Taylor Family Genealogy
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| 401 | Harry Newmann: "Married and left issue. Died intestate in Anne Arundel County, 1751. Account of estate made by Samuel Yate, his brother and administrator, on May 17, 1758, showed David Bowles and John Sellman as sureties. The inventory of 1751 was signed by Rachel Deaver and Ebenezer Yates as next of kin, and by John Dorsey, Jr., and Thomas Graf as the greatest creditors. | YATES, Joshua (I1189)
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| 402 | Hawkins made his will on December 2, 1769 and added a codicil on Dec. 5, 1769. The will was probated on February 6, 1770. His wife was the executrix. There are no children mentioned. An extensive inventory shows 3 slaves and a variety of furnishings variously described as "old" or "damaged" | HAWKINS, Randolph Morris (I1267)
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| 403 | He died in 1705 when his ship, the Privateer, "The Castle Del Key," 130 tons, 18 guns, was wrecked on east bank of Sandy Hook on the 19th of December. Mr Cortelyou of the Narrows failed in his rescue (The Boston News Letter of Dec. 16-24, 1705, No. 88, New Jersey Archives, First series, Vol. XI, p 4; The Pirates' who's who by Phillip Gosse.) Will was dated 12/2/1704; proved Aug 26, 1708. -- Alma Cramer Notes. Will of Otto Van Tuyl of New York dated Dec 2, 1704, Proved Aug 26, 1708 "I, Otto van Tuyl of New York, merchant....leave to my eldest son Dirck Van Tuyl, 6 shillings when of age or married. All rest of my real estate, real and personal, I leave to my wife Margaret, during widowhood....If she marries, then she shall deliver to my children Dirck, Jan and Anna, what she shall have undisposed of. If my children should die, then one-half of estate to go to my brothers, Aert, Abraham and Isaac Van Tuyl, and to Elizabeth, wife of W,. Pell; Antie, wife of Cornelius Van der Vanter. And one-half to my wife's mother Elizabeth, wife of Joris Burger;...I make my brother-in-law, Cornelius Van der Venter [sic.] and Moses Gilbert, guardians of my children under age..." -- New York Historical Society, Vol II, Abstract of wills, p. 9. 1705 -- "New York, Dec. 24 -- On the 19th inst. the Private Ship of War call'd The Castel Del Key of 130 Tons, 18 Guns, Capt. Otto Van Tuyle, Commander Sailed from Jackques Bay (about ten miles from hence) and going down towards Sandy Hook with an easy Gale of Wind, she struck upon the East bank and stuck there; They sent some of their men on Shoar in their canoo for boats to assist then [them?], but that night a hard Gale of Wind Sprung up between W. and N.W. and Froze very hard, the Ship began to fill with water. "A sloop and large Boat were sent down, but it was Freezing and blowing so hard, they would not venture to relieve them, for fear of running the same fate of being a ground and so froze and drowned; The next Morning the Gale continued hard all day, and the men were all alive upon the Deck and in the Shrouds; The Sea beating over them; And on Fryday Morning the Wind and all the rest being Froze and Drownd, there was 145 men on board when she sailed, who all perished but 13 and 132 dyed in this deplorable manner. Here are widows Lamenting the loss of their Husbands and Parents their children. Tis said about 80 or 90 of the men were English, Scotch and Irish and the rest of Dutch Parentage most born in this country." -- Alma Cramer Notes for which the source appears to by New Jersey Archives -- First Series, Vol. XI, p 4, The Boston News Letter Dec 16 to Dec 24, 1705 (no. 88). "Otto Van Toyle or Van Tayl or Vantyle had been captured and imprisoned in 1699 as one of Capt. Kid's men but released without bail to the alarm of the honest merchant skippers -- New York Colonial Documents IV, pp 551 and 623 -- He now turns up again as the commander of a privateer." Alma Cramer notes the following references to Otto Van Tuyl's activities as a privateer and an associate of Captain Kidd: 1. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York, Vol. IV, pp. 551 and 623. 2. The Pirates "Who's who." by Philip Gosse, 1924, pp 168, 302, and 319. 3. The pirates of Madagascar," by Herbert Deschamps, 1949, pp 63 and 159. 4. Piracy was a Business," by Cyrus H. Karraker, pp 80, 102 | VAN TUYL, Otto (I597)
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| 404 | He had 5 girls and 2 boys--JBT notes | COMPTON, Elijah Partlow (I149)
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| 405 | He is listed as Joseph M. Painter in the Painter Family, p. 39. | PAINTER, Joseph E. (I1631)
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| 406 | He was a Lieutenant then Colonel in the U.S. Army. He captured Geronimo, Indian Chief. -- Myra Compton Allnutt | GATEWOOD, Charles (I944)
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| 407 | He was a minister who died sometime before 1936. They had no children. She resided in Kansas City, Mo. ca. 1936. | POWELL, James S. (I1533)
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| 408 | He was living in Marblehead in 1713 when named in the conveyance from his father to his brother. | GATCHELL, Joseph (I915)
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| 409 | He was named for Marquis Calmes of Stafford Co. Va. In 1759, he was on the Frederick Co. VA rent rolls. | WHITSON, Marquis (I1241)
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| 410 | He was of age in 1706 when he first purchased land. He was a yeoman, who in 1713 traveled to Philadelphia to obtain a transfer of the family lots in Marblehead from his father, and a member of the 'meeting house committee in 1715-1717. He had seven children. --"Grimstone Boude and his family" | GATCHELL, Junior Jeremiah (I914)
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| 411 | He was the fourth son of Richard and Margaret. | HAINES, William (I1595)
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| 412 | He went to Tennessee and married Julia W. Earnest (his cousin) of Rheatown on October 25, 1836. They lived near Piney Flats, Sullivan County Tennessee. They seem to have had 12 children -- Stevens, Dan V. Stephens Family Genealogies, p. unpaged [8] | STEPHENS, Brian (I1352)
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| 413 | Hendry notes that there were a number of John Compton's in Virginia at this time and that it is difficult to determine if this particular John Compton is the one who immigrated with a young Spencer in 1635. | COMPTON, John I (I1150)
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| 414 | Hendry writes: "A most interesting aspect of this case is the above mentioned Ann(e) Compton. And by the way, we have been able to trace the 'Hazelrigg' to Sir Arthur, from the exact area in England that the Comptons are said to have originated. After Ann Compton Hasselrigg, died he remarried and had issue. To return to Ann. I do not know her maiden name. However, there is a very curious circumstance about this mother of John Compton, Jr of Northumberland Co., Virginia. And that is, wherever Ursula Bisshe went, Ann was sure to go. The husbands (known) of Ursula 'looked after' Ann and her property. If you have worked in early colonial genealogy, you know that most widows were remarried by the time their previous husband's estates were settled. There was simply a great shortage of women in colonial times. That being so, how was it that Ann Compton remained unmarried so many years? Who were her protectors? Ursula Bisshe's husbands were prominent men: Richard Thompson, Col. John Mottrom, and Col. George Colclough. Note do not confuse Col. George Colclough with his son, Maj. George Colclough, who married (her second husband) Elizabeth Willoughby, a granddaughter of Ursula Bisshe Thompson. "Whether John Compton (II) of Northumberland were born in Virginia or in England, I do not know. I do know, however, that he and his mother were living among a group of very strong Loyalists re the English Civil War and that these people resided near the Northumberland-Westmorland line. "Should you wish to check out Sir Arthur in the Visitations, remember that the name will be spelled several different ways, but most often, "Hasselrig" (Visitations of Nosley, Com. Leye.) | UNKNOWN, Ann (I1151)
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| 415 | Her dates in the Williams-Taylor Bible are 1860-1898. This must be an error as she was married in 1869! Possibly 1840-1898.--LKL Her name was possibly Ellen Elizabeth according to Mrs. J.W. Dearing "The Big House at Taylor, p. 2. However Mrs Dearing does not know her last name | WILLIAMS, Ella (I1999)
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| 416 | Her wedding was bonds indicate she was the daughter of Jacob and Rachel, deceased. The wedding was witnessed by Jacob McKay and Rachel McKay, evidently the bride's father with his second wife. -- Rebecca H. Good. The McKays...In Warren.... | MCKAY, Sarah (I1034)
