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| 401 | According to some secondhand sources, David was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while others place his birth in Watauga County, North Carolina. He moved with his family to North Carolina, where he was reared. David Mast is erroneously listed as having served in the Revolutionary War with his father, both supposedly having fought at Charleston. However, when the records of the Siege of Charleston are checked, the name is spelled Mash and does not refer to him. He was known as Captain Mast because he was one of two leaders, the other being David Hoover, who brought 64 families from North Carolina to the Stillwater area of Ohio in 1801–1802. According to a website by Judith Baker, he built five cabins in 1802. (C-2570) One of them was still occupied in 1918, and in 2002 it still stood at 2151 Kershner Road in Butler Township, Miami County, Ohio. Its logs had been covered with clapboard by 1914. David is the Captain Mast listed as living in what is now the Polk Grove area of Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1806. Originally, the 64 families settled on land along a four-mile stretch of the Stillwater River. Their settlements encompassed land in what was then Butler Township, Clay Township, and, for most of them, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio. However, boundary changes in 1825 placed David’s land in Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, instead. His cabin was the first to be notched in the Stillwater Woods, with many others following for the large group of families they brought to Ohio. The beautiful, large, two-story home he built afterward has been restored by Cinda Lightner Kratzner and is located just outside the town of Union, in Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, on State Route 48. David appears on the tax lists for Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1804, 1810, and 1816. He also appears in the 1836 deed records for West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, in connection with Lot 50. (C-1025) Absalom, one of his sons, apparently used the same title, as shown in a letter quoted below. W. H. Beers, in The History of Montgomery County, Book III (1882), pp. 54–56, gives a very interesting account of David Mast’s migration to Ohio with his family. The account is quoted from a letter written by his son, Captain Absalom Mast: “On the 10th day of Sept. (1802) ... my father, with four of his sisters and their husbands, bid adieu to old North Carolina, in company with one or two more families. They resided in Randolph County, (NC), of the Hewary River. They were all in low circumstances; had money enough to make their entries, and to buy some provisions during the winter. They halted for winter quarters at what is now called Ridgeville, eight miles north of Lebanon; rented a log cabin of Luther and Calvin Ball ... “Our Carolina tramps, or families, left Ridgeville vicinity (just north of Lebanon, OH) on the 4th day of March, 1802. They proceeded to the Stillwater woods, (arriving on 20 Mar. 1802) where they had previously made their selections and on my father’s purchase the first house or cabin was raised or notched.” An interview with Mary Hoover, of the same Randolph Township area of Montgomery County, Ohio, adds further interesting details: “They had to cut a road north, through the wilderness, as they moved on their entries of land, which were purchased in 1798. ... David Mast settled on the northwest quarter of section 3.” Nearby neighbors included Daniel Hoover, Daniel Hoover, Jr., and David Hoover. “Indians were numerous then but never molested the settlers of this township, although as settlers arrived and rumors of Indian depredations were being committed, there were block-houses built and the neighbors were collected in them at night for mutual protection against the Indians, but every morning the settlers would disperse to their respective clearings.” Several letters by Captain Mast are quoted on these pages of Beers’s book. They are most interesting to read. The information in parentheses was taken from other sources: Mrs. McIntosh and the “Beside the Stillwater” articles published in The Independent. (C-270g) Another account of the same migration comes from David’s grandson, Wesley J. Mast, in a letter he wrote at age 85 on September 3, 1910, to Mr. C. Z. Mast: “David Mast, his two brothers, John and Jacob, seven sisters and their husbands came here in the early part of March 1802. They had left their homes in North Carolina in 1801 and had spent the winter in Ridgeville, Ohio north of Lebanon, Ohio. “The sisters were Nancy, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary Mollie, Catherine, Susannah. Their husbands were James Curtis who married Nancy, Daniel Hoover who married Hannah. John Waggoner who married Mollie. Henry Fouts who married Susannah. Leonard Eller who married Elizabeth and David Hoover who married Mary. Andrew Sheets who married Catherine.” David appears on the 1804 and 1810 tax lists for Montgomery County, Ohio. He was the grantor of land in West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, in 1836, the year he died. | MAST, David (I10782)
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| 402 | According to the "A Brief History of Bishop Jacob Mast and Other Mast Pioneers" by C.Z. Mast published in 1911, "The following record of their emigration is in evidence, Harrisburg, Penna, March 13, 1911"To whom it may concern I hereby cerhat the above is a true tracing of the above names as written on the original Immigration List ship, Brotherhood, Captain, John Thomason. Date, Nov 3, 1750. Sailed from Rotterdam and last from Cowes, and arrived at Philadelphia. Now on file in Division of Public Records, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.(signed) Luther R KelkerCustodian of the Public Records of the Pennsylvania State Library. (The seal of the Department of the State Public Records is affixed to the document) The party had sailed from Rotterdam in the ship Brotherhood, John Thompson, Captain, landing in Philadelphia, PA, on Nov 3, 1750." They selected their home near the site of the Blue Mountains, northwest of Philadelphia near present day Reading, Pennsylvania. Their farm was near the Schuylkill River between Irish Creek and Northkill. All other early Amish Mennonites formed their first settlement in America at this place, which was known for nearly a century as the "Northkill congregation." "The early members had located in Heidelberg, Lower Heidelbeg, North Heidleberg, PA, Bern, Upper Bern, Center, Upper Tulpehocken and Jefferson townships, Berks Co, Pennsylvania The majority lived near where the Masts originally established their farm." Because of the French and Indian Wars, "from 1754 to 1764 and even at a later period the settlement was exposed and almost exterminated by the torch, hatchet and scalping knife of the savages, and their midnight assault and slaughter. Hundreds fell victims to the relentlessly cruel savages, along the Blue Mountains south and north of it, and along the Susquehenna." Because of the Indian danger, the Masts and other Amish Mennonite (Anabaptist) settlers removed to near present day Morgantown in Berks Co., PA, in the Conestoga Valley. According to an article in the "Independent" in the 1970's, he settled in what is now Elverston, Pennsylvania. (C-2537) "A warrant was granted to Bishop Jacob Mast and a certain John Holly (relative of his wife?), Nov 19, 1764, and the latter on Apr 13, 1769 lawfully discharged all the rights and half part of land to the former. The tract contained 170 acres and an allowance of six per cent for roads which was situated partly in the counties of Berks and Chester. It was purchased from Samuel Martin of Tredyfrin township, Chester Co, PA, for L325. On this tract of land Bishop Jacob Mast erected a comfortable log farm house, close to a lusty spring which flows directly from a stratum of limeless sandstone." He provided public service to the Revolution in Pennsylvania. (C-458, p. 1918) He was the 2nd Amish Mennonite Bishop in America. In 1786, he was serving Berks, Chester and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania (C-873, 2251e) "Masts, A Brief History" states that he lived in Lancaster County, PA after Berks Co. His death and burial are listed in various places: Pine Grove Cemetery, Caernarvon Township, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; Pine Grove Cemetery, Champaine Co., OH; or Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. He and 3 of his unnamed sisters are supposedly buried near each other. The account in C.Z. Mast's 1911 book states: "In the year 1808 he gave up the wonderfully busy life when in the same year his neighbors carried his body out of his old home and buried it in a quiet spot on the broad acres he had tended and loved. His grave is marked with a carved sandstone bearing inscription near the Northwest corner of the wall of what is known as Pine Grove Cemetery. His wife, Magdalene Holly, died Oct 26, 1820, aged 80 years, and is buried by his side." There is a Jacob Mast living in Cocalico Twp., Berks Co., PA in 1751 and 1753 according to deed records there. This is a township on the North Border of Berks Co., Pennsylvania. (C-2414) | MAST, Bishop Jacob (I10971)
