to Schenectady, where his home lot was on the north side of State Street, extending from Center Street to and including the Central R.R. Depot. His bouwlandt was a portion of Van Curler's land. The engine house of N.Y.C.R.R. Company, southwest of the city, now stands nearby in the center of his land. In 1678 he mortgaged his home and barn lying near Voorset and Van't Dorpe Shaenhechtady. In the massacre of 1690 Hendrick was killed, with his son Bartel and two negroes. Hendrick had 4 children:1.Bartel Vroman/Vrooman was killed in the 1690 massacre.
2.Adam Vroman/Vrooman.
3.Jan Vroman/Vrooman.
4. Eva Hendrick Vroman/Vrooman, who married Jochem Lambert Van Valkenburg, the son of Lambert Jochemse and Annstje Jacobs. They had ten children.

http://www.geocities.com/vanpatten.geo/sdystkd.html 1632 Marytje Abramse Van Deusen Vosburgh or Van Deusen?

From here up seems a little questionable.

Father: Abraham Pieter VAN DEUSEN b: BEF 11 NOV 1607 in Holland
Mother: Tryntje MELCHIORS

Marriage 1 Thomas Janse MINGAEL

Children

1. Jannetje Thomase MINGAEL


Marriage 2 Evert Janse WENDELL b: 1615 in Emden, East Friesland, Germany Thomas Janse Mingael 1622 - 1704 Annetje Jacobs 82 82 BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Church records provided by Charles Fisher Feb 2003 ~1614 Lambert Van Valkenburgh Emigration: 1644 Came to America
He showed no parents at 26 when he was married.

Lambert Van Valckenburch was baptized Apr 15, 1614 in Millen. Sponers were Michiel Scepers and Elizabeth Baesten.

MARRIAGE: Lambert Van Valkenburg of Valkenburg on the Guele River, seven miles east of Maaestrict, Limburg Province of the Netherlands, obtained a marriage licence in 1642 and married Annetje Jacobs. This Licence, as furnished and translated by the "Centraul Bureau voor Genealogie" of The Hague, The Netherlands, reads as follows:

"Appeared (before the marriage council of Amsterdam) as before (on the 4th of Jan 1642) Lambert Van Valckenburgh, from Millen, 26 yrs old, having no parents (anymore) living on the Boomstraat, and Annetie Jacobs, from Tonningen (Schleswig Holstein) living as before, having no parents, 20 yrs old, requesting to have their three Sundays' banns proclaimed, in order to have their marriage soleminized and celebrated, insofar no legal impediments occur. And after their having declared to be free persons and (not) related to each other in blood, which would prevent a Christian marriage, their banns have been granted.

: Lambert bought a house and 25 morgens (50 acres of land on 29 Jul 1644, from Cornelis Jacobsen Van Vreelandt on the west side of the Bowery from Canal to Broome Streets. Later, on 16 Feb 1647 he received a grant from the Dutch West India Company to a lot south of the fort, next to Jan Evertsen.

From the Van Valkenburgh Book:
Lambert Jochemse Van Valkenburg of Valkenburg on the Guele River, seven miles east of Maaestrict, Limburg Province of the Netherlands, obtained a marriage license in 1642 and married Annetje Jacobs. This license, as furnished and translated by “The Centraul Bureau voor Genealogie” of The Hague, The Netherlands, reads as follows:

“Appeared (before the marriage council of Amsterdam) as before (on the 4th of January, 1642) Lambert Van Valckenburgh, from Millen, 26 years old, having no parents (anymore) living on the Boomstraat, and Annatje Jacobs, from Tonningen (Schleswig Holstein) living as before, having no parents, 20 years old, requesting to have their three Sundaysâ€(tm) banns procalimed, in order to have their marriage solemnized and celebrated, insofar no legal impediments occur. And after their having declared to be free persons and (not) related to each other in blood, which would prevent a Christian marriage, their banns have been granted.”

This translation of the banns of marriage for the common ancestor of all the Van Valkenburgs in America was frunished to The National Association of the Van Valkenburg Family in America by Dr. Kenneth L. Marsi of Long Beach, California, who obtained it directly from The Netherlands.

It is recorded that Lambert bought a house and 25 morgens (50 acres) of land on July 29, 1644, from Cornelis Jacobsen Van Vreelandt on the west side of the Bowery from Canal to Broome Streets. Later, on February 16, 1647 he received a grant from the Dutch West India Company to a lot south of the fort, next to Jan Evertsen. This is shown on the Tyler map of New York City and is recorded in the Dutch records in the City Clerkâ€(tm)s office in New York City. Family legend indicates that Lambert was a minor official at the fort.

On May 15, 1649, Peter Stuyvesant granted Lambert 50 acres of land embracing nine city blocks on the west side of Lexington Avenue from 29th to 35th Streets extending west across Park and Madison Avenues beyond 5th Avenue from 31st to 33rd Streets including the site of the Empire State Building. Soon Lambert would be moving to Beverwyck (Albany), NY so he sold this property to Claes Martensen Van Rosenvelt, ancestor of both Teddy and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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From the Van Valkenburgh Association Web Site"
From The Washington Ancestry and Records of the McClain, Johnson and Forty Other Colonial American Families, prepared for Edward Lee McClain by Charles Arthur Hoppin. Greenfield, Ohio - Privately Printed 1932

LAMBERT JOCHEMSE VAN VALCKENBURCH (Valckenburgh, Valkenberg, Valckenborch), born at Valkenburg in Dutch Limburg, on the Geule River, seven miles east of Maestrict, in Holland, appears first of record in America, July 29, 1644, when he purchased of Jan Jacobsen, a house and plantation on the island of Manhattan, with twenty-five morgens of land adjoining. [Register of the Provincial Secretary of New Netherland, II, 121.] (Evjen's Scandinawan Immigrants in New York (page 406) erroneously places Lambert as a German from Falkenburg in Germany, having been misled by the similarity of place names). The grantor was Jan Jacobsen Stille van Vreelandt who died or left New Amsterdam soon after this sale.

Many years later the land became a part of the farm of Colonel Nicholas Bayard who died in 1707 -- This land is on the west side of the present Bowery from Canal Street to Broome Street. There is no record of the disposal of these twenty-five morgens (fifty acres) of land and the house of Lambert van Valckenburch. It is stated in The Iconography of Manhattan Island (VI,72) that he "may have surrendered this farm to the [West India] Company when he acquired the tract opposite to Kip's Bay plantation," later known as the Samler farm.

This latter property was of twenty-four morgens, granted by Director General Peter Stuyvesant to Lambert van Valckenburch, on May 15, 1649 -- It embraced what are now nine city blocks on the west side of Lexington Avenue from Twenty-Ninth to Thirty-Fifth Streets, and extended, westward, across what are now Park and Madison Avenues beyond Fifth Avenue from Thirty-First to Thirty-Third Street, and included the corner of the present Thirty-Third Street and Fifth Avenue, on which stood, until 1929 the southeastern part of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and wherein 1931 was erected the Empire State Building, then the highest building in the world.

The confirmation of title to this property issued in 1668 [Libci- Patents, III, 43, Albany] by Richard Nicolls, Governor of the Province of New York, refers to the ground-brief from Stuyvesant to Lambert van Valckenburgh, dated May 15, 1649, covering 48 acres (24 morgens), and recites that the land was conveyed to Claes Martensen. This later owner is identified in the Iconography of Manhattan Island (VI,138), viz.:

Claes Martensen van Rosenvelt, the ancestor of the Roosevelt family, occupied the farm originally granted to Lambert van Valckenburgh, at least as early as 1635. Probably he sold his farm to Claes Martensen when he went north [1652]. Dingman Versteeg identified Martensen as Nicolas Martens, mentioned in a court record as early as August 26) 1638. He is said to have been the direct ancestor of Theodore Roosevelt who was born less than a half-mile distant.

The surname of Roosevelt was adopted by the children of Nicolas Martensen, in place of Nicolsen and Martensen, because Roosevelt was the name of the place in Holland from which their father had come to America.

On January 25, 164.4, a declaration of Olaf Stevensen van Cortland and Gysbert Opdyck refers to a statement of Lambert van Valckenburch respecting property of Peter Livesen deceased. {Register of the Provincial Secretary of New Netherland, II, 95-] Lambert Van Valckenburch seems to have resided upon the fifty-acre farm he purchased of Jan Jacobsen, at least until March 16, 1647, when he was granted, by the Director General of New Netherland, a patent for a lot on the south side of Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan Island.[ Land Papers of the Province of New Netherland, G.G., p. 192.]

Here he may have lived until he removed to Fort Orange about 1652, as his second farm, acquired May 15, 1649, was over two miles northward in a region sparsely settled, not well developed, and far beyond the defensive wall built across the island at Wall Street to protect the village around Fort Amsterdam from Indians and others. The house and garden location close under the southern wall of Fort Amsterdam was of such prominence and interest as to merit further notice.

The fort stood on the southwestern half of the site of the present U.S. customhouse. The distance from the fort to the harbor was much less then than it is now. This land patented to Lambert van Valckenburch was nine rods and one foot long (north and south) by one rod and three feet wide. The northern end of this lot would be about fifty to sixty feet south of the southwestern corner of the U.S. Customhouse; the southern end was directly upon the Strand, the narrow open space between the lot and the harbor. This position gave an unobstructed view, from the lot, over the entire harbor. The grant of the lot was made for the creation thereon of house and garden.

It was a corner lot bounded by open public ways on three sides. This land is outlined as lot No. 1, in Block H of the key to the famous ancient Castello plan of New Amsterdam. This plan depicts a house upon the southern end of the land, exactly in the east-and-west center of the southern end of Manhattan Island. As Lambert van Valckenburch was the first grantee of this land, and, as when he sold it in 1656 to Isaac Gravenraedt (Greveract), his house thereon was sold with the land, It is conceived that he built the house. This lot was one of the only three (all granted in 1647) south of the fort.

The lot next to the west was granted to, and patented by, Jan Evertsen Bout, the interpreter of the language of the Indians, and the other to Sergeant Huybertsen (the Englishman, James Hubbard). Lambert van Valckenburch removed to Fort Orange and Beverwyck (Albany) about four years before he sold this house and land to Gravenraedt in 1656, and, also, seemingly before his farm of forty-eight acres was entered upon by Claes Martensen in 1655 -- Gravenraedt sold the house and lot beside Fort Amsterdam to Pieter Jansen Clott of Mingaquy in New Yarsie March 23, 1670, when the house was described in the deed of sale as "an old Tennement." In 1673 the English commander of New York (New Amsterdam), Captain Colve, confiscated this house and lot, with the two others aforesaid, for military purposes. These houses are depicted in several of the earliest pictures of New Amsterdam.

The site of the original lot would be now a strip 148 1/2 feet long by 19 1/2 feet wide, beginning opposite the southwestern corner of the U.S. Customhouse in State Street, and running southward to near the center of Battery Park. A drawing in The Iconography of Manhattan Island [II, 273,274, 388) outlines the bounds of this land, as well as the boundaries of the farm bought in 1644 of Jan Jacobsen and of the farm secured in 1649 of Director General Stuyvesant.
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Lambert Jochemse van Valckenburch of Fort Orange
(Present day Albany, New York)

From The Washington Ancestry and Records of the McClain, Johnson and Forty Other Colonial American Families, prepared for Edward Lee McClain by Charles Arthur Hoppin. Greenfield, Ohio - Privately Printed 1932

The earliest record of the presence at Fort Orange (Albany) of Lambert van Valckenburch is dated March 7, 1652, in the proceeding of the court of Rensselaerswyck, when Claes Jansz, from Bockhoven, also recorded as Claes de Braebander, Holland, was summoned to court for having, out of spite against Director Van Slichtenhorst, caused his servant to haul wood for Lambert van Valckenburch, contrary to the ordinances. [Van Rensselaer-Bowier MSS., p. 843.] In the appendix to a letter, dated January 15, 1653, from the directors of the West India Company, at the Chamber at Amsterdam, Holland, to the "High and Mighty Lords, the States General," and containing complaints against the patroon and directors of the colony of Rensselaerswyckin the province of New Netherland occurs the complaint that the patroon and directors, "forbid, even on pain of corporal punishment, any wood to be cut or hauled for those at Fort Orange, and a certain man named Claes Jansen of Boeckhoven was by great favor amerced in a fine of fifty guilders solely because he had carted some firewood for one Lambert van Valckenburg, an inhabitant of the aforesaid Fort." [Transcripts of Documents in the Royal Archives at the Hague and in the Stadhays of the City of Amsterdam, Holland, Documents VII. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, 7,525.]

Lambert himself was summoned on Tuesday, March 31, 1654 (translation):

It is resolved to have Lambert van Valckenburgh summoned to appear in court on account of the things done or committed by him last Wednesday two weeks ago at the house of Gerrit Jansz from Swoll, together with the witnesses who were present. . . .Tuesday, April 28, 1654.. . . . Gerrit Jansz from Swoll being summoned by the court to give testimony to the truth in regard to the dispute which took place at his house between Andries Herpertsen and Lambert van Valcken-borgh at the time of the departure of the Hon. General, the defendant's second default [is entered against him].

The Honorable General seems to have been Slichtenhorst who, after contending against Peter Stuyvesant, was obliged to return to Holland. What occasioned the controversy does not appear. If Lambert was defending Stuyvesant, who had granted to him the land beside Fort Amsterdam in 1647 and the farm of forty-eight acres in 1649) it would not be unique, because Stu/vesant's authority over Fort Orange and the colony of Rensselaerswyck, while not to be challenged successfully, were not always relished by some of the inhabitants there. [Minutes of the Court, of Fort Orange and Rensselaerswyck pp. 131,136.] As "Lammert van Valckenborgh," he witnessed on August 31, 1654, at Fort Orange the declaration of Jan Labatie; five days later his name appears in the text of a declaration by "the honorable William Janse Stoll" (alias Hap) as "Lammert Van Valckenbergh"; and at the end of that declaration, where he "made his mark" as a witness, his name appears, as written by Joannes Dyckman, commissary at Fort Orange, "Lemmert Van den Bergh"; he is also named in the deed of sale of a house by Jan Labatie to Adriaen Janse (Appel) van Leyden, on November 11, 1654, as "Lambert Van Valckenborgh." [Early Records of the City and County of Albany, pp. J, 199, 204, 212, 223.] The translator and editor of the Dutch Van Rensselaer-Bowier Manuscrifts renders the name (pp. 843, 845) "Lambert van Valckenburch," which form may be accepted as the Dutch ancient spelling.

The court of Fort Orange and the village of Beverwyck were erected on April 10, 1652, by the order of Peter Stuyvesant. At the session of this court of August 26, 1652, the minutes read (translation) : "Adriaen Jansz from Leyden, plaintiff, against Lambert van Valckenburgh, defendant, for the sum of fl. 535 in beavers." At the session of October 17, 1656 (translation): "Gossen Gerritsen, plaintiff, against Lambert van Volckenborch, defendant. Owing to nonappearance of the defendant, default is entered against him." At the session of Tuesday, October 20, 1654 (translation): "Lambert van Valckenburgh has requested to have a lot. Postponed until the drawing of lots."

As an officer of the law, serving in a company for the preservation of law and order and in general defense of the community, Lambert testified at the court of Tuesday, February 8, 1656, viz. (translation) :

interrogatories upon which, at the request of Johan de Deckere, commissary and officer here, is to be heard and examined 'Lambert van Valckenburch, sergeant of the burgher company, being summoned by the court to give testimony.

Whether he, the witness, yesterday, a week ago, in the evening, was not molested on the public highway because he, a sergeant, by order of his captain, wanted to take one William Hap to the guard house? Answer, Yes.

Who the aforesaid persons were and how many of them? [Answcr] Declares that he saw but one person, without knowing who he was or being acquainted with him, only, that he heard that it must have been a certain tailor, the brother-in-law of Dirk Bentsingh. Whether he, or they, did not come for him with bare knives, intending to attack him, in order to wrest the said Hap from his hands? [answer] Declares that the aforesaid person did as stated in the question.

Who else were present there, what else happened in connection with the said molestation and how the same ended? [Answer] Declares that of the persons who were present he does not know a single one and that he took the said Hap to the guard house.

At the court of October 17, 1656, a suit was entered by Gossen Gerritsen against Lambert van Valckenborch, defendant, who defaulted by not appearing. {Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, 7, 34., 131, 136, 185, 252,292.]

On January 9, 1657, Lambert van Valckenborch brought an action against Hendrick Claessen and Gerrit Willemsen for assault, put over And at the extraordinary session of the court held at Fort Orange, June 7, 1657, by "the magistrates, of this court and the members of the court martial of the burgher guard. . . . Lambert v: Valckenborch, sergeant," is named with the magistrates, as an officer of the court, and testified "that on coming to the guard house he ordered a candle to be lit. Marten, the mason, asked Pieter Jacobsen Bosboom where the candles were? 'l do not know' Bosboom answered. Marten replied 'You stole them,' " whereupon Marten drew his sword and cut Bosboom, etc. [I bid., II, 4.0.]

At the extraordinary session of the court held at Fort Orange, August 8, 1659, were issued the instructions to Lambert van Valckenborgh and Pieter Winnen who were appointed on July 6, 1659, to the rattle watch on condition that they were to receive for the term of one year 1,100 guilders in seawan and 100 guilders in beavers. They served from 9.00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., "giving notice of their presence in all the streets of the village of Beverwyck by sounding their rattle and calling [out the hour] and this every hour of the night," and also instructed as

to dealing with fires and thieves, and were not to be held accountable for injuries they might inflict upon any person who resisted arrest. [Ibid., II, 209.]

At Fort Orange, on July 28, 1658, Lambert appointed as his attorney the Honorable Govert Loockermans to receive of Jan Dircksen alias de Schreder three and a half beavers due to him for house rent. [Albany County, Mortgages, 1658-60, p. 330.]

September 4., 1657? Mr. Van Hamel, secretary of Rensselaerswyck, sued Lambert van Valckenburgh for loss sustained in the sale of a field of wheat on the farm of Jan Labite which he had purchased at auction, and which had to be resold for nonpayment of purchase money. Judgment for plaintiff with costs and damages of 168 florins, and 30 florins for the brandy and beer consumed at the auction.

On May 27, 1660, Lambert van Valckenburch was. a petitioner praying that Dutch as well, as Indian brokers may be employed to go into the woods to trade with the Indians. The court declared the petition to be of dangerous consequences, and, after hearing complaints from Indians who had been ill treated by Dutch traders, denied the petition. [Fort Orange Records, XVI, Part II, 33, 110; Part III, 169.] At the court of July 13, 1660, he complains against the wife of Evert, the baker, for having in the absence of himself and his wife, entered his house and removed personal property. The court orders the defendant to restore the goods. At the same court Daniel Verveelen secured a judgment against Lambert for twenty guilders in beavers. Govert Loockermans entered a suit against Lambert van Valckenborch on July 2, 1658; Albert Gysbertsen sued him on October 28, l659, for a reason not recorded; and on September 1, 1660, Adriaen van Ilpendam obtained a judgment against him of six florins in beavers, the defendant's wife, appearing, admitted the debt. [Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, II, 123-225-277, 295.]

A petition is presented by Lambert van Valckenburch, praying for a small lot on the hill. Answer given by way of apostil that there is no room there and that the space is reserved for a passage way, but if he wishes to have a lot laid out along the street, toward the north, the honorable magistrates will favor him therewith. [Minutes of the Court of Albany, Rensselaerswyck and Schenectady, 1, 170.]

In May, 1671, Lambert van Valckenburgh is mentioned in a contract of sale of a house and two lots, as residing in Albany on the Pleyn, next to the Rev. Jacobus Fabricius, the first duly authorized Lutheran minister in the province. [Notarial Papers, Albany County, I and II, 133.]

The last record noted of Lambert van Valckenburch is that in the minutes of "an Extraordinary Court holden at Albany 6 Augst. 1683," when he subscribed one florin toward the expenses of paying for the maintenance of Domine Godefridus Dellius. He was not living in 1697, and no record appears of the settlement of his estate. His widow, Annatie, died September 17, 1704, at Albany. This statement as to his and her death is given at page 134 of Pearsons' Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany. They had three children of present record, two baptized at the Dutch Reformed Church inside of Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan, behind the house of their parents:

1646. 4 Nov. ouders Lambert Van Valckenburg-Kinders, Jochem. Getuygen, Marten cregier, Jan Hartman, Lijntie Jochems. [Doo-p-Boeck, 267.]

1652, 21 July Ouders, Lambert Van Valckenberg-Kinders, Lambert-Getuygen, Jochem Beeckman, Trijntie Van Campen. [Doof-Boeck, 283.]
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Lambert On The
Rattle-Watch

Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck 1657-1660

translated and edited by A.J.F. Van Laer, Vol.2, Albany, 1923: Page 209-210:

"Extraordinary Session held in Fort Orange,
August 8 Anno 1659

"Instructions issued by the honorable commissary and magistrates of Fort Orange and the village of Beverwyck for the rattle watch, appointed at the request of the burghers to relieve them of night-watch duty; to the rattle watch of which place Lambert van Valckenborgh and Pieter Winnen were appointed the 6th of July of this year 1659, on condition that they together are to receive for the term of one year one thousand and one hundred guilders in seawan and one hundred guilders in beavers.

"First, the said rattle watch shall be held to appear at the burghers' guard house after the ringing of the nine o'clock bell and together at ten o'clock shall begin making their rounds, giving notice of their presence in all the streets of the village of Beverwyck by sounding their rattle and calling [out the hour], and this every hour of the night, until 4 o'clock in the morning.

"Secondly, they shall pay especial attention to fire and upon the first sign of smoke, extraordinary light or otherwise warn the people by knocking at their houses. And if they see any liklihood of fire, they shall give warning by rattling and calling, and run to the church, of which they are to have a key, and ring the bell.

"Thirdly, in case they find any thieves breaking into any houses or gardens, they shall to the best of their ability try to prevent it, arrest the thieves and bring them into the fort. And in case they are not strong enough to do so, they are to call the burghers of the vicinity to their aid, who are in duty bound to lend the helping hand, as this is tending to the common welfare.

"Fourthly, in case of opposition, they are hereby authorized to offer resistance, the honorable commissary and magistrates declaring that they release them from all liability for any accident which may happen or result from such resistance if offered in the rightful performance of their official duties.

"Which instructions the aforesaid rattle watch shall swear to observe. Actum in Fort Orange, the 3d of September Anno 1659."
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Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck 1657-1660

translated and edited by A.J.F. Van Laer, Vol.2, Albany, 1923: Page 9:

"Ordinary Session held in Fort Orange, January 9 Anno 1657

"President, J. La Montagne, Rutger Jacobsen, Jacob Schermerhoorn, Andries Herbertsen, Philip Pietersen

"Lambert van Valckenborch, plaintiff, against Henderick Claessen and Gerrit Willemsen, defendants.

"The plaintiff complains that the defendants beat him and his wife in his own house.

"The defendants deny it and claim that the plaintiff chased them with a naked rapier out of his house and pursued them to the center of the fort.

"The court orders the parties respectively to prove their assertions."

Page 40 - 41:
Extraordinary Session held in Fort Orange, June 7 Anno 1657

"Present, the magistrates of this court and the members of the court martial of the burgher guard.

"President, Jacob Schermerhorn Hendrick Jochimsen, lieutenant Captain Abraham Staets Philip Pietersen Adriaen Gerritsen

"Lambert v: Valckenborch, sergeant

"Pieter Jacobsen Borsboom complains that last Sunday evening, being the 5th of June, sitting in front of the guardhouse of the burgher guard, where he was lodging by permission of the magistrates, Marten, the mason, came to him before the guard was set and asked him what had become of the candles? Whereupon he answered that he did not know; to which Marten replied: "You have taken them." The plaintiff answered: "You lie."

Marten immediately drew his sword and cut the plaintiff's head as he made a move to get up.
"Marten, the mason, being examined and asked why he wounded Pieter Van Borsboom, answers that he told him he lied and called him a rascal.

"Lambert van Valkenborch, sergeant of the burgher guard, who was present, says that on coming to the guard house he ordered a candle to be lit. Marten, the mason, stepping outside the guard house asked Pieter Jacobsen Borsboom where the candles were? To which question Pieter Jacobsen Borsboom answered: "I do not know." Marten replied: "You stole them." The aforesaid Pieter Jacobsen Borsboom then said: "You lie like a rascal and a knave."

"The aforesaid Marten then drew his sword and cut the said Pieter Jacobsen Borboom's head as he rose from his seat.

"The court refers the matter to a committee of four, to wit, two from the court and two from the court martial, to render a decision in the case, namely, Jacob Schermerhoorn and Philip Pietersen Schuyler from the court and Captain Abraham Staets and Hendrick Jochimsen, lieutenant, from the burghers."
 ~1583 - 1650 Maritje 67 67 ~1580 - 1651 Lambert Dryeskens Van Valkenburgh 71 71 ~1560 - <1609 49 49 ~1549 - <1609 Andries Van Valkenburgh 60 60 Andries was a taylor in the town of Millian on St. Romboutspoele, now in the Province of Limburg, Belgium, in a small village about 6 miles south of the city of Valkenburg, Netherlands. It was in this area, formerly a part of the Netherlands, where early Van Valkenburg families lived. Andries was born shortly before 1550. His wife is unknown; both died before 27 Oct. 1609.

The years 1574 and 1576 lived in Millen on St Ramboutspoele St. 1574 purchased land from Anna, daughter of Michiel van den Bosch and in 1576 sold life annuity to Sister Marie Eycken in a convent at Tongeren in exchange for which he pledged his house in Millen.

Andries Van Valkenburch is the oldest dnown Van Valkenburg, probably the first to settle in Millen.

He was a Tailor by trade, a paternal grandfather of Lambert Van Valkenburg who immigrated to New Amsterdam.

The small village of Millen is about two miles south of Valkenburg and is now in the province on Limburg, Belguim. This area was formerly a part of the Netherlands.

 Elizabeth Lambert Jacobs D. 1665 Ariaantgen Hendrix ~1590 - ~1684 Bartholomeus Pieterse Huygens Vrooman 94 94 Meese Vrooman was born in Holland and had three sons who settled in Beverwyck and Schenectady, New York. Volkie Peterse Maritje Meesen Pieter Huygensz Vrooman Gertrude Martens Esselsteyn Children
Claude DELAMATER b: 1692
Isaac DELAMATER b: 3 Jun 1694
Martha DELAMATER
Jacobus DELAMATER
Martin DELAMATER
Bata DELAMATER
Hester DELAMATER
Cornelius DELAMATER b: 1708
Jannetie DELAMATER
Susannah DELAMATER b: 1713 1665 - ~1738 Jacobus James Delamater 73 73 children
Sussanah Delamater b: in Claverack, Columbia County, NY.
Claude Delamater b: 1692 in Ulster County, NY
Isaac Delamater b: 3 JUN 1694 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Martha Delamater b: 8 NOV 1696 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Jacobus Delamater b: 1699 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Martin Delamater b: 4 MAY 1701 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Bata Delamater b: 24 DEC 1703 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Hester Delamater b: 11 AUG 1706 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Cornelius Delamater b: 1708 in Ulster County, NY
Jannetje Delamater b: 11 JAN 1710/11 in Claverack, Columbia County, NY. 1625 - ~1710 Hester du Bois 85 85 Marriage 1 Claude DELAMATER b: 1620 in, Richebourg, Artois, France
Married: 24 Apr 1652 in, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands

children
Jan Delamater b: 1653 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY
Abraham Delamater b: 1656 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY
Isaac Delamater b: 1658 in Flatbush, New York City, NY
Susanna Delamater b: 1660 in Flatbush
Hester Delamater b: 1662 in Harlem, NY
Jacobus (Le Maitre) Delamater b: 1665 in Harlem, NY

SOURCE: Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart and Allied Families; compiled by James Alonzo Matthews Jr.
New York Gen and Bio Record; Vol. XCIV, Number 3; NY JUL 1963; pp 129-131; Article title " ESTHER DU BOIS, SECOND WIFE OF CLAUDE LE MAITRE"; Contributed by H. Minot Pitman, fasg, 88 Summit Ave.
Bronxville 8, NY.
Birth record from IGI 1989; Kent, England; B0190; Batch # 7432531; Ser Sheet: 78. Marriage record from IGI 1989: Netherlands; N 1382; pp 26, 114. All information from Joanne Franklin.

NOTES: Witnesses to her baptism: Jean du Boise, her uncle; Jean Desmullie, widow of Pierre du Bois, the grandmother; and Esther Pierquin. She was a Huguenot.

Varient spellings: Esther, Hester.

Marriage 2: Jan TIBOUT
Married: 6 Nov 1687 in Harlem, New York, New York, USA

 1611 - 1683 Claude Guillaume Delamater 72 72 Birth: 1611 in, Richebourg, Artois, France
Death: 1683 in New Harlem, New York, New York, USA

SOURCE: Original spelling Le Maistre, also Le Maitre. Ancestor of all Delamater families in this country. Family structure from the book Harlem (City of New York) Its Origin and Early Annals, by James Riker. Shows on Boyer's "Ships Passenger Lists" but no date listed. Fathers name from records of Carole Gibson, Vancouver, WA. No specific source listed.

OCCUPATION: Carpenter/ Magistrate in Harlem, NY between 1666 and 1673. Civil and church trustee.

NOTES: An exile in Amsterdam, from an ancient house of Brittany, the Lords of Garlaye, whose chateau and estates lay in the parish of Derval, in the diocese of Nantes. Some of the family took refuge in England prior to coming to Amsterdam. He was a Huguenot, came to New Amsterdam 1652; settled at Flatbush, New York.

Marriage 1 Hester DU BOIS b: 1625 in Canterbury, Kent, England
Married: 24 APR 1652 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Children
Jan DELAMATER b: 1653 in Flatbush, New York, New York
Abraham DELAMATER b: 1656 in Flatbush, New York, New York
Isaac DELAMATER b: 1658 in Flatbush, New York, NY
Susannah DELAMATER b: 1660 in Flatbush, New York, New York
Hester DELAMATER b: 1662 in Harlem, New York, New York
Jacobus DELAMATER b: 1665 in Harlem, New York, New York

Marriage 2 Mary
Married: in Canterbury, England
Children
Marie LE MAITRE
Pierre LE MAITRE b: 08 FEB 1632/33
Claude LE MAITRE

Marriage 3 Jeanne DELANNOY b: in Artois, France
Married: ABT 1640 in Artois, France
Children
Mary LE MAITRE

Native of Richebourg, Atrois, France and had sprung from an old family in Picardy, originally from Brittany. He was a descendent from the ancient house of Brittany, the Lords of Garlaye. His grand father who was also named Claude was allied to the Lords of Caumartin in Piccardy, He was a Protestant who was prosecuted, fined and imprisoned in Amiens 1588 by the Catholic League. The family had left France because of religious intolerance to Canterbury England where he met his second wife Hester Du bois. He married her in Amsterdam Holland
He was married first to Mary [Unkown] and secondly to Louise Quennell. He was living on Cruijsstraat [ Cross Street] as a widower of Louise It is here he met Jean De Lannoy a widow of Jean De Clercq. He married Jean De Lannoy and then to Hester Dubois.
They came to America and settled in Flatbush (Midwout) New York in 1652 where 4 of his children were born Jan, Abraham, Isaac, Susannah. He moved in 1662 at Harlem, NY

Claude, Abraham, Isaac and Jan all petitioned the Governor General of New York on August 30 1676 to have lands granted to them in New Harlem. D. 1725 Catalyntje Tenbroeck Married: 14 SEP 1688 in Dutch Church of New York

Children
Rachel LEGGETT b: BEF. 29 JUL 1689
Christina LEGGETT b: BEF. 28 FEB 1691/92
Christina LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 APR 1693
John LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 APR 1693

Marriage 2: John LISSJER, after 1699 ~1666 - ~1694 John Leggett 28 28 "The son of John Leggett, the mariner, is identified by the following extracts from the records of the Dutch Church of New York:

"Married Sept. 14, 1688, Jan Leggett y. m. van de Barbadoes, en Catalina Ten Broeck y. D. N. Albanien, de este wonende alhier en teude tot N. Albanien."
Translation: John Leggett, a young man of the Barbadoes, and Catalina Ten Broeck, young maiden of New Albany; the first living here, and the second at New Albany.

Their children, baptised in New York, as found in the Dutch Church records, were:
1689, July 29. Rachel. Sponsors: Hendrick H. ten Broeck and Gertrude ten Broeck.
1692, Feb 28. Christina. Sponsors: Capt. Brandt Schuyler and Lysbeth ten Broeck. (Christina died in infancy.)
1693, April 2. Jan and Christina (twins). Sponsors: Dirck Wesselszen, Cornelia Schuyler, Jannetje ten Broeck.

Source:

Early Settlers of West Farms Westchester County, N.Y.
Copied from the manuscript record of the late Theodore A. Leggett
With additions by A. Hatfield, Jr.
Edition of one hundred copies, New York, 1913, p. 21-24.

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Begin generation two
* 1-g2Le2 John2 Leggett, (John1 the Mariner)
born ca 1663-64
died ca 1693-94
married September 14, 1688 to Cataline TenBroeck
died October 10, 1725
parents Dirk Wesseles TenBroeck and Styntje (Christina) Van Buren
Children (Leggett) 4: 1 boy, 3 girls
1-g3Le2 Rachel3
2-g3Le2 Christiana3
3-g3Le2 John (Jan)3
4-g3Le2 Christiana3

John2 was not 21 at the writing of his fathers will dated Oct 2, 1679 and proved in N.Y. City February 2, 1680; however about 1680 Anthony Summers brought suit before Court of Mayor and Aldermen of N.Y. City against Frederick Phillipse, Administrator of John1 Legate, deceased, for £51 15sh. for "dyett and lodging and maintaining of John2 ye son of John2 Legate, deceased, for 5-1/4 years at £8 per annum, Boston money, as by account."

From the Collegiate Dutch Church record, New York. "September 14, 1688, Jan Leggett, y.m. van de Barbadoes en Cataline Ten Broeck, y.d. Albian d'uste wonunde alheir, entevede tot N. Albanien. (in the Margin) vertoog um to troueven tot N. Albanien."

Translation:

"John2 Leggett, young man of the Barbadoes and Cataline Ten Broeck, young maiden of New Albany, the first living here and the second at Albany."

The record of the First Reformed Church of Albany gives the same marriage, but the date is October 7, 1688.

The Tax Lists of New York City for the years 1695 to 1699 (N.Y. Historical Society record ) show that Catelina, widow of John2 Leggett, was assessed for a house in the south ward. John2 Leggett, her husband, had died in 1693 or 1694, aged about 30 years.

His widow married after 1699 John Lissjer.


Source:

Leaves of the Leggett Lineage,
Section 2, p. 4,
Richard Donald Leggett


Authorities
ï Early Settlers of West Farm, Westchester County, N.Y.; Copied from the manuscript record of the late Rev. Theodore60-g7Le14 A. Leggett, with
additions by A. Hatfield, Jr., New York, 1913
ï Hudson - Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Vol IV published 1911, pg1679
ï International Genealogical Index; 1988 edition
ï Leggett; a family line of John1 Leggett, ca 1920s, from Marion16-g9Le11 Helen Leggett
ï Leggett Genealogy, a family line of John1 Leggett, ca 1960s, from Richard6-g11Le10 J. Leggett
ï New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol 10, pg 119, Vol 13, pg 35, 67 and, Vol 20, pg 122 - The Ten Broeck Family
ï Origin and Data of The Leggett Family of Columbia County, N.Y.; compiled by Rev. William21-g7Le11 J. Leggett, Ph.D., Nyack, New York, July 1924
ï Sagendorph, Peter; Census records for 1850, 1860, 1870
ï Social Security Death List
ï Thomas P. Hughes, Columbia County, N.Y., Vol II, pg 72; Joel Munsells Sons Publisher, Albany, N.Y. 1887
ï VanAlstyne - VanAlstine Family History, Vol 1; Lester VanAlstine; pub 1974
ï Visitations of Essex, The; Harleian Society Publications, vol 13 and 14, (London 1879)
ï Whitbeck6-g5Le2 (Witbeck) genealogy, Kari Skouson, 2001

children
Rachel LEGGETT b: BEF. 29 JUL 1689
Christina LEGGETT b: BEF. 28 FEB 1691/92
Christina LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 APR 1693
John LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 APR 1693 Anne <1628 - 1679 John Leggett 51 51 John Leggett in 1657 inherited the residue of his father's estate and was appointed executor of his will. He was still living in Ely in 1665 when he was made executor of the estate of his brother William. John disappears from the records after this and may well have emigrated to America with his brother Gabriel.

John Leggett was called a shipbuilder, and on November 30, 1676, he executed a bill of sale reading:
"John Leggett of Westchester, within the Province of N.Y., shipright, to Jacob Leysler of New York City, merchant, a good Puick, or ship, Susannah of New York, now lying in this harbour, and by said Leggett built in Bronck's river near Westchester, together with masts, Lay boat, and other materials."

Thus the shipbuilding industry was introduced at the mouth of the Bronx as early as 1676 (probably earlier) - that is, seven years or more before the organization of the County of Westchester. This John Leggett, builder of the Susannah, died in the West Indies in 1679. It is interesting to note that he named as his executor the first Frederick Philipse, with whom he seems to have sustained a business partnership of some kind, and to whom he bequeathed the sum of thirty pounds sterling.

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Of John Leggett, the Mariner, Theodore Leggett states:

We may believe him to have been the elder brother of Gabriel [most likely true]. His home was in Westchester, Province of NewYork. He died in the West Indies. His son is afterwards registered "of Barbadoes;" one of the circumstances connecting the family with the first John Leggett of Barbadoes. The following transcript of his will furnishes about all the knowledge we at present have of him.

"Will of John Leggett of Westchester, made at Port Royall, in the Island of Jamaica, dated Oct. 2nd, 1679. Letters testamentary granted to Ffredrich Phillips, as Executor by Sir Edmund Andros, Feb 2nd, 1680, reciting: Whereas John Leggett, late of Westchester, marriner, departed this life on the Island of Jamaica, and that his last will hath been proved in the court of the Mayor and Alderman of New York City, and security given by the Executor."

New York Surrogate's Office, Wills, Liber. I, pp. 448.

"In the name of God, Amen: I, John Leggett, now of Port Royall, in the island of Jamaica aforesd marriner, being very weake and sick in body but of sound mind and memory (Praise be therefore given unto Almighty God for the same), do make this my present last will and Testament, in the manner and form following (that is to say) my body I commit to the Earth to be decently Buryed, and as touching all such worldly estate God of his mercy hath been pleased to blesse me with all. I give, will and dispose of as ffolloweth, first, I will that all my debts and funerall charges shall be paid and discharged. Item, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Leggett all that my one half part of the Ketch Tryall of New York, one negro boy now on board the sd Ketch, known by the name of 'You-Boy.' one Hogshead of sugar, one Barrell and eleaven gallons of Rum, Two barrells of Lyme Juice on board the sd Ketch, and all my wearing apparel both linen and woolen, a piece and remnant of white linnen: and all the rest and residue of my personal estate whatsoever (not being before bequeathed) I give and bequeath unto my now wife Anne Leggett, and unto the child she now goes withall, if it shall live to the age of two years.
I give and bequeath the sum of Thirty pounds Sterling to be paid out of the porcon or estate before hereby given unto my said son John to my good friend Mr. Frederick Phillips now of New York in America, merchant, whom I do hereby make full and sole executor of this my last will and Testament, in trust to and for the only uses and intents above mencioned, and desire him to take care of my sd son John Leggett, and bring him up, or cause him to be bred up to the sea for his livelyhood, and to pay all the above sd porcon of my sd son John at the age of one and twenty years together with all such profits and produce as shall or may be made thereoff and improved. And as touching the legacy hereby given to my sd wife I will that she shall have and receive the same immediately after my interment and Buryall and I do hereby revoke, disannull and make void all former wills and Testaments whatsoever heretofore by me either made or spoken and will this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness, I, the said John Leggett have hereunto sett my hand and seal the 2d day of October Anno Domini, 1679.
John Leggett, (seal)."
Witnesses:
Antho. Suimmer, Miles Garret,
Chas. Dawson, Tho. Cakewood, Sr.
Codicil orders payment of "L10, 1s, 6d on demand to Mr. Olfords of N.Y. for 5 barrells of flowr."

Theodore Leggett goes on to reinforce the links of the Westchester Leggetts with Barbados:

"Frederick Philipse, the executor of John Leggett's will, was at this time the wealthiest citizen on the continent, and one of the most distinguished citizens of the Province of New York. When, after the Dutch had regained New York and money was needed for its defence, it was resolved to raise it by a forced loan from the most affluent inhabitants, Frederick Philips heads the list of 62 names assessed for 80, 000 guilders. He was a member of the Council under the English Governors from Andros to Bellamont. In 1680 he acquired the Manor, and was first lord of Phillipsburgh, Westchester County. He died 1702, aged seventy-six years.
As another link in the evidence connecting the Westchester Leggetts with John Leggett of Barbadoes, Frederick Philipse, friend of John Leggett, the mariner, was a large land owner in Barbadoes, the "Springhead Estate;" there his son Philip was born in 1676, resided, and married the daughter of Gov. Sparks of Barbadoes, and his son, the Hon. Frederick Phillips, was born in that Island, 1698, and became the second lord of the Manor of Philipsburgh."

Theodore Leggett also lays out a pedigree for the descendants of John Leggett, the Mariner:

"The son of John Leggett, the mariner, is identified by the following extracts from the records of the Dutch Church of New York:

"Married Sept. 14, 1688, Jan Leggett y. m. van de Barbadoes, en Catalina Ten Broeck y. D. N. Albanien, de este wonende alhier en teude tot N. Albanien."
Translation: John Leggett, a young man of the Barbadoes, and Catalina Ten Broeck, young maiden of New Albany; the first living here, and the second at New Albany.

Their children, baptised in New York, as found in the Dutch Church records, were:
1689, July 29. Rachel. Sponsors: Hendrick H. ten Broeck and Gertrude ten Broeck.
1692, Feb 28. Christina. Sponsors: Capt. Brandt Schuyler and Lysbeth ten Broeck. (Christina died in infancy.)
1693, April 2. Jan and Christina (twins). Sponsors: Dirck Wesselszen, Cornelia Schuyler, Jannetje ten Broeck.

Marriage records. Province of New York:
1764, April 19. John Leggett and Rachel Lametter.
1763, June 30. Gertrude Leggett and Jacob Vosburgh."

Source:

Early Settlers of West Farms Westchester County, N.Y.
Copied from the manuscript record of the late Theodore A. Leggett
With additions by A. Hatfield, Jr.
Edition of one hundred copies, New York, 1913, p. 21-24.


John, Gabriel's Elder Brother, Known as John Leggett the Mariner

The English records prove that Gabriel did indeed have an elder brother named John, as Theodore Leggett speculated, and I believe he is correct in his supposition that this was the man known to us as John Leggett the Mariner. Actually, Gabriel was the youngest of the seven children of Gabriel Leggett and his wife Susan Kilbourne, and had five brothers, Thomas (1626-1636), John (1628-1679/80?), Richard (1630-1630), William (1632-1665), Edward (1633-1636) and a sister Katherine (1635-1638)). Most of these siblings died in infancy; only Gabriel and John (apparently) lived to a decent age. John was in England as late as July, 1665, when he served as executor for his brother William's estate, who died at the age of 33. John disappears from the English records after this, and most likely did go to America. His father had died in 1657, brother Gabriel left in 1661, but his mother lived until 1670. If the religious and political situation permitted it, perhaps he did not emigrate until after her death, when he would have been the only one living of his immediate family left in England. We really have no proof that this John, born in Ely in 1628, is the same man from Westchester, New York who died in Jamaica in 1679; no more so, really than that the Gabriel Leggett born in Ely in 1637 is the one who was buried on Hunt's Point, New York in 1700. Of course, it is true that "John" is a very common name, while "Gabriel" is very rare, so we may be much more certain of the latter than the former. I think it most probable, however (more likely than not) that John Leggett, the elder brother of Gabriel, born in England in 1628, and John Leggett the Mariner are one and the same man.

Source:

Early and Late Arrivals to America of the Gabriel Leggett Family
c David John Leggett, 2000, p. 5.

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LotLL, 1-5:

* 1-g1Le1 John1 "the Mariner" Leggett
born ca 1630 probably in Essex County, England
died ca 1679, West Indies
married ca 1660s to Anne ?
Children (Leggett), 1: 1 boy
1-g2Le2 John2
John1 lived in Westchester, New York.
Will of John1 Leggett of Westchester, made at Port Royall, in the Island of Jamaica, dated Oct. 2nd, 1679, proved February 2, 1680.

"In the name of God, Amen: I, John1 Leggett, now of Port Royall, in the Island of Jamaica aforesd marriner, being very weake and sick in body but sound mind and memory (Praise be therefore given unto Almighty God for the same), do make this my present last will and Testament, in manner and form following (that is to say) my body I committ to the Earth to be decently Buryed, and as touching all such worldly estate God of his mercy hath been pleased to blesse me with all. I give, will and dispose of as ffolloweth, ffirst, I will that all my debts and funerall charges shall be paid and discharged.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Leggett all that my one half part of the Ketch Tryall of New York, one negro boy now on board the sd Ketch, known by the name of "You-Boy"' one hogdhead of sugar, one Barrell and eleaven gallons of Rum, Two barrells of Lyme Juice on board the sd Ketch, and all my wearing apparel both linen and woolen, a piece and a remnant of white linnen: and all the rest and residue of my personal estate whatsoever (not being before bequeathed) I give and bequeath unto my now wife Anne Leggett, unto the child she now goes withall, if it shall live to the age of two years.

I give and bequeath the sum of Thirty pounds Sterling to be paid out to the porcon or estate before hereby given unto my said son John1-g2Le2 to my good friend Mr. Frederick Phillips now of New York in America, merchant, whom I do hereby make full and sole executor of this my last will and Testament, in trust to and for the only uses and intents above menconed, and desire him to take care of my sd son John1-g2Le2 Leggett, and bring him up, or cause him to be bred up to the sea for his livelyhood, and to pay all the above sd porcon to my sd son John1-g2Le2 at the age of one and twenty years together with all such profits and produce as shall or may be made thereoff and improved. And as touching the legacy hereby given to my sd wife I will that she shall have and receive the same immediately after my interment and Buryall and I do hereby revoke, disannull and make void all former wills and Testaments whatsoever heretofore by me either made or spotken and will this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness, I, the said John1 Leggett have hereunto sett my hand and seal the 2d day of October Anno Domini, 1679.
John1 Leggett (seal)."
Witnesses:
Antho. Suimmer, Miles Garret,
Chas. Dawson, Tho. Cakewood, Sr.

Letters testamentary granted to Fredrick Phillips, as Executor by Sir Edmund Andros, Feb. 2d, 1680, reciting:

Whereas John Leggett, late of Westchester, marriner, departed this life on the island of Jamaica, and that his last will hath been proved in the court of the Mayor and Aldermen of New York City, and security given by the Executor." New York Surrogate's Office, Wills, Liber. I, pp. 448.

Frederick Philips, the executor of John1 Leggett's will, was at the time the wealthiest citizen on the continent, and one of the most distinguished citizens in the Province of New York. When, after the Dutch had regained New York and money was needed for its defence, it was resolved to raise it by a forced loan from the most affluent inhabitants, Frederick Philips heads the list of 62 names assessed for 80, 000 guilders. He was a member of Council under the English Governors from Edmund Andros to Bellamount. In 1680 he acquired the Manor, and was first lord of Phillipsburgh, Westchester County. He died 1702, aged seventy-six years.

His son afterward is registered "of Barbadoes;" one of the circumstances connecting the family with the first John1 Legatt of Barbadoes. Frederick Philips1, friend of John1 Leggett, the mariner, was a large land owner in Barbadoes, the "Springhead Estate;" there his son Philip2 was born in 1676, resided and married the daughter of Gov. Sparks of Barbadoes, and his son, the Hon. Frederick Phillips(3), was born in that Island, 1698, and became the second lord of the Manor of Philipsburgh.

In another history of Westchester:

John Leggett was called a shipbuilder, and on November 30, 1676, he executed a bill of sale reading: John Leggett of Westchester, within the Province of N.Y., shipright, to Jacob Leysler of New York City, merchant, a good Puick, or ship, Susannah of New York, now lying in this harbour, and by said Leggett built in Bronck's river near Westchester, together with masts, Lay boat, and other materials." Thus the shipbuilding industry was introduced at the mouth of the Bronx as early as 1676 (probably earlier) - that is, seven years or more before the organization of the County of Westchester. This John Leggett, builder of the Susannah, died in the West Indies in 1679. It is interesting to note that he named as his executor the first Frederick1 Philips, with whom he seems to have sustained a business partnership of some kind, and to whom he bequeathed the sum of thirty pounds sterling.


Authorities
ï The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol III 1928, ed by Frederick A. Virkus, pg 67
ï Ancestry of John Gustin, The; LDS Film 1035737 item 4
ï D.A.R. Patriot Index
ï Early Settlers of West Farms, Westchester County, N.Y.: Copied from the manuscript record of the late Rev. Theodore60-g7Le14 A Leggett, with additions by A. Hatfield, Jr., New York 1913.
ï Genealogical Record of Thomas A. Leggett (1805-1890)
ï The Generals of Saratoga, John Burgoyne and Horatio Gates, Max M. Mintz, 1990
ï History in Asphalt, The Origin of Bronx Street and Place Names, John McNamara, 1978
ï History of the County of Westchester, Town of West Farms
ï History of New York During the Revolutionary War
ï History of Westchester County, N.Y.; Frederic Shonnard and W.W. Spooner, pub 1900, reprinted 1974
ï History of Westchester; ed by Bolton
ï Hudson River Landings; P. Wilstach, New Edition July 1937, pg 96
ï Leggett; a family line of John1 Leggett, ca 1920s, from Marion17-g9Le11 Helen Leggett
ï Leggett Genealogy, a family line of John Leggett, ca 1950s, from Richard6-g11Le10 J. Leggett
ï Leggett Family, The, compiled by Larry and Kathy McCurdy
ï National Genealogy Society Quarterly; Vol 63 #1
ï Narrative of Major Abraham Leggett of the Army of the Revolution: contained in Crumbs for Antiquarians by Charles I. Bushnell, Vol II printed 1866
ï New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. LXX, 1939, page 41
ï New York Times, as listed
ï The Story of The Bronx, by Stephen Jenkins, 1912
ï Westchester Patriarchs, A Genealogical Dictionary Of Westchester County, New York, Families Prior To 1755, by Norman Davis, undated <1599 - 1670 Susan Kilbourne 71 71 Children
Thomas LEGGETT b: BEF. 28 MAR 1627 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
John "The Mariner" LEGGETT b: BEF. 4 MAY 1628 in "Chapel House", Ely, England; left England after July 1665?
Richard LEGGETT b: ABT. 1630 in "Chapel House?", Ely, England
William LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 MAY 1632 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
Edward LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 MAR 1632/33 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
Katherine LEGGETT b: BEF. 28 FEB 1634/35 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
Gabriel LEGGETT b: BEF. 7 MAY 1637 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England; came to New Amsterdam, 1661. <1599 - 1657 Gabriel Leggett 58 58 Signed Petition for Church Reform 1642

5. Gabriel (E-3) Leggett (Thomas E-2, Gabriel E-1), fifth child of Thomas (E-2) and Katherine Piggott, was born in Ely before 1599, so no baptismal record exists. On July 26, 1625 he married Susan Kilbourne who was baptized on December 1, 1599 and who was the daughter of John Kilbourne, owner of a large amount of land. The Kilbournes are listed in the 1580s Feet of Fines as owners of land in Cheveley and Trumpington, Cambridgeshire. (Other local land- owners mentioned are the John Cottons and the Cromwells.) Gabriel (E-3) and Susan had six sons and one daughter, but only three of their sons lived to manhood. The other three sons and the daughter died as children, perhaps during the plague epidemic that struck Ely in 1636. Gabriel (E-3) died in 1657, his wife Susan in 1670.

Gabriel (E-3) was church warden of St. Mary's, Ely when Oliver Cromwell was the lay rector from 1638 to 1642. (Cromwell's half-timbered house is still the parish rectory.) Gabriel's position as warden would have made him a collector of tithes and manager of church property. In 1642 he signed the Petition for Church Reform, a petition which described the Bishop's neglect of the parish churches and requested that sermons be given regularly in each parish. (Gabriel signed his own name, which means that he was literate.)

Much social history has been written about the Ely area during this era (two books which examine this era are Margaret Spufford's Contrasting Communities and Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down). As previously noted, discontent over the draining and enclosure of the fens had reached fever pitch. Many radical sects such as the Ranters, the Levellers, and the early Quakers (before George Fox) drew strong support in Cambridgeshire and nearby areas of East Anglia. These areas also supported the Puritan side in the Civil Wars of 1642-1646 and 1648-1650 in which Oliver Cromwell played so large a part. In 1649 Cromwell appointed Gabriel (E-3) to a thirteen-member commission in charge of the disposal of the Ely Cathedral and Chapter House, a task which the commission fortunately did not undertake.

Cromwell died in 1658 after having served since 1653 as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. The passing of the Commonwealth and Puritan ascendancy undoubtedly affected the fortunes of the Leggetts. After 1660 Charles II reinstated Bishop Wren of Ely, a high Anglican who had spent years as a prisoner in the Tower of London, and the Church began to reclaim its lost property and position of influence. Prior to the time of Cromwell the Bishop of Ely had been the secular lord of the area, appointing the Courts and maintaining his own prison.

In 1563, St. Mary's congregation numbered only 154 households. In this same parish with the Leggetts was a family of Richardsons, but it is not clear whether this is the same Richardson family so closely tied to West Farms and Gabriel (E-4, A-1) who married an Elizabeth Richardson.

Children (Leggett), 6 sons and 1 daughter all born in Ely.
i. Thomas b. March 28, 1627 d. November 13, 1636
ii. John (E-4) b. May 4. 1628 d.----
iii. Richard b. ---- d. April 30, 1630
iv. William (E-4) b. May 2, 1632 d. June 22, 1665 m. Ann Hasell
v. Edward b. March 2, 1633 d. October 23, 1636
vi. Katherine b. February 28, 1635 d. March 3, 1638
vii. Gabriel (E-4, A-1) b. May 2, 1637 d. June, 1700 m. Elizabeth Richardson


Will of Gabriell Leggate, 1657
(on file: Public Records Office, Chancery Lane, London)

In the name of God, Amen. I Gabriell Leggate of Ely in the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge yeoman, calling to mind my own frailty and mortality do for my better preparation for death now whilst I am in health and perfect understanding and memory (blessed be the Lord for the same) institute and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First of all I surrender my soul unto the hands of Almighty God my Creator trusting in his free grace and abundant Goodness to receive the free remission of all my sins and eternal life through Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer, and my body I commit to the earth to be buried in a convenient place and decent manner according to the good pleasure of God at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, in hope of a joyful Resurrection at the last and great Day. And as touching that temporal estate which the Lord hath lent me to use in this world I thus dispose thereof in manner as followeth. First of all I give and bequeath unto Susan my beloved wife: all this my household stuff or movable goods furniture and implements which are now within my dwelling house (except my wheat). As for my other Corn and Malt and other things whatsoever now in my house I give that same wholly to her my said wife and her heirs and assigns forever. I also give unto my said wife our land of wheat for her bread, corn, all my butter, cheese, bacon and my farming, also my linnen and bedding and whatever else is within my house aforesaid. Also I give and bequeath unto my loving son William Leggate twenty shillings of the lawful money of England to be paid to him by my Executor within one year next after my decease. I give him also the one year old filly which came of the mare which was fair's first. I give and bequeath unto my loving son Gabriell Leggate twenty pounds of the lawful money of England to be paid to him by my Executor within one year after my decease. All the residue of my movable goods corn, money, cattle and chattels whatsoever I give the same wholly unto my loving son John Leggat whom I appoint and make the sole executor of this my last will and testament to pay my debts and legacies and to discharge my funeral expenses and to see my body decently interred and buried and to perform and fulfill this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal unto this writing of my last will and testament in the sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and fifty seven. Gabriell Leggate, his mark.
Sealed subscribed, published to be the last will and testament of the above named Gabriell Leggate in the presence of Thomas Tye, his mark William Waddysone, his marke Robert Browne

This will was proved at London before the judges for probate of wills and granting administrations lawfully authorized the 18th day of December in the year of our Lord God according to the computation of the Church of England one thousand six hundred and fifty seven by the oath of John Leggat the son and sole executor of the deceased to whom administration of all the goods and chattels of the said deceased was committed he being first sworn by commission to administer the same.

Source:

THE ENGLISH ORIGINS OF THE GABRIEL LEGGETT FAMILY

Early Settlers of West Farms, Westchester County, New York

Researched by Dorothy Corbett Wertz, Ph.D. Boston University,
School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, 1985

Compiled by the Rev. John Milton Leggett, Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1986
Electronically scanned, formatted and annotated thusly [ ] by his son, David John Leggett, 13 February 2000

Children
Thomas LEGGETT b: BEF. 28 MAR 1627 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
John "The Mariner" LEGGETT b: BEF. 4 MAY 1628 in "Chapel House", Ely, England; left England after July 1665?
Richard LEGGETT b: ABT. 1630 in "Chapel House?", Ely, England
William LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 MAY 1632 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
Edward LEGGETT b: BEF. 2 MAR 1632/33 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
Katherine LEGGETT b: BEF. 28 FEB 1634/35 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England
Gabriel LEGGETT b: BEF. 7 MAY 1637 in "Chapel House"?, Ely, England; came to New Amsterdam, 1661. D. 1632 Katherine Piggot Children
Mary LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
Elizabeth LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
John "Of Exeter N.H." LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England, disinherited in father's will of 10 April 1640.
Gabriel LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely; Warden, St. Mary's, with Cromwell as Lay Rector 1638-1642
Margaret LEGGETT b: BEF. 29 AUG 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England <1570 - 1640 Thomas Leggett 70 70 Children
Mary LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
Elizabeth LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
John "Of Exeter N.H." LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England, disinherited in father's will of 10 April 1640.
Gabriel LEGGETT b: BEF. 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely; Warden, St. Mary's, with Cromwell as Lay Rector 1638-1642
Margaret LEGGETT b: BEF. 29 AUG 1599 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England

2. Thomas (E-2) Leggett (Gabriel E-1) was born in Ely and was probably a yeoman farmer like his father. Thomas married Katherine Piggott, with whom he had five children. His wife died May 3, 1632, and he died July 17, 1640.

There are no Leggett tombstones in the Ely churchyard. The earliest surviving stones date from the early 1700s and have been placed around the churchyard wall so that the burying ground could be reused. Only the wealthiest parishioners were buried in the sanctuary itself, and these did not include the Leggetts. Some collateral lines, however, such as the Gotobeds and the Kilbournes, were buried in the sanctuary.

Children: 5 (Leggett), 2 sons and 3 daughters all born at Ely.
i. Mary b. ---- d. ---- m. John Beomis, April 9, 1616
ii. Elizabeth b.---- d.---- m. (1) Lawtford, (2) Read
iii. John (E-3) b.---- d.---- m. ---------
iv. Gabriel (E-3) b, ---- d. ---- m. Susan Kilbourne, December 2, 1625
v. Margaret b. August 29, 1599 d.---- m. (1) Jonathan Dawkins (2) Piggott


Will of Thomas Leggat of Ely, 1640
(on file: Cambridge University Library)

In the name of God, Amen. April 10, Anno Domini 1640. I Thomas Leggat of St. Mary's within the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge, yeoman, calling to mind my own mortality, do for my better preparation for death now whilst I am in perfect memory institute ordain and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. That is to say, first of all I commend my soul unto the merciful hands of Almighty God my Creator, trusting to obtain remission of all my sins and eternal life, through the only merits death and passion of Christ Jesus my alone Saviour and Redeemer. And my body I commit to the earth whereof it was taken, to be buried in a convenient place and decent manner at the discretion of my executor hereafter named in an assured hope of a joyful resurrection. And my worldly and temporal estate after my departure I give and despose of it in the manner and form following. In primis, I give and bequeath unto John Beomis and Thomas Beomis, the two oldest children of my daughter Mary Beomis, twentie nobles of the lawful money of England to be paid to them by my executor within one year after my decease. Item, I give unto Mary Beomis, the daughter of my aforesaid daughter Mary, twenty nobles of lawful money of England to be paid to her by my executor when she shall come to the age of one and twenty years. Item, I give and bequeath unto Robert Beomis, William Beomis, Edward Beomis, and Ursula Beomis my said daughter's children the sum of ten pounds of good and lawful money of England to be paid to them as soon as they shall be the full age ofone and twenty years by my executor aforesaid. And my will and meaning is that if any of the said children, that is to say John Beomis, Mary Beomis, Thomas Beomis, William Beomis, Edward Beomis, Mary Beomis, Ursula Beomis do depart this life before they come to the age of one and twenty years or without lawful issue then I wish the sum to be equally divided among the residue surviving. Item, I give and bequeath unto Thomas Lawtford [Santford?] my grandchild fifteen pounds of lawful money of England to be paid to him by my executor when he shall come to the full age of one and twenty years. Item, I give and bequeath unto John Lawtford [Santford?] my grandchild the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of England to be paid by my executor when he shall come to one and twenty years of age. And will and meaning is that if either of my said grandchildren, Thomas Lawtford or John Lawtford do depart this life before they come to the said age of one and twenty years or without lawful issue the portion of him so departing shall remain and be the part of the other surviving. Item, I give and bequeath unto Jeale [?] Lawtford my grandchild ten pounds of lawful English money to be paid to her by my executor at her age of one and twenty years. Item, I give and bequeath unto William Read my grandchild the sum of five pounds of like lawful money to be paid to him by my executor when he shall come to the full age of one and twenty years. Item, I give unto Nicholas Dawkins my grandchild all that my estate rights, titles, claims freehold ... terms and demands ... also in one freehold messuage [house] or tenement in Ely aforesaid near John Bridge, late of Jonathan Dawkins, and all the yearly rent and ... and I will that he shall enter thereupon within one year next after my death and my will and meaning is that my executor hereafter named shall have the tuition ordering and schooling of all my said grandchildren as the said messuage will supply him with ... and the profits for the child's best use and profit withall until the said Nicholas shall come to the full age of one and twenty years. Namely to that intent and purpose I give to keep and maintain said messuage with the appurtenances thereto belonging in all goods sufficient needful necessary to reparation during the minority of the said Nicholas Dawkins. And the surplassage of said rents and profits (if any be) after the said Nicholas is educated paid for and reparation made as aforesaid, I give to the said Nicholas. Item, I give and bequeath unto Margaret Piggot my grandchild five pounds of lawful money of England to be paid to her by my executor when she shall come to one and twenty years of age. Item, I give unto John Leggat my grandchild fifteen pounds of lawful money of England to be paid to him by my executor in one half year next after my decease. to be put forth for his beat advantage till he shall come to one and twenty years of age. Item, I give unto William Leggat my grandchild my lease of the house wherein I now dwell, which I hold of Clare Hall In Cambridge with all and singular rights appurtaining. To have and to hold the said lease with the appurtenances to him the said William Leggat and his heirs and assigns forever, and my will and meaning is that my said grandchild William Leggat shall enter upon the said lease within one year next after my decease. Item, I give unto my daughter Mary Beomis and her assigns: the household implements and utensils within the house wherein I now dwell (only excepting and reserving unto my executor corn and grain in the ... or ..., my body bedding in the chamber below as the same now standeth with all the furniture thereto belonging which I will that my said daughter shall have but the same shall be and remain to my daughter). Item, I give and bequeath unto my other two daughters, viz, Elizabeth Read and Margaret Piggot to either of them five shillings apiece for their child's ..., to be paid to them within one quarter of a year next after my decease. Item, I give to the poor of St. Mary's parish in Ely aforesaid twenty dozen of bread to be distributed among them at my funeral at the discretion of my executor. Item, I give unto John Leggat my firstborn son 1 shilling. Item I give unto Thomas Cooke my godson three shillings and fourpence. All the residue of my moveable goods, corn, cattle and chattels whatsoever I give and bequeath unto Gabriell Leggat my son whom I make and appoint the sole executor of this my present last will and testament to pay my debts and legacies to discharge my funeral expenses for my body decently interred to fulfill accomplish and perform this my present testament. And all other wills heretofor by me made I do hereby forsake revoke and otherwise make void. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal unto these papers containing my last will and testament being written in two several pieces of paper. The day and year first above written in ... are hereunder written.

Sealed and published, subscribed and acknowledged to be the last will
and testament of the above named Thomas Leggat, Testator, in the presence of

Edward Kilbourne his mark The mark of Thomas Leggat, Testator
Nicholas Pym
Robert Browne proved 12 Aug. 1640 Anthony South, surrogate


Source:

THE ENGLISH ORIGINS OF THE GABRIEL LEGGETT FAMILY

Early Settlers of West Farms, Westchester County, New York

Researched by Dorothy Corbett Wertz, Ph.D. Boston University,
School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, 1985

Compiled by the Rev. John Milton Leggett, Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1986
Electronically scanned, formatted and annotated thusly [ ] by his son, David John Leggett, 13 February 2000 D. 1615 Joan Wood Wood by first marriage. Children from first marriage:
Gabriel WOOD
Henry WOOD

Married: BEF. 1570 in St. Mary the Virgin, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Children
Thomas LEGGETT b: BEF. 1570 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
John LEGGETT b: BEF. 1571 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
Alice LEGGETT b: in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
 <1545 - 1609 Gabriel Leggett 64 64 In Ely, 1565, leased house (former chapel) from Clare College Cambridge

Children
Thomas LEGGETT b: BEF. 1570 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
John LEGGETT b: BEF. 1571 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England

To help clarify the generations, I have used this code: English (E-1, etc.), American (A-1, etc.). Generally I have attempted to follow Dr. [Theodore A.] Leggett's format. Inconsistencies in the spelling of the family name in wills has been retained, though in all other references I have used the "Leggett" spelling.

1. Gabriel (E-1) Leggett the great-grandfather of the first American Gabriel (E-4. A-1) was born in the middle years of the reign of Henry VIII. The first reference to him appears in the records of Clare College of Cambridge University which leased him a house in 1565. In this record he appears as a "laborer" which meant he owned little or no land. The house he leased was part of the buildings of the medieval Hospital of St. John the Baptist, a former leprosarium granted to the college in 1561. Clare College converted the twelfth-century chapel (a substantial structure measuring forty-one by twenty-five feet) into a dwelling of two stories with four fireplaces. This building still stands, west of the town center. Here the Gabriel Leggett family lived with both the Thomas (E-2) and John (E-2) families occupying it simultaneously. [In September of 1995, my father and mother, John Milton and Ellin North (Ratcliffe) Leggett, visited Ely and met the current owners, Roger and Yvonne Runciman, brother and sister, who showed them around the property. They took at least eight photographs, copies of which have been in my possession since January of 1996. The images show the Runcimans and my father posing before the exterior of the building, obviously a converted chapel with bricked-up gothic arched windows and doors. Interior shots also show arches, columns and bosses of the old chapel, along with two of the added fireplaces the Leggetts would have used. It has been some time since this structure was used for human habitation. The roof leaks, plaster has fallen, and it seems largely vacant except for some storage. Yet, being "off the beaten track" it has survived, for the time being, unlike much newer, 18th and 19th century, Leggett houses in New York City.]

In 1584 records of the church warden of St. Mary's, Ely, show that Gabriel did not pay his tithes; Gabriel's reason for non-payment is unknown. This was the year after Archbishop Whitgift of Canterbury began to repress Puritanism.

In the parish of St. Mary's there are no extant parish registers of baptisms, marriages, or burials before 1599. Gabriel (E-1) died November 2, 1609, and mentions his grandson Gabriel (E-3), father of the first American Gabriel, in his will. At the time of his death, Gabriel (E-1) owned his own house and fifteen acres of farm land. The several acres and rood (14 acre) owned by the Leggetts abutting the land of a Mr. March were probably located in the vicinity of Grunty Fen, out towards Haddenham. The Marches owned a former manor called Gray's in the Haddenham area, several miles west of the city. It was fairly common to own parcels of land at a distance from one's dwelling.

The fact that Gabriel owned a house and land at the time of his death indicates upward mobility for one who had been a laborer thirty-seven years earlier. Even such a small holding entitled him to call himself a "yeoman." Most yeomen of the fenlands had similarly small holdings. Their wealth came from cattle that they grazed on common lands in the fens.

Gabriel and his wife Joan Wood, who died June 26, 1615, had two sons [and one daughter]. Gabriel (E-1) left a will dated 1609.

Children: 2 [no, 3] (Leggett), 2 sons [and 1 daughter] both [all] born at Ely.
i. Thomas (E-2) b. ---- d. July 17, 1640 m. Katherine Piggott
ii John (E-2) b. ---- d. May 10, 1631 m. Mary Gotobed
[iii Alice b. ---- d. Aft. 20 Oct 1609 m. a Mr. Westfield; this daughter's existence is proved by a closer reading of Gabriel's will.]

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The following copy of the will of Gabriel Leggett is provided courtesy of the sister-in-law of my cousin, Margaret Haylock, i.e., Margaret Bolton, of High Wycombe, Bucks., England, and the Cambridge Records Office, which gave Margaret B. permission send me a photcopy of the original will. She mailed it on 4 December 2001, along with her transcription of what she could make of its rather cryptic hand. After a cumulative effort of at least 24 hours spent deciphering it, I was able to make numerous additions, and believe I have a version ready for the record for the first time in nearly 400 years, this day, 6 February 2002. This version of the will is a considerable improvement over that given by Dorothy Wertz in her work English Origins... cited above, and therefore here replaces same. Dorothy in 1985 gave us the invaluable gift of the first firm connection of our family to England, back to the beginning of the written record. She did not, however, have the time needed to spend on this single will, the second page of which is, at first glance, illegible. No doubt she had less time to do the entire search than I spent on this will. My work has resulted in some minor changes in the genealogy as we knew it heretofore, but nothing to substantially change the lineages set out in Dorothy's fine work. The transcript is set out line-by-line as it appears in the original. The spelling is also as in the original, but archaic versions of letters are replaced with their modern equivalents. Minor notes are in brackets. DJL


Will of Gabriel Leggatt 1609 (VC22:293 at Cambridge Record Office)

I: Gabrielis Leggatt de Elye Ste Marie

In the name of God Amen. I Gabriyell Leggatt of the St. Marie's
pishe in Elie beinge sick in bodye but in good and pfect remembrance
the Lord be thanked for it doe make this my Last will and Testament
in ye mannr and forme as followeth the xxieth [20th] daie of October
Ano Dmi 1609: Ffirst I comitt my swle into the hands of
Almightie god my alone Saviour and redeemer and my bodye to be
buryed in St. Marye's pishe Church yard in Elie. Imprimis I give
unto my sunne Thomas Leggatt's three daughters that is Mary Elizabeth
and Margarett my grandahteren to either of them xiiis iiiid [13s 4d]. Item
I give to Gabriell Legett my grandchild ii [2] roodes of wheat
lying at the towne's end. Item I give unto John Leggatt my Sunne my
T___e with bullocke and a yoek and all my apparrell and alsoe a
half an Acre of wheate in the feild and alsoe my barlie in the
Litle Barne
[page 2]

Litle Barne and my pe_____ uppon the ____ providing to my Executor
towardes the dischardge of my Legacies ___ [sum] before the paying ___ this
______ out of the Barne - And my will is that if John Legatt my Sonne
shall refuse to pay this ______ to my Executor then __ ____ ___ Executor
shall have the Power to _____ my Legacyies. Item I doe alsoe give unto
John Leggett all my haie in the yard and a [free year?]. Item I give
unto Thomas [John?] Leggatt's daughters my grandchildern to either of them
xiiis iiiid [13s 4d] that is to Ann Marie and Alice when as they should
come to the age of xxi's [21] years or daie of their marriadges if such
should be first. And my will is that my Executor shall paie
unto my Sunne John Leggett the ___ that is given unto his daughters[s]
within two moneths after my death and my will is that uppon the paimt
of the said gift that my Executor shall be fully dischardged of the said
gift. Item I give unto John Leggett my grandchild _____ [sum] to be paid
to him by my Executor as he shall come to one and Twentie years
of age. Item I give to Gabriell Wood iiis [3s] and Henry Woode iiis [3s]
and also Alice West field my daughter iiis [3s] and alse [Alice?] Woode my daughter
in law xxis [21s]. Item I give unto Ane Leggatt my Grandaughter my
Cubbord. All the rest of my goodes unbequeathed my Legacies discharged
and my body reverently brought to the ground I give to Thomas Legget
my Sonne whom I make my sole Executor. And this I ordeine for
my Last will and Testamt. In witness whereof I have sette my
mark subscribed my name Sign Gabrielis Leggatt S ed and
delivered in the presence of us Robte Perne, Richard Banks &
Willm __________

[The clerk's 11-line notation of the proving of the will appears to be largely in Latin, of limited legibility; perhaps a scholar of that language could make more of it:]

I _____ find ____Testament Gabrielis Leggatt my parhis this
maid in Elie def. ___ Elie xiii [13th] Daie ___ ____ December Ano
Dmi 1609. _____ honorabili vivo ________________________ in
_______ ____ et ______ _________ ______ et
_______
_______ ____ def. Thomas
Leggatt Executor __ ___ Testament
_______
_______
_______
Legalib. ___

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Timeline of "Chapel House" lease:

1565
The house Gabriel Leggett leased in 1565 was part of the buildings of the medieval Hospital of St. John the Baptist, a former leprosarium granted to the college in 1561. Clare College converted the twelfth-century chapel (a substantial structure measuring forty-one by twenty-five feet) into a dwelling of two stories with four fireplaces. This building still stands, west of the town center. Here the Gabriel Leggett family lived with both the Thomas and John Leggett families occupying it simultaneously. [In September of 1995, John Milton and Ellin North (Ratcliffe) Leggett, visited Ely and met the current owners, Roger and Yvonne Runciman, brother and sister, who showed them around the property. They took at least eight photographs. The images show the Runcimans and John Leggett posing before the exterior of the building, obviously a converted chapel with bricked-up gothic arched windows and doors. Interior shots also show arches, columns and bosses of the old chapel, along with two of the added fireplaces the Leggetts would have used. It has been some time since this structure was used for human habitation. The roof leaks, plaster has fallen, and it seems largely vacant except for some storage. Yet, being "off the beaten track" it has survived, for the time being.]

1609
Gabriel (i), (d. 1609) apparently leaves the house to his son John, when he bequeaths to him "all my haie in the yard and a free year." (a year of rent paid out of his estate)

1631
John (i) (d.1631), bequeathed lease to wife, Mary (Gotobed) (d.?) then to son John (ii) (d.?).

1640
We do not seem to know how Gabriel's second son Thomas (d. 1640), brother of John (i), came to hold the lease, but he bequeathed it to his grandson, William (1632-1665), as his firstborn son John "of Exeter, NH" was left with but one shilling (probably as he had by this time emigrated to America c. 1635.) Why he did not bequeath it to William's father, Gabriel (ii) (d.1657) we do not know, perhaps he thought he would emigrate too, but he never did, although his son, Gabriel (iii) (1637-1700) did so, in 1661.

1657
Gabriel (ii) does not mention the house in his will, but it was not his but his son William's, according to Gabriel's father's will of 1640.

1665
William's will does not mention a house connected with "Clare Hall of Cambridge" so we cannot tell, without further research, if it was still in the family, or given up earlier. He does mention houses by geographic location. Thus, we can only seem to document the house as being in the family from 1565-1640, a period of 75 years. Perhaps it did indeed remain a Leggett house for a full century. But Mrs. Wertz's research was not centered on tracing property.

Children
Thomas LEGGETT b: BEF. 1570 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
John LEGGETT b: BEF. 1571 in "Chapel House, " Ely, England
Alice LEGGETT b: in "Chapel House, " Ely, England Anna John Kilbourne 1645 - 1729 Styntji Cornelisse van Buren 84 84 Children
Wessel TenBroeck, Baker b: ABT. 1665
Elsje TenBroeck b: ABT. 1666
Catalyntje TenBroeck b: ABT. 1667
Cornelia TenBroeck b: ABT. 1668
Geertruy TenBroeck b: ABT. 1669
Christina TenBroeck b: ABT. 1670
Elizabeth TenBroeck b: ABT. 1671
Lydia TenBroeck b: ABT. 1672
Johannes TenBroeck, Sr. b: ABT. 1673
Samuel TenBroeck b: ABT. 1673
Ephraim TenBroeck b: ABT. 1681
Manasse TenBroeck b: ABT. 1681
Tobias TenBroeck b: 1689 1638 - 1717 Dirk Wesselen Tenbroeck 78 78 Children
Wessel TenBroeck, Baker b: ABT. 1665
Elsje TenBroeck b: ABT. 1666
Catalyntje TenBroeck b: ABT. 1667
Cornelia TenBroeck b: ABT. 1668
Geertruy TenBroeck b: ABT. 1669
Christina TenBroeck b: ABT. 1670
Elizabeth TenBroeck b: ABT. 1671
Lydia TenBroeck b: ABT. 1672
Johannes TenBroeck, Sr. b: ABT. 1673
Samuel TenBroeck b: ABT. 1673
Ephraim TenBroeck b: ABT. 1681
Manasse TenBroeck b: ABT. 1681
Tobias TenBroeck b: 1689 1614 - 1648 Catalyntje Martense van Alstyne 34 34 Note: In some of the information her last name of VanAlstyne is not attached to her name. Just Cataluntje Martense.

Children
Hendrick VanBuren b: 30 JAN 1636/37 in Ship Rensselaerwyck
Marten Cornelis VanBuren b: 1638 in Houten, Netherlands
Maas Cornelissen VanBuren b: ABT. 1643
Styntji Christina Cornelissen VanBuren b: ABT. 1645
Tobias Cornelissen VanBuren b: ABT. 1647 ~1616 - 1648 Cornelius Maes van Buren 32 32 Children
Hendrick VanBuren b: 30 JAN 1636/37 in Ship Rensselaerwyck
Marten Cornelis VanBuren b: 1638 in Houten, Netherlands
Maas Cornelissen VanBuren b: ABT. 1643
Styntji Christina Cornelissen VanBuren b: ABT. 1645
Tobias Cornelissen VanBuren b: ABT. 1647

Immigration Information
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Surname of Immigrant: Van Buren
Given name(s) of Immigrant: Cornelis Maessen
Name of Ship: d'Eendracht (The Unity) in 1631 and the Rensselaerswyck in 1636
Arrival Date: 1631, returned to Holland in 1634; second voyage arrived 17 April 1637

Origin of Immigrant: Buurmalsem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Immigrant's Date and Place of Birth: abt. 1615
Immigrant's Date and Place of Death: 1648 at Papscanee Island (near Albany, NY)
Immigrant's Spouse: Catalyntje Martense
Source of Information: van Laer, A. J. F. Van Rensselaer Bowier manuscripts (Albany : University of the State of New York, 1908)
Immigrant's Children:
Hendrick Cornelissen Van Buren, born 30 January 1636/37, married Elizabeth Van Slyck
Marten Cornelissen Van Buren, born about 1640, died 13 November 1703, married 1662 to Marytjie Quackenbosch
Maas Cornelissen Bloemendaal, born about 1643, died 27 November 1704, married 1682 to Jacomyntje Janse Gardenier
Styntji Cornelisse Van Buren, born about 1645, died 26 November 1729, married 1665 to Dirck Wesselsen Ten Broeck
Tobias Cornelissen Van Buren, born about 1647

Notes: Cornelis Maessen Van Buren came to New Netherland twice, both times under 3-year contracts to Kiliaen van Rensselaer. The first visit lasted 1631-1634. The second visit, begun 1636 saw him accompanied by his new bride and their first child was born aboard ship. From the time of his arrival about 17 April 1637, his family occupied a farm on or near Papscanee Island. He and his wife died on the same day in 1648 leaving their children in the care of a fellow immigrant. His third son took the name Bloomendaal (now Bloomingdale) as there did not exist a confirmed use of surnames among Dutch families until the advent of the British control over the colony encourage the adoption of surnames.

Cornelius's son Marten is the great-great-grandfather of President Van Buren:
Marten Cornelissen VAN BUREN
Pieter Martens VAN BUREN
Marten Pieterse VAN BUREN
ABRAHAM VAN BUREN
MARTIN (8th PRESIDENT) VAN BUREN ~1589 Bartolomeus van Buren Children
Hendrick Maessen VAN BUREN b: ABT. 1615
Cornelius Maessen VAN BUREN b: 1615 in Buren, Burlmasen, Gelderland, Holland ~1591 Marten van Alstyne Other Children
Catalyntje Martensen Van Alstyne b: ABT. 1615 in Houten, Utrecht, Holland
Jan Martensen Van Alstyne b: ABT. 1623 in Meppel, Drenthe Province, The Netherlands
Jannetje Martensen Van Alstyne ~1604 Elsje ~1608 Wessel Tenbroeck "There are many blanks in our early Colonial Records, especially relating tothe names of those coming to New Netherland. The Records in Holland of the West India Trading Company were sold as waste-paper in 1821. This wanton destruction, combined with the silence of family record on the
subject, leaves us only the honored tradition that Wessel Ten Broeck, the one ancestor of the several branches of the Ten Broeck family in the United States, came to the Colony of New Netherland with Peter Minuit, the first Director General, in 1626.Whether he married in the Colony or in Fatherland, and where his children were born, in not known; we cherish the hope that search of town and church records in Holland may be soon made.

"Peter Minuit, a French Protestant, a native of Wessel, the cosmopolitan city of Rhenilsh Prussia and adjacent to the Netherland, was the first fully empowered Director General of this new providence. He arrived in the bay of New Amsterdam early in May 1626, and at once purchased from the Indian owners the present site of New York City, and vested the title in the Dutch West India Trading Company. "
source: Shirley Timbrook, Owensboro, KY

Children
Hendricke Wesselse TEN BROECK b: 1640 in New York, Ny, Ny
Wessesl Wesselse TEN BROECK b: 1636 in Muster, Westphahia
Cornelia TEN BROECK b: 1645 in New York or Kingston, Ny, Ny
Dirck Wesselsze TEN BROECK b: 18 DEC 1638 in Kingston, Ulster County, Ny 1602 - 1633 Catherine Clarisse 31 31 Children
Michee DU BOIS b: 13 Jul 1623 in, Canterbury, Kent, England
Hester DU BOIS b: 1 Oct 1625 in, Canterbury, Kent, England
Abraham DU BOIS b: 14 Oct 1627 in, Canterbury, Kent, England
Marie DU BOIS

SOURCE: New York Gen and Bio Record; Vol. XCIV, Number 3; NY Jul 1963; Contributeed by H. Minot Pitman, FASG, 88 Summit Ave., Bronxville 8, NY; pp 129-131. Christening information extracted from Walloon or Strangers Church. Her name is spelled: Catherine Clarisse. Her father is listed but not her mother. All information from Joanne Franklin.

NOTES: Her marriage contract was witnessed by Jean and Jacques du Bois, who were stated to be brothers of the groom, and by Antoine Le Conte, called grandfather of the bride.
Varient spellings: CLARISSE; CLARISE; CLARISE. ~1579 - 1605 Sara le Conte 26 26 ~1575 - ~1610 Jean Clarisse 35 35 ~1558 - ~1599 Jeanne Freleux 41 41 I'm not sure about these marriages. Sara and Jean both show the same mother, but it might be different people.

Children
Jean CLARISSE b: 1578 in Tourcoin, France
Marie CLARISSE b: 1576 D. <1600 Matthieu Clarisse Children
Jean CLARISSE b: 1578 in Tourcoin, France
Marie CLARISSE b: 1576 ~1549 - ~1622 Antoine le Conte 73 73 Marriage 2 Francoise DE LA RUE b: 1581 in Armentieres, Dept Du Nord, France Mary ~1590 - ~1624 Guillaume le Maitre 34 34 ~1688 Catherijna Gansevoort 1688 Arent Pruyn In 1736, Arent bought the property of Cornelius Schermerhorn. It was a large tract, extending on both sides of the Eykebush Road from a "brook crossed by a bridge" down to Kinderhook Creek. The property probably included a house and blacksmith shop. ~1623 Alida ~1615 Frans Janse Pruyn Children
Tryntie Pruyn b: ABT. 1641
Maria Pruyn b: ABT. 1642
Jannetie Pruyn b: ABT. 1656
Elizabeth Lysbeth Pruyn b: ABT. 1659
Johannes Pruyn b: ABT. 1663
Samuel Pruyn b: ABT. 1667
Helena Pruyn b: ABT. 1670
Frans Pruyn b: ABT. 1683
Barentje Pruyn b: ABT. 1686
Arent Pruyn b: ABT. 1688 Johannes Pruyn Came to America before 1660 from Holland and returned there. ~1650 - 1743 Maritje Leendertse Conyn 93 93 ~1635 - ~1709 Harmen Harmense Gansevoort 74 74 Children
Elsje Ganesvoort b: ABT 1668 in Albany, New York
Agietie Ganesvoort b: ABT 1670 in Albany, New York
Marie Ganesvoort b: ABT 1672 in Albany, New York
Anna Gansevoort b: ABT 1675
Hillitie Gansevoort b: ABT 1679
Lysbeth Gannsvort b: ABT 1681
Leendert Gansevoort
Rachel Gansevoort b: 20 JUN 1686
Catherine Gansevoort b: ABT 1688
Lydia Gansevoort b: 20 JUL 1690
Rebecca Gansevoort b: 9 JUL 1693
Hendrick Ganesvoort b: 27 SEP 1696 Harmen Gansevoort Agnietje Casparse Stynmets Children
Rebecca Leendertse CONYN b: 1646
Elizabeth (Lysbeth) Leendertse CONYN b: 1650 in beverwyck, ny
Commertje Leedertse CONYN b: 1650
Philip Leendertse CONYN b: 1662 in beverwyck, ny
Casparus Leedertse CONYN b: ABT 1662
Maryetje (Maria) Leendertse CONYN b: in albany, ny
Jacob Leendertse CONYN b: 1665 in beverwyck, ny
Agnietje (Antje) Leendertse CONYN ~1620 - 1704 Leendert Phillipse Conyn 84 84 Children
Rebecca Leenderste CONYN b: 1646
Agnietje Leendertse CONYN b: 1648
Elizabeth Leendertse CONYN b: 1650
Commertje Leedertse CONYN b: 1650
Maryetje Leendertse CONYN b: 1653
Casperus Leendertse CONYN b: 1657
Philip Leendertse CONYN b: 1662
Jacob Leendertse CONYN b: 1665

early albany records show he paid 7 1/2 beaver pelts for a silver beaker and sold a house for 1203 and 20 guilders, eight styvers of beavers on brewery st. now south broadway
there is also a conine family descending from derrick conine who arrived in the mid 1700's the mohawk vally conyns kept the name conyn the hudson valley conyns changed it to conine ~1600 Evelyn van Alstyne ~1600 Phillip Conyn Casper Stynmets This might be the one, but the dates are weird (had a daughter at 7 yrs) and this is the only reference I've seen. ~1625 - 1682 Dirckje Harmense Boertgens 57 57 ~1623 Jan Martense de Wever van Alstyne children
Isaac Janse de Wever VAN ALSTYNE b: 16 JUL 1652 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY
Jan Janse VAN ALSTYNE
Herman Janse VAN ALSTYNE
Abraham Janse VAN ALSTYNE
Lambert Janse VAN ALSTYNE
Marten Janse VAN ALSTYNE
Dorothea Janse VAN ALSTYNE
Flammetje Janse VAN ALSTYNE
Teuntje Janse VAN ALSTYNE

VAN ALSTYNE FAMILY

First Generation

Marten VAN ALSTYNE was born circa 1591. He was of Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands and married circa 1617 to
an unknown woman.

Second Generation

The children of Marten Van Alstyne included:

(1) Catalyntje Martense VAN ALSTYNE born about 1618 and died 1648. She married 1635 Gelderland, the
Netherlands to Cornelis Maessen VAN BUREN, son of Bartolomeus aka Maes Van Buren.

(2) Jannetje Martense VAN ALSTYNE married to Thomas Jansen MINGAEL (MINSAR) from Wedbek,
Holstein.

(3) Jan de Wever aka Jan Martense VAN ALSTYNE was born about 1623 Meppel, Drenthe Province, the
Netherlands. He was the immigrant ancestor of the Van Alstyne family in America. He and his wife, Derckien
Hermanse BOERTGENS and at least two children came to the New York area from Drenthe Province in 1655. On
18 Jul 1655, a son Marten was baptized at New Amsterdam.

Jan came to Wildwyck [Kingston] New York and his name appears on Albany court records 4 Apr. 1656, then in
October the same year, he is found living in Beverwyck [Albany]. Jan became a trader, and on 1 May, 1658 he
purchased the yacht HOPE from Pieter Lourensen.

He and his wife were fined on several occasions for selling beer to the Indians, and once he was fined for selling
brandy "after the ringing of the bell and during the sermon". Jan's wife was in charge during her husband's many
absences and she often gave mortgages, made sales and bought land, always signing as "Derckien Hermanse"
which means Derckien, daughter of a man named Herman.

On 10 Feb. 1657 Andreis Harpersn gave to Jan Martense alias de Wever, a right and title to a house bought at
auction from Jurriaen Theussen/Tappen.In 1660 Jan mortgaged his house, lot and garden in the village of
Beverwyck to Nicholas de Meyer and Jan Bastiaensen Van Gudsenhoven, owing the former 576 guilders in
beaver skins and to the latter 1042 guilders, 2 stivers and 8 pennies. Jan's Albany real estate was held until 7 Feb.
1694 when he sold it to Mees Hogeboom for 15 pounds. This property was described as being without the north
gate, bounded west by the street to Rensselaer's mill, north by the creek, east by the Marselis property and south
by the road to the river.

On 28 March 1662 Jan was raising corn and grain in Wildwyck. Anna Blom demanded payment of 20 beaver skins
from him, as did Herman Vedder who demanded 100 schepels of oats. Harmen seized the grain belonging to Jan
and the parties agreed about a future settlement. The following spring Jan was back in Albany, selling to Goosen
Gerritse Van Schaick 7 head of cattle for 580 guilders payable in beaver skins.

By 25 April 1663 he owned land at Esopus [Kingston]. On 11 June 1667 Jan patented land near Hurley. On 10
Sept. 1684 both parcels of land sold to the heirs of Cornelius Wyncoop. On 7 June 1663 the Indian massacre of
Wildwyck occured, and Jan Weever signed on to a military company as a cadet.

Next Jan became a tenant of Volkert Janse Douw and Jan Tomassen Mingael on the Island Schodack. In the
summer of 1671 it was recorded that milk and butter had been stolen from the farm of Jan Martensen at Catskill.
Around this time Jan was found living at Kinderhook, where with Hendrick Meesen Vrooman, he was made
supervisor of roads on 10 Feb. 1670. On 21 Feb. 1671, Derckien Hermanse BOERTGENS, Jan's wife,
acknowledged owing Goosen Gerritse 318 guilders or beaver skins, for which she pledged her "winter wheat,
house, barn, ricks, land, and soil behind Kinderhook".

On 31 May 1671 Jan purchased from Robert Orchard and Jannecken Donckers "a certain parcel of land lying
behind Kinderhook, adjoining to the south Dirck De Sweed [aka Dirk Hendrickse Bye] to the west Jacob
martense and the kil and easterly a little brook dividing the same from the land of Andries Hanse [Sharp]" for the
sum of 70 beaver skins. Derckine Hermanse acknowledged her debt to Jan Bruyns for that amount and promised
to pay "thirty next spring, 1672, and the remaining forty beaver skins also in the spring". In default of this
payment, she promised to pay as interest 4 beaver skins a year and if she could not pay in beaver skins then with
good winter wheat "at beaver and market price, therefore pledging specially her land and bowery behind
Kinderhook".

On 7 Feb. 1675, Herman Bastiaensen Visscher was given a contract to build a house at Kinderhook for Jan
Martensen, and later on 14 March 1676 he received pay for building a barn and clearing land.

In 1683 the records of the Albany Dutch Reformed Church show that Jan Martensen, his wife and all of his
children except Herman, were members. In Sept. 1682 Derckien de Wever was paid for board and care of Jan
Cornelissen. Again in Sept. 1684 Jan Martense was paid 135 guilders for three months board of Jan Cornelissen.

On 16 June 1697 Jan de Wever was a resident in the Rensselaerswyck colony with two children and no women in
his family. It would appear his wife was dead at this point, and whether the children were grandchildren or children
is not known. Tradition states that Jan died about 1698 and both he and his wife were buried under the church at
Kinderhook.

The surname VAN ALSTYNE does not appear until 1689 in Albany church records. Prior to that date, Jan used
the patronymic Martensen, meaning son of Marten. His children used Janse or Jansen, meaning son of Jan. The
surname has been found as Van Alstyn, Van Valsteyn, Van Aalstein, Van Aelstein and VAn Alstyne. Herman
Jansen continued the name without the Van, and in some cases it became Alston.

Third Generation

The children of Jan Martense Van Alstyne and Derckien Hermanse Boertgens were:

(1) Jan Janse VAN ALSTYNE baptized 22 Aug 1647 Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands, died young.

(2) Herman VAN ALSTYNE aka Van Mepplen baptized 9 Jul 1648 Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands. He married 5
Jul 1682 to Brechtje ELSWAERT. His second wife was Geesje SHUUERMANS.

(3) Abraham VAN ALSTYNE baptized about 1650 Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands. He married 8 Sep 1684 to a
daughter of Jacob Janazen VAN NOESTRAND. His second marriage on 17 Jan 1694 was to Marritje VAN
DEUSEN.

(4) Lambert Janse VAN ALSTYNE was born circa 1652 and died 16 Oct 1703. He married circa 1682 to Jannetje
Thomase MINGAEL, the daughter of Thomas Jansen Mingael and Marritje Abrahamse Van Deursen.

(5) Marten Janse VAN ALSTYNE was baptized 18 Jul 1655 New Amsterdam. He died 1765. About 1678 he
married to Jannetje Cornelis BOGAERT.

(6) Isaac Janse de Wever VAN ALSTYNE was born 16 Jul 1657 Albany, NY. He died 4 Jan 1746. He married first
20 Oct 1689, Albany, NY to Maritie Abbedis VOSBURGH, daughter of Abraham Pieterse Vosburgh and Geertruy
Pieterse Coeymans. He married second 20 Feb 1698 Albany, NY to Jannetje Jochemse Van Valkenburgh, the
daughter of Jochem Van Valkenburg and Eva Hendrickse Vrooman.

(7) Dorothea Janse VAN ALSTYNE was born 1659 and married 7 May 1678 Kinderhook to Jacob Abraham
VOSBURGH (~1654-), the son of Abraham Pieterse Vosburgh and Geetruy Pieterse Coeymans.

(8) Flammetje VAN ALSTYNE born about 1661 New Amsterdam, NY.

(9) Teuntje VAN ALSTYNE born about 1663 New Amsterdam, NY.

Fourth Generation

The children of Lambert Janse Van Alstyne and Jannetje Thomase Mingael included:

(1) Catherine VAN ALSTYNE was born about 1683. She married to Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh, son of
Jochem Van Valkenburgh and Eva Hendrickse Vrooman.

(2) Marritje VAN ALSTYNE was baptized 27 Dec 1685.

(3) Thomas VAN ALSTYNE was baptized 22 Aug 1688 and died Aug 1765. He married 12 Dec 1718 to Maria
VAN ALEN, the daughter of William Van Alen and Marritje PATTEN.

(4) Johannes VAN ALSTYNE was baptized 11 Aug 1691.

(5) Dirckje VAN ALSTYNE was baptized 26 May 1695. She married 18 Feb 1717 Albany, NY to Pieter
VOSBURGH, baptized 23 May 1686, the son of Jacob Vosburgh and Dorothea Janse Van Alstyne.

(6) Antje VAN ALSTYNE was baptized 16 Jan 1698 and died young.

(7) Annatje VAN ALSTYNE was baptized 28 Jul 1700.

(8) Pieter VAN ALSTYNE baptized 9 Aug 1702.

Selected Sources

Schulze, Lorine, Descendant Chart, Nov.1995.

Vosburgh, Royden, "Notes on a History of Old Kinderhook, Collier, " NY Gen. Biog. Register, Vol. 46, Apr. 1915,
pp 192-3. Notes that Lambert Jansen Van Alstyne's wife was Jannetje MINSAR and not Jannetje, the daughter of
Abraham Pieterse VOSBURGH. His wife was Jannetje, the daughter of Thomas Janszen MINSAR and Marritje
Abrahams VAN DEURSEN. Marritje Van Deursen was the daughter of Abraham Pietersen Van Deursen and
Tryntje MELCHOIRS. 1599 Harmen Harmense D. ~1699 Maeyke Cornelisse Zarrevelt Note: Her father's name was Cornelius.

This Family came from Ysselsteyn or Esselsteyn, Holland. Marten Cornelisse Van Ysselsteyn, also known as Van Esselsteyn was an original patentee of Schnectady, New York. They later moved to Albany County, New York. They settled in the Claverack, which was later Columbia County, New York.

Children
Marten Cornelise VAN YESSELSTEYN b: ABT 1660/1665 in Albany, Albany Co., NY
Jacob Martense VAN ESSELSTINE b: BEF 1662 in Albany, Albany County, NY
Teuntje VAN YSSELSTEYN b: 1663
Cornelis Martense VAN YSSELSTYN b: ABT 1663 in Albany, Albany County, NY
Jannetie Martens VAN YSSELSTEYN b: ABT 1664 in Albany, Albany County, NY
Machtel VAN YSSELSTEYN b: ABT 1672 in Claverack, Columbia County, NY
Martense Geertje VAN YSSELSTYN b: ABT 1666 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY
Marritje Martens VAN YSSELSTEYN b: ABT 1671 in Claverack, Columbia Co., NY
Cornelia VAN YSSELSTYN b: 1672 in Claverack, Columbia County, NY
William VAN YSSELSTYN b: 1673 in Claverack, Columbia County, NY
Jacobus VAN YSSELSTYN b: 1674 in Claverack, Columbia County, NY 1634 - <1705 Marten Cornelisse Esselsteyn 71 71 Marriage 1 Mayke CORNELISE b: in Barnevelt, Holland
Married: in probably Netherlands
Children
Gertrude Martissen YSSELSTEYN b: C 1666 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York
Jannetje Martinese YSSELSTEYN b: in Claverack, Columbia County, New York
Cornelis Martens YSSELSTEYN
Pons YSSELSTEYN
William YSSELSTEYN
Machiel YSSELSTEYN
Jacobus Middauh YSSELSTEYN b: in Claverack, Columbia County, New York
Cornelia Martinsen YSSELSTEYN b: in Claverack, Columbia County, New York
Marritje Marritse YSSELSTEYN b: in Claverack, Albany County, New York

From Ulster County, New York Probate Records, Volume I (page 53-54) outlines the joint will written in Dutch for Martin Cornelisz Ysselsteyn, dated August 13, 1685. The following is a brief overview: Martin appeared before Robert Livingston, secretary. Martin was residing in Claverack. The beginning of the will is a long religious preamble. The survior of the marriage would be the sole heir of all goods, real estate and movable, lands, houses, barn, cattle, negotiable paper, money, gold, silver, jewels, clothing, linen, wool, household goods, and everything else. And when that survivor dies, it is the testator's wish that the estate shall be divided equally among their seven children: Fannerie, wife of Hendrick Cornelis Bogard; Jaeren age 28; Cornelius age 26 Teuntie, wife of Livinus Winne; Geertruy; Marytie; Cornelius and Jacob Martense. The will continues with more. Martin and Maeyke made their "mark". Hendrick Bogart of Marbletown appeared before Jan Mattyse and Jan Heermanse, Justices of the Peace, both witnesses being dead, and the will was probated by June 19, 1699. He was the first of the Ysselsteyn line in America. He was a Captain. He was one of the original 14 founders of Schenectady, later moving to Claverack with his wife. There is a private family burying ground on the property at Claverack in Columbia County.

It is believed they married in Holland. He was one of the first settlers of Schenectady, New York. He died before 1705. He sold his farm in Schenectady and moved to the Claverack in New York. He sold it to Claes Van Petten. Claverack is now in Columbia County, but it was then in Albany County. He made his will in Claverack in January 1677. ~1610 - ~1699 Cornelisse van Ysselsteyn 89 89 Veltin Van Ysselsteyn was the progenitor of the family, who became lord and proprietor of Insel-Stein (Island Rock) around 500 AD. He was granted title by King Clovis.

From an exceptionally wealthy family of old German ancestry. He held the position of Judge and Proprietor of the Soil in the Netherlands.. 1819 David Peake Travis In 1850 he lived in Indian Grove, Livingston County, Illinois with Elizabeth. In 1860, he wasn't on the census with Elizabeth. In 1868, he married Ellen M. Sawyer.
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1880 Livingston Co., IL, Belle Prairie, Dist 109, page 192C, h/h 120/121
Travis, Milford R. W M 32 Married Farmer IL TN MO
" Adaline W F 22 Wife Married Keeping house OH OH OH
" Orie M. W F 3 Dau single IL IL OH
" Lewis E. W M 1 Son single IL IL OH
" Elizabeth G. W F 65 Mother No occupation MO --- ---

1870 Livingston Co., IL, Belle Prairie, page 25B, h/h 57/57
Travis, Elizabeth 54 F W Keeping House 5300/200 MO
" Melford 22 M W At home ---/200 IL voter
" David 18 M W At home IL Did attend school within year
Pulhima??, Nancy 19 F W At home IL

1860 Livingston Co., IL, Belle Prairie, page 953A, h/h 1841/1829
Elizabeth Traverse 39 F 2100/250 MO
Martha J. " 14 F IL Did attend school within year
Milford " 12 M IL Did attend school within year
Nancy E. " 10 F IL Did attend school within year
Jeremiah L. " 8 M IL Did attend school within year
Orrin C. Birch 24 M Farmer Canada East

1850 Livingston Co., IL, Indian Grove, page 152B, h/h 69/70
David Travis 31 M Farmer 300 TN
Elizabeth " 34 F MO
Martha J. " 5 F IL
Mlford K. " 3 M IL ~1773 - 1866 Elizabeth Sydnor 93 93 I'm not sure about her parents. ~1773 - 1817 Edward Currell 44 44 I'm not sure about his parents. ~1740 - 1807 Ellen Fauntleroy 67 67 As a widow, Ellen was party to a legal action in Lancaster City with her son-in-law Doddridge Pitt Chichester in Nov. 1802 involving the division of William Sydnor's property among his surviving heirs. She eventually moved to Fairfax City, Va. to live with her daughter FANNY CHICHESTER and died there. She survived all but two of her children and is buried in the private Chichester cemetery on Newington Road in Fairfax City near Ft. Belvoir. Her stone reads 'who departed this life September 1st 1807 in the 61st year of her age.'  ~1734 - 1794 William Sydnor 60 60 He was tobacco inspector at Deep Creek Warehouse 1792-1794.

He was a member of the vestry of Christ Church Parish from 1778-1785, attending St. Mary's White Chapel.

Children

   1. William Fauntleroy SYDNOR b: Abt 1764 in Lancaster City, VA c: in # 62
   2. George B. SYDNOR b: Abt 1765
   3. Catherine SYDNOR b: 1767
   4. Moore SYDNOR b: Abt 1768
   5. Samuel Griffin SYDNOR b: Abt 1773
   6. James SYDNOR b: Abt 1776
   7. Fauntleroy SYDNOR b: Abt 1777
   8. Fanny SYDNOR b: 1788 Judith Bridgeford Elizabeth Fleet She was appointed executor of her father's will. ~1688 - ~1754 Abraham Currell 66 66 D. 1666 Teague Currell He owned land in Christ Church Parish on the south side of Tabb's Creek near the head adjoining John Coan, Abraham Banneson.

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November 6, 1662

Teage Correll binds himself to pay Tobias Horton 8000 lb tobacco. Payments to be made yearly of 1500 lb. Per year beginning Oct. 10th next.Signed Teage Carroll. Wit: High Brent, Uriah Angell. Rec. Nov 12, 1662.

November 6,1662

Tobyas Horton sells to Teage Corrall of Lancaster county VA., planter, 100 acres, lying between two creeks that issueth out of fleets bay called by name Tabbs Creek and Penteyson Creek. Dated Nov. 6th 1662.

Signed Tobyas Horton. Wit: High Brent, Uriah Angell.. Rec. Nov 12, 1662
 Elizabeth Wildey ~1669 - 1733 Henry Fleet 64 64 Henry Fleet was a justice of Lancaster County, Virginia in 1695, sheriff in 1702, and a captain of the militia.

Children
Henry Fleet

William Fleet

Sarah Fleet

Elizabeth Fleet

Ann Fleet married Leonard Howson, of Wiccomico, Northumberland — marriage bond dated June 10th, 1722

Judith Fleet married William Hobson of Northumberland marriage bond dated June 28, 1723

Margaret ( Mary ) Fleet married Presley Cox, of Cople parish, Westmoreland

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Henry Fleet's Will:
In the name of God, amen! I, Henry Fleet, of the county of Lancaster, being of sound memory, do make this my last will and testament in the manner following, viz:

I bequeath my soul to God, my creator, and my body to the earth, its original, being fully assured the sacrifice of Christ is a worthy expiator for all the sins of the faithful, and therefore hope that my soul and body will have a joyful meeting at the resurrection of the just by the merits, mediation, and intercession of my complete Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ.

I give to my son, Henry Fleet, the plantation that Patrick Mullin now lives on and all the land thereunto belonging, from Win. Fleet's line down to the mouth of the old house creek. The said land and appurtenances I give unto the said Henry Fleet and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such issue to my son, William Fleet, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and for want of such male issue to my grandson, Harry Currell and his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son, William Fleet, the plantation I now live on and all the land adjoining thereunto as far as the narrows, including the island plantation and all the land thereunto belonging, which said plantations and the land and appurtenances in the whole tract not before given I give to my son, William, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and for want of such issue to my grandson, Major Brent, and his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son, Henry Fleet, my best saddle and all the furniture thereto belonging.

Item: I give to my son, William Fleet, all my wearing apparel and also my sword and belt.

Item: I give to my loving wife for life the plantation whereon I now live with as much land as she shall have occasion (or, also the use and profits of three negroes called Jack, Bess and Sampson, and after her decease I give the said three negroes to my daughter, Elizabeth Currell, and her heirs.

Item: I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Currell, and her heirs four negroes by name Saul, Lucy, Bess and boy called Jack Snelgrove, three whereof she has already received.

Item: I give to my granddaughter, Ann Currell, and her heirs a negro girl called Winney and all her increase. Item: I give to my daughter, |uiJith Hobson and her heirs two negroes called Daniel and Pegg, now in her possession.

Item: I give to my said daughter, Judith, for life the use of three negroes named Richard, Isaac and Hannah, and after her decease I give Hannah and her increase and Isaac to my granddaughter, Sarah Hobson, and her heirs and I give Richard to my granddaughter, Judith Hobson, and her heirs.

Item: I give to my granddaughter, Mary Cox, and her heirs two negroes called Newman and Nell, now in her possession.

Item: I give to my third daughter, Mary, for life the use of three negroes, viz: a girl called Hannah and Sue and Anthony, and after her decease I give said three negroes and their future increase to Fleet Cox and his heirs.

Item: I give to my granddaughter, Elizabeth Howson, and her heirs two negroes that her father received of me called Sary and Patty and their increase.

Item: I give to my three grandsons, John Fleet, Major Brent and Harry Currell, each a mourning suit of twenty shilling price.

Item: I give all the rest of my personal estate to be equally divided amongst my wife and three daughters, Elizabeth, Judith and Mary.

Item: It is my will that my estate shall not be appraised, unless desired by my executrix.

Item: I appoint my son, William Fleet, and my two daughters, Elizabeth Currell and Judith Hobson, my executors.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of January, 1728. Henry Fleet
Signed and sealed and published in the presence of Edwin Conway, Ann Conway, Edwin Conway, Jr.


 Sarah She married:
1. Mr. Burden.
2. Henry Fleete
3. Col. John Walker (d. 1668/9) of Gloucester County, Virginia.
4. Col. John Stone.
 1755 - 1826 Sarah Weeks 71 71 1755 - 1826 John Brown 71 71 Military Service: Revolutionary War Served as Pvt. South Carolina and was a prisoner of war at Charleston
Occupation: Reverand

According to John's will, his son William Brown was given the farm where John was living, which contained about 86 acres, lying in the NE1/4 of Section 35, T 11 of Range 2 W. He gave his son Matthew Scott Brown the family Bible and other books. $18 worth of items were bequeathed to Matthew Brown and some items were bequeathed to William Brown. Also listed was a sale bill of the property, John Brown, William Brown, Isaac Brown, John B. Brown purchased articles at this sale. Dated March 17, 1827. Nancy ~1712 John Brown Note: This family grouping is hypothetical only, until more evidence is found to prove or disprove these relationshiops. Five of the children, Roger, Jane, William, Mathew, and John - have many things linking them together, such as similar histories, same place of origin (Antrim County, Ireland), references to one another in correspondence of several of them and the fact that all of them at one time owned land in Laurens County, that adjoined each other. David and Samuel are also somewhat linked to the others but not as strongly. The complier would welcome research on these persons by other interested genealogist. Wilson Co. Brown 581 Taurus Dr., Rexburg, Idaho 83440

Children
Roger BROWN b: ABT. 1734 in Antrim, Ireland
Jane BROWN b: 1738 in Antrim, Ireland
William BROWN b: ABT. 1746 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
David BROWN b: 1744 in Belfast, Atrim, Ireland
Samuel BROWN b: ABT. 1748 in Ireland
Mathew BROWN b: 1752 in County Wexford, Ireland
John BROWN, Jr. b: 7 APR 1755 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland John Weeks Bachman Children
Steven BACHMAN b: ABT 1806/1810 in, Germany
Lewis BACHMAN b: 1820
Michael BACHMAN b: 1824
Nicholas BACHMAN b: 1826 1684 - <1741 Mary Haskell 57 57 Her parents one of these:

Father: Mark Haskell b: 18 Apr 1656 in Beverly, Massachusetts Bay
Mother: Mary Smith b: Abt 1658 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay

Father: John Haskell b: Abt 1648 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay
Mother: Patience Soule b: Abt 1646 in Duxbury, Massachusetts

Children
Andrew Clark b: 1 DEC 1707 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Scotto Clark b: 8 NOV 1709 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mary Clark b: 17 APR 1712 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Joseph Clark b: 8 JAN 1714 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Benjamin Clark b: 8 JAN 1714 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Lydia Clark b: 7 MAR 1716 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Clark b: 19 JUN 1719 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sarah Clark b: 18 SEP 1721 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Ebenezer Clark b: 2 JUN 1723 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Seth Clark b: 19 JUN 1726 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts 1680 - <1742 Scotto Clark 62 62 1648 - 1712 Mehitable Scotto 63 63 Andrew Clark married, 1671, in Boston, Mehitable Scotto, daughter of Thomas and Joan (Sanford) Scotto, baptized February 11, 1649. The family of Scotto was of some note in the early history of Boston. They are said to trace back to the year 1120, and the name was originally Scot-howe, which signified a portion of the hillside. In the early records it is variously written Scotto, Scottoe, Scottow and Scottoa.
 1635 - 1706 Andrew Clark 71 71 Andrew Clark of Plymouth, son of Thomas Clarke, born 1635. Clarke removed to Boston, and married Mehitabel, daughter of Thomas Scotto. He lived in Scotto's Lane where his father bought him a house and he carried on the shoe business. He was Assistant Counsellor and several times Representative to the General Court. Finally he removed to Harwich, of which town he and his father were among the original proprietors, in 1694. He died there in 1706.

Andrew, son of Thomas Clark, was born in 1635, and when a young man removed to Boston, where his name is found in the tax lists for 1674.

He was in the shoe business, and lived in Scotto's Lane, where his father bought him a house. He was assistant counsellor, and several times representative to the general court.

He removed to Harwich, of which he was one of the original proprietors, in 1694.

He married, 1671, in Boston, Mehitable, daughter of Thomas and Joan (Sanford) Scotto, baptized February 11, 1649. The family of Scotto was of some note in the early history of Boston. They are said to trace back to the year 1120, and the name was originally Scot-howe, which signified a portion of the hillside. In the early records it is variously written Scotto, Scottoe, Scottow and Scottoa.

Andrew Clark died in Harwich, in 1706. Children of Andrew Clark: Thomas, born July 10, 1672; Susanna, March 12, 1674; Andrew, 1678; Scotto, 1680 (mentioned below); Nathaniel, 1682; Mehitable, December 8, 1686.
 ~1606 - 1697 Susannah Ring 91 91 Thomas Clark married first, before July 1631, Susannah Ring, born in England, or perhaps in Leyden, Holland, probably between 1605 and 1612, daughter of William and Mary (Durrant) Ring.

The Ring family was in Leyden by 1614. In that year Mary Ring was a witness to the marriage of Samuel Terrier and Mildred Charles; another witness was Samuel Fuller, a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620.

William Ring died in Leyden before 1629, and his widow arrived in Plymouth, probably in that year, with several children. She may have come on the Mayflower (the second Pilgrim ship of that name) that arrived in Salem 15 May 1629 (Amer.Gen. 42:195, 196). The Widow Mary Ring died in Plymouth on 15 (or 19) July 1631.

In her will, published in full in The Mayflower Descendant (MD) 1:29-34, she mentioned her daughter Susan Clark to whom she bequeathed several items. As Thomas Clark and Susannah were married by July 1631, and as their eldest surviving son William was born in 1634, there may have been a still older child, born about 1632, who died in childhood.

Susannah died sometime between 1645-46, after her last child was born, and 20 Jan 1664/5, the date when her husband entered into a pre-nuptual agreement with Mrs. Alice (Hallett) Nichols, daughter of Richard Hallett and widow of Mordecai Nichols of Boston.

 1599 - 1697 Thomas Clark 98 98 Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Note: Thomas Clark, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, 1599, and first appeared in this country as a settler in July, 1623, when he arrived at Plymouth in the "Anne, " in a company of forty-two adult passengers, besides children. He brought with him considerable property, especially cattle, and had land allotted to him near Eel River, now Chiltonville. There is a general tradition among the descendants of the Pilgrims, and particularly among the descendants of Thomas Clark, that he was the Thomas Clark who was one of the mates of the "Mayflower, " and gave his name to Clark's island, of which he took possession, December 8, 1620. This tradition, however, has never been verified. In 1627 he was the only person of that name in Plymouth Colony. In documents of the period he is called variously a carpenter, yeoman, merchant or gentleman. In 1633 he took the freeman's oath, and in 1637 headed the list of volunteers to act against the Pequot Indians, being then mentioned as of Eel River. In 1640 he is included in the list of fifty-eight "purchasers or old comers" in Plymouth. In 1641-43-44-45-46-47 he was constable and surveyor of highways. In 1643 he was in the list of the men of the colony able to bear arms. In 1651 and 1655 he was representative to the general court, and was at one time employed to audit the accounts of the colony. Between 1655 and 1660 he removed to Boston, where he lived in the vicinity of Scotto's Lane. His son Andrew married Mehitable, daughter of Thomas Scotto, and Thomas Clark gave him a house in that region. When the son Andrew removed to Harwich Thomas Clark appears to have followed him, and the two were among the earliest proprietors of that town. In his latter days he lived with his daughter, Susanna Lothrop, at Barnstable. From 1654 to 1697 he was a deacon of the Plymouth church. He married (first), about 1634, Susan or Susanna, daughter of widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth. All his children were probably of this marriage. He married (second) Mrs. Alice Nichols, daughter of Richard Hallett, in Boston, 1664. He died in Plymouth, March 24, 1697, and was buried on the summit of Burying Hill, where his gravestone is still to be seen. Children (dates of birth conjectural): Andrew, 1635; James, 1637; William, 1639; Susanna, 1641; Nathaniel, 1643; John, 1645 or 1651

[ It looks like the Mayflower mate was his dad, John. ]

He and his second wife, Alice Hallett, signed a pre-nuptial agreement on January 20, 1664.

THOMAS CLARKE was a common name in early New England. Between1623-1680 there were no less than a dozen by that name in the towns ofPlymouth, Boston, Lynn, Reading, Ipswich, Scituate, Chelmsford andCharlestown in Massachusetts, and in Newport, RI and New Haven, CT.The Thomas Clark who heads the family in this Genealogical recordarrived
in Plymouth in July 1625 on the Ann, a ship of 140 tons. He was one ofa company of 42 adults and several children. His gravestone, one ofthe oldest extant on Burial Hill in Plymouth, shows that he was bornabout 1600. Research on this family by Mr. John Insley
Coddington (Amer. Gen., 42:201, 202) has shown that this Thomas Clarkwas undoubtedly the one who was baptized at St. Dunstan's Church, StepneyParish, Co. Middlesex, 8 March 1599/1600, son of John and Mary(Morton) Clark of Ratcliff who were married at St. Dunstan'sFeb-1598/99.

Thomas Clark married first, before July 1631, Susannah Ring, born inEngland, or perhaps in Leyden, Holland, probably between 1605 and1612, daughter of William and Mary (Durrant) Ring. Susannah diedsometime between 1645-46, after her last child was born, and 20 Jan
1664/5, the date when her husband entered into a pre-nuptual agreementwith Mrs. Alice (Hallett) Nichols, daughter of Richard Hallett andwidow of Mordecai Nichols of Boston. Thomas Clark's name was on a listin 1640 of so-called "Old Comers, " which included all those who cameto Plymouth on the first three ships: the Mayflower in 1620, theFortune in 1621, and the Ann in 1623. He was taxed in 1632 for [...], took the freeman's oath in 1633, and in 1643 his name was on the listof those able to bear arms. In 1651 and 1655 he was
elected deputy from Plymouth (F. Baylies, Hist. of New.Plymouth, TT:14, 17). In Plymouth and Boston records he was describedsuccessively as carpenter, yeoman, merchant, and gentleman. In lateryears he was generally addressed as "Mr Thomas Clark" to indicate therespect in which he was held. The following abstracts from PlymouthColony Records throw
some light on his activities through 1655 while he was in Plymouth: in1634 he took on Vlilliam Shuttle as an apprentice for 11 years.

1637 - Headed list of volunteers to act against the Indians
1638 - Was presented to the Court for stopping the highway to EelRiver
1639 - Fined 30shillings for selling a pair of boots and spurs for 158shillings that he bought for 10shillings
1642-47 - Was constable and surveyor of highways
1644 - Had suits with Matthew Fuller and William Powell; won both
1650 - Was a member of the Committee of Plymouth Colony
1652 Was presented for staying and drinking at James Cole's; acquitted
1654 - Was on a committee to raise means to fit out an expeditionordered
by the Lord Protector
1655 - Was presented to the Court for taking 16 pounds for the use of20
pounds for one year; acquitted.

Thomas removed from Plymouth to Boston sometime after 1655 and beforehis second marriage in 1664. In a deposition made by him in Boston, 15Dec 1664, he stated that he was late of Plymouth and then about 59years old, thus understating his age by about four years. In a deedexecuted 6 Oct 1668, Henry Kimball of Boston, blacksmith, conveyed toThomas Clark, sometime of New Plymouth, merchant, for 140 pounds, allhis piece of ground lying near the lesser drawbridge near ShelterCreek in Boston.

In a deed of gift, dated 18 June 1673, Thomas Clark gave to his sonAndrew a house and ground in Boston "that I received from the estateof John Nichols by virtue of a Judgement granted me March 5th 1672..."As late as 14 May 1677 he was called "Thomas Clark of Boston, late ofPlymouth, merchant." Thomas Clark returned to Plymouth about 1678. Heprovided for his children and grandchildren before his death by a deedof gift bearing date 6 June 1693, in which he conveyed to "AndrewClarke and to Mehitabel his wife during their natural lives thedwelling house and land on the westerly side of Satucket River[Harwich] where they live ... upon their decease to become theproperty of Andrew Clarke, Scotto Clarke, and Nathaniel Clarke, equally ... " Thomas Clark, eldest son of Andrew, was excluded byreason of having been the recipient of the lion's share of hisgrandfather's estate (J. Paine, Hist of Harwich. 1937, p. 111). On 30Jan 1694/5, Thomas deeded all his lands, goods and money to his sonWilliam and William's wife Abiah for taking care of him (Plymouth Co
Deeds 2:32).

Thomas Clark died in Plymouth in March 1697/98. His gravestone onBurial Hill reads: "Here lies ye body of Mr. Thomas Clark, aged 98years. Departed this life March 24, 1697."

Source: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623by Arthur and Katharine Warner Radasch, 1972.

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Death: 24 MAR 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA U. S. A.
Note:
His gravestone on Burial Hill reads: "Here lies ye body of Mr. ThomasClark, aged 98 years. Departed this life March 24, 1697."

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Burial: Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA U. S. A.
Note:
A huge boulder has been recently placed on this grave, and a metallicplate secured to it reads:

"Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Thomas Clarke, aged 98. Departed thislife March 24, 1697."

Thomas Clarke came to Plymouth from England in the ship Anne 1623. Hemarried Susan Ring of Plymouth, 1634. Their children were Andrew, James, William, Susanna, Nathaniel, and John. From whom descended anumerous posterity.

He married his second wife, Mrs. Alice Hallett Nichols of Boston, in1664. He lived for some years in Boston, and also in Harwich, of whichtown he was one of the original proprietors.

He died in Plymouth, having lived in the reigns of six Britishsovereigns and the Commonwealth.

This Stone is erected to hismembory by his descendants A.D. 1891.

Source: Handbook of Old Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ItsHistory, Its Famous Dead and Its Qvaint Epitaphs by Frank H. Perkins ~1577 Mary Morton 1575 - 1623 John Clarke 48 48 John was the Master's Mate and pilot of the "Mayflower", and accompanied the Pilgrims on many of the exploring parties, piloting the shallop. Clark's Island in Duxbury Bay is named after him, because he miraculously brought the shallop ashore during a strong storm on one of these expeditions. John was given two shares in the Virginia Company for his service. He sailed to Virginia on 10 April 1623 in Daniel Gookin's ship, the "Providence", and died shortly after he arrived.

