The Paton family came from the east coast of Scotland and settled in Fenwick, on the lands of Warnockland and Meadowhead. The first Paton in Fenwick, Matthew Paton was born in Warnockland about 1565 and died in 1632. He married Janet Muir.
John Patton, our subject, was born in Meadowhead in the parish of Fenwick and shire of Ayr. He was brought up in the art and occupation of husbandry. He entered the military as a volunteer and went abroad to the wars in Germany. For some heroic achievement at the taking of a certain city he was advanced to a captain's post.
In 1645 when the ministers in the western shire's called upon their own parish militia to oppose Montrose's insurrection, he was appointed to be their captain. He behaved with much gallantry among the Coventers. He was a Soldier-Covenanter in the religious warfare of that time. He fought at the battles of Worcester, Pentland and Bothwell Bridge.
Captain John Patton married Janet Lindsay June 25, 1656. She was born in Airnock, Scotland. About 1666, John married the second time to Janet Miller who was born in Englesham, Scotland. He had at least seven children: David, Janet, John, Hugh, Agnes, Margaret, Marion and several that died young.
He was finally captured, imprisoned at Edinburgh and sentenced to death. Friends interceded on his behalf and a reprieve was granted by the King of England. However, the officer in charge of the prison held up the papers until after the execution on May 8, 1684. Captain John's Memorial marker at Fenwick Church says the following: Sacred to the Memory of Captain John Paton, late in Meadowhead of this Parish, who suffered Martyrdom in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh, May 9th, 1684. He was an honour to his country, on the continent, and at Pentland, Drumnclog, and Bothwell. His heroic conduct truly evinced the gallant officer, brave soldier, and true patriot.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
MARGARET ALICE FLEISCHER COLBORN
Margaret Alice Fleischer was born November 14, 1860 near North Topeka, Kansas. On February 26, 1881 she married Frank Clair Colborn who was born December 31, 1854, in Buffalo, New York. Margaret met Frank Colborn at her brother Will Fleischer's farm. She was riding a horse and the saddle turned with her. She was trying to fix it when Frank came along and helped her. Frank always said that she did it on purpose.
They lived near Topeka for several years and their first two children were born there, George Washington Colborn and Sarah Dollie Colborn. Then in 1884 they moved to Barber County, southeast of Medicine Lodge. Here ten more children were born to the Colborns. When they went to Barber County, Papa Frank chartered a box car and brought his horses, wagon, lumber to build a house and barn, and household goods. The train only went to Harper, Kansas so he had to haul the lumber from there. Frank was there for six weeks when he sent for Margaret Alice.
When Margaret Alice came Frank had built the barn of 1 x 12 inch boards. Whenever it rained she had to move everything and dry things out. They lived in the barn until the house was built. The ten children born in Barber County were: Ethyl Mae, William Henry, Florence Alma, Lester Harry, Nellie Alice, Daisy Ruth Eleanor, Frank Fleischer, Ernest Harold, Arthur Harvey, and Marjorie Clara Colborn.
Margaret Alice Fleischer Colborn died March 3, 1945. She belonged to the Assembly of God Church. Frank Clair Colborn died April 1, 1933. He belonged to the Church of God.
They lived near Topeka for several years and their first two children were born there, George Washington Colborn and Sarah Dollie Colborn. Then in 1884 they moved to Barber County, southeast of Medicine Lodge. Here ten more children were born to the Colborns. When they went to Barber County, Papa Frank chartered a box car and brought his horses, wagon, lumber to build a house and barn, and household goods. The train only went to Harper, Kansas so he had to haul the lumber from there. Frank was there for six weeks when he sent for Margaret Alice.
When Margaret Alice came Frank had built the barn of 1 x 12 inch boards. Whenever it rained she had to move everything and dry things out. They lived in the barn until the house was built. The ten children born in Barber County were: Ethyl Mae, William Henry, Florence Alma, Lester Harry, Nellie Alice, Daisy Ruth Eleanor, Frank Fleischer, Ernest Harold, Arthur Harvey, and Marjorie Clara Colborn.
Margaret Alice Fleischer Colborn died March 3, 1945. She belonged to the Assembly of God Church. Frank Clair Colborn died April 1, 1933. He belonged to the Church of God.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
ISAIAH SMITH
Isaiah Smith was born January 22, 1757 in New York. He was a Revolutionary War soldier and body guard to General George Washington. He married Nancy Ann Williams of the Highlands, Orange County, New York. They were married May 5, 1783 at the Hudson River's edge where the William's property adjoined and ran below West Point.
In 1775, Isaiah enlisted in the 2nd Connecticut Line under Colonel Charles Webb. Isaiah, a blacksmith apprentice, replaced the master blacksmith. He enlisted in June 1775 for six months and was in the battle of the Ticonderoga, New York. He was discharged in January of 1776, then reenlisted at Stamford, Connecticut for one year. He remained in the Army until discharged in June 1784 at the Highlands, Orange County, New York. In the winter months he lodged with Washington's troops at Continental Village, Morristown, New Jersey.
Isaiah and Nancy Ann had eight children: Mahitabell, Mariah, Sebrah, Isaiah Jr., Samuel, Caten John, Robert Williams, and Hannah Jane. Isaiah died March 27, 1825 at Canadice, Ontario, New York. Nancy Ann died in 1839 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
In 1775, Isaiah enlisted in the 2nd Connecticut Line under Colonel Charles Webb. Isaiah, a blacksmith apprentice, replaced the master blacksmith. He enlisted in June 1775 for six months and was in the battle of the Ticonderoga, New York. He was discharged in January of 1776, then reenlisted at Stamford, Connecticut for one year. He remained in the Army until discharged in June 1784 at the Highlands, Orange County, New York. In the winter months he lodged with Washington's troops at Continental Village, Morristown, New Jersey.
Isaiah and Nancy Ann had eight children: Mahitabell, Mariah, Sebrah, Isaiah Jr., Samuel, Caten John, Robert Williams, and Hannah Jane. Isaiah died March 27, 1825 at Canadice, Ontario, New York. Nancy Ann died in 1839 at Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
The area now known as Duxbury, Massachusetts was inhabited by people as early as 12,000 to 9,000 B.C. By the time European settlers arrived here, the region was inhabited by the Wampanoags, who called this place Mattakeesett, meaning "place of many fish."
In 1620, the English settlers known as the Pilgrims established their colony in Plymouth. Per the terms of their contract with financial backers in London, they were required to live together in a tight community for seven years. At the end of that term in 1627, land along the coast was alloted to settlers for farming. Thus, the coastline from Plymouth to Marshfield was parceled out, and many settlers began moving away from Plymouth.
At first, those who settled in Duxbury came to work their new farms just in the warmer months and returned to Plymouth during the winter. It was not long, however, before they began to build homes on their land, and soon requested permission from the colony to be set off as a separate community with their own church. Duxbury was incorporated in 1637.
Some of the most influential men in the colony received grants in Duxbury and became its first leaders. Captain Myles Standish, the military leader of the colony, lived in the Nook. Elder William Brewster was, for many years, the religious leader of the colony. John Alden was another important settler. His house, now a museum on Alden Street, was the site of many important meetings of the colony's leaders. The graves of some of Duxbury's first settlers can be found in the Old Burying Ground on Chestnut Street, next to the site of the original meetinghouse. (John Alden was my tenth great grandfather).
THE CHIPPEWA FUR FARM
Clarence Day and his mother Edith Day established a fur farm on their property in Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They fenced a large swampy area on their land for the raising of muskrats. Pens were also built for the raising of fox, mink, and chinchilla rabbits. They called the farm, The Chippewa Fur Farm.
In the 1930's fur coats were very popular for women but also for men. Fur stolls, collars, and trims were also in style. Mink oil also was used in some medicinal products and cosmetics, as well as to treat, preserve, and waterproof leather.
The Chippewa Fur Farm was not a success. Several factors contributed to the failure. The climate was too cold, other animal predators killed off the fenced in animals, and distance from the large populated area were all factors in the demise. After the roaring twenties the popularity of fur products began to decline. Another important factor in the failure was that Clarence and his family loved animals and disliked killing them for the market.
In a letter from Clam Lake written by Annie Winifred Allen in 1933 she states that she went fishing for fox food. She writes "as fast as we baited the hook we had a fish". Apparently this was one source of food for them.
Parts of the fence still remain as a reminder of that period. An interesting endeavor for a city family with a great sounding idea.
In the 1930's fur coats were very popular for women but also for men. Fur stolls, collars, and trims were also in style. Mink oil also was used in some medicinal products and cosmetics, as well as to treat, preserve, and waterproof leather.
The Chippewa Fur Farm was not a success. Several factors contributed to the failure. The climate was too cold, other animal predators killed off the fenced in animals, and distance from the large populated area were all factors in the demise. After the roaring twenties the popularity of fur products began to decline. Another important factor in the failure was that Clarence and his family loved animals and disliked killing them for the market.
In a letter from Clam Lake written by Annie Winifred Allen in 1933 she states that she went fishing for fox food. She writes "as fast as we baited the hook we had a fish". Apparently this was one source of food for them.
Parts of the fence still remain as a reminder of that period. An interesting endeavor for a city family with a great sounding idea.
TAGHMON, WEXFORD, IRELAND
Taghmon, Wexford, Ireland was the home of our Donnelly ancestors. We have only traced them to the 1700's but Taghmon was established long before then.
Taghmon is a very ancient parish some miles west of Wexford. It was founded in the year 597 AD. This makes it one of the oldest places of uninterrupted human habitation in Ireland. The sites of the Church of Ireland, the Monichaun Field, and the Castle represent ancient beginnings of Taghmon village.
In the year 597, Taghmon was quite different than today. The Irish language was spoken everywhere in Wexford and the place that we now know as Taghmon was called "Achad Liathdrom". This can be loosely translated as 'the grey field on the ridge'. The area was ruled by a chieftain named Dimma Mac Hugh. In 597, the monk named Fintan came and asked Dimma to grant him some land to build a monastery. This the chieftain did and Fintan, with a few of his followers, built his monastery in 599 in the area that is now known as 'the Monichaun'. Fintan marked out the site by four crosses made of timber. A university was later added, which at its peak catered for up to 230 students. Among the subjects taught were Scriptures, Astronomy, Languages, and Mathematics. The school developed a wide reputation and the sons of chieftains and princes attended as well as many from England and Continental Europe.
The place became known as Teach Munna, 'the House of Munna', which was later shortened to Taghmon. Finton laboured for over thirty years in Taghmon. He was there for twenty-four years when he contracted leprosy. This disease was relatively common in Ireland in the medieval period. Fintan died on 21 October 636 A.D. The monastery died out sometime towards the end of the 12th century partly as a result of the Viking raids.
Taghmon is a very ancient parish some miles west of Wexford. It was founded in the year 597 AD. This makes it one of the oldest places of uninterrupted human habitation in Ireland. The sites of the Church of Ireland, the Monichaun Field, and the Castle represent ancient beginnings of Taghmon village.
