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| 251 | Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest. | Source (S522)
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| 252 | Microfische Film | Source (S7)
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| 253 | Mr. Becker, of Holland, was a son of Frederick and Jessie Hawley Becker. On July 17, 1934, at the Arcade Methodist Church, he married the former Florence G. Underhill, who survives. Mr. Becker worked as a farmhand and as a construction worker on the railroad overpass in East Aurora before beginning work as a machinist at the Worthington Pump Corp. He was employed there for 30 years. Mr. Becker loved the outdoors and enjoyed such activities as hunting, mountain climbing in the Adirondack Mtns. and traveling. In addition to his wife, Mr. Becker is survived by 2 sons, Malcom F. Becker and Ronald (May) Becker; 2 sisters, Edna Sweetapple and Ida Schwiezer; one grandchild Eugene (Vicki) Becker and one great grandchild, Dominic R. Becker. Mr. Becker was predeceased by 4 brothers, Ralph, Rudolph, Elmer and Norman Becker and 2 sisters Esther Winkky and Lillian Underhill. | Becker, Raymond Charles (I199)
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| 254 | Mr. Porter says that he lived in Bridgewater, near the Pembroke line: that the cellar of his house can still be seen. He d. there, 1762, before the birth of his youngest son. His widow remarried and removed with their children to Cumraington, Mass., 1776: she d. Plaintield. Mass., 1803. The births of the children, except John, are recorded in Bridgewater: the baptisms of the first three are in the church at Pembroke, the next four in East Bridgewater Church: the descendants of the son John claim that he was born in Bridgewater. Joseph Gannett, Jr. was appointed adm. of his estate, 1762, and in 1763, petitioned for leave to sell real estate to pay debts. - History of the Hamlin Family, Andrews 1902 | Hamblin, Isaac (I2347)
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| 255 | Mr. Van Buskirk, of Lansingburgh, a descendant of the early family of Van Buskirks, at the "Bridge," and also a descendant, on the maternal side of the Van Ness family, states that the pioneer Van Ness owned a tract of 1600 acres of land, thus having a farm of 400 acres to give to each of four daughters. ...This settlement was before the Revolution. During the Burgoyne campaign the Van Ness family were in Albany, and the estate was left in charge of two colored men, who proved themselves shrewd and vigilant enough to gather and keep a large harvest away from both Whigs and Tories. When asked how they did it, they replied, "We had two flags, and could show either in a hurry." "But how did you know the Tories from the others?” "We could tell a Tory by his looks just as far as we could see." - History of Rensselaer County Mr. Van Buskirk, of Lansingburgh, a descendant of the early family of Van Buskirks, at the "Bridge," and also a descendant, on the maternal side of the Van Ness family, states that the pioneer Van Ness owned a tract of 1600 acres of land, thus having a farm of 400 acres to give to each of four daughters. ...This settlement was before the Revolution. During the Burgoyne campaign the Van Ness family were in Albany, and the estate was left in charge of two colored men, who proved themselves shrewd and vigilant enough to gather and keep a large harvest away from both Whigs and Tories. When asked how they did it, they replied, “ We had two flags, and could show either in a hurry.” “But how did you know the Tories from the others?” “We could tell a Tory by his looks just as far as we could see.” - History of Rensselaer County | Van Ness, Philip (I1107)
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| 256 | Mrs. Albert Morehouse, of Interlaken, was found dead at her home last Tuesday evening. Heart disease was the cause of death. She was 47 years old and leaves a husband and three sons. The funeral was held Thursday. - Seneca County Courier Journal, Aug. 24 1911 | Van Doren, Clementine (I710)
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| 257 | My grandmother, who was Ann Dawson, before she married Isaac White Martin, was all during her long life of ninety years and past, a wonderfully preserved woman and even up to the time of her death, Dec 5th 1893, she never used reading glasses. When my grandfather died, Oct 3rd 1832, there were four little children left for grandmother to raise and provide for, which she did by keeping boarders." // To attest of my grandmother's noble character, being poor and having to keep boarders in order to feed her own little youngsters, she took in seven other poor children who were the children of her late husband's brother - doing a great deal toward the livelyhood of them. - Thomas Bishop Martin "Martin (Wiley): At Arlington, Md., on December 5, 1893, at one o'clock a.m., - Ann, aged 90 years, 7 months and 12 days, widow of the late Alexander Wiley, also former widow of the late Captain Isaac W. Martin, and daughter of William Dawson. The funeral will take place on Friday morning, December 8, at ten o'clock. Relations and friends respectfully invited to attend." - The Baltimore Sun, Dec. 6, 1893 | Dawson, Ann (I1182)
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| 258 | Nataniel and Joanna had 14 children. | Ford, Nathaniel (I3941)
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| 259 | Nathaniel and Elizabeth removed from Weymouth to Abington where sometime after the children were born. Nathaniel served as a Selectman in 1752 in Abington. He was a carver of stone in and around the South Shore towns of Massachusetts passing the trade down to his son Noah and Noah to his sons. He was a member of the Committee of Correspondance of Abington in 1774 denouncing and rejecting the duty placed on the imported tea of the East India Tea Company to be paid by Americans to the British Crown. It was about this time that Abington started to formaly organize militarily supplying all men 16 years of age or older with firearms and ammunition and recruiting soldiers in a build-up to the Revolutionary War. | Pratt, Lt. Nathaniel (I3585)
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| 260 | Nathaniel and Hepzibah had one son, Nathaniel. | Shattuck, Nathaniel (I3529)
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| 261 | National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/1263923">1 263923</a>. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. | Source (S518)
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| 262 | National Archives and Records Administration. Korean Conflict Casualty File, 1/1/1950-2/7/1957 [Archival Database]; Records of Military Personnel Who Died as a Result of Hostilities During the Korean War, ca. 1977-11/1979; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. <p>Korean War Casualty File, 2/13/1950-12/31/1953 [Archival Database]; Records on Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualties, 1950-1970; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 407; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.</p> | Source (S539)
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| 263 | National Cemetery Administration. <i>Nationwide Gravesite Locator</i>. | Source (S562)
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| 264 | National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <<a href="http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/" target="_blank">http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/</a>&am p;gt;, acquired 2007. | Source (S561)
