Rebecca's parents haven't yet been identified nor have those of her husband, John McFall. Several Gaddis families were in the neighborhood in southern Indiana when she lived there, folks who had moved up from Kentucky or west from Pennsylvania. There is a marriage record in Scott County, IN that Rebecca and John married May 15, 1841. John would have been perhaps 10 years older, or more, and may have been married before.
Rebecca and John had two children before she died at age 21 when her youngest baby, our grandma Mary Jane, was 1 month old. Two years later, John married Elizabeth Kinney. The 1850 census taker reported John and Elizabeth living together, but by the 1860 census, they were not. He usually stated for the census that he was born in Eastern Canada, as were his parents, but once his birthplace is shown as VA. In the 1850 census, age is shown as 34 but in the 1860 census, it is shown as 54. The Scott County Journal reported his death in 1880.
My sister found Rebecca's gravestone a few years ago in New Frankfort, Indiana.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
MARY NUNERY LYNCH about 1790 - 1875
Another Virginia Grandma who has been hard to trace is Grandma Mary Nunery, wife of James Lynch. Her maiden name and marriage date are on James' military record as he was in the war of 1812. They were married in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 1806, had many children, and moved, perhaps to Virginia according to some of their children's birthplace claims, and on to Scott County, Indiana about 1830.
Two boys were born to Mary and James: James and Peter. James moved to Iowa with his family and according to town history, worked in law enforcement in both elective and appointed offices. Pete lived in Washington County, IN and was the subject of many family stories. He was said to have killed a man in a bar fight and had to leave the county for a while. However, County records show only a $2.00 fine for assualt and battery. Two of Mary's daughters married men, Easton and Talley, who were arrested for murder and robbery. Talley was taken from jail by a mob and lynched. Easton apparently was freed and moved west with his family.
Mary's last name has been Lumly, Nunly, Nunry on various records and her age had a wide range on census records. Her birthplace has been consistently Virginia. In the 1870 census, both Mary and James were living with their son, Pete and his family, but they are not shown in the 1880 census.
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Two boys were born to Mary and James: James and Peter. James moved to Iowa with his family and according to town history, worked in law enforcement in both elective and appointed offices. Pete lived in Washington County, IN and was the subject of many family stories. He was said to have killed a man in a bar fight and had to leave the county for a while. However, County records show only a $2.00 fine for assualt and battery. Two of Mary's daughters married men, Easton and Talley, who were arrested for murder and robbery. Talley was taken from jail by a mob and lynched. Easton apparently was freed and moved west with his family.
Mary's last name has been Lumly, Nunly, Nunry on various records and her age had a wide range on census records. Her birthplace has been consistently Virginia. In the 1870 census, both Mary and James were living with their son, Pete and his family, but they are not shown in the 1880 census.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
ELIZABETH "BETSY" THOMPSON ARBUCKLE died about 1766 AND ELIZABETH LAWRENCE ARBUCKLE 1748 - 1809
People didn't used to pay much attention to birthdays or ages. In a letter written by a Gamble born in the early nineteenth century, he wrote that he knew his age by his cousin's since he was one year younger. But on a tombstone of James Arbuckle in Clark County, IN his age at death is measured in years, months, and days, and it translates to a birthdate of March 17, 1766. That was before his dad, Thomas, married Elizabeth Lawrence, and some researchers say that Thomas was first married to Betsy Thompson who died when James was an infant. Thomas was only 19 in 1766 and the next year he married Elizabeth Lawrence.
The Thompsons, Arbuckles, and Lawrences were Virginians and lived in western VA in a sparsely populated area. There are plenty of court records for the area but birth, marriage and death records are scarce (unlike New England). Betsy's grandfather apparently was a pastor, but church records are hard to come by. So all we know about her is that probably she and Thomas Arbuckle married young, she had a baby (or more?) and died very young.
The Lawrence family were like the Arbuckles, living "on the frontier" in the eighteenth century. One of Thomas Arbuckle's brothers married the widow of one of Elizabeth's brothers. Thomas and Elizabeth were married in 1767 and a few years later, Thomas was appointed by the court to be the surveyor of the land between "Hunley Hill and Kens Creek."
Much has been written about conflicts with the natives in the area. Apparently the Virginia government made an agreement with the natives that settlers would go no further than a certain point, but people didn't pay any attention to it. Elizabeth's husband was in the militia a good part of the time: the French-Indian war, the Revolutionary War, and he was in the militia at other times. They had at least eight children, and when one of Elizabeth's brothers died, he left his six children in the care of Elizabeth and Thomas.
