Ahnentafel #180 - James Clark

James Clark

Born: 1745
Died: September 23, 1794

Buried: Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Married: ca. 1767 Esther Marsh in New Jersey

Occupation: Carpenter

Military:  served in the Continental Army in the American Revolution obtaining the rank of lieutenant.

December 28th - Feast of the Holy Innocents

Also known as Childermas or Children's Mass commemorates the massacre of the innocents by Herod after meeting with the Magi.  All male children two years of age and younger were killed in the hopes that he would be able to kill the Messiah. 

Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”  Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, “Out of Egypt I have called my son.” Matthew 2:13-15

During the Middle Ages the feast was celebrated by role reversal of children and adults.  Children served as priests and teachers.  No work was to be undertaken on the day.

December 27th - Feast of St. John the Evangelist

The third day of Christmas honors the memory of St. John.  He and his brother James were chosen as the third and fourth apostles by Jesus. He is thought to be the only apostle to have lived to old age and not be martyred.  There is a story that he was served poison wine which did not kill him because he blessed it prior to drinking it.  It is a custom on his feast day to drink mulled wine and toast "I drink you the love of St. John" to each person who then responds "I thank you for the love of St. John." 

After Jesus' death John wrote his gospel as well as Revelation.  He may have lived and died in Ephesus or on the island of Patmos.

December 26th - Feast of St. Stephen

Feast to commemorate Christianity's first martyr.  Stephen's story comes to us in Acts.  He was a deacon of the early church in Jerusalem.  He was accused of blasphemy by the leaders of the synagogues.  After his trial he was stoned to death and Saul who would become St. Paul held the coats of those who killed him. 

Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.  Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and others of those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.  But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.  Then they secretly instigated some men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."  They stirred up the people as well as the elders and the scribes; then they suddenly confronted him, seized him, and brought him before the council. They set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazereth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed on to us."  And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

December 25th - Feast of the Nativity of Christ

The Feast of the Nativity is the culmination of the Advent season.  During Advent Christians were to fast and prepare themselves for the Christmas celebration. December 25th has been celebrated as Jesus' birth since the 3rd century based on the conception of Jesus having taken place at the Spring equinox.  In the 5th century Pope Leo I established the Feast of the Mystery of Incarnation with a midnight mass to precede the feast day and in the 6th century Justinian made it a legal holiday.  In reality no one knows exactly the date of Christ's birth.  Pilgrims and Puritans did not celebrate the day at all.

In those days Ceasar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  And everyone went to their own town to register.

Ahnentafel #178 - John Henry

John Henry Sr.

Born: ca. 1754
Died: Unknown

Buried: Unknown

Married: Unknown

Possibilities:

1760 Fauquier Co., VA - bargain and sale between John Henry and Mary, his wife, and Thomas Toms £5 for 50 acres (surveyed by George Hume) signed John (x) Henery, Mary (x) Henery.  Witnesses G. Wheatley, Joseph Sebastin, Wm. Sturdy.  Recorded 28 August 1760.

1760 Fauquier Co., VA - bargain and sale between John Henry and Mary, his wife and Joseph Sebastian £6 for 50 acres, tract of land taken up by Owen Grinnen for which he obtained a patent and by Owen Grinnen conveyed by deed unto Jesper Billings by Billings unto George Henry by George Henry, by deed of gift to his son John Henry, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the county of Prince William.  Signed: John (x) Henry, Mary (x) Henry.  Witnesses: George Wheatley, Thos. Allin, John Duncan. Recorded 28 August 1760, with memorandum and receipt. 

Ahnentafel #175 - Temperance (--?--)

Temperance (--?--)

Born: ca. 1770 probably in North Carolina
Died: after 1830 possibly in Indiana

Married: ca. 1785 Jeremiah Perry, Redhead

Records:
1790 Census - Franklin Co., NC, three Jeremiah Perrys

• 2 males under 16, 1 male over 16, 7 females, 5 slaves
• 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16, 1 female, 3 slaves
• 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16, 3 females, 3 slaves

1800 Census - Franklin Co., NC, a Jeremiah Perry possibility with 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 2 females under 10, 2 females 10-16, 2 females 16-26, 1 female 26-45 and 2 slaves

1810 Census - Franklin Co., NC Jeremiah r.h. family included 3 sons under 16, 3 daughters under 16, 4 slaves

Ahnentafel #174 - Jeremiah Perry

Jeremiah Perry aka Redhead Perry

Born: between 1765 and 1774
Died: between 1820 and 1823 Davidson Co., North Carolina

Buried: Unknown

Married: 1) Hannah or Frances Massey May 26, 1770 - a Jeremiah Perry married her, not sure he is our Jeremiah. 
2) Temperance (--?--) ca. 1780

Records
1790 - Franklin Co., NC census - 3 Jeremiah Perry's listed on the same page

• 2 males under 16, 1 male over 16, 7 females, 5 slaves
• 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16, 1 female, 3 slaves - this person doesn't work
• 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16, 3 females, 3 slaves 

Ahnentafel #173 - Susan (--?--)

Susan (--?--) aka Susannah

There is speculation that Susan was a Rush or a Wright.  There was a Burrell Rush living near the family in Rowan Co., NC and she named a son Burrell.  The Wrights and Parrishes intermarried a great deal.  It's possible that she was a Wright.

Born:  ca. 1759
Died: after 1820

Buried: Unknown

Married: Ancel Parrish aka Edward Parrish ca. 1779.  There is some speculation that she was his second wife. 

Ahnentafel #172 - Ancel Parrish

Ancel Edward Parrish

aka Anselm, aka Ned, aka Edward

Born: ca. 1749 North Carolina
Died: Jan. 25, 1843, Putnam Co., IN at Elijah Wright's home

Buried: Long Branch Cemetery, Putnam Co., IN

Married: Susan, ca. 1779, she may have been his second wife.