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| 417 | His birth is recorded twice in the Bible; once with the date of Sept. 26 and once with the date of the 27th. Sobieski is spelled "Sobieskii or Sobieskie" in the alternative entry. In the 1850 Census he is listed as 16 years old. "Rev CALEB S. TAYLOR. Mr Taylor is a native of Marion county, born September 26, 1833. He is the son of Caleb Taylor, deceased. During his boyhood he attended the district schools of his neighborhood, where he acquired a deep thirst for knowledge. Much of his time was employed on the farm, and he had to contend with the disadvantages of life in a new country. He attended college at Palmyra, and the William Jewell College at Liberty, Clay county, and in 1859 and 1860 he was at school in Kentucky. August 1, 1861, Mr. Taylor was married to Miss Lucinda A Smoot, daughter of Josiah and Harriet (Whittaker) Smoot, the former of Fauquier county, and the latter of Culpepper county, Virginia. Mrs Taylor is a native of Marion county, born January 25, 1840. August 1, 1862, Mr. Taylor enlisted in the Confederate service under Capt. Brown. He was however out only a few weeks, the company disbanding soon after the engagement at Kirksville. Mr Taylor was licensed to preach in January, 1857, and had engaged in this calling while attending school, and in 1867 he was ordained a minister, and has since engaged almost continually in his work, being an earnest and faithful laborer in the cause of Christianity. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have four children: Allyn O., born March 10, 1862l Caleb S. born July 19, 1863; Leander W., born April 18, 1866, and Josiah S. born December 3, 1867."--Holcombe. op. cit., pp. 798-799. | TAYLOR, Rev. Caleb Sobieski (I30)
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| 418 | His name is also seen as "Gerret Von Sweringen," "Gerhard," and "Gerrit." "Fear and disappointment mingled in the mind of twenty-one year old Garrett van Swearingen, supercargo of the 'Prins Mauritis," as the ship went aground off Fire Island near the southern coast of Long Island on the night of March 8, 1657, spilling much of the cargo, owing to the ignorance or carelessness of the captain. "Through the icy water the passengers and crew struggled ashore, where they remained three days without shelter. A friendly Indian took a message to New Amsterdam, and Petrus Stuyvesant, Director for the West India Company came with a small sloop and carried the people to New Amsterdam. "The 'Prins Maurits' was the largest of three small ships which had set out from Amsterdam on December 21, 1656. The others were the 'de Beer' and the 'Gelderse Blom.' On the 'Prins Maurits' had sailed the officers and soldiers and most of the supplies intended for a colony to be founded by the City of Amsterdam near Fort Casmir on the Delaware River in what is now the state of Delaware. The fort was to be turned over to them by the West India Company. The ships were to touch at New Amsterdam for consultation with officials of the company. "Fortunately no lives had been lost. A ship named the 'Beaver' was chartered, and salvaged supplies were loaded. The people from the 'Prins Maurits,' together with those from the other two ships, totalled 167, aboard the 'Beaver.' "On April 25, 1657 the colonists reached Fort Casmir, thereafter called New Amstel (and now Newcastle, Delaware.) They discovered that the West India Company had driven a sharp bargain with Amsterdam. All they found was a dilapidated fort and a few hovels. With neither building materials nor carpenters, they found whatever shelter they could. "On April 16, when the 'Beaver' had sailed from New Amsterdam, Garrett van Swearingen had asked to be released as supercargo, because he 'intends to make his living here.' For a short time he was commissary in charge of the company's goods. he operated a duck farm, and did some trading, probably with the Indians. About June or July, 1659 he was appointed Sheriff. "The presumption that Garrett was a younger son is taken from a letter in which he stated that he had received a sum of money from his brother which he had invested in New Amstel. That he was a person of standing and education must be assumed from the responsible positions he filled when only a young man. Thus we conclude that his family was one of good means in Holland. The Swearingens, an old Bavarian family, were feudal tenants under the Lords of Dillingen. Garrett was born in Beemsterdam, Holland on February 4, 1636. "The political history of the colony, New Amstel, is stormy, with friction between the West India Company and the City of Amsterdam. Swedes vied with Dutch for trade with the Indians. Hostile Indians at times made it necessary for van Swearingen to take an escort when traveling across country. "In 1659 Maryland demanded that the colony recognize its sovereignty, claiming that New Amstel was within Lord Baltimore's grant. "Van Swearingen was made Second Councilor of the body of men who met with the English deputies. There ensued several years of disputes between the English and the Dutch. The City of Amsterdam became discouraged and inclined to abandon the colony. In 1660 van Swearingen went to Holland for a year and is credited with persuading the city to send more settlers and supplies to the colony. "Van Swearingen might have had another reason for his trip. Stuyvesant wrote the directors of his company in Holland that d'Hinojossa as appointed director of the colony had given permission for some persons to return to Holland without Stuyvesant's approval. Garrett van Swearingen was one who left New Amstel. He might have been dispatched by d'Hinojossa even though 'he owed large sums to citizens of New Amsterdam and was concerned in a law suit, had procured bond, and left his bondsman in the lurch.' The company in Holland cleared him of any charges. "The settlers were ordered to build a fort on Ritten Island to help establish their boundary, and they were encouraged to get along peaceably with their Maryland neighbors. "There were complaints of disturbances by drunken soldiers of the West India Company who were stationed at Altena, the company's headquarters, but spent a good deal of their time at New Amstel. On the night of June 19, 1662 one of these soldiers was shot by Sherriff van Swearingen with a gun loaded with swan shot; and he died within a few hours. When the case was heard, it was found and judged that the shooting was exonerated. "Finally, in 1664, the fort and surrounding country were captured by Sir Robert Carr without resistance. Upset by the take-over, van Swearingen publicly broke his sword across his knees. Stripped of all his property, he left New Amstel and moved to Maryland to make a fresh start in life, on a plantation in Talbot County. He had twice visited the Governor of Maryland, Charles Calvert, and had entertained him when he visited New Amstel. It seems fair to assume that Garrett van Swearingen went to Maryland at Calvert's invitation. "It is thought that an affidavit made by him some years later regarding the Dutch colony he was leaving was used in settling the boundary between the grants of Lord Baltimore and William Penn. "In 1667, a tract of 50 acres on St Peter's Key Creek, about four miles south-east of St. Mary's Fort and the center of St. Mary's was surveyed for Garrett van Swearingen. His Talbot Country property was sold. "In April 1669 he was naturalized by act of the Maryland Assembly. Naturalization was necessary, apparently, for the ownership of land by anyone not born in the province of of British or Irish descent. "On September 11, 1671, a city charter was granted to St. Mary's and officers appointed. Garrett van Swearingen was named one of the first aldermen, and later served as Sheriff of St. Mary's County. "In his book, 'Jamestown and St Mary's,' Henry Chandlee Forman says, 'The fifty acres of Van Swearingen's Point (1671) formed a little country estate down on St Inigoe's Creek, where he was supposed to have had a domicile... On occasion he turned carpenter and made for the settlement a hitching post and stocks and a chest in which to secure the Provincial records.' "It is said that Garrett van Swearingen was brought up in the faith of the Dutch Reform Church, but some time prior to his death he became a Roman Catholic, as indicated in his will. "He was married twice. On March 1, 1659 or 1660, in New Amstel, he married Barbara de Barrette, said to have been a French Huguenot. From the naturalization papers, it appears that she was born in 'Valegehene, in the low Countryes belonging to the King of Spayne,' probably Holland or Belgium, but nothing further regarding her life before her marriage has come to light. Her brother, Isaac petitioned for naturalization along with Garrett and Barbara. "The Family Register, Second Edition, 1894 states that Barbara was born in Vallenciennes, France in 1636. She died circa 1670, some time after April, 1659 and before October 1676 when Garrett married his second wife, Mary Smith. "By the first marriage there were three children: Elizabeth, Zacharias, and Thomas, our ancestor. Elizabeth and Zacharias, having been born outside the province, were included in the naturalization, but it is probable that Thomas was born in St. Mary's, Maryland. "The following account of the van Swearingens' life in St Mary's City is based on Ann Hunter's interview with an archaeologist at St Mary's