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Hamilton County Courthouse, McLeansboro, IL

Neff, Lea. Abstracts of Wills Hamilton County, Illinois, 1821-1915, Wayne City, IL: Family Ties, 1986.

Page 14 - Samuel M. Butler of Dahlgren, Will Box #1, File #134, written 10/5/1888, age 69, witnesses: A.M. Grigg, W.W. Hunter, no date of death, filed, 12/31/1888, real estate & personal property, Exe. wife Mary J. Butler. Heirs: son Charles W. Butler, daughter Mary Wisler

Page 32 - William W. Fitzgarrold of McLeansboro, Will Box #1, File #141, written 11/17/1890 age 63, wit: Herman Vorderbruggen, George W. Gross, Ed. H. Bowen all of McLeansboro, died 11/26/1890, filed 11/28/1890, real estate in Witchata, [Wichita?] KS & personal property, Exe. son Jerry Miah F. Fitzgarrold.  Heirs: son William Anderson Fitzgarrold, dau: Rebecka Ellen Fitzgarrold, Celista Jane (Fitzgarrold) Bond, grandsons: John Acker Fitzgarrold, William Thomas Fitzgarrold, granddau: Elizabeth Jane Fitzgarrold, Amy Adaline Fitzgarrold

Page 34 - Louisa Jane Garrison of Dahlgren, probate section B, Box #66, FIle #20, written 11/22/1905, wit: H.M. Echols, J.H. Voliva, L. Auxier, died 5/24/1907, filed 5/24/1907, real estate & personal property, ex: Elias Chalon Williamson, heirs: son Ambrose Maulding & his heirs, no relation given: Sidney Wilson Irwin, Elias Chalon Williamson

Page 45 - John Hopkins, Probate Section B, Box #1, File #14, date: 9/10/1834, wit: Robert Vanderventer, Mason Morris, filed: 9/25/1834, real estate & personal property, ex: Benjamine Hood.

Research Log - MacGregor Clan

Our Magruders are descendants of the MacGregor clan of Scotland.  The following is from Charles MacKinnon's book The Scottish Highlanders, New York, NY: Barnes & Noble, 1984.

Clan MacGregor, the 'Children of the Mist,' proclaim their Alpinian descent in their motto 'S Rioghal Mo Dhream' - Royal is my race.'  They have never failed to assert their seniority in the Alpinian 'family,' a menaingless seniority since the clans always acted independently and were bound only by a common origin. In fact . . . if anybody was senior it was the MacNab, who was a generation nearer the ancient thron than MacGregor, MacKinnon or MacQuarrie. . . . 

Glen Orchy Parish, Scotland

The MacGregor's earliest lands were in Glenorchy, as far back as the reign of Malcolm Canmore. John of Glenocrchy, who was chief in 1292, was captured by the English in 1296, and his successor, Malcolm, fought for [Robert the] Bruce at Bannockburn [1314] and afterwards accompanied Edward Bruce to

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

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

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

Notebook - Mom's Families #6, Part 3

Brill, Ray & Joanne Baker. The Brill Family in America & Their Allied Families, Hagerstown, MD: Joanne Baker, 1993.

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, 1754 at the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His age is listed as being 44 years old.  With Martin on the ship Halifax was Herman and Heinrich and Christopher.

According to the records of the Lutheran Church of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Martin and his wife and children attended Springfield Lutheran Church from 1755-1758.

Notebook - Maryland #3

1795 Map of Maryland

Brumbaugh, Gaius. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County & Church from Original Sources, Volume I, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1975.

Beall, Gentle, Magruder, Linton, Ogle

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Brumbaugh, Gaius. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County & Church from Original Sources, Volume II, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1975.

Gentle, Linton

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Clark, Raymond & Sara Clark. Calvert County, Maryland, Wills, 1654-1700, no imprint, 1974.

Calvert County, with St. Mary's and Charles Counties comprises the southernmost part of Maryland, or what is known as southern Maryland. This county suffered the loss of its court house in Prince Frederick in a fire in 1882 when all records were destroyed.