Occupation: farmer

Military: Edward first served as a private in Capt. Joshua Hadley's Company of the 1st North Carolina Regiment for 18 months beginning Aug. 1, 1782.  

It is unclear what if any real service Edward Parrish saw in the war.  There were three Captain Joshua Hadleys in the war.

Ahnentafel #170 - (--?--) Shepherd

(--?--) Shepherd

We are probably related to these people in some way, it's just a matter of finding the connection.

Generation I.
1. Thomas Shepherd immigrated from Wales to Maryland, lived, Prince George County, MD, d. 1698, wife unknown

Generation II.
2. William Shepherd of Prince George, Co., d. ca. 1741/45 md. Sarah (--?--)

• 4. Thomas
• 5. William Jr. of Rock Creek
• 6. John

In Memoriam - Glen Lathrop

Glen Lathrop

Born: April 28, 1929, Wayne Co., IL
Died: December 10, 2015, Wayne Co., IL

Married: Yvonne Wolfe, June 23, 1951 at minister Harrolle Mayberry's home in Wayne City, IL.

Military: served in the U.S. Army
 
Glen was the eldest son of Roscoe & Viola (Brown) Lathrop.  

Children:
Cheryl md. Stephen Hammil

• Gretchen md. Jonathan Smeltzer, chidlren Alea, Laurel & Asa
• Jason md. Lyndsy Wiley children Porter & Hammil

Rick md. Elizabeth Ayers, no children
Anita 

Family photographer

• Landon
• Kelsey

Lathrop Reunion, 2015

Glen Eugene Lathrop, 86 of Fairfield died at 6:45 PM, Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.  Glen was a veteran of the U.S. Army, had worked in construction, owned the Fairfield Locker Plant, and retired from maintenance at the Fairfield National Bank.  He was also a member of the First Baptist Church. 

He is survived by his wife Yvonne of Fairfield, a son Rick (Beth) Lathrop of Indianapolis, IN, daughters Cheryl (Steve) Hammil of Louisville, KY and  Anita Morris of Fairfield, 4 grandchildren - Gretchen Smeltzer, Jason Hammil, Landon Morris and Kelsey Morris, 5 great grandchildren - Alea, Laurel and Asa Smeltzer and Porter and June Hammil, brothers Howard and Mervin Lathrop of Granite City, IL and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service for Glen Lathrop will be held at 10 AM Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, with visitation on Monday from 5-7 PM at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery with full military rites.  In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

Ahnentafel #168 - (--?--) Gentle

(--?--) Gentle

Born: ca. 1750
Died: Unknown

Possibilities:
Stephen b.  1755 is 21 in the 1776 Frederick, Maryland census

Stephen - born before 1774 living in Montgomery Co., MD in 1790 with 1 male under 16 which could be William, 3 males over 16 and 3 females

George b. 1753 is 23 in the 1776 Frederick, Maryland census, probably the same as George living in Montgomery Co., Maryland in the 1778 census

Thomas - living in St. John & Prince George Parish in Prince George's Co., Maryland in the 1776 census probably the same as Thomas born before 1774 living in Prince George's Co in 1790 census with 2 males under 16, and 5 females

John b. before 1774 a book binder living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 2 males under 16 and 4 females

Children:

William b. ca. 1775

December 8th - Feast of the Immaculate Conception

St. Anna & St. Joachim

The feast comes nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary on September 8th.  It was first celebrated as early as the 5th century.  Mary is said to be the daughter of St. Anne and St. Joachim.  Tradition holds that from the moment of her conception, Mary was filled with grace and preserved from sin in order to be a pure vessel for Christ to come into the world. In several countries Moravian ginger cookies are made on the eve of the feast.

Ahnentafel #166 - (--?--) Nothen

(--?--) Nothen

Nothen comes from a biographical sketch of Patrick Williamson in the History of Jefferson County, Illinois.  Patrick is the grandson of this guy.

Patrick Williamson, farmer, PO Belle Rive, was born August 14, 1829, in Wayne County, Ill.  His father Henry Williamson was born in North Carolina, but died in this county, a true type of our old pioneers. The mother of our subject Nancy (Nothen) Williamson was the mother of nine children.

The main problem with the name Nothen is that I can't find it.  How mangled did the name get before being published in that county history?  Patrick's middle name was Nolan.  Was his mother's maiden name really Nolan?

Was the name Northeren or Northern? 

North Carolina Taxpayers

• Benjamin Northern, Currituck Co., 1755
• John Northern, Currituck Co. 1715, 1779
• Philip Northern, Currituck Co. 1755 
• Solomon Northon, Cravens Co., 1769, 1779
• William Northon, Cravens Co. 1769  
• William Northern, Currituck Co. 1779 

1790 Census - Rowan County, NC

• Joseph Northeren - 2 males under 16, 2 males over 16, 3 females
• Samuel Northeren - 1 male under 16, 1 males over 16, 1 female

1800 Census - Sampson County, NC

• Joshua Notten - 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45, 2 slaves

1820 Kentucky Census Index

• Jonathan Northern in Logan Co.  a Henry Williamson also living in Logan Co.

but what happened to these guys?  

Ahnentafel #164 - (--?--) Williamson

(--?--) Williamson

There is a theory floating around on Ancestry that his name is Abraham Williamson.

Born: 1765 in North Carolina
Died: 1840 in Wayne City, IL

Buried: Unknown

Married: Jane Smith

However there are no sources sited on these genealogies.  

December

 

Wild boar hunt.  Hunting of wild game such as boar and deer was reserved for the king and his nobles.