City. "Then the van Swearingens moved to St Mary's City they may have sublet Smith's ordinary, one of three or four buildings clustered around the 'Country's House,' Leonard Calvert's former home and now the Province's first State House. In 1670 Barbara died. In December 1672 Garrett purchased the lease to Smith's ordinary. The previous spring he had been granted a lot in St Mary's City's first subdivision, 'Aldermanbury Street' where lived the leading residents of the city. "In the 1670's, van Swearingen was active as a merchant as well as an innkeeper. In 1677, he contemplated exchanging his profession of proprietor of the ordinary for that of brewer and lodging house operator. He planned to keep a private house for lodgers at court and assembly times. [He] leased his inn along with its 'beds and formes, chaires and tables,' and rented a house from Mark Cordea. "In the meantime, he married Mary Smith, having made an ante-nuptial agreement signed October 5, 1676. Perhaps she was the daughter of the owner of Smith's ordinary which Garrett sublet. "He began setting up a brew house; also, he placed an enormous order for provisions, hops, malt, and barley with a merchant in route to England. Then, in rapid succession, came disasters that would have wrecked weaker men's fortunes. Van Swearingen's tenant, to whom he had advanced large sums to set up a business, died. His inn and all its furnishings burned; and the merchant, doubting van Swearingen's ability to pay, sold the provisions and brewing supplies elsewhere. Fortunately, a large building was vacant (the second State House, replaced that year by the new brick State House), and van Swearingen was back in business by the October, 1678 Assembly. "At the 'Council Chamber,' as the second State House as called, van Swearingen operated a 'private house' that may have been the best inn in St Mary's City. There was a grape arbor, beneath which the Council sometimes met on hot August days; a large Turkey work carpet covered the table; and pictures and the 'Kinges Armes' hung on the walls. The 'Council Chamber' was virtually the private club of the Upper house of the Legislature. The Lower House noticed this with some resentment, and in 1681 refused to pay all of van Swearingen's bill for housing, dining and wining the Legislators. In 1682m though, they recognized that van Swearingen's 'boiled cider' was exceptional, and, when setting the rates for expense account reimbursement, they allowed van Swearingen to charge more for it -- the only exception in the rates in the Capital. "At a Council held in Mattapony Sewall on May 12, 1684, Garrett van Swearingen made oath to his deposition in relation to the searing of Delaware Bay and River to the southward of the fortieth degree of latitude by the Dutch and Swedes. "On May 4, 1686 Garrett was appointed High Sheriff of St Mary's County; and in 1697 he and three others were constituted a special court to try a vessel accused of transgressing his Majesty's laws of shipping and navigation. "'Van Swearingen's' continued to be a fixture until the Capital moved to Annapolis in 1695. Legislators stayed there, and committees met in its relaxing atmosphere. Its walls were sued as a public bulletin board where legal notices were 'Affixed.' In 1696 van Swearingen contemplated relocating to Annapolis, but he changed his mind and finished his days as an innkeeper at St Mary's. "In those times, Garrett was notable for his longevity; he was 63 when he died on February 4, 1678. Malaria, influenza and other new diseases of the Chesapeake killed most immigrants within 25 years of their arrival. In one decade, 1675-85, van Swearingen helped probate the estates of five of his fellow inkeepers: Charles de la Roche, Elizabeth Moy, John Deery, John Gernish, and Mark Cordea. "The relationship of Van Swearingen's Aldermanbury Street lot to his other properties is still largely a puzzle, according to Mrs. Hunter. From archaeological evidence, we know that a small house was built there soon after Aldermanbury Street was surveyed in 1672, but van Swearingen may have rented this small building and not lived in it. He does seem to have been living on Aldermanbury Street at his death." -- Bond, Marian Saunders. Some Ancestors. pp. 1-9 "The Sweringens, an old Bavarian family, were feudal tenants under the Lords of Dillingen. The first member of this family of which we have knowledge is Gerrit van Sweringen who was born in Beemsterdam, Holland in 1636. Gerrit ... came to Neu Amstel (New Castle, Delaware) in 1657, married Barbara de Barrette here in 1659, emigrated to Maryland in 1664 and died in St Mary's City, Maryland in 1698. "Gerrit's first wife, Barbara de Barrette, was born in Valenciennes 'in the low countryes belonging to the King of Spayne' (present-day France). Nothing more is known of Barbara or her family except that Isaac De Barrette, her brother, made petition for naturalization in Maryland in 1669 along with Gerrit and Barbara. It is stated in this petition that he was born in Haarlem (Netherlands).... "After Barbara's death in 1670, Gerrit married Mary Smith of St Mary's City, Maryland. The Ante-nuptial marriage settlement being executed on October 5, 1676.... "When a young man, Gerrit performed responsible duties in the maritime service of the Dutch West India Company, and in 1656, when the company sold out its interest in the settlement on the South River (Delaware River) to the City of Amsterdam, Gerrit was appointed to the most of supercargo of the vessel which was made ready to take possession of Fort Casmir. The ship called the Prins Mauritius sailed out of the Texel on the twenty-first of December 1656 with supplies and arms fro the colonists. It was to have touched at New Amsterdam (New York City), however, on the night of the eighth of March 1657, it stranded off Fire Island near the southern coast of Long Island. The nest day, in freezing weather, the passengers and crew escaped in a small life-boat and reached the barren shore half frozen. Here they remained for several days until a friendly Indian took a message to Governor Stuyvesant who came with a sloop and carried them to New Amsterdam. Another ship, the Beaver, was chartered and a part of the cargo saved before the ship stoved to pieces was put on board and on the sixteenth day of April, 1657, they took possession of the fort called New Amstel (New Castle, Delaware) and the soldiers of the West India Company quitted the same. "New Castle was named Fort Casmir by the founding Dutch in 1651; Fort Trinity (Sandhoeck), upon its seizure by Swedes in 1654; Neu Amstel, in 1656, upon Dutch conquest of New Sweden in 1655; and New Castle in 1664 upon English conquest of New Netherlands. "During the period of the City of Amsterdam's ownership, the director was responsible to the burgomasters of the city in governing Neu Amstel. The following incidents may give some idea of the life in this early settlement and of the power--for good or evil--that rested in the hands of the director. "'Director Alrichs had for a long time been ailing. On the thirtieth day of December 1659, being aware of the approach of death, he called to his bedside Lieut. Alexander d'Hinoyossa, Gerrit van Sweeringen, the schout, and Commissary Cornelis van Gezel. He appointed d'Hinoyossa his successor as director and the other two as councillors, to hold office until the Commissioners in Holland should name their successors. "'Aldrichs took the hands of these men in his and adjured them to perform their duties faithfully and to act together in good faith toward each other. D'Hinoyossa was deeply moved. He spoke affectionately to the dying man, praised him for his service to the colony, hoped that God might yet spare his life and promised that he would ever be foremost in the defense of the honor and reputation of Jacob Alrichs. And so the director died. "'Twenty-four hours later, in the same room where still lay the dead body of their friend, d'Hinoyossa and van Sweeringen were at work rummaging through his papers and books, looking for evidence which they might use to defame him and cast reproach upon his name. "'D'Hinoyossa called the schepens together, read to them Aldrich's instructions from the Commissioners and his letters to them, charged him with disobedience to his superiors and general malfeasance, declared him guilty of misconduct meriting the forfeiture of property and life, announced his intention of seizing all the dead man's property for the City's use, and asked the schepens to sign an approval of his proposed action. But many of the acts complained of had been authorized by the schepens. Condemning themselves did not appeal to them. They refused to do it. A third and fourth time he summoned them. At last they refused to appear saying they would rather be discharged from office then [sic.] to declare an honest man a villain. He arrested one of them and took him to the fort to wring from him evidence of Aldrich's misdoing. Unsuccessful, he discharged the three schepens and appointed others. "'Disappointed in this direction, he turned on Commissary van Gezel, who was Aldrich's nephew and heir. He accused him of having prevailed on the schepens to