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| 403 | According to the "Annals of Newberry", the Coles settled in a Baptist settlement on Bush River and Little River. John Cole, Sr was the Third Pastor of the Bush River Church where he served for 35 years. He "died full of years and piousness, in 1816." {The Annals of Newberry page 144} John Sr. in the 1800 census is listed on page 72 along with a John (Jr.) in Newberry Co., South Carolina. Sr. was over age 45 along with his wife. They had 1 son living with them between the ages of 16 and 26 and 9 slaves. I have estimated that they were married before 1768 from having one son left at least age 16 and having at least 8 children mentioned in his will. That gives an approximation of having their first child about 32 years previous to 1800. He left an extensive will in 1808 in Newberry Co., SC where he names children and grandchildren. When he mentions his grandchildren by son William, he also gives a share to his daughter-in-law, Rachel who has remarried a Providence Williams. "One share to son Wm. Cole's Children when they reach 18 yrs. To Rachel Williams 5 shillings." It should be noted that one of his grandchildren, Katy Cole, does not have the t crossed in her name. This is a note in case the same misspelling was used for the name Cole (Cote?) throughout the document. (C-2052) His wife, Mary, could still be living in 1829 when she deeds land. It should be noted that the index to his estate papers lists him as John Cote. It has been conjectured that the Coles were Cotes in the area, and this estate is one example leading to that conclusion. The following is information shared by a Cole researcher named Dobie, from the email address: Obie01@aol.com. "South Carolina Baptists 1670-1805 by Townsend; John Cole Sr licensed in 1787 and ordained in 1783 by Rev. Messrs. Joseph Burson and John Webb of Fair Forest at the church that came to be known as Coles Meeting House. William Cole was also ordained during this time. He died March 1802. **Census William Cole 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 James Cole 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 John Cole Jr 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 John Cole Sr 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 John Cole was Minister of Bush River Church in 1790-1804 and had membership of 70 Souls in 1790 and 252 by 1803. He was ordained in 1783 by Elders, Joseph Burson and John Webb. " John Cole, Sr giving "ardent and warm exhortations" was licensed in 1781.The church came to be known as Cole's Meeting House. The church under his care, grew and increased almost daily, until 1802 was the greatest revival of religion "Annals of Newberry" page 142} "Early Back-Country Churches" page 165. {Cole's listed in the Rolls were James, John, Tenor, William} Williams, [son] John Cole, Children who divided remainder of books. -sons; John, James and William Cole have rec. 100 acres of land in their lifetime. -dau.; Mary Reeder, $300.00 -dau.; Ann Mayson, $300.00 -dau.; Frances Pitts, $300.00. -dau.; Caty Williams and her children being my gchildren, $200.00 Caty Gary, Polly Gary, betty Gary, Leany Reeder, Davis Reeder, Thomas Reeder, Jr., William Reeder. -dau.; Sarah Williams and her children, $200.00 -son; John Cole; choice of my clothes. - son; James Cole's children John Cole, James Cole, Gabriel Cole, Balis Cole, and Richard Cole...my clothes remainder. -Mary Reeder; negro woman Chloe valued at $500.00. -dau.; Frances Pitts, negro Molly 7 Negro man Orange -dau.; Ann Mayson, negro Ann Priney and Dinah and Milly. -Other half of plantation on North side of Bush R. and remainder of estate to be sold, and proceeds to be divided into 9 shares with each child's advancements [legacies] deducted from their share. One share to dau. Mary Reeder; one share to dau. Frances Oitts; one share to dau. Ann Mayson; one share to son John Cole; one share divided among dau. Caty Williams and her children; one share to Sarah Williams and children; one share to be divided among my son Jas. Cole's children and his wife Jeanor/Jiner in the following manner- John Cole, James Cole, Gabriel Cole, Balis Cole, Richard Cole, [minors], and Thomas Cole, and Jiner Cole the younger [of age]. One share to son Wm. Cole's children when they reach 18 years. T Rachel Williams 5 shillings. One share to dau. Betty Reeder's children, excapt 5 shillings to Thomas Reeder their father. Minor children's share to be in hands of Newman and James Gary until they come of age. -land above mentioned is part of my original grant executors Job Mayson and Caleb Pitts. -Witnesses Susannah Belton, Jr., Martha Belton, Wm. Belton, sr.Sale - 24 and25 Jan 1809 Bk E, pg 20. -farm tools, cloth, bed, saddles, 100 acres of land, still, wagon, tobacco, leather, oats, farm animals, corn, seed cotton. -Benj. Butler, Job Mayson James Workman, Wm. Butler, Caleb Pitts,, Ephraim Anders, John Williams, John Cole, Wm. Reeder, john McFarland, David Mayson, Crafford Lewis, James Reeder, G.B. Clark, Isaac Gary, Isaac Teague, [Providence Williams, Bartlett Satterwhite, John Leonard, Ira Griffin, Charles Jones, Pendleton Page, Caty Williams, David Cole, Elijah Summers, Jesse Gary, James Vaugh, Charles Davenport, Elijah Waldrop, James Smith, Mary Cole, Israel Chandler, Daniel Winn, Samuel K. Gaunt, Thomas Cole, Daniel Mangum, Sam. Caldwell, James Gary, Jesse Belton, Wm. Golding, Wm. Gary, John Ryan, Frances Lester, Isam Dean, Wm. Belton, Wm. Wilson, Sam. Coppock, Curtis Curnal, Aron Butler, Wm. Pharoak, David Crewis, John Leavell, Golding Leonard, Cahrles Fletcher, Sam. Johnson, caty Williams, Abraham Beeks, Charles Neal. W.A. 6 Jan 1809 Bk. G, pg 127 -Stephen McCraw, John Williams, James Reeder, John Leonard. App. 9 Jun 1809 Bk G, pg 127 -same items as appears on Sale Bill above.Order of Sale 8 Jan 1819 [should be 1809] Recorded 14 May 1817. -to be held on 24 instant [Jan 1809] pet. to acct. Sept 1817 -Richard Cole vs Job Mayson, surviving Executor. -Richard Cole request Job Mayson to acct. for legacy left said Richard Cole by LWT of John Cole, dec'd Cit Admin, 12 Nov 1838 - by John S. Carwile, Admin. DBN with LWT annexed, - read 12 Nov 1838 Newberry Court House by John K. Griffin; 15 Nov 1838 at Abram Young's sale by H.K. Boyd; 16 Nov 1838 at Frog Level by H.K. Boyd. A.B. 24 Nov 1838; $1500 -John S. Carwile, Y.J. Harrington, Thos.H. Pope.Sale - 1st Mon. of jan 1838 100 acres land purchased by Dr. A.W. Chalmers for and 373.00.A.R. - 1810-1818 by Job Mayson, Executor -Paid various amounts to following legatees [see photocopy of original-preceding pages]; Thos Cole, Jean Cole, Jean Cole, Sr, Jesse Cole, James Gary, Newman Gary, John Cole, Sr, John Cole,Jesse Gary, Caty Williams, Mary Williams, John Williams, Cary Williams, John S. Carwile, Richard Cannon, Wm. Reeder, Job mason, Caleb Pitts, Chesley Davis, Gabriel Cole, James Cole, Bailey Cole, Richard Cole, Williams Tinsley, Wm. Muckle, David Cole, Daniel Mangum; total $ 3265.60. Sarah Williams 4 children $87 each - $348.00. Caty Williams, Jr., $66.81 in my hands.A.R. 1817 [see photo of original-preceding pages] - Paid various amounts to; Thos. Cole, Janer Cole, John Cole,Jr., John Cole, Jesse Cole, James Gary, Newman Gary, Jesse Gary, Caty Wms., Mary Williams, John Williams, Cary Williams, John Carwile, Richard Cannon, Chesley Davis, Gabriel Cole, James Cole, Baley Cole, David Cole, Caleb Pitts, John Williams, Richard Cole, Mary Reeder, Job Mason, Newman Gary, James Gary. Settlement 1840 -100 acres sold to Dr. A.W. Chalmers for $ 373.00. -$373.00 divided among heirs of 9 children. [Note; see Est. of Wm. Cole, Box 3,pkg. 25; Jeanor Cole, box 25, pkg 14; and James Cole, Box 26, pkg 17; and Est. of Caleb Pitts, Box, Box 15, Pkg. 7] The Amount of Receipts and Accounts paid Thomas Cole 18-------11.06 paid Janer Cole----------------30.80 Paid John Cole,Jr-------------30.80 Paid John Cole---------------234.58 Amount of estate Paid Jesse Cole---------------58.64 in my hands $ 3711-86Paid James Gary--------------61.01 3710.80 Paid Newman Gary-----------61.01-----------------Paid Jesse Gary---------------61.01 $540.54 Paid Caty Williams-----------66.82 Paid Mary Williams----------66.82 Paid John Williams-------- --66.82Paid Cary Williams-----------66.82 Paid John Carwile--------------66.82Paid Richard Cannon---------66.82 I do certify that the Paid Chesley Davis-----------58.66 above is true return Paid Gabriel Cole---------------30.30 on the estate of John Paid James Cole-----------------3030 Cole Senr, for the year Paid Baly Cole--------------------30.30 1817 - Job Mason Paid David Cole------------------58.66 Paid Caleb Pitts--------------------6.50Paid John Williams-------------87.00Paid Richard Cole----------------30.30Paid Sammy Reeder----------534.58Paid to Caleb Pitts--------------534.58Paid Job Mason------------------534.58Paid Newman Gary------------- and James Gary----------------185.73The ????------------------------------28.09 ----------------- 3170.80==================================================Account of Money paid to the Ligatees of-------------John Cole Deceased-----1810 April 14 To Cash paid Thomas Cole $11.36Jean Cole 11.36 Jean Cole, Sr 30.30 John Cole 30.30 John Williams 87.00 John Cole, Sr 234.58 Jesse Cole 58.64 Caty Williams 66.82Mary Williams 66.82John Williams 66.82Cary Williams 66.82John L. Carwile 66.82Richard Cannon 66.82William Reeder 534.58 Job Mason 534.58 Caleb Pitts 534.58 Chesley Davis 58.64 Gabriel Cole 30.30 James Cole 30.30 Bailey Cole 30.30 Richard Cole 30.30 Williams Tinsley 66.82 William Muckle 58.64 David Cole 58.64 3213.69 Daniel Manyum 61.91 $3265.60 Account Bal. Forward $3265.60 - 00To Cash paid John Williams for appraising the estate 3.00 - 00 " " Stephen McLean 3.00 - 00 " " James Reeder 3.00 - 00 " " Saml-Lin Gary 1.56 2 " " ? ? 4.14 " " Taxes 3.62 " " Commissioner for " " Executors 112.00 4 " " Dibbs ? 98.00 " " Jas Frananfil Jr 1.07 " " ---------------- $3495.08 Sarah Williams And 4 children Share 87 each in my hand 348.10 Caty Williams Jr in my hand 66.81 Sundry expenses 12.61 ---------------- $3922.50 I do hereby certify that the return count a true accounting ? on the estate of John Cole dec'd from community March 31,1818--------------------Job Mason " | COLE, John Sr. (I7344)
