Humidification

Back in December  I did a humidification project with some rolled documents.  

Start with an empty box that has a lid - this is a Rubbermaid box - notice the rolled documents on the floor to the right. 

Ahnentafel #853 - Mary Duncan

Mary Duncan

Born: ca. 1700 probably in Virginia
Died: between 1740 and 1751

Buried: unknown

Married:  William Morgan by 1740

Children:
Charles

Notebooks - Ohio No. 5

Bell, Carol. Ohio Lands: Steubenville Land Office, 1800 - 1820, Youngstown, OH: Bell, nd.

Terms of Sale Under Various U.S. Land Acts - Year, Price, Terms & Minimum Purchase

• 1785 - $1/acre - specie, loan-office or debt certificates - 640 acres
• 1795 - $2/acre - one-half down, one-half due in one year - 640 acres
• 1800 - $2/acre - one quarter cash, remainder in three annual installments - 320 acres
• 1804 - $2/acre - one-quarter cash, remainder in three annual installments - 160 acres
• 1820 - $1.25/acre - cash, no credit - 80 acres
• 1830 - land scrip - acceptable in lieu of cash - 80 acres
• 1832 - $1.25/acre - cash - 40 acres

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Dyer, Albion. First Ownership of Ohio Lands, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969.

At the end of the war of the American Revolution the Continental Congress came into possession of certain western lands, surrendered by the British Crown to the United States in the treaty signed at Paris on the 3d day of September, 1783. The "crown lands," as they were called, lay back of the heads

Ahnentafel #852 - William Morgan

William Morgan

Born: ca. 1700 Fauquier Co., Virginia
Died: 1797 between August 6 and September 9, Pulaski Co., Kentucky

Buried: unknown

Married: 1) Mary Duncan
2) Elizabeth (--?--), d. after 1800, she may have been a Withers

Records:

1736 - April 30 - Culpeper Co., Virginia deed:

Surv'd. for William Morgan of St. Mark's Parish, Orange Co. 178 acres in Great Fork of Rappahannock of branches of Mt. Run; adj. Col. Wm. Beverley, Benja. Roberts, Francis Kirtlet, John Kilgore, Wm. Payton, Dan'l. Huff.  Surv. J. Wood. Is this our William Morgan?

1747 - Aug. 6 - Culpeper Co., Virginia - deed:

George Roberts of Orange, assignee (in 1747) of William Morgan; 6 Aug. 1747 -

Notebooks - North Carolina #5

Haun, Weynette. Johnston County North Carolina Court Minutes, 1759-1766, Book I, Durham, NC: Haun, nd

page 34 - [at the court house of said county on the third Tuesday, July 1760] - The last will & testament of John Gurley dec'd. was admitted to be proved by the oath of Joseph Gurley evidence. At ye same time Nathan Arthur Gurley & Nathan Gurley sones to the testator appeared & qualified as executors. Ordered that ye same be recorded.

On the motion of Mr. Ballard on behalf of the widow of Wm. Gurley dec'd. praying letters of administration of the estate of her said late husband. The same is granted & she accordingly took the oath of an administratrix & tenders Jon. Ballard & Joseph Gurley as her securities who are accepted of, & it is further ordered that the said administratrix be at liberty to sell such part of the said intestates estate as is perishable & as she may judge convenient.

page 40 - at an inferior court of pleas & quarter sessions begun & held for said county on the third Tuesday in Oct. 1760 . . . Mary Gurley administratrix of ye estate of William Gurley dec'd. delivered into court and

Ahnentafel #849 - Mary (--?--)

Mary (--?--)

Born: unknown
Died: by 1768, see deed below

Buried: unknown

Married: John Morehead in Virginia

There is speculation that she was an Armistead or a Norman.  It is also possible that she was a Presley.  

There was a William Presly living in Northumberland County, Virginia between 1652 and 1655. He was a member of the county court and appeared in many lawsuits, served on juries and was the church warden for Chinekahan quarter, aka Chickacoan. 