refuse compliance with his requests. Charging him with mutiny on this account, he seized his property, as well as all the books and papers of Aldrichs, and put a bailiff in his house. He threatened to deport him to Holland, and so harried and hounded poor van Gezel that he had to fly to Altena and pray to Beekman to "protect him from d'Hinoyossa's violence." Whereupon d'Hinoyossa denounced him as a bankrupt and a fugitive from justice. "'Beekman could do nothing with d'Hinoyossa, and Stuyvesant rather less. Every time the Director-General tried to drive him, he backed. The division of authority over Neu Amstel between City and Company created an intermediate twilight zone, where neither had exclusive authority, and d'Hinoyossa disported himself in this middle ground, disdaining all other claims of authority there. Nothing could be done with him by direct appeal or command. Stuyvesant could only address his complaints to the College of XIX and ask them to ask the City's Commissioners to make their Director mend his ways, a tedious process of circumlocution as ineffective as it was slow.' "As a descendant of Gerrit van Sweringen, I would prefer to think that whatever par he played in this episode was due to his youthful age, ignorance, and fear rather than the wish to maintain his position and greed. However, another incident happened that does cast aspersions on his character. "'Two or three soldiers from Altena, after spending the evening in Foppe Jansen Outhout's tavern in Neu Amstel, walked up the street singing. Another soldier, earlier that day, had some words with Gerrit van Sweringen, the schout (sheriff), and had threatened him with a sword. As these others passed van Sweringen's house, he opened the upper half of the door and called out to them "What do you run on the street here for to lord it?" ... They answered thereupon, "Surely we may travel on this street. We do no harm to anybody nor do we lord it,: The sheriff replied, "You do play the masters and have just placed a sword against my breast." They denied they had done so. There were further words. The schout fired his gun at them "over the lower door." Thereupon, one of them, Harmen Henrikson of Deventer, cried "Comrade, hold me up well and bring me home. I am wounded." And so he was, with a load of swanshot in his abdomen, whereof he died. Van Sweeringen's defense was that he had shot the wrong man. It was his mistake, and he was sorry for it. D'Hinoyossa protected him in every way. He temporarily removed him from his offices as schout (August 1662), but continued him as councillor. (Most historians mention that he was removed from office but don't explain why.) Stuyvesant urged him to bring van Sweeringen to trial, but he delayed and delayed, postponing it on every possible excuse. The murderer was never tried and was shortly restored to his former office of sheriff.' "Since I cannot walk in his shoes nor even imagine the life and customs of those days I cannot judge Gerrit. I am pleased that he did admit to his mistake and was apparently remorseful. "In a letter dated the 8th of December 1659 to a friend in Holland, Gerrit mentions that he had requested to be discharged as a commissary, had been appointed sheriff, and had recently been made a Second Councillor. He also stated that he had received some goods from his brother which he had used for a house, horses and mules, and that he was also married. Thus we know that he was probably married to Barbara de Barrette in 1659 and that he had a brother of some means. "In 1660 he went to Holland, taking his wife with him, where he remained a year in behalf of the colony. There is a list of passengers going to the Colony of Neu Amstel, on the South River, for the City of Amsterdam which contains the following: Sr Gerrit van Schweringe, Schout, with his wife, maid and man-servant. The list was signed by G.V. Sweringen and noted that it was done in the Texel Roadstead, on the Ship 'The Purmerland Church' the 17th of November, 1661. The ship did not actually sail until November 24th, 1661.) They arrived in Neu Amstel on February 3, 1662. "A daughter Elizabeth was born to Gerrit and Barbara sometime in 1662. The following year Zachariah was born. Life didn't remain clam for long as in October, 1664, Sir Robert Carr seized the Delaware Territory for the Duke of York. Of this event Gerrit wrote: 'The fort and the country was brought under submission by Sir Robert Carr, as deputed with two shipps to that intent. Sir Robert Carr did protest often to me that he did not come as an enemy, but as a friend, demanding onely in friendship what was ye King's right in that country. There was taken from the city and inhabitants thereabouts 100 sheep, 30 or 40 horses, 50 or 60 cows and oxen, the number of 60 or 70 negroes...and the estate of the Governor and myself, except some house stuffe and a negro I gott away and some other movables Sir Robert Carr did permit me to sell.' "There is some confusion in my mind about Gerrit's whereabouts between October, 1664, and 1666 when it is said he migrated to Maryland with his family and brother-in-law, Isaac de Barrette. Did he go to St Mary's City from Neu Amstel and then to Talbot County? Was Thomas, their second son, born in St. Mary's City in 1665? Since Van Sweringen had met Governor Charles Calvert in 1663 when he had helped Calvert negotiate a treaty with the Indians at Neu Amstel, it seem[s] likely that he would have gone to St Mary's to seek the aid of someone he knew. "Gerrit settled first in Talbot County, on a 200 acre plantation, but almost immediately must have contemplated moving to St. Mary's City. (Could this have anything to do with the fact that d'Hinoyossa migrated to Talbot County?) In 1667 they purchased to acres within the town lands on St. Inigoes Creek, and they sold their Talbot County plantation early the next year. in November, 1668, van Sweringen was named to the City's first board of Aldermen. "When the van Sweringens moved to St. Mary's City, they probably sublet Smith's ordinary, one of the three or four buildings clustered around the 'Country's House,' Leonard Calvert's former home and now the Province's first State House. In 1670 Barbara died--that's all we know. In December, 1672, van Sweringen purchased the lease to Smith's ordinary. The previous spring he had been granted a lot in St. Mary's City"s first subdivision, 'Aldermanbury Street.' "In the 1670's, van Swearingen was busy -- active as a merchant as well as an innkeeper, -- perhaps too busy. In 1677, he contemplated exchanging his profession of ordinary keeper for that of brewer and lodging house proprietor. he planned to keep a private house for lodgers at court and assembly times. He leased his inn along with its 'beds and formes, chaires and tables,' and rented a house from Mark Cordea. "In the meantime, he had married Mary Smith, as we find an ante-nuptial agreement signed 5 Oct. 1676 in St Mary's City. Could this Mary Smith be the daughter of the owner of Smith's ordinary that Gerrit sublet? At any rate, he began setting up a brew house. At the same time he placed an enormous order for provisions, hops, malt, and barley with a merchant en route to England. Then in rapid succession, van Sweringen suffered disasters that would have wrecked weaker men's fortunes. Van Sweringen's tenant (to whom he had advanced large sums to set up in business) died. His inn and all its furnishings burned, and the merchant, doubting van Sweringen's ability to pay, sold the provisions and brewing supplies elsewhere. "Fortunately a large building was vacant (the second State House, replaced that year by the new brick State House), and van Sweringen was back in operation by the October 1678 assembly. "At the 'Council Chamber,' as the Second State House was called, van Sweringen operated a 'private house' that may have been the nicest inn in St Mary's City. There was a grape arbor, beneath which the Council sometimes met on hot August days; a large Turkey work carpet covered the table; and pictures and the 'Kings Armes' hung on the walls. The 'Council Chamber' was virtually the private club of the Upper House of the Legislature. The Lower House noticed this with some resentment, and in 1681 refused to pay all of van Sweringen's bill for housing, dining, and winning the Legislators. In 1682, though, they recognized that van Sweringen's 'boiled cider' was exceptional, and, when setting the rates for expense account reimbursement, they allowed van Sweringen to charge more for it -- the only exception in the rates. "As a Council held at Mattapony Sewall on the 12th of May, 1684, Gerrit van Sweringen made oath to his deposition in relation to the seating of Delaware Bay and river to the southward of the fortieth degree of latitude by the Dutch and Swedes. "On May 4, 1686, Gerrit was appointed High Sheriff of St Mary's County and in 1687 he and three others were constituted a special court to try a vessel accused of transgressing his Majesty's laws of shipping and navigation. "'Van Sweringens'' continued to be a fixture until the Capital moved to Annapolis in 1695. Legislators stayed there, and committees met in its relaxing atmosphere. Its walls were