Children
Thomas CLARKE
Edward CLARKE b: Abt 1602 in of, Stepney, Middlesex, England 1692 - 1735 Mercy Hinckley 43 43 ~1673 - 1755 William Crosby 82 82 1631 - 1719 Sarah Fitch 87 87 ~1635 - 1702 Thomas Crosby 67 67 Rev. Thomas, bapt. in Holme-on-the-Spalding-Moor, 26 Feb. 1634/35, named for his grandfather, was brought to New England in infancy by his parents, and graduated at Harvard College in 1653. Two years later he was engaged at an annual salary of L50 to preach at a church in Eastham, Mass., and, although never ordained and settled as a pastor, he continued as a minister there until 1670. Later, he became a merchant at Harwich, Mass., and while on a business trip to Boston was found dead in bed there, 13 June 1702, aged sixty-seven years. His inventory totalled £1091-16-0 with debts of £717-16-0, leaving a net estate of £374-0-0. His heirs divided his property by agreement, 8 Aug. 1705.

Marriage 2 Sarah FITCH b: in Mass.1662
Children
Thomas CROSBY, Jr. b: 7 APR 1663
Sarah CROSBY b: 24 MAR 1666/67
Joseph CROSBY b: 27 JAN 1668/69
John CROSBY b: 4 DEC 1670 in Eastham, Massachusetts
William CROSBY b: 16 MAR 1672/73
Ebenezer CROSBY b: 28 MAR 1675
Anne CROSBY b: 14 APR 1678
Mercy CROSBY b: 14 APR 1678
Increase CROSBY b: 14 APR 1678
Eleazer CROSBY b: 31 MAR 1680

When Thomas was eleven years of age and his brother Joseph was seven, they removed with their Mother to Braintree, a Village on the south side of Boston, Mass. now Quincy, after her marriage to the Rev. William Tompson.

After attending District School, with the assistance of Doctor Tompson, entered Harvard College, graduating in 1653, and was ordained a clergyman. He was minister at Eastham, Mass. from 1655 to 1670. He seems to have been engaged as a religious teacher to carry on the Sabbath Service at a salary of 50 pounds.

While at Eastham, he was engaged in a trade. He resided near the burying ground, a place he bought of Jonathan Sparrow in 1665. He removed to Harwich, about 1670, here he was also engaged in a trade.

He was one of the eight who organized the church here in 1700. He died in Boston, while on a business trip, June 13, 1702. His widow, Sarah, the mother of his 12 children, m. Apr. 28, 1703, John Miller, of Yarmouth. He died in 1702 and has many descendants living in the vicinity of Cape Cod, Mass. He had a half-sister Anna, born in 1648. 1606 - 1675 Anne Brigham 69 69 Marriage 1 Simon CROSBY b: 1608 in Holme on Spalding Moor, York County, England
Married: 21 Apr 1634 in Holme on Spalding Moor, York County, England
Children
Thomas CROSBY b: 26 Feb 1634/1635 in Holme on Spalding Moor, York County, England
Simon CROSBY
Joseph CROSBY

Marriage 2 William TOMPSON
Children
Anne TOMPSON b: 1648 ~1608 - 1639 Simon Crosby 31 31 Children
Thomas CROSBY, Rev. b: 26 FEB 1634/35 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York County, England
Simon CROSBY, Jr. b: 6 AUG 1637 in Cambridge, Middlesex Massachusetts
Joseph CROSBY b: 12 AUG 1639 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

They sailed from London in 1635 for Massachusetts Bay on the Susan and Ellen with their infant son, Thomas. Ann's older brother, Thomas Brigham, traveled with them. Simon's father joined them a few years later.

The eventually built a house in part of Newton, Massachusetts called Westend. Some of Simon's land passed to William Brattle of Harvard fame.

"On the 18th of April, 1635, Simon, with his wife, Anne Brigham and their three-month-son, Thomas, embarked on the "Susan and Ellen" for America." Simon was admitted a "freeman" of Cambridge on March 3, 1636.

 1581 - 1662 Jane Sotheron 81 81 ~1575 - 1661 Thomas Crosby 86 86 On 18 APR 1638 he sailed to America on the "John of London"

Children
Anthony CROSBY b: ABT. 1602 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York County, England
Thomas CROSBY b: ABT. 1604 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York County, England
William CROSBY b: ABT. 1606 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York County, England
Simon CROSBY b: ABT. 1608 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York Co. England ~1549 - ~1570 Allison Blanchard 21 21 ~1545 - ~1599 Anthony Crosby 54 54 A yeoman and evidently a man of energy and thrift, as he acquired means to become a landowner, purchasing in 1592 a commodious hundred-acres farm in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor.

Children
Ellen CROSBY b: ABT. 1571 in Holme-on Spalding Moor, County York, England
Thomas CROSBY b: ABT. 1575 in Holme-on Spalding Moor, County York, England ~1512 - 1569 Janett Bell 57 57 ~1510 - ~1558 Thomas Crosby 48 48 Children
Anthony CROSBY b: ABT. 1545 in Holme-on Spalding Moor, County York, England
Miles CROSBY b: ABT. 1543 in Gripthorpe, York, England
Ralph CROSBY b: ABT. 1547 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York County, England
Nicholas CROSBY b: ABT. 1549 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York County, England ~1483 - >1510 Miles Crosby 27 27 Children
Thomas CROSBY I b: 1510 in Shipton, York, England
William CROSBY b: ABT. 1510 1440 - 1502 John Crosby 62 62 Before 1470 was at Stinningfleet, Yorkshire.
Was a Yeoman

Children
Miles CROSBY b: ABT. 1483 in Shipton, York, England
John CROSBY, Jr. b: ABT. 1470
Robert CROSBY b: ABT. 1475
Richard CROSBY b: ABT. 1478
William CROSBY b: ABT. 1480
Agnes CROSBY b: BEF. 1502
Emma CROSBY b: BEF. 1502

The Will of John CROSBY of Styllyngfleyte, dated April 1502. To be buried
in the choir of the parish church of Styllyngfleyte. To the Church of
Styllyngfleyte 10s. and to the church of Alne 5s. For masses in the church
of Styllyngfleyte L4. To the four orders of Brothers of York 2s. To my son
John 6s 8d. To my son Richard ten sheep, two calves and 20s. To my daughters
Emme and Agnes 6s. 8d. each. To my son Robert 20s. To my son Miles the
remainder of all the years which I have in a house called Gyhowse lying in
Flawath, with the appurtenances. To John Crosby, son of Robert Crosby, a
house called Boyhowse lying in Flawath, with appurtenances. All residue of
goods to my sons William and Miles, they to be executors. Witness, John
Myln, chaplin. Proved 8 June 1502 by William Crosby one of the executors
named, power reserved for the other. (Prerogative and Exchequer of York
Wills, Vol. 6, fol. 29. Transalated from the Latin).

Genelogical studies differ.

Ernest Howard Crosby, an exhaustive researcher writing for the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record in 1898, says that it is impossible to prove any connection between Sir John Crosby and the Crosbys who imigrated. But Dr. Emerson Crosby Kelly, in "A Crosby Family Line" copiled in 1957, and Presumbly benefitting from more recent research, writes that the copilation of early Crosbys, following Sir John Crosby in 1440, was made by a professional genealogist and may be correct. Accepting this, we are folling his practice (shared by other researchers) of dating the generations from Sir John, Hence the numerals following the names of lineal descendents. In any case when we reach 1575, we are on secure ground.

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From " Alonzo Crosby Family":
"The most celebrated palace in London was built and occupied by Sir John Crosby in 1466. He died in 1475 and his widow sold the palace to King Richard III, who for a time, made it his residence and it became a palace in reality as well as in name.

Sir John was a lineal descendent of Sir Pierce Crosby, who decended from Sir Odo de Crosby, son of Sir Simon de Crosby, born ~1220, son of Sir Charles Crosby, born ~1200."

Sir Charles Crosby's lived in Lancashire, England. ~1560 - >1622 Constance Lambert 62 62 ~1545 - 1619 William Sotheron 74 74 ~1500 - ~1585 Phillippa 85 85 ~1500 - ~1547 John Sotheron 47 47 ~1470 Alice ~1470 - ~1524 Robert Sotheron 54 54 I'm not sure whether Alice or Mary is his mother. Conflicting information. Also, it seems a coincidence for his wife and mother to have the same name. Maybe it's Agnes instead of Alice or Mary.

Children
John SOTHERON b: in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, England
Thomas SOTHERON
Beatrix SOTHERON
Margaret SOTHERON
William SOTHERON
Robert SOTHERON

Sheppard, Walter Lee, The Watson Ancestry of Constance (Brigham) Crosby of
Holme-Upon-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, and Rowley, Massachusetts, and Notes on the Sothern and Millington Families, NEHGR v120 (Jul 1966) pp21-25, 231.
date: will dated 1525/6 [Ref: Sheppard WATSON p25] ~1510 William Lambert <1495 Richard Lambert ~1519 John Blanchard ~1553 - 1601 Margaret Walker 48 48 Children
Matthew CLARKE b: 1570 in Fowlmire, Cambridge, England
John CLARKE b: 1572-1573 in Thriploe, Cambridgeshire, England
Agnes CLARKE b: 1576 in Thriploe, Hertford, England
Susan CLARKE b: 1577 in Thriploe, Hertford, England
William CLARKE b: Abt 1579 in Wrotham, Kent, England
Katheryn CLARKE b: Abt 1581 in Wrotham, Kent, England
Thomas CLARKE b: Abt 1583 in Wrotham, Kent, England 1553 William Clarke Children
Matthew CLARKE b: 1570 in Fowlmire, Cambridge, England
John CLARKE b: 1572-1573 in Thriploe, Cambridgeshire, England
Agnes CLARKE b: 1576 in Thriploe, Hertford, England
Susan CLARKE b: 1577 in Thriploe, Hertford, England
William CLARKE b: Abt 1579 in Wrotham, Kent, England
Katheryn CLARKE b: Abt 1581 in Wrotham, Kent, England
Thomas CLARKE b: Abt 1583 in Wrotham, Kent, England ~1527 Thomas Clarke ~1512 Nicholas Walker D. 1631 Mary Durrant She arrived in Plymouth in 1629 with her children. Her husband William Ring started to come to New England in 1620 in the "Speedwell," the Mayflower's sister ship. When she started taking on water and had to turn back to Holland/England, the Mayflower continued her trip arriving Cape Cod in 1620. William died in Leiden, Holland before 1629.

In her undated will, proved 28 October 1633, "Mary Ring being sick in body" bequeathed to "Andrew my son all my brass and pewter ...my new bed and bolster ... two white blankets, one red blanket with the best coverlet ... and the curtains ... three pair of my best sheets & two pair of my best pillow beers ... one diaper tablecloth and one diaper towel and half a dozen of napkins ... all my woollen cloth unmade except one piece of red which my will is that my daughter Susan shall have as much as will make a bearing cloth and the remainder I give unto Stephen Deane's child"; to "my son Andrew my bolster next the best ...my trunk and my box and my cupboard ... all my cattle ... half the corn which groweth in the yard where I dwell and the other half I give unto Stephen Deane"; "the rest of my corn in other places I give to Andrew my son"; to "Steph. Deane my [illegible] to make him a cloak"; "timber that I lent to Mr. Winslow that cost me a pound of beaver, besides apiece more than they had of me"; to "my son Andrew all my shares of land that is due to me or shall be ... all my tools ... the money that is due to me from the Governor 40s. as also the 40s. of commodities I am to have out of England ... I give unto him also except the green say which I give unto Stephen Deane's child to make her a coat"; "one piece of new linen I give unto my son Andrew"; to "my daughter Susan Clarke my bed I lay upon with my gray coverlet and the ticks of the two pillows, but the feathers I give unto my son Andrew"; "one ruff I had of Goodman Gyles I give to my daughter Eliz. Deane"; residue "unto mydaughters" equally divided; to "my son And[rew] all my books, my two pair of pot hooks and my trammel, one coarse sheet to put his bed in, & all the money that is due to me from Goodman Gyles ... the piece of black stuff"; "the goods I give my two daughters are all my wearing clothes, all my wearing linen"; to "Mrs. Warren one wooden cup with afoot as a token of my love"; "the cattle I give my son be kept ... forhim by Stephen Deane, or at the discretion of my overseers to take order for them for the good of the child"; "to Andrew my son all my handkerchiefs buttoned or unbuttoned ... one silver whistle"; "my willis that Andrew my son be left with my son Stephen Deane, and do require of my son Deane to help him forward in the knowledge and fear of God, not to oppress him by any burdens but to tender him as he will answer to God"; overseers "my loving friends Samuell Fuller and Thomas Blossom"; "my overseers see that those goods which I have given unto my son Andrew be carefully preserved for him until such time as they shall judge it meet to put them into his own hands"; "if my overseers shall see it meet to dispose of my son Andrew otherwise than with his Brother Deane, that then my son Deane shall be willing to consent unto it"; "I give unto Andrew a linen cap which was his father's, buttons for his handkerchief unbuttoned I leave for him"; "Andrew my son shall pay all my debts and charges about my burial."

The inventory of the goods of "Mary Ring deceased" was "presented with the will of the said Mary by Thomas Prence whom Samuell Fuller requested to perform his charge and trust committed in behalf of the said Andrew and the said Thomas acknowledgeth to accept in public court the overseers of the will being both deceased and the child young"; the inventory was untotalled and included no real estate.

Children:
i Elizabeth, b. say 1609; m. (1) 1629 Stephen Deane; m. (2) Plymouth 16 September 1635 Josias Cooke.

ii Susanna, b. say 1611; m. by July 1631 Thomas Clark.

iii ANDREW, b. about 1618, d. 22 February 1692/3 in his 75th year; m. (1) Plymouth 23 April 1646 Deborah Hopkins, daughter of Stephen Hopkins; m. (2) about 1674 Lettice, widow of John Morton (son of George Morton).

John Insley Coddington discussed this family at length in 1966. He found two potentially relevant entries in the Ufford, Suffolk, parish register: the marriage on 21 May 1601 of "Marie Durante of Ufford single woman" to Wylliam Ringe of Petistrey, single man, and the baptism on 23 February 1602/3 of Elizabeth, their daughter.

Coddington stressed the unproven nature of the connection between the Ufford family and the Rings of Leiden. While the marriage date for Marie Durante and Wylliam Ringe is comfortable, daughter Elizabeth seems to have been as much as ten years older than usual at marriage and would have been nearly adecade older than her second husband. If the Ufford family is the one that came to New England, it is possible that the 1602/3 baptism is for a daughter Elizabeth who died young and the wife of Deane and Cooke is a subsequent daughter of the same name.

Children
Elizabeth RING b: 23 Feb 1602/03 in Upton co. Suffolk
Andrew RING b: ABT. 1604
Susan RING b: ABT. 1605 in Leyden Holand

Sources:
Will Published in Mayflower Desendants
The Widow Mary Ring of Plymouth by John Imsley Coddington
 D. ~1629 William Ring William Ring started to come to New England in 1620 in the "Speedwell," the Mayflower's sister ship. She started taking on water and had to turn back to Holland/England. William died in Leiden, Holland before 1629.

Children
Elizabeth RING b: 23 Feb 1602/03 in Upton co. Suffolk
Andrew RING b: ABT. 1604
Susan RING b: ABT. 1605 in Leyden Holand 1561 - 1634 Isabel Watson 73 73 Marriage 1 RICHARD ELLITHORPE
Married: 27 OCT 1583
Children
ALISON ELLITHORPE b: 08 JUL 1584 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG
THOMAS ELITHORPE b: 06 MAR 1587 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG
CHRISTOPHER ELITHORPE b: 25 MAR 1591 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG
FRANCES ELITHORPE b: 21 OCT 1593 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG
MARY ELITHORPE b: 10 NOV 1596 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG

Marriage 2 THOMAS BRIGHAM
Married: 04 FEB 1600 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG
Children
CONSTANCE BRIGHAM b: 1602 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG
ANN BRIGHAM b: 1606 in HOLME-ON-SPALDING-MOOR, YORKSHIRE, ENG 1576 - ~1632 Thomas Brigham 55 55 Children
Anne BRIGHAM b: 1606 in Holme on Spalding Moor, York County, England
Constance BRIGHAM b: 1602 1558 - 1586 Gillian Tryelinson 28 28 Gillian (Chillian) /TWELISON (TREVLIN, TWELSON, TRYELINSON, TREVLISON)

Children
John BRIGHAM
Thomas BRIGHAM b: 21 May 1576 in Holme On, Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
William BRIGHAM b: 15 Jun 1578 in Holme On, Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Richard BRIGHAM b: 16 Aug 1579 in Holme, On Spalding, Yorkshire, England
Robert BRIGHAM b: 20 Aug 1582 in Holme, On Spalding, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth BRIGHAM b: 1584 in Holme-On-Spldng, Moor, York, England 1550 - 1586 Thomas Brigham 36 36 Holman papers. He is mentioned in the will of his father, dated 25 Oct 1558; also in the will of his cousin Peter Tomlinson als Millington, dated 21 Dec 1584, P. and E. York wills, vol 22, fol. 677. He was a webster or cloth-worker. Administration was granted to his widow Gillian, 3 May 1587, Adm. Act Books, P. and E. Court of York, Harthill Deanery

Children
Elizabeth Brigham b: 1572 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
John Brigham b: Abt 1574 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Brigham
William Brigham b: 15 Jun 1578 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Richard Brigham
Robert Brigham ~1526 - 1586 Jennette Millington 60 60 ~1525 - ~1560 Thomas Brigham 35 35 ~1504 - ~1573 Elizabeth 69 69 ~1494 - 1560 Thomas Brigham 66 66 Holman papers. He appears as "Thomas Brigham, junior" in 1528 on the same rental as his father, holding a cottage formerly in the tenure of William Armytts, three butts of arable land in Tathom, a flatt of arable land above Rowley, etc., rental 5s.6d. No will or administration has been found. ~1464 Thomas Brigham Holman papers. He appears in 1528 on the rental toll of the manor of Holme, as holding an orchard, a barn, one toft, a close called Peyre Pytts, and half a bovate of L land called Salvate Lands, etc. the yearly rental being 14s.8d., Public Record Office, Rentals and Surveys, Roll 735. ~1494 Barbara ~1503 - 1537 William Tomlinson Willington 34 34 Children
Thomas (Tomlinson) Millington b: Abt 1512 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Tomlinson) Millington b: Abt 1516 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
John (Tomlinson) Millington b: Abt 1516 in Holme-On-Spaldin, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy (Tomlinson) Millington b: Abt 1518 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Wilfred Millington b: Abt 1521 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
William Millington b: Abt 1523 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Robert (Tomlinson) Millington b: Abt 1526 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Jennette Millington b: 1526 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (Tomlinson) Millington b: Abt 1530 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England ~1464 Agnes Sotheron Children
William MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1503 in Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Agnes MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1488 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1490 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Robert MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1492 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
John MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1494 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Richard MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1496 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England ~1460 - 1508 Thomas Willington 48 48 Children
William MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1503 in Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Agnes MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1488 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1490 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Robert MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1492 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
John MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1494 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Richard MILLINGTON (TOMLINSON) b: 1496 in Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England ~1442 Mary ~1438 - 1509 William Sotheron 71 71 Marriage 1 Mrs. Mary SOTHERON b: ABT 1442 in Holme on, Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, Eng.
Children
Agnes SOTHERON b: ABT 1464 in Holme on, Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, Eng.
Robert SOTHERON b: ABT 1466 in Holme-on-Spaldin, Yorks., Eng.
John SOTHERON b: ABT 1468 in Holme-on-Spaldin, Yorks., Eng.
Christopher SOTHERON b: ABT 1470 in Holme-on-Spaldin, Yorks., Eng.
Thomas SOTHERON b: ABT 1472 in Holme-on-Spaldin, Yorks., Eng.
William SOTHERON b: ABT 1474 in Holme-on-Spaldin, Yorks., Eng.

Marriage 2 Alice Mrs SOTHERON
Married: ABT 1467 in Holme On, Spalding Moor, England ~1528 Tryelinson ~1530 - >1615 James Watson 85 85 Birth: Abt 1530/1533 in Holme-upon, Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Death: Aft 10 Jul 1615
Burial: Bef May 1616

Marriage 1 Unknown
Married: ~1557

Marriage 2 Mrs. James Watson b: Abt 1535 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Married: Abt 1560 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Children
Dorothy Watson b: 25 Oct 1559 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Isabel Watson
Christopher Watson b: Abt 1563 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Katharine Watson b: Abt 1565-1566 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Miss Watson b: 1568 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Miss Watson b: 1569 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Daughter Watson b: Abt 1571 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
William Watson b: in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Prudence Watson b: 6 Feb 1576 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Constance Watson b: 15 Aug 1578 in Holme-On-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England ~1502 Sothern Children
James WATSON b: ABT 1530 in Holme on Spaldin, Yorkshire, England
John WATSON b: ABT 1532 in Holme on Spaldin, Yorks., England
Henry WATSON b: ABT 1534 in Holme on Spaldin, Yorks., England
Thomas WATSON b: ABT 1536 in Holme upon Spald, Yorks, Eng.
Maria WATSON b: ABT 1538 in Holme-Onspalding, Moor, Yorkshire, England
WATSON b: ABT 1540 in Holme-Onspalding, Moor, Yorkshire, England
Daughter WATSON b: ABT 1540 in Holme upon Spald, Yorks, Eng. ~1500 - ~1568 John Watson 68 68 Children
James WATSON b: ABT 1530 in Holme on Spaldin, Yorkshire, England
John WATSON b: ABT 1532 in Holme on Spaldin, Yorks., England
Henry WATSON b: ABT 1534 in Holme on Spaldin, Yorks., England
Thomas WATSON b: ABT 1536 in Holme upon Spald, Yorks, Eng.
Maria WATSON b: ABT 1538 in Holme-Onspalding, Moor, Yorkshire, England
WATSON b: ABT 1540 in Holme-Onspalding, Moor, Yorkshire, England
Daughter WATSON b: ABT 1540 in Holme upon Spald, Yorks, Eng.

Name appears on the muster roll for Harthill Wapentake of about1538 as an archer with "bowe and arrows"; Will dated 5 Jul 1568 and proved 31 Aug 1658. Margaret ~1472 - ~1521 John Watson 49 49 Will dated 3 Aug 1521 and probated 11 Mar 1522.

Children
John Watson b: ABT 1500 in Holme-upon-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire Eng.
Richard Watson
Thomas Watson
Robert Watson
Agnes Watson
Margaret Watson Richard Ellithorpe <1453 Alice (Agnes) Children:
Agnes SOTHERON b: ABT. 1468
Robert SOTHERON b: ABT. 1470 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York County, England John Bell ~1616 - ~1659 Dorothy Dunster 43 43 The Sears Genealogy (1890), page 44, states there is a possibility that the wife of George Willard was Dorothy Dunster, daughter of Henry Dunster and sister to Elizabeth Dunster who married Simon Willard; also sister to Henry Dunster, President of Harvard College. The Willard Genealogy (1915), page 5, states there is no record to support that Dorothy Dunster was the bride of George Willard. Similarly, The Dunster line in Holman's Ancestry of Colonel Stevens does not include Dorothy.

Children
Deborah WILLARD b: 1638 in Baptized in Scituate 9/14/1645 by Rev. Wm Wetherell
Daniel WILLARD b: 14 SEP 1645
Joshua WILLARD b: 2 NOV 1645 1614 - 1653 George Willard 39 39 Children
Deborah WILLARD b: 1638 in Baptized in Scituate 9/14/1645 by Rev. Wm Wetherell
Daniel WILLARD b: 14 SEP 1645
Joshua WILLARD b: 2 NOV 1645 ~1592 - ~1616 Joane Morebread 24 24 ~1579 - ~1615 Richard Willard 35 35 Marriage 1 Margery HUMPHRIE b: 25 May 1572 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Married: 23 Sep 1601 in Westgate, Kent, England
Children
*Margery WILLARD b: 6 Nov 1602 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Simon WILLARD b: 7 Apr 1605 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Catherine WILLARD b: 30 Aug 1607 in Horsmonden, Kent, England

Marriage 2 Catherine UNKNOWN
Married: in Horsmonden, Kent, England

Marriage 3 Joan MOREBREAD
Married: 17 Jan 1608/09 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Children
George WILLARD b: 4 Dec 1614 in Horsmonden, Kent, England 1532 - 1587 Joan Elizabeth Road 55 55 Children
*Richard WILLARD b: 10 Mar 1560/61 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Thomas WILLARD b: 20 Apr 1561 in Goudhurst, Kent, England
UNKNOWN WILLARD b: Abt. 1563 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Thomasine WILLARD b: 1570 in Horsmonden, Kent, England ~1530 - ~1583 Simon Thomas Willard 53 53 Marriage 1 *Joan Elizabeth ROAD (RODE) b: 1532 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Married: 8 Oct 1556 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Children
*Richard WILLARD b: 10 Mar 1560/61 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Thomas WILLARD b: 20 Apr 1561 in Goudhurst, Kent, England
UNKNOWN WILLARD b: Abt. 1563 in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Thomasine WILLARD b: 1570 in Horsmonden, Kent, England

Marriage 2 Elizabeth WATERMAN
Married: Abt. 1560 in Kent, England ~1495 - >1538 Elizabeth 43 43 ~1493 - ~1558 Richard Willard 65 65 Will Dated 18 Sep 1558 ~1474 Johanna (Johan?) ~1470 - ~1559 William Willard 89 89 Children
*Richard WILLARD b: 1500 in Brenchley, Kent, England
Thomas WILLARD b: Abt. 1507 in Horsmonden, Kent, England ~1590 Pease Farmer 1586 - 1659 John Hall 73 73 1621 - 1682 Elizabeth Learned 60 60 ~1594 - 1661 Judith Gilman 67 67 ~1590 - ~1645 William Learned 55 55 Children
i Sarah2, b. about 1608.
ii Bethia2, bapt. Oct. 29, 1612.
iii Mary2 bap. September 15, 1615; bur. July 26, 1625.
iv Abigail2, bap. Sept. 30, 1618.
v Elizabeth2, bap. Mar. 25, 1621.
vi Isaac2, bap. Feb. 25, 1623-4.

LEARNED GENEALOGY.

In the parish records of Bermondsey, County of Surrey, England, are found the following:
Baptised.
1612, Oct. 29, Bethia, daughter of William Larned.
1615, Sept. 15, Mary, daughter of William Larnett.
1618, Sept. 30, Abigail, daughter of William Larned.
1621, Mar. 25, Elizabeth, daughter of William Larned.
1623-4, Feb. 25, Isaac, son of William Learned.

Married.
1623-4, Jan. 13, Thomas Ewer to Sara Learned.

Buried.
1625, July 26, Mary Larnett, a child.

Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary, vol. ii, p. 132, says that Thomas Ewer, of Charlestown, came in the James, from London, in 1635, aged 40, with his wife Sarah, daughter of William Larned, aged 28, with his children, Elizabeth, aged 4, and Thomas, aged 1 1/2. (See also Hotten's List of Emigrants for the ages and names of Ewer and of his children.) He united with the church in 1636, and died in 1638.

In the Rev. John Lathrop's Records of Scituate and Barnstable, printed in the N. E. Hist. and Gen. Reg., vol. ix, p. 246, is the following:

Marryed since my coming to Barnstaple, being Octob. 11, 1639 * * * my son Thos. and Brother Larnitt's daughter, widow Ewer, in the Bey, Decemb. 11, 1639." There can be no doubt, then, that the widow Ewer who was married to Thomas Lathrop was the Sara Learned, who had been previously married in England to Thomas Ewer. And since her father is spoken of as "Brother Larnitt, " we may be confident that he was in this country and known to Rev. Mr. Lathrop. William Learned was here as early as 1632. Thus William Learned and his son Isaac, the first of the name in this country, are identified with the William and Isaac of Bermondsey parish.

There are no other entries of the name in the records of Bermondsey parish than those which are given above. Sarah must have been born about 1607, and there is no record there of her baptism.

A marriage license was granted by the Bishop of London, June 4, 1612, for James Hull, of the city of London, gentleman, and Ann Larned, spinster, daughter of (???) Larned, deceased. This Ann may have been a sister of William.

These are the only traces of the name which have thus far been found in England, either of an earlier or of a later date. Col Joseph L. Chester has examined his own MSS. collections from Parish Registers (some 110 folio volumes containing about 400 pages each); the calendars of wills in the General Registry, from 1383 to 1700; the various lists of names at the Public Record office, the British Museum and Herald College, without finding the name. The name does not appear in the army lists of the civil war period, though that of Learner does. Col. Chester has also examined, with the same want of success, the lists of wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, the calendars of the local registries covering Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, and the portion of Kent included in the diocese of Rochester, and the parish registers of Ware and the indexes at the Public Record office; the registers of the oldest Dissenting churches, and of the old French churches, now deposited in the office of the Registrar General, and many other lists of names.

In the lists of the French emigrants who were naturalized the name is not found; nor is any found which is like it. Nor was there any French name in England, at the date of the Bermondsey records, which could be translated into Learned.

The name is not found in the directories of the present day, either of London or of the counties in England; or in the poll lists, or indexes to county histories.

There has been a belief that the name was French. Perhaps this has arisen from the circumstance that the name begins with Le, or with L; thus suggesting L'Arned. But there seems to be nothing to justify this belief, so far as any thing can be learned from the names of the French emigrants to England. Yet the absence of the name from any English records appears to indicate a foreign origin. The fact that James Hull would seem to have been ignorant of the Christian name of his wife's father may also be a slight indication of this. William, the emigrant, wrote his name Learned. The variations in the spelling in the Bermondsey parish register and the spelling in Rev. Mr. Lathrop's records, show that the accent was on the first syllable, as it was then pronounced.

The name of William Learned's wife, Goodith, whether a corruption of Goditha, or a mistake for Judith, seems not to be foreign.

The name seems to have been pronounced "Larned, " judging from the Bermondsey records, and from Dr. Lathrop's diary. It is not probable, therefore, that it was a corruption of Leonard.

In regard to the orthography of the name there is some uncertainty. William, the ancestor in this country wrote "Learned." (Bond's Watertown.) The name must have been sometimes pronounced "Larned." (See Rev. Dr. Lathrop's diary above cited, and the extract from the minutes of the court.) Sometimes, "Lerned, " as in the town orders and in the discharge of his son, Isaac. The extract from the records of Bermondsey, has "Learned" and "Larned" and "Larnett."

In may reasonably be conjectured that the true spelling was "Learned, " and that the true pronunciation was "Larned." The other pronunciation, "Lerned, " may have come from a desire to pronounce according to the spelling.

Many of the North Oxford branch of the family have spelled the name "Learned" and pronounced it "Larned." The old epitaphs are generally "Larned" and some of the Oxford branch have so spelled the name. The Thompson branch has spelled and pronounced it "Larned;" excepting, however, most of the descendants of Ebenezer5, who have spelled and pronounced it "Learned." In Oxford, Webster and Dudley it has generally been spelled "Larned."

The members of one family in Hopkinton, N. H., have spelled the name "Lerned." Some in Boston have spelled it "Learnard, " and some "Larnard."

In the following pages the variations in spelling are sometimes, but not always, noted.

1 WILLIAM LEARNED1. The first admission to the present First church of Charlestown was, according to its records, as follows: "1632, 10 mo., day 6, William Learned and Goodith, his wife, were admitted." (N. E. H. and G. Reg., vol. xxxiii, page 191). This name Goodith, is said by Rev. Samuel Sewall to be, not a corrupt spelling of Judith, but an old English name, from the Saxon, Goditha. It was common at that time. In one instance, at least, about this period a child, baptised Goodith, was, however, always called Judith. (Col. Joseph L. Chester.)

It has been said, but whether upon good authority is not known, that William Learned came over in Feb., 1624. But this seems improbable, since his son Isaac was born that month, and his daughter Mary was buried in England, July, 1625.

He did not belong to the Boston church. The last admissions to that church, prior to the going off of the Charlestown residents, are those of Anne, wife of John Elliott, Thomas and Elizabeth James, and William Pierce; who doubtless came in the Lion of Sept. 16. (Letter from Hon. James Savage.)

The Charlestown members were dismissed Oct. 14, 1632, and formed a distinct church, Nov. 2, 1632, (Frothingham's, Charlestown, p. 70.) See the original covenant, stating that the thirty-five persons were dismissed "the 14th of the eaght moneth, 1632." (N. E. H. and G. Reg., vol. xxiii, 190.) It must have been about two months afterwards that William Learned and his wife were admitted to the church. But in the Charlestown Records, at page 6 is a list of such as were admitted inhabitants of the town in 1630, unto whom planting lots were given; and among them his name appears.

Mr. Palfrey, however, says that these records are not of the best authority, not having been made till more than thirty years afterwards. (Palfrey's New Eng. I., 289, n.) And if this be so, the later date for the coming over of William Learned is the more probable, viz, 1632.

His name also appears in a list of inhabitants, the 9th of January, 1633, and again in 1635 and in 1636. Shares of hay ground were assigned to him; and again a portion of marsh land, Feb. 11, 1637. In Wyman's Charlestown Genealogies, vol. ii, p. 611, seven different parcels of land are described, which belonged to him.

In 1634, May 14th, he was admitted freeman. His name appears as one of the signatures to the town order for the appointment of eleven selectmen, February 13, 1634-1635. (Frothingham's Charlestown, p. 50.) On Feb. 13, 1635-6, he was appointed a selectman. About this time he is mentioned with twenty-eight others as having "willingly surrendered for the good of the town part of their land on Mystic side."

March 2, 1637, he was chosen one of four, instead of Goodman Brakenbury, to divide for stinting the common land.

April 6, 1637, he and Goodman Thomas Ewer, were desired to lay out widow Wilkin's two acres. About the same time he and several others were desired "to goe with Mr. Winthrop to lay out bounds between us and him."

At the time of the controversy which originated with Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, when the general court condemned and banished Rev. John Wheelwright, William Learned was one of the signers of the remonstrance against that proceeding. (Frothingham's Charlestown 73; see Palfrey's New England I, 485.) In the minutes of the court, I, 205, it is recorded, "Willi. Larnet, acknowledged his fault in subscribing the seditious writing and desiring his name to be crossed out, it was yelded to him and crossed."

Feb. 12, 1637-8, it was referred to Mr. Greene and to William Learned to settle Mr. Witherell's wages for the year past. William Witherell was the schoolmaster.

"1638 the 26 of the 2d moneth, Mr. Increase Nowell, Mr. Zach. Sims, Mr. Jno. Greene, Mr. John Hayward, Sergt. Ralph Sprague and William Learned were desired to consider of some things tending toward a body of laws." As he was thus made one of a commission of some importance, we may suppose that he was a man of good sense, and as his name has no title prefixed, he was probably not a man of any high position.

In 1640 a movement was on foot to settle Woburn. The first meeting for the purpose was held at the house of Mr. Thomas Greene, December 18th; and town orders were there signed by thirty-two persons, and among them by William Learned, (spelled by the clerk Lernedt). He was one of the seven who, the 14th of August, 1642, formed the first church of Woburn, (Woburn town records; Sewall's Woburn, p. 20; Johnson's Wonder Working Prov., p 17.) On the 24th of November, it is recorded that he freely gave up his lot for the use of the town, which gave it to Thomas Richardson, and agreed to give to William Learned the like for quantity and quality. It was afterwards ordered that he should have seventy-two acres laid out to his son Isaac, in recompense for the sixty-six which he had thus given.

On the 13th of April, 1643, he was chosen constable and one of the selectmen; and again February 9, 1644-5. Some additional land was given him in Sept., 1645. Another order, two months later, says that he was to have six acres and a half for a house lot and farm in meadow, and the residence, being sixty acres, "the one-halfe in forest field and the other halfe in playne field."

He died March 1, 1646, two days before the selectmen were chosen for the third term; and thus he held the offices of selectman and constable at his death. (Qu. 1646-7; as he is named in the town rate, 22d of 10 mo. 1646.) Judging from the age of his daughter, Sarah, he must have been born as early as 1590; and would thereefor have been at least 56 at his death. He left a widow who had an annuity. On the 4th of October, 1648, his son "Isack Lerned was discharged of his accompt consarning his father, who, deseased, constable." The account had been settled in part, Sept. 26.

A petition to the General Court, signed by thirty-six women "of Malden and Charlestown of the Mystick side, " Oct. 28, 1651, in favor of Rev. Marmaduke Matthews, has among the signatures that of Jane Learned. (Frothingham's Charlestown, p. 126.)

The will of Gabriel Wheldon, Malden, 1653, 11, 12, has, as one witness, Janes Larnard. In N. E. Gen. Reg. vol. xvi., 75, this is printed "James." But a careful examination is said to show the word to be Janes. The other witness is John Upham; probably the same with the appraiser mentioned below. A fac simile is here given.




In Middlesex County Records, under date of 1660, 11 mo., 24 day, appears the death of "Widow Sarah Learned, of Malden." (N. E. Gen. Reg., vol. x., 162.)

An inventory of the estate of Widow Jane Learned, deceased, in Malden, was made 12 mo., 1660, of which Job Laine and John Upham were appraisers and administration was granted 1661, 2 mo., 2 day, to Ralph Shepard. This Ralph Shepard may probably be the person who came from London in 1635, and who d. Sept. 11, 1693, ae. 90, and was buried at Malden. (N. E. Gen. Reg., vol. iv., 66; Savage Gen. Dict.)

This inventory amounts to Ã..."41, 18s. 11d., and includes an item, "Widow Learned, at Chelmsford, debtor, Ã..."6." (Appendix A.)

By the inventory of Isaac2 Learned's estate, mentioned hereafter, it will be seen that he was indebted to the Widow Learned three pounds per annum during her widowhood. That was undoubtedly an indebtedness to the widow of his father, William1, with which he had been charged either by the will of his father or on the settlement of the estate. In 1660 Isaac2 was dead and his estate, since April 6, 1658, had been in the hands of his widow, Mary, and her father, Isaac Steans, as administratrix and administrator. This Mary, not then married to her second husband, Burg, must have been the "Widow Learned at Chelmsford, " who was indebted to the estate of Widow Jane Learned, deceased; and the Ã..."6 for which she was thus indebted were probably the two years' annuity, which had accrued since the death of Isaac. We may therefore feel confident that Jane Learned, whose inventory is above mentioned, was the widow of William1. Probably, also, "Widow Sarah Learned, " mentioned in the Middlesex records, is the same person, the dates come so closely together. There is not, so far as can be learned, any one except William1 Learned whose widow either of these could be. It is not unreasonable to believe that the witness to the Wheldon will was also the same; and that "Janes" was in some way written for "Jane." If so, "Sarah" is perhaps a mistake. (Bond's Watertown; Barry's Framingham.) Jane may have been a second wife of William1. Nothing is known of Goodith except her admission to the church, as mentioned above. It may be that Jane and Goodith are the same person.

The children of William1, so far as known, are those mentioned above; all born in England except, perhaps, Sarah, whose place of birth is not known.

Nothing more is known of any of these except of Sarah and Isaac. A fac-simile of the signature to the town order is here given. ~1564 - <1669 John Farmer 105 105 Possibly:
Father: Bartholomew FARMER b: Abt. 1542 in England
Mother: Ursila MATTES
Marriage 1 Mary Maria PURFOY b: Abt. 1620 in England

105 may be a little old. 1878 - 1960 Gertrude Bell Medaris 81 81 ---------------------------------
Gertrude Bell Medaris was born August 18, 1878 in Owens County, Indiana. In 1885 she moved with her family to Bross, Kansas and later to Helena, Oklahoma.

The Medaris family loved music. Each one of the sisters and Vernon all played different instruments. The young fold looked to visit them.

Gertrude was dating Fred Johnson and they were engaged to be married. Fred took real sick T.B. [tuberculosis], and in those days they had no antibiotics so Fred died.

Gertrude mourned for several months, so Dr. Medaris, her father, talked her into going to medical college in Kansas City, MO. She finally decided to go to school. She had to go several years before she could become a doctor.

One time when she came home on vacation she met a new fellow. His name was Alvin McCall. They corresponded for several years.

Finally it was time for Gertrude to come home and do her practicing with her medicine case. It was quite different for her with the buggy. After a few months she did not care for that type of life.

There is no telling how many babies she brought into the world. When people would call for her to come for the sick, she would tell them if they would come after her and bring her home she would be glad to come. She practiced several years that way.

When Alvin and Gertrude were living on a farm northeast of Helena, Harold was born. In that day the woman had to stay in bed fourteen days after childbirth.

One day while Gertrude was in bed she noticed something moving by the window. She set up in bed and noticed it was a large rattlesnake.

In those days they did not let a rattlesnake get away. So she got up and went to the kitchen and got the rifle from the rack and shot the snake, then went back to bed.

Gertrude had quite a reputation for her angel cakes. Gertrude was a lovely seamstress. She knitted a tablecloth and two bed spreads. She also knit Helene a dress, her two granddaughters beautiful suits apiece. Beside that she knit so many, many sweaters for the Red Cross.

Gertrude never sat down but what she had her knitting in her hands -- until her last year. She died January 19, 1960.

by Helen (McCall) Bachman
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Gertrude followed her father in the study of medicine. She studied for three years in Medical School in Kansas City. However, on one of her vacation visits to Helena, she met the young bachelor, Alvin McCall. Romance had its way, the young farmer persuaded the young student to forsake her medical career to become his wife and homemaker. Alvin McCall and Gertrude Medaris were married in the year 1901. Alvin had traveled 40 miles on horseback to Alva, O. T. for the marriage license.

Soon the excitement of Mining Exploration led the Alvin McCall family to Cripple Creek, Colorado. But after a brief stay they returned to their farm NE of Helena. On this farm, I, Harold McCall, was born. Now there was a need for more land, so Alvin traded for 160 acres S of Helena and built a home there. Their third child, Dortha, was born on this farm. This place became "HOME" to all of us. It was here the A. McCall family lived and associated with neighbors, friends, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents on both the Medaris and McCall sides of the family. My parents lived on this place until 1948 when they moved to Helena.

During A. McCall's active years he engaged in wheat farming, custom threshing, cattle raising, and in the buying and selling of cattle. As he grew older, my father enjoyed recalling times past when hauling wheat by wagon to Enid was a two day trip which required an overnight stay in the wagon yard. He often entertained the family with his store of good Irish "Pat and Mike" stories. My mother was busy as a farmer's wife, but she was also active in the Highland Art Club, the Helena Study Club, and the Garden Club. My parents were members of the Good Hope Church of Christ and in later years of the Helena Church of Christ. Their resting place is in the Good Hope Cemetery. To recall the pioneering spirit that pervaded their lives and the lives of other Alfalfa Co. pioneers is an inspiring and worthwhile experience.

Harold E. McCall, Son,
"Our Alfalfa County Heritage"

 1873 - 1959 Alvin McCall 85 85 Alvin went to Oklahoma Territory with his mother. He married Gertrude Medaris who was a 3rd year medical student in Kansas City. They farmed near Helena, OK, raising wheat and cattle. He also bought and sold cattle and did custom threshing. He went up to Cripple Creek, CO for a short time. They are buried in Good Hope Cemetery at Helena.
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Alvin McCall was born in Nebraska November 23rd, 1875. He married Gertrude Bell Medaris December 3rd, 1901. They lived on eighty acres which her father had given her. It was southeast of Helena, Oklahoma.

To this union three children were born, Helene Altrude, Harold Evens, and Dortha Ada.

Alvin had an idea that if the initials of the children's names spelled a word, they would have money during their lifetime. Helene's spelled ham, Harold's spelled hem, and Dortha's spelled dam.

Alvin was a good provider and farmer. In the summertime he run a threshing machine far and near from home threshing wheat. In the wintertime he bought and sold cattle. He shipped them by carload to Oklahoma City.

One day Alvin drove a new Ford car home. The family was so excited and decided to go to church that night in the new car. Alvin drove the car as fast as it would go. That was twenty-five miles an hour. That seemed awfully fast when all your life you had always gone places with the horse and buggy.

After we came home from church, Alvin tried to drive the car in the garage. He was going so fast and could not make it, so he turned and made a big circle. By that time my mother wanted out of the car, so she and the girls got out of the car. Alvin thought sure he could hit the door this time, but he missed again. So he slowed down and made his circle then drove into the garage.

There were five in the family and before Alvin bought the car the family rode in a one seated buggy. Alvin and Gertrude sat in the seat with Dortha. Alvin made a little board that fit across the buggy in front of the dash board. Harold and Helene sat on that board.

In the summertime when it was so hot the flies would get on old Prince. That was the name of the horse that was pulling the buggy. He would swish his tail back and forth so hard that it would sting Harold and Helene's neck and sometimes their cheeks. That was the only way they had to travel until Alvin bought the Ford.

Alvin was very good hearted. If someone needed a shirt he would give his shirt off of his back. Alvin told his children over and over, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches" and I want you to remember that. (Prov. 22-1) He died February 11th, 1959.

by Helen (McCall) Bachman
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The ancestors of the Alfalfa County McCalls came to America from Scotland during the year 1790. They settled in Clarion County, PA., at the time of its opening around 1800.

My (Harold McCall's) paternal grandfather Sylvester McCall, a native Penn., was a soldier in Company "A" 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He was captured and placed in the Andersonville Prison in Ga., from which he made one escape, but was recaptured and returned to the same prison. Following his release after the war he migrated to Iowa where he married Margaret Daugherty. A few years later they moved, with their young family, to a farm near Red Cloud, Nebraska. As a result of the Andersonville imprisonment my grandfather's health was never good. Soon after his death in April 1897, my grandmother, with her two sons, Roy and Alvin, and a daughter Vina, traveled by covered wagon to make a new home in Oklahoma Territory, where relatives of my grandmother had already settled. A married daughter, Mina McCall Keagle, remained in Nebraska at that time. My grandmother and her family made their first location near Carwile.

My maternal grandfather was Dr. J. H. Medaris, who with his young family migrated from Indiana to Kansas, then to what is now Helena, where he was a practicing physician for many years. His second daughter, Gertrude Medaris, followed her father in the study of medicine. She studied for three years in Medical School in Kansas City. However, on one of her vacation visits to Helena, she met the young bachelor, Alvin McCall. Romance had its way, the young farmer persuaded the young student to forsake her medical career to become his wife and homemaker. Alvin McCall and Gertrude Medaris were married in the year 1901. Alvin had traveled 40 miles on horseback to Alva, O. T. for the marriage license. The young couple started housekeeping on the E1/2 NE1/4 of Sec 14, T23N, R10W. Their first child, Helen, was born on this farm. A few years later they traded this 80 acres NE of Helena.

Soon the excitement of Mining Exploration led the Alvin McCall family to Cripple Creek, Colorado. But after a brief stay they returned to their farm NE of Helena. On this farm, I, Harold McCall, was born. Now there was a need for more land, so Alvin traded for 160 acres S of Helena and built a home there. Their third child, Dortha, was born on this farm. This place became "HOME" to all of us. It was here the A. McCall family lived and associated with neighbors, friends, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents on both the Medaris and McCall sides of the family. My parents lived on this place until 1948 when they moved to Helena.

During A. McCall's active years he engaged in wheat farming, custom threshing, cattle raising, and in the buying and selling of cattle. As he grew older, my father enjoyed recalling times past when hauling wheat by wagon to Enid was a two day trip which required an overnight stay in the wagon yard. He often entertained the family with his store of good Irish "Pat and Mike" stories. My mother was busy as a farmer's wife, but she was also active in the Highland Art Club, the Helena Study Club, and the Garden Club. My parents were members of the Good Hope Church of Christ and in later years of the Helena Church of Christ. Their resting place is in the Good Hope Cemetery.
To recall the pioneering spirit that pervaded their lives and the lives of other Alfalfa Co. pioneers is an inspiring and worthwhile experience.

Harold E. McCall, Son
"Our Alfalfa County Heritage"
------------------------------- 1853 - 1928 Samilda Dorcas Davis 74 74 1851 - 1923 James Henderson Medaris 72 72 He farmed outside Catarack, Indiana. Then because of poor health he moved into Catarack and sold the farm. With the money from the farm they built a store in Catarack.

A Dr. Jones had an office in the store building and he got James interested in the field of medicine. Dr. Jones' medical books were avidly read by James Medaris.

In 1885 James developed a cough and Samilda contacted malaria and chills. They moved to Bross Kansas, where he practiced medicine. They crossed the Mississippi on daughter Ada's 5th birthday.

Two years later they moved to Nashville, Kansas. In 1887, Kansas passed legislation requiring medical school for doctors. James moved to Kansas City to attend Medical School, along with his wife and four children. Harper, Kansas became their residence in 1889.

In 1893 the Cherokee Strip opened and Dr. Maderis made the run. He made a claim in Enid on the lot that presently has the Mayer shoe store. In order to be near relatives, they moved to a claim 4 miles south and 3 miles east of Helena.

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James Henderson Medaris and Samilda Dorcas Davis were born near Spencer Ind. and grew up together, attending the same rural schools. They were married May 20, 1875. James had a store in Cataract, Indiana. Dr. Jones, who had his office in the store, interested James into becoming a Doctor. James studied Dr. Jones' medical books and practiced under his direction. Samilda was frail and especially plagued by chills and ague. Two children were born and died in Indiana.

He teamed up with Mr. John Oakley in Sept. 1885, renting a box car to ship their household goods to Kingman. He opened up a store of general merchandise at nearby Bross, Kansas. They had three daughters, Laura nine, Gertrude seven, and Ada five. Rumors began sifting into the community about the possibility of opening up some land in Oklahoma for homesteading. A fourth daughter was born named Metta.

In 1887 a law was passed requiring doctors to have two years schooling. James sold out and took his family to Kansas City and entered medical school. They then moved to Harper, Kansas where he soon had a good medical practice. A baby brother, James Vernon, was added to the family.

By 1893 Congress opened the Cherokee Strip for settlement. James took the train at Caldwell and rode it to the site of Enid. People crowded into those trains until not another one could get inside, then they climbed onto the roof and also the cow catchers, in between the coaches and just hanging on. When the train slowed to a stop, the rush was so great by those getting off that there were many injuries. Dr. Medaris took care of a broken leg and numerous other injuries in Enid before going to the townsite and staking a business and residence lot. In a few hours a tented city sprang up. His wife's brother, Will Davis, had staked a claim on 160 acres thirty miles NW of Enid. Dr. Medaris relinquished his lots in Enid and filed on land next to Will Davis, half way between Alva and Enid. In six months a four room house was built.

House furniture must be discarded down to bare essentials; however, they managed to take the organ. Dishes were packed in barrels of flour and cornmeal and eggs packed in oatscook stove, one heater, tools needed for gardening and farming, all kinds of seeds for the garden and livestock feed and spaces filled with packages of dried fruit and canned foods. Several families made up this caravan, taking all their livestock, and belongings. The one great fear was the realization that we had to ford the Salt Fork. Each evening blood curdling tales were told as to how entire wagons had disappeared in the quicksand. There were no roads across this part of Oklahoma, but the men in charge assured us they hoped to find a smooth bank when we reached the river, and they did. We made it across safely and what a joy to have that behind us.

We arrived at our new home the fifth day. There were two projects of great importance to start quickly -- digging a well and a cyclone cave. It did not take long to make a safe cave, to hide from cyclones and to store food. A man's place was sort of rated by the kind of water he found there. Next came the time for making a garden. After the land was cleared and plowed, we would raise up a piece of sod and drop a few seeds underneath, for watermelons, musk melons, pumpkins, squash and cucumbers, working the sod better for smaller seeds. We planted castor beans for shade near the chicken pen. The results of our first garden were amazing.

The second summer men from the area went to Kansas to work in harvest and returned with their wagons loaded with fruit, mostly peaches, that we canned and made into butter, and dried.

The desire now was to build a house of worship. Men volunteered their time to do the work and Ralph Gano contributed a portion of his land for a building site and cemetery. Father was able to provide money for lumber as his share. Thus the Church of Christ and Good Hope Cemetery were established. Grandmother Davis was the second person buried there.

The winters were hard on my father. The first years he had only a cart drawn by one pony, a fur cap and coat, and a buffalo robe. He would scarcely get in from one trip, when someone would be pounding on the door. Frequently an injured body would be brought to our place in a wagon, hoping to save time in getting help. Once a man brought his wife who had been bitten on the leg by a rattler. She was sitting on a chair with her leg in a churn filled with mud. The leg was badly swollen, the poison had spread as they had come 10 miles, galloping the horses all the way. She recovered.

If an injury was such that a patient should be kept quiet, that patient remained at our house until able to travel, be it two days or two months. If some member of their family could remain to care for them, they did so. My mother never knew how many would be around the table at meal time nor how many she would need to provide beds for. We were soon able to hire a girl for kitchen work and a hired man who cared for the stock and farm.

Mr. Pennock lived two miles from us. He built a dugout shelter for his stock, in the spring the stable was cleaned out, men made benches and a blackboard, and our first school was in session, taught by Mr. Pennock's daughter. A school building was soon built across the road. Our teacher for several years was Miss Cassie Coffield who was proving up on a claim about four miles from there. She walked this distance morning and night, teaching us many of the great principles of life besides handling all eight grades expertly. Each morning a new quotation would appear on the blackboard for us to memorize, the first one beginning with "A". "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches of silver and gold." She proceeded throughout the entire alphabet.

People paid on their doctor bill with whatever they had in excess. We soon acquired a pasture full of Indian ponies. In fact the Medaris family had an abundance of everything except money. We actually did not know it was needed. All our needs were met and we were happy.

A little sister, Una Claire, was born in 1896, and died in 1900.

It was indeed a privilege to live at a time and in an area of such great hospitality and concern for others.

Metta Medaris Bull, "Our Alfalfa County Heritage", 1976
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James Henderson Medaris family was the fifth generation to come to America. He was born in Owens County Indiana November 7th, 1851. He married Samilda Dorcas Davis, May 20, 1875.

They built a store in Catarack, Indiana and Dr. Jones had an office in the store building and this doctor got James interested in the field of medicine.

Dr. Jones' medical books were read over and over by James. In 1885 ill health caused James and Samilda to move to Bross, Kansas by train with their children, where Dr. Medaris practiced medicine.

Two years later Kansas passed legislation requiring medical school for his licensing. So Dr. Medaris and family moved to Kansas City so he could attend medical college.

In 1893 the Cherokee Strip opened and Dr. Medaris made the run. He made the claim in Enid on the lot that presently has the Mayer Shoe store. Later, to be near relatives, they moved to Helena Oklahoma.

To this union eight children were born, Laura, May, Gertrude Bell, Ada Ellen, Metta Agnes, Vernon, and Una Clare, she died when she was four years of diphtheria. Two children were deceased at birth.

The doctors were far and few between. Dr. Medaris practiced with a horse and buggy. Some days it would take all day to see one patient. He had trained his horse to take him home while he slept. Whenever the horse stopped, Dr. Medaris knew he was home. He fed his horse, ate his breakfast, and walked up to his office for another day.

Dr. Medaris bought the first automobile in the community. It was a white Buick, very striking in those days. People would come to see it, also wanting to take a ride in it. Dr. Medaris could see so many more patients in a day now.

There was a sad side to it, though, when horse and buggy would meet the automobile some of the horses would rare straight up and others would just run away with the buggy, hurting people. Finally when the cars were so numerous the buggies gradually disappeared.

Dr. Medaris expected people that was able to pay for his service, but if they could not it was alright, too. Many a time he would come home with a dozen eggs or a chicken, maybe a peck of potatoes. Dr. Medaris was a devout Christian man. He started the Church of Christ in Helena.

by Helen (McCall) Bachman

Residence 1870: Owen County, Indiana, with parents and younger brothers and sisters.
Residence 1880: Owen County, Indiana, with Samilda, Laura, and Gertrude
Residence 1900: Woods County, Oklahoma, with wife, 4 kids, and hired hand.
Residence 1920: Helena, Oklahoma, with Samilda

 1682 - 1715 Styntje Christina Van Kuykendaal 33 33 Children ELIZABETH WESTVAEL b: 1706 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
MARGRETA WESTVAEL b: 11 Sep 1709 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
Jacobus WESTVAEL b: 8 Feb 1712/13 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Jacob WESTFALL b: 8 Jun 1715 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Johannes WESTVAEL b: 1711 in Machackemack (Deerpark), Orange County, NY 1684 - ~1741 Jurian (Euric) George Westfall 57 57 Jurian and his friend Jacob Kuykendall hunted and trapped with the Minsi Indians as youths, and later traded with them. Jurian married Jacob's sister Styntie Kuykendall and Jacob married Jurian's sister Sara Westfall. They raised their families and farmed there in the Minisink Valley along the Delaware River at peace with the Indians for many years. Jurian had the first apple orchard in the area, and Jacob established the first trading post. 1666 - 1728 Marretje Jacobz Kool 62 62 Children
Jurian WESTPHAL b: 27 Apr 1684 in Kingston (Ulster) New York
Marretje WESTPHAL b: Aug 1685
Rebecca WESTPHAL b: 29 Apr 1687
Jennetjc WESTPHAL b: 17 Mar 1688/89
Sarah WESTPHAL b: 29 May 1691
Jacob WESTPHAL b: 23 Apr 1693
Abel WESTPHAL b: 9 Feb 1695/96
Niclaes WESTPHAL b: 1 May 1698
Clarretje WESTPHAL b: 31 Oct 1700
Rymerick WESTPHAL b: 13 Jun 1703
Lena WESTPHAL b: 22 Sep 1705
Rachael WESTPHAL b: 11 Sep 1709
John W. WESTPHAL b: 1711 (Johannes) ~1659 - ~1721 Johannes Juriaanz Westvael 62 62 Children
Jurrian George WESTVAEL b: 27 Apr 1684 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
MARRITJE WESTVAEL b: 16 Aug 1685 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
JANNETJE JANET WESTVAEL b: 17 Mar 1688/89 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
SARAH WESTVAEL b: 29 Mar 1691 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
JACOBUS WESTVAEL b: 23 Apr 1693 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
ABEL JOHN WESTVAEL b: 9 Feb 1695/96 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
NICHOLAS WESTVAEL b: 1 May 1698 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
CLARATJE CLARA WESTVAEL b: 31 Oct 1700 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
RYMERIK WESTVAEL b: 13 Jun 1703 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
LENA HELENA WESTVAEL b: 22 Sep 1705 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
Rachael WESTPHAL b: 11 Sep 1709 in KINGSTON, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.
JOHN W. WESTPHAL b: 1710 in NEW YORK.
Rebecca WESTFALL b: 29 Apr 1687 in Kingston, Ulster, NY

Was born in foxhall manor, the home of Thomas Chambersat, at Esopus. Johannes and 18 others including his brothers Symon and Nicholas and his sister a widow Rymerick quick bought land from the Indians in 1696. This land lies principly in Deerpark twp, Orange co. New York. He moved to the land in 1699. Johannes led the Westfall migration when he moved to Minisink with his family In 1699. Johannes was just seven when his father died. His mother remarried and the family was raised by this step father. 1636 - 1671 Marritje Hansen Van Noorstad 35 35 Children
Rymerick Jurriaens WESTVAEL b: 1654 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Johannes Jurian WESTPHAL b: 1660 in Esopus (Kingston) New York
Abel Jurians WESTVAAL b: 25 Sep 1661 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Symon WESTVAEL b: 30 Sep 1663 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Niclaas Jurians WESTVAAL b: 1665 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Elsjen Jurians WESTVAAL b: 27 Jun 1666 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY

When her mother died Marretje was just 9 years old. Her father placed her and her sister Elsa in the home of Phillip Garretson, a farm family, where they were taught sewing, cooking and other household duties.

"23 May 1644, Fort Amsterdam - Indenture of MARRETJE HANS, dau of HANS JANSEN, to Phillip Gerritsen, tavern keeper, for the term of 3 consecutive years, beginning on New Year Anno 1645, and ending on New Year Anno 1648. Gerritsen is to provide Marretje with board, lodging, and necessary clothing and have her taught sewing." ~1628 - 1667 Juriaen Westvael 39 39 The first of this family to come to this Country was Juriaen Van Westphalen. He arrived in "New Amsterdam at the age of  thirteen aboard the ship Dehoutwun on August 4, 1642. He then went up the river 135 miles arriving at Fort Orange (Albany, New York) on August 11, 1642.

He arrived as an indentured servant to Kiliaen Van Reasselaer. He was placed in the home of Michael Jansen. Juriaen moved south of Albany to Esopus (Kingston) with his friend and fellow indentured servant Schepin Evert Pels in about 1653. He was granted 32 1/2 morgans (70 acres) of land September of 1654.

He married Marretje Jansen that same year. On August 17, 1759 Juriaen and twelve others petioned Peter Stuyvesant to establish a church at Wiltwyck (Kingston) Juriaen signed with a three pronged fork or trident mark. The church was established. Numerous records regarding Juriaen and his descendants are available in Records of then Dutch Reformed Chruch in New York.

Juriaen's son Johannes and eighteen others including his brothers Symon and Nicholas and his widowed sister Rymerick Quick bought land from the Indians in 1696, the land lies principally in Deerpark Township, Orange County, New York.

Johannes began the family's migration when he moved with his family to Minisink in 1699.

Children
Rymerick Jurriaens WESTVAEL b: 1654 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Johannes Jurian WESTPHAL b: 1660 in Esopus (Kingston) New York
Abel Jurians WESTVAAL b: 25 Sep 1661 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Symon WESTVAEL b: 30 Sep 1663 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Niclaas Jurians WESTVAAL b: 1665 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Elsjen Jurians WESTVAAL b: 27 Jun 1666 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
 1594 - 1655 Nicholas Jurian Westphalen 61 61 1610 - 1641 Rymerick Volkert 31 31 1610 - 1690 Hans Jansen Van Noorstad 80 80 Marretje Leenderts Symons 1638 - 1719 Jacob Barentsen Kool 81 81 1609 Marretje Leendertse de Grauw Children
Jacob Barentsen KOOL b: 25 SEP 1639 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Appolonia Barents KOOL b: 29 JAN 1645 in Esopus, Ulster, New York 1610 - 1676 Barent Jacobsen Kool 66 66 He was a prominent officer of the Dutch West India Company of Amsterdam.


Children
Jacob Barensten KOOL b: 25 SEP 1639 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Appolonia Barents KOOL b: 29 JAN 1645 1663 Grietje Aartse Tack Children
Styntje Kuykendaal b: 2 APR 1682 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Jacob Kuykendaal b: 12 AUG 1683 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Johannes Kuykendaal b: 20 APR 1685
Cornelius Kuykendall b: BEF 30 MAY 1686 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Johannes Kuykendaal b: 30 SEP 1688
Mattheus Kuykendall b: MAR 1688/89 in Rochester, Ulster County, NY
Arie Kuykendaal b: 8 JUN 1694 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Pieter Kuykendaal b: BEF 1 MAY 1698 in Minisink, Ulster County, NY
Annetje Kuykendaal b: 18 MAY 1700
Seytje Kuykendaal b: 27 OCT 1706 in Minisink, Orange County, NY
Sara Kuykendaal b: 14 JUN 1702 in Machackemeck, Ulster County, NY <1650 - 1720 Leur Jacobsen Kuykendaal 70 70 Children
Styntje Kuykendaal b: 2 APR 1682 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Jacob Kuykendaal b: 12 AUG 1683 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Johannes Kuykendaal b: 20 APR 1685
Cornelius Kuykendall b: BEF 30 MAY 1686 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Johannes Kuykendaal b: 30 SEP 1688
Mattheus Kuykendall b: MAR 1688/89 in Rochester, Ulster County, NY
Arie Kuykendaal b: 8 JUN 1694 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Pieter Kuykendaal b: BEF 1 MAY 1698 in Minisink, Ulster County, NY
Annetje Kuykendaal b: 18 MAY 1700
Seytje Kuykendaal b: 27 OCT 1706 in Minisink, Orange County, NY
Sara Kuykendaal b: 14 JUN 1702 in Machackemeck, Ulster County, NY 1616 - >1682 Styntje Douwese 66 66 After Jacob died, she married Claes and moved to Kingston, Ulster County, New York. 1616 - 1655 Jacob Leurszen Van Kuykendaal 39 39 Children
Styntje Jacobse Kuykendaal b: ABT 1642
Jacomijntje Jacobse Kuykendaal b: ABT 1644 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY
Agniet Coens Kuykendaal b: ABT 1649
Leur Jacobsen Kuykendaal b: BEF 29 MAY 1650 in Fort Orange, Albany Co., NY

Jacob and his brother Urbanus arrived in America in the winter of1646 in New Amsterdam as immigrant workers on a ship owned by theDutch West India Company. They settled in Fort Orange. Allegedly, ayounger brother arrived later (Charsten Luursen) and married in 1664.

Jacob was a stone mason and brick layer by trade. He was a member ofthe Dutch Reform Church in New Amsterdam. In 1646, Jacob LuurszenVan Kuykendaal (note this original spelling of the name), came to theDutch Colony in the New World from near Wageningen, province ofGelderland, Holland. He had been in the employ of the West IndiaCompany, headed by VAn Rensselaer.

The name Kuykendall means "View ofthe Dale, " derived from "KIJK-IN-'T-DAL." Wageningen is on the Rhine, near Arnheim, and lies on a high hill, commanding a fine view of theriver.

His son, Luur Jacobsen Van Kuykendaal, was baptized in NewAmster dam (now New York City) on May 29th, 1650. He married GrietjeArtze Tack, in turn reared a family, and about 1700 moved from aroundKingston to Port Jervis. His son, Cornelius, was baptized May 30, 1686; he married Maritje Westvael. Abraham, son of Cornelius, wasbaptized on October 18, 1719, at Deer Park Church, New York. This Abraham migrated to North Carolina, was a captain in the Revolutionary Army, and a commissioner appointed to run the line between Tryon and Mecklinberg Counties and build a courthouse for Tryon County.

SOURCE: Letter from RHEA KUYKENDALL in the book, The Millers ofMillersburg and Their Descendants

After the House of Holland deceased, rulers of Hinault, Bavaria and Habsburg came and went. Holland fought Philips II of Spain, overlord of The Netherlands, during the Dutch war of Independence (1568-1648).In 1648 Holland integrated in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
SOURCE: HOLLAND AND ITS RULERS, The Royal Dutch People of Holland, 2000

IMPORTANT EVENTS DURING JACOB'S LIFE:
o 1614 The name New Netherland first appears in an official document;New Netherland Company licensed by the States General; fur tradingpost Fort Nassau established on Castle Island, present day Port ofAlbany
o 1618 Synod of Dordrecht; beginning of Thirty Years' War in Germany
o 1619 Beheading of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, leader of the peaceparty, at the Hague
o 1621 End of the Twelve years' truce with Spain; chartering of theWest India Company [WIC] by the States General
o 1624 First colonists arrive in New Netherland where they are settledat Fort Orange (Albany), the mouth of the Connecticut River, and onHigh Island (Burlington Island) in the Delaware River; Cornelis May, as senior skipper, becomes first director of New Netherland
o 1625-1647 Prince Frederik Hendrik becomes stadholder upon death ofPrince Maurits
o 1625 Publication of De Jure Belli et Pacis, by the Dutch statesmanand jurist Hugo Grotius, lays foundation for the science ofinternational law. Willem Verhulst arrives as director of NewNetherland
o 1626 Daniel van Crieckenbeeck, commander at Fort Orange, killedwhile supporting a Mahican war party against the Mohawks; Peter Minuitreplaces Verhulst as director; purchases Manhattan Island; movessettlers from Fort Orange, Connecticut, and Delaware to Manhattan
o 1628 Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet for the WIC
o 1629 "Freedoms and Exemptions, " establishing the patroonship plan ofcolonization, approved by the WIC
o 1631 Patroonships of Rensselaerswijck (upper Hudson), Pavonia(Jersey City), Swaenendael (Lewes, Delaware), among others, founded inNew Netherland
o 1632 Minuit removed as director of New Netherland, replaced byBastiaen Jansz Crol; Swaenendael destroyed by Indians
o 1633-1638 Wouter van Twiller, director of New Netherland
o 1638 Peter Minuit hired by Swedish South Company, establishes NewSweden on the Delaware River (Wilimington, Delaware); Minuit lost atsea while returning to Sweden
o 1638-1647 Willem Kieft, director of New Netherland
o 1639 WIC opens fur trade to everyone
o 1642-1654 Johan Printz, governor of New Sweden
o 1643-1645 Kieft's war with the Indians around Manhattan Island
o 1647-1650 Prince Willem II as stadholder
o 1647 Petrus Stuyvesant becomes director general of New Netherland, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, and other dependencies in the Caribbean; WICship Princess Amalia lost in Bristol Bay, former Director Kieft andDomine Evardus Bogardus drowned with 82 others
o 1648 Peace of Westphalia, settling Eighty Years' War with Spain; endof Thirty Years' War
o 1649 Swedish relief ship Kattan (The Cat) bound for New Sweden lostoff Puerta Rico
o 1650 States General, opposing authority of princes of the house ofOrange, assume control over Dutch general policy; Hartford Treaty, settling boundary dispute between New Netherland and New England
o 1651 Stuyvesant abandons Fort Nassau (Gloucester, New Jersey);replaces it with Fort Casimir (New Castle, Delaware) below SwedishFort Christina
o 1652-1654 First Anglo-Dutch War
o 1653 Construction of defensive wall across Manhattan Island (WallStreet) after threat of invasion from England
o 1654 Swedes under new governor, Johan Rising, capture the Dutch postFort Casimir on Trinity Sunday, rename it Fort Trefaltighet (FortTrinity)
o 1655 Stuyvesant conquers New Sweden in the Delaware Valley; Indiansaround Manhattan attack New Amsterdam, Pavonia, and Staten Island in aconflict called the Peach War. 1580 Leur Van Kuykendaal Children
Jacob Leurszen Van Kuykendaal b: 1616 in Near Wageningen, Gelderland, Holland
Urbanus Leurszen Van Kuykendaal
Charsten Leurszen Van Kuykendaal 1594 Agnietje Coensse 1592 Douwe Wiggersz ~1580 Leuntje Albertse Leydecker Children
Marretje Leendertse DeGrauw b: ABT 1620 in Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
Cornelia Leendertse DeGrauw b: ABT 1624
Aefje DeGrauw b: ABT 1628
Albert Leendertsen DeGrauw b: ABT 1630
Arent Leendertsen DeGrauw b: 1635 in Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands D. 1664 Leendert Arentsen de Grauw ~1557 Arent de Grauw ~1564 Jan Alberts Leydecker Peronne Matelin 1520 Josias (Jonas) Freleux 1560 Juriaen Van Westphalen 1545 Nikolaus Westphal ~1520 Dorothea Schuenemann ~1520 Bartolomaus Westphal ~1605 - 1676 Louisa Wagner 71 71 Occupation: Pastor of Ranisch-Holzhausen, Hesse-Kassel, 1605-19; Pasto atr Steinberg, 120-33

Married: 29 APR 1639 in Steinberg, Mittlebach, Germany 1
Children
John Conrad DANTZER
Anna Eulalia DANTZER b: 6 JUN 1640 in Steinbach, Germany
Anna Maria DANTZER b: 4 JAN 1646 in Steinbach, Odenwald, Germany D. <1676 Othmar Dentzer Occupation: Magistrate of Steinberg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany

Children
John Conrad DANTZER
Anna Eulalia DANTZER b: 6 JUN 1640 in Steinbach, Germany
Anna Maria DANTZER b: 4 JAN 1646 in Steinbach, Odenwald, Germany Children
Unknown WAGNER
Louisa WAGNER b: Abt. 1605 in Probably, at Ranisch-Holzhausen, Hesse-Kassel, Germany 1572 - 1633 Ludwig Wagner 61 61 Occupation: Pastor of Ranisch-Holzhausen, Hesse=Kassel, 1605-19; Pastor Steinberg, 120-33
Education 1587 Entered Marburg University
Lutheran minister

Children
Unknown WAGNER
Louisa WAGNER b: Abt. 1605 in Probably, at Ranisch-Holzhausen, Hesse-Kassel, Germany 1550 Emmerich Wagner Residence: Marburg, Germany ~1555 Agnes Bader ~1555 - <1606 Quirinus Dieter 51 51 Hans (Johannes) Norte 1585 Catherina Zimmerman ~1580 - ~1636 Wendel Schmidt 56 56 Albin Schmidt 1619 - 1694 Sabina Boger 75 75 1613 - 1658 Bechtold Zimmerman 45 45 Marriage of Bechtold Zimmerman and Sabine Boger was recorded in the Lutheran Church Records of Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany or from the City Archives of Schwaigern. 1590 Rosina Helle 1585 Wendel Boger ~1559 Dieter Boger ~1565 Michael Helle Corneille le Conte Albert Leydecker ~1638 Aaert Pieterse Tack Marriage 1 Grietjen VOOGHT b: 1642 in Kingston, Ulster, NewYork
Children
Grietje Artze TOCK ( TACK) b: 29 May 1663 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Marriage 2 Annetje ARIAENS b: Abt 1642 in Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands

AAERT PIETERSZEN BUYS VAN BEEST compiled by Emily Stowell

Aert Pietersen Tack was probably born ca. 1620 and definitely in Etten, Barony of Breda, Brabant, The Netherlands, as is known from 'The Early Records of Albany, Notarial Papers' which recorded on 23 October 1660, a transaction where by he paid part of an inheritance from his grandfather Teunis Crynen to a Jan Hendrix van Bael, trader at Rensselaerswyck, at the same time empowering that man to collect the inheritance for him from his brother, Cornelis Pietersz Tack, dwelling in Etten. This document states that A.P. Tack was residing at that date in Rensselaerswyck, and he made his mark, indicating that he was illiterate.

His name first appears in the New Netherlands in 1637, when he is called variously Aert Pietersz, 'Jongen' (the boy), or Ariaen Pietersz, 'Soldier', as he was apparently stationed with the small garrison at Fort Orange for about six years beginning in 1637...

On 4 March, 1649, Aert Pietersz defaulted when called to appear at court in Rensselaerswyck. He was summoned again on 8 July, 1649, at the instance on Domine Megapolensis and asked to state whether or not he was willing and intending to keep a promise to a certain Blanche Ael (called by the translator, 'the fair Alida.') 'Aert Pietersz promises to wed her at the first opportunity.' Since no church records for the early period in Albany have ever been found, there is nothing to indicate whether or not he kept this promise, but the whole history of this man indicated that he was a glib and charming rascal whose words were more convincing than his deeds.

On 13 June, 1659, (according to 'The Court Minutes Of Fort Orange, Vol. II') Andries Herbertsen appears in court to act as attorney for Aert Pietersen, plaintiff, demanding forty three whole beavers of Jochim Kettelheym, defendant, who admits the debt. Andries asked security before the man leaves, 'as Aert Pietersen intends, with God's help, to depart for the fatherland and will then know where he can get his money.' Jochim is given fourteen days to pay, his house being bound as security.

According to these same records, this case is continued the following year when Aert Pietersen sues Cornelis Teunesen on 8 September, 1660. On 14 Sept., 1660, in the case of Aert Pietersen versus Cornelis Teunesen Bosch, the plaintiff demands payment of nine beavers which the defendant had agreed to pay for Jochim Kettelheym. C.T. says, 'Get it from Jochim Kettelheym, If he fails to pay, I will stand surely.' A.P. tried to prove that C.T. Bosch had agreed to pay. On 28 Sept., the court orders C.T. to pay A.P.

This man in Renssalaerswyck in 1660 is clearly identified as Aert Pietersz Tack by the previously-mentioned notarial document in which he arranged to have his inheritance collected for him in Etten, Brabant. This also certified that he is also the A.P. Buys van Beest of the shipping records and of Harlem, as Buys is located in the Barony of Breda, Brabant, as is Etten. The man must have returned 'to fatherland' shortly after settling the suit and arranging for the collection of his inheritance, perhaps feeling he should expedite it in person.

The next record of him is that of his return aboard the 'Beaver' May 1661, with Wife and child. On this passenger list... his name is recorded as Aert Pietersen Buys van Beest and wife and son. The wife would be Annetje Adriaensen, the son Cornelis, who was baptized in Wiltwyck by Domine Hermannus Blom 14 August, 1661. Possibly he was born on the journey, although it is unclear whether the ship departed The Netherlands or arrived in New Netherlands in May. The baptismal record lists the father as Aart Pietersen Tack, the mother as Annetje Adriaensen.

It should be inserted at this point that Annet, the daughter of Aerjan Jans and Geertjen Jans was baptized in the Oude Kerk of Amsterdam in Holland on 29 August, 1645. Whether Aert had married her previous to his brief return to the fatherland or brought her over as a bride I cannot say for certain at this time, although an Arent Janssen, house carpenter and wife and daughter did come over in 1657 on the 'Draetvat'. If these were Annetje and her parents, her father died shortly afterwards, as her mother is married a few years later to Jan Lammertsen from Bremen. Annetje appears on the baptismal records as witness at the baptism of Eduart, son of Grietie Theunis and Jan Gerritsen at Fort Amsterdam's church shortly after their ship arrived. The mother was on the ship passenger list with them, but not the baby's father. Annetje appears also to have had a brother Dieck Adriaensen, who was killed 7 June, 1663, in the massacre at the New Village. Their relationship is indicated by numerous associations of the names in court and other records.

There was a great upsurge of emigration from the Netherlands to New Netherlands in the years 1658 through August, 1664, when the English took over the colony. There is considerable confusion resulting from the large numbers who went back and forth across the Atlantic as though it were a picnic rather than the ordeal it must have been, but the Dutch were a hearty, seafaring people. Also adding to the confusion is the fact that most of these families are associated with two or more places in the colonies rather than just one. Aert Pietersen Buys occurs on a list of names of 30 settlers in Harlem in 1661, although he is clearly the same man as the Aert Pietersen Tack on the 24 October excise tax list for the sum of six flornes as a property owner in Wiltwyck, the Esopus (Kingston area)...

... Lot #31 in the newly-laid-out village of Wiltwyck to be the property of Aert Pietersen Tack. His name appears on the excise tax list for the village of Wiltwyck on 24 October, 1661, showing him to be either less bibulous than most of his associates, or stingier with his numerous hired hands. As the village was forced to build up its defenses against the worsening threat of the Esopus Indians, he is also frequently mentioned in records of building of the 'curtains' and palisades, his house being situated on a corner lot at the edge of town against the barricade.

The village was granted a charter for local government and court in 1661, and the court records for the next three years include the name of Aert Pietersen Tack for too many times to detail all the cases involved. Although his first appearance in court is 14 February, 1662, as witness to a fight, his frequent subsequent involvements with court invariably concern debts, first to him and, increasingly, owed by him to others. In 1662, as creditors pressed him on all sides in Wiltwyck, he returned to the court of Rensselaerswyck to collect 81 schepels of oats owed to him there by Aert Jacobsen.

He does not appear in court, as do most of these patriarchs of fine old Dutch-American families, for brawling, drunkenness, name-calling or defiance of authority. Rather, from the first suit he brought on 28 February, 1662, to collect a payment of oats from Aert Jacobsen, through the many suits brought against him by others for unpaid debts or unfulfilled contracts, there emerges the picture of a man who easily charms others into making generous loans, obligingly promises to live up to his commitments, postpones the day or reckoning as long as possible, finally on 21 December, 1662, 'cons' the village rich man, Dr. van Imbrock, into loaning him a large sum with his next season's crop as security, then disappears, abandoning wife and family to reap this bitter and many-times-over-mortgaged harvest.

Reading between the lines, we can flesh out a man who returned from collecting his inheritance in the Netherlands, set up as a big-time operator, hired numerous laborers to till his new lands, won the respect and confidence of the community, all the while he had been borrowing to finance his wheeling and dealing. Workmen under contact with him ran away or sued for back wages, new creditors kept cropping up and, about the time he might have learned that another child was on the way, he mortgaged his next year's crop and quietly slipped from the scene.

Then began the long ordeal of his abandoned wife Annetje (or Anneke) Adriaens, as creditors began to summon her to court to answer for his debts. Whether she was pregnant at this time and bore a daughter in the summer will probably never be absolutely proven one way or another. What is known is that a child, Grietje, was baptized on 16 August, 1663, the parents being named in the church records as Aart Pietersen Tack and Grietjen Vooght! The witnesses were Jacob Jansen (that would be van Etten or 'the Brabanter', Aert's hired man) and Barber Andries, wife of Tierck Claesen de Witt.

What a trauma that entry has caused to genealogists down through more than three hundred years! They finally wore a hole in the document while poking into the old puzzle, obliterating the exact date, which had fortunately already been recorded in 'The History of the Kuykendall Family' by Dr. George Benson Kuykendall. 'The Mystery of Grietjan Vooght' appeared in the 'Ulster Genie' for March, 1978, proposing a logical explanation: 'The deserted mother, Annetje Adriaensen, was too distressed to present her daughter for baptism, which her mother Grietjan Jans did as guardian, and named her granddaughter after her.'

Quite possibly, but why do we find no other instances of similar usage in the records? Also, it should be noted that the Dutch word 'vooght' may be translated as guardian and the name Voocht or Vooght appears frequently in the records of both New Amsterdam and Wiltwyck. For example, see the Theunis Voocht named on the excise list in 1661 in Wiltwyck, and a man whose first name is Voocht had been on the records on New Amsterdam long enough to have had a daughter of marriageable age. This is not offered as proof that the child Grietje was not Annetje's own daughter, and their names continue linked through the records for many years thereafter, indicating such relationship. However the truth, it is Annetje who emerges as heroine of this story, whether for carrying on bravely in face of desertion during pregnancy, or as a remarkable woman who may have chosen to raise her husband's bastard as her own loved child. However it may have been, no credit reflects on her fly-by-night husband.

Annetje's troubles began almost immediately following Aert's disappearance around Christmas time. With the tension mounting with the Esophus Indians, it may be that they were at first thought to be responsible for his disappearance. Certainly, Annetje had plenty to be distressed about, and it showed quickly in her behavior. In late January of 1662 and through February, she as embroiled in an out of court in altercations with Hendrick Jochemsen and his wife. This man had come over on the Beaver with Aert and Annetje. She admitted accusing him of keeping false accounts and selling diluted brandy, but she hadn't liked his wife's calling her a 'whore'. 'I'll consider you to be a whore until you prove to me that I keep false books,' he retorted. At the next court session, it appears that he had sold her bricks, and she complained that there were four hundred too few. By March, Hendrick was demanding vindication, but the court, evenhanded in its Dutch justice, fined all concerned for using 'vile and nasty language in court,' the guildrs levied going to the fund for the poor.

There was a slight interruption in the suits brought against her by Aert's creditors, as the populace was forced to stop their customary bickering for a while by the terrible massacre that fell upon Wiltwyck and the New Village nearby (Horley), on 7 June, 1663. Apparently Annetje and her son escaped harm, but Jan du Parck was wounded in her house, and her brother Dirck Adriaensen was shot and killed on horseback as he tried to flee toward Wiltwyck with a warning from the New Village. Following the massacre and while the Esophus War with the Indians was still in progress, the child Grietje was born; to whichever woman, it must have been and ordeal for the abandoned young woman.

If we can presume Annetje's own baptism to have taken place shortly after her birth, she would been only sixteen when she came over with her middle-aged husband and infant son in 1661, much younger than usual in Dutch marriages of the time. Yet, she was already a businesswoman in her own right, as was fairly typical in Dutch culture of the period, which accorded women a more important role than any other culture until modern times. ... mentions Annetje Tacks as owner of a shop to illustrate the fact, and the Kingston Court Records bear this out. Although no details illuminate the nature of her business, the records do indicate that the business was her own, not her husband's.

All during the summer and fall of 1663, the villagers were cooped up within their palisades, forbidden by the village authorities to go to gather the harvest without military escort. Since there were not sufficient soldiers to provide adequate protection, and since survival during the coming winter depended upon the crops being garnered, many villagers defied this edict and suffered fines or even imprisonment as a consequence. At this period, Jacob Jansen de Lange (also called the Brabanter or Van Etten), one of Aert Pietersen Tack's several hired men, stood by the young woman by gathering the harvest for her, refusing to pay the fine, and going to jail for disobeying the ordinance.

Soon the court cases mounted again, more and more people suing Annetje for her husband's debts. These included his workmen, among them Jacob Jansen. Added to all the old debts were new ones for the harvest workers and the food she had to provide them during harvest season. What a blow it must have been to her when Dr. van Imbrock brought suit for the entire harvest. No wonder Jacob Jansen decided to get his bid for back wages in before all the fruits of his labors were dispensed to previous creditors Annetje probably had not been aware of.

At this point, Annetje, being ordered not to use any of the crops, told the doctor in court he could take everything if he would just take over paying her husband's debts as well. She, for her part, was prepared to leave Wiltwyck. It was at this same court session, 23 Oct., 1663, that Jacob Jansen de Lange defaulted for the third time and was fined 'in absentia' for breaking the ordinance. On 30 Oct., the Council of War and the Commissaries governing the village under martial law, ordered Jacob Jansen sent to jail. It is to Dr. van Imbrock's credit that he paid Jacob's fine to the Schout; perhaps he felt some obligation, since there would have been no harvest to secure his loan, had Jacob not gathered in defiance of the edict. Jacob was freed on November first.

In December, Albert Gerretsen demanded payment of 338 guilders from Annetje, and Provisional Schout Matheus Capito ordered her to pay. In late February, Dr. van Inbrock demanded the sale of Aert's horse 'Blackie' at Annetje's expense, the proceeds to be awarded him on Aert's debt. That same day, Paulus Cornelisen sued her for 241 guilders, 10 stuyvers in seewan and eight bevers.

In March of 1664, van Inbrock sued a Thomas Harmensen, who declared that he should collect the debt from Annetje Adriaens because she owed him for guarding her shop. It also appears that he had been helping with Aert Pietersen'd harvest, and that Annetje had not provided his board as required. In early April, Albert Gerretsen was back in court for payment noting that Aert's barn had been advertised for sale. Between him and the doctor, there seems to have been a tug-of-war to see which could squeeze a drop of blood from the poor turnip. When Jan Cornelisen van der Hyde put in a claim for Aert's horses in late June, he was told by the court that he must proceed according to law in the matter of settlement of the absent man's estate.

By this time, it had developed that A.P. Tack had debts to a prior creditor, Jan Barentsen Wemp, who seems to have lost his life shortly after the massacre. The widow, Maritie Meynders was held captive with one child by the Indians. After her release, she sent Jan Cornelisen van der Hyde and Paulus Cornelisen to act as her attorneys in May. At that point, Annetje had already petitioned the court commissary to inventory her husband's estate, 'he having absented himself and she wishing to pay his debts.' She subsequently petitioned to be relieved of the responsibility of paying her husband's debts, preferring that his property be taken over, appraised and sold by the courts, fair division of what spoils there were to be made by the court itself. She had an inventory made.

So matters stood when a stranger appeared in the village. The court convened in special session 10 July, 1664, to hear his suit. As successor to Jan Barentsen, he insisted that the latter's loans be Aert Pietersen proceeded all others and that he, therefore, had prior claim. Partly to protect the community's interest, but probably also because A.P. Tack still seemed to have the confidence and good will of his former neighbors, there was reluctance to proceed without giving the defector a chance to appear in person to defend himself.

However, the stranger, one Sweerus Teunissen, urged immediate sale of the estate; he pointed out that leaving horses, cattle and grain in the fields in those troubled times was a great rick to the creditors. It seems that some of the animals didn't even belong to Aert, but were had on a six-year loan only. He prevailed. The court appointed Evert Pels and Aert Jacobsen to appraise the grain and cattle in the fields and set July 14th as the date for eht sale or 'vendue'.

On that date, Thomas Chambers, one of the oldest and most highly regarded settlers, objected to the sale, insisting that he had not been present on the 10th to protest taking such a drastic step before Tack had been condemned by due process. Another extraordinary court session was held, but Sweerus' arguments of the risks involved again prevailed. The sale proceeded, but prices offered that day were deemed inadequate and the sale postponed until the true value could be realized.

Meanwhile, where was Aert Pietersen Tack? What had he been up to all this time? Bigamy, that's what! ... Aert must have sailed for fatherland again very soon after he mortgaged his future crop to Dr. van Inbrock in December, 1662. A brother Jan Pietersen Buys van Beest, sailed on the Rosetree in March, 1663 from Amsterdam to take up residence in New Harlem on Manhattan. Since the eastbound ships, riding the Gulf Stream via a northern route, often took less than half the time of those westbound, Aert might well have gotten home in time to speed his brother's departure. Perhaps he returned on the same ship serving on the crew, since his name is not among the passengers.

An 'Evert Tack from the Barony of Breda' is listed on the manifest of the Faith, outbound for New Netherland in January, 1664. At first it appeared that this might be our A.P. Tack, alias Buys van Beest but then another record cropped up to challenge this assumption. Riker, reporting the reaction of the citizens of New Harlem in the Summer and fall of 1663 to the news of the Esopus massacre, tells how they formed a militia to defend their village and even sent a small force to the Esopus to assist in the campaign to recover the hostages. They are Aert Pietersen Buys, Jan Pieterssen Buys and Cornelis Aerts Buys. Aert is listed as a private and owner of a musket. One may guess that he did not volunteer for the force sent to the Esopus

So, here is another conundrum. If Aert's son Cornelis Aerts Tack, baptized at Wiltwyck 14 August, 1661, is the son of his wife Annetje Adrians, as clearly indicated on the baptismal record, who is this Cornelis Aerts, old enough in 1663 to be a militiaman? Even then, Annetje was only about eighteen. Could Aert have had another son of the same name, perhaps the product of his seduction of 'the Balanche Aet' in Beverwyck in 1649? If so, the youth, at fourteen, would have been just old enough to shoulder a musket with the rest of New Harlem's defendants.

It is tempting to deduce that there were really two Aert Pietersen -- Tack of the Esopus and Buys of New Harlem, but there is far too much evidence to show they were one and the same man. If there were not so many other clues linking them together, the one document made by ' Aert Pietersen Tack' in Resselaerwyck 23 October, 1660, unequivocally identifies his as from Etten, the Barony of Breda in Brabant, grandson of Teunis Cryen, deceased in Etten, the Barony of Breda, Brabant, and brother of Cornelis Pietersz Tack, dwelling in Etten. Buys is definitely another place name in the Barony of Breda. Did Aert ever keep is promise to the court in Rensselaerwyck 'to marry "the Fair Alida" at his first opportunity'? Records of Manhattan continue through ensuing years to show a Cornelis Aerts Buys, while Cornelis Aerts Tack also can be traced in the Kingston area and occasionally in the Manhattan records.

Was the 'Evert Tack" who left Amsterdam for America in January 1664, our Aert returning from still another trip to fatherland or was he, perhaps, another brother? The name has so far not been located on other records. Did Aert Pietersen Tack bring his new wife back with him from Amsterdam? None is listed for 'Evert,' but the name following his on the ship manifest is that of 'Lysvet Arens, from Amsterdam, and child'. This woman is not identified as either 'maiden', 'wife', or'widow', as is usual for a woman with a child on these lists. However, any connection is pure conjecture.

We must return to Aert's deserted wife in Wiltwyck to pick up the thread of his story. Annetje seems to have lost no time after discovering what had become of her ne're-do-well mate. She was off at once to New Amsterdam to present her case to the colony's highest tribunal, bigamy being a charge far too serious to be left to adjudication by the Wiltwyck Court of Schout and Schepens. Director General Stuyvesant was away at Fort Orange at the time, so she took her petition to a court presided over in his absence by Nicasius de Sille. The translation of this courts record... follows:

"(August 21, 1664) Shews in all humility, Annetken Adriaens, having married one Aert Pietersen Tack, who has not hesitated to marry another woman at Amsterdam, in Holland, as has been shown more fully to your honors by petition and the affidavits attached thereto, for which reason the honorable fiscal, Nicasius de Sille, ex officio, has caused the said Aert Pietersen Tack to be summoned on three regular court days, the last time having been on Thursday last past, to appear on a suitable day before you honors to hear the marriage contracted between the petitioner and the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack declared dissolved and the petitioner placed in her former free state, in which matter the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack has until this day remained contumacious, having failed to appear to justify himself, therefore, the petitioner turns to your honors with the humble request that your honors may be pleased, for the reasons above mentioned, to declare the marriage contracted between the petitioner and the said Aert Pietersen Tack dissolved and the petitioner placed in her former free state and authorized to marry another man, with condemnation that Aert Pietersen 'Verte'(top lines on p. 292 destroyed)

your humble ( )

Endorsed:

Petition der Anneken Adrjans

contra Aert Pietersen Tack (one or two lines destroyed)

for which reason Anneke Adriaens, his lawful wife, has requested of your honors letters of divorce and permission to marry another person, whereupon, before consenting thereto, the fiscal was ordered on July 31st last to have the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack summoned three times by the ringing of the bell to appear in person to hear and to answer, if he can, such complaint and demand as the injured party and the fiscal as her attorney shall make, which summons not only was proclaimed by the beating of the drum in the village of New Haerlem, and whereas nevertheless Aert Pietersen Tack failed to appear and remains contumacious, finding himself unable to defend, justify or purge himself; therefore, the fiscal, nomine offiocii, concludes that the first wife, Anneke Adriaens, must be granted letters of divorce and permission to marry another man, and furthermore that the fiscal and all other officers of justice should be authorized to arrest the defendant, Aert Pietersen Tack, and to confine him here in a proper place of detention, to be taken to the place where it is customary to execute justice, in order to be severely flogged with rods, having two distaffs above his head, and further to be branded with two marks on his back and to be banished from this province. Done at Fort Amsterdam, the 21st of August, 1664.

You honors' servant

Nicasius de Sille

Note that Aert Pietersen Tack was summoned to appear before the court on three consecutive court days, the summons being by bell in New Amsterdam and by drum beat in New Haerlem, further evidence that Aert Pietersen Buys of New Haerlem and Aert Pietersen Tack of Wiltwyck and Fort Orange were one and the same...

Was the sentence of flogging, branding and banishment ever carried out? ...This sentence is far more severe than most ordered by New Netherland courts. It is typical Dutch justice, however, in that it makes ridicule as important as actual physical punishment. Two distaffs hanging over the head of the bigamist in the public flogging place, two brands for two brides would probably have proved more lasting punishment than any pain inflicted. Many of the Dutch colonists were saddled with derisive nicknames by such embarrassments, event though, in many cases, the sentences were never consummated. Most of the few death sentences in New Netherland were commuted at the point where the convicted man already felt the noose around his neck. Inhabitants were to scarce and precious to waste, and the lesson was usually learned

In Aert's case, records indicate that he continued living in New Haerlem in succeeding years; either the banishment was not carried out or he was later able to return. Quite possibly the sentence was interrupted by the circumstances of the times. About two weeks after Annetje was granted her divorce, English warships sailed into Manhattan's harbor and seized control of the colony, changing its name to New York. One can well imagine that, under such conditions, little matters like the punishment of a bigamist may have gotten lost in the general turmoil.

Perhaps Annetje was one of those who took the news of the capitulation to the English back up the North River (Hudson) to Wiltwyck. Certainly, it was fortunate for her that she secured the dissolution of the marriage when she did. There were few cases of divorce in the Dutch period, but she almost certainly would have been doomed to spend the rest of her life without a husband or living in sin (intolerable in that society), if she had depended upon the English legal system to release her. We can assume from the foregoing record that she had already chosen her second mate, Jacob Jansen van Etten, although their marriage did not take place until 11 Jan., 1665, the bans having been published 28 December and 4 and 11 January.

The fall was filled with further problems for them. Again she had trouble paying harvest workers. Jacob tried to help by going to work for the big landowner, Thomas Chambers but the court decided that he was not her servant to hire out, but Aert's, so that his wages were taken to help pay the latter's debts. 21 October found him suing again for some share of Tack's estate in compensation for two years of unpaid labor. In a suit that against him in November, he admits the debt but explains that he has been ill of fever and he pleads to be given time to collect his back wages from the estate before payment is required.

For a detailed account of the courts's sale of A.P. Tack's property, see pages 57 through 65 of the 'Kuykendall Families of America" Vol. 1... Tack's effects were less conspicuous for luxuries and more oriented to agricultural pursuits.

From the long list of Aert's belongings, Annetje was allowed to keep just 'a chest with old things,' and three or four items such as such as a pair of tongs, a dinner dish, a blanket and an old bed. Perhaps the bed found a place in her shop, as the dwelling was sold with everything else.

...As for Aert Pietersen Tack-Buys himself, he seems to have continued up to his old tricks. The 'Court Minutes of New Amsterdam' show that Niclaas de Meyer prosecuted an attachment against his goods on June 20, 1665, indicating that the property was located in New Harlem. He proves that A.P. Buys had executed a paper on 19 June, 1664, proving his indebtedness, and, Nicolaas is protesting that the village is putting their own claims against Tack's property before his. A.P. Buys had been a farm tenant of de Meyer's and apparently had absconded with some property while also in arrears for rent as well as in debt to the town.

Perhaps he had departed abruptly from New Harlem at the time that he was sentenced for bigamy the preceding summer. However, he was back in Harlem records in Oct., 1671, when he leased a farm at Frodam. In 1688, Elijah Barton was reported to be dwelling in a house formerly occupied by Aert Pertersen on the Manor of Fordam. " (57, pages 98-110) ~1614 Crynen 1610 Cornelius Tack <1634 Grietjen Jansen <1634 Jans Aerjan ~1604 Maria ~1600 Adrian Meertensen de Jongh ~1560 Meerten Adrians de Jongh ~1530 Adrian de Jongh Adrian de Jongh 1678 Elisabeth Claessen Keator Middle name might be Melchertszen
She was named after Elisabeth Peacock, the wife of Thomas Quinel. 1643 - >1703 Jeremy Ketel 60 60 From here up is speculative.
Died between Jan-Sep. 1704.

Marriage 1 Catharina GUDERIS
Married: ABT. 1674
Children
Jeremy KITTLE b: ABT. 1675 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY

Marriage 2 Katherine CLARE
Married: 1686 in New York

Marriage 3 Elisabeth Cloessen KETER*
Children
Jeremiah KETTEL b: ABT. 1695
Christina KETTEL b: 1695 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY
Richard KETTEL* b: ABT. 1697 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY
Susanna KETTEL b: ABT. 1700 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY
Elisabeth KETTEL b: ABT. 1702 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY

From " Von Ketel file from Asa K Gage", obtained from Mike Holland <Mike.Holland@MCI.Com> on Dec1996: Jeremy and the rest of his family were driven from Ketelshagen by the invasion of Gustavus Adolphus in The Thirty Years' War and drifted to Amsterdam, Holland where he came in touch with the Court Jeweler, Kiliaen VanRensselaer, who offered him land if he would go to the new world and settle. They boarded the ship 'den Houttuyn' which sailed from Amsterdam for New Amsterdam June 6, 1642. The group arrived at Fort Orange (now Albany) on August 11, 1642.

Note from brbrooks99@yahoo.com: Nothing in the records in New York State or the early Dutch records of New Amsterdam indicate a ship manifest with Jeremy or Jeremiah Kittle/Kittel/Ketel on it. It is possible that his father's name was Jurrian Kittle. ~1653 Susanna Ver Planck Marriage 1 Pierre Richards

Marriage 2 Melchior Claessen Keator b: ABT 1645 in Amsterdam or East Holland, Netherlands
Children
Johannes Keator b: ABT 1674 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Nicholas Melchertsen Keator b: 1675 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Richard Keator b: ABT 1676 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Mary Melchertse Keator b: ABT 1677 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Melchert Keator b: ABT 1677 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Elizabeth Keator b: BEF 8 DEC 1678 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
Anna Keator b: BEF 18 JUN 1682 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY ~1645 - >1701 Melchoir Claessen Keator 56 56 1687 Fottman (Footman) of Captain Thomas Gershames Company, Professional Soldier for Dutch West India Company

The founder of the Keator family in the US and Canada, Melchior (Melchert, Melker, Melgert) was a professional soldier in the employ of De Westindische Compagnie (Dutch West India Company) and no doubt was retained in a similar capacity by the British after they captured Nieuw Amsterdam and renamed it New York in 1664. His name appears as the defendant in a court martial held 28 Dec 1671. It seems that as a soldier he liked his schnapps too well, and under the influence of this potent beverage, on Christmas Day 1671, stepped over a low picket fence and purloined a pair of socks from a widow's clothesline. He was adjudged guilty and sentenced to "run the Gantlope once the length of the fort...stript to the waste." Evidently he was not permanently cashiered, as he was still a member of the fort's garrison in 1674, the date of his marriage.

Under the date of 8 Apr 1674, in the marriage records of the old Dutch Church in New York appears the following item:
"Melchior Claeszen, j.m. Van Amsterdam, en Susanna Richards, Wed, Van op fort, beyde wonende alhier." Translation: "Melchior Claeszen, young man (i.e. unmarried) from Amsterdam, and Susanna Richards, widow. From at the fort, both dwelling in this place." Susanna Richards was probably the widow of a British soldier, possibly (according to contemporary church records) Susanna Verplanck, the widow of Pierre Richards.
Late in 1674 or early in 1675, Melchior moved, or was sent, to Marbletown, where he settled probably near the present village of Rosendale, where the next three generations of the Keator family lived. From the beginning, he was a soldier of the local militia. The last record of him is dated 21 Sep 1701, when he and Susanna acted as witnesses to the baptism of their granddaughter Lelie. He probably died shortly thereafter.

Married: 8 APR 1674 in Dutch Church, New York City
Children
1. Johannes KEATOR b: ABT 1674 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
2. Nicholas Melchertsen KEATOR b: 1675 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
3. Rut Richard KEATOR b: ABT 1676 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
4. Mary Melchertse KEATOR b: ABT 1677 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
5. Melchert KEATOR b: ABT 1677 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
6. Elizabeth KEATOR b: BEF 8 DEC 1678 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY
7. Anna KEATOR b: BEF 18 JUN 1682 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY 1546 - 1572 Margeretha Wessels 25 25 ~1530 - >1589 Joachim von Ketel 59 59 Anna Wemhover D. 1589 Johann Wessels D. 1561 Heinrich Wemhover ~1505 Anna Schuttens ~1500 Heinrich von Ketel Lawyer and later a senator and burgermaster of Stralsund. Moved across the strait to Stralsund.

[ His father may be Anthony (Anthonius), Berthold, or Jurgen. There's an additional Count (Graf) who is the father of Berthold or whoever is at the top. ] ~1470 Herman Schuttens 1676 - 1731 Jannetje Roosa 55 55 1666 - 1731 Jan Van Etten 65 65 Marriage 1 Jannetje ROOSA b: 1676 in Ulster County, NY

Marriage 2 Cornelia VAN AKEN b: ABT. 1672
Married: 22 JUN 1731 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY 5 ~1643 - 1717 Annetje Arians Adriaensen 74 74 Second Marriage: 1/11/1665

Annetje Adriansen (Anna Arians) died in Rhinebeck NY. Her firstmarriage was to Aert Peterse Tack, married 1660 in New Amsterdam, NY, NY. He deserted her and returned to Holland. Jacob Jansen Van Etten's wife was Annetje Gelvins, daughter of Adrian or Ari Gelvins, interpretation of old Dutch records by experts reveals. Her name waswritten in several ways, including Annetje Adrianstse Gelvins and Annetje Adrianse Kam.

Genealogists say her father's name, therefore was Adrianand his last name Gelvins or Kam. LDS Ancestral File: first marriage:Aert Peterse Tack and one other. Marriage 1660 in New Amsterdam, NY, NY. Father of Annetje is Adrian Onder Donk born about 1617 Brenda N.Brabant, Netherlands. Died 1655 in Kingston, Ulster, NY. Married aboutMay 1, 1641 in Kingston, Ulster, NY.

Father of Adrian is Cornelius OnderDonk and mother of Annetje is Gretjan Doughty born about 1625-26 and died1684 in Kingston, Ulster NY. Parents of Gretjan are Francis Doughty and Mrs., other husband Jan Lamberson, married about 1655 in Kingston, Ulster, NY.

R AERT PIETERSZEN BUYS VAN BEEST compiled by Emily Stowell

Aert Pietersen Tack was probably born ca. 1620 and definately in Etten, Barony of Breda, Brabant, The Netherlands, as is known from 'The Early Records of Albany, Notarial Papers' which recorded on 23 October 1660, a transaction where by he paid part of an inheritance from his grandfather Teunis Crynen to a Jan Hendrix van Bael, trader at Rensselaerswyck, at the same time empowering that man to collect the inheritance for him from his brother, Cornelis Pietersz Tack, dwelling in Etten. This document states that A.P. Tack was residing at that date in Rensselaerswyck, and he made his mark, indicating that he was illiterate.

His name first appears in the New Netherlands in 1637, when he is caled variously Aert Pietersz, 'Jongen' (the boy), or Ariaen Pietersz, 'Soldier', as he was apparently stationed with the small garrison at Fort Orange for about six years beginning in 1637...

On 4 March, 1649, Aert Pietersz defaulted when called to appear at court in Rensselaerswyck. He was summoned again on 8 July, 1649, at the instance on Domine Megapolensis and asked to state whether or not he was willing and intending to keep a promise to a certain Blanche Ael (called by the translator, 'the fair Alida.') 'Aert Pietersz promises to wed her at the first opportunity.' Since no church records for the early period in Albany have ever been found, there is nothing to indicate whether or not he kept this promise, but the whole history of this man indicated that he was a glib and charming rascal whose words were more convincing than his deeds.

On 13 June, 1659, (according to 'The Court Minutes Of Fort Orange, Vol. II') Andries Herbertsen appears in court to act as attorney for Aert Pietersen, plaintiff, demanding forty three whole beavers of Jochim Kettelheym, defendant, who admits the debt. Andries asked security before the man leaves, 'as Aert Pietersen intends, with God's help, to depart for the fatherland and will then know where he can get his money.' Jochim is given fourteen days to pay, his house being bound as security.

According to these same records, this case is continued the following year when Aert Pietersen sues Cornelis Teunesen on 8 September, 1660. On 14 Sept., 1660, in the case of Aert Pietersen versus Cornelis Teunesen Bosch, the plaintiff demands payment of nine beavers which the defendant had agreed to pay for Jochim Kettelheym. C.T. says, 'Get it from Jochim Kettelheym, If he fails to pay, I will stand surely.' A.P. tried to prove that C.T. Bosch had agreed to pay. On 28 Sept., the court orders C.T. to pay A.P.

This man in Renssalaerswyck in 1660 is clearly identified as Aert Pietersz Tack by the previously-mentioned notarial document in which he arranged to have his inheritance collected for him in Etten, Brabant. This also certified that he is also the A.P. Buys van Beest of the shipping records and of Harlem, as Buys is located in the Barony of Breda, Brabant, as is Etten. The man must have returned 'to fatherland' shortly after settling the suit and arranging for the collection of his inheritance, perhaps feeling he should expedite it in person.

The next record of him is that of his return aboard the 'Beaver' May 1661, with Wife and child. On this passenger list... his name is recorded as Aert Pietersen Buys van Beest and wife and son. The wife would be Annetje Adriaensen, the son Cornelis, who was baptized in Wiltwyck by Domine Hermannus Blom 14 August, 1661. Possibly he was born on the journey, although it is unclear whether the ship departed The Netherlands or arrived in New Netherlands in May. The baptismal record lists the father as Aart Pietersen Tack, the mother as Annetje Adriaensen.

It should be inserted at this point that Annet, the daughter of Aerjan Jans and Geertjen Jans was baptized in the Oude Kerk of Amsterdam in Holland on 29 August, 1645. Whether Aert had married her previous to his brief return to the fatherland or brought her over as a bride I cannot say for certain at this time, although an Arent Janssen, house carpenter and wife and daughter did come over in 1657 on the 'Draetvat'. If these were Annetje and her parents, her father died shortly afterwards, as her mother is married a few years later to Jan Lammertsen from Bremen. Annetje appears on the baptismal records as witness at the baptism of Eduart, son of Grietie Theunis and Jan Gerritsen at Fort Amsterdam's church shortly after their ship arrived. The mother was on the ship passenger list with them, but not the baby's father. Annetje appears also to have had a brother Dieck Adriaensen, who was killed 7 June, 1663, in the massacre at the New Village. Their relationship is indicated by numerous associations of the names in court and other records.

There was a great upsurge of emigration from the Netherlands to New Netherlands in the years 1658 through August, 1664, when the English took over the colony. There is considerable confusion resulting from the large numbers who went back and forth across the Atlantic as though it were a picnic rather than the ordeal it must have been, but the Dutch were a hearty, seafaring people. Also adding to the confusion is the fact that most of these families are associated with two or more places in the colonies rather than just one. Aert Pietersen Buys occurs on a list of names of 30 settlers in Harlem in 1661, although he is clearly the same man as the Aert Pietersen Tack on the 24 October excise tax list for the sum of six flornes as a property owner in Wiltwyck, the Esopus (Kingston area)...

... Lot #31 in the newly-laid-out village of Wiltwyck to be the property of Aert Pietersen Tack. His name appears on the excise tax list for the village of Wiltwyck on 24 October, 1661, showing him to be either less bibulous than most of his associates, or stingier with his numerous hired hands. As the village was forced to build up its defenses against the worsening threat of the Esopus Indians, he is also frequently mentioned in records of building of the 'curtains' and palisades, his house being situated on a corner lot at the edge of town against the barricade.

The village was granted a charter for local government and court in 1661, and the court records for the next three years include the name of Aert Pietersen Tack for too many times to detail all the cases involved. Although his first appearance in court is 14 February, 1662, as witness to a fight, his frequent subsequent involvements with court invariably concern debts, first to him and, increasingly, owed by him to others. In 1662, as creditors pressed him on all sides in Wiltwyck, he returned to the court of Rensselaerswyck to collect 81 schepels of oats owed to him there by Aert Jacobsen.

He does not appear in court, as do most of these patriarchs of fine old Dutch-American families, for brawling, drunkenness, name-calling or defiance of authority. Rather, from the first suit he brought on 28 February, 1662, to collect a payment of oats from Aert Jacobsen, through the many suits brought against him by others for unpaid debts or unfulfilled contracts, there emerges the picture of a man who easily charms others into making generous loans, obligingly promises to live up to his commitments, postpones the day or reckoning as long as possible, finally on 21 December, 1662, 'cons' the village rich man, Dr. van Imbrock, into loaning him a large sum with his next season's crop as security, then disappears, abandoning wife and family to reap this bitter and many-times-over-mortgaged harvest.

Reading between the lines, we can flesh out a man who returned from collecting his inheritance in the Netherlands, set up as a big-time operator, hired numerous laborers to till his new lands, won the respect and confidence of the community, all the while he had been borrowing to finance his wheeling and dealing. Workmen under contact with him ran away or sued for back wages, new creditors kept cropping up and, about the time he might have learned that another child was on the way, he mortgaged his next year's crop and quietly slipped from the scene.

Then began the long ordeal of his abandoned wife Annetje (or Anneke) Adriaens, as creditors began to summon her to court to answer for his debts. Whether she was pregnant at this time and bore a daughter in the summer will probably never be absolutely proven one way or another. What is known is that a child, Grietje, was baptized on 16 August, 1663, the parents being named in the church records as Aart Pietersen Tack and Grietjen Vooght! The witnesses were Jacob Jansen (that would be van Etten or 'the Brabanter', Aert's hired man) and Barber Andries, wife of Tierck Claesen de Witt.

What a trauma that entry has caused to genealogists down through more than three hundred years! They finally wore a hole in the document while poking into the old puzzle, obliterating the exact date, which had fortunately already been recorded in 'The History of the Kuykendall Family' by Dr. George Benson Kuykendall. 'The Mystery of Grietjan Vooght' appeared in the 'Ulster Genie' for March, 1978, proposing a logical explanation: 'The deserted mother, Annetje Adriaensen, was too distressed to present her daughter for baptism, which her mother Grietjan Jans did as guardian, and named her granddaughter after her.'

Quite possibly, but why do we find no other instances of similar usage in the records? Also, it should be noted that the Dutch word 'vooght' may be translated as guardian and the name Voocht or Vooght appears frequently in the records of both New Amsterdam and Wiltwyck. For example, see the Theunis Voocht named on the excise list in 1661 in Wiltwyck, and a man whose first name is Voocht had been on the records on New Amsterdam long enough to have had a daughter of marriageable age. This is not offered as proof that the child Grietje was not Annetje's own daughter, and their names continue linked through the records for many years thereafter, indicating such relationship. However the truth, it is Annetje who emerges as heroine of this story, whether for carrying on bravely in face of desertion during pregnancy, or as a remarkable woman who may have chosen to raise her husband's bastard as her own loved child. However it may have been, no credit reflects on her fly-by-night husband.

Annetje's troubles began almost immediately following Aert's disappearance around Christmas time. With the tension mounting with the Esophus Indians, it may be that they were at first thought to be responsible for his disappearance. Certainly, Annetje had plenty to be distressed about, and it showed quickly in her behavior. In late January of 1662 and through February, she as embroiled in an out of court in altercations with Hendrick Jochemsen and his wife. This man had come over on the Beaver with Aert and Annetje. She admitted accusing him of keeping false accounts and selling diluted brandy, but she hadn't liked his wife's calling her a 'whore'. 'I'll consider you to be a whore until you prove to me that I keep false books,' he retorted. At the next court session, it appears that he had sold her bricks, and she complained that there were four hundred too few. By March, Hendrick was demanding vindication, but the court, evenhanded in its Dutch justice, fined all concerned for using 'vile and nasty language in court,' the guildrs levied going to the fund for the poor.

There was a slight interruption in the suits brought against her by Aert's creditors, as the populace was forced to stop their customary bickering for a while by the terrible massacre that fell upon Wiltwyck and the New Village nearby (Horley), on 7 June, 1663. Apparently Annetje and her son escaped harm, but Jan du Parck was wounded in her house, and her brother Dirck Adriaensen was shot and killed on horseback as he tried to flee toward Wiltwyck with a warning from the New Village. Following the massacre and while the Esophus War with the Indians was still in progress, the child Grietje was born; to whichever woman, it must have been and ordeal for the abandoned young woman.

If we can presume Annetje's own baptism to have taken place shortly after her birth, she would been only sixteen when she came over with her middle-aged husband and infant son in 1661, much younger than usual in Dutch marriages of the time. Yet, she was already a businesswoman in her own right, as was fairly typical in Dutch culture of the period, which accorded women a more important role than any other culture until modern times. ... mentions Annetje Tacks as owner of a shop to illustrate the fact, and the Kingston Court Records bear this out. Although no details illuminate the nature of her business, the records do indicate that the business was her own, not her husband's.

All during the summer and fall of 1663, the villagers were cooped up within their palisades, forbidden by the village authorities to go to gather the harvest without military escort. Since there were not sufficient soldiers to provide adequate protection, and since survival during the coming winter depended upon the crops being garnered, many villagers defied this edict and suffered fines or even imprisonment as a consequence. At this period, Jacob Jansen de Lange (also called the Brabanter or Van Etten), one of Aert Pietersen Tack's several hired men, stood by the young woman by gathering the harvest for her, refusing to pay the fine, and going to jail for disobeying the ordinance.

Soon the court cases mounted again, more and more people suing Annetje for her husband's debts. These included his workmen, among them Jacob Jansen. Added to all the old debts were new ones for the harvest workers and the food she had to provide them during harvest season. What a blow it must have been to her when Dr. van Imbrock brought suit for the entire harvest. No wonder Jacob Jansen decided to get his bid for back wages in before all the fruits of his labors were dispensed to previous creditors Annetje probably had not been aware of.

At this point, Annetje, being ordered not to use any of the crops, told the doctor in court he could take everything if he would just take over paying her husband's debts as well. She, for her part, was prepared to leave Wiltwyck. It was at this same court session, 23 Oct., 1663, that Jacob Jansen de Lange defaulted for the third time and was fined 'in absentia' for breaking the ordinance. On 30 Oct., the Council of War and the Commissaries governing the village under martial law, ordered Jacob Jansen sent to jail. It is to Dr. van Imbrock's credit that he paid Jacob's fine to the Schout; perhaps he felt some obligation, since there would have been no harvest to secure his loan, had Jacob not gathered in defiance of the edict. Jacob was freed on November first.

In December, Albert Gerretsen demanded payment of 338 guilders from Annetje, and Provisional Schout Matheus Capito ordered her to pay. In late February, Dr. van Inbrock demanded the sale of Aert's horse 'Blackie' at Annetje's expense, the proceeds to be awarded him on Aert's debt. That same day, Paulus Cornelisen sued her for 241 guilders, 10 stuyvers in seewan and eight bevers.

In March of 1664, van Inbrock sued a Thomas Harmensen, who declared that he should collect the debt from Annetje Adriaens because she owed him for guarding her shop. It also appears that he had been helping with Aert Pietersen'd harvest, and that Annetje had not provided his board as required. In early April, Albert Gerretsen was back in court for payment noting that Aert's barn had been advertised for sale. Between him and the doctor, there seems to have been a tug-of-war to see which could squeeze a drop of blood from the poor turnip. When Jan Cornelisen van der Hyde put in a claim for Aert's horses in late June, he was told by the court that he must proceed according to law in the matter of settlement of the absent man's estate.

By this time, it had developed that A.P. Tack had debts to a prior creditor, Jan Barentsen Wemp, who seems to have lost his life shortly after the massacre. The widow, Maritie Meynders was held captive with one child by the Indians. After her release, she sent Jan Cornelisen van der Hyde and Paulus Cornelisen to act as her attorneys in May. At that point, Annetje had already petitioned the court commissary to inventory her husband's estate, 'he having absented himself and she wishing to pay his debts.' She subsequently petitioned to be relieved of the responsibility of paying her husband's debts, preferring that his property be taken over, appraised and sold by the courts, fair division of what spoils there were to be made by the court itself. She had an inventory made.

So matters stood when a stranger appeared in the village. The court convened in special session 10 July, 1664, to hear his suit. As successor to Jan Barentsen, he insisted that the latter's loans be Aert Pietersen proceeded all others and that he, therefore, had prior claim. Partly to protect the community's interest, but probably also because A.P. Tack still seemed to have the confidence and good will of his former neighbors, there was reluctance to proceed without giving the defector a chance to appear in person to defend himself.

However, the stranger, one Sweerus Teunissen, urged immediate sale of the estate; he pointed out that leaving horses, cattle and grain in the fields in those troubled times was a great rick to the creditors. It seems that some of the animals didn't even belong to Aert, but were had on a six-year loan only. He prevailed. The court appointed Evert Pels and Aert Jacobsen to appraise the grain and cattle in the fields and set July 14th as the date for eht sale or 'vendue'.

On that date, Thomas Chambers, one of the oldest and most highly regarded settlers, objected to the sale, insisting that he had not been present on the 10th to protest taking such a drastic step before Tack had been condemned by due process. Another extraordinary court session was held, but Sweerus' arguments of the risks involved again prevailed. The sale proceeded, but prices offered that day were deemed inadequate and the sale postponed until the true value could be realized.

Meanwhile, where was Aert Pietersen Tack? What had he been up to all this time? Bigamy, that's what! ... Aert must have sailed for fatherland again very soon after he mortgaged his future crop to Dr. van Inbrock in December, 1662. A brother Jan Pietersen Buys van Beest, sailed on the Rosetree in March, 1663 from Amsterdam to take up residence in New Harlem on Manhattan. Since the eastbound ships, riding the Gulf Stream via a northern route, often took less than half the time of those westbound, Aert might well have gotten home in time to speed his brother's departure. Perhaps he returned on the same ship serving on the crew, since his name is not among the passengers.

An 'Evert Tack from the Barony of Breda' is listed on the manifest of the Faith, outbound for New Netherland in January, 1664. At first it appeared that this might be our A.P. Tack, alias Buys van Beest but then another record cropped up to challenge this assumption. Riker, reporting the reaction of the citizens of New Harlem in the Summer and fall of 1663 to the news of the Esopus massacre, tells how they formed a militia to defend their village and even sent a small force to the Esopus to assist in the campaign to recover the hostages. They are Aert Pietersen Buys, Jan Pieterssen Buys and Cornelis Aerts Buys. Aert is listed as a private and owner of a musket. One may guess that he did not volunteer for the force sent to the Esopus

So, here is another conundrum. If Aert's son Cornelis Aerts Tack, baptized at Wiltwyck 14 August, 1661, is the son of his wife Annetje Adrians, as clearly indicated on the baptismal record, who is this Cornelis Aerts, old enough in 1663 to be a militiaman? Even then, Annetje was only about eighteen. Could Aert have had another son of the same name, perhaps the product of his seduction of 'the Balanche Aet' in Beverwyck in 1649? If so, the youth, at fourteen, would have been just old enough to shoulder a musket with the rest of New Harlem's defendants.

It is tempting to deduce that there were really two Aert Pietersen -- Tack of the Esopus and Buys of New Harlem, but there is far too much evidence to show they were one and the same man. If there were not so many other clues linking them together, the one document made by ' Aert Pietersen Tack' in Resselaerwyck 23 October, 1660, unequivocally identifies his as from Etten, the Barony of Breda in Brabant, grandson of Teunis Cryen, deceased in Etten, the Barony of Breda, Brabant, and brother of Cornelis Pietersz Tack, dwelling in Etten. Buys is definitely another place name in the Barony of Breda. Did Aert ever keep is promise to the court in Rensselaerwyck 'to marry "the Fair Alida" at his first opportunity'? Records of Manhattan continue through ensuing years to show a Cornelis Aerts Buys, while Cornelis Aerts Tack also can be traced in the Kingston area and occasionally in the Manhattan records.

Was the 'Evert Tack" who left Amsterdam for America in January 1664, our Aert returning from still another trip to fatherland or was he, perhaps, another brother? The name has so far not been located on other records. Did Aert Pietersen Tack bring his new wife back with him from Amsterdam? None is listed for 'Evert,' but the name following his on the ship manifest is that of 'Lysvet Arens, from Amsterdam, and child'. This woman is not identified as either 'maiden', 'wife', or'widow', as is usual for a woman with a child on these lists. However, any connection is pure conjecture.