She may have been a Saunders:

Gen. 1. Ebenezer Saunders md. Elizabeth Presley / Philips

Gen. 2. Elizabeth Saunders d. 1719 md. 1716 Charles Nelms Jr. b. 1694, d. before 1733 

Notebooks - Mom's Families No. 4, Part 4

Cagle, John. The Cagle Family in the South, to 1850, Vol. 1, North Carolina, Little Rock, AR: Cagle, 1983.

The Gurley/Cagle Connection - A second-hand report (dating back to an unidentified Cagle researcher in 1931) has provided the following item, which seems to relate to the Cagles of Montgomery County:

John Gurley married Mary Cagle in North Carolina. His orphan children came to Morgan Co., Alabama about 1825, with their uncle John Cagle. They were Jessie, 1823-1906, married Elizabeth Lowery of Bulox Creek, York Co., SC; Polly married John Brisco; John, d. Hartselle, Alabama, Tillman, the oldest son, stayed in North Carolina.

Regarding the location of John Cagle and his nephews, the Gurley orphans, the writer has been unable to locate any records on them in early Morgan Co., Alabama, nor do they seem to appear in the 1830 Alabama census. However, looking into later Alabama records, it is noteworthy that the Gurleys seem to be living in Marshall Co. (adjoining Morgan Co.) at the time of the 1850 census; the family seems to consist of three teenagers, each of whom was living in a separate household, as though they were orphans;

Ahnentafel #848 - John Morehead

John Morehead

Born: between 1685 and 1690 Northumberland Co., VA
Died: between June 22 & August 8, 1768 in Fauquier Co., VA

Buried: unknown

Married: Mary (--?--) in Virginia

Occupation: Planter

Biography:

John Morehead, who bought the land of Henry Cafly on June 8, 1726, in that part of King George County which four years later, 1730 became Prince William County, covering the great square between the Blue Ridge and the Potomac opposite the present site of Washington, has long been the earliest positively recorded known member of his family.  He was born some time before 1700, probably as early as 1681 or 1682, and his wife's name was Mary. On September 10, 1742, they were living in Hamilton parish of Prince William County, where he was an extensive planter. This was the year that Fairfax County

Notebooks - Mom's Families No. 4, Part 3

Guthrie, Nelson. Genealogy of J.W. Nelson Slavens Guthrie, typescript, nd.

This information is very convoluted and in some instances contradictory to itself.

Generation 1
John Slavin b. 1723 Tyrone Co., Ireland, d. 1788 Highland Co., VA, md. Elizabeth Stuart b. 1726 Scotland, d. 1796 Highland Co., VA.  John was a weaver.  Lived for a time in Pocahontas Co., WV at Meadow Dale.

Generation 2
1. Isaac/Isaiah Slavens b. 1761 Augusta Co., VA, d. 1840 Putnam Co., IN, md. Martha Stuart.  Isaac was a soldier and moved to Kentucky then on to Indiana. - Isaiah Slavens in DAR b. 6/12/1752 Rockingham Co., VA, md. Martha /Patsy Stuart md. 2) Barbara Perkee. He was a Revolutionary War soldier, fought in the battles of Hot Water Springs, Jamestown. He was in the company of Captain KinCade of Colonel Moffet, Captain Thomas Hecklin, Company of Col. Simpson Mathias, Virginia Regiment, 1780.  Isaiah applied for a pension on April 26, 1833, died 1840.  Said to have had 17 children.
2. Comfort b. 11/4/1750
3. John b. 4/10/1760, soldier in American Revolution
4. William b. 6/3/1753 soldier in American Revolution

Ahnentafel #748 - (--?--) Miller

(--?--) Miller may have been Műller

Born: by 1710 Germany, Pennsylvania
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Possibilities:

Generation 1
Rudolf Műller of the Palatinate, Germany, may not have immigrated

Generation 2
1. John Műller b. ca. 1715, Palatinate, Germany, d. 1760 Lancaster Co., PA, emigrated to America in 1752, settled in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, md. Barbara (--?--) - this line doesn't work
2. (--?--) Műller d. before 1767

