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SURNAMES
ACKLEY
The
ACKLEY family arrived from England sometime prior to the American Revolution
and settled in Westchester County, New York. Our first known is Obediah
ACKLEY who remained a United Empire Loyalist. Information on this
family is limited and often conflicting. The name may also have been
spelled ACKERLY.
ALUMBAUGH
Peter ALUMBAUGH, the first known ancestor of this family, was born in King
Edward County, Virginia, in 1740. The name suggests that they emigrated
from Germany or The Netherlands. Peter, a Revolutionary WareVeteran,
and his descendants removed to Estill County, Kentucky, after the revolution.
ANDERSON
Janet
ANDERSON was born between 1780 and 1790 in Roxburghshire, Scotland.
She married Robert STEWART in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Their
son William Stewart immigrated to America in 1856, settling in Warren County,
Ohio.
ANTHONY
The ANTHONY family hails from Northern Ireland. May ANTHONY, the
earliest known member of this family, was married in Belfast to Thomas
PORTER in 1740.
ASHLEY
Anna ASHLEY, born in either Scotland or England, was married to James TAIT
in 1824. We believe their son to be William Ashley TAIT who
immigrated to America in 1858, settling first in Warren County, Ohio, then
removing to Hartford City, Blackford County, Ohio.
BALL
Very little is known of the family of Leah BALL. They appear to be
English. Leah was born between 1720 and 1735, probably in Westchester
County, New York. This family may have been related to the BALL family
that arrived early in American history from England.
BARKER
The BARKER family first appears in Virginia sometime in the mid-eighteenth
century. The family perhaps owned extensive acreage in what is now
West Virginia. They removed to Madison/Estill counties, Kentucky,
sometime between 1789 and 1805. It is not yet known whether the family
is from English, Irish, or German descent.
BARKER
Mary BARKER is the first known member of this family. She was born
circa 1663. Although she resided in Mamaroneck, Westchester, New
York, her place of birth and the residence of her parents are unknown.
She was married to Henry DISBROW.
BARKESDALE
The
BARKESDALE lineage begins in England with Thomas BARKESDALE, born in the
1400s. His fourth great granddaughter Sarah LONG married into the
SILVERTHORN/E family. Nothing further is yet known about this family.
BECKWITH
The earliest known member of this family is Stephen BECKWITH. His
place of residence is unknown, however, his daughter (first name unknown),
born before 1650, was married in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut to John
KEELER. The family is probably of English origin.
BRADENTON
The BRADENTON (perhaps spelled BRADERTON) family arrived in America sometime
during the seventeenth century or very early eighteenth century.
They appear to have settled in the James River area of Virginia known as
Tidewater Virginia, in or near Surry County. Our earliest known ancestor
in this line is Mary. She was married to Timothy EZELL. It
is probable that the family is of English origins.
BENNETT
Little
is yet known of the BENNETT family. Mary Barnet BENNETT, born circa
1775/1780, was married to Phillip CHAPMAN in 1797 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
We do that that her mother's name was Catherine BERNARD but the given name
of her father is unknown at this time. Phillip and Mary removed to
Virgina and then to Sumner County, Tennessee.
BENNETT
Our
other BENNETT line, beginning with Edmond BENNETT, is from Stonehouse,
Gloucestershire, England. Edmond was born in the mid-1400s.
His 3rd great granddaughter Sarah LONG married into the SILVERTHORNE family.
BERNARD
Catherine
BERNARD is the first known of this line. She married ----- BENNETT.
At least some of their grandchildren settled in Virginia and later descendants
removed to Kentucky and Tennessee.
BOLETER
Lord
BOLETER, actual surname unknown, is the earliest known of this lineage.
His daughter Olive was married to Endymion PORTER, born in 1587.
The family is from England.
BREWER
The earliest known of this line is Ellen BREWER, born circa 1845, who married,
probably in Ohio, to George Franklin "Frank" HOWARD. The family removed
to Wisconsin, then settled in Greene County, Iowa. The country of
origin of the BREWER family is not yet known.
BUSHELL
Thomas
BUSHELL, born circa 1549 in England, is our first known ancestor of this
line. His granddaughter Sarah LONG married into the SILVERTHORNE
family.
CARSON
James S. CARSON, the earliest known member of this CARSON line, first appears
in marriage records in 1765 in Bedford County, Virginia, and later removed
to Campbell County, Virginia. According to later family members,
they emigrated from Northern Ireland. Because of their Presbyterian religion
they were probably Scotch-Irish - having removed from Scotland to Ireland.
Later descendants removed to Butler County, Kentucky.
CARSON
It appears likely that the family of Thomas CARSON may be related to the
James S. CARSON family, however, this has not yet been proven. They
appear to have the same Scotch-Irish origins, have the same religion, and
both Thomas and James, along with many other CARSONs, married into the
PORTER family. Thomas CARSON first appears in 1782 upon his marriage
to Anna PORTER in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
CHAMBERLAINE
Our
CHAMBERLAINE lineage begins in England with Mary CHAMBERLAINE, born circa1530/1540.