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| 404 | According to the "Annals of Newberry," her husband, five sons, and two daughters moved to the Miami Valley, OH, about 1806. She died some years later, and he died after her while living on the Stillwater in Miami Co., Ohio. To me, her reported death place of Frederick Co., VA, from other sources could be incorrect. | WRIGHT, Elizabeth (I7120)
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| 405 | According to the 1920 census records for Mike Perilla, she was listed as his wife, Ella, who immigrated in 1910. Her husband, Mike, had immigrated earlier, in 1908. With this clue, I was able to find her 1910 arrival record at Ellis Island. Her place of residence was listed as Neviczke, (Ungvar) Hungary. She was 25 years old, married, and listed as a female under the transcribed name Veron Perilla. She embarked from Carnaro, Triest, Austria, and arrived on the Carpathia. Ungvar, Hungary, later became Uzhhorod, Czechoslovakia, and is now Uzhhorod, Ukraine. She was listed as Hungarian by nationality and Slovak by race. She was 4' 10" tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. Her father, Mihaly Wocsik, was a resident of Nevicske, Hungary, in 1910. She appears in three immigration records. She left Neviczke and traveled to the port of Fiume, where she boarded the Pannonia for New York City, arriving on Sept. 11, 1905. Her destination was listed as Elk County, Box 20, Arroyo, Pennsylvania. Her name was spelled Veorn Vovcsik (which should have been transcribed as Veron) in the 1905 immigration record, and she was listed as age 19. She was going to stay with Joseph Kacsik of Oil City, Pennsylvania. (D-222) Juliana, Joe Kacsik's wife, was Veron's sister. Veronica named her youngest daughter after her sister Juliana. Veorn left the U.S. in 1908, according to the Carpathia manifest. She returned from Nevicske by way of the port of Fiume on the Carpathia, arriving in New York City on Oct. 5, 1910. This time, her destination was Limestone, New York, where she planned to join her husband. | VOVCSIK, Veronica Ella (I14947)
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| 406 | According to the book William Cornwall and His Descendants, by Edward Cornwall, Esther Cornwall (called Hester in William's will) married John Wilcox Jr. as her first husband and became his fourth wife. They had three children: Ephraim, b. July 9, 1672, m. Silence Hands; Esther, b. Dec. 9, 1673, m. Benjamin Hands; and Mary, b. March 24, 1676. John Wilcox died on May 24, 1676, and Esther married John Stow in 1677. They had three children: Hope, b. Sept. 10, 1679, m. Capt. George Phillips; Samuel, b. 1684, d. 1700; and Thankful, b. 1690, d. 1704. (Barb Stenberg's transcription) The following is John Wilcox's probate record, as provided at http://dunhamwilcox.net/wills/wilcox_john1676.htm : "Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford District)," Charles W. Mainwaring, Hartford, 1902, Vol. 1, p. 254. WILLCOX, John, Middletown. Invt. £409-11-04. Taken 6 June, 1676, by Richard HALL, John KIRBY. The children: Sarah LONG, age 28 years; Israel 20, Samuel 18, Ephraim 4, Hester 2 years, December, 1675. Mary was born 9 March, 1675-6. Court Record, Page 155 -- 7 September, 1676: Adms. to the Widow and Deacon John HALL. Page 161 -- 1st March 1676-7: Dist. of Estate to the widow according to law; to the Eldest son, £66; to the 2nd son, £42; to the 3d son, £36; to the two daughters, £30 to each. Deacon HALL, Ensign WHITE and William CHENY, distributors. HALL and STOCKING, Overseers. See File: 3 January, 1694-5: The Settlement of the Estate of John WILCOCK, deceased, To the Legatees, by us which were appointed by the Court for that service & with the Agreement of the Relicks and all the Legatees is as follows: To the Eldest son Israel WILCOX £66-03-00; To Samuel WILCOX £48-00-00; To Ephraim WILLCOCK £36-00-00; To Easter WILLCOCK £30-00-00; To Mary WILLCOCK £30-00-00. This is a full AGREEMENT of all the persons concerned, except Ephraim (which was not present), and before those appointed by the Court which are: Nath: WHITE, William CHEENY, and John HALL Senior. In Witness of this Agreement the Relick and the Legatees have set to their hands: Joseph HAND Sen. in behalf of Esther WILCOCK, the wife of Joseph HAND Jr.; Exther X STOW; Sarah X WILCOCK; Samuel WILCOCK; Ephraim WILCOCK; Joseph STOW; and Mary X WILCOCK. | KACSMAR, Mihaly Michael (I10610)
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| 407 | According to the book William Cornwall and His Descendants, by Edward Cornwall, Esther Cornwall (called Hester in William's will) married John Wilcox Jr. as her first husband and became his fourth wife. They had three children: Ephraim, b. July 9, 1672, m. Silence Hands; Esther, b. Dec. 9, 1673, m. Benjamin Hands; Mary, b. March 24, 1676. John Wilcox died on May 24, 1676, and Esther married John Stow in 1677. They had three children: Hope, b. Sept. 10, 1679, m. Capt. George Phillips; Samuel, b. 1684, d. 1700; Thankful, b. 1690, d. 1704. (Barb Stenberg's transcription) The following is John Wilcox's probate record, as provided at http://dunhamwilcox.net/wills/wilcox_john1676.htm : "Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford District)," Charles W. Mainwaring, Hartford, 1902, Vol. 1, p. 254. WILLCOX, John, Middletown. Invt. £409-11-04. Taken 6 June, 1676, by Richard HALL, John KIRBY. The children: Sarah LONG, age 28 years; Israel 20, Samuel 18, Ephraim 4, Hester 2 years, December, 1675. Mary was born 9 March, 1675-6. Court Record, Page 155 -- 7 September, 1676: Adms. to the Widow and Deacon John HALL. Page 161 -- 1st March 1676-7: Dist. of Estate to the widow according to law; to the Eldest son, £66; to the 2nd son, £42; to the 3d son, £36; to the two daughters, £30 to each. Deacon HALL, Ensign WHITE and William CHENY, distributors. HALL and STOCKING, Overseers. See File: 3 January, 1694-5: The Settlement of the Estate of John WILCOCK, deceased, To the Legatees, by us which were appointed by the Court for that service & with the Agreement of the Relicks and all the Legatees is as follows: To the Eldest son Israel WILCOX £66-03-00 To Samuel WILCOX £48-00-00 To Ephraim WILLCOCK £36-00-00 To Easter WILLCOCK £30-00-00 To Mary WILLCOCK £30-00-00 This is a full AGREEMENT of all the persons concerned, except Ephraim (which was not present), and before those appointed by the Court which are: Nath: WHITE William CHEENY John HALL Senior In Witness of this Agreement the Relick and the Legatees have set to their hands: Joseph HAND Sen. in behalf of Esther WILCOCK, the wife of Joseph HAND Jr. Exther X STOW Sarah X WILCOCK Samuel WILCOCK Ephraim WILCOCK Joseph STOW Mary X WILCOCK | WILCOX, John Jr. (I11698)
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| 408 | According to the Lamont-Young DNA research project, Andrew was born in 1646 in Danoon, Scotland. Andrew was born a Lamont. When his father and all of the adult male Lamont's were taken prisoner, torchured and killed, his mother escaped with 4 young sons going to Ireland. Each son took a different surname to stay safe. This Andrew's descendants YDNA does match other Lamont descendants adding substance to this history of Ireland. Since I have many DNA autosomal triangulations with descendants of this Andrew Young and Mary Adair, it supports my James Young descending from this Andrew Young. Andrew was likely to have had many other children. Persons of the same surname and similar age to his likely son John in the Carmony Church Records in co. Antrim were: Robert, Matthew and Charles. He and his brother John (Lamont) Stitlington, farmed and were linen manufacturers on the Larne River in Antrim Co., North Ireland. His home built in the 1700's is beautifully restored and lived in in the townland of Ballygowan, Parish of Raloo, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland. A photo of his home can be found at http://www.lamont-young.com/showphoto.php?photoID=8 person ID= ;tree=; ordernum=1; page=1. According to an attorney/genealogist, son John never came to the U.S. He also died intestate and had a brother James (closest Kin) administer his estate. This tells us that John had no children living after his death. In other words, persons in the U.S. descended from Andrew, descended from other children of Andrew Lamont and Mary Adair. | YOUNG, Andrew Lamont (BigY: R-Y19360 line born about 860 CE) (I8769)
