Lathrop Reunion

Howard Dale Lathrop, Gene Austin & George Lathrop

Yesterday we gathered at the Gathering near Fairfield for the Lathrop family reunion. 

In Memoriam - Yvonne Lathrop

Jewel Yvonne Lathrop, 85, of Fairfield passed away at 4 p.m. on friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi.

She was a homemaker.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the 1st Baptist Church in Fairfield, with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home.

Yvonne was born in Wayne City on January 17, 1932 to Clarence and Estes (Bailey) Wolfe. 

She was a member of the 1st Baptist Church in Fairfield.

Yvonne is survived by two daughters, Cheryl (Steve) Hammil of Louisville, Ky., and Anita Morris of Fairfield; a son, Rick (Beth) Lathrop of Indianapolis, Ind.; four grandchildren, Gretchen (Jon) Smeltzer, Jason (Lyndsy) Hammil, Landon Morris and Kelsey Morris; five great-grandchildren, Alea, Laurel and Asa Smeltzer and Porter and June Hammil; a brother Gail (Carolyn) Wolfe of Lovington, Ill.; a sister Verna Deana Woodward of Collinsville, Ill. 

Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents, husband Glen Lathrop, and three brothers, Dale, Delmer and John Wolfe. 

Memorial may be made to the 1st Baptist Church Kingdom Kids. 

Ahnentafel #360 - James Clark

James Clark

Born: ca. 1708 New Jersey
Died: 1753, Elizabeth, New Jersey

Buried: Unknown

Married:
1) before 1726, wife unknown
2) ca. 1735 Anne Wood in New Jersey

Records:

1752 - Dec. 19 James wrote his will:

In the name of God this nineteenth day of December in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty two. I James Clark of the Burro: of Elizabeth and County of Essex and province of East Jersey yeoman being very Sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God for it Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I Give and recommend my Soul into the hands of him that gave it and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the last General Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty Power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I Give Devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form 

Notebook - Indiana No. 4

Allen County Public Library. "Indiana Co. A-L," nd - bibliography of books with call numbers.

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Allen County Public Library, "Indiana Co. M-W," nd - bibliography of books with call numbers.

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Allen County Public Library. "State & Subject Snapshots," website of bibliographies.

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An Atlas of Gibson & Pike Counties, Ind., Philadelphia, PA: D.J. Lake & Co., 1881.

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Barrett, Marilyn & Charles Barrett. 1860 Federal Census Gibson County, Indiana, Plainfield, IN, nd. 

Page 1086, Patoka Twp., 21 July 1860
61/3/613 - Fitzgerald, Johnson, 69 farmer, 3600 Real estate 600 Personal estate Va
Fitzgerald, Wiley Ann, 45, Ky
Smith, America 12 Ind
Alsop, Mary J. 16 Ind. 

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Biographical & Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana, Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. 

Wright, Denny

In Memoriam - Larry Wiggins

Larry Gale Wiggins 

Born: Jan. 24, 1948, Wayne Co., IL
Died: Aug. 17, 2017, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN

Buried: Aug. 22, 2017, Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, IL

Married: 1) Carolyn Lowery and 2) Sharon Doty

Children:
Tim md. Gloria (--?--)
Josh
Austin
Rod
Jeff md. Christal (--?--)
Shawna
Andrea

Larry G. Wiggins, 69, of Fairfield, died at 6:59 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.  He had been a truck driver for over a forty years, working for several area farmers.  Larry was born January 24, 1948 to Chester and Margie (Shaw) Wiggins. He was married to Sharon (Doty) Wiggins. 

In Memoriam - Opal Erkman Hall

Opal Fern Erkman

Born: July 28, 1918, Hamilton Co., IL
Died: August 12, 2017 McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL

Buried: Garrison Cemetery, Hamilton Co., IL

Married: Marshall Hall, June 1, 1943, St. Louis, MO

Children: 
Ilene Kay Hall b. 1947, d. 1990, md. Dannie McKinney 1965

• Tonia md. John White 1988, children: Hunter, Marshall & Tanner
• Kelby md. 1) Samantha Bass, 2) Gara Rubenaker, children: Kaylee & Taj

Ahnentafel #326 - (--?--) Denny

(--?--) Denny

Born: ca. 1725
Died: unknown

Married: unknown

Possibilities:
1722 - Samuel Denny born in Virginia, lived in Albemarle County, said to have married Sarah Elizabeth Suddarth.  Elizabeth named one of her children Suddarth. This makes for an interesting possibility.

