Saturday, February 27, 2016

Ahnentafel #209 - Milender (--?--)

Milender (--?--) 

Born: ca. 1765 
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: (--?--) Gurley

Children: 
William
Anson

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Notebook - Mom's Families No. 5

Armstrong, Zella.  Notable Southern Families, Volume 2, Baltimore, MD: Publishing Co., Inc., 1974.

The first settlers on Borden's Manor were Ephraim McDowell and his family.  They were soon followed by Archibald Alexander, John Patton, Andrew Moore, Hugh Telford, John Matthews, the Prestons, Paxtons, Lyles, Grigsbys, Stewarts, Wallaces, Wilsons, aruthers, Campbells, McClungs, McRaes and others who becmae founders of some of Virginia's distinguished families.

Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families, Volume 3, Baltimore, MD: Publishing Co., Inc. 1974.
Descendants of Sir Thomas de Parke contemporary of William the Conqueror in America:

Sir Robert de Parke 1630 to Connecticut
Daniel Parke vestryman of Williamsburg Church, VA, 1676
Thomas de Parke / Parkes in Virginia in 1670 - descendants in North Carolina and Tennessee

McGavock / McDowell / Cloyd line still no evidence of how Margaret (Cloyd) Speer fits in.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Scrub Hill

The Lathrops of Wayne County live on and around Scrub Hill.  This is a hill southwest of Wayne City and southeast of Keenes, IL.  My mom asked me if there was a Scrub Hill website and I googled it.  Ours is not the only Scrub Hill!

A cousin has set up a Lathrop Family of Scub Hill Facebook page.  I'm not sure the link will work if you aren't a member.  

Scrub Hill Press in Virginia publishing books related to medicine. 

Scrub Hill Community Farm run by the Korrawinga Aboriginal Community near Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.  The farmers are said to produce organic vegetables, tea-tree oil and works of art.

Scrub Hill, Lincolnshire, England

Scrub Hill, Long Island, The Bahamas

Scrub Hill Uniting Church an old stone church in Victoria, Australia

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Ahnentafel #208 -(--?--) Gurley

(--?--) Gurley

Born: before 1763
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: Millender / Melinda (--?--) 

Military Service:

War of 1812 
  • Anson Gurley, Wayne Co., NC - 2nd Regiment
  • William Gurley, Anson Co., NC - 8th Company
  • William Gurley, Anson Co., NC - 2nd Regiment

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Research Log

Notes on Military Records

American Revolution

Heitman, F.B. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Arming During the War of the Revolution, Washington, DC: W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., 1893.

  • Fitzgerald, John (VA). Captain 3d VA, 8th Feb. 1776; Major, VA, 28, Jan. 1777; resigned 6th July 1778 
Is this the same as John Fitzgerald b. 1747 in Orange Co., VA?  
King's Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780
  • Fitzgerald, William (VA). Capt. VA militia, wounded at Guilford, Mar. 15, 1781, died 1818.
There are three Williams in our line that might fit this guy.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Ahnentafel #190 - Peter Saltzman

Peter Saltzman or Salsman or Saltsman

Born: ca. 1765 in Pennsylvania or Kentucky
Died: Feb. 3, 1849, Pulaski Co., Missouri

Buried: Arroll Cemetery, Arroll, MO

Religion: probably Jewish

Married: 1) (--?--) before 1784, 2) Catherine Bailey ca. 1801 in Bullitt Co., KY

Immigration:
Probably started out in Pennsylvania, not sure when the family moved to Kentucky.  They moved to Illinois ca. 1834 perhaps they moved with John & Susannah (Saltzman) Hopkins or they moved because of John's death.  Peter moved on to the Waynesville, MO area in Pulaski Co. before 1840. 

No known military service.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Notebook - Vermont Book No. 1

Aldrich, Lewis, ed. History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties Vermont, Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1891.
  • Janes family
  • History of Richford written by Mrs. J.G. Powell
  • Powell family
  • History of Fairfax
  • Russell Lathrop, p. 455 
In 1822 William Goff, of Sheldon, brother of Hezekiah Goff, came to town, and for the sum of $1,000 bought the falls and much of the land surrounding.  He put into the saw-mill previously built by Blaisdell a run of stones for grinding.  Mr. Goff afterwards built the grist-mill now standing.  In making repairs on this mill, in 1884, the following inscription was found on the back side of the bolt: "The first grist-mill built in Richford was built by Colonel Seymour in 1797, burnt up in 1800.  The second built in 1803, by Jonathan Janes, and stood until William Goff built another in 1824.  William Goff built, in 1837, the mill now standing.  Men worked on this mill:  A. Newton, S. Brown, W. Davis, A. Squire, C. Smith, F. Lamb, J. Wells, Jon. J. Combs, R. Lathrop, J. Harvey, A. Carr, and J. Upham. 
[Russell moved his family to Indiana in June 1837.]

Aldrich, Lewis & Frank Holmes. History of Windsor County Vermont, Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. Publishers, 1891.
  • Stephen Tilden
  • History of Hartford, VT
  • History of Windsor, VT

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Ahnentafel #188 - (--?--) Hopkins

(--?--) Hopkins

Born: before 1775

Married: before 1796

Living in Kentucky by ca. 1795.

Father of John Hopkins

Possibilities:

Colonial Soldiers:

John Hopkins, ensign

John Hopkins, lieutenant

David Hopkins, Captain 4th Continental Dragoons / Major 1st Continental Dragoons, d. March 4, 1824, from Ann Arundel Co., MD

Joseph Hopkins Capt. John Tipton's Co., paid off at Romney VA for 149 days service, Oct. 25, 1775.

Levi Hopkins b. 1755 pensioned May 13, 1835 age 80, living in Preston Co. WV
Richard Hopkins, Mattross (not sure where that is) enlisted Nov. 3, 1779 served in an Illinois Regiment with Capt. Robert George

William Hopkins b. Nov. 11, 1759, [Frederick Co.?] MD, moved to Orange Co., NC 1773, sent to Mecklenburg Co., VA in 1780 to take care of grandmother, drafted into army under Col. RObert Woodford & Capt. James Hyter, 3 months stationed at Mecklenburg Co. magazine, guarding Tory prisoners, deserters and disabled soldiers, returned to Orange Co., NC ordered out on another 3 months tour.  His sister Eleanor b. 1763 made oath re:  his service in Orange Co., Aug. 31, 1832.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Research Log

Birdseye View of Richford, Vermont
Powell Family research notes made July 9, 1987 by me and dad.

Buried in Richford, VT, downtown, Rowland Powell, Jr. died. 1838

Bradford Powell, Esq. Died June 11, 1820 aged 45 years.

Rowland Powell Jr. Revolutionary War Veteran and his wife Mary Janes 1753 - 1813

Salisbury, Jack. Richford, Vermont Frontier Town: The First Hundred and Fifty Years, 1987, order from Phoenix Publishing Co., Canaan, NH or Richford Historical Society.  

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Ahnentafel #187 - Mary Miller

Mary Miller

Born: 1750 probably in North Carolina
Died: ca. 1826 Logan County, Kentucky

Buried: Unknown

Married: Andrew Crissel ca. 1770 probably in Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Records:
1790 - North Carolina, Lincoln Co. - Living with Andrew and five sons and three daughters.  Mary may have been about 40 years old.  

1800 - Kentucky, Logan Co. - The family was living there and paying taxes.