We must return to Aert's deserted wife in Wiltwyck to pick up the thread of his story. Annetje seems to have lost no time after discovering what had become of her ne're-do-well mate. She was off at once to New Amsterdam to present her case to the colony's highest tribunal, bigamy being a charge far too serious to be left to adjudication by the Wiltwyck Court of Schout and Schepens. Director General Stuyvesant was away at Fort Orange at the time, so she took her petition to a court presided over in his absence by Nicasius de Sille. The translation of this courts record... follows:

"(August 21, 1664) Shews in all humility, Annetken Adriaens, having married one Aert Pietersen Tack, who has not hesitated to marry another woman at Amsterdam, in Holland, as has been shown more fully to your honors by petition and the affidavits attached thereto, for which reason the honorable fiscal, Nicasius de Sille, ex officio, has caused the said Aert Pietersen Tack to be summoned on three regular court days, the last time having been on Thursday last past, to appear on a suitable day before you honors to hear the marriage contracted between the petitioner and the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack declared dissolved and the petitioner placed in her former free state, in which matter the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack has until this day remained contumacious, having failed to appear to justify himself, therefore, the petitioner turns to your honors with the humble request that your honors may be pleased, for the reasons above mentioned, to declare the marriage contracted between the petitioner and the said Aert Pietersen Tack dissolved and the petitioner placed in her former free state and authorized to marry another man, with condemnation that Aert Pietersen 'Verte'(top lines on p. 292 destroyed)

your humble ( )

Endorsed:

Petition der Anneken Adrjans

contra Aert Pietersen Tack (one or two lines destroyed)

for which reason Anneke Adriaens, his lawful wife, has requested of your honors letters of divorce and permission to marry another person, whereupon, before consenting thereto, the fiscal was ordered on July 31st last to have the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack summoned three times by the ringing of the bell to appear in person to hear and to answer, if he can, such complaint and demand as the injured party and the fiscal as her attorney shall make, which summons not only was proclaimed by the beating of the drum in the village of New Haerlem, and whereas nevertheless Aert Pietersen Tack failed to appear and remains contumacious, finding himself unable to defend, justify or purge himself; therefore, the fiscal, nomine offiocii, concludes that the first wife, Anneke Adriaens, must be granted letters of divorce and permission to marry another man, and furthermore that the fiscal and all other officers of justice should be authorized to arrest the defendant, Aert Pietersen Tack, and to confine him here in a proper place of detention, to be taken to the place where it is customary to execute justice, in order to be severely flogged with rods, having two distaffs above his head, and further to be branded with two marks on his back and to be banished from this province. Done at Fort Amsterdam, the 21st of August, 1664.

You honors' servant

Nicasius de Sille

Note that Aert Pietersen Tack was summoned to appear before the court on three consecutive court days, the summons being by bell in New Amsterdam and by drum beat in New Haerlem, further evidence that Aert Pietersen Buys of New Haerlem and Aert Pietersen Tack of Wiltwyck and Fort Orange were one and the same...

Was the sentence of flogging, branding and banishment ever carried out? ...This sentence is far more severe than most ordered by New Netherland courts. It is typical Dutch justice, however, in that it makes ridicule as important as actual physical punishment. Two distaffs hanging over the head of the bigamist in the public flogging place, two brands for two brides would probably have proved more lasting punishment than any pain inflicted. Many of the Dutch colonists were saddled with derisive nicknames by such embarrassments, event though, in many cases, the sentences were never consummated. Most of the few death sentences in New Netherland were commuted at the point where the convicted man already felt the noose around his neck. Inhabitants were to scarce and precious to waste, and the lesson was usually learned

In Aert's case, records indicate that he continued living in New Haerlem in succeeding years; either the banishment was not carried out or he was later able to return. Quite possibly the sentence was interrupted by the circumstances of the times. About two weeks after Annetje was granted her divorce, English warships sailed into Manhattan's harbor and seized control of the colony, changing its name to New York. One can well imagine that, under such conditions, little matters like the punishment of a bigamist may have gotten lost in the general turmoil.

Perhaps Annetje was one of those who took the news of the capitulation to the English back up the North River (Hudson) to Wiltwyck. Certainly, it was fortunate for her that she secured the dissolution of the marriage when she did. There were few cases of divorce in the Dutch period, but she almost certainly would have been doomed to spend the rest of her life without a husband or living in sin (intolerable in that society), if she had depended upon the English legal system to release her. We can assume from the foregoing record that she had already chosen her second mate, Jacob Jansen van Etten, although their marriage did not take place until 11 Jan., 1665, the bans having been published 28 December and 4 and 11 January.

The fall was filled with further problems for them. Again she had trouble paying harvest workers. Jacob tried to help by going to work for the big landowner, Thomas Chambers but the court decided that he was not her servant to hire out, but Aert's, so that his wages were taken to help pay the latter's debts. 21 October found him suing again for some share of Tack's estate in compensation for two years of unpaid labor. In a suit that against him in November, he admits the debt but explains that he has been ill of fever and he pleads to be given time to collect his back wages from the estate before payment is required.

For a detailed account of the courts's sale of A.P. Tack's property, see pages 57 through 65 of the 'Kuykendall Families of America" Vol. 1... Tack's effects were less conspicuous for luxuries and more oriented to agricultural pursuits.

From the long list of Aert's belongings, Annetje was allowed to keep just 'a chest with old things,' and three or four items such as such as a pair of tongs, a dinner dish, a blanket and an old bed. Perhaps the bed found a place in her shop, as the dwelling was sold with everything else.

...As for Aert Pietersen Tack-Buys himself, he seems to have continued up to his old tricks. The 'Court Minutes of New Amsterdam' show that Niclaas de Meyer prosecuted an attachment against his goods on June 20, 1665, indicating that the property was located in New Harlem. He proves that A.P. Buys had executed a paper on 19 June, 1664, proving his indebtedness, and, Nicolaas is protesting that the village is putting their own claims against Tack's property before his. A.P. Buys had been a farm tenant of de Meyer's and apparently had absconded with some property while also in arrears for rent as well as in debt to the town.

Perhaps he had departed abruptly from New Harlem at the time that he was sentenced for bigamy the preceding summer. However, he was back in Harlem records in Oct., 1671, when he leased a farm at Frodam. In 1688, Elijah Barton was reported to be dwelling in a house formerly occupied by Aert Pertersen on the Manor of Fordam. " (57, pages 98-110)
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From Olde Ulster Magazine

ONE of the famous regions of Europe was known by the name of Brabant as far back as the days of Julius Caesar. During the Middle Ages it was under the dominion of the Duke of Brabant. After the rise of the Dutch Republic it became part of the kingdom of the Netherlands and so remained until 1830 when South Brabant was separated from North Brabant and given to Belgium.

Brabant is now divided into three provinces; North Brabant belonging to the Netherlands; Antwerp belonging to Belgium and South Brabant to t he same kingdom. The inhabitants of North Brabant speak the Dutch language; those of Antwerp the Flemish and those of South Brabant the Walloon French.

From the earliest settlement of the Esopus this name of Brabant was given to the lowlands along the Esopus creek on its west side opposite to and north of Kingston. The name has almost disappeared from local usage; its last survival being in the corporate name of the road of Belgian bridge stone tracks which was called "The Brabant Plank Road."

After the death of Johan de Hulter, his widow in 1657 was granted the tract of one thousand acres of land which her husband had purchased in 1654 of the Indians. This land lay on both sides of the Esopus creek and largely on the west, or Brabant side of the stream.

Among the earliest settlers was a man who was known as "Jan the Brabanter." He was an early owner of one of the lots in the stockaded village. He appears as a corporal at the time of what is known as "The Esopus Mutiny."

He subscribed fifteen florins to the salary of Domine Blom in 1661 and about this time was in law with Aert Pietersen Tach. At the Indian attack when the villages of Wildwyck and Nieuw Dorp (Hurley) were destroyed June 7th, 1663, Tach's house was burned and Tach disappeared.

It is thought that he was killed by the Natives. At least he was never heard of afterwards. His creditors called for an administration of his estate and among those who presented claims was Jacob Jansen, of Etten (van Etten). Etten is a village in North Brabant, six miles from Breda, where, in 1667, the famous "Treaty of Breda" was signed by which England acquired title to this province and New Netherland became New York.

It cannot now be determined if Jan the Brabanter and "Jacob Jansen, of Etten," were the same individual, but they seem to have been. In the court records Jacob Jansen is called "the head farmer" of Tach. The claim was presented on October 21st, 1664, and allowed. It was for "338 guilders heavy money in wheat."

But before the final settlement of the estate Jacob Jansen had been prosecuting another claim and married the widow. The record says "Jacob Jansen, young man of Etten in Brabant, to Annetje Arians of Amsterdam (van Amsterdam)." A little later his name appears on a petition that a minister be sent to Kingston and is there signed "Jacob Johnson van Eten."

He was here as early, in all probability, as 1658. From this union of Jacob Jansen and the widow of Aert Pietersen Tach has sprung the widely distributed Van Etten family. Jacob Jansen Van Etten was one of those who signed the petition for the control of local affairs on January 26th, 1684, mentioned in OLDE ULSTER, Vol. II., pages 257-62, which so angered Governor Thomas Dongan that all the signers were arrested and fined.

Of the above sons, Jan and Arien resided and died in Ulster county. Pieter and Jacobus removed to Dutchess county about the year 1720-1721. Emanuel moved to Warren county, New Jersey, about the year 1715. ~1631 - ~1689 Jacob Jansen Van Etten 58 58 R AERT PIETERSZEN BUYS VAN BEEST compiled by Emily Stowell

Aert Pietersen Tack was probably born ca. 1620 and definately in Etten, Barony of Breda, Brabant, The Netherlands, as is known from 'The Early Records of Albany, Notarial Papers' which recorded on 23 October 1660, a transaction where by he paid part of an inheritance from his grandfather Teunis Crynen to a Jan Hendrix van Bael, trader at Rensselaerswyck, at the same time empowering that man to collect the inheritance for him from his brother, Cornelis Pietersz Tack, dwelling in Etten. This document states that A.P. Tack was residing at that date in Rensselaerswyck, and he made his mark, indicating that he was illiterate.

His name first appears in the New Netherlands in 1637, when he is caled variously Aert Pietersz, 'Jongen' (the boy), or Ariaen Pietersz, 'Soldier', as he was apparently stationed with the small garrison at Fort Orange for about six years beginning in 1637...

On 4 March, 1649, Aert Pietersz defaulted when called to appear at court in Rensselaerswyck. He was summoned again on 8 July, 1649, at the instance on Domine Megapolensis and asked to state whether or not he was willing and intending to keep a promise to a certain Blanche Ael (called by the translator, 'the fair Alida.') 'Aert Pietersz promises to wed her at the first opportunity.' Since no church records for the early period in Albany have ever been found, there is nothing to indicate whether or not he kept this promise, but the whole history of this man indicated that he was a glib and charming rascal whose words were more convincing than his deeds.

On 13 June, 1659, (according to 'The Court Minutes Of Fort Orange, Vol. II') Andries Herbertsen appears in court to act as attorney for Aert Pietersen, plaintiff, demanding forty three whole beavers of Jochim Kettelheym, defendant, who admits the debt. Andries asked security before the man leaves, 'as Aert Pietersen intends, with God's help, to depart for the fatherland and will then know where he can get his money.' Jochim is given fourteen days to pay, his house being bound as security.

According to these same records, this case is continued the following year when Aert Pietersen sues Cornelis Teunesen on 8 September, 1660. On 14 Sept., 1660, in the case of Aert Pietersen versus Cornelis Teunesen Bosch, the plaintiff demands payment of nine beavers which the defendant had agreed to pay for Jochim Kettelheym. C.T. says, 'Get it from Jochim Kettelheym, If he fails to pay, I will stand surely.' A.P. tried to prove that C.T. Bosch had agreed to pay. On 28 Sept., the court orders C.T. to pay A.P.

This man in Renssalaerswyck in 1660 is clearly identified as Aert Pietersz Tack by the previously-mentioned notarial document in which he arranged to have his inheritance collected for him in Etten, Brabant. This also certified that he is also the A.P. Buys van Beest of the shipping records and of Harlem, as Buys is located in the Barony of Breda, Brabant, as is Etten. The man must have returned 'to fatherland' shortly after settling the suit and arranging for the collection of his inheritance, perhaps feeling he should expedite it in person.

The next record of him is that of his return aboard the 'Beaver' May 1661, with Wife and child. On this passenger list... his name is recorded as Aert Pietersen Buys van Beest and wife and son. The wife would be Annetje Adriaensen, the son Cornelis, who was baptized in Wiltwyck by Domine Hermannus Blom 14 August, 1661. Possibly he was born on the journey, although it is unclear whether the ship departed The Netherlands or arrived in New Netherlands in May. The baptismal record lists the father as Aart Pietersen Tack, the mother as Annetje Adriaensen.

It should be inserted at this point that Annet, the daughter of Aerjan Jans and Geertjen Jans was baptized in the Oude Kerk of Amsterdam in Holland on 29 August, 1645. Whether Aert had married her previous to his brief return to the fatherland or brought her over as a bride I cannot say for certain at this time, although an Arent Janssen, house carpenter and wife and daughter did come over in 1657 on the 'Draetvat'. If these were Annetje and her parents, her father died shortly afterwards, as her mother is married a few years later to Jan Lammertsen from Bremen. Annetje appears on the baptismal records as witness at the baptism of Eduart, son of Grietie Theunis and Jan Gerritsen at Fort Amsterdam's church shortly after their ship arrived. The mother was on the ship passenger list with them, but not the baby's father. Annetje appears also to have had a brother Dieck Adriaensen, who was killed 7 June, 1663, in the massacre at the New Village. Their relationship is indicated by numerous associations of the names in court and other records.

There was a great upsurge of emigration from the Netherlands to New Netherlands in the years 1658 through August, 1664, when the English took over the colony. There is considerable confusion resulting from the large numbers who went back and forth across the Atlantic as though it were a picnic rather than the ordeal it must have been, but the Dutch were a hearty, seafaring people. Also adding to the confusion is the fact that most of these families are associated with two or more places in the colonies rather than just one. Aert Pietersen Buys occurs on a list of names of 30 settlers in Harlem in 1661, although he is clearly the same man as the Aert Pietersen Tack on the 24 October excise tax list for the sum of six flornes as a property owner in Wiltwyck, the Esopus (Kingston area)...

... Lot #31 in the newly-laid-out village of Wiltwyck to be the property of Aert Pietersen Tack. His name appears on the excise tax list for the village of Wiltwyck on 24 October, 1661, showing him to be either less bibulous than most of his associates, or stingier with his numerous hired hands. As the village was forced to build up its defenses against the worsening threat of the Esopus Indians, he is also frequently mentioned in records of building of the 'curtains' and palisades, his house being situated on a corner lot at the edge of town against the barricade.

The village was granted a charter for local government and court in 1661, and the court records for the next three years include the name of Aert Pietersen Tack for too many times to detail all the cases involved. Although his first appearance in court is 14 February, 1662, as witness to a fight, his frequent subsequent involvements with court invariably concern debts, first to him and, increasingly, owed by him to others. In 1662, as creditors pressed him on all sides in Wiltwyck, he returned to the court of Rensselaerswyck to collect 81 schepels of oats owed to him there by Aert Jacobsen.

He does not appear in court, as do most of these patriarchs of fine old Dutch-American families, for brawling, drunkenness, name-calling or defiance of authority. Rather, from the first suit he brought on 28 February, 1662, to collect a payment of oats from Aert Jacobsen, through the many suits brought against him by others for unpaid debts or unfulfilled contracts, there emerges the picture of a man who easily charms others into making generous loans, obligingly promises to live up to his commitments, postpones the day or reckoning as long as possible, finally on 21 December, 1662, 'cons' the village rich man, Dr. van Imbrock, into loaning him a large sum with his next season's crop as security, then disappears, abandoning wife and family to reap this bitter and many-times-over-mortgaged harvest.

Reading between the lines, we can flesh out a man who returned from collecting his inheritance in the Netherlands, set up as a big-time operator, hired numerous laborers to till his new lands, won the respect and confidence of the community, all the while he had been borrowing to finance his wheeling and dealing. Workmen under contact with him ran away or sued for back wages, new creditors kept cropping up and, about the time he might have learned that another child was on the way, he mortgaged his next year's crop and quietly slipped from the scene.

Then began the long ordeal of his abandoned wife Annetje (or Anneke) Adriaens, as creditors began to summon her to court to answer for his debts. Whether she was pregnant at this time and bore a daughter in the summer will probably never be absolutely proven one way or another. What is known is that a child, Grietje, was baptized on 16 August, 1663, the parents being named in the church records as Aart Pietersen Tack and Grietjen Vooght! The witnesses were Jacob Jansen (that would be van Etten or 'the Brabanter', Aert's hired man) and Barber Andries, wife of Tierck Claesen de Witt.

What a trauma that entry has caused to genealogists down through more than three hundred years! They finally wore a hole in the document while poking into the old puzzle, obliterating the exact date, which had fortunately already been recorded in 'The History of the Kuykendall Family' by Dr. George Benson Kuykendall. 'The Mystery of Grietjan Vooght' appeared in the 'Ulster Genie' for March, 1978, proposing a logical explanation: 'The deserted mother, Annetje Adriaensen, was too distressed to present her daughter for baptism, which her mother Grietjan Jans did as guardian, and named her granddaughter after her.'

Quite possibly, but why do we find no other instances of similar usage in the records? Also, it should be noted that the Dutch word 'vooght' may be translated as guardian and the name Voocht or Vooght appears frequently in the records of both New Amsterdam and Wiltwyck. For example, see the Theunis Voocht named on the excise list in 1661 in Wiltwyck, and a man whose first name is Voocht had been on the records on New Amsterdam long enough to have had a daughter of marriageable age. This is not offered as proof that the child Grietje was not Annetje's own daughter, and their names continue linked through the records for many years thereafter, indicating such relationship. However the truth, it is Annetje who emerges as heroine of this story, whether for carrying on bravely in face of desertion during pregnancy, or as a remarkable woman who may have chosen to raise her husband's bastard as her own loved child. However it may have been, no credit reflects on her fly-by-night husband.

Annetje's troubles began almost immediately following Aert's disappearance around Christmas time. With the tension mounting with the Esophus Indians, it may be that they were at first thought to be responsible for his disappearance. Certainly, Annetje had plenty to be distressed about, and it showed quickly in her behavior. In late January of 1662 and through February, she as embroiled in an out of court in altercations with Hendrick Jochemsen and his wife. This man had come over on the Beaver with Aert and Annetje. She admitted accusing him of keeping false accounts and selling diluted brandy, but she hadn't liked his wife's calling her a 'whore'. 'I'll consider you to be a whore until you prove to me that I keep false books,' he retorted. At the next court session, it appears that he had sold her bricks, and she complained that there were four hundred too few. By March, Hendrick was demanding vindication, but the court, evenhanded in its Dutch justice, fined all concerned for using 'vile and nasty language in court,' the guildrs levied going to the fund for the poor.

There was a slight interruption in the suits brought against her by Aert's creditors, as the populace was forced to stop their customary bickering for a while by the terrible massacre that fell upon Wiltwyck and the New Village nearby (Horley), on 7 June, 1663. Apparently Annetje and her son escaped harm, but Jan du Parck was wounded in her house, and her brother Dirck Adriaensen was shot and killed on horseback as he tried to flee toward Wiltwyck with a warning from the New Village. Following the massacre and while the Esophus War with the Indians was still in progress, the child Grietje was born; to whichever woman, it must have been and ordeal for the abandoned young woman.

If we can presume Annetje's own baptism to have taken place shortly after her birth, she would been only sixteen when she came over with her middle-aged husband and infant son in 1661, much younger than usual in Dutch marriages of the time. Yet, she was already a businesswoman in her own right, as was fairly typical in Dutch culture of the period, which accorded women a more important role than any other culture until modern times. ... mentions Annetje Tacks as owner of a shop to illustrate the fact, and the Kingston Court Records bear this out. Although no details illuminate the nature of her business, the records do indicate that the business was her own, not her husband's.

All during the summer and fall of 1663, the villagers were cooped up within their palisades, forbidden by the village authorities to go to gather the harvest without military escort. Since there were not sufficient soldiers to provide adequate protection, and since survival during the coming winter depended upon the crops being garnered, many villagers defied this edict and suffered fines or even imprisonment as a consequence. At this period, Jacob Jansen de Lange (also called the Brabanter or Van Etten), one of Aert Pietersen Tack's several hired men, stood by the young woman by gathering the harvest for her, refusing to pay the fine, and going to jail for disobeying the ordinance.

Soon the court cases mounted again, more and more people suing Annetje for her husband's debts. These included his workmen, among them Jacob Jansen. Added to all the old debts were new ones for the harvest workers and the food she had to provide them during harvest season. What a blow it must have been to her when Dr. van Imbrock brought suit for the entire harvest. No wonder Jacob Jansen decided to get his bid for back wages in before all the fruits of his labors were dispensed to previous creditors Annetje probably had not been aware of.

At this point, Annetje, being ordered not to use any of the crops, told the doctor in court he could take everything if he would just take over paying her husband's debts as well. She, for her part, was prepared to leave Wiltwyck. It was at this same court session, 23 Oct., 1663, that Jacob Jansen de Lange defaulted for the third time and was fined 'in absentia' for breaking the ordinance. On 30 Oct., the Council of War and the Commissaries governing the village under martial law, ordered Jacob Jansen sent to jail. It is to Dr. van Imbrock's credit that he paid Jacob's fine to the Schout; perhaps he felt some obligation, since there would have been no harvest to secure his loan, had Jacob not gathered in defiance of the edict. Jacob was freed on November first.

In December, Albert Gerretsen demanded payment of 338 guilders from Annetje, and Provisional Schout Matheus Capito ordered her to pay. In late February, Dr. van Inbrock demanded the sale of Aert's horse 'Blackie' at Annetje's expense, the proceeds to be awarded him on Aert's debt. That same day, Paulus Cornelisen sued her for 241 guilders, 10 stuyvers in seewan and eight bevers.

In March of 1664, van Inbrock sued a Thomas Harmensen, who declared that he should collect the debt from Annetje Adriaens because she owed him for guarding her shop. It also appears that he had been helping with Aert Pietersen'd harvest, and that Annetje had not provided his board as required. In early April, Albert Gerretsen was back in court for payment noting that Aert's barn had been advertised for sale. Between him and the doctor, there seems to have been a tug-of-war to see which could squeeze a drop of blood from the poor turnip. When Jan Cornelisen van der Hyde put in a claim for Aert's horses in late June, he was told by the court that he must proceed according to law in the matter of settlement of the absent man's estate.

By this time, it had developed that A.P. Tack had debts to a prior creditor, Jan Barentsen Wemp, who seems to have lost his life shortly after the massacre. The widow, Maritie Meynders was held captive with one child by the Indians. After her release, she sent Jan Cornelisen van der Hyde and Paulus Cornelisen to act as her attorneys in May. At that point, Annetje had already petitioned the court commissary to inventory her husband's estate, 'he having absented himself and she wishing to pay his debts.' She subsequently petitioned to be relieved of the responsibility of paying her husband's debts, preferring that his property be taken over, appraised and sold by the courts, fair division of what spoils there were to be made by the court itself. She had an inventory made.

So matters stood when a stranger appeared in the village. The court convened in special session 10 July, 1664, to hear his suit. As successor to Jan Barentsen, he insisted that the latter's loans be Aert Pietersen proceeded all others and that he, therefore, had prior claim. Partly to protect the community's interest, but probably also because A.P. Tack still seemed to have the confidence and good will of his former neighbors, there was reluctance to proceed without giving the defector a chance to appear in person to defend himself.

However, the stranger, one Sweerus Teunissen, urged immediate sale of the estate; he pointed out that leaving horses, cattle and grain in the fields in those troubled times was a great rick to the creditors. It seems that some of the animals didn't even belong to Aert, but were had on a six-year loan only. He prevailed. The court appointed Evert Pels and Aert Jacobsen to appraise the grain and cattle in the fields and set July 14th as the date for eht sale or 'vendue'.

On that date, Thomas Chambers, one of the oldest and most highly regarded settlers, objected to the sale, insisting that he had not been present on the 10th to protest taking such a drastic step before Tack had been condemned by due process. Another extraordinary court session was held, but Sweerus' arguments of the risks involved again prevailed. The sale proceeded, but prices offered that day were deemed inadequate and the sale postponed until the true value could be realized.

Meanwhile, where was Aert Pietersen Tack? What had he been up to all this time? Bigamy, that's what! ... Aert must have sailed for fatherland again very soon after he mortgaged his future crop to Dr. van Inbrock in December, 1662. A brother Jan Pietersen Buys van Beest, sailed on the Rosetree in March, 1663 from Amsterdam to take up residence in New Harlem on Manhattan. Since the eastbound ships, riding the Gulf Stream via a northern route, often took less than half the time of those westbound, Aert might well have gotten home in time to speed his brother's departure. Perhaps he returned on the same ship serving on the crew, since his name is not among the passengers.

An 'Evert Tack from the Barony of Breda' is listed on the manifest of the Faith, outbound for New Netherland in January, 1664. At first it appeared that this might be our A.P. Tack, alias Buys van Beest but then another record cropped up to challenge this assumption. Riker, reporting the reaction of the citizens of New Harlem in the Summer and fall of 1663 to the news of the Esopus massacre, tells how they formed a militia to defend their village and even sent a small force to the Esopus to assist in the campaign to recover the hostages. They are Aert Pietersen Buys, Jan Pieterssen Buys and Cornelis Aerts Buys. Aert is listed as a private and owner of a musket. One may guess that he did not volunteer for the force sent to the Esopus

So, here is another conundrum. If Aert's son Cornelis Aerts Tack, baptized at Wiltwyck 14 August, 1661, is the son of his wife Annetje Adrians, as clearly indicated on the baptismal record, who is this Cornelis Aerts, old enough in 1663 to be a militiaman? Even then, Annetje was only about eighteen. Could Aert have had another son of the same name, perhaps the product of his seduction of 'the Balanche Aet' in Beverwyck in 1649? If so, the youth, at fourteen, would have been just old enough to shoulder a musket with the rest of New Harlem's defendants.

It is tempting to deduce that there were really two Aert Pietersen -- Tack of the Esopus and Buys of New Harlem, but there is far too much evidence to show they were one and the same man. If there were not so many other clues linking them together, the one document made by ' Aert Pietersen Tack' in Resselaerwyck 23 October, 1660, unequivocally identifies his as from Etten, the Barony of Breda in Brabant, grandson of Teunis Cryen, deceased in Etten, the Barony of Breda, Brabant, and brother of Cornelis Pietersz Tack, dwelling in Etten. Buys is definitely another place name in the Barony of Breda. Did Aert ever keep is promise to the court in Rensselaerwyck 'to marry "the Fair Alida" at his first opportunity'? Records of Manhattan continue through ensuing years to show a Cornelis Aerts Buys, while Cornelis Aerts Tack also can be traced in the Kingston area and occasionally in the Manhattan records.

Was the 'Evert Tack" who left Amsterdam for America in January 1664, our Aert returning from still another trip to fatherland or was he, perhaps, another brother? The name has so far not been located on other records. Did Aert Pietersen Tack bring his new wife back with him from Amsterdam? None is listed for 'Evert,' but the name following his on the ship manifest is that of 'Lysvet Arens, from Amsterdam, and child'. This woman is not identified as either 'maiden', 'wife', or'widow', as is usual for a woman with a child on these lists. However, any connection is pure conjecture.

We must return to Aert's deserted wife in Wiltwyck to pick up the thread of his story. Annetje seems to have lost no time after discovering what had become of her ne're-do-well mate. She was off at once to New Amsterdam to present her case to the colony's highest tribunal, bigamy being a charge far too serious to be left to adjudication by the Wiltwyck Court of Schout and Schepens. Director General Stuyvesant was away at Fort Orange at the time, so she took her petition to a court presided over in his absence by Nicasius de Sille. The translation of this courts record... follows:

"(August 21, 1664) Shews in all humility, Annetken Adriaens, having married one Aert Pietersen Tack, who has not hesitated to marry another woman at Amsterdam, in Holland, as has been shown more fully to your honors by petition and the affidavits attached thereto, for which reason the honorable fiscal, Nicasius de Sille, ex officio, has caused the said Aert Pietersen Tack to be summoned on three regular court days, the last time having been on Thursday last past, to appear on a suitable day before you honors to hear the marriage contracted between the petitioner and the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack declared dissolved and the petitioner placed in her former free state, in which matter the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack has until this day remained contumacious, having failed to appear to justify himself, therefore, the petitioner turns to your honors with the humble request that your honors may be pleased, for the reasons above mentioned, to declare the marriage contracted between the petitioner and the said Aert Pietersen Tack dissolved and the petitioner placed in her former free state and authorized to marry another man, with condemnation that Aert Pietersen 'Verte'(top lines on p. 292 destroyed)

your humble ( )

Endorsed:

Petition der Anneken Adrjans

contra Aert Pietersen Tack (one or two lines destroyed)

for which reason Anneke Adriaens, his lawful wife, has requested of your honors letters of divorce and permission to marry another person, whereupon, before consenting thereto, the fiscal was ordered on July 31st last to have the aforesaid Aert Pietersen Tack summoned three times by the ringing of the bell to appear in person to hear and to answer, if he can, such complaint and demand as the injured party and the fiscal as her attorney shall make, which summons not only was proclaimed by the beating of the drum in the village of New Haerlem, and whereas nevertheless Aert Pietersen Tack failed to appear and remains contumacious, finding himself unable to defend, justify or purge himself; therefore, the fiscal, nomine offiocii, concludes that the first wife, Anneke Adriaens, must be granted letters of divorce and permission to marry another man, and furthermore that the fiscal and all other officers of justice should be authorized to arrest the defendant, Aert Pietersen Tack, and to confine him here in a proper place of detention, to be taken to the place where it is customary to execute justice, in order to be severely flogged with rods, having two distaffs above his head, and further to be branded with two marks on his back and to be banished from this province. Done at Fort Amsterdam, the 21st of August, 1664.

You honors' servant

Nicasius de Sille

Note that Aert Pietersen Tack was summoned to appear before the court on three consecutive court days, the summons being by bell in New Amsterdam and by drum beat in New Haerlem, further evidence that Aert Pietersen Buys of New Haerlem and Aert Pietersen Tack of Wiltwyck and Fort Orange were one and the same...

Was the sentence of flogging, branding and banishment ever carried out? ...This sentence is far more severe than most ordered by New Netherland courts. It is typical Dutch justice, however, in that it makes ridicule as important as actual physical punishment. Two distaffs hanging over the head of the bigamist in the public flogging place, two brands for two brides would probably have proved more lasting punishment than any pain inflicted. Many of the Dutch colonists were saddled with derisive nicknames by such embarrassments, event though, in many cases, the sentences were never consummated. Most of the few death sentences in New Netherland were commuted at the point where the convicted man already felt the noose around his neck. Inhabitants were to scarce and precious to waste, and the lesson was usually learned

In Aert's case, records indicate that he continued living in New Haerlem in succeeding years; either the banishment was not carried out or he was later able to return. Quite possibly the sentence was interrupted by the circumstances of the times. About two weeks after Annetje was granted her divorce, English warships sailed into Manhattan's harbor and seized control of the colony, changing its name to New York. One can well imagine that, under such conditions, little matters like the punishment of a bigamist may have gotten lost in the general turmoil.

Perhaps Annetje was one of those who took the news of the capitulation to the English back up the North River (Hudson) to Wiltwyck. Certainly, it was fortunate for her that she secured the dissolution of the marriage when she did. There were few cases of divorce in the Dutch period, but she almost certainly would have been doomed to spend the rest of her life without a husband or living in sin (intolerable in that society), if she had depended upon the English legal system to release her. We can assume from the foregoing record that she had already chosen her second mate, Jacob Jansen van Etten, although their marriage did not take place until 11 Jan., 1665, the bans having been published 28 December and 4 and 11 January.

The fall was filled with further problems for them. Again she had trouble paying harvest workers. Jacob tried to help by going to work for the big landowner, Thomas Chambers but the court decided that he was not her servant to hire out, but Aert's, so that his wages were taken to help pay the latter's debts. 21 October found him suing again for some share of Tack's estate in compensation for two years of unpaid labor. In a suit that against him in November, he admits the debt but explains that he has been ill of fever and he pleads to be given time to collect his back wages from the estate before payment is required.

For a detailed account of the courts's sale of A.P. Tack's property, see pages 57 through 65 of the 'Kuykendall Families of America" Vol. 1... Tack's effects were less conspicuous for luxuries and more oriented to agricultural pursuits.

From the long list of Aert's belongings, Annetje was allowed to keep just 'a chest with old things,' and three or four items such as such as a pair of tongs, a dinner dish, a blanket and an old bed. Perhaps the bed found a place in her shop, as the dwelling was sold with everything else.

...As for Aert Pietersen Tack-Buys himself, he seems to have continued up to his old tricks. The 'Court Minutes of New Amsterdam' show that Niclaas de Meyer prosecuted an attachment against his goods on June 20, 1665, indicating that the property was located in New Harlem. He proves that A.P. Buys had executed a paper on 19 June, 1664, proving his indebtedness, and, Nicolaas is protesting that the village is putting their own claims against Tack's property before his. A.P. Buys had been a farm tenant of de Meyer's and apparently had absconded with some property while also in arrears for rent as well as in debt to the town.

Perhaps he had departed abruptly from New Harlem at the time that he was sentenced for bigamy the preceding summer. However, he was back in Harlem records in Oct., 1671, when he leased a farm at Frodam. In 1688, Elijah Barton was reported to be dwelling in a house formerly occupied by Aert Pertersen on the Manor of Fordam. " (57, pages 98-110)
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From Olde Ulster Magazine

ONE of the famous regions of Europe was known by the name of Brabant as far back as the days of Julius Caesar. During the Middle Ages it was under the dominion of the Duke of Brabant. After the rise of the Dutch Republic it became part of the kingdom of the Netherlands and so remained until 1830 when South Brabant was separated from North Brabant and given to Belgium.

Brabant is now divided into three provinces; North Brabant belonging to the Netherlands; Antwerp belonging to Belgium and South Brabant to t he same kingdom. The inhabitants of North Brabant speak the Dutch language; those of Antwerp the Flemish and those of South Brabant the Walloon French.

From the earliest settlement of the Esopus this name of Brabant was given to the lowlands along the Esopus creek on its west side opposite to and north of Kingston. The name has almost disappeared from local usage; its last survival being in the corporate name of the road of Belgian bridge stone tracks which was called "The Brabant Plank Road."

After the death of Johan de Hulter, his widow in 1657 was granted the tract of one thousand acres of land which her husband had purchased in 1654 of the Indians. This land lay on both sides of the Esopus creek and largely on the west, or Brabant side of the stream.

Among the earliest settlers was a man who was known as "Jan the Brabanter." He was an early owner of one of the lots in the stockaded village. He appears as a corporal at the time of what is known as "The Esopus Mutiny."

He subscribed fifteen florins to the salary of Domine Blom in 1661 and about this time was in law with Aert Pietersen Tach. At the Indian attack when the villages of Wildwyck and Nieuw Dorp (Hurley) were destroyed June 7th, 1663, Tach's house was burned and Tach disappeared.

It is thought that he was killed by the Natives. At least he was never heard of afterwards. His creditors called for an administration of his estate and among those who presented claims was Jacob Jansen, of Etten (van Etten). Etten is a village in North Brabant, six miles from Breda, where, in 1667, the famous "Treaty of Breda" was signed by which England acquired title to this province and New Netherland became New York.

It cannot now be determined if Jan the Brabanter and "Jacob Jansen, of Etten," were the same individual, but they seem to have been. In the court records Jacob Jansen is called "the head farmer" of Tach. The claim was presented on October 21st, 1664, and allowed. It was for "338 guilders heavy money in wheat."

But before the final settlement of the estate Jacob Jansen had been prosecuting another claim and married the widow. The record says "Jacob Jansen, young man of Etten in Brabant, to Annetje Arians of Amsterdam (van Amsterdam)." A little later his name appears on a petition that a minister be sent to Kingston and is there signed "Jacob Johnson van Eten."

He was here as early, in all probability, as 1658. From this union of Jacob Jansen and the widow of Aert Pietersen Tach has sprung the widely distributed Van Etten family. Jacob Jansen Van Etten was one of those who signed the petition for the control of local affairs on January 26th, 1684, mentioned in OLDE ULSTER, Vol. II., pages 257-62, which so angered Governor Thomas Dongan that all the signers were arrested and fined.

Of the above sons, Jan and Arien resided and died in Ulster county. Pieter and Jacobus removed to Dutchess county about the year 1720-1721. Emanuel moved to Warren county, New Jersey, about the year 1715. ~1601 Wilhelmina Hoannes 1597 Johannes Marinessen ~1576 Maria Hendrickson Lived in Etten, N Brabant, Netherlands ~1573 Marinus Adreinse ~1541 Heindrik Hendrickson ~1669 - 1710 Marytje Van Vredenburgh 41 41 Children
Willem KORTRECHT b: 1701
Hendrick KORTRIGHT b: 1704
Appolonia KORTRECHT b: 1706
Arien KORTRECHT b: 1709 1674 Jan Hendricksen Kortright Children
Willem KORTRECHT b: 1701
Hendrick KORTRIGHT b: 1704
Appolonia KORTRECHT b: 1706
Arien KORTRECHT b: 1709 ~1652 - 1740 Catherine Hansen Webber 88 88 Children
Cornelis Hendricksen CORTRIGHT b: ABT. 3 NOV 1680 in Mombackes, Ulster County, NY
Jan CORTRIGHT b: 1674
Geertie CORTRIGHT b: 1682
Ariel CORTRIGHT b: 1684
Antie CORTRIGHT b: 1686
Laurens Hendricksen CORTRIGHT b: 1688
Jacob CORTRIGHT b: 1692
Jannetje CORTRIGHT b: 1694
Peter CORTRIGHT b: 1697
Hendrick KORTRIGHT b: 1677 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Jan Hendricksen KORTRIGHT b: 1674 in Harlem
Geertje KORTRIGHT b: 1682
Arie KORTRIGHT b: 1684
Antje KORTRIGHT b: ABT. 1686
Laurens KORTRIGHT b: 1688
Jacob KORTRIGHT b: 1692
Jannetje KORTRIGHT b: 1694
Peter KORTRIGHT b: 1697
Cathryn KORTRIGHT b: 1699
(There are duplicates in this list!) 1648 - 1741 Hendrick Jansen van Kortright 93 93 Children
Jan Kortright b: 1674
Jan Hendricksen Kortright b: 1674 in Harlem
Hendrick Kortright b: 1677 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Cornelis Hendricksen Kortright b: ABT. 3 NOV 1680 in Mombackes, Ulster County, NY
Geertje Kortright b: 1682
Arie Kortright b: 1684
Antje Kortright b: ABT. 1686
Laurens Hendricksen Kortright b: 1688
Jacob Kortright b: 1692
Jannetje Kortright b: 1694
Peter Kortright b: 1697
Cathryn Kortright b: 1699
 Iolanta de la Montagne Children
Hendrick Jansen VAN KORTRIGHT b: 1648 in Beest Holland
Cornelis Jansen KORTRIGHT b: 1645
Larens Jansen KORTRIGHT b: 1651
Belitie "Isabella" "Arabella" KORTRIGHT b: 1651 1618 Jan Bastiaesen van Kortrijk Ship List:
DE BONTE KOE
(The Spotted Cow) April 1663
Captain Jan Bergen
Hendrick Corneliss, from New Netherland
Staes de Groot, from Tricht
Elsje Barents, the Wife of Adam Bremen, and servant girl
Jan Laurens, [Bogaert] from Schonderwoert, and Wife and two children, 7 and 4 yrs
Theunis Bastiaensen Cool, and child, 8 yrs
Jan Bastiaensen, from Leerdam, and Wife and four children 19, 15, 12, and 6 yrs [This is - write to descendant Cheska Wheatley His two elder sons used the surname Kortright except for his youngest, who used the surname Low]
Giel Bastiaensen, from Leerdam, and Wife and four children 8, 9, 5 and 1 yr [This is from Shoonerwoerd which is 2 miles north of Leerdam, (write to descendant Donna R.)and younger brother to Jan Bastiaensen above]
Gerrit Jans, from Arnhem, and Wife and Brother-in-Law, Arnoldus Willemsz,
Joris Adraaiaensen, from Leerdam
Peter Matthysen, from Limborgh
Jan Boerhams [Burham]
Barent Boerhams
Lammert Jansen Dorlant
Gerrit Verbeeck
Grietje Gerrits, the Wife of Dirck Jansen [Van Vliet], and two children 9 and 4 yrs
Adriaen Jansen Konink from Wel, and Wife and four children 8, 6, 4 yrs and 6 mos.
Hans Jacob Sardingh
from Rijpen [possibly Rypend in Friesland] -
Jan Laurens, from Rijpen
Jan Otto van Tuyl, and Wife and child 2 yrs
Matthys Bastiaensen vander Perck, and daughter Marytje Theunis from Beest
[Boquet/Bockee], from Walslant, and Wife and five children 18, 15, 9, 6, 3 yrs
David de Maire, [Demarest] from Picardy, and Wife and four children 18, 12, 6, 1 yr
Pierre Niu, from the Pays de Vaud, [Walsland] and Wife, sucking child and sister
Jean Mesurole, from Picardy, and Wife and sucking child
Jean Arien/Arion, from Montpellier, and Wife and child 9 yrs (removed to the Islands, being very old and unable to support his family)
Martin Renare, from Picardy, and Wife and child 20 yrs
Jacob Kerve, from Leyden, and Wife
Pierre Parmentie, [Parmentier/Palmentier] from Pays de Vaud, [Walslant] and Wife [Antoinette Terrin] and son 9 yrs [Michael Parmentier who married Neeltie

Source: The Olive Tree: Ship's Lists ~1586 Bastiaen van Kortrijk Immigration: 1615 West Flanders, Belgium

Children
Jan Bastiansen Van Kortryk b: 1618 in Leerdam, Holland
Michiel Bastiansen Van Kortryk b: 1620 in Leerdam, Holland

He migrated about 1615 to Leerdam Holland.

The History of Harlem by James Riker 1881 published in New York in which details the circumstances of Sebastian Van Kortryk in Kortrijk (a Flemish town now in Belgium) and the subsequent birth of his two sons in Leerdam in Holland. The older son Jan lived in South Holland at Beest two miles north of Leerdam where his four children were born. Michiel settled in Schoonrewoed also near Leerdam; there he had four children. On April 16, 1663 Jan and Michiel Bastiensen van Kortryk set sail from Leerdam in Holland in a ship called the Spotted cow with Captain Jan Bergen for New Amsterdam and a new life. The sons and grandsons of these two emigrant brothers took several names including Kortrecht / Kortright / Cortright / Courtright. Other major sources are the records of the Dutch Reformed Church, the work of John Howard Abbott 1922 entitled the Courtright (Kortright) Family.
Title: John Howard Abbott The Courtright (Kortright) Family
Text: A native of Belgium who immigrated to Holland about 1615. Tobias A Wright, 150 Bleeker Street New York 1922.
 Castillo ~1550 - >1586 Sebastian Y Cortes 36 36 Cortes' family were followers of John Calvin and his religion. During the Spanish Inquisition they left Spain due to persecution by the Spanish soldiers who were perhaps backed by the Catholic Church in Spain. He fled to West Flanders for about a generation and then into Holland proper as the Spanish soldiers approached Belgium ~1590 Gerrit Pietersen Tack ~1654 - ~1676 John Mangum 22 22 John Mangum of early Virginia has long been considered the original Mangum ancestor in the New World, or at least the first one to leave decendants. There was a Thomas Mangharn who was transported to Maryland in 1666 but have found no further records concerning him. It is also believed there were other Mangum immigrants later on but have no definite proof.

John was in the Virginia Colony in 1695 and probably somewhat earlier. Most consider him to be the father of the heads of those Mangums who later appear in the Albermarle Parish of Surry County. Many of the present day Mangums or decendants of Mangums trace their linage to those several families. John's origins are unclesr and not hsip passenger logs of his arraival have been found. Searches have been extensive. What is left is only familt traditions. The first sure record we have of him is 25 may 1965 when he purchased land in Surry County, VA from Richard Bennett, Jr. John might have been the John Mangom? who was a taxable in Lawnes Creek Paris, Surry County on 10 June 1693 and the John Mangham who listed taxes in Surry County on 10 June 1694. John was born about 1672, probably in England or English territory. Some say Isle of Man, others say Wales, Ireland, Etx.

John almost certainly married into one of Virginia's pioneering Bennett families. That marriage and the controversy surrounding the identify of his wife are sxplored in the page concerning the Bennett family. John must have married into the Bennett family after 1696 but before 1700. The Mangums heads-of-household who were later in the Albemarle Parish of Surry County seem to have been born shortly after 1700. John died in Isle of Wight, VA in 1737 and Frances Mangum was administrator.

John's decendants quickly migrated to other areas of the developing colony and nation. The descendants of Henry Mangum, possible grandson of John, migrated to Maury County, Tn after the Revolution. William Mangum, Sr and his family migrated to the North Carolina fronteer about 1748. One descendant, John Mangum moved on to Lunenberg County, VA and was the father of a Revolutionary War Patriot. Eventually the family expanded to all the states in the Union. In some cases the spelling of a name was changed. Common variations were Mangham and Mangnun. See Solomon Mangharn and Joseph Mangum of Bute County.
 1967 Stephanie Ann Horton Parents: Jerry and Mary 1992 Sean Alexander Webster 1996 Katarina Victoria Webster 1982 Brian Edward Webster 1984 Steven Andrew Webster 1986 Melinda Anne Webster 1954 Michael Kent Green Parents William Seymoure Green, 8/21/27 and Esther W. Green 7/30/21 1984 Michael Jeffrey Green 1983 Janet Elaine Green 1957 Pamela Kemp 1980 Amy Michelle Webster 1983 Lisa Diane Webster 1984 Kenneth Lee Webster 1987 Jenny Leann Webster 1989 Matthew Alan Webster 1956 Paul Armstrong 1987 Gillian Louise Armstrong 1988 Claire Hilary Armstrong 1991 Graham Michael Armstrong 1925 - 1991 Edwin Allen Bachman 65 65 1926 Bebe Jean Bachman 1924 Mary Virginia Keuhney 1949 Anita Darlene Bachman 1953 Debra Dee Bachman 1955 Donald Edwin Bachman 1958 David Merble Bachman 1926 - 2012 Robert Milton Montgomery 86 86 1953 Marilyn Jean Montgomery 1956 Robert Jack Montgomery 1932 Darrell Dean Reese 1953 Rodney Gene Reese 1954 Terre Gay Reese 1956 Max Allen Reese 1958 James Lee Reese 1960 Ken Ray Reese 1900 - 1998 Norman Preston Van Valkenburgh 97 97 Norman taught school and farmed in Oklahoma. Then he loaded up his belongings and went to California in a Model T Ford. He made a lot of money in pipeline and similar construction. His company did work on Hoover Dam. 1704 Jannetje Laurensse Van Schaak 1724 Dirk Goes 1700 Johannes Dirksen Goes 1728 Christina Van Alen 1650 - >1694 Styntje Janse Van Hoesen 44 44 Children
Annetje (Anna) Janse GOES b: ABT 1667 in Albany, Albany Cnty, NY
Mattheus GOES b: ABT 1660/1670 in Kingston, Ulster Cnty, NY
Dirk GOES b: ABT 1675 in Albany, NY
Jannetje GOES b: 1677
Teuntie GOES b: 1681
Judick GOES
Majaka GOES b: 1 MAY 1685
Jacobus GOES b: 1687 in Kingston, Ulster Cnty., NY 1678 Elisabeth Lucassen Wyngaart ~1674 Dirk Jansz Goes Children
Johannes GOES
Dirk GOES ~1648 Anna Janse van Hoesen Children
Elizabeth Lucassen Wyngaart
Maria Luykassen Wyngaert b: Bef 15 Feb 1686 in Albany County, NY ~1645 - >1709 Laykas Gerrites Wyngaart 64 64 Children
Elizabeth Lucassen Wyngaart
Maria Luykassen Wyngaert b: Bef 15 Feb 1686 in Albany County, NY Jannetje Oothout Laurence Van Schaak Claas Gerritse Van Schaak ~1625 Hendrickje Cornelisse Van Ness D. ~1695 Jan Janse Oothout 1605 - 1663 Mayke van der Burchgraeff 58 58 Children
Hendrickje VAN NESS b: 1625
Gerritje VAN NESS b: 1627 in Netherlands
Grietje VAN NESS b: 1630 in Laechervelt, Vianen, Netherlands
Hendrick VAN NESS b: 1638 in Vianen, South Holland
Gerrit VAN NESS b: 1645
Jan VAN NESS b: 1645 Cornelius Van Ness Cornelis' primary occupation was as a farmer. He emigrated in 1641 with his family from Vianen, Utrecht, Holland to Rensselaerwyck with Andries De Vos on the Den Eyckenboom.

He was a resident of Fort Orange, Albany County, NY in 1642, New Amersfoort, Kings County, NY in 1659, lived in Schenectady, NY until 1677 when he finally settled in Rensselaerwyck.

Marriage 1 Maycke Van Der BURCHGRAEFF b: 1605 in Leskmond, South Holland
Children
Hendrickje VAN NESS b: 1625
Gerritje VAN NESS b: 1627 in Netherlands
Grietje VAN NESS b: 1630 in Laechervelt, Vianen, Netherlands
Hendrick VAN NESS b: 1638 in Vianen, South Holland
Gerrit VAN NESS b: 1645
Jan VAN NESS b: 1645

Marriage 2 Maritje DAMEN
Married: 21 MAR 1663/64 Hendrick Van Ness Hendrick van der Burchgraeff 1747 - 1817 Maria Goes 70 70 1737 - 1817 Abraham van Buren 80 80 1782 - 1862 Martin Van Buren 79 79 The Eighth President of the United State of America was known as an impeccable dresser. He spent most of his term as President, trying to keep the government solvent after a dramatic economic downturn. He opposed the annexation of Texas because it would expand slavery in the country.

Though he was not elected to a second term, he ran again, unsuccessfully, in 1848. His third bid for the presidency was with an the anti-slavery "Free Soil Party".

His father was a farmer and tavern keeper in Kinderhook, New York.

In early 1807, while involved in local politics, Van Buren married a young woman he had known all his life named Hanna Hoes. The young couple settled in Hudson, a small town about ten miles from Kinderhook; their first of four sons followed about a year later. 1639 Marten Cornelissen van Buren 1640 Maritje Quackenbosch Father: Pieter QUACKENBOSCH b: 1614 in Oestgeest, Holland
Mother: Maritje ARIENS b: 1617 in Holland

Marriage 1 MARTEN CORNELISSEN VAN BUREN b: 1639 in Hoeten, Netherlands
Children
PIETER MARTENS VAN BUREN b: 1670
CORNELIS MARTENSE VAN BUREN b: 1664 1670 - 1720 Pieter Martens van Buren 50 50 Children
Barent VAN BUREN b: Abt 1695
MARTEN PIETERSE VAN BUREN b: 28 Sep 1701 in Albany, Rensselaer, NY Ariaantje Barentse 1701 Marten Pieterse van Buren 1710 Dirkje van Alstyne Father: Abraham Jans VAN ALSTYNE b: 1660 in Meppel Drenthe, Holland
Mother: Maritje Tewisse VAN DEUSEN b: Wft Est 1650-1680

Marriage 1 MARTEN PIETERSE VAN BUREN b: 28 Sep 1701 in Albany, Rensselaer, NY
Children
ABRAHAM VAN BUREN b: Abt 1737 in Albany, Dutch Ref. Ch, N.Y 1660 - 1703 Abraham Janse van Alstyne 43 43 Maritje Tewisse Van Deusen ~1582 Frans Van Hoesen ~1608 - 1665 Jan Fransse Van Hoesen 57 57 The chirch banns (Gemeente Archief, Amsterdam: D.T.&B. 451(Kirk. Huw. Int. Reg.) p. 38) of April 30, 1639 are translatedthus: "Appeared as before, Jan Franz from Housom, sailor, age30 years, living in the Corte Tuijnstraat, having no parents butassisted by his cousin Anna Jans, and Volckje Juriaensd[aughter] from Noorstrant, age about 21 years, of the same[street], having no parents but assisted by her acquaintance, Isaack Pietersen."

In Amsterdam on March 28, 1639 Jan Franssen van Hoesen, ageabout 31 years, previously a sailor in New Netherland in theservice of the West India Company, together with six others, signed an agreement with Kiliaen van Renselaer[sic] concerningimmediate passage to and settlement in the colony ofRensselaerswyck. The colonists guaranteed to remain for fouryears. More interestingly, the document makes reference tosailing "in God's name with the ship that now lies ready." Howlong the ship lay ready or whether it waited seven weeks for theprospective bridegroom is a question. Quite probably it did, for at least four of those signing the agreement have been shownto have sailed on den harinch on May 1639 (Jan Cornelis, Hendrick Albertsz, Sander Lenertsen from Scotland, and thelatter's wife Cathalina Jacobs. Cf. Van Rensselaer BowierManuscripts, pp. 821-822. Curiously, two of the seven signerswere wives, but Volckje, who was not yet married, was not amongthem.) They arrived in New Amsterdam on July 7, 1639 andappeared in the account of Kiliaen van Rennsslaer beginning inthat year.

The original Dutch settlement near Kinderhook, in the north-westcorner of Columbia County, NY, was followed by a Palatine Germansettlement at Germantown (then Kast Kamp) in the southwestcorner of the county. The eastern border was settled in the1750s by New Englanders from Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The original land disbursements in Columbia County was in theform of Patents:
Patent Acres Date Purch from IndiansPatented Patentee
Van Hoesen 16671667 Jan Frans van Hoesen
...
(East of Kinderhook Creek) 6, 0001731 Bergar Huyck, et. al. ~1618 - >1703 Volkje Juriaens Van Noorstrant 85 85 Children
Christyntje Van Hoesen b: WFT Est. 1627-1684
Anna Janse Van Hoesen b: WFT Est. 1633-1687
Franz Van Hoesen b: BEF. 30 SEP 1640 in Albany, Albany, or New York City, New York, New York
Jurrian (Juriaan) Janse Van Hoesen b: ABT. 1642 in (probably), Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
Annetje (Anna Janse) Van Hoesen b: BET. 1644 - 1647 in Albany, Albany, New York
Styntje Janse Van Hoesen b: 1646 in Albany, Albany, or New York City, New York, New York
Marya (Maria) Van Hoesen b: 1651 in Albany, Albany, New York
Catharina Van Hoesen b: 1653 in Albany, Albany, New York
Johannes (Hannes) Van Hoesen b: 1655 in Fort Orange, Albany, New York
Jacob Janse Van Hoesen b: 1657 in Albany, Albany, New York
Volckert (Volkert) Janse Van Hoesen b: 1658 in Claverack, Columbia, New York

Volckje was born about 1618 and was a sister of AnnetjeJuriaens, wife of Andries Herbertz Constapel who was at Rensselaerswyck from 1640 to 1662.
She had a lot on the eat side of North Perl Street, north of Steuben street in 1677 in Albany (them Beverwyck), Albany County, NY. ~1596 Gerrit Vishecck ~1590 - <1639 Wilhelm Jurriaanse Van Noorstrant 49 49 Children
Annatie Jurriansse Van Noorstrant
Volckje Jurrianse Van Noorstrant b: ABT 1618 in Noorstrant Island, Schleswig, Holstein, Prussia (Denmark)

Residence: New Netherland Colony ~1600 Matthys Janse Goes Residence: 1661 Albany (then Beverwyck), Albany, New York ~1615 - 1705 Jan Tysse Goes 90 90 Marriage 1 Brechje Maryna
Children
Matthys GOES

Marriage 2 Stynje Janse VAN HOESEN b: 1645 in New York City
Children
Annetje (Anna) Janse GOES b: ABT 1667 in Albany, Albany Cnty, NY
Mattheus GOES b: ABT 1660/1670 in Kingston, Ulster Cnty, NY
Dirk GOES b: ABT 1675 in Albany, NY
Jannetje GOES b: 1677
Teuntie GOES b: 1681
Judick GOES
Majaka GOES b: 1 MAY 1685
Jacobus GOES b: 1687 in Kingston, Ulster Cnty., NY

Will:
JOHN TYSE GOES. In the name of God, Amen. By the contents of this Publick Instrument be it known, that in the year after the nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1705, the 14 day of February, before me, Tobias Van Vlecq, residing at Kinderhook, under the Government of the Noble and Rt. Hon. the Lord Cornbury, Governor-General of her Majesty Queen Anne, and before the hereafter named witnesses, Appeared and came Mr. John Tyse Goes, dwelling at the Kinderhook, in the county of New Albany, well known to me, being sick in body, sometimes going and sometimes being down, but in the full exercise of his memory. He makes for his universal heir, his wife, Tryntie Janetie, and his sons, Tys, John and Dirck Goes, and his daughters Teuntie, Anna, Judith, and Maryhe Goes. His eldest son Tys shall have a cow and 40 shillings for his birth right, and he shall also have the small creek, as it belongs to the testator, with his partners Peter Schuyler, and Sybrant Van Schaick. His son Jan Goes, shall have the great piece of land and woodland, and he is to build for his mother a small house and barn to winter as many cows as she has need for, and for a negro to wait on her. And his mother is to have the fourth sheaf of the grain, and the chamber to live in. His son Dirck shall have the land that lies backward, and the place where he now lives, and Jan and Dirck shall have together the great piece of meadow. This is to be appraised at less than its value, because the land spoils by the overflowing of the creek. And after their mother's death they shall pay in proportion to each of the children. His granddaughter Mayhe is to have a cow. Witnesses, Dirck Vanderlaer, Tobias Van Vlecq, Peter Van Bergen. Proved in New York, November 2, 1708. Translated from the original Dutch by Abraham Gouverneur, interpreter and translator. Abstracts of New York City Wills - Volume 2 page 47, New York City Wills - New York City Wills Liber 7 page 596 [Contributed by Agnes E. Cloninger - Jun 2001]

Collections on History of Albany

Jan Tyssen Goes came to Rensselaerwyck in 1630 as a trumpeter in the fort. By his wife Styntje Janse Van Hoesen he had eight children, seven of whom are spoken of in his will made Feb. 9, 1696-7. He died 31st May, 1705. --Albany Church Records.

Goes (Hoes), Jan Tysse of Kinderhook, son of Matthys Jansse, who was in Beverwyck, in 1661; m. first Brechje Maryns, widow of Claes Cornelise Van Voorhout; she was deceased Feb. 1, 1663, leaving two Ch: Maryn and Jacob Van Voorhout; he m. secondly Styntje Janse Van Hoesen: he d. May 31, 1705; made will Feb. 9, 1696-7, and mentions the following Ch: Tys, Jan, Dirk, Anna, w. of Isaac Vosburgh, Teuntje w. of Thomas Winne, Judith w. Isaac Hendrickse Burger, Mayke and Jacobus bp. May 1, 1687.

Year Book of the Holland Society, 1922-1923, p 216: from Jan Tysse (Hoes)1 of Kinderhook, son of Matthys Jansse, who was in Beverwyck in 1661. He married first Brechje Maryns, widow of Claes Cornelise Van Voorhout; she was deceased February 1, 1663, leaving two children: Maryn and Jacob Van Voorhout. He married secondly Styntje Janse Van Hoesen. He died May 31, 1705; made a will February 9, 1696-7, and mentions the following children: Tys, Jan, Dirk, Anna, wife of Isaac Vosburgh; Teuntje, wife of Thomas Winne; Judith, wife of Isaac Hendrickse Burger, Mayke and Jacobus baptized May 1, 1687

Oath of Allegiance to King William of Orange, Kinderhook, 1699*

owed 36 guilders to Janssen Smit;

Appeared before me, Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., Rem Janssen Smit, who declares in the presence of the afternamed witnesses that he has appointed and empowered, as by these presents he does appoint and empower, Daniel Rinckhout, bnrger and inhabitant of the aforesaid village, in his name and for his sake, to demand, collect and receive here in Fort Orange such debts and moneys as to him the subscriber are due according to the following specification: first from Jan Helmersen1 the sum of sixty-five guilders in beavers or wheat, from Eldert Gerbertsen, forty-one guilders payable as before, and from Evert Pels forty-two guilders; from Jan Tyssen [Goes]2 thirty-six guilders; from Gysbert Van den Bergh thirty-two guilders; and in case of refusal, payment to compel by law and rigor of justice to definitive sentence and extreme execution, also to proceed by arrest against persons and estates; further, all things to do and perform, which he, the subscriber, being present could or might do, although the matter may require greater and more special authority than stands expressed in this paper, provided the attorney be holden to make to the subscriber a proper statement and return, on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal.

Thus done in Fort Orange, New Netherland in presence of Jan Cloet and Johannes Provoost as witnesses hereto invited, on this 3d day of October, A.D., 1660. ~1684 Josyntje Dingman Children
Lourens Lawrence Van Alen b: 19 MAY 1706
Adam Van Alen b: 24 JUL 1709
Alida Van Alen b: 1714
Lucas Van Alen b: 21 APR 1717
Pieter Van Alen b: 1724
Stephen Van Alen b: 4 APR 1731
Catherine Van Alen b: 14 MAY 1727
Christina Van Alen b: 17 FEB 1722
Elbertje Van Alen b: 17 FEB 1712 Pieter van Alen Children
Lourens Lawrence Van Alen b: 19 MAY 1706
Adam Van Alen b: 24 JUL 1709
Alida Van Alen b: 1714
Lucas Van Alen b: 21 APR 1717
Pieter Van Alen b: 1724
Stephen Van Alen b: 4 APR 1731
Catherine Van Alen b: 14 MAY 1727
Christina Van Alen b: 17 FEB 1722
Elbertje Van Alen b: 17 FEB 1712 Elbertje Backer Children
Johannes VAN ALEN b: 1670
Peter VAN ALEN b: 1677 Lourens van Alen Children
Johannes VAN ALEN b: 1670
Peter VAN ALEN b: 1677 1646 Aeltje Jacobse Gardenier 1631 - >1721 Adam Dingman 89 89 Children
Jannetje Dingman b: 1674 in Kinderhoeck, New York, U.S.A.
Jacob Dingman b: 1675 in Kinderhoeck, Dutchess, New York, U.S.A.
Saartje "Sarah" Dingman b: 1677 in Kinderhoeck, New York, U.S.A.
Rachel Dingman b: 1680 in Kinderhoeck, New York, U.S.A.
Josyntje Dingman b: ABT. 1684 in Kinderhoeck, New York, U.S.A.
Gerrit Dingman b: ABT. 1687
Catalyntje Dingman b: 1690 in Kinderhoeck, New York, U.S.A. D. 1673 Josyntje Children
Arriantje Gardenier
Aeltje Jacobse Gardenier b: 1646
Jan Gardenier b: 1648
Albert Gardenier b: 1656
Andries Gardenier b: ABT. 1658
Hendrick Gardenier b: ABT. 1660
Elisabeth Jacobse Gardenier b: 11 FEB 1662 in Long Island, New York, U.S.A.
Jacomyntje Gardenier b: ABT. 1664
Samuel Gardenier b: ABT. 1666
 1618 - 1688 Jacobus Janse Gardenier 70 70 Marriage 1 Josyntje
Children
Arriantje Gardenier
Aeltje Jacobse Gardenier b: 1646
Jan Gardenier b: 1648
Albert Gardenier b: 1656
Andries Gardenier b: ABT. 1658
Hendrick Gardenier b: ABT. 1660
Elisabeth Jacobse Gardenier b: 11 FEB 1662 in Long Island, New York, U.S.A.
Jacomyntje Gardenier b: ABT. 1664
Samuel Gardenier b: ABT. 1666

Marriage 2 Barentje Stratsman
Married: 1675
Children
Alida Gardenier b: 1679
Gerritt Gardenier b: 1685 1580 Janneke Gerrits 1604 Gerrit Dingman Jans Flodder 1754 Johannes Goes 1753 Maritje Quackenbosch 1783 - 1819 Hannah Goes 36 36 Cousins in a close-knit Dutch community, Hannah Hoes and Martin Van Buren grew up together in Kinderhook, New York. Evidently he wanted to establish his law practice before marrying his sweetheart -- they were not wed until 1807, when he was 24 and his bride just three months younger. Apparently their marriage was a happy one, though little is known of Hannah as a person.
From: The First Ladies of the United States 1898 - 1998 Ralph Hayward Webster 99 99 Obituary:
LAMONT - Ralph Hayward Webster, pioneer Lamont/Deer Creek area resident, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 29, 1998, at the Sumner County Hospital in Caldwell, Kan. He was 99.

The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lamont First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Richard Leonard, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Bayard Cemetery in Deer Creek under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Blackwell.

Ralph Hayward Webster was born March 15, 1898, on a farm three miles east of Caldwell, Kan., to R. Estridge and Catherine "Cassie" (Teeter) Webster. In 1903, at the age of five years, he moved with his family in a horse-drawn wagon to a farm six miles southwest of Deer Creek. He attended Silver Hill School.

He was married to Grace Reid on July 20, 1930, at the Charley Reid homestead, northeast of Deer Creek. During the Great Depression he moved with his family to Elbing, Kan., but later returned to the Deer Creek/Lamont area to farm. He also operated a service station in the Lamont/Deer Creek area, where he could often be found playing a game of checkers with his friends. Webster also played the violin. He was active in the Deer Creek Methodist Church until it closed. He later lived in Wakita.

Survivors include four sons, James of Lamont, Kenneth of Garden City, Kan., Keith of Deer Creek, and Glenn of Lamont; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; one brother Reo Webster; and two sisters, Edna Ellis and Rachel Webster.

Casket bearers will be Gary Schuermann, Lonnie Schuermann, Jim Reese, Rod Reese, Max Reese, and Paul Kuehny.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Webster's name to the Brazil Frontier Mission or to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Diabetes Research Fund, c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631.

Another Obituary:
RALPH HAYWARD WEBSTER
DEER CREEK, OKLAHOMA - Ralph Hayward Webster, son of R. Estridge and Catherine "Cassie" Webster, was born March 15, 1898 on a farm three miles east of Caldwell, Kans. He died January 29, 1998 in the hospital at Caldwell, Kansas at the age of 99 years. Even though Ralph and his young family lived for six years near Elbing, KS during the Depression/WWII era, he spent most of his life in the Deer Creek-Lamont area.

In 1903, at the age of five years, he and his parents and siblings moved in horse drawn wagons to a farm six miles southwest of the present day Deer Creek, Oklahoma. He attended eight grades at Silver Hill country school, a one-teacher school with approximately 30 to 35 students.

July 20, 1930, he married Grace Reid at the Charley Reid homestead northeast of Deer Creek. To that union were born four sons, James Webster and Glenn Webster, Lamont, OK, Keith Webster, Deer Creek, OK, and Kenneth Webster, Garden City, KS.

At an early age, Ralph gave his life to Christ and was an active member of the United Methodist Church. He exhibited strong integrity and unusual fairness; his word was his bond. He lived his unselfish life as a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and exemplary family man. He was also a farmer who loved the land, a service station operator, a hard-working neighbor, an avid checker player, and an entertaining musician who made humor an important part of his long life.

Ralph was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, his brother and two sisters. He leaves four sons and their wives, twelve grandchildren, and eighteen great grandchildren in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Mato Grosso, Brazil to perpetuate the beloved legacy of Ralph and Grace Webster.

Funeral services for Ralph H. Webster were held Saturday, January 31, 10:30 a.m., at the Lamont United Methodist Church, Lamont, Oklahoma. Designated memorials are the OMRF Diabetes Fund or the Brazil Frontier Mission Fund in care of Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, 120 W. Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631. 1905 - 1983 Rachel Elizabeth Webster 77 77 Rachel worked as clerk in the Deer Creek Mercantile for a long time. She lived on the farm near Deer Creek with her father, then moved to Deer Creek. She lived with Ruth until about 1940. Later she lived with Edna. Rachel later worked in Blackwell as a waitress for a while, and for Bill Latcher.
 1899 - 1997 Heylin Varine Van Valkenburgh 97 97 1902 - 1994 Lois Aileen Van Valkenburgh 92 92 Lois was born in Deer Creek. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, KS. She received a Masters Degree from the University of Wyoming. She was a teacher for many years in Wyoming, Kansas, and California.

She moved to Los Angeles and married Matthew Ross, after meeting him in Wyoming. He was an engineer working on the Wind River Dams project near Riverton, and she was teaching at an Indian school. The people of the town where she taught built a house for her.

Lois lived in Los Angeles until 1973 when she moved to Pasadena, California to live with her sister Alpha, who had moved from New York City. In Pasadena Lois was a member and elder of San Marino Presbyterian Church. Lois and Alpha moved to Tulsa in 1989.

Lois was an avid reader of non-fiction books and articles, particularly of the Southwestern United States. She was outstanding at crossword puzzles and word games.

Lois is mentioned in the Annals of Wyoming, Vol 20 No 1 and Vol 65 No 4.

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The Herndons
By Lois
Several of the younger generation of our family have asked for more information about the family, particularly our mother's family and background. Since she died at age 39, and her mother when I was about 10, my memories of the Herndons and Humes are sketchy. Too, my sisters may have different versions of the same stories. So these are my random recollections of Mama and Papa and our early childhood.

Grandfather Herndon came to Oklahoma from Strasbourgh, Missouri, I think. He was a twin, and the youngest of a fairly large family. The story was told that of two older brothers, one fought for the Union and one for the Confederacy. Missouri and Kentucky were border states, and were subject to raids by lawless band of men who looted, killed, and took advantage of the unsettled state of the country.

Alpha and I knew one of Grandpa's brothers in Kansas City -- Great Uncle Ned who was a doctor. He was a dear, gentle old man, and was cared for by a devoted niece, Bessie Quinn.

Grandpa (Jonathan) Herndon married Retta Hume. Both were of Scottish descent -- probably of those who came to America in the early 1800's, settled in the southern Tidelands, and gradually moved westward into Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Retta Hume had one brother, Granville, who we all knew and loved. He had two sons, Benjamin and Stewart. Uncle Granville Herndon was named for him -- two beautiful, gentle men.

Grandpa and Grandma had four sons and one daughter. The oldest son, Hume, died when a lad, probably from appendicitis. Mary Thomas was next in age. When she was born Grandpa said, "I don't care what you name her, I'm going to call her "Pinkie, " and that is the name she always went by.

Her parents moved to Oklahoma Territory, probably soon after the Cherokee Strip was opened to settlers. Their farm was near the small town of Pond Creek, the first county seat of Grant County.

Mama was a typical pioneer girl I expect. She was given an organ when she was sixteen and taught herself to play it. She also played the guitar. She attended the local school, but later attended a Normal school and taught the country school in the district. I taught in Pond Creek in 1921 and knew a man there who had gone to school to Miss Pinkie. In the meantime Papa had run in the opening of the Cherokee Strip and was living on his homestead six miles west of Pond Creek.

It was a sparsely settled community, and as in most such communities, people depended on each other for amusements, aid, and communication. Somewhere Alvin met Pinkie and they fell in love. Papa was a dashing looking young blade with shiny black hair and flowing mustache. They were married in the little sod Baptist church just west of Papa's farm.

They lived in the house Papa had built on the claim, and that is where Heylin and Norman were born. Before my birth in February 1902, the family had moved to Deer Creek. The town was young, tough, and wide open. Papa had a draying service, and later bought cream from the farmers, hides, etc. and shipped them out.

Mama and Papa took part in the social activities of the town. Mama made afternoon calls, did embroidery and burnt wood articles, took part in the church events, and had a baby about every year and a half. She also took piano lessons and played quite well. We loved to have her play her guitar and sing to us in her lovely clear soprano voice. Any musical talent any of us may have stems from our mother. She had a wonderful sense of humor, as did Papa. Pinkie's brothers adored her, and thought Pinkie's children were the cutest ever. They played and romped with us and we loved them dearly. Mama was an Eastern Star, and I remember oyster suppers and ice cream socials where we youngsters were left to play in an outer room while "the work" was being put on in the chapter hall.

I said she as remarkable, and she was, in the sense that she read and encouraged her children to read. She was not afraid to try new ideas for her home or community. Both she and Papa read aloud to us a great deal.

Mama certainly encouraged us as children to do things for ourselves. We had lots of fun as children. Everyone then had to make his own amusement. In the summer we had water fights -- but we pumped the water into tubs, let it warm in the sun, and fought with cups and buckets. Before the drought killed them all there were large maple trees in our yard. We climbed all over them, and had a trapeze bar across two sturdy limbs as well as various swings. I loved to take my doll, climb to the top of a tree, and sing. In the winter we could make molasses taffy, skate, and play in the snow.

It wasn't all fun: each one had his own chores to do after school. Heylin took turns getting breakfast and supper and doing the dishes after. I hated dishes. Norman brought in coal and wood for the cook stove before gas came to Deer Creek. Papa usually had something for the boys to do. When I was in late grade school natural gas was brought into town and we had gas lights and gas to cook and heat with. No city water or electricity until after I left home.

Someone (usually me) would get sick with some contagious illness and the entire family was quarantined. Papa brought smallpox to us from the Christian Church revival meeting. I wasn't very sick with it, and Norman had a natural immunity to most diseases, so he and I roamed our large yard and had great times. One highlight was the discovery of a nest of very rotten eggs. We climbed on top of the chicken house and threw them all, one by one, across the road into Mr. Yadon's field.

All six of us had measles at one time, and Mama took care of us while Papa escaped to his work. Norman and I were good pals. I had scarlet fever when I was five, so Mama kept Norman at home and started us both in the first grade together. We were seated together, and shared desks all through grade and high school. Heylin had two years in Blackwell High School, and Norman and I looked forward to the same experience. However, each year another grade was added to Deer Creek High School, so we were in the first graduating class, 1919.

Mama died in 1918 when John was born, and I had just had my 16th birthday. Our lives were quite different after that. I think we had a very happy childhood, and I wouldn't have missed growing up in a small town for anything.

by Lois Van Valkenburgh Ross
 1903 - 1964 Glenwood Milford Van Valkenburgh 61 61 Lived in Georgetown, DE

Obituary:
GEORGETOWN - Services are tentatively scheduled for 1:00 p.m. tomorrow for Dr. Glenwood Milford Van Valkenburgh, who died Sunday night at a party celebrating his 61st birthday.

Dr. Van Valkenburgh, a Georgetown physician for 32 years and a former president of the Medical Society of Delaware, collapsed while cooking a barbecue dinner at his cottage in Rehoboth Beach.

The family said services were set tentatively for tomorrow at St. Paul's Episcopal Church here, pending the arrival of Dr. Van Valkenburgh's son, Holland, who is with the U.S. Army in Germany.

Dr. Van Valkenburgh, born in the Oklahoma Territory, came to Georgetown in 1932 to take over the practice of Dr. C. L. Hudiberg. He had degrees from Oklahoma A. & M. College, the University, of Oklahoma Medical School and completed his internship and residency at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.

For 30 years he was on the board of the Georgetown branch of the Wilmington Trust Co. and at the time of his death was its chairman. He was a past president of the Georgetown Board of Education and was a vestryman and past senior warden of St. Paul's Church.

He was a past president of, the Sussex County Medical, Society, a fellow of the American Academy of General Practice, a consultant to the State Hospital for the Mentally Retarded at Stockley, on the board of the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Society and on the staffs of Beebe Hospital, Lewes, and Milford Memorial Hospital.

He belonged to Franklin Lodge No. 12, AF&AM, the American Legion post here and the Rehoboth Country Club. During World War II, he was a major in the Army Medical Corps.

Dr. Van Valkenburg's death was attributed to a heart attack by the attending physician. The family said he has had a history of heart trouble since 1949.

Suvivors in addition to his son include his widow, the former Margaret Hamilton; a daughter, Mrs. Grant B. Hering of New York City; eight brothers and sisters and five half-brothers and half-sisters.

The Rev. David D. Mulford, rector of St. Paul's, will officiate at the services with interment in the adjoining churchyard. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Dr. Glennwood M. Van Valkenburgh Memorial Fund of the Delaware Heart Association.
 1906 - 2010 Alpharetta Mary Van Valkenburgh 104 104 Alpha went to Oklahoma A&M for 1 or 2 years. She taught music in Yale or Perkins. She studied music in Kansas City and sang in the opera there. Then she moved to New York City, studied music, and sang a lot there.

She sang on a radio show, mostly sight reading. Sang at Radio City Music Hall in chorus, and in some opera.

Alpha got a job as ad manager for the Opera Guild and did that for 40 years.

Alpha's husband Ned was a producer. Alpha met him in an audition.

He produced several off broadway shows, and wrote some stuff. He was from Holland. He died in Amsterdam on a visit to his family. Ned only had one arm.

Obituary:
Alpharetta Mary (Alpha) Van- Valkenburgh Jaakobs, whose father ran in the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893, passed away on November 14, 2010. Born in Deer Creek, Oklahoma Territory on August 9, 1906, before Oklahoma Statehood, she was 104 years old.

Alpha was one of fourteen children. Her father, A.M. VanValkenburgh, settled in Deer Creek after claiming land in one of the land runs in Oklahoma Territory in 1893. She remembered that her father marked his claim with a buffalo bone and a red bandana.

After leaving Deer Creek, Alpha attended Oklahoma A & M College, and later studied music in Kansas City where she performed as a singer with the opera. Her love of vocal music took her to New York where she performed both as a soloist and in the chorus in several venues, including Radio City Music Hall. Her passion for music was an integral part of her life.

In the late 1930s she began a career in the advertising department of the Guild of the Metropolitan Opera. She retired after working with the Met for more than forty years. In 1943 she married Ned Jaakobs, a native of the Netherlands, who was a theatrical producer in New York.

After his death in 1956, Alpha continued to live in the heart of Manhattan until she moved to California in the 1970s. Alpha and a sister moved to Tulsa to be closer to her brother Paul VanValkenburgh, her nephew Don Webster, her niece Jeannette Reese, and their families. “Aunt Alpha” will be missed by numerous friends and family members, especially her primary caregiver during her last few years, Kay VanValkenburgh Raley.
 1911 - 1987 Alvin Merlin Van Valkenburgh 76 76 Obituary:
Alvin Van Valkenburgh

Alvin M. Van Valkenburgh, a prominent Sacramento contractor who helped develop today's sophisticated wastewater treatment systems, died in a local hospital Saturday following a brief illness. He was 76.

During a career that spanned more than four decades, he played a key role in the construction of utilities at Travis, Mather, Beale and Castle Air Force bases and the Sacramento Army Depot.

A native of Deer Creek, Okla., he attended the University of Oklahoma, earning a master's degree in biology there. He was a resident of Sacramento for 46 years.

For much of his career, he was a partner in N.P. Van Valkenburgh & Co. of Los Angeles. He later formed his own firm in partnership with his brother, N.P., and Clarence Johnson.

Mr. Van Valkenburgh's company installed water systems in several Mother Lode communities and telephone microwave relay stations in Nevada.

After shutting down his company in the late 1960s, he worked for the city of Roseville as a resident engineer on various water projects. He then joined a consulting firm and, through it, worked as resident engineer on wastewater projects for the cities of Davis, Beverly Hills and Simi Valley. He also helped supervise construction of the Central Contra Costa Water Reclamation Plant near Concord.

His last job before retiring in 1980 was as chief of inspection for Sacramento County's regional wastewater treatment facility.

Survivors include his wife, Eleanor, sons James and Jack, daughter Susan Post, and eight grandchildren, all of Sacramento.

At his request, no services will be held for Mr. Van Valkenburgh.

The family requests that any remembrances be sent to the Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento, 3555 Auburn Blvd. Sacramento, 95821.

 1916 - 2008 Paul Porter Van Valkenburgh 92 92 Paul got an engineering degree at Oklahoma A&M. He worked for Norman during the summers, including work on Hoover Dam. He said it was really hot.

MY FAMILY HISTORY
By Paul Van Valkenburgh

Since Alpha and myself are the only survivors of the first family, I thought you might like to know your history (as I remember it). So far I cannot find any jailbirds or thieves. We are a proud family and well educated. All members have had a college education.

My father, Alvin Milford Van Valkenburgh, was born in Illinois and moved to Harper, Kansas on a farm. He had two brothers, Edward and Fred. His father's name was Edward Porter - that is where my middle name came from. Uncle Eddy had two sons, Earl and Bloise, and a daughter, Loretta. Uncle Fred and Aunt Allie had Elmo (Dr.) and Loletta. Dad married my mother, Mary Thomas Herndon (Pinkie) and she had nine children. In 1918, at the birth of my brother John, my mother, Mary (her nickname was Pinky Mae given to her by her older brothers, Hume (who died early), Charles, DeMoss, and a younger brother, Granville) passed away of World War I flu. John was raised by Dr. J.F. Martin and Mrs. Martin for about 4 or 5 years until he was returned to the family when dad married Osie Loveless. Dad and Osie had 5 children (Jean, Mabel Louise, William, Meredith and Roberta)

Dad had three sisters, Nanny Poole and Zella Dabney who lived in Atlanta, GA. His other sister, Lizzie Buckles, lived in Houston. I remember mother's brother as he smoked a smelly pipe and had to sit on the porch to smoke. His name was Granville Herndon and was married to Inez. His daughter was Dorothy Bell. She lived in Wichita, Kansas. There was also a Granville Hume, father of Stewart and Benjamin Hume- Morris, Oklahoma was their home.
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Obituary:

Paul Port Van Valkenburgh was born in Deer Creek, Oklahoma on January 8, 1916 to Alvin Milford and Mary Thomas Herndon Van Valkenburgh. He was the eighth of fourteen children. Paul's father settled in Deer Creek after claiming land in one of the land runs in Oklahoma Territory in 1893. He grew up in Deer Creek, often working summer jobs on the farms or businesses of older brothers and sisters.

For a short time after high school, he attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College in Tonkawa, where he met his future wife Doris Casemore. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M College in 1938 with a degree in chemical engineering. He married Doris in 1941, and they were happily married for 49 years until her death in 1990.

Paul's career began in the chemistry lab of Continental Oil Company. He then held positions selling instruments and engineered products for Honeywell, Manning Maxwell & Moore, and Vinson Supply Company. In 1951, Paul began his own business, Vanco Engineering, that represented manufacturers of mechanical process equipment. He remained active in the business for well over 50 years. He was an active member of Southminster Presbyterian Church, a founding member of the Southside Rotary Club, a member of several professional organizations, and was former president of the Oaks Country Club.

Paul and Doris have three children, seven grandchildren, and seven great grand children. Paul is also survived by four sisters and two brothers.

 1918 John Thomas Van Valkenburgh His mother died after his childbirth. He was raised by Dr. J.F. Martin and Mrs. Martin for about 4 or 5 years until he was returned to the family when Alvin married Osie.

In World War II he received the distinguished flying cross. He flew "the hump" as a gunner.

He lived in Phoenix, AZ, and sang in the Men's Choir "Cowboy Ambassadors."
 1920 Martha Jeanne Van Valkenburgh Residence: Van Nuys, California 1922 Mabel Louise Van Valkenburgh Residence: Brunswick, ME 1924 Roberta Myrth Van Valkenburgh 1926 William (Bill) Burton Van Valkenburgh Lived in Clifton, NJ, Kalamazoo, MI, northern Indiana. Bill was a Methodist and Episcopal preacher.
 1927 Meredith Dean Van Valkenburgh Meredith went to Oklahoma A&M 1 year then graduated from OU. He got a law degree in Oregon (maybe). Delores from Roanoke, VA.

He worked for Merble Bachman for a little while. He plowed up a fence once. He dated Jean Montgomery a little. He was well known for not being on time. He has since become a successful attorney in Oregon. 1951 - 1951 Shirley Jeanne Bachman 1784 - 1834 Mary Staford 49 49 1779 - 1841 James Eaton 62 62 Maybe he was born 2/23/80.

The Eaton family were of English descent and came to Napoleon, Indiana in 1819 from Steuben County, New York. Members of the family were still in Napoleon in 1970 at the time of the town's 150-year celebration. 1843 - 1922 Margaret (Maggie) Rebecca Dougherty 79 79 Obituary of Margaret McCall:
"Margaret R. Daugherty was born at Morris town, Ohio, July 26th, 1843 and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank LeCrone, October 5, 1922, at the age of 79 years, 3 months, and ten days. She was married to Sylvester McCall, February 25, 1869, To this union were born four children, all who are living. Roy of Lahoma, Alvin of Helena, Mrs. Frank LeCrone of Helena, and Mrs. Ruben Keagle of Powell, Wyoming. Two sisters living, Mrs. Howe of Helena, and Mrs. Johnson of New Mexico.

She united with the Methodist church in early childhood, and has been a faithful member ever since. Her father was a pioneer Methodist preacher. That speaks sacrifice on the part of every individual member of the hone. All that human hands could do have been done. For three weeks she had been bedfast, and the inevitable came. The Psalmist said, "Tho I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil". In Christ we know all is well, for He said "if ye believe in me ye shall never die". "If a man believe in me tho ye are dead, yet shall ye live". The funeral was conducted at the home of Frank LeCrone by Rev. Harrey, pastor of the Methodist church, Saturday at 2 P.M. and burial made in Good Hope."
 1843 - 1897 Sylvester McCall 53 53 Sylvester McCall (1843-1897) son of Thomas and Lavina, served in the Civil War with Co. A. 103rd Pa.Volunteer Inf. He was captured and imprisoned at Andersonville prison, but survived the war. He married Margaret Daugherty and had 5 children, Maggie, Roy, Alvin, Elvina and Elrnina. He followed Oliver to Nebraska and lived on a farm near Oliver's. He is also buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, but after his death, his family moved to Oklahoma.

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Sylvester McCall was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania May 3rd 1843. He married Margaret Dougherty in 1869 at the bride's home. They moved to Nebraska.

To this union four children were born, Roy, Alvin, Elvina, and Elmina.

Sylvester volunteered for infantry service in the army in the Civil War. He spent nine months in the Andersonville prison. He bore a scar of a bullet which passed through his neck.

While in prison he still had his gold watch that he cherished very much. Every day he would polish and shine his watch until it became almost like a mirror.

One day while the guards were marching by and the sun was shining bright, Sylvester decided he would reflect the reflection of the watch into the guard's eyes. Soon the guard stopped by to talk with him and wanted to know what he had in his possession.

Sylvester told him, I just have my gold watch and he showed it to him. The guard was impressed by the watch it looked so new. So Sylvester said if you will get me out of prison, I'll give you my watch. After looking the watch all over the guard decided to go along with him and Sylvester just had a few minutes to get over the wall.

Then here came the howling and barking bloodhounds. Sylvester climbed high in a tree and the hounds went by. Sylvester would travel mostly by night but had very little food to eat.

Thirteen weeks had gone by. He had good luck traveling. He just had 1/4 mile to go to be a free man. Soon Sylvester came to a road with a fork in it. He paused and tried to remember which road to take but could not. A fellow was near by so Sylvester asked him which road he should take. The colored fellow told him the wrong road to take. He was taken back to prison.

Sylvester spent four years in the army. He was discharged from the army in 1865. He was a highly respected citizen. He died April 16, 1897.

by Helen (McCall) Bachman
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Obituary:
"Sylvester McCall, an old and highly respected citizen, one of the pioneers of the country passed quietly away from this earth at his home south of the river on last Friday, April 16.

"Sylvester McCall was born in Clarion County, PA, May 3rd, 1843 and died April 16th, 1897. He came to Nebraska in 1879 and with the exception of a short time in Kansas, has remained here until death. For the past twelve or fifteen years he has been a great sufferer from a disease undoubtedly contracted in the army [dysentery]. He belonged to Company A 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was in the service four years of which nine months of it was spent in Andersonville prison.

"The funeral service was conducted at the home by Rev. A. G. Blackwell and his remains was followed to the cemetery by a large company of neighbors and friends. He leaves a wife and four children."

He and his brother Oliver were both in the Company A 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the civil war.

After the war he followed his brother Oliver to Nebraska and lived on a farm near Oliver's. After his death, his family moved to Oklahoma.

1880 Census:
Name:     Sylvester McCall
Home in 1880:     Pawnee twp, Smith County, Kansas
Age:     35
Estimated birth year:     abt 1845
Birthplace:     Pennsylvania
Spouse's name:     Margret B.
Father's birthplace:     Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace:     Canada
Occupation:     Farmer
Marital Status:     Married
Race:     White
Gender:     Male
Household Members:     
Sylvester McCall     35
Margret B. McCall     35
Roy McCall     9
Alvin McCall     6
Levina McCall     4
Mina McCall     6
 ~1810 - 1890 Lavina Gibbs 80 80 Lavina, Joshua and Anna Gibbs are buried in the Concord Cemetary outside of Perry, PA. Lavina lived with her son Joshua and his family after Thomas died at 45.

Lavina Gibbs is listed in the 20 Sep 1821 military pension paperwork from Joshua "his wife Anna 55 years and that three children resided with him David age nine, Solomon and eight and Lavina age eleven"
 1812 - 1858 Thomas McCall 46 46 Thomas farmed in Perry township, PA. He had a nice home and his large barn was a community gathering place. He owned several farms when he died.

Thomas married Lavina Gibbs and was the father of ten children; Annie, Oliver, Joshua, Alfred, Sylvester, Robert, Clarke, Malinda, Mary, Margaret and Lizzie.

1850 census, August 23
Toby twp, Clarion County, PA
Thomas 36
Lavina 38
Oliver 13
Ana 13
Joshua 11
Elizabeth 9
Robert C 8
Sylvester 7
Lucinda 5
Alfred 1m July, 1860

1860 census
Levina 49
Joshua 22
Elizabeth 21
Sylvester 19
Lucinda 15
Alfred 12
Melinda 11
Mary M 8

1870 census
Lavina 1809
Joshua 1838
Julia Ann 1841 (Joshua's wife)
Alfred 1849
Malinda 1851
Mary 1853 1785 - 1820 Elizabeth Thomas 35 35 1777 - 1856 Robert McCall 79 79 Toby Township is now in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, but before March, 1839 it was included in Armstrong County. Robert McCall was listed on the 1807 tax list for Toby Township, Armstrong County, and was also listed there in the 1810 census. He was listed as Robert MCawl and he and Elizabeth had three children under 10 years of age. Two girls, which would have been Sallie and Hetty and one boy, which would have been William. Living next door was Robert's sister Nellie "McCall" McLaughlin.

We know little of the details of Robert's life but he was a farmer and was closly associated with the Concord Presbyterian Church.

Robert must have maintained some contact with his siblings. Both Nellie and William lived relatively close with his youngest sister Sarah living in the central part of the state. Robert's daughter Jane related details of the siblings and at least one visit by Sarah.

Robert died in 1856 and in his will gave the farm to his two youngest sons, Robert and Allen with his wife Hannah having control over any disposition of the property. The farm remained in the McCall family until at least 1978 and may still do so.

Garry and Carol Cundiff

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The following account was compiled and written in about 1910 or 1912 by Bert McCall, a son of Simeon. Bert McCall died in about 1950. This account was saved by Mrs. Mina McCall Lemon of 132 West Brookdale, Fullerton, Calif. She is the daughter of John McCall, whose father was also named John McCall. Mina furnished this information to Malvern and Myrl McCall who published a booklet in 1978 entitled The Family of Robert McCall (1777-1856) of Clarion County, Pa.

History of Clarion County McCalls
Dating from 1790
Robert McCall 1777 - 1856

Although the McCall family has been in this country about 123 years, and in Clarion County almost from the time it was first open to settlement, we find it exceedingly difficult to get reliable information and facts concerning its members. It seems as if no attempt has been made to keep a record, and we have been compelled to rely for the most part of fragments found in different histories and the memory of the older members of the family. Among those who have furnished interesting material for this short history is Mrs. Jane Stewart, now more than eighty years old. Mrs. Stewart, in response to a letter from Mr. Bert McCall, wrote a lengthy letter in her own hand, reciting all she knew concerning the early history of her family.

From what we have been able to learn we are inclined to believe that the McCalls were identified with the McDonald Clan of North Ireland. Some writers claim that they are part of this clan. It is a striking coincidence that they espoused the cause of the Stewarts during a fierce uprising and for many years were closely identified with them. If this is true we have an ancient precedent for the clannishness of the Stewarts and McCalls in these latter days. The ancestors of these people were originally Scotch who for some reason pushed over into North Ireland, drove the natives out and possessed it for themselves. They were a thrifty people and one writer states that, although the county in which they located was one of the poorest of the Island, by their diligence and industry it was soon transformed into one of the most productive. They were naturally religious, and under the preaching of John Knox, became Presbyterians. Firm in their religious convictions, they were often persecuted and even oppressed by church and state. Lovers of liberty, both religious and political, they naturally turned their eyes toward the new world. Large parties crossed the Atlantic from the years 1750 to 1800, as many as forty thousand locating in the Carolinas. Many came into Pennsylvania, and owing to the fact that the Irish and the Dutch did not always get along well together, there was kind of a gentlemen's agreement, at the suggestion of the provincial government, that the Dutch and the Swedes should locate in the eastern and central part of Pennsylvania and the Irish in the western, beyond the Alleghenies. This accounts for the fact that such a large portion of western Pennsylvania was settled by the staunch people from the North of Ireland.

The original ancestor of the Clarion county McCalls left Ireland with his wife and family of at least four children and landed at Charleston, South Carolina, some time during the year 1790. the names of the children were William, Robert, Sarah and Nellie. It would seem that the parents died soon after landing as there is no record of their ever having established a home on American soil.

The children were bound out to learn trades, scattered, and never all met again. Two sons located in Clarion County, William in Salem Township, and became the progenitor of the McCall family of that section. Many of his descendants are still living.

The youngest sister married John Shaw and located in Huntington County, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Shaw paid her Clarion county relatives a visit more that seventy years ago (Mrs. Jane Stewart states that she distinctly remembers this incident.) A few years later a son of Mrs. Shaw and a son-in-law by the name of Eakly paid a visit to their Uncle Robert McCall. No communication has been had with the Shaw family for many years and all trace of them has been lost.

Nellie McCall married a man by the name of Gibson and resided near Martinsburgh, Butler County, where some of her descendants still remain.

Robert McCall, the pioneer ancestor of the Perry Township McCall family, was born in 1777 and was thirteen years old when he landed with his father and mother. After the death of the parents the children seem to have turned their steps towards Pennsylvania. Robert worked his way across the Carolinas, up through Maryland, then up the valley of the Susquehanna to Belmont Forge. From there he went west to Huntington County where his youngest sister, Mrs. Shaw was already living. The next we hear of him is in Clarion County, making his home with the Smiths who were located on what is known as the John Harshaw farm near Monterey; this was in the year 1801 or 1802. for a time he was employed as a farm hand by Gideon Gibson, one of the earliest settlers. Soon after his arrival he purchased a tract of land from Gideon Gibson; one old history gives the date 1802. This tract of land was located on the North bank of the Allegheny in Perry Township, in later years known as the Matthew McCall farm and the Finley McCall farm, and is now the Allen McCall farm owned by Melvin McCall, a grandson.

Robert McCall was married to Elizabeth Thomas in 1803 and no doubt went to housekeeping on the farm he had purchased from Mr. Gibson. He was a cooper by trade and made barrels which he floated down the Allegheny to Freeport and sold to the salt factory at that place.

This union was blessed with seven children: John, William, Thomas, Alexander, Eliza, later Mrs. William Stewart; Sarah, later Mrs. Robert Stewart; and Hetty. Robert McCall was married a second time to Hannah McGarrah and this union was blessed with seven children: James, Eleanor, Matthew, Jane, now Mrs. Stewart; Harriett, now Mrs. Samuel Logan; Robert, Walker, Allen and Lavina. Mrs. Jane Stewart, now eighty-two, is the only surviving member of these two families.

James McCall married Sarah Prichard and had five children: Mary B., Elkana, Estella, Frances and Cora.

John McCall was married to Rachel Coe December 5, 1833 and was the father of twelve children: Robert, Benjamin, John, Simeon, finely, Elizabeth, Harrison, William, Nancy, Hamilton, Olive and Lyman, who since the death of Harrison a few months ago, is the only surviving of this family.

William McCall married Peggy Stewart and was the father of nine children: Eli, Robert, Silas, William, John, Miles, Peter, Esther and Anna. Of this family William, John, Peter and Esther are still living.

Thomas married Lavina Gibbs and was the father of ten children: Annie, Oliver, Joshua, Alfred, Sylvester, Robert, Clarke, Malinda, Mary, Margaret and Lizzie.

Alfred located in the west many years ago. He and Malinda are the only surviving members of this family.

Alexander McCall married Peggy Stewart and was the father of five children: Elizabeth, William, Robert, Sarah, (Mrs. James Graham) and Hulde, (Mrs. Peter Peters). Of this family Robert and Hulda only survive.

Eliza married William Stewart and was the mother of six children: David, Alexander, Robert, Amos, William and Linda. Amos and Linda only survive.

Sarah married Robert Stewart and was the mother of four children: John, William, Robert and Elizabeth, (Mrs. Jacob Peters), all deceased. Time will not permit to trace these descendants down to the present but an effort should be made to collect a record all the families which can be added from time to time.

From the military record we find that Eli, son of William McCall, Oliver and Robert and Clarke, sons of Thomas, and John D. and Sylvester served in the Civil War. Several of the later generations have gone west and located in the rich farming districts. A few have professions: Horace McCall, son of Joshua McCall is a prominent physician and surgeon in Kansas City. Eleanor married john McKibben; mother of Dora, Dave, Tillie and Tirzah. Matthew married Lizzie Barr; father of eight children, Mealy, Tillie, Hamilton, Brady, O. M., E. O., Mary and Dora. Jane McCall married William Stewart; mother of ten children, Loney, Olive, Munrow, Rhoda, Orrin, Lucy, Mack, Leslie, Brady and Chesney. Harriet married Samuel Logan and was the mother of nine: William, Margaret, Lizzie, Olive, Robert, Dellie, Cora, Ida and Lee. Robert married Lizzie Taylor; father of ten children, Samuel, Jane, Peter W., Harriet, Ellen, Stewart, Lavina, Maggie, William and Cleveland. Allen McCall married Rebecca Jane Know; mother of seven children, Ethel, Myrtle, Edith Florence, Millie Etta, Addison Wesley, Eliza Lula, Melvin B. and Walker Clyde. Lavina McCall Married Isaac Latshaw.
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Robert McCall was born in Ireland and came to America with his parents when he was 13. He worked in the Carolinas, Maryland, and at Belmont Forge on the Susquehana River in PA. From there he went to Huntington County where his youngest sister Nellie was already living.

Next he went to Clarion, County and lived with the Smiths who lived on what was later the John Harshaw farm near West Monterey. This was 1801 or 1802. He was employed for a time by Gideon Gibson, one of the earliest settlers.

In 1802 he purchased a tract of land on the north bank of the Allegheny in Perry township from Gideon Gibson. This farm was still in the McCall name in 1978.

Robert was a cooper by trade, and during the first long winter he cut wood and made barrels. In the spring he floated them down the river to Freeport and sold them to a salt factory. One story says he sold his first winter's output of barrels for $11 and then had to walk 75 miles to get back home.

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From the Alexander Stewart biography:
Robert McCall, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Ireland, and on coming to the New World located in Perry township, Clarion county, on the banks of the Allegheny river, where he secured a large tract of land. He first married a Miss Thompson, who bore him the following children: Esther, who died unmarried; William; John; Thomas; Alexander; Sallie, wife of Robert Stewart; Eliza, mother of our subject; and Margaret, who died unmarried. For his second wife, Robert McCall chose Hannah McGarrah, and the children born to them were as follows: James deceased; Matthew, a resident of Perry township; Elanor, who married John McCibben, and both are now deceased; Jane, widow of William Stewart, is a resident of Toby township, Clarion County; Harriette, wife of Samuel Logan, a farmer of Perry township; Robert, and agriculturist of Butler county, Penn.; Allen, a farmer of Perry township; and Lavina, wife of Isaac Latchaw, who is also engaged in farming in that township. 1751 - 1790 McCall 39 39 He and his wife came to American with at least 4 children. They arrived in Charleston, SC sometime in 1790 from Ireland. Apparently both parents died soon after arrival because there is no record of them establishing a home. The children were "bound out" to learn trades, scattered, and never all met again.

Children:
William b. 1775 settled in Salem township in Clarion County, PA.
Robert b. 1777
Nellie b. 1779 married a Mr. Gibson and lived in Butler, Co. PA near Martinsburg.
Sarah b. 1781 married John Shaw and located in Huntington Co. Pa. Years later their son and a son-in-law named Eakly visited their Uncle Robert in Clarion County, but afterwards the families did not communicate.

 1825 - 1879 Millie Coble 54 54 1823 - 1900 Stephen Cyrus Medaris 76 76 Stephen was a cattle buyer.  He is buried in Cuba Methodist Cemetery next to Millie.
1823 - 1895 Jane Buskirk 71 71 1819 - 1866 Alexander Davis 47 47 1800 Elizabeth Sanford 1793 - 1864 Thomas Wilson Trekell 70 70 In 1836, Thomas settled in Rock Island County but moved to Missouri a few years later; killed during the political troubles preceding the late war.

According to the History of Johnson County Kansas, "Greenbury Trekle's father, an old man of eighty years, lived in Missouri six miles east of Aubry. He over heard that Quantrill was planning a raid on the city of Lawrence, Kansas and proceeded to walk there to inform commandant of post. Unfortunately, the officer in charge did not take old man Treakle seriously and 200 people lost their lives. Vaughn's men having heard that old man Treakle informed on their attempt to raid Lawrence, return a few weeks after and murdered him in cold blood in his home.

Another account:
Thomas Wilson Trekell was a native of Illinois, and during the '50s came west to the Missouri border and settled near Fort Aubrey, Kansas. He had a farm there and was killed on his place at the time of Quantrill's raid. He had walked to Lawrence to notify the citizens there of Quantrill's coming, and on account of that act was ambushed and slain. Two of his brothers, one of whom was named Greenbury Trekell [Greenbury was his son], were killed in the battle between the free state and slavery forces at Lawrence.

From History of Cass County, 1883:
His father [ Thomas Trickle] was born in Maryland in 1792, and when 18 years of age enlisted and participated in the war of 1812. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1800. They settled in Ohio after their marriage and in 1825 moved to Indiana, and in 1834 to Rock Island, Illinois, coming to Clay County, Missouri in 1836, and locating near Liberty. They soon went to Jackson County, Missouri, and in 1855 entered land in Cass County.

Mr. Trickle was one of the pioneers and during the late war moved to Kansas, and in 1863 was killed on his farm in this county by unknown parties. His widow died in 1852. [ must be a mistake in the wife or the year. One of his three wives did die in 1852.]

 1769 - 1856 Mary Wilson 86 86 In the 1850 census she was living in Stark County, Illinois, with her son Washington and his family. 1767 - 1813 Christopher Treakle 46 46 From Washington Trickle's Obituary, From the Stark County News, Thursday, 18 October 1888:
"Christopher Trickle moved west to Ohio with his family in the year 1811. During the war of 1812, he moved into the fort at Jeromeville, Ohio, with his family and died at that place in 1813, leaving a family of five sons and four daughters to the care of the widowed mother. Only two of this family are now living, Mr. Edward Trickle of West Jersey and Mrs. Julia Anne Sherburne of Toulon."

The children of Mary and Christopher attended the first school-house in the southern portion of the township (Ashland County, Ohio). It was erected on the southern line of the land of Abram Huffman.
 1798 - 1899 Mary Catherine Kimbrough 101 101 She and Peter moved to an 80 acre farm near Mooresville in 1830. After Peter died, in 1831, she married James D. Medaris in Dec. 8, 1839 and moved to a farm near Santa Fe (Cuba).
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In 1830 the family packed up and moved to Morgan County, Indiana. Peter didn't bring money to pay for land for fear he would be robbed along the way; so after the family was somewhat settled, he rode a horse back to North Carolina to get money to pay for 80 acres. He probably worried about leaving his family alone, but he needn't have. One dark night while he was gone Catherine heard the hog squealing in the log pen out back. Grabbing a lantern and an ax, she ran out to find a bear trying to pull the hog out between the logs. That hog was vital to the family's survival, so their was nothing to do but swing the ax at the bear's head and kill it. Waste not, want not. Catherine dragged the bear into the house, skinned it, butchered it, and had bear meat for weeks.

Peter returned but died the following spring. Now, the hills around Monrovia, Indiana, were not an easy place to eke out a living in 1831, with everything going for you. Try to imagine what it was like for her, a widow with five children. What she did was what she had to do. She worked like a man all day and did her housework after dark, often until midnight. She accepted some help from her neighbors, but, proud and strong, pretty well fended for herself.

In 1839, Catherine remarried. Her second husband was James Davis Medaris, a widower with nine sons and one daughter. His wife Levisa (King) had died in Shelby County, Ohio, before James and the children moved to Indiana. He married Catherine December 8, 1839, moved to Owen County, and settled on a farm in Montgomery Township. Catherine had kept her family together and now assumed another man's large family. To this blended household they added a daughter, Mary Jane in 1841. She lived only nine years.

Jame's children were: Jonathan, Ithamer, Eno Rial, Salathiel, Massey, Stephen, Nathaniel, and James, and the only daughter, Lency Jane. Another son may have died young. The household blended even further with the subsequent marriage of two of Catherine's daughters, Milly and Elizabeth, to two of James' son, Stephen and James.

James Davis Medaris died at the Montgomery Township home at the age of 90 in 1878; and again Catherine was left to tend the farm alone-at the age of 80. "Grandma Medaris" was described as cheerful in spite of being confined to a wheelchair after a fall at 92.

Her final years of life, with physical abilities limited, she had to depend upon her daughters, Mrs. John McDaniel and Peggy (Coble) Rustin, at Brooklyn Indiana. She helped with a widow's pension of $8 a month, for her husband's service in the War of 1812. She spent much of her time in her easy chair, smoking her corncob pipe and reading, especially her beloved bible. Just before her death, "Grandma Medaris" joined her loved ones gathering around her death bed in singing "There'll Be No Sorrow There."

The location of Peter Coble's grave is unknown, but Grandma Medaris is buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery, Morgan Co, Indiana.

by Diana King of Cloverdale, Indiana
 1794 - 1831 Peter Coble 37 37 In 1830 the family packed up and moved to Morgan County, Indiana. Peter didn't bring money to pay for land for fear he would be robbed along the way; so after the family was somewhat settled, he rode a horse back to North Carolina to get money to pay for 80 acres. He probably worried about leaving his family alone, but he needn't have. One dark night while he was gone Catherine heard the hog squealing in the log pen out back. Grabbing a lantern and an ax, she ran out to find a bear trying to pull the hog out between the logs. That hog was vital to the family's survival, so their was nothing to do but swing the ax at the bear's head and kill it. Waste not, want not. Catherine dragged the bear into the house, skinned it, butchered it, and had bear meat for weeks.

Peter returned but died the following spring. Now, the hills around Monrovia, Indiana, were not an easy place to eke out a living in 1831, with everything going for you. Try to imagine what it was like for her, a widow with five children. What she did was what she had to do. She worked like a man all day and did her housework after dark, often until midnight. She accepted some help from her neighbors, but, proud and strong, pretty well fended for herself.

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The 1830 Morgan County, Indiana census has Peter listed as a household with 1 male (30-40), 1 male under 5, 1 female (30-40), 2 females (5-10) and 1 female under 5. One daughter is not counted. Land sales from the U.S. Government to settlers in Morgan County lists land sales to Peter Coble on Nov. 15, 1830. The land was located in Twp. 13, Range (1W), Sect. 1 & 2, Description: Sect. 1, W half of NW Qtr., Sect. 2, E half of NE Qtr.
 1790 - 1838 Levisa King 48 48 1788 - 1878 James Davis Medaris 89 89 James Davis Medaris was born February 13, 1788 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

James purchased property in Ohio south of the Greenville Treaty line, east of the Ohio-Indiana state line and west of the Miami River in southwestern Ohio. He purchased this land March 5, 1832. After moving with the family to Ohio, James married Levisa King on January 4, 1809 in Clermont County. Levisa was born January 7, 1790.

James and Levisa moved back to Guilford County, North Carolina. James fought in the War of 1812 in Captain Robert McQuistian's North Carolina Artillery. After his father's death in 1829, James and his family returned to Ohio to claim his inheritance. According to the 1830 Census records, James and Levisa had 10 sons and 1 daughter, all born in Guilford County, North Carolina.

James died in 1878, and Mary died in 5 Aug. 1899. James occupation was listed in the census as a Farmer and a Minister. James married many couples in Owen County. They are buried in Cuba Cemetery in Owen County, Indiana.

 ~1759 - 1829 Oliver Medaris 70 70 Oliver lived in Chatham County, North Carolina in 1782 and witnessed a deed there on 04 Nov. This deed was between John Gregory, father of Elizabeth Gregory, wife of Charles (5), and Gideon Goodwin. (Deed Bk. B, pg. 421) When the First Census was taken in 1790, Oliver and Wilmuth lived in Guilford County, North Carolina. Oliver owned some 300 acres in North Carolina along Troublesome Creek, next to his brother Charles (5).

Oliver later sold this land and moved to Clermont County, Ohio in 1804. They participated in a large movement of about 50 families to Ohio. It is said that the women went by way of "Flatboats" because of the Indian danger and the men went by wagon train. Oliver obtained land in "Union Township" where he and his family lived for 25 years. The land in Ohio was being granted for service in the Revolutionary War. There is no record of Oliver fighting in the revolution but records are very incomplete. It is possible the land awarded in Ohio was given to Oliver by his brother Brvt Maj. John Medearis who recieved larged area's of land in North Carolina and Tennessee as well.

by Brian Kelly Madaris 1715 - 1795 Rachael Davis 80 80 John's birth is recorded in the Christ Church Parish Register of Middlesex County.  John first appears in an August Court in 1744. In this case in Essex County, Virginia Records, Court Order Book No. 14. p. 38, Philoman Bird and als against Ann Smith and als, Petition for a Road. John appears on the side of Ann Smith petitioning against a bridge to be built over the Dragon Swamp. Their fear is that a charge would be placed on those wishing to travel over the bridge to take their tobacco to "Boulware's Warehouse". The importance of this court document is that it not only gives us the location of John's residence (Dragon Swamp for a tie to Domingo), but also tells us his occupation (Tobacco Farmer). The court document also gives us the name of a neighbor John Massey. This may be who his son Massey was named after.  Philoman Bird, by the way, won the court case and the bridge over Dragon Swamp was built.

John and Rachel lived across the river from George Washington.  Rachel Davis Medearis and George Washington were 2nd cousins / 1 x removed.  This makes the children of Rachel and George Washington 3rd cousins.  This explains why the name Washington is passed down to John and Rachel's children and grandchildren.  1704 - 1799 John Thomas Medaris 95 95 John first appears in an August Court in 1744. In this case in Essex County, Virginia Records, Court Order Book No. 14. p. 38, Philoman Bird and als against Ann Smith and als, Petition for a Road. John appears on the side of Ann Smith petitioning against a bridge to be built over the Dragon Swamp. Their fear is that a charge would be placed on those wishing to travel over the bridge to take their tobacco to "Boulware's Warehouse". The importance of this court document is that it not only gives us the location of John's residence (Dragon Swamp for a tie to Domingo), but also tells us his occupation (Tobacco Farmer). The court document also gives us the name of a neighbor John Massey. This may be who his son Massey was named after.

Philoman Bird, by the way, won the court case and the bridge over Dragon Swamp was built.

It is suspected though not proved, that Rachael Davis was related to George Washington. Apparently, George Washington lived across the river from John Thomas, and there are indications that Rachael could be his Aunt. The name Washington is passed down to John and Rachel's children and grandchildren.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS (BOOK 6)
Indenture MADE the 20th day of June, 1761, between Moses VINCENT and Sarah VINCENT, his wife, parties of the first part, and John MEDEARIS, for 37 pounds, conveying 90 acres on South side of Fountains Creek. Signed by Moses VINSON and Sarah VINSON. Witnesses were John MEDARIS Junr. and Wm. BUFORD. Indenture acknowledged in Court on June 22, 1761, by Moses VINCENT. Deed Book 6, page 683.
~1667 Charles Medaris Some people have another Charles between John Thomas and Domingo, but I think this version is correct.

55: Charles the Sone of Charles & Mary Madcrions was borne the 10th of ffebruary and baptz on Whit Sunday 1702.

This is the same Charles listed below (168) who married Mary Eeles. Their children is also listed in the Register and are the parents of Benjamine the progenitor of the James Wilson (6) line.

62: John Meddeerus ye Son of Charles & Mary Medderus his Wife was borne ye 21 day of ffebruary 1703 /4.

John above, is credited to be John Thomas progenitor of the rest of our known branch's in our current charts. Father of Abraham, Oliver, John, Rice, Charles and who adopted Massey.

77: Mary daughter of Charles & Mary Maderas baptized ye 24th Day of Aprill 1707.

This Mary is listed below in (165).

178: Mary Maderas dyed Febry ye 5 & was buried Febry ye 7, 1720.

This is assumed to be Mary Toseley, wife of Charles, as their daughter, Mary marries later in the listing.

180: John Maderas dyed August ye 1 & was buried August ye 3 1722.

This is assumed to be John (3) brother of Charles (3), We know that John (3) was also married to a Tosoley and the ties of John and Charles were very close as they show in most documents together in 1700 and before.

165 John Goar & Mary Madras Married May ye 13 1725.

This is clearly Mary who was b. 1707 above.

168: Charles Maceeras & Mary Eeles Married Febry ye 4th 1732. As mentioned above, this is Charles b. 1702 at the beginning of this listing. The remainder of listing in the Register are the children of this marriage.

139: John Son of Charles & Mary Maderas born May ye 19, baptized June ye 10 1734.

145: Charles ye Son of Charles & Mary Madarius was born May 9th & bapt. July 8th 1737.

150: Mary Daughter of Charles & Mary Medarst was born Decnb 7th & bap. Febry ye 3d 1739 / 1740.

154: Elizabeth Daughter of Charles & Mary Medaris born Octobr 17th Bapd Dec 2nd 1742.

159: Benjamine Son of Charles & Mary Mederas born Spr 4th Bapd Octor 13th 1745.

298: __hanne Daughter of Charles & Mary Medeiras born May 26th & bapt June. (1748)
~1620 - 1680 Domingo Medearis 60 60 Domingo Maderas (1) Current belief is that he was born about 1620 but the exact location is not known. He could have been born in Portugal, Spain, the Spanish Netherlands or even England. He may have traveled from the Basque area of Navarre in Northern Spain or Southern France. He could have been born in the Netherlands as his parents fled northward to avoid persecution. He may have even been born here in Virginia. Although there is uncertainty as to where he was born, we do know where he lived in the new Colonies of America. He lived in Lancaster, Essex, New Kent and Kings and Queens County, Virginia in the mid 1600's. This land in an area known as Dragon Swamp eventually became Middlesex County. This land would become home to all of his children and for the next four generations the Maderas family would live, grow up and die in the Dragon.

Domingo settled in the area along the Rappahannock River where he would grow tobacco, raise cattle and farm. We believe he married Elizabeth,and although we do not yet know Elizabeth's maiden name it is suspected that she was related to the Johnson's or Cocks.

Domingo received property by "headrights". He was a tobacco farmer and cattle rancher and owned a vast amount of property in Virginia. Records indicate that he imported his ranch help through indentureship. In the 1600's, indentured servants outnumbered slave labor in this country. Primarily from England and Germany, these servants would bind themselves by indenture or contract to a specified period, usually 4 to 7 years, of service in return for payment of their passage. At the end of their period of indenture, former servants were given clothing, a gun, and land. The financier would receive land as "headrights" for financing the trip of the individuals; 50 acres for each person transported. Other than the land mentioned above, Domingo owned another 1500 acres in Virginia that was received through headrights.

Let's take a look, a snapshot if you would, of Domingo's life in Middlesex County, Virginia. Domingo lived between the Rappahannock River and Dragon Swamp. This fertile ground was perfect for the production of tobacco, the production of which would make these farmers prosperous. These farmers used a method taught by the Indians to grow their tobacco. The farmer would cultivate the soil in a circle several feet in diameter with a hoe. The soil would be worked into a hill in the center. Each circle was three to four feet apart. The tobacco plants after sprouting were placed one to each hill. The plants would be topped to prevent the production of seed allowing the leaves to spread. After drying the leaves in a special house they were packaged in large wooden casks called "hogsheads". This tobacco, which was originally imported from Barbados, was a Spanish Tobacco and it had a "sweet scent". In the early Colonies it was used for money and exchange. Tobacco was the whole economy of this new country.

If we are standing in front of the Maderas home and could take a 360' panoramic view; what would we see? First the house; a simple bare wood framed structure sitting on the ground with no foundation. About 20 feet long and 16 to 20 feet wide the home would only have a single great room. A fireplace made of brick or stone would be at one end representing the kitchen and the heat and light for the home. It would be massive by today's standards capable of holding a four foot log.

The interior would have temporary as well as implied partitions. A space for eating, conversing and a partition made of curtains would separate the sleeping space for Domingo and his wife. A stair or ladder would lead to an attic space where supplies were stored and the children would sleep. A dirt floor and bare wooden walls, openings for windows that had no glass or screens, merely wooden shutters to seal the opening during the cold or rain.

The farm is surrounded by a picket fence. A large tree was placed on the line; several stakes hammered into the ground, leaning against the tree and forming an X to support a rail above, possibly several. This provided a barrier to smaller animals such as wild pigs from crawling under and larger animals from stepping over. Off to one side of the property would be a long narrow structure made of bare wood, specially made for the curing and drying of tobacco. The fields would be sprinkled with mounds for growing tobacco mixed in with stumps form recently cleared forest. The cattle would roam near the property and home along the wood line or in the woods nearby.

Narrow paths would wind through the area leading to neighbors and relatives homes and eventually leading into one main path to the Upper District Church. South of the home was the main road that lead some 35 miles to the bay. Some 15 miles down the road was the main Christ Church lying in the Middle District. Most of the homes north of the road, south of the road lies the Dragon and eventually the Piankatank River. The Rappahannock River was less than one half mile to the north.

We do not know for certain when Domingo died. An early researcher states that in 1668 there is a document relating to Sarah, a daughter of Domingo, being left orphaned. Although an early researcher mentions this document, it has never been found otherwise to prove its existence. If this document does exist it would indicate that Domingo died in 1667 or 1668 which could fit our time line of known events. It is believed that after Domingo's death Elizabeth re-married to Thomas Toseley around 1690. He definitely died before 1694 when the Zachary Lewis document was written. There is also no explanation for the land being deserted as described in the Zachary Lewis document, but it was not uncommon for settlers to abandon land obtained through headrights. Often the owner would obtain more land than they needed or could work. They brought in farm labor resulting in 50 acres of land per person, but did not need the land. Could Domingo have willed this land to his children? He could have but had Domingo died first, the land would have been solely James Johnson's and not likely inheritable by Domingo's descendants. Not only does it appear that Domingo died intestate, James Johnson shows in records past 1700.

Although there is no will or hard document to tie this family group together the circumstantial evidence leaves little doubt. The circumstantial ties by time line and geography are quite strong. These individuals do fall in place by their Middlesex, New Kent and Essex County connections and their ties with Dragon Swamp in other documents. The grandchildren of Charles (2) were born in Dragon Swamp; the same land area we know was owned by Domingo. The other branch's span out from this one central location and into the surrounding counties. All of these lines point directly back to Dragon Swamp and Domingo Maderas.

It is believed that Domingo had the following children:

1. Charles Maderas (2) was likely born between 1665 and 1670 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Charles married Mary Beamon.
2. John Maderas (2) was likely born between 1665 and 1670 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Listed in the Christ Church Parish Register. Died 01 Aug. 1722. He apparently had no children. (Once listed as Jonas. See note below for Bolivar.)
3. Sarah (2) (no hard evidence, but is listed in the William Clinton Madaris and Floyd McKinley Medaris documents.)
4. James (2) married Sarah ????. James and Sarah are the originators of the line of Maderra or Madara. Most researchers in their line believe they are not connected to our line, but James shows in New Kent County, Virginia about the same time as everyone else appears. I have included him here in this spot to aid in research purposes. Although there is no hard evidence to place James here, the locality and dates may be strong indicators. Naming trends in this branch, however, differ considerably from those in the line of Charles (2).
5. Bolivar (2) I have not personally seen any documents with either Jonas or Bolivar listed, however, several early researchers apparently did. These names show on several family group sheets including the ones created by William Clinton Madaris and Floyd McKinley Medaris both very avid and reliable researchers. If anyone has any info on these two individuals please let me know.) ~1830 Catherine Van Pelt The three children were with her parents in 1860, so maybe she had died by then. 1825 - 1852 John McFerron 27 27 John was a neighbor of Abraham Teter's, William McDonald's, and William McFerron's families, according to the 1850 census records. William McDonald was born in Ireland. ~1807 - 1879 Rachel Lough 72 72 She was listed as age 43 in the 1850 census. ~1805 Isaac Van Pelt ~1653 Maria Everts Pels Children
Jannetje ROOSA b: ABT 1670
Aldert Arien ROOSA
Arriantje ROOSA b: ABT 1676
Evert ROOSA
Wyntie ROOSA b: 4 JUN 1682 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
Engeltie ROOSA
Annetje ROOSA
Arien ROOSA b: in Hurley, Ulster, NY
Maritie ROOSA 1643 Arien Heymanse Roosa Children
Aldert (Albert) ROOSA b: ABT 1674 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Ariaantje (Jannetje) ROOSA b: 1676 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Rebecca ROOSA b: 20 MAR 1678 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Evert ROOSA b: 26 OCT 1679 in Hurley, Ulster, New York
Wyntje ROOSA b: 4 JUN 1682 in Hurley, Ulster, New York
Engelitie ROOSA b: 3 SEP 1685 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York
Arien (Ary) ROOS b: 3 JUN 1694 in Hurley, Ulster, New York
Annetje ROOSA b: 1697 in Hurley, Ulster, New York
Mary (Marytjen) ROOSA b: 28 AUG 1698 in Hurley, Ulster, New York

Ary came from the Netherlands in 1660 on the Spotted Cow with his parents and his siblings. He was involved with his father in the Esopus Mutiny. Ary was a captain in the militia regiment of Ulster and Dutchess Co's. He was one of five people who recieved lots during a division of the Dongan Patent, having recieved lots one and four on May 26, 1702. Ary, also, used "Rose" as his surname.

