Ahnentafel #1024 - Samuel Lathrop

Samuel Lathrop - he actually spelled it Lothrop

Born: Feb. 1622/23, London, England

Died: between Feb. 9 & 28, 1699/1700 in Norwich, Connecticut

Buried: Norwich, CT, no tombstone

Married: 1) Elizabeth Scudder,  November 28, 1644, at his father's home in Barnstable, MA.  

2) Abigail Doane, 1690 in Plymouth, MA

Occupation: carpenter, built houses and farmer, judge, constable, townsman

Military: served in town militias, King Philip's War 

Signature:

Biography: Samuel, born in England, and came with his father to Scituate in 1634, thence to Barnstable, where he married, Nov. 28, 1644, Elizabeth Scudder, who had been dismissed from the church in Boston Nov. 10, 1644, to remove her church relation to that in Barnstable. . . . He had made the acquaintance of Miss Scudder in Boston, where he commenced his business life as house builder, afterwards combining this with extensive farming operations. Their marriage was recorded by his father

Generation 11

Generation 11 - have completely lost the trail of Butlers and Fitzgeralds.  It's possible that this is the generation of immigration or just poor families not captured by the existing records. Also, Butlers and Fitzgeralds/Fitzgarrels are quite common in many locations, so it's more difficult to trace our lines. 

Lathrops and allied families are in Massachusetts and Connecticut and we've reached the New England immigrant generation. The Doves are now represented by Beasley, Overall, Jones, Denton, Thornes & O'Dell families in Virginia and New York. 

Ahnentafel #989 - Anna Maria (--?--)

Anna Maria (--?--)

Born: ca. 1712 Germany

Died: unknown

Buried: after 1771

Married: ca. 1730 in Germany, Martin Brill 

Religion: Lutheran 

Records:

1754 - October 22 - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - the Brill family arrived in America on the ship Halifax with Martin and sons Herman, Heinrich & Christopher. 

1755-1758 - Pennsylvania - Bucks County - the Brill family attended the Springfield Lutheran Church.

1766-1771 - Pennsylvania - Bucks County - the Brill family attended the Nockamixon Township Lutheran Church.

Ahnentafel #988 - Martin Brill

Martin Brill

Born: 1710, Bochweiler, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany

Died: April 1791 Loudoun Co., Virginia

Buried: May 1, 1791, New Jerusalem Church Cemetery, Lovettsville, Loudoun Co., Virginia. 

Married: Anna Maria (--?--) ca. 1730 in Germany

Genealogy:

Brill Coat of Arms - is officially documented in Riestap Armorial General. The original description of the arms (shield) is as follows (translated):

Black: three silver crescents with a face, points turned to the left; each crescent is placed on a silver ring.  Above the shield and helmet is the crest which is described as a black column adorned on each side with a silver crescent and surmounted by five silver feathers. 

The Martin Brill Family - Martin Brill was born in Germany in 1710. About 1733, he married Anna Maria (-?-), in Germany. She was born ca. 1712. Martin arrived in America on October 22,

M Names

M. - 11
Mabel - derived from Latin amabilis, lovable, dear, 25
Machele
Macy - weapon 2
Mada - gigantic demon from Hindu mythology
Maddi/Maddie - see Madeliene 2
Madeliene/Madeline/Madelyn/Madilyn - tower, elevated, great, magnificent 5
Madge - form of Margaret, barn owl
Madison - son of Matthew 3
Madonna - lady, virtuous beautiful woman
Mae - bitter or pearl
Maedell - unknown
Magdalen/Magdalena/Magdalene - woman from Magdala, high tower, 13
Maggie - form of Margaret, pearl, 12
Mahala/Mahaly - tenderness 8
Mahlon - sickly 
Mahulda - unknown
Major - important, serious, significant
Malatiah - deliverance of the Lord
Malcolm - devotee of St. Columba 5

Ahnentafel - Generation 6

This is the last generation where everyone is present and accounted for.  There are German immigrants, people born in Vermont, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio and New Jersey.  While everyone is on the move westward, 23 of the 32 make it into Illinois and a 8 into Wayne County.  Some overshoot Illinois ending up in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. The generation spans 137 years from 1788 to 1925.

