Selected Families and Individuals
Source Citations
Oliver LEVI
1Edna Kokanour, Kokanour Family Ancestors, Ancestry World Tree Project, Edna Kokaour, .
2May Sommers, May Sommers personal family history of the DeMouths, Written for her children in 1936, unpublished, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "Demouth Family History
dated June 1936
This history is of my Mother's ancestors, and my father's what little is known of them.
This story begins many years before the Revolutionary War. It follows down through the years the history of my people, covering a period of about two-hundred years of time.
William Levi was born in Germany in 1737. At the age of thirty he was sold to the English army to fight against the colonists during the Revolutionary War. These Germans were Hessians. William being one of them. They were lured on board the battle-ships to see the interior. Then the gangplanks were lifted and the ships sailed away. William Levi hated the English and got out of fighting every apportunity. He would play off sick at their military drills, etc. One cold night when snow was on the ground he took off his shoes and tied them on his feet, heels front and toes of the shoes facing backwards so the British would think he had gone in the opposite direction! In a short time he safely reached the American lines. Levi was a miller and was following his trade when carried off to America.
After the Revolutionary War ended, he went back to his trade and married a girl by the name of Abigail Mudge who was of English descent. Abigail's grandparents came over to this country on the Mayflower, not sure, and brought with them a pewter platter which they gave to Abigail. This platter many years after was melted and molded into spoons, one of which the writer posesses.
Abigail's second husband was Mr. Lamb, by whom she had two children. He was killed in the Revolutionary War fighting against the English.
There was an incident happened along about this time, no date to make sure when it happened, which shows are folks were in poverty. One dark night a wagon drove up which was loaded with barrels of flour being taken to the British soldiers. One barrel had rolled off and the head broken in. The driver went to the house where some of my folks lived and told them about the broken barrel and said he would give it to them, half or more was still in the barrel and clean. He would give them this barrel if they would remove every trace of the flour that was scattered, in other words, cover his trail. They studied a little. It was abetting and helping an enemy but their family was hungry and no harm could come of it probably, and they accepted the barrel of flour and covered the flour in the road with dust. It was the Colonists that must not know that the British were near. Such is war.
Abigail now a widow marries William Levi the Hessian who was brought to this country on a British warship. We have no proof of this marriage but we have proof of the 1740 marriage first one. This week came the following from Sharon, Conn. The town clerk sends a notice of David Skinner's marriage to Abigail Mudg in 1740. Also D. Skinner died August 12, 1740, her husband.
K. B. Hotaling, Town Clerk
The above item is all the proof we have of the authenticity of our history, all else has been carried down by word of mouth and may be correct and may not be.
Where was Abigail Mudg between 1740 first marriage and 1797 when my grandmother Mariah was born, supposed to be Abigail's child by William Levi. I think a generation was skipped right here. We know the date of 1740 must be trueit coming out of a book of vital statistics. We know 1797 must be correct for my grandmother remembers things she saw in 1800, she was three years old then.
Abigail's name was first Mudg then Skinner, she then married and changed name to Lamb, then married William Levi. Eight children were born to them as follows: William, Oliver, John, Phoeba, Mariah, Betsy, Frances and Elizabeth, twins who died in infancy. William Levi and Abigail his wife spent most of their lives near Sharon, Connecticut.
We drop all these children but Mariah my grandmother. She was born in 1797. She learned to write on birchbark by the light of a fireplace. She learned to spin wool on a tall spinning wheel, being very young and small, her father had to make her a bench on which she would walk back and forth as she spun.
We will now turn to my mother's father's people. Many years before the Revolutionary War, there were a Mr. and Mrs. Demouth who came from Holland and settled in New Jersey. To them was born in1770 a son Jacob.
They owned 300 acres of landabout twenty miles fron New York City. They had but one child, Jacob, who at his parents death inherited everything they left, three hundred acres of land with a beautiful stone mansion on it, archards, flowergardens, etc. We have no record of Jacob's wife.
One or both of them did not seem to know how to handle an estate as in course of time all was lost. Jacob had a conscience and it would not let him keep those thirty slaves, so in 1810 he freed them. That of course was a loss of much money. That and other things caused the estate to be sold piece by piece until finally the family got in hard straits.