Relatively little has been published of an historical or genealogical nature on Calvert County. The most outstanding volume is Charles Francis Stein's A History of Calvert County, published in cooperation with the Calvert County Historical Society (Baltimore, 1960, 404 p.). In addition to historical topics from 1654 to the 20th century, the book has a genealogy section, pictures of historic houses, and as appendices the Taxables of 1733 and the Tax

Notebook - Maryland No. 2

Barnes, Robert. Marriages & Deaths from the Maryland Gazette, 1727-1839, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973 - available on Ancestry

The Maryland Gazette was first published in Annapolis in 1727 by William Parks. Parks had previously established two newspapers in England: the Ludlow Post-Man in 1719 and the Reading Mercury in 1723. He came to Annapolis in March 1725/6 and shortly thereafter established the Maryland Gazette, which was the first paper to be published south of Pennsylvania. Publication of the Gazette was carried on intermittently until 1734.

Parks held the post of Public Printer in the Province of Maryland from 1727 until 1737. In 1730 he established a press in Williamsburg, Virginia and in 1736 became the editor of the Virginia Gazette. He was also Public Printer of Virginia until 1750, the year of his death.

The Maryland Gazette was re-established in 1745 by Jonas Green, a native of Connecticut and the son of Deacon Timothy Green. . . . 

The Gazette usually consisted of a folded sheet of four pages, with nearly half the space devoted to advertising. News from Europe and from other colonies took up the bulk of the remaining space, with part of one column given over to Annapolis news. Deaths and marriages were sometimes found in this column, but later, when they became a popular feature, they were listed separately under the headings "Marriages' and "Deaths," or as they were waggishly referred to in the early nineteenth century, "The Knot" and "The Knell."  The early issues of the paper carried comparatively few marriage and death notices other than those concerning  prominent citizens.  The inclusion of notices of notices of ordinary citizens was a gradual process.

Notebook - Scotland

Betts, Jerry. Highland Scot Settlers in North Carolina: 1732-1776, The Highlander, Sep/Oct 2003

It was early in the 1730s when Scots began to leave the Highlands in favor of "The New World."  However, it was only after the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at Culloden in 1745 - and the resulting British attempts to destroy the clan system - that the pace of emigration became significant.

Most of the earlier setters in North Carolina had come from Virginia and South Carolina because North Carolina's shallow and treacherous coastline was difficult for large ships to navigate. The Scots among these early settlers were primarily Lowlanders.

Highlanders had settled along the Cape Fear River as early as 1724. In 1729, however, the colony of North Carolina was royalized, making the disposal of unclaimed lands the responsibility of crown officials.  The decision was made to award land grants (of 320 or 640 acres) to individuals in the colony who could show themselves capable of cultivating the acreage, and in about 1732 the first real settlement was established.

Notebook - Maryland No. 1

Baldwin, Jane, comp. The Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. I, Baltimore, MD: Kohn & Pollock, 1904.

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Baldwin, Jane, comp. The Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. II, Baltimore, MD: Kohn & Pollock, 1914.

Brewer, John, Anne Arundel Co., April 5, 1690, Liber 2, Folio 202 - grandfather

• To son John (and Eke) 700 acres unnamed
• To unborn child, if male, 150 acres of tract bequeathed son John afsd.
• To son Joseph and hrs., 200 acres, 1/2 of "Brewington."
• To wife Sarah, extx., personalty.
• Test: Clement Davis, Thos. Sutton, Jos. Burton

Ridgely, Henry Jr., Anne Arundel Co., Sept. 13, 1699, probate Apr. 26, 1700, Liber 6, Folio 371 - uncle

• To wife Catherine, extx. dwelling plantation during life and 200 acres part of "Warren's Ridge."
• To son Henry and hrs., dwelling plantation and 200 acres afsd. at death of wife; also 282 acres, "Ridgely's Beginning," on north side of Rogue Harbor Branch, Patuxent River. 
• To son Nicholas at 18 yrs. of age, and hrs., 275 acres "My Quarter Plantation," at hd. of Broad Ck., and 272 acres "Ridgely's Lot," on north east side of great branch of  Patuxent River.
• To son Charles and hrs., money with which to buy land, at 21 yrs. of age.
• To dau. Ann and hrs., 1/2 of "Huntington Quarter" taken up by testator's father (unnamed) and himself.
• To dau. Eliza: and hrs., 1/2 of 300 acres at Chester at hd. of Morgan's Ck.
• Sons to be of age at 21 yrs. and daus. at 16 yrs. 
• Overseers: Henry Ridgely and brother Charles Greenbury. 
• Test: Robt. Goldsborough, Thos. Reynolds, Wm. Johnson

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Baldwin, Jane, comp. The Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. III, Baltimore, MD: Kohn & Pollock, 1907.