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| 265 | Near the junction of the Walloomsac and Hoosick rivers in the north part of the present town (of Hoosick) was a hamlet called St. Croix in colonial times, probably so named by French missionaries who evidently explored the country as far south as the Hoosick river and there established a mission. Aside from this mission the first permanent settlement here probably was made by Gerrit Cornelis Van Ness, a descendant of the family named as one of the grantees in the patent. - History of Hoosick, New York, Anderson, 1897 | Van Ness, Gerrit (I14)
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| 266 | Nicholas Dawson, a probable son of John Dawson and Rebecca Doyne, was born in Charles County, Maryland. He was later married in about 1704 to his cousin, Mary Doyne, at “Fendall’s Delight,” a plantation in Charles County which had been acquired by Mary’s father shortly before his death in 1689. Mary, who was also a native of Charles County, Maryland, had been born there in about 1682/1683. She was the daughter of Robert Doyne and Mary Stone. Mary’s mother, Mary Stone, was the daughter of William Stone, the first Protestant governor of Maryland. Although Nicholas and Mary resided for a few years after their marriage at “Fendall’s Delight,” in 1710 they sold their interest in this plantation, as well as an adjoining plantation named “Lyon’s Denn,” to William and Sarah (Doyne) Hutchinson. Sarah (Doyne) Hutchinson was Mary’s older sister. Nicholas and Mary subsequently moved to a plantation called “Saturday’s Work,” where they appear to have resided for the remainder of their lives. 1 “Saturday’s Work” had been acquired by Mary’s father in 1688, and was situated in that part of Charles County that was later formed into Prince George’s County, Maryland in 1695. It is interesting to note that when “Saturday’s Work” was first granted, the Lord Proprietor offered those wishing to settle in Maryland all the land they could ride around in one day. James Bodkin, the original grantee, acquired his plantation in that manner on a Saturday, and hence the name “Saturday’s Work.” This land was situated approximately six miles south of present-day Washington, D.C. Aside from “Saturday’s Work,” “Fendall’s Delight,” and “Lyon’s Denn,” Mary also inherited several other plantations from her father which she later left by will to her children. These were “Constant Friendship” along the Bush River in Baltimore County, “Spring Banks” in Somerset County, and “Sligo” in Prince George’s County, Maryland. In addition, Nicholas and Mary petitioned the proprietary government for the right to take up lands for which warrants had previously been issued to Mary’s father, Robert Doyne, but which he had not executed. As a result of their petition, Nicholas and Mary were allowed to claim 2,000 acres “in any part of the Province not formerly laid out nor cultivated by any person, nor reserved for the use of his Lordship.” Although a portion of this acreage was taken up near Port Tobacco in Charles County, it appears to have been sold shortly thereafter. The remainder was not taken up during Nicholas Dawson’s lifetime, but was eventually acquired by his eldest son, John. Nicholas Dawson died in 1727 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Although Nicholas does not appear to have left a will, an inventory of his estate was completed on 12 July 1727, with John Dawson and Thomas Dawson identified as nearest of kin, and his widow, Mary Dawson, as Executrix of his estate. Nicholas Dawson’s widow, Mary, subsequently acknowledged that the inventory of goods and chattels was “just and perfect” on 29 September 1727. Mary, on the other hand, appears to have died in 1734 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Her will, which was dated 14 December 1734, was subsequently probated in Prince George’s County on 24 January 1734/1735. 7 Although Nicholas and Mary are believed to have both been buried on their home plantation, “Saturday’s Work,” a Dawson family memorial monument currently stands at Oxon Hill in Prince George’s County, Maryland. - The Dawson Family of Maryland.....and elsewhere, Jack MacDonald, 2015 | Dawson, Nicholas (I809)
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| 267 | Nicholas White resided near Cobbler's Corner in the north precinct of Norton (now Mansfield). The house in which he lived is now (1901) standing. He was one of the earliest settlers in that neighborhood and a leader in all movements for the comfort and welfare of the people. With George Leonard, who had also settled in another part of the territory, that is now Norton, he led the movement to set off the town of Norton from Taunton. He also took a leading part in setting off the north precinct of Norton and establishing a church within its limits. This was done in 1731, and in 1737 Reverend Ebenezer White of Brookline, a graduate of Harvard in the Class of 1773, was ordained as "Gospel Minister of the Church in the North Precinct of Norton." Nicholas White had been a deacon of the first church in Norton for many years, and was the first deacon of the church in the north precinct. He was also one of the selectmen of Norton, a representative to the general court, and conspicuous in all public affairs. A large boulder was erected by his descendent, Walter L. White, on the farm where he lived, commemorative of his services as a founder of the town. His will, dated August 8, 1743, was proved October 3, 1743. The executors were his sons Nicholas and Jacob. He died September 2, 1743 leaving a large estate. June 2, 1703 he married Experience, daughter of Philip and Judith (Whitman) King, who died in May 1752, in the 74th year of her age. Children probably all born within the limits of the present town of Mansfield. - Lothrop, Thomas J. "The Nicholas White Family 1643-1900." Taunton, MA, 1902 | White, Deacon Nicholas III (I257)
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| 268 | Now know Ye, that I, Samuel Poore, of the town of Newbury and County of Essex, in his Majestie's Province of the Mass. Bay in New England, Turner, for divers good and lawful causes and considerations, me hereunto moving, but more especially for and in consideration of ten pounds to me in hand paid by Solaman Holman of the town of Newbury, County Essex, in New England above said, ship carpenter, the receipt thereof the said Samuel Poore doe acknowledge and myselfe therewith fully satisfied and contented, have therefore given, granted, bargained, enfeefed and sold, by these presents, give, grant, alienate, enfeafe and confirme unto him, the said Solaman Holman, a certain tract of land within the bounds of the Township of Newbury, known by the name of a Rate lott, laid out to the Said Samuel Poore for eleven acres, Bee it more or less, as it stands upon Newbury records for land, bounded with the land of Thomas Chase, Sr., upon the Easterly side and the land of Benj. Coaker, Sr., on the Westerly side, and on the Highway at the Northerly End and a highway on the Southerly End. To have and to hold all the aforesaid rate lott of land, as it is bounded To him, the said Solaman Holman, with all and all manner, the profits, privileges, and apurtenances thereunto belonging or anyway Thereunto appertaining, as a firm sure and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple forever, and the said Samuel Poore doe for myself, heirs, executors and administrators, promise, covenant and engage to and with the above said Solomon Holman, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that the hereby bargained and demised premises is free and clear, and freely and clearly aquited, exonerated and discharged of and from all former gifts, grants, bargains