It was in the great mansion Jacob and his wife's children were born nine of them who were: Frederick, Adam, James, John, Thomas, Jacob, Mary, Betsy, and Charlotte. Jacob Demouth, the father of these nine children was a prominent public man. He was Justice of the Peace of Pequat Township, Morris County, New Jersey for thirty years. He belonged to the Methodist church. But we must now follow one of these children down the line, one of them is related to us, it is John. John Demouth was my grandfather.
At the age of twenty-four he became acquainted with Mariah Levi. She had come from Connecticut to New Jersey to keep house for her brother. At the age of twenty-three she and John Demouth were married (my grandparents). The wedding was in the year 1818. The first two years of their married life were spent in Connecticut, after which they returned to New Jersey. John was a farmer. To this union six children were born: Samuel, Chalon, James, Jacob, Frances and Semantha, my mother the youngest of the family.
John and Mariah raised their family in New Jersey then migrated to Wisconsin in 1848. Semantha was twelve years old when her parents moved to Wisconsin. It was in Wisconsin John Demouth was killed by a tree falling on him that he had just chopped down. His grand-daughter May was about one year old in 1861. . . .
A cousin, Frank Barber, was visiting in New Jersey and saw the place where his mother and mine (sisters) had lived. Demouth was their maiden name now changed to Frances Barber and Semantha Webster. Cousin Frank also saw the place where the old mill had been when slaves worked in it. That was before Jacob Demouth freed his slaves.".
3Burgey, George, Re: Oliver Levi, EMail dated 4JUN2002 from to . "Dear Dianne,
Thank you for your note. In one paragraph, you've multiplied my
knowledge of Oliver Levi tenfold! I know just about nothing about
Oliver or his family. My only connection is the similarity of places
and names connecting my gggrandmother, Maria Levi, and Oliver
and Mary Demouth.
In August 1838, my gggrandfather, Isaac Burgey married Maria Levi in
Pequannock Twp, Morris County. Judging from later censuses, Maria
would have been 20 years old at the time. In 1816 in Pequannock Twp,
Oliver Levi married Mary Demouth, the Rev. Joseph Totten presiding.
(Isaac and Maria were married by a JP). In the 1840 federal census,
Isaac and Oliver were enumerated one after the other. Neither appears
in the 1830 census. Because of this proximity, the names, the location,
and the approximate date of Maria's birth, I am assuming Oliver and Mary
are Maria's parents. I have not found any hard evidence, however.
In the 1850 census, Oliver is living with other another Demouth family
and there is no trace of Mary. By that time, Isaac and Maria are in
Newark. Maria's death record says her father's name was Isaac and
her mother's name was Margareth. I discount this because her
husband Isaac had been dead 16 years and there was never any
evidence there was someone named Isaac Levi in Pequannock.
Dianne, that's all I know. I did get an inquiry from someone about
Mariah Levi. It was about a year ago. I thought it was my Maria but
the birth date was similar to yours. I'll try to find if I kept a copy of
that email but I'm not confident.
Thanks so much for writing. I hope this helps you in some way. Can
you tell me what was your source for the information about Oliver? George.".
4Census, Federal - 1840 - Morris Co., NJ, Pequannock. "Lists Oliver Levi family with one male between 50 and 60, and one female between 40 and 50. Oliver is living next door to Isaac "Birgie", probable son-in-law.".
5Ratables - 1816 - Pequannock Twsp, Morris County, NJ, State of NJ, Public Record Office. Oliver also appears in the 1817 Ratables.
6Census, Federal - 1850 - Morris Co, NJ, Pequannock Twsp - District # 15.
7Deaths in the Township of Hanover, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, from the 1st day of May1868 to the 1st day of M, Book AN p.135, New Jersey Archives, Trenton, N.J.
8Burgey, George, Re: Oliver Levi. He got this info from "The Genealogical Magazine of NJ" (no date) p. 24
marriage by the Reverend Joseph Totten.
Mary DEMOUTH
1May Sommers, May Sommers personal family history of the DeMouths, Written for her children in 1936, unpublished, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "Demouth Family History
dated June 1936
This history is of my Mother's ancestors, and my father's what little is known of them.
This story begins many years before the Revolutionary War. It follows down through the years the history of my people, covering a period of about two-hundred years of time.