used as a public bulletin board where legal notices were 'Affixed.' In 1696, van Sweringen contemplated relocating to Annapolis, but he changed his mind and finished his days as an innholder at St Mary's. "Part of van Sweringen's prominence as an innkeeper was that he was a 'long liver,' age 63 when he died in 1698. Malaria, influenza, and the other new diseases of the Chesapeake killed most immigrants within twenty-five years of their arrival. In one decade, 1675-1685, van Sweringen helped probate the estates of five of his fellow innkeepers: Charles de la Roche, Elizabeth Moy, Hohn Deery, John Gernish, and Mark Cordea. "The relationship of van Sweringen's Aldermanbury Street lot to his other properties is still largely a puzzle. From archaeological evidence, we know that a small house was built there soon after Aldermanbury Street was surveyed in 1672, but van Sweringen may have rented this small building 9only 20 x 18 feet) and not lived in it. At least until 1685, van Sweringen also had possession of not only the second State House, but also the house he had rented (since 1677) from Mark Cordea. In 1685, Cordea willed this building to van Sweringen's daughter Elizabeth, so that the van Sweringens could have lived there until Elizabeth's marriage to John Evans (date unknown). Gerrit does seem to have been living on Aldermanbury Street at his death in 1698. "The only document to refer to the Aldermanbury Street lot, other than the initial survey, is van Sweringen's will, written the 25th day of October 1698. In it he left to his sons Joseph and Charles all his lands including 'ye Councill Roomes and Coffee House and land thereto belonging.' The dwelling was almost certainly on the Aldermanbury Street lot, as his other known properties had only been leased. However the dwelling house does not seem to be included in van Sweringen's inventory taken in 1700-01 when his widow was residing in 'the Councill House.' By that time Joseph van Sweringen may have set up a separate household in the other dwelling (his brother Charles died young.) "Much less is known about the children of Gerrit and Barbara van Sweringen than of Gerrit himself." -- McConnell, Willa. The Van Sweringen Family, pp. 1-5. Lola Thoroughman Van Sweringen has compiled a book: Gerret Von Sweringen in the U.S.A.; a compilation of his progeny in the year 1977, which covers much of the material in the two sources quoted extensively. Ms Van Sweringen has done extensive research on the origin of the family name but does not connect this with Gerret. She quotes many original sources extensively, but does not mention Gerret's rather shady dealings with d'Hinyossa in Neu Amstel! She does provide maps and pictures as well as the full text of Gerrit's will. She notes that after the burning of Smith's Town House (Smith's Ordinary?) in which Gerret lost about 200 pounds sterling, he petitioned the Council for another lease of the land. The council renewed, stipulating that Gerret plant 40 apple or pear trees on the land. Gerrit planted pear trees and rebuilt the Town House of brick, measuring 67.5 feet by 40 feet which was an exceptionally large building for the time. -- p. 21. | VAN SWEARINGEN, Garrett (I1340)
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| 419 | His Obituary Lists him as William D. Chipley. Which version is correct?? W.D. Chipley Is Laid to Rest -- Aged Confederate veterain of this county answers final roll call near Stephens City -- Obit. found in the Taylor notebook. It was badly copied with most of the rt. hand side cut off. It is probably from a Virginia paper. -- LKL "The funeral of Mr. W.D. C[hipley] who died on October 14th af[ter an] illness from paralysis coveri[ng a] period of five weeks, took place [Wed]nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock [in his] home near Stephens City, Vir[ginia]. "The services were conducte[d by] the Rev Hoge Smith of the P[resby]terian Church, assisted by R[ev. --] Sydenstricker. "The pallbearers were Moss[es?] H. Painter, John Golliday, W[- - - ] Ridings, C.E. Staples, Oscar [- - - ]ery amd E.U. Gordon. Intermen[t was] in Green Hill Cemetery. "Mr. Chipley was born near [Ste]phens City, December 22, 1840[. He] served four years in the civil [- - - ] having entered with Compan[ y - - -] First Virginia Cavalry under C[aptain or orporal?] Drake. "Mr Chipley is survived by [his] widow, who was Miss Marth[a Mc]Leod; one son H.D. Chiple[y of] Lynchburg, Va., and three daug[hters] Miss Bell and Willie Chipley at [home] amd Tebecca Chipley of Rich[mond] Va. Mr Chipley was a gentle[man of] fine character--quiet and uns[- - - ]ing in his manner, a devoted hu[sband] and father, and besides his f[amily] leaves a wide circle of friend[s and]rela[tives] to mourn his loss." | CHIPLEY, William F (I243)
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| 420 | His place of residence is not known, but he probably lived south of Nineveh on the land he inherited from his father. He and Mary had sold several parcels of land which she had inherited from her father Robert Hains. In addition to the children listed, there may have been a son, Noah. -- Rebecca H. Good. The McKays...In Warren.... According to Gardner and Triplett, This Jacob died at the time of birth -- -- Garner and Triplett: Early Births Western Frederick County, Va Eastern Hampshire County West Virginia, p. 108. Therefore the above note, his wife and family should be moved to the second Jacob. Makes sense, but will look for more confirmation. -- LKL | MCKAY, Jacob (I801)
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| 421 | His will gives his estate to his six children, "share and share alike" It was Proved at Burlington, N.J. on November 30, 1753 and an inventory gave his estate as worth 340/8/10 d. | HAINES, Thomas (I1741)
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| 422 | His will is in Book 1, Culpepper Co. Court Records -- Annie V. Compton | PARTLOW, John (I1157)
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| 423 | Hunter B. McKay lists her marriage as to _____ Brock! -- Hunter B. McKay. The McKay's and Allied Families, p. 156. | HOLLINGSWORTH, Ann (I779)
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| 424 | I am not sure if this information is connected to the right person. I grew up hearing about "Aunt Lou Whaley" but was never sure how she fit into the family. JET has made a note beside the photocopy of the obituary: "Known to the Taylor family as "Aunt Lou" (actually a cousin of grandmother McLeod's husband); she visited the Taylor farm for more than a month every summer in the 1920's" "Mrs Frank Whaley Dies at Age of 96 "Hannibal, Mo., May 19. -- Mrs Louise McLoud [sic.] Whaley, 96, widow of Captain Frank Whaley, died in her home 311 Bird street, Monday morning at 1 o'clock. Mrs Whaley had been confined to her bed for two years. She was born in Virginia and was married to Mr. Whaley in 1880. She is survived by Mrs E.H. [Valley] Diel and Mrs. John T. [Luna] Holmes of Hannibal and Mrs. Sadie Allshouse of Kansas City who are nieces. Several nieces living in Virginia and California also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at Smith's Funeral Home." -- Source unknown. Probably a Hannibal paper and not the Palmyra Spectator. Daughters' first names supplied by JET. | MCLEOD, Louisa (I1852)
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| 425 | I am unsure of the sex of this child. -- LKL | TAYLOR, Lennis (I2037)
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| 426 | I knew Uncle Jewell only long after his retirement and had little contact of the sort to permit me to form any idea of his character. He died of Parkinson's disease from which he suffered for a long time. -- LKL "Death of Well Known Retired Farmer "John Jewel McLeod, age 80, well known retired farmer, passed away at Levering hospital at 6:30 Sunday evening. He had been in failing health for the last five years. "Son of John Bell and Martha Carson McLeod, he was born March 4, 1875 on a farm west of Palmyra. "On November 24, 1901 he was married to Maude Hansbrough. They made their home north of Palmyra where he was engaged in stock and dairy farming. "He united with Bethel Baptist church and was active as a deacon and Sunday school superintendent for a number of years. "Mr. McLeod was respected by all who knew him as a man of high principles. "His wife passed away in 1942 and he came to live in Palmyra where he worked for the Farm Bureau Service company until he retired in 1949. "Surviving are one daughter, Helen McLeod; two brothers, Hugh McLeod of Palmyra and Bob McLeod of Independence, Mo.; four sisters, Mrs. J.B. Taylor of Palmyra, Mrs George Imbler and Miss Mabel McLeod of Kirksville, and Mrs. L.A. Harris of Kalispell, Mont. "Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church Wednesday morning at 10:30 with the Rev. W.E. Sutterfield, pastor of the First Baptist church in charge. Mrs F.G. Carlstead was organist and Miss Alpha Jo Sutterfield, vocalist. "Pallbearers were William Hansbrough, Harvey Triplett, Warwick Triplett, George Keller, Randles Summers, and Dudley McPike." | MCLEOD, John Jewell (I116)