• 1788 George Washington president
• 1788 states Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia & New York join union
• 1789 North Carolina becomes 12th state
• 1790 first U.S. census
• 1791 Bill of Rights ratified; Vermont becomes a state
• 1792 Kentucky county of Virginia becomes the commonwealth of Kentucky
• 1793 influenza, typhus & yellow fever outbreaks
• 1794 Whiskey Rebellions
• 1796 public lands available for sale $2 per acre, minimum purchase is 640 acres
• 1797 John Adams president
• 1798 muskets with interchangeable parts invented
• 1800 Thomas Jefferson elected president; public land still $2 per acre, minimum purchase dropped to 320 acres

Ahnentafel - Generation 5

Again, everyone is present and accounted for.  There are are German immigrants, people born in Vermont, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois all of whom make their way to Wayne County, Illinois. Average age at death is 71 years & 2 months, pretty impressive for the time span.  It comes out to 71.2 years for dad's line and 76.1 years for mom's side. 

The generation spans 137 years from 1820 to 1957. 

• 1817 James Monroe president through 1825
• 1818 Illinois becomes a state
• 1819 Washington Irving publishes Rip Van Winkle
• 1820 Missouri Compromise slippery slope to Civil War
• 1820 public land available for $1.25 per acre, minimum purchase is 80 acres
• 1822 Texas colony established
• 1823 Frankenstein published 
• 1825 Erie Canal completed; John Quincy Adams president
• 1826 John Adams & Thomas Jefferson die on July 4th; U.S. celebrates 50th birthday
• 1828 B&O Railroad construction
• 1829 Andrew Jackson president
• 1830 Indian Removal Act; smallpox & cholera outbreaks
• 1831 McCormick Reaper invented

Ahnentafel - Generation 4

Everyone in generation 4 is present and accounted for.  All were born in Illinois and made their way to  Wayne County, Illinois.  These are the 8 main lines for this genealogy blog.  There are English, Scottish, Germans and probably Irish represented here. Longevity is fairly represented here as most everyone made it to 70 and four were over 80 when they died. Averages out to 80 1/2 years for dad's side and 71 1/4 years for mom's side.

This generation spans the years 1859 to 1982:

• 1859 John Brown raided Harper's Ferry
• 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected president; Benjamin Henry invents repeating rifle
• 1861 Fort Sumter fired upon begins the Civil War; Kansas becomes a state
• 1861 John Charlton invented the postcard
• 1863 West Virginia becomes a state
• 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassinated; grand review of union troops through Washington DC; Andrew Johnson becomes president
• 1865 Alice in Wonderland published
• 1867 Lucien Smith received patent for barbed wire - so did lots of other people . . . 
• 1868 cousin Ulysses Grant elected president

Ahnentafel #960 - Walter Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald

Born: ca. 1700, people say Dublin, Ireland

Died: unknown, probably Orange County, VA

Buried: unknown

Married: unknown by 1720

Ahnentafel #955 - Sarah Magruder

Sarah Magruder

Born: March 19, 1712/13, Queen Ann Parish, Anne Arundel Co. MD

Died: ca. 1795, probably in Frederick Co., Maryland, possibly Montgomery County as it was created from Frederick in 1776.

Buried: unknown

Married: ca. 1730 William Beall

Records:

1776 - Maryland - Frederick Co. - North West Hundred - a Sarah Beall was listed on the census

Ahnentafel #954 - William Beall

William Beall aka William Bell

Born: 1700

Died: 1769 Frederick County, Maryland

Buried: Unknown

Married: Sarah Magruder ca. 1730

Records:

1721 - April 6 - Maryland - Prince George County - a William Beale/Bell purchased Beale's Park 110 acres

1722 - July 20 - Maryland - Prince George Co. - a William Beale/Bell bought Hardin's Choice, 1122 acres

1723 - May 28 - Maryland - Prince George Co. - a William Beale/Bell bought Farm 128 acres

1734 - Maryland - Prince George County - In a deposition given before the county court, William stated his age was 34 years. 