William Levi was born in Germany in 1737. At the age of thirty he was sold to the English army to fight against the colonists during the Revolutionary War. These Germans were Hessians. William being one of them. They were lured on board the battle-ships to see the interior. Then the gangplanks were lifted and the ships sailed away. William Levi hated the English and got out of fighting every apportunity. He would play off sick at their military drills, etc. One cold night when snow was on the ground he took off his shoes and tied them on his feet, heels front and toes of the shoes facing backwards so the British would think he had gone in the opposite direction! In a short time he safely reached the American lines. Levi was a miller and was following his trade when carried off to America.
After the Revolutionary War ended, he went back to his trade and married a girl by the name of Abigail Mudge who was of English descent. Abigail's grandparents came over to this country on the Mayflower, not sure, and brought with them a pewter platter which they gave to Abigail. This platter many years after was melted and molded into spoons, one of which the writer posesses.
Abigail's second husband was Mr. Lamb, by whom she had two children. He was killed in the Revolutionary War fighting against the English.
There was an incident happened along about this time, no date to make sure when it happened, which shows are folks were in poverty. One dark night a wagon drove up which was loaded with barrels of flour being taken to the British soldiers. One barrel had rolled off and the head broken in. The driver went to the house where some of my folks lived and told them about the broken barrel and said he would give it to them, half or more was still in the barrel and clean. He would give them this barrel if they would remove every trace of the flour that was scattered, in other words, cover his trail. They studied a little. It was abetting and helping an enemy but their family was hungry and no harm could come of it probably, and they accepted the barrel of flour and covered the flour in the road with dust. It was the Colonists that must not know that the British were near. Such is war.
Abigail now a widow marries William Levi the Hessian who was brought to this country on a British warship. We have no proof of this marriage but we have proof of the 1740 marriage first one. This week came the following from Sharon, Conn. The town clerk sends a notice of David Skinner's marriage to Abigail Mudg in 1740. Also D. Skinner died August 12, 1740, her husband.
K. B. Hotaling, Town Clerk
The above item is all the proof we have of the authenticity of our history, all else has been carried down by word of mouth and may be correct and may not be.
Where was Abigail Mudg between 1740 first marriage and 1797 when my grandmother Mariah was born, supposed to be Abigail's child by William Levi. I think a generation was skipped right here. We know the date of 1740 must be trueit coming out of a book of vital statistics. We know 1797 must be correct for my grandmother remembers things she saw in 1800, she was three years old then.
Abigail's name was first Mudg then Skinner, she then married and changed name to Lamb, then married William Levi. Eight children were born to them as follows: William, Oliver, John, Phoeba, Mariah, Betsy, Frances and Elizabeth, twins who died in infancy. William Levi and Abigail his wife spent most of their lives near Sharon, Connecticut.
We drop all these children but Mariah my grandmother. She was born in 1797. She learned to write on birchbark by the light of a fireplace. She learned to spin wool on a tall spinning wheel, being very young and small, her father had to make her a bench on which she would walk back and forth as she spun.
We will now turn to my mother's father's people. Many years before the Revolutionary War, there were a Mr. and Mrs. Demouth who came from Holland and settled in New Jersey. To them was born in1770 a son Jacob.
They owned 300 acres of landabout twenty miles fron New York City. They had but one child, Jacob, who at his parents death inherited everything they left, three hundred acres of land with a beautiful stone mansion on it, archards, flowergardens, etc. We have no record of Jacob's wife.
One or both of them did not seem to know how to handle an estate as in course of time all was lost. Jacob had a conscience and it would not let him keep those thirty slaves, so in 1810 he freed them. That of course was a loss of much money. That and other things caused the estate to be sold piece by piece until finally the family got in hard straits.
It was in the great mansion Jacob and his wife's children were born nine of them who were: Frederick, Adam, James, John, Thomas, Jacob, Mary, Betsy, and Charlotte. Jacob Demouth, the father of these nine children was a prominent public man. He was Justice of the Peace of Pequat Township, Morris County, New Jersey for thirty years. He belonged to the Methodist church. But we must now follow one of these children down the line, one of them is related to us, it is John. John Demouth was my grandfather.
At the age of twenty-four he became acquainted with Mariah Levi. She had come from Connecticut to New Jersey to keep house for her brother. At the age of twenty-three she and John Demouth were married (my grandparents). The wedding was in the year 1818. The first two years of their married life were spent in Connecticut, after which they returned to New Jersey. John was a farmer. To this union six children were born: Samuel, Chalon, James, Jacob, Frances and Semantha, my mother the youngest of the family.