Several of Elizabeth's brothers were granted land in what would become Kentucky, and her birth family traveled through the Cumberland Gap up into Kentucky. Elizabeth and Thomas either went with them or shortly thereafter, and bought, or were granted, 400 acres adjacent to Solomon Lawrence. Elizabeth died in Kentucky in 1809 and Thomas and much of the family moved north, across the Ohio River, into Indiana. He died there in Jennings County in 1843 when he was 93 years old.
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The Thompsons, Arbuckles, and Lawrences were Virginians and lived in western VA in a sparsely populated area. There are plenty of court records for the area but birth, marriage and death records are scarce (unlike New England). Betsy's grandfather apparently was a pastor, but church records are hard to come by. So all we know about her is that probably she and Thomas Arbuckle married young, she had a baby (or more?) and died very young.
The Lawrence family were like the Arbuckles, living "on the frontier" in the eighteenth century. One of Thomas Arbuckle's brothers married the widow of one of Elizabeth's brothers. Thomas and Elizabeth were married in 1767 and a few years later, Thomas was appointed by the court to be the surveyor of the land between "Hunley Hill and Kens Creek."
Much has been written about conflicts with the natives in the area. Apparently the Virginia government made an agreement with the natives that settlers would go no further than a certain point, but people didn't pay any attention to it. Elizabeth's husband was in the militia a good part of the time: the French-Indian war, the Revolutionary War, and he was in the militia at other times. They had at least eight children, and when one of Elizabeth's brothers died, he left his six children in the care of Elizabeth and Thomas.
Several of Elizabeth's brothers were granted land in what would become Kentucky, and her birth family traveled through the Cumberland Gap up into Kentucky. Elizabeth and Thomas either went with them or shortly thereafter, and bought, or were granted, 400 acres adjacent to Solomon Lawrence. Elizabeth died in Kentucky in 1809 and Thomas and much of the family moved north, across the Ohio River, into Indiana. He died there in Jennings County in 1843 when he was 93 years old.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
MARGARET WILSON GAMBLE born about 1780
In County Cavan, Ireland thee are two land records showing a partnership between George Gamble, whom Margaret married, and a Robert Wilson and a John Wilson who were probably relatives of hers, but I haven't been able to trace her family. George and Margaret had six or seven children, and according to one cousin, their families were originally from Glasgow. In 1821 after George's father died, the family, including George's widowed mother, went to America.
One of Margaret's sons, Robert, wrote the following in a letter in 1896 when he was 88.
"We lived in Rooskey Township which is 40 miles from Dublin. My father and I was at the bank of Dublin getting some money changed, it was well guarded with soldiers, they had their red coats on and their big guns in their hands. We left Rooskey the eighth day of May eighteen hundred and twenty one. We staid one day in Dublin then my father got a ship that was to sail for St. John's New Brunswick that is in the British Dominion. Then we landed in St. Johns then my brother William got sick and we stayed there nine days. then my father got another ship that was loaded with plaster of paris to bring us to Moose Island on leubeck . . . then he got another ship to bring us to Baltimore then he hired a four horse team to bring us over the mountains to Steubenville that is on the Ohio River . . . then he hired another man to bring us to Leesville, Ohio to his brother."
According to a family story, and according to a history of Carroll County, Ohio, a daughter, Mathilda, died on the trip over and was buried at St. John's. But Robert didn't mention that in his 1896 letter.
The Gambles eventually settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio where they owned 480 acres. In 1842, their son, Alexander, and his wife moved further west to Scott County, Indiana.
It's a small world. Two hundred years after Margaret and George left Rooskey Township, my daughter married a man who also had ancestors there at the same time.
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One of Margaret's sons, Robert, wrote the following in a letter in 1896 when he was 88.
"We lived in Rooskey Township which is 40 miles from Dublin. My father and I was at the bank of Dublin getting some money changed, it was well guarded with soldiers, they had their red coats on and their big guns in their hands. We left Rooskey the eighth day of May eighteen hundred and twenty one. We staid one day in Dublin then my father got a ship that was to sail for St. John's New Brunswick that is in the British Dominion. Then we landed in St. Johns then my brother William got sick and we stayed there nine days. then my father got another ship that was loaded with plaster of paris to bring us to Moose Island on leubeck . . . then he got another ship to bring us to Baltimore then he hired a four horse team to bring us over the mountains to Steubenville that is on the Ohio River . . . then he hired another man to bring us to Leesville, Ohio to his brother."