In 1686 Arie Roosa, Jan Eltinge, Gerrit Aartsen, Hendrik Kip and Jacob Kip were granted a large tract of land in Dutchess County. This grant is called the "Arie Roosa Patent, " and it embraced about one thousand and five hundred acres, opposite Roundout Creek, near Kingston and extending along the bank of the Hudson river. Arie Roosa settled upon this grant and lived there his remaining life, and many of his descendants are now found in Dutchess County, prosperous farmers and merchants. ~1623 - 1686 Wyntje Ariens de Jongh 63 63 Arien Ariensen De Jongh, her brother, was the burgomaster of Herwijnen, and held the power of attorney of her husband, Alert Hymansen Roosa.

Children
Arie (Ary, Arien, Arian, Ariaan) Heymansen ROOSA b: BEF 3 JUN 1643 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland
Heyman Aldertse ROOSA b: 1645 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Jan (Johan) Aldertse ROOSA b: 15 APR 1646 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Eyke (Ikee) ROOSA b: 1651 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Maritje (Marietja) (Mary) ROOSA b: 1652 in Gelderland, Holland
Neeltje ROOSA b: 1653 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland
Jannetje ROOSA b: 1656 in Harmymen, Gelderland, Holland
Aert ROOSA b: 1658 in Gelderland, Holland, (Netherlands)
Annetje (Annatje) ROOSA b: AFT 1660 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Guert ROOSA b: AFT 1662 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Maritje ROOSA
 ~1618 - 1679 Aldert Heymansen Roosa 61 61 Children
Jan (Johan) Aldertse ROOSA b: 15 APR 1646 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Heyman Aldertse ROOSA b: 1642 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Arien Heymanse (Ary, Arian, Ariaan) ROSA b: 3 JUN 1643/1645 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Eyke ROOSA b: 1651 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Mary (Marietja) ROOSA b: 1652 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Neeltje ROOSA b: 1653 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Jannetje ROOSA b: 1656 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Aert ROOSA b: 1658 in, Gelderland, Netherlands
Annatje ROOSA b: ABT 1662 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Guert ROOSA b: 15 JUN 1664 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Albert Heymans; Agriculturist, from Gelderland and Wife and eight children.

Notes and Sources from Lorraine Luke Excerpt from AN ARMORY OF AMERICAN FAMILIES of DUTCH DESCENT... ROOSA - In the article dealing with the van Gaesbeck family, there was a genealogical and heraldic manuscript of the 18th century that was authored by Gysbert Van Ryckhuysen of Leiden.

This city official was a native of Herwynen, province of Gelderland, and his parents were Arien Van Ryckhuysen and Jenneke Ariens Roosa. It's obvious that Gysbert would have been interested in the genealogy of his mother's family, and among his collections there are notes on the branch of Roosa family to which his mother belonged. The notes start with Aeldert Roosa who lived at Herwynen in the first half of the seventeenth century. His Christian name was Aeldert, the fact that he was a resident of Herwynen and that, in addition, his son, Guert, married in 1638 to Engeltie Ariens De Jongh, the daughter of Burgomaster Arien De Jongh, is incontestable proof that he was a very close relative of the progenitor of the American family of Aeldert Hymanse Roosa (born 1621) from Herwynen who with his wife, Wyntjie Ariens de Jongh, a sister of the above Engeltie, arrived on these shores in 1660. It would seem that the American settler's father, Heyman Roosa, may have been a brother of Aeldert Roosa.

The genealogy mentions a somewhat mythical descent for the family, namely that they had fled on account of religious persecutions from the town of Roosa in Spain. (Modern day map indicates a town of Reus in the provinvce of Tarragona near the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about 120 south of France). The pedigree originated at a time when the majority of the Dutch families preferred a descent from foreign lands rather than acknowleding their less illustrious hard-working Dutch forebears who by their industry had made their more opulent descendents ancestor-conscious. Even Van Rychhuysen doubted the truth of these statements and suggested that it was a family, possibly originally named De Roos, which had lived many generations at Herwynen. The genealogy gives the arms of the family, three roses - Gules. No crest is mentioned. These arms are, therefore, those of the American family.
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Aldert arrived in America on the ship called De Bonte Koe (The Spotted Cow) about April 15, 1660 with his wife and eight children ages 17, 15, 14, 9, 8, 7, 4, and 2 years old. Other Dutch passengers on the ship with them were Roelof Swartwout, farmer, Cornelius Jacobse Van Leeuwen in the employ of Swartwout, Arien Huybertse in Swartwout's employ.

Allard, or Aldert, Heymanse Roosa, the third member of the bench of Schepens in Wiltwyck, came out in May 1660, in the company of his wife, Wyntje Allard, and 8 children. He emigrated from Harwynen, Gelderland, where he left a large family of honest kinfolk. On his arrival to New Amsterdam, he secured a passage for himself and his family for Esopus and took up his home in Wiltwyck. When 2 years later a new village was laid out, he removed there, and from that time to his death resided at Hurley.

*Hurley was granted a patent on October 19, 1708. The patentees of this tract were Cornelius Kool, Adrien Garretsie, Matthew Ten Eyck, Jacobus DuBois, Johannes Schepmoes, Roelof Swartwout, Cornelius Lammerse, Peter Petersies, Lawrence Osterhout and Jannetie Newkirk. The successors of the original trustees afterward bought 300 acres for the benefit of the corporation.

Among the early settlers of the area around Hurley were families named Crispell, DuBois, Cole, Newkirk, Schepmoes, Ten Eyck, Wynkoop, Elmendorf, Roosa, Constable, Louw, Delamater, and others - mostly from Holland and Belgium. In 1719 the following persons held the office of trustees of the corporation of Hurley : Cornelius Kool, Adrien Garretse, Jacob DuBois, Barnabus Swartwout, Jacob Rutse, Nicholas Roosa and Charles Wyle. (* The preceeding paragraph per The Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State, page 663, by J.H. French).

The following is from the History of Ulster County, New York by N. Sylvester (page 144+) : The town of Hurley lies just west of the territory of Kingston, and is one of the interior towns of the county. It is bounded north by Woodstock, on the east by Kingston, south by Rosedale and Marbletown, west by Marbletown and Olive. A large tract of land, known as the Hurley Commons, originally granted by King George the First to Cornelis Cole and others, as trustees for the people of Hurley, was divided among the freeholders of the town.

The settlement of Hurley was first known as Niew Dorp. As early as 1662 several patents were granted upon the territory of Nuew Dorp. The names appearing in the papers are Thomas Hall, Nicholas Varlett, Mattys Blanchan, Anthony Crispell, Lambert Huybertse, Roeloff Swartwout, John Thomassen, Peter Schuyler, Jan Volckert, Lewis Du Bois (Jacob's father), Gosen Gerrets, Albert Hymanse Roosa and Lambert Kool. A commissioner from the British Government came to Ulster County in 1669 and on September 18th renamed Niew Dorp to Hurley, after the paternal estate of the Governor Sir Francis Lovelace. The name was given in honor of the Barons Hurley of Ireland.

The earliest record of the town of Hurley or Niew Dorp was documented in a list of those killed or captured there on June 7, 1663 during an Indian attack. Prisoners included - from the family of Louis Du bois, one woman and three children (Jacob would have been about two years old); family of Matthew Blanshan, two children; family of Lambert Huybertson, one woman, two children; family of Albert Heymans, two children. There were other prisoners named. The village of Hurley was entirely burned.
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Albert Heymanse Roosa and his wife are found among those taking communion at the Dutch Church of Esopus on Sept. 12, 1660. On May 5, 1661 Albert was appointed one of the commissaries at Wiltwyck. He was appointed one of the schepens (Magistrates) May 16, 1661. He was an active elder of the Dutch Church in Wiltwyck for many years.

He was a wealthy man and immediately assumed a position of leadership in the community. Governor Stuyvesant appointed him one of the 3 original "schepen" or magistrates of the Wiltwyck court. He was an elder and a member of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church at Kingston. He was one of the founders of the near by village of Hurley where he settled and lived the rest of his life. Aldert was buried in the Dutch Reformed Church yard.

In 1661 a formal charter was granted for Wiltwyck. In it was written....and with him 3 schepens, who for the present time and ensuing year, beginning with the last of May next, are elected by the Director-General and the Council aforesaid, and confirmed after they shall have taken their oath, Evert Pels, Cornelis Barentsen Slecht and Elbert Heymanse Roosa. Before whom all cases relative to police, security and peace of the inhabitants of Esopus, so, too, all suits between man and man shall be brought, heard and examined......

When the city of Kingston was first laid out, the director-general of the New Netherlands issued a notice on March 30, 1663 : NOTICE - All persons who have obtained lots are warned, for the second and last time, that they shall forward expert workmen to fence the farm lots within 2 months, and to complete the palisades around the village within 6 months, on the penalty of forfeiture of lands and a fine of 25 guilders. And that this work may be done properly and quickly, Albert Heymans Roosa, Jan Joosten and Jan Gerritsen are appointed overseers with authority to expedite a work so necessary, to correct the slothful, and exact the penalties. Done at Wyltwyck. Resource: The History of Ulster Co. by N. Sylvester 1880 ( Page 37).

Indian trouble, which had started as early as 1659, became a greater threat. In 1663 Albert was commissioned to go down the Hudson River to New Amsterdam to obtain 200 pounds of lead for protection of the settlement. On March 30, 1663 he was commissioned to lay out and construct the palisades for protection against the Indians. On Aptil 7, 1663, Albert, Jan Joosten and Jan Gerritsen sent a petition to Director-General Pieter Stuyvesant asking for a military force to protect Wiltwyck and the newly formed village of Nieuw Dorp (New Town or New Village, later called Hurley) from the Indians. No significant help arrived. As the Indians were pretending peace negotiations, they attacked on June 7, 1663. Two of his children including his eldest daughter, Eyke, were taken captive by the Indians in their 1663 raid on Hurley and Wiltwyck. They were later rescued.

The attack of the Indians on Esopus on June 7, 1663 was accounted to Stuyvesant by the magistrates, one of whom was Aldert Hymanse: "They surprised and attacked us between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock in the forenoon on the Thursday the 7th instant; entering in bands through all the gates, they divided and scattered themselves among all the houses and dwellings in a friendly manner, having with them a little maize and some beans to sell our inhabitants, by which means they kept them within their houses, and thus went from place to place as spies to discover our strength in men. And after they had been about a short quarter of an hour within this place, some people on horseback rushed through the Mill gate from the New Village, crying out, " The Indians have destoyed the New Village !"

"With these words, the Indians here in this village immediately fired a hot and made a general attack on our village from the rear, murdering our people in their houses with their axes and tomahawks and firing on them with guns and pistols. They seized whatever women and children they could catch and carried them prisoners outside the gates, plundered the houses and set the village on fire to windward, it blowing at the time from the south. The remaining Indians commanded all the streets firing from corner houses which they occupied and through the curtains along the highways so that some of our inhabitants on their way to their houses to get arms, were wounded and slain. The greater protion of our men were abroad at their field labors, and but a few in the village. The Esopus Indians burned 12 houses at Wiltwyck, killing 18 persons and taking 10 prisoners. The same day Nieuw Dorp was burned to the ground. Two of Albert and Wyntje's children were taken. About 20 white persons from two villages were killed and 45 captured."

Aldert must have had revenge on his mind as Pieter Stuyvesant in a letter dated June 30, 1663 to Capt. Creiger at Wiltwyck stated that Aldert had "uttered several unsufferable and threatening words" against the COuncil of War and Magistrates. He had threatened to shoot the two arrested savages if they were released. After some months of rearment and indecision on Sept. 5, 1663 Dutch settlers led by Lt. Pieter Wolphertse Van Couwenhoven attacked the Esopus Indian Village killing several and recapturing 23 of their white prisoners. Eventually almost all of the hostages were freed.

After the English took over the colony in 1664, Roosa was one of the most active and articulate protestors against the arrogant and overbearing behavior of the English commander, Captain Brodhead, and his soldiers. He was arrested together with several other leaders including his son, Arie, and taken to New York City, where as the principle leader, he was sentenced to banishment for the life of the colony. The others received lesser sentences. However the newly arrived Governor Lovelace remitted the sentences, and the accused were able to return home. This affair is known in the history of the area as the Esopus Mutiny.

This is a continuation of the material in the book titled " Ancestors and Descendents of Garrett Peterson and Nancy Smock" by Wm. Peterson published in 1987, Chapter 6, pp.77-78. The material is on Jan's father, Albert Hymanse Roosa.

Albert's problems were not over. In Nov. 1664 he was before the court for threatening an English guard with an axe. The defendent was required to pay 20 guilders to the poor. One Feb. 24, 1665 Albert was again the defendent, the plintiff demanding payment for "3 days threshing, 1.5 days labor on the cellar, for assisting in grinding 16 sch of malt." Albert disputed the amount of labor and stated that "his wife washed for plaintiff and that he bought some woolen yarn of her, amounting both together to 45 stivers in sewan". The same day Albert was a defendant in another case involving a misunderstanding of the amount of a debt.

Albert was in more serious trouble; an extraordinary session of the court was held on May 27, 1665 regarding a quarrel which broke out with a British soldier quarted at Albert's house. The attempt was made to arrest Albert, but he could not be located. The court proposed to keep him under house arrest until he could be transported to Manhatten by boat. His wife was instructed to keep him quiet during his arrest, or he would be handcuffed and sent to the redoubt. In cross-examination the following day, Albert Heymanse denied having challenged the soldier and said that the soldier "last Monday evening came drunk to his house, and that he noisely demanded pork and meant which Allert Heymans said not to have". Testimony was gain taken June 1 and 2, 1665 : " It was rumored that the soldiers had chased Allert Heymans' wife and children out of the house". The cases were adjourned until the arrival of the Lord Governor-General from New York.

Albert was again in court Jan. 26, 1666 for being negligent in cleaning his chimney and consequently on the 18th inst. said chimney took fire and as a result there was a crowd, owing to the fire. He was ordered to pay a fine of one Flemish pound.

An extraordinary session of the court was held April 29, 1666 because Albert was attacked by five British soldiers with drawn swords. According to some of the depositions, our ancestor defended himself admirably against the attackers for some time with only a stick before he was finally overcome, with "serious injury".

Later that year the Dutch at Wiltwyck petitioned British Gov. Nicholls at New York City to curtail the oppressive actions of the soldiers. On April 16, 1667 Nicholls appointed a commission to inquire into the problems. On April 30, 1667 an inventory of Albert Heymans' property was made. Albert was suspected to be part of the problem. The inventory included a farm with growing crops, a house and a barn, 7 horses, 8 head of cattle, a wagon and plow, other farming implements and the necessary furniture consisting of beds, pillows, dishes, kettles, and so on. The British commandant was suspended, but Albert Heymans Roosa and three others "were found guilty of a rebellious and mutinous riot" and were taken to New York for sentencing. On May 3, 1667 Albert was "banished for life out of the government" and for a shorted term out of Esopus, Albany and New York.

Albert's wife, Wyntje, asked the local court at Wiltwyck for a certificate concerning the conduct of her husband on May 28, 1667 hoping to alleviate his sentence. The certificate was given but enumerated some of his past indiscretions : when on the court himself, Albert refused to permit bond for a poor resident who supposedly did not give Albert "full weight of some butter"; he disobeyed an order of the Director-General to take care of some cattle at the time of the Indian trouble; he planned to shoot the 2 Indian prisoners; he had treated members of the court very contemptibly. On the whole, not too good a report, was it!

The sentences were later modified, and the offenders returned to their home. Gov. Frances Lovelace restored Roosa to favor and in 1669 appointed him one of the overseers for Hurley. In 1673 he was one of the officers at Esopus described as "Captain Albert Heymans, who had been prominent in the riot of 1667".

Wyntje was still living in 1685 when she secured a grant of 320 acres at Hurley. It is said she married a second time.

Roosa became on better terms with the new English authorities and was appointed to various offices from time to time. He was a sergeant in the militia, then mustering officer and finally a captain. He was an overseer in 1669. He was a sargeant in the militia in 1670 and promoted to Captain in 1673. There's a record he took up arms against the English garrison on Feb. 16, 1666 and was heavily fined. 1600 - 1625 Metjie Gysertsor Deroos 25 25 Children
Aldert (Albert) Heymans (Heymansen) ROOSA (ROSA) b: 1618/1621 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland
Govert Heijmans ROOSA b: ABT 1622 in Andel, North Brabant (Netherlands)
Gijsbert Heijmans ROOSA
Jan (Johan) Heijmans ROOSA b: in Andel, North Brabant, Holland (Netherlands)
Anneke Heijmans ROOSA 1593 Heijmen Guysbert Rosa Children
Albert Heymansen ROOSA b: 1618/1621 in Herwynen, Geldreland, Holland
Elizabeth ROSA b: 1617 in Canterbury, England Maria Alertse Dircksen ~1560 - >1619 Abraham Gijsbert Goertzen Roosa 59 59 Children
Heyman (Heijmen) Guysbert ROOSA (ROSA) b: 1593 in Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Alert (Aldert) Gijsberts ROOSA b: 1582 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Abraham Gijsberts ROOSA b: 1587 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands) ~1530 Goert Aricken Children
Maria Alertse DIRCKSEN
Buuysten Alarts DIRCKSEN b: in Rumpt (Deil), Zuid Holland (Netherlands)
Dirck Alerts DIRCKSEN b: in Gorinchem, South Holland (Netherlands)
Beert Alerts DIRCKSEN Alart Dircksen Children
Maria Alertse DIRCKSEN
Buuysten Alarts DIRCKSEN b: in Rumpt (Deil), Zuid Holland (Netherlands)
Dirck Alerts DIRCKSEN b: in Gorinchem, South Holland (Netherlands)
Beert Alerts DIRCKSEN Jannetje Symons ~1616 Evert Pels 1835 - 1896 Oliver McCall 61 61 Oliver McCall (1835-1896) son of Thomas and Lavina, married Agnes Dunkle (1845-1909) and finally settled in Line Township Webster County, Nebr. where he farmed the rest of his life. He homesteaded 1060 acres and raised Percheron horses, . Berkshire hogs, and Angus cattle. He served in the Civil War with the 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. Oliver and Agnes are both buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near the farm they operated. They had 10 children, Nellie, Nora, Ralph, Mary, Judd (1873-1889), Jessie (1881- ?), Joe (1883- ?), Fred (1884-1897), Hugh, and Rex.

Obituary of Oliver McCall "On last Tuesday evening Oliver McCall, one of the oldest settlers in Webster County, departed this life.

In 1871 he came to Webster county from the east, and took up his home in, what was then, a wild frontier country. He took up his- home near where he has lived for so many years, having homesteaded a quarter adjoining his farm, four miles west of the city on the south side of the river.

Having come here from Pennsylvania 25 years ago, and on the same place he lived and died. He was personally consdidered eccentric and in his intercourse with the world, he was plain and open in every transaction business or otherwise.

He was the father of a large family, all of whom survive him. His farm south of the river is one of the best in the country, and is with its stock of great value. To those who knew Mr. McCall best, his death is most sincerely deplored. He was an excellent neighbor, generous kind, true, and being a man of brains and splendid judgement, he was freely consulted by his neighbors upon natters of importance.

The writer remembers when Mr. McCall was active In every matter relating to the public welfare; he was at all times alert, having his own ideas he used them to good advantage. He took great interest in seeing his neighbors prosper, and has done more to advance the young people of that community in learning and in business than any other man. Under the roughness of his exterior, was a kind and generous heart, beating more in sympathy with the Interests of his fellow man, than it was ever given credit for.

Oliver McCall will be laid to rest in the cementery near his home today. The funeral obsequies will take place from the family residence, officiated by Rev. Maxfield. The interrment will be conducted by the G.A.R. of this city.

While the deceased will be sadly missed by hundreds of warm admiring friends, yet it is difficult to live an active life on this earth 62 years without making some enemies. Let us forget any ill feelings if there be such, and under the clods which fall on his noble breast today, let us bury every unpleasantness ever harbored against Oliver McCall."

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OLIVER McCALL'S FAMILY

Nellie McCall lived in Omaha, Nebr. and taught school.

Nora McCall never married. She attended Fremont, Nebr. College and taught school. She died in Riverside, Calif. about 1940

Ralph McCall married Rose Topham but had no children. He farmed 160 acres which he inherited from his father near the Republican River in Webster Co., Nebr. One year he lost 36 head of cattle from corn stalk poisoning and sold the hides for 50 cents each. Some time later he moved to Bartlesville, Okla. His second marriage was to a blind woman there.

Mary graduated from Fremont College as a stenographer.

Hugh farmed in Nebr. and then moved to Bartlesvile, Okla. where he died.

Jessie (1881-1954) married Thomas E. Topham of Red Cloud, and had 7 children: Robert, Wallace, Florence, Jim E., Betty, Thomas Jr., and Dorothy. They farmed near Red Cloud and in 1909 moved to Calif. He was an orange grower in Riverside, and had a profitable business in trucking and fertilizer. Both are buried in Riverside.

Joe (1883 - ) married Rose Marshall in Montana. They had two sons, Norris and Jack. He farmed and fed cattle in Nebr. and lived in Idaho for a time. He worked for many years as a meat cutter in Redlands, Calif. where Rose died. At this time he is living in Midlands Texas near his son Jack and is 95 years old.

Lester Judd (1874-1889)

Fred (1884-1906) Both Fred and Lester Judd died of some crippling disease, perhaps muscular dystrophy.

Rex married Frances Ward. He farmed for a while near Red Cloud and they had two daughters, Louise and Winnifred. Rex deserted his family when the girls were little and disappeared, never to return. It is believed that he lived and died in Southern Calif. His wife lived in Lincoln and supported the two girls.
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Jessie's family:
No. 123161      Robert Topham (1903- ) son of Thomas E. and Jessie McCall Topham. Born in Guide Rock, NE. went to Calif. with his parents in 1919. Married Kathleen Esther Reese in 1926. They have three children: Roberta (1927), Earl J. (1933) and Judith A. (1938). Has been an orange grower and also been in the trucking and fertilizer business in Riverside, Calif.
No. 123162     Wallace W. (1904) was born at Red Cloud, NE. but went to Calif. in 1919. Married Eileen (?) but divorced with no children. Later married Thelma Hansen and they have no children. Was in the Navy during World War II. Was in business with his father and brothers in Riverside, Calif. but retired early and lives in Chula Vista, CA.
No. 123163     Florence Eleanor married George Greenwald and they had one child, Barbara (1930). Florence died quite young.
No. 123164     Jim Edward (1911 - ) was born at Red Cloud, NE. and married Ruth McCall. They have one son, Larry Jim. He also was a partner in the family business in Riverside, Calif. and still lives there. After Ruth's death, he married Dorothy.
No. 123165     Betty (1913-1973) married Porter Glenn and they had 3 children, Joanne (1937), Jeff and David. They lived all of their married life in Riverside, Calif.
No. 123166     Thomas E. Jr. (1918- ) born at Red Cloud, NE. but has always lived in Calif. Married Helen E. Burkett (1918) and had 4 children: Patricia Anna (Tolford) (1939), Thomas E. III (1941), Barton H. (1949) and Kristina Helen (1956) He graduated from Cal Poly University and engaged in the airconditioning business. They live at Riverside.
No. 123167     Dorothy married Edward Schwartz. They lived in Riverside and had 4 children: Ricky, Terry, Wallace, and Debra.
No. 123171     Norris McCall, son of Joe and Rose. Married Dorothy (?) who had twin daughters from a previous marriage. They had no other children. They lived in Idaho.
No. 123172     Jack 0. married Mary Jane Harper. He grew up in Redlands, Calif. but went to Midland, Texas, where he is still in the oil business. They have two children Jack 0. Jr. and Mary Linda (Williams).
No. 123101     Louise McCall daughter of Rex and Francis.
No. 123102     Winnifred McCall daughter of Rex and Francis. Both lived in Lincoln, NE.
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 1795 - 1879 Jacob Van Valkenburgh 83 83 On the occasion of the visit of Lafayette to this country in 1825 they met and that Lafayette, on being told who Jacob was, laid his hand upon his head and said "So this is the son of my dear old friend and comrade, Major Van?"

BIRTH & BAPTISM:  28 May 1795 Thursday 9 o'clock PM was born unto them a son baptised by Parson Laupaugh at Kinderhook name Jacob, no witnesses;  Bible record;  Church record
MARRIAGE:  family records
 1793 - 1871 Mary (Polly) Bethia Higgins 77 77 by her son Franklin Butler, in 1910:
Mary Bethia Higgins was a native of Lyme, Conn., and was a direct descendant of Matthew Gilbert, one of the original company of the New Haven Colony. He is buried in the New Haven cemetery, and his grave is one of the three which were left in the old church-yard, while all others were removed when the statehouse was built there. The stone marking his resting place is still in good preservation. The three remaining stones are marked with initials only, and are shown as marking the graves of the three regicides; * but the one marked "M. G. " and supposed to mark the resting place of Michael Goff, has been shown to be over the grave of Matthew Gilbert, sometime deputy governor of the province.

Note: The headstone marked "M. G. " attributed to Mathew Gilbert is also attributed to Michael Goffe. The Sexton of Center Church, New Haven, will show the visitor a spot in the Coal Bin under the church said to be the site of Mathew Gilbert's Grave. This cript under Center Church is worth a visit even though our ancestor seems to be relegated to the coal bin. 1835 - 1924 Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh 89 89 Gerrit Smith and Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh, twins, were named after Gerret Smith, the noted philanthropist and abolitionist, and Benjamin Franklin Butler, at one time attorney-general of the United States, and a prominent politician, both of whom, together with Martin Van Buren, were schoolmates and lifelong friends of their father.

Children
Frank Pratt VAN VALKENBURGH b: 8 JUN 1863 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Helen VAN VALKENBURGH b: 17 JUN 1870 in, Wisconsin
Faith VAN VALKENBURGH b: 11 NOV 1878 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

"On Oct. 8, 1860, Mr. Van Valkenburgh, of this sketch, was united in marriage to Emellne Wells Pratt, daughter of Jotham and Hannah A. (Wells) Pratt, of Maine. The latter was a sister of Daniel Wells, Jr., and Charles K. Wells, of Milwaukee. Three children were born of the marriage, Frank Pratt, Helen who died when she was eight years old, and Faith. The former married Jane 1. Swoope, and was a practicing attorney in Milwaukee, at one time city attorney, and also assistant United States district-attorney for the Eastern district of Wisconsin. He died on Aug. 13, 1900, leaving three children: Helen, now at the University of Chicago, taking a post-graduate course; Franklin, midshipman in his fourth year at the Naval Academy at Annapolis" This was written in 1910. Franklin (Franklin Butler's grandson) was captain of the USS Arizona in 1941. 1863 - 1900 Frank Pratt Van Valkenburgh 37 37 1888 - 1941 Franklin Van Valkenburgh 53 53 This Navy captain was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. "Captain Van Valkenburgh, commanding officer of the USS Arizona, was killed when that ship was blown up during attack on Pearl Harbor. He was born in Minneapolis, Minn April 5, 1888, and was appointed to Annapolis from Wisconsin in 1905. He studied postgraduate engineering at Annapolis and Columbia University from 1915 to 1917. During World War I he served aboard the USS Rhode Island, for which he was awarded the Victory Medal, Atlantic Fleet Clasp. Captain Van Valkenburgh's home was at 3023 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach. Calif." Married: 1 JUL 1914 in Olongapo, Zambales, Phillipines Jane Carleen VAN VALKENBURGH b: 6 APR 1915 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Elizabeth Ann VAN VALKENBURGH b: 22 APR 1917 in Hackensack, New Jersey Franklin Butler VAN VALKENBURGH b: 5 May 1919 in Annapolis, MD Franklin Van Valkenburgh-born on 5 April 1888 at Minneapolis, Minn., and appointed a midshipman on 15 September 1905-graduated from the Naval Academy on 4 June 1909. After service in Vermont (Battleship No. 20) and in South Carolina (Battleship No. 26), Van Valkenburgh was commissioned ensign on 5 June 1911. Traveling to the Asiatic Station soon thereafter, he joined Rainbow (Submarine Tender No. 7) at Olongapo, Philippine Islands, on 11 September. He reported to Pampanga (Gunboat No. 39) as executive officer on 23 June 1914 for a short tour in the southern Philippines before his detachment on 4 August. After returning to the United States, Lt. (jg.) Van Valkenburgh joined Connecticut (Battleship No. 18) on 11 November. Following postgraduate work in steam engineering at the Naval Academy in September 1915, he took further instruction in that field at Columbia University before reporting to Rhode Island (Battleship No. 17) on 2 March 1917. The entry of the United States into World War I found Van Valkenburgh serving as the battleship's engineering officer. Subsequent temporary duty in the receiving ship at New York preceded his first tour as an instructor at the Naval Academy. On 1 June 1920, Van Valkenburgh reported on board Minnesota (Battleship No. 22) for duty as engineer officer, and he held that post until the battleship was decommissioned in November 1921. He again served as an instructor at the Naval Academy-until 15 May 1925-before he joined Maryland (BB-46) on 26 June. Commissioned commander on 2 June 1927 while in Maryland, he soon reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations on 21 May 1928 and served there during the administrations of Admirals Charles F. Hughes and William V. Pratt. Detached on 28 June 1931, Van Valkenburgh received command of Talbot (DD-114) on 10 July and commanded Destroyer Squadron 5 from 31 March 1932. After attending the Naval War College, Newport, R.I., and completing the senior course in May 1934, Comdr. Van Valkenburgh next served as inspector of naval materiel at the New York Navy Yard before going to sea again as commanding officer of Melville (AD-2) from 8 June 1936 to 11 June 1938. Promoted to captain while commanding Melville-on 23 December 1937-he served as inspector of materiel for the 3d Naval District from 6 August 1938 to 22 January 1941. On 5 February 1941, Van Valkenburgh relieved Capt. Harold C. Train as commanding officer of Arizona (BB-39). Newly refitted at Puget Sound, Arizona served as flagship of Battleship Division 1 for the remainder of the year, based primarily at Pearl Harbor with two trips to the west coast. On 4 December, the battleship went to sea in company with Nevada (BB-36) and Oklahoma (BB-37) for night surface practice and, after conducting these gunnery exercises, returned to Pearl Harbor independently on the 6th to moor at berth F-7 alongside Ford Island. Both Capt. Van Valkenburgh and the embarked division commander, Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, spent the next Saturday evening, 6 December, on board. Suddenly, shortly before 0800 on 7 December, Japanese planes roared overhead, shattering the Sunday peace and punctuating it with the explosion of bombs and the staccato hammering of machine guns. Capt. Van Valkenburgh sped forward from his cabin and arrived on the navigation bridge where he immediately began to direct his ship's defense. A quartermaster in the pilot house asked if the captain wanted to go to the conning tower-a less-exposed position in view of the Japanese strafing-but Van Valkenburgh refused to do so and continued to man a telephone, fighting his ship. A violent explosion suddenly shook the ship, throwing the three occupants of the bridge-Van Valkenburgh, an ensign, and the quartermaster, to the deck, and shattering the bridge windows. Dazed and shaken, the ensign stumbled through the flames and smoke and escaped, but the others were never seen again. A continuing fire, fed by ammunition and oil, blazed for two days until finally put out on 9 December. A subsequent search recovered only Capt. Van Valkenburgh's class ring. The captain was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor-the citation reading in part: "for devotion to duty . . . extraordinary courage, and the complete disregard of his own life." In gallantly fighting his ship, he directed its defense in the tragically short time allotted him. 1913 - 1990 Kenneth Leroy Bachman 77 77 President, American Ag Econ Association 1967
 1908 - 2005 Dortha McCall 97 97 She had no children. 1894 - 1972 Henry August Schuermann 77 77 Henry's last address was Pond Creek.

He used to farm A.M. Van Valkenburgh's homestead quarter. Roy owns it now.
 1923 - 2009 Clair Allen Schuermann 85 85 Farmer, Pond Creek

Obituary:
Services celebrating the life of Clair Allen Schuermann, 85, of Pond Creek, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Pond Creek United Methodist Church. Officiating the memorial will be Rev. Sonja Tobey, Rev. Donna Gilchrist and Stan Schuermann. Burial will be in Pond Creek Cemetery under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek.

Clair was born July 17, 1923, and died Sunday, March 1, 2009. He was the son of Henry and Heylin (Van Valkenburg) Schuermann and firstborn of five children.

He attended school in both Pond Creek and Jefferson, graduating from Jefferson High School with the class of 1942.

Sgt. Clair Schuermann was enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces and served in Burma, China and India as an aircraft mechanic during World War II.

Clair married Betty Lea Pankey in July 1954 and to this union were born three children, Patricia Hoover, Anthony, Kan., Lewis Schuermann, Wakita, and Kathy Myers, Overland Park, Kan.

He farmed in the Pond Creek and Wakita communities for more than 50 years. In November of last year, he moved to Wakita Commun-ity Health Center due to failing health.

Clair was a member of Pond Creek United Methodist Church and also attended Pond Creek Christian Church.

He will be missed by his wife and children, sons-in-law, Stan Hoover and Paul Myers; grandchildren, Lind-say, Jay and Ty Hoover, Maddie, Allyson and Lizzie Myers; brothers, Kenneth, Neil and Roy Schuermann; sister, Rollie Cooper; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorial funds have been established to benefit the Wakita Community Health Center, Pond Creek EMS, Medford EMS, Hospice Circle of Love or charity of donor’s choice.
 1924 - 2012 Kenneth Wayne Schuermann 88 88 Designer, Ditch Witch, Perry, OK

Obituary:

Kenneth Wayne Schuermann, 88, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Henry August and Heylin (VanValkenburgh) Schuermann. He was born on August 7, 1924 at home in Grant County, Oklahoma and died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at his home in Perry, Oklahoma.

He was a 1942 graduate of Jefferson High School, Jefferson, Oklahoma. After graduation from high school Ken served his country in the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor from 1943 to 1945.

Upon completion of his service to our country, Ken went to Oklahoma A&M under the G.I. Bill. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1949 and later his Professional Engineer certification.

He also enjoyed playing the trombone as a member of the band in both high school and college.

In 1956, in association with the International Geophysical Year, Ken was project engineer ice core drilling in Greenland.

On September 11, 1948 Kenneth married his college sweetheart, Alice Allen at St. James Episcopal Church in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

His first job after graduation was in Enid, Oklahoma with George E. Failing Company as a design engineer. He later moved his family to Perry in 1962 to work for Charles Machine Works as a design engineer and later became Manager of Engineering. Ken retired in 1991 after twenty-nine years of service with Charles Machine Works.

Ken was a member of the Toastmasters Club, Lions Club, the Noble County Republican Party, Ducks Unlimited and President of the North 40 Hunting Club. He was the Assistant Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America Troop 12. For his service, Ken received the Silver Beaver Award in 1992.

He served on the board of the United Fund of Perry, the local hospital board and he also enjoyed spending time with his friends at the Kumback Café discussing and solving local, state and national issues.

Ken was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, teaching Sunday school and serving on various boards and committees.

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 20, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Perry, Oklahoma. Rev. Michael Strange will officiate.

Services are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home.

Kenneth is survived by his wife, Alice of the home; two sons, Stan Schuermann and his wife, Cheryl, Rodger Schuermann and his wife, Sharon both of Norman, Oklahoma; six grandsons, Lucas Schuermann, Zachary Schuermann, David Schuermann and his wife, Emily, Matthew Schuermann and his wife, Tana all of Norman, Oklahoma, Andrew Schuermann and his wife, Leslie of Perry, Oklahoma, Daniel Schuermann and his wife, Marcy of Norman, Oklahoma; eleven great grandchildren; two brothers, Neil Schuermann of Yukon, Oklahoma, Roy Schuermann of Pond Creek, Oklahoma; one sister, Rollie Cooper of Plano, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Heylin Schuermann; one brother, Clair Schuermann.
  1927 Rollie Loree Schuermann Lives in Plano, TX 1929 Neil Eugene Schuermann Lives in Yukon, OK. Lived with Don Webster one year at Oklahoma A&M. Neil had a football scholarshop, Don had a track scholarship. 1930 Leroy Leslie Schuermann 1930 - 2010 Betty Kea Pankey 80 80 Published 11-30-10 in the Enid News and Eagle

ENID — Betty Lea Pankey Schuermann crossed into eternity quietly as she slept on Sunday morning, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home in Pond Creek.

She was born in Enid, Okla., and came into this world prematurely, weighing only 2.5 pounds to parents Albert and Gula Halcomb Pankey.

Betty lived in the Pond Creek community all of her life, attended Pond Creek schools and graduated with the class of 1948.

Music was always an important part of her life, playing piano, marimba and glockenspiel. She was a member of Tri-State honor band during her senior year of high school. Her grandkids loved it when Grandma sat down at the piano and played for them.

In 1954, Betty was married to Clair Schuermann, also of Pond Creek. The couple farmed in both the Pond Creek and Wakita, Okla., communities for over 50 years. Clair preceded his wife in death on March 1, 2009. The couple have three children, Patricia, Lewis and Kathy.

Betty’s greatest joy was founded in her family. Nothing made her happier than those times when everyone was home and around the dinner table. This was the case just two days before her death, when all but grandson, Ty, were together at her home during the Thanksgiving holiday. On that day, Betty shared just how blessed her life was.

Always a giving person, Betty was chauffeur and caretaker for many through the years. In more recent times, however, there have been angels in her life meeting her needs as she had met those of others.

Betty grew up in First Baptist Church of Pond Creek, where she accepted Christ as her Savior as a young girl. She and Clair joined the Pond Creek Methodist Church, where they served and raised their family.

Betty leaves behind a family who adores her, Stan and Patricia Hoover, Anthony, Kan., Lew Schuermann, Wakita, Okla., Paul and Kathy Myers, Overland Park, Kan., Lindsay Hoover, Manhattan, Kan., Jay Hoover, Wakita, Okla., Ty Hoover, Ft. Bragg, N.C., Maddie Myers, Kansas City, Mo., Allyson Myers, Lawrence, Kan., and Lissie Myers, Overland Park, Kan.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at United Methodist Church, Pond Creek, with Rev. Kay Buchanan officiating. Interment will follow in Pond Creek Cemetery with arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek.

Memorials to Pond Creek Firemen and Ambulance Association or Community Health Center, Wakita.
 Mide Alice Allen 1922 - 2012 Glenn Calvin Cooper 90 90 Obituary:
Glen Calvin Cooper born July 2, 1922 to John and Sellie Cooper at Roosevelt, Oklahoma. He graduated from Hobart Oklahoma High School and Oklahoma A & M (State) College. He served in the U. S. Air Force and was stationed in Europe during WW-II.

Following the war and graduation from college he married Rollie Schuermann in Pond Creek, Oklahoma.

His first employment was as a county agricultural agent in Altus, Oklahoma. Because farming was his first love, they bought a farm in Kansas. To help support his family (and his farm) he took a job at the Electra Manufacturing Company in Independence, Kansas.

From there his profession changed, eventually landing him at Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas and a position as production manager at Hunt Electronics Company. He closed out his career in management with the Hutson Industries of Frisco. In retirement, he established the G.C. Lawn Maintenance Company of Plano in 1987.

Glen is survived by his wife; son's John Cooper of Richardson, Steve Cooper of McKinney; daughter's
Theresa Lorenzana and husband, Gary of Little Elm, Carole Suarez of Iowa Park, Texas; grandchildren
Karyn Lorenzana, Randae Suarez; and one great grandchild, Amanda Lorenzana; sister Ramona Barrett
of California; and brother Victor Cooper of Waco. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters
and four brothers. 1932 Hazel Margarite Hindman 1926 - 2007 Anita Stewart 81 81 1900 - 1986 Elsie May Brooks 85 85 Lorey May Hughes Lived in Norman, OK John Bryson Brooks Lived in Norman, OK 1923 Norman Lee Van Valkenburgh Residence: Sacramento, CA
m.
(1) Lucille Hunt, dau. of Benjamin Franklin Hunt and Vetra Maureen White; Lucille b. 4/19/1929, Clovis, New Mex.
(2) ____;
(3) ___. 1927 John Robert Van Valkenburgh m. Margaret Roach Carolyn Maye b. 10/4/1939; m. William Risser 1942 Nancy Elsie Van Valkenburgh 1939 Carolyn Maye Van Valkenburgh 1929 Lucille Hunt dau. Benjamin Franklin Hunt and Vetra Maureen White 1926 Margaret Roach William Risser 1942 Charles W. Rasmussen 1884 - 1952 Matthew Smith Ross 68 68 Matt Ross was doing some dam construction on the Wind River, Wyoming where he met Lois, who was teaching at an Indian school. They moved to Los Angeles 1909 Margaret Holland Hamilton dau. of Henry Harrison Hamilton and Lillian Morris Holland. 1940 Katrina Van Valkenburgh 1942 Glenwood Holland Van Valkenburgh 1936 Grant Barnitz Hering Son of George Clark Hering, Jr. and Helen Barnitz 1942 Annette L. Spencer Daughter of Ernest Spencer and Thelma Adams Lillian Morris Holland Henry Harrison Hamilton 1893 - 1956 Ned Jaakobs 63 63 1914 Eleanor Frances Galloway Daughter of R. F. Galloway 1942 James Granville Van Valkenburgh 1945 John Eugene Van Valkenburgh 1946 Susan Lois Van Valkenburgh Janet Frances Hinton 1915 - 1990 Doris Margaret Casemore 75 75 1942 Kent Van Valkenburgh John Raley 1948 Jon Kirk Van Valkenburgh 1943 Dianna Gail Walters dau. of Jack Walters and Marjorie May Cox 1944 Kay Van Valkenburgh Janine Henshaw 1920 Joyce Knight Kessler Charlotte Faye Irvin Kessler 1920 Jack McCandless Betz Stella McCandles I G Betz 1918 - 1968 Harry Hartley Thorpe 49 49 son of George Henry Thorpe and Alice Lemieux. 1944 Joanne McCandless Betz 1946 Jan Lee Betz 1946 Jill Van Valkenburgh Betz 1952 Barbara Jane Betz 1953 John Bruce Betz 1953 Matthew Martin Van Valkenburgh He was a bombardier navigator in the U.S. Navy, was stationed in WA State, then China Lake, CA, and then at San Diego. He married JoAnne Goodner in Shasta Co CA on 24 September 1982 after Joanne finished her tour of duty. She was also in the Navy, but was stationed at San Diego. Joanne was born 7 April 1956 at Bremerton, WA, daughter of Frank Goodner Jr and Joanne Williamson. Matt and Jo later divorced, and Matt remarried. He and his new wife live at Clovis CA where is a manager for the Fresno Air Terminal.

2015: Lives in Killeen, TX, Director of Aviation for the city of Killeen.


 Margaret Anita McKnight W J Casemore Alex Bloom Alice Lemieux George Henry Thorpe 1944 Michael Henry Thorpe 1946 Harry Hartley Thorpe 1947 Jon Paul Thorpe 1950 Meredith Alice Thorpe 1954 Curtis Quentin Thorpe Hedy Isai Pricilla May Eugley William Herzog 1946 Stanley Dean Heisler 1947 David Eugene Heisler 1949 Suzanne Heisler 1952 Donna Jean Heisler 1929 Marilyn Joan Wilson Marilyn has a doctorate in education, and was assistant superintendent of schools near Grand Rapids.
 1953 Paula Carol Van Valkenburgh 1956 - 1957 Chad Ross Van Valkenburgh 1 1 1959 Katrina Sue Van Valkenburgh 1961 William Burton Van Valkenburgh Violet Iddings Loyal C. Wilson 1928 Delores Margaret Hatcher 1952 Mark Jordan Van Valkenburgh 1955 Cynthia Louise Van Valkenburgh 1956 Jeffrey Jon Van Valkenburgh 1958 Peter Kevin Van Valkenburgh 1962 Julie Ann Van Valkenburgh 1947 Lynn Cathleen Van Valkenburgh 1949 Norman Stephen Van Valkenburgh 1950 Gary Lee Van Valkenburgh 1954 Holly Ann Van Valkenburgh 1956 Jeffrey Hunter Van Valkenburgh Paul Seimsen 1950 Leigh Christine Van Valkenburgh 1951 John Kimball Van Valkenburgh 1954 Catherine Brooke Van Valkenburgh 1961 Elizabeth Ann Van Valkenburgh 1964 Katrina Van Rasmussen 1966 Charles Rasmussen 1964 Michael Glenn Hering 1966 Jennifer Holland Hering 1965 Elizabeth Williams 1970 Kristen Jaan Van Valkenburgh 1973 Jason Adams Van Valkenburgh 1968 Christian (Christy) Lee Van Valkenburgh 1971 Katheryn (Katie) Ann Van Valkenburgh 1955 Patricia Lea Schuermann 1957 Gary Lewis Schuermann 1959 Kathryn Ann Schuermann 1952 Stanley Allen Schuermann 1955 Roger Wayne Schuermann 1950 John Mark Cooper 1954 Theresa Joan Cooper 1958 Steven Joe Cooper 1963 Carol Ann Cooper 1955 Heylin Sue Schuermann 1956 Cynthia Ann Schuermann 1957 Scott Eugene Schuermann 1961 Tammie Kay Schuermann 1959 Stewart Van Schuermann 1909 - 1988 Grace Elizabeth Reid 78 78 1931 - 2015 James Dwight Webster 84 84 James had polio as a child. He was a truck driver before retirement. 1934 Kenneth Leroy Webster Kenneth got his degree at Oklahoma A&M. He worked for Ralston Purina at Liberal and Garden City.

WEBSTER CHAPEL

When the Cherokee Strip opened in 1893, Elijah Franklin and Mary Elizabeth (Ridings) Webster staked a claim southwest of the current town of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. In the spring of 1894 they moved their family from Kansas to their new farm on the Oklahoma prairie.

At that time, one of the first Methodist churches in the Cherokee Strip was organized around the Webster family's dining table. They offered their newly constructed two-room house as a meeting place for the community's Sunday morning "services." For two years "Webster Chapel" met weekly in the Websters' home.

In 1896 a new church house was dedicated for use in that little farming community. It was a sod building on a one-acre lot a half-mile east of the Webster homestead. This rustic pioneer structure (total cost $100) was the meeting place for the expanding congregation until a better church house was built.

A new and nicer church building was built a few years thereafter. On Christmas night 1900, the first service was held in a fine new "Webster Chapel" built of lumber and set on the same lot; adjacent to the original sod church.

My dad used to enjoy telling how he attended the "Class Meetings" conducted by his grandfather (E. F. Webster) on those Sunday mornings when the assigned minister was serving other churches on the circuit. He also remembers attending his grandmother's (Mary E. Webster) weekly Sunday School classes in that new church building.

Mary Elizabeth (Ridings) Webster was the granddaughter of Rev. William Ambrose who's wife was a daughter of Rev. Christian Crum. Both of those men, her grandfather and great-grandfather, were early day ministers "back east" who were instrumental in the development of the United Brethren Church in this country. Christian Cairn, an associate of Bishop Otterbein of the early-day German-speaking United Brethren Church, served as a chaplain in George Washington's army and was reportedly with him at Yorktown.

With the completion of a railroad through that part of Oklahoma, on March 14, 1898 (one day before our dad was born) some of the first lots were sold to start a new town and Deer Creek, Oklahoma Territory was born. Shortly after the establishment of Deer Creek, Rev. Charles N. Bottorf ; the pioneer Methodist minister who helped organize Webster Chapel, also started a Methodist Church in the new town. The two churches, the Deer Creek Methodist and Webster Chapel, were operated as "charges" on the Webster Chapel circuit; later called the Deer Creek circuit. For 23 years the two congregations shared a minister.

As travel became easier with the introduction of the automobile, it was decided the two congregations should unite. Thus, in 1921, Webster Chapel was moved into town and attached to that church and Webster Chapel memberships were transferred. That merger created one larger, stronger Deer Creek Methodist Church... with a full-time minister.

About 70 years later, in 1990, the Deer Creek United Methodist Church was abandoned by the Oklahoma United Methodist Conference and closed. We now own the property.

-- Kenneth L. Webster
 1936 - 2005 Keith Harlan Webster 69 69 He farmed SW of Deer Creek before retiring. 1937 Glenn Eldon Webster Glenn farms, lives on Estridge's old place (an 80). Johnnie Earnheart 1954 Tommi Jean Earnheart 1956 Bill Lee Earnheart 1936 Nancy Beth Smart 1957 Kirsten Rene Webster Lived in Querencia, Brazil.
2015: Residence Boa Vista, Brazil.
 1959 Elizabeth (Beth) Nanette Webster 1961 Celia Maureen Webster 1974 Kenneth Austin Webster 1963 Daniel Kevin Palmer He is the son of Keith Donald Palmer 1975 Jennifer Paige Ridl Sandra Anna Casford 1964 Tammy Lynn Webster Residence: Medford 1966 Stacey Lane Webster Residence: Medford 1973 Keith Douglas Webster Travis Dean Jantzen Sybil Marie Whitehead 1957 Randy Joe Webster 1959 Glenda Sue Webster 1965 Darcy Ned Webster Tanette Adele Louise Buchanan Delbert (Delbo) Leach 1981 Lynsey Elizabeth Leach 1983 Andra Jean Leach 1988 Jaron Coatney Leach Melinda Jane Yelvington 1982 Sidney James Earnheart 1984 Ross Landon Earnheart 1988 Kyle Simmona Earnheart 1957 Jay Dee Edwards Son of Max Eldon Edwards and Dixie Anna Brumfield 1983 Jason David Edwards 1987 Aaron Jonathon Edwards 1990 Katy Dee Ann Jantzen 1993 Kaley Joe Jantzen Richard Dean Croft 1989 Laine Ashley Croft 1993 Taylor Lee Croft Phyllis Marie Long Residence: Ballwin, MO 1992 Justin Cole Webster Richard (Rick) Allen McMillen Residence: Tonkawa, OK 1988 Megan Grace McMillen 1991 Malia Suzanne McMillen 1895 - 1980 Nona Edna Webster 85 85 Edna lived on the farm with her dad until she married Raymond Reynolds Ellis, August 3, 1949.

"A few years after the death of Mrs. Ellis, Rev. Ellis married Edna Webster, grand daughter of the E. F. Websters and a life long resident of the Deer Creek area. Following their retirement from the ministry, Rev. & Mrs. Ellis returned to Deer Creek and lived their final years in this community."
 Raymond Reynolds Ellis Methodist Minister

"A few years after the death of Mrs. Ellis, Rev. Ellis married Edna Webster, grand daughter of the E. F. Websters and a life long resident of the Deer Creek area. Following their retirement from the ministry, Rev. & Mrs. Ellis returned to Deer Creek and lived their final years in this community." 1954 Diana Lynn Lyall 1977 Ryan Dale Reese 1979 Renee Lynn Reese 1982 Travis Lee Reese 1984 Tyler James Reese Tyler can outrun Rod. 1954 Mark Lee McDonald 1980 Aaron Lee McDonald 1982 Sara Jen McDonald 1985 Jairus Reese McDonald 1988 Leah Kristen McDonald 1960 Kimberly Kay Waldrop 1989 Regan Jackson Reese 1991 Joshua Franklin Reese 1983 Caleb Monroe Reese 1994 Nehemiah James Reese 1996 Madison Omega Reese 1958 Margaret Lynn Lobmeyer 1986 Joanna Jean Reese 1987 Drew James Reese 1989 Lainey Elizabeth Reese 1992 Spencer Christian Reese 1961 Lynn Ellen Garde 1987 Alyson Rae Reese 1987 Isaac Mark Reese 1990 Eli Christian Reese 1992 Levi Kent Reese 1869 - 1961 Leroy Edward Webster 92 92 Came with parents and family from Ohio to Sumner Co. Kansas in 1885.
Homestead: SE/4 06 36N3W 25, June 1901
Homesteaded Claim 4 miles North of Lamont, OK, 1893.
Helped establish Webster Chapel, 1894-1900.
Lifelong Republican.
Retired to Blackwell, OK from farm about 1943
Farmer. Raised wheat mainly, some cattle.
 1870 Salena (Lena) Felicia Webster Homestead: SW/4 05 26N 3W 23, June 1898
Sam Beaumont, who later married Lena, staked SW/4 06, next to Roy Webster. Moved to Wyoming about 1915 where they lived out their life.
(There are two quarters there. Maybe they had both, on either side of Roy.)

Ralph Webster: "By 1914, Uncle Sam and Aunt Lena, because of Aunt Lena's health, had made the decision to move to Sheridan, Wyoming. I remember going to their farm sale and watching the horses and cattle sell. They also sold their farming equipment and some household supplies.

"The rest of their elongings, except for the few things they took with them, were prepared for shipment via railroad box car and shipped from Lamont to Sheridan, Wyoming.

"For their transportation to Sheridan, Uncle Sam bought a new Chevrolet touring car and their son, Verl, drove the family to Sheridan. I remember the day the family gathered at Grandpa's house to bid them all 'Good-bye.'"

 1874 - 1895 Hayward E. Webster 21 21 The E. F. Webster family and the W. H. Ridings family of Caldwell (W. H. Ridings was a brother of Mary Elizabeth Webster, were having a Family Picnic on Pond Creek about one mile West of Lamont, the Creek was high as a result of an overnight rain. Hayward decided to go in for a swim. He got into trouble in the flooded stream and dissappeared from sight. It was said that his brother Leroy tried to go in to try to rescue him but was unsuccessful. The Picnic came to a sad ending. This was only two years after the opening of the Cherokee Strip in September 1893. Hayward's body was not recovered until the next day.

Hayward's funeral was held in the W. H. Ridings home in Caldwell and he was buried in the Caldwell Cemetery. To my (L. Shire) knowledge My Grandfather Leroy Webster would never go in the water to swim the rest of his life. The site of the drowning was 4 miles South of Leroy's homestead and 5 miles south of Elijah and Mary E. Webster's homestead. Travel was by Carriage, Buggy, Wagon or horseback. It would have been nearly a 15 mile trip for the Ridings back to Caldwell. They may have stayed overnight at the E. F. Webster Hometead. The Picnic may have started in the morning and the drowning may have occurred early in the day, There is no written account of the incident except the obituary which appeared in the Caldwell newspaper and it gave none of these details. We can only speculate as all those involved are long since deceased. infant son
 1878 - 1970 Lewis Franklin Webster 92 92 Lewis Franklin Webster was the youngest son of Elijah F. and Mary Elizabeth Webster. He was born in Highland Co. Ohio and came with his parents as a seven year old to Sumner County, Kansas in 1885 where they settled near Caldwell, Kansas. Lewis attended school at Corbin, Kansas until 1893. His father made the run for a Homestead in the Cherokee Strip Opening in September 1893. The family then moved to the homestead in Grant Co. Oklahoma Territory near the future towns of Deer Creek and Lamont. Lewis grew to adulthood on the homestead. About 1904 he acquired a relinquished Claim and married December 11, 1904. Lewis and his wife, Minnie Dorman Webster resided on their farm for many years until a tornado destroyed their home and other buildings in May 1955.

They then moved into Lamont, Oklahoma in 1955 where they resided until their deaths.Lewis operated his farm until age 72, retired, rented his land. His farm was in the same general area as the other Webster families. It was about a mile north of his parents farm.

Lewis took the County Teachers Examination in 1899 to apply for a Teaching Certificate but was not approved. His youngest daughter, Betty Lou, tells me that Lew was an avid Chess player and was always looking for an opponent. He enjoyed playing her husband, Frosty Maxwell, and she said her father usually defeated Frosty.

A grand daughter, Donna Currier Garner reports that Lewis and Minnie played Dominoes and Backgammon often. She says that Dominoes were always on the table ready for a game. They played only with Double Twelves. Their Dominoes were on the table when the Tornado hit. Donna found all but two of them during the clean-up. She has these Dominoes in her possession. The white was gone from the dots so she has restored the white dots.

The newspaper account of their wedding is of interest: Wedding Bells------- Married, at the Baptist Church at Nardin on Sunday evening, December 11, 1904, Mr. Lewis F. Webster of Deer Creek and Miss Minnie I. Dorman, of Nardin, Rev. Edmond of Blackwell officiating.

The Church was packed to the door with friends of the couple and after an able sermon all witnessed the solemn ceremony that made this man and woman one.

Mr. Webster is well known in our vicinity as a man whom we all respect for his open-hearted, straight forward ways; a gentlemen to the core. In fact he is a "Webster" which tells the whole story. While the bride, a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Dorman, is an accomplished young lady and loved by a circle of Nardin's young people on account of her winning disposition and lovable character.

Certainly in thinking of the bright future which lays before Mr. and Mrs. Webster, we have the right to congratulate both of them in their happy union. We along with their host of friends and relatives, wish them a long and prosperous journey through life.

RECEPTION:
"On Monday the grandest reception ever held here was given in honor of the newly married couple at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Webster, parents of the groom. Eighty two invited guests gathered to spend the day and partake of a most elaborate nuptial feast. It seemed that everything that is good to eat was there in abundance and all present seemed to think it was prepared to eat.

The couple received an abundance of wedding presents. Among the many gifts, were Silver Spoons, Teapots, bowels, trays, etc. Other gifts included China Dishes, Plates, Tea Cups; Table Cloth. Sets of Napkins, Bon Bon Dishes, Soup Plates, Jewelry Case, Several Water Sets, and many other appropriate gifts. E. F. Webster gave the couple a Fat Hog to butcher." 1884 - 1942 Mary (Janie) Jane Webster 58 58 Janie married Jim Teter in 1912 and lived on a farm a couple miles east of EF Webster.

She attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College, Tonkawa in the early 1900s and studied music.

Ralph: "Aunt Janie was loved by everyone in the neighborhood. For several years she had traveled by horse and buggy to homes in the area to give piano lessons and until she got married, she was the organist at Webster Chapel. After Janie quit playing the organ at church, my cousin Marie Webster and I were the church organists."

Shortly after or in 1914, Janie and Jim, and Lizzie and Emmett moved to new homes in Blackwell. The three girls (Lena, Janie, and Lizzie) had moved away from home, but the three boys (Leroy, Lewis, and RE) stayed around their parents' immediate area.

 1880 - 1976 Minnie Estelle Mitchell 95 95 Lowell remembers his Grandmother working horses in the field when he was a small child. She was active in Webster Chapel. In 1893, she came with her mother from Sumner Co Kansas to a homestead claim northwest of Lamont, OK. In about 1943, they moved from the farm to Blackwell, OK. They lived about one mile west of Leroy Webster's Claim. ~1564 Simon Dantzer ~1595 Simon Dantzer Children
Othmar DANTZER b: 8 MAY 1620 in Steinbach, Odenwald, Germany
John Nicholaus DANTZER b: ABT. 1640 in Marburg, Hessen, Germany 1644 Barbara Katherine Geibel Children
Craft Rudolph DANTZER
Anna Ursula DANTZER
Maria Elizabeth DANTZER b: 26 MAY 1672 in Darmstadt, Germany ~1640 - 1703 John Nicholaus Dantzer 63 63 Children
Craft Rudolph DANTZER
Anna Ursula DANTZER
Maria Elizabeth DANTZER b: 26 MAY 1672 in Darmstadt, Germany 1646 Anna Margarethe Kober
Marriage 1 Georg FREI b: 6 Feb 1643 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Württemberg
    Married: 17 May 1670 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Württemberg

Children

   1.  Johann Georg FREY b: 29 Jan 1671 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg
   2.  Maria Catharina FREY b: 2 Apr 1672 in Schwaigern, Brackenheim, Wuertemburg, Germany
   3.  Maria Barbara FREY b: 22 Jul 1673 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg


Marriage 2 Peter STUMPF b: 1 Mar 1651 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Württemberg
   Married: 30 Jun 1677 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Württemberg
1643 - 1675 George Frei 32 32 1603 - 1676 Barbara Eberman 73 73 Marriage 1 Jilg EBELMAN
    Married: 8 Sep 1624 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Württemberg

Marriage 2 Hans FREY b: Abt 1600 in Klein Gartach, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Herzogtum Württemberg
    Married: 8 Jul 1638 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Württemberg

Children
   1.  Hans Philipp FREY b: 30 Mar 1640 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg
   2.  Georg FREI b: 6 Feb 1643 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg
   3.  Anna Barbara FREY b: 6 Apr 1647 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg
   4.  Wendel FREY b: 7 May 1650 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg
 ~1600 Hans Frey One source suggests that Hans died 8 Jul 1638. The microfilm record for that time was impossible to read. Another record shows the death of Hans Frey on 11 Aug 1675 at age 55. ~1615 Catherina Children
David KOBER b: 31 DEC 1640 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Sophie Katherine KOBER b: 18 NOV 1642 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Johan Jacob KOBER b: 24 NOV 1644 in Schwargren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
ANNA MARGARETHA KOBER b: 11 OCT 1646 in Schwaigern, N, Wurtemberg, Germany
Christoph Jr. KOBER b: 9 SEP 1649 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
David KOBER b: 9 SEP 1649 in Schwargren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 1 MAR 1652/53 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Elias KOBER b: 21 JUL 1654 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 16 JUL 1658 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany 1609 - 1663 Hans Cristoph Kober 53 53 Children
David KOBER b: 31 DEC 1640 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Sophie Katherine KOBER b: 18 NOV 1642 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Johan Jacob KOBER b: 24 NOV 1644 in Schwargren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
ANNA MARGARETHA KOBER b: 11 OCT 1646 in Schwaigern, N, Wurtemberg, Germany
Christoph Jr. KOBER b: 9 SEP 1649 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
David KOBER b: 9 SEP 1649 in Schwargren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 1 MAR 1652/53 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Elias KOBER b: 21 JUL 1654 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 16 JUL 1658 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany ~1585 - ~1644 Anna Roeser 59 59 Children
HANS CHRISTOPH KOBER b: 28 FEB 1608/09 in Schwaigern, Neckar., Wurtembeg, Germany
Sibilla KOBER b: 19 NOV 1610 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Martin KOBER b: 3 JUN 1612 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Christine KOBER b: 22 JAN 1613/14 in Schwaigern, Wurtembeg, Germany
Katherine KOBER b: 20 MAR 1617/18 in Schwaigern, Wurtembeg, Germany
Child KOBER b: 4 OCT 1621 in Schwaigern, Wurtembeg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 25 APR 1624 in Schaigern, Wurtemburg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 13 OCT 1625 in Schwaigren, Wurtemburg, Germany ~1583 - 1635 Johannes Kober 52 52 Children
HANS CHRISTOPH KOBER b: 28 FEB 1608/09 in Schwaigern, Neckar., Wurtembeg, Germany
Sibilla KOBER b: 19 NOV 1610 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Martin KOBER b: 3 JUN 1612 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Christine KOBER b: 22 JAN 1613/14 in Schwaigern, Wurtembeg, Germany
Katherine KOBER b: 20 MAR 1617/18 in Schwaigern, Wurtembeg, Germany
Child KOBER b: 4 OCT 1621 in Schwaigern, Wurtembeg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 25 APR 1624 in Schaigern, Wurtemburg, Germany
Katharine KOBER b: 13 OCT 1625 in Schwaigren, Wurtemburg, Germany ~1575 Anna Direck ~1550 Wendel Eberman Children:
   1. Barbara EBERMAN b: 8 May 1603 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg
   2. Balthasar EBERMAN b: 22 Nov 1606 in Schwaigern, Kirchspiel Brackenheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg

There are birth records as follows for Wendel Eberman and his wife Esther:
Catharina b: 27 Jun 1609.
Margareta b: 29 Oct 1611.
There are then death records for Wendel Eberman, metzger, on 26 May 1627 and for Esther, Wendel Ebeman's widow on 22 Aug 1628. It is unknown if this is the same Wendel and, if so, if Esther was his second wife.
 Christina Children
Matthis KOBER b: 1574 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Hans KOBER b: 1576 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Martin KOBER b: 1578 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
HANS JOHANNES KOBER b: ABT. 1583 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany 1552 Martin Kober Children
Matthis KOBER b: 1574 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Hans KOBER b: 1576 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
Martin KOBER b: 1578 in Schaegren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany
HANS JOHANNES KOBER b: ABT. 1583 in Schwaigren, Neckar., Wuertemburg, Germany Claes Wagner ~1600 - 1682 Jochem Ketel 82 82 ~1620 Anna Douw ~1590 Douwe Harmsen ~1568 Joachim von Ketel ~1580 Jan van Noorstrandt 1584 Aeltje Dircks 1580 - 1634 Jacob Barentsen Kool 54 54 D. 1580 Margaretha van Rosendaal 1556 - 1600 Adriaen Jacobsz Kool 44 44 Petronella Pieters de Witt 1532 - 1596 Jacob Adriaensz Kool 64 64 1513 - 1565 Lucretta Jacobs Oem 52 52 1505 - 1538 Adriaen Gerardsz Kool 33 33 Jacob Oem Pieter de Witt D. 1791 Catherine Pendleton Widow of John Taylor

1 Mar 1724/25, Lancaster County marriage bonds, widow of John Taylor.
6W(1)103 Letter of consent from William & Catharine 3 Jan 1736/7 for
Anthony Sydnor and Eliza Taylor.
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Catherine survived William and died after 1 Nov. 1760 when she and her son, William Jr., sold the 111 acres called "Pivemo Popar" just outside Kilmarnock which had been purchased by Fortunatus. Her daughter by her former mariage, ELIZABETH TAYLOR, subsequently married ANTHONY SYDNOR 1680 - 1751 William Sydnor 70 70 Catherine was his second wife.

Dates of birth from 1804 family Bible of Burwell Starke copied from an earlier Bible. Tyler's Quarterly 3:282-287, reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co) 3:484-490.

16 Dec 1717, Lancaster County marriage bonds, widow of William Davenport. 6W(1)103

1 Mar 1724/25, Lancaster County marriage bonds, widow of John Taylor. 6W(1)103

Letter of consent from William & Catharine Sydnor 3 Jan 1736/7 for Anthony Sydnor and Eliza Taylor.

Lancaster County VA Wills 10:427.

Will: 22 JAN 1750 St. Mary's White Chapel, Lancaster County, Virginia
Probate: 19 JUL 1751 Lancaster County, Virginia

Here is the inventory list from his probate in 1751. It names 21 slaves and a lot of interesting household items.

http://xpda.com/family/etc/WilliamSydnor1751Inventory.pdf ~1648 - ~1719 Joanna Lawson 71 71 Marriage 1 Fortunatus SYDNOR b: ABT 1638 in England
Children
Ruth SYDNOR b: 24 AUG 1676 in Lancaster, VA
Ruth SYDNOR b: 11 APR 1671 in Lancaster, VA
Fortunatus SYDNOR b: 08 NOV 1673 in Lancaster, VA
Joan SYDNOR b: 02 AUG 1678 in Lancaster, VA
William SYDNOR b: 13 NOV 1680 in Lancaster, VA
Anthony SYDNOR b: 18 JAN 1681/1682 in Lancaster, VA

Marriage 2 Lancelot SOCKWELL
Married: BEF 1665 in Lancaster, VA

Marriage 3 William LAWRENCE
Married: 16 DEC 1683 in Middlesex, VA ~1638 - 1683 Fortunatus Sydnor 45 45 Children
Ruth SYDNOR b: 24 AUG 1676 in Lancaster, VA
Ruth SYDNOR b: 11 APR 1671 in Lancaster, VA
Fortunatus SYDNOR b: 08 NOV 1673 in Lancaster, VA
Joan SYDNOR b: 02 AUG 1678 in Lancaster, VA
William SYDNOR b: 13 NOV 1680 in Lancaster, VA
Anthony SYDNOR b: 18 JAN 1681/1682 in Lancaster, VA

Fortunatus  came to America from England in 1653, when he was age 15, landing in Leedstown, VA. He met Rowland Lawson, a merchant, there, and ended up marrying his daughter Joanna.

I'm not sure about the accuracy of his ancestry.
 1607 - 1661 Rowland Lawson 54 54 "But the most important emigrants from Ireland settling in the Colony in the seventeenth century were men of English blood, whose fathers had received grants of confiscated lands in that unfortunate country, or who had removed thither in the course of business. Such was Daniel Gookin, who, in 1622, patented lands at Newport News, and such, no doubt, were Anthony Lawson, of Lower Norfolk, and others whose names might be mentioned." Philip Alexander Bruce, Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century, (Richmond, VA: 1907, reprint Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1995), p. 262.

20 July 1633, Bill of Sale made by John DAVIS of Kiskiacke, Planter, to Thomas CURTIS, wit: Joseph HAM, Epaphroditus LAWSON. (Patent Book I:525, VA Land Office) It conveys land "on Poqueson River" in eastern York County ... The same John DAVIS deeds land on the same Poqueson River to Ephroditus LAWSON, by Court Order dated 8 Oct 1635. (Patent Book I:655) Caroline Kemper Bulkley, "Notes on Immigrant Lawsons of Tidewater, " The William and Mary College Quarterly, 2nd Series, XIII(1933), pp. 242-253.

Among those early settlers of Isle of Wight who first moved to Nansemond and then to Maryland was ... Epaphroditus LAWSON who patented 100 acres in Isle of Wight in 1636 and 1400 in Lower Norfolk in 1642 ... With him to Maryland, went Edward DARCY or DORSEY ... [See Warfield and Newman's Histories of Anne Arundel County.] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, (Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing County, 1980), p. 78. Epaphroditus LAWSON, 1, 400 acs. Up. Norf. County, Feb. 15, 1642, Page 822. ... for trans. of 13 pers: Epaphroditus LAWSON, William LAWSON, Lettice LAWSON, ... Rowland LAWSON, ... Mr. Rowland LAWSON, 1300 acs. situated in Rappa. Riv., on the Nwd. side, beg. on the Ewd. side of the mouth of Cherry Point Cr., and adj. land of Richard JONES. 20 June 1651, p. 330. 900 acs. part formerly granted unto Epaphrd. LAWSON and by him relinquished and the rights assigned unto his brother, and the residue for trns. of 8 pers: ... R. (Rowland) LAWSON, 400 acs. upon S. side of Rappa. Riv., beg at Eastmost extent of the land of Geo. EATON, etc., unto sd. LAWSON's former grant &c. 6 Oct 1654, p. 299. Trans. of 8 pers: ... Richard LAWSON, 1400 acs. beg. at marked trees which run W.S.W. cross the upper of the great Island in Rapp. Riv. and the lower part of the neck of land upon which he lives, parallel to land of George EATON &c. 6 Oct 1656, p. 383. 1, 000 acs granted to Epaphroditus LAWSON and assigned unto sd. Richard, and 400 acs. assigned unto him by Rowland LAWSON, to whom it was granted 6 Oct 1654. Rowland LAWSON, 1000 acs. on N. side of Rappa. Riv., 18 Mar. 1662, p. 132, (639). Beg. on the E. side of Cherry poynt Cr., N.N.E. &c. to S. side of a br. of a Cr. issuing into the bay behind Cap. Fleets land, thence S.E. by E. &c. to land of BONYSON &c. Being part of a pattent of 1300 acs., the rest being cut off by pattent of sd. BONYSON, first granted to Rice JONES. Trans. of 20 pers.* Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, 1623-1666, (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1934; rept. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing County, 1983), 135, 217, 297, 318, 438.

Certificates for land with names of head rights from Lancaster County, Virginia original county records: Mr. Rowland LAWSON, Head rights: Hen: Berry, Patrick Cleashe [?], Sarah TURNER, Eliz: Sachell, Wm. Wilkinson, Geo. Goodale, Jno. Marshall. Also two more, Daniell Cooper and Katherine English. [One name is illegible.] 6 Feby 1654. Milnor Ljungstedt, The County Court Note Book (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. County, 1972) John CONE, 470 acs. Lancaster County, 20 Sept. 1669, p. 280. Adj. Abra. BONNISON (BONYSON), neare the head of Tabb's Cr., to Sw. of Nantipoyson Cr., both Crks. issuing out of Fleet's Cr., to land of Rowland LAWSON, to Mr. Robert GRIGGS, by Mr. Tho. CHETWOOD ... Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume II: 1666-1695 (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1977), 71. [68] Nov 1672 (p.24 ) tithe list - Rowland LAWSON - 3

Marriage 1 Letitia Joanne Lawson Wales b: ABT 1600 in England
Married: ABT 1638 in England
Children
Eppaphroditus Lawson b: ABT 1644 in Lancaster County, VA
Letitia Lawson b: 1652 in Lancaster County, VA
Rowland Lawson b: 1638 in Lancaster County, VA
John Lawson b: ABT 1655
Richard Lawson
Joana Lawson b: 1640 in Lancaster County, VA
Joanne Lawson b: 1649 in Lancaster County, VA
Henry Lawson b: 1651 in Lancaster County, VA
Elizabeth Lawson b: 1650 in Lancaster County, VA ~1610 Letitia Joan Wales Children
Eppaphroditus Lawson b: ABT 1644 in Lancaster County, VA
Letitia Lawson b: 1652 in Lancaster County, VA
Rowland Lawson b: 1638 in Lancaster County, VA
John Lawson b: ABT 1655
Richard Lawson
Joana Lawson b: 1640 in Lancaster County, VA
Joanne Lawson b: 1649 in Lancaster County, VA
Henry Lawson b: 1651 in Lancaster County, VA
Elizabeth Lawson b: 1650 in Lancaster County, VA George Wales Joyce Lyttell Thomas Rowland ~1544 Elizabeth D Brough Inherited Brough Hall in Yorkshire from her father Roger Brough. Sarah Rowland John Lawson It's possible that Ralph and Elizabeth may not be his parents. 1511 John Bedell 1511 Agnes Wiseman 1509 John Brock 1529 Margery Bedell ~1525 - 1598 William Brock 73 73 1535 Elizabeth Mault 1539 Johannes Reve ~1567 - ~1620 Mary Brock 53 53 1561 - ~1620 John Reve 59 59 ~1440 - 1505 Margaret 65 65 ~1435 - 1493 Robert Algere 58 58 Birth: 1435 in Lindsell, Essex, England
Death: 21 Dec 1493 ~1435 - 1514 Juliana 79 79 ~1435 - 1468 John Fitch 33 33 ~1470 - <1533 Agnes Alger 63 63 Name also given as Agnes Arabella Alger and Lady Agnes Alger - Death also given as 1530? - Father owned Brazen Head Farm in Lindsell - Alger is given as a later spelling of Algore - Died prior to 3 May 1527 1472 - 1514 Thomas Fitch 42 42 Born: Wicken, Co Essex or Widdington, New College Oxford - Six sons/5 daughters as depicted on Brass, Church of St Mary the Virgin in Lindsell where he is buried. 1515 - ~1579 Margery Humphrey 64 64 ~1500 - 1558 Roger Fitch 58 58 Will probated 22 Feb 1558/9 in Consistory Court of London (dated 12 Jan 1558/9) 1553 - ~1600 Joan Thurgood 47 47 1556 - 1605 George Fitch 49 49 1590 - ~1685 Anna Reve 94 94 Anna Reve Immigrated to America with her 3 sons after her husbands death.

She resided in Hartford Co, Connecticut in 1669
 1612 - 1704 Sir Thomas Fitch 92 92 Thomas Fitch Inherited an estate near Braintree, Essex County, England.

He was the oldest son of his family. he was named executor of father's estate with Uncle William, born between 1574 and 1583, at Brason Head farm (he was at least 22 when father died in 1605). The Will was probated 12 Feb 1632/3 in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.

Thomas Fitch sailed for America in 1638 with his wife and family.  He was among the early settlers and founders of Norwalk.

He served in the Parliamentary Wars in England.

He served as ensign; recorder of lands; selectman; commissioner for twenty-five years; and deputy to the General Court in 1673, 1676, 1680-86, 1691-92, and 1694. He also served as deputy governor of Connecticut. Thomas Fitch and his brother, Joseph Fitch, were both among the founders of Norwalk, but Joseph, the younger brother, soon removed and finally settled on a large farm at Windsor, Connecticut near the Hartford line.

The military history of Norwalk began in 1655 when Thomas Fitch and lieutenant Richard Olmstead were appointed by the Colony of Connecticut to "look after" the Indians, who began to become troublesome. They had under their command, eighteen horsemen, four of them from Norwalk. Fitch and Olmstead and their horsemen had a very quieting effect on the Indians and they did not cause the Norwalk people much trouble until 1675. Thomas's residence was somewhere near the home later occupied by Enos Osborn on East Avenue. Thomas died in Norwalk in 1704 at the age of 92 years.
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Thomas's will:
WILL OF THOMAS FITCH

To all persons whome these presents shall come: Greeting, I Thomas Fitch, Sen. of Norwalk in the County of Fairfield in New England, being weak in body but perfect in mind and understanding do by these presents make and confirm this my last will and testament to stand and abide Revocking all former wills and do solemly hoping upon good grounds Commit my soul in ye hands Into my Creator and Redeemer. In hopes of a joyful Resurrection at ye last day and my body to ye dust to be devoutly intered. And of estate ye Lord hath bestowed upon me and hath left me after great expence in the Civill Wars in England, and the Transportation of myselfe and Family and settling of myselfe and distributing portions to my children, according to my Capassity and Abillity. That which remaineth in my hands I do by these so grant and bequeathe as followeth.

Impre. I do will and bequeath unto my grandchild, Thomas Fitch one parcell of land lying within ye planting field called the Neck, and that in the Cow division so called the Bounds and quantity expressed in the Towne Records. I will and bequeath upon my two Grandchildren, namely John and Nathaniel Fitch, parcells of land lying Eastward towards Sacotuck River, consisting of following lands, bogg, meadow and swamp, the quantity consisting of about fiftie acres. The quantity and bounds expressed in ye Towne Record, and said land to be divided equally between them in common. Some time after my decease. I do bequeath unto my said Grandchildren John my fowling small gunn Bolt and sword.

I do will and bequeath unto my daughter Ann, now the wife of John Johnson of Farmington and unto my daughter Mary, now the wife of Capt. Matthew Sherwood, severall pieces of new putor containing about ye number of twelve to be equally divided between them and also unto my daughter Mary the box of drawers in the same. I will and bequeath unto my sd. two daughters and also my daughter in law, my son John's wife a quantity of fine linen abiding in the trunk. Containing about two pieces in number: the same to be equally divided between them. Also unto all the aforesaid three daughters each of them one Sillver Spoone, the said spoones being abiding in sd. Trunk.

I will and bequeath unto my son John ffitch all the rest of my estate unbequeathed, namely, my dwelling house, barne, home lot and the bounds and quantities expressed in the Towne Record. Also all my lands both upland and meadow lying in the planting field on ye other side of ye River the Quantity and bounds as expressed in ye Towne Record, also my lands without fence, laid out or to be divided. Also my commonage expressed in the towne books. Also I will and bequeath unto my sd. son all the moveables within doors and without doors, as Brass puter spoons, bedding with all appertaming therunto. Also all the wooden moveables. Also my muskit, sword, bandolears and scabbards. Also my Neate cattle, horses, Kinds in hand or running in the wood, also swine, with my books, waring apparell. Also my other estate belonging to me, all my debts due to me. Discharging just debts due, defraying my funeral charge, and I do by these presents ordain and constitute my son John Fitch, my sole executor of this my last will and testament and my loving cousin Sargt. John Platt overseers of this my will, and testament. And for confirmation hereof and every part thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the sixth day of October, One Thousand six hundred and ninety six.

In the presence of
James Olmstaed
Samuel Smith (signed) Thomas ffitch (seal)
 ~1404 - 1466 William Fitch 62 62 Wicken Bonhunt is in Co Essex - Death reported on Court Roll, Manor of Widdington, New College Oxford ~1400 - ~1467 William Algere 67 67 1564 - 1638 Frances 74 74 Nicholas Moore Adopted by Nicholas Moore

1617 Nicholas Moore left all of his property to Phoebe during her life, and after her death to Moore Fauntleroy, eldest son of John and Phoebe Fauntleroy, and in default to Moore Fauntleroy, the younger son of John and Phoebe. Susana 1587 - 1629 Phoebe Wilkinson 42 42     The will of Nicholas Moore, Gent., Headie, County Southampton, England, 20 September 1617 - 31 October 1617 [excerpts]:
    ---"on death of said Pheby or breach of sd. condition, my godson, Moore Fauntleroy, eldest son of J. & P. Fauntleroy, to inter sd. lands, to him intail male, in default to Moore Fauntleroy the younger son of said J. & P. Fauntleroy, also my godson in tail male, in default to right heirs of sd. Pheby Fauntleroy....
    ---"Rest of goods to my said wife Be she to be ex'trix., William Fauntleroy, Gent., and Henry Christmas to be overseers, and to them 20 pounds apiece...To Mrs. Margerie Moore my wife...all my lands... for life remainder to Phiby Fauntleroy wife of John Fauntleroy of Crundall, Co Southtn., Gent., and daughter of John Wilkinson of Winchester in said co., gent...
    ---"If said J. Fauntleroy die before sd Phebey and said Phebe remarry, she to do so with consent of my wife and Henry Christmas of Bensted, Co. Southtn, yeoman, and to pay 20 pounds a year for education of my two godsons, her children by said John Fauntleroy." Proved 31 October 1617 by Margery relict & ex'trix.

    Another legal document, 7 November 1626 by John Fauntleroy of Headley, County Southampton, Gent., states: "Whereas Nicholas Moore, late of Headley, aforesaid, Gent., and Margery his wife being long married together and having no issue did take Phebe Wilkinson the daughter of the sister of the said Margery into their keeping and bred her up as their own child publishing to the world that they would make her their heir...sd. orator at persuation and solitation of sd. Nicholas and Margagery became a suiter unto sd. Phebe by way of marriage and about 18 years since married by her to whom sd. Nicholas and Margery confirmed their former promise..."  Margery Moore died in April 1626. Administration of her estate was granted 11 November 1626 and confirmed 23 November 1627 to Phoebe Fauntleroy, wife of John Fauntleroy and niece of deceased, according to the court record.
 1588 - 1644 John Fauntleroy 56 56 n 1618 he moved to Heath House, at Headley in Hampshire, 12 miles south of Crondall. 1591 - 1624 Elizabeth Draper 33 33 Elizabeth married Abraham Piersey about 1613. At some point she reportedly lived in Weyanoke, Charles City, Virginia. This needs further documentation, but Elizabeth may have been raised in the Fields area of Middlesex, England and had two sisters / other relatives (Susan and Cicely). Information from the Bishop of London marriage license grants for 1624 reads: 28 July 1624 George Hewett, of St. Giles in Fields, Middlesex (in Vicar-General's Book he is called a "Brickmaker"), Bachelor, 25 or 26, & Susan Draper, of same, Spinster, 25, her parents dead; consent of Cicely Manwaring alias Draper, wife of Mr. Roger Manwaring, Parson of said parish, sister of said Susan; at Marybone, Middlesex. ~1587 - 1628 Abraham Piersey 41 41 ~1603 - ~1650 Mary Piersey 47 47 Mary Piersey, born in 1614, came to Virginia in 1623 with Elizabeth, her sister, on the SOUTHAMPTON. She was administrator of her father's estate, it is reported, in 1633 and recorded on paper only as Mary Hill. Her stepmother died and left Matthew in control of the land, at least 1/2 of the Peirsey estate. ~1600 - ~1650 Thomas Edward Hill 50 50 Thomas Hill patented a small lot, 48 poles, in James City Island 1 August 1638, 3,000 acres near the head of Chippoakes Creek 1 September 1643, and 600 acres at Rich Neck, purchased from Richard Kemp, 10 August 1645. On 17 April 1643 he received a grant of 600 acres at the head of Archers Hope Creek in James City County, and a grant of 3,000 acres on Upper Chippokes Creek 23 December 1649. He served as a Burgess from James City County, VA in 1641. Alive in 1660, he was defendant in a suit in Charles City County, VA. 1638 - ~1703 Samuel Griffin 65 65 Col. Samuel Griffin was a merchant, high sheriff and land owner in Rappahannock County, Virginia, served as a colonel in the Virginia militia in 1642, and went to Northumberland County, VA about 1683 where he was a Justice and Burgess in Northumberland County, VA, and a lieutenant colonel in the county militia.  His will was written 1702 and probated 1703. His wife, Sarah, nee ------, perhaps a Miss Clare, who was the widow of Thomas Griffin of Rappahannock County, VA who died ca. 1659. Ambrose Clare gave Katherine Griffin 1,155 acres in 1671.

    Quit Rents of Virginia, Land Grants, Northern Neck of Virginia,
    rents paid to Fairfax and Culpeper:
    Ann Bushrod, 1700, 1704, Northumberland 39 acres and 26 acres;
    John Bushrod, 1709, Westmoreland, 88 acres;
    Lewis Griffen, 1694, Stafford, 154 acres;
    Thomas Griffen, 1707, Richmond, 3,471 acres;
    James Rogers, 1707, Northumberland, 100 acres.

    1704 Virginia Rent Roll:
    Abner Gray, Essex, 100 acres
    James Gray, Accomack, 900
    John Gray, Accomack, 116
    John Gray, Surry, 200
    Joseph Gray, King & Queen, 200
    Samuell Gray, King & Queen, 40
    Capt. William Gray, Surry, 1,750
    William Gray, Jr., Surry, 1,050
    William Gray, Surry, 100
    Charles Griffen, Princess Anne, 216
    David Griffen, King & Queen, 100
    Edward Griffen, King & Queen, 100
    James  Griffen, Nansemond, 500
    James Griffen, Prince George, 100
    John Griffen, Surry, 200
    John Griffen, Accomack, 150
    Thomas Griffen, Essex, 200
    Thomas Griffin, Princess Anne, 200
    William Keene, Nansemond, 200.

    HYPERLINK: http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/u-fauntly.htm
    20 Feb 1683 - 22 Sep 1684 (Old Rappa. DB7:129-131) Samuel GRIFFIN of Co of Northumberland in Virga., Mercht. out of naturall love and affection unto Moore and Griffin FAUNTLEROY, sons of William FAUNTLEROY, of Co of Rappa. Gent. give and confirme 6 young cowes…mark… to be equally divided & delivered as they shall come to lawfull age… and … dye before they come to age then I give the Cattle as aforesaid unto the next Child the said William FAUNTLEROY may have by Katharine his now Wife… S/Samuell GRIFFIN, Wit: Jno: PARKER. Receipted by Will: FAUNTLEROY [sic] 21 Jul 1683. Recog. 3 Sep 1684 & Rec. 23 Sep 1684. (Deed Abstracts of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1682-1686, Deed Book No. 7, Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Antient Press, McLean, Virginia, 1990)
 1716 - 1791 Moore Fauntleroy 75 75 Moore Fontleroy's probate inventory is here. The list names over 100 slaves, and a lot of interesting household items.

http://xpda.com/family/etc/MooreFauntleroy1791Inventory.pdf Elizabeth Rodgers William Keene 1626 Richard Bushrod Children
   1. Elizabeth BUSHROD
   2. John BUSHROD b: 30 JAN 1662/63 in Gloucester County, Virginia
   3. Apphia BUSHROD b: 1664
   4. Thomas BUSHROD b: 1665
   5. Dorothy BUSHROD b: 1667

From "Records of Colonial Gloucester County, Virginia":
"POWER OF ATTORNEY, RICHARD WALTON TO JOHN BASKERVYLE ET AL - 1667
Richard Walton Citizen & Mrchant taylor of London & my wife True the daughter of Elizabeth Freind als Lockey, the naturall sister of Edward Lockey late of Yorke River in Virginia in the parts beyond the seas Mercht who lately deceased here in London... doe constitute & appoint John Baskervyle Gent Clarke to the Yorke Court in Virginia aforesd, Richard Bushrod in Mocke Jack bay [Gloucester County] in Virginia aforesd Mercht, [and] Robert Baldry of Yorke aforesd Gent our true & lawfull attornies. 17th September 1667. Rich: Walton True Walton
Witnesses:
Richard Robinson
Will Hall
Hen Bradshaw servt to Hen Lewes Senr"

From "Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia":
"[George] Durant also owned land in Northumberland County, Virginia, where he married Ann Marwood. He bought 300 acres from Rice Maddock and assigned same to Richard Bushrod who obtained a patent for the land 10 April, 1660."


From "A Genealogy of the Glassell family of Scotland and Virginia":
"Richard Bushrod rec'd 2,000 a. land West'd Co., Va., Oct. 15, 1660, (L. Bk., IV., 450); 2,000 a. same county, Apr. 10, 1665 (V., 14.) Richard and Thomas Bushrod and John Ingram rec'd 300 a. North'd Co., 1665 (V., 15.) At Bushfield, West'd Co., the tomb of John Bushrod bore this inscription, "Here lies the body of John Bushrod, gentleman, the son of Richard Bushrod, gentleman, by Apphia his wife. He was born in Glouscester Co., Va., the 30th of Jan'y, 1663. He took for his wife Hannah, the daughter of William Keene of Northumberland, and Elizabeth his wife, and by her left two sons and four daughters, and died the 6th of Feb'y, 1719, in the 56th year of his age." (M., II., 151.)
Mr. S. says that Col. Thomas Bushrod, b. 1604; d. York Co., 1651; m. Elizabeth [other documents say her name was Mary Persey], the wid. of Capt. Thomas Hill. She d. 1679, and names in her will dau. Lydia, wife of Thomas Harwood, and Elizabeth, wife of Col. John Scarsbrook. Mr. Thomas B. was Burgess, York Co., Mar., 1658-9. (Hen., I., 506.)
1. Richard Bushrod and Apphia, his wife, Glouc'r, had 2. John 3. Thomas, b. --, d. cir. 1709; will dat. Sep. 1, 1679; had Richard, pro. Capt. R., 1740, and Anne, m. John Bushrod.
2. John Bushrod, b. Glouc'r Co., Jan. 30, 1663; d. 6 Feb. 1719; m. Hannah, dau. of Wm. and Elizabeth Keene, North'd Co., had--4. John, m. Anne, dau. of Thomas Bushrod and pro. had Col. John, Burgess, West'd, 1748-1755; m. Jenny, dau. of Col. Gawin Corbin, and had Hannah, m. John Augustine Washington, and had Hon. Bushrod W. 5. a son 6. Apphia, m. 1712 (?), Wm. Fauntleroy, &c., &c (Va. His. Mag., I., 14.)"
 Hannah Keene Children of Col. John & Hannah:
Apphia Bushrod b. abt 1684 Westmoreland Co., VA m. 1712 William Fauntleroy
Hannah Bushrod m. Joseph ? m. Adam Crump
Sarah Bushrod m. ? Berryman
Elizabeth Bushrod m. 1713 William Merriwether
Richard Bushrod
Thomas Bushrod b. May 25, 1702 Westmoreland Co., VA
John Bushrod b. abt 1689 Westmoreland Co., VA m. Anne Bushrod 1663 - 1719 John Bushrod 56 56 Children
   1. Apphia BUSHROD b: ABT. 1694 in Westmoreland, Virginia
   2. Elizabeth BUSHROD b: ABT. 1696
   3. Thomas BUSHROD b: 25 MAY 1702
   4. Richard BUSHROD b: 1706
   5. Sarah BUSHROD b: ABT. 1708
   6. John BUSHROD b: ABT. 1712 in Westmoreland County, Virginia
   7. Hannah BUSHROD b: ABT. 1718 in Westmoreland County, Virginia

From Westmoreland County, Virgina Deeds and Wills No. 6 1716-1720, Compiled by John Frederick Dorman, Washington D.C. 1989.
Pages 624-30. Will of John Bushrod of Westmoreland County, Gent., being weak of body, dated 26 Jan. 1719 [1720].
To my two loving daughters Apphia Fantleroy and Elizabeth Merewether each 20 shillings.
My loving daughter Hannah Bushrod one Negro girl Criss with her future increase and £100 sterling and 12,000 pounds of tobacco and ten ewes and one ram when she shall attain to the age of seventeen yeares old.
To my loving daughter Sarah Bushrod one Negro girl Pegg and all her future increase and £100 sterling and 10,000 pounds of tobacco and tenn ewes and one ram when she shall attain to the age of seventeen yeares old.
If either of my daughters Hannah or Sarah Bushrod decease this life before they come to the age of seventeen yeares old or without issue, then the estate to come to the surviving sister.
To my loving son Richard Bushrod all that land and plantation I bought of Daniel Bryant and Frances his wife, also that land and plantation I bought of James Brechin, Clerk, adjoyning to the land of James Burne and Mr. Wm. Peirce's land. Also ten Negro slaves, Elizabeth, Lettice, Isaac, Hannah, Matt, Bridgett, Nick, Jemey, Paul, Nero, and 10,000 pounds of tobacco and three cowes and calves and three heifers about four yeares old each and five steares of five yeares old each and three breeding sowes and nine barrows of three yeares old each, all the above mentioned estate to be paid to my son Richard Bushrod when he shall attain to the age of nineteen yeares old.
My loving son John Bushrod all that land and plantation I bought of Mr. John Spencer in Washington Parish and not any of the land be cleared that is one the left hand of the road that leadeth from Nominy Ferry to the mouth of Pope's Creek.
Also to my son John Bushrod thirteen Negro slaves, Tom, Guy, Sam, Cezar, Abraham, Virginia, Jack, George, Beck, Abrabra [?], Moll, Dinah, Betty and young Rose. Also five young cowes, five calves and five heifers of four year old and five cattle of two yeares old and five steares of five yeares old and four steares of six year old and one bull, alsoe four young breeding sowes and sixteen piggs of four months old and ten spaid sowes or barrows of three yeares old and alsoe twenty ewes and one ram, all to be young, and one young breeding mare, when he shall come to his respective age hereafter mentioned. Also 5000 pounds of tobacco. Also my least silver tankard and least silver tumbler and one dozen of my largest silver spoones marked IBH, when he shall attaine to the age of nineteen yeares old.
To my loving son Thomas Bushrod all that land and plantation I bought of Wm. Robottom and Eliza. his wife and Robert Smith, weaver, and that I bought of Mr. Thomas Wady, being in all 900 acres.
To my loving son Thomas Bushrod fourteen Negro slaves, Armetage, Danll., Toney, Patrick, Kate, Cuffey, Peter, Jacob, Phillis, Vilett, Abegall, Bess, Judey, and Jenny Jack. Also all my stock of cattle, hoggs, horses and mares that is on the plantations I have before bequeathed him. Also one large silver tankard and one large silver tumbler and one dozen of my oldest silver spoones, the mark IBH. Also one writing desk which stands in my dwelling house hall. My son Thos. Bushrod enjoy all his estate imediately after my decease.
What silver plate I have given to my sons Thomas and John Bushrod if decease this life before they come to age of twenty one years old shall come to my son Richard Bushrod and his heires.
To my loving wife Hannah Bushrod the land where I now live with all the adjacent plantations dureing her natural life and after her decease to my son Thomas Bushrod and his heires, but if my son Thomas Bushrod should die before he come to the age of twenty one yeare or lawfull issue, to my son John Bushrod and his heirs and also that land I bought of Wm. Robottom and Eliza. his wife and that I bought of Mr. Thomas Wady to be equally divided between my two sons John and Richard Bushrod and their heires.
If my son John Bushrod should die before he come to the age of twenty one years old or lawfull issue then that land and plantations which I gave to John to my son Thomas Bush-rod, provided he give to my son Richard Bushrod one half part of that land I bought of William Robottom and Eliza. his wife, also that of Robert Smith, weaver, and Mr. Thos Wadey.
If my son Richard Bushrod die before he come to the age of twenty one yeares old or without lawfull issue then land and plantations I bought of Danll. Bryant and Frances his wife to my son John Bushrod and his heirs and that land I bought of the reverent James Brechin to my son Thomas Bushrod and his heires.
If either of my three sons Thomas, John or Richard decease this life before they come to the age of nineteen year old what Negroes and personall estate I have bequeathed them be equally devided between my two sons soe surviveing, only if my youngest son Richard Bushrod shall be one of the surviving brothers to have the choice of one of the Negroes out of the deceased brother's estate and then the rest to be divided.
My two Negro carpenters do work together for four yeares, which I have given to my two sons Thomas and John Bushrod, their names Armitage and Tom, and that they do the carpenters' and coopers' work on all my plantations (and what they shall work for abroad to be equally divided between my loving wife Hannah and Thomas Bushrod.
My wife free liberty to gett what timber she shall have occasion of for carpenters' or coopers' work of any of my lands for the use of the plantations I have bequeathed her.
To my loving wife Hannah all the rest of my estate, it being in right of dower.
My wife Hannah Bushrod executrix. My estate be neither inventories or appraised.
Jno. Bushrod
Wit: Jno. Awbrey, Elizabeth Morell, James Brechin.
30 March 1720. Presented by Hannah Bushrod, his executrix. Proved by all the witnesses.
Apphia Bushrod 1684 - 1757 William Fauntleroy 73 73 Moore Fontleroy's 1759 probate inventory is here. There was a lot of livestock and lot of interesting household items.

http://xpda.com/family/etc/MooreFauntleroy1758Inventory.pdf

Children
   1. William FAUNTLEROY b: 1713 in Naylor's Hole, Richmond County, VIRGINIA
   2. Moore FAUNTLEROY b: 1716 in Naylor's Hole, Richmond County, VIRGINIA
   3. John FAUNTLEROY b: 1724 in Naylor's Hole, Richmond County, VIRGINIA
   4. Hannah FAUNTLEROY b: 1726 in Naylors Hole, Richmond Co., Va
   5. Apphia Lewis FAUNTLEROY b: 1728 in Westmoreland, Virginia
   6. Mary FAUNTLEROY b: 1732 in Westmoreland, Virginia
   7. Katherine FAUNTLEROY b: 1733 in Naylor's Hole, Richmond County, Virginia
   8. Anne FAUNTLEROY b: 1735 in Westmoreland, Virginia
   9. Sarah FAUNTLEROY b: 1736 in Westmoreland, Virginia
 1632 - <1684 Mary Hill 52 52 Mary Hill, daughter of Thomas Hill, married first Col. Moore Fauntleroy, and second Col. William Lloyd. She inherited "Weyanoke" from her father.

Moore FAUNTLEROY died before 20 Oct 1665 when Mrs. Mary FANTLEROY, widdow, patented 2600 A. in Rappa. Co. 'according to the ancient bounds thereof…' (VA Patent Book 5:427(504), Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol. 1, pp. 532-3)
 1610 - 1663 Moore (the Younger) Fauntleroy 53 53 "There has been some confusion about these two brothers, but it is now known that there were two sons named Moore. This is proved by the will of Nicholas Moore who adopted Phoebe Wilkinson, and in 1617 left all his property to her during her life, and after her death to 'Moore Fauntleroy, eldest son of John and Phoebe Fauntleroy, and in default to Moore Fauntleroy, the younger son of the said John and Phoebe Fauntleroy'. The two Moores may have been twins, but all we can be certain of is that they were born between 1610 and 1617, they not being listed in the parish register with the other children."

"Col. Moore Fauntleroy was probably actuated by a spirit of adventure and a desire to amass a forture when he either followed or accompanied Col. Toby Smith to Virginia in 1643. He brought his brother George Fauntleroy with him, but nothing further is known of him. He also brought with him a confirmation of his coat of arms which had been issued to him in England in 1633, a copy of which is given elsewhere in this book. On Feb. 20, 1643-4, Col. Moore Fauntleroy patented 250 acres of land in Upper Norfolk County (now Nansemond Co.) on Chuckatuck Sound, and this, his first home in Virginia, was called "Royes Rest". On the same day he patented 1400 acres on Mt. Lawson Bay, near Beverley Creek in the western part of Nansemond County adjoining Haye's plantation in Isle of Wight County."

Campbell's History of Virginia,1859, page 210: Quote:
During the year 1648 Beauchamp Plantagenet, a Royalist with a high flown name, flying from the fury of the grand rebellion, visited America in behalf of a company of adventurers in quest of a place of settlement, and in the course of his explorations came to Virginia. At Newport News he was hospitably entertained by Capt. Matthews, Mr. Fauntleroy, and others, finding free quarter everywhere.

In 1650 Col. Moore Fauntleroy patented 350 acres on the south side of the Rappahannock River in what was then Lancaster County. He later assigned this land to Col. Toby Smith. In the same year he patented, 5350 acres on the north side of the Rappahannock in Lancaster County (now Richmond Co.) on both sides of Farnham Creek. This was called the "Farnham Grant". He later patented 450 acres on the north side of Swann Bay, which he subsequently relinquished. He also patented 1800 acres on the north side of the Rappahannock and west side of Bushwood Creek, next to the land of William Underwood. This tract was called "Mangorite", and was adjacent to the modern bridge which crosses the river here to the town of Tappathannock. In addition he patented 700 acres on the north side of the Rappahannock west of New Haven Creek, which he later relinquished.

In the early days of the Virginia Colony a grant of 50 acres was allowed for each person transported, and this was called a "headright". It is a on record that Col. Moore Fauntleroy transported 179 persons. Their names are listed in his patents, many of them were people of prominence. Most of the patents are signed by Sir William Berkeley, who was then the Royal Governor of Virginia. Col. Fauntleroy was an owner or part owner of ships, as in 1653 we have it recorded that he lost a sloop.

We do not know the exact spot in the Northern Neck where Col. Fauntleroy made his home. However, we can be pretty sure that he lived near Farnham Creek on a portion of his Farnham Grant, later moving to a spot on Mangorite Creek, known as the "stone house field", now, a part of the Sabine Hall plantation. He was constantly engaged in acquiring and selling lands, and probably moved on up the river as the English settlement advanced.


The first court ever held in Lancaster County was at his house, and is recorded in Book 1, page 1 of the county records:  "At a court holden for Lancaster at ye house of Capt. More ffantleroy on ye first of Jany 1651-2. Present: Mr. Toby Smith, Mr. James Bagnall, also;- Mr. David ffox, Mr. James Williamson, Mr Geo. Tayloe, Mr. Geo. Gilson, Mr. William, Mr. William Underwood."

In the records of Old Rappahannock County, which was formed out of Lancaster, we read in Vol. I, page 12 that Col. More Fantleroy is appointed on a committee of six to sign a treaty with the Indians in September 1657.

In Bishop Mead's Old Churches and Virginia, in Vol 2 pages 478 to 481 is a sketch of the Fauntleroy family in Virginia, and in this sketch Bishop Meade gives a copy of a deed from the king and great men of the Rappahannock Indians to Moore 1 Fauntleroy. The date of this deed is the 4th of April 1651. By it the Indians convey to Moore Fauntleroy a vast tract of land stretching from the Rappahannock to the Potomac River and from Rappahannock Creek Morattico Creek.

This deed from the Indians, although confirmed by the Assembly, gave Col. Fauntleroy trouble, as he became involved in disputes with both the Indians and the Assembly over the ownership of the land, and finally most of it was taken from him.

From Henings Statutes of Virginia, Vol. 2, page 14, "Assembly of 1660; Whereas the committee hath reported that Col. Fantlaroy hath from the Indians a conveyance of his land, and an acknowledgment made by them, but not according to act, and that this conveyance hath reference to a former deede whereby it is pretended by Coll. Fantleroy that it evidently appeared hee had made the Indians satisfaction but neither the deede nor the evidence appearing, and Coll. Fantleroy petitioning for a referrence upon pretence of further evidence, it is ordered that a referrence be granted him till the next assembly, that in the meane time Coll. Carter acquaint the Indians what care the Assembley takes to preserve their rights, and that the said Coll. Carter bee impowered in the said Indians behalfe to prosecute their cause the next assembly."

In 1661 Col. Fauntleroy was in trouble with the Assembly "for Seizing and binding the King and chief man of the Indians", and was declared incapable of holding any office in the Colony, and required to give security for his future good behavior toward the Indians and the Assembly. At the same session other early settlers were fined for offenses against the Indians, and it appears that the Royal Governor and the Assembly were very zealous in protecting the Indians in all their rights, often to the detriment of the colonists. This policy resulted in raids by the Indians upon some of the settlers on the outer fringe of the Colony, and was later the cause of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676."



"Col. Moore Fauntleroy was evidently a man of high and fearless temper. On March 7, 1658-9, the House of Burgesses, of which he was a member, suspended him for a contempt of the House, he being absent when the speaker was chosen, having 'moved against him as if clandestinely elected and taxed the House with unwarrantable proceedings therein.' But the next day he acknowledged his error and was readmitted to his seat."

In the Lancaster county records Vol. 1, pages 11 & 97, appear two contracts made in 1658 by Col. Fauntleroy with John Remuse and Nicholas Wadilloc, millwrights for the construction of mills on his plantations. These mills were for the grinding of Indian corn, and were operated by oxen.

Col. Moore Fauntleroy was elected to the House of Burgesses and served for years, as follows: In 1644, 45, and 47 from Upper Norfolk County; in 1652, 53, 54 and 56 from Lancaster County; in 1659 and 60 from Old Rappahannock County. He was a captain in the Virginia Militia, and was promoted to major, lt. colonel, and in 1656 to colonel.

In the records of Old Rappahannock County, Vol. 1, page 33, we find this item in the will of Francis Slaughter circa 1656. "to my brother-in-law, Coll. Moore Fauntleroy, my book entitled Hooker 's Ecclesiastical Policy. In Vol. 1, page 89, from the will of Augustine Withey, 1659. "Visited with sickness. To be buried at the will and pleasure of my Loveing friend More Fantleroy. My debts to be paid .... appoint my friend More Fantleroy, Gent. my sole Executor, bequeathing to him all my estate."."

"It seems certain that Col. Moore Fauntleroy married first a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Underwood, and that she died leaving no issue.

As we have no records of the first marriage it is important we should give the indirect proof. Mrs. Margaret. Underwood married 2nd John Upton, and 3rd Capt. Thomas Lucas. Upon the occasion of her third marriage there was a marriage settlement, dated April 10, 1657, in which Col. M. F. is named as a trustee, even before her son, seems significant, and M. F. was then married to Mary Hill.

Mrs. Margaret Underwood had four other, daughters all probably by her first husband. They were: Elizabeth, who married Francis Slaughter, 2nd, Capt. John Catlett. Francis Slaughter, in his will, made about 1656, bequeathed a book to "my brother-in-law, Capt. Moore Fauntleroy".

Margaret, married Capt. Humphrey Booth, gave a P. of A., August 24, 1660, to "my well beloved Brother, Coll. More Fantleroy".
Sarah, married Col. Wk. Peirce of Westmoreland County, who took out in his own name a patent for 5054 acres of lands and afterwards transferred it, in 1680, to M.F.'s son, William.
Anne, married James Williamson. We do not know the relationship, but William Williamson of Lancaster, in his will in 1670, left a legacy to M. F.'s three children, William, Elizabeth & Moore, which was afterwards given to them by Col. Wm. Lloyd, their step-father.
Capt. Wm. Underwood, son of Mrs. Margaret Underwood, in 1652 gave a cow to M.F.'s daughter Elizabeth, stating that he and his wife were witnesses as to his baptism.
These gentlemen, Wm. Underwood, Francis Slaughter, Humphrey Booth, Wm. Peirce, and James Williamson, were all Justices, and some of them Burgesses. Voting together they exercised a great deal of authority in both county and state. They all patented land on the same day, May 22, 1650, on the north bank of the Rappahannock, extending for 25 miles, counting in the smaller tracts in between taken up by others. Moore Fauntleroy also patented a tract of land for his "mother-in-law" making use of his own headrights. This is believed to refer to Mrs. Margaret Underwood.

BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Ann Johnston, Pine Bluff, AR 71601; ; copy dated 20 May 1992 sent to T Mason; NOTES: source included pedigree chart RESEARCHER: Katherine Birnbaum Creason, 110 Kenwood Pl, Hot Springs, AR, dated Feb 1967 in application for DAR. Suggests ACTION for more research in two-volume typescript titled, "Col. Moore Fauntleroy, His Ancestors and Descendants" (call number CS:71.F:264) in the Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA, written by Miss Juliet Fauntleroy. A "confirmation of arms" was issued by Sir John Borough, Garter, on Eighth Day of December, 1633 to Moore Fauntleroy, who came to Virginia about 1611. (Full text quoted.)

In 1665 there is a grant of land in Rappahannock to Mary Fauntleroy, Widow. There is at Essex Court house, a deed, dated Jan 1666 from William Lloid and his wife Mary, late the relict of Colonel Moore Fauntleroy.

CHILDREN-BIOGRAPHY: Wallace's VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE; July 1891; xerox copy in poss of T.Mason (file - M. Fauntleroy); Containing a Fauntleroy genealogy compiled from the records of Lancaster, Rappahannock & Richmond Counties by W.G. Stanard Henings Statutes at Large, I, 283, 289, 339, 379, 506, 527. Virginia Historical Register IV, 135. Burk's History of Virginia III, 1333. Colonial Virginia Register 63, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 75, 109, 111, 112, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 125. Certificates filed herewith. EXTRACT: Colonel Moore Fauntleroy who was a member of an old family in the counties of Dorset & Southampton, England, came to Virginia about 1641 and settled in the county of Upper Norfolk. He represented Upper Norfolk in the Houlse of Burgeses at the sessions of October 1644, February 1644-5, January 1647. Not long after this date he removed to the count of Lancaster for which he was burgess at the sessions of March 1651, July 1653, March 1654-5, March 1655-6, December 1656. After the county of Rappahannock was formed from Lancaster he represented the former county of the sessions of March 1658-9, March 1659-60. He had a son William Fauntleroy of Rappahannock County who married in 1680 Katherine, daughter of Colonel Samuel Griffin, of Northumberland County. William and Katherine (Griffin) Fauntleroy had a son Colonel William Fauntleroy of Naylor's Hole, Richmond County, who was born in 1684 and died in 1757. He was a member of the House of Burgesses from Richmond County at the sessions of August 1736 - April 1749. He married Apphia, daughter of John Bushrod and had a daughter Sarah who married James Gray. James and Sarah Gray had a daughter Sallie who married in 1782, David Jameson and they in turn had a daughter Sallie Fauntleroy Jameson who married John Samuels. John and Sallie Samuel had a daughter Catharine Samuel who in 1820, married Daniel Seider who was the grandmother of the applicant.
    REF: Notable Southern Families: Moore, son of John and Phoebe (Wilkinson) Fauntleroy, married, first in England 26 Dec. 1639, Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Colle, of Liss, Hampshire and had issue two daughters, who resided in England. Leaving his daughters in England and probably after the death of his first wife, Moore, better known as Col. Moore Fauntleroy, came to Virginia 1643, and settled in what is now the County of Richmond. He was Burgess for Upper Norfold 1644 to 1647, for Lancaster 1651-6, and after Rappanannock was formed from Lancaster he represented that county in 1658, 1659; was a Justice of Rappanannock as early as 1656. He patented a very large amount of land and purchased other tracts from the indians. Col. Fauntleroy married second Mary Hill about 1648, there being a marriage contract bearing that date. Moore and Mary (Hill) had one son, William, Justice of Rappahannock 1680 to 1695, and he married Katherine, daughter of Col. Sam. Griffin of Northumberland.
    In 1608, the Essex - Rappahannock area of Virginia was first visited by Captain John Smith. The area was inhabited by Native Americans and when Captain Smith attempted to land here he was fiercely driven back to his ship. It was a Native American village and so he gave both the river and the village Native American names. The river became the Rappahannock, which meant "rise and fall" of water, and the village became Tappahannock, which means town on the "rise and fall of water". In the mid-1600s, a trading post was established by Jacob Hobbs. For a few years the area was known as Hobbs His Hole, Hobbs' Hole and later as New Plymouth. Eventually, the original name was returned in 1705.
    RESEARCHER: Sherry Kaseberg <sherryk@gorge.net> sent to T.Mason on 7Apr2001. NOTES: describing Moore Fauntleroy's participation in the affairs ofthe Virginia colony:
---Some believe he arrived in Virginia in the late 1630s, probably with his future brother-in-law Tobias Smith.
---Moore Fauntleroy arrived in Virginia a childless widower. In 1648 he married his second wife, Mary [Piersey] Hill and, about the same time, moved to the Northern Neck on the Rappahannock River, his seat at Naylor's Hole, about 15 miles from Wakefield, then in Lancaster County, now Richmond County, VA.
---He first settled in 1643 on the S bank of the James River, opposite Newport News, where he was living in 1648, within the limits of Upper Norfolk County, a district later called Nansemond. He patented 250 acres in 1644 and eventually had 1,400 acres on Mt. Lawson Bay near Beverly Creek, in Upper Norfolk County, later W Nansemond County, on Chuckatuck Sound, and called his home Royes Nest. He allowed his headrights to accumulate, and in 1650 he took out patents on large tracts then in York, Lancaster 1651, and Old Rappahannock 1656 Counties, and finally Richmond County in 1692, including 350 acres on the S side of the Rappahannock River in then Lancaster County, land later assigned to Captain Toby Smith, his brother-in-law, and 5,350 acres on the N side of the Rappahannock River in Lancaster, now Richmond, County on both sides of Farnham Creek, known as the Farnham Grant. His patent on the N side of the Rappahannock River was on the W side of Bushrod Creek next to the land of William Underwood, a tract called Mangorite, adjacent to the modern bridge which crosses the river to the town of Tappahannock. Later in life, Col. Fauntleroy moved to a spot on Mangorite Creek known as the Stone House Field, now part of the Sabine Hall Plantation, according to Virginia Drewy McG. Pearson's work, probably his last home.
---In 1644 he was elected to the House of Burgesses from Upper Norfolk and took his seat in the Assembly of 1644 [Journals of the House of Burgesses1619-1659], and represented Upper Norfolk in two succeeding assemblies. He obtained a land grant in Upper Norfolk in 1643, according to Mary Emily Fauntleroy, New Harmony, IN in 1929.
------In 1650 Moore Fauntleroy obtained six patents for 8,850 acres along the Rappahannock River in the area which was first in Lancaster County, and seated his plantation at Naylor's Hole. He transported 179 persons to Virginia and their names are listed in his patents. It is fairly certain that he lived above the mouth of Farnham Creek on a portion of the Farnham land grant patented in 1650, according to the work of Miss Juliet Fauntleroy, and a deed recorded in 1667 where William Lloyd and his wife, Mary, relict of Col. Moore Fauntleroy, sold 840 acres to Edward Williams, and the description says the tract ran down along Pipemaker's Creek [Husseys], then down Farnham Creek, the several courses on the face of the old plantation on Smiths Creek.
---In Rappahannock County in 1651 he purchased a large quantity of land from the Indians [Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Meade, vol. 2], leading to a series of arguments and litigation with the Indians and the colonial government. In 1651 he was elected as Burgess from Lancaster County to the Assembly of 1651-1652 [Colonial Virginia Register, Stanard] and in 1652 was granted land in the same county by Governor Berkeley [Lancaster Records]. He was again Burgess for Lancaster in 1653, and 1655.
---His military title comes from his service in the Virginia militia, referred to as Captain and then Major, later Lt. Colonel and in 1656, he was Colonel of the militia of Rappahannock County [Virginia County Record Series, Crozier, vol. 2].
---In the 1655 assembly Moore Fauntleroy presented the Lancaster citizens' petition which resulted in the northern portion of Lancaster being created Rappahannock County [Journals of the House of Burgesses 1658-1693]. Thereafter he served as Burgess for Rappahannock County, in 1658 and 1659. Because of his difficulties with the Indians, he was prohibited from holding further civil or military offices [Hening, vol.2] and died not later than 1665. That year a grant of 2,600 acres was made to Mary Fauntleroy, widow [Deed Book 5, page 504, Rappahannock County,VA].
---The Naylor's Hole estate was inherited by the eldest son of Moore and Mary Fauntleroy, William Fauntleroy, born in 1650. Bishop Meade stated that this Col. William Fauntleroy was a justice for Rappahannock County sometime between 1693 and 1695, and that Naylor's Hole was situated in the old North Farnham Parish of Richmond County. William married Katherine Griffin in 1678 and died about 1685 when he was only 35 year sold, leaving three children who were named in the will of Col. Samuel Griffin, Katherine's father: Griffin Fauntleroy, William Fauntleroy and Moore Fauntleroy. Katherine [Griffin] Fauntleroy was born on 16 March 1664 and was a young bride of Col. William Fauntleroy, and only 21 when left a widow with three small sons. She married 2nd Thomas Ridley, briefly and probably without children. She married 3rd David Gwyn by whom she had one child, Elizabeth. Katherine died in Richmond County at age 64, her will written on 20 October 1728 and proved on 6 November 1728.
    The Glas(s)cocks of England and America by Lawrence A. Glasscock, 1984,includes a description of the land around the mouth of Farnham Creek once owned by Col. Moore Fauntleroy. Thomas Glascock and Moore Fauntleroy appeared in Virginia records in 1643. A connection between Glascock and Fauntleroy occurred in the marriage of Arthur Glascock [born 1565] of Odiham, Hampshire, England, and Mary, daughter of Fauntleroy of Hampshire. An unidentified account notes that Thomas Glascock was the son of Gregory and Mary, who administered the estate of her husband, "Mr. Gregory Glascock" in old Rappahannock, now Richmond County, in 1689, and may have been Mary, daughter of Col. Moore, who came to VA in 1641.

 1664 - 1728 Katherine Griffin 64 64 The Tayloe - Mount Airy Family Bible, Richmond County, VA: Katherine Gwyn daughter of Coll Sam Griffin and Sarah his wife was bornye 16 day of March 1664;
Moore Fauntleroy her son was borne the 9th of Janry 1679;
Griffin Fauntleroy ye 13th of April 1681;
William Fauntleroy the 31th March 1684;
Elizabeth Gwyn her daughter borne ye 31 Dec. 1692 and dyed the 28th Janry 1745;
Sarah Gwyn the 20th of October 1695 and dyed Septr 24 1734;
Katherine Gwyn the 16th day of June 1700.

Major David Gwyn was a justice of Rappahannock and Richmond counties. Will dated 22 Feb 1702/3 proved in Richmond 8 Mar 1704. Legatees were wife Katherine, daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, & Katherine, sister Elizabeth wife of Benjamin Gwyn of Bristol, England, brother Genjamin Gwyn, clerk, in Wales, sister Mary (in Wales of real estate about Harford West), stepsons William & Moore Fauntleroy. 1656 - 1686 William Fauntleroy 30 30 He was taken to London about 1674 by his stepfather, Col. William Lloyd, and his mother went with them. There Col. Lloyd had him bound out as apprentice to James Lowry, a factor, and later to Charles Seddon, a pewterer. The reason for this move is obscure, however.

After Col. Lloyd had returned to Virginia William Fauntleroy evidently quarreled with Seddon, as it is recorded that Seddon put him out of the house and refused to allow him, to return also refused to let William Fauntleroy have his books and other personal property.

Shortly after this William Fauntleroy returned to Virginia, where he married Katherine Griffin in 1678.

In addition to the lands he inherited from his father, William Fauntleroy also received 4054 acres from Col. William Pierce, and 1155 acres which was given to Katherine Griffin by Ambrose Clare, perhaps her uncle or grandfather. Between 1678 and 1686 he sold 7000 acres of land, including a tract of 1200 acres to Col. William Lloyd. This tract was a part of the Mangorite grant patented by his father, and was in the possession of his mother when she married Col. Lloyd. It was on Bushwood Creek, and contained "a stone house field," and was probably the last home of Col. Moore Fauntleroy.

William Fauntleroy retained the part of the Mangorite Grant called Crondall and the Island, about 1200 acres, and probably lived there. When he died without a will, this passed to his eldest son Moore, who lived there for many years.

William Fauntleroy was a Justice in Old Rappahannock County from 1684 to 1686.
 John Wilkinson 1608 - 1651 Joan Sanford 43 43 1612 - 1661 Thomas Scotto 49 49 The family of Scotto was of some note in the early history of Boston. They are said to trace back to the year 1120, and the name was originally Scot-howe, which signified a portion of the hillside. In the early records it is variously written Scotto, Scottoe, Scottow and Scottoa.

They came from Norwich, Norfolk County, England, and were cabinet-makers by trade. The immigrant ancestors consisted of a widow, Thomasine Scotto, and her two sons, Thomas, born 1612, and Joshua, 1615.

She was admitted to the First Church in 1634 and the sons in 1639. In the "Book of Possessions" Thomas Scotto is put down as the owner of a house and garden in School street, four acres of land at Muddy River (Brookline). and a marsh at the same place.

The property on School street descended to his great-great-grandson, Dr. Samuel Clark, and remained in the family until 1825, when Dr. Clark sold it to the city, and it now forms a part of City Hall Square.

Thomas Scotto was overseer of graves, gates and fences in 1644. and in Town Records, February, 1646, appears the following: "Thomas Scotto to see yt ye graves be digged five foot deep." He died in 1661.

Scotto's brother, Joshua, was one of the founders of the South Church, 1662. In 1687 he was, by commission from James II., chief justice of the court of common pleas for the province of Maine. He was the author of two tracts, "Old Men's Tears, " printed in 1691, and "Planting of the Massachusetts Colony, 1694." His house was in Sudbury street, and he died January 20, 1698, aged eighty-three.
 Elizabeth 1592 - 1646 Henrye Dunster 54 54 Henrye's Son was Henry Dunster, the first President of Harvard College, from 1640. He resigned over the controversy of him disagreeing with infant baptism.

This letter, which is referred to in a manuscript sketch of the Dunster family prepared by the Rev. John Marrett, [Harv., 1763, ] was long supposed to be lost. It was found in the year 1853 by my son, Edward S. Dunster, at that time a student in Harvard College, in the house of Miss Hannah Dunster, of Pembroke, Mass., and was by her presented to him, with other papers and books which had been the property of President D. She was great grand-daughter of President D., and was then eighty-four years of age, the sole living descendant of her branch of the family. The letter, herewith appended, was published, together with the other papers, under the editorship of the Rev. Samuel Sewell, of Burlington, Mass., in the Mass. Hist. Coll., IV Series, Vol. II., p. 190.