In the year 597, Taghmon was quite different than today. The Irish language was spoken everywhere in Wexford and the place that we now know as Taghmon was called "Achad Liathdrom". This can be loosely translated as 'the grey field on the ridge'. The area was ruled by a chieftain named Dimma Mac Hugh. In 597, the monk named Fintan came and asked Dimma to grant him some land to build a monastery. This the chieftain did and Fintan, with a few of his followers, built his monastery in 599 in the area that is now known as 'the Monichaun'. Fintan marked out the site by four crosses made of timber. A university was later added, which at its peak catered for up to 230 students. Among the subjects taught were Scriptures, Astronomy, Languages, and Mathematics. The school developed a wide reputation and the sons of chieftains and princes attended as well as many from England and Continental Europe.
The place became known as Teach Munna, 'the House of Munna', which was later shortened to Taghmon. Finton laboured for over thirty years in Taghmon. He was there for twenty-four years when he contracted leprosy. This disease was relatively common in Ireland in the medieval period. Fintan died on 21 October 636 A.D. The monastery died out sometime towards the end of the 12th century partly as a result of the Viking raids.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
THE ALLEN FAMILY
The earliest records we have of our Allen family in England take us to Shropshire, England. Shropshire is one of England's largest but least populated counties. It is bisected by the River Severn. Some medieval market towns are still there. Here John Allen, my third great grandfather, was born about 1783 in the area of Shifnal, Shropshire, England. He married Frances and they had a son Thomas. Thomas Allen was born May 28, 1809 in Shifnal, Shropshire, England. He was christened there on June 1, 1809.
Shifnal was probably settled by the Saxons in the middle of the 7th century. In the later Saxon period Shifnal, or Idsall as it was then known, was an important ecclesiastical centre; its church had priests who traveled round to the people of Kemberton, Sheriffhales, Ryton, Sutton Maddock, Stirchley and Dawley before they had churches of their own. The present large and beautiful church was built in the late 12th century on the site of this Saxon church and was added to in the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries.
The Domesday book of 1086 shows that Shifnal was a relatively prosperous and well-populated community. In 1245 the lord of the manor, exploited this prosperity and obtained a market charter from Henry III. He added to the original settlement of Idsall along Church Street and around the church by laying out a long market street now called Broadway, Bradford Street and Park Street. This market street became known as Shifnal.
In the second half of the 16th century Shifnal was the scene for an early technological venture when a blast furnace was established near the manor house. But Shifnall's real prosperity came at the end of the 18th century when it catered to the coaches and their passengers on the road from London to Shrewsbury and the Irish mail coaches on their way to Holyhead. In the early 19th century as many as eighteen coaches a day stopped in Shifnal to change horses and pick up and set down passengers.
Shifnal was probably settled by the Saxons in the middle of the 7th century. In the later Saxon period Shifnal, or Idsall as it was then known, was an important ecclesiastical centre; its church had priests who traveled round to the people of Kemberton, Sheriffhales, Ryton, Sutton Maddock, Stirchley and Dawley before they had churches of their own. The present large and beautiful church was built in the late 12th century on the site of this Saxon church and was added to in the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries.
The Domesday book of 1086 shows that Shifnal was a relatively prosperous and well-populated community. In 1245 the lord of the manor, exploited this prosperity and obtained a market charter from Henry III. He added to the original settlement of Idsall along Church Street and around the church by laying out a long market street now called Broadway, Bradford Street and Park Street. This market street became known as Shifnal.
In the second half of the 16th century Shifnal was the scene for an early technological venture when a blast furnace was established near the manor house. But Shifnall's real prosperity came at the end of the 18th century when it catered to the coaches and their passengers on the road from London to Shrewsbury and the Irish mail coaches on their way to Holyhead. In the early 19th century as many as eighteen coaches a day stopped in Shifnal to change horses and pick up and set down passengers.
Monday, November 7, 2011
BAR AND BAUMAN FAMILY
Hans Bar was born in 1545 at Hausen, Zurich, Switzerland. He was an Anabaptist who lived at Ober Ratlisberg, Zurich. He died there before 1614. About 1568 he married Kathrine Huber who was born 1545 at Albis. She died there on April 22, 1622 . Hausen is a town about four miles northwest of Hirzel and located on the lower west slopes of the Albis Mountains. It is located on the northern side of the present day city of Zurich.
Hans and Kathrine Bar had the following children: Hans, Barbara*, Oswald, Osli, Verena, Lorenz, Anna, Andrew, Katharina, and Hans Jacob.
Barbara Bar, our ancestor, was born in 1572 at Hausen, Zurich, Switzerland. In 1596 she married Leonhart Bauman in Switzerland. She died about 1668 (aged 96) in Hausen. Leonhart Bauman was born November 1568 in Horgen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland. He was the son of Langhaus Bauman and Trini Habersaat. He died before 1646. He was Anabaptist. In 1634 he lived at Hatten, Hirzel and in 1640 at Clus, Hirzel.
Leonhart and Barbara Bauman had five children: Daniel*, Barbeli, Anna, Elisabetha, and Hans Rudolph, all born in Horgen. Bauman is sometimes spelled Bowman or Buman.
Hans and Kathrine Bar had the following children: Hans, Barbara*, Oswald, Osli, Verena, Lorenz, Anna, Andrew, Katharina, and Hans Jacob.
Barbara Bar, our ancestor, was born in 1572 at Hausen, Zurich, Switzerland. In 1596 she married Leonhart Bauman in Switzerland. She died about 1668 (aged 96) in Hausen. Leonhart Bauman was born November 1568 in Horgen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland. He was the son of Langhaus Bauman and Trini Habersaat. He died before 1646. He was Anabaptist. In 1634 he lived at Hatten, Hirzel and in 1640 at Clus, Hirzel.
Leonhart and Barbara Bauman had five children: Daniel*, Barbeli, Anna, Elisabetha, and Hans Rudolph, all born in Horgen. Bauman is sometimes spelled Bowman or Buman.
In Hans Bar's day this area of northern Switzerland probably spoke German and were greatly influenced by the Germans. At that time Switzerland was not considered a strong military power. They had no standing army as such. Each valley was somewhat isolated and was very independent. Each region or canton spoke the language of the country they joined or traded with and generally left each other alone. There was not a significant Swiss language. They generally spoke German, Italian, French or Austrian depending on their geographic location.
Hans Bar was my ninth great grandfather.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
BOWMAN, BAUMAN, or BUMAN in SWITZERLAND
Ulie Julius Bauman was born in Zimmerberg (small mountain), Switzerland in 1369. He lived there in Canton Zurich until his death in 1425. He married about 1384 and had a son Hans
Hans Bauman (Buman) was born about 1395 in Zimmerberg. He inherited a farm and paid taxes from 1409 to 1420 when he died.
Peter Bauman (Buman) was born in 1420 in Zimmerberg, Switzerland. He paid taxes from 1455-1501. He married Greta Widmer in 1446. He had at least four children: Anna, Heini, Triny, and Uly Widmer.
Uly Widmer Buman was born in 1449 in Zimmerberg. He moved to Rennimattle, but later returned to Zimmerberg. He married Margaretha Franz in 1469. They had at least two children: Hans and Margaret.
Hans Buman was born in 1470. He resided in Luttermoss and Wyenbach. He paid taxes from 1491 to 1555. He married Verena Lehman.
Gross Hans (Big John) Lehman Buman was born in 1505 in Switzerland. He paid taxes at Wuriback, Switzerland from 1527 to 1559. We have record of three children: Hans Buman (1535), Uly Buman (1538), and Cleinhans (Little John)Buman.
Cleinhans (Little John) Buman was born in 1540 possibly Kuhwile, Switzerland. He married Margaret Suter in 1562. Cleinhans died in 1606 in Kuhweile (cow pasture). Cleinhans and Margaret had six children: Adelheit, Hans, Margaret, Junghans "Young John". Hartman, and Kungolt.
Junghans "Young John" Buman was born November 26, 1570 in Ober Durrenmoos, Hirzel, Horgenberg, Switzerland. He married Elsbeth Russerin. Junghans died in Durrenmoos February 26, 1620. Junghans and Elsbeth Buman had thirteen children: Heinrich (1589), Margaret (1591), Martin (1594), Hans (1596), Annali (1598), Oswald (1600), *Balthasar (1602), Elsbeth (1604), Marx (1607), Verena (1610), Margaret (1612), Hans Heinrich (1615), and Rudolf (1619).
Thanks to the wonderful tax records kept by the governments we were able to trace back to our fifteenth great grandfather.
Hans Bauman (Buman) was born about 1395 in Zimmerberg. He inherited a farm and paid taxes from 1409 to 1420 when he died.
Peter Bauman (Buman) was born in 1420 in Zimmerberg, Switzerland. He paid taxes from 1455-1501. He married Greta Widmer in 1446. He had at least four children: Anna, Heini, Triny, and Uly Widmer.
Uly Widmer Buman was born in 1449 in Zimmerberg. He moved to Rennimattle, but later returned to Zimmerberg. He married Margaretha Franz in 1469. They had at least two children: Hans and Margaret.
Hans Buman was born in 1470. He resided in Luttermoss and Wyenbach. He paid taxes from 1491 to 1555. He married Verena Lehman.
Gross Hans (Big John) Lehman Buman was born in 1505 in Switzerland. He paid taxes at Wuriback, Switzerland from 1527 to 1559. We have record of three children: Hans Buman (1535), Uly Buman (1538), and Cleinhans (Little John)Buman.
Cleinhans (Little John) Buman was born in 1540 possibly Kuhwile, Switzerland. He married Margaret Suter in 1562. Cleinhans died in 1606 in Kuhweile (cow pasture). Cleinhans and Margaret had six children: Adelheit, Hans, Margaret, Junghans "Young John". Hartman, and Kungolt.
Junghans "Young John" Buman was born November 26, 1570 in Ober Durrenmoos, Hirzel, Horgenberg, Switzerland. He married Elsbeth Russerin. Junghans died in Durrenmoos February 26, 1620. Junghans and Elsbeth Buman had thirteen children: Heinrich (1589), Margaret (1591), Martin (1594), Hans (1596), Annali (1598), Oswald (1600), *Balthasar (1602), Elsbeth (1604), Marx (1607), Verena (1610), Margaret (1612), Hans Heinrich (1615), and Rudolf (1619).
Thanks to the wonderful tax records kept by the governments we were able to trace back to our fifteenth great grandfather.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
JOHN ALDEN-THE MAYFLOWER
John Alden appears to have originated from an Alden family residing in Harwich, Essex, England, that was related by marriage to the Mayflower's master Christopher Jones. He was about 21 years old when he was hired to be the cooper, or barrel-maker, for the Mayflower's voyage to America. He was given the option to stay in America, or return to England; he decided to stay.
At Plymouth, John quickly rose up from his common seaman status to a prominent member of the colony. About 1623, he married Priscilla, the orphaned daughter of William and Alice Mullins. They had their first child, Elizabeth, around 1624, and would have nine more children over the next twenty years: John, Joseph, Priscilla, Jonathan, Sarah, Ruth, Mary, Rebecca, and David. John Alden was one of the earliest freemen in the Colony, and was elected an assistant to the governor and Plymouth Court as early as 1631, and was regularly re-elected throughout the 1630s. He also became involved in administering the trading activities of the Colony on the Kennebec River . In 1634 he witnessed a trading dispute escalate into a double killing, as Moses Talbot of Plymouth Colony was shot at point-blank range by trespasser John Hocking, who was then shot and killed when other Plymouth men returned fire. John Alden was held in custody by the neighboring Massachusetts Bay Colony for a few days while the two colonies debated who had jurisdiction to investigate the murders. Myles Standish eventually came to the Bay Colony to provide Plymouth's answer in the matter.
