I've been trying since I started this to figure out a way to share a family tree chart. I started to put it into a computer program but realized that I still had no way to share it online. So I am going to cross my fingers and hope that Geni.com stays available (and free) so we can use it's tree.
I have been entering our information into this site since the beginning. I have just gone through and verified that it is correct through my eighth great-grandparents, with one exception: Anne Telbe Ingalls.
As I noted in the post about her and Edmund Ingalls, some people - no, many people - have accepted some wrong information and claimed that Anne, also known as Annis, was the daughter of John Tripp and Isabel Moses. Unfortunately, this information is what is currently available on Geni.com and I cannot figure out a way to post a different opinion.
All I can do for now is to say that I believe Annis' father was named John Tealbye, and that his last name is probably the name of the village from which he came. I have found no further information about her ancestors. I will update the Edmund Ingalls post with any further information that I can find, and I hope to figure out how to show the true relationship on the tree in the near future.
My Mother's Family Tree Chart
My Father's Family Tree Chart
Sorry, Geni.com doesn't want to let anyone see my chart so that both sides come up combined. I don't understand it, but this is much better than nothing.
Remember, this has been verified only as far as the people I have posted on this blog. I will continue to update/verify it as I work on each generation.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Reuben Benson (1786 - 1864)
My fourth great-grandfather.
Born: 21 May 1786 in Greenville County, South Carolina
Died: 16 June 1864 in Gwinnett, Georgia
Father: Enoch Benson
Mother: Jamima Berry
Siblings:
Elizabeth Benson, 1780
Mary 'Polly' Benson, 1781
Frances 'Franky' Benson. 1784
Clarissa 'Clary" Benson, 1791
John 'Jackie' Berry Benson, 1795
Jim Benson, 1797
Willis Benson, 1799
+ three (who died young?)
Married: Elizabeth Kemp in 1808 in South Carolina (It is also possible that he was married to a Mary Stepp, but I can't find any information on that.)
Children:
Clarissa Benson, 1809
Willis Benson, 1811
Gillia Benson, 1812
William Berry Benson, 1815
Jaminy Benson, 1817
Arminda Benson, 1820
James Lafayette Benson, 1822
Nancy Benson, 1824
Elizabeth Melinda Benson, 1829
The information about Reuben is confused with his father's in the resource I found, but I think it was Reuben who had a 202.5 acre farm in Campbell/Douglass County at Dark Corners. The current Corn Crib Trailer Park (Yee-haw!) is now where his farm was located. Reuben's grave is at the Florence Farm Cemetery in lots 465 and 466.
Elizabeth Kemp (1793 - 1833)
Born: 16 June 1793 in Cobb, South Carolina
Died: 1868 Buried in Douglasville, Georgia
Father: Richard Kemp Born: 1775 in Greenville, SC Died: 1812
Mother: Elizabeth ? Born: 1780 Died: 1844
This is all I could find about Elizabeth and her parents.
Born: 21 May 1786 in Greenville County, South Carolina
Died: 16 June 1864 in Gwinnett, Georgia
Father: Enoch Benson
Mother: Jamima Berry
Siblings:
Elizabeth Benson, 1780
Mary 'Polly' Benson, 1781
Frances 'Franky' Benson. 1784
Clarissa 'Clary" Benson, 1791
John 'Jackie' Berry Benson, 1795
Jim Benson, 1797
Willis Benson, 1799
+ three (who died young?)
Married: Elizabeth Kemp in 1808 in South Carolina (It is also possible that he was married to a Mary Stepp, but I can't find any information on that.)
Children:
Clarissa Benson, 1809
Willis Benson, 1811
Gillia Benson, 1812
William Berry Benson, 1815
Jaminy Benson, 1817
Arminda Benson, 1820
James Lafayette Benson, 1822
Nancy Benson, 1824
Elizabeth Melinda Benson, 1829
The information about Reuben is confused with his father's in the resource I found, but I think it was Reuben who had a 202.5 acre farm in Campbell/Douglass County at Dark Corners. The current Corn Crib Trailer Park (Yee-haw!) is now where his farm was located. Reuben's grave is at the Florence Farm Cemetery in lots 465 and 466.
Elizabeth Kemp (1793 - 1833)
Born: 16 June 1793 in Cobb, South Carolina
Died: 1868 Buried in Douglasville, Georgia
Father: Richard Kemp Born: 1775 in Greenville, SC Died: 1812
Mother: Elizabeth ? Born: 1780 Died: 1844
This is all I could find about Elizabeth and her parents.
James Wilson Wilkins 1820-1894
B. 11 April 1820 Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
D. 13 December 1894 Springerville, Apache county, Arizona
Buried in Nutrioso Cemetery, Nutrioso, Arizona
Father: Abraham Wilkins
Mother: Mary Emmons
Mar: Adeline Sophia Atkins 4 July 1847 Iowa?
Mar: Lucinda Magnum 28 December 1868 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Children:
James Orman Wilkins 1851-1916
Ada Agusta Wilkins 1853-1910
Judson Heber Wilkins 1859-1915
Francis Sephia Wilkins 1859-1939
Fredrick Wallace Wilkins 1863-1939
Parley Wilkins 1873-1921
Mary Ann Wilkins 1877-1924
Rhoda Francis Wilkins 1879-1939
Zina Wilkins 1881-1974
Ernest Wilkins 1885-1974
Adeline Atkins (1825 - 1861)
Born: 14 February 1825 in Buffalo, New York
Died: December 1861 in Menan, Idaho
Father: Thomas Jerome Atkins (Born: 1799 in New York)
Mother: Betsey Peas (Born: 1803)
James was born 11 April 1820 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He moved to Massachusetts and worked in an iron factory. He and his brother George Washington Wilkins were baptized into the Mormon church on 3 January 1844. He married his first wife, Adeline Atkins, on 14 July 1847. They had five children, the oldest born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the rest in Utah.
Mormon history shows that Adeline traveled to Utah with James and two other family members with the Robert Wimmer Company in 1852. I think she was the mother to James' first five children. The records say she died in Menan, Idaho, in December of 1861, but that conflicts with Fredrick's birth date. Menan, which was the first Morman settlement in the Snake River Valley, wasn't actually founded until 1879, but I guess she could have died there anyway.
James was Brigham Young's coach driver for four years and was also the captain of the militia in Utah. At one time, he was called to go to Kanab to teach the Indians how to farm. While in southern Utah, his family lived the United Order. [an early communal utopian society within the LDS church]
While he was working on building the Washington Canal in southern Utah, he met Lucinda Magnum. They were married 28 December 1868 in the Salt Lake Endowment House. They had six children while living in Utah. [Adeline Atkins Wilkins had died in 1861.]
They moved to Alpine, Arizona in 1881. There was an Indian scare, so he moved his family to Nutrioso to horde up with other Mormons. He was hired to teach school. He later moved to Walnut Grove, Arizona, and also taught school there for a time. Two additional children were born in Arizona.
After returning to Nutrioso to live, he was chopping timber and cut through his shoe. His toe was cut and blood poisoning set in. In order to save his life, his foot had to be cut off above the ankle. He first went on crutches, then he was able to get a cork leg and foot and was able to get around much better. But he was unable to do much work after the accident, and his family was very poor.
His son Earnest was young when his father died and so had very few memories of him. He does recall playing in a neighbor's barn with his friends when he was about six. They would jump from a beam down into the hay. Ernest landed on a pitchfork and it went clear through his foot and had to be pulled out. He couldn't walk for a long time. His father James would carry him outside into the warm sunshine and sing to him.
James went to St. George, Utah, to do Temple [Mormon] work and visit his children there. He got sick while coming home and was very ill by the time he reached Springerville. He died there that night, 13 December 1894, and was buried in Nutrioso, Arizona.
[This was recorded from the memories of two of his children.]
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: James traveled to Utah with the James Wimmer company in 1852, traveling with Adeline and two of their children.