THE BALEHOULT LETTER.
Grace mercy and peace bee multiplyed in Christ Jesus vppon you Amen Kind and Louinge Sonns I am very glad of your wellfare and good psperity I haue receiued 4 letters from you since you Ariued in new England the first dated the 17th of August by Robte Haworth of Boulton the second dated the 21th of August both wch came to my hands in seauen weekes after you sent them the Redd wheat I receiued but ye Indian wampenpegs (The wampenpeg was the Indian money, each piece being of the value of about the sixth of a penny) weare lost out of your letter the third was dated ye 29th of 8ber wch I receiued on christms eue wth a letter of Richards inclosed in the same the last dated the 12th of 8ber wch I receiued of one Millns that had beene wth you in new England who lodged with me about mid January but it seemes it should haue come by Colier your Sisters remember theire loues vnto you both but you must not expect them so longe as your mother and I do liue your brother Thomas remembers his loue and hath sent you 2 dozen of Almanacks but now he is a widdower for both wyffe and chyln are deade since michaellms I pray god he take good wayes I do not know of any that you sent for that entend to come as yett Touchinge Richard I would aduise him not to come over againe as yett for what soeuer is his due shall bee left in the hands of his sisters for I haue taken a generall aquitance of Robte so that Richard and his sisters may haue what wee two ould folke leaue and wee shall make no willfull wast now concerninge our England since you went ouer wee have beene sore troubled for the Scotts came into England a month afore michaellms and came to Tyne watter where some of our Troupers laye the Scotts proffered to come over and our men wthstood them for a while but ours beinge but 500 weare not able to wthstand 30 Thousand but fledd amaine insomuch as one Constable a gentleman of a company cryed to his band Ryde theeues Ryde for your lyues and he himselfe for his pte Ridd so fast yt he lost his capp and mist it not of rydinge two myles Then the Scotts came pedentim towards newcastle in some 203 [2 or 3 ?] dayes where ye yealded the towne immediatly Then was England in a fright for the did not knowe what to doe but att last all the freehoulders and trayned bande weare caled togather every Hundred by itselfe and trayned for a fortnight togather also all betwixt 16 and 60 weare caled togather so that vpon the 8th of 7ber beinge Bury fayre there was at Burye 40 Thousand wth such weapons as ye could gett and those that had no better tooke euery one a great clubb and it was caled Club fayre att Burye and all the prouision for the fayre was eaten vpp that daye So that ye 800 which trayned there weare scanted for a fortnight after of vituals the Buchers and Allewyues made a gayne of them Then great troups of Souldiers weare sent into yorkeshire and it was thought that there would haue beene some Batayle speedely Butt the Lord turned all to peace and

Holanders meetinge wth them gaue them a great shake and scattered them sore so that wee may well say that man purposseth but god disposseth my lord saye and my lord Brooke are sworne of the kings priuy Counssell whose lyves ye byshops had ment to haue taken away not long since your ould friend doctor Cossins for his honesty is put in the cage to see if he can singe well or no All the monepolies for lycencesses are disanulled so that euery man may buye and sell att theire pleasure wthout controule we haue gotten ould Mr Horocks to bee lecturer att Burye euery thursday he begun afore christms and hath promised for a tweueluemonth if god spare him health and abilitie Mr Ashton of Midleton is one of our knights for the Parliment who hath wth him for aduise and counssell your friend ould Mr. Rathband who hath beene wth him since it began The Scotts assone as the came to new castle sange the 74th psalme: why art thou lord so longe from vs &c [Sternhold and Hopkins's version.] many great men are thought to bee faulty as I writt afore Thus committinge you bothe to the ptection of the Allmighty I rest

Your louing father
HENRYE DUNSTER
from Balehoult(*) this
20th of March 1640
This letter comes
by London.


Married: ABT. 1615
Children
Dorothy DUNSTER b: BET. 1615 - 1618
Henry DUNSTER
Mary DUNSTER b: 1630
Elizabeth DUNSTER b: 1619
Richard DUNSTER
Thomas DUNSTER
Robert DUNSTER Richard Bailey ~1615 Ruth Bourdeau 1618 - ~1654 William Edmund Sydnor 36 36 His lineage can be traced a long way up.

 1977 Christopher Barnitz Hering Paul Butler 1999 Grace Hamilton Hering 2001 Caleb Maxwell Hering 1902 - 1904 Clarence Edmund Bachman 2 2 1900 - 1985 Eva Marie Bachman 84 84 1906 - 1983 Harold Evans McCall 77 77 Harold E. McCall, son of Alvin and Gertrude, was born in Oklahoma Territory Feb. 28, 1906. He married Laura Thompson (1906). He went to a business school in Wichita. He bought and sold cattle for a time with a brother-in-law and then entered the oil business. He retired and lived in Tulsa. They had no children. 1949 Glen DeWayne McCall David Lackey 1972 Emory Allen McCall 1975 Lori Charlotte McCall 1954 Dennis Duane Jenks 1978 Tracy Lynn Jenks 1983 Marcos Edward Jenks 1957 Susan Elaine Mimms Brian Clay Bachman David Dwayne Bachman Colby Scott Bachman Barry Bachman 1906 - 1992 Laura Thompson 85 85 Ernest Brown Richard Gregg 1908 - 1970 Worden Thralls 61 61 Joe Addleman 1905 - 1968 Alice Ruth Bachman 63 63 Alice Ruth was a WAC in WWII. She worked in San Antonio. She met George there and moved to rural MN. She taught Home Ec for a while.
 1906 - 1984 Albert Lester Bachman 77 77 1915 - 2010 Audrey Teresa Torrence 94 94 Obituary:

Audrey Torrence Bachman, widow of Kenneth Leroy Bachman, Sr., died on June 20, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Reston, Virgina.

Mrs. Bachman was born in Hammond, Louisiana, on December 4, 1915, attended Southeastern Louisiana University and graduated with her B.A. (1937) and M.A. (1939) degrees from Louisiana State University, in English and American literature.  She taught English at Hammond High School from 1939 to 1941.

After her marriage to Dr. Bachman she came to Northern Virginia where she spent many years in Annandale Virginia and then in Reston, Virginia.

Mrs. Bachman taught fourth grade at Annandale Elementary School in 1951 before leaving to accompany her husband to his post with the Marshall Plan in Paris, France from 1952 through 1954.  Upon her return to Annandale she became a Charter Member of the Community Woman's Club of Annandale, Virginia and twice served as it president.

In 1967 she moved to Rome, Italy where her husband served as Director of Economics and Statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.  There she was active in the American Woman's Club of Rome, Santa Susanna Guild, in which she served as  its president.

When she returned in 1975 to make her home in Reston, Virginia, she became active in the Cameron Parish Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and served as a docent at the DAR museum in Washington, D.C.  She was active in bridge circles in Reston and has been a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Reston, Virginia, since its beginning, where her funeral will be held at 11:30am on Thursday, June 14, with visitation beforehand beginning at 10:30am.  She will be buried at Fairfax Memorial Cemetary alongside her husband.

She leaves many friends in the Washington, D.C. area and in Cocoa Beach, Florida where she and her husband had a winter home.

She is survived by her son Kenneth L. Bachman, Jr. and his wife Sherry A. Bachman of Bethesda, Maryland, two grandchildren Laura B. Moulton and Eric K. Bachman, their spouses Stuart Moulton and Meagan Bachman, and three great-grandchildren Anna Moulton, Hannah Bachman and Hope Bachman, all of Bethesda and Chevy Chase Maryland, as well as her sister Shirley T. Bardwell of Hammond, Louisiana. 1900 - 1976 Samuel (Houston) Houston Moore 76 76 Houston Moore was born February 19, 1900, on his father's homestead near Billings, Oklahoma. In 1901 his father sold his place and bought one five and a half miles east of Renfrow, where Houston and his brothers Charley and Harry and sister, Allie, grew up.

Houston and Charley rode bicycles five and a half miles into Renfrow to attend high school for two years. Then they transferred to Medford High School where Houston graduated in 1919.

In the winter of 1918 a heavy snowstorm came just before Christmas and roads were blocked. In order to get home for Christmas the two Moore boys walked from Medford to Renfrow on the railroad tracks, stayed over night at the Renfrow hotel, and then walked home across fields. The snow was as high as fence posts in places. They arrived home about noon.

Houston graduated from Oklahoma A&M College in 1924. He was on the wrestling team and won his letter in wrestling.

He had always loved farm life, so after finishing college he decided to farm. His parents had moved to Caldwell, so he started farming on their home place.

In November 1924 Houston married Eva Bachman. She had been teaching in Grant County four years.
Houston started farming with five horses, two cows, two brood sows, and some farm machinery given to him by his father.

We started housekeeping with an iron cook stove in the kitchen. It would burn coal or wood, and kept the kitchen warm in the wintertime. We had a kitchen cabinet and also a three burner Perfection oil stove for summer cooking. We had a wood burning heater in the living room. Houston and my brother would go down on Deer Creek and cut wood and haul it home in a wagon, for fuel.

For lights we had one Coleman gasoline lamp, and several kerosene lamps. A hand power washer was used for about two years, then we bought a gasoline powered washer. Water for washing was heated in a boiler on the kitchen stove.

Houston bought his first tractor in 1928, at Twin City.

Our first baby boy was born in January 1927 and named Samuel Houston, Jr. Dr. W. P. Grimaud was then at Renfrow, and he came to the home and delivered our babies. We had four boys: Sam, Willard, Lawrence, and Wayne.

The depression was upon us, and money was scarce. In April 1932 wheat was 35 cents a bushel. Houston ground wheat and soaked it in barrels of water and fed it to hogs. We raised chickens, milked cows, and had a garden, and there were fruit trees on the farm, to help supply food. In 1936 the grasshoppers were so bad they completely stripped a field of green corn, leaving only the stubs.

Our boys grew up and attended Flint school, and then went to high school at Deer Creek. They drove tractors and helped with farm work as soon as they were old enough. We had many happy times together. The coming of rural electrification was a wonderful help to farm life.

In 1945 Sam was drafted into the Army. After his discharge he went to OSU, graduating in 1950. He was in ROTC, so was called back in the Korean War, serving as a lieutenant. Lawrence served two and a half years with the Air Force in Japan. Wayne was drafted and served in Korea.

We moved into Medford in 1974. Houston died in 1976.

All our boys are married and have families. Sam lives in Tulsa, Willard and two of his sons farm north of Deer Creek, Wayne lives at South Haven, Kansas, and farms, and Lawrence lives in Liberal, Kansas.

by: Eva M. Moore, History of Grant County Families, 1980
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William Dean Moore was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1868. His father, Samuel Houston Moore died of pneumonia when Will was only four years old. When his mother remarried, Will and his brother Frank went to live with relatives. He lived with an uncle, Mr.. Hill, in Cherokee County, Kansas. He worked two years for Mr. Smith in McPherson County, Kansas, when he was about sixteen. Then Will and Frank went to Washington and Oregon and worked in the lumber and at farm work.

They returned to Kansas for the opening of the Cherokee Strip. They registered at Caldwell, Kansas. On September 16, 1893, Will was waiting at the Kansas State line south of Caldwell for the signal so he could make the run into the Cherokee Strip so he might have his own home. He was not alone; his brother, Frank, and brothers-in-law, Andrew Wilson and Nick Hobson, were also making the race.

The four men had a chuck wagon, but Will chose to ride his horse in the race. His horse stepped in a hole and fell and Will's leg was hurt. He staked a claim that evening about three miles east and ten miles south of Caldwell. Deer Creek ran through his quarter. When he awoke the next morning, there was another man on this quarter. Will said, "The land didn't look too good and the man was a rough looking character, so I decided to go back to Caldwell and see if I could locate the chuck wagon."

Will didn't know at the time but Frank had staked a claim five and a half miles east of Renfrow, Oklahoma; and the brothers-in-law staked the farm across the road from Frank for Will's mother, Margaret Moore McCart. This was about three miles north of where Will spent the night.

Will stayed at Caldwell for about two weeks, until his leg got so he could ride again, and then he went to Enid to the land office. He found a claim south of Billings in Noble County that had not been filed on. He built a sod house. The first two years after the, opening were dry and they did not raise a crop. In the fall, Will took his three horses and wagon and went to Cherokee County, Kansas where his uncle lived to shuck corn. Will said if he didn't raise a crop the next year, he was going to leave Oklahoma; but he raised a crop the next year.

In 1898, Will built a two room frame house. In 1899, he married Lola G. Cramer who lived about eight miles west of his homestead. Lola was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1879. Lola's parents came to Oklahoma two or three years after the strip opened.

In the spring of 1901, Will sold his farm and bought a farm five and one half miles east of Renfrow and across the road west from Frank's farm. William and Lola and their children, Samuel Houston, Charley, Allie and Harry continued to live on this farm until 1920. Then they bought a house in Caldwell so their children could go to high school. Houston, Charley and Allie continued their education and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Harry married and decided to farm. He lived on a farm just two miles from the home place until 1937 when he moved to Kay County to continue farming. Harry retired and now lives in Blackwell. His son Max is principal at Pond Creek High School.

Lola died at Caldwell in 1937. Will died at Winfield, Kansas in 1948. About five years previous to his death he went to Winfield to live with his daughter, Allie, who was a teacher in the high school at Winfield.

Charley died in 1972 at his home in San Antonio where he had lived many years.

by: Allie Moore, Winfield, Kansas
 1882 - 1956 George Otto Giffey 74 74 1908 - 1967 Cora Marie Schultz 59 59 Elsa Odegard 1826 - 1902 Ann Thackery 75 75 1817 - 1847 Sally Mariah Eaton 30 30 ~1826 - 1909 Vesta Wilson Ross 83 83 Middle initial P? 1882 - 1969 George Michael Bachman 87 87 1872 - 1952 Mary (Mollie) Emily Bachman 80 80 1874 - 1898 Lewis Edmund Bachman 23 23 1877 - 1906 Elenor Francis Bachman 28 28 1880 - 1937 Clarence Royal Bachman 57 57 In September 1918 (WWI draft record), Clarence worked at the Kansas City Paper House as a clerk.

The 1910 census shows Clarence living with William and Mary Johnston, along with 16 other boarders.
 1927 Samuel (Sam) Houston Moore Don Webster roomed with Sam Moore one summer at Oklahoma A&M (Thatcher). They played a lot of golf. Sam graduated and worked for Getty oil company, doing international tax accounting in Midland, TX and then Tulsa.

Sam's first wife Betty died suddenly, leaving 3 children, shortly after moving to Tulsa. A friend's husband had recently died, and he married her (she had 2 kids). They live in Tulsa now. 1928 - 2003 Willard Lee Moore 74 74 1929 Lawrence Leroy Moore 1931 Wayne Albert Moore 1868 - 1949 Clara Emmeline Teter 80 80 In 1924 she lived in Lookeba, OK 1881 - 1967 Lyman Elmer Teter 85 85 In 1924 he lived in Hinton, OK. Later he lived to Mangum.
 1887 - 1970 Clarence Arthur Teter 82 82 Clarence was a mail carrier in Hinton, OK. He and Lyman were "real jokesters." He lived in Hinton. 1850 - 1932 Nancy Emily Travis 81 81 Infant twins died 6 Aug 1877. ~1750 Rachel ~1745 Greenbury Treakle On February 15, 1800, Greenbury Treakle sold 102.5 acres to Nicholas Merweather for £340, 7s, 6 p. Greenbury Treakle was a blacksmith. Greenbury's wife is named Rachel.

April 05, 1800, Denton Hobbs to Greenbury Treakle $350. Lease tavern where Hobbs formerly lived and 6 acres of land for term of 8 years to begin Jan. 20, 1800. Treakle to build a blacksmith shop. Sworn before Henry Nelson and Thomas Hobbs.

October 19, 1801, Charles Carroll of Carrollton to Greenbury Treakle Senior - lease land surveyed and laid off on Sept. 20, 1798 (or 78) for a Tavern Lot being a part of Doughoregan Manor. Containing 20 acres of land; term of 9 years begin. Sept. 29, 1801 for 20 £ per yr.
 1886 - 1984 Metta Agnes Medaris 97 97 1878 - 1962 Franklin W. Bull 84 84 Father: Nelson Westcott Bull b. 8 FEB 1836, d. Wichita, KS

Mother: Mary H. Dilling (Dillon) b. SEP 1845 Montgomery County, IN d. Wichita, KS

Frank Bull, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bull, was born at Huntsville, Ill., in 1878. He came to Helena from Wichita in 1904 as bookkeeper for the Helena State Bank. It was owned by a Mr. Denninger and a Mr. Fred Winslow. They also owned the bank in Carmen.

In 1905 he married Metta Medaris. Her history may be found under that of her parents, the Dr. J.H. Medaris. Frank was connected with the Helena Bank until 1920, with the exception of a two year period when he was sent to manage a bank at Maizie, Okla. He later became president of the bank in Helena holding that position until he sold his interest in 1920 and moved to Boulder, Colo. In Boulder he represented several of the major farm loan companies, served as appraiser for the Home Owners Loan Corporation, and was a member of the Society of Residental Appraisers. At one time he owned and operated a suburban grocery store in Boulder. He died in 1962.

The Bull's have two sons who attended the University of Colorado. Howard and his wife Alma live in Denver. Henry and his wife, Janet, live at Shelter Island, N.Y. Henry's sons, Stephen and Jefferson, live in New York City and Cambridge, Mass. Metta still resides in Boulder.
(1976, Metta Medaris Bull, "Our Alfalfa County Heritage")
 1699 - 1752 Christen Ann Merkle 53 53 She was buried with her husband in the family graveyard. According to Benjamin's will, Christen Ann was to live with her son Joseph until her death. Christen may be the daughter of Abraham and Anna Veronica Merkle. Their daughter Regina Christen was born 20 Mar 1699. Also, a sister Anna Maria born 16 Jan 1687 married Joist Hite.
 1787 - 1860 Martha McDonald 73 73 1788 Andrew McFerron James Mills McFerron is listed as Andrew's son, born 1787 some places. I'm not sure whether the person, parents, or date is wrong. ~1736 - 1827 Jane 91 91 Robert and Jane were second cousins. They came to America before the Revolutionary War, settling in South Carolina. Her maiden name may be McDaniel.

 1738 - 1820 Robert McDonald 82 82 He was born in the Scottish Highlands in 1736 or 1738.

In 1781 was in Revolutionary War
Presbyterian (Covenanter)
In 1783 Obtained Land in the 96th District in Abbeville County, South Carolina
Residence: In 1804 Moved to Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois
Residence: 1820 Baldwin Precinct, St. Clair County, Illinois

On 8 Sep 1781 was in Battle of Eutaw Springs
The final battle of the year took place at Eutaw Springs. General Greene's Army approached the army of Colonel Stewart located in Eutaw Springs 30 miles northwest of Charleston. Greene believed that if he could destroy Stewart he could end the British threat to the south once and for all. Early in the morning of September 8th American troops advanced on the British troops. The American attack floundered when the men stopped to plunder the camp. The British counterattacked and forced the Americans to withdraw. The end result however, was that the British were too weak to hold the field anymore.

History of Randolph County, IL by E. J. Montague:
1804: The Irish Settlement was increased by another party of emigrants from Abbeville, South Carolina, during the same year, or in the commencement of the year following. Absalom Cox, James and Archibald Thompson, William McBride and Robert McDonald, were the leaders of this party.

pg 44 - "Irish settlement (1802) took its name from the fact that a John Patterson from Abbeville district, SC & his family branched out beyond the limit of the other settlement & made a permanent location (Irish Settlement), he & subsequent settlers were from South Carolina or what is sometimes known as "South Carolina Irish".

Robert McDonald may have had three other daughters, but that's another mystery that will probably never be solved.

Robert "Robin" McDonald might have been born in 1755 by 1800 & 1810 census.

Township 4 Range 7: In this township Heacock (north) and Horse (SW) Prairies are located. The Kaskaskia (Okaw) River runs through the township. Settlers came early, Absalom Cox came from Abbeville, SC and claim #1044, his sons were John M and William Cox. Other early settlers were William McBride, Robert McDonald and James Thompson.Archibald Thompson settled on Heacock Prairie abt 1822. George Wilson's also settled on Heacock in 1827. George and James Wilson settled just south of present day Baldwin. George died there in 1856. John Adams came to Sec 20 in 1822, where he died in 1831. By 1822 other families where on Heacock Prairie: James Bean, Thomas McBride, James Redpath.

SOURCE: http://www.iltrails.org
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Below from Steve McDaniel:

"Robin McDonald, my Great Grandfather, was born in Scotland and there married his third cousin, Jean McDonald, and emigrated soon after to America and settled in the colony of South Carolina before the War of Independence. He joined the patriotic army under Gen. Greene and Francis Marios. He fought under the swamp fox Marion, and Nathaniel E. Greene at the battles of Eutaw Springs Guilford Court House.

"It was Gen. Marion who kept alive the spirit of independence and love of liberty in the hearts of the downtrodden colonists when the cruel Tarleton and the despotic Cornwallis had the Southern colonies completely within their power. In the deep swamps and inaccessible mountain fastnesses, Marion held his little band of unconquerable patriots who with keen vigilance watched every movement of their foes and would, when a favorable opportunity offered, descend upon them like a thunderbolt from the cloud, strike a terrific blow for liberty, then vanish apparently from the face of the earth, eluding all pursuit.

"In this way the British conquerors were made to feel the hand of vengeance after some acts of wanton cruelty under the very walls of their strongholds when this "Swamp Fox" would lead forth his invincible band, and strike before the foe could realize their presence, none could tell.

"Thus did Martin keep alive the love of liberty, till the immortal Greene, called the "Peerless Right Hand" of the great Washington, came and [was] defeated twice [by] the British Generals, so effectually that Lord Cornwallis was compelled to abandon the South to save his shattered army, and took a position in Yorktown where Gens. Lafayette and Washington forced him to surrender some months later and ended the war.

"Robin and Jean McDonald had two sons, William and Adam, and four daughters. One daughter married a Mr. McFerrin; one Mr. Hewitt; one Mr. Hill; and Katy, like her brother, Adam, lived and died single."

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http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles/bat_espr.asp

The Battle of Guilford (Courthouse)

Overview:
On the bright, late winter day of March 15, 1781, the Revolutionary War came to a remote county seat in north central North Carolina. Guilford Courthouse, with its population of considerably fewer than 100, was on this day the temporary residence of 4,400 American soldiers and their leader, Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene. The British had overrun Georgia and South Carolina and showed every indication of ripping the stars and stripes of North Carolina and Virginia from the new American flag. From the ragged remnants of a defeated southern army, Greene had raised a new force comprising 1,700 Continentals (three-year enlistees in the regular army) and about 2,700 militia (mostly farmers who were nonprofessional temporary soldiers called up for short periods of service during an emergency). Early on the morning of March 15, General Greene deployed his men in three lines of battle across the Great Salisbury Wagon Road that led off to the southwest toward the camp of the British army commanded by Lord Charles Cornwallis. Although grossly outnumbered, Cornwallis nonetheless was certain that his redcoats, victors on scores of battlefields, could overcome the rebels.

Synopsis:
The battle began about noon and progressed unevenly. The first line of the North Carolina militia, its center deployed behind a rail fence facing cleared farm fields and its flanks extending into the forest, collapsed rapidly after the center of the line gave way. Before they retreated, however, the militia inflicted heavy casualties on the redcoats. One British officer later recalled that when his men of the 71st Highland Regiment were hit by a volley (a simultaneous discharge of firearms, in this case 1,500 muskets), "one half of the Highlanders dropped on that spot."

The second line proved to be an even greater obstacle for the British. Located in heavy forest and with noncommissioned officers ordered to shoot any men who ran away, the Virginia militia grappled with their attackers for about an hour in an action a British writer later described as "a number of irregular, but hard fought and bloody skirmishes."² After enduring more heavy losses, the redcoats finally were able to break through.

The heaviest fighting took place on the third line where General Greene had stationed his Continentals. Even here the intensity of the fighting varied; some new Continentals retreated after offering only token resistance, while other, more experienced soldiers fought furiously. In the final stages of the fighting Lord Cornwallis found portions of his army under simultaneous attack from two directions, as if caught between hammer and anvil. He extricated his men by firing two cannon directly into the mass of struggling soldiers, as if to blast them apart. A number of his own soldiers were killed in the process (another British officer, Brig. Gen. Charles O'Hara, begged him not to do it), but when the smoke cleared the battle was over. General Greene had ordered his army to retreat, leaving the British in possession of the battlefield.

Conclusions:
Such was the strange and untoward nature of this war, that victory now, as we have already seen in more than one other instance, was productive of all the consequences of defeat. The news of this victory in England, for a while, produced the usual effects upon the minds of the people in general. A very little time and reflection gave rise to other thoughts; and a series of victories caused for the first time, the beginning of a general despair. The fact was, that while the British army astonished both the old and new world, by the greatness of its exertions and the rapidity of its marches, it had never advanced any nearer even to the conquest of North Carolina. And such was the hard fate of the victors, who had gained so much glory at Guilford, as in the first place, to abandon a part of their wounded; and, in the second, to make a circuitous retreat of 200 miles, before they could find shelter or rest.

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The Battle of Eutaw Springs
Seven years of British determination to bring South Carolina to her knees met failure. The spirit that had long resisted royal edict and church canon, the fierce desire and indomitable will to be masters of their own destinies, and the dauntless courage that had carved a new way of life from a wilderness were again threatened by oppression; so, little difference was felt among nationalities and creeds, causing a unity to grow among the new world "peasants and shepherds" that shook the foundations of old regimes.

By midsummer, 1781, the Continentals under General Nathaniel Greene had gained virtual control of South Carolina. The retreating British. disillusioned and sick with summer heat, united forces under Colonel Stewart at Orangeburg and began their march to Charleston. Early in September the 2,300 well-equipped British camped in cool shade beside the gushing springs of Eutaw, little dreaming the Continentals were close upon their heels. General Greene, hearing of Washington's plan to encircle and embarrass the British at Yorktown, determined to prevent Southern aid from reaching the beleaguered Cornwallis. Contingents under Marion, Pickens, Lee, William Washington, Hampton and other South Carolina leaders were called together, and reinforcements from other colonies joined them. These 2,092 poorly-equipped, underfed, and near-naked Americans camped on Sept. 7th. on the River Road at Burdell's Plantation, only seven miles from Eutaw Springs. Strategy for the ensuing attack is accredited to the genius of the dreaded "Swamp Fox, " General Francis Marion, who knew every foot of the Santee swamps and river.

The 8th dawned fair and intensely hot, but the Americans, on short rations and with little rest, advanced in early morning light toward the springs. At their approach the surprised British left their uneaten breakfast and quickly threw lines of battle across the road in a heavily wooded area. Behind them in cleared fields stood a large brick home with a high-walled garden. The woods and waters of Eutaw Creek were on the north. Heavy firing soon crackled and boomed through the shady woods. At first the center of the American line caved in, but while opposing flanks were fighting separate battles, Greene restored the center with Sumner's North Carolina Continentals. The whole British line then began to give, but Colonel Stewart quickly pulled up his left-flank reserves, forcing the Americans to retreat under thunderous fire. The encouraged British shouted, yelled, and rushed forward in disorder; whereupon Greene (according to J. P. Petit) "brought in his strongest force: the Maryland and Virginia Continentals, Kirkwood's Delaware's, and Wm. Washington's South Carolina cavalry . . . with devastating effect." The British fled in every direction and the Americans took over their camp. Only Major Majoribanks, on the British right flank and pushed far back into the woods near Eutaw Creek, was able to hold his unit together. Major Sheridan took hasty refuge in the brick home, Colonel Stewart gathered some of his men beyond, and from this vantage they "picked off" many American officers and men.

Greene sent Wm. Washington's cavalry to deal with Majoribanks, but penetrating the woods with horses was too difficult, so Washington tried to encircle and rout, thus exposing himself to dangerous fire. His horse was shot from under him, he himself was wounded. and his company practically ravaged. When a hand to hand fight developed, a British soldier poised his sword over the wounded Washington, but Majoribanks saw and gallantly turned it aside.

In camp, eating the deserted breakfast, and feeling the battle was won, the hungry, thirsty Americans began plundering the English stores of food, liquors, and equipment. Thoroughly enjoying themselves they ignored their leaders' warnings and commands. Majoribanks, realizing the disorder, fell upon them. Sheridan and Stewart pounded at their right, and Coffin came in from their left. The stunned Americans fought this impossible situation bravely, but they were put to flight from the British camp.

After more than four hours of indecisive battle under a merciless sun, both armies had had enough. Casualties were extremely high. "Blood ran ankle-deep in places, " and the strewn area of dead and dying was heart-breaking. Greene collected his wounded and returned to Burdell's Plantation. Stewart remained the night at Eutaw Springs but hastily retreated the next day toward Charleston, leaving behind many of his dead unburied and seventy of his seriously wounded. The gallant Majoribanks, wounded and on his way to Moncks Corner, died in a Negro cabin on Wantoot Plantation. He was buried beside the road, but when lake waters were to cover that area his remains were removed by the S.G.P.S.A. to their present resting place at Eutaw Springs Battlefield.

The total casualties came to 1,188, according to Rev. M. H. Osborne. Many were buried where they fell, therefore the whole battlefield is a hero's cemetery, sacred to the memory of courageous men. Patriot blood shed at Eutaw was certainly not shed in vain. This last major battle in South Carolina completely broke the British hold in the South and, more important, denied needed aid to the North. Only six weeks later Cornwallis succumbed to Washington at Yorktown, and American Independence was assured.
 Mary Brown ~1711 - 1780 Henry McDonald 69 69 Abstracts of Old Ninety-six and Abbeville District Wills and
Bonds by Pauline Young Reprinted by Georgia Genealogical
Reprints. Will of William McDonald, brother of Robin or Robert McDonald.

Whyte, Donald, A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the
USA, Baltimore, MD, 1972.

"McDonald, William died ca. 1825. Son of Henry McD. and
Mary Brown. Settled York district, South Carolina. M.
Elizabeth Lithgo (q.v.)
 1784 - 1865 Margaret Peake 81 81 Margaret and Jeremiah Sr. were living with Jeremiah Jr. in 1860.

I did have Robert Peak listed as her father, but I think that's incorrect.

From Cooper Cemetery, Livingston County, Fairbury, Illinois:

Jeremiah Travis
Died
June 16, 1870
Aged
85 yrs 7 mo 21 da

Margarett
Wife of
J. Travis
Died
July 9, 1865
Aged
81 yrs 3 mo 5 da
             

1784 - 1870 Jeremiah Travis 85 85 His family moved to Washington County in about 1788 and stayed there until about 1798. Washington County was probably Washington County, Virginia that later became Washington County, North Carolina (1776), then Sullivan County, North Carolina (1779) and then Sullivan County, Tennessee (1796). In 1795 the family settled in Green County, Tennessee. In 1799 they moved to Overton County, Tennessee.

Margaret and Jeremiah Sr. were living with Jeremiah Jr. in 1860.

Jeremiah and Margaret were both natives of Virginia. They came to Illinois in 1834 with their children and located in Belle Prairie Township. They came by wagon drawn by oxen.

Jeremiah was a chair and spinning wheel maker by trade but devoted most of his life to farming. This information came from a book of early pioneers of Livingston County, located at The Fort, a small place containing records of Livingston County, Illinois.

Jeremiah TRAVIS, Overton Co., Tenn. Entry 579, Grant 4130, 60 acres, Oct. 29, 1835, p. 94 Bk. E Mtn Dist.

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1860 Livingston Co., IL, Belle Prairie, page 952B, h/h 1835/1825, 21 Aug 1860
Jeremiah Travers 36 M Farmer TN [Son of Jeremiah]
Eunice " 34 F TN
Jonathan L. " 13 M IL
Jeremiah " 7 M IL
Mary M. " 5 F IL
Joann " 3 F IL
Jeremiah Travers Sr. 75 M Retired Farmer NC
Margaret " 76 F VA
Joseph Smith 25 M Carpenter 400/180 PA
John F. " 23 M Carpenter ---/200 OH

1850 Mortality Schedule, Livingston Co., IL
Travis, Melvina age: 3 Birth State: IL Month: Jul Cause: Croup

1850 Livingston Co., IL, Indian Grove, page 152B, h/h 67/67, 22 Aug 1850
Jeremiah Travis 66 M --------- 800 NC
Margaret " 66 F VA

1840 Livingston Co., IL, page 231
Jeremiah Travis
1 male 15<20 [Jeremiah Jr. 16]
1 male 20<30 [David 21 ??]
1 male 50<60 [Jeremiah 56]
1 female 15<20 [??]
1 female 50<60 [Margaret 56]

1830 Overton Co., TN
Jeremiah Travis
1 male 5<10 [Jeremiah 6]
2 males 10<15 [David 11 & John 10]
1 male 15<20 [Martin 18]
1 male 40<50 [Jeremiah 46]
1 female 5<10 [??]
1 female 15<20 [??]
1 female 40<50 [Margaret 46]

1820 Jackson Co., TN, page 5
Jeremiah Travis 400010-21110 - 6 Agriculture
4 males < 10 [Martin 8, David 1, John 0, & ???]
1 male 26<45 [Jeremiah 36]
2 females < 10 [??? & ???]
1 female 10<16 [???]
1 female 16<26 [Susanna 22 ??]
1 female 26<45 [Margaret 36]

1800 and 1810 census -- all TN lost

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Kentucky Land Grants, Vol 1, Part 1, Chapter IV, Grants South of Green River 1797-1866,
page 419
Grantee: Travis, Jeremiah 96 acres Watercourse: McFarlands Creek
Cumberland Co., KY Book 20, page 260
Survey Date: 10 Mar 1809
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Illinois Public Land Purchase Records
Travis, Jeremiah Sect. W2Lot2NE Price 125 Total 5000 8 Sep 1836 Vol 236, pg 194 4000 acres
Travis, Jeremiah Sect. W2Lot3NE Price 125 Total 5000 8 Sep 1836 Vol 236, pg 194 4000 acres
Travis, Jeremiah Jr. Sec. E2Lot1NW Price 125 Total 5000 12 Sep 1851 Vol 237, pg 83 4000 acres
Travis, Jeremiah Jr. Sec. E2Lot2NW Price 125 Total 5000 28 Sep 1848 Vol 237, pg 42 4000 acres
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From Cooper Cemetery, Livingston County, Fairbury, Illinois:

Jeremiah Travis
Died
June 16, 1870
Aged
85 yrs 7 mo 21 da

Margarett
Wife of
J. Travis
Died
July 9, 1865
Aged
81 yrs 3 mo 5 da
 Michele Renee Hight 1998 Abigail Lynn Webster 2003 Caleb Keith Webster Sharon Ruthellen Downard William R. D. Buchanan 1963 Patricia Ann Easley Wade Sudderth Brendan Sudderth Susan Casey McCall Ethan McCall Kevin McCall William Kurtines Rebecca John McCormick Kat McCormick Chris McCormick Dustin Montgomery Michael Montgomery Marina Montgomery 1975 Traci Ann Turner 1770 - 1840 Anne 70 70 Lavina, Joshua and Anne (Anna) Gibbs are buried in the Concord Cemetary outside of Perry, PA 1759 - 1840 Joshua Gibbs 80 80 Abraham and Kezia Gibbs may have been his parents, but it's not certain.

In 1776 Thomas, Abraham Jr., Isaac, David and Joshua all enlisted in the 1st N.H. Regiment, and served in the Continental Army. There is a new Clarion County DAR memorial headstone to honor Joshua’s Rev. Service. (David C. Gibbs)

In 1821 he lived in Toby Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, age 62.

Lavina, Joshua and Anne (Anna) Gibbs are buried in the Concord Cemetary outside of Perry, PA.
 1892 - 1958 Marguerite Horne 66 66 1865 Jane Irvin Swoope 1841 - 1933 Emeline (Emily) Wells Pratt 91 91 Hannah A Wells Jotham Sewall Pratt Ann Carleen McCowen Edward Cooper Horne 1762 Eunice Gilbert Father was Deacon James Gilbert of New Haven, CT. Sister was Abigail. She was a descendant of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven.

Children
   1.  David HIGGINS b: 2 AUG 1789 in Lyme,Connecticut
   2.  James Gilbert HIGGINS b: 22 FEB 1791 in Lyme,Connecticut
   3.  Mary Bethiah HIGGINS b: 22 OCT 1793 in Lyme,Connecticut
   4.  Myra HIGGINS b: 14 FEB 1796 in New Haven,Connecticut
   5.  Lucious Cornelius HIGGINS b: 27 OCT 1797 in New Haven,Connecticut
   6.  Eliza HIGGINS b: 4 MAY 1799 in New Haven,Connecticut
   7.  William HIGGINS b: 16 MAY 1801 in New Haven,Connecticut
 1761 - 1842 David Higgins 81 81 Children
   1.  David HIGGINS b: 2 AUG 1789 in Lyme,Connecticut
   2.  James Gilbert HIGGINS b: 22 FEB 1791 in Lyme,Connecticut
   3.  Mary Bethiah HIGGINS b: 22 OCT 1793 in Lyme,Connecticut
   4.  Myra HIGGINS b: 14 FEB 1796 in New Haven,Connecticut
   5.  Lucious Cornelius HIGGINS b: 27 OCT 1797 in New Haven,Connecticut
   6.  Eliza HIGGINS b: 4 MAY 1799 in New Haven,Connecticut
   7.  William HIGGINS b: 16 MAY 1801 in New Haven,Connecticut
 1835 - 1885 Gerrit Smith Van Valkenburgh 50 50 Gerrit Smith and Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh, twins, were named after Gerret Smith, the noted philanthropist and abolitionist, and Benjamin Franklin Butler, at one time attorney-general of the United States, and a prominent politician, both of whom, together with Martin Van Buren, were schoolmates and lifelong friends of their father.

Gerrit Smith Van Valkenburgh, who lived in Arkansas, was a captain in the Confederate army.

 1986 Kathryn Castoe ~1464 William Langston Children
Daughter #1 LANGSTON
Daughter #2 LANGSTON
Daughter #3 LANGSTON
Daughter #4 LANGSTON
Henry LANGSTON b: Abt. 1538 in Sedgeborough, County Worcester, England
William LANGSTON b: Abt. 1540
Nicholas LANGSTON b: Abt. 1542 in England
Roger LANGSTON b: Abt. 1544 in England
George LANGSTON b: Abt. 1546
Elizabeth LANGSTON b: Abt. 1548 in England
Cuthbert LANGSTON b: Abt. 1550 in England ~1545 - ~1575 Huygen Gerritsz Vrooman 30 30 1598 - ~1660 Pierre du Bois 62 62 He lived near Lille, Province of Artois, France.

Marriage contract : Pierre was assisted by his father, Jean and brother, Jacques Dubois (July 1622). At marriage- Pierre DuBois, s/o Pierre, native of Herzeau, presently of Lille.

Children
Michee DU BOIS b: 13 Jul 1623 in, Canterbury, Kent, England
Hester DU BOIS b: 1 Oct 1625 in, Canterbury, Kent, England
Abraham DU BOIS b: 14 Oct 1627 in, Canterbury, Kent, England
Marie DU BOIS

From the DuBois family reunion book 1875
by Dr Henry A. DuBois

Fellow-kinsmen, Descendants of Louis and Jacques du Bois.

We have met here to commemorate our descent from two noble and pious men, who, more than two hundred years ago, fled from persecution in their native land, and found an asylum in this place, then a wilderness.

Peeled and stripped, for conscience sake, in the old world, they brought with them to this new world but few earthly possessions; but they came rich in a pure faith, and endowed with indomitable courage and energy to maintain it. This precious legacy they have bequeathed to numerous posterity of the seventh and eighth generations; and though few of them may have achieved much worldly distinction, I have yet to learn the name of that one who, by dishonor, or by dishonesty, has sullied his family patronymic. Other members of the family have undertaken to portray the lives of these two pious refugees, especially of Louis, the older brother -- to describe their hardships and trials in the wilderness, their progress from poverty to comparative wealth, the influence which they exerted on the community which sprang up around them on both sides of the Hudson, the general characteristics of the race and the dispersion of their numerous descendants and their settlement in other parts.

To my brother has been assigned the task of giving the history of the du Bois family in France and Holland. I propose to make the name itself the theme of this short address. "What's in a name?" Juliet asked, and Romeo might have answered with great truth, "A great deal, since a name separates us." So we also may reply, a great deal, since a name unites us all as kindred in America, and allies us to a very ancient and noble stock in Europe. This point I will now proceed to prove.

Ancient family surnames, which have been transmitted unaltered from generation to generation, indicate with great certainty a common origin on the part of all these who have rightfully inherited such ANCIENT surnames.

The family name, which these two refugees bore is a peculiar one, and is probably the most ancient name now extant. Written in the form in which they and their predecessors, for six hundred years, invariably wrote it. vis : with a small "d" and a capital "B" it was an incontestable badge of noble extraction, though the possessor, by adverse circumstances, might have been degraded from rank into the lower levels of society. Abjuring the Romish faith would be inevitably visited with such degradation, and the name erased from the parish and family records. There are several instances on record of some of this name who. After degradation, had been restored, and, as the record expresses it, "rehabilites en noblesse." I have not the ability, if I had the wish, to trace the descent of these pious men from "loins enthroned or rulers of the earth" for they have a far higher heraldry in the skies;

But a few remarks in regard to the antiquity of this family name wall, I trust, prove interesting to those who have inherited it.

According to Pere Anselme, de Laignes and other learned genealogists, there were at first no fixed family names in Europe outside of the nobility. After the year 1339, wealthy families, not noble, assumed and transmitted family names derived from lands acquired or inherited.

Among industrial classes of society, fixed surnames did not exist till long afterwards. These are of comparatively recent origin, and were first assumed as indicative of parentage or occupation, such as Johnson, Peterson, Nicholson, Thompson, etc., or Mason, Carpenter, Tailor, Clover, Wainwright, Baker, Brewer, etc., ad infinitum. Such names are still in process of formation, especially amongst the Teutonic race landing on our shores.

But all the ancient family surnames which can be traced back prior to the year one thousand two hundred, are, according to the above authors, of noble origin.

Previous to the year 900, no fixed family surnames existed In France, even amongst the nobles. At this time barons and knights held their lands as revocable gifts from sovereign princes. secular or ecclesiastical. But after 987, they began to acquire possession of their lands in hereditary fee, paying only feudal service to their suzerains. At this time, therefore, these barons and knights first began to transmit their family names, as well as their lands, to their posterity, and the name of an estate, inherited or acquired by marriage, was generally affixed to the original surname to distinguish the different branches of the same family.

Of these ancient patronymics, probably the most ancient one which has descended unchanged to this time, is that of "duBois."

After consulting all the oldest genealogical authors and books of heraldry in the ancient Bibliotheque du Roi (now Bibliotheque Nationale), at Paris, I found but one name which is now extant of equal antiquity.*** This is the name of "Pierrepont." which, like that of "duBois", has come down for many centuries to the present time unaltered in a single letter.

The origin of both these ancient family surnames was derived from hereditary office. Pere Anselme and Dufourny, in the eighth folio volume of their great work, entitled "Maison Royale de France", at pages 865 to 869, speak of the family "duBois" as the "Grand Masters of the Forests of France, " and of the family "Pierrepont" as the "Grand Masters of the Waters of France."

The above authors attribute a common origin to both these ancient families, to wit: from Macquaire duBois, Count de Roussy. in 1110, whose ancestor built the Castle de Roussy in 948, and added this title to his patronymic. Macqisaire's son was Hugh de Roussy, surnamed "le Cholet, ' whose fourth son, not succeeding to the titles, perpetuated the line under the title of "Seigneurs duBois de Marne, " for fifteen generations. when Guillaume duBois, in 1484, took the title of de Roussy. The great-grandson of Hughes duBois perpetuated the line of the "Seigneures de Pierrepont" for twelve generations. when both branches, according to this record, took the name of de Roussy. The Castle of de Roussy was situated In Artois, where some suppose the name of "duBois" to have originated. Other genealogical authors trace the origin of this family name to that part of France anciently called Neustria, a part of which was afterwards known as Normandy. It evidently existed there as an old name before the Norwegian Rollo, with his band of Norman followers, invaded that ancient province of France, and became the first duke of Normandy.

M. de Saint Allais, in his "Nobillare de France, " speaks of this name as that of one of the most ancient of the noble families of Normandy. He traces one of its branches, namely, that of "duBois duBais, " from 1066 (at which time it was an old family), down to the present century, by regular descent from father to son, the original patronymic being unchanged throughout. All the authors on historic genealogy concur in mentioning this surname as belonging to very ancient families in other parts of France, especially in Artois, Flanders and Brittany; but all bearing this patronymic are suppose to have had a common origin.

During my recent sojourn in Paris, I visited the Viscount de Magny, the present head or the Heraldic College of France, and had several conversations and some correspondence with him. He said to me: "Your family name. 'duBois', is one of the very oldest in France, and has more extensive marriage connections than any other." He writes: "I have some three hundred manuscript documents in regard to it." It is divided, according to him, into five principal branches, which exist in different parts of France, In Flanders, and even in England, but all these branches are traceable (he thinks) to a common origin in Normandy.

A few words in regard to the orthography of this ancient name will be appropriate and interesting to those who bear it. In many hundred instances In which I have examined this name In various hooks of heraldry, I have never but In one instance found it written otherwise than with a small "d" and with a capital "B, " thus, "duBois." The exception was in the case of a woman incidentally mentioned, and the reason not explained.

The prefix to a family name of "de, " "de la, " or of "du, " which is a contraction of "de le, " is universally admitted in France to be a badge of noble extraction.

While living in France, forty years ago. I made the acquaintance of M. Dumas, a near relative of the author. One day he said to me. "Do you sign your name with a large 'B' or a small 'b'?" I told him that my father and all his predecessors invariably signed their names with a capital B, but that I wrote it indifferently both ways, as I supposed it was the same name. He replied. "You are quite mistaken. If you have the right to sign your name with a large 'B.' you belong to an ancient French family, of which there are now but few representatives." "But, " he added, "there are great numbers in the south and middle of France who write this name with a small 'b' and who are of an entirely different origin. These were probably the descendants of the enfranchised peasantry or serfs who, in migrating to other parts, took the name of their feudal lords, but without the badge which indicated noble extraction, as this, in France, would have been a penal offence on their part, Thus the talented but infamous Cardinal Dubois never dared to write his name with a capital 'B', for during his day there were many powerful branches of the noble family 'duBois' jealous of their hereditary patronymic, who would have immediately impleaded him before the parliament of France, and have convicted him of imposture."

Louis and Jacques duBois were the first who brought this ancient name to the new world, and they wrote it as it was invariably written six hundred years previously, with a small "d" and a capital "B."

At the present time their direct lineal descendants exist in the seventh and eighth generation. All these descendants have always signed their names with a capital "B." after the example of their respective progenitors. but they should also have written the prefix "du, " as they wrote it, and not with a capital " D."

It is very desirable that all the descendants of Louis and Jacques duBois should maintain their family patronymic intact as a badge of their common origin. and wrate it in the same way that their forefathers did. this would not necessitate the change of a single letter, but simply a return to the ancient usage of writing the first letter of the prefix "du" with a small "d."

This uniformity in writing the name I strenuously advocate, not only as an indication of descent from these two noble champions of Protestantism who first brought it to this country, but also as a distinction from French citizens now settling in our midst, whose names, though apparently similar, are essentially different, and who are of a different lineage, and also of a different and adverse faith

I am no advocate for nobiliary titles, still less for nobiliary privileges. Such pretensions are inconsistent with the simplicity of the republican institutions bequeathed to us by our revolutionary fathers. Still more abhorrent would they be to the prevailing ochlocratic spirit of the present day, which has superseded our old republican principles, and is fast degrading, if not destroying, all that our forefathers esteemed virtuous and respectable. But to every right-minded man it must be a subject of just and honest pride to be descended from a long line of pious ancestors In this country, even though he should be reproached for claiming descent from a noble stock in Europe.

Fellow-kinsmen, the time is fast approaching when we will be called upon to maintain those principles of civil and religious liberty which our forefathers planted in this country, and which are now menaced by the same foe which persecuted them.

Rome has at this day, and in this country, far more political and spiritual power than she has in any country in Europe, and more than she had in France under Louis XIV, when she drove our ancestors from their native land. She then sought to obtain her ends by the aid of a royal despot: she now finds a more powerful ally in demagogism, which is and always has been the bane of all free institutions.

In the Impending struggle for an unimpaired national life which looms up in the near future, I predict that all the descendants of the two noble Huguenot refugees. Louis and Jacques duBois, will be found battling on the side of patriotism, intelligence and religious freedom, against ignorance, superstition and demagogism upheld by the subtle craft and wily politics of Rome.

Among the earliest and very best settlers of this country, the Huguenots stand foremost as a race. Wherever they settled, north or south, they have ever been noted as virtuous and useful citizens, honorable men. and fearless upholders of civil and religious liberty. Of these Huguenots, one of the most ancient families is that of "duBois ?' For more than two hundred years they have maintained in this country their family name unsullied.

Let us, therefore, fellow-kinsmen, reverence our American progenitors, Louis and Jacques, not for their claims to ancient lineage in the old world, but for the piety, courage and honorable principles which they have transmitted to their descendants in the new world. 1547 - 1623 Ralph Lawson 76 76 Knighted by James I of England July 23, 1603.

SIR RALPH LAWSON Knight of Burgh Hall, County of York and Byker County of Northumberland, heir to his brother aged 15 years 25 February 4 Elizabeth, seized of the Manor of Byker and half of the Manor of Cramlington in his own right and of the Manor of Burgh Catteryck Co. York in right of his wife Elizabeth, daughter and sole heiress of Roger Burgh of Burgh Catteryck Esquire, marriage settlements dated 17 June 1568. Will dated 4 September 1623. Proved 9 October 1623, died same year aged 76 years.

Ancestry: EDMUND 12, JAMES 11, WILLIAM
10, ROBERT 9, THOMAS 8, WILLIAM 7, JOHN 6, JOHN 5, THOMAS 4, ROBERT 3,
RALPH 2, THOMAS 1

Children of RALPH LAWSON and ELIZABETH BROUGH are:
i. JANE LAWSON, m. THOMAS ROKEBY; b. Northan.
ii. ALICE LAWSON, m. THOMAS INGLEBY.
iii. HENRY LAWSON.
iv. JOHN LAWSON.
v. MARGARET LAWSON, m. THOMAS RAKELY .
vi. ROGER LAWSON, b. 1573; d. Abt. 1613.

13. iii. ROBERT LAWSON. Notes for ROBERT LAWSON: Of Scremerston Co.
Durham living 1566, died s.p.

 ~1865 - 1900 Lydia Freitag 35 35 The four children were in the 1875 Kansas census in Junction City (Smoky Hill Township) living with the Staatz family. Charles was 20. 1863 - 1955 Henry William Schuermann 91 91 Henry W's Brother William M. Schuermann married Louisa Freitag

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(Henrich Wilhelm) Henry William Schuermann, son of Wilhelm Moritz and Gertrude Bloombach Schuermann was born in 1863, Bachum, Westfalen Preussen. Grandson of Wilhelm and Gertrude Schneider Schuermann of Bachum, Westfalen, Preussen.

Father Wilhelm Schuermann was killed while in the forest cutting a tree which fell on him. Henry W. immigrated to America in 1863 and obtained his Citizenship in 1885, in Dickinson, Kansas.

Married, 1st in 1885, Lydia Freitag of Ohio, in Lyons, Kansas. Gertrude, Edgar and Henry were born in Kansas. Lydia gave birth to their third child Henry while Henry W. was away participating in the Oklahoma Run of 1893 (Cherokee Strip).

Henry W. obtained 1/4 section of land near Garber, OK, but sickness called him back to Kansas and his claim was taken. He moved to a school quarter five miles east of Jefferson, Oklahoma in 1893, where they lived when Wilhelmina (Minnie) and William were born. Lydia died during the birth of son William in 1900.

Henry married his second wife Carolina Augusta Dahlem, born 1875 in Niederwurzbah, Saarland Germany, daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm and Catharina Kunckel Dahlem. They married March 13, 1902 in Medford, Oklahoma.

They resided on the farm where he grew wheat for many years. Children born to Henry and Carolina Schuermann were: Fritz Conrad, Millicent Louise and Laverne Lynn. Carolina died in Jefferson in 1934 and Henry died in 1954 in Medford Oklahoma. Both are buried in Liberty Cemetery, Jefferson Grant County Oklahoma.

A few years after moving to Jefferson, the young people desired to become musicians, and asked Henry to be their leader. He said his old cornet was worn out, so friends chipped in and bought him a brand new cornet. It took six weeks for the instrument to reach Jefferson on February 1, 1900. The next day, February 2, Lydia Freitag Schuermann gave birth to William (Bill) Clark Schuermann, and death came to her. After her sudden death there was no mention of the band.

Then two months later Henry decided to have a meeting. They called the band The Fairview Cornet Band. Later on they changed their name to the Jefferson Schuermann Band. Each member looked forward to the band practice nights. In those days they had to either walk, ride a horse, or go in a wagon or buggy. On more than one occasion several who lived across a creek were forced to wade the stream, holding their instruments above their heads.

After weeks of rehearsals, they played in public on the last day of school in the Old Library School House in District No. 79. From that time on, this group of musicians were in demand for all occasions: Fourth of July celebrations, Old Settlers reunions, political rallies, horse races. Anywhere there was a crowd, Henry Schuermann's band was there.

The original members were Henry Schuermann, leader, the Smith brothers Bill, John, Pete, Henry, and Wes, George and Clarence Beckman, Ula Canfield, Sam Whitman, Otto and Marion Boster, Ross and Elza Henkle, C. H. and Will Schuermann, Jr., and Charlie McCartney.

The problem of transportation was a big one in the early days. When engagements came from towns far off, the trains didn't always run to suit the players. Often it meant a day and a half away from home. Then Charles Sprague, Sr. began asking for donations to have a large band wagon made. This work was done by Messrs. Schweitzer and Kalbfleisch. With four horses, the band was able to travel miles and return home, and had a platform to perform on.

More young people joined the band. At one time there were five lady members: Helen McMahan, Bessie Noel, Gertrude Smith, Grace Ratcliff and Lulu Moran.

Thirty eight years later, in 1938, his band members were Henry Schuermann, Loren Fretz, Henry Peacock, Helen McMahan, Don Beck, August Schmitz, Edgar Bouten, Will Schuermann, Jr., Bill Fuss, Henry A. Schuermann, W. J. Fretz, Edgar Schuermann, S. 0. Lynn, Guy Taylor, Bill Schuermann, Lee Boyer, Roy Enfield, Jim Murray, Frank Aldrich, Paul Jenicek and Sam Whitman. Four members composed the Odd Fellow Quartet. They were W. J. Fretz, Henry Peacock, Ted Schuermann, and Will Schuermann, Jr.

Henry did much for the enjoyment and uplift of Grant County's social life, and the one thing dearest to his heart was his band. At times the players would make from 2 to 7 dollars a day during an engagement. Then there were times when Henry was left "holding the sack," but he kept right on going.

by: Phyllis Schuermann Scouten, daughter of William (Bill) C. Schuermann, and others.

{ These siblings are quite different. Not sure where this came from, but it should be checked: "Siblings of Henry W. were: Anna Gertrude (who remained in Germany) Wilhelm Moritz, Lisette (remained in Germany), Christina Carolina (remained in Germany), Wilhelm August, Maria, Aguste Elizabeth and Wilhelm Moritz. I suspect the first Wilhelm Moritz died and they named their last child the same." } Gertrude Blumbach William Schuermann 1876 - 1934 Carolina (Lena) Augusta Dahlem 58 58 Carolina Augusta "Lena" DAHLEM was born on 1 Aug 1876 in NiederwÃ1/4rzbach, Saarland, Germany. (63) She emigrated in 1889 from NiederwÃ1/4rzbach, Saarland, Germany. (63) She immigrated in 1889 to Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska. She died on 5 Nov 1934 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma. (63)
Obituary

Lena Augusta, daughter of Fred and Katherine Dahlem, was born in Saar Valley, Germany, on August 1, 1876 and died at the General hospital at Enid, Okla, on November 5, 1934, at the age of 58 years, 3 months and 5 days.

At the age of twelve years she came to this country and lived with her parents near Beatrice, Nebraska, later moving to Oklahoma, where they resided five miles east of Wakita. On March 13, 1902 she was united in marriage with Henry W. Schuermann, of Jefferson, and to this union four children were born.

Early in childhood she was united with the Methodist church living in this faith the remainder of her life.

She was a member of the Liberty Methodist church east of Jefferson. Mrs. Schuermann is survived by her husband, Henry W. Schuermann, two sons, Fritz C., of Medford, and Laverne, Of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Lorena Biby, of Gentry, Ark., and Mrs. Millicent Hime, of Medford. Also four step-children, Mrs. Gertrude Berg, of Helena, Okla., Edgar, of Jefferson, Henry A., of Pond Creek and W. C., of Medford. One sister, Mrs. Louise Schlingmann, of Tulsa, and six brothers, Fred, Chas. F. and Henry Dahlem, all of Wakita; Rev. Wm. A. Dahlem, of Berger, Missouri; John Dahlem, of Jefferson; Jake Dahlem, of Tulsa and six grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, November 7, at the Liberty M. E. church and interment was made in the Liberty cemetery. Rev. G.A. Strouse was assisted by Rev. J? and Rev. Butler, of Pond Creek in the services.

She was buried on 7 Nov 1934 in Liberty Cemetery, Grant Co., Oklahoma. She was Methodist in Liberty M.E., Medford, Grant Co., Oklahoma. As remembered by her daughter Lorena Biby:

My mother was a farmer's wife. She married my Dad who had five children. The oldest - a girl - was only ten years younger than she was. My Dad's wife died in 1900 when my brother Bill was born on Feb 2, 1900. My parents were married March 13, 1902, but I don't know when they brought Bill home. A middle-aged couple took him when his mother died, who lived near by. Dad's mother-in-law lived with him and cared for the other kids. Then when my parents were married, she lived there with them. My mother was a quiet person, worked hard, keeping house, gardening, canning, baking bread and, of course, washing and ironing. My Dad had the five kids and there were four of us, but you never heard the word "step" in our family. We were just brothers and sisters. I'm sure they loved her. I can remember when Edgar got married, he lived a mile away, but I can remember him coming down and sitting in the kitchen visiting with Mamma while she was doing something or other. And after horse and buggy days when we had a car, it was always Henry who drove Mamma to town.

My mother died too young, only 58 years old, following surgery. 1844 - 1923 Catharina Kunckel 78 78 1835 - 1925 Freiderich (Fred) Wilhelm Dahlem 89 89 Freiderich (Fred) Wilhelm Dahlem, oldest son of Johann and Frederike Elizabeth Lindelman Dahlem was born in St. Wendel Germany on September 16, 1835. He was the grandson of Jacob and Veronica Ruth Dahlem of Freishauser, Germany. Freiderich married in 1865. His wife Catharina Kunkle was born in Wolfersheim, Trolus Germany, November 10, 1844.

Friedrich Dahlem inherited the family mill in Niederwürzbach. The mill had originally been the property of the Count of Leyen but passed to the Dahlems around the time of the French Revolution.

Methods of milling were changing due to the industrial revolution and other social /economic changes. The mill failed. Friedrich and Catharina (the Grossmama) and children had to leave the mill, and they moved into a nearby village where they lived above an inn where Friedrich worked.

The extended Dahlem family was not happy about the loss of the family patrimony. It was an embarrassing time for Grossmama and Grosspapa and children. The mill complex was really very palatial. They had been a wealthy family, but now they were poor and hungry. Soon after, their oldest son, Fred, began the emigration to America.

They came to the United States and settled in Beatrice, Nebraska, before making the run into Oklahoma settling near Wakita, Oklahoma. Fred and Charles made the run with their father. Freiderich was a farmer between 1893 and 1925 in Wakita, Grant Co., Oklahoma. He died on 13 Apr 1925 in Jefferson, Grant Co., Oklahoma.

He was remembered by Art Ciskowski like this:
"Old Grandpa (Fred) Dahlem and my Grandpa (John) Ciskowski became very close friends, they just lived a mile and a half apart, both had a German background. They both spoke German much more fluent than they did English. They loved to play cards together. I've heard this many times, they used to play a game called "66", it is kind of a rough game. I don't know who was the best player, but I think whoever could hit the table the hardest, when they played the card, probably thought he was the best. When the Dahlem kids would play cards, they would hit the table and go "Duh!" That was carry over from the Grandpas. It was quite a cut throat game.

"Dorothy Breen was telling this little story not too long ago. My Grandpa Ciskowski was plowing along the road and Grandpa Dahlem, that is the old Grandpa Dahlem, came along and they stopped to visit. My Grandpa Ciskowski was plowing with two horses and a mule, with the mule in the center. Of course they stopped and grandpa turned around on the seat facing backwards. Grandpa Dahlem sat on the ground facing him. I guess after quite a long time, this mule in the center turned completely around. He must have been rather loosely hitched in there and he was facing the plow. Grandpa Dahlem said, 'John, is that the way you work them, that mule has to back up all the time?' Grandpa Ciskowski looked around and saw what was happening and said 'Fred, it's time for you to go home.'"

He was remembered by Lorena Biby like this: "When Grandpa & Uncle Jake quit farming, they built their little house across the driveway from our house, in our yard. They must have moved there in 1917, because I know they were there when the First World War ended in 1918. Mamma had been at their house that night, and when she came home, she heard bells ringing and guns being fired in Jefferson, so the Armistice must have been signed, she said."

Children were: Catherine; Frederick Wilhelm; Henrich; Charles F.; William; Louise; Carolina Augusta, August; Jacob and John Frederick. All born in Niederwurzbach, Saarland Germany. His brother, Johann (John) preceeded him to America and settled in Clatonia, Gage County Nebraska in 1880. Friedrich and family stayed with brother John and family for a short time where they farmed. Freidrich farmed in Wakita and Jefferson, Grant County Oklahoma. After he retired from farming, in 1917, he built a house on the Henry Schuermann farm. He died at the age of 89, 13 April 1925, at the home of his daughter Carolina (Lena) Schuermann. Catherina Dahlem died 3 July 1923 in Jefferson, Oklahoma. Both ar buried in Liberty Cemetery, Jefferson, Oklahoma. The two were known as Grosspapa and Grossmama by their grandchildren. German for Grandpa and Grandma.

Frederick William Dahlem had 1 daughter, Dorothy (Dahlem) Breen.

Charles Frederick Dahlem had 8 children, Gladys, Carl, Rena, Louise, Lewis, Helen, Duane, and Paul.

Henry Dahlem had two children, Henry and Catherine.

William Dahlem had 4 children, Karl, Otto, Charlotte, and Luella. Caroline Lena had 4 children, Fritz,
Millicent, Lorena, and Laverna.

Louise Dahlem Schlingmann had 2 girls, Wilhelamina and Anna Catherine.

August Dahlem deceased in Germany.

Jacob Dahlem did not marry.

John Frederick Dahlem had two boys, Dale and Leland.

Dale Donald Dehlem, born February 4, 1917, died October 19, 1977, married Evelyn Quigley. They had two children. Darla married Denny Misak and they had two children, Alan and Melia. Donna married Grant Buxton and they had one daughter, Evie Dawn.

Leland Darrell Dahlem, born December 10, 1918, married Helen Hichols. They had 3 children, Darrell Wayne, born and died June 3, 1942. Janice married Larry Meritt and they had 2 children, Todd Allen Meritt, born April 28, 1964, and Michelle Renee Meritt born October 23, 1973. John Ray Dahlem was born October 20, 1949.

by: Janice Dahlem Meritt, History of Grant County Families, 1980, and others.
 1898 - 1989 Elizabeth Marie Webster 90 90 She was born on her father's homestead north of Lamont. She took voice and piano lessons from her aunt Janie Webster in her younger years. Later she gave music lessons for many years. She was a school teacher in Oklahoma and Kansas.
 1845 - 1921 Mary Elizabeth Ridings 75 75 She was a devout Methodist and lead the family in prayer and hymns on her death bed. Leader in the Webster Chapel. ~1740 - 1807 Ellen Fauntleroy 67 67 As a widow, Ellen was party to a legal action in Lancaster City with her son-in-law Doddridge Pitt Chichester in Nov. 1802 involving the division of William Sydnor's property among his surviving heirs. She eventually moved to Fairfax City, Va. to live with her daughter FANNY CHICHESTER and died there. She survived all but two of her children and is buried in the private Chichester cemetery on Newington Road in Fairfax City near Ft. Belvoir. Her stone reads 'who departed this life September 1st 1807 in the 61st year of her age.'  D. ~1800 Spencer Currell He may also have had a son named Thomas. 1879 - 1943 Harry E Trekell 63 63 He lived at the old home place at Wellington, Kansas. He was the twin brother of Mary Etna.
 1872 - 1951 William (W.A.) Albert Trekell 78 78 WILLIAM ALBERT TREKELL FAMILY
William Albert (Will) Trekell was born at West Union, Missouri, December 21, 1872. His father, Franklin Trekell, born July 12, 1840, at Independence, Missouri, and mother, Lizzie A. (Elizabeth Anne) Currell, born Aug. 5, 1844 at Shawnee Mission, Kansas, were married March 3, 1864, at West Union, Cass County, Missouri. To this union were born four girls and seven boys.

William Albert was the sixth child. His younger days were spent at West Union and near Wellington, Kansas. In May, 1892 he graduated from Conway Normal College, Conway Springs, Kansas. Then after harvest and before the great race of September 16, 1893, he, three brothers and one sister made preparations for the "run" into Oklahoma Territory.

His oldest brother, Thomas Edward, had made the run into Old Oklahoma, staking a town lot in Guthrie, and living there; he preferred to make the run into the "Strip" from the south side. Will preferred to make the run from the the south also, because he wanted a lot in Enid. He wasn't quite 21 years old and many people on the north line knew it. So, he crossed the "Land of Promise" on a train from Caldwell, to Hennessey the evening before the run and at noon the next day made the run on a train of cattle cars, numbering about 42, which hadn't "been cleaned since cattle were shipped in them."

Will jumped off the train without considering its speed. In his own words, he said "I landed on the slope of the fill just south of the Elm Street bridge, went head-over-heels down the slope and landed sitting up in a patch of sandburs. I picked out a few before starting, though I might have run faster had I let them cling to the seat of my pants. I dashed southwest across the townsite looking for a lot to stake but people were everywhere, so close together I could see no opening until I thought I saw one west of the southwest corner of the Square. I stuck a stake there, and men on both sides yelled, 'Hey, you're in the street there.' Looking east and west of me, I saw no settlers, so decided they were right; I had staked in the street. I pulled my stake and dashed southeast across the block south of the Square and across Two Street. I could have staked a lot there but did not choose to stake in the low ground, so ran on across the railroad and, finding a place where claimants were not so close together, I demanded of two where the lots were they claimed. Each one walked to his claim, and I said I believed there was room enough between them for me, so stuck my stake there. It proved to be a good guess; I had staked a lot no one else claimed."

A short time later, after Will was 21 and old enough to prove a claim, he bought a quarter section for $1 per acre, adjoining the quarter his sister, Laura, had staked southeast of Hunter; and they built a half-dugout on the line and lived together for a time.

Later, he built a house on his quarter and met and married his first wife, Stella Arrena Connelly, a neighbor girl. Stella was born September 6, 1875 at Canton, Kansas, and they were married December 29, 1896, in Enid. Stella died Jan. 23, 1910 after 13 years and 25 days of marriage and the births of four children.

CHILDREN of WILLIAM and STELLA TREKELL
Edna Stella was born Jan. 30, 1898 at Hunter, and married Henry Landis Mauldin, December 24, 1928 at Medford, Oklahoma. She died of tuberculosis, Feb. 2, 1935 at Albuquerque, NM, leaving no children. She is buried in the Hunter Cemetery.

Lester William was born June 23, 1899, at Hunter and married Gladys Myrtle Venable, July 19, 1926, at Stillwater, Okla. He died at Univ. Hospital in Oklahoma City and is buried in the Hunter Cemetery. Lester and Gladys had three children; Lester Conley, Everitt, and Norma Lee, all living. Gladys lives in Midwest City, Okla.

Eslie, born June 20, 1901, died July 26, 1902, and is buried in the Hunter Cemetery.

Bessie Gladys was born Oct. 9, 1903, at Hunter and married David Thompson, December 6, 1923 at Perry, Okla. To them was born one daughter, Martha Zoe. David is deceased and Bess is living in Oklahoma City.

CHILDREN of WILLIAM and EULA ALICE TREKELL
Will Trekell married Eula Alice Lindell September 2, 1929 at Kingfisher, Okla. She was born June 4, 1902 at Sayre, O.T., and died September 6, 1979 in Enid. To their union were born five children, William Allen, Erlin Raymond, Landis, Marilyn Jean and Larry. It is thought that Larry, at age 41 may be the youngest child of any of the original pioneers who made the run that September day in 1893.

By Landis Trekell, Alva, Okla.

 1805 - 1888 Washington Trickle 83 83 From the Stark County News, Thursday, 8 November 1888
Died at the residence of Erastus Foster, in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 10th, 1888, of inflammation of the bowels, Washington Trickle, aged 83 years, 8 months and 9 days.

His death was unexpected. Some five weeks ago, he went to visit his only surviving child, Mrs. L.F. Mathews of Cowley County, Kansas and was on his way home, when he was suddenly taken ill and was only able to reach the residence of E.N. Foster in Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Foster, with Dr. Barber, all old acquaintances (formerly of Elmwood), kindly cared for him, giving him every attention possible, but after an illness of only twenty hours, God took him.

Washington Trickle was born twenty miles west of Baltimore, Maryland 1 February 1805. His father Christopher Trickle, moved west to Ohio with his family in the year 1811. During the war of 1812, he moved into the fort at Jeromeville, Ohio, with his family and died at that place in 1813, leaving a family of five sons and four daughters to the care of the widowed mother. Only two of this family are now living, Mr. Edward Trickle of West Jersey and Mrs. Julia Anne Sherburne of Toulon.

On May 15th, 1828, Washington Trickle was united in marriage to Miss Elinor Smith at Ashland, Ohio, the ceremony being performed by Reverend James Haney, father of all the Haney preachers. They had eleven children, ten daughters and one son, all of whom, except Mrs. Lucretia S. Mathews, have with their mother, passed over the River.

In 1835 he moved to Fulton County, Illinois and in 1836 removed to Stark county near Rochester, and from there to Elmwood, Illinois where he remained until a short time after the death of his wife, which occurred in 1883, when he removed to West Jersey and lived with his granddaughters and their father Mr. John Wiley, from whose house he was buried, October 17th, 1888. The funeral services were conducted by Reverend Miller, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at West Jersey, in the church at Rochester, and the remains were laid to rest beside his wife and children in the cemetery at that place. A goodly number of neighbors and friends were in attendance.

In 1828 he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church of which he was a faithful member for more than sixty years, being an official member most of the time. He was an earnest Christian worker and while loving his own church, he felt that other denominations were Christian people and his brethren. In earlier years his house was always a home for ministers and educational workers. He was an attentive and thoughtful husband, a kind father, and a good neighbor, always ready to aid those in need. He was resigned in all his afflictions; his last testimony in class meeting, a week before his death, was "Christ has been with me and is still with me. I feel my work is done and am only waiting patiently the call to come up higher." So passed away a good man. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, yea, and their works do follow them."
 1807 - 1897 Edward Trickle 89 89 Obituary:
One by one the pioneers of Stark County are dropping out of the ranks of the great procession of human life. On the 20th day of the present month died our well-known fellow citizen, Edward Trickle, ninety years.

He was born in 1807 and came to Illinois in 1836 with his wife and two children. His destination was Rochester, in Peoria County, where his brother-in-law, Therigood Smith then lived. Mr. Smith was the father of John E. and Ephraim Smith, well known to the people in this county. He afterwards purchased land in Essex Township in this County, upon which he resided until the time of his death.

In the spring of 1837 he built a cabin and moved his family upon the land he had purchased. There are few men who have lived so many years upon the same farm. He endured the inconveniences and hardship of a pioneer life and as well enjoyed its pleasures. Time and industry brought their fruits of competence and ease, which were reasonably enjoyed.

Mr. Trickle was an intelligent, upright and honest man; well esteemed by all who knew him and was liberal and helpful, not only to his own family but to many others who will hold his memory in kindly remembrance.

 ~1818 Elizabeth Goldman Donoho In 1850 they lived in Indian Grove, Livingston County, Illinois.

•1860 United States Federal Census > Illinois > Livingston > Belle Prairie
Elizabath Travis 39, real estate worth: $2100. personal prop. worth: $250., b. Missouri;
Children born Illinois
Martha J. 14; Milford 12; Nancy E. 10; Jeremiah D. 8;

•1870 United States Federal Census > Illinois > Livingston > Belle Prairie P.O. Fairbury
Travis, Elizabeth, 54 Real Estate worth: $5340, Personal Prop. $240. b. Missouri;
Melford 22, worth $200. b. Illinois; David 18, Illinois; Pulli (?), Nancy 19, Illinois; 1807 - 1881 Samuel McKee 73 73 1880 Census lists Samuel with paralisis
1860 Census - $3000 real property, $600 personal property, Ripley Co., Delaware Township, Indiana, farmer 1737 - 1817 Abraham van Buren 80 80 ~1602 - 1661 Henry Fleete 59 59 Captain Henry Fleet was one of the early explorers of Virginia and Maryland. The ships Warwick and Tiger sailed in 1621 with supplies, young women and wives for planters in Virginia. They fell among Turk ships; the Tiger, was rescued and landed in Jamestown, Virginia. The ship was sent to the upper Potomac River to trade for corn.

On another voyage the Tiger with Captain Henry Fleet and twenty-one men was attacked and Captain Fleet was taken captured by the Yawaccomoo-o Indians on the Potomac River in 1623 and remained a captive until 1627, during which time he acquired a familiar knowledge of their language; was ransomed, and in 1627 went back to England. Becoming a partner and agent for several merchants in London, he was engaged for years in the Indian trade.

He was an interpreter, trader and legislator in Maryland, and finally settled at Fleet's Bay, Lancaster County, Virginia. As early as 1629 he owned land in Virginia as recorded in the land office records.

In 1631 the ship Warwick with Captain Henry Fleet and John Dunton sailed for America and visited New England, the James River and the Chesapeake Bay. In 1632 he traded in New Hampshire and the Isles of Shoals.

While there, he was arrested by John Utey because his papers were not in order. Governor Harvey and John Utey become interested in Indians with furs to sell. Captain Fleet knew them, so in order to get help from him they let him go free.

He helped establish the Colony in Maryland and acted as interpreter and guide, and settled in Maryland. He was a Maryland Legislature Member in 1638. In 1642 the Virginian assembly gave him the right to explore for fourteen years.

In 1644 Lord Baltimore gave him the power to Captain General to visit the Susquehanna Indians and make a peace treaty with them. In 1646 he was appointed to organise an expedition against the Indians and build a fort in the valley of the Rappahannock River. In 1652-1653 the Virginian assembly renewed the "Privilege of Discovery" by authorizing Captain Henry Fleet and William Claybourne to discover and trade where no other Englishman had ever been before.

He was Burgess for Lancaster County in 1652 and a justice of Lancaster County 1653; and on the division of the county (when Rappahannock County, Virginia was formed) he was appointed by the Assembly, 13th December A.D. 1656, a Justice of Lancaster (of the quorum, and 2nd in the commission), and lieutenant-colonel of militia, and one of the Majesty Justices.

His opinions in regard to Indian affairs seem to have had much weight in the colony. He wrote "A Brief Journal of a Voyage made in the Bark Virginia, to Virginia and the other parts of the Continent of America," the manuscript of which is in the Lambeth Palace Library, London.

He was an active man, a useful citizen, a shrewd leader, an excellent interpreter, and contributed his full share towards laying the foundations of the Colony of Maryland, and building up the Colony of Virginia.

His lineage can be traced back to old England.
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Henry Fleete was born about 1600 in Chatham Court, Kent, to William Fleete, a barrister and his wife Deborah Scott Fleete. Living both in Kent and London he grew up amidst the excitement of colonization for William Fleete had become an adventurer in the Virginia Company of London during its reorganization under the Third Charter in 1612. Thus when in 1619 it was agreed to establish in Virginia a particular plantation of settlers from the county of Kent, young Henry Fleete made plans to join. The ships carrying this Kentish contingent arrived in Virginia in 1621 carrying among them both Henry Fleete and his second cousin Sir Francis Wyatt, the new governor.

Shortly after arrival Fleete met Henry Spellman, trader and interpreter, who had lived with the Indians for two years in his earliest days in Virginia. In 1623 Fleete went traveling with Spellman on a trading cruise up the Potomac when Spellman and twenty of his men were killed and Fleete was taken captive. Spending the next five years as a prisoner of the Patawomekes gave Fleete a knowledge of Indian languages and customs far exceeding that of almost any other colonist.

After gaining his freedom in 1627 he traveled back to England where he told his tales of Indian lands and possessions and attracted a merchant, William Cloberry, as a backer. For the next four years Fleete took Cloberry's ship, Paramour, on voyages as far north as New England exchanging corn for trade goods to use in trading with the Indians for furs. At the same time he patented his first land, 100 acres, on the Eastern Shore and established trading posts on land which later became Maryland. In 1631 after another trip to England and the acquisition of a new sponsoring merchant, he continued his trading voyages, now on the Warwick, while opening up the beaver trade on the upper Potomac.
    
The success of his trade with the Indians led him to close acceptance first by Governor Harvey of Virginia and then by Governor Calvert when Maryland was established in 1634. Fleete was in fact the one who recommended the site for St Mary's City and who took the lead in negotiations with the Indians for the land, a former Indian village, at that site. In return he received from the proprietor a patent for 4000 acres across the bay from St Mary's City.         
    
Fleete was very active over the rest of the decade in both public and private activities. He
captured one of William Claiborne's vessels in the conflict over Claiborne's trading activities on proprietary land. He served both colonies in negotiating Indian treaties and was active in the Maryland Assembly. In 1637 he went to England and returned with a shipload of trade goods, but now encountered a Maryland demand for 10% of his trade proceeds on both the New England and Indian trade. By1639 he had moved to Virginia but maintained property and activities in both colonies. In 1644 he negotiated Indian treaties for Maryland, and in 1645 he was involved in planning and participating in an expedition against the Indians after the second massacre, while also negotiating for corn from neutral tribes.

His life became that of a more traditional colonist after a trip to England from 1646 to 1648 during which time he married a widow, Sarah Burden, with whom he had one son, Henry Fleete. Upon his return to Virginia he found that the lands north of the Rappahannock were opening up and he patented 1750 acres near Windmill Point.

To encourage Indian trade the Assembly authorized both Fleete and William Claiborne to retain for fourteen years the rights to the profits from any trade they might discover where no other Englishman had ever been. However over the ensuing years, Fleete gave up his trading and merchant careers, and became involved in local govenment.

He helped establish Lancaster County and was one of its first burgesses and a justice of the county court. At the peak he owned 13,197 acres in the Northern Neck. His name appears in a number of court records, the last being in Sept 1660 to discuss protection of Indian settlements. Eight months later there was a reference to his widow, Sara Fleete. Location of his grave is unknown.

 ~1623 - 1686 Wyntje Ariens de Jongh 63 63 Arien Ariensen De Jongh, her brother, was the burgomaster of Herwijnen, and held the power of attorney of her husband, Alert Hymansen Roosa.

Children
Arie (Ary, Arien, Arian, Ariaan) Heymansen ROOSA b: BEF 3 JUN 1643 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland
Heyman Aldertse ROOSA b: 1645 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Jan (Johan) Aldertse ROOSA b: 15 APR 1646 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Eyke (Ikee) ROOSA b: 1651 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands)
Maritje (Marietja) (Mary) ROOSA b: 1652 in Gelderland, Holland
Neeltje ROOSA b: 1653 in Herwynen, Gelderland, Holland
Jannetje ROOSA b: 1656 in Harmymen, Gelderland, Holland
Aert ROOSA b: 1658 in Gelderland, Holland, (Netherlands)
Annetje (Annatje) ROOSA b: AFT 1660 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Guert ROOSA b: AFT 1662 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Maritje ROOSA
 1666 - 1731 Jan Van Etten 65 65 Marriage 1 Jannetje ROOSA b: 1676 in Ulster County, NY

Marriage 2 Cornelia VAN AKEN b: ABT. 1672
Married: 22 JUN 1731 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY 5 1562 - 1625 William Fauntleroy 63 63 From Virginia Historical Magazine July 1891; Notable Southern Families: The following "confirmation of arms" issued in 1633 to Moore Fauntleroy, who came to Virginia about 1611 and brought a copy of it with him. "To all and Singular to whom these p'sents shall come Sr. John Boroughs Kt. Carter principal King of Arms of Englishmen sendeth greeting ---- know ye that Moore Fauntleroy Gent. sonne of John Fauntleroy Gent. the only son of William Fauntleroy of Crandall in the County of Southampton GEnt. who bears for his Coate of Armour Clues .... In witness thereof I have unto these presents affixed the Seale of Myne office and subscribed my name Dated the Eighth Day of December, and in the year of Our Lord God 1633. Sir John Borough, Garter." ~1500 - ~1553 John Barham 53 53 Children
John BARHAM b: ABT 1534 in Broughton, Kent County, England
Nicholas BARHAM b: ABT 1536 in Broughton, Kent County, England
Robert BARHAM b: ABT 1538 in Broughton, Kent County, England
Richard BARHAM b: ABT 1540 in Broughton, Kent County, England
Elizabeth BARHAM b: ABT 1542 in Broughton, Kent County, England
Alice BARHAM b: ABT 1544 in Broughton, Kent County, England
Thomas BARHAM b: 1546 in Broughton, kent County, Eng

John Berham of Woodlande and Buttes in Wadhurst, feoffee of Brookland in Frant 1521, purchased Barkley Mill 21 Dec 1536. Settled reversion of Bengrede and other lands on his son John 1547. His will was dated 1 May 1551, and proved 19 June 1555. P.C.C. He was Iron Master of Woodlande and Buttes in Wadhurst.

OF WOODLANDE AND BUTTES IN WADHURST AFSD; FEOFFEE OF BROOKLAND IN GRANT 1521. PURCHASED BARKLEY MILL 21 DEC 1536. SETTLED REVERSION OF BENGREDE AND OTHER LANDS ON HIS JOHN 1547 WILL DATED 1 MAY 1551, PROVED 19 JUNE 1555.

a) Birth record abt 1500 - SAC pg137 2nd son of Nicholas.- SAC Vol 2 pg212 Ironworks of Co Sussex by MA Lower - Lamberhurst _ Gloucester Furnace, the largest iron manufactory in sussex was principally in the parish though partly in Wadhurst. Its occupiers were residents in Wadhurst and intimately connected with that parish. The centuries since it was worked by the Barhams of Buttes William Benge Esq of Faircrouch in Wadhurst rebuilt the works and made them the most extensive of any in this part of the kingdom.

1521 SAC pg138 - John also owned Brookland Forge in Frant which he purchased from Humprey Lewknor, Esquire by deed dated 10 Feb 1521 with Barkley Mill and Verredge Forge on the borders of Frant and Wadhurst. 1543 The Subsidy indicated John Barham was by far the wealthiest inhibitant of Wadhurst. 1546 SAC pg138 Burrell Manscripts 5,682 f12 - The Mayfield Rental contains a long list of Chief-rents payable by John Barham, Iern Man in the new book of Sir Edward North lord of the Manor of Maughfeld. The Manor of Mayfield was granted to Sir Edward North on 5 Jan 1546. The schedule of his lands extends to 5.5 closely written pages and includes: 104 acres in the Virgate of Pell called Woodland and Southland together with 157 acres in the Virgate of Stedyngligh and 6 acres in the virgate of Wyke. This entry evidently refers to the estate mentioned in John Berham's will as "Woodlande and Buttes conteyning by estimacon xiiii score (14x20=280 acres) held by John Waller Esquire until his death on 5 Mar 1517. Another entry in the Rental records that "the same John [Berham] holds 2 pieces of land called Bengerede and Bengerede croft adjacent to the king's way leading from Wadherst towards Suresbrege on the south formerly held by Nicholas [Berham] Sen, and before by Richard Melle and recently by Richard Berham.

 1565 - 1629 Edward Filmer 64 64 He resided at Colledgehouse in Maidstone, Kent, England. He resided at Manor of Herst in Parish Otterdan, England. The Filmers were anciently seated at Manor of Herst, Parish of Otterdan, during the time of Edward II until the time of Queen Elizabeth when Robert Filmer (Edward's father) son of James Filmer, moved to Little Charleton, East Sutton.

He was married to Elizabeth Argall (daughter of Richard Argall and Mary "Marie" Scott) in 1585 in East Sutton, Kent, England. Edward and Elizabeth had 18 children; 9 boys, 9 girls. Note: In several data bases, another child named "Job" appears but there is no such child depicted on the brass plate covering the tomb of Sir Edward and Lady Elizabeth in East Sutton Church. Elizabeth Argall was born about 1570 in Kent, England. She resided at Maidstone, Kent, England in 1580. She resided at East Sutton, Kent, England in 1586. She died on 9 Aug 1638 in East Sutton, Kent, England. She had an estate probated on 16 Aug 1638 in East Sutton, Kent, England.

Married: 1585 in Kent, England
Children
Augustinus Filmer
Mary Filmer b: 1586 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Margaret Filmer b: 1587 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Robert Filmer b: 1588 in Neck Of Land-Vir, London, Kent, England
Edward Filmer, Jr. b: 1589 in East Sutton, Kent, England
John Filmer b: 1590 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Elizabeth Filmer b: 1592 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Judith Filmer b: 1594 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Reginald Filmer b: 1596 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Katherine Filmer b: 1597 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Thomas Filmer b: 1598 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Anne Filmer b: 1600 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Jane Filmer b: 1600 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Thomas Filmer b: 1601 in Canterbury, Kent, England
Henry Filmer, Major b: abt 1598 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Susanna Filmer b: 1603 in Canterbury, Kent, England
Richard Filmer b: 1620 in East Sutton, Kent, England
Sarah Filmer b: 1604 in Manor, East Sutton, Kent, England

WILL OF SIR EDWARD FILMER, KNIGHT
(aged 63, 17th. January, last)
Will Dated 20 October, Vth. Charles I ; Proved 5 December 1629

To my daughter, ELIZABETH, wife of William Faulkner, citizen and draper of London, if she survives her husband £500. If the said husband survives said ELIZABETH, then to her children £300, equally divided. If she dies without issue, then to her husband £20. Executors to fing meat, drink and apparel to the said ELIZABETH to the value of £4- yearly.

To my three sons, EDWARD, JOHN, and HENRY FILMER, £10 each. And because my son REYNALD's (REGINALD) estate consists in trading beyond the seas, I forgive him all his debts (£500), £50. To my said son HENRY, if he commence M.A. in University of Cambridge, £40 and further £100.

To my daughters, MARY KNATCHBULL and CATHERINE BARHAM, £20 each.

To EDWARD KNATCHBULL, my Godson, £5. To his sister MARY KNATCHBULL, £20.
To his brother JOHN, £2 To EDWARD BARHAM, my Godson.... To ELIZABETH
BARHAM, my wife's God-daughter, £5. To other grandchildren, ROBERT, THOMAS, CHARLES and RICHARD BARHAM, £40 s, each. To Dame ANN, wife of my son, Sir
ROBERT FILMER, £20 for a ring. To my daughter SARA, £1000 further L500.
Annuity of £10 to my brother, HENRY. DOROTHY, daughter of my brother, ANTHONY FILMER, £10.

DAME ELIZABETH, my wife, £120. All her chains and jewels and all my household stuff in College House in Maidstone, a third part of linen and silver. My lease of Rectory in East Sutton toward payment of my debts. The other two parts of linen, silver, etc. to my son, Sir ROBERT FILMER. My wife shall have the leases of certain houses in Knightrider Street, lately given me by my brother, ROBERT FILMER, ESQ. DAME ELIZABETH and SIR ROBERT, my son, Executors. Witnesses: WILLIAM DAVY, WILLIAM GREGORY, and RICHARD CLOUGH.

For disposing my land in Co. Kent and elsewhere.... Lands called NICHOLS in CHARTHAM, my lands in OTTERDEEN and land in ROMNEY MARSH shall stand according to indentures made. To my son JOHN, 50 yearly out of house in DARRANT. To said son, JOHN, also my houses and lands in YALDING and to his heirs. For default to my eldest son, SIR ROBERT and heirs; for default to EDWARD FILMER, my second son and heirs; for default to REYNALD, my fourth son and heirs. For default to HENRY, my fifth son and heirs. To HENRY, my fifth son and heirs, after my wifes decease, tenement and land in Warren Street LENHAM and one in Parish of CHARING. For default to SIR ROBERT; for default to EDWARD; for default to JOHN; for default to REYNALD. To my wife, DAME ELIZABETH for life all my houses and lands in DARRANT, LENHAM, CHARING and SUTTON VALENCE, one tenement in Parish of BORDEN. AFTER her decease, the lands in SUTTON VALENCE shall be sold if need be. I no deeded lands to Sir ROBERT and heirs. Witnesses: WILLIAM DAVY, WILLIAM GREGORY, RICHARD CLOUGH.

 1886 - 1970 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ellen Webster 84 84 Married Emmett in 1905 at EF's house. They lived there for a while, moved to Amarillo, then back to Eddy, OK.

She attended Northern Oklahoma Juinior College in Tonkawa in the early 1900s.

 1913 Donald Eugene Heisler Donald graduated from University of Oregon with a law degree.He practiced law in The Dalles, Oregon. He has held office as District Attorney, and State Representative. Donald married Helen Rothenburger. Helen died in 1942. Donald then married Roberta Myrth Van Valkenburgh on 3/20/1945, in Portland, Oregon. They had 4 children.

He worked with Meredith Van Valkenburgh in The Dalles before he retired.

 1958 Catherine Elaine Jorski ~1865 - 1900 Lydia Freitag 35 35 The four children were in the 1875 Kansas census in Junction City (Smoky Hill Township) living with the Staatz family. Charles was 20. 1871 - 1927 Clorinda Jane Teter 56 56 1876 - 1935 Charles Riland Teter 59 59 Residence: 1 Mar 1895 - Sumner County, Kansas
Residence: 1924 - Hardtner, Kansas
Charles married Eva after Martha died.

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Reese 94 94 1910 - 1996 Hazel L Hall 86 86 Daughter of Harry E. Hall (Pennsyklvania) and Ida F. Hall (Illinois)
She had a brother named Loren E. Hall and a sister named Glory A. Hall.
 1873 August Carl Reese August Reese moved to Oklahoma from Brown County, Kansas between 1905 and 1910. His parents Carl and Minnie immigrated from Germany.

In 1910 he was living in Grant County, Oklahoma. 1877 Sarah Sofia Tolle Both her parents immigrated from Germany.
 Colleen Hedrick Dixie Kuehny Sue Godard Jean Corneil Donna Reese Geertruy Johannis 1607 - >1678 Abraham Pieter Van Deusen 71 71 Residence1607 - 1629 Great Forrest Street, Harlaam, Holland
Immigrated before 1631 from Haarlem, Netherlands
Residence: 1636 New Amsterdam, US

Children:
1. Marytje VAN DUSEN b.abt 1631 d.aft 1 Mar 1681 m.1651 Thomas MINGAEL
2. Matheus VAN DUSEN b.abt 1631 m. 1653 Helena ROBERTS
3. Johannes VAN DUSEN b.1 Jan 1633
4. Isaac VAN DUSEN b.1635 d. 6 Jan 1727 m. 5 Apr 1659 5. Jannetie JANS Jacob VAN DUSEN b.1638 d. after 1678 m. 23 Sep 1663
6. Catalyntie VAN ELSLANT Pieter VAN DUSEN b.23 Mar 1642 m. 19 Sep 1666
7. Hester WEBBER Melchior VAN DUSEN b.6 Mar 1644 d.6 Jan 1742 m.1668 Engeltie RUTGERTSE

All of the children were born in Albany, New York. Sources indicate they were married in Holland in 1629 so my guess is they emmigrated after that date and before 1631 when first child was born in Albany, NY.

He was granted a small Burgher Right. Four of his children (Teuwis, Marytje, Jacob and Melchior) settled in Albany. Their names as found in various deeds, being almost invariably spelled Van Deusen, omitting the "r" which appears in their father's name.

Abraham Pietersen lived on the Heerewegh Street, or Broadway, New Amsterdam, where he carried on the occupation of miller and inn keeper, trading also in land and cattle. Tryntje Melchiors Miyuki (Mia) Okumura 2007 Glenn Koji Van Valkenburgh Jim Lichti 1980 Cindy Lichti Michael Boecking 2006 Hayden Boecking 1825 - 1901 Benjamin B Hume 75 75 History of Cass County, Missouri, 1883:
Benjamin B. Hume is the eldest son of Charles and Lucy Hume and was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, July 8, 1825. He grew to manhood on the farm and at the age of 34 years he was married in Harrison County, Kentucky, to Miss Sarah T. Clifford on the 29th of November, 1859.

Afterwards he was engaged in farming and driving stock to the eastern markets and while thus empoyed visited nearly all of the southern states in search of markets for his hogs and cattle which were driven several hundred miles over the mountains to Virginia and then southward.

In the fall of 1867 he removed with his family to Missouri and began to make a farm from the raw prairie, and by persistent effort has succeeded in acquireing a comfortable home. His place is located one-half mile west and adjoining the village of Strasburg on the Missouri Pacific railroad, six miles east of Pleasant Hill.

Mrs. Hume died on the 18th of October, 1865, leaving two children: Alpharetta, (wife of Jonathan Herndon, now residing in Bates County), and Granville W., a young man of promise and still living with his father.

On the 28th of October, 1868, Mr. Hume was again married; his present wife being Miss Elizabeth Scott, a sister of Captain Robert Scott.

Mr. Hume has held the office of justice of the peace since 1878, having been first appointed by the governor and afterward elected. He was an old line Whig during the time of that party but is now identified with the Republicans.
 ~1833 - 1865 Sarah T Clifford 32 32 1863 - 1944 Granville W. Hume 80 80 1870 census report for Polk Twp, Cass County, Missouri included Benjamin and Elizabeth Hume and children Alpharetta and Granville - ages 9 & 6 respectively. Living with them was Benjamin's mother, Lucy (Monson) Hume.

In 1880, Granville lived in Polk, Cass County, MO with his parents and grandmother Lucy.

At some point Granville lived in Morris, Oklahoma with his wife and children.

In 1910 he lived in Oklahoma City with his wife and two children.

In 1920 he lived in Moore, Cleveland County, Oklahoma with his wife and two children.

He was a farmer and ticket agent for the railroad. Charles Hume He probably died before 1850, definitely before 1880. ~1804 Lucy Monson In 1880 she was a widow living with Benjamin and Elizabeth 1765 - 1852 Isaac Moss Monson 86 86 Occupation: Reverend 1791-1851
Religion: Baptist
Burial: 1852 Old Indian Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Harrison County, Kentucky 1850 Census of Bourbon County, Kentucky - liv/w dau Lucy Hume and children
1788 Tax List of Fayette County, Kentucky
1810 Census of Harrison County, Kentucky

Father: Samuel Munson b: 15 Sep 1717 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Mother: Sarah (widow of Boice John Prudden) Unknown b: 1722 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey

Land Deed Book 23, p. 381 Bourbon County, Kentucky "Know all men by these presents that I, Isaac Monson, Sr of the county of Bourbon, being aged and infirm and hasting to the place appointed for all living and whereas it is not my desire to make a regular will in due form yet it is my desire to leave my business in such a manner as to be easily settled on equitable and just principle among my several heirs and whereas I have given and conveyed with my daughter Lucy Humes her equal share in the lands whereon I now reside it is my desire for her to be satisfied therewith and to have no further divide in my landed property and whereas my son, Isaac M Munson, Jr became unfortunate and the land and premises where he claims and now lives on in the community of Harrison Circuit County to close a mortgage on the same and whereas I, the above, Isaac Monson, Sr became the purchaser for which as a considerable I paid the sum of Four Thousand and seventy four dollars on that which payment a deed for the clerks office of said county, now be it known that I, Isaac M Monson, Sr for the consideration of the premises and also the further conveyance of blood kin do make over a lien and vest all my right title, claims and interests and demands which accured to me by virtue of said commrs he may hereafter have, reserving to the said Isaac Monson, Jr a full occupancy of said premise during his natural life and also with the further reservation that the above consideration together with other notes, interests and amounts in all to $802.92 cents shall be considered in advancement to my son, the above amount includes $60 of William Webbs money with the interest on the land. Further the said I M Monson, Jr agrees to relinquish any claim as an heir in the land whereon I now live which is a small fraction over 11 acres at $40 per acre. Now in the final adjustment of my estate at my disease, the intent of this instrument is that their above advancement shall be brought in and whatever he the said Isaac Monson, Jr shall fail in arrears on or be behind that he be allowed two years to pay such surplus in; if not paid in that time that it hold a perpetual lien on said land till paid so as to make an equality among my several heirs.
Subscribed to the 1st day of February 1848
Isaac Monson, signed mark
Attest: Aaron Endicott
Henry H Talbert
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Oldest Baptist Church West Of Alleghenies

Indian Creek Baptist Church....

(Compiled and read by Mrs. Stella Cook Booth at the 148th Anniversary on July 29, 1838 at the Indian Creek Baptist Church and by request read again at the General Union Association of Baptists at the Indian Creek Baptist Church on August 29, 1940, rewritten in Cynthiana Democrat, Aug 6, 1969. Celebration Edition)

Four miles east of Cynthiana on the main highway to Millersburg stands the oldest Baptist Church this side of the Alleghenies, that makes the unique claim of being the only original church on the original site and that has been in continuous service since its beginning.

There are several other churches that were constituted a few years earlier but the sites of these have been changed or the building destroyed or their services discontinued.

This church was founded 28 years before one was started in Cynthiana sending her pastors to help form the Particular Baptist Church at Cynthiana, and for the next 25 years members from her ranks were joining the so-called Particular Baptist Church at Belmont in Cynthiana.

Near the waters of Indian Creek the pioneers that made the beginning of history in this section built their church of great white oak logs, vying with one another in bringing the largest logs for its construction.

There are legends and historical facts that center around this beautiful spot, Old Indian Creek, and it thrills us as we follow the trail of these early people and, in some cases, martyrs, and as we think of the dangers they encountered in the primitive wilderness at the mercy of the wild beasts.

This church was established in 1790. Spencer, one of the most authentic historians, says "Probably by Augustine Eastin," but our records, and traditions, passed down by word of mouth in this neighborhood and by pioneer's descendants, say Rev Charles Webb was the first pastor. The Union Associational records of 1813 name him as the pastor when the church was constituted. Later Rev Isaac Monson was a pastor also. These two pioneer Baptist preachers whose families intermarried, came through from Virginia together.

The Associational records tell us the church was constituted in June 1790, and with 16 members was admitted into the Elkhorn Association that year. The messengers of the first meeting were William Cromwell and Thomas Hubbard; in 1791, Rev Charles Webb and Rev Isaac Monson; in 1802, Gresham Forrest, J Mason, Thomas Veach, and these messengers reported 95 members; in 1803, Isaac Monson and Gresham Forrest reported 55 members.

You can see here that the membership divided, reporting a loss of 40 members, and it was this year when it divided in so many other churches in the state, because of Arian doctrine that Augustine Eastin so strongly expounded. This doctrine at that time denied the sonsubstantial nature of the persons of the Trinity.

Augustine Eastin was at first a Baptist and was a successful pastor at Coopers Run Church until under the administration of James Garrard, a Baptist preacher, who was elected to Governor in 1796. Governor Garrard appointed Harry Toulmin, a polished Unitarian preacher, as his secretary of State, and the Englishman, Mr. Toulman, son converted the Governor to his religious sentiments and the Governor in turn led Mr. Eastin. Mr. Eastin was a brilliant man but very unstable because of the constant changing of his doctrine, being an imitator of men of distinction in the world. Due to this belief, Rev Eastin and his church at Coopers Run were excluded at the Elkhorn Association in 1803 from the fellowship of the Baptists.

This brought a crisis in the church. In 1803 a division between Regular and Separate Baptist and thus was formed the Second Baptist Church, referred to in a deed recorded in Bourbon County Court records. In 1808 there was a great depression in religion, about 37 churches in Elkhorn Association reporting only nine persons baptized. We can see how this church felt the low ebb in religion and how since the great Revival of 1801, through love and common consent, they had been trying to get the Regular Baptists and the Separate Baptists into one common belief under the name of "United" Baptists.

The first of July, 1809, (a Harrison County record) Gresham Forrest and Moss Endicott, Deacons of the First Baptist Church in Indian Creek bought back from Mason Johnson, Deacon of the Second Baptist Church, one-half of the Baptist meeting-house and lot on which it stands, containing one acre of land. The said Baptist Church should have full right to hold, use and occupy the said house, and lot for the purpose of religious worship on the second Sunday and Saturday and also the fourth Sunday and Saturday, this to these deacons and their successors in office forever."

We find this occurrence similar to the one that took place at "Bryants" where Ambrose Dudley and others were pastors. This church became involved in a difficulty which resulted in its division although both churches continued to occupy the same house for many years. One-half of the church members entered the Licking Association of Particular Baptist and the other afterwards were recognized by Elkhorn Association.

This old church building has two doors, one for the men and one for the women to enter, was originally without windows, and no chimney, a puncheon floor and a few break back benches. The gallery was used for the slaves and only a small part of this gallery remains. At first there was no way of heating. The wealthy had foot-warmers. No doubt the others would go outside to a bonfire or depend upon their religious fervor to keep them warm. The preacher had his hour glass and turned it on his congregation for a second glass or even a third glass, as it was said by some of the smart young ones that Rev Webb was "long-winded."

It is related in Spencer's History that during one of the great outdoor meetings at Indian Creek on July 24, 1800, a large congregation attended the stage, (which they erected in warm weather) where the word was preached with great zeal, and appeared to take considerable effect of the minds and of the hearts thereof. A boy about 12 years of age left the raised platform and mounting a log at some distance, raised his voice in an effecting manner, thus attracting the main body of people.

With tears streaming down from his eyes, he cried aloud to the wicked, warning them of their danger and doom, if they persisted in their sin and expressing his love to them and desire that they should turn to the Lord and be saved. He became so exhausted he was held up by two men and then spoke for an hour. His eloquence was inspiring, and at the last he raised his hand, wiping the perspiration from his little face, then dropping his handkerchief, he cried, "Thus, O Sinner Shall you drop into hell, unless you forsake your sins and turn to the Lord." This manifestation of the Holy Spirit led many to conversion.

Occurrences like this were taking place throughout the Elkhorn Association and in their report of 1801, they received the remarkable number of 3,000 conversions into their churches. Thirty-three new members were reported to Elkhorn Association from J C B C Also a membership reported 95 that year.

On Sept 4, 1813 messengers were chosen to meet on the fourth Friday in Sept at Indian Creek, for the purpose of forming "Union Association," because of the inconvenience to get to Elkhorn Association. These messengers were: Rev Charles Webb, Richard King; with brethren VanHook, Riley, Chambers, Bell, VanDeren and Bair. At this meeting the following churches by their own request, were dismissed from Elkhorn Association; Indian Creek - Elder Isaac Monson, George Eaton, Gresham Forrest, Thomas Veach and Arch. VanHook. Union: Elder Charles Webb. Garrard Riley, Richard King, James Chambers, John Bell and Godfrey VanDeren. Three other churches were named and their messengers.

Brother Isaac Monson was appointed to preach the introductory sermon for 1814 and Brother Webb to write the circular letter. For 1815 Brother Webb was appointed to preach the introductory sermon and the messengers from Indian Creek were Elder Isaac Monson, George Eaton, Gresham Forrest, Thomas Veach and Matthew Scott.

Mrs. J B Endicott has the record of being a faithful member of this church for 67 years. She is a grandchild of the first pastor, the pioneer Rev Webb. There is one other living grandchild, Mrs. Sue Young of Oxford, Ohio. Miss Edith Monson of Cynthiana is the only great-great grandchild of the two pioneer preachers.

A Harrison county deed of 1852 shows one acre to contain the new Christian meeting-house made to Benjamin Talbott and John C Wilson, deacons in the Christian Church. This acre of land was bought from Dan McShane, Sr. and Sally Cook McShane in 1852.

In 1878 Zerilda VanHook Wilson, widow of John M Wilson, left in her will her land lying near Indian Creek, to be sold and proceeds to be used by the Trustees for Indian Creek Baptist Church. This money was designated the Wilson Trust Fund, and continued until 1937. The last of the principal was used to roof the Church. The oldest tombstone that is marked in the graveyard is a small oval handcarved natural stone placed to the memory of Hugh Wilson, a Revolutionary soldier, who owned land near the church. He died in 1819. Henry Talbott, a Revolutionary soldier, died in 1819. Moses Endicott, a Revolutionary soldier, died in 1834.

One hundred and fifty years is a long time and during that time this old Indian Creek Church has had a more dominant influence than any other single factor upon our civilization in this and surrounding communities.

Organizing churches, ordaining ministers, sending out missionaries are some of its accomplishments. Now their members are few but their faithfulness is great.

This church possesses exceptional historical interest and is worthy of the most careful preservation and restoration to its original setting for the benefit of future generations.

There were in attendance at the sesquicentennial about 400 people. Many descendants of the early families were present. Twenty people stood when the call was made for those that had been present at the 1890 centennial. This was an all day program. Lunch was served on the famous grounds.

These records compiled from Church clerks Book 1857 to 1938:

The oldest church record was burned in the fire of the home of the clerk, William H Stewart; in the present book list of church members from 1837 to 1900 is in possession of Church Clerk, Miss Jennie Endicott. List of former pastors or deacons in Farmers National Bank, minutes of the first meeting of the Union Association in 1819. Records taken from Bourbon County Courthouse 1801-1804 Deed Bourbon County Courthouse to Harrison County Courthouse. Record of messengers on file at library of Southern Baptist Seminary from 1790 to 1813, Louisville.

(Spencer's History, Collins, and Perrin's History)
 D. <1850 Nancy Webb 1717 - >1788 Samuel Munson 71 71 Following Monsons from New Jersey to North Carolina to Kentucky:

The Munson Record - Genealogy of Captain Thomas Munson & His Descendants - History of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey: baptism of child of Samuel Munson recorded in 1756 - record states the family moved "away"

14 July 1765 - Marriage record of Ruth Munson to Benjamin VanCleave - Rowan County, NC - double wedding with Jane VanCleave, sister of Benjamin, to Squire Boone, Jr, brother of Daniel Boone. Since daughter Ruth Munson was married in Rowan County, NC in 1765, her father Samuel must have been living in the area.

1768 - Taxables in Rowan County, NC - List of Jonathan Hunt, Rowan Co (present Davie Co area) Samuel Munson & son Lisuse (Elisaph)

1768-1775: Tax Lists of Rowan County, NC - Spurgin's Tax List - Samuel Monson

19 Feb 1778 - Rowan County, NC Land Abstracts: Bk#9, p.329 - Aaron VanCleave to Benjamin VanCleave for 25 pounds proc, 200 acres on west side of Bare/Bear Creek bought from Daniel Boone in 1764 who got it from his father Squire Boone in 1757. John VanCleave, John _____ Prvd Nov Court 1783.

Oct 1782: Bk 9:175 Benjamin (B) VanCleave to John Dick for 200 pounds hard money, 200 acres of tract granted Squire Boone on Bear Creek. Matt: Troy, James Hendrick. Ruth (X) VanCleave makes her mark.

15 Sept 1783: Bk 10:242. Daniel Mosby & wf Elizabeth to John Brunts for 100 pounds, 240 acres on SE fork of Sugar Tree Creek adjacent Peter Eaton, Shadrich Williams, Elisaph Munsons claim, Jeremiah Clark, Henry Richards, Andrew Hunt, Wilson Hunt. Proved May Court 1785.

3 Nov 1778 Rowan County, NC Court Minutes - pg 74 - Inferior Court. "Ordered by the Court, That Letters of Administration on the personal Estate of Elisaph Monson, issue to Sarah Monson Widow & Relict of sd Elisaph dec'd, who qualified according to Law & gave Bond with Benj VanCleave Security in the sum of 600 pounds." Sarah married 2nd to Moses Adams in NC and went to Scott County, Kentucky with her family.

18 Jan 1785: Surry County, NC Marriage Bonds - Samuel Monson to Clarey Hudspeth. Bondsman: John Colvard.

1782-1787 Virginia Tax Payers: Samuel Munson, Montgomery County, Virginia (not sure this is our Samuel)

1788 "Early Kentucky Tax Records" - Fayette County, KY: Samuel Monson Sr, Samuel Monson Jr & Isaac Monson.

1790 Tax List - Fayette County, KY: Samuel Monson (Jr) & Isaac Monson
(Samuel Sr must have been deceased by this date since he is not shown on the tax list)

1800 Kentucky Census -
Allin Munson - Henry Co (son of Elisaph)
Isaac Munson - Bourbon Co (son of Samuel)
Samuel Munson - Bourbon Co (son of Samuel) 1722 Sarah Charles Webb Anna 1694 - 1740 Mary Moss 46 46 Marriage 1 Solomon Munson b: 18 Feb 1688/89 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut

Children
1. Martha Munson b: 14 Sep 1715 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
2. Samuel Munson b: 15 Sep 1717 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
3. Eliasaph Munson b: 17 Nov 1719 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
4. Moses Munson b: 1724 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
5. Solomon Munson b: 1726 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
6. Waitstill Munson b: 1730 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
7. Stephen Munson b: 1733 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
8. Caleb Munson b: 1735 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey 1897 - 1980 Benjamin G Hume 83 83 m. Mildred Wiley

In 1930 he was located in Long Beach, Calif with his wife and son, Granville W b. 1928 in California.

Benjamin G was a mechanical engineer. 1904 - 1983 James Stewart Hume 79 79 In 1930 he was on census of Ponca City, Kay Co, OK where he was a chemist for an oil refinery and was single at this time. Benjamin Harrison Keuhney Dovie Lee Lambert 1983 Greg Jones 1980 Tim Van Duser 1935 William Maurice McNabb William Maurice McNabb 1914 Ena Lucille Douglass 1838 - 1838 Mary Ann Webster 1817 - 1817 John D. Webster 4m 4m ~1817 John L Pulse Source:
1850 Highland County (Dodson? Township) Ohio census, page 276, dwelling #933. It is assumed that John Pulse is the son of Sarah Pulse who is living next door in dwelling #934. His occupation is listed as farmer with real estate valued at $6000. Birth place is either VA or PA, Enumerator's handwriting is hard to read. 1794 - 1888 George W Pulse 93 93 In 1817, George Pulse, with his wife, one child and his parents, moved to Highland County, Ohio, and located near Hillsboro. 1833, George removed to Dodson Township, where he taught school and cultivated his farm. He died near Dodsonville April 7, 1888, and his wife died in 1889.

Source:
1850 Highland County (Dodson? Township) Ohio census, page 276, dwelling #932. It is assumed that George Pulse is the son of Sarah Pulse who is living two doors down in dwelling #934. His occupation is listed as farmer with real estate valued at $2500. Birth place is either VA or PA, Enumerator's handwriting is hard to read.

1860 Highland County, OH censusm page 64, dwelling #922 lists George Pulse, age 65, occupation farmer with real estate valued at $3000 and personal estate valued at $1200. He is born in VA. 1790 - 1806 Susannah Pulse 16 16 1791 - ~1881 Eleanor Pulse 90 90 1793 - 1879 Catherine Pulse 86 86 1797 Sarah Pulse 1800 Margaret Pulse 1802 David Pulse Simon Stroup, married Barbara, daughter of David Pulse, and became a prominent and prosperous farmer in Dodson township, having inherited two hundred acres of his father's large real estate holdings. He held the office of assessor for thirteen consecutive years and in other ways figured iunuentially in the affairs of his township. Of the twelve children bom to himself and wife, only five are now living, four sons and one daughter. Among the former is Lewis F. Stroup, who was born in Highland county, Ohio, October 22, 1837, and grew up on the farm, meanwhile attending the neighborhood schools. He started in business for himself at an early ago and has made a success of general farming and stock-raising, owning 112 acres of good land and a fine residence which he built in 1888. September 10, 1863, Mr. Stroup was married to Mary E. Drais, of Highland county, and they have had the following children: Clement E., David, Charles and Ulric; Minnie, wife of Isaac Shaffer; Flora, wife of Mahlon Thompson, who died in 1899; Luca, wife of Joseph Wilkiii; Clara, wife of Henry Swearingen, and Luella, at home. 1803 - 1850 Mary Pulse 46 46 1805 Jacob Pulse 1807 John David Pulse 1809 Lydia Pulse 1812 - 1882 Barbara Fry Pulse 70 70 1814 - 1835 Lewis Frye Pulse 21 21 1827 - 1865 Elizabeth Scott 38 38 She is a sister of Captain Robert Scott. Her parents were both born in Kentucky. ~1795 - ~1861 James Clifford 66 66 James may have had other children (Robert?) who were gone from home by the time of the 1850 census report.

"In July 1814 James and brother Robert were listed in the sale bill for the estate of William Herring. James was first taxed in Harrison County in 1816; he continued to be taxed in Harrison County through 1828. However, in 1827, James Clifford, presumably our James, purchased land in Harrison County from James McKee, who had previously, in 1807, sold part of his land to William McKee, brother of James McKee. In 1835, James Clifford purchased land on Twin Creek, Harrison County, from George Stumph (Stump?). James was first named in the Harrison County federal census in 1820; he continued to be enumerated in Harrison County through 1860.

"James Clifford's estate inventory and sale bill was reported 10 January 1861. Robert Clifford, presumably his son, was Executor. Cliffords making purchases were John J. Clifford (son; his one purchase was the gun of his father's), R. Clifford (son Robert Clifford), B. Clifford (I can not place this B. Clifford; could he be Levi?), and Liza Clifford (daughter, Elizabeth). Most items of the $294 estate were purchased by son Robert (a major item being 1000 pounds of pork) and daughter Elizabeth (including most of the livestock). Other purchasers included John Farlaw, Samuel Beard, Ben Hume, A. Day (perhaps Alfred Day who was the administrator of Mary Chandler Clifford's estate), Mouse Ashbrook, R. King, William Terry, W. Berry, E. D. Cason, Guy Bryant and Charles Norton (husband of James's daughter Frances Clifford)."
Hugh Clifford

 <1878 - <1880 Hume Herndon 2 2 1880 Preston H Herndon 1882 - 1961 Charles Benjamin Herndon 78 78 1910 Census of Little Twp, Harper Co, Oklahoma
12 Sep 1918 WWI Draft Registration - res: RFD 1, Harper Co, Oklahoma - single - farmer
1920 Census of Little Twp, Harper County, Oklahoma - farmer
 1890 - 1923 DeMoss Herndon 33 33 5 Jun 1917 WWI Draft Registration - Harper Co, Oklahoma - rural mail carrier - married

1910 Census, lived in Little Twp, Harper County, Oklahoma
1920 Census, lived in Little Twp, Harper County, Oklahoma, farmer
 ~1819 Elizabeth Clifford ~1827 John Clifford Is John also the same person as Robert? On the 1860 census of Cynthiana, Harrison Co, Kentucky there is a Robert Clifford aged 35 b. KY living with James Clifford and daughter Eliza Clifford. ~1828 Huldah Clifford ~1836 Ann M Clifford 1850 Census of Dist 2, Harrison Co, Kentucky ~1838 Frances Clifford ~1841 Levi P Clifford In the 1860 census, Levi was living with Francis Norton and his wife. D. 1880 Benjamin Herndon He might not actually be in this family. ~1835 - 1864 Barnard P. Herndon 29 29 ~1840 Frances M. Herndon Alfred Herndon He died young. ~1845 James Alvin Herndon 1846 Joseph T. Herndon ~1848 Susannah Beverley Herndon ~1850 Edward (Ned) Frazier Herndon Lois Van Valkenburgh Ross:
"Alpha and I knew one of Grandpa's brothers in Kansas City -- Great Uncle Ned who was a doctor. He was a dear, gentle old man, and was cared for by a devoted niece, Bessie Quinn."

He lived at 3528 Montgall St, Kansas City, Missouri. 1853 - 1930 David B Herndon 77 77 He was Jonathan's twin. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage contributed from a paralytic stroke about a year prior.

May 3, 1910 census:
head: David B, 56
wife: Mary V, 46
son: Edward G, 20
son: Ralph H, 19 (27 June 1892), d. 1974, Evans, CO
daughter: Julia A, 12
daughter: Rosey E, 6

He was a neighbor of Jonathan in Little twp, Harper County, Oklahoma. In 1930 he was living in Weld County, Colorado with his son Ralph, daughter-in-law Maude, and two grandchildren Norman and Jene. Norman and Jene might have been born to two other wives of Ralph.

 ~1836 - 1866 Sarah E. Herndon 30 30 1683 - 1744 James Herndon 61 61 James Herndon was born about 1683 in New Kent County, Virginia. In 1692 King and Queen County was created out of New Kent County.

In the Quit Rent Roll for King and Queen County dated 1704 James Herndon was charged with the ownership of 100 acres of land. In all probability these acres were part of the original grant made in 1673 to his father William Herndon.

It seems that James died after March 1743 in Caroline County since there had been numerous references to him in the Caroline County Court Order books prior to that point.

Descendants of James say that his wife was Mary george, a descendant of the Royal House of Wales. She is the eldest daughter of Robert George (1666-1734) and his wife Sarah Elliott who died 1734 (Robert and Sarah married July 6, 1687 in Middlesex County, Virginia) .

Children:
    1. William Herndon (1706-1773)
    2. Joseph Herndon (1716-1757)
    3. John Henrdon (1718-1769)
    4. Edward Herndon (1709-1743) married Ann Collins.

 1649 - 1722 William Herndon 73 73 William Herndon was the first Herndon in Virginia of whom there is official record. He came from England to New Kent County, Virginia where he patented land in 1673. He was active in promoting the development of the new settlement upon the upper waters of the Mattapoui, having individually assisted 10 individuals and in company with Robert Bagby 56 persons to locate in that part of New Kent County. That was then on the outposts of the colony.

The two patents to William Herndon and Robert Bagby were for 1800 acres and 1000 acres while the two patents for William Herndon were for 430 and 64 acres respectively.

In 1677 William Herndon married Catherine Digges (1654-1729) who is the daughter of Edward Digges, the second Puritan governor of Virginia.
 ~1654 - 1729 Catherine Digges 75 75 A few people say there is no hard proof that Catherine Digges is the daughter of Edward Digges, but I think it's pretty likely.

"The Digges and Herndon marriage, though well established by evidence, has become controversial because of a debunking article published by Ross Boothe, Jr. many years ago [I think 1893]. However, Boothe's arguments were throughly answered by Albert Caswell Metts in his book "Metts Ancestors in America: The Direct Line", 1984. The Herndon -The Digges Connection is established at length in readable prose and with good and complete documentation on pages 213-221. Anyone who questions or studies this line should read this material, usually the book is in libraries."

There is also evidence of the marriage and parents of Catherine Digges in family records and Bibles.

"The first published reference to the Digges-Herndon marriage originated from information supplied by Mr. Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907)...

"I. William Herndon married Catherine Digges in 1677, the youngest daughter of Edward Digges, Governor of Virginia. She was born in 1655
"II. Edward Herndon, William's eldest son, was born in 1678. He married Mary Waller in 1698. Their two sons:
"III. Edward Herndon, eldest son of Edward and Mary Waller, married Mary Brock, and
"IV. William Herndon, son of Edward and Mary Waller, married Ann Drysdale, daughter of Lt. Gov. Hugh Drysdale."

 1621 - 1675 Edward Digges 53 53 Edward Digges was Colonial Governor of Virginia from March 30, 1655 to December 1656.

He was the fourth son of Sir Dudley Digges (1583-1638) and Mary Kempe (1583-?). Sir Dudley was the Master of the Rolls for King Charles I and an investor in the Virginia Company of London. Edward was a member of the English aristocracy, related through his paternal grandmother, Anne St. Leger (1555-1636), to the aristocratic Neville family who had been close to the English throne for generations and could trace their descent from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his father Edward III of England.

Edward entered Gray's Inn in 1637 to become a barrister.

Edward Digges immigrated to the Virginia Colony about 1650 and purchased the Bellfield Plantation in present-day York County, Virginia, near Yorktown. His efforts at this plantation are noted as one of the first attempts by the colonists to raise silkworms in hopes of production of Virginia silk to compete with the Orient. Edward Digges employed two Armenians to help him but the industry proved a failure. To this day there are numerous mulberry trees, which were used to raise the silk worms, still standing on the land of the old plantation. He was given a seat in the council in November 1644, "having given a signal testimony of his fidelity to this colony and commonwealth of England."

Edward Digges served as Colonial Governor of Virginia from March 30, 1655 to December 1656, for which he received a salary of 25,000 pounds of tobacco, with the duties levied on vessels, and marriage license fees. In December 1656, The House of Burgesses selected Samuel Mathews as governor to replace Edward Digges and Digges became the colonial agent to England. In this position, Digges was to go to England and meet with English merchants about the price of tobacco and to secure the rights of the colony. Leaving in March 1657, he took a letter from the House of Burgesses to Oliver Cromwell, who had been ruling England since 1653, following the English Civil War, to settle the long pending controversy between the Colony and Lord Baltimore.

In 1655, Edward married Elizabeth Page (1625-1691), daughter of Captain Francis Page (1594-1678) and Isabel Wyatt (1595-?). Capt. Page's brother-in-law, Francis Wyatt, served as a Virginia Company of London Governor in 1621-1624 and Crown Governor in 1624-1626 and again in 1639-1642.

Gov. Edward Digges and wife Elizabeth Page had six sons and seven daughters. By the time of his death (March 15, 1674), only eight children were still living, for the Governor's will leaves legacies "to all my children being four boys and four girls".

A large tombstone was placed over Edward Digges' grave near his home at Bellfield by his wife, Elizabeth Page, and is inscribed:
    To the memory of
    Edward Digges Esq.
    Sonne of Dudley Digges of Chilham in Kent Kn t & Bar t Master of the Rolls in the rain of K. Charles the First. He departed this life 15th of March 1674 in the LIII d year of his age, one of his Mag ty Councill for this his colony of Virginia. A gentlemen of most commendable parts and ingenuity, the only introducer and promoter of the silk manufacture in this colony. And in everything else a pattern worthy of all Pious Imitation. He had issue 6 sons and 7 daughters by the body of Elizabeth his wife who of her conjugal affection hath dedicated to him this Memorial.