and sales bills, bonds, thirds, dowryes, suits, actions and ejectments, judgments, executions, or any other law incumbrances whatsoever, and that I have good right, full power and authority of my own to bargaine for and make sale of the above demised premises, and that I will from time to time and at all times, warrant and defend the said Solaman Holman, his heirs, executors and administrators or assigns, in the peaceable and quiet possession, benefitt and behoofe of all the above demised premises against all persons whatsoever laying any lawful blaime thereunto, or any part thereof. As Witness, my hand and seal this 24th. day of May, 1701, and the thirteenth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord, William the Third, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, etc. - SAMUEL POORE and a Seal. - The Holmans in America GIFT OF A MEETING-HOUSE. FROM ESSEX COUNTY DEEDS, COURT HOUSE, SALEM, MASS., VOL. 61, p. 155 Solaman Holman, Thomas Follensbee, Enoch Little and Ezekiel Holes, Consecration and Donation received, on Record, Jan. 19, 1732. To all persons to Whom this presents shall come, greeting. Know ye, that we, Solaman Holman, Thomas Follensbee, Enoch Little and Ezekiel Holes, all of Newbury, County Essex, New England, being as (we hope,) animated with a becoming zeal for the glory of God, and the comfort and happiness of our neighbors in general, have built a good meeting-house for the Publick Worship of God, as it now stands at Huses Hill, so called, and whereas the great and general Courts have been pleased to establish a distinct precinct. We, the above, Solaman Holman, etc., do freely, willingly, and absolutely, give and grant to all our Brethren of our said precinct, and all and every person, male and female, that doth or hereafter may belong to our said Precinct, as good right and privilege in said house to waite on the publick worship as Ourselves have or shall have, and enjoy forever, and to have and enjoy the same privileges in said house in all respects according to their respective qualities which they should have had, if they had been joint builders with us, and the said house to be forever for the use of the said precinct, to all intents and purposes as other meeting-houses in other precincts are. Yet notwithstanding if any of our Brethren and neighbors should see cause to give anything toward the reimbursement of the building of said house, we should be thankful to them for the same. To all the foregoing,June 22, 1731. SOLAMAN HOLMAN and a Seal. - The Holmans in America Land bought by Solaman Holman, of Newbury, at Sutton, Mass: June 30, 1719, of James Smith, of Boston, who was a sugar merchant,--500 acres in Sutton, Mass., for n Sutton, No. 4 2" range, 30 acres,--100 acres in lot No. 23, etc. - Registry of Deeds at Boston Court House. Solaman Holman divided among his sons, Edward, Thomas, and Solomon lands in Sutton, now known as Millbury. From 1726 Solomon's estate in village of West Millbury. From there is seen the site of Fort or Block-house of Indian days of Sutton. Soloman Holman was one of the early settlers in the west parish of Newbury. He was born in England, served 7 years on board a man of war, ran away in Bermuda, when sent after milk, secreted himself in the barn till the vessel sailed, and lived by milking the cows. He was discovered by the owner of the barn, who befriended him, and gave him employment. He afterward married his employers daughter Mary, came to Newbury, built him a bark and then a log house on land of which he bought 13 acres for a fat heifer. Mr Holman died may 7, 1753, in his 82nd. year. This land is now owned by Mr. Jonathan Lisley, from whom I obtained this account. - from "A Sketch of Newbury, Newburyport & West Newbury" by Joshua Coffin, A.B.H.S. Printed in 1845 Soloman was a member of the 2nd Foot Company Militia of Newbury, under Hugh, March, January 15, 1710 Gravestone Inscription: "Here lies Buried The body of Mr. Solomon Holmon Who departed His life May 7 1753 in the 82 year of his life" | Holman, Solomon (I1702)
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| 269 | Obadiah and his father were extensive land owners in Connecticut. - Colonial Families of the United States of America, 1920 | Rhodes, Obadiah (I213)
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| 270 | Obadiah removed to Voluntown Connecticut before 15 Sep 1728 when he was admitted to the First Church there. He was one of the earliest settlers of Voluntown where he was a respected citizen, serving as selectman and in other official capacities. - Colonial Families of the United States, 1920 | Rhodes, Obadiah (I74)
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| 271 | Obituary - The Hartford Day Spring, Wed. Oct. 19, 1938 Ex-County Treasurer John Swoap Ends Life Wife Finds Covert Man’s Body In Auto Had Been Prominent In Business and Politics and I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge COVERT - John W. Swoap, 65, Van Buren county treasurer from 1928 to 1934, treasurer for the past eight years of the Michigan Grand lodge, I. O. O. F., and long a prominent resident of this community, ended his own life at his farm home northeast of this village Monday morning by using carbon monoxide fumes from the exhaust of his car. His body was found in the fumes filled car at 6:30 by his wife, the former Miss Bertha Spainhower, to whom he was married in 1936. Ill health was the only known reason for his act. Coroner Fern E. Calvin of South Haven attributed death to suicide, and no inquest was held. The body was taken to the Calvin mortuary in South Haven, where funeral rites will be held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Karl Keefer of Gladwin, grand master of Michigan Odd Fellows and former Methodist pastor of Watervliet, will officiate and other I. O. O. F. grand lodge officers will attend. Masonic ceremonies will be conducted at the grave in Covert. Mr. Swoap had long been prominent in both Odd Fellow and Masonic circles. He had been an officer of the I. O. O. F. grand lodge for fifteen years, and aside from serving as its treasurer the past eight years he had also handled the I. O. O. F. funeral benefits for the past three years. He was a 32nd degree Mason and was the first master of the Covert lodge. He also served Covert township for several years as supervisor and two years ago was an unsuccessful candidate for the state legislature. In earlier life Mr. Swoap served as a city mail carrier in South Haven, until the death of his father-in-law, Sam Kenney of Covert, when he took over the Kenney dry goods and grocery store in Covert. His first wife, Edna Kenney Swoap, died in 1929. In 1936 he married his present wife, a former nurse in a New York state hospital, handling occupational therapy cases. They had retired to a recently purchased farm northeast of town. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Swoap returned from a motor trip to Wichita, Kan. On Monday Mr. Swoap had planned to attend a meeting of I. O. O. F. grand lodge officers in Lansing, but ended his life before starting for that city. Surviving him are his wife, a son, Orlo Swoap of Kalamazoo, formerly associated with him in business in Covert, and two grandchildren. NOTE: Preceding obituary mentions wife as Bertha Spainhower whom he married in 1936 but John's death record and later legal papers mention her as Elizabeth S. Swoap. John Swoap was engaged to a Georgia Spainhower for approximately one year + until her death in March 1935 according to the News Palladium 26 Mar 1935. Which facts are correct? | Swoap, John William (I2264)