Ahnentafel #953 - Sarah Winters

Sarah Winters

Born: ca. 1700

Died: 1784, Frederick Co., Maryland

Buried: unknown

Married: 1) Dec. 4, 1729 Joseph Ogle in New Castle, Delaware & 2) Adam Henry ca. 1757 in Frederick Co., Maryland

Biography:

Rocky Ridge - A small but significant settlement near today's Rocky Ridge opened the way for development of the section of northern Frederick County extending west from Miller's Bridge to Loys Station. The area was near the German Monocacy Road as well as Cartledge's Old Road so that travelers from Pennsylvania bound for Virginia or for Jonathan Hager's place in today's Washington County often encountered here the sole habitation for miles around. The two earliest settlers, Joseph Ogle and Henry Munday, were of English descent, but were born in this country. Both had experienced the rigors of the Conojohelar border "war" and, like Reisner, Bankauf and some of the others, had then sought more peaceful surroundings in the Monocacy area. Both were looked to as leaders. And both eventually had extensive landholdings in the Monocacy area.

Ahnentafel #952 - Joseph Ogle

Joseph Ogle

Born: 1707 New Castle, Delaware

Died: April 25, 1756 Frederick Co., Maryland

Buried: Unknown

Married: Sarah Winters, December 4, 1729, New Castle, Delaware

Biography:

Rocky Ridge - A small but significant settlement near today's Rocky Ridge opened the way for development of the section of northern Frederick County extending west from Miller's Bridge to Loys Station. The area was near the German Monocacy Road as well as Cartledge's Old Road so that travelers from Pennsylvania bound for Virginia or for Jonathan Hager's place in today's Washington County often encountered here the sole habitation for miles around. The two earliest settlers, Joseph Ogle and Henry Munday, were of English descent, but were born in this country. Both had experienced the rigors of the Conojohelar border "war" and, like Reisner, Bankauf and some of the others, had then sought more peaceful surroundings in the Monocacy area. Both were looked to as leaders. And both

Ahnentafel #940 - Johann Baughman

Johann Christian Baughman

Born: 1736, Germany

Died: before June 1778

Buried: Unknown

Married: Unknown

An immigrant, don't know if he came alone or with parents and/or other family members. 

Records:

1736 - Germany birth records, which begs the question, are any of these the same as our guy?

• Johannes Baumann bapt. 22 Jan. Hornberg, Baden, Prussia, son Johann Willhelm & Maria Barbara Baumann
• Johannes Baumann bapt. 17 May Rohrbach, Baden, Prussia, son of Jacob & Gertrud Baumann
• Johan Christian Bauman bapt. 18 May Evangelisch, Duesseldorf Stadt, Rheinland, Prussia, no parents listed 

Notebooks - Kentucky #7

Brookes-Smith Joan. Index for Old Kentucky Surveys & Grants, no imprint, ca. 1974

It was on 16 June, 1774, when James Harrod and his party of pioneer settlers reached the plateau between the Salt and Kentucky Rivers in the heart of a land that would one day be called Kentucky. Physically exhausted from their long trip down the Ohio and up the Kentucky River and fearful of the ever present danger from roving bands of Indians, they gave no thought to the restless discontent of their counterparts who lived along the Eastern seaboard. Uppermost in their minds was survival.

Acutely aware that they had penetrated deep within enemy territory, they immediately set about laying out Harrod's Town. . . . 

They were followed shortly by Daniel Boone, Benjamin Logan, John Floyd, Simon Kenton and numerous other pioneer leaders. Their greatest enemy, or so they believed was the Indian. They could not have known that Fate was already laying the groundwork that would lead the Eastern seaboard revolutionary and the Western pioneer to a common goal, a goal to establish a permanent home which was destined to erupt into a long and vicious legal war. 

Unfortunately, many of the earliest settlers believing that just to settle the land was all that was necessary for ownership delayed too long the registration of their surveys and claims. Apparently