According to a family story, and according to a history of Carroll County, Ohio, a daughter, Mathilda, died on the trip over and was buried at St. John's. But Robert didn't mention that in his 1896 letter.
The Gambles eventually settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio where they owned 480 acres. In 1842, their son, Alexander, and his wife moved further west to Scott County, Indiana.
It's a small world. Two hundred years after Margaret and George left Rooskey Township, my daughter married a man who also had ancestors there at the same time.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
ASCENITH HERRON ERVIN born about 1790
Ascenith, or Aunt Ceenie as the Herrons called her, was our grandpa Elijah Ervin's step mother. There is a record of a marriage in 1826 in Harrison County, Ohio between her and John Ervin. He already had several children though I've been unable to find a record of his first marriage. Ascenith had a daughter, Elizabeth Hearn, and I first thought Herron was Ascenith's married name, but Herron researchers have told me that she was born in Maryland to William Herron. She must have had Elizabeth out of wedlock. Coincidently, Elizabeth married Reese Baldwin, brother of Sarah, who married Elijah, our grandpa and Ascenith's stepson.
John Ervin also was born in Maryland but moved west to Tuscarawas County, Ohio. After he and Ascenith married, they had several more children. John was fifteen or more years older than Ascenith. When he died in 1861, his 80 acres passed to her, and he made bequests to all his children.
I have no record of when Ascenith died.
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John Ervin also was born in Maryland but moved west to Tuscarawas County, Ohio. After he and Ascenith married, they had several more children. John was fifteen or more years older than Ascenith. When he died in 1861, his 80 acres passed to her, and he made bequests to all his children.
I have no record of when Ascenith died.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
KEZIAH DODD SAUNDERS born about 1730
The Dodds (sometimes shown as Dod) came from England in the seventeenth century and settled in Connecticut across the Long Island Sound from New York. Keziah's parents moved east to Mendham, New Jersey around 1745. She married Ephraim Saunders whose family also had come from England a few generations back and settled in Connecticut before moving to New Jersey.
Keziah and Ephraim named their children unusual names like Cyrus, Beniah, Asa, Ziba, Azuba, and Jeduthan. At least two of their sons moved on west to Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The History of Morris County (Halsey) says this about the Dodds:
"The Dods possessed rare mathematical and mechanical genius. They could both invent and execute. They made all the clocks in Mendham. They repaired all the guns. . . . The family were remarkable for their ingenuity. There was almost nothing which they could not do, almost nothing which they could not make. They were self taught."
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JERUSHA PENNINGTON SAUNDERS
Keziah's mother-in-law, Ephraim's mother, who married Joseph Saunders, apparently was the daughter of Ephraim Pennington. The Penningtons were from England and came to America in the seventeeth century. The town of Pennington and its Presbyterian church were in Morris County, New Jersey.
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ELIZABETH RIGGS DODD born about 1680
Keziah's paternal grandma was Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Brown Riggs. The Riggs family moved from England to Massachusetts in the 1630's and then to Connecticut and over to New Jersey where Elizabeth was born. Elizabeth married Daniel Dodd, probably a surveyor, and they lived in Connecticut and then Mendham, New Jersey. They had four children including Stephen who was the father of Keziah.
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Keziah and Ephraim named their children unusual names like Cyrus, Beniah, Asa, Ziba, Azuba, and Jeduthan. At least two of their sons moved on west to Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The History of Morris County (Halsey) says this about the Dodds:
"The Dods possessed rare mathematical and mechanical genius. They could both invent and execute. They made all the clocks in Mendham. They repaired all the guns. . . . The family were remarkable for their ingenuity. There was almost nothing which they could not do, almost nothing which they could not make. They were self taught."
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JERUSHA PENNINGTON SAUNDERS
Keziah's mother-in-law, Ephraim's mother, who married Joseph Saunders, apparently was the daughter of Ephraim Pennington. The Penningtons were from England and came to America in the seventeeth century. The town of Pennington and its Presbyterian church were in Morris County, New Jersey.
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ELIZABETH RIGGS DODD born about 1680
Keziah's paternal grandma was Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Brown Riggs. The Riggs family moved from England to Massachusetts in the 1630's and then to Connecticut and over to New Jersey where Elizabeth was born. Elizabeth married Daniel Dodd, probably a surveyor, and they lived in Connecticut and then Mendham, New Jersey. They had four children including Stephen who was the father of Keziah.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
PERMELIA SAUNDERS MURPHIN 1815 - 1886
Like several other of our ancestor families, the Saunders lived for a while in northern New Jersey, then Washington County, PA where Permelia was born to Jeduthan and Phoebe Saunders. they were active in the Presbyterian church.