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| 427 | I met her one time when she was very, very old and I was very young! -- LKL Although after reading the obituaries, I believe it may have been her mother whom I remember and who survived her. "Death of Mrs. J.C. Hansbrough "Mrs, John C. Hansbrough, a Well known resident of Palmyra passed away at her home Tuesday morning, March 29, 1949, at 8:45 after a short illness. She had been in ill health for several years, but was bedfast only a few days. "Katherine Young, daughter of Mrs Lucy Painter Young and the late Bart S. Young, was born in Ralls County, Mo., and when a child she moved with her parents to Marion county where they resided until the death of her father, a number of years ago. Later Mrs. Young and family moved to Kirksville, Mo. "On Nov. 15, 1898, she was married to John C. Hansbrough in Kirksville, and returned to Marion county to reside. For a number of years they made their home on a farm north of Palmyra where Mr. Hansbrough passed away in December, 1938. "In 1939 she moved to Palmyra to reside and her mother returned from Kirksville to make her home with her daughter until about two years ago. "Mrs Hansbrough became a member of the Baptist church in young womanhood and retained an active membership in the Bethel Baptist church until coming to Palmyra, where she transferred her membership to the First Baptist church in this city. She was an enthusiastic worker in the Agenda Sunday school class and also in the Mendelssohn [sic.]-Emersonian club of the Fabius community. "Funeral services will be held at the Palmyra Baptist...Thursday afternoon...with Rev, W...." [Paper seems to have been torn off in original copy] -- presumably the Palmyra Spectator. | YOUNG, Mary Katharine (I1512)
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| 428 | I only met Virginia once when she and John were visiting Nelle at Deleware Court shortly before she went to the nursing home. I understand that after John died, she came back to Urbana for a visit and quizzed Nelle intensely about whether she was prepared to die. This was NOT well received! | YORO, Virginia (I503)
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| 429 | I remember Aunt Etha from early childhood. She was a very quiet person, and I was much more fascinated by her husband.--LKL Her daughter Nelle Walker remembers being sent to the McLeod farm during summers when she was a child. She believed that this was to relieve the strain on her mother and on the family budget. At the McLeod farm, Nelle's younger half-aunts Grace, Mabel, and Eleanor were young teenagers and formed a bond with Nelle that remained strong. "Funeral Services for Mrs J.S. Battson "Mrs J.S. Battson passed away in Champaign-Urbana, Ill on July 3rd, 1943. "Funeral services for her were held at 2 p.m. July 5, at the Williams funeral home in Colchester, Ill, the pastor of the Methodist church officiating. Burial was in the family plot in the cemetery of Macomb, Ill. "Mrs Battson was born near Palmyra, Mo., on March 21 1863, the eldest daughter of John Bell and Caroline Carson McLeod. "She was married to John S. Battson ib Dec 24, 1885, and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the Palmyra Methodist Church on Dec 24, 1935, among a large concourse of relatives and friends. "She is survived by her husband and four children: Frank M. of Hobart, Wash.; Paul [of] Modesto, Calif.; Mrs Bess Breedon of Willowbrook, Calif.;, and Mrs. Ernest D. Walker of Urbana, Ill. One daughter, Gladys, preceded her mother in death and is buried at Macomb. "Mrs. Batson also leaves 17 grandchildren and many neices [sic] and nephews and the following brothers and sisters: H.M. McLeod, J.J. McLeod and Mrs. J.B. Taylor of Palmyra, Robt. L. McLeod of Independence, Mo., Mrs. L.A. Harris, Kalispell Mont; Miss Mabel McLeod and Mrs. George Imbler of Kirksville, Mo. Her oldest brother, the late Lorenzo McLeod having passed away 2 years ago. "Seven of Mrs Battson's grandsons are in the armed service of U.S. and three are in defense work. "Mrs. Battson was a woman of exemplary character, beloved by all who knew her and her friends were many." -- Palmyra Spectator, undated. | MCLEOD, Etha Belle (I88)
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| 430 | I remember visiting Elise a couple of times when I was a teenager. She was always very complaining and whiny. I guess it must have been about the time of her husband's death, a fact which had escaped me at the time. "Elise Smith "Elise Smith, 92, of Palmyra, a former Quincy, Ill. resident died at 9:35 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 18, 1998) in Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra where she had lived since 1993. "An Ozark, Ark., native, Mrs. Smith was born June 24, 1905, a daughter of Lorenzo and Rose Lee Wilson McLeod. She married Dwight L. Smith, June 10, 1926 in Palmyra. He died March 16, 1955. "Mrs. Smith and her husband had farmed in the Palmyra and Emerson area for many years. After her husband's death, she worked at Blessing Hospital in Quincy as a nurse's aide for four years, then served as a house mother at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, then at a college in Northfield, Minn., Colorado State University in Greeley, at Cottey College in Nevada, Mo., and at McMurry College in Jacksonville, Ill. "Mrs Smith had lived in the Canton Senior Housing from 1993 to 1976, then moved to Country-Club Heights apartment complex and later entered Maple Lawn Nursing Home. She was a member of Union United Methodist Church in Quincy. "Survivors include two sons, Dwight L. Smith II of Chesterfield, and Donald K. Smith of Quincy; five grandchildren, Dwight L. Smith III of St Louis, Dwain L Smith of High Ridge, Dena A Smith of Kansas City, Mrs Neil (Darla K.) Holman of St. Joseph, and Daryl K. Smith of McKinney, Texas; and eight great-grandchildren. "Mrs Smith was preceded in death by a sister, Marion V. Ongie. "Services were conducted at 1 p.m. today in the Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel by the Rev Robert Gail Woods. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in Palmyra." -- Palmyra Spectator, presumably. | MCLEOD, Elise (I90)
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| 431 | I think that I once met J.D. Triplett and his brother, Edgar. My grandfather went to call on them and took me along. I do not remember much about the visit except that the two men seemed ancient and were in a very dim room. It must have been sometime in the early 1950's. -- LKL "Celebrates 92nd Birthday Tuesday "Jefferson Davis Triplett celebrated his 92nd birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Neher, County superintendent of schools, Tuesday. Mr Triplett was born July 21, 1861, in Virginia, and Mrs. Neher related that the family likes to refer to the fact that he was born on the night of the Battle of Bull Run. His father was serving in the Confederate Army at the time, Mrs. Neher said. Mr. Triplett came to Missouri from Virginia in 1881. Upon his arrival in Marion county, he first went to work for his brother-in-law Will Taylor, and later for Frank Taylor. "Six years later he married Miss Jesse[sic] Ann Brown, the marriage taking place in the old Will Baxter home. Mr. Triplett has farmed in Marion County ever since, until his retirement eight years ago next October, when he moved to Palmyra. "Children and other relatives who visited Mr. Triplett in observance of his birthday include Mrs. Howard Triplett of Quincy, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Triplett and son Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carson, Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Robbins and daughters Peggy and Shirley, Mr and Mrs Chester Schulse and daughters Carol Sue and Donna Jean, and Mr. and Mrs Harvey Triplett." -- Palmyra Spectator on which someone has written "1953." "[Father of] Superintendent of Schools Dies Sunday "Jefferson Davis Triplett, father of Mrs. Mary Neher, Marion County Superintendent of Schools passed away Sunday evening, January 1, after an illness of about three weeks. He had been in failing health for about four years. He was 94 years, five months, and 10 days old. "Mr Triplett was born in Fauquier county, Va., on July 21, 1861, son of Reuben Triplett and Elizabeth Compton Triplett, he was one of a family of seven gilrls and two boys of which only one survives, Mrs. Maude Headrick of Southmont, N.C. His only brother, Edgar Triplett passed away two years ago. "His father was a soldier in the Confederate Army and was fighting in the famous Battle of Bull Run on the night of his son's birth, "Mr Triplett came to Missouri in 1881 to make his home. He worked on the farm of a brother-in-law and his uncle Frank Taylor, luntil his marriage. "He was united in marriage to Jessie Ann Brown on September 14, 1887 in the home of the late Will Baxter, north of Palmyra. "To this union were born five children. Mr. and Mrs Triplett resided on a farm eight miles north of Palmyra in Fabius Township for nearly 50 years. The farm is now operated by one of his sons. "He was always active in the affairs of his community and country. "He served the Franklin school board and was