Monday, September 28, 2020

Notebooks - Illinois No. 7, Part 1

Gill, James & Maryan Gill. Index to 1830 Federal Census, Danville, IL: Heritage House, 1970.

Illinois Counties: Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Randolph, Washington. 

Gill, James. Index to 1830 Federal Census, Danville, IL: Illiana Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968

Illinois Counties: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Fayette, Lawrence, Madison, St. Clair, Wabash, Wayne, White

  • Butler, Caleb - Edwards, 47 2
  • Butler, George - Lawrence 253, 20

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Ahnentafel #891 - Mary Landis

Mary Landis aka Mary Landers

Born: ca. 1710
Died: May 25, 1795 in Mercer Co., Kentucky

Buried: unknown

Married: 1) Michael Goodnight, Feb. 19, 1762 in Virginia or North Carolina
2) (--?--) Flanigan ca. 1787 in Kentucky

Biography:
The date that Michael Goodnight and his family first set foot in Mecklenburg County, Province of North Carolina is not known, but we do know that he was there on May 3, 1764, because on that date, he and his father-in-law Christopher Landys, purchased 190 acres for 65 pounds from James and Ruth McClain. The location was described as being on Three Mile Creek, being a branch of the Rocky River. Mecklenburg County was then two years old, having been cut off from Anson County in 1762. As was often the case, the deed was not recorded until the property was sold. Then, this deed was proved in the October term of Court 1774 by Martin Phifer, Esq. a subscribing witness thereto. 

For years, we searched and searched trying to identify the parents of Mary Landers/Landis

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Notebooks - Dad's Families No. 7 - Part 2


Branthover, W.R. Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Franklin County, Vermont, Georgia, VT: Georgia Historical Society, nd

Rowland Powell b. ca. 1750, d. 1838, bur. Troy Street Cemetery, Tombstone (old) RP 37. Tombstone (new) Rowland Powell died 1838, Revolutionary War Veteran and his wife Mary Janes 1753-1813.  Military Record: Served in Capt. Joshua Hazen's Company, Col. Wood's Regt., which marched to the alarm at Brookfield, Oct. 1780.


Draper, Cecil. A Branch of the Draper Family, Denver, CO: Draper, 1969.

References:
1. James Draper, the first of this branch of the family thus far identified with certainty, was probably born in Delaware, or rather in one of "the three counties upon the Delaware," as the area was then called, most likely in either Sussex or Kent County, at a guess about 1746 to 1748. He

Ahnentafel #890 - Michael Goodnight

Johannes Michael Goodnight

aka John Goodnight, Hans Goodnight, John Michael Goodnight, Michael Goodnight

Born: ca. 1708 probably in Germany
Died: Sept. 1, 1781 Lincoln County, Kentucky

Buried: Pea Vine Creek, Lincoln Co., KY

Married: 1) (--?--) in Germany
2) Mary Landers / Landis Feb. 19, 1762, Lincoln County, Kentucky. 

Biography: 
John (Hans) Michael Goodnight, farmer, emigrant ancestor, Germany, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky. Born perhaps 1708 in Germany.  Married 1) (--?--) in Germany, 2) Feb. 19, 1762 Mary Landers / Landis.  Died Sept. 1, 1781 Lincoln Co., KY.

Johannes "Hans" Michael Goodnight landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Oct. 4, 1752, with a wife and children. The name of his wife or the number of children that accompanied him is unknown except for one son, Christian, who was five or six years old when the

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Notebooks - Dad's Families No. 7, Part 1


Cutter, William. New England Families Genealogical & Memorial, Vol. I, 3rd Series, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. 

  • Bradford


Cutter, William. New England Families Genealogical & Memorial, Vol. II, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913.

The Fitch Line - (I) Thomas Fitch [our uncle], immigrant ancestor, was born in England, and settled at Norwalk, Connecticut, where he was in 1663 "its wealthiest citizen," dying there in 1704. He was one of the five sons of Thomas Fitch, of Braintree, England, born 1590, died 1632, who came to New England with their mother about 1638. He married Anna Stacey, November 18, 1632. 

Children:

  • Thomas, whose great-grandson was colonial governor of Connecticut
  • John, b. at Norwalk, CT. He married Rebecca, daughter of Henry Lindall, Dec. 3, 1674
  • Mary 

Friday, September 11, 2020

Ahnentafel #889 - Ann (--?--)

Ann (--?--)

Born: ca. 1745 possibly in Germany
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: John Young possibly in Germany

Records:

None that name her as Ann that I have located. 

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Notebooks - Virginia #5

Duvall, Lindsay, abs. Virginia Colonial Abstracts Series 2, no imprint, nd. Volumes 1 & 2 - links available on Resources Page


Duvall, Lindsay, abs. Virginia Colonial Abstracts Series 2, Vol. 4, James City County, Virginia, 1634-1904, no imprint, nd

Foreign Business & Inquisitions 1665-1676, Ms., 1 Vol. Inquisitions for James City County
  • Patent, James City Co., 16 May 1638 to Benjamin Darrell [Carrell?], 700 acres, found to escheat, jury 27 March 1663; Julian Allam, Widd., Patent to her, 7 Sept. 1665 & Rec. 16 Dec 1667.
  • By Patent dated at James Citty, 16 May 1638, 700 acres to Benjamin Carrell [Darrell?], Dec'd. & for want of lawful heirs escheated & by Jury 27 March 1663 & to Julian Allam, widow, 25 Dec. 1665 & Rec. of Wm. White, 19 June 1667

Duvall, Lindsay, abs. Virginia Colonial Abstracts Series 2, Vol. 5, York County, Virginia, Wills, Deeds, Orders 1657-1659, no imprint, nd
  • It is ordered that Mr. Richard Bushrode be paid 40 s. sterling due by bill out of the Est. of Maj. Jno. Broadnax dec'd. 
  • Cert. is granted to Major Joseph Croshaw for 500 acres of land, for trans. of 10 pers., viz.,