She was married to Walter Sneyth PARKER. Their granddaughter Rachel
PARKER, married into the SILVERTHORNE family in the early 1600s.
CHAPMAN
The CHAPMAN family originated in London, England, where our earliest known
ancestor was a wool trader. His son, Phillip CHAPMAN, the first immigrant
to the United States, settled in the area of Philadelphia, continuing his
father's trade. After living in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
the family removed to Virginia, then later to Sumner County, Tennessee.
Other descendants removed to Kentucky. Later descendants removed
to various counties in Missouri.
CLARKE
The CLARKE family first appears in Surry County, Virginia in 1767 in the
will of Henry Clarke. The family is probably of English origins.
Henry's daughter Elizabeth married George EZELL.
COLLINS
The COLLINS family is found in Quaker records in Sussex County, New Jersey.
They may have been members of the early Quaker migration to Pennsylvania
in the 1600's. The family removed to New Jersey in the 1700s, then
later migrated to Grayson and Carroll counties in Virginia along with the
LUNDY family. Our family descends from two of the children of Jonathan
COLLINS and his wife Ann.
CONLEY
Effie CONLEY, first known in this family, was married to John COLLINS
who was born cira 1780 in Grayson County, Virginia. Their descendants
removed to Johnson County, Missouri, and later to Richardson County, Nebraska.
COON
Oral family history says that the COON family emigrated from the Alsace-Lorraine
area of Germany, time-frame unknown. The family story says that three
brothers originally settled in Pennsylvania and the family referred to
them as "Pennsylvania Dutch". It goes on to say that two of the brothers
retained the original spelling of the name but that our direct ancestor
changed the spelling to its current form.
Although
no documented proof has yet been found, several sources indicate that the
ancestors of Alexander COON appear to be the family of Johannes GOHN, who
immigrated to York County, Pennsylvania, from the Palatinate, Germany,
in 1738. Their history appears to match the oral history of our COON
family.
CORKER
The earliest known CORKER ancestor is John CORKER who served as a Burgess
from James City, Colony of Virginia, in 1755-1756. They were probably
of English origin.
COVERT
Lady
Diana COVERT, daughter of Lord Bristol of England, was probably born in
the early 1600s. She was married to George PORTER I. John PORTER,
the great grandson of Diana and George, was our immigrant PORTER ancestor.
COXWELL
Our
COXWELL lineage begins with John COXWELL, born in England circa 1534.
He and his wife Jonnah/Joan PARTRICHE are the grandparents of Rachel PARKER,
born in 1593, who married Anthony SILVERTHORNE I.
CRAFT
The CRAFT family, often spellied CROFT, emigrated from Wurttemburg, Germany,
sometime during the first half of the nineteenth century. Our earliest
known ancestor in this line is Jacob CRAFT. He was born in Wurttemburg
circa 1784. Our first record of this family appears in 1860 in Shelby
County, Ohio.
CRANSDORF
The first member of the CRANSDORF (spelled CRANTZDORF in America) is Dietrich
CRANSDORF, born in the 1600s, from The Palatinate, Germany. Several
members of this family immigrated to America, settling in York County,
Pennsylvania. His granddaughter was Anna Rosina CRANSDORF who married
Johannes GOHN.
DAUCHY
The DAUCHY family emigrated from New Rochelle, France circa 1725.
Our earliest ancestor, Captain Vivus DAUCHY, settled first in New Rochelle,
New York, and later removed to Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
He is listed in several county and New England histories as "a French Huguenot".
DAVIDSON
The DAVIDSON family is from Stanwick, Lancaster, England. The first
known member of this family is George Smith DAVIDSON. His grandson,
Jonas WEED, immigrated to America in 1630 with the Winthrop Fleet and eventually
settled in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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FIGUEROAY MONT SALVE
Juana
de FIGUEROAY MONT SALVE was born in the early 1500s. Her ancestry
and country of origin are unkown. She was married to Gyles PORTER
and they were the 3rd great grandparents of John PORTER, our immigrant
ancestor in America.
DISBROW
Peter DISBROW I, our earliest DISBROW ancestor, resided in Westchester
County, New York, by the 1660s. Family members resided in both Rye
and Mamaroneck. The DISBROW family appears in many books written
on the colonial history of New England.
EVANS
The EVANS family lived in Glamorganshire, Wales. Martha, the daughter
of our earliest known ancestor Enoch EVANS, born in the early to mid-1700's,
married into the LEWIS family who eventually emigrated to America, residing
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Nebraska.
EZELL
This
is a very large and greatly researched family. The progenitor of
this family is George EZELL, Sr, born in 1648, probably in England.
They settled in Surry County, Virginia, where an abundance of records can
be located on the EZELL family. Several in the family later removed
to Trigg and Christian counties in Kentucky.
Many
of the EZELLS were members of the clergy in the Primitive Baptist Church.