D. 13 December 1894 Springerville, Apache county, Arizona
Buried in Nutrioso Cemetery, Nutrioso, Arizona
Father: Abraham Wilkins
Mother: Mary Emmons
Mar: Adeline Sophia Atkins 4 July 1847 Iowa?
Mar: Lucinda Magnum 28 December 1868 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Children:
James Orman Wilkins 1851-1916
Ada Agusta Wilkins 1853-1910
Judson Heber Wilkins 1859-1915
Francis Sephia Wilkins 1859-1939
Fredrick Wallace Wilkins 1863-1939
Parley Wilkins 1873-1921
Mary Ann Wilkins 1877-1924
Rhoda Francis Wilkins 1879-1939
Zina Wilkins 1881-1974
Ernest Wilkins 1885-1974
Adeline Atkins (1825 - 1861)
Born: 14 February 1825 in Buffalo, New York
Died: December 1861 in Menan, Idaho
Father: Thomas Jerome Atkins (Born: 1799 in New York)
Mother: Betsey Peas (Born: 1803)
James was born 11 April 1820 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He moved to Massachusetts and worked in an iron factory. He and his brother George Washington Wilkins were baptized into the Mormon church on 3 January 1844. He married his first wife, Adeline Atkins, on 14 July 1847. They had five children, the oldest born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the rest in Utah.
Mormon history shows that Adeline traveled to Utah with James and two other family members with the Robert Wimmer Company in 1852. I think she was the mother to James' first five children. The records say she died in Menan, Idaho, in December of 1861, but that conflicts with Fredrick's birth date. Menan, which was the first Morman settlement in the Snake River Valley, wasn't actually founded until 1879, but I guess she could have died there anyway.
James was Brigham Young's coach driver for four years and was also the captain of the militia in Utah. At one time, he was called to go to Kanab to teach the Indians how to farm. While in southern Utah, his family lived the United Order. [an early communal utopian society within the LDS church]
While he was working on building the Washington Canal in southern Utah, he met Lucinda Magnum. They were married 28 December 1868 in the Salt Lake Endowment House. They had six children while living in Utah. [Adeline Atkins Wilkins had died in 1861.]
They moved to Alpine, Arizona in 1881. There was an Indian scare, so he moved his family to Nutrioso to horde up with other Mormons. He was hired to teach school. He later moved to Walnut Grove, Arizona, and also taught school there for a time. Two additional children were born in Arizona.
After returning to Nutrioso to live, he was chopping timber and cut through his shoe. His toe was cut and blood poisoning set in. In order to save his life, his foot had to be cut off above the ankle. He first went on crutches, then he was able to get a cork leg and foot and was able to get around much better. But he was unable to do much work after the accident, and his family was very poor.
His son Earnest was young when his father died and so had very few memories of him. He does recall playing in a neighbor's barn with his friends when he was about six. They would jump from a beam down into the hay. Ernest landed on a pitchfork and it went clear through his foot and had to be pulled out. He couldn't walk for a long time. His father James would carry him outside into the warm sunshine and sing to him.
James went to St. George, Utah, to do Temple [Mormon] work and visit his children there. He got sick while coming home and was very ill by the time he reached Springerville. He died there that night, 13 December 1894, and was buried in Nutrioso, Arizona.
[This was recorded from the memories of two of his children.]
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: James traveled to Utah with the James Wimmer company in 1852, traveling with Adeline and two of their children.
Monday, August 15, 2016
William Bunbury (1670 - 1725)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 1670 in Stafford Co., Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Died: 17 September 1725 in Stafford Co., Virginia
Father: Thomas Bunbury
Mother: Mary Banks
Siblings:
Robert Bunbury, 1660
Thomas Bunbury, c.1666
John Bunbury, c.1668
Married: Frances Mason
Children:
William Bunbury, 1696
Catherine Bunbury, 1702
Thomas Bunbury, 1703
Dulcebella Bunbury, 1705
Eleanor/Helinor Bunbury, 1717 or 1718 I have trouble with this one - too much time had passed.
Frances Mason (1688 - 1737)
Born: c. 1688
Died: 4 April 1737 in Stafford Co., Virginia Colony
Father: George Mason II
Mother: Mary Sarah Fowke
Siblings:
George Mason III, 1690
Elizabeth Mason, 1693
Nicholson Mason, 1694
French Mason, 1695
Ann Mason, 1695
Mary Mason 1700
Sempha Rosa Mason, 1703
Half-siblings:
Catherine Mason, 1707
Francis Mason, 1711
Mary Mason, 1712
Gerard Mason, 1713
Thomas Mason, 1714
Sarah Mason, 1715
I've had a lot of problems with this one and have less confidence in the info than in most of them. Part of the problem is that they were rich and well-known, so a lot of people seem to have written about them - and all with conflicting information.
The family is mentioned on a website called Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck. I think that was the site that had a bunch of wills. I will look into it more thoroughly with the next generation and will change anything here that I might find to be wrong.
Frances' father George II had four different wives. Geni.com lists someone else as her mother, but that women is not listed as one of the four! I went with what seemed to be the most reliable information - a biography of her brother George III - which said that Mary Sarah Fowke was George II's first wife, so it seems likely that Frances must have the same mother. One large problem with this is to decide which family to follow back in time. Unless I find something that changes my mind, I'm going to go with Mary Sarah Fowkes' ancestors.
Frances' brother George III was a Lieutenant Colonel and was the father of George IV, who was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, although he was one of three men who refused to sign the Constitution.
Also, these dates make Frances only about thirteen years old when she married the 31 year old William. There is another site that lists her birth date as 1674, which works better with William's age but does not really work with the birth dates of her siblings.
This project can be very frustrating sometimes!
Born: 1670 in Stafford Co., Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Died: 17 September 1725 in Stafford Co., Virginia
Father: Thomas Bunbury
Mother: Mary Banks
Siblings:
Robert Bunbury, 1660
Thomas Bunbury, c.1666
John Bunbury, c.1668
Married: Frances Mason
Children:
William Bunbury, 1696
Catherine Bunbury, 1702
Thomas Bunbury, 1703
Dulcebella Bunbury, 1705
Eleanor/Helinor Bunbury, 1717 or 1718 I have trouble with this one - too much time had passed.
Frances Mason (1688 - 1737)
Born: c. 1688
Died: 4 April 1737 in Stafford Co., Virginia Colony
Father: George Mason II
Mother: Mary Sarah Fowke
Siblings:
George Mason III, 1690
Elizabeth Mason, 1693
Nicholson Mason, 1694
French Mason, 1695
Ann Mason, 1695
Mary Mason 1700
Sempha Rosa Mason, 1703
Half-siblings:
Catherine Mason, 1707
Francis Mason, 1711
Mary Mason, 1712
Gerard Mason, 1713
Thomas Mason, 1714
Sarah Mason, 1715
I've had a lot of problems with this one and have less confidence in the info than in most of them. Part of the problem is that they were rich and well-known, so a lot of people seem to have written about them - and all with conflicting information.
The family is mentioned on a website called Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck. I think that was the site that had a bunch of wills. I will look into it more thoroughly with the next generation and will change anything here that I might find to be wrong.
Frances' father George II had four different wives. Geni.com lists someone else as her mother, but that women is not listed as one of the four! I went with what seemed to be the most reliable information - a biography of her brother George III - which said that Mary Sarah Fowke was George II's first wife, so it seems likely that Frances must have the same mother. One large problem with this is to decide which family to follow back in time. Unless I find something that changes my mind, I'm going to go with Mary Sarah Fowkes' ancestors.
Frances' brother George III was a Lieutenant Colonel and was the father of George IV, who was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, although he was one of three men who refused to sign the Constitution.
Also, these dates make Frances only about thirteen years old when she married the 31 year old William. There is another site that lists her birth date as 1674, which works better with William's age but does not really work with the birth dates of her siblings.
This project can be very frustrating sometimes!
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
William Berry (1650 - 1721)
My eighth great-grandfather (and U.S. President Jimmy Carter's seventh great-grandfather.)