Research Log - 300 Years Ago

January

9 - Deborah Lathrop born in Norwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Samuel & Deborah (Crow) Lathrop

February

22 - 28 - Joshua Hobart died in Southold, New York age 88

March

31 - John Moss died in Wallingford, Connecticut age about 60

April

25 - Ann Backus married Nathaniel Lathrop 

Notebook - Maryland #4

Danger, Will Robinson, danger!  That's what doing research on the Beall, Magruder, Brewer, Howard and Ridgley families of Maryland is like.  One guy says this . . . the next completely contradicts him . . . . and the third has another theory.  Here are a lot of contradictions.  Let me know if you figure it out!!  I'm going to keep working on it too.

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1790 Maryland Census

Baltimore County, Back River, Upper Hundred

Parks, William 1 m 16+, 1 m -16, 2 f, 1 slave

Parks, Benjamin 1 m 16+, 1 m -16, 2 f
Parks, David 3 m 16+, 2 m -16, 3 f
Ridgeley, Charles (of Wms. Quarter) 8 slaves
Towson, Thomas, 1 m 16+, 2 f
Towson, Charles 1 m 16+, 6 f, 3 slaves
Parks, David, Overseer Wm. McCullins 1 m 16+, 11 slaves

Frederick County,

Beall, Tabitha 1 m -16, 8 f, 22 slaves
Beall, Elisha 1 m 16+, 2 m -16, 6 f, 10 slaves
Beall, Joseph 2 m 16+, 3 f, 1 other person, 23 slaves
Beall, John 2 m 16+, 2 m -16, 6 f, 8 slaves
Beall, John 2 m 16+, 4 m -16, 2 f
Beall, Nathan 2 m 16+, 4 m -16, 3 f, 5 slaves
Linton, Jeremiah 1 m 16+, 1 m -16, 4 f
Linton, Samuel 1 m 16+, 3 f, 1 slave
Linton, Samuel Jr. 2 m 16+, 2 m -16, 3 f
Linton, Zachariah 1 m 16+, 4 m -16, 2 f, 2 slaves
Ogle, Joseph 1 m 16+, 3 f
Ogle, Thomas 1 m 16+, 3 m -16, 3 f, 1 slave

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1800 Maryland Census

Linton, Benjamin, Frederick Co., 1 m 16-26, 1 m 45+, 1 f 45+, 6 slaves - possible grandfather
Linton, Isaac, Frederick Co., 2 m -10, 1 m 26-45, 3 f -10, 1 f 26-45
Linton, James, Allegany Co., 1 m 10-16, 1 m 26-45, 1 f 26-45
Linton, Jeremiah, Frederick Co., 2 m -10, 1 m 10-16, 1 m 26-45, 2 f -10, 2 f 10-16, 1 f 16-26, 1 f 26-45

March 19th

Just birthdays today:

1648 Abel Janes baptized in New Haven, CT, the son of William & Mary Janes. He died in 1718 in Lebanon, CT.

1655 William Bradford in Massachusetts, the son of Maj. William & Alice (Richards) Bradford.  He married Rebecca Bartlett in 1679.  William died in 1687 at the age of 32.

Scotland

Families:
Beall
Borthwick
Cunninghame
Fleming
Hamilton
Hardrett
Hay
Hepburn
Machalls
Magruder
Morehead
Ramsay

Maryland

Counties:
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Calvert
Dorchester
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Prince George

Allied Families:
[Colclasure] - Baughman, Beall, Brewer, Edwards, Linton, Magruder, Ogle, Parks, Porter, Ridgely, Towson

[Gurley] - Barnes, Hocker, Price, Pruitt, Sim, Waters

Revised 2/10/2019