road oversear for a number of years. He also helped to build and maintain one of the first telephone lines in Fabius Township. Mr. and Mrs. Triplett celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, September 14, 1937, on their farm. Two years later on August 8, 1939, Mrs. Triplett passed away, and in June 1953, a son Howard passed away. "In the fall of 1946, he and his daughter, Mrs. Neher, moved to Palmyra where he lived until his passing. Until about four years ago he cared for his small garden and the improvements of his home. "Although his hearing and eyesight were poor, he was patient and tried not to be a burden to his family. His memory remained unusually accurate. "Surviving are two sone, Harvey and Warwick, who reside on farms norht of Palmyra and two daughters, mrs. Harry Carson of Philadelphia and Mrs. Neher, of Palmyra, his sister, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Howard B. Triplett, seven grand children and 13 great grandchildren. "Funeral services were conducted January 3, in Lewis Bros. Funeral home, Rev. Frank Baker of Hannibal and the Rev. W.E. Sutterfield of Palmyra, Baptist ministers officiated. "The Rev Chas Brown, pastor of Bethel church, sang 'It Is Well With My Lord' and 'When We Come to the End of the Road.' "Casketbearers were Cecil Taylor, Frank Triplett, Logan Owsley, James Glentenning, Will Porter, and Mark Hershey. "Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery." -- Palmyra Spectator, January 4, 1956 [based on Wed. publication] | TRIPLETT, Jefferson Davis (I527)
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| 432 | IGI gives birth as abt 1775 | MCKAY, Jacob IV (I193)
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| 433 | IGI gives dob: Abt. 1752, Frederick Co. Virginia; another IGI source gives Abt. 1754, but also lists Fredeick, Co. Bill Jobe gives dod as 1826. He also gives his name as "Colonel" Jeremiah McKay. Is this honorary or did he serve in the Revolutionary War? He would have been of age to do so.-LKL December 28, 1790 Jeremiah McKay of Shenandoah County, Virginia, gave a power of attorney to his well beloved friends, David Job of Washington County and Abraham McKay of Green County, both of North Carolina, to act respecting the settlement and receiving of his wife's part of the estate of Joseph Whitson, deceased, to have, use, and take all lawful means to his power for the recovery of sums of money and acquittances. -- Jobe's Journal "Jeremiah McKay, Shenandoah Co. Bound to the Court Aug. term 1782 for the sum of 1,000 pounds as guardian to Jeremiah Whitson, orphan of Charles Whitson, deceased. "Jeremiah McKay, Shenandoah Co., State of Va, 30 Dec 1790 gives power of attorney to David Job... and Abraham McKay... to demand and sue for money belonging to me respecting the settlement and recovery of my wife's part of the estate of Joseph Whitson, deceased..." -- Hunter B. McKay. The McKay's and Allied Families, p. 234 Hopewell Friends History, p. 501 Jeremiah was disowned by the Hopewell friends for having "Gone out in marriage with a woman not of our society." Myra Compton Allnutt's Notes with parenthetical additions by LKL "Jeremiah McKay and his wife, Lidia Watson [Whitson], who were married in 1743 [not possible!], settled above Front Royal on the south branch of the Shenandoah River, across the river from or just above Overall, Page Co. or Milford as then called, in what was at that time Shenandoah County. The date of his deed from Lord Fairfax is not known. "There is an uncertainty as to the parentage of Jeremiah, the elder, whether he was the son of Robert McKay, Sr and his wife Margaret, or son of Robert McKay, Jr., and his wife Patience Job. Circumstantial evidence seems to indicate that he was the brother of Robert McKay, Jr. and his wife Patience Job. [Ms Allnutt is writing without benefit of Hunter McKay's discovery of Jeremiah's father being Moses McKay] "Court and military records state that Jeremiah, the elder, was a Justice of the County of Shenandoah 1800-1803, and afterwards Sheriff, and that the younger Jeremiah was a Captain of the Militia during the War of 1812. "Items of court records from this period may be closed with the following paragraph found in an old minute book under the date of June 12, 1815: 'The magistrates of this county having been summoned and a majority - - - - failing to appear, ordered that it be certified that Jacob Rinker, Jeremiah McKay, John Overall, etc., etc., are acting magistrates.' "In Shenandoah Co records there is a settlement of the estate of Jeremiah McKay, 1825. Jeremiah McKay and Abram McKay being the administrators. "As to the title Colonel by which Jeremiah the elder was called, it was probably gained in Militia service prior to the War of 1812. "This Jeremiah the elder was a friend of the Rev. James Ireland and had meetings at his home for the Quaker Hugh Judge, In 'The Life of the Rev. James Ireland,' who for many years was the pastor of the Baptist Churches at Buck's Marsh, Waterlick and Happy Creek, in Frederick and Shenandoah Counties, we find he writes that about 1782 he moved from Waterlick 15 or 16 miles up the South branch of the Shenandoah River on to Col. Jeremiah McKay's place, and lived there until 1791." | MCKAY, Jeremiah Sr. (I185)
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| 434 | IGI lists Abt. 1872 for dob. A Sad Death "For some time past Miss Fanny Taylor, daughter of J.F. Taylor of Fabius township, has been suffering with a complication of diseases, and it was at last deemed necessary to take her to St. Louis and have an operation performed. This was done, and while the operation of itself was not a dangerous one, it was learned that the disease, which was more serious than at first supposed, had progressed too far to be checked and the physicians in attendance soon realized that her deaht was the question of but a short time. She died last Saturday morning at four o'clock and the remains were brought home the next day. The funeral was held at Bethel Monday and was one of the most largely attended funerals ever geld in that section. Miss Fanny was a bright, amiable young lady, beloved by all who knew her, and her death is certainly a strange dispensation of providence. The Spectator tenders its kindest sympathies to the bereaved family." Palmyra Spectator, date not given. | TAYLOR, Julia Frances (I16)
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| 435 | IGI lists dob as 14 Dec. 1840 | COMPTON, Isaac Newton (I131)
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| 436 | IGI lists dob as 17 Nov. 1844 | COMPTON, John Milton (I563)
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| 437 | IGI, one source, lists him as Moses Green McKay. And Bill Jobe lists him as Moses ?Green Bill Jobe's Letter to JET "Birth of Moses McKay? Mary Job, his wife, was born sometime between 1727 and 1740; I believe she was the fourth child of his first wife, Sara Gatchell who married Abraham Job 24 September 1725; perhaps she was born ca 1735, which means Moses was also possibly born ca. 1735, if he died in 1780, which would make him only 45 at the time, with 6 children. I would think he was born earlier, as Quakers married later in life than others. "1752, August 20 Moses McKay pays for counter security for Barbara Job Leath (Widow of Caleb Job) and Ephriam Leath, Administrators of Caleb Job. "William Cooke was the agent for Moses McKay in the settlement of the Grant suit with Lord Fairfax. (Andrew McKay was appointed agent for the Robert McKay Family.) "Enos McKay bought the interest of Moses and Jacob in the Grant Suit (the one against Fairfax) "1780 Moses McKay, son of Grantee (Robert McKay) died; his son Abraham was his administrator, but his son Isaac was Heir at law and died since 1800" July 20, 1956 letter from Hunter B. McKay to Joshua Booten Taylor: "This past spring we came across a very valuable record of the McKay Family in the Virginia Historical Society (See File 415, Abstracts from the Green Collection.) It seems that a Mr. Thomas Green, an attorney, was interested, in 1823, in locating the heirs of Robert McKay for some legal purposes growing out of the suit of McKay, Hite, Duff, and Green against Lord Fairfax, and drew up at that time a table showing most of the descendants of Robert McKay, including children, grandchildren and some great-grandchildren. "This record shows quite clearly that your family and the Comptons are connected with the McKays thru Moses, son of Robert Sr. rather than thru Robert Jr., the son from whom I am descended...." Hunter B. McKay. The McKay's and Allied Families, p. 232 "Moses McKay...served in the Frederick Co Va Militia in Capt. Henry Speak's Co., and his name appears on the Muster Roll dated 28 Oct 1756/60. "Quoting from the Quaker records and the Hopewell Friends History (p. 99) ' 1751, Record of Wm. Reckitt at or near Crooked Run : We had a meeting at Crooked Run, 22 miles South of Hopewell on the first day, the 18 of the 12 mo. It was a good meeting. On the second day we set forward through the woods and over the hills and rocks, crossing several large creeks. We came in the evening to Moses Mackoy, and had a meeting there next day. They were an unsettled people, yet assented to truth ; but were not fully convinced in their minds concerning the sufficiency of it ; having an eye to outward shadows. I left them in good will.' "The Quaker records also show 'Moses Mckay having near 20 years ago been married and by reason of being remot it 'slipt the notis' of Friends until lately'" | MCKAY, Moses Sr (I199)