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| 409 | According to the obituary of his son James, his parents were Dominic and Carmella, and James was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Dominic's name was likely originally spelled Domenico in Italy. I have been unable to find a close match for him or his wife in U.S. census or Ellis Island records. The surname was also more likely Fucci than Defucci, De Fucci, or Difucci. I believe this because there were 412 immigrants through Ellis Island with the surname Fucci, but none under the other spellings mentioned. (G-5) Searching under the surname Fucci, I found a promising match for the parents of James Vincent Fucci. This family lived in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and had a son named James who was of the correct age. However, the parents' names do not match those given in James's obituary. Since his wife's father was also named Dominic, it is possible that the person who supplied the information for James Vincent's obituary confused the names of his father and father-in-law. The Fucci family listed in the 1910 census for Meadville consisted of Mike and Pasqua Fucci, ages 35 and 33, respectively, both born in Italy. Their children were Lily, age 15; James, age 6; Jose, age 5; Mary, age 4; and Tony, age 2. Lily was the only child listed as having been born in Italy. Beginning with James, the children were born in Pennsylvania. Mike's year of immigration was listed as 1900, Pasqua's as 1901, and Lily's as 1902. This was the only family I found in Pennsylvania and New York with a son named James who was of the correct age and lived in the same city where James Vincent later resided as an adult. If this was James Vincent's family, the following individuals may have been members of his family in the 1930 census: Mike Fucci, age 57; Ethel Fucci, age 46; Rosie Fucci, age 14; Charles Fucci, age 13; Mike Fucci, age 12; Vera Fucci, age 10; and Francis Fucci, age 3. A 1903 Ellis Island arrival record lists Tomasso Componile, Franjco Corlione, and Fabio Alberica, all age 26, as brothers-in-law of a Dominic Di Fuccio in New York. In 1904, Dominic Di Fuccia arrived in America. He was listed as married and was traveling to join his cousin, Dominic Ricciard, in New York. His place of origin was Marcianise, Italy. | DI FUCCIO, Dominic (I8394)
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| 410 | According to the Visitations of Berkshire, John left no legitimate children. He died in 1564. This is a significant statement, as it was not used elsewhere in the pedigree. It was a remembered fact in 1602 and suggests that his lands passed to his younger brother, Henry, rather than to any illegitimate children. This family represents the most likely ancestral line of our Mary Norris because her last known residence in England was Newbury, according to her marriage record. Newbury was only seven miles from Yattenden Castle. The biggest clue to her ancestry comes from her many triangulated DNA matches with descendants of John Norris, b. 1617, who lived in England, Bermuda, Massachusetts (in 1635), and Suffolk County, New York. The only John Norris I have found in all of England who was baptized in 1617 or 1618 traces back to the John whom I theorize was the illegitimate son of this John Norris. The chronology fits. Sir John also fits geographically because, as Edward's eldest son, he was the heir to Yattenden Castle, which was one of his residences at the time. Furthermore, the only baptismal record I have found for a Mary Norris anywhere near her reported residence was in Bedfordshire, England, approximately 50 miles away. Her baptism occurred earlier than others had predicted, but the date is still consistent with a plausible childbearing age. Her father would have been Richard Norris. Richard's baptismal record identifies his father as John, while John's baptismal record does not name his father. This is also consistent with the possibility that John was illegitimate, although it does not establish illegitimacy. Therefore, my theory is that the John Norris whose baptismal record has not been located was likely an illegitimate son of this John Norris. Baptismal and some marriage records document the proposed lines of descent through successive generations to John Norris of Massachusetts and New York, as well as to Mary Norris of Plymouth. This proposed relationship would help explain the triangulated DNA matches connecting descendants of these early American Norris colonists. | NORRIS, Sir John (I9571)
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| 411 | According to Wikipedia, he had 1 son and 7 daughters. As one of his duties, he was a member of the Parliament of Ireland representing co. Cavan, Ireland up till his death in 1750. | COOTE, Charles Esq (An Irish Politician) (I17469)
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| 412 | According to Wikipedia, Patrick Calhoun (June 11, 1727–January 15, 1796) was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and immigrated to Virginia with his parents in 1733. The family later moved to South Carolina. According to A Compendium of Irish Biography (1878), Patrick and his family suffered severely during the French and Indian War. Shortly after the peace of 1763, he was elected to the provincial legislature and continued serving in that body and later in the state legislature, with the exception of one term, until his death in 1796. During the Revolutionary War, he actively opposed the British. His son, John Caldwell Calhoun (1782–1850), served as Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832 and held several other important political offices. In 1748, Patrick had 149 acres surveyed on Reed Creek in Augusta County, Virginia, where he was living. This was the same creek where his father, James, and his brother, William, purchased land. (Source: vol25no10pp147_155_462179.pdf, provided by Candee V.) After Braddock's defeat in 1755, Patrick moved with his family to the Abbeville area of South Carolina. On August 19, 1765, James Buchanan and William Thompson, executors of James Patton's estate, conveyed 322 acres in Augusta County, Virginia, to Patrick Calhoun, then of South Carolina. This was land on which Patrick had originally lived in Augusta County. On October 16, 1765, Patrick sold 610 acres on Reed Creek in Augusta County, Virginia, to Hugh Montgomery, who may have been his cousin through his grandmother, Catherine Montgomery. In this deed, Patrick was identified as a resident of the Long Cane Creek settlement in Granville County, South Carolina. Patrick was appointed by the provincial government to lead a group of rangers responsible for protecting the frontier during the Revolutionary War. They fought against both Native American forces and British Loyalists, commonly known as Tories. Patrick was the father of the statesman John C. Calhoun, although he is not listed as a son of James Calhoun and Catherine Montgomery in Colonial Families of the United States. | CALHOUN, Patrick E- FTA41789 (I9400)
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| 413 | According to Wikitree, she was the eldest daughter and co-heir of her father William's estate. | HAZLITT, Margaret (I9497)
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| 414 | Adam was one of the last surviving immigrants who arrived aboard the Welcome in 1682. In 1693, he sued Thomas Wynne, who died during the proceedings. Adam had a survey of his land near Christiana Creek conducted on October 31, 1719. He was called to testify on behalf of Lord Baltimore when the Maryland boundaries were being disputed in court. In approximately 1731, Adam stated that he was 78 years old and recalled events and questions pertaining to 1682, 1684, and 1685. He also stated that he had lived in New Castle County (Delaware or Maryland) for 49 years. If his reported birth year of 1666 is correct, either his stated age or the length of time he had lived in Delaware was incorrect in his testimony on behalf of Lord Baltimore. His stated age of 78 in approximately 1731 would place his birth around 1653, rather than 1666. (C-1210, 1428) | SHORT, Adam (I12633)
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| 415 | Adelaide held the title of Countess of Vermandois and Valois. (C-1440) | DE VERMANDOIS, Adelaide * (I12788)
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| 416 | Adelaide is also called Adelaide of Germany. Her birth date is estimated to be between 945 and 950. (C-455,456, 1366) | OF POITIERS, Adelaide * (I12043)
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| 417 | Aeda Alain I. Buirche micHugh, is called "the Splendid Of BOIRCHE" in the Morne Mountains. He is the son of Hugh the Solitary Aodh Aonrachan Lord of Badenboch and Aodh Alain an burirrce 'The Clumsy". | MACNEILL, Aedh 2nd Of Barra 22Nd Of Mac (I15402)
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| 418 | Aedh Finnliath, also called Hugh of the White Hair or Hugh the Hoary, was King of Ireland from 862 to 879. He waged war against the Southern Uí Néill in 860 and invaded the camp of Maelsechlainn, High King of Ireland, but was driven back. He plundered all the Danish fortresses in Ulster and defeated the Danes near Lough Foyle in 866, after which “twelve score of their heads were counted before him.” In 868, he won a great victory against heavy odds at Killaderry over the men of Meath and Leinster, who were allied with the Dublin Vikings. The bards called him “Chief King of the Gael.” Aedh married Maelmuire, daughter of Kenneth MacAlpin, King of the Scots and Picts. She was probably the widow of Run, King of Strathclyde. Aedh died in 879 in a monastery. | MAC NIALL, Aedh (I6098)
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| 419 | Aethelred reigned from 979-1013 and 1014-1016. He was depsosed for a short time span between the years of his reign. He was also known as Ethelred II The Unready. (C-685, F-520) | Ethelred II - The Peerless King Of England * (I11848)
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| 420 | After he moved (without a divorce) to Kansas where he was a purported outlaw, his son Charles Clayton Nutter was raised by his mother and grandfather, Levi Nutter. Jacob via oral history, came back to see his son Charles Clayton on horseback with friends all carrying long pistols around their waists. They literally just rode through long enough to be introduced and traveled on. | NUTTER, Jacob (I252)
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| 421 | After his father was beheaded and the ancestral estates were taken from the family, he moved to the American colonies and took his mother's maiden name of Howard. | ARUNDEL-HOWARD, Matthew * (I7057)