Alden, and several other families, including the Standish family, founded the town of Duxbury in the 1630's and took up residence there. Alden served as Duxbury's deputy to the Plymouth Court throughout the 1640's and served on several committees, including the Committee on Kennebec Trade, and sat on several Councils of War. He also served as colony treasurer. In the 1650's, he build a house in Duxbury which still stands today. By the 1660's, Alden's frequent public service, combined with his large family of wife, and ten children, began to cause his estate to lanquish, so the Plymouth Court provided him a number of land grants and cash grants to better provide for his family. Throughout the 1670's, Alden began distributing his land holdings to his surviving sons. He died September 12, 1687 at the age of 89, one of the last surviving Mayflower passengers.
Friday, November 4, 2011
JONAS QUICK
Jonas Quick, son of John Quick and Sarah Davis, was born in June of 1785 in Orange County, New York. He married Ann Smith, daughter of Isaiah Smith and Ann Williams.
Jonas served in the War of 1812. He was a private, served as a teamster in Captain Leonard Hardenburg's Company, New York Militia. He entered service at Orange County, New York August 18, 1814 for a term of three months until November 22, 1814 when the company was mustered for honourable discharge at West Point.
Jonas Quick had six daughters and two sons: John P. Quick was born in 1811. He married Lucinda Peabody. Hannah Jane Quick was born in 1814. She married Alvah Peabody. Clarissa Ann Quick was born in 1816. She married Crayton Douglas Eldred. Timarath S. Quick was born in 1818. She married Sylvester Robinson. Matilda H. Quick was born in 1821. She married James A. Cornell. Alganetta Quick was born in 1823. She married George Beardley. Henrietta Quick was born in 1825. She married Garrett Mott.
Jonas died in February of 1864 in Canadice, Ontario, New York. His tombstone is in the Canadice Corners Cemetery.
GEORGE BRIGHT-FRANCES BOWMAN
George Bright was born December 12, 1784, on his father Peter Bright's farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He died Tuesday, September 6, 1864 in Hocking County, Ohio. His father Peter Bright was married to Susanna and was the son of Peter Brecht and Mary Elizabeth. (Name changed from Brecht to Bright when they came to the United States).
Frances Bowman Bright, daughter of Jacob Bowman and Catherine Wein (Wine) was born February 27, 1787 in Rockingham County, Virginia. She died July 19, 1876 in Hocking County, Ohio. After the death of Frances' father, Jacob Bowman, the court appointed John Markle (who had married Frances' half sister Solome Steele) to be her guardian. Casper Huffard, who had married Frances' half sister Catherine Steele, provided bond. Both of these families were living nearby in Rockingham County at the time.
Frances Bowman did not wait to come of age before she married. George Bright and Frances Bowman were married September 20, 1803/04 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Frances was a sister to Reverend Benjamin and Joseph Bowman on Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia. Peter Bright was assigned as guardian at the wedding.
After some time, The Brights, Markels, and Huffards moved to Fairfield County, Ohio. George Bright and Frances Bowman had fifteen children in Ohio: Elizabeth, John, Jeremiah, Joshua, George Washington, Catherine, Lucinda*, Joseph L., Elijah, John G., Benjamin D., Saryann, Peter, Frances, and Simeon. There may have been other children who died as babies.
Frances Bowman Bright, daughter of Jacob Bowman and Catherine Wein (Wine) was born February 27, 1787 in Rockingham County, Virginia. She died July 19, 1876 in Hocking County, Ohio. After the death of Frances' father, Jacob Bowman, the court appointed John Markle (who had married Frances' half sister Solome Steele) to be her guardian. Casper Huffard, who had married Frances' half sister Catherine Steele, provided bond. Both of these families were living nearby in Rockingham County at the time.
Frances Bowman did not wait to come of age before she married. George Bright and Frances Bowman were married September 20, 1803/04 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Frances was a sister to Reverend Benjamin and Joseph Bowman on Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia. Peter Bright was assigned as guardian at the wedding.
After some time, The Brights, Markels, and Huffards moved to Fairfield County, Ohio. George Bright and Frances Bowman had fifteen children in Ohio: Elizabeth, John, Jeremiah, Joshua, George Washington, Catherine, Lucinda*, Joseph L., Elijah, John G., Benjamin D., Saryann, Peter, Frances, and Simeon. There may have been other children who died as babies.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
KANSAS LYNCHING FOR MURDER OF FLEISCHER
OUR FAMILY LAND IN JACKSON COUNTY, KANSAS
Since many of our family lived in Kansas at this period of time I thought it would be interesting to see how justice was handed out in the late 1800's.
Henry Sanderson, the young farmer, who attempted to murder his sweetheart, Myrtle Fleischer, near Mayetta, Kansas, Sunday afternoon, instead wounded Mrs. John Fleischer, her aunt, who was at her side. The aunt died at 2 o'clock the next morning. Henry was lynched during the early hours of the morning by a mob from Mayetta.
Although nominally in Sheriff George N. Hoss' hands, Sanderson was under the guard of one man in a backroom of Nate Horr's restaurant. This was for two reasons: during Sanderson's attempt to escape immediately after shooting Mrs. Fleischer, he started to extract some shells from his Winchester, and one accidentally exploded, shattering his right arm. Again there had been a jail delivery a few nights before, and the prison was not considered safe.
About 2 o'clock this morning, Nate Horr, keeper of the restaurant, alone on night duty, was surprised by two men armed with revolvers, who demanded Sanderson. At the same moment men burst in the back door of the restaurant with drawn revolvers. The single guard was simply paralyzed with fear and made no resistance. Sanderson was lying in bed asleep, but was awakened by the noise. Without a protest Sanderson arose and partially dressed.
The mob with Sanderson marched to Bonner Creek (Rock Island Railroad Bridge), tied rope around his neck, and fastened the other end to a beam. They then gave him a kick and with a few convulsive jerks Sanderson was dead. His neck was disjointed by the fall of 12 feet, and death must have come almost instantly. The mob then quietly dispersed. The body was cut down by Sheriff Hoss about 5 o'clock in the morning and taken to a local undertaking establishment. None of the mob are known by the officials? The Sheriff, was warned that a mob would be in the city during the night, but no precautions to protect the prisoner were taken.
Myrtle was my grandmother's younger sister. The murdered girl was the wife of John Fleischer, my great great uncle. Sanderson was also distantly related to us. The story was written up in many newspaper including The New York Times and the Deseret News.
Henry Sanderson, the young farmer, who attempted to murder his sweetheart, Myrtle Fleischer, near Mayetta, Kansas, Sunday afternoon, instead wounded Mrs. John Fleischer, her aunt, who was at her side. The aunt died at 2 o'clock the next morning. Henry was lynched during the early hours of the morning by a mob from Mayetta.
Although nominally in Sheriff George N. Hoss' hands, Sanderson was under the guard of one man in a backroom of Nate Horr's restaurant. This was for two reasons: during Sanderson's attempt to escape immediately after shooting Mrs. Fleischer, he started to extract some shells from his Winchester, and one accidentally exploded, shattering his right arm. Again there had been a jail delivery a few nights before, and the prison was not considered safe.
About 2 o'clock this morning, Nate Horr, keeper of the restaurant, alone on night duty, was surprised by two men armed with revolvers, who demanded Sanderson. At the same moment men burst in the back door of the restaurant with drawn revolvers. The single guard was simply paralyzed with fear and made no resistance. Sanderson was lying in bed asleep, but was awakened by the noise. Without a protest Sanderson arose and partially dressed.
The mob with Sanderson marched to Bonner Creek (Rock Island Railroad Bridge), tied rope around his neck, and fastened the other end to a beam. They then gave him a kick and with a few convulsive jerks Sanderson was dead. His neck was disjointed by the fall of 12 feet, and death must have come almost instantly. The mob then quietly dispersed. The body was cut down by Sheriff Hoss about 5 o'clock in the morning and taken to a local undertaking establishment. None of the mob are known by the officials? The Sheriff, was warned that a mob would be in the city during the night, but no precautions to protect the prisoner were taken.
Myrtle was my grandmother's younger sister. The murdered girl was the wife of John Fleischer, my great great uncle. Sanderson was also distantly related to us. The story was written up in many newspaper including The New York Times and the Deseret News.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC in OHIO
HOCKING COUNTY, OHIO IN THE FALL
In 1839-1840 a cholera epidemic spread over parts of Ohio. Hocking County was in this area. Many of our George Bright family died. In the Bright Cemetery in Hocking County are Jeremiah N. Bright d. December 23, 1839, age 33. Joshua Bright d. Jan. 6, 1840, age 32. Benjamin Bowman Bright d. December 30, 1839, age 29 and Francis Bright d.December 7, 1839, age 12. Besides these siblings there are two babies Daniel and Elizabeth who died in the 1838-1840 period as well as several spouses and inlaws.
Cholera first appeared in the United States in 1832. European immigrants apparently brought the disease with them to America. Cleveland residents were the first people in Ohio to contract the illness. Migrants or businessmen who traveled across Lake Erie probably brought the disease. Cholera also reached Ohio's interior. Canals provided a relatively stagnant source of water that allowed cholera to fester. While canals, railroads, and steamboats benefited Ohioans economically, these modes of transportation also brought disease.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
WILLIAM SANDERSON
William Sanderson was born December 5, 1845 in Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. William was a private in Company I, 114th Regiment, Ohio Infantry in the Civil War. He lost a leg during one of the battles. He came to Kansas with his father in 1868-1870. He married Nellie May Putnam September 30, 1886. They had two children: Maud Ellen and Floyd Elmer. Nellie died 20 March 1891. Will's second marrage was to Anna F. McCreary. They were married 25 May 1893. They had five children: Mary L., George William, Nellie Frances, Alice L., and Frank James.
Despite his injuries in the Civil War, William lived to be 77 years old. He died 17 July 1922 near Holton, Kansas. His second wife Anna McCreary Sanderson died in 1912. He left a posterity of seven children and many grandchildren.
Despite his injuries in the Civil War, William lived to be 77 years old. He died 17 July 1922 near Holton, Kansas. His second wife Anna McCreary Sanderson died in 1912. He left a posterity of seven children and many grandchildren.
ERASTUS DAY, JR.
Erastus Day, Jr., son of Erastus and Lucy Willard Day, was born October 15, 1808 at Otsego County, New York. He settled with his parents in Grenadier Island in the St. Lawrence River in 1812. He returned to Lima, New York in 1822 and remained there until December 1825, when he left Lima for Michigan, in company with Addison Chamberlin, Sylvania Taft, and a young physician who located in Rochester. The trip was made overland through Canada on a sleigh, via Detroit, to a point two miles northwet of Romeo: the steams and rivers were frozen, so that the incidents of spring or fall travel were not experienced; the party took possession of a log shanty, built the year previous by Captain Gad Chamberlin and his son, who visited the place in 1824. There they made their winter's home, played cards for the privilege of cooking johnny-cake, and so amused themselves until springtime, when they began to prepare for the coming of their families. Mr. Day, Sr. and his family arrived in June 1826, and lived for two months in the shanty erected by the Chamberlins.