John and Mariah raised their family in New Jersey then migrated to Wisconsin in 1848. Semantha was twelve years old when her parents moved to Wisconsin. It was in Wisconsin John Demouth was killed by a tree falling on him that he had just chopped down. His grand-daughter May was about one year old in 1861. . . .
A cousin, Frank Barber, was visiting in New Jersey and saw the place where his mother and mine (sisters) had lived. Demouth was their maiden name now changed to Frances Barber and Semantha Webster. Cousin Frank also saw the place where the old mill had been when slaves worked in it. That was before Jacob Demouth freed his slaves.".
2Bybee, Marsha, internet.
3Fowler, Alex. D., Boonton, NJ, Demouth Report, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. This report was written in response to a letter from Mrs. Charles Webber of 10 Aug 1949. Mrs. Webber apparently hired Mr. Fowler to do genealogical research for her. In 2003 when I (Dianne Stevens) hired Linnea Foster to investigate the Levi connection, Linnea said that Mr. Foster was very highly regarded in New Jersey for his genealogy work.
4Lonnie DeMouth McManus . In an Email received 13 Jan 2006. Lonnie writes about this source: "Just to let you know I can't confirm that everything in that history is true
since I did not put it together-Pete Hraber sent it to me.".
5Burgey, George, Re: Oliver Levi, EMail dated 4JUN2002 from to . "Dear Dianne,
Thank you for your note. In one paragraph, you've multiplied my
knowledge of Oliver Levi tenfold! I know just about nothing about
Oliver or his family. My only connection is the similarity of places
and names connecting my gggrandmother, Maria Levi, and Oliver
and Mary Demouth.
In August 1838, my gggrandfather, Isaac Burgey married Maria Levi in
Pequannock Twp, Morris County. Judging from later censuses, Maria
would have been 20 years old at the time. In 1816 in Pequannock Twp,
Oliver Levi married Mary Demouth, the Rev. Joseph Totten presiding.
(Isaac and Maria were married by a JP). In the 1840 federal census,
Isaac and Oliver were enumerated one after the other. Neither appears
in the 1830 census. Because of this proximity, the names, the location,
and the approximate date of Maria's birth, I am assuming Oliver and Mary
are Maria's parents. I have not found any hard evidence, however.
In the 1850 census, Oliver is living with other another Demouth family
and there is no trace of Mary. By that time, Isaac and Maria are in
Newark. Maria's death record says her father's name was Isaac and
her mother's name was Margareth. I discount this because her
husband Isaac had been dead 16 years and there was never any
evidence there was someone named Isaac Levi in Pequannock.
Dianne, that's all I know. I did get an inquiry from someone about
Mariah Levi. It was about a year ago. I thought it was my Maria but
the birth date was similar to yours. I'll try to find if I kept a copy of
that email but I'm not confident.
Thanks so much for writing. I hope this helps you in some way. Can
you tell me what was your source for the information about Oliver? George.". He got this info from "The Genealogical Magazine of NJ" (no date) p. 24
marriage by the Reverend Joseph Totten.
Isaac LAMB
1Randall, William , Randall, Ancestry.com.
2Birch's & Family's contact Roy Birch, Ancestry.com ID: 1024794. Sources listed - World Family Tree Vol 10, Ed1: tree# 3541.
3Clemens, William Montgomery - compiler, Early Marriage Records of the Lamb Family in the U.S., W. M. Clemens, publisher; New York City, New York; 1916 (CS71.L218 1916 CSL)
4Barbour, Lucius Barnes - compiler, "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Groton" , Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland (974.6 CT/Vitals SCGS)
5Amenia Precinct Marriages 1763 - 1797; a Transcript of Marriages Recorded by COL. Roswell Hopkins - Justice of Peace, The Dutchess - Vol 18, # 4 Summer 1991, p. 127 - 129.
Abigail TRYON
1Edna Kokanour, Kokanour Family Ancestors, Ancestry World Tree Project, Edna Kokaour, .
2May Sommers, May Sommers personal family history of the DeMouths, Written for her children in 1936, unpublished, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "Demouth Family History
dated June 1936
This history is of my Mother's ancestors, and my father's what little is known of them.