In about 1835 Permelia married John Murphin who had come to America from Liverpool, England where he had left his two children with their grandparents after his wife died. John and Permelia had 9 children, the first named Phoebe after Permelia's mother, and the first boy named Jeduthan Saunders after her father. In 1843, the family, and many of the Saunders family, moved down the Ohio River to southern Indiana. John and Permelia settled in New Frankfort where John had a shoe shop.
John died in 1858 when Permelia was only 43 years old. In September 1859 she married David McClain.
Five of John and Permelia's children died prematurely - three as children and two around age 30. Permelia's brother, Cyrus, was the grandfather of Harlan Saunders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
In the 1870 census, Permelia's mother Phoebe, age 89, was living with Permelia and David as well as two children, no doubt by David's first wife. David died in 1881, and according to a newspaper obit, "he was always clever and kind hearted, and goes to his last resting place without an enemy."
Permelia died when she was 71 and is buried in Whitson cemetery, Scott County, Indiana.
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In about 1835 Permelia married John Murphin who had come to America from Liverpool, England where he had left his two children with their grandparents after his wife died. John and Permelia had 9 children, the first named Phoebe after Permelia's mother, and the first boy named Jeduthan Saunders after her father. In 1843, the family, and many of the Saunders family, moved down the Ohio River to southern Indiana. John and Permelia settled in New Frankfort where John had a shoe shop.
John died in 1858 when Permelia was only 43 years old. In September 1859 she married David McClain.
Five of John and Permelia's children died prematurely - three as children and two around age 30. Permelia's brother, Cyrus, was the grandfather of Harlan Saunders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
In the 1870 census, Permelia's mother Phoebe, age 89, was living with Permelia and David as well as two children, no doubt by David's first wife. David died in 1881, and according to a newspaper obit, "he was always clever and kind hearted, and goes to his last resting place without an enemy."
Permelia died when she was 71 and is buried in Whitson cemetery, Scott County, Indiana.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
SUSANNAH BLAND ARBUCKLE about 1772 - 1846
The Hardins Creek Baptist Church in Nelson County, Kentucky, has a record of the marriage in 1789 of Susannah and James Arbuckle. Susannah's mother, Rachel, gave permission. Researcher Charles Bland believed Susannah was the daughter of John Bland whose ancestors were in Virginia a few generations and before that, England. The Arbuckles were from Scotland, lived in Virginia for a while, then James' parents moved on up into Kentucky.
Susannah and James lived in Kentucky until 1814 when they moved north to Washington County, Indiana. They had nine children. They moved further north to Bartholomew County, about 40 miles south of Indianapolis, with their married son, John, and then east to Rush County where they died.
Susannah's tombstone in Rush County reads, "Susannah, Consort to James Arbuckell, Died Nov 29 1846 Aged 79 Years."
In Rush County is a place called Arbuckle Ditch.
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Susannah and James lived in Kentucky until 1814 when they moved north to Washington County, Indiana. They had nine children. They moved further north to Bartholomew County, about 40 miles south of Indianapolis, with their married son, John, and then east to Rush County where they died.
Susannah's tombstone in Rush County reads, "Susannah, Consort to James Arbuckell, Died Nov 29 1846 Aged 79 Years."
In Rush County is a place called Arbuckle Ditch.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
MARY JOHNSTON MONTGOMERY 1761 - 1847
Johnston is another common name and so hard to trace. According to the History of Washington County, PA, William Johnston, Mary's dad, was there around 1778 and a year later had about 400 acres. He was a Justice of the Peace.
Mary had two sisters and two brothers. She and her sister Nancy married Montgomery brothers and her sister, Janet, married a Cunningham. The girls and their father moved to Nelson County, KY at some point, but the boys stayed in Pennsylvania. William died in Nelson County about 1813. Mary and her husband had moved on up across the Ohio River to Clark County, Indiana where many of their 13 children married. Clark County was home to many descendants of Mary and William.
Mary's father must have been fairly well off according to his will. He left Mary's husband, William, over seven hundred dollars but left his own son, John, only one dollar. He also mentioned two books in his will that he left to his grandchildren: "History of Redemption: and "Affiliation Mans Companion."
Mary's husband, William, was 10 years older than she was. He died in 1829, made many bequests in his will, and bequeathed to Mary "the mansion house in which I now live." He also directed two of his sons to "support and maintain" their mother.