(Notice McKay Shurtz peeking out from tombstone of Erastus' first wife Catherine)
Monday, October 31, 2011
WINIFRED AND HARRY WERTS
WINIFRED AND HARRY WERTS AND THEIR NEW CAR
Winifred Rogerson Werts, sister of Clarence Allen Day, Jr., was born October 6, 1900 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. She attended the University of Toledo. She married Harry Werts and they lived in Chicago. Harry worked for Graybar Electric. They lived in Clam Lake, Wisconsin in the summers where they fished and visited with family and friends. After Harry's retirement they moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. They spent times traveling to the islands like Havana, Cuba and Hawaii.
Harry died in April of 1966 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida. Winifred died April 29, 1996 also in St. Petersburg. She lived to be 96. Sunday, October 30, 2011
SAMUEL HULETT AND EMILY DAY HULETT
Samuel and Emily lived in Armada, Michigan where they had a fine brick residence and a good farm and windmill. Many stories were told about this couple who were lovers of animals.
Samuel had a family horse which was more than thirty years old. He also had a "pug" dog Tricksey D. Samuel was rarely seen when not accompanied by his dog.
One day Emily had just finished baking bread. Some Indians came into the house and took all except for one loaf. Later that year, the same Indians came back and dropped off a hind quarter of smoked venison.
Although Samuel was a successful farmer, you would never have known it by looking at him. He cared little about his appearance, and so was often mistaken by strangers as a pauper. Once after a cattle drive to Richmond, he stopped at a hotel for refreshments. A well meaning man took pity on Samuel, buying the poor man a substantial lunch. The stranger was dumbfounded when informed that the man he had just helped was one of the richest in the area and could buy and sell the whole works.
Samuel had plenty of daring as evidenced by the following accounts. One New Year's Day Samuel won a bet by stacking straw all day in his bare feet. Another time while in Detroit, he feet began to ache, so he removed his shoes and walked the streets barefoot. He is also said to have once put a salt barrel on a wagon with his teeth.
Samuel Hulett and his wife Emily Day Hulett are buried in the Bruce-Armada Cemetery along with many of their children.
Samuel had a family horse which was more than thirty years old. He also had a "pug" dog Tricksey D. Samuel was rarely seen when not accompanied by his dog.
One day Emily had just finished baking bread. Some Indians came into the house and took all except for one loaf. Later that year, the same Indians came back and dropped off a hind quarter of smoked venison.
Although Samuel was a successful farmer, you would never have known it by looking at him. He cared little about his appearance, and so was often mistaken by strangers as a pauper. Once after a cattle drive to Richmond, he stopped at a hotel for refreshments. A well meaning man took pity on Samuel, buying the poor man a substantial lunch. The stranger was dumbfounded when informed that the man he had just helped was one of the richest in the area and could buy and sell the whole works.
Samuel had plenty of daring as evidenced by the following accounts. One New Year's Day Samuel won a bet by stacking straw all day in his bare feet. Another time while in Detroit, he feet began to ache, so he removed his shoes and walked the streets barefoot. He is also said to have once put a salt barrel on a wagon with his teeth.
Samuel Hulett and his wife Emily Day Hulett are buried in the Bruce-Armada Cemetery along with many of their children.
JOHN EMORY DAY
John Emory Day, son of Erastus and Betsy Day Day, was born January 11, 1838 in Macomb County, Michigan. He married Sarah C. Judson. She was born at Wakeman, Huron County, Ohio. John Emory and Sarah had five children: Flora, Nelllie, William Erastus, Fannie, and Grace E.
John E. Day was elected School Inspector in 1859. He held that office continuously until the Inspectorship was abolished. In 1877 he was elected Township Supervisor of Schools. He was trustee of the first religious society of Ray. He later beame County Superintendent of the Sunday School of Macomb, Michigan. He represented Bruce and Armada Schools in 1878. In 1881 John E. Day prepared a history of the churches of Macomb County, Michigan. The Macomb County History published in 1882 was also largely his work.
In addition he had a lot of poetry published including the following few verses:
APRIL STORMS
Leaden clouds are o'er us hanging,
Gloomily the rain comes down,
And the winds are sadly wailing
Nature's universal frown.
Hushed the cheerful hum of business,-
Not a wagon on the street,
Nought overhead but wind and water-
Mud and water under feet.
So the storm of life may gather,
Darkly o'er my onward path
And around my heart may linger,
Signs of elemental wrath.
John E. Day was elected School Inspector in 1859. He held that office continuously until the Inspectorship was abolished. In 1877 he was elected Township Supervisor of Schools. He was trustee of the first religious society of Ray. He later beame County Superintendent of the Sunday School of Macomb, Michigan. He represented Bruce and Armada Schools in 1878. In 1881 John E. Day prepared a history of the churches of Macomb County, Michigan. The Macomb County History published in 1882 was also largely his work.
In addition he had a lot of poetry published including the following few verses:
APRIL STORMS
Leaden clouds are o'er us hanging,
Gloomily the rain comes down,
And the winds are sadly wailing
Nature's universal frown.
Hushed the cheerful hum of business,-
Not a wagon on the street,
Nought overhead but wind and water-
Mud and water under feet.
So the storm of life may gather,
Darkly o'er my onward path
And around my heart may linger,
Signs of elemental wrath.
THE DONNELLY FAMILY OF IRELAND
This is the story about the red hand of Ulster being on the Family Crest. Two rival families, one of which being the Donnellys, were in a race from the Aran Isles across the sea to the mainland at Donegal. Whichever clan chief touched the soil first could claim the land for his family. As they approached the land the Donnellys were losing. The clan chief needed some quick thinking and acting. So he chopped off his hand and threw it onto the approaching beach thus winning the contest and the land. Hence the red blood stained hand on the crest.
My mother was a Donnelly and spent many fun summers at her grandfather John Donnelly's farm in Kansas. He was born in Ireland and had many stories to tell her.
My mother was a Donnelly and spent many fun summers at her grandfather John Donnelly's farm in Kansas. He was born in Ireland and had many stories to tell her.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
THE ROPERS OF ENGLAND
James Roper was born February 3, 1822 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. He married Mary Ann and they had seven children: four sons and three daughters. They were married in 1841 in Wolverhampton. They were listed there in the 1841 census. Thomas was born in 1842, Mary Jane in 1846*, George (1846), William (1850), Ann (1854), Peter (1856), and Emma (1858). James and his wife both lived into their late 70's and died in West Bromwich, a neighboring town.
As the Roper children were growing up there were eight places of worship in the area. The Roman Catholic Church was a handsome Gothic structure erected in 1833. The Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1800 and enlarged in 1840. The New Connexion Methodists had small places of worship here, and in Pipe's Meadow was a small Welch Chapel, built in 1845, for the accommodation of the Welch families employed in the coal and iron works. The Independents had a large chapel in Oxford Street, and the Baptists had one in Wood Street. There were also many Anglican churches. Christian worship began in the area in 1090. The Ropers were Protestant but some of the children attended other of the churches.
Many of the men and boys worked in the coal mines and in the factories. Bilston Steelworks opened to the west of the town center in the 1800's and was the most prominent factory in the town. James was a blacksmith but some of his sons worked in the mines.
Friday, October 28, 2011
THE CHAMBERLAIN FAMILY
Our Chamberlain line begins in 1772 in Connecticut when Daniel Day marries Elizabeth Chamberlain. She is the daughter of John Chamberlain and Eunice Johnson. The line continues back from Connecticut to Massachusetts and then Oxfordshire, England.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry le Camberlain, which was dated circa 1154, in "Documents illustrative of the Social and Economic History of the Danelaw" by Stenton, during the reign of King Henry, known as the Builder of Churches. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax.
A Coat of Arms granted to a family of the name in London depicts on a red shield witih a silver orle charged with eight blue mullets a gold armillary sphere. Chamberlain was originally the name of an official in charge of the private chambers of his master. Notice the change below from Count and Earl to the surname of Chamberlain. This ancient family of the Chamberlains is descended from John Count de Tankerville, of Tankerville Castle in Normandy, who came into England with King William the Conqueror, but returned again into Normandy. The direct line is shown below.
John, Count of Tankerville (1040) Tankerville Castle, Normandy, France
John, Earl of Tankerville (1070)Lord Chamberlain to King Henry the First.
Richard Chamberlain (1120) Lord Chamberlain to King Stephen
William Chamberlain (1160) Lord Chamberlain to King Henry the Second and Miss Clyfton
Robert Chamberlain (1200) England
Richard Chamberlain (1230) and Jane Gatesden
Robert Chamberlain (1260) and Miss Griffeth
John Chamberlain (1292) and Margaret Jane de Morteyn (1303) Wickham, Oxfordshire, Eng.
Richard Chamberlain (1324) and Joan Reyns (1333)
Richard Chamberlain (1356) and Margaret de Lovaine (1366)
Richard Chamberlain (1392) and Margaret Knyvett (1412)
Richard Chamberlain (1439) and Sybil Fowler
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry le Camberlain, which was dated circa 1154, in "Documents illustrative of the Social and Economic History of the Danelaw" by Stenton, during the reign of King Henry, known as the Builder of Churches. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax.
A Coat of Arms granted to a family of the name in London depicts on a red shield witih a silver orle charged with eight blue mullets a gold armillary sphere. Chamberlain was originally the name of an official in charge of the private chambers of his master. Notice the change below from Count and Earl to the surname of Chamberlain. This ancient family of the Chamberlains is descended from John Count de Tankerville, of Tankerville Castle in Normandy, who came into England with King William the Conqueror, but returned again into Normandy. The direct line is shown below.
John, Count of Tankerville (1040) Tankerville Castle, Normandy, France
John, Earl of Tankerville (1070)Lord Chamberlain to King Henry the First.
Richard Chamberlain (1120) Lord Chamberlain to King Stephen
William Chamberlain (1160) Lord Chamberlain to King Henry the Second and Miss Clyfton
Robert Chamberlain (1200) England
Richard Chamberlain (1230) and Jane Gatesden
Robert Chamberlain (1260) and Miss Griffeth
John Chamberlain (1292) and Margaret Jane de Morteyn (1303) Wickham, Oxfordshire, Eng.
Richard Chamberlain (1324) and Joan Reyns (1333)
Richard Chamberlain (1356) and Margaret de Lovaine (1366)
Richard Chamberlain (1392) and Margaret Knyvett (1412)
Richard Chamberlain (1439) and Sybil Fowler
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
THE MARTIN FAMILY
A book written at this time period about Cavan says: County Cavan is one of the better parts of Ireland, what with the Erne River feeding Upper Lough Erne to the East, Lower Lough Erne to the North, and plenty of rain, but not always wet like the coastal regions. But County Cavan is in a particularly hilly area of Ireland. The only animals fit for this area are sheep and wolves.