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| 422 | After marrying Frederick, Roman Emperor, she had a very sequestered life. Her husband totally controlled her and limited her access to family and friends. She died in childbirth at the young age of 27, a wealthy woman in a guilded cage.ad born four children in six years. | OF ENGLAND, Isabelle (I11594)
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| 423 | After Peter Cook and Elinor Norman were married at Newton Meeting, Cheshire, England, on December 7, 1695, they had nine children. The couple endured the loss of several family members. Two of their children died in England. During their emigration to Pennsylvania in early 1713, Peter Cook was lost at sea, and their youngest children died in Philadelphia shortly after their arrival. (C-250, p. 35, 1561) As for Peter's parentage, he might have been related to a Peter Cook mentioned in the following will record from Cheshire, England: "Cheshire: Wills and Inventories, 1681–1700. List of the Wills Now Preserved in the Probate Court, Chester, From the Year 1681 to 1700 Inclusive. 1810. County: Cheshire, Country: England, Cook, Peter, of Barnton, yeoman, 1700." | COOKE, Peter * (I14377)
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| 424 | After the death of his mother when he was only 1 year old, he was adopted by Joseph Kotchick Jr. Willy or William died in the service in World War II by German machine gun fire and is buried in the Netherlands. (D-192) | PERILLA, William (I967)
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| 425 | Age at Death: 77 | RAUCH, Anna (I18674)
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| 426 | Age: 56 | HILEGAS, Eva Catharina (I17855)
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| 427 | Age: 68 | SKELTON, James R (I19139)
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| 428 | Age: 81 | MARTIN, Rosanah (I578)
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| 429 | Agnes appears to be a much younger sister of Nancy Susannah Long who married William's relative, James Calhoun. | LONG, Nancy Agnes (I9685)
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| 430 | Agnes moved to South Carolina with her sons after her husband's death. The following refers to her in Chalkley: Aug 1766, Agnes Young, late the wife of Robert Young, vs. John Brown.--Writ of dower, 28th May, 1765. She was deeded 200 acs 1766 in South Carolina. She is last mentioned in Chalkley in 1770. She was a Presbyterian by reliogious belief. She is often confused with the Agnes who is the sister-in-law of Robert, his brother, Hugh's wife. (E) | CROCKETT, Agness (I7830)
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| 431 | Agnes was a very gracious hostess on our visits to see them in Erie. She made an outstanding apple pie. She said one of the tricks was to make them in double batches and freeze them to have them ready for company. | CASEY, Agnes Clementine (I11203)
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| 432 | Al Coate was a unique individual. He grew up before the Great Depression and helped support his mother during it. He read an entire encyclopedia from cover to cover as a child. He had an excellent memory for minute facts. He ranked among the top three students in the state whenever they took statewide tests in high school. He attended Miami University and was the first man to major in Home Economics (Liberal Arts) there. He lived in an unheated, lean-to barn while at Miami. He did not graduate, but when money permitted, he returned to college as a Home Economics major at Ohio State University, specializing in Institutional Management. Apparently, his credits did not transfer, and he basically had to start school over again at OSU. An article about him in OSU's "Undergraduate Scene" magazine says that he tried journalism and architecture before taking the plunge into Home Economics. (C-292, 470) He hoped to become a chef or restaurant manager upon graduation. He was hired as a chef at Minerva Park Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio, while attending OSU. Although he entered his senior year at Ohio State University, he was unable to finish due to a very serious kidney infection in 1938. During surgery, doctors removed two kidneys. Fortunately, a birth defect had given him three kidneys, saving his life. He was destitute by this time and left school. He moved west in search of new opportunities. During World War II, he was hired as a camp steward for the men constructing the Alcan Highway in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. It was the first highway in Alaska, and my father claimed to be the first hitchhiker on the highway when he went south to see his brother, Ben, off to war. Later in the war, he moved to Long Beach, California, where he worked in an aircraft factory, followed by employment in a shipbuilding firm. His brother Ben lived in California at the time, and Al would visit him and his family. While in California, he met Marcena Clark for the first time. It was in a group setting where she was with another gentleman named Phil. They barely knew each other from this meeting. After the war, he became a Navy civil service employee on Guam in 1948. He worked as a sign painter and had very fond memories of his time there. One of his favorite stories from this period was his near-death experience with quicksand. He was on his way to the post office on the other side of the island when he stepped into the muck. As he was sinking, he realized that no one knew where he was and that his family would never know what had happened to him. When he had sunk up to his shoulders, he stretched out his arms and pulled himself out by his elbows. By the time he reached the post office, he was dry! He returned to Trenton, Ohio, after this service, where Audrey and John Amstutz again arranged a meeting between him and Marcena Irene Clark, who was now living in Hamilton, Ohio. They got along fairly well but parted because Marcena was on her way to school in Michigan, and Al was taking his mother and sister to North Carolina to visit Marahelen, his oldest sister. When Audrey and John Amstutz introduced them for a third time in October 1950, they quickly grew close and were married five weeks and two days later. Dad insisted upon the short courtship because he had been strung along for five years in a previous engagement in California, making him decide that the opposite was better. He moved into my mother's apartment in Hamilton, Ohio. He was employed as a floor sander by his brother Bob at the time. I have pay stubs from 1953 showing that he was making about $70 a week working for his brother. When Bob moved to Columbus, Ohio, to become a home builder, Mom offered her teacher's retirement fund to help Dad buy the floor-sanding business. He was known for his high-quality work, but it was a very strenuous job. He, too, desired to become a home builder. We moved from Hamilton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio, in about 1964 so that he could try his hand at home building. His brother Warren helped teach him the ropes. He became known for his well-designed, quality custom homes. He was the first builder to introduce the Spanish-style home to Columbus for middle-class homeowners. He called his houses "Pacesetter Homes." This was often the case, as many Columbus houses were copied after his. My favorites were his Spanish-style homes with courtyards and his beautiful contemporary homes. Al Coate was chairman of the Columbus Parade of Homes in 1970 when it was located in the Gables Subdivision near Godown and Bethel Roads. (DOC-C:) The fact that he was one of five brothers, all connected to the home-building industry in Columbus, Ohio, is noted in a BIA newsletter in 1972. (DOC-C:) Many of his homes are featured in newspaper articles in my Coate Document files. If the courthouse deed records are checked, it will be evident that we lived in many of these houses while I was growing up. Our homes were always just one more of his houses that were for sale. It kept the money flowing in those days. All in all, it was an enjoyable experience. My father was a very creative person. He used oils to paint nature and still-life scenes. Many of his paintings are spread throughout the family. He gave both my brother and me lessons in oil painting. He loved to bake desserts. He won first prize for a raspberry cake of his own creation in a Columbus Dispatch cooking contest. He truly enjoyed traveling and was fun to travel with. He claimed to have visited all but five of the states in the U.S. and most fondly remembered his trips to Japan after World War II and to Europe with my mother on a BIA tour. He loved playing games and working puzzles with us throughout our lives. I remember a Christmas with great fondness when he bought thousands of beads and Styrofoam balls, and we all sat around in the evenings making ornaments that decorated our tree that year. He enjoyed photography. He was a self-taught piano player and would sit down at the piano and play a couple of tunes from memory over the years. He grew roses and took great pleasure in telling us their names, buying new ones annually until his last year of life, and having fresh-cut flower arrangements in his home throughout each summer. My brother and I both continue this tradition. My father sadly spent his last 20-plus years in retirement in poor health. He lived two years longer than his ancestor, Marmaduke Coate. He had paid $149,575.98 in Social Security during his lifetime from 1937 to 1977. He was an avid storyteller, much