A tombstone in Clark County reads, "Mary, Wife of William Montgomery, Died Sept 1 1847, 85 Yrs."
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Mary had two sisters and two brothers. She and her sister Nancy married Montgomery brothers and her sister, Janet, married a Cunningham. The girls and their father moved to Nelson County, KY at some point, but the boys stayed in Pennsylvania. William died in Nelson County about 1813. Mary and her husband had moved on up across the Ohio River to Clark County, Indiana where many of their 13 children married. Clark County was home to many descendants of Mary and William.
Mary's father must have been fairly well off according to his will. He left Mary's husband, William, over seven hundred dollars but left his own son, John, only one dollar. He also mentioned two books in his will that he left to his grandchildren: "History of Redemption: and "Affiliation Mans Companion."
Mary's husband, William, was 10 years older than she was. He died in 1829, made many bequests in his will, and bequeathed to Mary "the mansion house in which I now live." He also directed two of his sons to "support and maintain" their mother.
A tombstone in Clark County reads, "Mary, Wife of William Montgomery, Died Sept 1 1847, 85 Yrs."
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
SARAH JANE MONTGOMERY ARBUCKLE 1792 - 1866
Known as Jane, she was born in Pennsylvania (some say KY) but lived in southern Indiana most of her life. The name Montgomery is common, and her family could have come from anywhere in the British Isles. Her father may have been an attorney or justice of the peace. He was a landowner in both PA and Indiana.
Jane married Thomas Arbuckle in 1813 in Clark County, IN. His family had been in America for several generations and had made journey across the mountains from western VA to KY and then across the Ohio River to Clark County, Indiana. Both their families could have been from Scotland as his branch of the Arbuckles is thought to have been from Renfrew, Scotland and there were Montgomery immigrants from there as well.
When Thomas and Jane were married in 1813, southern Indiana was still sparsely populated. Most of Jane's siblings lived in the area as well as many of Thomas' siblings and cousins. Jane's dad died in l829 in Clark County, and among his bequests,
"I give and bequeath to my daughter, Jane Arbuckle, thirty dollars in money and one heifer that will have a calf spring."
Her husband died at age 60 in 1851. One of their sons was killed in the Civil War. Jane died in 1866 when she was 74. She has a namesake born almost 200 years after she was - Sarajane Lynch.
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Jane married Thomas Arbuckle in 1813 in Clark County, IN. His family had been in America for several generations and had made journey across the mountains from western VA to KY and then across the Ohio River to Clark County, Indiana. Both their families could have been from Scotland as his branch of the Arbuckles is thought to have been from Renfrew, Scotland and there were Montgomery immigrants from there as well.
When Thomas and Jane were married in 1813, southern Indiana was still sparsely populated. Most of Jane's siblings lived in the area as well as many of Thomas' siblings and cousins. Jane's dad died in l829 in Clark County, and among his bequests,
"I give and bequeath to my daughter, Jane Arbuckle, thirty dollars in money and one heifer that will have a calf spring."
Her husband died at age 60 in 1851. One of their sons was killed in the Civil War. Jane died in 1866 when she was 74. She has a namesake born almost 200 years after she was - Sarajane Lynch.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
SARAH BALDWIN ERVIN 1816 - 1897
Leaving New England and moving forward a couple of hundred years, Sarah was born to William and Elizabeth Mann Baldwin who had married and had a few children in West Virginia, then moved north to Tuscarawas County, Ohio where Sarah was born. If the Baldwin historians are to be believed, her Baldwin line can be traced back to Buckinghamshire, England and back to the 13th century.
Sarah married Elijah Ervin in 1838 in Tuscarawas County when she was 22 and he was 20. Soon after, they moved west to Scott county, Indiana with her dad and several siblings. Her brother wrote in a letter to his cousins,
"We are making preparations to move again in the spring to Scott County, Indiana, where we bought a farm containing 120 acres with a cabin house and stable and 25 acres cleared with 70 apple trees planted out for six hundred dollars . . . The Indiana fever is getting very high in this country. There is a good many of our neighbors have gone and several more agoing with us . . . We all expect to go down the river except David. He is going with the wagon as we think this would be the best way for us to go as there is so many of us that we all can't go in one wagon. As it is dear traveling by land and cheap by water as we found some very high bills as we was going down from 37 1/2 to 62 for supper and bed. The times is very hard in this country now for the poor people."