George's great grandson, Rev. Balaam EZELL, served in the American Revolution.
There has been at least one extensive genealogy written on this family,
THE EZELL FAMILY IN AMERICA.
FOWLER
The FOWLER family originated in Scotland, probably in Midlothian.
Records of this family have been found inRoxburghshire and Selkirkshire
in the late 1700's and early 1800's.
FOWLER
Margaret
FOWLER, born circa 1500 in Stroudwater, Gloucestershire, England, was married
to William PARTRICHE. Their 2nd great granddaughter was married to
Anthony SILVERTHORNE, whose family immigrated to America in the 1600s.
GARDINER
Ann
GARDINER, from whom we trace our GARDINER lineage, was born in 1613 in
England. She was married to Robert OVERTON, born in Easington, Yorkshire,
England, died 1679 in Barbados, West Indies. Her place of death is
unknown. Their granddaughter is the first known OVERTON to immigrate
to America.
GIFFORD
Our
GIFFORD line begins with John GIFFORD born in England probably in the mid
1400s. Our family descends from two of his great grandsons, William
PORTER and Gyles PORTER, whose 4th great grandson immigrated to America.
GREEN
The origins of the GREEN family and the immigrant ancestor are unknown
at this time. The earliest known record is the marriage of Catherine
GREEN, daughter of Garrard GREEN of Virginia, to Peter ALUMBAUGH in the
mid to late 1700's. At least one of their children was born in Kentucky
and was married in Madison County, Kentucky. Their daughter, married
to Stephen A. BARKER, removed to Lafayette County, Missouri.
GREENFIELD
William
GREENFIELD, born in England in the late 1400s, was married to ----- LUSHALL.
Their 5th great granddaughter Sarah LONG married into the SILVERTHORNE
family.
GRIFFIN
Our immigrant GRIFFIN/GRIFFEN ancestor was Edward GRIFFIN who emigrated
to America from England. He settled in Westchester County, New York,
in 1658, later removing to Flushing, Long Island, New York. He later
returned to Westchester County. This family appears in several books
written on Colonial American History.
HALL
Our
HALL lineage can be traced to Hannah HALL, wife of Samuel OVERTON who was
born in Easington, Yorkshire, England, in 1640. Their daughter Hannah
OVERTON was married to Samuel WILLSON of Scarborough, England. Hannah
and Samuel both died in America in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County,
New Jersey. It is unknown if Hannah HALL ever immigrated to America.
HALLETT
This is the most difficult of our families to research. Their origin
appears to be English. Three separate HALLETT individuals arrived
in American in the 1600s and 1700s, however the parents of our earliest
known HALLETT ancestor, Isaac Benjamin HALLETT, are unknown even after
extensive research efforts. Oral family history from many branches
of the HALLETT family include stories about an indian ancestor from the
Six Nations Tribes of New England. None of the researchers have been
able to determine which generation this indian ancestor belongs to.
The first
record found on Isaac Benjamin HALLETT is in the 1840 Federal Census in
Bedford, Westchester County, New York. Benjamin moved his family
to Newman, Douglas County, Illinois, between 1859 and 1865, then on to
Howell County, Missouri prior to 1870. Other HALLETTS moved from
Missouri into Oklahoma Territory.
HAMLIN
Our
HAMLIN ancestry begins with Thomas HAMLIN of Mecklinburg County, Virginia.
His daughter Elizabeth was the second wife of Berryman EZELL of Surry County,
Virginia. They were married after the death of Berryman's first wife,
Phoebe HAMLIN, sister of Elizabeth. Thomas is listed as father on
Phoebe and Berryman's marriage bond in 1803.
HELM
Moses
HELM is supposed to have emigrated circa 1738/1739 from Belfast, Ireland.
It is unknown whether he was a native of Ireland or Scotland. We
do know that Moses was a Presbyterian by 1760 in Bedford County, Virginia.
He perhaps lived first in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, where a "Moses
HELLIM" purchased a tract of land in 1740.
HOAG
The
HOAG family is from England, probably Scarborough, Yorkshire, where Ann
HOAG married Robert WILLSON in 1672. Ann and her husband Robert
immigrated to America sometime after 1681 after the birth of their last
child. They were members of the Quaker faith and probably resided in New
Jersey.
HOBBES
The
HOBBES lineage begins with Thomas HOBBES, born circa 1378 in West Amesbury,
Wiltshire, England. He was married to Anne SAUCER circa 1412.
Thomas' great granddaughter Jane PALMER married into the SILVERTHORNE family.
HOPKINS
Little
is known of the HOPKINS family. Richard HOPKINS, earliest known of
this line, was born in Wales. He was probably married in Wales circa
1820 but the name of his wife is not known. His granddaughter, Margaret
HOPKINS, was married in 1854 in Pittsburgh, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, to
John Morgan LEWIS, a recent immigrant from Glamorganshire, Wales.
