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 #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:

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'

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:

Sarah

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

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

Joseph

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

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

Mary

Ann

Elizabeth

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

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

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.  

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:

Jonas

John d. before 1726

Joseph

Ahnentafel #1441 - Hannah Norris

Hannah Norris

Born: ca. 1665

Died: before 1742 - probably in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey

Buried: Unknown

Children:

Hannah

Elizabeth

Richard

Jonathan

John

Henry

Abigail

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

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:

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

In Memoriam - Cristal Dugger

Cristal Elaine (Shaw) Dugger

Born: May 24, 1952, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL

Died: December 16, 2023, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, IN

Married: William Noble Dugger, Jr., Aug. 31, 1974, Wayne City, Wayne County, IL

Children:

William "Bryan" md. Kathy (--?--)

Channa LeeAnn Dugger

Ahnentafel:

1. Cristal (Shaw) Dugger

2. LaVern Shaw 1926-2015

3. Freda Lee Shields 1929-1997

4. Cecil William Shaw 1902-1991

5. Buval Annis Wood 1906-1974

6. Roy Shields 1902-1987

7. Chloe Lloyd 1900-1992

8. William Charles Shaw 1867-1951

In Memoriam - Joan Braddock

Joan (Musgrave) Braddock

Born: March 27, 1935, Aden, Hamilton Co., IL

Died: December 9, 2023, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL

Buried: December 16, 2023, Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, IL

Married: Irvin "Fat" Braddock, September 23, 1950

Children:

Dale md. Brenda (--?--)

Gale

Julie md. Scott Dixon

Ahnentafel:

1. Joan Musgrave

2. Marshall Musgrave b. 1916, d. 1974

3. Florene McCormick b. 1917, d. 2001

4. Robert Musgrave b. 1891, d. 1977

5. Rella Maulding b. 1898, d. 1982