1729 - Sarah Elizabeth Suddarth born

1748 - Apr. 5 - 

• John Denny owned 181 acres on the north side of Staunton River, Brunswick Co., VA. 
• John Denny owned 150 acres on the south side of Staunton River, down the said River and including Mush Island, Brunswick Co., VA

Research Log - Hanover County, Virginia, ver. 2

Hanover County, Virginia was created November 26, 1719 from St. Paul's Parish of New Kent County.  I-295 on the north side of Richmond is a significant portion of the county's southern border. The York River forms the northern boundary between Hanover and Caroline County.  It is the probable crossroads of six families - Meeks, Priddy, Butler, Denny, Henry and Robertson/Robinson.

Our relevant line:

5. Grace Butler b. 1912, Wayne City, IL, d. 1980 St. Louis, MO

10. Morton Butler b. 1883 Jefferson Co., IL, d. 1953 Wayne Co., IL

11. Mary Anna Robertson b. 1882 Wayne Co., IL, d. 1967 Wayne Co., IL

20. George Butler b. 1861 Illinois, d. 1946 Marion Co., IL

21. Florence Gentle b. 1862 Edgar Co., IL, d. 1938 Jefferson Co., IL

22. James Robertson b. 1839 Lawrence Co., OH, d. 1929 Wayne Co., IL

23. Mary Maulding b. 1847 Hamilton Co., IL, d. 1910, Wayne Co., IL

40. Minor Butler b. ca. 1822 Kentucky, d. after 1880 Illinois

41. Mary Williamson b. 1826 Illinois, d. ca. 1873 Illinois

44. David Robertson b. 1800 Virginia, d. 1872, Illinois17

45. Rebecca Clark b. 1804 New Jersey, d. 1873, Illinois

80. James Butler b. ca. 1782, d. after 1840 probably in Kentucky

81. Elizabeth Meeks b. ca. 1788, living 1840 Kentucky

88. David Robertson b. ca. 1775 Virginia, after 1834 Illinois

89. Mary Ann Henry b. ca. 1779 Virginia, after 1830 Illinois

162. Priddy Meeks b. 1746 Hanover Co., VA, d. after 1820 probably in Kentucky

163. Elizabeth Denny b. ?, d. after 1820 probably in Kentucky

178. John Henry Sr. b. ? probably Virginia, d. ? probably in Virginia

324. William Meeks b. ca. 1725 probably Virginia, d. after 1768 possibly in Hanover Co., VA

325. Molly Nolin b. ?, d. after 1768 possibly in Hanover Co., VA

648. William Meeks b. England?, d. possibly in Hanover Co., VA

The St. Paul's Parish register contains the following entries regarding processioning which was an annual review of boundary lines.

Ahnentafel #325 - Molly Nolin

Mary Nolin may have been Nowlin

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: William Meeks 

Children:
Priddy
John
Susanna
Athe
Jesse
Nacy
Martin
Sarah
Littleton
Candice

Will update as I find more information. 

Notebooks - Dad's Families No. 3, Part II

Roberts, Gary. English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register in Three Volumes, Vol. I, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1984.

Will of John Huckstep the elder of Tenterden, County of Kent, yeoman, 4 Nov. 22, James I [1624]. Proved 17 Feb. 1624/5.  Contested, but upheld 5 April 1625.  Legatees:

• kinswoman Lydia Tilden, wife of Nathaniel Tilden, £5
• Thomas, son of my brother Stephen Huckstep £5
• brother Stephen Huckstep £3
• kinswoman Susanna Witherden wife of Henry Witherden £10
• Richard Witherden son of Henry & Susanna, £20 at age 21
• son Lawrence Huckstep, residue of goods and chattels, at age 21
• executor John Huckstep

This is probably Lydia (Huckstep) Tilden's uncle, brother of her father Stephen. 

