Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Ahnentafel #1453 - Rebecca Rolfe

Rebecca Rolfe

Born: ca. 1661
Died: 23 Nov. 1751 Middlesex Co., MA

Buried: Nov. 1751 probably in Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Middlesex Co., MA, no stone 

Married: 1) William Cutter ca. 1680
2) John Whitmore, Sr. 3 June 1724 as his second wife

Records:
1692 - Middlesex Co., MA - William & Rebecca received a mortgage from his brother & sister-in-law  Ephraim & Bethia Cutter.

1700 - July 28 - Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA - Rebecca and her first husband William Cutter were admitted to the church. 

1713 - Middlesex Co., MA - William & Rebecca Cutter paid off the mortgage. 

1722 - 1 June - Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA - Rebecca is mentioned in William Cutter's will:

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Ahnentafel #1452 - William Cutter

Here lyes ye Body
of Mr William
Cutter: who dec'd
April ye 1st 1723
in ye 74th year of
his age
William Cutter

Born: 22 February 1649/50 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 1 April 1723 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Buried: April 1723, Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, MA

Married: Rebecca Rolfe by 1680

Occupation: carpenter, housewright, farmer, miller

Biography:
He married Rebecca Rolfe, but no record of the date of the marriage has been found. William and wife were admitted to membership in Cambridge church, July 28, 1700; and a cherished relic, the famly Bible, bears marked evidence of frequent use. His residence was in that part of the town which formed the district called Menotomy [Arlington, MA], and on the banks of the stream flowing from Lexington through Arlington into Mystic River. Here, on the occasion of his father-in-law's death, he received from the estate an acre of land.  Later, April 10, 1684, he purchased of John Rolfe, Jr., four additional acres, on which he built the house, afterwards his son John's, which formerly stood on the site of the present residence of his descendant, Cyrus Cutter. This land was the "west corner" of the Rolfes'

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Ahnentafel #1450 - Joseph Hind(s)

Joseph(?) Hind(s)

The name has also been spelled Heynes, Haynes & Haynes

Born: bapt. 27 Feb. 1647/8 - maybe, this could be a Joseph in Salem, MA
Born: by 1655 for sure
Died: ca. 1709 Elizabeth, Essex Co., NJ

Buried: Unknown

Married: Ann Barclay(?)

This is a very messed up mess . . . and needs a lot more work. 

Records: 
1709 - said to have left a will. 

Children:



Monday, February 19, 2024

Notebook - Illinois #12

Madison County, Illiinois 1861

















1850 Madison County Illinois Census - loose page
Pin Oak Twp. T4N, R7W, enumerated on & since 22 Oct. 1850

Household 44, Family 44 Smart, Henry B. 49 m farmer b. NC
  • Smart, Sarah 43 f b. KY
  • Harris, Eliza J. 21 f b. IL
  • Harris, Benjamin 29 m b. IL
  • Harris, Sarah E. 1 f b. IL
  • Smart, Alsa 22 m farmer b. IL
  • Smart, Lucy 16 f f b. IL
  • Smart, Martha 14 f b. IL
  • Smart, Henry 8 m b. IL
  • Smart, Rachael 5 f b. IL
  • Holman, J.W. 21 m b. IL 
Household 45, Family 45 Smart, Peter 26 m farmer b. IL married within the year
  • Elizabeth 16 f b. IL married within the year

Friday, February 16, 2024

Ahnentafel #1449 - Comfort Mann

Comfort Mann

Born: 1633, Braintree, Essex Co., England
Died: 1685 Elizabeth, Essex Co., NJ

Buried: 1685 First Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey

Married: April 1647 Samuel Marsh in New Haven, Connecticut

Children: 
Mary
Samuel
Comfort
Hannah
Elizabeth
John

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Ahnentafel #1448 - Samuel Marsh

Samuel Marsh

Born: by 1628 Essex, England
Died: September 1683, Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey

Buried: September 1683 First Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey

Married: April 1647, Comfortt Mann in New Haven, Connecticut

Records:
1683, June 10 - Essex Co., NJ - Samuel Marsh, Sr. made his will.  His wife is not mentioned.  Children listed: John, Joseph, Elizabeth & Samuel. 