like his mother. He had the wonderfully friendly nature of his father. He was fortunate to see two of his grandchildren grow to near adulthood and his youngest grandson reach age five. They were a significant source of pleasure for him. His encyclopedic memory of the Coate family history, which went back to Marmaduke Coate, was what originally interested me in learning about our family tree. He once started writing a short but sweet autobiographical story, which is included here: "The first time that I can recall occurred when I was only one year old. (I say recall, for I am not sure whether it is actual memory or a picture instilled in my mind by oft-told stories.) We lived in Amanda, a little town of a hundred or so souls about two miles south of Middletown, Ohio. It was a little white frame house across the road from the brick schoolhouse. Mom and Dad had been married only a few years, and the only other child in the family was my sister, Marahelen, two years older than I. Dad worked in the mill, as Armco Steel was known locally. Dad had a spring wagon pulled by an old white horse as our only means of transportation. There was a great commotion with people milling around the old horse, who lay dying. She had just been shot after having fallen in a gravel pit and broken her leg. We have a picture of my sister Marahelen and me sitting on the back of the old critter, both looking scared to death, with me hugging her for dear life. Dad had bought the animal with the belief that she was a spirited animal, but the story goes that within a short time she ran out of spirit and energy as well, and was really quite a tired and almost listless creature; apparently, she had been doped, and the effect had worn off. She did show some spirit one day when Mom decided to drive old Dolly over to the mill to pick up Dad when he got off work... So she loaded us two kids in the spring wagon, hitched up Dolly, and took off. Mom, having been brought up in the city (Dayton), was not accustomed to driving a horse. A passing train frightened old Dolly, and she took off running. The more Mom pulled on the reins and the more she screamed, the faster the horse ran, it seemed. At any rate, when they passed the gate of the mill, Dad stood there with mouth agape while Mom and we kids streamed by, all yelling and waving for help. A passerby succeeded in grabbing the reins and bringing old Dolly to a halt some half mile down the road. Dad was a country boy, having been born and raised on a farm near Ludlow Falls, Ohio, in Miami County, where his Quaker ancestors had settled a century earlier, but that is another story. So, Dad, with inherited instincts, was a man of the soil and always had a garden as long as he lived. There in Amanda, he raised several acres of truck garden. What they could not eat, Mom canned or sold in Middletown. Dad would start out on a summer morning with a wagonload of sweet corn, or roasting ears as we called them, shucking them through the streets and calling out his wares. He started out selling them at a dime a dozen, but as the day wore on, he reduced the price to a nickel to dispose of it all. Oftentimes, he had company or help from my Uncle Albert Stevens, Mom's brother (born on the same day as Dad), or my Uncle Harry Ritter, husband of Mom's sister, Keturah. Many times on the weekend, Uncle and Aunt Stell or Uncle Harry and Aunt Keturah spent the weekends with us. They had great old times, with the women in the kitchen cooking up feasts while the menfolk had eating contests, trying to outdo one another in consuming the greatest amount of fried chicken or number of roasting ears. They tell me I was slow in learning to walk, being almost two before I took off on my own two feet. Apparently, I could travel on my bottom at considerable speed by pulling one leg along and dragging the other under me. They said I followed my dad everywhere that way, right through the vegetable patch. Then one day, Mom said that she was tired of that kid scooting on his rear. She vowed she would get me to walk that day. So she took me across the road to the schoolyard, and sure enough, she brought me back walking on my own." This is but a sample of the many stories he told. In fact, telling stories of his memories was by far what he enjoyed most. That is why it was a major theme of the eulogy about him, written and presented by his granddaughter, Amber Dudick, at age 15: "I'll always remember his stories; the stories of past years, innocent days, cold winters and warm summers, starry skies, interesting neighbors, and of family and friends that he so cherished. These stories are each a step of his life, some tiny steps, baby steps, describing the smallest detail of a moment, others large steps, leaps from place to place that carry you through the adventure of his life. These steps brought him through the years, the years which were as unpredictable as the wind. But that's life, surviving each and every thing that comes around the corner. Albert Coate, he was a survivor. He lived 86 long years filled with blessings and also with sorrows. We all are here for some reason. We all are here because Albert Coate touched each and every one of us in some way. We will each take a piece of him with us wherever we may go. I will take the memory of a grandfather, one that was caring, kind, and whose mind was filled with passions and hope and dreams and those same stories that I will always remember. He will always be the man, the husband, the father, the brother, the uncle, the grandfather, the cousin, the friend, the cook, the painter, the architect, the linguist, the florist, the dreamer, and the memory that I will always cherish and hold in the depths of my heart and soul. To him, wherever he may be now, I send my utmost respect, my gratitude, and most of all my love. It will never be the same without him. In a way, it's almost ironic, that the stories he told will be the stories we all tell to our children and our friends, and those same stories will be what makes him immortal. May the story of Albert E. Coate have no end." (Written and presented by Amber Dudick, his 15-year-old granddaughter, for his funeral celebration.) | COATE, Albert Edward * (I10562)
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| 433 | Alabama County, District and Probate Courts. | Source (S3678)
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| 434 | Alemar/Alemarus was given land by William the Conqueror for his services in helping defeat King Harold, the Anglo-Saxon, in 1086. This land was in Tilton, Rutland, County Leicester, England, according to the famous Peerage and Baronetage book (915). He is listed as an illegitimate son of William the Conqueror in some secondhand sources, but this is highly questionable. This Digby family went by the name of Tilton when their estate was in Leicestershire during the reign of King Henry II. Under King Henry III, they moved to Digby in County Lincolnshire, England. Alemar's son, according to Joseph Digby's book, was Esquire William de Digby. In the genealogy produced in the 1500s or 1600s by the Digby family (currently housed in the genealogy collection at Dublin Castle), using their original land grants, wills, etc., the earliest known Digby listed was Esquire de Digby de Tilton, who was the father of Esquire William. His first name is unreadable but is given as Everard in the most extensive of the early genealogies in Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Vol. 4. Kenelm Digby hired someone to research this genealogy in 1634 at a cost of 1,400 pounds at that time. Summaries of this early genealogy are given by Pennant in his tour from Chester to London sometime after 1634. The document on animal skin that I copied from a Mormon microfilm could easily be the same 1634 document that Burke refers to. It is extremely faded and very difficult to decipher. Burke's account and the vellum manuscript basically agree except for Esquire William's wife's first name. (C-2162, 2163) Alemar is the father of Esquire de Digby de Tilton, listed at the top of the 1500s manuscript, which would also account for a normal timeline for the births of the next several generations. He is also listed as Everard's father in Burke's book, which cites the 1634 history mentioned above. Joseph Digby gives two sons for Alemar, named Everard and William. | OF TILTON, Aedmar (I15507)
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| 435 | Alexander Hamilton, the subject of the very popular Broadway musical, was a cousin on my father's side of the family. He was a brilliant, passionate man who served as an aide to General George Washington, a major general in the Revolutionary War, and our country's first Secretary of the Treasury. He helped create and organize our monetary system. He faced many challenges in his life, losing his son in a duel and later losing his own life in a duel with Aaron Burr, who shot him. | HAMILTON, Alexander 1st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (I7062)
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| 436 | Alexander migrated to Kentucky in Dec. of 1787. His marriage and death date usually given in Augusta Co., VA should be in question. (CL-391) | CURRY, Alexander (I11347)