 1615 - 1691 Elizabeth Page 76 76 Elizabeth died in 1691; the inventory of her personal estate (recorded 24 Aug 1692, York Co. Deeds, Orders, Wills, etc), provides interesting information on the way of life of Virginia planters. The division of the estate implies that only three children or sons (William, Dudley, and Edward) were still living in 1692. (See Adventurers of Purse and Person, 4th edition, ed. John Frederick Dorman, Vol. 1, p824 fn32).
 ~1583 - 1639 Dudley Digges 55 55 Sir Dudley Digges of Chilham Castle, Kent (which he completed in 1616), was a Member of Parliament, elected to the Parliaments of 1614 and 1621, and also a "Virginia adventurer," an investor who ventured his capital in the Virginia Company of London. Among the "planters," who emigrated in the 1640s, was Digges's son Edward, who became Governor of Virginia.

Sir Dudley, a member of the gentry, was the son of Sir Thomas Digges M.P., the celebrated geometer, and Anne St. Leger (1555-1636) of a branch of the Neville family.

He married Lady Mary Kempe (b. 1583), youngest daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Kempe of Olantigh, Kent. They had eight sons and three daughters. Besides Edward of Virginia, another son, Dudley (c. 1612-1643) published a treatise on the Illegality of Subjects taking up Arms against their Sovereigns (1643).

Having graduated Christ Church, Oxford in 1601, Sir Dudley was knighted by James I at Whitehall on 29 April 1607. He was a friend of Henry Hudson; in 1610 he was one of those who fitted out Hudson for his last voyage, in which Cape Digges and Digges Island were named for him. Later he backed the explorations of William Baffin in 1615 and 1616, with several of the same group of "adventurers". He was named ambassador to Muscovy in 1618-19 and Special Ambassador to Holland (1620). In the Parliament of 1621, he was active in the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham during the crisis of 1626 that followed the aborted expedition to Cadiz, when Sir Dudley and Archbishop Abbot cooperated to coordinate the attacks in the Houses of Lords and Commons. Sir Dudley was for a time imprisoned in the Fleet by order of the King, but was released on apologizing to the King, an act that John Eliot was unwilling to perform. In 1630 he was appointed Master of the Rolls.

In 1631 he was one of the commission appointed by the Privy Council "to consider how the plantation of Virginia now standeth, and to consider what commodity may be raised in those parts," and subsequently (1634) was appointed Commissioner for Virginia Tobacco.

He published several political and economic works, The Worthiness of Warre and Warriors (1604), The Defence of Trade (1615), Rights and Privileges of the Subject (1642), and, posthumously, The Compleat Ambassador: or Two Treaties of the Intended Marriage of Qu. Elizabeth of Glorious Memory (1655), a notable study of the two French marriage embassies, of Anjou and of Alençon, which revealed in unprecedented fashion the official despatches and correspondence and is a landmark in English historiography.

He left a fund in his will that provided, for some 200 years after his death, an annuity of £20 as prize money for races between the men and women of the parish of Chilham on 19 May, his birthday.
 1583 - 1631 Mary Kempe 48 48 ~1546 - 1595 Thomas Digges 49 49 1555 - ~1636 Anne St Leger 81 81 1525 - 1599 Warham St Leger 74 74 In 1547 Warham St. Leger may have served with Somerset's invasion of Scotland; he was a prisoner there until January 1549-50 when he was ransomed for £100.

In 1553 he fought against Wyatt's supporters in Kent and might have served under his father during Mary's reign.

In 1558 he inherited Leeds Caste and the manor of Ulcombe from his father. He also owned St. Leger House in Southwark.

He was appointed Commissioner to transfer to England Bale's manuscripts and books in 1559.

In 1560 he was elected Sheriff of Kent

He was a member of the Irish Privy Council

Warham was knighted in July, 1565. After he was Knighted, he took a prominent part in Irish affairs. He was recalled from Ireland in November 1568.

In 1569 St. Leger returned to England, staying either at his house in Southwark of Leeds Castle, Kent, where from 1570 to 1572 he had custody of Desmond and his family. He left his wife at Carrigaline, County Cork, a manor he held of Desmond; during his absence it was ravaged by the rebels. He sold his Leeds Priory and other Kentish properties in 1573. He remained in England until 1579, when his repeated petitions for employment and reward were answered by his appointment as provost-marshal of Munster, a new office, the functions of which seem to have been purely military. In this capacity St. Leger was actively engaged against the irish rebels for ten years.

    On April 7, 1583 he was appointed an assistant to to the court of high commission in Ireland, and in the following year he visited England. While there he accused Thomas Butler, tenth Earl of Ormonde, of treason, and laid before the Queen proposals for the better government of Ireland. In November 1589 he was succeeded, probably on account of his old age, as provost-marshal by George Thornton, but in 1590 he was governing Munster in the absence of the vice-president.

His will is located in the Herald's College, London, England.

He was a barrister, and studied at Gray's Inn.

Children
   1. Anne ST. LEGER b: 1555 in Kent,England
   2. Anthony ST. LEDGER b: Abt 1557
   3. Nicholas ST. LEDGER b: Abt 1559
   4. Jane ST. LEGER b: 1562 in England
   5. Henry ST. LEDGER b: Abt 1564
   6. William ST. LEGER b: Abt 1564 in England
   7. George ST. LEGER b: Abt 1566 in Kent,England
   8. Mary ST. LEGER b: Abt 1568 1678 - 1758 Edward Herndon 80 80 1685 - 1759 William Herndon 74 74 Children

   1. Philip Herndon b: Abt 1715 in King And Queen Co., VA.
   2. Daughter
   3. James Herndon b: Abt 1720 in King And Queen Co., VA.
   4. Edward Herndon b: Abt 1722 in King And Queen Co., VA. 29 29 77 77 29 29 He published a treatise on the "Illegality of Subjects taking up Arms against their Sovereigns" in 1643. He apparently died that same year. 1650 - 1698 William Digges 48 48 He settled in Maryland and was founder of a well-known family in that state. 1655 Mary Digges ~1665 - ~1709 Dudley Digges 44 44 Dudley Digges, of York county, was son of Edward Digges, governor of Virginia. Sometime in 1698 Gov. Andros appointed him a member of the council, but for some reason he was not continued in office by Gov. Nicholson, and on Jan. 4, 1699-1700, the lords of trade and plantations wrote to Nicholson that they approved of his action in not admitting Col. Digges.

Whatever the objection may have been it was removed in a few years, for on Feb. 23, 1703- 04, the Queen appointed Col. Dudley Digges to the council, as had been recommended by Gov. Nicholson. He was also included in a new commission dated Feb. 23, 1709-10. In 1705 Digges was appointed auditor and surveyor-general of Virginia, offices which he held until his death, Jan. 18, 1710-11.
 1588 - 1635 Leonard Digges 47 47 Leonard Digges (1588-1635) was a seventeenth-century poet and translator, a member of the prominent Digges family of Kent—son of the astronomer Thomas Digges (1545-95), grandson of the mathematician Leonard Digges (1520-59), and younger brother of statesman Sir Dudley Digges (1583-1639).

The younger Leonard Digges graduated from University College, Oxford in 1606; in 1626 he was awarded an M.A. and was bestowed the right to live at University College, which he did till his death. He was described by his friend James Mabbe as "a great master of the English language, a perfect understander of the French and Spanish, a good poet, and no mean orator." He translated Claudian's The Rape of Proserpine (printed 1617). Another of Digges' translations, Gerardo, the Unfortunate Spaniard by Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, was published in 1622 and was used by John Fletcher as a source for his plays The Spanish Curate and The Maid in the Mill. Digges's publisher was Edward Blount, one of the men who would issue the First Folio of Shakespeare's works the following year, 1623. The third of the prefatory poems in that volume is the work of Digges.

There are other connections between Digges and Shakespeare. When John Benson printed Shakespeare's poems in a single volume in 1640, he prefaced the collection with a poem by Digges that lauds the popularity of Shakespeare's characters Falstaff, Malvolio, and Beatrice and Benedick. After his father Thomas Digges' death in 1595, Digges' widowed mother Anne St. Leger remarried (1603); her second husband, and Digges' stepfather, was Thomas Russell, a friend of Shakespeare and one of the overseers of the poet's will. (Russell lived at Alderminster, four miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon).

Leonard Digges' brother, Sir Dudley Digges, was, among his other offices and duties, a member of the council of the Virginia Company that launched the colony at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Digges may have been the connection through which Shakespeare knew about the wreck of the Sea Venture on Bermuda in the summer of 1609, the story that provided inspiration and material for The Tempest.
 Margaret Digges Ursula Digges ~1520 - ~1559 Leonard Digges 39 39 Leonard Digges (1520 - 1559), father of Thomas Digges was a well-known mathematician and surveyor, credited to the invention of the theodolite and a great populariser of science through his publications in English. In a way his son, Thomas Digges followed in his footsteps and was a pivotal player in the popularisation of Copernicus book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium.

The first publication of many by Leonard Digges was "A General Prognostication" published in 1553, which became a best-seller as it contained a perpetual calendar, collections of weather lore and a wealth of astronomical material, until then largely only obtainable through books published in Latin or Greek.

Leonard Digges is also credited with independently invented the reflecting, and probably the refracting telescope as part of his need to see accurately over long distances during his surveying works.

In 1554, Leonard Digges took part in an unsuccessful rebellion led by the Protestant Sir Thomas Wyatt against England's new Catholic Queen Mary who took over the throne in 1553 from her father Henry VIII. Digges was condemned to death, but escaped capital punishment, instead forfeiting all his estates.

Digges was born prior to 1530-1, when he was listed in a visitation of Kent. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1537.

James Digges of Digges Court, Barnham, Kent, was from an ancient family of Kent.

Clearly wealthy.

Education:

May have attended a University, but no real evidence and certainly no proof. Biographia Britannica says University College, Oxford, and Wood says he was at Oxford but the college is not known. It seems fairly certain that he took no degree if indeed he did attend a university.

Religous affiliation: Anglican

Leonard Digges participated in Wyatt's rebellion against Mary. From what little I know of it, the rebellion was as much against Spanish interference as against Catholicism, and I have found no statement whatever about Digges' motivation.

Scientific Disciplines:

Primary: Mathematics Secondary: Astronomy Subordinate: It Is Difficult To Establish Digges's Scientific Productions precisely because it was mostly published by his son, Thomas Digges, with his own work mixed in. However, Tectonicon, 1556, a surveying manual emphasizing practical mathematics, was all his. Thomas Digges published Pantometria (surveying and cartography), 1571, and Stratioticos (military engineering), 1579, both as essentially his father's work.

In Pantometria, Thomas Digges described his father's skill in optics.

Digges' Prognostication, first published in 1553, apparently to earn money after his estate was attainted for treason, and then reprinted frequently until 1605, was an almanac with, among other things, astronomical information, for example on how to determine the hour at night from the stars, and information about instruments for observation.

Means of Support Primary: Personal Means Secondary: Publishing

Inherited wealth from his ancient and considerable family, enough to give him ample means and leisure. He was attainted for treason as a result of Wyatt's rebellion, lost his estate, and in the last years of his life apparently tried to support himself partly through publication.

Patronage type: Aristrocrat

Digges dedicated Prognostication of Right Good Effect, 1555, to Lord Clinton, later the Earl of Lincoln, who apparently saved Digges from execution for his participation in Wyatt's revellion under Mary.

Technological Involvement

Types: Cartography, Navigation, Military Engineering, Instruments, Architecture

Applied mathematics to surveying, navigation and gunnery. He was known as an architect and as a master of fortification. He invented the instrument now called the theodolite.
 Bridget Wilsford ~1620 William Herndon 1674 - 1727 Mary Elizabeth Waller 53 53 I think there were two Mary Wallers. The Mary Waller that Edward Herndon married came to Virginia by Invitation of her brother Col. John Waller. 1700 - 1786 John Herndon 86 86 1702 - 1759 Edward Herndon 57 57 Edward Herndon, died 1759, lived on the Brock Road, where a century later the battle of the wilderness was fought. He was sheriff of Spotsylvania County, Virginia in 1734, 1738, 1739, and 1740.

On 7 April 1741, Edward Herndon & Thomas Stubblefield witnessed two deeds from Henry Ellery, of Spotsylvania, to Robert Spilsbee Coleman of Essex. Later that year Henry Ellery married Edward Herndon's sister Esther.

On 6 October 1742, Edward Herndon and William Waller let the contract for building a bridge over the Lewis River, in Spotsylvania County to George Stubblefield, for 1400 pounds of tobacco. Later this Edward leased land to George Stubblefield on 3 Oct 1743 for one year for 5 shillings. On 4 Oct 1743 Edward Herndon Jr. & Elizabeth his wife sold the above mentioned property to George Stubblefield for 4,000 pounds of tobacco and 41 pds 1 shilling 6d in currency.

George Stubblefield stood security for Edward Herndon in the sum of 10,000 pounds of tobacco for maintenance of a road, a lot of money.

 1707 - ~1777 Anne Herndon 70 70 Dr. Casey's book, p. 561, says that James Lea, son of William Lea and Frances Major, born in St. Stephen's Parish, King & Queen County Virginia about 1707, died in Caswell County North Carolina in early 1792, married Anne Herndon, daughter of Edward Herndon and his first wife Marry Waller, about 1731 in King & Queen County, Virginia. 1708 - 1754 Richard Herndon 46 46 1710 - 1766 Martha Herndon 56 56 1712 - 1795 David Herndon 83 83 1716 - 1764 James Herndon 48 48 ~1700 - >1743 Elizabeth Stubblefield 43 43 There's some speculation as to whether George Sr was her father, but she was definitely married to Edward Herndon.
 1591 - 1631 Amy Kempe 40 40 1551 - 1607 Thomas Kempe 56 56 In 1560 he was heir to his grandfather Thomas Moyle. ~1569 - 1629 Dorothy Thompson 60 60 1551 - 1629 Anne 77 77 1596 - 1631 John Herndon 35 35 Leftwich This may have been Sarah Leftwich, who also married William.

Anna Doone:
Edward married the second time to a Miss Leftwich. She was the mother of Ann Herndon who married a James Lea.
Ann Herndon was born 1719 and she was seventeen years of age when she married in 1736. Her eldest child was Nancy :(deritative of Ann) who was born 1737. She was still alive at the time of James Will dated 1771. He did not die at that time. 1723 - 1767 Esther Herndon 44 44 1714 Herndon ~1729 - 1799 Edward Herndon 70 70 I'm not sure which mother these children belong to, but Thomas is probably Lucy Duerson's because he named a child after her.

Edward Herndon was sheriff of Spotsylvania County, Virginia,
in 1778, and Justice in 1783.

He received large land grants in Kentucky for service in the French & Indian War.

Estate: Obligation Bond Samuel Allen, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1783) RE ORPHAN OF JOSEPH ALLEN KNOW all men by these presents that we Samuel Allen and Samuel Sale are held and firmly bound to Beverley Winslow, Joseph Brock, Edward Herndon and Thomas Colson, gentlemen Justices of the Court of Spotsylvania in now sitting in the sum of two hundred pounds of the payment whereof will and truly to be made to the said Justices and their successors. We bind ourselves and each of us our and each of our heirs Executors and Administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals this 10th day of July one thousand seven hundred and (word marked over) 83 and in the seventh year of the Commonwealth. THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Samuel Allen his Executors and Administrators above shall will and truly pay and deliver unto Joseph Allen orphan of Joseph Allen deceased all such estate or estates as now is or was hereafter shall appear to be due to the said orphan when and as soon as he shall attain to lawfull age as then thereto required by the Justices of the said County Court and also held harmless. The above Justices their and every of their heirs condition? said Administrators from all trouble and damages that shall may arise about the said estate then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force. Samuel Allen (seal) Sealed and delivered in presence of: Samuel Sale (seal) John Brock At a Court held for Spotsylvania County the 20th day of February 1783 Samuel Allen and Samuel Sale acknowledge this their bond in open court which is ordered to be recorded. Teste Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book E 1772-1798, Spotsylvania Co, VA, Reel 28, page 516 Note: Spelling is as appeared on original. Paragraphing added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. This document follows another of my documents dated 1783. Paragraph two above indicates "83". Where "at a court held ....the 20th day of February 1783" appears, the date has been marked over and looks like 1470. The last digit "0" is clear indicating 1780 but I believe 1783 is correct based on the location of this document within the Will Book. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon, vstach@ix.netcom.com

Estate: Obligation Bond John Pierce, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1784) OBLIGATION BOND JOHN PIERCE FOR IGNATIVIOS SIMONNS, DECEASED KNOW all men by these presents that we John Pierce and Edward Herndon gentleman are held and firmly bound to Beverley Winslow, Joseph Brock, William Smith and Robert Hart, gentlemen Justices of the Court of Spotsylvania by said sitting, in the sum of one thousand pounds to the payment whereof will and truly to be made to the said Justices and their successors we bind ourselves and each of us our and each of our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals this seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four and in the eighth year of the Commonwealth. THE CONDITION of the obligation is such that if the above bound John Pierce is ________ of the Last Will and Testament of Ignativios Simonns? deceased to make or cause to be made a true and peacful inventory of all and singular the goods chattles and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come into the hands possession or knowledge of the said John Pierce or into the hands and possession of any other person or person for him and the same is made the exhibit in the County Court of Spotsylvania at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said bound and the same goods chattles and credits and all these the goods chattles and credits of the said deceased which at any time after shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said John Pierce or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him do well and truly administer according to law and further to make a just and true account of the actings & doings therein when thereto required by the said bound and also shall well and truly pay and deliver all the legacies contained and specified in the said Testament as far as the said goods chattles and credits will thereto extend and the law shall charge the this obligation to be void and of none effect or else to remain in full force and virtue. Sealed and delivered ) John Pierce (seal) in the presence of: ) Edward Herndon (seal) At a court held for Spotsylvania County March the 2 1784 John Pierce & Edward Herndon, gentlemen acknowledge this their bond by the court is ordered to be recorded. Teste John Waller, Teste Source: Library of Virginia, Wills Book E, 1772-1798, Spotsylvania Co, VA, Reel 28, pages 574-576 Note: Spelling is as appeared in the original document. Paragraphing was added by the transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. Third para., first line: the missing word looks like "center". Logically, it would be Executor Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon, vstach@ix.netcom.com

Page 1390-1391 Court Records: Joseph Brock, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1794) RE APPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH BROCK TO OFFICE OF SHERIFF KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we Joseph Brock, Edward Herndon, Edward Herndon Jr & John M. Herndon are held and firmly bound unto Henry See Esq. Governor or Chief Majistrate of this Commonwealth for the time being and his successors in the sum of three thousand dollars to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our and each of us our & each of our heirs Executors & Administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals & dated this 2nd day of September 1794. THIS CONDITION of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Joseph Brock is constituted and appointed Sheriff of the County of Spotsylvania by a Commission from the Governor under the seal of the Commonwealth dated the 10th day of July last past, if therefor said Joseph Brock shall well and truly collect all levies and account for and pay the same in such manner as is by law directed and also all fines, forfeitures & amercements? accruing or becoming due to the Commonwealth in the said County & shall duly or account for & pay the same to the Treasurer of this Commonwealth for the time being for the use of the Commonwealth in like manner as is or shall be directed in case of public taxes and shall in all other things truly & faithfully execute the said office of Sheriff during his continuance therein then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Joseph Brock (seal) Edward Herndon (seal) Edward Herndon Jr (seal) John M. Herndon (seal) Sealed and delivered in presence of: Bev Chew Source: Library of Virginia, Wills Book E, 1772-1798, Spotsylvania County, VA, Reel 28, page 1390-1391
 ~1732 - 1783 John Herndon 51 51 ~1735 - 1788 Elizabeth Herndon 53 53 1773 - 1832 Joseph Herndon 59 59 He lived in Locust Grove, Spotsylvania County. He was a paymaster in the War of 1812. 1758 Mary Herndon m. James Lewis 1764 - ~1785 Sarah Herndon 21 21 m. James Frazer. He is the brother of the husbands of her sisters Hannah and Philadelphia. She died a year or two after they were married. 1765 - 1808 Thomas Herndon 43 43 1767 - 1823 William Herndon 56 56 He was apparently wealthy and influential. He owned the noted Indian Queen Tavern, a stopping point for mail carriages between Richmond and Alexandria. Belvoir is on the Massaponax River in the County of Spotsylvania, the residence of the William Herndon.

Marriage 1 Isabella Whiteler b: 1768
Children
   1.  Elizabeth Battaley Herndon b: 1789
   2.  Jane Whiteler Herndon b: 1791
   3.  Robert Herndon
   4.  Margaret Ann Herndon b: 1795
   5.  James Herndon b: 1796
   6.  Eleanor Herndon b: 1799
   7.  William Albert Herndon b: 1801
   8.  Elizabeth Ann Herndon b: 1803
   9.  Joseph Strachan Herndon b: 1805
  10.  Edwin Herndon
 1756 - 1811 John Herndon 55 55 Marriage 1 Judith Hampton b: Jul 1767
    * Married: 11 Dec 1783 in Frederick Co., VA.
Children
   1.  Charles Colson Herndon b: 2 Jun 1787
   2.  Sarah Herndon b: 27 Nov 1789
   3.  Edward Hampton Herndon b: 9 Oct 1792 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
   4.  Mary Colson Herndon b: 13 Jan 1796 in Rockbridge Co., VA.
   5.  Patrick Henry Herndon b: Mar 1802 in Spotstlvania Co, VA
   6.  Elizabeth Gordon Herndon b: 14 Mar 1805
   7.  Hannah Brock Herndon b: 10 May 1809
 1770 - 1830 Philadelphia Herndon 59 59 Marriage 1 William Frazer (His brother Anthony married her sister Hannah Herndon) b: 1 Mar 1761 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
    * Married: 17 Apr 1788 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
    * Note: Moved to Clark Co., Ky in 1810

Children
   1. Rebecca Frazer b: 1789
   2. Mary Duerson Frazer b: 1790
   3. Martha D. Frazer b: 1792
   4. Robert Frazer b: 1795
   5. William Frazer b: 26 Jan 1797 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
   6. Lucy M. Frazer b: 1798
   7. Philadelphia Herndon Frazer b: 1802
   8. Warren Frazer b: 6 Oct 1805
   9. John Peachy Frazer b: 1810
  10. Virginia K. Frazer b: 1811
  11. Elizabeth Jane Garnett Frazer b: 1814 in KY.
  12. Edmund Frazer
  13. Frazer 1781 - 1838 Lucy Garnett Herndon 56 56 m. John Churchill Gordon
Children
   1.  Margaret Jane Gordon
   2.  Hannah Gordon
   3.  John Churchill Gordon
   4.  John Addison Gordon b: ABT 1805 in Virginia
   5.  Mary Gordon b: 4 MAR 1807 in Western View, Culpeper Co., Virginia
   6.  Elizabeth Gordon b: ABT 1809
   7.  Edward Harrison Gordon b: 15 MAR 1819 in Orange Co., Virginia
 1762 - 1808 Edward Herndon 45 45 m. Mary Elizabeth Sharpe
Children
   1.  George Herndon b: 1785
   2.  Mary M. Herndon b: 3 May 1788 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
   3.  James Herndon b: 1790
   4.  Fannie Herndon b: Abt 1792
   5.  Thomas Hord Herndon b: 1794 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
   6.  Susannah Herndon b: 1796 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
   7.  Edward Herndon b: 17 Sep 1799 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
 1760 - 1824 Hannah Herndon 63 63 Marriage 1 Anthony Frazer (his brother William married her sister Philadelphia Herndon) b: 22 Mar 1754
    * Married: 13 Apr 1780
Children
   1.  Mary Lewis Frazer b: 15 Mar 1781
   2.  James Frazer b: 7 Jun 1783 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
   3.  Edward Frazer b: 9 Feb 1785
   4.  Elizabeth Frazer b: 13 Feb 1787
   5.  George Frazer b: 3 Mar 1790
   6.  Herndon Frazer b: 20 Aug 1792
   7.  Margaret Frazer b: 4 Apr 1795
   8.  Joseph Addison Frazer b: 22 Mar 1798
   9.  Anthony Frazer b: 25 Apr 1801
 ~1769 - <1839 Susannah Beverley Stubblefield 70 70 1789 - >1829 George Stubblefield Herndon 40 40 1790 - 1860 Mary Herndon 70 70 1793 - 1864 Susannah B. Herndon 71 71 1794 - 1864 Thomas Herndon 70 70 1796 - 1848 Edward Herndon 52 52 1798 James Herndon 1800 - 1851 Richard Wyatt Herndon 51 51 1802 Martha T. Herndon 1804 Eliza Herndon 1806 Catherine Beverley Herndon 1808 Frazier Duerson Herndon He lived in Platte County, Missouri and Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri. 1812 - 1897 Mary Preston 85 85 1849 - 1925 Jane Rebecca Teter 75 75 1851 - 1921 Riley Teter 70 70 1857 - 1937 Albert Walker Teter 80 80 1859 - 1933 Matthew Levi Teter 73 73 1863 - 1933 Ulysses Simpson Grant Teter 70 70 1866 - 1900 Lincoln Teter 34 34 Lincoln Teter and his twin Sherman, (both about 34 yrs. old) were living in the old brick house with their father, Abraham. After supper on 27 November 1900, Lincoln went to Lenzburg to get the mail. He was last observed by George Teter coming out of the post office with the mail in his hand. No one else ever reported seeing him again. Most people believed he was the victim of foul play. It was rumored that Lincoln had received payment of rather a large sum of money earlier that day. Interest in Lincoln's disappearance was revived twenty years later by a statement made by a St. Louis resident who had lived in Lenzburg at the time of Lincoln's mysterious departure. This man said that he knew where Lincoln Teter was buried. Additional rumors of three different burial places were also in circulation at the time, but no investigation is known to have taken place. Neither was there ever any confession. Members of Lincoln's family thought he had been mistaken for someone else.
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Lincoln Teter is Among the Living
From the Belleville News Democrat November 30, 1902

The Man Who Disappeared From His Home Near Lenzburg Has Been Heard From -- Wrote a Letter to His Father From Lincoln, Mo., Where He Now Resides -- Cause of His Disappearance.

Lincoln Teter, whose mysterious disappearance about a year ago created quite a sensation in St. Clair County, has been found. James Moye of North Illinois Street, who is a relative of the Teter family, received a letter from Lincoln's father, who resides on a farm near Lenzburg, in which he says that his son has written him a letter from Lincoln, Mo., where he is now stopping.

At the time of his disappearance, Lincoln Teter was living with his father, a twin brother and a sister on the farm, two miles north of Lenzburg. On Tuesday, November 27, at about 6 o'clock in the evening, he mounted his horse for the purpose of riding to Lenzburg to learn the market price of turkeys, of which he had raised a large number for Thanksgiving Day, and several hours later the horse returned home without its rider.

The brother started out afoot to look for the missing man, thinking that he might have bet with an accident. He called to his assistance a number of neighbors, but the researchers found no trace of him. Inquiry at Lenzburg also proved fruitless, and the search was finally abandoned.

His father and brother tried in every way to learn of the man's whereabouts through letters to relatives and through the press. But their efforts were in vain, and a short time later the relatives of the missing man concluded that he met with foul play and that his body had been done away with in the dense woods which abounds in that vicinity.

But the mystery has been finally solved by the letter from the son to his father. It is said that a woman was the cause of Lincoln Teter's disappearance from home. The nature of the woman's connection with the case could not be learned, but it is thought that he was disappointed in love.

Lincoln Teter is 31 years of age. The father, and brother and sister of the long-lost man were overjoyed to receive a letter from him telling them of his whereabouts. It is not known whether Mr. Teter will return to the home farm.

 1866 - 1939 Sherman Teter 73 73 1867 - 1928 Margera Dorthea Teter 60 60 1852 - 1935 Mary Annis Teter 82 82 1825 George W. Teter ~1834 Philip Teter After Philip's father's death in 1839, Philip was listed in the 1850 U.S. Census of St. Clair County, Illinois, in the household of his uncle, Philip Teter (Teater). Philip, son of Levi, was 16 years of age. He had to have been only 4 years of age when his father died. 1836 - 1846 Phebe Jane Teter 10 10 Levi Cox 1842 - 1899 Margaret Ann Cox 57 57 1801 - 1860 Isaac Teter 59 59 He was in Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL when he married, 1822, his first wife, Susanna Greene. By 1830 they were residing in Greene Co., IL, by 1832, in Washington Co., Arkansas and in 1840, they were in Menard Co., IL. At the time of Susanna's death, 1850, they were living in Mason Co., IL. In 1857 Isaac and his 3rd wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Veach, were residing in Pleasant Valley, Palo Pinto Co., Texas, and in 1860, they were living in Parker Co., Texas. Some of the Veach children moved to Texas. Isaac's son, George G. Teter does not appear in the Texas census, but an Abraham Teter appears on the tax list and in deed records. One of the daughters indicated by census was Melissa Elizabeth Teter.

1850 U. S. Census Mason County, Illinios, 4 November 1850, Page 68
Dwelling No. 347, Family No. 347:
Isaac Teter, age 49, m, farmer, 600, born Ill.
Elizabeth Teter (2nd wife, Mrs. Moslander), age 45, f, born unknown
George Teter, age 25, m, born Ill.
Elizabeth Teter, age 13, f, born Ill., attended school
Isaac Teter, age 7, m. born Ill., attended school
Hannah Teter, age 10, f, born Ill., attended school
William Teter, age 8, m, born Ill., attended school
George Teter, age 6 (or 4?), m, born Ill.

Dwelling No. 349, Family No. 349:
James (can't read full name), age 23?, m, farmer, ?, born Ill.
? (can't read name), age 18 or 15?, f, born, Ill.?
Sarah Teter, age 17, f, born Ill. (daughter of Isaac and Susanna)

The list, of above, contain children which we have not identified as yet. The children, of Isaac and Susanna, which we show, on the family page, have been identified in the "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin" as children of Isaac and Susanna. 1803 - 1882 Christina Teter 78 78 1701 - 1759 Maria (Margaret) Margaretha Luttman 57 57 She was born June 1, 1701 in Schwaigern, Germany. She was the daughter of Hans George Luttman and Anna Dorothy Northa. She married December 19, 1720 in Schwaigern, (Hans) Jorg Dieter/(John) George Teter. We do not know when she died, but, it was after the death of her husband, George Teter who died about March 22, 1743/1744 in Orange Co., VA.

(Maria) Margaretha/Margaret Luttman Teter/Dieter accompanied and arrived with her husband, (John) George Teter/Dieter on the ship "Molly" in 1717.

"It is possible that after the death of her husband in 1744, being left with several small children, the widow Mary Margaret Teter married again. At any rate she probably soon removed to North Carolina with the children. No further mention of her occurs on the record or what became of George Teter's land after his death. If the widow married again, any later transfer of the property might be lost through the change in name. A careul study of the early Orange and Culpeper Deed Books gave no positive results along this line....."

HENCKEL and TETER FAMILIES, The Families in North Carolina:
"The period in North Carolina was a very important one in the family history of both the Henckels and the Teter, and it is unfortunate that we have no documentary records, either church or state. We know that Justus Henckel was still in Pennsylvania September 11, 1749, when his son Abraham was baptized at Dunkel's Church in Berks County, Squire Boone (father of Daniel Boone) left with his family from his home near Oley, in Berks County, Pennsylvania on May 1, 1750. He lived next door to Jacob Henkel in Rowan County, North Carolina. Jacob Henkel is the only Henkel who appears in the Rowan County land records in the period 1750 to 1760, Squire Boone is said to have stopped over for some months, perhaps a year, in the Valley of Virginia on his way south. Perhaps the Henckels did likewise. The date of their removal from North Carolina, as about 1760, is established by the diary of Rev. Paul Henkel. This same record shows that some members of each family remained in North Carolina.

"Two of the four marriages between the families were in North Carolina, and the other two after their removal to Virginia, which would seem to indicate that the families traveled together. Other known children of George and Margaret (Ludman) Teter were: Rosina Teter mar. Martin Peterson, she died 1804 in Hardy Co. (W.) VA, a daughter who married John Gartmann, Sr., and remained in Carolina. In 1811 her children were living in South Carolina."

SOURCES: "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", pages 86-87, 147-148, 172-175, 330,331, 352, 456; The Spring 1972 "Bulletin" properly identified George Teter, as father-in-law to four children of Johann/John Justus Henckel. "Pennsylvania German Pioneers", List 3, Strassburger and Hinke. Some of this information can also be found in "Teter Descendants, of Hans Jorg & Maria Dieter", by Eva A. Teter Winfield. The original information was from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany and the City Archives of Schwaigern, as published by "The Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel Family National Association". All events recorded occurred in that place. Records of Rev. Paul Henkel.
 1665 - 1739 Hans Jorg Luttman 74 74 Copy from the LUTTMAN Card File at Lutheran Church, Schwaigern, Germany: Hans George Luttman, citizen and stone-mason was born 1665, not in Schwaigern, died 11 April 1739. He was the son of Andreee Luttman, Citizen in the Township of Landreich, Austria.

Hans George Luttman of Landreich, Austria, was born 1665, not in Schwaigern, probably in Landreich, Austria where he was a citizen. He married 21 August 1689, Anna Dorothy Northa, born 11 October 1666, died 17 November 1737. Hans George and Anna Dorothy had at least eleven (11) children. Hans died April 11, 1739. in Schwaigern, Germany.

Hans George was a stone-mason. The entry on Anna Ddorothy's death record says "midwife for many years".

SOURCES: "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", pages 172-175. The original information was from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany and the City Archives of Schwaigern, as published by "The Rev. Anghony Jacob Henckel Family National Association". 1666 - 1737 Anna Dorothy Northa 71 71 Anna Dorothy Northa was born October 11, 1666, probably in Schwaigern, Germany. She died November 17, 1737 in Schwaigern. the entry on her death record says "midwife for many years". She was the daughter of Ilg Northa and Magretta.

SOURCES: "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", pages 172-175. The original information was from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany and the City Archives of Schwaigern, as published by "The Rev. Anghony Jacob Henckel Family National Association". 1635 Andrew W Luttman SOURCES: TETER and LUTTMAN information is from the "Henckel Genealogical Bulletin", pages 172-175. The original information was from the Lutheran Church at Schwaigern, near Heilbronn, Brackenheim, Wuertemberg, Germany and the City Archives of Schwaigern, as published by "The Rev. Anghony Jacob Henckel Family National Association". All events recorded occurred in that place. 1618 - ~1691 Aegidius Norta 72 72 1627 - ~1706 Anna (Magretta) Margaretha Glauner 78 78 ~1585 - <1647 Peter Norta 62 62 ~1590 Anna Volz 1603 - <1647 Johannes Glauner 44 44 ~1605 Beatrix Zimmerman ~1560 - <1610 Peter Nortte 50 50 ~1565 - <1610 Thomas Volz 45 45 ~1575 - <1624 Michael Glauner 49 49 ~1575 Elene ~1555 Paul Roeser 1661 Cornelis Tack 42 42 32 32 72 72 43 43 61 61 ALAIS: Emanuel VanEtten/VanAtta from an article by Leslie VanEtten 9 children. aka Jeremiah. 7 children. 1 Westbrook child, 5 Cortregt children. wit: Johannes and Maria (Gonsalus) Van Etten. 46 46 Daughter. of Richard Kittel and Rachel Van Etten. 15 children.
During the Tory and Indian raids under Brant in July 1779. Lea escaped by lying
in a ditch overgrown with grass and flag plants. Daughter of Richard (Dirck) (Rutsjert) Kittle and Rachel Van Etten. 4 children. Daughter of Richard (Dirck) (Rutsiert) Kittle and Rachel Van Etten.
3 children by each marriage. 41 41 4 children, or 5 including James McCarte. maybe Catrina m. 2nd? Frans Kool?? per N.Y. Hist & Biog Record
bp. as Catrina; received into the Minisink Church Oct. 19, 1748.
bp. sponsors: Jan Oosterhoud Theunisz; Antjen Roosa. 50 50 This is probably not the Arie who m. Sytjen Kuykendall.?? 81 81 53 53 Family moved to Smithfield after 4th child was baptized. 46 46 or b. Knightsfield? aka Adrianna 1755 - 1815 Appolonia Kittle 60 60 1757 - 1842 Jacob Kittle 85 85 "In 1789 Jacob Kittle moved from Northhampton County, Pennsylvania to Tygart Valley, Augusta County, Virginia, where he lived until his death.

"As a citizen of Randolph County, Jacob Kittle seems to have been a man of affairs, holding several offices in Randolph County, being a Captain in the militia in 1794, a justice of the peace in 1795 and having held several other appointments.

"Jacob Kittle -- service, Pa. Va. No. 16657 No. S. 13630 born in Sussex County, New Jersey, 1757, son of Abraham and Mary Kittle. Enlisted in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania, February 19, 1776, across the New Jersey line. Served fourteen months in Third Battalion of Pennsylvania Brigade under Captains Boyles, Conkle, Hoover, Shrivers and Colonels Cadwallader, Miller, Stroud, Major Baker, and General Lacey. Pension certificates were issued in Randolph County in 1833 and 1835.

"While living in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania, Jacob enlisted and served as a private with the Pennslyvania troops as follows: from February 18, 1776, in Captain Thomas B. Bykes and George Tudor's companies in Colonel Cadwalder's regiment, aided in building Fort Washington, was taken ill there and discharged from the hospital at Hackensack, New Jersey, on November 8, 1776; in the fall of 1777 he served two months under Captain Lawrence Conkle and Colonel Abraham Miller. From late February 1778 he served two months under Captain Samuel Hoover in Colonel Jacob Stroud's regiment; engaged in procuring powder from Fort Lackawack in Northampton; soon afterwards he served between fifteen to twenty days under Captain John Van Sickler and late in 1778 served about ten days under Lieutenant Nathaniel Washburn.

"He was allowed a pension application executed August 29, 1832. He drew a pension (No. 13630) as a Revolutionary soldier in the New Jersey militia from 1835 to 1840. At that time he was 84 years old and lived in Randolph County.

"Jacob Kittle's will is found in Will Book No. 3 page 193 dated January 1843 at Randolph County Courthouse. The appraisement is located in Volume 3 page 222, the settlement is dated May 1845. He named the following children and grandchildren in his will: son Benjamin, grandson Jacob Triplett, 2 sons of Moses -- Benjamin and Jesse, Jean Kelley, Elizabeth Phillips, Sarah Skidmore, Lydia Chenoweth, Jemima Kelley, Margaret Phillips, the heirs of Christey Triplett to have her part, Mary Hart, beloved daughter Anne and grand daughter Margaret Kelley. The executor was William Pugh Chenoweth. This will was dated March 13, 1836, and probated January 4, 1843. The witnesses were John I. Chenoweth, John Weese and John Chenoweth."
Mike Holland, Biography of Jacob Kittle

Jacob's and Mary's children:

         1. Elizabeth married Isaac Phillips in 1793 by J.W. Loofborough
         2. Jean (Gean) married William Kelley on April 20, 1798 by Phineas Wells
         3. Christey married John Triplett in 1800
         4. Benjamin married Nancy Stalnaker in 1800
         5. Sarah married James Skidmore on February 14, 1805 by Robert Maxwell
         6. Lydia married William Pugh Chenoweth on January 25,1807
         7. Jemima married Abel W. Kelley on September 24, 1809 by Phineas Wells
         8. Margaret married Joseph Phillips in 1816 by John J. Waldo
         9. Moses married Nancy Bennett on December 26, 1816
        10. Mary married Joseph Hart on April 9, 1819
        11. Anne married Thomas Isner on January 1, 1842

The Will of Jacob Kittle
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Volume 3 pages 193 and 194 of will book

In the Name of God Amen

I Jacob Kittle of the county of Randolph and state of Virginia being in perfect health, mind and memory have thought proper to dispose of my worldly property with a head God has blessed me in the folowing manner to wit:

1st I give all my recorded estate at my death to my son Benjamin W. Kittle and my grandson Jacob Triplett to be divided as followeth. Beginning at the River at a walnut tree stand dry in side of the cotton field fence a few steps below a tree top that has fell into this River thence across said field and swamp to _________ _____________on the top of a hill not far from the Rope Works thence across the fields a long where the old farm used to stand and __________ now standing to the ______ Run and down said Run to Clark's line including a tract of forty acres to be divided by said heir Benjamin to have the southwest end and said Jacob the northwest end including my dwelling house and the said Benjamin to have my part of a tract up Forth's Run and also my part of a tract up the Run on S_____ck Run and the said Jacob to maintain me and my daughter Anne while she remains single and to ________________ Luke or Jacob pay unto Benjamin and Jesse Kittle sons of Moses Kittle deceased the sum of Fifty dollars each when they come of age and to discharge my funeral expenses.

As to my moveable property after my said debts are paid, I give to my proper heirs towit to Jean Kelly, Elizabeth Phillips, Sarah Skidmore, Lydia Chenoweth, Jemima Kelly, Margaret Phillips, Benjamin W. Kittle, Anne Kittle and the heirs of Christey Triplett to have their mother's part and the heirs of Mary Hart to have their mother's part and my daughter Anne to have one ___ and her lace extra and my grand daughter Margarette Kelly to have one ___ amd under lace and her lace clothes.

And I consitute and appoint William P. Chenoweth my _______ and Executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby disavow and revoke all and every other wills by me heretofor.

made in worship ______________

I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of March in the Year of Our Lord 1836.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged
in presence of ws

John J. Chenoweth
John Weese Jacob Kittle (seal)
John Chenoweth

and this is a part of my will which I had omitted and now meant which is to give to Moses Kittle's
3 daughters in sharing the moveable property amongst the list of my heirs which I acknowledged in a part of my will
Jacob Kittle (seal)

The last will and testament of Jacob Kittle decd was presented in Court and proven by the oaths of John P. Chenoweth, John Weese and John Chenoweth

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B W Shutliff clk

To the Worshipful County Court of Randolph

In pursuance of an order of your worships and made the 24th day of March last requiring me to settle the account of Jacob Kittle dec'd with William P. Chenoweth his Executor I beg leave to submit the following report

1844 To Disbursements evidenced by voucher legally authenticated numbered from 1 to 17 inclusive

To cash paid Thomas Scott account for Voucher N. 1 $ .50
cash " Elijah Kittle " " 2 2.00
cash " David Goff " " 3 2.50
cash " Sheriff J.W.C. " " 4 .50
cash " John J. Chenoweth's account " " 5 1.00
cash " A V I J Crawford's account " " 6 .50
cash " Clerk of Randolph County Court " " 7 3.50
cash " John W. Stalnaker's account " " 8 3.00
cash " David Blackman " " 9 1.37
cash " S. Bosworth's voucher " " 10 8.50
cash " George McLean's account " " 11 6.00
cash " Anne Kittle now wife of Thos Isner " " 12 5.00
cash " George Buckey's account " " 13 1.73
cash " William Clark's proven account " " 14 6.75
cash " Elijah Kittle adm admint of May
Mitchell dec his receipt " " 15 60.00
cash " William P. Chenoweth, private account for whiskey furnished & ale " " 16 1.75
cash " pd S. Bosworth as Commissioner in making settlement " " 17 2.00
 1761 - 1831 Herbert Richard Kittle 70 70 He was married 27 June 1785 to widow Margaret Elizabeth (WHITE) STALNAKER by Jacob WESTFALL. Margaret Elizabeth (WHITE) STALNAKER was born 1756 in Frederick County, VA died 26 Mar 1846. She had two children by John STALNAKER and six children by Richard. Richard KITTLE was a famous Indian fighter. 1763 - 1826 Moses Kittle 62 62 He was listed in the 1820 census, two males and two females. 1764 - 1834 Jan Kittle 70 70 He was married 1 Mar 1785 to Elizabeth WELLS (born 1769 died before 1830). They had seven children. 1773 - 1813 Jurian Kittle 40 40 He married 17 May 1793 Katy BICKEL, born 1773, died 1801. On 23 Oct 1802 he remarried Elizabeth WEESE, born 1779, died 13 April 1853 in Wheelersburg, OH. They were married in Norfolk, VA, they had ten children. 1773 - 1814 Abraham Kittle 41 41 He was married 18 Nov 1794 to Margaret MARTNEY daughter of Charles. They had eight children. This Abraham Jr. was the Great-Great-Greatgrandfather of Judge Warren Brance KITTLE of Philippi, West Virginia. 1758 - 1834 Elizabeth Kittle 76 76 Elizabeth married Henry PETRO. He died 1832. They had three children, Sussannah and twins Sallie and John. 1767 - <1823 Daniel C. Kittle 56 56 Maybe born 1754
Maybe died Sep 1816

Daniel married Catherine. He had sixty acres in Wood County, WV. This was sold in 1813 and he moved west. They were living in Indiana.

In 1850 Catherine was living with her son in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. She was 84 at the time so she was born in 1766. She was living with son William after the death of Daniel. She was guardian of Phineas, age 20 and Daniel, age 15. Four other sons were Solomon, Jacob, Elias and John.

 1768 Engeltje Kittle She married Edward HARP, son of Henry and Lidea HARP. A daughter was baptisted 28 Sept 1783, Rochester Church. 1766 Susannah Nancy Kittle 1770 Mary Teter ~1762 - >1794 George Teter 32 32 Biography by Professor Joseph M. Kellogg

George Teter was born about 1762. He appears for the first time in the Personal Tax lists for Rockingham County, in 1784, next to his father Paul Teter. He is stated to have 1 white tithable, 5 horses and 7 cattle. He also appears on the so-called Census of Heads of families for 1784, as George Teter Jr., with 5 "white souls" in his family. (The George "Feter" on that list, called Senior, is George Teter, the uncle of this George).

About this time, in 1784-85, he left the home district and went across the mountain and made a home for himself on the Dry Fork of the Cheat river.

(This is just beyond the great divide of the Allegheny mountain behind the Teter location in Pendleton County. A famous Indian pathway, the Shawnee-Seneca Trail went that way. It was the chief highway between the South branch of the Potomac and the Tygarts River valley. It is said that hundreds of pack horses laden with salt, iron, and merchandise traveled it yearly, as well as great droves of cattle. It was also very important in the Civil War. This whole country was, and is of exceeding difficulty for the traveler, and this made this feasible path of great importance.

It was not until 1826 that wagons, however, crossed the mountains from the South branch to Randolph County. I traveled up this old highway in the summer of 1923, in a Ford car, and it was no pleasure jaunt. One went up the valley of Seneca Creek getting narrower all the time, then boldly over the mountain, crossing the divide on the famous Roaring Plains, then down rapidly again but through much more open country to the Dry Fork. The distance is not really great and it must have been a comparatively easy trip in the old days on horseback. Now - 1940 - a fine modern highway follows this same route.)

On October 15, 1784, there were surveyed for George Harness, as assignee at third of fourth hand from an original Andrew Woodrow, 190 acres, on the waters of the Dry Fork of the Cheat river, "including George Teters improvement." George Harness himself was the surveyor and George Teter and Jacob Shook were the chain bearers. The land was then assigned to George Teter. (From Harrison County Survey book #1, page 544). George Teter was granted a patent for this 190 acres on December 19, 1786. (Virginia Land book #7, page 424).

This region soon was included in Randolph County when that county was formed, and on the Land entry book 2, of Randolph County, page 28, it appears that on August 18, 1788, George Teter entered 100 acres (as part of Treasury warrant No. 15211 issued to Josiah Watson and Moses Tandy, dated March 6, 1782) on the waters of the Dry Fork of Cheat to include a survey of 93 acres issued by issued by George Harness, beginning at 2 spruce-pine trees and running S 60 - W 50, etc. He patented this tract (as 93 acres) on June 9, 1791 (Virginia Land book No. 23, page 594).

On November 28, 1791, William Wilson, acting for George Teter, entered 100 acres between the Rich mountain and the Laurel Fork, opposite Thomas Summerfields. (Randolph Entry book 2, page 77). This tract perhaps should be assigned to George Teter Sr. of Pendleton County, rather than to this George Teter, son of Paul.

As stated above this George Teter appeared on the Personal Tax list for Rockingham County in 1784, but after removal to the Dry Fork, he appears on the list for Harrison County (in which this district was then) for 1785 and 1786, and then in Randolph County (which was formed at that time and included this same district) for 1787 and continuously for each year up to and including 1794. Then his name disappears completely. Evidently he must have died or removed to some other locality about this time. (There seems to be no record of his disposing of his land however by deed or otherwise).

No further knowledge about this George Teter or his family is at present available.

 1775 Barbara Teter 1. Biography by Professor Joseph M. Kellogg

Barbara Teter was born about 1773. She married some one named Shook, and probably his name was Jacob Shook. There was a large Shook family living in Hardy County, Virginia, the head of which was probably Laurence Shook (who deposed on June 11, 1796 that he was then aged 63, hence born about 1733).

Mrs. Barbara Shook is spoken of as coming in 1804 to the Silver Creek neighborhood in St. Clair County, Illinois, with her brother Abraham Teter, but with no mention of a husband. So it is probable that he had died in the epidemic of 1797 at New Design. He either had brothers (or sons, possibly by a former marriage), also there, however, for Samuel Shook is spoken of as an early citizen who died in 1827, and a Lawrence Shook also is mentioned. The name of Barbara Shook appears among those of the organizing members of the Silver Creek Baptist church in 1811, and "Barbarah Shook widow" signed the Petition dated December 2, 1805, from Indiana Territory. 1733 - 1779 Jacob Henckel 45 45 Solomon and Ambrose Henkel, sons of Jacob Henkel, established the Henkel Press in 1806 at New Market, Virginia. They published, among other items, church minutes and pamphlets, small graded school books, and hymnals. In 1807, Ambrose Henkel began the publication of the first German newspaper in the South, "Virginia and New Market Popular Instructor and Weekly News." Nearly all the publications were in German; some pamphlets were in English. They were noted, however, for their publication of the works of Luther in the English language, sanctioned by the Tennessee Synod. Henkel family papers, correspondence, and items printed by their press have been preserved in the rare books and manuscripts collections at the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and Duke University.

Jacob had five sons who became Lutheran ministers: John, Joseph, Benjamin, Isaac and Paul. Only Paul, the progenitor of a long line of distinguished Lutheran churchmen, was connected with the work of the North Carolina and Tennessee Synods; and sketches of Henkels found in this volume are limited to his descendants. This group is recognized as having rendered an invaluable service to the Lutheran Church in this country through undeviating support of the historic Lutheran Confessions.

Marriage 1 Mary Barbara TETER b: MAY 1734
    * Married: 1 AUG 1753 in Dutchman's Creek, Davidson Co, NC 1741 - 1801 Mary Anna Margaret Henckel 59 59 Marriage 1 George TETER b: 9 MAR 1739 in Opequon Creek, Augusta Co, VA c: 29 APR 1739 in Opequan, Frederick Co, VA
Married: 24 DEC 1763 in Augusta Co, VA 1747 - <1810 Susanna Henckel 63 63 Marriage 1 Philip TETER b: 1730 in Rowan Co, NC

She was not in her husband's will. 1754 - 1824 Isaac Henckel 69 69 Marriage 1 Mary CUNNINGHAM b: 12 DEC 1758 in OH
    * Married: BEF 13 DEC 1781 1752 - 1794 John Justus Henckel 42 42 Marriage 1 Christina NEGELY b: 18 SEP 1755 in Rowan Co, NC 1734 - 1814 Barbara Maria Dieter 79 79 1722 Johann Michael Dieter 1726 - 1726 Maria Christina Dieter 1m 1m 1730 - 1798 Johann Georg Dieter 68 68 ~1736 - 1815 Philip Dieter 79 79 1822 - 1890 Benjamin P. Green 68 68 1824 - 1912 Isabella Green 88 88 1829 - 1877 James W. Green 48 48 ~1830 - ~1863 Robert Green 33 33 1833 - 1890 Hugh Porter Green 57 57 1835 - 1845 Margra Jane Green 10 10 1866 - 1867 David Harman Van Valkenburgh 2m 2m 1868 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Katherine Van Valkenburgh 1874 Nancy (Nannie) Rachael Lorissa Van Valkenburgh 1877 - 1944 Edward Travis Van Valkenburgh 66 66 Alvin's family used to come from Deer Creek to visit Uncle Eddie and Uncle Fred in Harper.

His mother Martha Jane lived with them in 1920. 1879 - 1880 Francis Pruyn Van Valkenburgh 1 1 1880 - 1968 Zella Verine Van Valkenburgh 87 87 She lived with Nancy in Atlanta about 1910-1930 at least. 1885 Frederick Elmo Van Valkenburgh Alvin's family used to come from Deer Creek to visit Uncle Eddie and Uncle Fred in Harper. 1830 - 1894 Francis Pruyn Van Valkenburgh 63 63 Francis married Mary Jane Stacy on 25 May 1862 in, Livingston Co, IL. Mary was born in Aug 1844 in, IN.

William H van Valkenburg was born in Jan 1864 in, Il.

William married Anna A Fifield daughter of John Willis Fifield and Mary Bird on 2 Sep 1894 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, Wi. Anna was born about 1870 in, OH

Francis P or Frank van Valkenburg was born in 1867 in Gilman, Iroquois Co, Il
Francis married Ella Louise Hunt daughter of William H Hunt and Mary Driscoll on 26 Oct 1896 in Danville, Vermilion Co, Il. Ella was born in 1868 in Wabash, Wabash Co, In.

Stacy H Van Valkenburg was born in 1876 in Chicago, Cook Co, IL

BIRTH:  Written family records of H P Van Valkenburgh;  30 Jul 1830 at 9PM, Francis Pruyn at Seneca Falls
MARRIAGE:  records of Livingston Co, IL 1833 - 1893 Bartholomew Jacob Van Valkenburgh 59 59 Bartholomew married (1) E Viola Bushnell on 1 Jan 1866 in, [IA]. The marriage ended in divorce.E Viola Bushnell was born in Apr 1838 in of, Il.

Bartholomew and E Viola Bushnell had the following children:
Emma A Van Valkenburg was born on 12 Apr 1870 in Benton, Lafayette Co, WI. [Notes]
Nina Van Valkenburg
Lester L Van Valkenburg was born on 12 Jul 1875 in Big Prairie, IA. [Notes]
Bertha Belle Van Valkenburg was born about 1877

Bartholomew married (2) Josephine Frashier (Frazier) on 1 Sep 1880 in Delhi, Delaware Co, IA. Josephine was born about 1 May 1851 in of, Delaware Co, IA.

NOTE: Bartholomew and Josephine lived in Esrom, Barton Co, MO. Some time after his death she married Amasa Frizzell of Esrom. This was 3 Jan 1898 in LaMarr, Barton Co, MO. From Civil War app of Bartholomew

Bartholomew and Josephine had the following children:

Herman P Van Valkenburg was born on 9 Nov 1886 in of, Barton Co, MO. [Notes]

BIRTH:  Written family records of H P Van Valkenburgh;  13 Apr 1833 at 5PM, Bartholamew Jacob at Seneca Falls
MARRIAGE:  1st:  Civil War pension app;  he divorced Viola on 9 Sep 1879 at  Delhi, Delaware, Co, IA
MARRIAGE:  2nd:  Civil War pension app
DEATH:  information from Civil War pension app 1835 Abram Mathias Van Valkenburgh Abram married Sarah W Brown daughter of John J Brown and Rebecca A Hadley on 7 Jul 1869 in Whitewater, Walworth Co, Wi. Sarah was born on 24 Jun 1846 in Buffalo, Erie Co, Ny.

Children:
Antonette M or Nettie van Valkenburg was born about 1871, in Walworth Co, WI

1880 age 41
1869 in Whitewater, Walworth Co, WI
1870 in Walworth Co, WI p575
1880 in Lime Town, Sheboygan Co, WI  ED 208  /15;  Occupation:  Drugist

BIRTH:  Written family records of H P Van Valkenburg;  13 Apr 1835 at 5PM, Abraham Mathias at Jerusalem
MARRIAGE:  records of Walworth Co, WI;  film # 1,275,585 has birthplace as Jerusalem, NY 1837 Harman Beardsley Van Valkenburgh Harman married Kittie May about 1858 in, [Ia]. Kittie was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Earlville, Delaware Co, IA (Death is from Cemetery records; no other information and may not be the wife of Harman)

1850 in Ohio living with Alvin and Jane Bagley
1880 of Seattle, WA; from probate record of sister

BIRTH:  Written family records of H P Van Valkenburgh;  13 Mar 1837 at 2AM, Herman Beardsley at Itheca 1841 Catherine Mariah Van Valkenburgh 1843 - 1846 Margaret Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh 3 3 1845 Alvin Bagley Van Valkenburgh Alvin married Elizabeth Wright about 1876 in, [Ia]. Elizabeth was born about 1858 in, Pa.

1870 in Oneida, Delaware Co, IA living with Bartholomew VV; Occupation:
Druggist
1880 in Delhi Twp, Delaware Co, IA ED 155 24/26
1910 in Benton Co, MO 007 0011 0281

Alvin and Elizabeth had the following children:

Kittie van Valkenburg
Faye van Valkenburg was born about 1890 in, MO
NOTE: middle initial either E or C


 1847 - 1850 Sarah Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh 3 3 She died in Fredonia, Washington Co, WI 1780 Catlinje Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: 4 Nov 1780, 2 o'clock PM was born unto them a daughter Baptised by Parson Keephart at Claverack, named Cathelina; for witnesses Jacob Van Valkenburg and his wife Cathelina; Bible record

Catlinje d/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg and Elizabeth Moore Baptised; Church record

Cathelina married Peter van Slyck about 1800 in Columbia County, New York. Peter was born about 1776 in Columbia County, New York.

MARRIAGE:  family record 1782 - 1783 Jacob Van Valkenburgh 4m 4m BIRTH & BAPTISM: 24 Sep 1782, 8 o'clock PM was born unto them a son baptised by Parson Schoneman at Coxsackie, named Jacob; Witnesses Jacob and Cathelina Van Valkenburg; Bible record; Church record ~1785 - 1881 Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh 96 96 BIRTH & BAPTISM: Sunday 7 o'clock PM was born unto them daughter named Elizebath (Elizabeth) baptised by Parson Richman at Kinderhook, Wit: Aaron Pruyn and his sister Mary. Birth date not legible; Bible record: Church record

MARRIAGE: Church record
DEATH: Cemetery record; died age 96


John and Elizabeth had the following children:

Bartholomew Pruyn was born on 30 Jun 1826. He was christened on 6 Aug 1826 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY
Sarah Elizabeth Pruyn was born on 6 Apr 1828. She was christened on 11 Jun 1828 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. She died on 3 May 1867. She was buried in Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY
Catalina Pruyn was born about 1830 in, Columbia Co, NY. She died on 15 May 1856. She was buried in Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY ~1790 Jannetje Van Valkenburgh 1850 age 50; listed as Jane

BIRTH & BAPTISM; 7 o'clock PM was born unto them a daughter baptised by Parson Laupagh at Kinderhook named Janetie; wit: Harman Pruyn and his sife Janetie; Bible record; Church record

MARRIAGE: records of Ashtabula Co, OH

1850 Living with Jane in 1850 are:
   C A Van Valkenburg age 19-f
   H V Van Valkenburg age 13-m 1793 Bata Van Valkenburgh 1799 - 1874 Bartholomew Van Valkenburgh 75 75 1850 age 50
1860 age 60

1831 will of Father list his as in Sempronius, Steuben Co, NY
1839-1840 in IL
1848 in St Charles Twp, Kane Co, IL @ property tax list
1850 in Prattsburg, Steuben Co, NY p284
1860 in Prattsburg p825

Bartholomew married (1) Ruth Phelps Crandall daughter of Simeon Crandall and Ruth Ward Phelps on 16 Jun 1830 in NY. Ruth was born on 22 Feb 1808 in Fire Hill, NY. She died on 29 Sep 1838 in Ottawa, La Salle Co, IL.
Bartholomew and Ruth had the following children:
1. Catherine Adeline Van Valkenburg
2. Ruth Ann Van Valkenburg was born on 8 Dec 1832 in Semphronius, Cayuga Co, NY. Ruth married Richard Lewis Warren on 18 Oct 1866 in Mazomanie, Dane Co, Wi. Richard was born about 1828 in, CT
3. Huldah Jane Josephine Van Valkenburg
4. Martin van Buren Van Valkenburg was born on 12 Apr 1835 in Sempronius, Cayuga Co, NY. He died on 12 Oct 1837.

Bartholomew married (2) Hannah Allen Livermore daughter of Amos Livermore and Catherine Sargent on 3 Apr 1839 in, La Salle Co, IL. Hannah was born on 4 Feb 1811 in Spencer, Tioga Co, NY. She died on 30 Mar 1840 in Ottawa, La Salle Co, IL.

They had the following child:
5. Emily Van Valkenburg was born on 9 Mar 1840 in Ottawa, La Salle Co, IL. Emily married Thomas Mc Dermott on 1 Feb 1857 in, La Salle Co, Il. Thomas was born in 1826 in, County Wexford, Ireland.

Bartholomew married (3) Jeanette Fowler on 3 Feb 1841 in Mendon, Adams Co, IL. The marriage ended in divorce. Jeanette was born about 1812 in, CT. She was buried in Quincy, Adams Co, IL.
Bartholomew and Jeanette had the following child:
6. Estella I Van Valkenburg was born in Nov 1841 in, Adams Co, IL. She died in Mendon, Adams Co, IL. She was buried on 19 Apr 1918 in Mendon Cem, Mendon, Adams Co, IL. Estella married De Laine L Dickermann son of J R Dickerman and D E about 1864 in, [Adams Co], IL. De was born in Oct 1840 in of, Adams Co, IL. He died in Mendon, Adams Co, IL. He was buried on 4 Aug 1908 in Mendon Cem, Mendon, Adams Co, IL.

Bartholomew married (4) Abbey Durant on 27 Apr 1847 in, Kane Co, IL. Abbey was born about 1806. She died on 1 Sep 1848 in St Charles, Kane Co, IL.

Bartholomew and Abbey had the following child:
7. Wilburforce Van Valkenburg was born on 11 Jun 1848 in St Charles, Kane Co, IL. He died on 19 Aug 1848 in St Charles, Kane Co, IL.

Bartholomew married (5) Electa Hopkins daughter of John Hopkins and Elizabeth Richardson about 1849 in, [Steuben Co], NY. Electa was born on 3 May 1795 in, VT. She died in Jan 1880 in Prattsburg, Steuben Co, NY.

BIRTH: Bartley s/o Bartholomew J V Valkenburg and Catharine Pruyn; Church record; Saturday 1 o'clock AM was born unto them a son baptised by Parson Laupaugh at Kinderhook named Barthley; no witnesses; Bible record.

MARRIAGE: 1st: Crandall Gen has 16 Jun 1830
  2nd: records of La Salle Co, IL
  3rd: Bartholomew Van Valkenburg of La Salle to Jeanette Fowler in  Mendon, Adams Co, IL; Newspaper article: Bride of Mendon, Groom of Ottawa, La Salle Co, IL
  4th: records of Kane Co, IL
  5th: no known record

DEATH: Crandall Genealogy

 1801 Maria Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: 17 ... 1801 Thursday 8 o'clock AM was born unto them a ... baptised by Parson Sickels at Kinderhook name ...; Bible record; Church record 1803 Francis Van Valkenburgh 1805 - 1888 Catherine Maria Van Valkenburgh 83 83 BIRTH & BAPTISM: Cathrina d/o Jacob Van Valkenburg and Catlyntje Leggett; sponsors: Abram Van Valkenburgh and Cathrina Van Valkenburgh; Church record

MARRIAGE: Church record

Catherine married Lewis Richardson Hopkins about 1835 in Bath, Steuben Co, NY. Lewis was born about 1800 in Columbia Co, NY.

NOTE: Cathrina Van Valkenburg married John Van Buren and it was their daughter Catherine Van Buren who married Elijah Edwards.
 1807 - 1868 Lydia Christina Van Valkenburgh 60 60 BIRTH & BAPTISM: Church record

MARRIAGE: Steuben Co History located by Peg Sica

Lydia married Edward R Porter son of Robert Porter Judge and Roxanna Root on 17 Sep 1828 in Steuben County, New York. Edward was born about 1806. He died on 1 Aug 1857.

Edward and Lydia had the following children:

1. Charles Leland Porter was born about 1830 in of, Steuben Co, NY.
2. Catherine Maria Porter was born about 1832 in of, Steuben Co, NY. Catherine married Charles R St John.
3. Edward Payson Porter was born about 1834 in of, Steuben Co, NY. Edward married Sophia Mc Leod.
 1810 - 1866 William Moore Van Valkenburgh 56 56 William married Emily Allis daughter of Josiah Allis and Mary Bull in 1830 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, NY. Emily was born on 1 Jan 1810 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, NY. She died in 1888 in Warren, Bradley Co, AR. She was buried in Warren, Bradley Co, AR.

They had the following children:

1. Josiah Allis Van Valkenburgh was born about 1833 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, NY. He died on 2 Oct 1851. He was buried in Old Cemetery, Prattsburg, Steuben Co, NY.
2. Caroline Gridley Van Valkenburgh
3. William Bartholomew Van Valkenburgh was born about 1840 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, NY.
4. Francis Dwight Van Valkenburgh
5. Horace Bulle Van Valkenburgh
6. Mary C Van Valkenburgh was born about 1845 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, NY. She died before 1850.
7. Emily Lemira Van Valkenburgh was born in 1847 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, NY. She died in 1937 in Oak Park, Cook Co, IL. Emily married John P Holmes on 18 May 1884 in, Nevada Co, AR. John was born about 1834 in Emmet, Nevada Co, Ar.

BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Church record
MARRIAGE:  family records
DEATH:  Probate record of Bradley Co, AR 1864 - 1936 Thomas Edward Trekell 71 71 Owner of a ranch at Shattuck, Oklahoma, not married.

Trekell, Thomas E
Patent Book No. 3, Pg 104
Homestead Certificate: 2408
Application Number: 1373
Patent Date: 9 June 1902
Recorded: Washington DC, Oklahoma Record, Vol 73, Pg 94
 1846 - 1846 Thomas Currell 3d 3d 1848 - 1849 Joseph Jordan Currell 1 1 1851 - 1869 Mary F Currell 18 18 1855 - 1855 Eva Currell 1856 - 1906 William Perry Currell 49 49 1859 Henry Bascomb Currell Hiram S Whitaker 1819 Clarissa Sears 1824 Fanny Sears 1825 - 1897 Henry Sears 71 71 1828 Elizabeth Sears 1830 Mary Sears 1832 - 1884 Augustus Sears 51 51 1834 - 1840 Thomas Sears 6 6 1836 Miranda Sears 1850 resided with father and stepmother, age 14. 1838 Joseph G. Sears 1850 census: resided with father and stepmother, age 10. 1841 - >1920 Peter R. Sears 79 79 1850 census resided with father and stepmother, age 8. 1843 John T. Sears 1850 census resided with parents, age 6. 1845 - 1846 Edward J. Sears 11m 11m 1847 Kate Sears 1850 resided with parents, age 2. 1849 - 1882 Robert C. Sears 33 33 1850 census resided with parents, age 1. 1852 - ~1896 Squire A. Sears 44 44 Zachariah Sears 61 61 His death was recorded at Worcester Co, MA, as 27 Jul 1848 Worcester, MA, of Dennis, age 66, L.H. Henry Sears 38 38 Mehitable (Hitty) Sears 17 17 Zebina Sears 44 44 Thankful Sears 84 84 Peter Sears 63 63 Roland Sears 55 55 Bethia Sears Mehitable Sears 47 47 Rowland Sears 74 74 Peter Sears 58 58 Zachariah Sears 1 1 Zachariah Sears 29 29 Hannah Sears 64 64 1838 - 1912 Joshua McCall 74 74 "Horace McCall, son of Joshua McCall is a prominent physician and surgeon in Kansas City."

Joshua McCall (1839-1912) son of Thomas and Lavina married Juliann Truby in 1860. They had 9 children: Elmer C. (1861), Florence E. (1863), Horace Benton (1865), Barrett Vance (1868), Thomas Myron(1871), Zenas Roy (1874), Fillmore Meade (1876), Clyde Brooks (1879), and Joshua Gibbs (1884). The family lived in Pennsylvania for a long time and then moved to Oklahoma. Two of their sons, Clyde and Myron went to Morrin, Alberta, Canada in 1908, and about 1910 Joshua and Juliann moved to Florida. In 1912 they moved again to Morrin, Alberta, and Joshua built a new house, but he died soon after. Juliann died a year later in 1913 and both are buried in a little prairie cemetery near Munson, Alberta.

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THE FAMILY OF JOSHUA McCALL AND JULIANN

Elmer C. McCall (1861 - )

Florence E. McCall (1863 - )

Horace Benton (1865 - ) became a Doctor of Medicine and practiced in Kansas City, Mo.

Barrett Vance (1868 -) Married Zella Rimer. Farmed for some time near Inavale, Nebr. An infant son, Alfred is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near there. He lived in Perkins, Okla. for many years and died at Guthrie, Okla.

Thomas Myron (1871-) went to Oklahoma where he farmed with his father Joshua. He and his brother Clyde and Clyde's family left for Canada in 1908. They settled near Morrin, Alberta. They broke the sod to farm and lived the rugged life of the pioneers. In 1912 their father and another brother Gibbs, came to Morrin. Brothers Roy and Meade were also farming there. Joshua died in 1912 and his wife a year later and both are buried near Munson, Alberta. Later Myron, Gibbs and Roy all sold out and moved further south.

Zenas Roy married Josephine Rumbaugh, and a daughter, Mrs. Anna McCall Haslim lives in San Diego, Calif. His second wife was Nettie Greer Rimer of Rimersburg, PA. He also farmed in Okla. and Canada. No. 12327 Filmore Meade married Mary Maphis of Kansas City, Mo. He was born in 1876. He went to Canada for a while with his brothers and filed on a homestead but never proved it. Their children were: Horace, Ralph, Joseph, and Alfred.

Filmore Meade married Mary Maphis of Kansas City, Mo. He was born in 1876. He went to Canada for a while with his brothers and filed on a homestead but never proved it. Their children were: Horace, Ralph, Joseph, and Alfred.

Clyde Brooks McCall (1879- ) born in Toby Township Clarion Co. PA. which was the family home. He married Martha Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry C. and Elizabeth (Whitmer) Smith in 1906. They had 4 children, Elizabeth (1906), Edla Pearl (1908), George H. (1912), and Elmer C. (1914). In 1907 he rented a farm near Perkins., Oklahoma, and bought a farm there in 1908, but left it the same year to go to Canada. They were pioneers at Morrin, Alberta and in 1920 they moved to Rumsey, Alberta. She died in 1933 and Clyde in 1959 at Calgary. Both are buried in the Rumsey cemetery.

Joshua Gibbs (1884 - ) married Nannie Cloud of Inavale, Nebr. They had two daughters, Gwendolyn and Jennie. Gwendolyn was raised by a family named Deary at Franklin, Nebr.
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Anna McCall daughter of Zenas Roy and Josephine, married a Mr. Haslim and lives in San Diego, Calif.
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No. 123271      Horace McCall, son of Fillmore Meade and Mary Maphis.
No. 123272     Ralph McCall
No. 123273     Joseph McCall
No. 123274     Alfred McCall
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No. 123281      Mable Elizabeth McCall (1906) daughter of Clyde Brooks McCall and Martha Elizabeth. She was born in Oklahoma but went to Alberta, Canada with her parents in 1908.
No. 123282     Edna Pearl (1908)
No. 123283     George H. (1912)
No. 123284     Elmer C. (1914) All of these 4 lived in Canada.
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No. 123291      Gwendolyn McCall Deary, daughter of Joshua Gibbs and Nannie Cloud McCall. She was adopted by a family named Deary at Franklin, NE.
No. 123292     Jennie sister of Gwendolyn
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 1848 - 1924 Alfred McCall 76 76 Alfred located in the west many years ago.

ALFRED'S FAMILY

Martha McCall daughter of Alfred and Armina was born Sept.21, 1872 in Mercer, Pa. and died Jan. 30, 1957. She married James P. Rhea (1873-1957) and they spent their life together on a farm near Arlington, Nebr. Both are buried at Arlington. Their children were: Martha Vivian, Roscoe Alfred, Don Lawrence, Irene, William Howard, James Philip, Hugh McCall, and Joseph Cecil.

Mildred (1874-1969) was born at Rimbersburg, PA. and came to Inavale, Nebr. with her parents when she was a small child. She spent her entire life there. She married a neighbor, William H. Norris and they had 4 children. The first born died in infancy. Then came Katherine, and the twins,William and Willa. She managed the farm for 37 years after the death of her husband. Both are buried in the cemetery at Red Cloud, Nebr.

Joshua Lawrence (1876-1964) was born in Iowa. He married Maude B. Stewart on June 11, 1905. He farmed and fed cattle all of his life near Inavale, Nebr. They had 8 children: Harold Malvern, Lawrence Ernest, James Howard, Frank Miner, Charles, Ruth Marie, Louise Lucille, and Adrian William.

Floyd Clark (1872-1930) was born near Inavale, Nebr. and lived in that area all of his life. He was a farmer and cattle feeder. He married Emily Topham and they had 6 children: Helen, Josephine, Donald, Hobert, Edna, and Bernice.

Cecil Monti (1881-1952) was also born near Inavale and farmed and fed cattle there all of his life. He married Mabel E. Bradshaw June 6, 1906 at Red Cloud. They raised 5 children: Alfred Charles, Malvern Carl, Pauline Frances, Allan Lee and Richard Clair.


Lucy Azilee was born near Inavale March 24, 1883. She attended Fremont College. She married Herbert A. Fair and they lived in Pomona Calif. for many years where he was a building contractor. Her later years were spent in Garden Grove, Calif. with her daughter Hazel (Mower) who was their only child.

Malvern Miner (1885-1930) was a farmer and cattle feeder near Inavale. He suffered from epilepsy from his early 20's and never married.

Lee Franklin (1887-1887) died in infancy.

Zenas Vincent (1889-1972) married Ida Quisenberry of Wood River, Nebr., and they had twin daughters, Armina and Mildred. He served in the army in World War I and farmed near Inavale, Nebr. and finally settled in Joplin, Mo. where he died.

Vera Grace (1891-1970) attended college at Valparaiso, Ind. and taught school. She married Ralph Cleland, a mining engineer, and they lived for a time in the Isle of Pines, south of Cuba. Later they lived in Leesburg, Florida where she is buried. Their two sons are Max and Ralph Jr.

John Dunlap (1894-1968) never married. He lived near Inavale and Red Cloud, sometimes doing farm work.

Robert (1907-1945) He was the only child of Alfred and his second wife, Mary Murphy. He operated a trucking business at Red Cloud and did not marry.
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James P. Rhea and Martha's family:

Martha Vivian Rhea (1895 - ) daughter of James P. and Martha L. Rhea. She was born at Arlington, Ne. and now lives in Omaha where she worked for many years. Never married.

Roscoe Alfred Rhea (1897-1971) married Ethel Metzinger in 1921. Their children: Dorothy (Burell), James and Gerald (twins), and Charles Howard. They lived in Canby, Minnesota.

Don Lawrence Rhea (1900-1970) married Pearl Rhoades in 1924. Their children: Donna Dean(Pheiffer) and Virginia Lou. He later married Viola Ecikhoff.

Irene Rhea Larsen (1903- ) married Fred Larsen in 1932. They had 3 children, Mardelle (Marr) (1934), Marcella (Schmeling) (1935), and Rhea Edward (1945). She lives in Omaha with her sister Vivain.

James Philip Rhea (1905-1906)

William Howard (1907- ) married Lola Redding in 1940. They have always lived on the family farm near Arlington, NE. Their children: William H. Jr. (1942), Ruth Ann (Bluma) (1946), and Martha Helen (1953).

Hugh McCall Rhea (1909-1973) married Marguerite Danielson in 1937. They had 4 children: Paula (Ellis)( - 1977) Rita (Cowan) (1945), Hugh D. (1946) and Boyd (1948). Hugh was an All American football player at Nebr. U. and then played pro football for a few years. He farmed at Arlington, ran an implement business at Valley, NE and finally moved to Florida where he farmed.

Joseph Cecil Rhea (1913 - ) married Margaret Pheiffer in 1939 and they had no children. He has been in the motel business and lives in Ft. Morgan, Col.
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William H. Norris and Mildred's family:

Katherine Norris (1906 - ) daughter of William H. and Mildred McCall Norris. She attended Univ. of Nebr.at Lincoln, and taught school for a few years. She married Frederick Buffett, a grocer in Omaha, Nebr. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Two children: William Norris (1933) and Frederick Clarence (1937). They still live in Omaha.

Willa Norris (1911 - ) never married. She taught school for many years, finally at Michigan State University. She is the author of several books. She retired in Lansing, Michigan. Obituary: "Willa Norris of East Lansing, Mich., a Michigan State University Professor Emeritus and winner of a Crystal Apple award, passed away at the age of 95 on July 22, 2006. Norris began her work with Michigan State University in 1952 in the department of counseling and personnel services. She wrote several books on counseling during this time. She retired in 1974, and received Michigan State University’s Crystal Apple Award for her work as an educator in 1999. Born July 14, 1911, in Nebraska, Norris earned her bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Nebraska in 1934. Then she earned a master’s in guidance and counseling in 1943 from Columbia University, and in 1953, a Ph.D. in education from George Washington University."

William Charles Norris (1911 - ) twin brother of Willa. He married Betty Jane Malley (1917) in 1944. He is a graduate of University of Nebr. and founder and President of Control Data Corp. Their children: William C. Jr. (1945), George M (1946), Daniel G. (1949), Brian M. (1950), Constance Ann (Van Hoven) (1952), Roger A. (1956), Mary Ruth (1959) and David Lee (1969). They live in St. Paul, Minn.
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Joshua Lawrence McCall and Maude Stewart's family:


Harold Malvern McCall (1907-1969) son of Joshua Lawrence and Maude Stewart McCall was born in Inavale, Nebr. He married Mable Moberly (1905) in Saint Francis, Kan. in 1929. They later lived in California and several foreign countries where he worked as a research and development engineer. He died in New Jersey and is buried in Red Cloud, NE. They had two sons, Harold M. Jr. (1930-1971), and Richard Eugene (1934).

Lawrence Ernest (1909-1945) farmed near St. Francis Kan. where he married Norma Shields in 1929. They had 3 sons: Troy Joe (1933), Keith Henry (1941), and Jerry Lynn (1943).

James Howard (1912-1934) was born at Inavale, NE and operated a garage in Inavale with his brother Frank. He died of a chest tumor.

Frank Minier (1914 - ) left Inavale and has been in the live stock commission business in Kansas City, Mo. For many years. He married Bernina Hoshaw in 1935 and they adopted a son John (Jack) Lee (1941).

Charles (1916) went to Riverside, Calif. in 1935. He married Evelyn Pearson in 1941. He served in the navy in World War II. They have two children: Beverly (Seitz) (1945), and Roger (1948). He has been associated with the Tophams since 1935 in trucking oranges and fertilizer.

Ruth Marie (1918-1974) was a registered nurse. She married Jim E. Topham and they lived in Riverside, Calif. They had one son Larry Jim (1943). Ruth drowned while fishing in a river near Yellowstone National Park.

Louese Lucille (1921 - ) also was a registered nurse. She served overseas with the Navy in WWII. She married Leonard Griffith, a farmer and sheet metal worker of Red Cloud, NE. They now farm near Red Cloud, and have 5 children: Patricia Lynn(1947), died in infancy. Pama Lee (Kuper) (1950), Charles L. (1952), James D.1954) and Jere Lee (Gravatt) (1955).

Adrian William (1925 - ) was born near Inavale, NE as were all of his brothers and sisters. He graduated from Chicago Tech. College as an electrical engineer in 1950. Was in the navy in WWII. Married Genevieve Jean Updegraff in 1950. They now live in Moraga, Calif. and have 4 daughters, Mary Elizabeth (1952), Margaret Ann (1957), Patricia Jean (1962), and Lynn (Kirk) (1963).

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Floyd & Emily's family


Helen McCall Ely (1904- ) daughter of Floyd C. and Emily Topham McCall was born near Inavale, Nebr. She attended Hastings College and taught school awhile before marrying Glen Ely (1898-1975) of Guide Rock, Nebr in 1924. They lived in Guide Rock and later in Red Cloud, where she still resides They had 3 daughters, Margaret Ann( Watson) (1925), Dorothy(Sherwood) (1928), and Barbara( Curtis) (1937).

Josephine (1906-1957) married Bill Jernberg. They had no children.

Donald (1909-1957) married Cleo Babbington. He farmed, ran a butcher shop, worked with Glen Ely in the garage and implement business in Red Cloud. They had two daughters: Audrey(Wolpa) (1933-9173) and Angela (Steinkruger) (1936).

Hobert (1910-1935) never married. He farmed near Inavale for a while and later went to California where he was killed in an automobile accident. He is buried at Red Cloud, NE.

Edna (1912 - ) attended U. of Nebr. and taught school. She married Carleton Hutchins of Franklin where they spent most of their life. They operated a furniture business and funeral home. They adopted a son Stephen (1945) They retired and now live in Sun City, Ariz.

Bernice (1914 - ) also attended University of Nebr. She married Clifford Caldwell and they operated the Coast to Coast Store in Red Cloud for many years. They are now retired and still live in Red Cloud. They have one daughter, Paula (Amack) (1943).
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Cecil and Mabel's family


Alfred Charles McCall (1907-1972) son of Cecil M. and Mabel Bradshaw McCall was born near Inavale, Nebr. He farmed there all of his life. He married Lucile Bauder and had two girls, Lynn Louise (Barta) (1943) and Lela Kay (Kelliher) (1945).

Malvern Carl McCall (1912 - ) Married Myrl Stoner in 1936. He left the farm and went to California. He was a machinist, and tool maker and was Mfg. engineer for Modine Mfg. Co. in Whittier Calif. where they made automobile radiators. Later lived in Palo Alto, Ca. where he worked as a machinist for Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Two daughters, Mary Lou (Otstott) (1938) and Gail Ann (Roice) (1944)

PauLine Frances (1915 - ) taught school for several years and then married William Koon of Red Cloud. They lived in Chicago for a time while he was in the navy during WWII and the rest of their life has been spent in Red Cloud. They had no children.

Allan Lee (1924 - ) married Peggy Saladen of Red Cloud. He served in the Army in WWII. He graduated from the University of Utah Medical School and then went back to the army for a period as an army doctor. He then went to Redlands, Calif. where he still practices with the Beaver Clinic. He specializes in anesthesia and general medicine. They have 3 children: Allan Lee Jr. (1948) Jean Cecile (Beaver) (1952) and Sally Elizabeth (1955).

Richard Clair (1929 - ) spent nearly 2 years with the army in Korea after High School . Then he attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received his PhD in Physics in 1957. He is now in charge of Health Physics at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Palo Alto, CA. He married Mary Gregory (1934) of New York in 1956. They have 3 children. Ann Rowan (1959) James Gregory (1960) and Margaret Thorne (1962). They live in Woodside, CA.
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No. 123561      Hazel Fair (1906), daughter of Lucy A. and Herbert A. Fair, married Marlin Mower (1907), in 1933. They owned a variety store in Garden Grove CA and he now teaches drivers education in the high school there. They have two daughters, Nancy Jane (1941) (Carmichael) and Mary Anne (1944) (Ray).

No. 123591     Mildred McCall (1921 - ) daughter of Zenas V. and Ida Quisenberry McCall was born near Inavale, NE. She married George Campbell and they have two children, George Jr., and Ida. She was a school teacher, and they live in El Centro, CA.

No. 123592     Armina McCall, twin sister of Mildred, also taught school. She lives in Joplin, Mo. and has two children Patty (Hey) and Mike McCall.

No. 123501     Max Sidney Cleland (1916 - ) son of Grace McCall Cleland and Ralph Cleland, was born on the Isle of Pines. He served in the Canadian Royal Airforce in England in WW II. He married Pat Drinan while in England, and they have 4 children: Alfred, Max Jr., Roberta, and Allen. They live in Ormond Beach Fla.

No. 123502     Ralph Stanley Cleland Jr. (1918 - ) son of Grace McCall Cleland and Ralph Cleland, was born at Okahumpka, Fla. He married Janet a Rutan and they have 2 children Rhea Sandra (1955) and Ralph S. Jr. (1958).
 1841 - 1881 Robert Clark McCall 40 40 He served in the Civil War.
 ~1850 Melinda McCall Malinda McCall married a Mr. Signs and lived in Tacoma, Washington. ~1851 Mary Margaret McCall Mary Margaret McCall married a Mr. Scynder. ~1839 Elizabeth McCall She married Mr. Taylor and Mr. Boyce (or Boice). Maybe she was born in 1841. She lived in Iowa.

 Hannah McGarrah 87 87 John McCall was married to Rachel Coe December 5, 1833 and was the father of twelve children; Robert, Benjamin, John, Simeon, finely, Elizabeth, Harrison, William, Nancy, Hamilton, Olive and Lyman, who since the death of Harrison a few months ago, is the only surviving of this family.
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Robert McCall (1835-1876) son of John and Rachel.

John McCall (1838-1876) son of John and Rachel, was the father of Mina (Lemon) and Anna (Kiefer)

Simeon McCall (1840-1894) son of John and Rachel, father of Burton.

Finley McCall (1841-1900) son of John and Rachel, married Margaret Logan (No. 1222) who was his half-cousin. One daughter, Lena.

Harrison McCall (1844-1914) son of John and Rachel married Delilah Barger (1845-1920). Their children were: Minnie, Laura, Nola, Louise, Maude, Myrtle, Iva, Ed, and Oliver (Tim)

William McCall (1847-1856).

Lyman McCall (1848-1916), son of John and Rachel, married Adda Fair and was the father of Rachel, Belle and Byron.

Olive (1849-1856) daughter of John and Rachel.

Hamilton McCall (1852-1853) son of John andRachel.

Elizabeth McCall, daughter of John and Rachel.

Nancy McCall, daughter of John and Rachel.

 died unmarried 73 73 James McCall married Sarah Prichard and had five children; Mary B., Elkana, Estella, Frances and Cora. 30 30 Maybe she died  27 Nov 1833. Sarah married Robert Stewart and was the mother of four children; John, William, Robert and Elizabeth, (Mrs. Jacob Peters), all deceased. 52 52 Eliza married William Stewart and was the mother of six children; David, Alexander, Robert, Amos, William and Linda. Amos and Linda only survive. 59 59 William McCall married Peggy Stewart and was the father of nine children; Eli, Robert, Silas, William, John, Miles, Peter, Esther and Anna. Of this family William, John, Peter and Esther are still living. Eli served in the Civil War.

Eli McCall, (1835-1879), son of William and Polly, married Sarah ? Their children were Clinton (1870-1948), Edward P. (1873-1950), Alonzo (1874-1909), Lillian (1875-1899), Sara, David, Martha, and Margaret.

William McCall (1840-1923) son of William and Polly, married Clarissa (1845-1920). Their children were Della (1870-1891), Theo (1881-1963), and Chalmers (1868 - 1955)

Silas McCall (1842-1881) son of William and Polly.

Robert McCall (1845-1921) son of William and Polly.

Miles McCall (1848-1907) son of William and Polly, married Lucy Grossman (1857-1924) in Toby Township, Clarion Co. PA. Their children were Harry B. (1879), Esther .(1881), Henry Ward Beecher (1883-1966), Benjamin (1885-1965), Jessie (1887), Merty Cloe (1889), Jennie M.(1891), Wayne D. (1893-1905), Ina (1895-1970), Margaret (1896) and George D. (1899-1922).

John McCall son of William and Polly. Parents of John Harvey McCall.

Wilbur P. McCall (1858-1941) son of William and Polly married Julia.

Esther McCall (1961-1946) daughter of William and Polly, married James Peterson at Rimersburg, PA. in 1882. They farmed at Cora, Kan. and later moved to Red Cloud, Nebr. where he operated a blacksmith shop and farm implement business. Their children were Frank, Ann Mary and Wilbur.

Ann McCall daughter of William and Polly. She was born in 1854 and died in 1900. She never married.

Sarah McCall daughter of William and Polly.

Elizabeth McCall daughter of William and Polly.

Thomas McCall son of William and Polly.

Margaret McCall, daughter of William and Polly. Note: The 13 children of William and Polly listed are named in the Stewart Family History, but the McCall family history said they had 9 children and omitted, Thomas, Margaret and Elizabeth.
 71 71 Alexander McCall married Peggy Stewart and was the father of five children; Elizabeth, William, Robert, Sarah, (Mrs. James Graham) and Hulde, (Mrs. Peter Peters). Of this family Robert and Hulda only survive. Eleanor married John McKibben; mother of Dora, Dave, Tillie and Tirzah. 68 68 Matthew married Lizzie Barr; father of eight children, Mealy, Tillie, Hamilton, Brady, O. M., E. O., Mary and Dora. 67 67 Harriet married Samuel Logan . Samuel was buried in Concord Cemetery, Perry Twp., Clarion Co., Pa. They had nine children: William, Margaret, Lizzie, Olive, Robert, Dellie, Cora, Ida and Lee.  75 75 Robert married Lizzie Taylor; father of ten children, Samuel, Jane, Peter W., Harriet, Ellen, Stewart, Lavina, Maggie, William and Cleveland. 69 69 Allen McCall married Rebecca Jane Know; mother of seven children, Ethel, Myrtle, Edith Florence, Millie Etta, Addison Wesley, Eliza Lula, Melvin B. and Walker Clyde.

Allen lived on the farm his father bought in 1802, and his son Melvin then became the owner of the farm. Lavina McCall Married Isaac Latshaw. 87 87 Maybe she was born October 1832. Jane McCall married William Stewart; mother of ten children, Loney, Olive, Munrow, Rhoda, Orrin, Lucy, Mack, Leslie, Brady and Chesney. 1871 Roy McCall Residence: 1900 Sumner twp, Woods County, with Alvin, Margaret, and Lavina. Residence: 1910, 1920 with Anna, Helena, Oklahoma, neighbor of Alvin McCall.

Residence: with Hannah, 1930 Perry, Oklahoma
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Roy married Hannah Stewert. Roy was born in 1870 in Waukie, Iowa and moved to Webster Co, Nebr. with his parents in 1878. He farmed near Helena, Okla. and then lived for a short time in Glendale, Ariz. He returned to Okla. and lived near Perry and also at Lahoma and Enid, Okla.

 1877 - 1958 Levina (Vina) McCall 81 81 El Vina went to Okla. with her mother  1876 - 1953 Loura May Medaris 77 77 m. John Branson Van Wye 28 Nov 1895 1880 - 1971 Ada Ellen Medaris 90 90 They were neighbors of Alvin McCall 1890 - 1923 James Vernon Medaris 32 32 m. Arline Young 1 Jan 1914

Lived in Las Animas County, Colorado  in 1917.
 1896 - 1900 Una Claire Medaris 4 4 D. 1928 Amanda Long Amanda died on 07 June 1928 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was 80 years old. She was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer, Indiana of Owen County at the side of her brother, Jonathan Long. The following obituaries appeared on 07 June 1928.

"Mrs. Amanda Madaris Dies

"Mrs. Amanda Madaris age 80 years, step mother of S. C. Madaris and Mrs. W. H. Rice of this city, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Effie Van SAnt, at Indianapolis Thursday. She is survived by three daughters and seven step children.

"Funeral services will be held at the Spencer Christian church, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Wiley S. Hastings."
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"PIONEER WOMAN IS DEAD"

"Mrs. Amanda Medaris Who Died At Indianapolis, Brought Here For Burial Saturday

"At a very early day Johnathan and Malinda Long came from Ohio and settled near what is now called Patricksburg and began the great task of life. They reared a family in an unbroken forest. It is said that where they chose to build their first cabin which was to be their home the only sunlight to penetrate to the earth was when the first tree was cut down to build this home."

They experienced the hardships of a pioneer but by their sturdy and determined efforts they made for themselves a home where four sons and six daughters grew to manhood and womanhood and among this number was Amanda the sixth of this large family who was born March 30th, 1848. And as recalled by many, this was yet in the days of the spinning wheel, the loom and planting corn by hand and she like all other girls of that time did her part willingly at these tasks. Naturally, she was of a jolly nature, always seeing the beauty in a healthful life and always tried to make others happy with whom she was associated.

She was united in marriage to Stephen Medaris, July 31, 1880 and to this union were born three daughters, now Mrs. Della Wall, of Chicago; Mrs. Effie VanSant of Indianapolis and Mrs. Dossie Waggoner of Darlington, Indiana.

For more than a quarter of a century she resided in the community near Cuba, Indiana and was favorably and well known to all. Her natural, genial disposition won for her a place in the hearts of the people and her presence brought sunshine to the home of sorrow or distress. With willing hands she was always ready to soothe the fevered brow and keep vigil by the bedside of a sick friend or neighbor.

In 1889 a Christian Church was organized and called Mill Creek Chapel, situated north of Spencer. She with her husband were charter members and by their efforts a building was erected. She was a member that could be depended upon, always there, ever ready for service, and superintended the Sunday School for a number of years. The memory of the work did by her is cherished by many yet living today.

The husband died in 1900 leaving the wife and daughters on the farm. In 1912 she moved to Indianapolis and has since made her home with her daughters. To them she was a guide in their youth, a counselor in their ripening years and was a friend to all she knew when others failed.

She not only loved her home but she loved her church home as well and took membership in the nearest church of her choice where she could attend and be inspired by its influence.

The more we reflect on the life of this one, the more entirely are we convinced that no influence is so lasting in the community as the Christian life she lived and the kind deed done by her willing hands.

Having lived a useful life for four score years, 2 months, 7 days, she departed from this life at the home of her daughter, Effie, 4312 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 7, 1928. Besides the three daughters she leaves 15 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, 7 step children, and 3 brothers, 1 sister and many relatives and friends.

Funeral services conducted by Rev. W. S. Hastings, Christian Church, Spencer. Interment in Riverside Cemetery, Hensley & Cure, Gosport, Indiana, Undertakers. 1841 - 1850 Mary Jane Medaris 9 9 1822 Margaret (Peggy) A Coble 1827 Sally Coble 1829 David Coble Marriage 1 Minervia Elizabeth Meek b: 4 SEP 1835 in Ohio
    * Married: 11 MAY 1854

Children:
   1. Mary Ellen Coble b: 24 NOV 1856
   2. George Washington Coble b: 11 JUL 1858
   3. John Riley Coble b: 16 DEC 1859 in Indiana
   4. Milton Winfield Coble b: 6 APR 1861
   5. Rachel Etta Coble b: 6 APR 1861
   6. Oliver Lincoln Coble b: 19 NOV 1864
   7. Margaret Ann (Maggie) Coble b: 21 NOV 1866
   8. Viola C. Coble b: 13 FEB 1869
   9. Millie Coble b: 28 MAR 1871
 ~1762 - 1842 Wilmuth Redmond 80 80 There is debate as to which surname is correct for Wilmuth, Redd or Redmond. There is no hard evidence of either name. The middle name of their eldest son John is a strong clue but it too has been listed as Redmond in some charts and Redd could be a shortening of Redmond. According to Charles Cabiac (credits 18) he believes that "Wilmuth's surname was Redd (not Redmond) based on the fact that the Medarises lived in the northern part of Guilford Co., NC, near the Rockingham Co. line. The Redd family was an important pioneer family in that area, and there is a John Redd Boulevard just across the state line in Martinsville, VA. There are many  Redmonds in NC, especially in the mountains, but the surname was not a common one in the piedmont section of the Tarheel State". However as we look through the descendancy of Oliver, we will see the name Redmond show up many times. Further research on the Redd and Redmond families will likely be required to solve this little mystery. 1784 - >1870 John (Redd) Redmond Medaris 86 86 John moved north with his brother Abraham to Miami County, Ohio. He purchased property on 06 June 1802 in Central Ohio. He also purchased land on 02 July 1831 between the Miami and Little Miami Rivers in southwestern Ohio. The area where they lived later became Shelby County. John, Abraham and their sister Sarah, were among the organizers of the Antioch M.E. Church Society about 1820, now known as the Plattsville Methodist Church.  In April 1820, the first election in Green Township was held at the house of John R. Medaris.  The first Justices of the Peace, Henry Sturm & Chas Johnson were elected.

In 1824, John built the first brick house in Green Township according to the Shelby County, Historical Society. He also  built the first mill. It was a corn cracker built near Plattsville also in 1824.

John apparently died sometime in the 1870's. He and Sarah are living next door to their son William in the 1870 Harrison, Franklin County, Kansas census. He is buried in Old Cemetery near Plattsville, next to his mother Wilmuth. 1787 - 1859 Abraham Medaris 72 72 Abraham purchased land between the Miami and Little Miami Rivers in southwestern Ohio on 10 October 1827. After moving into Shelby County, with his brother John, Abraham married Charity Catherine Ellsworth on 09 Oct. 1814 at Champaign, Ohio. She was born 07 February 1795 in Harrison County, Virginia. They were organizers of the Antioch M.E. Church Society about 1820, now known as the Plattsville Methodist Church.

Abraham died at the home of his son Thomas Beecher, after a 10 year battle with Cancer according to the 1860 Mortality schedule.  After Abraham's death, Charity and some of the children lived with her daughter Wilmoth and her family in Gardner Township, Kansas. Charity died in 1896. Abraham and Charity are likely buried in the Old Cemetery near Plattsville.

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Abraham Medaris Will
12 Oct. 1827

    In the name of God, Amen, I Abram Medaris of the County of
Person, North Carolina, being weak in body but of sound mind
and memory, blessed by almighty God for the same, do make and
publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form
following, that is to say:

I give unto my brother, Massey C. Medaris, a negro boy, Bob.

And lastly at all the rest, residue, and remainder of my per-
sonal estate, goods, and chattels of whatsoever kind and nature
to be sold and equally divided hence.  I give and bequeath
hence:

John Medaris's son, Alfred, by his first wife.

Davis Medaris, a son of Oliver Medaris.

John Medaris, the son of Massey C. Medaris.

Caliss Jones, a son-in-law of Massey C. Medaris and John Medaris's
D. C. widow.

David Medaris, whom I hereby appoint sole executor of this my last
will and testament, and hereby recording and hereby revolking all
former wills by me, made in witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 12th day of October in the year of our
Lord, 1827.

            his
Abram (x) Medaris
          mark

test:
    David Williams
    Walter Oakley
    Bennet Williams
    Sqr. Medaris
 ~1743 - ~1816 Abraham Medaeris 73 73 Abraham Medearis was born in Essex County, Virginia, likely in the early 1740's. He died about 1828 in Person County, North Carolina. He wrote his will on 12 Oct. 1827. He mentions in his will that he was "weak in body but sound of mind and memory". Abraham's will was one of the original documents that laid out the connections of the son's of John Thomas; Abraham, John, Charles, Rice, Massey and Oliver.

Abraham lived in the St. James District of Caswell County, North Carolina, in 1777. He is in the Morgan District of Caswell County, at the time of the 1790 Census. Person County, North Carolina was created from Caswell County in 1791. Abraham is listed as living in Person County from that time on. He owned 616 acres of land located on Reed Creek near Cubb Creek. In 1805 he shows as only having 292 acres in Person county.

Abraham wrote a letter to his brother John on 11 Nov. 1816 and addresses him as "Dear Honorable Brother". He apparently never married and his line ended there. In the letter he referred to himself as "monastic". Abraham spent 3 years in service for his country in the American Revolution.

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    Transcript of the 1816 letter.

        To Mr. John Madeares
        Bedford County
        Tinnessee State
        From Abraham Meadeares
        North Carolina Person County November 1th, 1816.

Dear Honorable Brother I have kind embraced this opportunity of righting to let you kno that I and mine is in reasonable state of helth at present. Thanks be to god for it and hoaping these lines will ifind you and yours in the like and I should be glad to see sum of you to have some chat with you about the country. I have the soryst crop that I ever had in my life and the drouth has been so severe that corn sels now at fore do form the stack rotten and all together, pork at 12-2/3 pr hundred. Cows between 20 and 30 doler by reaon of destemper and nomore at present. But stil remane your loving brother til deth and hope that if we neveer may see each other in this life that we may meat ....there to remane. But stil wish to se you and all your in life. I am dear Brother with esteam your dear loving brother until death and I stil remain in the monastick way.

        Abraham Madeares
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Abraham Medaris Will
12 Oct. 1827

    In the name of God, Amen, I Abram Medaris of the County of
Person, North Carolina, being weak in body but of sound mind
and memory, blessed by almighty God for the same, do make and
publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form
following, that is to say:

I give unto my brother, Massey C. Medaris, a negro boy, Bob.

And lastly at all the rest, residue, and remainder of my per-
sonal estate, goods, and chattels of whatsoever kind and nature
to be sold and equally divided hence.  I give and bequeath
hence:

John Medaris's son, Alfred, by his first wife.

Davis Medaris, a son of Oliver Medaris.

John Medaris, the son of Massey C. Medaris.

Caliss Jones, a son-in-law of Massey C. Medaris and John Medaris's
D. C. widow.

David Medaris, whom I hereby appoint sole executor of this my last
will and testament, and hereby recording and hereby revolking all
former wills by me, made in witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 12th day of October in the year of our
Lord, 1827.

            his
Abram (x) Medaris
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test:
    David Williams
    Walter Oakley
    Bennet Williams
    Sqr. Medaris
 ~1745 - 1793 Charles Medaris 48 48 Charles Medaris was born about 1745 in Essex County, Virginia in the area known as Dragon Swamp. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Gregory in 1765. Charles was a saddler by trade. The Medaris brothers kept close together during the 1700's and they all moved to Chatham County, North Carolina by the 1770's. By 1789 Charles and his brothers moved to the Belews Creek District of North Carolina on 200 acres purchased on 04 Nov. 1789. By the 1790 Census Charles was in Guilford County, Salisbury District.

When the American Revolution started, Charles was a member of Captain Elisha Cain's Company of the North Carolina Militia in Chatham County, North Carolina. Although many of the records from North Carolina were burned during the war, Charles was found in a list of Militia members of 1772. He lived in Chatham County until about 1780 when he moved to Guilford County, closer to his brothers. He was in good health at the time and it is a reasonable assumption that he did serve in the war. Many of these members recieved land grants in Ohio under the "United Brethren Warrant Act" of June 1, 1796. John's children moved to Ohio on land likely achieved through this grant from Charles' service. He is listed in a Reconstructed List of Participants of the Revolutionary War from Chatham County, North Carolina.

Most of what is known about Charles is found in his will, which was written March 15, 1793. Charles died in July or August of 1793, as that is when his will was probated. Charles apparently died from a long illness as he mentions at the writing of his will in March that he was in very poor health. He is most likely buried in Guilford County, North Carolina. It would be amazing to be able to locate his place of burial. It is interesting to note that in his will he mentions his "Sorrel Mare" who he named "Bet". When I first read that I wondered if Betsy knew the Mare's name before the will was read? I later found out that it was common practice to name your work mule or horse after your wife during this time period.

Brian Kelly Madaris
 ~1747 - 1824 Rice Medaris 77 77 Rice Medaris was born about 1745-50 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Rice married Miss Rachael McPheeters (often spelled McPeters) on the 18 June 1775. Rachel was b. in 1751 according to the 1850 census. She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Ann McDowell McPheeters.

Rice is listed in Benjamin Cleveland's (Militia) District in Surry County, North Carolina in the 1774 poll tax. On Cleveland's list for 1775 he is listed with Gabriel Loving and Daniel Sisk, each paying a poll. He is listed in William Reynold's District in 1782 with 11 horses and 3 head of cattle and his name is spelled Mederest. He is listed as Madaris in 1 poll in 1784 and by 1785 he was also listing 100 acres of land. In 1786 he is listed in Alexander Gordon's District with only one poll, but in 1787 he fails to appear. They settled in Caldwell and Burke Counties, North Carolina. He lived in Burke County, Morgan District at the time of the 1790 Census.

On the 21 Mar 1778, Rice is listed as living on an improvement included in an entry made by William Loving (Entry #42; Land Entry Book 1778-1781). This property was located on the south side of the Yadkin River. His name is listed as Rice Moderist. He is listed in the 1790 Burke County Federal Census as Medecarst. (Credits "Some Pioneers From Wilkes County, North Carolina" compiled by Mrs. W.O. Absher)

Other neighbors of Rice were the Davis' possibly the relatives of Rice's mother Rachel Davis Medearis. Probably the most famous resident of the Yadkin River Valley was Daniel Boone and it is likely that Rice and Daniel Boone were friends. Members of both families would eventually inter-marry.

Rice worked as a BlackSmith and was a Private in the Revolutionary war . Rice was "a soldier in the company of North Carolina Militia commanded by Capt. Silas Martin, whose company belonged to the Regiment of militia, commanded by Colonel Benjamin Cleavland" according to his Pension Application. He was first enlisted on the 13 June 1777, and was enlisted for the Cherokee Indian War. Soon after his return, Rice, was again called to action against the Tories. He fought at the battle of "The Hanging Rock", "The Gum ??? Springs (which was fought against the Tories and the British Army), and "The Battle of Kings Mountain". Rice retired from the service in March 1782.

Rice and Rachel had the following children:

      1. Rice Medaris (6) b. 1776. Little is known about this Rice except he was residing in Burke County, NC in 1800 next to his brother William. There is some strong suspicion and evidence that he might be the real father of Gabriel, making Gabriel a grandchild to Rice (5) instead of his son. It is also suspected that this Rice married a Loving daughter as the names passed down are found in both the Medaris and Loving families.
      2. Millie Medaris (6) b. abt 1775, married John Hayes of Watauga County, NC.
      3. William H. Madearis (6) born in 1781, married Susanna Nicholson.
      4. Charles Medaris (6) b. abt 1781-2, married Barbara Grider.
      5. Sarah "Sally" Medaris (6) b. abt 1789, d.1869 in Russell, Kent. Married James Grider .
      6. John Washington Medaris (6) b. 1792, married twice.
      7. Oliver Medaris (6) born in 1796, d. 1878, married twice.
      8. James Andrew Mederis (6) b. 16 Aug. 1797, d. 1 Oct. 1883, married Patricia "Patty" Martha Buckner.
      9. Gabriel Loving Medaris (6) b. 1805, married Rebecca Davis.

Rice died on 22 July 1824 in Burke County, North Carolina. Rachael applied for Rice's Pension in 1836.

Rice's descendants use the spellings (in alph. order) Madaris, Medaris, Medearis, McDaris and McDearis. The continued use of the spelling McDaris did not occur until the 1830's and was first used by Rice's son Oliver. This apparently occurred in relation to a land dispute and possibly the social pressures of the North Carolina mountains to be Scottish. It is likely that the children of Rice picked up the speech pattern of Rachel and developed the phonetic "Mick" or "Mack" in their speech. The first appearance of the McDaris spelling shows on Rice's Pension application. This document was dictated by the acting Justice of Buncombe County, North Carolina on the stories that Rachel told. Rachel was 93 years old at the time. Because she was elderly she could not travel to the courthouse, therefore, the acting Justice traveled to her to create the documents. It seems certain that Rachel's Scottish accent created the phonetics documented on these papers. All other documents regarding Rice's service records, census records and etc., that would have been based on Rice's speech, use the spelling Medaris.

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Pension Application Of Rachael E. McDaris

State of North Carolina)

Buncombe County ) Section Act 4th July, 1836

On This the 17th day of August, personally appeared before me the undersigned, an acting justice in said county; Rachael E. McDaris a resident on Big Ivey in said county and state of North Carolina, aged ninety-three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doeth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of congress passed July 4th 1836: That she is the widow of Rice McDaris, who was a private soldier in the company of North Carolina Militia commanded by Capt. Silas Martin whose company belonged to the Regiment of militia commanded by Colonel Benjamin Cleavland. That her husband McDaris was drafted the first time on the 13th day of June in the year A.D. seventeen hundred and seventy-seven(the widow is not certain whether it was 77 or 78 but is of opinion it was seventy-seven when her husband entered the service.) and was at the time of his being drafted, a citizen of Wilkes County and state of No. Carolina.

This term of service(she thinks) was four months, and was expressly for the Cherokee Indian war, and was marched directly into the country inhabited by said Indians, and was gone from the time he entered said service until he returned home four months and sixteen days. She thinks that his return home was about the beginning of November, and year above mentioned. She further says that her husband, the afore mentioned Rice McDaris, was at home something like four weeks when an express again arrived for the men in Wilkes County again to enter the Service, That her husband was again drafted, and served a tour of six weeks under one Captain Allen, still belonging to Colonel Cleavland's Regiment of Militia which expedition was against a body of Tories, which were then collecting not far from said county, She further says that if he was in any battles this time that she does not now remember it. The said Rice McDaris was at home but a short time when he was again drafted (or, as she says, pressed into service, and under the same officers, being Capt, Allen and Colonel Cleavland) for the term of three months, and was during this period of service in a battle called The Hanging Rock but in what county said battle was fought she is not certain, or even the month when it was fought. This time their time expired and the said Rice McDaris again came home and remained there but a short interval until he was again called out.

The applicant further says, that her husband, the afore said Rice McDaris, served another tour of three months, and was drafted again, belonging to Captain Lewis Company and belonging to Col. Allen's Regiment; the same Allen she thinks who before a Captain and under whom her husband served his first tour of service: That During this period of service the said Rice McDaris was in another battle called The Gum (?) Springs, and is of the opinion that this battle was with the Tories, and perhaps a portion of British with them, She further says that her husband was again drafted for the term of three months under Captain Allen, and Colonel Ben Cleavland: That during this tour of service the said Rice McDaris was in the battle of Kings Mountain, after which he returned home as did all, the men In Capt. Allen's company who were not killed.

She further says that her husband, Rice McDaris was again drafted (and which was his last tour) for the term of five months, and was under Captain Martin and Colonel Allen.

She further states that her husband was away this term of service stationed in the town or Charleston, South Carolina three months and twenty-one days; after which the said McDaris finally left the service in the month of March, seventeen hundred and eighty-two. She further says that her husband the afore mentioned, Rice McDaris was engaged under the above mentioned Officers at different times and periods the whole time that he was basted in the Southern States, that the above mentioned towns or periods are all that she can now remember distinctly, and these officers (Captains and Colonels) she does remember well. The widow further says that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim; but that her husband the afore said Rice McDaris had discharges from the officers underwhom he served for each of his tours of service which were consumed by fire in his house in the state of Virginia and that was the reason why application has not been made heretofore for a pension. She further says, on her oath that had the house of Rice McDaris (in which were destroyed his discharges by fire) was in Russell County and state as mentioned heretofore.

She further declares that she was married to the said Rice McDaris on the 18th day of June in the year A.D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five and that her husband the afore said Rice McDaris, died on the 22nd day of July eighteen hundred and twenty-four and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as Will more fully appear from the proof annexed.

Rachael E.(her X mark) McDaris

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and the year above mentioned, before me the undersigned, an acting Justice in said county.

N. Blackstock

State of No Carolina)

Buncombe County )

I, N. Blackstock, an acting Justice in said county do hereby certify that 1 have qualified Rachael E. McDaris to the foregoing declaration, and that she has signed the same as the law directs; and I believe the same to be the truth to the best of my knowledge, as well as, that she is a woman of good standing in society, where she is known. I also certify that the said Rachael E. McDaris is, from bodily infirmity, incapable of attending at the place where our Courts of Record are held; being from Asheville the county site fifteen miles. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this the 17th day of August A.D. 1850

N. Blackstock

State of No. Carolina )

Buncombe County )

On this the 17th day of August, 1850 personally appeared before me the undersigned, Oliver McDaris, Polly McDaris, and Malinda Buckner, three credible witnesses who being first duly sworn according to law say on their oaths, that Rachael E. McDaris a has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband, Rice McDaris, who died the 23rd day of July eighteen hundred and twenty four and that she is now a widow.

Oliver McDaris

Polly McDaris

Melinda Buckner

Sworn to and subscribed before me day and yr. above written

Blackstock, Justice of the Court of Buncombe

I, N. Blackstock, an acting justice in the county above mentioned, do hereby certify that Oliver McDaris, Polly McDaris and Malinda Buckner, who have signed the foregoing affidavits on credible witnesses and that their testimony may be relied upon, in testimony of which I have set my hand and seal, on this the 17th day of August A.D. 1850

N. Blackstock, J.C.B

State or N. Carolina ) County Court Office the 8th October A.D. 1851

Buncombe County )

I, Robert Nance, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (a court of Records) for said county and state, certify that N. Blackstock, Esqr., whose proper signature appears to the foregoing declaration and affidavits, is one of our Said Court, duly commissioned and qualified according to law. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court, at office in Asheville, date above written.

R. B. Nance, Clerk

State of North Carolina)

Yancy County )

On this the 15th day of October AD 1850 personally appeared before me the undersigned, an acting Justice of a Court of Records for said county, Elizabeth Randolph of Yancy County, aged one hundred and one years who being duly sworn according to law, says on her oath, that sometime in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, (illegible) cannot recollect the day and month, she was personally present when Rice McDaris and Rachael E. McPeters were married by Benjamin Cleavland, Esqr, afterwards one of the Colonels of No. Carolina Militia, and that at this time, which she thinks was in 1775, Rice McDaris, Rachael McPeters, and Benjamin Cleavland were all citizens of Wilkes County and State of No. Carolina. Whether they were married by license, or by the usual manner of publication, she does not know.

Deponent further says that Rice and his wife, Rachael, were both decendants of families who were afterwards strong Whigs and that Rice was after this a soldier in the Revolutionary war, but that she knows nothing of the length of times which he served.

Elizabeth (her x mark) Randolph

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written.

Jno. Ledford Justice

State of No. Carolina)

Yancy County )

I, John Ledford, one of the acting Yancy County Justices of Court of Records in and for the county above mentioned do hereby certify that Elizabeth Randolph who has sworn to and subscribed to the foregoing affidavit as the law directs, is of good character, and, I have confidence in what she has said. I also believe her to be one hundred and one years of age. In testimoney of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of October AD 1850.

Jno. Ledford, JCR

State of No. Carolina)

Buncombe County )

On this the 13th day of August, 1850 perpersonally appeared before me, the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state above mentioned. Ephrian Elder (doubtful spelling) who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he was acquainted with one Rice McDaris who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, that he first knew him as a soldier he was drafted out of the neighborhood the Adkin(Yadkin?) and was under one Captain Martin, and under the command of Colonel Cleavland who had charge of the Militia from that section of the country. He further says that this tour lasted for four or five months, and was against the Cherokee and Catawba Indians.

Deponent further says that the said Rice McDaris was in another expedition or five months, but is of opinion that he was a volunteer, and thinks that he was marched into South Carolina, and perhaps to Charleston, that he left Wilkes County under Capt. Martin, and thinks that he was not under a Colonel until he got below Wilkesboro near 100 miles where the companies from other counties were joined and one Col. Allen took the command.

He further says that the said Rice McDaris served two other tours of three months each, but thinks that he was under said Capt. Martin and Col. Cleavland, both times. Be further says that he will not think of mentioning the dates when these different services were performed, as they all were rendered from the beginning of troublesome times in No. Carolina until they finally ceased a peace was made. Deponent further says that he himself was engaged during the war in hauling salt from Virginia and provisions for the people; that he frequently saw the said Rice McDaris in the service, and under the above named officers. He Further says that the above named Rice McDaris was engaged in some other small skirmishing parties, and he thinks under the same officers.

Ephrim (his x mark) Elder

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.

John Keith, J. P.

State of North Carolina)

Buncombe County )

I, John Keith, an acting justice of the Peace do hereby certify that Ephrian

Elder who has signed the above declaration, is a man of truth and good character and what he says may be relied upon. I also certify that I believe the said E. Elder to be ninety-three gears of age.

In testimony of which I have hereunto set hand and seal on this the. 13th day of August A.D. 1850.

John Keith, J. P.

Stace of North Carolina) County Court Office the 8th October

Buncombe County ) A.D. 1350

I Robert B. Vance, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said county and state certify that John Keith, Esqr., whose proper signature appears to the foregoing, is and was at the date thereof, an Acting Justice of the Peace for said county, duly commissioned and qualified according to law.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, at office in Asheville, day and date above.

Robert B. Vance, Ck. 
~1752 - 1843 Massey Chrisman Medaris 91 91 Massey Chrisman Medaris was born in Essex County, Virginia around 1752; he died 21 January 1843.  His will was recorded on May 10, 1843.

Massey was a private during the Revolutionary War where he fought against the British as well as against the Indian threat to the colonists. Massey filed a pension from his service in the Revolution. This document details his service in the Continental Army.

Massey was a Blacksmith by trade according to his will, where he leaves his tools to his son John Wesley.

It was orginally thought that Massey's middle name was Christmas.  His name is recorded as "Massey Chrismus Medearis" on the will of John Jenkins, where Massey appears as a witness, 20 Feb. 1790 (Orange County, North Carolina). There was a family in early census records living near the Medaris's with the last name Christmas.  Massey, however appears to have been named after his grandmother, Jane Chrisman.  Research has not found Christmas to be a comman name in early Virginia and the census record may be a phonetical error in spelling.  Chrisman, however is a very common name in Colonial records and remains in Virginia today.

Massey was married twice, but nothing is known about his first marriage.  The wife's name is unknown, but we know that he had at least two children by this marriage.

               1. Elizabeth Medaris (6) b. 1796 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  She married Henry Knott.
               2. Massey Medaris Jr. (6) b. abt. 1800 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Appears to have died before 1840. Was found in the 1830 Guilford County, North Carolina Census.  Nothing further is known about him at this time.  One must wonder if his mother died from complications of his birth.  His father appears to have remarried within a year or less after his birth, which was not uncommon.

Massey married 2) Celia Bell, on 12 Aug. 1800 in Guilford County, NC. Celia is possibly the sister in law of Sarah Hicks Bell, wife of Massey's brother John (5). Celia is listed as Selah on their marriage bond.

Massey and Celia had 2 children:

           3. Delaney Medaris (6) b. August 26, 180l, d. April 15, 1869. She married Caleb Jones.
           4. John Wesley Medearis (6) b. 1806, d. 1880. He married 1) Nancy Oliver, 2) Nancy Jones.

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Roster of North Carolina Soldiers in the American Revolution, Guilford County, North Carolina


Massey C. Medaris Do 120.00 N.C. Continental Line Do 79
"rank also listed as Private in other references." (see under 1820 & 1830 N.C.)
(Also listed as Masey C. Medaris Private in List of Pensioners)

Transcript of the Revolutionary War Pension Application of Massey Medaris

Transcribed here by Brian Kelly Madaris from a copy of the original document obtained by Lester Medearis donated by David Medearis (credits 00, 28, 61 ).

    * ________ indiscernible word

State of North Carolina
County of Guilford
         On this 20th day of November AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county & state aforesaid (being a court of records) Massy C. Medaris aged Seventy Seven years and then was, a resident of the county of Guilford and state aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doeth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th of June 1832 ---- That he entered the bond of the United States under the following named officers and served as follows - Some time in the summer of 1780, he became a volunteer in the county of Chatham in which Cty he then resided under Col. Littrell & Capt. Richardson and was marched from the barracks near Chatham Court house for the purpose of joining the Southern army under Genl Gates. He was marched to Coles bridge on drowning creek when given men from each of the three companies under Col. Litrell was detached to remain at that place and collect buf 1 and provisions, and establish a store for the supply of the army, this declarant was one of the seven detached from Capt. Richardsons company, and remained at Coles bridge till after Gates' defeat at Camden. The rest of his company went on to the South, and many returned as a company to his knowledge. After Gates defeat, this declarant and the company with him marched back in Chatham County to Ramsey Mills where they were put under the command of Col. Ramsey & Capt Gregory, from Ramsey's Mills he was marched by Col. Ramsey, down into the county of Wake & Granville with two hundred & fifty head of cattle and a large number of hogs which Col. Wade had brought on from SC. The object of taking this circuitory 2 route was to prevent their provisions from falling into the hands of the British army which was at that time lying at Hillsboro. In the county of Granville this declarant to parting with the rest of Col. Ramseys men was joined by Genl Eaton with forces going to join the army of Genl Greene, with whom he marched to the High Rock where he joined Greens Army. From this place this affiant was marched with Genl Greens army to the old iron works when he was discharged two days before the battle of Guilford.
         This declarant volunteering for the term of three months, but actually was in service at this time for upwards of seven months before he was discharged.
         This declarant again entered the service of the United States under the command of Genl Butler & Capt Clark shortly after the battle of Guilford. On account of the British army having passed through this county and during this time of their continuances in the same county the Tories became very much insubordinate, and committed a great deal many outrages. This declarant at this time volunteered for the purpose resisting the tories and putting an end to these outrages. From Chatham Court house he was marched to Crowsford on the Haw river. The tories but a short time before had taken the town of Hillsboro, from which placed they returned to Lindlys mill on Cain Creek. About two hours before day this declarant marching with two hundred & fifty volunteers with him from Crowsford to attack the tories on Cain Creek.  In this engagement the tories to the number of seven hundred was defeated with loss of one hundred men & completely dispersed. The loss of the whigs being on Seventeen. The success of this attack was chiefly owing to the skill and good management of Col Mebane an officer of the Continental army, who had been previously taken prisoner by the Brittish, and was about this time passing through this secction of county to join Genl Greens Southern army. Hearing of the intended expedition against the tories, and being fond of the short, he took command of this expedition which ended as above stated. Shortly after this engagement this declarant went under the command of the same officers in pursuit of a band of tories who had taken Chatham Court house, and afterwards returned down toward Cross Creek near Fayeteville. At Rock High this declarant and the forces with him joined Genl Rutherford with fifteen hundred men, and was marched by him down into the low country where he remained for a considerable time in scouring, the raft swamp this swamp on Drowning Creek. the brown marsh he at a place cutting the three bridges or seven bridges, a slight skirmish 3 took place with tories and the right hand of Genl Ruthersford. And account of the considerable force of Genl Rutherford which very much intimidated the tories, they were unwilling to encounter him, so that no engagement of any note took place. This affiant was involved in excursions of similar from this time, of turning out as above mentioned till the end of this war, with the privilege only of returning home for a few days only.
         This declarant was born in Essex County in Virginia from which place his brother after the death of his father moved him to Chatham County NC when he was quite young. He does not know in what year he was born, the family record of his age having been as he has been informed destroyed. About six or seven years after the war this declarant moved into this county of Guilford where he has ever since that time resided.
         He never received any written discharge from service at any time that he has now any recollection of.
         He is known in his neighborhood to the Rev. Travis Jones, James Nelson Esqr 4, James McNary Esqr & Philip Jean who can testify to his character for veracity 5 and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
         He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
    Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
A.E.Hammer f f f 6
Massey C. (his X mark) Medaris

State of North Carolina
County of Guilford
    Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for Guilford County in the State of North Carolina Massy C. Medaris who being duly sworn diposith & sayeth, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades
    For 7 months as a private at one time
    For 5 months as a private in another tour
    and for such service I claim a pension
    Sworn to & Subscribed Massy C (his X mark) Medaris
    JA Midans AJP 

1744 - 1834 John Medaris 90 90 John Medearis was born 22 February 1744, in Essex County, Virginia, between the Rappahanock and the Dragon according to the Bible Records of George Washington Davis Medearis. Dragon Run, which runs through Dragon Swamp, runs parallell to the Rappahanock.