Alexander Martin was born in 1760 in County Antrim, North Ireland. He had a son Nathaniel who was born 8 May 1788 in Derry, Cavan, Ireland. Alexander and his son came to Pennsylvania and settled in Mifflin, Juniata County. Here Nathaniel met the Patton family and here he married Mariah Patton about 1816. They had six children: William Patton Martin (June 2 1817), Belle Martin (1819), Margaret Silvers Martin (March 21, 1820), Mary Ann Martin (5 May 1823), Rebecca Jane Martin (1825), and Emily W. Martin (August 27 1834)*.
Alexander, the grandfather, died while they still lived in Mifflin, Juniata, Pennsylvania-about 1830. Nathaniel and Mariah went on to Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana where Nathaniel died in 1845. Mariah Patton Martin died December 18, 1876 in Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana.
Alexander Martin was born in 1760 in County Antrim, North Ireland. He had a son Nathaniel who was born 8 May 1788 in Derry, Cavan, Ireland. Alexander and his son came to Pennsylvania and settled in Mifflin, Juniata County. Here Nathaniel met the Patton family and here he married Mariah Patton about 1816. They had six children: William Patton Martin (June 2 1817), Belle Martin (1819), Margaret Silvers Martin (March 21, 1820), Mary Ann Martin (5 May 1823), Rebecca Jane Martin (1825), and Emily W. Martin (August 27 1834)*.Alexander, the grandfather, died while they still lived in Mifflin, Juniata, Pennsylvania-about 1830. Nathaniel and Mariah went on to Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana where Nathaniel died in 1845. Mariah Patton Martin died December 18, 1876 in Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana.
WILLIAM PATTON-VETERAN OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR
William Patton was born April 10, 1758 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. (Same place my sons Michael and Scott were born). He served in the Revolutionary War while a young man. He married Margaret Silvers in Mifflin, Pennsylvania in 1786. They had ten children: Elizabeth (1787-1855), Mary P. (1789-1798), Margaret (1791-1821), John (1793-1794), Jane (1795), John (1796-1811), Mariah (1798-1876),* Sarah (1802-1805), and James Silvers Patton (1804-1874).
After the death of Margaret in 1804 William married Isabella Young Patterson and they had three children. He lived in Mifflin in the 1790's, Cumberland in 1800, Mifflin in 1810, 1820, 1830, and Juniata in 1840. William Patton died in Spruce Hill, Juniata, Pennsylvania March 20, 1848. His memorial is in the Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
After the death of Margaret in 1804 William married Isabella Young Patterson and they had three children. He lived in Mifflin in the 1790's, Cumberland in 1800, Mifflin in 1810, 1820, 1830, and Juniata in 1840. William Patton died in Spruce Hill, Juniata, Pennsylvania March 20, 1848. His memorial is in the Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
Monday, October 24, 2011
DANIEL CLAYTON DAY
Daniel Clayton Day, son of Russell and Charlotte Smith Day, was born in Bruce Township, Macomb County, Michigan December 9, 1849. He was married January 14, 1880 in Armada, Macomb, Michigan to Mary Belle Quick, daughter of Henry and Charlotte Arvilla Russell Quick. Daniel and Mary Belle Day had five children: Clarence Allen Day*, an unnamed baby girl, Arvilla Belle Day, Charlotte Mary Day, and George E. Day.
The Day family resided in the village of Armada. They managed a small farm and engaged in the packing and sale of small fruit. Daniel also sold machinery.
Daniel died May 26, 1916 in Armada, Macomb, Michigan. Mary Belle died September 6, 1931 in Armada, Macomb, Michigan. They are both buried in the Willow Grove Cemetery. Daniel Day was my great grandfather.
ROBERT FOOTE
Robert Foote, son of John Foote, was born in 1558 in Shalford, Essex, England. His father was a tallow chandler. A yoeman in old England was a freeholder, next under the rank of Gentleman, and in the early times one who owned a small landed estate. Robert of Shalford was such a man. He owned property in Shalford and Royston. He married Joane Brooke June 18, 1576 in London. Joane was born June 18, 1554 in London, Middlesex, England. She was a member of the leatherseller company of London. She and Robert had 12 children.
Their eighth child Nathaniel was born in 1593 in Colchester, England and came to Hartford, Connecticut. When Nathaniel was 15 he ws an apprentice to Samuel Croyle, grocer of Colchester. He married Elizabeth Deming in 1615 in Colchester, England. He came from England to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630. Nathaniel brought from England his wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel*, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah. Rebecca was born in America. Nathaniel became a Freeman September 3, 1634. He removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1636. He was a representative of the General Court in 1641.
Nathaniel died before November 20, 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Elizabeth died July 28, 1683 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut as widow of Governor Thomas Wells. Nathaniel was my 10th great grandfather.
Their eighth child Nathaniel was born in 1593 in Colchester, England and came to Hartford, Connecticut. When Nathaniel was 15 he ws an apprentice to Samuel Croyle, grocer of Colchester. He married Elizabeth Deming in 1615 in Colchester, England. He came from England to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630. Nathaniel brought from England his wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel*, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah. Rebecca was born in America. Nathaniel became a Freeman September 3, 1634. He removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1636. He was a representative of the General Court in 1641.
Nathaniel died before November 20, 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Elizabeth died July 28, 1683 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut as widow of Governor Thomas Wells. Nathaniel was my 10th great grandfather.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
JAMES DONNELLY AND JUDITH BRIEN
James and Judith Brien Donnelly were the ancestors of our family. They lived in the parish of Bannow and of Taghmon in County Wexford, Ireland. They had three sons and three daughters.
It has been established that the area comprising the village of Taghmon had been inhabited since at least as early as 595 A. D.
Martin Donnelly, son of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1802 in Taghmon, Wexford, Ireland. He lived in Ardinagh and Knocknamarshall in the parish of Taghmon. Martin Donnelly married Catherine Colfer. They had two sons: James and Moses.
Catherine Donnelly, daughter of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1805. She married William Coady. They had five children: Edward, Margaret, Edward, Joanna, and Bridget.
Margaret Donnelly, daughter of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1808. She married Gregory Neville. They had one son: John .
Walter Donnelly, son of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1810. He married Mary Kennedy. They had four sons and one daughter: Joanne, James, William, Joseph, and Martin.
James Donnelly, son of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1811.
Judith Donnelly, daughter of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1815. She married Patrick Walsh.
It has been established that the area comprising the village of Taghmon had been inhabited since at least as early as 595 A. D.
Martin Donnelly, son of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1802 in Taghmon, Wexford, Ireland. He lived in Ardinagh and Knocknamarshall in the parish of Taghmon. Martin Donnelly married Catherine Colfer. They had two sons: James and Moses.
Catherine Donnelly, daughter of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1805. She married William Coady. They had five children: Edward, Margaret, Edward, Joanna, and Bridget.
Margaret Donnelly, daughter of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1808. She married Gregory Neville. They had one son: John .
Walter Donnelly, son of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1810. He married Mary Kennedy. They had four sons and one daughter: Joanne, James, William, Joseph, and Martin.
James Donnelly, son of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1811.
Judith Donnelly, daughter of James and Judith Brien Donnelly, was born in 1815. She married Patrick Walsh.
IRMA MARIE DONNELLY DAY
Irma Marie Donnelly was born September 12, 1908 at Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. She had a brother Harry, two years older. Her sister Agnes had died shortly before the birth of Harry. Her parents were Dennis and Christina Fleischer Donnelly. Irma grew up in Kansas until her father was transferred to Chicago with the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe railroad. Harry and Irma went back to Kansas in the summers and stayed with their grandparents. Irma met her future husband Clarence Day at Hyde Park High School in Chicago and they were married March 19, 1928.
Clarence and Irma lived in Chicago for a short time and then moved to Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They returned to Chicago for the birth of their first child Diana in 1929 and then back to Clam Lake. Their second child Judy was born in 1935 in Clam Lake. A CCC doctor delivered her at their home. Clarence worked for the CCC, built and managed a gas station and hardware store, and eventually became Register of Deeds. Their third daughter Wendy was born in Ashland, Wisconsin in 1946.
Clarence was Register of Deeds for 16 years and worked at the court house in Ashland. He also worked for Civil Defense for the State of Wisconsin. He died March 2, 1966 in Ashland, Wiconsin. Irma was secretary for the Presbyterian Church for 26 years. She died June 1, 2003 in Ashland. These were my parents.
Clarence and Irma lived in Chicago for a short time and then moved to Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They returned to Chicago for the birth of their first child Diana in 1929 and then back to Clam Lake. Their second child Judy was born in 1935 in Clam Lake. A CCC doctor delivered her at their home. Clarence worked for the CCC, built and managed a gas station and hardware store, and eventually became Register of Deeds. Their third daughter Wendy was born in Ashland, Wisconsin in 1946.
Clarence was Register of Deeds for 16 years and worked at the court house in Ashland. He also worked for Civil Defense for the State of Wisconsin. He died March 2, 1966 in Ashland, Wiconsin. Irma was secretary for the Presbyterian Church for 26 years. She died June 1, 2003 in Ashland. These were my parents.
ERASTUS DAY
Erastus Day, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Chamberlain Day, was born August 4, 1780 in Dalton, Massachusetts. He was a farmer (see story at bottom of the page). While still young he moved with his parents to Otsego County, New York. There he married Lucy Willard in 1807. Lucy was born August 22, 1780 in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1812 Erastus, with his family, moved into Canada where he refused to join the British troops. He remained in Canada for several years. He next made his home at Lima, New York for a few years. He came to Michigan in May of 1826, locating lands in Bruce, where he resided until he died July 12, 1836 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan. He was buried July 14, 1836 in the Bruce-Armada Cemetery in Macomb County, Michigan.
The children of Erastus and Lucy Willard Day: Erastus Day, John W. Day, Russell Willard Day*, Daniel Willard Day, Levi Day, Lucinda Day, and Lucy Day.
This interesting account of Erastus Day appeared in the History of Macomb County, Michigan: Erastus Day, one of the first settlers in the eastern part of Armada, was also one of the first to take sheep to that part; having a few sheep to increase as his cleared area increased. He kept them in a stockade made of palings, close by the barns; but one night he forgot to enclose them in the year. That night a wolf selected three of the best for his own use. Ira Phillips killed this wolf shortly after and with the bounty purchased a silk dress for Mrs. Phillips.
The children of Erastus and Lucy Willard Day: Erastus Day, John W. Day, Russell Willard Day*, Daniel Willard Day, Levi Day, Lucinda Day, and Lucy Day.
This interesting account of Erastus Day appeared in the History of Macomb County, Michigan: Erastus Day, one of the first settlers in the eastern part of Armada, was also one of the first to take sheep to that part; having a few sheep to increase as his cleared area increased. He kept them in a stockade made of palings, close by the barns; but one night he forgot to enclose them in the year. That night a wolf selected three of the best for his own use. Ira Phillips killed this wolf shortly after and with the bounty purchased a silk dress for Mrs. Phillips.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
JOHANN MICHAEL BRIGHT
Strahlenburg Castle at Schriesheim. The Lords of Strahlenberg built a castle at the edge of a vineyard in 1237. Along with the Bergfried, the mighty remains of the walls of the Palas with their striking window fronts to the west and south are Schriesheim's conspicuous landmark.
Johann Michael Bright was born May 30, 1706 in Schreisheim, Mannheim, Baden, Germany. He came to the United States in October 1726 with his mother, Anna Kathrine and brother Stephen. They came from Schreisheim after the death of his father, Johannes. They had the surname of Brecht in Germany but it was changed to Bright when they arrived in America.