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| 437 | Alexander Underwood, born in Maryland, settled in London Grove, (Warrington MM), Chester Co., PA in 1722, multiple years after his marriage to Jane Harry. He had the land in London Grove Twp. surveyed in 1720. He obtained a deed for then 1722 after his father's death. He was a witness to multiple marriages in the Chester Co., PA region, in 1728 at a Nottingham marriage, in 1731, 1734, 1735 and 1738 in London Grove MM, and lastly in 1734 in New Garden MM. (C-942) He was a devout Quaker, a Friends Minister for 22 years and named an Elder on Nov. 31, 1735. In 1742 he sold his land to William Boyd. They then moved to Warrington, York Co., PA (Sadsbury Monthly Meeting Territory) in 1743. His wife, Jane, di ed shortly after this move. On the 3rd month, 28th, 1743, he, Robert Conners, William Underwood and their families requested a Certificate of Removal from the Sadsbury MM (then including York Co. PA). Alexander got a certificate of removal to Monocacy Meeting in Prince Georges Co., Maryland on Sept. 2, 1745. He returned to Sadsbury MM on Aug. 3, 1747 in York Co. where Alexander was recommended as minister. He married Sarah Boatwater Beals, widow of John Beals, after Sarah had gotten her children's permission. They married after he received a certificate from Warrington to Fairfax Meeting dated 2mo. 16, 1748. Sarah was probably in her 60's at the time. Sarah died prior to Alexander as she was not mentioned in his will. She is last recorded on Sept. 12, 1761 when she was succeeded as "overseer". He, Samuel and William Underwood (probably his sons) pledged money to help buy the land for the Warrington Monthly Meeting while attending Sadsbury MM in 1745. (C-429) His will, dated May 28, 1767 is likely filed at York Co., Pennsylvania Some of Alexander and Jane's children moved to Delaware and their records may be found in the northern County of a Quaker Record Holding Place. The Book "The Underwood Families of America, Vol. 2:" carries the males lines forward sometimes to the 1900's. As for Alexander's ancestry, it states that it descended from Samuel Underwood of New Castle Co., Del. in the late 1600's. It is fairly definite Samuel was from Maryland, descended from Thomas Underwood of Anne Arundel County, Md. (C-260) There is some controversy on his daughter, Mary's mother. One out of six major works on the Underwood families believes that Alexander had an unknown wife before he married Jane Harry by whom he had Mary. CD-100 gives his only wife's name as Mary Jane Underhill. This is actually the wife of his grandson Alexander. (C-533) The mix up in number of wives is due to a literal translation of a Quaker eulogy on Alexander Underwood. However, all other major sources disagree with parts of the eulogy. It was written by friends of his and approved on the 5th mo. 7, 1768, many months after his death when all of his children lived elsewhere and his wife had passed away. It is poorly written with another blatant error, that his parent's weren't Quaker. They feel they confused his adulthood move with the time of his marriage. The eulogy from which this confusion rises follows: Alexander Underwood was born in the Province of Maryland in the year 1688. His parents who were not members of the religious Society of Friends, removed when he was young and settled in New Castle on the Delaware (when Alexander was about four years old). Here he continued to reside until he reached the thirty-fourth year of his age, when he married and removed to London Grove Township, Chester County (Pennsylvania). Here he became acquainted with Friends and in a few years afterwards he became convinced of the Truth of the principles professed by them, and was received into membership with them. (The timing of these last two statements is not accurate when checked against the time he was a recorded member verses his marriage and move. [C-635, p.21]) By faithfulness to that which led him into the way of the Truth, he grew in religious experience, and became a valuable member of the Church Militant. In a very few years he was appointed Elder, in which he conducted himself with reputation. About the year 1743, he believed it right to remove to Warrington, where he resided the rest of his life. In a year or two thereafter, a gift in the Ministry of the gospel was committed to him, in which he endeavored to be faithful. Besides his earnest labors among neighboring meetings, he twice visited the meetings to the south as far as North Carolina, and brought back comfortable accounts from his Friends there of his labor of love amongst them. He was a good example of humble waiting in religious meetings, and by dwelling near the Fountain of Life, he was enabled, when called into service by his divine Master, "to minister suitably to the situation of the Church, the comfort of the true mourners of Zion, and the encouragement of the faithful." He was diligent, as the way was inwardly opened therefore, in visiting meetings around, and was ever careful to maintain the good order of the church, by having the unity of his friends with his prospects. Toward the end of his life, his strength of body failed much, yet he continued of a clear mind, and sound and lively ministry, visiting even in his weakness some of his neighboring meetings, and families of friends. In these exercises, his labor of love was truly comforting to the living. During his last illness, he was resigned and cheerful. At one time he said "He had the good company of his Master to comfort him in his affliction." On another occasion he remarked, "He could say with the Psalmist that he good Hand that was with him in his younger years, had not forsaken him now in his old age." At different times he signified to those who visited him, "that he still felt the Comforter with him," and said his day's work was done. A short time before his close, "He sang praises and hallelujahs to his great Lord and Master," and then he prayed earnestly for the little handful. He took an affectionate leave of those present, and in a sweet frame of mind, uttered praises until his voice was lost, he quietly and joyfully departed Tenth month, 31st, 1767 and was inter'd the 2nd of the eleventh in the seventy ninth year of his age. May we who are left behind, be engaged to follow his example so that our end may be like unto his. (C-635) The evident errors in this eulogy are in the timing of events in his earliest life. He moved to London Grove in 1722, and there is no record of his marriage to Jane Harry in the New Garden meeting house in the year 1722 where he was a member. By all known information, Jane was his first wife and they had married a good eleven years previous to that date. These errors are understandable when it's known that they were coming from friends memories. | UNDERWOOD, Alexander * (I11275)
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| 438 | Alexander was born in either Scotland or Ireland. He was disowned by the Quakers in 1719. (C-1434, 2053) | FRAZIER, Alexander Frayzer Or (I14508)
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| 439 | Alexander, called “de Ergadie,” was a knight of the MacDougalls of Lorn and was known territorially as “de Ergadie.” The MacDougalls of Lorn were descended from the eldest son of Somerled. During the thirteenth century, this family was probably the most powerful in the West Highlands, both on land and at sea. Their ships traded with English ports, including Bristol. In 1284, the head of the family was Alexander of Lorn, who sat in the assembly that settled the crown on the Maid of Norway. His wife was a daughter of Sir John Comyn and an aunt of the Red Comyn, slain by Bruce at Dumfries. It is probable that the family's intense and persistent opposition to Bruce's cause resulted from that event. They were his bitterest enemies in Scotland, and he narrowly escaped death at their hands during the retreat from Methven in 1306. Sir Alasdair MacDougall of Argyll, also known as Sir Alexander, died in 1310. He was the 4th Chief of Clan MacDougall, 4th Lord of Lorn, and 4th of Dunollie. He married a Comyn of Buchan. | ALEXANDER (I15599)
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| 440 | Alfred became known as A. George in the city directories by the time he married around 1902. My father knew him as Uncle George. He is listed as a paperhanger in the 1900 U.S. census. The Dayton City Directories list him at the following addresses: 1900–1902, painter living with his father at 411 N. Main St.; and 1902–1908, assembler with a home at 447 S. Quitman. (C-98) By 1914, he and his wife were missing from the directories. According to my father, Alfred's wife was German, and he couldn't understand a word her family spoke. Alfred eventually joined the Canadian forces during World War I to fight the Germans. Afterward, he essentially left his wife and was living in Detroit, Michigan, where he raised a second family. | STEVENS, Alfred George (I10502)
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| 441 | Alfred reigned as King of England from 871-899. He defeated the Danish in their attempt to conquer England at Edington in 878. He enabled the Danes to keep conquered territories in Mercia and East Anglia if the Danes' King Guthrum converted to Christianity. He then fortified against futher Danish invasion by building a navy of ships to defend himself along the southern coast as well as forts along Wessex. This apparently was needed from the years of 885-886 and again in 892-896. In 886, he gained London as a territory of England. He controlled all of England except for the territories held by Danes. (C-865, 1857)What the military strength of this "Great" King enabled him to do was to spread an amazing idea at the time that helped the world move forward. "Alfred considered learning and literacy to be crucial for the acquisition of wisdom and therefore necessary for men to live in accordance with God's will. During his reign he insisted that freedmen of adequate means learn to read English, and he himself translated Latin texts into the vernacular for the benefit of his people" Encyclopedia Britannica. | Alfred "The Great" (I6966)
