Monday, January 29, 2024

Ahnentafel #1444 - Edward Wood

Edward Wood

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: unknown

Records:
1635 - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Edward was living in Watertown. 

Children:
John d. before 1726
Joseph

Friday, January 26, 2024

Ahnentafel #1441 - Hannah Norris

Hannah Norris

Born: ca. 1665
Died: before 1742 - probably in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey

Buried: Unknown

Children:
Hannah
Elizabeth
Jonathan
John
Henry
Abigail

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Ahnentafel #1440 - Richard Clark

Richard Clark

Born: between 1662 & 1666 Souhampton, Suffolk Co., New York
Died: 1742 Elizabeth, Union Co., New Jersey

Buried: Unknown

Married: Hannah Norris by 1680

Occupation: ship wright

Records:
1742 - Aug. 17 - Elizabeth, Essex Co., NJ - Will abstract:
Clark, Richard of the Borough of Elizabeth, Essex Co., ship carpenter. 
Children: Hannah, Richard, Abigail, Elizabeth, Henry, John, Jonathan. 
Land: purchased of Sayre about 200 acres. Had both real and personal estate.
Executors: sons Richard, Henry, Jonathan
Witnesses: Edward Willmott, Edward Griffing, Nath'l Hubbell 

1742 - Aug. 17 - Elizabeth, Essex Co., NJ - "being very sick and weak," Richard made his will and died

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Ahnentafel #1782 - Christopher Landis

Chrisopher Landis or Christian Landis / Landers

Born: by 1690
Died: ca. 1771, Mecklenburg Co., NC

Buried: unknown

Married: unknown

The date that Michael 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 without success until recently when we received records from Robert McAlear of Nice, CA. He wrote:

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Notebook - Virginia #7 Part 4

Bentley, Elizabeth. Virginia Marriage Records, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982

From the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, the William & Mary Quarterly & Tyler's Quarterly.

Amelia County Marriage Bonds
  • Robertson, Henry & Tralucia Greenwood, April 1762
  • Robertson, Frances & Lucretia Townes, Wm. Townes, March 20, 1769
  • Robertson, John & Elizabeth Royall (d. of John), June 31, 1776
  • Robertson, George & Nancy Anderson, John Anderson, July 10, 1779
  • Robertson, Wm. & Betty Branch Worsham, Wm. Worsham, Oct. 25, 1777
  • Robertson, Matthew & Elizabeth Hurt, May 5, 1785
  • Robertson, George & Betsy Bayley (d. of Dicey), Dec. 21, 1786
  • Robertson, Jno. & Betty B. Robertson, April 8, 1786
  • Robertson, Robert (s. of Nathan) & Molly May Porter (d. of James May), June 5, 1785
  • Robertson, James & Mary Epes Robertson, Nov. 1798
  • Robertson, Archer Jr. & Frances Brooking, ward of Vivion Brooking, Aug. 1795

In Memoriam - Ted Wilson

Ted Oran Wilson

Born: June 30, 1957 
Died: January 15, 2024, St. Louis, Missouri

Buried: January 18, 2024, Salem Mateer Cemetery, Wayne Co., IL

Married: Hollie Morgan

Children:
Jennifer md. James Moore
  • A.J. Moore
  • Kylee Moore
  • Lily Moore
  • Logan Moore
Christina 
  • Isabella Wilson
  • Evalon Wilson

In Memoriam - Beverly Clements

Beverly Kay (Wiggins) (Thomason) Clements

Born: November 13, 1943, Jefferson Co., IL 
Died: January 14, 2024, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN
Buried: January 19, 2024, Richland Cemetery, Boyleston, Wayne Co., IL

Married:
1) James Roger Thomason, June 13, 1963
2) Lloyd Clements, January 1, 2011

Children:
LaVaughn Thomason md. Charles Dillman
Robin Thomason md. Wesley Johnson

Ahnentafel:
1. Beverly (Wiggins) (Thomason) Clements
2.  Chester Wiggins 1920-1993
3. Marjorie Shaw 1923-2014
6. Vern Elmer Shaw 1893-1978
7. Mary Edith Rainwater 1895-1959