Johann met Margareta Simone in Berks County, Pennsylvania and they were married in 1728. Margareta was born in Worgaboson, France and was the daughter of Jacques and Agnes Braun Simone.
Johann and Margareta Simone Bright had ten children: Jacob, George, Michael*, Catherine, John, Peter, David, Maria, Sarah, and Christiana. Johann lived to be 88 years old and died in 1794 in Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania.
EMILY MARTIN WIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON KISTLER
Emily was the daughter of Nathaniel P. Martin and Mariah Patton. They were from Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. Emily was born August 27 1834 in Juniata, Blair, Pennsylvania. Her family moved to Indiana about 1850. Here she met George Kistler. They were married August 27, 1856 in Carroll County, Indiana. They moved shortly after this to Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.
Here their eight children were born. They had two sets of twins. Frances Martha and Mariah were born May 4, 1857. Mariah only lived a month. Next came Lewis Cass in 1859. Next another set of twins were born November 1, 1861. Elnora Mary and Alvaretta were their names. Alveretta only lived a few days. Then Ida was born in 1863, Charles Sherman in 1864 and Emily in 1868. Most of these children spent their lives in Shawnee County, Kansas and are buried in the Rochester Cemetery.
Emily died October 27, 1868 in Shawnee County following childbirth. Her husband George remarried and lived until 1900. Emily's mother in Indiana lived ten years after the death of her daughter.
Here their eight children were born. They had two sets of twins. Frances Martha and Mariah were born May 4, 1857. Mariah only lived a month. Next came Lewis Cass in 1859. Next another set of twins were born November 1, 1861. Elnora Mary and Alvaretta were their names. Alveretta only lived a few days. Then Ida was born in 1863, Charles Sherman in 1864 and Emily in 1868. Most of these children spent their lives in Shawnee County, Kansas and are buried in the Rochester Cemetery.
Emily died October 27, 1868 in Shawnee County following childbirth. Her husband George remarried and lived until 1900. Emily's mother in Indiana lived ten years after the death of her daughter.
Friday, October 21, 2011
ROBERT DAY 1604-1648
Robert Day was born in 1604 in England. He immigrated to Boston from England in 1634 at age 30. His wife, Mary, age 28 also came. They sailed on the Bark Elizabeth, out of Ipswich, England. Robert settled first in Newtown, now known as Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mary died shortly after they arrived. Robert was made a freeman in Cambridge on May 6, 1635. He was granted three acres in Westfield, Cambridge on August 4, 1634 and in the August 20, 1635 division of meadow, he received a proportional share of 1/2. In the Cambridge land inventory on October 1635, he held two parcels: in Westend one house with backside about two acres and in Westend Field about three acres. In the Feb. 8, 1635/36 list of those "who have houses in town" he was credited with one house in Westend.
By 1636 Robert had moved to Hartford, Connecticut as one of the first settlers. He went with the original 100 settlers, led by Reverend Hooker into the wilderness in 1636. The Founders Bridge commemorates these settlers who founded the City of Hartford. By this time he had married Editha Stebbins, born 1613 in Woodhaven, Essex, England, daughter of Deacon Edward Stebbins. Editha's brother also held land in Hartford. Robert died September 4, 1648. His will was dated May 20, 1648. His estate was valued at 142 pounds, 71 pounds of this was real estate.
Robert Day and Editha Stebbins Day had four children: Thomas who married Sarah Cooper, Sarah who married Nathaniel Gunn, Mary who married Samuel Ely, and John Day who married Mary Gaylord.
By 1636 Robert had moved to Hartford, Connecticut as one of the first settlers. He went with the original 100 settlers, led by Reverend Hooker into the wilderness in 1636. The Founders Bridge commemorates these settlers who founded the City of Hartford. By this time he had married Editha Stebbins, born 1613 in Woodhaven, Essex, England, daughter of Deacon Edward Stebbins. Editha's brother also held land in Hartford. Robert died September 4, 1648. His will was dated May 20, 1648. His estate was valued at 142 pounds, 71 pounds of this was real estate.
Robert Day and Editha Stebbins Day had four children: Thomas who married Sarah Cooper, Sarah who married Nathaniel Gunn, Mary who married Samuel Ely, and John Day who married Mary Gaylord.
FRANCES M. KISTLER FLEISCHER
Frances Marie Kistler was born in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas May 4, 1857. Her parents were George and Emily W. Martin Kistler of Cass and Carroll Counties in Indiana.
She married William Alexander Fleischer March 17, 1875 at Indian Creek, Jackson, Kansas. She was 17 years old at the time. William and Frances had ten children: Mabel Elnora, Christina Frederica*, William Frederick, Myrtle Isadore, George Washington, Evalene, Pearl Agnes, Elmer Clyde, Anna May, and Frances Marie. Christina was my grandmother.
Frances M. Kistler Fleischer died February 16, 1940 and is buried in the Hoyt Cemeter, Jackson County, Kansas, aged 83. Her husband William Alexander Fleischer had died in 1931.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
THE QUICK FAMILY-FROM HOLLAND TO AMERICA
We have record of our Quick family back to Naarden, North Holland, Netherlands in 1529. Our ancestor's name was Thomas Van Cuyck (Quick). His great grandson Theunis (Thomaszen) Quick was born about 1597 in Naarden, Netherlands and died April 19, 1666 in New York City, New York.
New York was originally settled as a colony of the Netherlands following Henry Hudson's exploration in 1609 of the river later named for him. In 1624 the Dutch established Fort Orange at modern Albany as the first permanent settlement in New York. One year later, New Amsterdam was established at the foot of Manhattan Island. To legalize the settlement, Peter Miniut, the Dutch governor, paid the Indians in merchandise worth 60 Dutch guilders (about $24.)
The Dutch established several settlements along the Hudson, mostly for the purposes of trade. However, they recognized the need to establish farms to support the trading industry. The first families that the Dutch West India Company brought to settle in New Amsterdam were primarily Huguenots. The Dutch West India company recognized that the head of a household was willing to work harder and defend the town if he had an interest in his residence. Thus Company issued land patents to families provided they met certain requirements. At the end of a period, the man could hold title to land. This was not possible in Europe at this time.
Theunis (Thomaszen) Quick married Belijtgen Jacobus Van Vlechtenstyn March 9, 1625 in Naarden. They had seven children including our ancestor Thomas Theunissen Quick who was born April 24, 1644 in New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New York and died in 1698 in Orange County, New York. He was the first Dutch ancestor to be born in the United States. .
New York was originally settled as a colony of the Netherlands following Henry Hudson's exploration in 1609 of the river later named for him. In 1624 the Dutch established Fort Orange at modern Albany as the first permanent settlement in New York. One year later, New Amsterdam was established at the foot of Manhattan Island. To legalize the settlement, Peter Miniut, the Dutch governor, paid the Indians in merchandise worth 60 Dutch guilders (about $24.)
The Dutch established several settlements along the Hudson, mostly for the purposes of trade. However, they recognized the need to establish farms to support the trading industry. The first families that the Dutch West India Company brought to settle in New Amsterdam were primarily Huguenots. The Dutch West India company recognized that the head of a household was willing to work harder and defend the town if he had an interest in his residence. Thus Company issued land patents to families provided they met certain requirements. At the end of a period, the man could hold title to land. This was not possible in Europe at this time.
Theunis (Thomaszen) Quick married Belijtgen Jacobus Van Vlechtenstyn March 9, 1625 in Naarden. They had seven children including our ancestor Thomas Theunissen Quick who was born April 24, 1644 in New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New York and died in 1698 in Orange County, New York. He was the first Dutch ancestor to be born in the United States. .
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
BENJAMIN SANDERSON
Benjamin Sanderson was born May 15 1817 in Ohio and died April 15, 1902 in Holton, Jackson, Kansas. He married Lucinda Bright October 26, 1841, daughter of George Bright and Frances Bowman. Benjamin and Lucinda had nine children: George E., John, William, Simeon, Frances, Nancy Mary*, Noah, Amanda and Margaret from 1842 to 1860.
Lucinda Bright Sanderson was born in 1817 and died July 4, 1861. Her memorial says: Leaving a sorrowing husband and nine children , the youngest 6 months old. She was a consistent member of the United Brethren in Christ church for 15 years. She died of typhoid fever as did many others in the Ohio Valley at this time.
On October 26, 1862 Benjamin marries another Lucinda. This Lucinda Fickle has been previously married to Basel Richards and has three children: Leora, Clara, and Elatha. In 1868 this new family unit moves to Kansas. They settle some miles west of Holton. Here Benjamin joined the Methodist Church and remained a faithful member until his death.
Benjamin Sanderson and Lucinda Fickle Richards have five more children: Henry, James, Alice, Minnie and Maud. The first three are born in Ohio and Minnie and Maud in Kansas. This gives Benjamin a total of seventeen children.
Benjamin Sanderson and Lucinda Fickle Richards have five more children: Henry, James, Alice, Minnie and Maud. The first three are born in Ohio and Minnie and Maud in Kansas. This gives Benjamin a total of seventeen children.
DENNIS ELMER DONNELLY
Dennis Elmer Donnelly was born April 3, 1875 at Straight Creek, Jackson, Kansas. His father was from Ireland and his mother from Hocking County, Ohio. Dennis married Christina Fleischer January 28, 1899 in Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas. They had three children: Agnes, Harry, and Irma, my mother.
Dennis was a conductor on the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe Railroad. The railroad broke ground in Topeka in 1868 and started building westward and it was a big employer for young men growing up in Kansas.
Dennis and Christina moved to Chicago with their small family following the progression of the railroad. They lived in Hyde Park.
They eventually moved to Koontz Lake, Indiana where they lived until their death. Dennis lived to be 94 years old.
Dennis was a conductor on the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe Railroad. The railroad broke ground in Topeka in 1868 and started building westward and it was a big employer for young men growing up in Kansas.
Dennis and Christina moved to Chicago with their small family following the progression of the railroad. They lived in Hyde Park.
They eventually moved to Koontz Lake, Indiana where they lived until their death. Dennis lived to be 94 years old.
Monday, October 17, 2011
RODERICK THE GREAT
Roderick the Great, called Rhodri Mawr in Welch, was King of Gwynedd from 844 until his death about 878. He was the first Welsh ruler to be called "Great" and tghe first to rule most of present-day Wales.
He was the son of Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd, and Nest Ferch Cadell of the Royal ine of Powys. He was born in 820 and inherited the Kingdom of Gwynedd on his father's death in 844. When his maternal uncle Cyngen ap Cadell, ruler of Powys, died on a pilgrimage to Rome in 855 Rhodri inherited Powys. In 872 Gwgon, ruler of Seisyllwg in southern Wales, was accidentally drowned, and Rhodri added his Kingdom to his domains by virtue of his marriage to Angharad of Seisllwg, Gwgon's sister and heiress. These peaceful inheritances made him the ruler of the larger part of Wales.
Roderick or Rhodri, as he was called in Wales, was killed by the English about 878. His son Gwriad was killed in the same battle. He left three other sons, his heir, Anarads ap Rhodri, Cadell ap Rhodri, and Merfyn ap Rhodri. His son Cadell, our ancestor, conquered Dyfed, which was later joined with Seisiyllwg by Rhodri's grandson Hywel Dda, the good, to become Deheubarth. Like his grandfather, Hywel would come to rule most of Wales.