John is referred to in various family charts as Capt. John or John Thomas Washington. Capt. John comes from his rank in the Revolutionary Army. The names Thomas Washington was added from an unknown source. However there is no evidence to support these names. No documents have ever been found with anything other than John Medearis.

John enlisted into the Revolutionary Army in the North Carolina Continental Line. He made 1st. Lieutenant. 3rd NC 15 Apr 1777, Eaton's Company. Was promoted to Capt. 23 Dec. 1777 in charge of the Medearis Regiment, transferred to the 1 NC 06 Feb. 1782, and was promoted to Brevet Major, 30 Sept. 1783.

(brevet = increase in rank without increase in pay)

John gave Marker Photoa lot to the war effort and was instrumental in obtaining supplies for George Washington's Army during the harsh winter on the Potomac. Pensions and payment for services were issued in land grants to officers, based on their time of service and rank. John obtained a great deal of land for his service. Including the land in Tennessee that he retired on after the Revolution. He called this plot of land "Liberty". There is a Historical Marker on the site in Liberty where the old home site still sits. According to letters written between John and his son George, John was forced to move to Tennessee in 1809, in order to claim his right to this land.

There are transcripts of letters that John wrote in the "Colonial Records of North Carolina". These documents can be found at the Archives in most states.

John married Sarah Hicks Bell, the daughter of Robert and Sarah Reeves Hicks of Granville County, NC. Their marriage bond is dated 21 Nov. 1780 in Wake County, NC. They were likely married on 20 Dec. 1780, as their sons George Bible records state. His military activity could explain the delay. Sarah was born in Essex County, VA in 1746.

She married Thomas Bell of Scotland in 1763 and had children: Barbara Bell, Robert Bell, Margaret Bell, George Bell, Matilda Bell, Thomas Bell and Charity Bell.  Thomas apparently died in the Revolutionary War.

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Revolutionary War Dept., Accountants Office 02-13-1795 Statement of Claims - Settlements.

02-25-1795, 6483 John Meaderis, Capt. 2nd Regiment, Continental Line of North Carolina, under command of Col. Alexander Martin Commuta, 03-22-1783 $2,400.00

Military land Warrants, Continental Line. A list of warrants for land granted the officers and soldiers in the Continental line out of the Secretaries office.



19. John Maderris, Captain 5th Regiment 3,290 Acres 72 months service
Oct. 16, by Robt. Goodloe

American Revolution Roster, Fort Sullivan (later Fort Moultrie) 1776 - 1780

John Medaris H.R.: 387; SR:1110; PI 22 Feb, 1744 - 31 March 1834

1 Lt. 3rd NC 15 Apr 1777, Eaton's Company
Capt. 23 Dec. 1777,
trf 1 NC 06 Feb. 1782,
BVT Maj. 30 Sept. 1783;
m. Mrs Sarah (Haywood) Bell.
(trf = transferred , BVT = Brevet = promotion in rank without increase in compensation)

Roster of North Carolina Soldiers in the American Revolution, Guilford County, North Carolina

John Medaris Active Duty (See Above)
listed as Medearis also while in Lt. Eaton's Company.
Commencement Name Rank Sums Received Description of Service Pension Age

From the Fayetteville, NC, Observer
    Thursday, October 7, 1999

    County dodged British invasion

    By Roy Parker Jr.
    Contributing editor

    Along with the flowering dogwood, the early spring of 1779 brought sighs of relief to the Patriots of Cumberland County.

    It appeared that they, and all of North Carolina, had dodged a bullet, at least for the time being.

    The threat of a British invasion, which had so alarmed the previous six months of the fifth year of the American War of Independence, abated.

    The month of May 220 years ago brought welcome news that the British and their Loyalist allies were falling back from a short-lived siege of Charleston, returning to their base at Savannah, which they had seized in December of 1778 as part of Britain’s new “southern strategy” for victory over the Patriots.

    But June brought a sobering footnote promising that the war was far from over in the South.

    Gen. Benjamin Lincoln’s little army of Continentals and militiamen, marching on the heels of the British force, was badly bloodied by the Redcoat rearguard in a sharp fight at a river crossing known as Stone’s Ferry.

    In a quirk of history, the British heroes at Stone’s Ferry would become a household word in Cumberland County.

    They were men of the 71st Highland Regiment, a unit that in the next 30 months would fight across the Carolinas, march through Cross Creek with Lord Cornwallis in 1781, and surrender at Yorktown.

    Forty years later, a township in Cumberland would be named in honor of the kilted Redcoats.

    The British presence in the South was doubly threatening to Patriots of Cape Fear, who rightly surmised that simmering Loyalist sentiment would flare into open defiance as it had three years earlier, only to be thoroughly suppressed at the Battle of Moore’s Creek.

    Some Loyalists from the area were already in the fight.

    The British forces in Savannah included units of Loyalists, among them the North Carolina Royal Regiment under Lt. Colonel John Hamilton.

    Some men from the Cape Fear region were serving under Hamilton’s royal flag, and may have taken part in the shootout at Stone’s Ferry.

    The threat of British invasion turned Cross Creek into a busy staging point for North Carolina militia units called out by Gov. Richard Caswell and ordered south to join Benjamin Lincoln’s army.

    Cross Creek merchants acting as commissary officers did a brisk business provisioning units marching from as far away as the Chowan River valley.

    The operations of the provisioning system were evident in a letter that Caswell wrote in June to Cross Creek merchant Peter Mallett: “Find enclosed a warrant from the Treasury for $5,000 which I request you immediately apply to purchasing flour, grain, for the Continental Troops and militia who may make your way to the southward.

    “You will also be pleased to provide them flesh provisions from the public stock.

    “I should have wrote you on this subject sooner, but it was til very lately altogether uncertain if these articles would be necessary at Cross Creek.

    “Let me to entreat you to give every assistance in your power to the troops on their march.

    “Col. Lamb, with a party of men hired by the militia will, I suspect, be with you in a few days.”

    The summer of 1779 saw a return to less hectic times for the village’s few hundred residents.

    The county government, holding its quarterly session in July, attended to an agenda of mostly peaceful pursuits, such as laying off roads and approving tax collectors for the various “captain’s districts.’’

    There was even time to levy a fine of five pounds on one John Murphy “for being drunk on jury duty.”

    Until he paid up, Murphy was to be “taken into custody.”

    But there was also war-related business. The court proceeded to prove that Patriots were still firmly in control of local affairs in Cumberland.

    Even with the Loyalist rumblings under way across the Carolinas, the Patriot county government proceeded to enforce a “confiscation act’’ seizing the property of Loyalists who had already left the county.

    Perhaps meeting in a new courthouse on Maiden Lane in “Upper Campbellton’’ (the new official name for Cross Creek), the justices of the peace who comprised the local county governing body appointed three notable Patriots as “commissioners of confiscated property.’’

    They were taverner George Fletcher, merchant Pat Travers, and planter Thomas Armstrong. The latter, who did not live in Cross Creek, failed to make it to meetings, and was replaced in October by John Matthews.

    By August, the alarms from South Carolina were so muted that a body of mounted militiamen stationed at a “camp near Cross Creek” since earlier in the year was disbanded.

    Its commander, Lt. Col. James Thackston of Orange County, reported to his superior, Brig. Gen. Jethro Sumner, on his collateral duties organizing militia units for the southward march.

    He wrote:“I have just finished discharging all the soldiers whose time has expired on the first and fifth of this month.

    “Those whose times does not expire until December next, and the old soldiers, we by order of Gen. Lincoln, formed into companies, officered and sent to Charleston, a return of which, together with a return of the Brigade for the last month, you will receive withall.

    “All arms and accouterments in possession of the men now discharged have been sent to the assistant quartermaster general in South Carolina, except for about 30 stand that were went with the prisoners (apparently deserters) to Salisbury.

    “By order of Gen. Caswell, the whole brigade was mustered out and paid off, up to the last day of this month. I will send (muster rolls) to you. In the hurry of business, Lt. Col. Lytle, who was appointed muster of the regiments (when he left me), carried them off with him.

    “I was under the necessity when before I left headquarters of applying to Gen. Lincoln for money, on the account of this state, to purchase necessaries for the officers on the march home, which was cheerfully granted, to the amount of $4,180, which sum I put in the hand of Col. Madearis, to enable him to furnish the requisites.

    “I have had a very troublesome and tiresome time of it since you left, but I have at length got through with it, I hope to your satisfaction.

    “I have given orders to all the officers to come in with the men now discharged to be diligent in apprehending deserters who may be lurking in the counties adjacent to the places where they are until they receive further orders from you.”

    With that, the 1779 Cross Creek military establishment of the War of Independence shut down for the season. 
1702 Charles Medaris married Mary Elles (Ellis). 1707 Mary Medaris married John Gore Sr. 1860 - 1919 Abraham Lincoln Bachman 59 59 1910 census record showed him (probably him) single at age 49. 1864 - 1961 Michael Bachman 97 97 1865 Loudica Bachman She doesn't show up in the 1880 census. Maybe she died young? 1753 Joseph Eaton 1754 Phebe Hatch D. 1857 Joseph Hatch Eaton Permelia Eaton Nancy Eaton Amos David Eaton 1786 - 1865 Lucy Hill 79 79 Lucy was listed in the household of her son-in-law and daughter, Ben and Asinath Knapp Hamilton in the 1860 census for Ripley County, Indiana. Lucy was listed as 75 years old and born in New York. 1783 Robert Ross 1813 Wilson Ross, Indiana
1815 Armstrong Ross, Indiana
1826 Vesta Ross, Indiana
Maybe born in Salt Creek twp, Decatur County, Indiana.
 1795 Eleanor ~1826 Joseph Moody 1854 Rebecca Moody 1837 - 1904 James Madison McKee 66 66 m. Nancy Eaton, March 8, 1857 1840 - 1862 Homer Bennett McKee 22 22 1842 - 1844 Helen McKee 2 2 1845 - 1845 Charles Bruce McKee 5m 5m 1846 - 1916 Mary Ann McKee 69 69 m. Seth Snowden (d. 4/4/1921) November 21, 1870 1855 - 1911 David Deal McKee 56 56 Infant son died Nov 1879?

 1858 - 1885 George Rider McKee 27 27 1861 - 1949 Samuel McKee 87 87 1864 - 1923 Emily Jane McKee 59 59 1797 - 1871 James Langston 74 74 May have been born 3 Apr 1797. 1801 Sarah Langston 1802 - 1881 Henry Langston 78 78 1850 census noted Henry owned $800 in real estate. 1860 census noted Henry was a Lawyer & owned $1000 in real estate. 1870 census - Magistrate, $600 in real estate $ 200 in personal property. 1807 - 1887 Eliza Ann Langston 80 80 1809 - 1884 William Isaiah Langston 75 75 1813 - 1888 Hiram Bennett Langston 74 74 1816 - >1880 Mary Ann Langston 64 64 1880 census - Finds Mary Ann a widow, living with: Emily Newman,Other, 27 yrs of age, born in IN. 1820 - 1883 Henrietta Langston 62 62 ~1755 - 1798 Mary Langston 43 43 Name may be, Mary Margaret Langston. ~1757 - ~1781 James Langston 24 24 Killed fighting in the American Revolutionary War. ~1761 - 1827 Solomon Langston 66 66 1766 - 1837 Laodicea (Dicey) Langston 71 71 Called "Daring Dicey", a Rebel for the Cause of Freedom. Spied against the British during the Revolutionary War. A monument was erected in her honor near Enoree Church, Traveler's Rest,Greenville County, South Carolina. She rendered valuable service to the American soldiers and Whigs during the War of Independence.

The book "The Partiot Wore Petticoats" is based on Dicey's life.

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From "The Women of the American Revolution," Elizabeth Fries Ellet, 1856:

Dicey Langston

The portion of South Carolina near the frontier, watered by the Pacolet, the Tyger, and the Ennoree, comprising Spartanburg and Union Districts, witnessed many deeds of violence and blood, and many bold achievements of the hardy partisans. It could also boast its full complement of women whose aid in various ways was of essential service to the patriots. So prevalent was loyalism in the darkest of those days, so bitter was the animosity felt towards the whigs, and so eager the determination to root them from the soil, that the very recklessness of hate gave frequent opportunities for the betrayal of the plans of their enemies.

Often were the boastings of those who plotted some midnight surprise, or some enterprise that promised rare pillage—uttered in the hearing of weak and despised women—unexpectedly turned into wonder at the secret agency that had disconcerted them, or execrations upon their own folly. The tradition of the country teems with accounts of female enterprise in this kind of service, very few instances of which were recorded in the military journals.

The patriots were frequently indebted for important information to one young girl, fifteen or sixteen years old at the commencement of the war. This was Dicey, the daughter of Solomon Langston of Laurens District. He was in principle a stout liberty man, but incapacitated by age and infirmities from taking any active part in the contest.

His son was a devoted patriot, and was ever found in the field where his services were most needed. He had his home in the neighborhood, and could easily receive secret intelligence from his sister, who was always on the alert. Living surrounded by loyalists, some of whom were her own relatives, Miss Langston found it easy to make herself acquainted with their movements and plans, and failed not to avail herself of every opportunity to do so, and immediately to communicate what she learned to the whigs on the other side of the Ennoree River.

At length suspicion of the active aid she rendered was excited among the tory neighbors. Mr. Langston was informed that he would be held responsible thenceforward, with his property, for the conduct of his daughter. The young girl was reproved severely, and commanded to desist from her patriotic treachery. For a time she obeyed the parental injunction; but having heard by accident that a company of loyalists, who on account of their ruthless cruelty had been commonly called the " Bloody Scout," intent on their work of death, were about to visit the "Elder settlement" where her brother and some friends were living, she determined at all hazards to warn them of the intended expedition.

She had none in whom to confide; but was obliged to leave her home alone, by stealth, and at the dead hour of night. Many miles were to be traversed, and the road lay through woods, and crossed marshes and creeks, where the conveniences of bridges and foot-logs were wanting. She walked rapidly on, heedless of slight difficulties; but her heart almost failed her when she came to the banks of the Tyger—a deep and rapid stream, which there was no possibility of crossing except by wading through the ford.

This she knew to be deep at ordinary times, and it had doubtless been rendered more dangerous by the rains that had lately fallen. But the thought of personal danger weighed not with her, in comparison to the duty she owed her friends and country. Her momentary hesitation was but the shrinking of nature from peril encountered in darkness and alone, when the imagination conjures up a thousand appalling ideas, each more startling than the worst reality. Her strong heart battled against these, and she resolved to accomplish her purpose, or perish in the attempt.

She entered the water; but when in the middle of the ford, became bewildered, and knew not which direction to take. The hoarse rush of the waters, which were up to her neck—the blackness of the night—the utter solitude around her—the uncertainty lest the next step should ingulph her past help, confused her; and losing in a degree her self-possession, she wandered for some time in the channel without knowing whither to turn her steps. But the energy of a resolute will, under the care of Providence, sustained her.

Having with difficulty reached the other side, she lost no time in hastening to her brother, informed him and his friends of the preparations made to surprise and destroy them, and urged him to send his men instantly in different directions to arouse and warn the neighborhood. The soldiers had just returned from a fatiguing excursion, and complained that they were faint from want of food. The noble girl, not satisfied with what she had done at such risk to herself, was ready to help them still further by providing refreshment immediately.

Though wearied, wet, and shivering with cold, she at once set about her preparations. A few boards were taken from the roof of the house, a fire was kindled with them, and in a few minutes a hoe-cake, partly baked, was broken into pieces, and thrust into the shot pouches of the men. Thus provisioned, the little company hastened to give the alarm to their neighbors, and did so in time for all to make their escape. The next day, when the "scout" visited the place, they found no living enemy on whom to wreak their vengeance.

At a later period of the war, the father of Miss Langston incurred the displeasure of the loyalists in consequence of the active services of his sons in their country's cause. They were known to have imbibed their principles from him; and he was marked out as an object of summary vengeance. A party came to his house with the desperate design of putting to death all the men of the family. The sons were absent; but the feeble old man, selected by their relentless hate as a

victim, was in their power. He could not escape or resist; and he scorned to implore their mercy. One of the company drew a pistol, and deliberately leveled it at the breast of Lansgton. Suddenly a wild shriek was heard; and his young daughter sprang between her aged parent and the fatal weapon. The brutal soldier roughly ordered her to get out of the way, or the contents of the pistol would be instantly lodged in her own heart. She heeded not the threat, which was but too likely to be fulfilled the next moment.

Clasping her arms tightly round the old man's neck, she declared that her own body should first receive the ball aimed at his heart! There are few human beings, even of the most depraved, entirely insensible to all noble and generous impulses. On this occasion the conduct of the daughter, so fearless, so determined to shield her father's life by the sacrifice of her own, touched the heart even of a member of the " Bloody Scout."

Langston was spared; and the party left the house filled with admiration at the filial affection and devotion they had witnessed. At another time the heroic maiden showed herself as ready to prevent wrong to an enemy as to her friends. Her father's house was visited by a company of Whigs, who stopped to get some refreshment, and to feed their wearied horses.

In the course of conversation one of them mentioned that they were going to visit a tory neighbor, for the purpose of seizing his horses. The man whose possessions were thus to be appropriated had been in general a peaceable citizen; and Mr. Langston determined to inform him of the danger in which his horses stood of having their ownership changed.

Entering cordially into her father's design, Miss Langston set off immediately to carry the information. She gave it in the best faith; but just before she started on her return home, she discovered that the neighbor whom she had warned was not only taking precautions to save his property, but was about to send for the captain of a tory band not far distant, so that the "liberty men" might be captured when intent on their expedition, before they should be aware of their danger.

It was now the generous girl's duty to perform a like friendly act towards the Whigs. She lost no time in conveying the intelligence, and thus saved an enemy's property, and the lives of her friends. Her disregard of personal danger, where service could be rendered, was remarkable.

One day, returning from a Whig neighborhood in Spartanburg District, she was met by a company of loyalists, who ordered her to give them some intelligence they desired respecting those she had just left. She refused; whereupon the captain of the band held a pistol to her breast, and ordered her instantly to make the disclosures, or she should "die in her tracks." Miss Langston only replied, with the cool intrepidity of a veteran soldier: "Shoot me if you dare! I will not tell you," at the same time opening a long handkerchief which covered her neck and bosom, as if offering a place to receive the contents of the weapon. Incensed by her defiance, the officer was about to fire, when another threw up his hand, and saved the courageous girl's life.

On one occasion, when her father's house was visited on a plundering expedition by the noted tory Captain Gray with his riflemen, and they had collected and divided every thing they thought could be of use, they were at some loss what to do with a large pewter basin. At length the captain determined on taking that also, jeeringly remarking, " it will do to run into bullets to kill the rebels."

"Pewter bullets, sir," answered Miss Langston, "will not kill a Whig."

"Why not?" inquired Captain Gray.

"It is said, sir," replied she, "that a witch can be shot only with a silver bullet; and I am sure the Whigs are more under the protection of Providence."

At another time when a company of the enemy came to the house they found the door secured. To their demand for admission and threats of breaking down the door, Miss Langston answered by sternly bidding them begone. Her resolute language induced the company to "hold a parley;" and the result was that they departed without further attempt to obtain an entrance.

One more anecdote is given to illustrate her spirit and fearlessness. Her brother James had left a rifle in her care, which she was to keep hid till he sent for it. He did so, by a company of " liberty men," who were to return by his father's dwelling. On arriving at the house, one of them asked the young girl for the gun. She went immediately, and brought it; but as she came towards the soldiers, the thought struck her that she had neglected to ask for the countersign agreed upon between her brother and herself.

Advancing more cautiously—she observed to them that their looks were suspicious; that for aught she knew they might be a set of Tories; and demanded the countersign. One of the company answered that it was too late to make conditions; the gun was in their possession, and its holder, too. " Do you think so," cried she, cocking it, and presenting the muzzle at the speaker. " If the gun is in your possession, take charge of her!" Her look and attitude of defiance showed her in earnest; the countersign was quickly given; and the men, laughing heartily, pronounced her worthy of being the sister of James Langston.

After the war was ended, Miss Langston married Thomas Springfield, of Greenville, South Carolina. She died in Greenville District, a few years since. Of her numerous descendants then living, thirty-two were sons and grandsons capable of bearing arms, and ready at any time to do so in the maintenance of that liberty which was so dear to the youthful heart of their ancestor.

The preceding anecdotes were furnished by Hon. B. F. Ferry, of Greenville, South Carolina, who received them from one of Mrs. Springfield's family.

 1769 - 1844 Henry Langston 75 75 ~1774 - ~1847 Selah Langston 73 73 ~1779 Amy Langston ~1781 Patricia ("Patty") Langston ~1783 Sarah Langston 1537 - 1597 Elizabeth Edney 60 60 D. 1603 Robert Bennett John Bennett "It is very probable that John Bennett, tanner, of the same place, and his wife Margery were the parents of Robert, for Robert named his first daugher Margery and his first son John."
Boddie, 17th Century Isle of Wight County D. 1564 Margery "It is very probably that John Bennett, tanner, of the same place, and his wife Margery were the parents of Robert, for Robert named his first daugher Margery and his first son John."
Boddie, 17th Century Isle of Wight County 1560 Margery Bennett 1561 - 1561 John Bennett 1562 - >1603 Elizabeth Bennett 41 41 1563 Agnes Bennett 1564 - >1603 Dorothy Bennett 39 39 1566 - 1601 John Bennett 35 35 1567 - 1568 Johan Bennett 1 1 1571 - 1623 Robert Bennett 52 52 had children 1572 William Bennett Married Alice Storye Nov 14, 1603
Children:
Johanne, christened 4/25/1604, buried 2/2/1622-1623
Agnes, christened Nov 23, 1606
Mary, christened June 25, 1609 1736 Richard Bennett m. daughter of John Smart

1754 Granville County, North Carolina, Captain David Harris' Company
Thomas Bell, Lieutenant., Peter Green, Sergeant.
Absolum Langston #51
James Langston #54
Solomon Langston #55
Richard Bennett #59
William Mangham #64
James Mangham #65
William Mangham, Jr #66
Samuel Mangham #74
1738 Mark Bennett m. Jemima 1741 William Bennett 1744 Moses Bennett 1747 Martha Bennett 1750 - 1825 James Bennett 75 75 1751 Ann Bennett 1753 Amey Bennett 1781 - 1844 Rebecca Brown 62 62 She married Abraham Nabors
 1784 - 1853 Jane Brown 68 68 She married James Carwile
 1787 - 1841 John Brown 53 53 He married Elizabeth. 1790 - 1854 Sarah Brown 64 64 Maybe she was born on May 9. She married George Norris. 1793 - 1873 Matthew Scott Brown 80 80 1795 - 1841 Pamelia Brown 45 45 1798 - 1883 William Brown 84 84 1737 - 1837 Thomas Travis 100 100 He lived in Baltimore County, Maryland from 1737 to about 1785, "some few years after the end of the Revolution."

He lived in Wilkes County, Georgia from around 1785 to 1788. His Revolutionary War pension application said Wilkes County, South Carolina, but that was apparently a mistake. In 1785 Thomas Travis was granted 400 acres in Wilkes County, Georgia. (Land ak "PPP" p. 134 Sec State's Office, Atlanta) Thomas Travis also witnessed a deed in Wilkes County, Georgia on 12 Jul 1787.

He moved to Washington County in about 1788 and stayed there until about 1798. Washington County was probably Washington County, Virginia that later became Washington County, North Carolina (1776), then Sullivan County, North Carolina (1779) and then Sullivan County, Tennessee (1796).

In 1795 Thomas Travis settled in Green County, Tennessee. His daughter Elizabeth married Alexander Hays in Greene County, Tennessee in 1799.

In 1799 he moved to Overton County, Tennessee where he has lived upwards of 30 years. He lived in the part of the county that became Fentress County.

Reference: Maryland Claim for Rev. War Service. Maryland is 3826 #25478

Thomas Travis of Fentress County, Tennessee (formed from Overton County) served as Private in Captain Standifer's Company, Colonel Perryton's Regiment in the Revolutionary War. He was on Pension Roll W. Tenn. $20 per annum 4 March 1831. Vol. A p. 379 file 3826. State of Tennnessee, Fentress County. 29 Nov. 1833, Application signed Thomas Travis

Thomas TRAVIS, Fentress Co., Tenn. Entry - 2972 16 acres. Apr. 2, 1833. . p. 94 Bk. E Mtn Dist.

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Thomas Travis Revolutionary War Pension Application -- S3826
State of Tennessee, Fentress County
On this the 29th day of November 1833 personally appeared before me Robert H. Richardson one of the justices of the Court of Pleas and Quartersessions for the county aforesaid Thomas Travis, a resident citizen of the County of Fentress aged ninety six years agreeable to his best and undoubted account he is that age, but he has no record of his age and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832,
That he entered the service of the United ... in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland. Owing to extreme old age and loss of memory he cannot state the precise time as to date or month he entered the service some time in the fall season of the year as a draftee soldier to serve three months under Capt John Standefer he cannot recollect the name of his Col he marched to various places in the State of Maryland and some in Pennsulvania and after having served out his said Tour of three months he was verbally discharged at a place about 24 miles from Philadelphia and returned home. and some time thereafter he was drafted to serve three months more he entered the service under Captain John Standefer & Lieutenant William Parish he cannot state the day or date nor anything very definite as to the time he marched off under said officers and after marching to various points, Joined the main army near Brandywine and went on to the Battle of Brandywine, and some time thereafter he was again verbally discharged near his home in Baltimore County having served three months this tour.
And some time thereafter he was again drafted and entered the service. To serve three month more under Capt Edmund Stansberry does not recollect the name of the Col he cannot designate the period from the want of memory he marched off under said Capt Stansberry. To many places and finally to the Battle of Germantown and shortly thereafter, he was again verbally discharged having served out his tour of three months, he was again drafted but he substituted a man in his place applicant has not written or documentary proof of his service and knows of no person by whom he can prove his services and there is no clergyman any place near as within his present neighborhood he states his memory is so impaired from affliction and extream old age that he cannot designate the periods of the war he positively states he is wholy unable to attend a court of record from bodily infirmity he has no doubt he can prove his character as a man of veracity and as being believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution by his neighbors generally some of whom he name to wit William Crocket, Jessee Bean he staid some few years after the end of the Revolution in the said County of Baltimore in Maryland where he was born and raised and served dont recollect precisely how long and then moved to Wiks county South Carolina some few years, Washington County Georgia and staid there ten years, and then moved to Green County Tennessee lived there about four years and then moved to Overton County Tennessee, which is the part taken off of Overton County and made Fentress where he has lived upward of thirty years. applicant here by relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed his
before me the day and Thomas X Travis
year afore said mark
Robert H. Richardson, J.P.
We Phillip Williams & Yearby Keyton residing in the County of Fentress State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Travis who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be fuly ninety six years of age and a man of veracity and that he is reputed in this neighborhood as having been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the same opinion.
Phillip Williams
Yearby Keyton
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
Robert H. Richardson, J.P.

Justice of the peace for the County of Fentress State of Tennessee hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Phillip Williams & Yearby Keyton who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are resident citizens in the county of Fentress afore said and that their statements are entitled to credit they being credible men of veracity, and I further certify that applicant is unable to attend court from bodily infirmity. Robert H. Richardson, J.P.

State of Tennessee, Fentress County
I john H. Richardson clerk of the court of pleas and quarterlysessions for the county of Fentress aforesaid hereby certify that Robert H. Richardson Esquire whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was at the time of doing the same an acting Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, and that full faith and credit is due his official acts as such and that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing. Given under my hand and seal of office in Jamestown the 7th day of December AD 1833.
John H. Richardson Clk by John Albertson Dpt Ck
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Jamestown Tennessee
Dec 10th 1833
I enclose to you the papers and proceedings in the matter of the application of Thomas Travis & Timothy Gauney to obtain pensions under the act of Congress of June the 7th 1832.
Please communicate an answer to me at this place as soon as consistent.
Your humble servant
Robert A. Dabney
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
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Pall Mall, Fentress Co., Ten
17th January 1840
Sir In the case of Thomas Travis late a Revolutionary pensioner on the Nashville roll at Twenty Dollars per annum who has died on the 5th day of June 1837 and the claim of his son was forwarded by me to the Treasury department for settlement at the third auditors office to P. Hagnes Esq. who informs me that his payments was suspended in December 1834 and we are unapprised for what reason it was suspended------
Please inform us by letter to this office as we are now as we think able to give satisfaction as to the validity of the claim a speedy answer will kindly be reserved.
I am very respectfully your obt. Servant, J. L. Kennedy

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington City D. C.
Pension Office 1847 Milford Rice Travis ~1852 Jeremiah David Travis Ellen M Sawyer D. 1636 Maria Van Valkenburgh D. ~1622 Michiel Van Valkenburgh On 17 Oct 1609 Michiel, living in Antwerp, transferred his inheritance in Millen to his brother Lambert for 100 guilders.

Michiel married Geertruyt van Mettichoven about 1603 in the Netherlands. Geertruyt died after 31 Dec 1622. ~1600 Margaretha Van Valkenburgh Margaretha married Dierick Eycken before 14 Apr 1617.
 1607 - 1689 Andries Lemmon Van Valkenburgh 82 82 NOTE: Dryes Lemmen Dryssenoon (Andries) on 18 Mar 1630 molested an official messenger (beadle) with a hayfork and a spade and threatened to shoot him. On 2 Jan 1631 Andries used insulting words to the Church sexton and threatened to beat him.

NOTE: on 24 Mar 1653, accompanied by his sister leyn (Cathalina) and her two daughters, Maria and Griet, with his other sister Lysen (Elisabeth), appeared before the aldermen of Millen and the sisters gave Andries a quit claim to their share of the inheritance from their parents. <1608 Jan Van Valkenburgh ~1609 - 1666 Catalijne Van Valkenburgh 57 57 Leyn (Cathalina) accompanied her brother Andries on 24 Mar 1653 to give him her share of their parents inheritance <1617 Arnoldus Van Valkenburgh 1652 Lambert Lambertse Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: record of RDC of NY s/o Lambert Van Valckenburg; Sponsors: Jochem Beekman and Tryntie Van Campen; place was known than as New Amsterdam, New Netherlands

There in no further record of Lambert, perhaps he died young ~1642 Anna Lambertse Van Valkenburgh Anna married Zacharias Sickels son of Sickels and Mrs Sickels about 1660 in, Albany Co, NY. Zacharias was born about 1636/1640 in Vienna, Vienna, Austria. He died in, NY.

Zacharias and Anna had the following children:

Anne Sickels was born about 1662 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Anne married Abraham Isaacs van Deusen about 1682/1685 in, [Albany Co], Ny.

Robert Sickels was born about 1664 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Robert married Geetruy Riddenhaas on 5 Apr 1686 in First Drc, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Lembrecht Sickels was born about 1666 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Lembrecht married (1) Maria Jansen about 1690 in, [Albany Co], Ny. Lembrecht married (2) Wyntie Dykman on 19 Jul 1717.

Elizabeth Sickels was born about 1668 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Elizabeth married William Barentse Peer about 1689 in, [Albany Co], NY.

Zacharias Sickels was born about 1670 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Zacharias married (1) Marytie or Marritie Janse Brevoort on 29 Aug 1693 in New York Drc, New York City, New York, NY. Zacharias married (2) Wyntje Dykman.

Thomas Sickels was born on 9 Sep 1679 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Thomas married Jannetjie Janse Brevoort on 5 Apr 1702 in, [Albany Co], NY.

Grietje Sickels was christened on 17 May 1684 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Lea Sickels was christened on 8 May 1687 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Maria Sickels was born about 1689 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Maria married Moses Robins.
 ~1650 Catrym Lambertse Van Valkenburgh Catrym married Andries Hanse Huyck son of Jans Hans Huyck and Lysbeth Pieterse Minuit about 1667 in, Albany Co, NY. Andries was born about 1644 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands. He died in 1705 in Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

Andries and Catrym had the following children:

Johannes Huyck was born about 1670 in of, Albany Co, NY.

Lambert Huyck was born about 1676 in of, Albany Co, NY. Lambert married Anna Ratcliff daughter of Jan or John Radcliff and Rachel Lambertse Van Valkenburg on 28 Aug 1707 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Anna was born on 6 Jan 1686 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. She was christened on 10 Jan 1686 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. She was buried on 24 Apr 1741 in Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Burger Huyck was born about 1679 in of, Albany Co, NY. Burger married Mayke Goes on 2 Oct 1703 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Catherine Huyck was born about 1683 in of, Albany Co, NY. She died on 9 Mar 1748 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Catherine married Jan Hendrickse Van Wie about 1707 in, Albany Co, NY.

Jochem Huyck was christened on 29 Jul 1685 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Cornelius Huyck was christened on 11 Mar 1688 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Cornelius married (1) Geertruy Vosburgh about 1714 in, [Albany Co], NY. Cornelius married (2) Hillegonda Erickson on 20 Aug 1749 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY.

Anna Huyck

Andries Huyck

Marretje or Maria Huyck was christened on 11 Nov 1696 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Marretje married (1) John Tannson on 20 Jan 1717 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Marretje married (2) John FitzGerald about 1716 in, [Albany Co], NY.

Margrietje or Margaret Huyck was christened on 7 Jan 1700 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Margrietje married Heiroon van Vlieren on 13 Dec 1715 in First Drc, Albany, Albany Co, NY.
 ~1654 - 1748 Rachel Lambertse Van Valkenburgh 94 94 Rachel married Jan or John Radcliff about 1680 in, Albany Co, NY. Jan was born about 1660 in Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Jan and Rachel had the following children:

Richard Radcliff was born on 23 Jan 1681 in Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Elizabeth Radcliff was born on 8 Apr 1683 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. She died in 1725. Elizabeth married Dirck Benson about 1711 in Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Anna Ratcliff was born on 6 Jan 1686 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. She was christened on 10 Jan 1686 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. She was buried on 24 Apr 1741 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Anna married Lambert Huyck son of Andries Hanse Huyck and Catrym Lambertse Van Valkenburg on 28 Aug 1707 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Lambert was born about 1676 in of, Albany Co, NY.

Rykert or Richard Radcliff was born on 13 Jul 1688 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. He was christened on 15 Jul 1688 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Lambert Radcliff was born on 4 Sep 1691 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. He was christened on 6 Sep 1691 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Lambert married Antie van Santen on 4 Jan 1724 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Margarite Radcliff was born on 4 Sep 1691 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. She was christened on 6 Sep 1691 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Johannes Radcliff was born on 12 Aug 1694 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. He was christened on 19 Sep 1694 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. He was buried on 19 Jan 1757 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Johannes married Selia Yates on 24 Mar 1717 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Benek Jochem Radcliff was born on 22 Nov 1697 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. He was christened on 24 Nov 1697 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. He died in 1757. Benek married Hilletie Hogeboom about 1722 in Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Willem Radcliff was christened on 3 Nov 1700 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Willem married Martha Bennewe on 13 Feb 1725 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Jacobus Radcliff was christened on 12 Sep 1703 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Jacobus married Catherine Bovie about 1728 in Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Margrita or Margarita Ratcliff
 Maritje Lambertse Van Valkenburgh It is the opinion of other researchers that Maria Lambertse belongs in this family. There is no absolute proof.

SOURCE: "Early Generation of the Van Deusen Family in America" has the following:

Abraham Isaacs Van Deusen and Anne Sickels has the following children:

Isaac bap 14 Mar 1688 with Marritje Lamberts (Van Valkenburg in brackets) as his sponsor.

Jannetje bap 17 Nov 1695 with Rachel Lamberts (Van Valkenburg in brackets) as her sponsor.

It is my belief that this is where the additional child Maria/Maritje Lambertse Van Valkenburg comes from. Further study is advisable. ~1683 Johannes Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: no known record

MARRIAGE: 1st; Church record; Johannes Van Valkenburg to Margarita Barheit; Married 1 Feb 1707 and recorded in the Church 26 Feb 1707
MARRIAGE: 2nd: Church record: Johannes Van Valkenburg to Antie Van Sardam and recorded in RDC Kinderhook; also recorded in Schodack, Rensselaer Co
MARRIAGE: 3rd: Church record; Johannes Van Valkenburg to Elizabeth Hallenbeck

Johannes married (1) Margarite or Margaret Barheit daughter of Jeronimus Hanse Barheit and Rebecca Evertse Pels on 1 Feb 1707 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Margarite was christened on 4 Oct 1685 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Johannes and Margarite had the following children:

Eva Van Valkenburg

Rebekka Van Valkenburg

Jaroon or Jeronimus Van Valkenburg

Jannetie Van Valkenburg

Johanna Van Valkenburg was christened on 23 Sep 1716 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Johanna married Isack or Isaac Van Valkenburg son of Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg and Catharina van Alstyne about 1736 in, NY. Isack was christened on 23 Jun 1718 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

Jochum Van Valkenburg was christened on 28 Jun 1719 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Marytie Van Valkenburg was christened on 27 May 1722 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Johannes married (2) Antie or Antje Van Sardam in 1727 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Antie was born about 1688 in of, Columbia Co, NY. Johannes and Antie had the following children:

Margarietie or Margaritie Van Valkenburg was christened on 22 Sep 1728 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

Cornelia Van Valkenburg

Johannes married (3) Elizabeth Hallenbeck daughter of Isaac Casperse Hallenbeck and Dorothe Bosch on 29 Jul 1732 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Elizabeth was christened on 23 Jun 1695 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Johannes and Elizabeth had the following children:

Anna Margarita Van Valkenburg was christened on 23 May 1734 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

Dorothe Van Valkenburg

Hendrik or Hendrick Van Valkenburg was christened on 17 Dec 1738 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

~1676 Hendrick Van Valkenburgh Hendrick married Anna Huyck daughter of Andries Hanse Huyck and Catrym Lambertse Van Valkenburg on 10 Dec 1709 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Anna was born about 1689/1690 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. She was christened on 31 Dec 1689. Hendrick and Anna had the following children:

1. Andries Van Valkenburg was christened on 30 Apr 1710 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

2. Eva Van Valkenburg

3. Jochum Van Valkenburg was christened on 6 Oct 1717 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

4. Henderikis or Hendrick Van Valkenburg was christened on 23 Oct 1720 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

5. Johannes Van Valkenburg was christened on 18 Jun 1723 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

6. Isaac Van Valkenburg was christened on 12 Dec 1731 in High & Low DRC, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY.
~1680 Abraham Van Valkenburgh MARRIAGE: Church record; 18 May 1706 Abraham Van Valkenburg, y m, born & lives at Kinderhook, and Catelyntje Schermerhoorn, y d, born and lives at Albany Co; rec'd 2 Jun 1706. Married 18 May and recorded in the Church 2 June 1706

Abraham married Catelyntie Schermerhorn daughter of Jacob Jacobse Schermerhorn and Geertjie Hendrickse Van Buren on 18 May 1706 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Catelyntie was born on 26 Aug 1683 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. She was christened in 1683 in, Albany Co, NY. Abraham and Catelyntie had the following children:

1. Jacobus Van Valkenburg

2. Joachim Van Valkenburg

3. Abraham or Abram Van Valkenburg

4. Isack or Isaac Van Valkenburg was christened on 19 Oct 1712 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

5. Jannetje Van Valkenburg

6. Johannes Van Valkenburg was christened on 21 Apr 1717 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

7. Eva Van Valkenburg

8. Gerretie or Geertjie Van Valkenburg

9. Cornelius Van Valkenburg was christened on 24 Mar 1723 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.
~1674 Jannetje Jochemse Van Valkenburgh MARRIAGE: Church record; Isak Janaz Van Alstyn wid'r of Maritje Vosburgh, and Jannetje Van Valkenburg y d both living at Kinderhook.

Jannetje married Isaac Janse Van Alstyne son of Jan Martensen van Alstyne and Dirkje Harmense on 20 Feb 1698 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Isaac was born on 16 Jul 1657 in Albany, Albany Co, NY. Isaac and Jannetje had the following children:

1. Jochum Van Alstyne

2. Harmen Van Alstyne was christened on 10 Nov 1700 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Harmen married Dorothea van Slyck on 12 Nov 1721 in First Drc, Albany, Albany Co, Ny.

3. Bartholomaeus Van Alstyne was christened on 19 May 1702 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Bartholomaeus married Angenietje Goes on 19 Sep 1730 in, Ny.

4. Dirkje Van Alstyne was christened on 13 Feb 1704 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

5. Eva Van Alstyne was christened on 9 Jun 1706 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Eva married Seth Vrooman on 4 Oct 1731 in Albany, Albany Co, Ny.

6. Maria Van Alstyne was christened on 31 Oct 1708 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Maria married Pieter Larrowa or Larroway about 1729/1730 in, Ny.

7. Lammert Van Alstyne
 <1695 Engeltie Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Church record; Engeltje, of Jochum Lambertsz and Eva Vroman; wit: Abram Isaks and Jacomyn Nak

Engeltie married Pieter Van Slyck son of Pieter Van Slyck and Johanna Hanse Barheit about 1723 in, [Albany Co], NY. Pieter was born on 22 Apr 1700. He was christened on 28 Apr 1700 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Pieter and Engeltie had the following children:

1. Petrus Van Slyck was born on 4 Dec 1724. He was christened on 14 Feb 1725 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Petrus married Jesyntje or Leyntje Gardenier on 25 Nov 1760 in Rc, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY.

2. Jochem Van Slyck

3. Willem Van Slyck was christened on 8 Sep 1729 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Willem married Dorothe Vosburgh on 20 May 1759 in, [Columbia Co], NY.

4. Johannes Van Slyck was christened on 16 Apr 1732 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Johannes married Helena Gardenier on 30 Jun 1763 in Rc, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY.

5. Eva Van Slyck was christened on 29 Sep 1734 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Eva married Harmen van Buren on 10 Jun 1763 in Rc, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY.

6. Johanna Van Slyck was christened on 29 Sep 1734 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

7. Johanna Van Slyck was born on 23 Oct 1736. She was christened on 15 Jan 1737 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Johanna married Francis van Buren on 30 Sep 1761 in Rc, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY.
 D. 1760 Jochem Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Church record; Jochum s/o Jochum Lambertsz and Eva Henderiksz Vroman; wit: Pieter Martensz and Ariaantje Barent
MARRIAGE: Church record; Jochum Van Valkenburg to Elsje Van Husum

NOTE: there is some confusion between two Jochum/Jochem Van Valkenburgs who married an Elsje. Please use all of the listings for their children with care.

Jochem married Elsje van Hoesen daughter of Jacob Janse van Hoesen and Judick Frans Clauw or Klauw on 18 Feb 1719 in Zions Luth Ch, Loonenburg, Greene Co, NY. Elsje was christened on 12 Feb 1696 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Jochem and Elsje had the following children:

1. Eva Van Valkenburg was christened on 25 Oct 1719 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

2. Jacob Van Valkenburg

3. Eva Van Valkenburg was christened on 28 Apr 1723 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

4. Judick Van Valkenburg

5. Gretje Van Valkenburg was christened on 22 May 1733 in Zions Luth Ch, Loonenburg, Greene Co, NY.

6. Elsje Van Valkenburg was christened on 10 Oct 1735 in Zions Luth Ch, Loonenburg, Greene Co, NY.

7. Jurge or George or Uriah Van Valkenburg
 <1686 Isaac Van Valkenburgh MARRIAGE: Church record; First DRC aka Schenectady RC; Banns called for Isaak Valkenborg and Lydia Van Slyk 12 May 1705; Married 4 Oct 1705

Isaac married Lydia Van Slyck daughter of Jacques Cornelius Van Slyck and Grietje Ryckman on 4 Oct 1705 in First DRC, Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY. Lydia was born about 1685 in of, Schenectady Co, NY. Isaac and Lydia had the following children:

1. Jacobus Van Valkenburg

2. Eva Van Valkenburg

3. Joachim Lambert Van Valkenburg

4. Isaac Van Valkenburg

5. Margaritie Van Valkenburg

6. Harmen Van Valkenburg was christened on 2 Mar 1715 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

7. Jannetien or Jannetje Van Valkenburg

8. Geertruit or Geertruy Van Valkenburg

9. Lydia Van Valkenburg was born on 1 Sep 1725 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY. She was christened on 17 Sep 1725 in Schenectady RC, Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY.
~1672 Lambert Jochemse Van Valkenburgh MARRIAGE: Church record; Lambert Jochumsz Van Valkenborgh, y n and Jannetje
Fransz Clauw y d both l at Kinderhook

Lambert married Jannetje Frans Clauw or Klauw daughter of Frans Pieterse Clauw or Klauw and Elsje on 28 Mar 1693 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Jannetje was born about 1670 in of, Albany Co, NY. Lambert and Jannetje had the following children:

1. Elsje Van Valkenburg

2. Jochum Van Valkenburg

3. Pieter Van Valkenburg

4. Hendrick Van Valkenburg

5. Eva Van Valkenburg

6. Frans Van Valkenburg

7. Maria Van Valkenburg was christened on 7 Jan 1705 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

8. Juriaan Van Valkenburg was christened on 26 Feb 1707 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

9. Johannes Lambertse Van Valkenburg

10. Wyntjen Francen Van Valkenburg

Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh (b. August 22, 1862â€"4, d. November 1944)(Lawrence, Johannes, Hendrick, Frans, Lambert Jochemse, Jochem Lambertse, Lambert), was an American jurist who served as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
 <1689 Jacob Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Church record; Jacob s/o Jochum Lammertsz; wit: father and Jan Tysz; presented by Styntje Jans
MARRIAGE: Church record; Jacob Van Valkenburg to Christyna Wenne

Jacob married Christina or Styntje Winne daughter of Thomas Winne and Teuntje Janse Goes on 4 Jul 1713 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Christina was christened on 18 Sep 1692 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Jacob and Christina had the following children:

1. Eva Van Valkenburg

2. Thomas Van Valkenburg

3. Jochem Van Valkenburg was christened on 9 May 1720 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

4. Teuntie Van Valkenburg

5. Lambert Van Valkenburg

6. Margrieta or Margarita Van Valkenburg was christened on 5 Feb 1727 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Margrieta married John Taylor, NY governner in 1817, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tayler), M.L. 3/19/1764. The mortal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804 began with ill words spoken at John and Margrieta's home in Albany.

7. Johannes Van Valkenburg was christened on 14 Sep 1729 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

8. Abraham Van Valkenburg was christened on 23 Apr 1732 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.
 <1758 Cathrina Van Valkenburgh Cathrina married Johannes or John Van Buren son of Pieter Van Buren and Elbertje Van Deusen on 13 Feb 1780 in RC, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY. Johannes was christened on 12 Nov 1758 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

Johannes and Cathrina had the following children:

1. Pieter Van Buren, christened on 3 Jun 1781 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. He died on 5 Apr 1865 in Volney, Oswego Co, NY. Pieter married Elizabeth Althouse about 1803 in, NY.

2. Catherine Van Buren was born on 1 Jun 1783 in of, Columbia Co, NY. Catherine married Elijah Edwards son of Edwards on 25 Dec 1808 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Elijah was born on 13 Mar 1785 in of, Columbia Co, NY. He died on 16 May 1863 in Sangerfield, Oneida Co, NY. He was buried in Waterville Cem, Sangerfield, Oneida Co, NY.
<1749 - <1758 Catharina Van Valkenburgh 9 9 She died at age nine, and he gave a later daughter the same name.

BIRTH & BAPTISM: Catharina d/o Jacob Van Valkenburg and Cataleyntje Leggett;
sponsors: John Leggett and Geesje Leggett; Church record <1702 Jochem Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: At Kinderhook, Jochem VV s/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh and Catharina Van Aalsteyn; wit: Jochem Lambertse Van Valkenburg and Eve Van Valkenburgh; recorded in First DRC, Albany Co, NY; Church record

NOTE: it is not clear weather he was born at Kinderhook or baptised there and recorded in the First DRC Albany

Jochem married Cornelia Van Deusen daughter of Isaac Van Deusen and Bata or Bathia Van Ysselsteyn about 1729 in, NY. Cornelia was christened on 3 Jul 1709 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Jochem and Cornelia had the following children:

1. Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg

2. Isaac Van Valkenburg

3. Catharina Van Valkenburg

4. Petrus Van Valkenburg

5. Bata Van Valkenburg

6. Johannes Van Valkenburg

7. Elizabeth Van Valkenburg
 <1704 Lambert Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Lambert s/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg and Catharina Van Aalstein; wit: Johannes Mingaal and Jannetje Van Aalstein; Church record

MARRIAGE: 1st: Church record; also recorded in Schodack Vital records 2nd: Church record; S/L Van Valkenburg to Jac Born

Lambert married (1) Lea Clauw or Klauw daughter of Jurian Frans Clauw or Klauw and Marie Janse Hallenbeck on 17 Jun 1725 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Lea was born on 20 Jan 1705 in Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. She was christened on 10 Jun 1705 in Zions Luth Ch, Athens, Greene Co, NY. Lambert and Lea had the following children:

1. Jurryaen Van Valkenburg

2. Cathrina or Catherine Van Valkenburg

3. Maria Van Valkenburg was born on 6 Feb 1730. She was christened on 7 Sep 1730 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

4. Eva Van Valkenburg

Lambert married (2) Jacomyntje Burns daughter of Charles Burns and Bathsheba Bradt on 2 Nov 1735 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Jacomyntje was born about 1719 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY. Lambert and Jacomyntje had the following children:

1. Cathalyntjie Van Valkenburg

2. Debora or Deborah Van Valkenburg

3. Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg

4. Jannetjie Van Valkenburg

5. Charles Van Valkenburg

6. Abram or Abraham Van Valkenburg

 <1707 Pieter Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Peter VV s/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg and Catharina Van Aalstein; wit: Johannes and Margarita Mingaal; Church record

Pieter married Bata Van Deusen daughter of Isaac Van Deusen and Bata or Bathia Van Ysselsteyn about 1735 in, NY. Bata was christened on 27 Sep 1713 in Old Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster Co, NY. Pieter and Bata had the following children:

1. Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg

2. Isaac Van Valkenburg

3. Catharina Van Valkenburg

4. Cornelia Van Valkenburg was christened in 1745 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

5. Mattheus Van Valkenburg

6. Jacob Van Valkenburg

7. Johannes Van Valkenburg was christened on 3 Jul 1752 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. He died before 1754.

8. Johannes Van Valkenburg
 <1709 Eva Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Eva d/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg and Catharina Van Aalstein; wit: Johannes and Eva Beekman; Church record

Eva married Isaac Staats son of Abraham Staats and Elsje Wendel about 1734 in, NY. Isaac was christened on 26 Sep 1708 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Isaac and Eva had the following children:

1. Elzje or Elsje Staats was christened on 17 Aug 1735 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

2. Cathalyna or Catharyna Staats was christened on 2 Oct 1737 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

3. Marejtje Staats was christened on 1 Jun 1740 in DRC, Coxsackie, Greene Co, NY.

4. Jannitje Staats was christened on 3 Jul 1742 in DRC, Coxsackie, Greene Co, NY. Jannitje married John or Johannes J Huyck about 1762 in, NY.

5. Elizabeth Staats was christened on 11 Nov 1744 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

6. Sarah Staats was christened on 24 Apr 1747 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

7. Abraham Staats was christened on 21 Dec 1750 in RC, Linlithgo, Columbia Co, NY. Abraham married Cornelia Lansing on 6 Feb 1774 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.
 <1711 Johannes Mingael Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Johannes-Mingal s/o Bartholomeus Valkenburg and Catrina; wit: Petrus Bogardus and Wyntyin Bogardus; Church record; Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Kingston, Ulster Co, NY #974.734 K1

Johannes married Gurtruy De La Meter daughter of Cloude De La Meter and Christina Leggett about 1737 in, NY. Gurtruy was born about 1715 in Kingston, Ulster Co, NY. Johannes and Gurtruy had the following children:

1. Christina Van Valkenburg

2. Eva Van Valkenburg

3. Catalyntie Van Valkenburg

4. Jannetie Van Valkenburg

5. Gelaud or Gloud Van Valkenburg

6. Rachel Van Valkenburg

7. Margarita Van Valkenburg

8. Banche or Bata Van Valkenburg was born on 4 Jun 1753 in, Columbia Co, NY. Banche married John Davis in 1771 in, NY.

9. Johanna Van Valkenburg was born on 15 Apr 1754. She was christened in 1754 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

10. Gerritje Van Valkenburg

11. Cathrina or Catharina Van Valkenburg



 <1713 Thomas Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Thomas s/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg and Catryna; wit: Abram Van Valkenburgh and Liesbeth Van Deusen; Church record

Thomas married Rachel Van Den Burgh daughter of Gerret Van Den Burgh and Engetje Van Ness about 1750 in, [Albany Co], NY. Rachel was christened on 5 Dec 1726 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. Thomas and Rachel had the following children:

1. Engeltje Van Valkenburg was christened on 29 May 1752 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. [Notes]

2. Bartholomeus Van Valkenburg

3. Barent Van Valkenburg
 <1715 Abraham B Van Valkenburgh Abraham married Maria or Ariaentie Vosburgh daughter of Marten or Martin Vosburgh and Eytie Van Buren about 1737 in, [Albany Co], NY. Maria was christened on 17 Dec 1721 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

Abraham and Maria had the following children:

1. Lydia Van Valkenburg was christened on 4 Mar 1739 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

2. Catherina Van Valkenburg was christened on 25 Jan 1744 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

BIRTH & BAPTISM:  Abraham s/o Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh and Cataryna; wit:  Thomas Van Aalsteyn and Maria Mingaals;  Church record;  His middle initial B is from birth record of daughter Catherine.

MARRIAGE:  no known record;  It is not known if he had 1 or 2 wives.
 <1718 Isaac Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Johanna d/o Joannes Valkenburg and Margarite; sponsors: Lambert and Rachel Rately; Church record

Isaac married Johanna Van Valkenburg, daughter of Johannes Van Valkenburg and Margarite or Margaret Barheit, about 1736 in New York. Johanna was christened on September 23, 1716 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY.

In 1751 Isaac VV and Johanna VV were sponsers at baptism of Isaac Vosburgh s/o Jacob Marten Vosburgh and Jannetje Van Valkenburg (his sister's child).

Also in 1751 Isaac VV and Johanna VV were sponsers at baptism of Matgarita VV d/o Johannes Mingael Van Valkenburg and Gurtruy De La Meter. (his brother's
child).

In 1757 Isaac VV and Johanna VV were sponsers at baptism of Antje d/o Jochum Van Slyck and Cornelia Van Valkenburg (her sister's child)

In 1757 Isaac VV and Johanna VV his wife were sponsers at baptism of Jacob Muller s/o Cornelius J Muller and Teuntie Van Valkenburg.

Isaac Van Valkenburg and his wife Johanna Van Valkenburg joined RDC in Kinderhook October 7, 1757.
 <1723 Jannetje Van Valkenburgh BIRTH & BAPTISM: Jannetje d/o Barth Van Valkenburg and Catha; Church record

Jannetje married Jacob Marten Vosburgh son of Marten or Martin Vosburgh and Eytie Van Buren in 1744 in, [Columbia Co], NY. Jacob was christened on 31 Jan 1720 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Jacob and Jannetje had the following children:

1. Martin Vosburgh was christened on 23 Mar 1745 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Martin married Marytje Van Hoesen about 1774 in, NY.

2. Badalomeus or Bartholomeus Vosburgh was christened on 22 Jun 1746 in St Pauls Luth Ch, Red Hook, Dutchess Co, NY. Badalomeus married Elenore Ryan on 17 Nov 1768 in, NY.

3. Peter Vosburgh was christened on 8 Jan 1749 in RC, Germantown, Columbia Co, NY.

4. Isaac Vosburgh was born on 6 Feb 1751. He was christened on 9 Feb 1751 in RC, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY. Isaac married Annetje Dickson.

5. Eitje Vosburgh was born on 26 Mar 1753. She was christened on 26 May 1753 in RC, Rhinebeck, Dutches Co, NY. Eitje married Cornelius Huyck son of Andries Huyck and Gerretie or Geertjie Van Valkenburg on 18 Aug 1771 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Cornelius was christened on 21 Jun 1747 in First DRC, Albany, Albany Co, NY. He died on 22 Apr 1807. He was buried in Muitzeskill Cem, Schodack, Rensselaer Co, NY.

6. Jochem Vosburgh

7. Dirk Vosburgh was christened on 22 Jan 1758 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Dirk married Margrieta Ryan.

8. Abram Vosburgh was christened on 7 Dec 1760 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY.

9. Jacob Vosburgh was christened on 20 Aug 1763 in RDC, Kinderhook, Columbia Co, NY. Jacob married Rachel Parsin.

10. Cathrina Vosburgh
 1837 - 1839 George B. Van Valkenburgh 1 1 1837 - 1913 Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh 76 76 Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh enlisted in a Michigan regiment, but resigned on his appointment to the position of lieutenant in the One Hundred and Seventh New York Infantry, and was afterward promoted to the rank of captain. Subsequently he removed to Austin, Minn., where he was elected mayor of the city, and he is now a resident of Minneapolis. 1839 - 1840 George Rudd Van Valkenburgh 5m 5m 1821 - 1888 Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh 66 66 The eldest son, Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh, born in 1821, was a private soldier in 1835 at Buffalo, N.Y., and brevet major-general in the volunteer service during the Civil War. He was elected to Congress from New York, but resigned at the request of President Lincoln to recruit a regiment, and was in command of a brigade at the battle of Antietam. After resigning as brevet brigadier-general he was re-elected to Congress, in 1868 was appointed minister-plenipotentiary to Japan, and he was complimented by Congress for valuable services there. Afterward he removed to Florida, where he was elected justice of the supreme court of the state, which position he held at the time of his death in August, 1888.

His mother died in 1871 and his father then came to Florida and started an early orange grove at St. Nicholas, near Jacksonville, Florida. 1823 - 1862 David Higgins Van Valkenburgh 39 39 David Higgins Van Valkenburgh, born in 1823, was sheriff of Manitowoc county at one time, was major of the First New York artillery in the Civil war, and at the battle of Fair Oaks, in 1862, after both his superior officers had been killed, he took command and was shot and instantly killed. 1825 - 1871 Catherine (Kate) Van Valkenburgh 46 46 Catherine married Charles D. Haven, for many years an engineer and employed In the construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. She died at Racine. 1827 - 1905 Gertrude Coeymans Van Valkenburgh 78 78 Gertrude married Otis H. Waldo, who for many years was prominent at the bar and In the politics of Wisconsin. He was a candidate for United States Senator against Matthew Carpenter, when the latter was elected the first time. 1829 - 1893 Mary Bethia Higgins Van Valkenburgh 63 63 1831 - 1896 Bartholomew Jacob Van Valkenburgh 65 65 Bartholomew Jacob, born on April 23, 1831, enlisted in the Twenty-first Wisconsin infantry, was captain and quartermaster throughout the war, and was promoted to the rank of major by General Grant, for bravery at the battle of Perryville. 1833 - 1834 Lucius Van Valkenburgh 1 1 Gertrude Schuermann Edgar Schuermann Johann Dahlem Frederike Elizabeth Lindelman Jacob Dahlem Lived in Freishauser, Germany Veronica Ruth Dahlem Lived in Freishauser, Germany Wilhelm Schuermann Gertrude Schneider 1898 Wilhelmina (Minnie) Schuermann 1900 William (WC) Clark Schuermann Marriage 1 TILLIE 1903 - 1983 Frederick (Fritz) C. Schuermann 80 80 Marriage 1 MARY
Marriage 2 Mary Ann STROIKE 1908 - 1992 Millicent Louise Schuermann 83 83 Marriage 1 Walter HIME b: 1901 in Manchester, OK 1916 - 1936 Laverne Lynn Schuermann 20 20 Married Vera HARRISON 1906 Lorena Schuermann Marriage 1 Harry Harlen BIBY b: 15 Jan 1903 in Sand Creek, Grant Co., Oklahoma

* Married: 1 Sep 1928 in Anthony, Kansas John Westrope 1943 Kenneth Leroy Bachman 1882 - 1979 Nellie Gertrude Hughes 97 97 1903 - 1984 Wava Larene Bachman 81 81 D. 1899 Al Riggs 1871 - 1923 Tom Wilson 51 51 1903 - 1987 Henry Edward Wilson 83 83 1905 - 1980 Thomas Robert Wilson 74 74 1908 - 1979 Carl O. Wilson 70 70 1911 Lydia Rhoda Wilson Marriage 1 Charles Evans 29 MAY 1929 in Sharon, Woodward County, Oklahoma 1913 Opal Mae Wilson Marriage 1 Jack Roan 22 JUN 1934 in Arapahoe, Custer County, Oklahoma 1893 - 1971 Ethel Riggs 77 77 Marriage 1 George McAfee 9 OCT 1917 in Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma 1898 - 1903 Charles Riggs 4 4 Normal C Brown The 1910 census shows Normal C Brown in Grant County married to Florence B. (or something close), parents born in Kentucky and Missouri, with a 1-year-old daughter Bernice (or something close) and a hired hand. 1880 - 1974 Agnes Jan Ferguson 93 93 Came to the U.S. from England in 1887 or 1888.
She's listed in the 1900 census living in Kansas City with her parents and six children. Her father was an hourly laborer, and she "sewed hems."
Robert Ferguson     46
Margaret Ferguson     42
Agnes Ferguson     19
Fred Ferguson     16
James Ferguson     12
Edith Ferguson     10
Margaruite Ferguson     7
Charles Ferguson     2
     1895 - 1994 Vivian Leah Loveless 99 99 20 Jul 1944 Enlisted in Womens Army Corps, Chickasha, OK. Application said she was single, without dependents. Education listed as a post-graduate.
 ~1897 Lucille Loveless ~1901 Irwin Loveless 1825 - 1908 John H Loveless 82 82 He farmed in Macoupin County, Illinois in 1850. ~1826 - 1902 Ruhama Mahala Brown 76 76 They lived in Macoupin County, Illinois in 1850.
1880 Census lists birthplace for her and both her parents as Pennsylvania, but I've seen Indiana and Indianapolis.
 1848 William R Loveless Census: 1 Jun 1880 Western Mound Twp, Macoupin Co, Illinois, USA
    1880: Western Mound Twp, Macoupin Co, Illinois
    SD: 6, ED: 130; Page 4D
    1 June 1880

    Line 23: #32 32
    LOVELESS, W R; Head; W M, 31 <1849> Married; Farmer; born Illinois; Tennessee, Tennessee
    LOVELESS, Mary A; Wife; W F, 28 <1852> Married; born Illinois; Kentucky, Kentucky
    LOVELESS, Samuel S; Son; W M, 2 <1878> Single; born Illinois; Illinois, Illinois

Census: 2 Jun 1900 Honey Point Twp, Macoupin Co, Illinois, USA
1900: Honey Point Twp, Macoupin Co, Illinois
SD: 10, ED: 62; Page 2A, Stamped 65
3 June 1900

Line 38; #31 31
LOVELESS, Wm R; Head; W M, Dec 1848, 51; M:24yrs; born Illinois; Tennessee, Virginia; Farmer; Own Mortgaged Farm, Sch #28
LOVELESS, Mary A; Wife; W F, Nov 1851, 48; M:24yrs (4-3); born Illinois; Kentucky, Illinois
LOVELESS, Ruah C; Daughter; W F, Nov 1884, 15; Single; born Illinois; Illinois, Illinois
LOVELESS, Oriel; Daughter; W F, Mar 1888, 12; Single; born Illinois; Illinois, Illinois 1848 James M Loveless ~1853 Emanuel Loveless ~1855 Matilda Catherine Loveless ~1857 Sarah Emma Loveless ~1859 George Leroy Loveless ~1865 Robert A Loveless ~1867 Cyrus O Loveless 1808 - 1900 William Loveless 92 92 His headstone says he was born February 3, 1805.

Obituary: July 4, 1900
Thursday morning at an early hour William Loveless died, aged 92 years, being born in 1808. William Loveless was born in Blount County, Tenn. His wife's maiden name was Jane Bell and her native home was in Knox County, TN. They were married in that state, where they resided until 1841, when they moved to Illinois and made their home on section 8, Bird township. Here they lived in happiness until the death of his wife, December, 1881, at the age of 71 years.

Twelve children clustered his pioneer home, who were named as follows: John H., Matilda, Elizabeth, Samuel L., Zeddock, William J., George W., Hugh F., Mary A., Marion F., Martha and Charles M.; Matilda is the widow of Mathias Underwood; Elizabeth and Martha are deceased; Mary A. is Mrs. William Baumgardner, a resident of Nebraska.

The deceased first came to this state when a young man, arriving in 1838, and cut wood in the American bottoms for a year or so, then he returned to Tennessee and came back to Illinois in 1841 to reside. His death was very sudden, and hardly was he contained to his bed in his last days. He was known as Grandpa Loveless and he was one of the old patriarchs of Macoupin County. The funeral occurred Friday afternoon from the residence of Marion Loveless. Interment in Shiloh cemetery by the side of his wife.

1836 - 1891 William J. Loveless 55 55 m. MARY E. SELL, February 08, 1858, Macoupin County, IL; b.
August 16, 1842

........ +Mary E. Sells b: August 16, 1842 m: Abt. 1857
........... 3 Alexander B. Loveless b: 1860 in Bird Twp., Macoupin Cty.,
IL
............... +Laura D. Adcock m: 1889 ~1827 - 1891 Matilda Loveless 64 64 Her dad's obituary implied she was alive in 1900. ~1830 - <1900 Elizabeth Loveless 70 70 1833 - 1905 Samuel L. Loveless 72 72 m. ELMIRA COMER, December 14, 1854,
Macoupin County, IL; b. Abt. 1838, TN; d. Aft. 1907.

Obituary: S. L. LOVELESS, Aged Pioneer, Dead - Succumbs After Protracted Illness. Prominent and Esteemed Former Supervisor From Bird Wednesday evening (Aug 2) at 8:40 Samuel L. LOVELESS died at his home on High Street, in this city, after a protracted illness, aged 72 years, 4 months and 8 days. His death was not unexpected, as he had been in ill health for some time. Mr. LOVELESS is one of the most prominent and substantial citizens of Macoupin County, a man of generous disposition, wide views, strong convictions, and a general knowledge, he had a host of friends and admirers throughout the county. He was born in East Tennessee, April 24, 1833 and came with his parents to this county when 8 years of age, his father having settled in Bird township, where he remained until he removed to this city some two years ago. December 14, 1854 he was united in marriage to Miss Elmira COMER, daughter of Aaron COMER. Seven children were born to them, all of whom survive save one who died in infancy. The widow also survives. They are: Aaron B., of Chesterfield; Arthur W., of Brushy Mound; Milo J., of Seattle, Washington; Hattie L., of Bird Township, wife of C. A. BATES; Mrs. H. W. COOMBS, late deceased, Mattie E., and Jennie L. LOVELESS. Mr. LOVELESS was always prominent in public affairs and for three terms represented his township on the board of supervisors. He was a member of the Baptist church and served as deacon for many years, always being an active member prominent in its councils. His death is much deplored by the large circle of admirers. His family has lost much and have the sympathy of all in their affliction. The funeral occurred from the late residence Saturday morning at 10:30, conducted by Rev. O. E. MOFFET and Rev. D. P. DEADRICK, and was largely attended showing in a small measure the estimation in which he was held. The interment was in the city cemetery. 1832 - 1912 Zadock Loveless 79 79 ........ +Mary Jane Linder
........... 3 Samuel Lee Loveless b: October 13, 1856 d: July 07, 1912
............... +Emma m: 1876
.... *2nd Wife of Zadock Loveless:
........ +Nancy B. Madison b: August 12, 1833 in OH m: August 15, 1850 in
Macoupin Cty., IL d: February 06, 1872
........... 3 Abe Loveless b: Abt. 1851 in IL d: 1938 in Sioux City, IA
........... 3 Amanda J. Loveless b: Abt. 1854 in IL
........... 3 Martha A. Loveless b: Abt. 1855 in IL
........... 3 Samuel T. Loveless b: Abt. 1856 in IL
........... 3 Mary Loveless b: Abt. 1857 in IL
.... *3rd Wife of Zadock Loveless:
........ +Mary Jane Edwards b: March 12, 1841 in Macoupin Cty., IL m: Abt.
1870 d: September 27, 1910 in Macoupin Cty., IL
........... 3 Rachel Loveless b: Aft. 1870 in prob. Macoupin Cty., IL
........... 3 Henry Newton Loveless b: Aft. 1870
............... +Clerinda Junia Clevenger b: November 14, 1873 d: 1952
........... 3 Leland Loveless b: Aft. 1870 in prob. Macoupin Cty., IL
........... 3 Grace Loveless b: Aft. 1870 in prob. Macoupin Cty., IL
........... 3 Sophia Loveless b: 1881 in prob. Macoupin Cty., IL d: 1944
............... +John Albert Clevenger b: 1876 m: Abt. 1906 in prob.
Macoupin Cty., IL d: 1937
........... 3 Elizabeth Loveless b: February 23, 1897 in prob. Macoupin
Cty., IL d: October 21, 1918
............... +Solomon Turner m: 1913-1918 in prob. Macoupin Cty., IL
........... 3 Joshua Zadock Loveless b: March 17, 1900 in prob. Macoupin
Cty., IL d: September 24, 1902

another source:

Children of ZADOCK LOVELESS and NANCY MADISON are:
i. AMANDA JANE3 LOVELESS, b. November 04, 1853,
Springfield, IL; d. November 19, 1936, Algona, IA; m.
GEORGE WASHINGTON SPROW, November 19, 1873,
Springfield, IL.; b. January 10, 1849, Bement, IL; d.
August 02, 1916, Algona, IA.
ii. MARTHA LOVELESS, b. Abt. 1854, Illinois; m. JOHN
LOWERY, February 05, 1874, Sangamon County, IL.
iii. SAMUEL LOVELESS, b. Abt. 1856, Illinois.
iv. MARY LOVELESS, b. Abt. 1857, Illinois.
v. WILLIAM LOVELESS, b. Abt. 1860.
vi. ELLEN LOVELESS, b. 1864, Macoupin Co. IL; m. JOHN
MOREY, December 25, 1879, Macon Co., IL; b. 1856,
Philidelphia, Ohio.
vii. ALBERT LOVELESS, b. October 16, 1871, Sangamon,
IL; d. October 22, 1871, Sangamon, IL.
viii. ABRAHAM LOVELESS, b. Unknown. ~1840 - >1900 George W. Loveless 60 60 m. ELIZABETH GILLMORE, March 25, 1863, Fayette
County, IL. 1843 - >1904 Hugh F. Loveless 61 61 m. SARAH SELL, March 03,
1864, St. Louis, MO; b. May 03, 1847, Western Mound,
Macoupin, IL. ~1845 - 1905 Mary Ann Loveless 60 60 ~1849 - 1920 Marion F. Loveless 71 71 m. MARY E. GODBY, January 07, 1873, Macoupin County, IL. 1852 - 1853 Martha Loveless 1 1 ~1855 - >1904 Charles M. Loveless 49 49 m. MAGGIE GODBY, May 26, 1873, Menard, IL. 1810 - 1881 Jane Bell 71 71 She was supposed to be related to John Bell who ran for President in 1860. George might be her brother, and Elizabeth is probably her mother.

Her headstone says she was born 6/22/1808. ~1769 David Loveless He may have been born about 1786.

David Loveless and family came to Fayette County, Illinois from Roane County, Tennessee with the Hankins and Fultons. (Roane County was formed 1801 from Blount County.)

A Vandalia IL history included a photo caption that said Mary Margaret Loveless Evans (daughter of David) came to Fayette Co, Vandalia when a mere child and when there were but two houses in town. The discussion suggests that Mary was born in 1823 and married Alfred Evans about 1841 in Fayette Co, IL. Mary Evans, in the 1880 census, says that her father was born in Maryland.

 1980 Josh Steven Johnston 1830 Alfred R Eaton Marriage 1 Priscilla Funkhouser b: 1835 in OH, 31 Dec 1850 in Ripley Co., IN.
Children
1. Edward Amos Eaton b: 18 AUG 1851 in Versailles, Ripley Co., In.
2. Sarah Elizabeth Eaton b: 1855 in Ripley Co., In.
3. Rufus Eaton b: JAN 1857 in Indian Territory

1860 Federal Census
EATON, Alfred R. 30 M farmer 1400 300 IN
EATON, Pricilla 25 F housewife OH
EATON, Edward 8 M IN
EATON, Sarah E. 5 F IN
STATE: IN
COUNTY: Ripley
LOCALE: Jackson Twp.
FILM #: M653-293
PAGE #: 6
HH #: 43/43
Enumerated 2 June, 1860

1870 Federal Census
EATON, Alfred 40 W M farmer 2500 350 IN
EATON, Pricilla 36 W F keeping house IN
EATON, Edward 19 W M at home IN
EATON, Sarah E. 15 W F at home IN
STATE: IL
COUNTY: White
LOCALE: Burnt Prairie Twp.
FILM #: M593-289
PAGE #: 277
HH #: 259/238
Enumerated 9 June, 1870

1880 United States Census
Alfred R. EATON Self M Male W 50 IN Farmer NJ OH
Priscilla EATON Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House PA PA
Source Information:
Census Place Mill Shoals, White, Illinois
Family History Library Film 1254257
NA Film Number T9-0257
Page Number 230D
 1832 - 1880 Sanford Eaton 48 48 Marriage 1 Delana "Lana" Sarah FUNKHOUSER b: ABT 1837 in Ripley Co., Indiana

Children

   1. Mary E. EATON b: ABT 1858 in Iowa
   2. George W. EATON b: JUL 1863 in Iowa, United States
   3. William H. EATON b: ABT 1871 in Appanoose Co., IA 1840 Nancy Catherine Eaton 1843 Hiram E Eaton 1783 - 1835 Arad Knapp 51 51 Arad Knapp was one of the founding members of Ripley County, Indiana.

1820 US Census IN:
Dearborn Laughery, age 26-45, with Hiram, 18-26.
In Jennings County, we find Amos Knapp.

 1884 - 1952 Anna (Minnie) Mae Rowe 68 68 1904 - 1983 Edward Earl Van Valkenburgh 78 78 1908 - 1935 Bloyce Tasso Van Valkenburgh 26 26 1906 Lauretta Mae Van Valkenburgh 1891 Alfretta (Allie) I Kimball Daughter of Lincoln D Kimball or Kendall and Mary Elizabeth Moyer.
 ~1885 Granville Herndon Granville's Father lived with them in Wichita in 1930.

Paul Van Valkenburgh: I remember mother's brother as he smoked a smelly pipe and had to sit on the porch to smoke. This name was Granville Herndon and was married to Inez. His daughter was Dorothy Bell. She lived in Wichita, Kansas. ~1888 Inez Father born in Indiana, mother born in Ohio ~1912 Dorothy Bell Herndon ~1920 J Tom Herndon 1865 - 1942 John Walter Buckles 76 76 In 1910 he was a clerk at the post office in Harper, Kansas.

Father: Aaron H Buckles b: ABT 1823 in OH
Mother: Elizabeth J Lytle b: FEB 1840 in Pike IL ~1873 - 1962 Norman Tasso Pool 89 89 In 1920 lived in Atlanta with
Nannie, Wife
Katrina V and Jack N, Children.

His father was born in Tennessee, his mother in Indiana.

The 1910 and census shows Nannie's sister Zella living with them, two boarders, and a 6-year-old black servant.

She was still living with them in 1930.
 Samuel L Dabney ~1869 Margaret E Both of her parents were born in Ohio.
 1944 Sharon Lea Abel T J Anderson 1861 - 1951 Luella Foster 89 89 ~1883 - 1949 Florence O Robinson 66 66 Florence is Mrs. Rufus Forsyth's sister. He father was from England, and her mother was born in the U.S.
 1911 - 2004 Jerry S Reid 93 93 Ponca City Walter Neil Reid Died at 8 months ~1914 Charles E Reid Blackwell 1918 Gail E Reid Midwest City ~1923 Avis A Reid m. Leland Eaves
Puerto Rico Conrad Kircher August W Schuermann 1857 - 1947 William Moritz Schuermann 90 90 On April 10, 1857, in Bochum, Westphalen Germany, a son was born to William and Gertrude (Blumbach) Schurmann. They named him William M. His wife, Gertrude, was later married to Conrad Kircher.

William M. worked in a coal mine when he was a young man. He fell in love with a girl. He asked her father for permission to marry her and was refused, because the father said William M. did not have enough money to support a wife and until he had more they couldn't get married. William realized that he needed to go somewhere else to find a new job and also because of the army situation in Germany; he decided to go to America.

When he entered the United States, he became confused because of all the legal business and paper work, and spelled his name Schuermann instead of Schurmann. Because of this the whole family had to use this spelling of Schuermann.

He settled near Woodbine, Dickinson County, Kansas. Soon his three brothers, August W., Henry W., and Morris joined him. They were followed by a sister and husband (Joseph and Gertrude Schmitz) and by his mother Mrs. Conrad Kircher and husband. Two other sisters, Mrs. Lena Miller and Mrs. Lesette Hillman, stayed in Bochum.

William M. married Louisa Freitag, born April 9, 1863, in Ohio. While they were in Woodbine they had the following children: William (Will), Theodore (Ted), Carl Henry (C. H.), George, Alma, Leota and Clarence. One other daughter, Myrtle, was born later in Oklahoma.

In 1897, driving a herd of cattle, the family migrated to Oklahoma in a covered wagon. They settled on a farm (SW 15-26-5) three miles east of Jefferson, and William M. also leased the school land (SE 16-26-5). This quarter he later let C. H. lease, and C. H. finally bought it.

Besides being a farmer, William M. was township assessor for many years and also a dealer in real estate. He advertised his land in the German Methodist Advocate. Carl Zeidler in Howard Lake, Minnesota, saw the ad and brought his family to Oklahoma and bought a farm 1 1/2 miles east of Jefferson. Lydia Zeidler, Carl's daughter, married C. H. Schuermann several years later, even though they had to elope because Lydia's parents thought they had reasons to oppose the marriage.

William M., who was called Uncle Billy by his friends after he got older, loved his new country. He thought that it could do no wrong. Even though he enjoyed his drink, when the prohibition amendment was passed, he said, "It's against the law to drink, so I won't drink anymore." He did stop and did not touch the stuff anymore until he was in his 70's and 80's, when his so-called friends would bring Uncle Billy a drink. C. H. had his dad bring the bottle to him and each day you would see Grandpa come down the road for his one drink of the day.

Louisa Schuermann was always a very busy lady even after she got older. She milked cows so she could sell the cream, also raised chickens so she would have eggs to sell and she always had a big garden. She quilted quilts and crocheted scarves, etc., to give to her children and grandchildren for Christmas. Grandma loved basketball games which she attended until she was quite old. Grandma was also a good swimmer. Everyone went swimming in the Salt Fork River in the early days.

Louisa and William M. belonged to the German Methodist Church four miles east of Jefferson. They both lived to a ripe old age. William M. was 90 when he died in 1947 and Louisa was 88 when she died in 1950. Morris Schuermann Gertrude Schuermann Joseph Schmitz They came to the US in ~1890 with nine children.
 Lena Schuermann Lisette Schuermann 1863 - 1950 Louisa Freitag 87 87 The four children were in the 1875 Kansas census in Junction City (Smoky Hill Township) living with the Staatz family. Charles was 20.

She died at 88.

 1867 - 1868 Catherine Dahlem 1 1 1869 Frederick William Dahlem 1870 - 1944 Charles F Dahlem 74 74 1872 Heinrich (Henry) Dahlem 1874 William Dahlem 1881 - 1882 August Dahlem 1 1 1883 Jacob 1886 - 1968 John Frederick Dahlem 82 82 D. 1972 Charley Moore William Dean Moore was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1868. His father, Samuel Houston Moore died of pneumonia when Will was only four years old. When his mother remarried, Will and his brother Frank went to live with relatives. He lived with an uncle, Mr.. Hill, in Cherokee County, Kansas. He worked two years for Mr. Smith in McPherson County, Kansas, when he was about sixteen. Then Will and Frank went to Washington and Oregon and worked in the lumber and at farm work.

They returned to Kansas for the opening of the Cherokee Strip. They registered at Caldwell, Kansas. On September 16, 1893, Will was waiting at the Kansas State line south of Caldwell for the signal so he could make the run into the Cherokee Strip so he might have his own home. He was not alone; his brother, Frank, and brothers-in-law, Andrew Wilson and Nick Hobson, were also making the race.

The four men had a chuck wagon, but Will chose to ride his horse in the race. His horse stepped in a hole and fell and Will's leg was hurt. He staked a claim that evening about three miles east and ten miles south of Caldwell. Deer Creek ran through his quarter. When he awoke the next morning, there was another man on this quarter. Will said, "The land didn't look too good and the man was a rough looking character, so I decided to go back to Caldwell and see if I could locate the chuck wagon."

Will didn't know at the time but Frank had staked a claim five and a half miles east of Renfrow, Oklahoma; and the brothers-in-law staked the farm across the road from Frank for Will's mother, Margaret Moore McCart. This was about three miles north of where Will spent the night.

Will stayed at Caldwell for about two weeks, until his leg got so he could ride again, and then he went to Enid to the land office. He found a claim south of Billings in Noble County that had not been filed on. He built a sod house. The first two years after the, opening were dry and they did not raise a crop. In the fall, Will took his three horses and wagon and went to Cherokee County, Kansas where his uncle lived to shuck corn. Will said if he didn't raise a crop the next year, he was going to leave Oklahoma; but he raised a crop the next year.

In 1898, Will built a two room frame house. In 1899, he married Lola G. Cramer who lived about eight miles west of his homestead. Lola was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1879. Lola's parents came to Oklahoma two or three years after the strip opened.

In the spring of 1901, Will sold his farm and bought a farm five and one half miles east of Renfrow and across the road west from Frank's farm. William and Lola and their children, Samuel Houston, Charley, Allie and Harry continued to live on this farm until 1920. Then they bought a house in Caldwell so their children could go to high school. Houston, Charley and Allie continued their education and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Harry married and decided to farm. He lived on a farm just two miles from the home place until 1937 when he moved to Kay County to continue farming. Harry retired and now lives in Blackwell. His son Max is principal at Pond Creek High School.

Lola died at Caldwell in 1937. Will died at Winfield, Kansas in 1948. About five years previous to his death he went to Winfield to live with his daughter, Allie, who was a teacher in the high school at Winfield.

Charley died in 1972 at his home in San Antonio where he had lived many years.

by: Allie Moore, Winfield, Kansas
 Harry Moore William Dean Moore was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1868. His father, Samuel Houston Moore died of pneumonia when Will was only four years old. When his mother remarried, Will and his brother Frank went to live with relatives. He lived with an uncle, Mr.. Hill, in Cherokee County, Kansas. He worked two years for Mr. Smith in McPherson County, Kansas, when he was about sixteen. Then Will and Frank went to Washington and Oregon and worked in the lumber and at farm work.

They returned to Kansas for the opening of the Cherokee Strip. They registered at Caldwell, Kansas. On September 16, 1893, Will was waiting at the Kansas State line south of Caldwell for the signal so he could make the run into the Cherokee Strip so he might have his own home. He was not alone; his brother, Frank, and brothers-in-law, Andrew Wilson and Nick Hobson, were also making the race.

The four men had a chuck wagon, but Will chose to ride his horse in the race. His horse stepped in a hole and fell and Will's leg was hurt. He staked a claim that evening about three miles east and ten miles south of Caldwell. Deer Creek ran through his quarter. When he awoke the next morning, there was another man on this quarter. Will said, "The land didn't look too good and the man was a rough looking character, so I decided to go back to Caldwell and see if I could locate the chuck wagon."

Will didn't know at the time but Frank had staked a claim five and a half miles east of Renfrow, Oklahoma; and the brothers-in-law staked the farm across the road from Frank for Will's mother, Margaret Moore McCart. This was about three miles north of where Will spent the night.

Will stayed at Caldwell for about two weeks, until his leg got so he could ride again, and then he went to Enid to the land office. He found a claim south of Billings in Noble County that had not been filed on. He built a sod house. The first two years after the, opening were dry and they did not raise a crop. In the fall, Will took his three horses and wagon and went to Cherokee County, Kansas where his uncle lived to shuck corn. Will said if he didn't raise a crop the next year, he was going to leave Oklahoma; but he raised a crop the next year.

In 1898, Will built a two room frame house. In 1899, he married Lola G. Cramer who lived about eight miles west of his homestead. Lola was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1879. Lola's parents came to Oklahoma two or three years after the strip opened.

In the spring of 1901, Will sold his farm and bought a farm five and one half miles east of Renfrow and across the road west from Frank's farm. William and Lola and their children, Samuel Houston, Charley, Allie and Harry continued to live on this farm until 1920. Then they bought a house in Caldwell so their children could go to high school. Houston, Charley and Allie continued their education and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Harry married and decided to farm. He lived on a farm just two miles from the home place until 1937 when he moved to Kay County to continue farming. Harry retired and now lives in Blackwell. His son Max is principal at Pond Creek High School.

Lola died at Caldwell in 1937. Will died at Winfield, Kansas in 1948. About five years previous to his death he went to Winfield to live with his daughter, Allie, who was a teacher in the high school at Winfield.

Charley died in 1972 at his home in San Antonio where he had lived many years.

by: Allie Moore, Winfield, Kansas
 Allie Moore Taught school at Winfield, KS

William Dean Moore was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1868. His father, Samuel Houston Moore died of pneumonia when Will was only four years old. When his mother remarried, Will and his brother Frank went to live with relatives. He lived with an uncle, Mr.. Hill, in Cherokee County, Kansas. He worked two years for Mr. Smith in McPherson County, Kansas, when he was about sixteen. Then Will and Frank went to Washington and Oregon and worked in the lumber and at farm work.

They returned to Kansas for the opening of the Cherokee Strip. They registered at Caldwell, Kansas. On September 16, 1893, Will was waiting at the Kansas State line south of Caldwell for the signal so he could make the run into the Cherokee Strip so he might have his own home. He was not alone; his brother, Frank, and brothers-in-law, Andrew Wilson and Nick Hobson, were also making the race.

The four men had a chuck wagon, but Will chose to ride his horse in the race. His horse stepped in a hole and fell and Will's leg was hurt. He staked a claim that evening about three miles east and ten miles south of Caldwell. Deer Creek ran through his quarter. When he awoke the next morning, there was another man on this quarter. Will said, "The land didn't look too good and the man was a rough looking character, so I decided to go back to Caldwell and see if I could locate the chuck wagon."

Will didn't know at the time but Frank had staked a claim five and a half miles east of Renfrow, Oklahoma; and the brothers-in-law staked the farm across the road from Frank for Will's mother, Margaret Moore McCart. This was about three miles north of where Will spent the night.

Will stayed at Caldwell for about two weeks, until his leg got so he could ride again, and then he went to Enid to the land office. He found a claim south of Billings in Noble County that had not been filed on. He built a sod house. The first two years after the, opening were dry and they did not raise a crop. In the fall, Will took his three horses and wagon and went to Cherokee County, Kansas where his uncle lived to shuck corn. Will said if he didn't raise a crop the next year, he was going to leave Oklahoma; but he raised a crop the next year.

In 1898, Will built a two room frame house. In 1899, he married Lola G. Cramer who lived about eight miles west of his homestead. Lola was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1879. Lola's parents came to Oklahoma two or three years after the strip opened.

In the spring of 1901, Will sold his farm and bought a farm five and one half miles east of Renfrow and across the road west from Frank's farm. William and Lola and their children, Samuel Houston, Charley, Allie and Harry continued to live on this farm until 1920. Then they bought a house in Caldwell so their children could go to high school. Houston, Charley and Allie continued their education and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Harry married and decided to farm. He lived on a farm just two miles from the home place until 1937 when he moved to Kay County to continue farming. Harry retired and now lives in Blackwell. His son Max is principal at Pond Creek High School.

Lola died at Caldwell in 1937. Will died at Winfield, Kansas in 1948. About five years previous to his death he went to Winfield to live with his daughter, Allie, who was a teacher in the high school at Winfield.

Charley died in 1972 at his home in San Antonio where he had lived many years.

by: Allie Moore, Winfield, Kansas
 1868 - 1948 William Dean Moore 80 80 William Dean Moore was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1868. His father, Samuel Houston Moore died of pneumonia when Will was only four years old. When his mother remarried, Will and his brother Frank went to live with relatives. He lived with an uncle, Mr.. Hill, in Cherokee County, Kansas. He worked two years for Mr. Smith in McPherson County, Kansas, when he was about sixteen. Then Will and Frank went to Washington and Oregon and worked in the lumber and at farm work.

They returned to Kansas for the opening of the Cherokee Strip. They registered at Caldwell, Kansas. On September 16, 1893, Will was waiting at the Kansas State line south of Caldwell for the signal so he could make the run into the Cherokee Strip so he might have his own home. He was not alone; his brother, Frank, and brothers-in-law, Andrew Wilson and Nick Hobson, were also making the race.

The four men had a chuck wagon, but Will chose to ride his horse in the race. His horse stepped in a hole and fell and Will's leg was hurt. He staked a claim that evening about three miles east and ten miles south of Caldwell. Deer Creek ran through his quarter. When he awoke the next morning, there was another man on this quarter. Will said, "The land didn't look too good and the man was a rough looking character, so I decided to go back to Caldwell and see if I could locate the chuck wagon."

Will didn't know at the time but Frank had staked a claim five and a half miles east of Renfrow, Oklahoma; and the brothers-in-law staked the farm across the road from Frank for Will's mother, Margaret Moore McCart. This was about three miles north of where Will spent the night.

Will stayed at Caldwell for about two weeks, until his leg got so he could ride again, and then he went to Enid to the land office. He found a claim south of Billings in Noble County that had not been filed on. He built a sod house. The first two years after the, opening were dry and they did not raise a crop. In the fall, Will took his three horses and wagon and went to Cherokee County, Kansas where his uncle lived to shuck corn. Will said if he didn't raise a crop the next year, he was going to leave Oklahoma; but he raised a crop the next year.

In 1898, Will built a two room frame house. In 1899, he married Lola G. Cramer who lived about eight miles west of his homestead. Lola was born in Wayne County, Iowa in 1879. Lola's parents came to Oklahoma two or three years after the strip opened.

In the spring of 1901, Will sold his farm and bought a farm five and one half miles east of Renfrow and across the road west from Frank's farm. William and Lola and their children, Samuel Houston, Charley, Allie and Harry continued to live on this farm until 1920. Then they bought a house in Caldwell so their children could go to high school. Houston, Charley and Allie continued their education and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Harry married and decided to farm. He lived on a farm just two miles from the home place until 1937 when he moved to Kay County to continue farming. Harry retired and now lives in Blackwell. His son Max is principal at Pond Creek High School.

Lola died at Caldwell in 1937. Will died at Winfield, Kansas in 1948. About five years previous to his death he went to Winfield to live with his daughter, Allie, who was a teacher in the high school at Winfield.

Charley died in 1972 at his home in San Antonio where he had lived many years.

by: Allie Moore, Winfield, Kansas
 1879 - 1937 Lola G Cramer 58 58 ~1745 Sarah Medaris Sarah Maderias was born abt. 1745 in Virginia. Sarah married Henry Mitchell, son of Henry and Pricilla Jones Mitchell. Henry was b. 31 Aug. 1745 in Virginia.

This family resided in Burke County, Morgan District, North Carolina in the 1770's. Henry served in the Continental Army for North Carolina. After the war they moved to the northwest corner of Jones County, Georgia, to a place called Cornucopia in early 1800, then to Falling Creek, Jones County, Georgia, where he built a Grist Mill. He was there 3 years grinding corn for the Indians and white settlers. Henry sent for his wife Sarah after being established.

Records of County Line Primitive Baptist Church show that "brother henry mitchell and sarah his wife came forward with letters of dismishion and was received" date being 17 March 1810. On 14 Nov. 1812 "brother Henry" and his wife applied for letters of "dismishion" and they were granted.

New Hope, Caney Creek Church, was organized 06 Feb. 1813, where Henry and Sarah, along with 18 other sturdy pioneer settlers banded themselves under the constitution. New Hope was constituted upon the old line primitive Baptist principals belief and bible doctrines, on 12 Dec. ????. Henry Mitchell was president of the church senate and passed an act to prohibit dueling. This information can be found in "Family Sketches of Jones County Georgia" by Mrs. Carolyn Mitchell Black, Gray Georgia.

Sarah and Henry had the following children:

1. Drury Mitchell b. 1765 in Virginia, d. 10 July 1857 in Butler County Alabama. Drury married Rhoda Rebecca Lassiter on 30 Dec. 1800 in Green County, Georgia. They moved to Jones County, Georgia in 1811 along with his brother Sterling. Drury is buried in Garland Community Cemetery near McKenzie, Alabama.
2. Henry Mitchell Jr.
3. Joshua Mitchell
4. Nathaniel Mitchell
5. Robert "Ricey" Maderias John Mitchell  b. 01 Feb. 1770, d. 23 Sept. 1834 in Jones county GA.  He married Martha Elizabeth Flournoy on 18 Jan. 1797. Robert's name is also important to tying this family into our line.
6. Ransom Mitchell
7. Mathew Mitchell
8. Sterling Mitchell  b. 1776, d. 1816 in Jones County GA. He married Elizabeth Brewer on 31 Aug. 1800 in Green County, Georgia.
9. Susanna "Sukey" Mitchell  b. 17 April 1777 in North Carolina, d. abt 1853 in Nocogdoches, Texas. She married Henry Brewer on Aug. 31, 1800 in Green County, Georgia.
 ~1667 - 1722 John Medaris 55 55 He was likely born between 1665 and 1670 in Middlesex County, Virginia. he was listed in the Christ Church Parish Register. He was married to a Tosely, but apparently had no children. Sarah Medaris No hard evidence, but is listed in the William Clinton Madaris and Floyd McKinley Medaris documents. James Medaris He married Sarah somebody. Although there is no hard evidence to place James here, the locality and dates may be strong indicators. Naming trends in this branch, however, differ considerably from those in the line of Charles Bolivar Medaris Questionable 1874 - 1949 John W. Thompson 74 74 1879 - 1965 Mary May Dice 86 86 Alexander C Thompson Rachel Whittenberg 1839 - 1894 Franklin Henry Dice 54 54 Mary Ann Andrews 1879 Elmina (Mina) McCall Lived in Smith County, Kansas in 1880. ~1845 - 1872 Lucinda McCall 27 27 She is missing from By Malvern C. and Myrl M. McCall's records. ~1837 Anna (Annie) McCall 1812 - 1885 John Dougherty 73 73 He was a pioneer Methodist preacher and a farmer.

Birthplace is listed as Ohio on the 1850 census, Pennsylvania on others. Probably it's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He moved to Belmont County, Ohio with his mother when he was 12. Maybe his father had passed away. He lived in Ohio in 1843.

The family left Ohio and settled briefly in Illinois and then settled in Poweshiek County, Iowa. In 1860 they lived in Jefferson twp, Poweshiek County, Iowa. 1819 - 1891 Sarah Groves 72 72 She was probably born in Belmont County, Ohio. She died at the home of Theo and her daughter "Jen" Howe. 1909 - 2002 Austin Laurie Smart 93 93 Don Webster use to work for Austin, shearing sheep, herding sheep and cattle, and harvesting wheat. Austin farmed a section out by Dalhart, TX. Don and Meredith Van Valkenburgh worked there. 1818 - 1887 William Pulse Webster 68 68 1820 - 1897 George Naylor Webster 76 76 George N. married Mary Pugh when she was 15 years of age, after his first wife Elizabeth died.

He was probably a blacksmith in or near Allensburg

Religion: Christian Church

1850 Highland County (Dodson? Township) Ohio census, page 272, dwelling #880. Occupation listed as farmer. Real estate valued at $1300.

1860 Highland County, OH census, page 68, dwelling #982. Occupation listed as farmer. Real estate valued at $3045, personal estate valued at $300. 1822 Sarah Webster 1825 - 1864 Elizabeth Ellen Webster 39 39 She had seven children. Five survived infancy. 1826 - 1896 Thomas Fendel Webster 69 69 He served in the Civil War, 8th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company C.

"On March 28, 1864, the veterans and recruits of the 44th Ohio Infantry reported to Camp Dennison, Ohio, and were organized into the 8th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. On Paril 26th, six companies, not mounted, were ordered to Charlestown, West Virginia. On May 8th the remainder of the regiment were ordered to the same place.

"On June 1st the regiment arrived at Lewisburgh, and on the 3rd, moved with Averillon in the Lynchurg raid. It was severely engaged with the rebels, with a loss of 71 killed, wounded, and prisoners.

"It was next ordered to Beverly, and reached that place on June 30th, having been in the saddle almost constantly for 33 days, marching in that period about 600 miles.

"On August 23rd, companies C [probably including Thomas], H, and K were surprised and captured. The remainder of the regiment served gallantly and did noble work, with both torch and sword, in the valley, at Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek.

"On the morning of January 11, 1865, it was surprised and captured, and the remainder of their time was passed under the fiends' charge at Libby Prison.

"Their sufferings were terrible, and their treatment such as non but savages could inflict. Not content with robbing the helpless prisoners of their shoes, hats, and nearly all their clothing, a systematic course of starving was resorted to, and that, too, under the immediate supervision, and, beyond a doubt, by the direct orders of that foul bloat upon humanity, Jeff Davis."
History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio, 1880

Occupation: Blacksmith 1850 / Peddler 1860 / Huckster 1870 (census) 1829 Julianna Webster 1832 - 1907 Lydia Jane Webster 75 75 1834 - 1916 John Webster 82 82 In 1853, John F Webster was a senior deacon of the Masons, Buford lodge #254. I'm not sure if it was this John Webster. 1837 - 1906 Lewis Fry Pulse Webster 69 69 Lewis F. Webster was born near Berrysville, in 1836, and remained at Home until about twenty-five years of age, when he embarked in business as a merchant at Fairfax. At that place he has held the office of postmaster for twenty-four years, and justice of the peace for twenty years, and during one term he was trustee of Concord township. He and his wife are yet living at Fairfax, and have a host of friends throughout the southern part of the county. He gives his attention now mainly to farming, having retired from the cares of business life. Of his eight children William, the eldest, is dead; Henry J. is in business at Belfast; A. F. and Silsba also resides at Fairfax; Salome is the wife of John Woolums, of Concord township; D. Homer lives at Fairfax, and Sarah E. and George H. are at the parental home.
"The County of Highland," 1902,
By J. W. Klise, A. E. Hough, Northwestern Historical Association, Northwestern Historical Association H.S. (Sam) Beaumont Aunt Lena and Uncle Sam both staked claims in Cherokee Strip opening on each side of Leroy Webster, her brother.
Moved to Wyoming about 1915 where they lived out their life.

 1901 - ~1918 Verl Beaumont 17 17 Verl was an outstanding student and athlete at Sheridan High School in his Senior year. He was extremely popular and one of the best football players in the history of Sheridan High School. He was critically injured in the first game of the season with Buffalo, Wyoming. The extent of his injuries was not discovered until he was operated on and a blood tumor was found under his heart. He was in the hospital; for some time and his family was at his bedside when he died. He was survived by his parents and sister Velma. He was 17 years of age at his death. This was about 1918. 1899 - ~1996 Velma Beaumont 97 97 m. GEORGE LAYMAN, an attorney in Sheridan
 1883 - 1973 Minnie Irene Dorman 90 90 Daughter of WILLIAM DORMAN and MARY BARNETT.
Minnie's family had settled near Nardin, Okla. 1915 - 1926 Beulah M Webster 11 11 1918 - 1998 Beatrice Irene Webster 80 80 Was living Oklahoma City 1998
Irene was bedfast the last 17 years of her life
Irene was a teacher - Kaw City HS 4 years, Ponca Military Academy 18 years
Assisted O'Mealey Cafeterias, Oklahoma City 8 years
 ~1912 Mary Ruth Webster School teacher in earlier years in Oklahoma and Lousiana.
She moved to New Iberia, LA in 1946.

 1909 - 1980 Evelyn Hope Webster 70 70 Evelyn was a housewife, mother of seven children, a seamstress and was active in Methodist Churches at Lamont and Deer Creek. She was afflicted with Cancer during her final years and died on January 7, 1980 in the Blackwell, Hospital. Evelyn was the eldest daughter of Lewis and Minnie Webster and was born on her parents' farm in the "Webster Community" near Deer Creek, Oklahoma. Evelyn and Henry were married in Deer Creek, Oklahoma by Rev. C. A. Perkins. 1906 - 1986 Wendell Eugene Webster 80 80 Wendell followed the Occupation of Mechanic. In later years he worked for Grant Co. He was a retired Foreman for Grant County.

 1923 Betty Lou Webster Moved to Mariette, GA in 1987 and still lived there in 1999.

Betty says Frosty was from Tulsa and she met him when she worked at Kewanee Oil Co. in Tulsa. He was born May 20, 1920 and died April 13, 1987. Betty says they had lots of experiences in their career. She was Secretary to the Manager of Pacific Northwest Pipeline when they lived in Farmington, New Mexico. They put in a Pipeline from Durango, Colorado to the Pacific Northwest. This was the first time they had had Natural Gas in that area and they had some concerns as they were afraid of fires. The Company had 18 rigs going at the same time. In due time, Frosty was promoted to the Home Office of Delhi-Taylor Oil Co. and they moved back to Dallas

When they were in Libya, they had some unusual experiences. The Crews worked out in the Desert at the Oil Well Sites. Frosty and his co-workers were flown out in a Jet Plane to their work Sites and were usually out two weeks at a time and then back in for a week. On occasion, Betty Lou was given Land Rover rides over the Sand Dunes which was an interesting experience. On one occasion Betty and Frosty were flown out to an Oil Well Site on Christmas Day to share Christmas Dinner with the Crew at the Well, The Well Crews of 6 or 8 men had to stay at the Well Sites for months at a time and were very happy to have them share Christmas Dinner with them.

After one year in the Desert Oil Fields, Frosty was given a month off and money to fly home or where ever they chose. They spent their free time sightseeing in Europe - Rome, Paris, Germany and other points of interest. After their 2-year tour in the Libyan Oil Fields, Frosty and Betty Lou returned to the US and settled in Houston where they had decided to open a Pet Ranch which is covered elsewhere. Betty and Frosty had many memorable experiences in their life together.
 1920 - 1987 Forrest Maxwell 66 66 Betty married Forrest "Frosty" Maxwell in 1951 and they moved to Texas where he was in the Oil business. His business necessitated their moving about and lived in several cities in Texas. He had a tour in Australia and they lived a couple years in Tripoli, Libya (North Africa]. After they returned from North Africa, they lived in Houston, Texas where they operated a Franchised Pet Shop or Pet Ranch. They both loved pets, especially dogs. After this venture they returned to Oklahoma for a time and then moved to Marietta, Georgia in 1987. Frosty died of Diabetes soon after in April 1987.

Betty has made her home in Georgia since that time. They had no children.

Frosty obtained an Accounting Degree which was important in his work with Oil Companies in Texas, Australia, and Libya.

The Houston Post in their April 23, 1967 Sunday Edition featured the Houston Branch of Pet Ranches of America operated by Frosty and Betty Maxwell. The article described the facilities. The bright decor ideas were those of Frosty and Betty. The Shop is quiet, odorless, with soft music, soft carpet, soft lighting, and special air conditioning. The cages behind the windows that display the animals are well ventilated and are lighted with overhead fluorescent fixtures. Betty and Frosty picked up their ideas for the shop arrangement, unique for the Houston area, in Europe during their travels while they were based in Libya.

During their travels, they attended many Dog Shows and subscribed to a number of Canine Periodicals. They attended a weeklong school conducted at the Pet Ranches of America Corporation headquarters in Saint Louis, Mo. before they opened their Shop in Houston, which was the first in the state of Texas.

They wanted a Shop with Pets that would attract a clientele that wanted to get a good Pet and take care of it. They made every effort to assure the quality and health of all pets sold from their Shop.

As a result of their special facilities and care, their pets sold for a little more than those of the average Pet Shop. They obtained their Pets from responsible and reliable breeders in a large area. Betty and Frosty worked diligently to maintain their high standards and goals during the years they operated the Pet Ranch Franchise in Houston. Betty has said they enjoyed their experience but there was much hard work involved to maintain their Quality.
 1877 - 1937 James Wilson Teter 60 60 1897 - 1966 Preston Leslie Teter 68 68 ~1926 - ~1936 J Frankie Teter 10 10 J. Frankie Teter died of injuries sustained in a swimming/diving accident in the river at Blackwell, About 1935- 36 at age 11. 1873 - 1899 Eva Belle Yeager 26 26 1916 - 1993 Mona (Tete) Elaine Teter 76 76 No children
Buried July 19, 1993 McCafferty-Bolick FH Tonkawa, Okla
Elaine had lived in Tonkawa for a number of years.
Second marriage to Forrest Bush - date unknown.
Had been estranged but he was there at her death.
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Obituary:
Mona Elaine "Tete" Bush, age 76, died at her home in Tonkawa on Thursday, July 15. Funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 AM Monday, July 19, in the First Presbyterian Church of Tonkawa, Pastor Nancy White, officiating, Burial will follow in the Tonkawa I. O. O. F. Cemetery under the direction of McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home. Visitation will be conducted at the Funeral Home until 9:00 AM Monday, at which time the casket will be sealed.

"Tete" Bush was born August 16, 1916, in Blackwell, OK. to James and Janie Webster Teter. She moved to Tonkawa at the age of 13 and was raised and educated in the Blackwell-Tonkawa area, going to High School in Amarillo, Texas. She returned to Tonkawa in the early 1930s. On December 23, 1963, she married Forrest Bush in Augusta, KS. She was a member of the Tonkawa First Presbyterian Church and served on the Kay County Election Board.

Mrs. Bush is survived by her husband Forrest, of the home, and one niece, Sue Carnahan.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Memorial donations may be made in her name to Hospice of Ponca City or to the Tonkawa First Presbyterian Church. McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home will act as custodian of those funds. The Funeral Home address is 400 East Main, Tonkawa, Oklahoma, 74653,

Organist was Eleanor Hays.

Casket Bearers: Darrell Barns, Ralph Barns, Harold Lutes, Jack Johnson, Verle Harris, Jim Ditmore Services held: July 19, 1993
 1913 - 1977 Cloyd Melvin Teter 63 63 Cloyd was a Press Photographer for the Blackwell Journal and in Colorado. Cloyd was living at Tonkawa at the time of his death, age 63 in March 1977. Sue Carnahan was in Germany with her husband Ben Carnahan when notified by the American Red Cross that her father was worse. She came home and brought him home from the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City. He died at home 21 days later. He was buried at Elkland, MO, where his wife Lola was born and where she is now buried also. 1907 - 1980 Virginia Lee Webster 72 72 Lifetime schoolteacher until retirement.
Never married. Stayed home to help parents.
State recognition as outstanding teacher.
 1904 - 1979 Willis Leroy Webster 74 74 Spent most of his adult life in Idaho.
Died of Lung Disease.
 1901 - 1928 Robert Frank Webster 26 26 1909 - 1985 George Dick Webster 75 75 Collector of Antiques and Collectibles
Died of Cancer
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Deer Creek, Okla
 1912 - 1991 Katherine Louise Webster 79 79 Occupation: Farm wife
Residence: Arkansas City, KS in later years
 ~1792 - 1846 George Webster 54 54 A letter written by Elijah Webster when he was 90 years old in 1931 said his brother George Webster's family included a son, John Thomas Webster, and four daughters, Sarah, Emma, Anna, and another that he could not name.

The ~1792 birth date is a guess.

When George came to Ohio he built a cabin on his brother Thomas Fendell Webster's land. He apparently returned to Virginia before his death in 1846. He served in War of 1812 as a Private. Moved from Virginia to Highland Co. Ohio-1830. George was a Boot and Shoemaker by trade. It is believed there were four daughters but we do not know the name of the fourth daughter. 1758 - 1806 John Michael Boltz 48 48 married Eva Zombro / Zumbrot, or possible Rachel
 1760 Jacob Frederick Boltz Married Elizabeth. 1761 Catherine Sophia Boltz Twin
Married Valentine Knupp. 1761 Mary Barbara Boltz Twin
Married Frederick Rosenburger. 1763 John Pulse 1765 George Boltz Married Rebecca 1769 Frederick Pulse 1771 John Peter Boltz 1772 Catherine Elizabeth Barbara Boltz Married Henry Gilber. 1775 John Peter Boltz 1734 George Jacob Boltz ~1726 - ~1726 Magdalena Boltz ~1727 Eva Catarina Boltz ~1729 Margretha Barbara Boltz 1735 - <1737 Anna Maria Boltz 2 2 1738 Anna Dorothea Boltz 1741 Elizabeth Boltz 1745 Catherine Barbara Boltz 1750 Anna Sabina Boltz 1760 - 1844 David Fry 83 83 Maybe died 9/19/1811.
 1760 - 1815 Barbara Housman 54 54 Her father was Martin Houseman / Hausmann. ~1758 - <1779 Jacob Fry 21 21 Jacob Fry died sometime before 4/20/1779, when his father Lodowick was listed as a guardian for his orphaned daughter Hannah in the Berkeley County, Virginia Guardian Bonds ~1763 - <1821 John Fry 58 58 D. 1821 Phebe Smith She was the daughter of John Smith who descended from John Smith who founded Middleway, West Virginia.

William Smith (~1650-1710) and family came from William Penn Colony in 1682 to Cecil County, Maryland. Then they went to Virginia in 1729. His second son, John Smith (~1677-1737), founded Middleway. His son John Smith (1710-1799) is Phebe's father. 1761 - 1851 George Fry 90 90 He moved to Kentucky
 Daniel Fry In his will, his wife Lidia; Rebecca; David, Lewis, and Barbara Elizabeth were to have equal shares of all property.
 ~1770 Catherine Fry Robert Vance 1775 - 1836 Susannah Fry 60 60 They had 8 children. William Grantham Rachel Fry 1722 - 1807 Abraham Fry 85 85 He was a Revolutionary War Soldier. He served as a private under Captains McClvy & Peebles,in the Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia.

He was appointed executor in father's will along with his brother Henry.

Marriage 1 Agnes Ann YOUNG b: 1735
    * Married: Bef 1749 in Virginia 1724 - 1812 Henry Fry 87 87 He was appointed executor in father's will along with his brother Abraham.

Marriage 1 Fanny LITTLER b: 10 Mar 1737 1726 - <1808 Jacob Fry 82 82 He married Molly.

He received seven pounds ten shillings from his father's will. The executors of Jacob's will were his friends John Frye and Joseph Snapp.
 1727 - 1781 Joseph Fry 54 54 1729 - 1814 Samuel Fry 85 85 Received in will of father: 168 acres of land lying on the North River of Shanodor, formerly William Hovers, paying executors the sum of twenty two pounds ten shillings toward the use herein mentioned five years after the date hereof.

Marriage 1 Christina SPEAR b: 1752 in Virginia
    * Married: 24 Sep 1767 in Washington County, Pennsylvania 1723 - ~1812 Benjamin Fry 89 89 He received from his father's will the sum of fifteen pounds. He might have been born in 1830.

Marriage 1 Catherine
Children

   1.  Sarah FRY birth b: Abt 1765 in Virginia
   2.  Benjamin FRY birth b: 25 Dec 1758 in Fredrick County,Virginia
   3.  Christina FRY birth b: Abt 1760 in Frederick County,Virginia
   4.  Isaac FRY birth b: 14 Jul 1765 in Fredrick County,Virginia
   5.  Henry FRY birth b: 18 Nov 1777
   6.  William Elijah FRY birth b: 9 Nov 1780 in Virginia
   7.  Samuel FRY birth
   8.  Martin FRY birth b: 1783 in Fredrick County,Virginia
   9.  Elizabeth FRY birth b: Abt 1786 in Virginia
  10.  Rebecca FRY birth
  11.  Katherine FRY birth b: in Frederick County,Virginia
 1733 - 1781 Christin Fry 48 48 Marriage 1 Joseph POWELL 1735 - 1796 William Fry 61 61 Marriage 1 Rachel SPEARS

Received from his father's will the sum of seventeen pounds ten shillings. 1737 Elizabeth Fry Received from her father's will the sum of fifteen pounds. Betty Jo Renick Mildred Cullen Grigg 1957 Sally Ann Moore m. STAN WARRINTON, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1959 Samuel Houston Moore 1967 Kevin B Moore 1956 David P Moore (Grigg) 1957 Nancy J Moore (Grigg) m. Hall Wilma Jean Colwell 1950 Gail W Moore m. PATTY J. CLESS, May 29, 1971, Dear Creek, Oklahoma. 1952 Donna M Moore m. LARRY H. HOOD, August 28, 1971, Dear Creek, Oklahoma. 1954 Warren Lee Moore m. CATHY M. FORSYTH, May 13, 1977, Dear Creek, Oklahoma. 1958 Boyd Alan Moore m. SHARON ELAINE HARPER, July 22, 1978, Medford, Grant Co., Oklahoma. Wilma F Duncan 1956 - 1977 Larry K Moore 20 20 1958 Gary W Moore m. Lisa 1960 Richard L Moore m. Donna Alice Laurita Jones 1955 Cheryl M Moore m. ANTHONY SMITH. 1959 Cathy A Moore m. RICK ALDRICH. 1966 Lyndal W Moore 1940 Larry Dick Bachman Lives in Richardson, Texas 1943 Dee Ann Bachman Lives in Prescott, Arizona Ermon Albaugh 1931 Hope L Albaugh Orville Bruch 1954 - 1954 Michael L Bruch 1955 Michele D Bruch 1904 - 1981 Marie Phillip 77 77 ~1925 Henryette M Wilson ~1927 Richard D Wilson 1903 - 1976 Ruth Carter 73 73 ~1927 Glendoria Wilson Edmund ~1820 - 1852 Ebenezer Huite 32 32 Robert McFerron 1823 - 1897 William McFerron 73 73 William's family came to America from Ireland.

1860 Census has them living in Lenzburg, IL. William, a farmer, is 36, Jane is 31, Sarah-13, Martha-10, Mary-9. The three girls attend school. William is 2 and Marian is one month old. All were born in Illinois. Edward McFerron ~1828 - ~1886 Eliza- Jane Robinson 58 58 1845 - 1920 Sarah Jane McFerron 75 75 Cause of Death: organic heart disease ~1850 Martha McFerron ~1851 - 1854 Mary McFerron 3 3 ~1858 - ~1881 William McFerron 23 23 1860 - 1864 E. Maria McFerron 4 4 1855 - 1856 John McFerron 1 1 1862 - 1874 James D. McFerron 12 12 ~1853 Martha McFerron In 1860, Rachel Amanda, Martha, and James Todd were living with their grandparents Isaac and Rachel Van Pelt, after their father died in 1852. Maybe Catherine Van Pelt died too?

The birth date, father's death date, or father must be wrong. ~1857 James Todd McFerron In 1860, Rachel Amanda, Martha, and James Todd were living with their grandparents Isaac and Rachel Van Pelt, after their father died in 1852. Maybe Catherine Van Pelt died too?

The birth date, father's death date, or father must be wrong. 1853 - 1853 J P McFerron 1895 - 1973 Nannie Anna Smith 78 78 "Aunt Nannie" was a photographer.
 1918 - 1993 Loretta Vivian Herndon 75 75 1922 - 2003 Noel Elwood Herndon 81 81 Daily Oklahoman, The
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
December 19, 2003 page 18A

Noel Elwood Herndon, 81, born June 16, 1922 near Buffalo, Oklahoma, left this earth on December 17th to celebrate Christmas with Christ. He grew up in the panhandle during the dust bowl years, attended Business College in Kansas, and then joined the army corp at the beginning of WWII. He was trained as a co pilot on B17s and was assigned to the 835th Squadron of 486 Bomb Group at Sudbury. He flew 35 missions over Europe and was injured on his last flight. His commendations include the Purple Heart, Air Medal, 4 Oak Leaf Clusters and ETO with 2 battle stars. He returned to Oklahoma, began college at OU, married his wife, Cathy Hough, then graduated from OU and the OU School of Medicine in 1955. Dr. Herndon practiced family medicine in NW OKC for 40 years, treating hundreds of patients with love and kindness before retiring at 75. As a board certified family practioner, he held the office of President of the OKC Clinical Society as well as other local and state medical organizations. He was on staff at Baptist and Deaconess hospitals for over 30 years, serving as Chief of Staff at Deaconess in 1960 and was also the Medical Director at Lackey Manor for 25 years.

He is survived by his church family at Heritage Baptist Church, a body of believers that the Lord brought together in the Herndon home in 1980. He was the first elder at Heritage and a Bible teacher for years there and previously at Village Baptist. His greatest joys were His Lord, his family, and serving others.

He is also survived by his wife of 57 years, Cathy, three children and their spouses, Cindy and husband, Dr. Charles McWilliams, Susan and husband, Sam Ray; New Mexico and Mark Herndon and his wife Andrea, Dallas. Other survivors include grandchildren Aaron, Meredith, Molly, Heidi, Jennifer, Tonya, Jessie, Natalie, and many other relatives and friends.

A memorial celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Heritage Baptist Church, 14317 N. Council Rd., OKC. Visitation will be held at Vondel L. Smith & Son North on Friday, December l9th from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Heritage Baptist Church where they will be dispersed to charities designated by the family. 1920 - 2002 Luella Mildred Herndon 81 81 1865 - 1915 James William Smith 49 49 Father: George Washington Smith
Mother: Anna Eliza Cox
 1873 - 1948 Flora Stith 75 75 1894 George Clark Hering His parents were both born in Delaware.

In 1942 he lived at 1600 Mt. Vernon Ave, Wilmington, Deleware. He worked at Hering, Morris, Jame, and Hitchens - Attorneys, at 350 Deleware Trust Building, Wilmington.



 1900 Helen Barnitz Both her parents were born in PA. D. 1852 Mary Young Eliza Jane Surber 1825 - 1862 Greenbury T Trekell 36 36 1829 Julia Trekell m. Mansell. ~1830 - 1858 Stephen Trekell 28 28 He was killed in an accident during the gold rush. ~1835 Levina Trekell m. Isaac N. Morgan, November 12, 1858, Cass County, MO. 1905 - 1996 Katrina V Pool 90 90 ~1908 Norman Jack Pool 1911 Zella Verine Van Valkenburgh Joseph Buckles 1888 - 1970 Lonora Margot Knierihm 82 82 Father born in Indiana, mother in USA. ~1915 John D Herndon In 1930 he lived in Protection, Comanche County, Kansas. 1860 Philip Z Heckert Father:  Michael Heckert 30, Born Feb 1830 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania; died 6 Jan 1906

Mother: Amanda Zerbe 29, Born 28 Mar 1831 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Died 11 Apr 1882

1860 census:
Father:  Michael Heckert 30
Mother: Amanda 29
Sister: Emeline 5
Brother: Charles E 2

In 1860, William, Michael, and Jacob Heckert farmed near each other in Northumberland County.

In 1895 Philip and Clara lived in Sumner County, Kansas.

In 1900 Phiip and Clara lived in Sumner County, Kansas with two wards, Edmond Moffitt (51) and Barthey M Moffitt (9).

In 1910 Philip and Clara lived in Caddo County, Oklahoma.

(In 1910, Henry Suter and Clara W. lived in Caddo County, Oklahoma. This must be someone different, based on middle initial and parents' birth states.)

In 1920, Philip and Clara lived in Caddo County, Oklahoma.





 ~1911 Ruth Heckert 1889 - 1972 Clara I Beck 83 83 Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Michigan

Residence: Hinton, OK, 1920, 1930. ~1918 - 1959 Nellie Nadine Teter 41 41 Daughter: NANCY JO OTTINGER, born 1 December 1943, married JOHN HART in Houston.


 1917 - 1964 Clyde Lewis Ottinger 46 46 Daughter: NANCY JO OTTINGER, born 1 December 1943, married JOHN HART in Houston.
 ~1879 Hannah Stewart Her father was born in Austria, her mother in Germany. 1880 Franklin (Frank) Elwood Lecrone Father: David Henry Lecrone b. Sep 1848, Illinois
Mother: Viola M. Vorhees b. May 1854, Ohio 19 Feb 1872

His father was born in Illinois, mother in Indiana
Residence: 1920 with Lavina, Margaret, and children in Helena.
Residence: 1930 with Lavina and David in Helena.


 ~1903 Irene M Lecrone 1909 - 1966 David H Lecrone 57 57 married May 15, 1931 1899 Lyle William Keagle m. Dorothy L, lived in Powell, WY in 1930. ~1902 Gertrude Keagle 1904 - 1992 Bernard S Keagle 88 88 ~1910 Ruby M Keagle ~1914 Clesta Keagle 1869 - 1939 John Branson Van Wye 69 69 Father: Samuel S Van Wye, b. 07-18-1845 in Jennings County, Indiana d. 1902 Helena, Oklahoma

Mother: Amanda Seeley,  Birth 11/20/1806 Washington County, NY; Death 8/14/1890 Sullivan County, Missouri

 1898 - 1984 Lois Fae Van Wye 86 86 1898 - 1977 Jesse Cornelius Tarr 78 78 Father: Joseph C. Tarr 7/24/1860 Springfield, Missouri, d. 11/06/1928 Lambert, Oklahoma

Mother: Minnie Teeter b. 1869-01-25 Missouri, d. 3/16/1922 Jet, Oklahoma.