Nothing has yet been found to indicate whether or not her she arrived in
America with her parents and siblings or if she traveled here alone.
Most of the early information on this family was obtained from the HOPKINS
family Bible and from marriage records.
HORTON
Information
on the family of Anne HORTON is minimal. From Virginia records we
know that she married Richard ROSE before 1719 in and gave birth to at
least one child, Anne, who married Thomas EZELL.
HORTON
This
second HORTON line begins in England with John HORTON who was probably
born in the mid-1400s. His great granddaughter Mary HORTON, was born
circa 1520 in Iford, Wiltshire, England. His descendants married
into the SILVERTHORNE family.
HOWARD
George Franklin "Frank" HOWARD is first found in the 1880 census in Greene
County, Iowa. His birthplace is listed as Ohio. The family
apparently, according to census records, left Ohio and traveled to Wisconsin
where they remained for a year or two as one child was born there.
The family removed to Polk County, Iowa, where another child was born,
then moved into Greene County. By 1890 the family had moved again,
this time to Rawlins County, Kansas. Several of George's children
remained in Iowa and several others later left Kansas and moved to Nebraska
and Colorado.
HOYT
The
HOYT family can be traced to Simon HOYT who was born in 1590 in Upway,
Dorchester, England, and immigrated to Massachusetts by 1628/9. By
1635 Simon had removed to Windsor, Connecticut. Records show Simon
HOYT in Fairfield County, Connecticut, by 1649. Our line descends
from two of the children of Zerubabbel HOYT, grandson of Simon. Mention
of this family can be found in numerous Colonial histories and record books.
A GENEALOGY OF THE HOYT, HAIGHT, AND HIGHT FAMILIES is an excellent
resource for this family.
HYATT
Thomas
HYATT, born in England, immigrated to America and settled in Stamford,
Fairfield, Conneticut, prior to 1640 when his first child was born.
The HYATT family is included in numerous histories of the region.
His wife was Elizabeth RUSSELL. His son Thomas, Jr. married into
the ST. JOHN family.
JAMISON
Sarah
JAMISON/JAMESON, born in 1711, is our earliest known ancestor in this family.
She was married circa 1738 to Moses HELM, whose origins are also not yet
known. A descendant of this couple in 1870s indicates that she was
Scots-Irish. Sarah and her husband lived in Bedford County, Virginia.
Sarah died in Campbell County, Virginia, at the age of 100. Moses
HELM is reported to have disappeared, "last seen heading north".
JOHN
The
only data known on this family is that they were from Wales. Margaret
JOHN was married to John LEWIS before 1788. Their grandson John Morgan
LEWIS, a timber layer in the coal mines, immigrated to America in
the 1850s. He appears to have settled first in Pennsylvania as he
was married in Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, in 1854. All information
on the JOHN family comes form the journal of another grandson who returned
to Wales on a Mormon mission.
KEELER
Ralph
KEELER, progenitor of this family in America, was born in England, probably
in Lawford, Essex, circa 1613. The name of his spouse is unknown.
Ralph was in Hartford, Connecticut, by 1640 when he was granted a lot by
the town, then was among the first settlers of Norwalk, Connecticut.
He later removed to Jamaica, Long Island, New York, by 1663 when his name
appears in the town records. He returned to Norwalk by 1 Sep 1665
when he purchased a home there. He died in Norwalk in 1672.
Mention of the KEELER family can be found in an abundance of Connecticut
records and genealogical and historical books of the area. A GENEALOGY
OF THE FAMILESOF JOHN ROCKWELL, OF STAMFORD, CONN., 1641 AND RALPH KEELER
OFHARTFORD, CONN., 1639 by James Boughton is an excellent resource
for this family as is Wesley B. Keeler's KEELER FAMILY, published
in 1985.
KIRKPATRICK
Our
KIRKPATRICK ancestors hail from Scotland. Alexander KIRKPATRICK was
born in 1670 in Watties Neach, Scotland. His wife's name is not known.
His grandson David KIRKPATRICK was the immigrant ancestor in America.
The settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The grandchildren and
great grandchildren of David removed to Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
KNAPP
The
progenitor of the KNAPP family in America is Nicholas KNAPP who emigrated
from England in 1630 with the Winthrop and Saltonstall Expedition.
He settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. He removed to Fairfield County,
Connecticutt, where he his buried. We descend through two of his
children.
LA
MOTTE
Lydia
LA MOTTE, born 1758, is the assumed wife of Balaam EZELL, Sr. Her
first name was definitely "Liddy" or "Lydia". Her last name has not
appeared on any records found to date. However, since Jeremiah EZELL
and Susanna EZELL, who were married to each other, were the children of
brothers Balaam EZELL, Sr. and William EZELL and the first wives of Balaam
and William were also sisters, William's first wife being Eudora La Motte,
according to descendants of Jeremiah and Susannah, then Balaam's first
wfie must have been Lydia La Motte. The family probably resided in
Sussex County, Virginia, where she appears to have been married.