Cadell died in 909. His child was Hywel ap Cadell, b 887 and died 948. Hiywel married Elen Verch Llywarch. They had Owain ap Hywel, born 913 in Dyneor, Wales, and died 987.
Owain ap Hywel married Angharad Verch Llewelyn.
Einion ap Owain b 933 d 984 in Gwent, England
Cadell ap Einion b 953. He married Elinor Verch Gwerystan
Tewdwr ap Cadell b 977 of Dyneovr, Wales
Rhys ap Tewdwr b 997 in Carmathenshire, Wales d 1093 in Brecon, Wales
Gruffudd ap Rhys b 1081 d. 1136 married Gwenllian Verch Gruffudd
Rhys ap Gruffudd b 1127 in Wales
Rhys ap Rhys b 1167 married Gwerfyl Verch Maelgwn
Madog ap Rhys b 1225 d 1292 married Tanglwyst Verch Gronwy
After this the line goes into the Dee family and then Day.
He was the son of Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd, and Nest Ferch Cadell of the Royal ine of Powys. He was born in 820 and inherited the Kingdom of Gwynedd on his father's death in 844. When his maternal uncle Cyngen ap Cadell, ruler of Powys, died on a pilgrimage to Rome in 855 Rhodri inherited Powys. In 872 Gwgon, ruler of Seisyllwg in southern Wales, was accidentally drowned, and Rhodri added his Kingdom to his domains by virtue of his marriage to Angharad of Seisllwg, Gwgon's sister and heiress. These peaceful inheritances made him the ruler of the larger part of Wales.
Roderick or Rhodri, as he was called in Wales, was killed by the English about 878. His son Gwriad was killed in the same battle. He left three other sons, his heir, Anarads ap Rhodri, Cadell ap Rhodri, and Merfyn ap Rhodri. His son Cadell, our ancestor, conquered Dyfed, which was later joined with Seisiyllwg by Rhodri's grandson Hywel Dda, the good, to become Deheubarth. Like his grandfather, Hywel would come to rule most of Wales.
Cadell died in 909. His child was Hywel ap Cadell, b 887 and died 948. Hiywel married Elen Verch Llywarch. They had Owain ap Hywel, born 913 in Dyneor, Wales, and died 987.
Owain ap Hywel married Angharad Verch Llewelyn.
Einion ap Owain b 933 d 984 in Gwent, England
Cadell ap Einion b 953. He married Elinor Verch Gwerystan
Tewdwr ap Cadell b 977 of Dyneovr, Wales
Rhys ap Tewdwr b 997 in Carmathenshire, Wales d 1093 in Brecon, Wales
Gruffudd ap Rhys b 1081 d. 1136 married Gwenllian Verch Gruffudd
Rhys ap Gruffudd b 1127 in Wales
Rhys ap Rhys b 1167 married Gwerfyl Verch Maelgwn
Madog ap Rhys b 1225 d 1292 married Tanglwyst Verch Gronwy
After this the line goes into the Dee family and then Day.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
JOHN KISTLER-FARMER, PIONEER, SOLDIER, FATHER, GRANDFATHER
John Kistler was born in 1795 in Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Jacob Kistler and Catherine Bausch Rothrock. His family moved to Ross County, Ohio and then Marion County, Ohio. About 1825 he purchased land (19 May 1825) in Carroll County, Indiana and he is listed on a voter registration April 28, 1828. By 1840 he was in Cass County, Indiana. At that time he had two young sons and four daughters. His three oldest daughters marry in the 1840's-Martha Jane to Alexander McMasters, Marilla to William H. Standley, and Sarah Ann to Thomas Jackson Pasley. A son Benjamin Franklin Kistler married Sarah Ann Bickle February 13, 1849. Two of his daughters die in childbirth by 1850 and John has taken their children in to raise as his own. Other children born to John and Frances Kistler were George Washington Kistler, Cyrus M. Kistler, Catherine Kistler, and Lewis Cass Kistler.
John married three more times and had children by all of these wives-three by Martha Bookwalter, three by Susan Vanmeter Hood, and three by Harriet King Houk. These children were: Stephen A. D. Kistler, Volney Kistler, John N. Kistler, Malinda Kistler, Mary C. Kistler, Robert McClelland Kistler, Clement V. Kistler, Daisy Kistler, and John Newton Kistler. These wives also had children by their previous marriages whom John has taken into his family.
John Kistler died in 1870 and is buried in Jebemoth Monument, Cass County, Indiana. Most of the graves have been removed from this site. John left over 50 grandchildren and many of his 20 children were still living.
John married three more times and had children by all of these wives-three by Martha Bookwalter, three by Susan Vanmeter Hood, and three by Harriet King Houk. These children were: Stephen A. D. Kistler, Volney Kistler, John N. Kistler, Malinda Kistler, Mary C. Kistler, Robert McClelland Kistler, Clement V. Kistler, Daisy Kistler, and John Newton Kistler. These wives also had children by their previous marriages whom John has taken into his family.
John Kistler died in 1870 and is buried in Jebemoth Monument, Cass County, Indiana. Most of the graves have been removed from this site. John left over 50 grandchildren and many of his 20 children were still living.
PHEBE BECROFT SMITH BARNES
Phebe Becraft was born December 15, 1792 in Augusta, New York. Her parents were Moses Becroft and Margaret Fenton. Phebe married first Isaiah Smith (1789) of Orange County, New York. They had seven children including Margaret Ann Smith and Charlotte Smith. Margaret Ann was born December 26, 1811 in New York. She married Nathan Adams and they settled in Macomb County, Michigan. They had ten children including Edward, Cynthia, Valina, Henrietta, and Eliza. Margaret died December 27, 1880. Another daughter of Isaiah Smith was Charlotte. She was born September 15, 1815 in Lima, Livingston, New York. She married Russell Willard Day March 1, 1841 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan and they had eight children: Elizabeth Clarissa, Eliza R., Olive L., Charles R., Phebe W., Daniel Clayton, Francis Leroy, and Ellen. Charlotte died in 1882.
Phebe's second marriage was to Daniel Barnes. He was born July 1, 1797 in Vermont and was the son of Simon and Rachel Shriver Barnes. They had children Allen, Truman, and Curtis and three others. They were married August 11, 1824 in New York. They lived in Conesus, Livingston, New York in 1830 and in Armada, Macomb, Michigan in 1850.
The Becraft family were from Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England. Here one of our ancestors Thomas Becraft married Anne Strapper. They had George Becraft who married Elisabeth Lisabet. They had Moses Becraft who married Margaret Fenton and were the parents of Phebe.
Phebe's second marriage was to Daniel Barnes. He was born July 1, 1797 in Vermont and was the son of Simon and Rachel Shriver Barnes. They had children Allen, Truman, and Curtis and three others. They were married August 11, 1824 in New York. They lived in Conesus, Livingston, New York in 1830 and in Armada, Macomb, Michigan in 1850.
The Becraft family were from Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England. Here one of our ancestors Thomas Becraft married Anne Strapper. They had George Becraft who married Elisabeth Lisabet. They had Moses Becraft who married Margaret Fenton and were the parents of Phebe.
JOHANN GEORG WEIN
Johann Georg Wein was born in Rittershoffen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France in 1715. He married Margaretha Horn May 8, 1741 in Worms, Germany. (Worms was the famous town of Martin Luther's edicts.) Margaretha was also born in Rittershoffen. She was the daughter of Heinrich Horn and Eva Humbert. Johann Wein was the son of Jacob Hans Wein and Eva Suss.
Rittershoffen was a small village of 900 inhabitants located in the northern parts of France on the German border. Because of the many wars the area was sometimes part of France and sometimes Germany. The family had seven children: Catherine, Michael, Adam, Anna Martha, Frederick, Christian, and Mary. The last few were born in Frederick County, Maryland. The family arrived in America on October 25, 1748, on the ship Elliot.
Their oldest child, Catherine Wein, was the grandmother of all of our Fairfield County Ohio Brights and Bowmans. She lived first in Rockingham, Virginia where she was married to Jacob Bowman. After his death she moved to Ohio. Jacob Bowman and Catherine had three children: Benjamin (1785), Frances (1787), and Joseph (1788).
The Wein family were active in the German Baptist Dunker religion. It later became known as the "Church of the Brethren:. These church bodies became commonly known as Dunkers and more formally as German Baptist Brethren.
Rittershoffen was a small village of 900 inhabitants located in the northern parts of France on the German border. Because of the many wars the area was sometimes part of France and sometimes Germany. The family had seven children: Catherine, Michael, Adam, Anna Martha, Frederick, Christian, and Mary. The last few were born in Frederick County, Maryland. The family arrived in America on October 25, 1748, on the ship Elliot.
Their oldest child, Catherine Wein, was the grandmother of all of our Fairfield County Ohio Brights and Bowmans. She lived first in Rockingham, Virginia where she was married to Jacob Bowman. After his death she moved to Ohio. Jacob Bowman and Catherine had three children: Benjamin (1785), Frances (1787), and Joseph (1788).
The Wein family were active in the German Baptist Dunker religion. It later became known as the "Church of the Brethren:. These church bodies became commonly known as Dunkers and more formally as German Baptist Brethren.
CLARENCE ALLEN DAY, JR.
Clarence Allen Day, Jr., son of Clarence and Fanny Edith Allen Day, was born June 5, 1907 in Armada, Macomb, Michigan. In 1927 Clarence Day, his mother Edith Day, and his aunt Winifred Allen purchased 160 acres of land in the Town of Gordon-Clam Lake, Wisconsin. The land was purchased from Weyerhauser Land Company-the big land company that had logged thousands of acres in northern Wisconsin. Clarence and his mother had moved to Clam Lake on Halloween in 1926. They had a house, garage, and barn built across from the old Post Office.
Clarence then returned to Chicago. He married Irma Marie Donnelly December 19, 1928 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Clarence and Irma lived for a short time in Chicago and then moved to Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They fenced a large swampy area on their land for the raising of muskrats. Pens were also built for the raising of fox and chinchilla rabbits. Later they operated a gas station and hardware store. Clarence worked in Civil Defense for the State of Wisconsin and also was Register of Deeds for Ashland County, Wisconsin. Clarence and Irma had three daughters: Diana, Judy, and Wendy.
In July of 1943 Clarence enlisted in the Navy Seabees and was inducted in Milwaukee. He first served at Gulfport, Mississippi, then in Honolulu, and was then shipped to Saipan. He helped with surveying and built airstrips in the Mariana Islands. He returned home in 1945.
Clarence then returned to Chicago. He married Irma Marie Donnelly December 19, 1928 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Clarence and Irma lived for a short time in Chicago and then moved to Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They fenced a large swampy area on their land for the raising of muskrats. Pens were also built for the raising of fox and chinchilla rabbits. Later they operated a gas station and hardware store. Clarence worked in Civil Defense for the State of Wisconsin and also was Register of Deeds for Ashland County, Wisconsin. Clarence and Irma had three daughters: Diana, Judy, and Wendy.