Children: 
Mary b. 1648
Samuel b. 1649
Comfort b. 1652

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Ahnentafel #1447 - Susanna (--?--)

Susanna (--?--)

Born: by 1680
Died: after 1726-27

Buried: Unknown

Married: Joseph Morse

Records:
1726-27 Elizabeth, Essex Co., New Jersey - Susanna is mentioned in her husband Joseph's will. 

Children: 
Joseph
Amos
Lydia
Ann
Elizabeth

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Dad's Notebook No. 10, Part 2

Anderson, Viginia. Pucketts, Vaughans, Harlans, Meeks & Allied Families, Wayne County, Illinois, 1988. 

Our earliest known Meeks ancestor was William Meeks, who came from England, according to the journal of a great grandson, Priddy Meeks (1795-1886). Two of William Meek's sons were William Jr. and John. We are descended from William Meeks, Jr., who married Molly Nolin / Nolan.  We do not have definite dates for the birth and marriage of William Jr., but it is thought that he was born around 1730 and married about 1750. He may have died in Greenville District, S.C.   There is a bill of sale in Greenville District, SC, Deek Book D, p. 359 from Wm. Meeks to his son Athe Meeks - 7 Jan. 1797. I have no record that William Jr. accompanied his children to Kentucky, so he may have died in South Carolina .

The children of William Jr. & Molly (Nolin) Meeks are believed to have all been born in Allens Creek, Hanover Co., VA. Their children are as follows:
  1. Priddy Meeks, b. ca. 1751 md. Elizabeth Denny (our ancestors)
  2. John Meeks b. ca. 1753 md. Elizabeth Walker
  3. Susanna Meeks b. ca. 1755 md. Paul Meecham
  4. Athe Meeks b. ca. 1756, md. Margaret Snead (parents of Priddy Meeks, who wrote

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Notebook - Dad's Families # 10, Part 1

Dove, Milton. Dove Trails: The History & Genealogy of the Dove & Related Families, no imprint, nd. Available on Family Search.

*=date has been verified, any other date is estimated.  [Some dates are contradicted in the body of the book . . . ]

Dove Descendancy Chart:
Gen. 1. Christopher 1509 England -1589*
Gen. 2 a Thomas 
Gen. 2 b. William I 1540 England - 1610 md. Katherina Martison 1562*
Gen. 3. Elizabeth, Eden, Martison
Gen. 3 a. William II 1570 England - 1635 md. Alice Clark, England 1592*
Gen. 4 William III 1599* England - 1678 Dorchester Co. VA, arrived Jamestown 1618, md. 1629 in Jamestown, VA
Gen. 5 (incomplete) William IV 1630 VA - 1701 Dorchester Co. MD md. 1654 VA
Gen. 6 (incomplete) William V 1658 VA - 1723 Anne Arundel Co. MD md. 1684 Dorchester Co., MD

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Ahnentafel #1446 - Joseph Morse

Joseph Morse

Born: by 1660
Died: ca. 1729 Elizabeth, Essex County, New Jersey

Buried: unknown

Married: Susanna (--?--) by 1686

Occupation: Miller - He was one of three men to erect the first mill at "Morse's Mills" in Rahway, Union Co., New Jersey.  

Records:
1726/27 - March 16 - Elizabeth, Essex County, New Jersey - Joseph Morse wrote his will. Abstract:
Joseph of Elizabeth Town, Essex County, yeoman. Wife Susanna. 
Children: Joseph, Amos, Lydia, Mary (wife of Jonas Wood, who has children Ann, Phebe, Samuel, Jeremiah), Ann (wife of John Wood, daughter Bachel), Elizabeth. 
Real estate: Home farm of 140 acres in Elizabeth Town; Pardon's Island bought of Col. Richard Townley; 43 acres of Rahway meadows granted to the father Peter Morse; 10 acres of salt marsh bought of Capt. John Baker.