LARGE
Joseph
LARGE was a member of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. He probably
emigrated from England and settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Some of his descendants removed to Warren and Sussex counties in New Jersey.
His daughter Elizabeth married into the LUNDY family about which a great
deal is known.
LEWIS
John
LEWIS, married prior to 1788, lived in Wales, county unknown. His
grandson John Morgan LEWIS, born in Glamorganshire, Wales, on Christmas
Day 1816, was the first to emigrate to America, evidently settling first
in Pennsylvania as his second marriage took place in Pittsburgh, Alleghany
County in 1854 just after the arrival of his three young children in America.
Other siblings of John Morgan's arrived in the United States at a later
date. John Morgan, a timber layer in coal the mines, removed to Pomeroy,
Meigs County, Ohio, the year after his marriage to Margaret HOPKINS.
In 1864 John Morgan decided to head for the western gold fields.
He traveled by river to Nebraska City, Nebraska, where he joined a wagon
train. He returned east the following year. After passing through
Nebraska once again, he decided to make his home there, encouraging several
of his friends in Ohio to join him. John Morgan and his family, along
with the families of five other Welshmen and and one Scotsman, returned
to Nebraska in 1867 where they settled in Richardson County. Many
of the Lewis descendants still reside in this area today.
LOCKWOOD
Elinor
LOCKWOOD, the supposed wife of Nicholas KNAPP, is the daughter of Edmund
LOCKWOOD of Combs, Suffolk, England. Although her surname has never
been proven, many genealogists seem to agree that she was a LOCKWOOD.
She died in 1658 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
LONG/E
Our
LONG/E ancestry originates with Thomas LONGE, born 1440 in England, probably
in Wiltshire. His 4th great granddaughter Sarah LONG married into
the SILVERTHORNE family.
LOVAN/LOVING
The
LOVING family probably came from England sometime in the seventeenth or
early eighteenth century. The origins of the family are shrouded
in mystery. It is believed that Thomas Loving of the Valley of Virginia
is the progenitor of our LOVING family, however, while there appear to
be some links to this individual, this has not been definitely proven.
Our earliest proven ancestor is Gabriel LOVING. Family oral history
says that he moved from the Valley of Virginia near where the South Fork
of the Shenandoah River, the James River, and the Staunton River meet to
South Carolina and then to the Yadkin River area in what is now Wilkes
County, North Carolina by 1779. No proof has yet been found that
the family actually did live in South Carolina.
The
LOVING family remained in North Carolina until the first few years of the
nineteenth century. Our branch of the family had removed to Hopkins
County, Kentucky by 1810 where many LOVANS remain. The name LOVAN
was adopted in 1844 by the children of John LOVING who spelled the name
"LOVAN" in his will. Other branches of the family moved throughout
the south, mainly to Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.
Our
branch of the LOVAN family arrived Missouri in 1845, when Daniel Riley
LOVAN, two of his brothers, and one of his sisters settled in Greene County
near Springfield. Daniel and one of the brothers removed to Howell
County, Missouri, immediately after the Civil War when the county was just
beginning to revive after almost total devastation.
LUNDY
The
LUNDY family has been well documented in an excellent work by William Clinton
Armstrong in 1902 THE LUNDY FAMILY IN AMERICA AND ITS DESCENDANTS.
An update to this book was published in 1993 by Betty Lunday. The
LUNDY family in America descends from Sylvester LUNDY, born circa 1622
in Axminister, Devonshire, England. His son Richard LUNDY I, emigrated
to America in 1676. Richard I sailed from the port of Bristol, England
on the 6th month of 1676 and arrived in Boston a few months later.
He first settled in New England where he remained for six years.
Nothing is known of him during this time. On 19th of 3rd month 1682
he sailed down the Delaware River to Bucks County, Pennsylvania where he
settled, purchased land, married, and became an elder in the Society of
Friends. Richard I later removed to Maiden Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania,
where he died in 1738. His descendants removed to Warren/Sussex counties
in New Jersey prior to the outbreak of the French and Indian War.
The LUNDY family remained in the area of Allamuchy Township in Warren County,
New Jersey, until the Revolutionary War when the LUNDY family scattered
in all directions. Some went to Canada where the Battle of Lundy's
Lane in the War of 1812 took place on LUNDY land. Others removed
to Grayson and Carroll counties in Virginia, where many still reside today.
In the mid-1800s some in my LUNDY line removed to Ohio and others to Missouri,
and later still, some arrived in Richardson County where many LUNDYs still
reside. (Note**William Wade HINSHAW, author of the ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF QUAKER GENEALOGY, is a descendant of my 5th great grandfather Amos
LUNDY.)
LUSHALL
Our
earliest LUSHALL ancestor, who given name is unknown, lived in England
and was married to William GREENFIELD. Their 4th great granddaughter
Sarah LONG married into the SILVERTHORNE family.