Will of John Huckstep of Tenterden, County of Kent, yeoman, 6 Nov. 6 Charles I [1630]. Codicil 15 Aug. 1631 makes provision for possible posthumous child.  Proved 2 Dec. 1631. Legatees:

• wife Alice £30, household goods, clothes, etc.
• brother Thomas Huckstep £10
• daughter Sara £40 at age 19 or marriage
• daughter Joane £40 at age 19 or marriage
• son Stephen at age 21 lease of farm
• father Stephen £16 per year
• son Thomas at age 21 land in Appledore called Barneland
• son Nathanaell
• son William
• son Joseph
• son John
• Samuel Curtis witness
• Nathanaell Tilden witness

This is probably Lydia (Huckstep) Tilden's brother. 

Ahnentafel #324 - William Meeks

William Meeks

Born: ca. 1725
Died: after ca. 1768

Buried: unknown

Married: Mary Nolin / Nowlin ca. 1745

Research Log - Residence Chart - Distaff

Residence chart for mom's families. The "first" residence in the line is the last place the person lived. 

These four charts are for the Erkman, Gurley, Colclasure and Fitzgerald lines.

The Erkman line is quite short:
Gen. 1 - (me) - Kentucky - North Carolina - Kansas - Missouri - Illinois
Gen. 2 - Illinois
Gen. 3 - Italy - Africa - Kentucky - Illinois - Indiana - Illinois
Gen. 4 - Illinois - Oregon - Illinois
Gen. 5 - 6 - Illinois - Indiana - Ohio - Germany
Gen. 5 - Illinois - Indiana - Germany
Gen. 6 - Indiana - Germany

Ahnentafel #309 - Mary O'Dell

Mary O'Dell

Born: 1702, Westchester Co., New York
Died: between 1778 and 1779, Shenandoah Co., VA

Buried: Unknown

Married: Abraham Denton, Orange Co., New York, 1725

Records:
1774 - Sep. 27 - executor's bond for her husband's estate:

At a Court held for Dunmore County on Tuesday September 27th, 1774 Mary Denton, William Reno, Elijah Odell and John North in knowledged this their bond in court, which was ordered to be Recorded.

Test: Thomas Marshall C.D.C. 

Notebook - Connecticut No. 3

Chatfield, Priscilla. "A Connecticut Case Study: Captain Benjamin Frank Noyes, Mariner of Mystic River, Connecticut," New England Ancestors, Summer, 2002.

Captain Benjamin Frank Noyes (ca. 1828-1879) of Mystic River, CT, began his mariner's career at age sixteen when he shipped out on the whaling vessel Coriolanus. He was a member of the Baptist church. His papers are housed at the G.W. Blunt White Library (Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.).  Captain Noyes parents have never been identified.  The author presents her research into his genealogy. 

Biographical Review of New London County, CT - Mr. Noyes b. Stonington, lived on farm until age 16 - shipped out on whaler Coriolanus under Captain Gustavus Appleman. 

Genealogical & Biographical Records of New London County, CT - article about Noyes' son-in-law Christopher Morgan: Benjamin F. Noyes, father of Mrs. [Edith] Morgan, died in Savannah, Ga., June 18, 1879, son of Frank and grandson of Nathan Noyes.  Is this information true?

Genealogy of Rev. James Noyes of Stonington does not include the captain, but does include his daughter Edith, calling her ancestry unknown.  The absence of his genealogy may mean he was illegitimate. No birth record was found.  Census records indicate he was born ca. 1828 in Stonington, Connecticut, the informant is not apparent and the captain may have been away at sea. 

Ahnentafel #308 - Abraham Denton, ver. 2

Abraham Denton

Born: ca. 1705, Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
Died: Aug. 1774 Shenandoah Co., VA

Buried: probably in Toms Brook Cemetery, Toms Brook, Shenandoah Co., VA

Married: 1725 Mary O'Dell in Orange Co., NY - no record of marriage, but widely accepted 

Biography: Abraham Denton was born say 1705 in Hempstead, Long Island.  The earliest reference to him is dated 19 November 1729 when for £60 he purchased a 87-acre "messuage or track of land" in Haverstraw, New York, from "Abraham Denton Senor" (Orange County Deeds 1:212). The map of original plots in the Kakiat Patent in Orange County shows two adjacent lots belonging to "Abraham Denton," one of 120 acres and one larger, but no deed has been found for either of them, nor for the disposal of the above 87 acres when Abraham left Orange County. His last appearance on the New York record is 30 April 1734 when at the "Court of General Session of the Peace held at Orange Town . . . the King Against Abrm Denton Junr. . . . the Defendt

Research Log - Residence Chart

Mom shared this Pedigree Chart with Movement with me yesterday and I've been working to create one for my lines in Excel. 