Generation 3
1a. John b. 1734 Germany, d. before 1785

Notebooks - Mom's Families No. 4, Part 2

Clan Galbraith Association, Information Brochures and Newsletters  

Clan Galbraith Association Library & Archives

1. Galbraith-Culcreuch Association Records
2. Gilbreath-Galbreath-Galbraith Records - compiled by Elmer Gilbreath
3. Galbraith Clan & Their Descendants by Zelphia Koon - records of Alexander & Nancy Agnes (Miller) Galbraith from Northampton, PA to Greene Co., TN
4. Partial Compilation of the Descendants of John & Mary (Coffee) Gilbreath, Sr. - Maury Co., TN
5. My Collection of the Descendants of John Gilbreath Family by Walta Gilbreath Huard - Hugh & Elizabeth (--?--) Gilbreath of Blount Co., TN
6. The Galbraiths or Friendly Britons by Patricia Galbraith D'Arcy - Robert Galbraith (1778-1842) family.
7. Galbreath Family Genealogy by Joseph William Galbreath - David & Sarah (Paxton) Galbreath - Ohio
8. Ancestors & Descendants of Arthur Galbraith (1728-1818) & Mary Sharp by Stephanie Satter
9. Gone to Alabama by Edward Ladd - Baxter & Jane (Tanner) Gilbreath, North Carolina
10. The Galbraith Family by Diana Hiner Galbreath - Joseph & Rebecca (Miller) Gailbraith, Westmoreland Co., PA, Jefferson Co., KY, Jackson Co., TN

Ahnentafel #353 - Judith Tanner

Judith Tanner(?) - backtracking to Generation 9

Born: 1710 Henrico Co., Virginia
Died: 1785 Chesterfield Co., VA

Buried: unknown

Married: 
1) John Mills 
2) Jeffrey Robertson 1735, Henrico Co., VA as his second wife

Records:
The base information for this entry came from my cousin Hank Bond. I'm in the process of trying to prove / disprove it as he did not give me the supporting documentation.

1734/5 - Jan. 5- Henrico Co., VA - Inv. of estate of Mr. Henry Vanderhood taken 5 Jan. 1734/5. Large estate for the period. Signed Jos. Tanner, John Osborne, Wm. Bass. Presented and recorded 2 Feb. 1735/6. 

1736 - Henrico Co., VA - John Nash's Account Book Abstracts, Robinson & Robertson

Ahnentafel #352 - Jeffrey Robertson

Jeffrey Robertson - backtracking to Generation 9

Born: 1709 Chesterfield Co., VA
Died: 16 Dec. 1784, Chesterfield, Chesterfield Co., VA

Buried: Unknown

Married:
1) Elizabeth Elam
2) Judith Tanner 1735 Henrico Co., VA

Records:

The base information for this entry came from my cousin Hank Bond. I'm in the process of trying to prove / disprove it as he did not give me the supporting documentation for it.

1736 - Henrico Co., VA - John Nash's Account Book Abstracts, Robinson & Robertson are interchangable:

• Jno Clayborn debit 1 Levy, pd. Wm. Robinson

Ahnentafel #739 - Sarah (--?--)

Sarah (--?--)

Born: unknown
Died: between 1730 and 1750

Married: William Tyler ca. 1730

Buried: unknown

Notebooks - Mom's Families No. 4, Part 1

Brooks, Robert. Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts & His Descendants, Pompton, Lakes, NJ: Biblio Company, 1927

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Kahn, Edythe. Jacob & Sarah Wolf Lotz: Their Ancestry & Descendants 1760-1994, no imprint, 1994.

Gen. Jacob Lots/Louts/Lotts, the third child of Jonas Lotz was born 21 Dec. 1760 in Stoverstown (now Strausburg), Virginia, in that part of Frederick County that became Shenandoah County in 1772.  He died 12 Oct. 1839 in Wilkesville Township, in that part of Gallia County [Ohio] that became Vinton County in 1850. He served in the American Revolution.  Soon after Jacob was released from service, he was married to Sarah Wolf/Wolfe, otherwise known as Sarey.  Sarah's mother, Mari (sic) posted marriage bonds for Sarey Wolf to Jacob Loots (sic) on 22 Dec. 1782 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Sarah was born 17 Oct. 1761 in Frederick Co., VA. Some records say she was born in Staunton, VA. She died 6 Oct. 1837 in Wilkesville Twp.