This story begins many years before the Revolutionary War. It follows down through the years the history of my people, covering a period of about two-hundred years of time.
William Levi was born in Germany in 1737. At the age of thirty he was sold to the English army to fight against the colonists during the Revolutionary War. These Germans were Hessians. William being one of them. They were lured on board the battle-ships to see the interior. Then the gangplanks were lifted and the ships sailed away. William Levi hated the English and got out of fighting every apportunity. He would play off sick at their military drills, etc. One cold night when snow was on the ground he took off his shoes and tied them on his feet, heels front and toes of the shoes facing backwards so the British would think he had gone in the opposite direction! In a short time he safely reached the American lines. Levi was a miller and was following his trade when carried off to America.
After the Revolutionary War ended, he went back to his trade and married a girl by the name of Abigail Mudge who was of English descent. Abigail's grandparents came over to this country on the Mayflower, not sure, and brought with them a pewter platter which they gave to Abigail. This platter many years after was melted and molded into spoons, one of which the writer posesses.
Abigail's second husband was Mr. Lamb, by whom she had two children. He was killed in the Revolutionary War fighting against the English.
There was an incident happened along about this time, no date to make sure when it happened, which shows are folks were in poverty. One dark night a wagon drove up which was loaded with barrels of flour being taken to the British soldiers. One barrel had rolled off and the head broken in. The driver went to the house where some of my folks lived and told them about the broken barrel and said he would give it to them, half or more was still in the barrel and clean. He would give them this barrel if they would remove every trace of the flour that was scattered, in other words, cover his trail. They studied a little. It was abetting and helping an enemy but their family was hungry and no harm could come of it probably, and they accepted the barrel of flour and covered the flour in the road with dust. It was the Colonists that must not know that the British were near. Such is war.
Abigail now a widow marries William Levi the Hessian who was brought to this country on a British warship. We have no proof of this marriage but we have proof of the 1740 marriage first one. This week came the following from Sharon, Conn. The town clerk sends a notice of David Skinner's marriage to Abigail Mudg in 1740. Also D. Skinner died August 12, 1740, her husband.
K. B. Hotaling, Town Clerk
The above item is all the proof we have of the authenticity of our history, all else has been carried down by word of mouth and may be correct and may not be.
Where was Abigail Mudg between 1740 first marriage and 1797 when my grandmother Mariah was born, supposed to be Abigail's child by William Levi. I think a generation was skipped right here. We know the date of 1740 must be trueit coming out of a book of vital statistics. We know 1797 must be correct for my grandmother remembers things she saw in 1800, she was three years old then.
Abigail's name was first Mudg then Skinner, she then married and changed name to Lamb, then married William Levi. Eight children were born to them as follows: William, Oliver, John, Phoeba, Mariah, Betsy, Frances and Elizabeth, twins who died in infancy. William Levi and Abigail his wife spent most of their lives near Sharon, Connecticut.
We drop all these children but Mariah my grandmother. She was born in 1797. She learned to write on birchbark by the light of a fireplace. She learned to spin wool on a tall spinning wheel, being very young and small, her father had to make her a bench on which she would walk back and forth as she spun.
We will now turn to my mother's father's people. Many years before the Revolutionary War, there were a Mr. and Mrs. Demouth who came from Holland and settled in New Jersey. To them was born in1770 a son Jacob.
They owned 300 acres of landabout twenty miles fron New York City. They had but one child, Jacob, who at his parents death inherited everything they left, three hundred acres of land with a beautiful stone mansion on it, archards, flowergardens, etc. We have no record of Jacob's wife.
One or both of them did not seem to know how to handle an estate as in course of time all was lost. Jacob had a conscience and it would not let him keep those thirty slaves, so in 1810 he freed them. That of course was a loss of much money. That and other things caused the estate to be sold piece by piece until finally the family got in hard straits.
It was in the great mansion Jacob and his wife's children were born nine of them who were: Frederick, Adam, James, John, Thomas, Jacob, Mary, Betsy, and Charlotte. Jacob Demouth, the father of these nine children was a prominent public man. He was Justice of the Peace of Pequat Township, Morris County, New Jersey for thirty years. He belonged to the Methodist church. But we must now follow one of these children down the line, one of them is related to us, it is John. John Demouth was my grandfather.