I ended up splitting it into four charts that cover up to 8 generations which gets me back to the immigrant ancestor and they are huge! Or when resized, so small you can't read them.  Yes, I am technologically challenged!

So here is my attempt at a simpler representation of the Lathrop line.  The "first" residence in the line is the last place the person lived.  

Gen 1- (me) - Kentucky - North Carolina - Kansas - Missouri - Illinois 
Gen. 2 to Gen. 4 Illinois -> Wayne Co. - Lawrence Co. 
Gen. 5 & 6- Illinois - Indiana - Vermont 
Gen. 7 - Canada - Vermont 
Gen. 8 & 9  Connecticut 
Gen. 9 - Connecticut - Massachusetts 
Gen. 9 - Massachusetts 

Ahnentafel #307 - Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis

Some people say she was Mary Elliot. 

Born: 1703, St. Paul's Parish, Stafford Co., VA
Died: ca. 1738 Prince William Co., VA, she is not mentioned in her husband's will in written in 1742 and he was giving her things to their children.  

Married: John Overall, Oct. 8, 1722, St. Paul's Parish, Stafford Co., VA

Children:
John
Sarah
Mary 
Behethland (dau)
William

Notebook - Virginia No. 1

Clemens, William.  Virginia Wills Before 1799, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973 - available on Ancestry.

• Brooks
• Cloyd
• Cornwell
• Overall
• Parks
• Porter
• Robertson
• Robinson
• Smith
• Williamson
• Wilson

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Currer-Briggs, Noel. Virginia Settlers & English Adventurers, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970.

Andrew Pecke will Norfolk Archdeaconry / 99, 10 April 1605, proved 15 Mar. 1607/8 by exor at Norwich.  Andrew Pecke of Hickling, Norfolk, husbandman named Edmund, eldest son; Walter, second son; Edmund son of Edmund; Margarett Reading daughter of John; Alice Cooke, daughter. Wit: Robert Cooke

John Pecke Norwich Archdeaconry/37/C nuncupative, May 1607, proved 18 Aug. 1607 by Johanne Pecke, relict.  John Pecke of St. Michael-at-Plea, Norwich, Skinner.  Names Johane his wife.

Walter Peck [probably son of Andrew above], Norfolk Archdeaconry/254, 1 April 1614, proved 5 June 1614 by exors. Walter Pecke of Hickling,  Norfolk, yeoman.  Names Margaret his wife; son Robert under 21; son Walter under 21; son Thomas; brother Edmund; godson Edmund Pecke; Margaret Reading.

Ahnentafel #306 - John Overall

John Overall

Born: 1701
Died: 1743 Hamilton Parish, Prince William Co., VA.

Buried: Unknown

Married: Mary Ellis/Elliot, Oct. 8, 1722 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford Co./King George Co., VA

Records:

1707 - to receive a heifer from his grandfather John Jones

1713 - John Jones' will probated in Westmoreland Co., Virginia

Research Log - Tipton Family

As the last two ahnentafel entries are sketchy at best I started looking into the Tiptons.  They are easier to sort out than the Hunts.  I came across Charles Heinemann's Tipton Family of Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, printed in 1934 which is available on Ancestry.

In the preface he states that "these notes represent an effort to arrange the various conflicting data on this famous family in a manner that will reconcile, as nearly as possible, the various lines, so as to aid future searches."

Edward Tipton is the man Heinemann points to as the possible emigrant ancestor in Maryland even though there are some gaps between him and the next known generation.

In England there is a Tipton Parish in an Urban District of South Staffordshire.  It is an ancient church, and its parish registers go back to an early period.

The name Tipton appears in the Domesday Book as Tibintone.  Its meaning was "the tun or town of Tib's or Tibba's people."  It has been suggested on very good authority, that the name had its origin from Seventh Century St. Tybba, patroness of hunting.

As early as 1606 there were Tiptons in Bedford County, England.

Here is the line as Heineman lays it out:

I. Edward Tipton b. 1620, d. ? An Edward Tipton immigrated to Maryland in 1668 in the ship Friendship of London.  Wife unknown.  [Annapolis Land Office Records, Libra 11, Folio 379 and W.C. 2, Folio 123 for service 1680]