Lived in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma ~1872 - 1953 Guy Tricillian Johnson 81 81 Father: William Jasper Johnson b. 1843 d. 1918
Mother: Mariah Isabelle Dougherty b. 1851 d. 1926
 ~1904 James (Kelly) Kelso Johnson ~1907 - 1995 Katy Johnson 88 88 Grew up in Helena.

 1905 - 1988 Jay Frank Walker 82 82 Father: James W Walker 1879–1960
Mother: Mary Holladay 1879–1926

In 1920 he lived in Cimarron, Blaine County, Oklahoma
In 1930 they lived in Okeene, he owned a cafe.
 1892 Nida Arlene Young First marriage: Burtis M Hargis b. abt 1881 in Kansas
1 child: Harold B Hargis b. ~1924 1915 Wilma A Medaris ~1917 Donna V Medaris ~1919 Mildred B Medaris 1912 - 1962 Jay Henry Stephens 50 50 ~1909 Howard H Bull He attended the University of Colorado
 1906 - 1998 Henry N Bull 92 92 Attended University of Colorado Alma 1911 - 1979 Janet 68 68 Stephen Bull Residence: New York, NY Jefferson Bull Residence: Cambridge, MA 1911 - 1968 Viola L Phillip 57 57 Charles Evans 1895 - 1969 George McAfee 73 73 1850 - ~1907 Mary Ellen Moody 57 57 Married stepbrother Amos Bachman

Children
8. Earle Errit BACHMAN, died in infancy
9. Sally BACHMAN, died in infancy 1867 - 1907 Talitha Louella Bachman 39 39 1862 - 1945 Wilson Ross Bachman 82 82 1905 and 1930 census shows him at Protection, Comanche County, Kansas. He had a daughter before he married Lavonia McMinimy in 1893.

1915: living alone, "M"
Divorced by 1930
 1845 - 1923 Amos E. Bachman 78 78 Marriage stepsister Mary Ellen Moody
chilldren:
8. Earle Errit BACHMAN, died in infancy
9. Sally BACHMAN, died in infancy 1854 Sarah Catherine Medaris 1856 - 1884 Minerva Jane Medaris 27 27 The 1895 Kansas Census shows a WS Williams schoolteacher in Sedgewick County, b. ~1855, wife Beebe (or something like that), son Oscar B b. ~1882 Indiana, daughter Floy b. ~1891 Kansas, and son Arthur b. 1894 Kansas.

Maybe Minerva died or divorced or went to jail (1910 census), and WS remarried.
 1858 Mary Hestletine Medaris Twin
 1858 - 1939 Martha Eveline Medaris 80 80 Twin 1861 - 1941 Laura Indiana Medaris 79 79 They moved to Helena, Oklahoma between 1900 and 1910. 1864 - 1959 Ada Ellen Medaris 95 95 1867 - 1947 Stephen Cyrus Medaris 80 80 1882 - 1975 Della Julitza Medaris 92 92 She must have gotten divorced. 1885 - 1978 Effie Louise Medaris 92 92 1888 - 1974 Ledoskie (Dossie) May Medaris 85 85 1848 - 1933 William Hastings Medaris 85 85 He married Ruth (Temprance) Jeannette Melick on 29 April 1869 in Owen County, Indiana. Ruth was b. 16 Jan 1848 in Owen County, Indiana. William was a school teacher and principal.

Ruth died on 10 May 1897 at the age of 49 years old. She was buried in Dixon Cemetery. Dixon Cemetery is just south of Worthington, Indiana.. William remarried to (2) Carrie B. Knight on 6 Sept. 1899. Carrie was b. Dec 1869. Together they had only one child. The child died in infancy, presumably soon after birth. A gravestone in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Marshall Township of Lawrence County, Indiana simply reads "Infant daughter of W. H. and Carrie Medaris 1902". Carrie died in 1915, at the age of 46. She was buried in Fish Cemetery in Shawswick Township of Lawrence County, Indiana.

After Carrie's death, William married (3) Kitye Alice Kern, on 05 Sept. 1917 in Lawrence County, Indiana. He lived in Lawrence County until his death in 1933
 1809 Jonathan H. Medaris Lucinda A Medaris and Houston Medaris, children of Nathaniel Davis Medaris and Nancy Ann Rogers, lived with Jonathan after the death of their mother.
 1812 - 1892 Ithamer Thomas Redmond Medaris 79 79 In 1850 he is living in Washington, Owen County, Indiana. 1860 he is in Beech Creek, Greene County, Indiana. Ithamer shows in the 1880 Indiana census as I. Thomas Madaras. He shows on earlier deed records as Ithamer R. Meddri.

The following obituatry for Ithamer appeared on Mar. 24, 1892.

    Ithamer Medaris was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, near Greensboro, in 1811, and died March 1, 1892, in Owen county, Indiana.  When 18 years of age Ithamer Medaris and his brother Johnathon, came to Ohio, where the remained a year or two.  His father and family joined him a little later.  Ithamer returned to North Carolina, where he married Elizabeth Stone.  After two years he returned to Ohio and remained one year and then came to Indiana, in 1838, and followed farming and boating for a livelihood.  Eight children  were the result of their marriage, four boys and four girls, to sons and two daughters and the widow still living to mourn his death.  He was always a Democrat, and was loved by all who knew him.  He was not a member of any church, but believed in the Saviour and his God.  His illness dated back to last August. He was ready and willing to die, and expressed great hope in meeting his Savior. 1814 Enorial (Riley) Medaris Home in 1860:     Township 7 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois
Eno was listed as a carpenter in the 1860 Franklin Co. Ill. census. 1818 Salathiel Medaris Salathiel is a curious and mysterious ancestor.  It is thought that he attended Medical School in Clermont County, Ohio.  Salathiel was married many times. Most of Salathiel's wives died shortly after the birth of their children.  One must question the demise of his many wives and the practice of his medicine. It definitely raises wonder of whether they were victims of his experimention. It appears that Salathiel left his children with his deceased wives families rather than taking part in their raising. This has made it very difficult to piece his family together.

Salathiel was Assistant Surgeon for the 15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry.  He was discharged on 23 Apr. 1863 because of his age.

Salathiel married (1) Mary Cobb in 1837. She died prior to 1850 and Salathiel relocated to Obion County.  

There were other children, John and Nathan, born to Salathiel and one of his many wives. The two children listed below were mentioned in the memoirs of Dr. James Henderson Medaris. It is uncertain as to their birthdates and therefore their maternity.

 1816 Levicy (Teancy) Jane Medaris >1788 Wilmuth Medaris >1788 - 1846 Newlilly (Lillie) Medaris 58 58 1796 - 1881 George Washington Medaris 85 85 According to a biography of Charles F. Medaris, George was engaged in blacksmithing as a youth.

Transcription of the Will of
George Washington Medaris

In View of the uncertainty of Life and the certainty of Death, I Washington Medaris of the County of Shelby and State of Ohio, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made.

Item 1st. It is my will that all my Just Debts be first paid, enforcing. however upon my executor hereinafter mentioned to plead the Statute of Limitations where applicable.

Item 2nd. I hereby will and bequeath to my wife Matilda A Medaris the use and benefit of all my estate both real, personal and mixed of which I may be seized, during the time which she may remain my widow.

Item 3rd. At either the marriage or death of my said wife, Matilda A Medaris, then my executor shall proceed, as hereinafter directed, to distribute the proceeds of my estate, real personal and mixed among the following persons in the following proportions. to wit. to Minerva Medaris, my daughter, one ninth; to my son Zachary T Medaris, two ninths; to Charles F Medaris, my son, two ninths; to my son Gideon Medaris one ninth; to my daughter Ruth Medaris, one ninth; to my son Eli G Medaris one ninth, and to my daughter Martha S Medaris one ninth.

Item 4th. At either the marriage or death of my said wife, then in either case, it is my will that my executor shall have all my personal estate , goods and chattels appraised according to law, and sell the same at public auction as required by law and distribute the proceeds as itemized after deducting necessary expenditure in accordance  with the terms of item 3rd of this will. And further it is my will  that at either marriage or death of my said wife, my said executor hereinafter mentioned, shall have the right and authority either at private sale or at public auction as he mat declare best, to sell any or all of my real estate; and in the event of my said executor selling any or all of my real estate of which I may be seized at private sale, I hereby empower him with the authority as said executor to execute and sufficient deed or deeds for the same to any purchaser or purchasers, without the intervention of any order or orders of Court; in fee simple as per the Law and distribute the net proceeds in accordance with the terms of item third of this will.
It is however made incumbent upon my executor to sell said real and personal estate herein before mentioned within ...(no time entered)... from either the marriage or death of my said wife.

Item 5th. Should my said wife refuse to accept or take her portion under this will, then the balance of my estate after her allowance shall be reduces to money by my said executor and distributed as herein before directed by item third.

Item 6th. I hereby nominate and appoint my son Zachary T Medaris as executor of this my Last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal this 9th day of February of 1880.

Signed, sealed and declared Washington Medaris by the said Washington Medaris as his last Will and Testament in our presence and signed by us, at his request in the presence of each other on the day and year above mentioned.

 1797 - 1861 Regina Medaris 64 64 1802 - 1876 Elizabeth Medaris 74 74 D. 1720 Mary Beamon John Gore Mary Elles "Eeles" is misspelled. 1734 - ~1806 John Medaris 72 72 They were neighbors to John Owens and John Beamons.

John and Lucy had the following children:

           1. Judith Maderas (5) born likely in the 1750's, she married Eli Dickerson on 24 Oct. 1776 in Middlesex Co., Virginia.  They had the following known children:

                       1. William Dickerson (6) died in a boating accident with his cousin John Madaris.  (See article under John's listing).
                       2. Henry Dickerson (6) married his cousin Alicy Maderas, daughter of her mother Judith's brother James.

           3. Betsey Maderas (5)
           4. Mary Maderas (5) married William Hardee, 12 Jan. 1795 in Middlesex County, Virginia.  They had the following known child:

                       1. John Hardy (6)

           4. Elizabeth Maderas (5) married Thomas Carter 09 Oct. 1787 in Middlesex County, Virginia.
           5. James Maderas (5) born abt. 1759 in Middlesex County, Virginia; died about 1815.  James married Mildred "Milly" Ware.
           6. Jude Maderas (5) born about 1760 in Middlesex County, Virginia.  The information on Jude is interesting.  The name appears mostly as witnessing the wills of James and Mary McHan, who would be Jude's aunt and uncle.  When first found it was assumed this was Judy or Judith (5), the daughter of John (4) who married Eli Dickerson.  But Judith married Eli in 1776, and on the wills, Jude's last name is still Maderas or Mederis instead of Dickerson, indicating this is a seperate individual.  The fact that Jude is witnessing a document, indicates that this is either a male, or the wife of another witness.  It would be rare for a woman to witness a document as a sole witness.  On the James McHan will, it is James and Judy Maderas, but on the will of Mary, it is only Jude Mederis.  Lastly, if we consider the meaning of the name "Jude", it likely holds the key to our answer.  Jude is a boys name of Latin origin.  Jude is a biblical name, a variant of Judah.  Jude was the brother of James.  It is likely symbolic that Jude was the youngest of the family, and the only brother to James.  Jude does not appear anywhere after 1794 and since he is not mentioned in John's will in 1805, I believe it is likely that Jude died before 1800. 1737 Charles Medaris 1739 Mary Medaris 1742 Elizabeth Medaris 1745 Benjamin Medaris 1748 Johanne Medaris 1736 Henry Gore Elizabeth Thomas Tosely 1795 - 1867 Sarah (Sally) Medaris 71 71 Talitha Cumi Medaris Her name Talitha Cumi is Aramaic for "maiden, arise," and comes from the Gospel of St. Mark (5:41), the words said by Jesus to the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue. 1829 - 1889 Abraham Medaris 60 60 22 May 1849, Abraham bought 2 parcels of land from his father, James D. These two parcels are located in Jennings Township, Owen County, IN. These two parcels were sold on September 26, 1851. Elizabeth purchased land October 31, 1861 in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana.

Zurilda C Medaris and Nathan D Medaris, children of Nathaniel Davis Medaris and Nancy Ann Rogers, lived with Abraham after the death of their mother. 1821 Massey Wesley Medaris 1825 - 1867 Nathaniel Davis Medaris 42 42 Nancy died around 1859 possibly from complications related to the birth of Houston.  After her death the children were spread out with other family members to be cared for. The clue to these childrens' parentage was in the census records. Listed under the families of James D., Abraham and Jonathan H., their ages were out of order with the other children. This slight out of sequence hint helped solve the mystery of the children of Nathaniel and Nancy. It is suspected that there are other unidentified children between Lucinda (1852) and Nathan D. (1857). They are possibly listed with their aunt, Levicy, and I suspect they will be found as more census records are located. 1827 James Douglas Medaris James was a minister and performed many marriages in Owen County, Indiana. James married Elizabeth Coble, his stepsister, and sister to his brother Stephen's wife Milly Coble.

James D. and Elizabeth moved from North Carolina to Spencer Ind. and the deed to their land was signed by Martin Van Buren in 1840.

Of their five daughters, four of them married one of "the Ring boys," four brothers. The Ring boys (with Medaris wives) moved to St. John Kansas in 1885. Charles, Jacob and Alexander did not stay there long, all three were great carpenters and they headed west with their families and were employed in the contracting and building of the huge Coronado Hotel on Coronado Island, San Deigo, Ca.  from 1888 to 1894. The other brother Thomas stayed in Holton, Kansas to be a merchant and made it their home.

Nancy J Medaris and Jonathan W Medaris, children of Nathaniel Davis Medaris and Nancy Ann Rogers, lived with James after the death of their mother. 1823 Elizabeth Coble Jonathan Long Malinda 1968 Laura Ann Bachman Ola May Warford ~1905 - 2001 Gladys E Teter 96 96 1778 John Teter "In the years 1801 and 1802, settlements were made southwest of Belleville by John Teter, Abraham Eyman, William Miller, Martin Randleman, and Daniel Stookey. The founders of this colony were of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, and were industrious, moral upright citizens. Stookey and Eyman, in company with some others, came to Illinois in 1796 to explore that country, with a view to selecting a future location for their families. Traversing the country in the vicinity of the present city of Belleville, Stookey and Eyman selected the locations where afterward they settled in the prairie west and southwest of Belleville. Abraham Eyman brought his family to Illinois the next year. He first lived in the American Bottom, near Piggott's Station, then moved to New Design, and in the spring of the year 1801 settled four miles west of Belleville. He was a good citizen and once represented the county in the Legislature. He died in the neighborhood where he settled. He was preceded a few months by John Teter, who had a house already built when Eyman arrived. Teter once served as County Commissioner. Daniel Stookey, who was a brother-in-law of Eyman, came to the county in 1802 and settled on what is now the Stookey farm, two miles west of Belleville. He died in 1835, leaving nine children."
From "A Brief History of St. Clair County, Illinois" by W.C. Walton 1780 Sarah Teter 1782 Rebecca Teter 1783 Solomon Teter 1799 - <1855 John Langston 56 56 1805 - 1808 Matthew Langston 3 3 1794 - 1855 Abigail Teter 60 60 1796 Joshua Teter ~1829 Margaret Teter 1824 - 1887 David W. Teter 63 63 Mexican War Pension File, Cert. 3878; National Archives.
David W. Teter enlisted in Co., B, 2nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry on 17 June 1846 and served in the Mexican War until 18 June 1847 when he was discharged at Comorgo, Mexico.

Civil War Union Army Pension Files, Invalid App. 18357, Cert. 21076; National Archives.
David W. Teter enlisted 13 May 1861 at Galva, IL as a Private in Co., D, 17th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. At or during the battle of Shiloh on 6 April 1862, he was struck with a ball on the joint of the forefinger of his left hand which caused amputation of the finger. The hand became infected, causing the permanent loss of the use of the left hand entirely. He was discharged 19 Dec. 1862 at Abbeyville, Mississippi and resided in Knox Co., IL on 2 April 1863.

The 1870 census showed David W. Teter living with his brother Abraham.

From Civil War Union Army Pension Files, Invalid App. 18357, Cert. 21076; National Arcives, State of Illinois, St. Clair Co.:
"I do hereby certify that I knew David W. Teter since the years 1839 or 1840, I attended his mother's family (his father was dead) as Physician... In 1846 he enlisted in the Mexican War. After the close of the war he returned home, stayed for some time in St. Clair County and moved afterwards to one of the Northern Counties... My Post Office is New Athens, St. Clair Co., Illinois."
(signed) Edward Klonckhardt M.D., 19 August 1883
 1827 - 1884 William H. Teter 56 56 William H. Teter married Hannah Thompson, widow of John Ware, who apparently had three children by her first marriage.

In 1850 William H. and Hannah Teter resided in the household of his uncle HG #542-10 Philip Teater (Teter) with Mary A. Ware age 9, Lucia A. Ware 6, Thomas Ware 3.

1850 U.S. Census, District No. 5, St. Clair County Illinois, 23 September 1850
Page 311, Dwelling No. 700, Family No. 700
Philip Teator, age 37, m, farmer, 1000, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Margaret Teator, age 30, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
George Teator, age 6, m, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Moses Teator, age 11/12, m, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Mary Teator, age 3, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Philip Teator, age 16, m, farmer, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Mary Pelham, age 10, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
William Teator, age 20, m, farmer, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Hannah Teator, age 25, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Mary A. Ware, age 9, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Lucia A. Ware, age 6, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Thomas Ware, age 3, m, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.) 1805 - ~1843 Rebecca Teter 38 38 Rebecca's was William's third wife, and first cousin. 1773 Hannah Teter Biography by Professor Joseph M. Kellogg

Hannah Teter was born about 1772. She married, with bond dated Aug. 27, 1791, Peter Mitchell Jr. The witnesses to the bond were Theophilus Davis (her brother-in-law) and Joseph Teter (her cousin).

Peter Mitchell Jr. was the son of the Rev. Peter Mitchell (or Mishler), who lived on the South Fork in Pendleton County. He was the pastor of the Lutheran church there on the South Fork, and owned considerable land. He died sometime after 1809, as we have a deed from him, dated Sept. 5, 1809, to his son George "Mitchler," for 30 pounds, of 2 tracts containing in all 128 acres on the South Fork, next land of Henry Swatley and Frederick Propst. (Pendleton County Deed book 5, page 126).

Another signature of Rev. Peter Mitchler - to receipt, dated March 28, 1801, for 12 sh. subscribed to the minister - in the estate papers of John Snider.

Soon after their marriage, Peter Mitchell Jr. and his wife evidently removed from Pendleton County to make a new home for themselves elsewhere. At first they seem to have lived in Randolph County as of date Aug. 28, 1794 we have Peter Mitchell and wife Hannah of Randolph County making a deed to Jacob Teter also of Randolph, for 45 pounds, of land on the south side of Leading Creek, a branch of the Tygarts Valley river, adjoining the land of Jonathan Buffington. (Randolph County, Deed book #1, page 419; also recorded in Minute book of the Randolph Court, book #1, page 282).

About 1797, however, they evidently decided to go farther west, for Peter Mitchell Jr. is said to have been in Rev. David Badgley's party who came to Illinois in 1797, and we find Peter and Hannah Mitchell living in St. Clair County, together with Abraham Teter and Mrs. Barbara Shook, in 1804 and later.

Peter Mitchell voted in Cahokia, Illinois. in 1799 (History of St. Clair County published by Brink, McDonough & County, page 70), and in 1804 Peter Mitchell was making improvements south of Silver Creek in that county (same, page 53). He is there also said to have been a respected citizen, a Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner. A son, Isaac, born in 1805, is said to have been the first male child born in Fayette precinct, and a child of Peter Mitchell who died in 1806 (whether this same Isaac or not is not known) was the first death in the community. Peter Mitchell, as Justic of the Peace, married many of the younger couples there. In the organization of the Silver Creek Baptist church in 1811, Peter Mitchell and Hannah Mitchell were among the constituent members. (same, page 166)

Peter Mitchell, after the death of his wife Hannah (Teter), married in St. Clair County Illinois, on April 25, 1820, Mary (Kittle) Teter, the widow of Hannah's brother, Abraham Teter.
 1815 - 1869 Mary Teter 53 53 They are listed in the 1850 census in Randolph County, Illinois, T5S, R6W.

Children with Hugh Porter Lively
   1.  Joshua Lively b: 1834 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
   2.  Rebecca J. Lively b: ABT 1836 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
   3.  Christina "Christine" A. Lively b: ABT 1837 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
   4.  Mary "Caroline" Lively b: ABT 1839 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
   5.  John W. Lively b: 14 FEB 1841 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
   6.  Abraham Uriah Lively b: 9 MAR 1843 in Sparta, Randolph Co., Ilinois
   7.  Philip F. Lively b: 14 FEB 1844 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL

Child with George W. Anderson:
   1. George H. Anderson b: ABT 1850 in Randolph Co., IL 1768 - 1834 Peter Mitchell 66 66 Peter Mitchell Jr. was the son of the Rev. Peter Mitchell (or Mishler), who lived on the South Fork in Pendleton County. He was the pastor of the Lutheran church there on the South Fork, and owned considerable land. He died sometime after 1809, as we have a deed from him, dated Sept. 5, 1809, to his son George "Mitchler," for 30 pounds, of 2 tracts containing in all 128 acres on the South Fork, next land of Henry Swatley and Frederick Propst. (Pendleton County Deed book 5, page 126).

Another signature of Rev. Peter Mitchler - to receipt, dated March 28, 1801, for 12 sh. subscribed to the minister - in the estate papers of John Snider.

Soon after their marriage, Peter Mitchell Jr. and his wife evidently removed from Pendleton County to make a new home for themselves elsewhere. At first they seem to have lived in Randolph County as of date Aug. 28, 1794 we have Peter Mitchell and wife Hannah of Randolph County making a deed to Jacob Teter also of Randolph, for 45 pounds, of land on the south side of Leading Creek, a branch of the Tygarts Valley river, adjoining the land of Jonathan Buffington. (Randolph County, Deed book #1, page 419; also recorded in Minute book of the Randolph Court, book #1, page 282).

About 1797, however, they evidently decided to go farther west, for Peter Mitchell Jr. is said to have been in Rev. David Badgley's party who came to Illinois in 1797, and we find Peter and Hannah Mitchell living in St. Clair County, together with Abraham Teter and Mrs. Barbara Shook, in 1804 and later.

Peter Mitchell voted in Cahokia, Illinois. in 1799 (History of St. Clair County published by Brink, McDonough & County, page 70), and in 1804 Peter Mitchell was making improvements south of Silver Creek in that county (same, page 53). He is there also said to have been a respected citizen, a Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner. A son, Isaac, born in 1805, is said to have been the first male child born in Fayette precinct, and a child of Peter Mitchell who died in 1806 (whether this same Isaac or not is not known) was the first death in the community. Peter Mitchell, as Justic of the Peace, married many of the younger couples there. In the organization of the Silver Creek Baptist church in 1811, Peter Mitchell and Hannah Mitchell were among the constituent members. (same, page 166)

Peter Mitchell, after the death of his wife Hannah (Teter), married in St. Clair County Illinois, on April 25, 1820, Mary (Kittle) Teter, the widow of Hannah's brother, Abraham Teter.
 1807 - ~1845 Priscilla Teter 38 38 Priscilla Teter Pelham is not mentioned in the Silver Creek Baptist Church Membership List of 1838-C1864 Minute Book. She may have been deceased. We can only guess that she may have died before 1838, but if Mary Pelham was her daughter (and it does seem likely), then, Priscilla must have died between 1840-1850. Lemuel died March 1848. The family had been broken up by 1850.

It is said that Priscilla Teter Pelham died in Mason County, Illinois. Two of her children, Lemuel Green Pelham, and Susannah Pelham, were found in the 1850 census there in the household of James & Elisabeth Walker.
 1809 - 1891 Solomon Teter 81 81 Solomon was a friend of Abraham Lincoln.

Rev. H. S. Deppe preached the first sermon in Freeburg, late in the year 1856. He organized a church, 4th of January 1857, called the Freeburg Baptist Church. One of the constituent members was Solomon Teter, son of Abraham Teter and Maria "Mary" Kittle.

Obituary: 9 Jan. 1891, Belleville (IL) Advocate (can be found in HGB pg. 355):
"Died, Thursday, January 1st 1891, at his home three miles north of Freeburg, Mr. Solomon Teter, aged 81 years, 10 months and 12 days. Mr. Teter was born in St. Clair county, Illinois, only three fourths of a mile from the place of his death. On account of the early death of his father, he left his home and lived with a friend on Ridge Prairie. After the second marriage of his mother he returned home and helped in improving the place. When a young man he went to Sangamon county where he worked at farming and such other work as could be secured at that time. In 1832 when the Indians invaded the State in violation of a treaty that had been made with them there was a call for volunteers. Mr. Teter was one among th number who responded and helped to drive Black Hawk and his band of warriors from the State (Black Hawk War). From that time on Mr. Teter continued his occupation of farming during the remainder of his days.

"He was married to Polly Herring, Jan. 24, 1833. Miss Herring was born in this county, near Mascoutah, Sept. 29, 1814, became a member of the Baptist church in 1834. Rev. Nathan Arnott pastor of Silver Creek Baptist Church officiated at her baptism. She died Aug. 13, 1877. To their marriage were born 15 children; five of them died in infancy, one son and two daughters died after they were grown up and while at home under the care of their parents. The two oldest daughters died after they were married. Mary, the wife of Robert Carr, died in her 36th year, and Sarah the wife of Abner Carr, died in her 43rd year. Of this family there are but five still living - Louisa, wife of William Blanton, in Kansas, Esther, wife of John Lortz, in this county; Philip Teter, in Carterville, Williamson county, Illinois; Isaac Teter, in Carthage, Missouri, and Emily, the youngest of the family who lived with her father until his death, taking charge of the house and looking after the wants of her father.

"The deceased also leaves 25 grand-children and 11 great-grand-children. Mr. Teter was among the most prominent members of the Baptist church....." (It continues to even name some of those attending the funeral).
 1811 Abraham (Abram) Teter 1813 - 1896 Philip Teter 83 83 They lived in De Witt Co., IL and later moved to Kansas.

Philip bought the following land from the government. He lived in St. Clair County at least through 1851.

In 1870 he lived in Nixon, Dewitt County, Illinois
In 1880 he lived in Beaver, Cowley County, Kansas

12/19/1832
SE/4 NE/4 Section 5 T2S R7W, St. Clair County, 40 acres $1.25 per acre.

10/15/1838
NW/4 SW/4 Section 32 T2S R6W, St. Clair County, 40 acres $1.25 per acre.

10/16/1835
E/2 SW/4 Section 32, T2S R6W, St. Clair County, 80 acres $1.25 per acre.

10/16/1835
S/2 SE/4 Section 29,  T2S R6W, St. Clair County, 80 acres $1.25 per acre.

07/01/1850
NW/4 NW/4 Section 5, T3S R6W, St. Clair County, 40 acres $1.25 per acre.

08/16/1851
SW/4 SW/4 Section 2, T2S R7W, St. Clair County, 40 acres $0.00 per acre, Warrant.

1850 U.S. Census, District No. 5, St. Clair County Illinois, 23 September 1850
Philip Teator, age 37, m, farmer, 1000, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Margaret Teator, age 30, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)

George Teator, age 6, m, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Moses Teator, age 11/12, m, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Mary Teator, age 3, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)

Mary Pelham, age 10, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Mary Pelham's is the daughter of Prescilla Teter and Lemuel Pelham

Philip Teator, age 16, m, farmer, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Philip and William are the sons of Levi Teter.

William Teator, age 20, m, farmer, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Hannah Teator, age 25, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Mary A. Ware, age 9, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Lucia A. Ware, age 6, f, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Thomas Ware, age 3, m, born St. Clair (Co., Ill.)
Mary, Lucia, and Thomas are Hannah's children from a previous marriage.

 1828 - 1915 Solomon B. Teter 86 86 Solomon B. Teter married 1st, his cousin, (Mary) Adaline Mitchell

Guardianship of all Levi's minor children was given to Levi's brother, Solomon Teter, 2 Feb. 1841.
St. Clair County, Ilinois, Guardianship Records, 1836-1849, Book B, #66, dated 22 Feb 1841, Levi Teter, decd., minor heirs: Abraham, David, William W., Solomon B., George W., Philip, Phebe Jane, and John H.

Solomon B. Teter enlisted in Co. D, 17th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was discharged 24 June 1864 at Springfield, Illinois. He resided in St. Clair County for 1 year then Knox County, Illinois 2 years prior to his enlistment. After discharge he returned to Knox County for 3 years until December 1867, Champaign County 1 year, then Watseka, Iroquois County until 1881.

CIVIL WAR PENSION UNION ARMY - PENSION FILES
Invalid App. 365934, Cert. 244500, Widow App. 1042950, Washington, D.C.
In a statement made February 15, 1915:
This is to certify That Elizabeth Catherine Phelps born August 24th 1845 in Appleton, Licking county, Ohio, was married to me, Solomon B. Teter, January 15th 1868 in Champain County state of Illinois. My first wife, Adaline Mitchell, died in Missouri in 1859. My second wife, Elizzabeth Catherine Phelps and I Solomon B. Teter have never been separated, since our marriage Jan. 15, 1868. I have no children. I was married to my second wife by Esquire Dodge, witnessed by Oscar F. Phelps father of my wife Elizzabeth Catherine Phelps. The Esquire and witnesses are all dead. There are no other records of my marriage. I am this day in my right mind and in full control of my mind, and an voluntarily giving these statements.
(Signed) Solomon B. Teter
 1838 - 1888 John H. Teter 49 49 John step-sister Margaret Cox lived with his brother Abraham according to the 1850 and 1860 census. He married his second cousin Abigail in 1866, and was killed by a runaway team on September 16, 1888.
 1795 - 1857 James Estep 61 61 James Estep was constantly moving. He was born in Wilkes Co., NC; he entered service in the War of 1812 from Montgomery Co., TN, (28 Jan. 1814-10 May 1814) and moved to St. Clair Co., IL, after discharge. In the Spring of 1820 he moved to Sangamon Co., IL, where he owned part of the land on which Petersburg now stands. He sold or gave this to his father, Elijah, and moved to Baker's Prairie across the river, then to present Mason Co. about 1833 and to Jasper Co., MO, in 1839. His next move was to Davis Co., Iowa in 1844, then to McDonough Co., IL, in 1846, and finally, back to Mason Co. in 1848. 1818 - 1896 Abraham Estep 78 78 Abraham Estep went to Jasper Co., MO, with his father in 1839, but was back in IL in 1842. He lived in Mason County, IL, and farmed there. They had twelve (12) children.
 1825 - 1900 Celia Clary 74 74 1843 - 1924 Mary Abigail Estep 81 81 John Teter is Mary Estep's second cousin. 1697 Hans Michael Dieter 1702 Mattheus Dieter 1704 Maria Julianna Dieter 1707 Marianna Magdalana Dieter 1709 Eberhardina Dieter ~1710 Maria Elizabetha Dieter 1712 Eberhard Wilhelm Dieter 1717 John Philip Dieter 1719 Maria Margaretha Dieter 1721 Gottlieb Dieter 1855 - 1855 Emma Currell Wills 1730 James B Langston 1754 Granville County, North Carolina, Captain David Harris' Company
Thomas Bell, Lieutenant., Peter Green, Sergeant.
Absolum Langston #51
James Langston #54
Solomon Langston #55
Richard Bennett #59
William Mangham #64
James Mangham #65
William Mangham, Jr #66
Samuel Mangham #74
~1735 Amy Langston ~1738 Lucinda (Louisa) Langston ~1740 Jechonias Langston 1755 Granville Co, NC Tax List-
Joseph Mangum
Samuel Mangum & Jno. Tomson, 2-0-2
Wm Mangum, Sons Wm &: James, 3-0-3
Richard Bennit & Son Richard, Negroe Moll, 2-1-3
Jno. Langston, Sons James, Joseph & Solomon & Negroe Arnus(?), 4-1-5 1740 Joseph Langston ~1740 John Langston ~1747 Rebecca Langston 1749 Sarah (Sally) Langston 1753 Mary (Polly) Langston 1755 Jesse Langston 1755 Molly Langston ~1757 Martha Patricia Langston 1762 Sarah Langston 1744 Elizabeth (Libby) Langston 1751 Samuel Langston 1759 Frances (Fanny) Langston D. <1785 Harry Currell Ann Currell D. <1801 Nicholas Currell Children James, Ann, and Elizabeth Malcom Gray Bonnie 1919 Leon Oblander 1943 - 1953 David Oblander 10 10 1918 Oran Oswell Pack Cathleen Hough 1866 - 1922 Charles Stephen Trekell 56 56 He was a farmer near Nardin, Oklahoma. 1869 - 1926 Francis Trustin Trekell 57 57 He was a merchant at Enid, Oklahoma. 1871 - 1896 Laura Trekell 24 24 Trekell / Anderson, Laura
Patent Book No. 2, Pg 182
Homestead Certificate: 583
Application Number: 719
Patent Date: 27 Feb 1901
Recorded: Washington DC, Oklahoma Record, Vol 33, Pg 326

 1875 - 1963 Franklin Trekell 88 88 He farmed near Hunter, Oklahoma.

Trekell, Frank
Patent Book No. 1, Pg 238
Certificate No 727
Patent Date: 25 July 1898
Recorded: Washington DC, Oklahoma Record, Vol 1, Pg 210 1877 - 1938 Emory Trekell 61 61 Later he moved to Liberal, Kansas.

EMERY TREKELL, M. D. On the wall of his office at Harper hangs a diploma showing Doctor Trekell is a graduate in medicine from Northwestern University of Chicago. Immediately after leaving that school in 1910 be took up active practice in Kansas, and for the past three years has been looking after a very large and accumulating professional business at Harper.

Doctor Trekell, though born at West Union in Cass County, Missouri, March 13, 1877, has some interesting historical family connections of early days in Kansas. He is of a family that came to the United States before the Revolution. His grandfather was a native of Illinois, and during the '50s came west to the Missouri border and settled near Fort Aubrey, Kansas. He had a farm there and was killed on his place at the time of Quantrill's raid. He had walked to Lawrence to notify the citizens there of Quantrill's coming, and on account of that act was ambushed and slain. Two of his brothers, one of whom was named Greenbury Trekell, were killed in the battle between the free state and slavery forces at Lawrence.

Franklin Trekell, father of Doctor Trekell, was born near Toulon in Stark County, Illinois, in 1840, but when quite young moved to West Union, Missouri. In 1862 he went into the Union army and as a first lieutenant saw active service until the close of the war. He was one of the avengers of his father's death, raising a squad of men who went in pursuit of Quantrill, and it was Franklin Trekell who discovered Quantrill's muster roll in the saddle of a dead horse. With his squad of soldiers he also found the body of his slain father.

After the war he engaged in farming in Cass County, Missouri, and in 1884 removed to Wellington, Kansas, and continued farming there until his retirement. He died at Wellington in 1906. He was a democrat in politics, a member of the Christian Church, and was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. At West Union, Missouri, in 1861 he married Elizabeth A. Currell, who was born at Shawnee Mission in Kansas in 1844.

Thus on his mother's side Doctor Trekell represents people who were in Kansas long before it became a territory and when all this country was given over to the Indians. His mother died at Wellington in 1905.

The children were: Thomas E., owner of a ranch at Shattuck, Oklahoma; Charles S., a farmer at Nardin, Oklahoma; Clara, wife of Reece Lupton, who has a farm at Deer Creek, Oklahoma; Francis T., a merchant at Enid, Oklahoma; Laura, who died at Wellington in 1896, married in 1894 T. J. Anderson, now a farmer in Oklahoma; W. A., a farmer at Hunter, Oklahoma; Franklin, Jr., also farming land at Hunter, Oklahoma; Doctor Trekell; Harry E., who owns the old home place at Wellington; Mary E., twin sister of Harry, wife of A. O. Bachman, a farmer at Eddy, Oklahoma; and Bertha May, wife of David G. Demuth, a farmer at Yelton, Oklahoma.

Doctor Trekell was educated in the rural schools of Sumner County, Kansas, graduating from the county high school there with the class of 1903. For one year he taught at Belle Plaine, Kansas, and then entered Kansas University, where he pursued his studies four years, and followed that with two years in Northwestern University Medical School at Chicago, graduating in 1910. For three years Doctor Trekell practiced at Milan, Kansas, spent one year at Argonia, and in 1914 located at Harper. His offices are in the Thompson Building on Central Avenue. He has served as president of the County Medical Society, and is a member of the State Society and the American Medical Association. Doctor Trekell is a democrat in politics, is affiliated with Harper Lodge No. 206, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Harper Lodge No. 195, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Harper Lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Chapter of the Eastern Star. Doctor Trekell is a member of the Christian Church.

In 1912, at Beaver City, Oklahoma, he married Miss Mae Maple. Mrs. Trekell has the distinction of being the first white child born in Beaver County, Oklahoma. Beaver County is in the far western part of that state, in what is called the Oklahoma Panhandle. Doctor and Mrs. Trekell have one daughter, Dorothy Lenor, born April 20, 1917.

A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written & compiled by William E. Connelley, 1918
 1867 - 1949 Clara D Trekell 81 81 1880 Bertha Trekell 1839 - 1917 John Sydner Currell 77 77 1842 - 1907 Charles J Currell 65 65 1852 - 1929 Edward Currell 77 77 1823 - 1895 Christopher T Trekell 71 71 History of Cass, County, Missouri, 1883
The subject of this sketch [C. Trickle] accompanied his parents on their various moves and in Clay County, Missouri, started out for himself. His early life was a roaming one. In 1843 and 1844 he spent the time in Old Mexico, and till 1851 he went to Illinois and married Miss Agnes Dwire, a native of Ohio, who, with her parents, had moved to Illinois in 1833. In 1864 Mr. and Mrs. Trickle went to California and in 1865 came to Cass County, though the former had been here many years before. They have a family of four children: Thomas J, Alexander, Julia, and Elvira.  Mansell 1833 Thomas J Trekell Thomas Trickle, the brother of C. Trickle, was born in Indiana January 29, 1833. He was principally raised in Missouri, and in 1854 embarked in business for himself by entering some 320 acres of land in Cass County. During the war he served in Company A, Ninth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He was married in 1867 to Miss Mary J. Powell, of Cass County, Missouri, born in 1844. They have a family of five children: Mary E., Martha A., Emeline, Lewis L., and Rosa L. Mr. and Mrs. Trickle are church members. Isaac N Morgan Elizabeth Treakle Greenbury Treakle Another marriage record -- another Greenbury?
Name:      Greenberry Treakle
Gender:     Male
Marriage Date:     27 Sep 1827
Spouse:     Mary Vincent
Spouse Gender:     Male
State:     Maryland
County:     Baltimore James Treakle Mary Treakle Miche Treakle Mary Hobbs Mary Pitcher 1800 - 1869 Elizabeth Treakle 69 69 1802 Stephen A Treakle 1805 - 1883 Jefferson Treakle 78 78 ~1810 Lucretia Treakle ~1714 Christopher Treakle ~1720 Mary Rowles 1796 Eliza Treakle 1798 Mariah Treakle m. (1) Jacob Smith; m. (2) James Murphey. 1809 Juliann Treakle m. (1) Theragood Smith; m. (2) James M. Dennison, January 17, 1850, Tuscarawas Co., OH. Nanie Gould Mary Jane McCarty 1880 Milo McKee Rachel Nettle 1883 - 1968 Elnora McKee 85 85 1884 - 1932 Oren McKee 47 47 1886 - 1972 Earl McKee 86 86 1888 - 1971 Oscar McKee 83 83 1890 - 1973 Ethel McKee 83 83 1896 Homer S McKee 1897 Amy E McKee 1900 Otis A McKee 1863 James McCarty 1889 Mildred McCarty 1891 Ila May McCarty 1886 Helen Van Valkenburgh 1891 Alice Van Valkenburgh William Schuermann Theodore Schuermann 1884 - 1975 Carl Henry Schuermann 90 90 George Schuermann 1892 - 1976 Alma Lasetta Schuermann 84 84 Marriage 1 John Fredrich DAHLEM b: 5 Mar 1886 in Niederwürzbach, Saarland, Germany

Children

   1. Dale D. DAHLEM b: 4 Feb 1917 in Oklahoma
   2. Leland Darrell DAHLEM b: 10 Dec 1918 in Jefferson, Grant Co., Oklahoma Leota Schuermann Clarence Schuermann Myrtle Schuermann Edward Schmitz August Schmitz Carl Schmitz Conrad Schmitz 1870 - 1969 William Henry Schmitz 98 98 William Schmitz, son of Joseph and Gertrude Schmitz, was born November 19, 1870 at Bachum, in western Germany. He received his education in Germany, walking a mile and a half to school. He returned home for lunch at 11 A.M., then back to school at 2 P.M. By the time he got home at night he had walked six miles back and forth to school.

When he finished the eighth grade he went to work on the outside of a coal mine, dipping coal and picking out slate. It was against the law to let anyone work inside the mine under age 16. At age 16 he went to work inside the mine. They got the coal out by a wagon, holding one-half ton, pulled by horses.

William's folks raised a garden including potatoes and cherries.

When he was twenty years old his folks decided to come to the United States. He came with his Mother, Father and nine children. He had never eaten a banana until on his way over here on the boat. They landed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From there they were sent to Chicago for further instructions. From Chicago they went to Junction City, Kansas, where he got a job on a farm working for ten dollars a month.

About two weeks before the day to make the "run", William, his father, brother-in-law and two uncles made the run by wagon. William staked a claim south of Lamont and went on to Enid to file his claim. When he got to the claim office someone had already filed that claim. He finally found a man who would sell his claim for $200. The farm was northwest of Lamont. When he got things settled he went back to Kansas for awhile.

When he returned to his claim he fixed a dugout house to live in. He had two horses, a walking plow and a drill to do his farming. He raised wheat at first and later on planted some alfalfa. He lived by himself and batched for several years.

In 1898 he married Hulda Staatz from Woodbine, Kansas. They used the dugout to cook in and slept in an old granary. The roof leaked so they sat up in bed and used an umbrella to keep them dry when it rained.

They had three children: Fritz, Pearl (Moser), and Helen (Ekstrom). In 1933 Mrs. Schmitz passed away and William lived by himself. He always did his farming with horses and never owned a tractor.

In 1953 he left the farm home near Jefferson and moved to Medford to live with his daughter Helen. He made his home with Helen until his death August 10, 1969. He is buried in the Liberty Cemetery.
 Frankie Schmitz Mary Schmitz Johanna Schmitz Joseph William Schmitz D. 1933 Hulda Staatz Fritz Schmitz Pearl Schmitz m. Moser Helen Schmitz m. Ekstrom Fannie Harris 1838 John Henry Creek 1871 Bruce David Creek 1872 Jacob Jefferson Creek twin 1872 John Milford Creek twin 1878 Richard Creek 1879 Sylvester Creek 1882 George Gains Creek 1883 Frank E Creek 1885 Martin Creek 1887 Jennie May Creek 1890 Grover Cleveland Creek 1893 Lizzie Alice Creek 1851 Mary Ann Crowder ~1878 Samuel S Loveless 1884 Ruah C Loveless 1888 Oriel Loveless Mary M Clark Maude E Loveless 1876 - 1969 Reuben Keagle 93 93 Immigrated from England in 1889.
Residence: 1900 with Elmina and William, Sumner twp Woods County Oklahoma near Roy, Alvin, and Margaret.
Residence: 1910 Alfalfa County.
Residence: 1930 Powell, Park County, Wyoming
 Ann (Annie) Travis m. Joseph Moore, Children Jonathan and Sarah Mary (Polly) Travis Nancy (Anna) Ann Travis 1808 Susanna Travis m. James Cooper b. July 02, 1809 in Rutherford, NC  m. 1829 in Indian Grove, Mclean County, Illinois son of Nathaniel Cooper and Christiana Hughes   

Child Elizabeth Jane Cooper, b. 1831 Overton, Tennessee m. John Burgess

 1823 - 1903 Jeremiah M Travis 80 80 Margaret and Jeremiah Sr. were living with Jeremiah Jr. in 1860.

m. Eunice Moore b: 1826 m: 1847 in Indian Grove, Mclean County, Illinois d: April 20, 1902 in Indian Grove

Children:
Mary M Travis
Jonathan Nichols Travis
Jeremiah N Travis
Mary M Travis
Joan Travis
Richard Travis
Malinda Travis
 1811 Martin Travis m. Eliza Thompson
Children:
Maryann
Elizabeth
John
Rachel
Minerva
Serena

Census:

1880 Livingston Co., IL, Belle Prairie, Dist 109, page 191A, h/h 100/101
Travis, Martin M. W M 68 Married Farmer Crippled TN GA GA
" Eliza W F 66 Wife Married Crippled cannot write KY VA VA

1870 Livingston Co., IL, Belle Prairie, page 24B, h/h 39/39
Travis, M. M. 59 M W Farmer 9200/1365 TN voter
" Eliza 56 F W Keeping house KY
" Mineva 23 F W At home IL
" Adeline 18 F W At home IL
" Francis 15 F W At home IL Did attend school within year

1860 Livingston Co., IL, Belle Prairie, page 952B, h/h 1834/1824
Martin Travers 49 M Farmer 4000/1600 TN
Eliza " 46 F KY
Elizabeth " 19 F IL
John " 17 M Farm Hand IL Did attend school within year
Rachel " 15 F IL Did attend school within year
Minerva " 13 F IL Did attend school within year
Serine? " 11 F IL Did attend school within year
Adaline " 9 F IL Did attend school within year
Francis " 6 F IL

1850 ??

1840 Livingston Co., IL, page 231
Martin Travis
1 male 20<30
1 female < 5
1 female 20<30 1815 - 1902 John Hinton Travis 86 86 m. Sarah Ann Spence August 06, 1837 in Indian Grove, Mclean County, Illinois; she died January 16, 1885 in Indian Grove.

Children:
William Martin Travis b. November 14, 1839 in Indian Grove, Mclean County, Illinois
Louisa Travis
Alvira Travis
John M Travis
Emma Travis
Nathan D Travis


 James Travis 79 79 Marriage 1 Unknown St. Clair
    * Married: 1775
Children
   1. Jeremiah Travis
   2. Ester Travis
   3. Anna Travis
   4. John St. Clair Travis b: 1776 John Travis 81 81 Marriage 1 Phoebe Smith
Children
   1. David D. Travis b: 1785
   2. James Travis b: 1791
   3. Harbard Travis b: 1793 Beverly Travis 1783 William Travis From EARLY TIMES IN CLINTON COUNTY, by Jack Ferguson

William Travis settled in the eastern part of the county prior to 1810. He was born in 1783 in Maryland, the son of Thomas Travis, who was born in 1737 in Baltimore. The Travis family moved to what is now Fentress County, Tennessee, founding the community known after them as Travisville. Thomas Travis died there June 5, 1837. William Travis, who took up land in Clinton County at first, married Mary "Polly" Crockett, the daughter of Robert Crockett, the Spring Creek settler. He lived on Caney Creek, the post office there being named after him. He owned a slave market and tavern there, and at the same location operated a hotel for travelers between Albany and Jamestown, Tennessee.

Marriage 1 Mary Polly Crockett b: ABT 1787 in Prob Greene Co, TN
Children
   1.  Hannah Travis b: ABT 1804
   2.  Robert Travis b: ABT 1808
   3.  Thomas Travis b: ABT 1810
   4.  Margaret or Marguerite Travis b: 5 JUL 1812
   5.  Sarah Lean "Sally" Travis b: 4 OCT 1819 in Tennessee
   6.  David Crockett Travis b: 11 APR 1821 in Tennessee
   7.  Mary Travis b: 10 MAY 1822

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1860 Fentress Co, TN Census
The 7th District, Travisville PO
14 July 1860
Reel: M653-1249 Page: 44A
Dwelling 636 Family 589
William Travis, 77, M, W, Farmer, 5000, 16,354, Md
Mary Travis, 71, F, W, Tenn
Rose No last name, 75, F, B, Unknown, Cannot read or write

1850 Fentress Co, TN Census
District No 7
2nd Oct 1850
Reel: M432-877 Page: 422B
Dwelling 635 Family 635
William Travis, 67 yrs, M, Farmer, 1000, Maryland
Mary Travis, 63 yrs, F, Tenn
[h/h 634 son David & family]
Ancestry.com indexed surname as "Fravis", but upon viewing original, it is "Travis".

Early census records from Nel - addition of family number on page, date of census and reel and page numbers, mine.

1840 Fentress Co, TN Census
Reel: M704-523 Page: 17
1 June 1840
Family on page: 8
William Travis
1 male 15<20 [David 19]
1 male 50<60 [William 57]
1 male 70<80 [possibly a brother & his wife???]
1 female 10<15 [Mary 13]
1 female 20<30 [Margaret 27 ??]
1 female 40<50 [???]
1 female 50<60 [Mary 51]

1833 Fentress County Tennessee Tax List
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnfentre/docs/1833tw.htm

1833 TN Fentress Travis, Thomas Jr.
1833 TN Fentress Travis, Thomas Sr.
1833 TN Fentress Travis, Thomas (3rd)
1833 TN Fentress Travis, William

1830 Fentress Co., TN
Reel: M19-176 Page: 6
1 June 1830
Family on page: 16
William Travis
1 m 5<10 (David 9)
1 m 15<20 (Thomas 19)
1 m 20<30 (possibly husband of Margaret, John Calvin Smith??)
2 m 40<50 [William 47; brother Thomas Jr. 44?]
1 m 90<100 [father Thomas Sr. 92]
1 f <5 (Mary 3)
1 f 5<10 (Sarah/Sally 10)
2 f 15<20 (Hannah 15 & Margaret 18)
1 f 40<50 (Mary 41)

1820 Overton Co, TN Census
Reel: M33-122 Page: 257
7 August 1820
Family on page: 42
William Travis
2 males 10<26 [Robert 14 & Thomas 10]
1 male 26<45 [William 37]
3 females under 10 [Margaret 8, Hannah 5, & Sarah/Sally 1]
1 female 26<45 [Mary 31]

1810 Cumberland Co, KY Census
Burksville
Reel: M252-9 Page: 185
6 August 1810
Family on page: 2
Wm Trevis
2 males <10 [Robert 4 & Thomas under 1]
1 male 26<45 [William 27]
1 f 16<26 [Mary 21]
(1 birth previous year) 1785 Mary McDonald 1785 William McDonald ~1790 Adam McDonald >1790 Margaret McDonald Katherine McDonald Isabella McDonald 1804 Ezekiel Knapp 1805 Asenath Knapp 1812 - 1860 William Knapp 48 48 Marriage 1 Isabelle MCKITTERICK
    * Married: 23 Jun 1842 1814 - 1892 Lucy Hill Knapp 78 78 Marriage 1 Robert PARAMORE
    * Married: 19 Feb 1835

Marriage 2 Jesse L. RAGON b: 1797 in , , Washington DC
    * Married: 6 Aug 1843
Children:
   1.  Eliza Jane RAGON b: 1844 in , , Indiana
   2.  Aseneth RAGON b: 1846 in , , Indiana
   3.  Elizabeth E. RAGON b: 1849 in , , Indiana
   4.  Lucy HILL RAGON b: 21 Sep 1852 in , , Indiana
   5. Mary Skates "Mollie" RAGON b: 15 Apr 1857 in , , Indiana
   6. Bazel RAGON
 1807 Abraham van Buren 1810 John van Buren Smith Thompson van Buren 1812 Martin van Buren 1750 Josina Goes ~1770 - 1853 Charles Webb 83 83 Rev Charles Webb was married to Elizabeth Davis.
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Oldest Baptist Church West Of Alleghenies

Indian Creek Baptist Church....

(Compiled and read by Mrs. Stella Cook Booth at the 148th Anniversary on July 29, 1838 at the Indian Creek Baptist Church and by request read again at the General Union Association of Baptists at the Indian Creek Baptist Church on August 29, 1940, rewritten in Cynthiana Democrat, Aug 6, 1969. Celebration Edition)

Four miles east of Cynthiana on the main highway to Millersburg stands the oldest Baptist Church this side of the Alleghenies, that makes the unique claim of being the only original church on the original site and that has been in continuous service since its beginning.

There are several other churches that were constituted a few years earlier but the sites of these have been changed or the building destroyed or their services discontinued.

This church was founded 28 years before one was started in Cynthiana sending her pastors to help form the Particular Baptist Church at Cynthiana, and for the next 25 years members from her ranks were joining the so-called Particular Baptist Church at Belmont in Cynthiana.

Near the waters of Indian Creek the pioneers that made the beginning of history in this section built their church of great white oak logs, vying with one another in bringing the largest logs for its construction.

There are legends and historical facts that center around this beautiful spot, Old Indian Creek, and it thrills us as we follow the trail of these early people and, in some cases, martyrs, and as we think of the dangers they encountered in the primitive wilderness at the mercy of the wild beasts.

This church was established in 1790. Spencer, one of the most authentic historians, says "Probably by Augustine Eastin," but our records, and traditions, passed down by word of mouth in this neighborhood and by pioneer's descendants, say Rev Charles Webb was the first pastor. The Union Associational records of 1813 name him as the pastor when the church was constituted. Later Rev Isaac Monson was a pastor also. These two pioneer Baptist preachers whose families intermarried, came through from Virginia together.

The Associational records tell us the church was constituted in June 1790, and with 16 members was admitted into the Elkhorn Association that year. The messengers of the first meeting were William Cromwell and Thomas Hubbard; in 1791, Rev Charles Webb and Rev Isaac Monson; in 1802, Gresham Forrest, J Mason, Thomas Veach, and these messengers reported 95 members; in 1803, Isaac Monson and Gresham Forrest reported 55 members.

You can see here that the membership divided, reporting a loss of 40 members, and it was this year when it divided in so many other churches in the state, because of Arian doctrine that Augustine Eastin so strongly expounded. This doctrine at that time denied the sonsubstantial nature of the persons of the Trinity.

Augustine Eastin was at first a Baptist and was a successful pastor at Coopers Run Church until under the administration of James Garrard, a Baptist preacher, who was elected to Governor in 1796. Governor Garrard appointed Harry Toulmin, a polished Unitarian preacher, as his secretary of State, and the Englishman, Mr. Toulman, son converted the Governor to his religious sentiments and the Governor in turn led Mr. Eastin. Mr. Eastin was a brilliant man but very unstable because of the constant changing of his doctrine, being an imitator of men of distinction in the world. Due to this belief, Rev Eastin and his church at Coopers Run were excluded at the Elkhorn Association in 1803 from the fellowship of the Baptists.

This brought a crisis in the church. In 1803 a division between Regular and Separate Baptist and thus was formed the Second Baptist Church, referred to in a deed recorded in Bourbon County Court records. In 1808 there was a great depression in religion, about 37 churches in Elkhorn Association reporting only nine persons baptized. We can see how this church felt the low ebb in religion and how since the great Revival of 1801, through love and common consent, they had been trying to get the Regular Baptists and the Separate Baptists into one common belief under the name of "United" Baptists.

The first of July, 1809, (a Harrison County record) Gresham Forrest and Moss Endicott, Deacons of the First Baptist Church in Indian Creek bought back from Mason Johnson, Deacon of the Second Baptist Church, one-half of the Baptist meeting-house and lot on which it stands, containing one acre of land. The said Baptist Church should have full right to hold, use and occupy the said house, and lot for the purpose of religious worship on the second Sunday and Saturday and also the fourth Sunday and Saturday, this to these deacons and their successors in office forever."

We find this occurrence similar to the one that took place at "Bryants" where Ambrose Dudley and others were pastors. This church became involved in a difficulty which resulted in its division although both churches continued to occupy the same house for many years. One-half of the church members entered the Licking Association of Particular Baptist and the other afterwards were recognized by Elkhorn Association.

This old church building has two doors, one for the men and one for the women to enter, was originally without windows, and no chimney, a puncheon floor and a few break back benches. The gallery was used for the slaves and only a small part of this gallery remains. At first there was no way of heating. The wealthy had foot-warmers. No doubt the others would go outside to a bonfire or depend upon their religious fervor to keep them warm. The preacher had his hour glass and turned it on his congregation for a second glass or even a third glass, as it was said by some of the smart young ones that Rev Webb was "long-winded."

It is related in Spencer's History that during one of the great outdoor meetings at Indian Creek on July 24, 1800, a large congregation attended the stage, (which they erected in warm weather) where the word was preached with great zeal, and appeared to take considerable effect of the minds and of the hearts thereof. A boy about 12 years of age left the raised platform and mounting a log at some distance, raised his voice in an effecting manner, thus attracting the main body of people.

With tears streaming down from his eyes, he cried aloud to the wicked, warning them of their danger and doom, if they persisted in their sin and expressing his love to them and desire that they should turn to the Lord and be saved. He became so exhausted he was held up by two men and then spoke for an hour. His eloquence was inspiring, and at the last he raised his hand, wiping the perspiration from his little face, then dropping his handkerchief, he cried, "Thus, O Sinner Shall you drop into hell, unless you forsake your sins and turn to the Lord." This manifestation of the Holy Spirit led many to conversion.

Occurrences like this were taking place throughout the Elkhorn Association and in their report of 1801, they received the remarkable number of 3,000 conversions into their churches. Thirty-three new members were reported to Elkhorn Association from J C B C Also a membership reported 95 that year.

On Sept 4, 1813 messengers were chosen to meet on the fourth Friday in Sept at Indian Creek, for the purpose of forming "Union Association," because of the inconvenience to get to Elkhorn Association. These messengers were: Rev Charles Webb, Richard King; with brethren VanHook, Riley, Chambers, Bell, VanDeren and Bair. At this meeting the following churches by their own request, were dismissed from Elkhorn Association; Indian Creek - Elder Isaac Monson, George Eaton, Gresham Forrest, Thomas Veach and Arch. VanHook. Union: Elder Charles Webb. Garrard Riley, Richard King, James Chambers, John Bell and Godfrey VanDeren. Three other churches were named and their messengers.

Brother Isaac Monson was appointed to preach the introductory sermon for 1814 and Brother Webb to write the circular letter. For 1815 Brother Webb was appointed to preach the introductory sermon and the messengers from Indian Creek were Elder Isaac Monson, George Eaton, Gresham Forrest, Thomas Veach and Matthew Scott.

Mrs. J B Endicott has the record of being a faithful member of this church for 67 years. She is a grandchild of the first pastor, the pioneer Rev Webb. There is one other living grandchild, Mrs. Sue Young of Oxford, Ohio. Miss Edith Monson of Cynthiana is the only great-great grandchild of the two pioneer preachers.

A Harrison county deed of 1852 shows one acre to contain the new Christian meeting-house made to Benjamin Talbott and John C Wilson, deacons in the Christian Church. This acre of land was bought from Dan McShane, Sr. and Sally Cook McShane in 1852.

In 1878 Zerilda VanHook Wilson, widow of John M Wilson, left in her will her land lying near Indian Creek, to be sold and proceeds to be used by the Trustees for Indian Creek Baptist Church. This money was designated the Wilson Trust Fund, and continued until 1937. The last of the principal was used to roof the Church. The oldest tombstone that is marked in the graveyard is a small oval handcarved natural stone placed to the memory of Hugh Wilson, a Revolutionary soldier, who owned land near the church. He died in 1819. Henry Talbott, a Revolutionary soldier, died in 1819. Moses Endicott, a Revolutionary soldier, died in 1834.

One hundred and fifty years is a long time and during that time this old Indian Creek Church has had a more dominant influence than any other single factor upon our civilization in this and surrounding communities.

Organizing churches, ordaining ministers, sending out missionaries are some of its accomplishments. Now their members are few but their faithfulness is great.

This church possesses exceptional historical interest and is worthy of the most careful preservation and restoration to its original setting for the benefit of future generations.

There were in attendance at the sesquicentennial about 400 people. Many descendants of the early families were present. Twenty people stood when the call was made for those that had been present at the 1890 centennial. This was an all day program. Lunch was served on the famous grounds.

These records compiled from Church clerks Book 1857 to 1938:

The oldest church record was burned in the fire of the home of the clerk, William H Stewart; in the present book list of church members from 1837 to 1900 is in possession of Church Clerk, Miss Jennie Endicott. List of former pastors or deacons in Farmers National Bank, minutes of the first meeting of the Union Association in 1819. Records taken from Bourbon County Courthouse 1801-1804 Deed Bourbon County Courthouse to Harrison County Courthouse. Record of messengers on file at library of Southern Baptist Seminary from 1790 to 1813, Louisville.

(Spencer's History, Collins, and Perrin's History)
 1754 Elizabeth Munson 1756 Charity Munson <1756 Catherine Munson 1763 Samuel Munson Tamar Waitstill 1715 Martha Munson 1719 Eliasaph Munson 1724 Moses Munson 1726 Solomon Munson 1733 Stephen Munson 1735 Caleb Munson 1688 - 1773 Solomon Munson 85 85 According to sources "The Munson Records" by Myron Munson, Solomon was the first of the Munson's to leave New Haven, CT for another state. After the death of his wife Mary Moss, Solomon took his family and moved to Morristown, NJ. It may be worth noting that Solomon appears on the records at Trenton, NJ, 18 Oct 1852, as "Principal Creditor of John Prudden (remember Samuel (1717) married Sarah Prudden, late of Morris County, deceased).

Hanover Church existed as early as 1718. Morristown was West Hanover, and its Church (Presbyterian) was organized in 1740. A list of members made 13 Aug 1742 includes Solomon Munson and his wife Tamar; he became a ruling elder 5 July 1754. A copy of his will appears on page 194, Vol. 1 of "The Munson Records". ~1730 Waitstill Munson ~1733 Daniel Westfall ~1738 Jurian Westfall ~1740 Johannes Westfall ~1843 Lisabeth Westfall ~1846 Johannes Westfall ~1848 Hendrick Westfall ~1848 Samuel Westfall ~1850 Joseph Westfall Margarita Quick 1706 Elizabeth Westfall 1709 Margreta Westfall ~1712 Jacobus Westfall 1715 Jacob Westfall 1696 Marritje Cuddebeck 1722 Daniel Westfall ~1717 Benjamin Westfall ~1723 Margaret Westfall ~1719 Marritje Westfall ~1728 Marya Westfall 1726 Jannetje Goes 1728 Lawrence Goes 1731 Lucas Goes 1736 Elizabeth Goes 1739 Johannes Goes ~1794 Sarah (Sally) Monson ~1796 Elizabeth Monson 1798 Anne Monson 1801 Emily Monson 1803 John Isaac Monson 1806 Mary (Molly) Monson 1809 Isaac Moss Monson 1567 Eleanor 1573 Richard Bennett 1576 Christopher Bennett 1577 Edward Bennett ~1678 - ~1765 William Bennett 87 87 He is most likely this Richard's father, and that Richard's son, but there's no clear proof.

He was not named in any of the Bennett family Isle of Wight County wills but he appears to be one of the "Blackwater" Bennetts, according to Boddie.

William Bennett was an early settler in Bertie Co & Northampton County, North Carolina. He appears on the Rent Roll of 1729 in Bertie County, owning 675 acres of land. He patented 504 acres on Moratuck Swamp on the Roanoke (Moratuck) River, Aug 14, 1723 and 520 acres on Aug 1, 1726.

He patented 200 acres in Edgecombe County (later Nash County) in 1737 and 450 acres in 1744.

William Bennett was executor of the will of John Cotton in Bertie Precinct in 1728.  On July 5th,  1732, Mrs. William Bennett & Captain Thomas Bryant were trustees for the four small children of John Cotton, namely Arthur, Priscilla, James & Thomas Cotton.

The Earl of Granville, one of the Lord Proprietors, in 1753, deeded William Bennett considerable land on Peach Tree Creek in what is now Nash County. The deeds were to "William Bennett, gentleman, of Northampton County". His first transaction on Peach Tree Creek was on May 19th, 1742, when he bought land on both sides of the creek from Thomas Kearney. This land was willed to his grandson Nathaniel Boddie and it became part of Nathan's plantation "Rose Hill" and is still in possession of his descendants.

William Bennett was in active service as Captain of the Roanoke Company of 101 men in the Spanish Alarm in 1747-48.  His son-in-law, William Boddie, was Lieutenant of the Company and his son, William Bennett, Jr. was Ensign.  Colonel John Davidson, stepfather of William Boddie, and a member of the Governor's Council, was Colonel of the Northampton Regiment.

An account of the Spanish Alarm is given in Volume 22 of the "North Carolina Colonial Records." The material for this work was "Collected and edited by William Clark, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina" who was a descendant of William Bennett.

 Grace Anthony Barham It's possible that either Anthony, Anne, or both are descended from the Barhams, Nicholas (b.1450), William, William, William, Richard (d.28 Sep 1638), instead of Nicholas, John, Thomas, Robert, Robert. Elizabeth Pierce Thomas Pierce, wife Alice, and Daughter Elizabeth sailed for Virginia in August, 1618 on the magazine ship William and Thomas. D. 1622 Thomas Pierce Thomas Pierce, wife Alice, and Daughter Elizabeth sailed for Virginia in August, 1618 on the magazine ship William and Thomas.

He was killed in the Massacre of 1622 at Martin's Hundred.  Richard Jackson ~1668 Ann Bennett m. John Bell before September 1694 according to a deed from Richard Bennett, Sr.


 Jane Bennett m. Cofer
 Silvester D. 1713 John Bell ~1670 - 1735 Richard Bennett 65 65 He was not rich, and was not governor. He died intestate in 1735.
 ~1672 - ~1752 James Bennett 80 80 ~1708 Amy Bennett Mary Bennett <1703 Anne Bennett D. ~1768 William Bobbitt William Boddie D. 1757 William Bennett 1726 - 1772 Grace Bennett 46 46 John Capps Sarah Barham Mary Barham Arthur Smith George Hardy D. 1723 Sarah She married
1. Daniel Lewis
2. Richard Bennett
3. Robert Lancaster

The Will of Sarah Lancaster (Isle of Wight County, Virginia)

I Sarah Lancaster of The Isle of Wight County being at This Time Sickly and Weake in body but of Sound and perfect sense and Memory all praise be Given unto Almighty God that’s above and calling To remembrance the certainty of Death and unsertainty of the Time Thus doe make ordain and declare this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme as* Following first and Principally I commend My sole to God* the Father of Spirits Trusting and Assured by Hopeing to receive full pardon & remission of my sins by the Bitter Passion and death of my Alive Savior Jesus Christ To whomsoever to this mortal life shall Ease my body to ye earth to be buried at the Discretion of my Executors hereinafter named as for what Worldly Estate it hath pleased God to bless me with I give Bequeath & Dispose as followeth.

First I give my grand daughter Anne Craft one feather Bond Boulstered Rugg a pair of Blankets and Two fore year auld Heifers & my Calloco Gown and Bonnet and one new pewter Basen.

I give my Grand Daughter Sarah Meacor my spice Morttar and Pestle

I give my grandaughter Anne Kea when she shall come to The Age of Eighteen or Married one small trunk & one muslin Apron & Mosslin handcherchief and one Laced Driess five new pewter Plates and if my sd grand daughter should dye before time aforesd then my desire ye aforesd legacy shall fall.

I give to Mary Mangum daughter of John Mangum one year old Heifer and her Increase to be delivered her when she will receive itt.

I give Sarah Mangum daughter of the aforesd John Mangum one cows cafe after weaned and Halfe the Increase and the other halfe of ye increase to her father for her Care To Keepe 

to be Delivered when ye sd Mangum will receive itt.

I give to Bridgett Benitt daughter of James Bennitt one pewter basen.

I give to Sarah Bennitt Daughter of James Bennett one pewter Basen.

I give to my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Meacor one brass Skillett.

I give to My Grand Daughter Martha Meacor one warming Pann & lid pewter Plates

I give my Grand Daughter Susana Meacor one small Iron Pott and ye _oocks belonging

I Give to Mary Ussery my new Virginia Cloth, Suite of Clothes made of Blue Woole and cotton & as much kotten as will make two Dress & two Neck Cloaths

I give to my sister Elizabeth Hood three Elles?of Drolace? and as much Kotton as will make her Dreyess

I give to Mary Sowdell one Kotton Apron and one lace Dreyess & a Large Pettecote.

I give to my daughter Susana Meacor Three Ewes & one ram & one brass Skimmer

I Give to Grandson Louis Meacor one Pewter Tankard

I give To Mary Jonas my black wolle and Cotton pettecote and one white under Pettecote.

I Give to Benjamin Bell my horse called Puppy

I Give to Samuel one young sow of a year olde I Give and Bequeath all the Residue and remainder of my Estate to my Daughter Mary Bell I does Nominate and Appoynt My Daughter Mary Bell to be my whole & sole Executrix of This my Last Will & Testament Whereof I have thereunto sett my hand & seal This 31th day of October 1722.

Pertt Thomas Reseres
The marke ofWilliam Hood Sarale Lancastor
At a Court held for Isle of Wight County The 29 day of January 1722
The last Will and Testamtt of Sarah Lancaster was presented in court by Mary Bell her Executx who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of the Witnesses is admitted
 D. 1698 Daniel Lewis D. 1720 Robert Lancaster D. ~1752 James Bennett The will of James Bennett:

I, James Bennett, of Southwark Park, of Surry Co, give to my son William Bennett, plantation on which he now lives and part of a tract formerly bought of Charles Binns; to my son James 20sh; to my son John all my carpenter's tools now in his possession. To daus. Anne, Martha, Mary, & Sarah personalty. To my dtr Bridget the use of my best house and as much land as she can work. To my son Samuel the use of my plantation where he now lives.After death of Samuel and his wife w/o male issue, I give plantation to my gr/son Thomas Bennett, s/o William. Son Samuel to be Exr. Teste: Charles Binns, Wm. Godwyn, Wm Batt, Wm Clark Probated Oct 17, 1752
1703 - 1744 John Mangum 41 41 He married Olive Savidge 1728. 1706 - 1787 William Mangum 81 81 He married (1) Ann Carrington.  He married (2) Mary Person 1731 in Albemarie Parish, Surry Co., Virginia; born 1709 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia; died in Granville, North Carolina.

1754 Granville County, North Carolina, Captain David Harris' Company
Thomas Bell, Lieutenant., Peter Green, Sergeant.
Absolum Langston #51
James Langston #54
Solomon Langston #55
Richard Bennett #59
William Mangham #64
James Mangham #65
William Mangham, Jr #66
Samuel Mangham #74

1755 Granville Co, NC Tax List-
Joseph Mangum
Samuel Mangum & Jno. Tomson, 2-0-2
Wm Mangum, Sons Wm &: James, 3-0-3
Richard Bennit & Son Richard, Negroe Moll, 2-1-3
Jno. Langston, Sons James, Joseph & Solomon & Negroe Arnus(?), 4-1-5 ~1711 - 1762 Joseph Mangum 51 51 m. Lucy

1755 Granville Co, NC Tax List-
Joseph Mangum
Samuel Mangum & Jno. Tomson, 2-0-2
Wm Mangum, Sons Wm &: James, 3-0-3
Richard Bennit & Son Richard, Negroe Moll, 2-1-3
Jno. Langston, Sons James, Joseph & Solomon & Negroe Arnus(?), 4-1-5 1712 - 1757 Nicholas Mangum 45 45 m. Martha
 1716 - 1783 James Mangum 66 66 He married Mary Abt. 1733 in Surry, Virginia.

1754 Granville County, North Carolina, Captain David Harris' Company
Thomas Bell, Lieutenant., Peter Green, Sergeant.
Absolum Langston #51
James Langston #54
Solomon Langston #55
Richard Bennett #59
William Mangham #64
James Mangham #65
William Mangham, Jr #66
Samuel Mangham #74
~1718 - 1795 Henry Mangum 77 77 m. Constance ~1708 - 1777 Samuel Mangum 69 69 1754 Granville County, North Carolina, Captain David Harris' Company
Thomas Bell, Lieutenant., Peter Green, Sergeant.
Absolum Langston #51
James Langston #54
Solomon Langston #55
Richard Bennett #59
William Mangham #64
James Mangham #65
William Mangham, Jr #66
Samuel Mangham #74

1755 Granville Co, NC Tax List:
Joseph Mangum
Samuel Mangum & Jno. Tomson, 2-0-2
Wm Mangum, Sons Wm &: James, 3-0-3
Richard Bennit & Son Richard, Negroe Moll, 2-1-3
Jno. Langston, Sons James, Joseph & Solomon & Negroe Arnus(?), 4-1-5
 ~1708 Frances Mangum ~1714 Sarah Mangum ~1728 Absalom Langston He may have been born later. His parents married in 1730.

1754 Granville County, North Carolina, Captain David Harris' Company
Thomas Bell, Lieutenant., Peter Green, Sergeant.
Absolum Langston #51
James Langston #54
Solomon Langston #55
Richard Bennett #59
William Mangham #64
James Mangham #65
William Mangham, Jr #66
Samuel Mangham #74
1733 Christian Bennett Ellinore John Taylor ~1718 Joseph Taylor ~1719 Ann Taylor ~1721 Elizabeth Taylor She married Anthony Sydnor 1706 - 1783 William Herndon 77 77 Mary George Father: Robert GEORGE b: ABT 1666
Mother: Sarah ELLIOTT
 1602 Mary McGregor ~1565 John Herndon 1555 - 1630 Colita Kinsinton 75 75 ~1535 Albert John Herndon Martha Ann Broderick ~1560 Mathis Herndon 1778 - 1874 Francis Preston 95 95 Children:
Susan B Preston      F      18 Sep 1800       
Bernard Preston     M     10 Jan 1804     
Nancy Preston     F     20 Oct 1807     
Benjamin F Preston     M     5 Apr 1810     
Mary Preston     F     15 Nov 1812 in Mason County, Kentucky
Elizabeth Beverly Preston     F     4 Dec 1817 in Fayette County, Kentucky
Catherine Preston     F     9 Feb 1819     
Frances Preston     M     6 Feb 1822 1740 - >1800 George Stubblefield 60 60 In 1775 George Stubblefield was representative from Spottsylvania County to the convention and served in House of Delegates. He commanded a company in the Continental Army in 1776, and was promoted to Major in 1777.

Will signed February 9, 1801, proved in Frederick County October 7, 1811, and recorded in Champaign County April 20, 1832.

It mentions wife Sally, children:
John Lowry Stubblefield
William Tabb Stubblefield
Patsey Taylor (wife of Bushrod Taylor)
Beverly Winslow Stubblefield
Henry Stubblefield
Susannah Beverly Hernden (wife of Thomas Hernden)
Robert Beverly Stubblefield
Peter Stubblefield

Slaves were mentioned but not named.
 ~1740 Sarah (Sally) Morrison ~1705 - 1751 George Stubblefield 46 46 On 6 October 1742, Edward Herndon and William Waller let the contract for building a bridge over the Lewis River, in Spotsylvania County to George Stubblefield, for 1400 pounds of tobacco. Later this Edward leased land to George Stubblefield on 3 Oct 1743 for one year for 5 shillings. On 4 Oct 1743 Edward Herndon Jr. & Elizabeth his wife sold the above mentioned property to George Stubblefield for 4,000 pounds of tobacco and 41 pds 1 shilling 6d in currency.

George Stubblefield stood security for Edward Herndon in the sum of 10,000 pounds of tobacco for maintenance of a road, a lot of money.

Children:
Frances Stubblefield F abt 1726 in Virginia 
Robert Stubblefield M abt 1736 in St George, Spotsylvania, Virginia     
George Stubblefield M abt 1739 in Spotsylvania, Virginia     
Henry Stubblefield     M abt 1740 in St George, Spotsylvania, Virginia     
Harry Stubblefield     M 1740 in Spotsylvania, Virginia
Susannah Beverley Stubblefield F abt 1751 in Virginia
Peter Stubblefield     M  1751 in St George, Spotsylvania, Virginia 1708 - 1778 Catherine Beverley 69 69 1669 - 1730 Harry Beverley 61 61 Captain Harry Beverley, of "Newlands" plantation, married Elizabeth Smith (only child and heiress of Robert Smith of Brandon) about 1696. To them were born ten children. Elizabeth Beverley was baptized 9 Nov. 1697, and died between 19 Apr and 7 July 1747. Will dated 11-30-1730, proved 2-12-1731.

Harry Beverley, father of Catherine, moved to Spotsylvania 1720. He was a son of Major Robert Beverley, a native of Yorkshire, who emigrated to Virginia in 1663 and settled in Middlesex, where he was Justice and elected Clerk of the House of Burgesses in 1670. He soon became a leader in the colony.

Harry was a Magistrate in Middlesex County in 1702; Surveyor of King and Queen and King William County 1702-14; and assisted in surveying the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line.

About 1720, he removed to Spotsylvania County, where for a number of years he was Presiding Justice of the Spotsylvania County Court. He was also Clerk of the House of Burgesses.

He surveyed and laid off the Town of Tappahannock in 1706, giving the town the names of its streets: Queen, Church Lane, Water Lane, Marsh, Duke, Prince and Earl. (The ambitious design did not spark immediate development, but the plan guided Tappahannock to orderly growth for the next two centuries.

He patented 2,700 acres known as "Portobago" in Essex County, which had been owned earlier by his wife's grandfather Major General Robert Smith of Middlesex. He also owned 1,017 acres which the Upshaw family acquired in 1699. Capt. Beverley owned land amounting to about 32,000 acres in several counties.

His title of Captain derives from the fact that Governor Spotswood sent him on the sloop, the Virgin, as it's Commander to acquire gold from Spanish ship wrecks.

"In the summer of 1716, Governor Spotswood fitted out a sloop named the Virgin, which he put under the command of Harry Beverley (hence his title of Captain), with instructions to go to the Bahamas and the Isle of Providence in quest of Pirates, Spanish wrecks, etc. The Governor sent a copy of the instructions to Beverley, which were dated June 5, to the English authorities.

"The day after sailing 'she was surprised with a violent hurricane and drove as far eastward as Bermuda. On the 5th day, the sloop was taken by a Spanish man-of-war (though the countries were at peace), rifled and the men striped, abused and made prisoners.

"Captain Beverley wrote from St. Domingo that he had petitioned for a trial, but had been refused, and that all he had to expect was that he and his men would be sent to the mines. He and his crew were taken to Vera Cruz, where a trial was still refused, and no subsistence was allowed him or his men, but what the Assiento factory (the English agency under the Assiento treaty) bestowed out of charity.

"Several men perished for want of necessities, and many of them reduced to beg about the street till they could find an opportunity of getting off. After seven months imprisonment, Beverley escaped and reached Virginia shortly before August, 1717.

"Though ostensibly the chief object of this voyage was to obtain information in regard to the pirates or to attack them, yet it seems probable that 'Spanish wrecks' are mentioned in the instructions to Beverley. Mrs. Elizabeth Churchill, in her will dated November 9, 1716, provides that if Mr. Harry Beverley brings back any money or other returns from the wrecks, her share should go to certain of her grandchildren."
The Beverley Family of Virgina by John McGill.

Capt. Harry Beverley died at his plantation "Newlands" in Spotsylvania Co. in 1730. He and his wife Elizabeth (Smith) Beverley were the ancestors of several generations of Beverleys who lived at "Newlands."

Children
   1. Elizabeth BEVERLEY b: 9 Nov 1697 in Christ Church, Middlesex, VA
   2. Mary BEVERLEY b: 11 Nov 1699 in "Newlands", Spotsylvania Co., VA
   3. Robert BEVERLEY b: 6 Nov 1701 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, VA
   4. Margaret BEVERLEY b: 27 May 1704 in Middlesex Co., VA
   5. Susannah BEVERLEY b: 15 Nov 1706 in Christ's Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA
   6. Catherine BEVERLEY b: 17 Dec 1708 in Middlesex, VA
   7. Judith BEVERLEY b: 25 Oct 1710 in Middlesex, VA
   8. Peter BEVERLEY b: 2 Jul 1712 in Middlesex, VA
   9. Agatha BEVERLEY b: 22 Sep 1716 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA
  10. Lucy BEVERLEY b: 3 Jul 1720 in Middlesex, VA
 1678 - 1720 Elizabeth Smith 42 42 Elizabeth Smith was the daughter of Robert Smith, Jr., and granddaughter of Major General Robert Smith and his wife Elizabeth Wormeley. Robert Smith, Sr. was a member of the Governor's Council and head of the King's army in Virginia and with Major Robert Beverley, strongly supported Governor Sir William Berkeley in Bacon's Rebellion.

Children

   1.  Elizabeth BEVERLEY b: 9 NOV 1697 in Middlesex County, Virginia
   2.  Mary BEVERLEY b: 11 NOV 1699 in Newlands plantation in Spotsylvania, Virginia
   3.  Robert BEVERLEY b: 6 NOV 1701 in Middlesex County, Virginia
   4.  Margaret BEVERLEY b: 27 MAR 1704 in Middlesex County, Virginia
   5.  Susanna BEVERLEY b: 15 NOV 1706 in Middlesex County, Virginia
   6.  Catherine BEVERLEY b: 7 DEC 1708 in Middlesex County, Virginia
   7.  Judith BEVERLEY b: 25 OCT 1710 in Middlesex County, Virginia
   8.  Peter BEVERLEY b: 2 JUL 1712 in Middlesex County, Virginia
   9.  Agatha BEVERLEY b: 22 SEP 1716 in Middlesex County, Virginia
  10.  Lucy BEVERLEY b: 3 JUL 1720 in Middlesex County, Virginia
 ~1675 - >1715 George Stubblefield 40 40 Children:
Robert Stubblefield
George Stubblefield Sr.
John Stubblefield was born in 1709 in Gloucester, VA . He died after 1764.
Thomas Stubblefield was born in 1712 in Gloucester, VA . He died in 1758 in Culpeper, Virginia. Thomas married Ellen Hackley.
Edward Stubblefield was born in 1715 in Gloucester, VA . He died in 1750 in Culpeper, Virginia. Edward married Eleanor Yancey.

On March 16, 1701 he signed an address of the Magistrates and Militia officers of Glouchester County, opposing French support of the Stuart Pretender to the English Throne, and in 1704-1705, he paid a quitrnet on 400 acres in King William County, Virginia, although he lived in Gloucester County. ~1676 - 1715 Ann Nash 39 39 ~1629 Simon Stubblefield Simon lived in Virginia as early as March 27, 1672, but possibly sooner, when "a matter difference between Ed. Cheesman and Thomas Cheesman and Symon Stubblefield" was referred to judgment in England.

On April 23, 1688, he was granted 288 acres in Gloucester County, Virginia, for transporting four persons into the colony. The land was near the courthouse and adjacent to the land of William Ross.

In 1704 he paid quit rents on 200 acres in Ware Parish, Gloucester County.

In 1656, in Halifax Co., Virginia, 36,000 acres were awarded to George Stubblefield from the King of England, and 17,000 acres were given to him in the same year from Lord Halifax. [ Either the date or the person is incorrect.]
 1596 Jeffery Stubblefield Mary ~1570 William Stubblefield ~1575 - 1626 Annys 51 51 Edward Stubblefield Robert Nash 1658 - 1702 Robert Smith 44 44 of Brandon D. 1720 Elizabeth ~1496 - 1559 Anthony St Leger 63 63 When twelve years of age St. Leger was sent for his grammar learning with his tutor into France, for his carriage into Italy, for his philosophy to Cambridge, for his law to Gray's Inn, and for that which completed all, the government of himself, to court, where his debonairness and freedom took with Henry VIII, as his solidity and wisdom with the Cardinal Wolsey.

At eighteen Anthony joined the retinue of George Neville, Lord Abergavenny, an association which grew into a family tie when one of his sons, Warham, married Lord Abergavenny's daughter Ursula Neville and her sister Catherine married one of Anthony's Devon nephews. He was present at the marriage of the princess Mary at Paris in Oct 1514, and is mentioned in the following year as forming one of Lord Abergavenney's suite (Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, i. 898, ii. 134).

After Wolsey's downfall he seems to have taken a prominent part, he attached himself to Cromwell, whote active agent he was in the demolition of the suppressed abbeys.

On 2 Aug 1535, he was appointed, along with Sir William Fitzwilliam and George Paulet, to inquire into the state of Calais, and to take measures for strengthening the English Pale in France (ib. ix. 79). The following year he was one of the grand jury of Kent that found a true bill against Anne Boleyn (cf. Froude, ii. 507), and his name appears in the list of such noblemen and gentlemen as were appointed in Oct that year to attend upon the King's own person in the northern rebellion (Letters and Papers of Hentry VIII, xi.233).

On 31 Jul 1537 was appointed president of a commission of enquiry into the condition of Ireland 'for the ordre and establishment to be taken and made touching the hole state of our lande of Ireland, and all and every our affaires within the same, bothe for the reduccion of the said lande to a due civilitie and obedyens, and the advanncement of the publique weale of the same' (State Papers, Henry VIII, printed, ii. 452-63). He and his fellow-commissioners arrived at Dublin on 8 Sep, and having with the assistance of the lord-deputy, Lord Leonard Grey, dissolved the army, they set out on the 26th on a tour of inspection through the parts adjacent to the English Pale. In the course of this work, he obtained much useful knowledge of the country.

He returned to England at the end of Mar or beginning of Apr 1538 and in Jun was appointed one of the gentlement of the King's privy chamber. He was knighted early in 1539, and was one of the jury that tried and condemned Sir Nicholas Carew on 14 Feb. In Oct that year he went to Brussels in order to procure a safe-conduct through Flanders from the Queen of Hungary for Anne of Cleves, whom he escorted to England (Cal.State Papers, Henry VIII, xiv.pt. i.114, pt. ii. 126) and on his return was made sheriff of Kent and a commissioner for the establishment of the church of Canterbury with a view to its conversion into a cathedral.

Anthony was a long time friend of Sir Thomas Wyatt of Allington Castle in Kent and upon his death in 1542 Anthony wrote the Epitaph upon Sir Thomas which expresses is own personal respect and admiration for the man. Anthony's step-grandaughter Jane Finch (dau. of Catherine Moyle, wife of Nicholas St. Leger) married into the Wyatt family by marrying George Wyatt the grandson of Sir Thomas Wyatt.

On 7 Jul 1540, Anthony was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland with a salary of £666 13s 4d., and tasked with the repression of disorder. He moved against the Kavanaghs, permitting them to retain their lands only by accepting feudal tenure on the English model. By a similar policy he exacted obedience from the O'Mores, the O'Tooles and the O'Conors in Leix and Offaly; and having conciliated the O'Briens in the west and the Earl of Desmond in the south, he carried an act in the Irish parliament in Dublin conferring the title of King of Ireland on Henry VIII and his heirs. Conn O'Neill, who had remained sullenly hostile, was forced to submit.

In the same year obtained an act of parliament disgavelling his estates in Kent (Robinson's Gavelkind, p. 299).

St. Leger's policy was generally one of moderation and conciliation - more so than Henry VIII wished. He recommended The O'Brien, when he gave token of a submissive disposition, for the title of Earl of Thomond; O'Neill was created Earl of Tyrone; an administrative council was instituted in the province of Munster; and in 1544 a levy of Irish soldiers was raised for service in Henry VIII's wars. St. Leger's personal influence was proved by an outbreak of disturbance when he visited England in 1544, and the prompt restoration of order on his return some months later.

Though so carefully prepared, St. Leger was never a principal adviser to any of his sovereigns, being required instead to devote himself to the thankless task of trying to impose an alien government on the Irish. Recognizing that Ireland ‘is much easier won than kept’, as he put it, he concentrated on the area around Dublin, and endeavoured to win over the local leaders by grants of land, ‘small gifts’ and ‘honest persuasion’. At first successful, the end of his first period in office was marred by a quarrel with Ormond, the most powerful Irishman.

Sometime about 1544 Sir Anthony received the honour of the Garter together with £200 to his salary as deputy. In Sep 1548 Sir Anthony returned to England having been superseded by Sir Edward Bellingham.

On 20 Apr 1550 he was appointed to meet the French hostages for the fulfilment of the treaty of Boulogne, between London and Dover, and on 4 Aug he was reconstituted lord deputy of Ireland (Instructions in Cal. Carew MSSi.226-30), being sworn in on 10 Sep charged with the duty of introducing the reformed liturgy into Ireland. Reappointed by Protector Somerset, St. Leger was given the impossible task of imposing the new Book of Common Prayer. Somerset made no allowance for the differences between England and Ireland, and was warned by St. Leger that the Irish ‘should be handled with the more humanity lest they, by extremity, should adhere to other foreign powers’. His conciliatory methods led to his recall in the summer of 1551.

In May 1552 he had a grant in fee farm of the castle of Leeds in Kent, and on 12 Jun he was appointed a commissioner for the survey of Calais and the marches. His name occurs as one of the witnesses to the will of Edward VI, 21 Jun 1553; but he supported the claims of Mary, and on 7 Aug was sworn a privy councillor.

After the accession of Queen Mary he was again appointed Lord Deputy in Oct 1553 and reached Dublin on 11 Nov. By Mary's reign money was short and St. Leger's own standing had been undermined by accusations of corruption. He offended the catholics by certain verses ridiculing the doctrine of transubstantiation. But he had other and more powerful enemies, chief among whom must be reckoned Sir William Fitzwilliam who charged him with falsifying his accounts in favour of Andrew Wyse, late vice-treasurer. The charge of keeping false accounts caused him to be recalled for the third time in 1556, and on 26 May surrendered the sword of state to Thomas Radcliffe, lord Fitzwalter. John Hooker wrote:

'This man ruled and governed very justly and uprightly in a good conscience ... [yet] many slanderous informations were made and inveighed against him, which is a fatal destiny, and inevitable to every good governor in that land. For the more pains they take in tillage, the worse is their harvest; and the better be their services, the greater is the malice and envy against them, being not unlike to a fruitful apple tree, which the more apples he beareth, the more cudgels be hurled at him'

The truth of the matter will never be ascertained. His own attitude would no doubt have been the same as a statement he had made when similar accusations had been levelled against him in 1538: ‘I have too long abstained from bribery to begin now’. There is no doubt that Mary kept him short of money, and he was said to have left debts in Ireland of over £3,000. His return from Ireland in 1556 to face a Privy Council inquiry marked the end of his active career. The investigation was still in progress when Elizabeth succeeded, and, typically enough, far from dropping the charges, she renewed the inquiry into his accounts. Perhaps it was his vulnerability that led St. Leger, now in his sixties, to seek, for the first time, election to Parliament, or perhaps it was simply that he wished to serve at least once as knight of his shire, an honour his absences in Ireland had often denied him, though he could have sat in Mary's last, where he might have been more at home. The vestigial journals of Elizabeth's first Parliament do not mention his name, and St. Leger died during its course. On 8 Dec 1558 a letter was addressed to him requiring him to 'to signifye with speed... what he myndeth to doo herein'; but his death at Ulcombe on 16 Mar 1559 put a stop to further proceedings.

He was buried at Ulcombe, his family seat for 450 years. His wife died eight days later. The state funeral for Sir Anthony had already been arranged, posing a problem for the Herald's Office. There was no precedent for a person of his rank being buried with his wife. The problem was solved by burying Agnes first on the day before her husband's funeral on 5 Apr. They were both buried at Ulcombe, Kent. (Moya Frenz St. Leger, 1986)

St. Leger must be classed as indifferent in religion. He was attached to both Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell, though he should not be confused with a namesake, a Sussex priest, who was wholly committed to Cromwell. He served both Somerset and Mary, moderating as far as he could, the extremes of both regimes. When the protestant Archbishop of Dublin chided him for conservatism he retorted, ‘Go to, your matters of religion will mar all’. When the Catholic Bishop Gardiner of Winchester was condemning a priest for conducting reformed services he intervened: ‘My good lord chancellor, trouble not yourself with this heretic. I think all the world is full of them’.

In John Stowe's 1595 survey of London and Westminster states "crossing the London bridge to Southwark note near the bridge a stone yard for repairs to the bridge. Next to this is St. Leger house which I believe was once owned by Sir Anthony then by Sir Warham St. Leger, on the other side is a bakehouse". Renamed St. Leger House after it was granted to Sir Anthony at the dissolution of the monasteries. Once known as the Inn of St. Augustine when owned by the Abbots of St. Augustine, Canterbury. It probably became the London residence of Sir Anthony. The rambling stone and timber-built house had many rooms, wide passages and staircases and numerous galleries.
 1504 - 1558 Agnes Warham 54 54 By his wife Agnes, daughter of Hugh Warham, a niece of Archbishop Warham, he had three sons, William, Warham and Anthony. William died in his fathers lifetime leaving a son, Sir Warham St Leger (d. 1600), who was father of Sir William St Leger (d. 1642), president of Munster 1456 Hugh Warham He lived at Haling manor, Croydon, Surrey.

The earliest record relating to the manor of Haling mentions that it was given by Hugh Warham to Henry VIII in exchange for other lands . It continued in the crown till the reign of Queen Mary, when it was granted to Sir John Gage, Knight.
 ~1460 Maryon Colles ~1434 Geoffrey Colles ~1430 William Robert Warham ~1434 Anne Hedney William Warham He lived in Croydon. ~1528 - 1575 Ursula de Neville 47 47 99 years seems kind of old back then.
 Ann Prophet William St Leger Anthony St Leger Thomas Hedney Emmelina Goldwell ~1478 - <1519 Ralph St. Leger 41 41 Mildred Fineux They had one son, John.  She was the first wife. ~1473 - ~1536 James Digges 63 63 He was age 30 on November 6, 1503. Philippa Engham She was the second wife. John Engham Henry Skipwith D. 1591 Thomas Kempe D. 1557 Amy Moyle They had seven sons. Joan Fermor Thomas married Joan by settlement.dated December 20, 1571.

She was the maid of honor to Princess Mary.

She was the widow of Robert Wilford and John Mordaunt. <1500 - 1560 Thomas Moyle 60 60 Thomas Moyle was Speaker of the House of Commons between 1542/3-1546. He purchased Eastwell Manor from Sir Christopher Hales about 1550.

Thomas was sent to Ireland by Henry VIII with Sir Anthony St. Leger and was knighted on 18 October 1537.

Thomas enlarged his estates by securing monastic property, and soon became a rich and prominent official. Some say he "pursued heretics zealously" to get property.

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Sir Thomas Moyle and the story of Richard Plantagenet, from "The King's England".
Arthur Mee

The Very Strange Story of Richard Plantagenet.

The story is that Sir Thomas Moyle, building his great house here, was much struck by a white-bearded man his mates called Richard. There was a mystery about him. In the rest hour, while the others talked or threw dice, this old man would go apart and read a book. Now there were very few working-men who could read in 1545, and Sir Thomas on this fine morning did not rest till he had won the confidence of the man and got his story from him.

Richard told Sir Thomas that he was brought up by a school-master. From time to time a gentleman came who paid for his food and schooling and asked many questions to discover if he were well cared for. One day when the boy was in his early teens the gentleman said he was going to take Richard on a visit. It must have been a very exciting journey, made on horseback across 15th century England to an unknown goal. At length they came to a vast camp all a-buzz with knights and bowmen. The boy was brought to a tent, where he saw a stately man in a rich suit of armour.

He put his hands on the boy's shoulders, and gazing at him, said,"Richard, I am your father, and if I prevail tomorrow I will provide for you as befits your blood. But it may be that I shall be defeated, killed; that I shall not see you again." The boy asked, stammering; "Sir, Father, who are you?"

"I am King of England today, " said the man; "but only Heaven knows what I may be tomorrow, for the rebels are strong. If the Earl of Richmond wins the day he will seek out Plantagenets and crush them. Tell no one who you are unless I am victorious."

The next day a man came riding from the battle crying "The King has lost". The reign of the Plantagenets was over. The Tudors had begun. It was the end of the long civil wars. Each time the crown had changed hands there had been wholesale murder among all the boys and men related to the king just dead. So Richard went in terror of rope or axe, poison or dagger. He obeyed his father's bidding. Never did he breathe a word of his birth. He described himself as a poor orphan. He had been happy. He had been able to earn, by honest toil, enough money to give him lodgings and bread; he had found much consolation from reading; and he had gained truer friends than princes usually have.

Sir Thomas Moyle, listening to this wonderful story, determined that the last Plantagent should not want in his old age. He had a little house built for him in the park, and instructed his steward to provide for it every day. Richard was able to spend his last years in reading and in walking about the lanes of Eastwell. He is lost in history, but he is in the register of burials here.
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"England's Heritage, Then and Now":
Entry for Eastwell:
Eastwell; Estwelle; Hugh de Monfort. Eastwell Park. The ruined church has a tomb reputed to be that of Richard Plantagenet, son of Richard III. He is said to have escaped after the Battle of Bosworth to the Eastwell Estate, where he became a bricklayer.

The parish register does, however, state Richard Plantagent was buried at Eastwell on 22nd December 1550 although it has been suggested that this entry was added at a later date.
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Sir Thomas Moyle, speaker of the House of Commons, was third son of John Moyle, who in 1488 was one of those commissioned in Cornwall to raise archers for the king's expedition to Brittany. Thomas Moyle, like his grandfather, entered Gray's Inn, probably before 1522. He became Lent reader there in 1533.

In 1537 the court of augmentations was erected to manage the vast property flowing in to the treasury on the suppression of the abbeys. Of this Moyle and Thomas, father of Sir Waiter Mildmay, were appointed receivers.

Moyle was afterwards promoted to the chancellorship of the same court. But the augmentation office was temporarily deprived of his services in the same year, 1537, when he was sent to Ireland on a special commission with St. Leger, Paulet, and Berners. He was knighted on 18 Oct. 1537.

The work of the commission in Ireland was very important, as Lord Grey had made enemies of the English officials. Hence the selection of the experienced St. Leger in the work of trying to restore order. Moyle returned to England at the end of the year, and soon made himself conspicuous as a zealous servant of Henry, rather after the manner of Audley.

He enlarged his estates by securing monastic property, and soon became a rich and prominent official. In 1539 he was with Layton and Pollard in the west, and signed with them the letters from Glastonbury showing that they were trying to find hidden property in the abbey, and to collect evidence against Whiting, the abbot.

The same year he was one of those appointed to receive Anne of Cleves on her arrival. Moyle was returned member for the county of Kent in 1542, and chosen speaker of the House of Commons. He addressed the king in an extraordinarily adulatory speech, but his tenure of office was made notable by the fact that he was said to be the first speaker who claimed the privilege of freedom of speech. The exact wording of his request is, however, uncertain.

During his term of oftice the subject became prominent owing to Ferrar's case, in which Henry conciliated the commons. The king doubtless was glad to have a trusty servant in the chair, as during this session Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford were condemned.

He was returned for Rochester in 1544, and in 1545 he was a commissioner for visiting Eastridge Hospital, Wiltshire. It is difficult to know the attitude he took up under Mary, but it seems that he proclaimed her queen, and was, like many of Henry's followers, a protestant only in a legal sense. On 20 Sept. 1553, and in March 1554, he was returned for Rochester, and on 20 Dec. 1554 was elected for both Chippenham and King's Lynn. It is hardly likely that he would have been elected so often if he had, as Manning suggests, avoided the parliaments of Mary. It Is also said that a prosecution against him was actually commenced when the death of the queen intervened.

Moyle died at Eastwell Court, Kent, in 1560. He left two daughters: Katherine, who married Sir Thomas Finch, ancestor of the earls of Winchelsea, and Amy, who married Sir Thomas Kempe.
 Catherine Jordeyne Catherine inherited the estate of Gerberville Manor (Gerpins) in Rainham, Essex which she and her husband sold in 1551. Edward Jordan He was a goldsmith in London.
He owned Gerberville Manor (Gerpins) in Rainham, Essex. ~1435 - 1501 John Moyle 66 66 He was 1488 one of those commissioned in Cornwall to raise archers for the king's expedition to Brittany.

He attended Grey's Inn.

 ~1462 Catherine Arundel Child:

   1. Margaret Moyle 1421 - 1473 John Arundel 52 52 ~1467 - >1502 Anne d'Arcy 35 35 Children

   1. John Moyle b: ABT. 1480
   2. Giles Moyle b: 1486
   3. Walter Moyle b: ABT. 1490 in of Buckwell Court, Kent
   4. Sir Thomas Moyle b: 1501 in Chilham, Ken Walter Moyle Through his wife Margaret he acquired the manor of Stevenston in Devon.

In the mid-fifteenth century the manor of Boughton in Kent came into the hands of Sir Walter Moyle, who bought much land in Kent including the Eastwell estates. Until his mansion was built in Eastwell Park he lived at Buckwell, still to be seen half a mile from the church. Sir Walter's eldest grandson inherited the Eastwell estates and his descendants became the Earls of Winchilsea. The second son retained Buckwell where his descendants lived , but in 1699 the heiress married a man named Breton. The Moyles and later the Bretons were the lay rectors and some-time the vicars of Boughton Aluph until the mid-nineteenth century. The chancel in the northeast of the church is known as the Moyle Chapel and here many of the Moyles are buried.

When he died, Walter was seised of numerous lands in Devonshire and Somerset, and his will was proved on 31 July 1480.

Thomas was supposed to be the grandson of Sir Thomas Moyle, the Mayor of Bodmin. (Source: Notes on Staffordshire Families). From further research it now appears that Sir Walter Moyle was the third son of Thomas Moyle of Bodmin and not his grandson. (Source: Dictionery of National Biography)

 Margaret Lucomb Children
   1. Anne Moyle b: ABT. 1440
   2. Richard Moyle
   3. Lucy Moyle b: ABT. 1446 in Wrotham, Kent
   4. Sir John Moyle b: ABT. 1435 ~1370 - >1434 Thomas Moyle 64 64 He was Mayor of Bodmin, Cornwall in 1434.

Children

   1. Henry Moyle, Gent. b: 1405
   2. ? Moyle
   3. Sir Walter Moyle b: ABT. 1405 in Of Kent John Lucombe Margaret Kayle 1637 - 1678 Margaret Boyd 41 41 1610 - 1650 Peter Beverley 40 40 1613 - 1681 Susanna Hollis 68 68 ~1577 Robert Beverley ~1580 Frances Fairfax ~1550 - ~1614 Thomas Beverley 64 64 ~1552 - ~1629 Eleanor Vincent 77 77 ~1525 John Beverley ~1530 Agnes Draycott ~1590 Robert Hollis He is probably not the son of Sir John Holles. Mathias Underwood Children:
1. Emaline G. Underwood b: May 1845 in IL d: September 02,
1864 in Bird, McCoupin Cty., IL
2. John H. Underwood b: 1849 in IL d: August 15, 1861 in Bird,
McCoupin Cty., IL William Baumgardner ~1611 - 1686 Anne Stacie 75 75 1590 - 1633 Thomas Fitch 43 43 He was a Clothier about 1612. 1730 - 1806 Joseph Eaton 76 76 Joseph Eaton received a gift of fifty acres of land in Tolland, Connecticut, July 5, 1758 from his father. He later removed to Kent, but later left for the State of New York; his descendants are to be found mostly in Onondaga County, N. Y. although one branch of the family (Joseph Eaton's) remain in Kent to this day. In 1794 he sold his "house, shop, and two acres of land" in Kent,and removed with several of his younger children to Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York, whither his sons Stephen and Lemuel had preceded him, leaving his elder sons Joseph and Moses in Kent. It is probable his brother Jacob also. The last years of his life were spent with his son Stephen, where he died previous to the year 1806. Joseph Eaton was a Revolutionary soldier, being private in Col. Doolittle's regiment; Captain Josiah Stearns's Company; Muster roll August 1, 1775. Joseph Eaton's first wife was the mother of his children.
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Joseph Eaton, son of Thomas and Elizabeth /Parker/ Eaton, born 10 May 1730 at Tolland, Conn. married probably in 1751. His wife’s name was Elizabeth. He removed to Kent, Conn. about 1761. Mr. Luther Eaton, (his great grandson) says, “I cannot find on record that Joseph Eaton bought any “Land in Kent, but I find that he sold in 1794, his house “and shop and about two acres of land. I think he was poor when “he came to Kent.” At this time (1794) he removed to Duanesburgh, Schenectady Co. N.Y., where his sons Stephen and Lemuel were living. What members of family accompanied him is unknown, probably his daughters and younger sons if they had not preceded him, as they are known to have been residents of this State. His two eldest daughters married and lived at Duanesburgh, the other daughter and three sons were among the early settlers of Onondaga Co. central New York. The last years of Joseph’s life were spent with the family of his son Stephen, where he died, previous to 1806. The date of his wife’s death is unknown, but is believed to have occurred before his own. One of his granddaughters ingenuously says, though she never saw him, she had the impression that he lacked energy. There is a tradition that there were sixteen children in the family, but the record shows only twelve, eleven of whom lived to maturity.

Joseph and Elizabeth Eaton’s children were:

1  Jerusha b. in Tolland 23 Feb. 1752 d. 13 April 1754
2  Joseph b. in Tolland 15 May 1753
3  Moses b. in Tolland 20 Oct. 1754
4  Thankful b. in Tolland 23 Jan. 1756, married Mr. Patton at Duanesburgh, where she passed the rest of her life.
5  Stephen b. in Tolland Dec. 1757
6  Hannah b. in Tolland Jan. 1760 married John Cady of Duanesburgh and died there, leaving four children, Zilpha, John, ?, and George.
7  Jerusha b at Tolland, Ct. Oct. 1761; d at Kent, July 13, 1767; (near are graves of other children, but the stones bear no names)
8  Aaron b at Tolland. Ct. June 12,1763; d 1816; m Euphonia ....
9  Lucy, b. at Kent, (at Linn) married Mr. Lynn. Lived in the town of Clay, Onondaga Co., N.Y. and left several sons, “well to do farmers.”
10  Betsey (Elizabeth) b. at Kent Married Mr. Kinney. Lived at Brewerton Onondago Co. N.Y., where she died, leaving four sons and a daughter
11 Beulah 15 Dec. 1770
12 Lemuel b 1770; d 1837; m Sarah Ware Feb. 16, 1792
13 Asahel b 1771 ;d 1810;m Abigail...
14 Thomas b 1773; d 1819; m Amy Hibbard

 Elizabeth Joseph Eaton, son of Thomas and Elizabeth /Parker/ Eaton, born 10 May 1730 at Tolland, Conn. married probably in 1751. His wife’s name was Elizabeth. He removed to Kent, Conn. about 1761. Mr. Luther Eaton, (his great grandson) says, “I cannot find on record that Joseph Eaton bought any “Land in Kent, but I find that he sold in 1794, his house “and shop and about two acres of land. I think he was poor when “he came to Kent.” At this time (1794) he removed to Duanesburgh, Schenectady Co. N.Y., where his sons Stephen and Lemuel were living. What members of family accompanied him is unknown, probably his daughters and younger sons if they had not preceded him, as they are known to have been residents of this State. His two eldest daughters married and lived at Duanesburgh, the other daughter and three sons were among the early settlers of Onondaga Co. central New York. The last years of Joseph’s life were spent with the family of his son Stephen, where he died, previous to 1806. The date of his wife’s death is unknown, but is believed to have occurred before his own. One of his granddaughters ingenuously says, though she never saw him, she had the impression that he lacked energy. There is a tradition that there were sixteen children in the family, but the record shows only twelve, eleven of whom lived to maturity. 1698 - 1773 Thomas Eaton 75 75 He removed with his parents to Woodstock, thence to Ashford, Connecticut. He married Elizabeth Parker December 1, 1721 at Woodstock, and settled in Tolland, Connecticut where he died in 1773; Letters of Administration on his estate were granted at a Court of Probate held in Stafford September 14, 1773 to his son, John of Mansfield, and his widow Hannah of Tolland. (As Deacon Seth Johnson went on their bond, it may be he was Hannah Eaton's brother). The record of Thomas Eaton's wife Elizabeth Parker's death has not been found, nor the record of his 2nd marriage.

Moses and Aaron were twins born in 1739. Moses died in 1739, and Aaron probably died in Lieutenant Wills' company on the Cuba Expedition.


1. Thankful Eaton   
Born: 28 OCT 1722 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: 1741 - Nathan Skiffe
Died: 11 OCT 1799 - Tolland, Conn

2. John Eaton   
Born: 22 JUL 1724 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: 1754 - Eunice Gould
Died: 24 APR 1816 -

3. Thomas Eaton   
Born: 22 JUN 1726 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: - Asenath Cady

4. Jacob Eaton   
Born: 13 FEB 1727/28 - Tolland, Connecticut
Marr: 1762 - Jane Robinson
Died: 23 JUN 1798 - Rocky Point, Suffolk, Ny

5. Joseph Eaton   
Born: 10 MAY 1730 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: - Elizabeth Unknown (other spouses)
Died: BEF 1806 -

6. Benjamin Eaton
Born: 1 FEB 1731/32 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: 1755 - Hepsibah Skiffe

7. Ebenezer Eaton
Born: 19 FEB 1733/34 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: 1753 - Mary Humphrey
Died: 9 JAN 1815 - Sherburne, Chenango County, New York

8. Elizabeth Eaton
Born: 12 OCT 1738 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: 1754 - Benjamin Skiffe
Died: 7 JUL 1820 - East Koy, Wyoming, Ny

9. Moses Eaton
Born: 1 MAR 1738/39 - Tolland, Conn.
Died: 31 AUG 1739 - Tolland, Conn.

10. Aaron Eaton
Born: 1 MAR 1738/39 - Tolland, Conn.
Marr: 1758 - Mary Allen


 1700 Elizabeth Parker 1675 - 1748 Thomas Eaton 73 73 He lived at Dedham until his marriage in 1697, when he removed to Roxbury for a year or two. By 1702-3 he was living in Woodstock, Connecticut., where he purchased the original share of land and the rights belonging to Nathaniel Gay. In 1772 he went to Ashford, Connecticut.

Thomas Eaton was a man of considerable wealth. He was a blacksmith and a farmer, a man of much influence in the town where he lived and died. He died at Ashford, Connecticut August 14, 1748. His wife died Aug. 20, 1748.

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Children:

1. Thomas Eaton   
Born: 13 SEP 1698 - Roxbury, Massachusetts
Marr: 1721 - Elizabeth Parker
Died: 1773 - Tolland, Connecticut

2. Lydia Eaton   
Born: ABT 1700 - Of Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

3. Hannah Eaton   
Born: ABT 1702 - Of Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Died: 20 DEC 1748 -

4. Nathaniel Eaton   
Born: 8 JUN 1704 - Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut
Marr: 1727 - Ester Parry
Died: 15 MAR 1785 - Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut

5. David Eaton   
Born: 21 JUL 1706 - Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Marr: - Bethia Tiffany (other spouses)
Died: 1797 - Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut

6. Joshua Eaton   
Born: 23 SEP 1709 - Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Marr: - Ann Woodcock
Died: 1785 - Ashford, Connecticut

7. Ann Eaton   
Born: 31 MAY 1712 - Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut
Marr: - Seth Johnson
Died: 13 APR 1735 - Lebanon, Connecticut

8. Ebenezer Eaton   
Born: 13 AUG 1715 - Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Died: 19 DEC 1739 -

9. Ephraim Eaton   
Born: 13 AUG 1715 - Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
 1679 - 1748 Lydia Gay 69 69 She was first cousin to Mary and Lydia Starr, who married the younger brother of Thomas Eaton. 1636 - 1715 John Eaton 79 79 He was supposed to have been born in Watertown, where his father lived a year.

Children:
1 John b July 15, 1665; d Oct 15, 1665 Dedham
2 John b Sept. 17, 1671; d Oct. 23, 1694; m Ann Whiting
3 Thomas, b July 23, 1675; d Aug. 17, 1748; m Lydia Gay
4 William, b Aug. 11, 1677; d April 3, 1718; m Mary Starr
5 Judeth, b Sept. 17, 1679; d April 26, 1680
6 Jonathan, b Sept. 3, 1681; d June 25, 1748; m Lydia Starr
7 David, b Mar. 8, 1633; d Mar 23, 1683
8 Ebenezer, b May 3, 1687; d May 23, 1688
9 Judith, b May 17, 1680

In regard to Alice, wife of John Eaton— so far her maiden name has not been found— it is given Elle once and every other time as Alice. That she was a woman of some ability is shown by her persistence in looking after the family interest while her husband was "distracted".

Petition of Alice Eaton Copied from the original paper on file in the Mass. Archives.

To the Honnobrl General Court Assembled in Boston.

The Humble Petition of Alice wife of John Eaton of Dedham, humbly sheweth— That whereas he ys Jn for many years past has been bereaved of ye right use of his reason some times ragin mad & delirious, other times more sober as so quietly to walk ye streets, but always utterly void of common prudence needful to ye manageing of an estate, as all ye know him can declare and as the imprudent disposal of a considerable part of his estate doth & may sufficiently evidence. And whereas during ys his condition (wch has been for a space of near 20 years) he has att several times (being inveigled & persuaded by such as very well knew his incapacity of manageing such affairs) disposed & conveyed & givin assurance in conveyance, of several parcels of land, for little other consideration than fair words, without the knowledge of his friends, & we, he himselfe is utterly ignorant, both as to persons to whom, time when & consideration for wch, he gave & made such sd deeds and conveyances.

Whence yor humble petitioner her complaint arrises yt his family and posterity are oppresed, & greatly injured, by being held unjustly out of yr propper rights.

And wheras ye sd Jno is now & continues as incapable of prudent manageing his business as formerly & therefore as probable further to squander & waste his remaining estate:—

Do therefore (by, with, & upon ye consent & desire of ye sd Jno) humbly petition (being constrained by wt allready suffered, as by wt yor petitioner has reason to fear, And emboldened by ye hopes of ye favor clemency & commiseration of this honnourable Assembly) that such cours may be taken as yt yor Humble petitioner & her indigent family, may have redress of grievances, and pervent inconveniences of ye like nature by making and empowering a committee to examin & rectify all past conveyances of land by him ye sd Jno made & putting ye sd Jno under a ward or Guardian without whom he may not have power to act in things of this rate, and hereby yor Humble Petitioner shall be further obliged to pray always for yor Honnrs good improvement & happiness. Alice Eaton.

In answer to the petition of Alice Eaton, the request herein is granted: and Thomas Browne of Cambridge, & John Fuller of Dedham the petitioners neighbors, are appointed to be the committee with herselfe to inspect into this affaire, and examine what is done by the said John Eaton, irrationally and illegally; as also to take due course for the preventation of future damage, & preserve the estate for the benefit of the family.

Second Petition of Alice Eaton
on file at the State House.

To The Honourable Generall Court Assembled in Boston, Alice wife to John Eaton, Humbly shows that she is thankfull for this Courts favor in granting her petition referring to the wrong offered her husband in persons bargaining with him when he was uncapable, but finds the same less effectual for two reasons (1) that it doth not look like time enough for wee perceive that his greatest suffering to that sort may pass the twenty years allowed us and (2) their is wanting to us a committy of this honorable Court that may Examine persons Concerned and purchasers who will give us no Answer by which wee are kept in ignorance which two things if the Court shall please to favor us in wee doubt not of Justiss from such Courts as wee shall make our pleas before and so will bee of great benefit to his distressed family.

And shall ever pray for yr honers. Dedham May 28, 1685. (Copy of Papers on file at State House)

We testify for whom it may consearne that John Eaton my neighbor was distracted some years before his father's death which is about 27 years sentce his father died, and before he had anything to dispose of eyther Leagally or eleaglly or either.

Thomas ffuller aged about 67 years
Richard Elliss aged about 64 years

Proceedings of General Court, 7 July 1685.

In answer to the petition of Alice Eaton wife of John Eaton, on her further motion it is in order that Lieutenant Nathaniel Stearnes be joined with the former committee appointed by this court 7th May

1684 in ansr to her then petition & for that and in the tryall of the premises the sd Left. Sterne to appoint time and place of meeting, making their report to this Court how they find it.

"We hear no more of this trouble after

1685 and may suppose that he was restored to health."

The last remark of Prof. Eaton was based on the entry of death of John Eaton 3rd

The son being called John Eaton Jr. it was assumed that the father was then living, and he could only say that John Eaton 2nd died after October 28th, 1694.

John Eaton was living in 1694 at the time his oldest son died; and in Volume five of the Dedham town records we can trace him still further. His name appears regularly in the tax lists from the date of his father's death until 1701; from 1701 to 1704 it is listed with that of his son William:

After the year 1704, John Eaton's name disappears entirely from the lists, and that of William takes its place: so that it is probable that John 2nd gave up the farms to his son and his descendants may believe that the closing years of the old man's life were calm and peaceful after the sickness and misfortunes that he experienced. Whether he had learned, as have his descendants and successors, the charm of standing on the Great Rock and enjoying the extensive view of the Charles River meadows of Roxbury and Newton Hills not far distant or sheltered from northerly winds in one of the depressions of its southerly face, he looked across the river flowing in front, and contemplated the settlement, which had grown in his day from a small hamlet to what must have seemed to him a respectable town, with its meeting house, school house and tavern; or whether, as appreciation of natural scenery is a modern cultivated taste, he contented himself with sitting in the sunshine at his home, the Rock must have been as object of his daily vision.

The next occurence of his name on record is on a deed made in 1700 selling a farm to his son—this farm was in the neighborhood of what is now called Moteley's Pond and it is evident that John 2nd, continued to hold the estate containing the Rock.

This homestead also came afterwards into possession of William by inheritance.
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Children (again):
1. John Eaton
Born: 15 JUL 1665 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Died: 15 OCT 1665 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

2. John Eaton   
Born: 17 SEP 1671 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Marr: 1694 - Ann Whiting
Died: 28 OCT 1694 -

3. Thomas Eaton   
Born: 23 JUL 1675 - Dedham, Massachusetts Usa
Marr: 1697 - Lydia Gay
Died: 17 AUG 1748 - Ashford, Connecticut Usa

4. William Eaton   
Born: 11 AUG 1677 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Marr: 1704 - Mary Starr
Died: 3 APR 1718 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

5. Judith Eaton   
Born: 17 SEP 1679 -
Died: 26 APR 1680 -

6. Deacon Eaton Jonathan   
Born: 3 SEP 1681 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Marr: 1705 - Lydia Abiah Starr
Died: 25 JUN 1748 - Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut

7. David Eaton   
Born: 8 MAR 1682/83 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Died: 23 MAR 1682/83 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

8. Ebenezer Eaton   
Born: 3 MAY 1687 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Died: 23 MAY 1688 - Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
 1639 - 1694 Alice 55 55 1599 - 1658 John Eaton 59 59 They came to American in 1635 in "the Elizabeth and Ann" with Abigale 35, Mary 4, Thomas 1, and Jane Dammant 9. He became a proprieter and from May 25, 1637, a town officer.

Abigale was a widow. Jane and John Damment were her children from her first marriage. John married her when he was 19 and she was 29 or 30.

1. John Eaton   
Born: Chr. 1646 - Watertown, Massachusetts
Marr: 1664 - Alice (Eaton)
Died: 24 DEC 1715 - Dedham, Mass.

2. Mary Eaton   
Born: 20 MAR 1630/31 - , Dover, Kent, England
Marr: 1651 - Major John Mason
Died: 6 MAY 1676 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

3. (Older) John Eaton   
Born: 17 OCT 1633 - , Dover, Kent, England
Died: 27 JAN 1633/34 - , Dover, Kent, England

4. Thomas Eaton   
Born: 17 OCT 1633 - , Dover, Kent, England
Died: 1659 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

5. Abigail Eaton   
Born: 6 JAN 1639/40 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Marr: 1659 - Jr. Robert Mason
Died: 21 SEP 1711 - Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts

6. Jacob Eaton   
Born: 8 JUN 1642 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Died: 20 JAN 1645/46 - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
 ~1599 - >1658 Abigail Damon 59 59 1898 - 1978 Robert Emerson Buckles 80 80 Worked as General Agent, Mdse Traffic, Southern Pacific Lines. In 1952, Vice President and General Manager of Southern Pacific Transport Company.

Telegram dated Harlingen Texas September 6, 1933:
"Dear Folks at Home: Well the storm liked to have wiped the whole country out, but we are safe and dry and have plenty to ear, we all stayed in the passenger depot night before last and yesterday the ceiling is off our house and some of the windows but we can get along fine, fully half of the houses were blown down and the roofs off. Don't worry about us we are all right and will get along alright, will write soon. Love to all Robt."
 1906 - 1973 Martha Fern Buckles 66 66 Wilson Donoho Elizabeth Fry 1837 William B Dougherty The family left Ohio and settled briefly in Illinois and then settled in Poweshiek County, Iowa.  It was here that William married Ellen Lee who was born 1843 in Ohio. 1846 Martha (Jen) Jane Dougherty 1840 Mary Elizabeth Dougherty She died young, as a child or teenager. John Buskirk Mary Terry Not sure about her. George Davis Rozilla 1844 - 1867 Elizabeth A Davis 23 23 1849 - 1926 Charles Edward Davis 77 77 1851 - 1937 Sarah Emeline Davis 86 86 1856 - 1943 Salatis William Davis 87 87 1856 - 1936 Salathiel George Davis 79 79 1859 Davis 1859 Hester Ellen Davis 1862 - 1924 Marietta E Davis 62 62 1866 - 1914 William Alexander Davis 47 47 1842 Norman Davis 1915 - 1977 George (Judd) Arthur Giffey 62 62 1827 Moss M Hume m. Nancy "Nannie" Long about 1864 - they were on the 1870, 1880 and 1900 census of Pleasant Hill, Cass Co, MO. 1900 census states Nannie bore no children. ~1828 Polly Hume 1850 census of Dist 2, Bourbon Co, Kentucky with her mother and brothers. 1742 - 1823 Beverly Stubblefield 81 81 ~1749 - ~1815 Robert Stubblefield 66 66 Children:
Samuel P Stubblefield     M           
Polly Stubblefield     F           
William A Stubblefield     M     abt 1774     
Catherine Stubblefield     F     abt 1777 in Mason, Kentucky     
Elizabeth B Stubblefield     F     30 Apr 1781 in Spottsylvania, Virginia     
Beverly B Stubblefield     F     11 Mar 1783     
Benjamin Stubblefield     M     5 Jul 1785 in Goochland, Virginia     
John Parker Stubblefield     M     15 Aug 1791 in Mason, Kentucky     
George Washington Stubblefield     M     1792 in Mason, Kentucky     
Robert Stubblefield     M     abt 1795 in Kentucky
 Susanna Beverley Parker Susannah Beverley Parker married her cousin Robert Stubblefield. They lived in Fayette County, Kentucky in 1786 and were later in Mason County, Kentucky.  1781 - 1852 Elizabeth B Stubblefield 71 71 1781 - 1852 Elizabeth B<