Research Log

The First Principles of the Doctrine of Christ; Together with Stronger Meat for them that are skil’d in the Word of Righteousness OR The Doctrine of living unto God, wherein the Body of Divinity Is Briefly and methodically handled by way of Question and Answer. continued:

Quest. What is Observance? 

Answ. Observance is the second part of Religion, and stands in performance of duty to God, by obeying his Law, which is a Platform of acting for God, and he hath made it known to us for that end.

1. Observance is a second part of Religion.

1. It is a part of Religion, without which Religion is vain.
2. And a second part performed by Faith, Gal. 2.19,20.

2. It stands in performance of duty to God, as God is our Creator, Redeemer, and Comforter, Math. 28.20. 
3. This performance of duty is by obeying his Law, Mic. 6.8.
4. This Law of God is the Platform of well acting, and acting for God, Psal. 19.7, Psal. 118.15.
5. Hence made known for this end.

1. The first Edition of this was in the heart of man at first, a fair inscription of it upon man at first, he being made according to the Image of God in holiness and righteousness, Gen. 1.26, Eccles. 7.29.
2. Some reliques of it in fallen man, so much as may testifie that man was made to be Religious, Rom. 2.14,15, hence Consolence witnessing in respect of God, and a Judge in respect of man.
3. The Law was renewed to the Church of the Jews by a lively voice, Exod. 20 and becomes useful.

Ahnentafel #251 - Mary Wolf

Mary Wolf(e) aka Polly

Born: ca. 1792 in Virginia
Died: after July 1860 in Orange County, Indiana

Buried: Wolfe Family Cemetery, Orange Co., IN

Married 1) John Jacob Cornwell,Feb. 21, 1810 in Jefferson Co., KY; 2) Joseph Strange Feb. 20, 1828 in Orange Co., IN.

Records:
1800 - not found on census

1810 - possibly living in the Eliza Wolfe home in Jefferson Co., KY

Notebook - Pilgrims

Aerial View of Plymouth Colony

Bangs, Jeremy. "1614 - The First Published Reference to the Pilgrims in Leiden," New England Ancestors, Summer 2005.

"Another published reference to the Pilgrims during their Leiden period, and the earliest to appear, is found in the first history of the city of Leiden - Jan Jansz Orlers' Description of the City of Leyden, a 1614 joint effort by three Leiden publishers, Henrick Haestens, Jan Orlers, and Jan Maire."

The book includes a fairly extensive description of the poor and indigent in the city supported by the Welfare Masters who distributed fuel to everyone without any distinction. 

"In Plymouth Colony, the Pilgrims established similar civic systems for providing at common cost for the support of widows, orphans and the poor, as they perceived themselves commanded to do by biblical precept."

"Orlers' description of the English as divided into two congregation indicates his awareness of both the English Reformed Chruch (Puritans) established in 1607, and the Pilgrim congregation of John Robinson and Deacon William Brewster.  Brewster lived just around the corner from Orlers, who had moved to the Pieterskerk Koorsteeg in 1697.  They became friends, so much so that Orlers took some of the books Brewster published, along with his own, when he went to the international book fair at Frankfurt in 1617.  Very well connected, Orlers was a nephew of Leiden's city secretary, Jan van hout, who had ensured that the Pilgrims received permission to come there.  Orlers was in a position to help Brewster escape when the English demanded the suppression of the Pilgrim's publishing activities and attempted to have Brewster arrested."  

Ahnentafel #250 - Jacob Cornwell

Jacob Cornwell possibly John Jacob Cornwell 

Born: ca. 1790
Died: possibly 1828 or at least declared dead as Mary remarried in 1828.

Buried: Unknown

Married: Mary Wolfe, Feb. 21, 1810 in Jefferson Co., KY

Occupation: unknown

Records:
1790 - not found on census

Research Log

The First Principles of the Doctrine of Christ; Together with Stronger Meat for them that are skil’d in the Word of Righteousness OR The Doctrine of living unto God, wherein the Body of Divinity Is Briefly and methodically handled by way of Question and Answer. continued:

Quest. What is glorification?

Answ. Glorification stands in the blessed vision and enjoyment of God himself, and all things appertaining to a blessed life, of the  beginnings of which a believer partaketh in this life, and the perfection of it when the Soul is departed out of the body, and ascended into Heaven, and Soul and body shall be reunited and glorified together at the last day.

In glorification we may consider, 1. The Essence of it, 2. The complement. 