Born: 22 May 1650 in Sittingbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia Colony
Died: 2 June 1720/1 in Hanover, King George County, Virginia Colony
Father: Henry Berry, of Occupacia Creek
Mother: Ann Pley (or Sanders)
Siblings:
George Berry, 1649
Henry Berry, Jr., 1652
John Berry, 1664
Richard Berry, 1666
Martha Berry, ?
Married: Margaret Doughty on 6 May 1686 at Sittingbourne Parish
Children: (There are date variations for all the kids)
Joseph B. Berry, 1691
Enoch Bradley Berry, 1692
Margaret Berry, 1695
Elizabeth Berry, 1697
Margaret Doughty (1667 - 1720)
Born: c. 1667 South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia Colony
Died: before 5 February 1720/1 in Hanover, King George Co., Virginia Colony
Father: Enoch Doughty
Mother: Margaret (Frances???)
Siblings: ?
The Reverend William Berry owned a lot of property in Essex and King George counties. Much (most?) of it was actually his wife's property which she inherited from her parents. They settled on the north side of the Rappahannock River in Richmond County (which is now King George County). There was a land patent of 4,763 acres.
Born: 22 May 1650 in Sittingbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia Colony
Died: 2 June 1720/1 in Hanover, King George County, Virginia Colony
Father: Henry Berry, of Occupacia Creek
Mother: Ann Pley (or Sanders)
Siblings:
George Berry, 1649
Henry Berry, Jr., 1652
John Berry, 1664
Richard Berry, 1666
Martha Berry, ?
Married: Margaret Doughty on 6 May 1686 at Sittingbourne Parish
Children: (There are date variations for all the kids)
Joseph B. Berry, 1691
Enoch Bradley Berry, 1692
Margaret Berry, 1695
Elizabeth Berry, 1697
Margaret Doughty (1667 - 1720)
Born: c. 1667 South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia Colony
Died: before 5 February 1720/1 in Hanover, King George Co., Virginia Colony
Father: Enoch Doughty
Mother: Margaret (Frances???)
Siblings: ?
The Reverend William Berry owned a lot of property in Essex and King George counties. Much (most?) of it was actually his wife's property which she inherited from her parents. They settled on the north side of the Rappahannock River in Richmond County (which is now King George County). There was a land patent of 4,763 acres.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Cyprian Prou (or Proulx) (1663 - 1712)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1663 in Poitou, France
Died: 5 November 1712 in Richmond, Virginia Colony, Colonial America (buried in family plot)
Father: ?
Mother: ?
Married: Margaret Vensanden (or Vensauden) 15 July 1682 at St. Katherines by the Tower, London, England
Children:
Frances Prou, 1689
Sarah Prou, 1688
Susana Prou, 1682
Margaret Prou, 1692
Mary Prou, 1700
Elizabeth Prou, 1700 (They were supposed to have five daughters; maybe Mary and Elizabeth are the same person.)
Margaret Vansauden
Born: 1666 in London, Middlesex, England
Died: 7 November 1757 in Richmond, Virginia (buried in family plot)
Father: James Phillips *
Mother: Mary Simpson **
* My notes say that James' father was John Phillips, the first clerk of Lancaster, Virginia, but I cannot find the source of that information again.
** At some time, I also found a source that said Mary's parents were John and Sarah Simpson, but I can't find this source again, either.
Cyprian Prou and Margaret Vansauden were Huguenots who were said to have fled France before they were married. However, that doesn't work if she was born in London. Maybe it was just him. Two years after their marriage, they came to America. They signed indentured servant papers in Middlesex County, England, in August of 1684, in exchange for payment of passage to America. They were both to serve Richard Bray for a period of four years. The indenture papers say they did not have to work in the fields. Also, the period of indenture was only four years instead of the standard seven.
The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia lists Cyprian Prou as a Huguenot ancestor. There is quite a bit of interesting information here.
Born: c.1663 in Poitou, France
Died: 5 November 1712 in Richmond, Virginia Colony, Colonial America (buried in family plot)
Father: ?
Mother: ?
Married: Margaret Vensanden (or Vensauden) 15 July 1682 at St. Katherines by the Tower, London, England
Children:
Frances Prou, 1689
Sarah Prou, 1688
Susana Prou, 1682
Margaret Prou, 1692
Mary Prou, 1700
Elizabeth Prou, 1700 (They were supposed to have five daughters; maybe Mary and Elizabeth are the same person.)
Margaret Vansauden
Born: 1666 in London, Middlesex, England
Died: 7 November 1757 in Richmond, Virginia (buried in family plot)
Father: James Phillips *
Mother: Mary Simpson **
* My notes say that James' father was John Phillips, the first clerk of Lancaster, Virginia, but I cannot find the source of that information again.
** At some time, I also found a source that said Mary's parents were John and Sarah Simpson, but I can't find this source again, either.
Cyprian Prou and Margaret Vansauden were Huguenots who were said to have fled France before they were married. However, that doesn't work if she was born in London. Maybe it was just him. Two years after their marriage, they came to America. They signed indentured servant papers in Middlesex County, England, in August of 1684, in exchange for payment of passage to America. They were both to serve Richard Bray for a period of four years. The indenture papers say they did not have to work in the fields. Also, the period of indenture was only four years instead of the standard seven.
The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia lists Cyprian Prou as a Huguenot ancestor. There is quite a bit of interesting information here.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Thomas Benson (1653 - 1734)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 13 May 1653 in Fredericksburg, Maryland Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1 July 1734 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia Colony
Father: Elijah Benson ***
Mother: Elizabeth "Betty" Roberts
Siblings:
William Benson, 1651
Hannah Benson, 1657
Married: Dorothy Sutton on 11 February 1685/6 in Middlesex Co., Virginia
Children:
Robert Benson, 1685/6
William Benson, ?
Dorothy Sutton (1658 - ?)
Born: November c. 1658 in King George Co., Virginia
Died: ?
Thomas and Dorothy were married and son Robert was baptized all in one day. Parish records of November 1684 show that the parish was paying Jone Deverdale for the keep of a bastard child of Dorothy Sutton, servant to Captain Wormely.
Thomas and Dorothy were both indentured servants.
*** A John Benson patented land in Gloucester Conuty, Virginia, in 1660. His will shows him as the father of Thomas. Everything else I can find points to Elijah as the father. I have no idea if the two men were related.
Born: 13 May 1653 in Fredericksburg, Maryland Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1 July 1734 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia Colony
Father: Elijah Benson ***
Mother: Elizabeth "Betty" Roberts
Siblings:
William Benson, 1651
Hannah Benson, 1657
Married: Dorothy Sutton on 11 February 1685/6 in Middlesex Co., Virginia
Children:
Robert Benson, 1685/6
William Benson, ?
Dorothy Sutton (1658 - ?)
Born: November c. 1658 in King George Co., Virginia
Died: ?
Thomas and Dorothy were married and son Robert was baptized all in one day. Parish records of November 1684 show that the parish was paying Jone Deverdale for the keep of a bastard child of Dorothy Sutton, servant to Captain Wormely.
Thomas and Dorothy were both indentured servants.
*** A John Benson patented land in Gloucester Conuty, Virginia, in 1660. His will shows him as the father of Thomas. Everything else I can find points to Elijah as the father. I have no idea if the two men were related.
Monday, August 1, 2016
Edmund Ingalls (1586 - 1648)
My eighth great-grandfather (also seventh great-grandfather to Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie!)
Born: 26 June 1586 In Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Died: 16 September 1648 at Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Robert A. Ingalls, of Skirbeck
Mother: Elizabeth ?