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| 272 | Obituary from the Leroy Reporter, September 4, 1908 Isaac Hempy Dead. Isaac Hempy died at the University Hospital in Kansas city last Thursday morning, at about 3 o'clock. He had been operated on the previous evening and a cancerous growth removed from the bladder. He had been very sick for a week and his two sons Tom and Wilbur, and a daughter, Mrs. May Stone had been here with him. It seemed impossible to give him relief here so it was finally decided by the family to take him to the hospital and have the operation performed. Isaac Hempy was born in Ohio Sept. 25th, 1831 and was married in 1856 to Anne E. Smart who still survives him. They came to Kansas in 1860, settling on the farm just east of LeRoy where they lived up to a few years ago, when they gave up active farm work and moved to LeRoy. Four children survive. They are Maggie L. Haines, Thos. J. Hempy, Wilburd J. Hempy and Mrs. May Stone. The two sons with their wives and the daugthters and their husbands were here to attend the funeral which was held on Friday afternoon from the Methodist church, Rev. Maclean officiating. Mr. Hempy had been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for fifty two years, and was one of the few members in LeRoy who have the veterans jewel. He was also a member of the Methodist church which he had joined at the age of twenty-one years. Mr. Hempy had been a sufferer from poor health for a number of years. Often he would be on the street with his pain-racked body almost bent double, and yet for every one he had a word of hope and good cheer and could always muster up a cheerful smile. His familiar face will be missed. His cheery smile will be seen no more. His hearty "Good morning" will never be spoken again, for the lips which framed to words lie silent in the city of the dead. It is with heartfelt appreciation we wish to extend thanks to friends for their many tokens of kindness during the illness and death of our husband and father. ANNA E. HEMPY, MAGGIE L. HARRIS, TOM J. HEMPY, WILBUR G. HEMPY, MAY STONE. Isaac, Wilbur J. and Thomas G. Hempy were issued a patent by the U.S. Patent Office for an improved Corn Harvester, Patent No. 511,268, 19 Dec 1893. See diagram. "ISAAC HEMPY, farmer--P.O. Leroy, was born in Ohio in 1831 and in 1860 went to California. In 1866 returned to Ohio and in 1880 came to Kansas and located on a farm in Leroy, Coffee County. He was married to Miss Arm E. Smart, a native of Ohio. They had four children: Maggie L., Thomas G., Wilbur J., and Tena M. He is a member of the IOOF and of the Method Episcopal Church. While in California he mined". - Cutler, William G., History of the State of Kansas "ELVIN said his Grandfather Hempy mined and fashioned a ring for his Grandmother, which is still in the family." notes from the Stone family | Hempy, Isaac (I2814)
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| 273 | Obituary: Hannah I. [Isabel] Mace was born in Ohio, July 30, 1841 and died at the home of her daughter in Kansas City, Mo., December, 27, 1922 aged 81 years, 4 months, and 28 days. She was married to Thomas J. Wolford in Illinois on Sept 25, 1859. The husband and father passed on March 9, 1914. To this union were born ten children, seven daughters and three sons. One daughter Ida N. Parks died April 24, 1900. In 1868 Mr. and Mrs. Wolford moved to Iowa where they lived until 1875. They then moved to Kansas, where Mrs. Wolford had her home at the time of her death. In the early part of her life Mrs. Wolford confessed her faith in God which faith she kept until the day of her death. Her relatives and many friends have known of her Christian life. Those left to mourn the death of mother and grandmother are: Susie R. Endsley of Los Angeles, California, T. H. Wolford of Alton, Kansas; Lucy J. Ray of Coffeeville, Kansas; Rhoda B. Gillow of Iola, Kansas; Lizzie M. Crawford of Strang, Nebraska; Nellie E. Hempy of Kansas City, Mo.; Chester A. Wolford and Chauncey O. Wolford of Alton, Kansas; besides 31 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, Friday afternoon in charge of Rev. Roberts. Interment was made in the Sumner cemetery. - (newspaper not indicated on copy, but probably the Alton Empire, of Alton, Kansas) | Mace, Hannah Isabel (I2525)
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| 274 | Obituary: HEMPY - Nellie Esther, wife of W. J. Hempy passed away Wednesday, May 6, at her home, 3516 South Benton, at the age of 51 years. Besides the husband, she is survived by 1 daughter, Mrs. Aileen Hempy-Swoap; her son-in-law, Orlo F. Swoap of Covert, Mich.; also 5 sisters, Mrs. Susie Endsley, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Lucy Ray of Coffeyville, Kas.; Mrs. Rhoda Gillow of Iola, Kas.; Mrs. Lizzie Crawford of Strang, Neb.; Mrs. Phoebe Park, Bruning, Neb.; 3 brothers, Thomas H. Wolford and Chester A. Wolford, both of Alton, Kas.; Chancy O. Wolford of Eskridge, Kas. Funeral services at the home, 2516 South Benton, Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m., Dr. George McDonald, officiating. Interment in family lot, Mt. Moriah Cemetery. For further information call Mrs. C. L. Forster. - clipping from unknown newspaper | Wolford, Nellie Esther (I2523)
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| 275 | Obituary: Thomas Jefferson Wolford was born near Zanesville, Ohio, December 21, 1830, and died at the home of his daughter, in Coffeyville, Kansas, March 9, 1914, at the age of 84 years, 2 months and sixteen days. In the year 1850 he moved to Illinois, in which state, at Carthage, he was united in marriage to Hanna I. Mace on Sept. 29, 1859. In 1868 he moved to Iowa and seven years later moved to Kansas, taking up a homestead in Hawkeye township, Osborne county. For the past 12 years the deceased, with his wife, had made their home at Burlington, Kansas spending much of their time visiting among their children. Mr. Wolford enlisted May 10, 1861, in Co. F. 16th Ill. Vol. Inf. and served three years in the civil war. He was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal church in 1872 and held his membership in that church at Burlington, at the time of his death. The deceased leaves a large circle of friends, many relatives and his wife and nine children. The children are: T. H.; Chester W.; Chancy W.; Lucy Ray, Coffeyville; Rhoda Gillow, Iola; Lizzie Crawford, Strang, Neb.; Nellie Hempy, Kansas City, Mo.; Phoebe Park, Brunning, Neb.; Susie Endsley, Los Angeles, Calif. All excepting the later were present at the funeral which was held at the Willow Dale church, March 12 at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Spalding of the Alton M. E. church. Interment was made in the Alton [Sumner] cemetery. Only a sweet memory remains of a valiant and loyal soldier of his country and King, who has answered the last roll call and has now entered into rest. - The Alton Empire, of Alton, Kansas, Thursday, March 19, 1914 | Wolford, Thomas Jefferson (I2524)