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| 442 | Alfred the Great's lineage can be traced back to the recorded history of the Bible clear back to Adam and Eve. You can take it as you will for the truth of it. One example is at ancestrees.com. | OF WESSEX, Alfred the Great (I1521)
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| 443 | Alfred was a bone dealer in the 1881 census for Darlaston, England. His parents are listed as James and Sarah Barnsley Dimmack in his death record in West Virginia. His birthplace is given as Hayden Hill, Co. Worcester, England, the same place where his likely brother, Ephraim, was born. It was probably near the Worcestershire border. I say this because Ephraim's birthplace is listed as Aydenhill, Staffordshire, England, in the same 1881 census. I believe this is the same place, spelled phonetically. I haven't been able to find its location on the Internet, but according to my research, border areas often changed counties. Alfred and his family lived at Herbert Park, 2 House Jones Bldgs., Darlaston, Staffordshire, England. His surname was spelled Dimmack in his likely marriage record from Wolverhampton Parish, England, though it was spelled Dimmock in the census. His wife and children immigrated in November or December 1881, so it is likely that he immigrated before them, between the taking of the census and November 1881, when they were listed as passengers on the "City of Chester." Alfred and Ephraim are listed as brothers if they are the sons of James and Sarah Dimmock recorded in the 1851 census for Rowley Regis, Co. Worcestershire, England. They both appear to have been of the older generation in the Wheeling, West Virginia, directories, as they owned similar businesses and had their own residences—or at least were no longer boarders. Alfred is listed as a dealer in cotton rags, wrought and cast iron scraps, old rope, bones, gum shoes, etc. In 1888, his business and home were at the same address: 2406–2408 Chapline, Wheeling, WV. By 1892–1893, his business included metal refining and smelting; manufacturing plumbers' solder and Babbitt metals; and dealing in cotton and woolen rags, tailors' clippings, rope, rubber, zinc, lead, heavy and light brass, copper, wrought and cast iron, stoves, heavy lump steel, heavy lump cast iron, steel scrap, bones, etc. He is listed as an iron dealer in his death record. | DIMMOCK, F. Alfred (I7967)
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| 444 | Alfred was one of the greatest men in history. He was crowned king at Winchester in 871, founded the British Navy, organized the militia, compiled a code of laws, built schools and monasteries, and invited scholars to live at his court. He was a scholar himself and translated many books. (C-437, p. 589) | OF THE GAINI, Eahlswith * (I11872)
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| 445 | Alice died young. (C-1613) | COATES, Alice (I468)
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| 446 | Alice la Zouche is listed as the mother of Orabella/Arabella in most sources so far, but her name is given as Alice Noel, Sir William's second wife, in CD-100. (C-1367) According to The Magna Charta Sureties, Alice la Zouche was the daughter of Roger la Zouche, not his granddaughter through his son Alan, as previously stated. (C-1368) | LE ZOUCHE, Lady Alice (I12779)
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| 447 | Alice neeDryby's ancestry goes back through the Kings of England starting with King Edward I "Longshanks". She was known as "The Lady of By Tham." (F-511) | NEEDRYBY, Alice Lady of Bytham (I12846)
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| 448 | All historical research led us to believe that our Coate line went back through this Henry to his father, Marmaduke. We now have a wonderful Y-DNA match with a cousin in Australia who differs from us at only 1 of 37 DNA markers. This proves that we descend from Henry Coate of Hambridge, our most recent common ancestor. I am so grateful for this. After 40 years of research, we finally have DNA confirmation. How truly wonderful! We also have support from a second cousin who descends from Henry, through Y-DNA and historical documentation. He is often called Henry "the Elder" or Henry C. in family members' trees. I have seen no actual proof of either name. It's possible that he is the Henry "the Elder" listed as the father of Elizabeth when she married John Podger in Burton, Drayton, England, but this remains to be proven. Neither John nor Elizabeth Podger, nor their children, are named in this Henry's will. I have therefore given him the name Henry Coate of Hambridge to distinguish him from the Henry of Burton in Drayton Parish, Somerset, England. Henry named five children in his will, among them Marmaduke and John. He wrote his will on Aug. 8, 1661, in Hambridge, Curry Rivel Parish, England, and is listed with the title of yeoman. It was proved in January 1663 at Taunton. Henry Coate of Hambridge, in the Parish of Curry Rivel within the County of Somerset, yeoman, made the following bequests in his will: To his son Henry, "wearing apperel and one pair of boots and 20 pounds." To his son John, "four score pounds and one bedstead voer the entry and my best feather bed with one pair of sheets, one pair of blankets and cover bed and two bolsters there unto belonging," and several other articles of furniture, etc. To his daughter Rachel, 10 shillings; to his daughter Mary, 10 shillings; to his grandchild Jane Counsell, 8 pounds; and to his grandchildren William Sugge, John Perry, Henry Perry, John Jermane, Jonathan Coate, Mary Coate, Elizabeth Coate, Mary Sugge, and Edith Coate, 20 pounds each. To Jane Rowsewell, his grandchild, he gave one shilling. The rest of his goods and chattels he gave to his son Marmaduke, whom he made sole executor of his estate. (C-253c) His three known sons all became Quakers, in some cases through marriage, as did some of his daughters. They typically attended Kingsbury Episcopi Monthly Meeting, which was fairly small. They were all interconnected through their children's marriages. The burial page for this monthly meeting in the Somerset Quarterly Meeting Records for the Southern Division included fewer than 30 people, most of whom became related through marriage. One small family of Humphries was among this group, with Elizabeth Humphrey marrying John Coate. Other Coates who remained in Curry Rivel, England, remained faithful to the Church of England during that period. The survival of his will suggests that he was considered wealthy and that his will had been transcribed elsewhere, saving it from the bombings of World War II. I am descended through his son John, who married Elizabeth. As for autosomal DNA, we also have small-segment matches because of the distance back in time. A cousin named Linda Midgett W. Blum is descended through Marmaduke, who married Edith and whom I have identified as a son of this Henry Coate. I'd like to know whether we are related through DNA to Joseph Edge, who also descends from Marmaduke and Edith Coate. I have found an autosomal DNA triangulation with cousins who descend from this Henry through children other than my ancestor. It is considered tentative for this period because of the small size of the shared DNA segments and the distance in time. They are seventh cousins to my uncle through Henry Coate, born in 1595: chromosome 16, segment 28234964–34708422, 7 cM, GEDmatch kits M935084, Z397630, and A497476. In any case, Y-DNA has now confirmed the connection, so the autosomal DNA is just icing on the cake. | COATE, Henry * "The Elder" of Hambridge R-FT147933 YDNA haplogroup (I14933)
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| 449 | All Leslie families of Scotland descend from Bartholomew. He was granted land and given the title of Leslie by King Malcolm II soon after his arrival in Scotland in 1067, in recognition of his intelligence and strength in battle. He was given the name Leslie because his horse gave out on the ascent and lay down on the spot where he was granted the conquered lands. Leslie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, stands upon the very land first granted to our Leslie progenitor, Bartholomew. "The original castle built by Bartholomew would most likely have been of wood, a motte-and-bailey type of castle popular at the time. At some point, a stone castle was erected, which was then refurbished by the Forbes family in about 1661. It fell into ruin and was later beautifully restored to its former glory by David Leslie and his wife, Leslie Leslie, with the restorations completed in 1989. While it was enjoyed by many as a hotel for a time, it is now in private hands and not available for tours. The castle is an L-plan tower with many defensive features and a very unique staircase in the square tower, which cleverly provided light upon the treads by way of lamps lowered into a central column that shone through various openings onto the stairway. The lamps were attached to a chain, which was raised and lowered much like a bucket in a well." | LESLIE, Bartholomew 1st Lord of Leslie de Lesslyn (I15594)
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| 450 | All of Sir John's siblings' birth dates are estimated at about 1427 in UA CD-100. (F-599) His wife's name, or the name of a second wife, might have been Elizabeth (Isabel) Hamerton, as his wife is listed as Isabel Hamerton, daughter of Lawrence Hamerton, in Vandiver's book, Southern Genealogies of the Mallorys... (F-607, 628) | MALLORY, John Knight (I7296)
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