At the age of twenty-four he became acquainted with Mariah Levi. She had come from Connecticut to New Jersey to keep house for her brother. At the age of twenty-three she and John Demouth were married (my grandparents). The wedding was in the year 1818. The first two years of their married life were spent in Connecticut, after which they returned to New Jersey. John was a farmer. To this union six children were born: Samuel, Chalon, James, Jacob, Frances and Semantha, my mother the youngest of the family.
John and Mariah raised their family in New Jersey then migrated to Wisconsin in 1848. Semantha was twelve years old when her parents moved to Wisconsin. It was in Wisconsin John Demouth was killed by a tree falling on him that he had just chopped down. His grand-daughter May was about one year old in 1861. . . .
A cousin, Frank Barber, was visiting in New Jersey and saw the place where his mother and mine (sisters) had lived. Demouth was their maiden name now changed to Frances Barber and Semantha Webster. Cousin Frank also saw the place where the old mill had been when slaves worked in it. That was before Jacob Demouth freed his slaves.".
3Kelly, Arthur C.M., Dutchess Co., NY Probate Records 1787 - 1865; Register of Wills and letters Testamentary and of Administration in the Sur, Rhinebeck, NY 12572, p. 64, item #95, 11 May 1792. "Kelly, Arthur C.M., Dutchess Co., NY Probate Records 1787 - 1865; Register of Wills and letters Testamentary and of Administration in the Sur, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.
"Intestate:Lamb, Isaac - Amenia, US Army soldier Date: 5/11/1792 To whom assigned: Abigail, his widow, renounced her rights and Job Mead, Amenia farmer"."
4The Tryon Family in America, p.63, genealogy library @genealogy.com. Copy of citation: DZS personal files.
5Letter from Mrs. Chas Webber to Mr. Alexander Fowler, 10 Aug 1949, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "Denver, Colorado, August 10, 1949
Mr. Alexander Fowler
Vreeland Avenue,
Boontown, New jersey
Dear Mr. Fowler,
Through Eulalia Chapman of the Denver Public Library, and May B. Leonard, assistant Librarian of the Morristown Library of Morristown, New jersey, I have learned of your research concerning the De Mouth family.
I am a descendant of that family and am interested in additional information.
Here is some of the information I have - some as handed down by our grandmother and some from Morristown Library and our Library here.
Our grandmother Semantha Demouth, born in 1836 in Morris County, daughter of John Demouth. Brothers and sister were Samuel, Chalon, James, Jacob, and Frances. Semantha married Bradley Webster and Frances married Joseph Barber. John Demouth was one of the nine children of Jacob De Mouth. These were Frederick, Adam, James, John, Thomas, Jacob, Mary, Betsey, and Charlotte.
"Jacob was a prominent public man. He was Justice of the Peace of Pequat Township for thirty years." This according to family chronicle, and I have discovered that it was Pequannock Township and find records of marriage performed by him covered the years from 1816 to 1829. The name Pequot is confused with the records of the first Mudge, Gen. Jarvis Mudge, who lived in Pequot, now New London, in 1649. My grandmother was not sixteen when she married so it was easy to see how she could get the names confused. She did not learn to read and write until after her marriage.
John Demouth, father of Semantha, married Mariah Levi in 1818, who came down from Connecticut to live with her brother (Oliver Levi, no doube, who married Mary Levi in 1816). Also the Rockaway records mention that Thomas Demouth married Betsy Levi of Litchfield, Connecticut. The children of William Levi, the Hessian who married the widow Lamb, were William, Oliver, John, Phoebe, Mariah, Betsy, and twins Frances and Elizabeth who died in infancy. So three Demouths married Levis.
The first settlers of Litchfield from whom John and Thomas De Mouth's mother descended were the Mudges on her mother's side. But as far as I can find out the Widow Lamb's maiden name was not Mudge, although an Abigail Mudge was an ancestor. William Levi was a Hessian who deserted during the Revolutionary War and remained in America. He was crippled with one foot shorter than the other and a miller by trade. The descendants of Thomas De Mouth might know just who was the wife of William Levi.