Siblings:
Rose Ingalls, 1580
Agnes Ingalls, 1582
Margaret Ingalls, 1583
Edith Ingalls, 1592
Francis Ingalls, 1595
Robert Ingalls, 1600
Married: Annis Telbe on 7 June 1618 at Church of St. Nicholas, Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Children:
Elizabeth Ingalls, 1619 (or 1622)
Robert Ingalls, 1620 (or 1621)
Faith Ingalls, 1622 (or 1623)
John Ingalls, 1624 (or 1625)
Sarah Ingalls, 1626
Henry Ingalls, 1627
Samuel Ingalls, 1632 (or 1634)
Mary Ingalls, 1642 (or 1635)
Joseph Ingalls, 1638 (only lived one year)
Annis Telbe (1599 - 1678)
Born: 17 August 1599 (christened) at All Saints Church, Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Died: possibly 1678
Father: John Tealbye (c.1560)
This is all I can find about Annis, but even this is not certain. Somewhere, someone got the idea that Annis was married to a John Tripp, apparently before she married Edmund. A lot of people seem to have accepted that without doing further research. There was a John Tripp around at the time; he may even have traveled to America on the same ship, but he was married to Isabell Moses, not Annis. This is the reason for the doubt of the birth dates of the kids - too many sources.
By the way, we descended from youngest daughter Mary and Laura Ingalls Wilder was from older brother Henry.
The Ingalls family was one of the earliest in the country, coming only eight years after the pilgrims at Plymouth, and have as a whole, maintained an honorable place in the history of the country. It is believed that they settle in what became Saugus as early as June 1, 1629. If that is true, they must have immigrated as part of the 40 immigrants aboard the Abigail in 1628, because there were no further ships before June 1629. Unfortunately, there is no passenger list.
The first few ships with immigrants:
1620 Mayflower - Plymouth, Massachusetts
1621 Fortune - Plymouth, Massacusetts
1623 Zouche Phenix - Cape Ann, Massachusetts
1628 Abigail - Naum Kieg, Massachusetts
1629 Lyon - Salem, Massachusetts
1623 Anne - Plymouth, Massachusetts
Edmund Ingalls came with his wife and children and his brother Francis Ingalls, plus four other people. They founded the settlement of Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1629. His name is often found in the town records. He was a prominent citizen. Eventually, Lynn grew and other towns branched off: Reading, Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant.
Edmund's brother Francis started the first tannery in the area (maybe in all the colonies?) and Colonial Lynn became a major part of the tannery and shoe-making industries that began in 1635. The boots worn by the Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War were made in Lynn.
Because Edmund was so prominent, there is lots of information about him. See:
Wikipedia here.
Also, it's kind of fun to read his will to understand just what they considered well-off in those days, but I can't seem to make the links come up properly. You might try to Google: "Estate of Edward Ingalls of Lynn"
Born: 26 June 1586 In Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Died: 16 September 1648 at Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Robert A. Ingalls, of Skirbeck
Mother: Elizabeth ?
Siblings:
Rose Ingalls, 1580
Agnes Ingalls, 1582
Margaret Ingalls, 1583
Edith Ingalls, 1592
Francis Ingalls, 1595
Robert Ingalls, 1600
Married: Annis Telbe on 7 June 1618 at Church of St. Nicholas, Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Children:
Elizabeth Ingalls, 1619 (or 1622)
Robert Ingalls, 1620 (or 1621)
Faith Ingalls, 1622 (or 1623)
John Ingalls, 1624 (or 1625)
Sarah Ingalls, 1626
Henry Ingalls, 1627
Samuel Ingalls, 1632 (or 1634)
Mary Ingalls, 1642 (or 1635)
Joseph Ingalls, 1638 (only lived one year)
Annis Telbe (1599 - 1678)
Born: 17 August 1599 (christened) at All Saints Church, Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Died: possibly 1678
Father: John Tealbye (c.1560)
This is all I can find about Annis, but even this is not certain. Somewhere, someone got the idea that Annis was married to a John Tripp, apparently before she married Edmund. A lot of people seem to have accepted that without doing further research. There was a John Tripp around at the time; he may even have traveled to America on the same ship, but he was married to Isabell Moses, not Annis. This is the reason for the doubt of the birth dates of the kids - too many sources.
By the way, we descended from youngest daughter Mary and Laura Ingalls Wilder was from older brother Henry.
The Ingalls family was one of the earliest in the country, coming only eight years after the pilgrims at Plymouth, and have as a whole, maintained an honorable place in the history of the country. It is believed that they settle in what became Saugus as early as June 1, 1629. If that is true, they must have immigrated as part of the 40 immigrants aboard the Abigail in 1628, because there were no further ships before June 1629. Unfortunately, there is no passenger list.
The first few ships with immigrants:
1620 Mayflower - Plymouth, Massachusetts
1621 Fortune - Plymouth, Massacusetts
1623 Zouche Phenix - Cape Ann, Massachusetts
1628 Abigail - Naum Kieg, Massachusetts
1629 Lyon - Salem, Massachusetts
1623 Anne - Plymouth, Massachusetts
Edmund Ingalls came with his wife and children and his brother Francis Ingalls, plus four other people. They founded the settlement of Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1629. His name is often found in the town records. He was a prominent citizen. Eventually, Lynn grew and other towns branched off: Reading, Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant.
Edmund's brother Francis started the first tannery in the area (maybe in all the colonies?) and Colonial Lynn became a major part of the tannery and shoe-making industries that began in 1635. The boots worn by the Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War were made in Lynn.
Because Edmund was so prominent, there is lots of information about him. See:
Wikipedia here.
Also, it's kind of fun to read his will to understand just what they considered well-off in those days, but I can't seem to make the links come up properly. You might try to Google: "Estate of Edward Ingalls of Lynn"
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
William Eaton (1604 - 1672)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 17 March 1604 in Staple, Kent, England
Died: 26 September 1672 Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Peter Eaton
Mother: Elizabeth Patterson
Siblings:
Jonas Eaton, 1625
Nicholas Eaton, ?
Jane Eaton, ?
Katherine Eaton, ?
Joyce Eaton, ?
Married: Martha Jenkins on 26 January 1627/8 at St. Johns of Thanet, Staple, Kent, England
Children:
Mary Eaton, 1628 (Died in 1634)
William Eaton, Jr., 1628
Martha Eaton, 1630
John Eaton, 1635
Daniel Eaton, 1639
Mary Eaton, 1643
From "History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Eaton Families" by Nellie Zada Rice Molyneux, 1911:
"William Eaton, of Staple, county Kent, England, husbandman, with Martha his wife, three children and one servante, embarked for new England, before June 9, 1637, in the "Hercules & Sandwich." They settled first in Watertown where he was prop. in 1642, later removing to Reading, where he settled on the east side of the "Great Pond." He became a freeman in 1653, and died in 1658, aged 54 years. His widow, Martha, died in 1680. They had two children born in this country, making five children." *** This death date is different than other sources.
Martha Jenkins (1604 - 1680)
Born: 23 January 1604 in Staple, Kent, England
Died: 14 November 1680 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Edward Jenkins
Mother: Martha or Mary Phillips
Siblings:
Thomas Jenkins, 1594
Margaret Jenkins, 1596
Mary Jenkins, 1598
Edward Jenkins, 1600
Daniel Jenkins, 1601
Priscilla Jenkins, 1604
Born: 17 March 1604 in Staple, Kent, England
Died: 26 September 1672 Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Peter Eaton
Mother: Elizabeth Patterson
Siblings:
Jonas Eaton, 1625
Nicholas Eaton, ?
Jane Eaton, ?
Katherine Eaton, ?
Joyce Eaton, ?
Married: Martha Jenkins on 26 January 1627/8 at St. Johns of Thanet, Staple, Kent, England
Children:
Mary Eaton, 1628 (Died in 1634)
William Eaton, Jr., 1628
Martha Eaton, 1630
John Eaton, 1635
Daniel Eaton, 1639
Mary Eaton, 1643
From "History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Eaton Families" by Nellie Zada Rice Molyneux, 1911:
"William Eaton, of Staple, county Kent, England, husbandman, with Martha his wife, three children and one servante, embarked for new England, before June 9, 1637, in the "Hercules & Sandwich." They settled first in Watertown where he was prop. in 1642, later removing to Reading, where he settled on the east side of the "Great Pond." He became a freeman in 1653, and died in 1658, aged 54 years. His widow, Martha, died in 1680. They had two children born in this country, making five children." *** This death date is different than other sources.