LYON
Robert
R. LYON, born circa 1645, was from Ormskirk, Lancaster, England.
His daughter, Jane LYON, traveled to America with another family, leaving
her parents and siblings in England. She settled in Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, where she married Richard LUNDY I.
LYTELCOTE
Alice
LYTELCOTE, born circa 1360 in England, probably Wiltshire, was married
to Robert SAUCER. One of their descendants married into the SILVERTHORNE
family.
MARTIN
Henry
Sanford MARTIN was born in either Linn County, Missouri, or in Kansas (depending
on which record you chose) in 1835. He resided in Holt County, Missouri,
with his first wife, Mary CONN. He removed to Richardson/Nemaha counties
in Nebraska with his second marriage to Mary Elizabeth BARKER (my line).
MARTYN
Our
English line of MARTYN originates with Anthony MARTYN, born circa 1534.
His daughter Anstance MARTYN, born in West Ashton, Wiltshire, England,
married Anthony SILVERTHORNE at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, in 1580.
MAWSON
Mary
MAWSON, wife of George PORTER II, was the mother of Thomas PORTER who immigrated
to Ireland and the grandmother of John PORTER, Sr. who immigrated to America.
The MAWSON family was probably from Wiltshire, England.
MIST
Born
circa 1635, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, Henry MIST is the first of this
lineage. He and his wife Winifred were the parents of Margaret MIST,
born 1661, who married Oliver SILVERTHORNE I. Their son Oliver SILVERTHORN
II immigrated to America, settling in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Oliver the younger and his wife Mary appear to have been members of the
Society of Friends.
MOORE
Christianna
MOORE was from Bourbon County, Kentucky, born circa 1780/1790. The
names of her parents are unknown at this time. Circa 1804 she was
married to Alexander COON. Christianna and Alexander then removed
to Guernsey/Belmont counties in Ohio, then later to Shawnee Township, Allen,
Ohio, where they remained until their deaths.
NEWMAN
The
immigrant ancestor of this line is Thomas NEWMAN, married before 1718,
probably in England. He was probably a member of the Society of Friends
in Hardwick, Morris County, New Jersey. His daughter Johanna married
into the SILVERTHORN/E family. Johanna and her husband later removed
to Etobicoke Township, York County, Home District, Province of Upper Canada
(today Ontario) though some of their descendants remained in America.
NOLAND
Henry
NOLAND, born circa 1740, was residing in Virginia at time of this birth
of his daughter Margaret in 1776. His wife is presumed to be Nancy
WHITE. No further information of Henry is known at this time.
His daughter was married in 1796 to James BARKER in Madison County, Kentucky,
so perhaps her father had removed there, also. Margaret and James
latter removed to Lafayette County, Missouri, and at least some of their
descendants moved on into Richardson County, Nebraska.
OVERTON
William
OVERTON, first known of this line, was born in 1560, probably in England.
His wife's name is not known. His son John OVERTON was born in 1585
in Easington, Yorkshire, England. John's son Robert OVERTON, born
1609 also in Easington, died in Barbados, West Indies. Since Robert's
son Samuel was also born in Easington, Robert must have emigrated to Barbados
after at least some of his children were born. It is not known if
some or all of his children traveled to Barbados or whether they immigrated
to Amercia from Barbados or England. In any event, Hester OVERTON,
daughter of Samuel, was in America by 1705 when she married Samuel
WILLSON in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Hester and Samuel later removed to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where
they built a "stone mansion" in 1735. This mansion remained in the
family until 1881.
OWENS
As
yet, there is little information on the family of Eliza Jane OWEN/S, born
circe 1820. The death of her mother Hannah is recorded in the COON
Family Bible but there is not mention of her father. Hannah married
Alexander COON in 1838 in Allen County, Ohio.
PALMER
Our
PALMER history begins with Jane PALMER of Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England,
who was born in 1490. Jane was married to William SILVERTHORNE in
1538. Their 3rd great grandson was the immigrant to America.
PARKS
Reuben
PARKS remains somewhat of a mystery. I have been told by one source
that he is the grandson of Thomas PARKS, Sr., and the grandson of Thomas
PARKS, Jr. One very confusing piece of information is that the Reuben
of this line was married to a Hannah Reynolds on 11 Nov 1788 in Wikes County,
North Carolina. "Our" Reuben was the father of Francis "Fannie" PARKS
who was born 10 Apr 1783. If "our" Reuben is of the line of Thomas
PARKS, Sr., then he must have married prior to his marriage to Hannah with
the first wife dying early in the marriage. Reuben's daughter Francis
married into the LOVING family of Wilkes County, North Carolina, later
of Hopkins County, Kentucky.
PARTRICHE
Our
PARTRICHE line begins with Roger PARTRICHE I who ws born before 1385 in
England. His grandson was married in Wiltshire, England, however,
it is not known if this is where the PARTRICHE family made their home.
Their 7th great granddaughter Sarah LONG married into the SILVERTHORNE
family.