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| 438 | Immigrant | WHITE, Jonathan (I882)
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| 439 | In "Colonial Families of the United States," by McKenzie, Vol. 1, p. 5, under the heading: Genealogy of the Warfield Family: "Rachel, 5th child of Richard Warfield, born 1691, died 1709; married 1700 to George Yates, son of George Yates, the Surveyor." Harry Newman writes: "One of the younger daughters of Captain Richard Warfield, Sr., an outstanding subject of Ann Arundel County. "By his will, dated Jany. 10, 1703, Richard Warfield devised to his daughter Rachel in fee simple a 150 acre portion of Warfield Range, but in event of her death without issue to revert to testator's son, Richard Warfield II. "In the court settlement of Capt. Richard Warfield's estate, his Exors. John Warfield and Richard Warfield, account ;for disbursement of cash paid to George Yate of a portion of the deceased estate due to Rachel his wife another heir of the accounts as per receipt appears, etc.' (This proves the marriage of George Yeat II and Rachel Warfield.) (Inventory & Accounts, Liber 25, Folio 163, Hall of Records.)" | WARFIELD, Rachel (I1187)
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| 440 | In 1778, he was in Dunmore Co., VA | WHITSON, George (I1239)
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| 441 | In 1783 he was in Carter Co. YN. Moved from Sinking Creek to Monroe Co., TN | WHITSON, Jesse (I1237)
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| 442 | In her second marriage, she married a cousin, hence the same last names. In the 1698 Census of Long Island, they are listed in the town of New Utrecht. All her children with Van Tuyl were baptized in the New York City Dutch Reformed Church on Manhattan Island. This was the first church in N.Y. state, organized in 1628 on Manhattan Island with a population of 270. Until 1803, services were in Dutch. It is now known as Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue. Its long-time pastor was Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. --The Van Tuyl Genealogy Her maiden name is given as Van Gravenswaert in: The Van Deventer Family, compiled by Cristobelle van Deventer, 1943, p. 228. | VAN PELT, Gertruyt Jans (I590)
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| 443 | In her will, Mary equally divides her estate between her relatives and the nieces and nephews of her deceased husband. They had no children. | HENING, Mary (I1474)
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| 444 | In his will dated March 19, 1745, he left property in Virginia to his son Samuel Compton. | COMPTON, Matthew Sr (I1116)
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| 445 | In Isaac's will three sons are mentioned, Isaac, Abraham and John.... Abraham went over into New Jersey and settled in Bernard's Township in Somerset County. His 12 children were born in the years beginning with 1734 The only record of his [Abraham's] brother, John, is that in Roxbury Township in Morris County some 20 miles away there is a record of a John Van Tuyl recorded as witnessing wills in the years 1759 and 1761. This John may have been his brother --- Hiram Orvis Van Tuyl | VAN TUYL, John (I625)
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| 446 | In Isaac's will three sons are mentioned, Isaac, Abraham and John.... Abraham went over into New Jersey and settled in Bernard's Township in Somerset County. His 12 children were born in the years beginning with 1734-- Hiram Orvis Van Tuyl | VAN TUYL, Isaac (I623)
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| 447 | Infant death-- maybe born dead? Is called the "first-born child" in Source #6 copied verbatim in John Bell Tilden's notes. JET speculates that he was the second child and was born in 1861. LKL would bet that his name was really William. | MCLEOD, Willie (I102)
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| 448 | Info. from Grave marker in Bethel Church Cemetery JET sent Bethel Baptist Church resolutions on her death, but they were too cut off to read.--LKL "There is sadness in many homes over the death of Mrs. Ella McLeod. She was a most loveable lady, a devoted wife and mother, a true follower of Christ: in her every day walk of life she was so conscientious and jsut. She leaves a little daughter about 4 years old, her husband, an aged mother, 4 brothers, 2 sisters and a host of friends and other relatives who will sadly miss her" -- Obit. source unidentified, but presumably the Palmyra Spectator. | GULLION, Ella R. (I110)
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| 449 | Information from Bill Jobe "The family name, Job, originated in the thirteenth century when the Mystery Plays made the name popular. John fil Job is in the Hundred Rolls of County Cambridge and Elyas Jobbe in those of County Suffolk. The Jobs in Pembrokeshire, Wales, are descended from the Flemish weavers planted in England in the eleventh and twelfth century to build the cloth trade. Andrew was an early Quaker. "1640's Andrew in Scotland with brother David, who sailed from Liverpool, England to America. "1650 Arrived Portsmouth, New England from Kent, England. It was probably Portsmouth, Rhode Island, for that colony was the only one that tolerated Quakers. Portsmouth, New Hampshire was not yet in existence. | JOB, Andrew Sr (I871)
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| 450 | Information from Bill Jobe-- Unpaged "The Vernon family was one of the oldest in England; the founder of the family had been one of the Norman troubadour barons (Sir Richard de Vernon, Baron de Shipbrook) who, in the 11th century, followed William the Conqueror in his conquest of England. After they assisted William the First to expel the Saxon nobles, the Vernons received large estates in Derbyshire and Cheshire. Sir Richard was one of the most powerful men in England and the family was among the greatest in their district, usually active in public affairs, with the old Norman blood cropping out in many of the descendants. A Vernon became Speaker of the House of Commons, others were Captain of Rouen, Treasurer Calais, a favorite lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, and a Knight Constable of England (Haddon Hall being one of the family homes, likewise Sudbury Hall) The Vernon family was also related to Charlemagne and Edward II. "Thomas Vernon (the oldest son of James and Hester Vernon) still occupied part of the original estate. The family being Quaker underwent considerable persecution; sometimes gaoled in small cells packed so full of prisoners, they could not sit; sometimes the next person died and was left crammed with the living. The Second brother was Randal (1650-1735), a weaver, married to Sarah Bradshaw in 1670. then Robert (1642-1710) married to Eleanor Minshall. (Their homes in Media, PA are National Monuments.) "1681 or before, having purchased 626 acres from William Penn, [Thomas] arrived in Pennsylvania, ca. 1681, with family, and the families of his brothers on the ship, Friendship (Robert Cockron, master). They sailed from Liverpool; also aboard were other kin, the Minshall family. His land in Nether Providence (west of Providence Road) adjoined land of brother Randal. He was quite prominent in Quaker affairs and his home served as the meeting house. He also served as a juror in Chester County PA first court. "1685 Named peace maker; He and Andrew Job, Jr. agreed to the bad effects of selling whiskey to the Indians, subscribed to the building of a meeting house in Chester, and collected subscriptions for Friends who were suffering in other parts of the colonies. They also subscribed to the first printing press in the colony. "1690 Named Appraiser. "1698 (possibly 1699) Death on October 29. "1699 Mrs Thomas Vernon began repeating gossip about her kin, Thomas Minshall and his wife. She accused Mrs Minshall of giving birth to a child on board the ship that brought them to Pennsylvania in 1691, murdering the child, and throwing it overboard. To all who would listen, Elizabeth Vernon declared, 'She is nought but a common whore.' On the 29th of the third month, Thomas Minshall complained to the monthly meeting against Elizabeth Vernon. After investigating the affair the meeting concluded, 'The meeting is fully satisfied that Elizabeth Vernon is so far discomposed in her mind, that no credit or heed to be given to what she said. it is to the satisfaction of this committee after hearing all reports from the shipmates of the said Minshall and wife, this meeting adviseth that all do certify under their hands to the contrary of the said report about the child being false, and that a copy of said certification be posted at Chester. | VERNON, Thomas Sr. (I221)
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