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| 276 | Obituary: TINGDAHL, Mary R. (Moffat) Of Malden, Sept. 8, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Arnold E. Tingdahl. Devoted mother of Janet M. Hamilton of Malden, Eric E. Tingdahl of Boston, Christine A. Trunfio of Methuen, Mary Beth Woods, David B. Tingdahl both of Wilmington, Steven J. Tingdahl of Middleboro. Loving sister of John Moffat of NY, Duncan Moffat of Everett, and her late sister Shirley Mahoney. Cherished grandmother of seven grandchildren. Funeral service will be held in the Mystic Side Congregational Church, 420 Main St., Everett, on Sat., Sept. 12th at 10 AM. Interment service will be held in Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden. Friends and relatives are invited to visiting hours on Friday, Sept. 11th from 4-8 PM in the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., MALDEN. - http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=mary-r-ti ngdahl-moffat&pid=132571674#fbLoggedOut Obituary: Mary R. (Moffat) Tingdahl, died Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009 at Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford she was 80. Mary was born and raised in West Medford the daughter of the late John C. Moffat and Mary C. McPherson. Mary was a graduate of Medford High School Class of 1947. After high school she attended Malden Business School. She first worked at International Harvester, before taking employment with Frenchie’s Oil Company in Everett. She retired in 1999 after working there for many years as the office manager. In 1951, Mary married her sweetheart, Arnold Tingdahl. The two moved to Maine for a short time, before coming back to this area. They had also spent time in Gardner, MA, but in 1960, they bought a home in Malden and settled down here for good. Mary was a longtime dedicated member of the Mystic Side Congregational Church in Everett. She served as a Deaconess of the Church, as well as secretary and treasurer. She also was active with the Wednesday Evening Club, a social group within the church. She is survived by daughters Janet M. Hamilton of Malden, Christine A. Trunfio of Methuen, Mary Beth Woods of Wilmington, her sons Eric E. Tingdahl of Boston, David B. Tingdahl of Wilmington, Steven J. Tingdahl of Middleboro, her brothers John Moffat of New York and Duncan Moffat of Everett, and her cherished seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold E. Tingdahl, and her sister Shirley Mahoney. - http://www.weirfuneralhome.com/Archived%20Obits/tingdahl_Mary.htm | Moffat, Mary Reid (I2632)
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| 277 | OBITUARY: Eleanor E. Bates (nee Strong) passed away January 27, 2006. Beloved wife of James T. Dear mother of Jordan (Jill) and Robin (Ron) Feist. Dear sister of Fred (Fran) Strong and Ed (Maryellen) Strong. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation Saturday, February 4 from 2:00pm until Time of Sharing at 4:00pm at the Funeral Home. Eleanor was born in Battle Creek, MI to Frederick and Ruth Strong and graduated from Michigan State University with honors. Eleanor and Jim lived in Wauwatosa for over 40 years. She was a member of the Wauwatosa Beautification Committee, a volunteer for the Milwaukee Public Museum and a generous contributor to the Wauwatosa Public Library. Eleanor excelled at crossword puzzles, loved reading and needlepoint. She has been able to enjoy sunsets with her husband, Jim in many parts of the world. She was a wonderful and kind women who was loved by all who knew her. OBITUARY:Eleanor E. Bates (nee Strong) passed away January 27, 2006. Beloved wife of James T. Dear mother of Jordan (Jill) and Robin (Ron) Feist. Dear sister of Fred (Fran) Strong and Ed (Maryellen) Strong. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation Saturday, February 4 from 2:00pm until Time of Sharing at 4:00pm at the Funeral Home. Eleanor was born in Battle Creek, MI to Frederick and Ruth Strong and graduated from Michigan State University with honors. Eleanor and Jim lived in Wauwatosa for over 40 years. She was a member of the Wauwatosa Beautification Committee, a volunteer for the Milwaukee Public Museum and a generous contributor to the Wauwatosa Public Library. Eleanor excelled at crossword puzzles, loved reading and needlepoint. She has been able to enjoy sunsets with her husband, Jim in many parts of the world. She was a wonderful and kind women who was loved by all who knew her. | Strong, Eleanor Elaine (I1255)
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| 278 | Obituary: Mrs. Mary Martin, died in Paducah, Ky., Monday, and was brought to Union City, and thence carried to the old Alexander homestead, this county, for burial. She was an aunt of Mrs. Dr. Curlin, of this city, and a daughter of the late Jo Morehead. - Hickman Courier , June 7, 1901 | Morehead, Mary Melissa (I1322)
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| 279 | Obiturary: Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR), January 18, 1910 pg. 9 MRS. JULIA CORBETT DIES, Widow of Late Elijah Corbett Called by Death. Mrs. Julia Frances Corbett, widow of the late Elijah Corbett, died yesterday at her residence, 275 Sixth street. Mrs. Corbett was well known in Portland, having lived here many years. She was born in Van Buskirk, N. Y., in 1829, and came to Portland with her husband in 1864. She had resided in the family residence on Sixth street for the past 40 years. Elijah Corbett, of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, and Mrs. Cleo B. Corbett, of this city, a grandson and granddaughter, are her only near relatives here. She is also survived by nieces and nephews who live in the East. Mrs. Corbett was greatly interested in charitable and philanthropic work and was an active member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. For several years she sang in the choir. Her husband was a brother of the late Senator H. W. Corbett. Mrs. Corbett had been the victim of a stroke of apoplexy about a year ago and since that time had not enjoyed good health. The arrangements for the funeral have been place in the charge of the Holman Undertaking Company. The funeral services will be held Wednesday morning from her late home and the interment will take place in the family plot in Riverview Cemetery. Obiturary: Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR), January 18, 1910 pg. 9 MRS. JULIA CORBETT DIES Widow of Late Elijah Corbett Called by Death Mrs. Julia Frances Corbett, widow of the late Elijah Corbett, died yesterday at her residence, 275 Sixth street. Mrs. Corbett was well known in Portland, having liver here many years. She was born in Van Buskirk, N. Y., in 1829, and came to Portland with her husband in 1864. She had resided in the family residence on Sixth street for the past 40 years. Elijah Corbett, of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, and Mrs. Cleo B. Corbett, of this city, a grandson and granddaughter, are her only near relatives here. She is also survived by nieces and nephews who live in the East. Mrs. Corbett was greatly interested in charitable and philanthropic work and was an active member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. For several years she sang in the choir. Her husband was a brother of the late Senator H. W. Corbett. Mrs. Corbett had been the victim of a stroke of apoplexy about a year ago and since that time had not enjoyed good health. The arrangements for the funeral have been place in the charge of the Holman Undertaking Company. The funeral services will be held Wednesday morning from her late home and the interment will take place in the family plot in Riverview Cemetery. | Van Buskirk, Julia Frances (I1087)