Sarah's mother, Maria Gertrude (Brumback) Nisewanger Wolf otherwise known as the widow, Mary Wolf, was the daughter of Melchior & Mary Elizabeth (Fishback) Brumback of Prince William Co., VA. Melchior emigrated from

Ahnentafel #738 - William Tyler

William Tyler

Born: ca. 1710
Died: ca. 1767 or ca. 1797

Buried: unknown

Married:
1) Sarah (--?--) md. ca. 1730
2) Elizabeth Keeling
3) (--?--) (--?--) Miller

History:  The first member of the Tyler family to come to Virginia was Henry Tyler, of Shropshire, England, who with his wife and family, settled on a small estate in "Middle Plantation" near Williamsburg, which was granted him for transporting six persons to the colony. 

This family has given many illustrious sons to America, among them John Tyler, Sr., Speaker of the House of Delegates, member of the Convention of 1788, Judge of the General Court of Virginia, Governor of Virginia, Founder of the "Literary Fund" in Virginia and Judge of the United States District Court. 

To Be Filed Basket

Class of 1952. The Chieftain, 1997 - Mailing list for reunion.

• Doris (Coil) Lathrop, husband Howard, starting 33rd year of driving a school bus. Hobbies are fishing, sewing, gardening, ccanning, baking, reading. We have 4 children, 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. 
• Bob Lathrop, wife Doretta
• Mervin Lathrop, wife Thelma
• Leroy Robertson, wife Leda Rae (Ralph)
• Verna (Deana) Wolfe Woodward, husband Jim, retired, busy, mother of 7, grandmother of 12. We enjoy traveling. One of our daughters lives in New Orleans, so we enjoyed visiting with her at Mardi Gras this year. We also spend a lot of the summer at Bull Shoals in Mountain Home, Arkansas. 
• Joyce (Wright) Weaver, husband Morris, sister Audrey Wegner. Retired 2 1/2 years. Spouse retired 6 1/2 years. We travel constantly (warm climes in the winter). We own several timeshare condos and surf the interstates. In Sept. we will visit Kentucky, South Carolina (Hilton Head) & Georgia. Then in November Branson & Hot Springs, Arkansas. 
• Gene Austin
• Byron Barr
• Goldie (Butler) Loyd
• Albert Lathrop, living Yorkville, IL
• Donald Wolfe

In Memoriam - Bob Lathrop

Bobbie Ray Lathrop

His name was Bobbie not Robert. 

Born: Nov. 25, 1934, Wayne Co., Illinois
Died: Jan. 24, 2020, Sterling, Whiteside Co., Illinois

Buried: Jan. 30, 2020 Oak Knoll Memorial Park, Sterling, IL

Ahnentafel #737 - Jane Taylor

Jane Taylor(?)

Born: ca. 1675
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: Richard Maulding by ca. 1705

Records:

1723 - April 3 - St. Mark's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., VA - On 3 April 1733, Richard Mauldin of St. Mark's Parish, Spotsylvania County, deed 1774 acres in St. Mark's Parish to Nicholas Battalie, Gent., of  St. Mary's Parish Caroline County.  The land was part of a tract bought of Mauldin out of another tract granted to James Taylor, deceased, by patent, 21 July 1722.  Jane ,wife of Richard Mauldin, acknowledged dower.

Ahnentafel #177 - Mildred Ratcliff

Mildred Ratcliff(?) - Backtracking to Generation 8

Born: 1743 Henrico Co., VA

Died: May 24, 1818, Patrick Co., VA

Buried: Conner Cemetery, Woolwine, Patrick Co., VA

Married: David Robertson, 1767 Henrico Co., VA

Records:
The base information for this entry came from my cousin Hank Bond.  I'm in the process of trying to prove / disprove it as he did not give me the supporting documentation for it.

1736 - Henrico Co., VA - John Nash's Account Book Abstracts

• John Ratleiff Junr. Dr. 1 Levy paid by 2 Inspectors' notes
• John Ratleif Senr. Dr. 2 Levys. paid by an Inspectors' note.