1. The Essence of it stands in blessed visions and enjoyment of God himself, Psal. 73.25, Psal. 27.4, Psal. 116.7.

2. The complement of it, all good things belong to a blessed life, Psal. 84.11. it is called glorification, as it maketh believers glorious, Rom. 8.30.

The degrees of this Inchoation and Perfection. 
1. Inchoation, here some beginnings of it,  

1. in direct actings upon God, seeing him as in the glass of his word and Ordinances, I Co. 13.12.  
2. Reflect acts, a believer hath discerning what God hath done for him in working in him repentance and faith; hence an Assurance, that he was elected, and that he was to be forever happy, hence Joy, Rom. 6. 3, 4, 5.

Ahnentafel #248 - (--?--) Wilson

(--?--) Wilson

Born:  by 1793

Possibilities:

West Virginia State Archives Vertical Files -

I. David Wilson b. ca. 1650 Scotland
II. David Wilson b. ca.  1685 Scotland
III. William b. 1722 Ireland, d. 1807 WV md. Elizabeth Blackburn b. 1725, d. 1806 WV

Generation IV

1. Benjamin b. 1747 Shenandoah Co., VA, d. 1827 Harrison Co. VA md. 1) Ann Ruddell 1770, 2) Phoebe Davisson 1795
2. Archibald b. 1739, d. 1814
3. David b. 1751, d. 1805 - not our line
4. William b. 1754, d. 1851 md. Sarah Friend 1779
5. Moses b. 1758, d. 1760 - 2 years old
6. Moses b. 1761, d. 1784 - not our line
7. James b. 1763, d. 1822
8. Solomon (twin) b. 1766, d. 1819
9. Elizabeth (twin) b. 1766, d. 1849
10. Margaret b. 1769, d. 1826

Notebook - Maryland #4

Danger, Will Robinson, danger!  That's what doing research on the Beall, Magruder, Brewer, Howard and Ridgley families of Maryland is like.  One guy says this . . . the next completely contradicts him . . . . and the third has another theory.  Here are a lot of contradictions.  Let me know if you figure it out!!  I'm going to keep working on it too.

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1790 Maryland Census

Baltimore County, Back River, Upper Hundred

Parks, William 1 m 16+, 1 m -16, 2 f, 1 slave

Parks, Benjamin 1 m 16+, 1 m -16, 2 f
Parks, David 3 m 16+, 2 m -16, 3 f
Ridgeley, Charles (of Wms. Quarter) 8 slaves
Towson, Thomas, 1 m 16+, 2 f
Towson, Charles 1 m 16+, 6 f, 3 slaves
Parks, David, Overseer Wm. McCullins 1 m 16+, 11 slaves

Frederick County,

Beall, Tabitha 1 m -16, 8 f, 22 slaves
Beall, Elisha 1 m 16+, 2 m -16, 6 f, 10 slaves
Beall, Joseph 2 m 16+, 3 f, 1 other person, 23 slaves
Beall, John 2 m 16+, 2 m -16, 6 f, 8 slaves
Beall, John 2 m 16+, 4 m -16, 2 f
Beall, Nathan 2 m 16+, 4 m -16, 3 f, 5 slaves
Linton, Jeremiah 1 m 16+, 1 m -16, 4 f
Linton, Samuel 1 m 16+, 3 f, 1 slave
Linton, Samuel Jr. 2 m 16+, 2 m -16, 3 f
Linton, Zachariah 1 m 16+, 4 m -16, 2 f, 2 slaves
Ogle, Joseph 1 m 16+, 3 f
Ogle, Thomas 1 m 16+, 3 m -16, 3 f, 1 slave

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1800 Maryland Census

Linton, Benjamin, Frederick Co., 1 m 16-26, 1 m 45+, 1 f 45+, 6 slaves - possible grandfather
Linton, Isaac, Frederick Co., 2 m -10, 1 m 26-45, 3 f -10, 1 f 26-45
Linton, James, Allegany Co., 1 m 10-16, 1 m 26-45, 1 f 26-45
Linton, Jeremiah, Frederick Co., 2 m -10, 1 m 10-16, 1 m 26-45, 2 f -10, 2 f 10-16, 1 f 16-26, 1 f 26-45

Ahnentafel #247 - Margaret Brill

Margaret Brill

Born: before 1775
Died: Unknown

Buried: Unknown

Married: Peter Tewalt January 20, 1795 in Frederick Co., Virginia

1790 no Brills listed on the Virginia census

1800 not listed on census 

1810 not listed on census

1820 Stephensburg, Frederick Co., VA a Peter Tewalt family listed on census.  

Children:
Son
Daughter
Elizabeth 
Son
Daugher
Son