Thursday, September 26, 2019

Ahnentafel #650 - (--?--) Nolin

(--?--) Nolin, possibly Nowlin

Born: ca. 1700
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: unknown

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Notebook - Ohio No. 4

Adams, Marilyn. Southern Ohio Taxpayers in the 1820s: Gallia & Jackson Counties, Atlanta, GA: Heritage Research, 1979.
Apparently I didn't bother to photocopy the key for this book, duh!
  • Clark, Absalom, Gallia 1827, ch WV /117
  • Clark, Daniel, Jackson 1823, 19-8-19 / 2
  • Clark, Daniel, Jackson 1826 sl JA / 23; ch JA / 24
  • Clark, Daniel Jr. Jackson 1826 ch JA / 24
  • Clark, Hugh heirs Gallia 1827 15-3-2 GU / 125
  • Clark, Isaac Jackson 1826 ch JA/24
  • Clark, Isaaiah Jackson 1828 18-6-19 FR/29
  • Clark, John 1826 ch JA / 24
  • Clark, John C. Gallia 1827 ch WA /96
  • Clark, Joseph Gallia 1827 15-7-19 MO / 91
  • Clark, Mehitabel Gallia 1823 (N) del 15-6-9, 10/45 - black person?
  • Clark, Nancy Jackson 1828, ch FR/31
  • Clark, Nelson Jackson 1826 ch MA / 33
  • Clark, Noah Jackson 1823 18-9-1, 2/2; 1826 sl RI / 14; ch RI /15

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Research Notes - McDowell Family

John Grove Speer in his memoir states:
Grand-mother Speer's maiden name was Margaret Cloyd; where born I do not know. . . . Gen. Joseph McDowell, of Revolutionary war fame, was her uncle, whose life and service in freedom's cause is made honorable mention of in our country's history of that struggle. 
The Catawba river runs through Burke County, and McDowell County joins Burke on the west, and Marion is the county seat. After her marriage she visited her uncle Joseph McDowell and it seems he thought very highly of her, for when her visit was out and she was ready to return home, he gave her a negro girl and boy to take home with her. I have thought that her mother was a sister of Joseph McDowell - if not, McDowell's wife was a Cloyd. I am inclined to the first view, for I always heard it said that he was her uncle. It was said that he was wealthy and owned a good many negroes. My grand-mother either hired these colored servants, or they were a present to her from her uncle McDowell.  I take it that the McDowells are of Scotch descent.
Margaret Cloyd was born ca. 1760 probably in VA the probable daughter of Thomas Cloyd, definitely sister of Solomon Cloyd.  She married John Speer ca. 1784 in North Carolina. 

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Notebook - North Carolina #2, Part 3


Bass, Cora. Marriage Bonds of Duplin County North Carolina, 1749-1868, Southern Historical Press, 1983.
Harris, Daniel x, Abbe Sanders, 21 Apr. 1801 bond David Durall. wit. Wm. Dickson, CC

Bean, Eugene. Rowan County (N.C.) Records Early Settlers, Washington, DC: Carnahan Press, 1914.
Adams, Garner, Goodnight, Hinkle

Bradley, Stephen, ed. Will Book C Franklin County, North Carolina, 1804-1812, no imprint, nd
[74] Will of Jacob Fox. March 22, 1807. Executors to sell as much of stock as needed to pay debts. To son Robert Fox the negroes Mary, Ned Burkly. To son Isham Fox negroes Adam, Nat, Noah. To son Richard Fox negroes Pat, Cyrus, Reuben. To son Arthur Fox negroes John, Peter Kere. To daughter Nancy Smith negroes Hannah, Gooden. Lend to wife Elizabeth Fox the use during her life of all lands, all household and kitchen furniture; the use of the negroes Mark, Tom, Lucy, Easter and her child; the use of all livestock (after debts paid). After her death to son Richard Fox all my lands; to Nancy Smith Tom and Lucy; remainder of estate be divided equally among Robert Fox, Isham Fox, Arthur

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Ahnentafel #619 - Patience (--?--)

Patience (--?--)

Born: ca. 1665
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: Samuel O'Dell before 1693

Records:

1684 - Rye, Westchester Co., NY - Samuel O'Dell received land from his father in White Plains. 

1684-1693 - sometime in this period Samuel moved his family to Fordham, New York when his brother John moved there

1693 - Samuel moved into home of his uncle Jonathan Vowles in Rye. 


Friday, September 6, 2019

Research Notes - DNA Stuff


I've done two DNA tests.  23 & Me and Ancestry.  Here are the origin results.

Ancestry:

  • England, Wales & Northwestern Europe 92%
  • Ireland & Scotland 4%
  • Germanic Europe 2%
  • France 2%
Additional Communities
  • Lower Midwest & Virginia Settlers
  • Missouri Ozarks
  • East Tennessee Settlers
23 & Me:
  • Maternal Haplogroup - J1c8
  • Northwestern Europe - 99.7%
  • British & Irish 53.4%
  • Greater London, United Kingdom - highly likely match
  • Lancashire
  • Greater Manchester 
  • Tyne & Wear

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Ahnentafel #618 - Samuel O'Dell


Samuel O'Dell or Odell

Born: 1663 Rye, Westchester Co., NY
Died: after 1720, no will found

Buried:  unknown

Married: Patience (--?--) ca. 1688

Biography: Samuel Odell, son of William, in 1684 had from his father William all his title and interest in the White Plains purchase.  He removed, like his brother [John] to the manor of Fordham, where with his wife Patience he was 'very well settled to their satisfaction,' when, about the year 1693, his uncle Jonathan Vowles, of Rye, 'happening at that time to be parted and living separate from his then wife Deborah, and being alone and having no children, persuaded him to leave his habitation and to go and live with him.' In compensation for his services, about nine years after, according to his own statement, Samuel received, by deed from Vowles, the southernmost part of Mounsting [Manussing] Island, containing about 150 acres.' Six or seven years after, says Samuel, Deborah, who was then living with her husband, came and borrowed the deed, and he has never seen it since. He returned to Fordham (about 1708, apparently), but persisted in his

Monday, September 2, 2019

Lathrop Reunion - 2019

Yesterday was Lathrop reunion in Fairfield, Illinois.  This is the annual gathering of the descendants of Joel & Louisa (Dove) Lathrop. This year is the 160th anniversary of grandpa Joel's birth and the 141st anniversary of grandma Louisa's birth.  We didn't have a big turnout, but the food and fellowship, as always was great. 





Anita Morris & grandchildren