Martha Jenkins (1604 - 1680)
Born: 23 January 1604 in Staple, Kent, England
Died: 14 November 1680 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Edward Jenkins
Mother: Martha or Mary Phillips
Siblings:
Thomas Jenkins, 1594
Margaret Jenkins, 1596
Mary Jenkins, 1598
Edward Jenkins, 1600
Daniel Jenkins, 1601
Priscilla Jenkins, 1604
Monday, July 25, 2016
Edward Beauchamp (1615 - 1684)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1615 in St. Saviors Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
Died: 1684 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Beauchamp
Mother: Emma ?
Siblings: He apparently had two brothers and two sisters, but I can't find any names listed anywhere.
Married: Mary Elizabeth Metcalf
Children:
Mary Beauchamp, 1643
Elizabeth Beauchamp, 1648
Samuel Beauchamp, ?
William Beauchamp, ?
One source claimed that Edward was a Huguenot in Salem. However, a quick search through his ancestors took me back to William the Conqueror's men who invaded England long before the Protestant Reformation, so that is highly unlikely.
Mary Elizabeth Metcalf (1620 - 1686)
Born: 1620 In England?
Died: 16 January 1686 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Michael Metcalf
Mother: Sarah Elwyn
Siblings:
Michael Metcalf, 1617
Mary Metcalf, 1618
John Metcalf, 1622
Sarah Metcalf, 1624
Elizabeth Metcalf, 1626
Martha Metcalf, 1628
Thomas Metcalf, 1629
Ann Metcalf, 1631
James Metcalf, 1633
Rebekah Elizabeth Metcalf, 1635
Joane Metcalf, ?
I found an article that explains the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans that is kind of interesting. It also explains why and how they left England to come to the New World.
Born: c.1615 in St. Saviors Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
Died: 1684 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Beauchamp
Mother: Emma ?
Siblings: He apparently had two brothers and two sisters, but I can't find any names listed anywhere.
Married: Mary Elizabeth Metcalf
Children:
Mary Beauchamp, 1643
Elizabeth Beauchamp, 1648
Samuel Beauchamp, ?
William Beauchamp, ?
One source claimed that Edward was a Huguenot in Salem. However, a quick search through his ancestors took me back to William the Conqueror's men who invaded England long before the Protestant Reformation, so that is highly unlikely.
Mary Elizabeth Metcalf (1620 - 1686)
Born: 1620 In England?
Died: 16 January 1686 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Michael Metcalf
Mother: Sarah Elwyn
Siblings:
Michael Metcalf, 1617
Mary Metcalf, 1618
John Metcalf, 1622
Sarah Metcalf, 1624
Elizabeth Metcalf, 1626
Martha Metcalf, 1628
Thomas Metcalf, 1629
Ann Metcalf, 1631
James Metcalf, 1633
Rebekah Elizabeth Metcalf, 1635
Joane Metcalf, ?
I found an article that explains the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans that is kind of interesting. It also explains why and how they left England to come to the New World.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Robert Goodale, II, of Dennington and Salem (1601 - 1682)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: before 16 August 1601 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 27 June 1682 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: John Goodale
Mother: Bridget Portler
Siblings:
Elizabeth Goodale, ?
Frances Goodale, 1590
Ellen Goodale, 1591
John Goodale, 1592
Richard Goodale, 1594
Thomas Goodale, 1596
Rebecca Goodale, 1598
Robert Goodale, 1601
Susannah Goodale, 1606
***These are just the kids John had with Bridget. John actually had four wives and a total of 27 kids!
Married: Catherine Killam/Kilham
Children:
Mary Goodale, 1630
Abraham Goodale, 1632
Isaac Goodale, 1633
Elizabeth Goodale, 1635
Nehemiah Goodale, 1639
Zechariah Goodale, 1639
Sarah Goodale, 1640
Jacob Goodale, ?
Hannah Goodale, 1645
Catherine Killham (1606 - 1645)
Born: 1606 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 1645 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Henry Killham
Mother: Alice Goodale
Siblings:
Daniel Killham, 1585
Austin Killham, 1587
Mary Killham, ?
***One source says they left Ipswich, England, in April 1634. Another says they sailed to American on the ship 'Elizabeth' in 1635.
*** This got very confusing in the research. It turned out that Robert's grandfather, Thomas, and Catherine's grandfather, John, were brothers who both married women named Elizabeth. Then Thomas' grandson married John's granddaughter. It took a while to get it straight, but perseverance paid off!
Born: before 16 August 1601 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 27 June 1682 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: John Goodale
Mother: Bridget Portler
Siblings:
Elizabeth Goodale, ?
Frances Goodale, 1590
Ellen Goodale, 1591
John Goodale, 1592
Richard Goodale, 1594
Thomas Goodale, 1596
Rebecca Goodale, 1598
Robert Goodale, 1601
Susannah Goodale, 1606
***These are just the kids John had with Bridget. John actually had four wives and a total of 27 kids!
Married: Catherine Killam/Kilham
Children:
Mary Goodale, 1630
Abraham Goodale, 1632
Isaac Goodale, 1633
Elizabeth Goodale, 1635
Nehemiah Goodale, 1639
Zechariah Goodale, 1639
Sarah Goodale, 1640
Jacob Goodale, ?
Hannah Goodale, 1645
Catherine Killham (1606 - 1645)
Born: 1606 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 1645 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Henry Killham
Mother: Alice Goodale
Siblings:
Daniel Killham, 1585
Austin Killham, 1587
Mary Killham, ?
***One source says they left Ipswich, England, in April 1634. Another says they sailed to American on the ship 'Elizabeth' in 1635.
*** This got very confusing in the research. It turned out that Robert's grandfather, Thomas, and Catherine's grandfather, John, were brothers who both married women named Elizabeth. Then Thomas' grandson married John's granddaughter. It took a while to get it straight, but perseverance paid off!
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
The Southwick Family
This post is a bit different because I can't see any reasonable way to break this bit of family history down into generations. My eighth great grandparents in this family are Daniel Southwick and Esther Boyce. But Daniel's story is part of the larger story of his parents, so I am including them here, too.
Daniel Southwick (1637 - 1718) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 14 May 1637 in Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 9 February 1718 in Salem
Father: Lawrence Southwick
Mother: Cassandra Burnell
Siblings:
John Southwick, 1623
unnamed infant, 1628
Anna Southwick, 1630
Josiah Southwick, 1632
Deborah Southwick, 1634
Mary Sarah Southwick, 1636
Provided Southwick, 1641
Married: Esther Boyce in 1663
Children:
Lawrence Southwick, 1664
Esther Southwick, 1665
Hannah Southwick, 1667
Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick, 1668
Daniel Southwick, Jr., 1671
Eleanor Southwick, 1674
Mercy Southwick, 1676
Esther Boyce My eighth great-grandmother.
Born: 1640
Died: ??
Father: Joseph Boyce
Mother: Ellinor ?
This is all I found about Esther and her family.
Lawrence Southwick (1594 - 1660) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1594 in Telnal, Staffordshire, England
Died: 13 May 1660 at Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Southwick (Edward's parents were John Southwick and ? Follet)
Mother: Anne Shelley
Siblings:
Edward Southwick, 1596
Anne Southwick, 1598
Richard Southwick, 1601
Dorothy Southwick, 1603
Elizabeth Southwick, 1605
Henry Southwick, 1608
John Southwick, 1612
Matthew Southwick, 1619
Married: Cassandra Burnell on 25 January 1623/4 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
Children: (see Daniel's siblings above)
The story is that Lawrence came to America in 1627 to see what it was like and then returned to England for Cassandra. They may have traveled back to America on the Mayflower in 1630. Those dates don't match other historical records.
Cassandra Burnell (1598 - 1660) My ninth great-grandmother.
Born: 1598 in Lancashire, England
Died: 10 May 1660 on Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony
Father: Humphrey William Burnell
Mother: Margaret Burnell (Margaret's parents were Edward Burnell and Sarah Lambrite)
The easiest way to learn the quick story of this family is at Wikipedia.