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| 280 | Obiturary:Edwin M. Strong, age 80, of Willoughby and formerly of western New York, passed away unexpectedly March 12, 2011, at The Cleveland Clinic. He was born Sept. 1, 1930, in Battle Creek, Mich. He graduated from Western Michigan University and was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion Post 362 in East Aurora, N.Y. He worked for many years for the Inmont Ink Corporation as a branch manager in Indianapolis, Ind., and Buffalo, N.Y. He was a member of the Buffalo Club of Printing House Craftsman (President 1980) and was awarded Craftsman of the Year in 1978. He was an avid golfer, skier and enjoyed travel. In recent years, he served as vice president, treasurer and membership chairman of the Suburban Ski Club in Cleveland. He was loved and respected by all for his sense of humor and high spirits, and he will be dearly missed. Survivors are his wife, Mary Ellen (nee Leuty); loving children, David A., Ronald S., Mark E., Lori A. (Bryan) McPherson; their mother, his first wife, Beverly J.; grandchildren, Moriah, Cara, Lineia, Gavin and Quinn; great-grandchild, Taliesin; brother, Frederick T. (Fran) Strong; brother-in-law, James Bates; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred L. and Ruth T. Strong; and sister, Eleanor E. Bates. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Body of Christ Church, 38057 Erie Road, Willoughby, OH 44094. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Body of Christ, Neighbor to Neighbor Outreach or The Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland, OH 44094. Arrangements are being handled by Brickman Bros. Funeral Home in Willoughby. | Strong, Edwin Merton (I3658)
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| 281 | On 15 October 1650 at a General Court held at Georgianna Edward Barton sued Phillip Gorrell in an action for a seven pound debt. The action was withdrawn. He served in 1650 at Portsmouth as a trial juryman and in 1651 was brought to court for beating his wife. He received additional grants of land at Portsmouth in 1652 and 1653 and served as a grand juryman in 1656 and as a coroner's juryman in 1657, the same year in which he took the oath of fidelity at Exeter, NH to the Massachussetts Bay government. At the town meeting of March 20, 1656 James Johnson, William Seavey and Anthony Bracket were directed to settle a land dispute between Edward and Nicholas Row. In June of 1656, at Portsmouth, Susannah Trimmings, wife of Oliver Trimmings of Little Harbor, complained that she had been bewitched by Jane Walford, wife of Thomas Walford, formerly the first settler of Charlestown and among the witnesses was Eliza Barton, Edward's wife, who testified to Susannah's unusual physical appearance. The Walfords earlier had sued Nicholas and Elizabeth Roe for slander in calling Jane a witch and they won in court. At the town meetings between 1658 and 1666 he was among those who subscribed to the minister's salary in the amount of 15 shillings. In July of 1661 Edward presented at Court in a section referring to the Isles of Shoals for swearing commonly by Jesus Christ. The witnesses were William Scadlocke and Morgan Howell. Barton was fined 10 shillings and 5 shillings for officers fees. On 18 July 1665 in court at Wells, Edward sued Stephen Batson for "not performing his bond according to his award to the value of 40 pounds." The court found for Edward and Batson forfitted the bond. He was one of the appraisers of the estate of Morgan Howell at Cape Porpoise in June of 1666 and swore to its accuracy 1 April 1667. On 18 July 1665 in court at Wells, Edward sued Stephen Batson for "not performing his bond according to his award to the value of 40 pounds." The court found for Edward and Batson forfitted the bond. He was one of the appraisers of the estate of Morgan Howell at Cape Porpoise in June of 1666 and swore to its accuracy 1 April 1667. Probably about 1666 Edward moved from Portsmouth to Cape Porpoise, ME and settled on a farm of about 300 acres which he bought from Anthony Littlefield. The move may have been occasioned by Edward being a loyalist to MA. The Maine farm was situated on Montague's Neck bounded by the sea, Cape Porpoise River and Montegue River. Indian troubles forced Edward, his wife and family to abandon the Cape Porpoise farm for safe haven at Salem where he purchased a house and land which later were exchanged for a house and lands at Marblehead. His estate with the house, lands and marsh at Cape Porpoise and other property was valued at £81 in an oath sworn by the widow 16 June 1671. The inventory was done by Griffin Montegue and John Davies In 1671 Elizabeth the widow of Edward, along with Griffin Montegue, gave bonds for £200 as security for Edward's estate which was valued at £81 with the house, lands and marsh valued at £40. Edward had his will probated 4 Jul 1671 in York, York, ME. Edward is the founder of our branch of the Barton family in America. His origins are unknown at this writing but he was established at Portsmouth, NH by 1646 when in August of that year Reynold Fernald was granted four acres of marsh at the great house at Little Harbor, on the Piscataqua and his grant mentions that he was bounded on the east by goodman Barton. On January 13th 1673 widow Barton was among the commoners at Marblehead who met and appointed men to protect the town commons from cattle over grazing. -http://home.comcast.net/~pwbarton1/barton/i0000097.htm#i97 | Barton, Edward (I1461)
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| 282 | On 15 October 1650 at a General Court held at Georgianna Edward Barton sued Phillip Gorrell in an action for a seven pound debt. The action was withdrawn. He served in 1650 at Portsmouth as a trial juryman and in 1651 was brought to court for beating his wife. He received additional grants of land at Portsmouth in 1652 and 1653 and served as a grand juryman in 1656 and as a coroner's juryman in 1657, the same year in which he took the oath of fidelity at Exeter, NH to the Massachussetts Bay government. At the town meeting of March 20, 1656 James Johnson, William Seavey and Anthony Bracket were directed to settle a land dispute between Edward and Nicholas Row. In June of 1656, at Portsmouth, Susannah Trimmings, wife of Oliver Trimmings of Little Harbor, complained that she had been bewitched by Jane Walford, wife of Thomas Walford, formerly the first settler of Charlestown and among the witnesses was Eliza Barton, Edward's wife, who testified to Susannah's unusual physical appearance. The Walfords earlier had sued Nicholas and Elizabeth Roe for slander in calling Jane a witch and they won in court. At the town meetings between 1658 and 1666 he was among those who subscribed to the minister's salary in the amount of 15 shillings. In July of 1661 Edward presented at Court in a section referring to the Isles of Shoals for swearing commonly by Jesus Christ. The witnesses were William Scadlocke and Morgan Howell. Barton was fined 10 shillings and 5 shillings for officers fees. On 18 July 1665 in court at Wells, Edward sued Stephen Batson for "not performing his bond according to his award to the value of 40 pounds." The court found for Edward and Batson forfitted the bond. He was one of the appraisers of the estate of Morgan Howell at Cape Porpoise in June of 1666 and swore to its accuracy 1 April 1667. On 18 July 1665 in court at Wells, Edward sued Stephen Batson for "not performing his bond according to his award to the value of 40 pounds." The court found for Edward and Batson forfitted the bond. He was one of the appraisers of the estate of Morgan Howell at Cape Porpoise in June of 1666 and swore to its accuracy 1 April 1667. Probably about 1666 Edward moved from Portsmouth to Cape Porpoise, ME and settled on a farm of about 300 acres which he bought from Anthony Littlefield. The move may have been occasioned by Edward being a loyalist to MA. The Maine farm was situated on Montague's Neck bounded by the sea, Cape Porpoise River and Montegue River. Indian troubles forced Edward, his wife and family to abandon the Cape Porpoise farm for safe haven at Salem where he purchased a house and land which later were exchanged for a house and lands at Marblehead. His estate with the house, lands and marsh at Cape Porpoise and other property was valued at £81 in an oath sworn by the widow 16 June 1671. The inventory was done by Griffin Montegue and John Davies In 1671 Elizabeth the widow of Edward, along with Griffin Montegue, gave bonds for £200 as security for Edward's estate which was valued at £81 with the house, lands and marsh valued at £40. Edward had his will probated 4 Jul 1671 in York, York, ME. Edward is the founder of our branch of the Barton family in America. His origins are unknown at this writing but he was established at Portsmouth, NH by 1646 when in August of that year Reynold Fernald was granted four acres of marsh at the great house at Little Harbor, on the Piscataqua and his grant mentions that he was bounded on the east by goodman Barton. On January 13th 1673 widow Barton was among the commoners at Marblehead who met and appointed men to protect the town commons from cattle over grazing. -http://home.comcast.net/~pwbarton1/barton/i0000097.htm#i97 | Barton, Edward (I1782)