In the 1850 census, Elijah is shown as a fan dealer, and Sarah's youngest brother is living with them. Her father died in Scott County in 1842 and her mother may have died back in Ohio. In 1856 they moved further west to Vinton, Iowa and that is where my great grandfather Ebert was born. There is a family story that as a child, Eb was stolen by the Indians on his pinto pony and later found, still on his pinto. But the story goes that it wasn't really Eb who was found but a little Indian boy. I believe the story was made up as a joke since Eb looked so much like a native American as did several of his children.
After about 10 years in Iowa, Sarah and Elijah moved back to Scott County. In the l870 census, Elijah was a postmaster in Scott County, and he died when he was only 55. In the 1880 census, Sarah is shown as a Seamstress and three of her boys live with her. My grandma, Rose Lynch, would have know her grandma as Sarah died in 1897 when Grandma Rose was 8, but I never heard her talk about Grandma Sarah.
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Sarah married Elijah Ervin in 1838 in Tuscarawas County when she was 22 and he was 20. Soon after, they moved west to Scott county, Indiana with her dad and several siblings. Her brother wrote in a letter to his cousins,
"We are making preparations to move again in the spring to Scott County, Indiana, where we bought a farm containing 120 acres with a cabin house and stable and 25 acres cleared with 70 apple trees planted out for six hundred dollars . . . The Indiana fever is getting very high in this country. There is a good many of our neighbors have gone and several more agoing with us . . . We all expect to go down the river except David. He is going with the wagon as we think this would be the best way for us to go as there is so many of us that we all can't go in one wagon. As it is dear traveling by land and cheap by water as we found some very high bills as we was going down from 37 1/2 to 62 for supper and bed. The times is very hard in this country now for the poor people."
In the 1850 census, Elijah is shown as a fan dealer, and Sarah's youngest brother is living with them. Her father died in Scott County in 1842 and her mother may have died back in Ohio. In 1856 they moved further west to Vinton, Iowa and that is where my great grandfather Ebert was born. There is a family story that as a child, Eb was stolen by the Indians on his pinto pony and later found, still on his pinto. But the story goes that it wasn't really Eb who was found but a little Indian boy. I believe the story was made up as a joke since Eb looked so much like a native American as did several of his children.
After about 10 years in Iowa, Sarah and Elijah moved back to Scott County. In the l870 census, Elijah was a postmaster in Scott County, and he died when he was only 55. In the 1880 census, Sarah is shown as a Seamstress and three of her boys live with her. My grandma, Rose Lynch, would have know her grandma as Sarah died in 1897 when Grandma Rose was 8, but I never heard her talk about Grandma Sarah.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
PRISCILLA SYMONDS WARNER born about 1620
Priscilla probably was born in Essex County, England. Her father, Mark, moved the family to Ipswich, Massachusetts about 1634. She married John Warner there in about 1639. Some researchers say she was John's second wife and that he had a few children when they married. John also had been born in England and had come to Ipswich as a child with his father.
All of their children were born in Ipswich. The court held a hearing about the death of their son, Daniel, by a tree falling on him.
In about 1665, a few families, including John and Priscilla's and Pricilla's sister, Susan Symonds Ayres's, established a new settlement further inland, more in the center of Massachusetts, which later was called Brookfield. In l675, some of the settlers were ambushed by the natives and Pricilla's brother in law was killed. All the others holed up in the Ayer's home for three days while the natives burned the rest of the town. When the siege was over, the settlement broke up, many traveling back to the coast. John and Priscilla moved to Hadley, about 20 or 30 miles further west where two of their married sons lived.
In Hadley, John petitioned to be allowed out of the military because of ill health, and he died in 1692 while in his 70's. There is no record of Priscilla's death.
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All of their children were born in Ipswich. The court held a hearing about the death of their son, Daniel, by a tree falling on him.
In about 1665, a few families, including John and Priscilla's and Pricilla's sister, Susan Symonds Ayres's, established a new settlement further inland, more in the center of Massachusetts, which later was called Brookfield. In l675, some of the settlers were ambushed by the natives and Pricilla's brother in law was killed. All the others holed up in the Ayer's home for three days while the natives burned the rest of the town. When the siege was over, the settlement broke up, many traveling back to the coast. John and Priscilla moved to Hadley, about 20 or 30 miles further west where two of their married sons lived.
In Hadley, John petitioned to be allowed out of the military because of ill health, and he died in 1692 while in his 70's. There is no record of Priscilla's death.
sue<hilda casey lynch<ulric casey<lemira mcclure casey<dexter mcclure<orilla warner mcclure<moses warner<john warner<john warner<nathanial warner<priscilla symonds warner
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