In July of 1943 Clarence enlisted in the Navy Seabees and was inducted in Milwaukee. He first served at Gulfport, Mississippi, then in Honolulu, and was then shipped to Saipan. He helped with surveying and built airstrips in the Mariana Islands. He returned home in 1945.
RUSSELL WILLARD DAY
Russell Willard Day, son of Erastus and Lucy Willard Day, was born May 24, 1813 in Leeds, Elizabeth County, Canadian Wilderness. The family made but a short stay in Canada and then moved to Genesee County, New York. In 1828 the family moved to Macomb County, Michigan and settled on land near Romeo.
Russell married Charlotte Smith May 1, 1841. She was born September 15, 1815 in Lima, Livingston, New York and was the daughter of Isaiah Smith and Phebe Becraft Smith of New York. Russell and Charlotte had eight children. All of them were born in Macomb County, Michigan: Elizabeth Clarissa (1842), Eliza R. (1843), Olive L. (1844), Charles R. (1845), Phebe W. (1848), Daniel Clayton (1849), Francis Leroy (1852), and Ellen (1857).
The sixth child Daniel Clayton Day was my great grandfather. He was born in Bruce Township, Macomb County, Michigan December 9, 1849. He married January 14, 1880 to Mary Belle Quick, daughter of Henry and Charlotte Arvilla Russell Quick. The Day family resided in the village of Armada. They managed a small farm and engaged in the packing and sale of small fruit. Daniel also sold machinery. Daniel died May 26, 1916 in Armada and is buried in the Willow Grove Cemetery. Mary Belle died September 6, 1931.
Russell married Charlotte Smith May 1, 1841. She was born September 15, 1815 in Lima, Livingston, New York and was the daughter of Isaiah Smith and Phebe Becraft Smith of New York. Russell and Charlotte had eight children. All of them were born in Macomb County, Michigan: Elizabeth Clarissa (1842), Eliza R. (1843), Olive L. (1844), Charles R. (1845), Phebe W. (1848), Daniel Clayton (1849), Francis Leroy (1852), and Ellen (1857).
The sixth child Daniel Clayton Day was my great grandfather. He was born in Bruce Township, Macomb County, Michigan December 9, 1849. He married January 14, 1880 to Mary Belle Quick, daughter of Henry and Charlotte Arvilla Russell Quick. The Day family resided in the village of Armada. They managed a small farm and engaged in the packing and sale of small fruit. Daniel also sold machinery. Daniel died May 26, 1916 in Armada and is buried in the Willow Grove Cemetery. Mary Belle died September 6, 1931.
MARY JANE ROPER ALLEN
Mary Jane Roper, the daughter of James and Mary Pitt Roper, was born in 1847 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. She married George Allen November 4, 1867 at Handsworth, Staffordshire, England. George and Mary Jane lived at 23 Tunnell Road in West Bromwich. Her parents lived on the same street. George was a laborer in the ironworks. He was born about 1845 in Golds Hill, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.
In 1888 Mary Jane and the children came to the United States. They came into the port of Philadelphia and then went to Chicago. Mary Jane made the long ocean voyage with George, Arthur, Mary Alice, Annie Winifred, Fanny Edith, and Charlotte Maud, an infant. The children ranged in age from 11 to 1. Three of her sons had died as babies. They arrived October 17, 1888 on the ship "British Prince". Mary Jane Roper died May 27, 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Her husband George came to the United States at a later date after the death of Mary Jane. He died July 8, 1917 in Glenwood, Cook, Illinois.
Children born to George and Mary Jane Allen included: James Francis (1869), George Henry (1870), Harry (1871), George (1874), Arthur Thomas (1876), Mary Alice (1877), Annie Winifred (1879), Albert Edward (1881), Fanny Edith (1883*), and Charlotte Maud (1885).
Fanny Edith Allen, my grandmother, married Clarence Allen Day, Sr. They lived in Armada, Michigan, the home of several generations of Days. After they parted ways Fanny Edith went to live in Clam Lake, Wisconsin with her son (my dad). They had a fur farm and raised fox, mink, and chinchillas.
Fanny's sister, Annie Winifred Allen also lived in Clam Lake. She lived with my aunt Winifred and Uncle Harry Werts in a lakeside home that my dad built for them. She had a big garden and raised chickens.
In 1888 Mary Jane and the children came to the United States. They came into the port of Philadelphia and then went to Chicago. Mary Jane made the long ocean voyage with George, Arthur, Mary Alice, Annie Winifred, Fanny Edith, and Charlotte Maud, an infant. The children ranged in age from 11 to 1. Three of her sons had died as babies. They arrived October 17, 1888 on the ship "British Prince". Mary Jane Roper died May 27, 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Her husband George came to the United States at a later date after the death of Mary Jane. He died July 8, 1917 in Glenwood, Cook, Illinois.
Children born to George and Mary Jane Allen included: James Francis (1869), George Henry (1870), Harry (1871), George (1874), Arthur Thomas (1876), Mary Alice (1877), Annie Winifred (1879), Albert Edward (1881), Fanny Edith (1883*), and Charlotte Maud (1885).
Fanny Edith Allen, my grandmother, married Clarence Allen Day, Sr. They lived in Armada, Michigan, the home of several generations of Days. After they parted ways Fanny Edith went to live in Clam Lake, Wisconsin with her son (my dad). They had a fur farm and raised fox, mink, and chinchillas.
Fanny's sister, Annie Winifred Allen also lived in Clam Lake. She lived with my aunt Winifred and Uncle Harry Werts in a lakeside home that my dad built for them. She had a big garden and raised chickens.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
FREDERICK WILHELM THEODORE FLEISCHER
Frederick Fleischer was born in Culmintz, Germany on March 7, 1824. His parents were Johann Gottfried Fleischer and Wilhelmine Friedericke Ruhl. The family was from the area of Leipzig, Germany. Leipgzig is one of the larget cities in the federal state of Saxony. It is about a hundred miles south of Berlin.
Frederick came to America by himself in 1850. He had four brothers and two sisters but most of them remained in Germany. He came on the ship "Queen" and landed at New Orleans June 10th, 1850. He met his future wife, Christiana Kahler, also from Germany. They were married in New Orleans on July 17, 1850. Christiana was not yet nineteen having been born in Dresden, Germany on September 27, 1831.
The first two children, William Alexander and Mary Ann, were born in Greenwood, Mason, Kentucky. The other seven, that we have record of, were born in Shawnee County, Kansas. In the 1900 census Christiana says she had 12 children so some must have died young. Frederick Wilhelm Fleischer first came to Kansas in the fall of 1854, but did not remain. The following year he returned, being employed as house carpenter at Fort Riley nearly a year. He left there during the winter of 1855/56 and located in Soldier Trownship, Shawnee County, Kansas.
Christiana stayed in Kentucky during this period living with a lady who taught her English. Mary Ann was a year old before she saw her father. Christiana and her two small children traveled down the Mississippi River on a steamboat to meet Frederick in Kansas. They settled in Topeka where Frederick had forty acres. They raised apples, peaches, grapes, and other fruits.
The Fleischer's spent the remainder of their lives in Topeka, Kansas. Here Christiana died on May 20, 1905 and Frederick Wilhelm on September 18, 1905. They are both buried in the Rochester Cemetery in Topeka.
Frederick came to America by himself in 1850. He had four brothers and two sisters but most of them remained in Germany. He came on the ship "Queen" and landed at New Orleans June 10th, 1850. He met his future wife, Christiana Kahler, also from Germany. They were married in New Orleans on July 17, 1850. Christiana was not yet nineteen having been born in Dresden, Germany on September 27, 1831.
The first two children, William Alexander and Mary Ann, were born in Greenwood, Mason, Kentucky. The other seven, that we have record of, were born in Shawnee County, Kansas. In the 1900 census Christiana says she had 12 children so some must have died young. Frederick Wilhelm Fleischer first came to Kansas in the fall of 1854, but did not remain. The following year he returned, being employed as house carpenter at Fort Riley nearly a year. He left there during the winter of 1855/56 and located in Soldier Trownship, Shawnee County, Kansas.
Christiana stayed in Kentucky during this period living with a lady who taught her English. Mary Ann was a year old before she saw her father. Christiana and her two small children traveled down the Mississippi River on a steamboat to meet Frederick in Kansas. They settled in Topeka where Frederick had forty acres. They raised apples, peaches, grapes, and other fruits.
The Fleischer's spent the remainder of their lives in Topeka, Kansas. Here Christiana died on May 20, 1905 and Frederick Wilhelm on September 18, 1905. They are both buried in the Rochester Cemetery in Topeka.
MARGARET MURPHY DONNELLY
Maggie Murphy was born in 1809 in County Wexford, Ireland. Her husband Richard Donnelly was born in the same county in the town of Ardinagh Little in 1799. They were married October 7, 1829 in the parish of Taghmon, County Wexford, Ireland. Richard operated a brick yard and owned a home. He did not appear to own other land according to the Griffith's Valuation of Tenements.
Richard and Margaret Murphy Donnelly were Catholics. They had eight children-all born in Taghmon parish. The children were Patrick, James, Bridget, William, Denis, Mary, John, and Margaret. One son, also named Denis, died as a baby. The father Richard died in 1848 in Ardinagh Little, County Wexford, Ireland. He was kicked in the head by a horse. Maggie and the children all went to Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. Patrick and James left in 1849 and worked to earn the money for the rest of the families' passage. They landed at New York and walked to Niagara. They worked for a time near Cayuga on the Grand River. The 1851 census of Ontario, Canada shows Patrick (23) and James (19) Donnelly working as servants in Cayuga, Oneida Township, Haldimand County. They spent three years in Haldimand county. From there the two brothers made their way north to the Queen's Bush (as Bruce County, Canada was then called).
Meanwhile the two brothers accumulated sufficient money to send back to Ireland to enable their mother and six younger siblings to travel to Canada (1954). James built a small house on his property for his mother, Margaret Murphy Donnelly. She lived there with her unmarried daughter Bridget until her death. Maggie died May 8 1895, aged 86 years. She is buried in the Chepstow Cemetery, Greenock Township, Ontario, Canada.
Richard and Margaret Murphy Donnelly were Catholics. They had eight children-all born in Taghmon parish. The children were Patrick, James, Bridget, William, Denis, Mary, John, and Margaret. One son, also named Denis, died as a baby. The father Richard died in 1848 in Ardinagh Little, County Wexford, Ireland. He was kicked in the head by a horse. Maggie and the children all went to Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. Patrick and James left in 1849 and worked to earn the money for the rest of the families' passage. They landed at New York and walked to Niagara. They worked for a time near Cayuga on the Grand River. The 1851 census of Ontario, Canada shows Patrick (23) and James (19) Donnelly working as servants in Cayuga, Oneida Township, Haldimand County. They spent three years in Haldimand county. From there the two brothers made their way north to the Queen's Bush (as Bruce County, Canada was then called).
Meanwhile the two brothers accumulated sufficient money to send back to Ireland to enable their mother and six younger siblings to travel to Canada (1954). James built a small house on his property for his mother, Margaret Murphy Donnelly. She lived there with her unmarried daughter Bridget until her death. Maggie died May 8 1895, aged 86 years. She is buried in the Chepstow Cemetery, Greenock Township, Ontario, Canada.
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