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| 283 | Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information. | Source (S573)
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| 284 | Orlo Shattuck built an octagon House in Covert, Michigan. | Shattuck, Orlo William (I2274)
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| 285 | Otis called her a daughter of Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth. Prof. Charles E. Hamlin said she was a daughter of John Dunham of Martha's Vinyard. Andrews says perhaps they both referred to the same person. Various reports say she died at age 72, age 73, or in her 73d year. Andrews says "Mr. Hinckley says her grave is about sixty rods distant from the site of the house, on their Coggin's Pond lot, and the slate headstone bears the inscription: 'Mary, wife of James Hamlin, died April ye 19th 1715, in ye 73d year of her age.'" | Dunham, Mary (I2379)
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| 286 | Parentage unknown. No immigration records. Burial unknown. Could have arrived by way of Canada. Son Thomas G. reports that his father Thomas was born in Wales in the 1920 and 1930 census presumably after the father's death. Thomas, the father, always reported his birth in England. In one census, year of immigration is 1857, in another it is 1862. There were very few Strongs in Wales in the 1840's and 1850's but many in England. No death record found, but could contain the names of his parents which could lead to identifying the family in England. He was last listed in the Detroit city directory in 1812 living with his son Thomas G. The middle name of his first born son is "St. John" which could refer to St. John the Evangelist which is also a parish in Westminster, Middlesex, England or could have used the name for other reasons. | Strong, Thomas (I1197)
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| 287 | Patience and Alanson lived in Rochester, NY. | Chaffee, Patience (I847)
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| 288 | PDF file supplied by the Town Clerk listing death and burials of the Kenney and Shattuck families in Covert Cemetery. | Source (S339)
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| 289 | Peter Came from Maryland in 1808. He held the Land Patent for the SE qtr of Sec. 31, Greenfield Twp. in 1814. Mt. Zion Rd. was built in 1825 and went through his land. Sold land and Sawmill in1838 and moved to northern Violet Twp.,possibly Hines Rd. Early Fairfield Co. maps list Hines Rd as Hempy Rd. | Hempy, Peter (I2817)
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| 290 | Philip, fifth son of Isaac and Sarah (du Trieux) De Forest, was born in New Amsterdam, in 1652. He became the founder of the Albany branch of the De Forests. He married, January 5, 1676, Tryntje, daughter of Isaac Kip, and removed to Albany. He served as high sheriff, and held many offices. He died in 1727, and was buried August 18 of that year. - Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Vol. I, p. 448 | De Forest, Philip (I1497)
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| 291 | Phillip and Mary eventually moved to New York, where they settled in Dutchess County. Phillip subsequently died in Dutchess County, New York on 10 December 1752. Mary, on the other hand, was still residing in Dutchess County in 1769 when she was mentioned in a church record. - Descendants of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts, Jack MacDonald | Allen, Philip (I614)
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| 292 | Pieter Van Buskirk (circa January 1, 1665 - July 20, 1738), also spelt Boskerck, is considered the first settler in the Constable Hook area of Bayonne, New Jersey. He was the son of Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk and Jannetje Jans, pioneer settlers in New Amsterdam. Van Buskirk built a home and farm around the year 1700 on the shore of Upper New York Bay on what became known as Van Buskirk's Point at the confluence of the Kill van Kull and New York Harbor. Van Buskirk started a small family cemetery next to his house in 1736. His wife, Tryntje died on October 31 of that year and is buried in the cemetery. Pieter Van Buskirk died two years later and was also buried in the cemetery. For over 200 years, Van Buskirk and his descendants lived in his farmhouse. Today, the farm and the cemetery are gone. Both were demolished in 1906 by the Standard Oil Company, which purchased the land to expand their refinery. A different cemetery that was opened by James Van Buskirk still exists today. Part of the cemetery still exists due to a "restoration project" of the 1980s. The cemetery is surrounded by property owned by International-Matex Tank Terminals which operates a marine terminal together with storage and handling for bulk liquid products. - wikepedia.com | Van Buskirk, Pieter (I1407)
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| 293 | Polly and Oliver had 5 children; Lucy Longley, Henry, Fidelio, Electa Shattuck, and Franklin. | Shattuck, Polly (I2293)
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| 294 | Possible parentage: Blair, William ( 1730-November 26, 1778). Appointed by the Committee of Correspondence to solicit subscriptions in 1775 to purchase arms and ammunition. Associator in 1775 and appointed 'to hand about the Association paper' in Tom's Creek Hundred. Gave money in the amount of 4 lbs. 18sh. 9 p. for arms and ammunition for the militia in 1775. Lieutenant colonel in the 3rd (or perhaps the 25th) Battalion in 1776. Chosen to serve on the Committee of Observation on September 12, 1775. Judge of the Orphans Court on June 4, 1777. Juror to the Oath Allegiance in 1778. He died on November 26, 1778, testate, leaving a wife Hannah, daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Naomi and Hannah Susanna Francisca, and sons Samuel and John. - Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County, Maryland 1775-1783, by Henry C. Peden, Jr. Capt. William Blair, capt. of the Game Cock Co., Col. John Eager Howard Regt. Emmitsburg, Maryland, mortally wounded at Brooklyn Heights, L.I. - History of Western Maryland by J. Thomas Scharf The naming of the children of John and Elizabeth closely follow the Presbyterian Blair ministers from Faggs Manor in Chester County, PA. Elizabeth may have descended from Rev. John Blair, son of William Blair, brother of Samuel Blair and brother-in-law to Rev. Robert Smith, who married John's sister, Elizabeth Betsy Blair. | Blair, Elizabeth (I1136)