There is more in-depth information at this site. Some of it gets kind of boring, but there is some interesting stuff there, too, especially the part about the courts trying to sell Daniel and Provided into slavery.
And go here to read the poem "Cassandra Southwick" written by John Greenleaf Whittier. He used Cassandra's name but the poem is about Provided Southwick, who did have a very poetic name.
This link, while not perfect, is a more interesting version of the family history.
Daniel Southwick (1637 - 1718) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 14 May 1637 in Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 9 February 1718 in Salem
Father: Lawrence Southwick
Mother: Cassandra Burnell
Siblings:
John Southwick, 1623
unnamed infant, 1628
Anna Southwick, 1630
Josiah Southwick, 1632
Deborah Southwick, 1634
Mary Sarah Southwick, 1636
Provided Southwick, 1641
Married: Esther Boyce in 1663
Children:
Lawrence Southwick, 1664
Esther Southwick, 1665
Hannah Southwick, 1667
Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick, 1668
Daniel Southwick, Jr., 1671
Eleanor Southwick, 1674
Mercy Southwick, 1676
Esther Boyce My eighth great-grandmother.
Born: 1640
Died: ??
Father: Joseph Boyce
Mother: Ellinor ?
This is all I found about Esther and her family.
Lawrence Southwick (1594 - 1660) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1594 in Telnal, Staffordshire, England
Died: 13 May 1660 at Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Southwick (Edward's parents were John Southwick and ? Follet)
Mother: Anne Shelley
Siblings:
Edward Southwick, 1596
Anne Southwick, 1598
Richard Southwick, 1601
Dorothy Southwick, 1603
Elizabeth Southwick, 1605
Henry Southwick, 1608
John Southwick, 1612
Matthew Southwick, 1619
Married: Cassandra Burnell on 25 January 1623/4 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
Children: (see Daniel's siblings above)
The story is that Lawrence came to America in 1627 to see what it was like and then returned to England for Cassandra. They may have traveled back to America on the Mayflower in 1630. Those dates don't match other historical records.
Cassandra Burnell (1598 - 1660) My ninth great-grandmother.
Born: 1598 in Lancashire, England
Died: 10 May 1660 on Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony
Father: Humphrey William Burnell
Mother: Margaret Burnell (Margaret's parents were Edward Burnell and Sarah Lambrite)
The easiest way to learn the quick story of this family is at Wikipedia.
There is more in-depth information at this site. Some of it gets kind of boring, but there is some interesting stuff there, too, especially the part about the courts trying to sell Daniel and Provided into slavery.
And go here to read the poem "Cassandra Southwick" written by John Greenleaf Whittier. He used Cassandra's name but the poem is about Provided Southwick, who did have a very poetic name.
This link, while not perfect, is a more interesting version of the family history.
Friday, July 8, 2016
John Wilkins (1642 - 1672)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 22 March 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1672 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Father: Bray Wilkins
Mother: Hannah or Anna Way
Siblings:
Samuel Wilkins, 1636
Lydia Wilkins, 1644
Thomas Wilkins, 1647
Margery Wilkins, 1648
Henry Wilkins, 1651
Benjamin Wilkins, 1652
James Wilkins, 1655
Married: Mary Gengill on 7 January 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children:
Elizabeth Wilkins, 1665
John Wilkins, 1667
Mary Wilkins, 1670
Abigail Wilkins, 1671
Essex County Probate Records, 26 April 1672 Inventory of John Wilkins Estate
£. s
Three cowse 10 10
1 Steare 2
2 yearlings 2 10
2 calves 1
11 swine 4 5
1 horse 5
1 mare 2
Indian corn upon ye ground 1 10
The halef of a house 8 10
In ironware 3
Woodden weare 6
Puter 10
Brase 10
2 pisstoles, holsters, sord & belt 2
Bedding 4
Wearing clothes 3
Total 50
Mary Gengill (1646 - 1741)
Born: 1646 Dorchester, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1741 Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Father: John Gengill
Mother: Elenor Donie
Born: 22 March 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1672 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Father: Bray Wilkins
Mother: Hannah or Anna Way
Siblings:
Samuel Wilkins, 1636
Lydia Wilkins, 1644
Thomas Wilkins, 1647
Margery Wilkins, 1648
Henry Wilkins, 1651
Benjamin Wilkins, 1652
James Wilkins, 1655
Married: Mary Gengill on 7 January 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children:
Elizabeth Wilkins, 1665
John Wilkins, 1667
Mary Wilkins, 1670
Abigail Wilkins, 1671
Essex County Probate Records, 26 April 1672 Inventory of John Wilkins Estate
£. s
Three cowse 10 10
1 Steare 2
2 yearlings 2 10
2 calves 1
11 swine 4 5
1 horse 5
1 mare 2
Indian corn upon ye ground 1 10
The halef of a house 8 10
In ironware 3
Woodden weare 6
Puter 10
Brase 10
2 pisstoles, holsters, sord & belt 2
Bedding 4
Wearing clothes 3
Total 50
Mary Gengill (1646 - 1741)
Born: 1646 Dorchester, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1741 Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Father: John Gengill
Mother: Elenor Donie
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Grunt Gustav Helmer Lillie (1639 - 1684)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 9 August 1639 at Stralsund, Sweden
Died: 29 September 1684 at Schlesien, Prussia (now Poland, but may have been part of Sweden then)
Father: Axel Gustafsson Lillie
Mother: Christina von Morner
Siblings:
Catharina Lillie, 1633
Erik Axelsson Lillie, 1634
Axel Axelsson Lillie, 1637
Leonard Axelsson Lillie, 1642
Married: Anna Wachtmeister on 25 October 1663 in Bjorko, Sweden
Children:
Gustaf Gustafsson, 1672 (his mother was Juliana von Hessen-Eschwege)
Anna Catharina Lillie, 1677
I found some information in Swedish at the following:
Adelsvapen
Swedish Wikipedia
Anna Wachtmeister af Bjorko, Baroness (1645 - ?)
Born: c.1645 in Stockholm,Sweden
Died: ?
Father: Hans Wachtmeister
Mother: Agnes Margareta von Helmstedt
Siblings:
Eva Juliana Wachtmeister, 1639
Hans Wachtmeister, 1641 (Admiral and General)
Adam Claes Hansson Wachtmeister, 1642
Axel Wachtmeister, 1643
Bleckert Wachtmeister, 1644
Fritz Wachtmeister,, 1646
Gustaf Hansson Wachtmeister, 1647
Agnes Margareta Hansdotter Wachtmeister, 1651
Carl Hansson Wachtmeister, 1653
(and maybe one more?)
Anna is the person that started all of my interest in genealogy. In 1984, we had just gotten a satellite dish, and one of the TV shows that we watched was called "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." One day, they profiled the Swedish Ambassador to the United States. His name was Count Wilhelm Hans Fredrik Wachtmeister. I recognized the last name, and not really expecting any response, I wrote him a letter suggesting that we might be distantly related. The following was his response. What a generous person to take the time to research and answer my letter! I wish he was still alive so I could send him photos of all the notebooks full of genealogy stuff I have now, all because of his letter.
Born: 9 August 1639 at Stralsund, Sweden
Died: 29 September 1684 at Schlesien, Prussia (now Poland, but may have been part of Sweden then)
Father: Axel Gustafsson Lillie
Mother: Christina von Morner
Siblings:
Catharina Lillie, 1633
Erik Axelsson Lillie, 1634
Axel Axelsson Lillie, 1637
Leonard Axelsson Lillie, 1642
Married: Anna Wachtmeister on 25 October 1663 in Bjorko, Sweden
Children:
Gustaf Gustafsson, 1672 (his mother was Juliana von Hessen-Eschwege)
Anna Catharina Lillie, 1677
I found some information in Swedish at the following:
Adelsvapen
Swedish Wikipedia
Anna Wachtmeister af Bjorko, Baroness (1645 - ?)
Born: c.1645 in Stockholm,Sweden
Died: ?