PORTER
The
PORTER line can be traced to Robert PORTER of Elrington, Warwickshire,
England. Robert's great grandson Richard resided at Mickleton.
Richard's son William was the Seargeant-at-Arms to Henry VII. Another
descendant of Richard, George PORTER, was made Gentleman Usher to the Queen
in 1663 later to become Vice Chamberlain. George's son Thomas removed
to Ireland and Thomas' son John PORTER, emigrated from Belfast, Ireland
to Prince Edward County, Virginia, circa 1745. Several members of
the PORTER family in America married into the CARSON family and many of
those descendants removed to Butler County, Kentucky in the late 1700s.
The lineage of this family can be found in A GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF
THE PORTER FAMILY OF ENGALND AND AMERICA by Oliver Swann PORTER.
ROACH
Nothing
is yet known about Mary ROACH and her family other than they lived in England
and she was married to Mr. WHITNEY. Much information can be found
in records and genaealogical studies about her son son Henry WHITNEY, who
was born in 1619/1629 in England and died in 1672/1673 in Norwalk, Fairfield,
Connecticut. THE WHITNEY GENEALOGY by S.W. Phoenix is an excellent
resource for this family.
ROCKWELL
John
ROCKWELL, born circa 1658, is believed to have immigrated to America
from Dorchester, England, where the surname ROCKWELL is well known.
His parents are unknown. John ROCKWELL is named in 1641 as one of
the first settlers of of Stamford, Connecticut. He was married to
Elizabeth WEED, daughter of Jonas WEED. An excellent source for this
family is James Boughton's book A GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILIES OF JOHN
ROCKWELL, OF STAMFORD,CONN., 1641, AND RALPH KEELER OF HARTFORD, CONN.,
1639.
ROSE
The
country of origin of William ROSE is unknown at this time as is the year
of his immigration to American. He probably emigrated from England.
His wife's name was Anne, but her surname and the place of their marriage
are also unknown. William died in 1671 in Surry County, Virginia,
at the approximate age of 63 years. The ROSE family is mentioned
in numerous records of Surry County.
RUSSELL
No
information is known of Elizabeth RUSSELL. She was probably born
in England and married there to Thomss HYATT, Sr. They resided in
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, where their children were born between
1640 and 1655.
SAUCER
Born
in West Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, Robert SAUCER was married to Alice
LYTELCOTE circa 1384. Their 3rd great granddaughter Jane PALMER married
into the SILVERTHORNE family.
SILVERTHORN/E
The
SILVERTHORN/E family can be traced back to John SILVERTHORNE, born circa
1520 in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England. The immigrant to America
was Oliver SILVERTHORN, born 1686 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.
Oliver died in 1746 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and was probably a
member of the Society of Friends (Quakers). His son Thomas, along
with many others in Sussex County, New Jersey, remained loyal to the Crown
at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. He ws fined, imprisoned,
and put in irons at Trenton. He was later released and joined the
Royal Standard on Staten Island in 1776/1778. As did many of the
SILVERTHORN family, Thomas removed to the Niagra District in Upper Canada.
Most of the descendants of the SILVERTHORN family appear to have remained
in Canada. Several books have been written on the SILVERTHORN/E family.
RICHARD
SMITH
Richard
SMITH as yet remains a mystery. The only facts known about him are
that he was born in England, died in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut,
and had at least one child, a daughter named Elizabeth born circa 1651
in Norwalk. Elizabeth was married 17 Mar 1673/74 to John WHITNEY.
REV.
THOMAS SMITH
Little
is yet known of Rev. Thomas SMITH. His parents may perhaps have been
Thomas SMITH and Hannah, however, this has not yet been proven. It
is also not known yet what church he ws affiliated with. He was married
on 11 Jun 1740 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, to Adah HOYT, daughter
of Caleb HOYT and Methitabel KEELER.
SNEYTH-PARKER
John
SNEYTH, born in England circa 1500, was married to Joan GREENFIELD.
Their 3rd great granddaughter Sarah LONG married into the SILVERTHORNE
family.
ST.
JOHN
The
origins of Matthias ST. JOHN have puzzled researchers for many years.
At some point in time, one researcher claimed to have traced his ancestry
back many generations in England, however, this has been proven false.
We do know that he he was born in England and arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts
in 1631/32. He was made a freeman there in 1634 and received a grant
of 20 acres. Matthias was in Windsor, Connecticut, by 1640 where
he was granted a home lot. He removed to Norwalk, Connecticut, in
1654 where he died in 1669. THE ST. JOHN GENEALOGY by Orline
St. John Alexander is an excellent source for this family.