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| 295 | PRATT, WHITCOMB, Abington. Petition dated Camp at Hull, Sept. 17, 1776, signed by said Pratt and others belonging to battalion stationed at Hull, asking for increase and payment of wages; also, Private, Capt. Joseph Trufant's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; enlisted June 3,1776; service to Dec. 1,1776, 5 mos. 27 days; roll dated Camp at Hull; also, Capt. Joseph Trufant's co.; service from Dec. I, 1776, to Jan. I, 1777, 1 mo.; company raised for defence of seacoast and stationed at Hull; alBo, return of men mustered for Col. RobInson's regt. by James Hatch, Muster Master for Plymouth Co., to serve In the New England states until Jan. 1,1778, dated July 26, 1777; enlisted by Capt. Cole; also, Capt. Joseph Cole's co., Col. Robinson's regt.; enlisted July 6, 1777; service, 5 mos. 25 days, at Rhode Island; also, Private, Capt. Nathan Packard's co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's regt.; entered service Aug. 3, 1778; discharged Sept. 9, 1778; service, 1 mo. 7 days, at Rhode Island; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce the Continental Army tor the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5,1780, returned as received of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Brig. Gen. John Glover, at Springfield, July 15, 1780; age, 19 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 In.; complexion, ruddy; engaged for town of Abington; marched to camp July 10, 1780, under command of Capt. James Cooper; also, pay roll for 6 months men ralsed by the town of Abington for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched to camp July 10,1780; discharged Dec. 20, 1780; service, 5 mos. 22 days, Including tmvel (240 miles) home. - Massachusetts Sailors and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War | Pratt, Whitcomb (I2990)
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| 296 | Probably died young. | Smart, Martha (I2857)
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| 297 | Publication date from foreword.|||Errata slip tipped in at leaf 75.|||Includes index. | Source (S67)
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| 298 | Ralph Allen, the son of George Allen and his first wife, is believed to have been born in about 1615 in England. Although it has not been determined when he arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it is known that he did not travel on the same ship as his father, George. This Ralph, who is known to have held lands at Weymouth that originally belonged to his father, George Allen, later moved to Rehoboth in what is now Bristol County, Massachusetts. He eventually settled at Sandwich in the New Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts, however, where his father lived. According to available records, Ralph was generally referred to as a planter and wheelwright, and in certain documents he was also referred to as Ralph Allen, Sr., such as the burial record of his daughter, Mary, in 1675. This was apparently to distinguish him from the other Ralph Allen who resided at Sandwich, was married to a woman named Esther Swift, and was a mason by trade. Although Ralph is thought to have been married sometime around 1630-1635, it is not known at this time whether he married in England, or after he arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Our Ralph is believed to have been married to a woman named Susannah. In 1657, while residing at Sandwich, Quakerism began spreading throughout the Colony, and Ralph and six of his brothers and sisters were apparently among the first to be "convinced." Unfortunately, the adoption of Quakerism by the Allen’s resulted in their being persecuted and fined for many years for practicing their faith. Their persecution was particularly acute for refusing to take the Oath of Fidelity which they felt was unlawful. During the years 1663 and 1664, Ralph purchased land at Dartmouth in the New Plymouth Colony (now within Bristol County, Massachusetts), which he later conveyed to his children. Even though he was living at Sandwich at the time of his death, it is believed that he and Susannah probably resided at Dartmouth for a few years. Ralph is mentioned in several deeds as being "of Dartmouth," and in 1684 he was involved in an agreement with three others to build a gristmill there. Ralph Allen was purported to have died during the month of March 1698 at Sandwich in what had then become Barnstable County, Massachusetts. His will, which had been written on 18 December 1691, was probated on 1 July 1698 before the Barnstable County Court. Ralph was subsequently buried, as directed by his will, "in the Friends Burying place at William Allen's in Sandwich." - Descendants of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts, Jack MacDonald (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jacmac/allen.pdf) | Allen, Ralph (I1864)
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| 299 | Ralph appears to be the first Twombly in New England and one of Dover’s first settlers. There is some idea that he may have had a brother, Nathaniel, (or three) although I have not discovered anything about this individual(s). Ralph Twombly (or Twamley or Twamly) apparently came from England (probably Staffordshire, although a Nathaniel Twombly later recalled a Yorkshire accent) some say about 1636 and can be documented in Dover, New Hampshire, as early as 1656 when Ralph had “land laid out[in Dover Neck] 10 April 1656, that had previously been granted to him by the town3.” He can be documented in Dover by 1658 according to a tax list. Scales’ History of Dover4 includes the following information: In 1658, Ralph Twomly paid 9 shillings 4d for taxes on land in Dover (could be for the same land listed as being in Cochecho later). Dover is often referred to as Cocheco and is on the Cocheco River). In 1662, Raphf Twamley paid taxes of 3 shillings 3d for land in Cochechae. In 1663, Raphfe Twamley paid taxes of 4 shillings 6d for his Cochecho land. In 1666, Ralf Twamlie, paid 7 shillings 1d in taxes for the Cochechae property Most of the information about this family comes from his will. Ralph's will was prepared February 28, 1684/5 and proved October 7, 1686, in Strafford County. We presume he died there about that time. His wife, Elizabeth, inherited the house and land in Dover. After her death, their son, John, was to inherit half of this land with the other half to be divided among Ralph's other children. Apparently the land he left was that identified in his son’s, John's, will in 17246 as his homestead which was on the “south side of the Road leading to the Neck”. The Map of Hilton’s Point and Dover Neck7 identifies the presumed location of Ralph’s land and homestead on Dover Neck. His son, Ralfe, was under 21 at the time. Elizabeth, Hope, Sarah, Esther and William were under 18. John, Joseph, and Ralph Jr.'s lineage and marriages are mentioned in Canney’s Early Marriage of Strafford County, New Hampshire. In July 1724, Elizabeth (at the age of 87) deeded to her son, John, all her estate except for Ralph's legacies9. On July 18, 1724, Elizabeth is mentioned in John Twombly (her son)'s will6. He gives his son, William, half of his homestead (John's wife, Rachel, gets the other half) and asks William to provide for his "honoured mother" and honor her legacies. Elizabeth’s will has not been found. - http://trumboldfamilies.com/twombly.html | Twombly, Ralph (I4409)
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| 300 | Ralph's marriage to Elizabeth Wentworth is based upon speculation. It is known that Ralph married Elizabeth unknown and it is known that Elizabeth Wentworth was "said to have married a Twombly" - Cutter, William Richard, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts 1908 | Twombly, Ralph (I4360)
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