Father: Hans Wachtmeister
Mother: Agnes Margareta von Helmstedt
Siblings:
Eva Juliana Wachtmeister, 1639
Hans Wachtmeister, 1641 (Admiral and General)
Adam Claes Hansson Wachtmeister, 1642
Axel Wachtmeister, 1643
Bleckert Wachtmeister, 1644
Fritz Wachtmeister,, 1646
Gustaf Hansson Wachtmeister, 1647
Agnes Margareta Hansdotter Wachtmeister, 1651
Carl Hansson Wachtmeister, 1653
(and maybe one more?)
Anna is the person that started all of my interest in genealogy. In 1984, we had just gotten a satellite dish, and one of the TV shows that we watched was called "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." One day, they profiled the Swedish Ambassador to the United States. His name was Count Wilhelm Hans Fredrik Wachtmeister. I recognized the last name, and not really expecting any response, I wrote him a letter suggesting that we might be distantly related. The following was his response. What a generous person to take the time to research and answer my letter! I wish he was still alive so I could send him photos of all the notebooks full of genealogy stuff I have now, all because of his letter.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Gustaf Palm Palmfelt (1646 - 1694)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 1646 in Nykoping, Sweden
Died: 1694 in Stockholm, Sweden
Father: Johan Nilsson
Mother: Anna Andersdotter (Linusbroslakt)
Siblings: ?
Married: Maria Holm on 4 February 1674
Children:
Johan Palmfelt, Baron, 1675
Gustaf Palmfelt, 1680
Catharina Palmfelt, 1681
Married: Brita Catharina Palmqvist
Children:
Magnus Palmfelt, 1690
Christoffer Palmfeldt, ?
Hedvig Eleanora Palmfedt, 1693
There is a genealogy in Swedish, but I can't make a link work. If you are interested, it is at: https://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Palmfelt_nr_114#TAB_2
Both Gustaf and Maria are mentioned in a Swedish book.
Maria Holm (1656 - 1687)
Born: 1656
Died: 1687
Father: Admiral Nils Eriksson Holm
Mother: ?
Sibling: Erik Holm Gyllenholm
Maria's genealogy is at: Https://adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Gyllenholm_nr_1240
There is not much at either of the Swedish genealogy sites.
Nils Eriksson Holm (died 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
That is all I can find about Maria's family.
Born: 1646 in Nykoping, Sweden
Died: 1694 in Stockholm, Sweden
Father: Johan Nilsson
Mother: Anna Andersdotter (Linusbroslakt)
Siblings: ?
Married: Maria Holm on 4 February 1674
Children:
Johan Palmfelt, Baron, 1675
Gustaf Palmfelt, 1680
Catharina Palmfelt, 1681
Married: Brita Catharina Palmqvist
Children:
Magnus Palmfelt, 1690
Christoffer Palmfeldt, ?
Hedvig Eleanora Palmfedt, 1693
There is a genealogy in Swedish, but I can't make a link work. If you are interested, it is at: https://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Palmfelt_nr_114#TAB_2
Both Gustaf and Maria are mentioned in a Swedish book.
Maria Holm (1656 - 1687)
Born: 1656
Died: 1687
Father: Admiral Nils Eriksson Holm
Mother: ?
Sibling: Erik Holm Gyllenholm
Maria's genealogy is at: Https://adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Gyllenholm_nr_1240
There is not much at either of the Swedish genealogy sites.
Nils Eriksson Holm (died 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
That is all I can find about Maria's family.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Richard Ashbury ( 1686 - ?)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 1686 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Died: ?
Father: Joseph Ashbury
Mother: Maria Hill
Siblings: ?
Married: Elizabeth Morgan on 13 May 1704 in Tanworth
Children:
Mary Ashbury, 1706
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1712
Joseph Ashbury, 1717
Elizabeth Morgan (1685)
Born: c.1685 in Tanworth
This is all I have about Elizabeth.
Joseph Ashbury (1660) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1660 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Father: Richard Ashbury
Mother: Joyce ?
Siblings:
Elianor Ashbury, 1655
Richard Ashbury, 1659
Thomas Ashbury, 1660
Alice/Alicia Ashbury, 1664
Married: Maria Hill on 3 July 1685 in Tanworth
Children: ?
Maria Hill (1665)
Born: c. 1665 in Tanworth
This is all the information I have about Maria.
Richard Ashbury (1635) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1635 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Married: Joyce ? (She was born c.1636 in Tanworth)
This is all the information I have about Richard.
Born: 1686 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Died: ?
Father: Joseph Ashbury
Mother: Maria Hill
Siblings: ?
Married: Elizabeth Morgan on 13 May 1704 in Tanworth
Children:
Mary Ashbury, 1706
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1712
Joseph Ashbury, 1717
Elizabeth Morgan (1685)
Born: c.1685 in Tanworth
This is all I have about Elizabeth.
Joseph Ashbury (1660) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1660 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Father: Richard Ashbury
Mother: Joyce ?
Siblings:
Elianor Ashbury, 1655
Richard Ashbury, 1659
Thomas Ashbury, 1660
Alice/Alicia Ashbury, 1664
Married: Maria Hill on 3 July 1685 in Tanworth
Children: ?
Maria Hill (1665)
Born: c. 1665 in Tanworth
This is all the information I have about Maria.
Richard Ashbury (1635) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1635 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Married: Joyce ? (She was born c.1636 in Tanworth)
This is all the information I have about Richard.
Monday, July 4, 2016
John Field of Jerring's Hall (1679 - 1755)
My seventh great-grandfather. (I have very little information on any of his ancestors, so I'm going to get them all done at once here.)
Born: 23 September 1679 probably at Jerring's Hall.
Died: 8 October 1755
Father: John Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: Anne Woollaston on 6 July 1702, probably in Tanworth.
Children:
John Field, 1704
Anne Field, 1711
Mary Field, 1713
Hester Field, 1715
Alice Field, 1718
Anne Wollaston (1681 - ?)
Born: 3 January 1681 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire
Died: ?
Father: John Woollaston
Mother: ?
I have no more information on Anne's family.
John Field (1656 - 1690) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 26 May 1690
Father: Poole Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: to Dorothy ?
Siblings: See Poole's children below.
Poole Field (1630 - 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 14 April 1674 at Tanworth-in-Arden
Father: John Field (My tenth great-grandfather)
Mother: Frances ?
Siblings: Francis Field
Children:
John Field
Ann Field
Edward Field
Thomas Field
Mary Field
Poole Field
That's all I have for the Fields.
*** I will do this more often now or I'll never get through all of these people. If I have something interesting, I will put that person in a separate post, otherwise, I'll combine generations.
Born: 23 September 1679 probably at Jerring's Hall.
Died: 8 October 1755
Father: John Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: Anne Woollaston on 6 July 1702, probably in Tanworth.
Children:
John Field, 1704
Anne Field, 1711
Mary Field, 1713
Hester Field, 1715
Alice Field, 1718
Anne Wollaston (1681 - ?)
Born: 3 January 1681 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire
Died: ?
Father: John Woollaston
Mother: ?
I have no more information on Anne's family.
John Field (1656 - 1690) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 26 May 1690
Father: Poole Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: to Dorothy ?
Siblings: See Poole's children below.
Poole Field (1630 - 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 14 April 1674 at Tanworth-in-Arden
Father: John Field (My tenth great-grandfather)
Mother: Frances ?
Siblings: Francis Field
Children:
John Field
Ann Field
Edward Field
Thomas Field
Mary Field
Poole Field
That's all I have for the Fields.
*** I will do this more often now or I'll never get through all of these people. If I have something interesting, I will put that person in a separate post, otherwise, I'll combine generations.
Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England, in 1700
The final two sets of my seventh great-grandparents were still in England in 1700. As far as I can tell, they never left the home village.
I've already shared a bit about Jerring's Hall, and, unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of information online about Tanworth back then. It has apparently always been a relatively small village with a small population.
Did I share this article before?