STEWART
Robert
STEWART, the earliest known of the STEWART family, was married to Janet
ANDERSON in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland, in 1806. Their children
were born in Philiphaugh, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Robert's son William
was a servant at Winddoors in the Parish of Stow, Midlothianshire, Scotland
when he was married to Agnes FOWLER. Some of the children of William
and Agnes were probably born in Stow, others were born in Lauder, Garvald,
and Blackhaugh in Selkirkshire. The first to immigrate to America
was William's son Robert who brought a load of cattle for the Shakers near
Lebanon, Ohio, in 1854. He was persuaded to remain in America for
a few years and, before he could return to Scotland, his parents and all
but one of his siblings decided to immigrate to America, also, settling
in Warren County, Ohio, near their other son. His other sister and
her family immigrated in 1858, placing the entire family in or near Warren
County.
STOWERS
Two
children of Walter STOWERS, Nicholas and Deborah, arrived in America on
the ship "Abigail", along with Governor Endicot, that sailed from Upway,
Dorchester, England. Deborah, born 1593, was married to Simon HOYT,
also from Upway, Dorchester, and they made their home in Stamford, Fairfield,
Connecticut.
STRAYER
Catherine
STRAYER, like her husband Adam COON, born 1743, was probably of German
origin. They resided in York County, Pennsylvania.
SWIFTE
Little
is known of Margaret SWIFTE except the date of her marriage to Robert R.
LYON in 1665. They lived in Ormskirk, Lancastershire, England.
Their daughter, Jane LYON, immigrated to America where she married Richard
LUNDY I in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
TAIT
William
Ashton TAIT arrived in America in 1858 from Edinburgh, Midlothianshire,
Scotland. They settled in Warren and Butler counties in Ohio where
his wife's parents, William STEWART and Agnes FOWLER and her siblings were
already living. In the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland can be
found a marriage record dated 20 Mar 1824 in Saint Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh,
Midlothianshire, for James TAIT and Anna ASHLEY. I believe these
to be the parents of James TAIT. Since the TAIT family adhered to
the Scottish naming pattern, this supposition is supported by the fact
that one of his daughters was named Anna Ashley TAIT. William and
his wife, Agnes STEWART, and their children and spouses left Warren County
in 1881 and removed to Blackford County, Indiana, where they remained until
their deaths. No one by the surname TAIT resides in Blackford County
at the present time, although there may be some descendants there of another
surname. The family members dispursed to other counties in Indiana
and to other states. Our branch removed to New Mexico and Texas.
WALLACE
James
WALLACE was born circa 1675 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. As a young
man, he was shanghied by British and forced to serve in the Royal Navy
for eight years. He managed to jump ship in Long Island and found
his way to Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. He was married to Mary
HYATT in 1696 and removed to Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, where
he purchased land in 1715.
WEBSTER
Phoebe
WEBSTER, whose parents are unknown, was born circa 1755 in Baywood, Grayson,
Virginia. She was married to Mahlon COLLINS in 1776. Mahlon
died in Indiana, however, her date and place of death are unknown at this
time. Mahlon and Phoebe's granddaughter Lathena COLLINS, married
into the LUNDY family and removed to Elm, Johnson, Missouri. Some
of their children were in Richardson County, Nebraska, by the mid-1870s.
WEED
Jonas
WEED was a resident of Stanwick, Northampton, England at the time of the
birth of his son, Jonas Weed II. He was born in 1575, probably in
Stanwick, and probably also died in Stanwick. The elder Jonas was
married to Mary Jane DAVIDSON, daughter of George Smith DAVIDSON.
Jonas WEED the younger immigrated to America and settled in Wethersfield
where he died in 1676. John Matthews, editor of AMERICAN ARMORY
AND BLUE BOOK, states that Ralph de Weed-on-Beck, Knight of the Shire,
1307, was the founder of the modern Weed family, however, this has not
been proven to be the line of "our" Jonas.
WHITE
Our
knowledge of the WHITE family begins, and ends, with Nancy WHITE who married
Henry NOLAND in Virginia before 1776. One family researcher claims
her father was Henry WHITE, but this has not been proven to my knowledge.
Margaret NOLAND, the daughter of Henry and Nancy removed to Madison County,
Kentucky with her husband James BARKER.
WHITNEY
Our
immigrant WHITNEY ancestor in America is Henry WHITNEY. He was born
in England circa 1620. According to S. Whitney Phoenix, author of
THE WHITNEY FAMILY OF CONNECTICUT, no record of Henry WHITNEY can
be found prior to 1649 when he purchased land at Hashamommock, Southold,
Long Island. He later resided in Huntingdon and Jamaica, Long Island
before removing to Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, prior to 1665.
WILLIAMS
Nothing
is known about Susan WILLIAMS or her parents. This family was mentioned
in a journal kept by Enoch LEWIS, a descendant of Susan and Enoch, while
he was on a Morman mission in Wales in the late 1800s. Their son
John, born in 1788, Glamorganshire,Wales, was the father of John Morgan
LEWIS who immigrated to Amercia in 1853.
WILLSON
Our
lineage of the WILLSON family begins with Robert WILLSON who was married
to Ann HOAG in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, in 1672. Robert and
Ann sailed to America landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1682.
They made their home in Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey. Robert
is shown as a member of the Grand Jury which met at Burlington in February,
1688. They were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers).
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