If you are interested, though, here are a couple of sites that will give you some information. I don't think it has changed much at all in the past 300 years.
www.tanworth-pc.org.uk/wordpress/history
From the dropdown History menu, see:
"Earlswood in the Parish of Tanworth" and "Old Photos of Tanworth"
An article about the area in the Middle Ages that I found might be of interest to you.
I've already shared a bit about Jerring's Hall, and, unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of information online about Tanworth back then. It has apparently always been a relatively small village with a small population.
Did I share this article before?
If you are interested, though, here are a couple of sites that will give you some information. I don't think it has changed much at all in the past 300 years.
www.tanworth-pc.org.uk/wordpress/history
From the dropdown History menu, see:
"Earlswood in the Parish of Tanworth" and "Old Photos of Tanworth"
An article about the area in the Middle Ages that I found might be of interest to you.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Enoch Bradley Berry, Sr. (1692 - 1763)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 1692 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony Colonial America
Died: 1 December 1763 in St. Paul's Parish (I should point out that I doubt either St. Paul's Parish or King George County existed back then, but the location is correct.)
Father: William Berry
Mother: Margaret Doughty
Siblings:
Joseph B. Berry, 1691
Margaret Berry, c.1695
Elizabeth Berry, 1697
George Berry, ?
Thomas Wheeler Berry, 1715
James Berry, ?
John Berry, ?
Henry Berry, ?
Married: Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbery (aka Bunberry) 12 December 1726 in St. Paul's Parish
Children:
Winifred Berry, 1727
William Berry, 1728
Thomas Berry, c.1729
Elizabeth Thomason Berry, c.1729
James Berry, 1731
Dulcebella Berry, 1732
George Berry, c.1732
Joel Berry, 1733
Enoch Berry, Jr., 1735
Patience Berry, ?
Augustine Berry, 1737
Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbury (1705 - 1763)
Born: 15 September 1705 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony
Died: 1763 King George County
Father: William Bunbury
Mother: Frances Mason
Siblings:
William Bunbury, 1696
Catherine Bunbury, 1702
Thomas Bunbury, 1703
Eleanor Bunbury, 1718
(There was also a Heliner listed, also 1718, but I believe she is the same person as Eleanor)
Born: 1692 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony Colonial America
Died: 1 December 1763 in St. Paul's Parish (I should point out that I doubt either St. Paul's Parish or King George County existed back then, but the location is correct.)
Father: William Berry
Mother: Margaret Doughty
Siblings:
Joseph B. Berry, 1691
Margaret Berry, c.1695
Elizabeth Berry, 1697
George Berry, ?
Thomas Wheeler Berry, 1715
James Berry, ?
John Berry, ?
Henry Berry, ?
Married: Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbery (aka Bunberry) 12 December 1726 in St. Paul's Parish
Children:
Winifred Berry, 1727
William Berry, 1728
Thomas Berry, c.1729
Elizabeth Thomason Berry, c.1729
James Berry, 1731
Dulcebella Berry, 1732
George Berry, c.1732
Joel Berry, 1733
Enoch Berry, Jr., 1735
Patience Berry, ?
Augustine Berry, 1737
Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbury (1705 - 1763)
Born: 15 September 1705 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony
Died: 1763 King George County
Father: William Bunbury
Mother: Frances Mason
Siblings:
William Bunbury, 1696
Catherine Bunbury, 1702
Thomas Bunbury, 1703
Eleanor Bunbury, 1718
(There was also a Heliner listed, also 1718, but I believe she is the same person as Eleanor)
Friday, July 1, 2016
Robert I. Benson (1686 - 1757)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 11 February 1686 in King George, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1757 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Thomas Benson
Mother: Dorothy Sutton
Siblings: ?
Married: Frances Prou in 1713 in Richmond, Virginia Colony
Children:
Charles Benson, 1718
Prue Benson, 1720
Mary Benson, 1725
Enoch Benson, c.1729
William Benson, c.1729
Catherine Benson, c.1729/30
Ann Benson, 1730 (twin)
Sarah Benson, 1730 (twin)
John Benson, 1731
James Benson, 1733
Zachary Benson, 1734/5
Enoch Benson, 1736 (Records show two sons named Enoch)
Frances Prou (1689 - 1756)
Born: 1689 (or possibly '87 or '88) in St. Mary's Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Colony
Died: 3 March 1756 in King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Cyprian Prou (Proulx)
Mother: Margaret Vensanden
Siblings:
Susanna Prou, 1682
Edward Prou, before 1685
Sarah Prou, 1688
Margaret Prou, 1692
Mary Prou, 1700
Elizabeth Prou, c.1700
It looks like Robert was some sort of minor official or government employee based on the following records from the local courts:
October 1720 - Claim of Robert Benson for taking up runaway servant names Elizabeth Cook, belonging to John Smith.
December 1720 - Robert Benson to appraise estate of James Cashion.
April 1724 - Robert Benson produced certificate that he took up runaway servant man belonging to Alexander Spotswood and received no satisfaction for same.
August 1728 - Robert Benson to serve as surveyor of main road from Markham's Run to upper side of Dogue Bridge. Also served on grand juries during this time.
February 1732 - Robert Benson named as executor of a will but he refused to serve.
January 1751 - Robert Benson named among men who voted in poll for Burgess election, King George County.
March 1756 - Last Will and Testament of Robert Benson. He names only Zachary and Catherine. Zachary inherited "feather bed and furnishings, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, saddle and bridle." Catherine inherited "all my personal estate not already disposed of."
April 1757 - Inventory of Estate, valued at 17 pounds, 17 shillings, and three pence. Household and farm goods include a parcel of books, a servant boy, four beds, and a looking glass and comb.
Note: Charles Benson was proven to be Robert's eldest son and inherited his parents' land by right of primogeniture.
1765 - Charles sold his shares of 171 1/2 acres except the burying ground for 100 pounds.
Born: 11 February 1686 in King George, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1757 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Thomas Benson
Mother: Dorothy Sutton
Siblings: ?
Married: Frances Prou in 1713 in Richmond, Virginia Colony
Children:
Charles Benson, 1718
Prue Benson, 1720
Mary Benson, 1725
Enoch Benson, c.1729
William Benson, c.1729
Catherine Benson, c.1729/30
Ann Benson, 1730 (twin)
Sarah Benson, 1730 (twin)
John Benson, 1731
James Benson, 1733
Zachary Benson, 1734/5
Enoch Benson, 1736 (Records show two sons named Enoch)
Frances Prou (1689 - 1756)
Born: 1689 (or possibly '87 or '88) in St. Mary's Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Colony
Died: 3 March 1756 in King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Cyprian Prou (Proulx)
Mother: Margaret Vensanden
Siblings:
Susanna Prou, 1682
Edward Prou, before 1685
Sarah Prou, 1688
Margaret Prou, 1692
Mary Prou, 1700
Elizabeth Prou, c.1700
It looks like Robert was some sort of minor official or government employee based on the following records from the local courts:
October 1720 - Claim of Robert Benson for taking up runaway servant names Elizabeth Cook, belonging to John Smith.
December 1720 - Robert Benson to appraise estate of James Cashion.
April 1724 - Robert Benson produced certificate that he took up runaway servant man belonging to Alexander Spotswood and received no satisfaction for same.
August 1728 - Robert Benson to serve as surveyor of main road from Markham's Run to upper side of Dogue Bridge. Also served on grand juries during this time.
February 1732 - Robert Benson named as executor of a will but he refused to serve.
January 1751 - Robert Benson named among men who voted in poll for Burgess election, King George County.
March 1756 - Last Will and Testament of Robert Benson. He names only Zachary and Catherine. Zachary inherited "feather bed and furnishings, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, saddle and bridle." Catherine inherited "all my personal estate not already disposed of."
April 1757 - Inventory of Estate, valued at 17 pounds, 17 shillings, and three pence. Household and farm goods include a parcel of books, a servant boy, four beds, and a looking glass and comb.
Note: Charles Benson was proven to be Robert's eldest son and inherited his parents' land by right of primogeniture.
1765 - Charles sold his shares of 171 1/2 acres except the burying ground for 100 pounds.
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