We have the account of the "Beautiful stone Mansion in which Jacob DeMouth was born in 1770 and which he as an only child inherited. In 1810 he freed his thirty slaves as his conscience would not let him keep them. It was in this house that his nine children were born." I would like to know if the DeMouth house near Newfoundland and the "old De Mott Place" on Pompton Plains and the house of Jacob DeMouth are the same. If so, then the DeMouths must be descendants of Hendrick DeMott born in 1715 who came into possession of the place. He had twelve children. Possibly Jacob Demouth born in 1770 was a grandson of Hendrick but there is a conflict of dates. He was born in the "stone mansion" and Peter Snyder was in possession in1773 according to a letter from May B. Leonard. I have heard my grand mother describe this old stone house but about the only thing I remember was that the white wash was over an inch thick. And she thought the railroad cut through there and the house or part of it was destroyed. Frank Barber, a son of Frances Demouth Barber, visited the place in 1936 and at least part of it was standing. We have lost all touch with these relatives as that generation is gone.
Grandmother's stories were a mixture of Connecticut and New Jersey and are confused in my mind.
John Demouth lived for two years after his marriage in Connecticut, then returned to New Jersey, where his children were raised. He was killed by a falling tree in Wisconsin in 1861.
Any additional information I can get would be most welcome.
May B. Leonard stated that in 1944 the Library received a letter from Victor E. DeMouth, Pfc. Ward #100, Hospital #2, Fort Bragg, N.C. He had worked on his family for a number of years. I know of no way to get in touch with him, but will send a letter to that address.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Chas. O. Webber
3734 Fillmore Street,
Denver 5, Colorado".".
6Rootsweb.com - Dutchess Co, NY, Message Board, 31 Aug 2004. "I have a book "United Presbyterian Church in Amenia: History 1748-1910" that I purchased when I was there last week, while researching for my FARR ancestors in Amenia. In the records, it has an Isaac Lamb in 1758, donating 8 L to the building of the Red Meeting House. There is also a David Lamb donating 1 L , Nathan Mead Jr 6 L, Eli Mead 1 L, and Joab Mead 4 L - 10 S. ( L= pounds S= shillings). There is no baptismal records for either of these families between 1749-1775. There were no baptism records at all for the church between 1775-1786. Job Mead is mentioned in 1794 and is refered to as Capt Job Mead, and serving on the church committee. The Church was staunchly Puritan up til 1788, when it began it's move to Presbyterian. In 1800, Capt Job Mead donated $16.25 towards repairs to the church, Job Mead Jr 3.25, Nathan Mead 3.00. I do not find any Lamb's at all. Capt Job seems as tho he is a prominant figure within the church, until his death in 1819. I do have a copy of the Old Amenia Cemetery, showing all the graves, and who is buried where. I do not find any Lamb's as being buried in this cemetery (that I can see). I do find Mead's. There are other cemeteries in the Amenia area tho. Now, as to the meaning of what you found. I am going to venture a good guess at it. There was a lot of curfuffle happening in the church for some time. Some had left and became members of the newly formed Baptist church in town, not agreeing with the ways and administration of the Amenia Church. The church council changed the terms of covenant several times over the years. Being a member, you were to be totally committed, financially as well as spiritually. The church was one of great strictness it seems, almost to a form of a dictatorship by the elders. One of a few things could be probable. a) When Isaac died, his wife Abigail renounced her rights to his ownings, as well as Job Mead, as a leader of the church, as to what the church should get. b) Isaac owed Job monies, which he chose not to collect, being Bretheren to Isaac. c) depending when it was probated, it could have been that Abigail would receive nothing if she should re-marry (possibly, Mead). I do find an "A. Mead" buried in the cemetery near Capt Job. The financial records I found as charts in the book. I will read more of the actual text, and see if I can find more about Isaac. Good Luck ...... Mark." posting by Mark Farr.
7Mudge, Alfred, Memorials: Being a Genealogical, Biographical and Historical Account of the Name of Mudge, Boston 1868, p.73, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "Probate Court held March 19, 1768, "Abigail Tryon, dau. of Oliver Tryon, late of Sharon, deceased, a minor, ae. 13 years on the first day of June last, made choice of Elnathan Goodrich as her guardian."." Elnathan Goodrich was the brother of the husband (David Goodrich) of Abigail's Mother's (Deborah's) sister Martha Mudge (b. 1720).
8WikiTree.com, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tryon-2233. "Abigail Mudge Lamb formerly Tryon aka Levi
Born 1 Jun 1754 in New York, USA or Connecticut, USAmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Oliver Tryon and Deborah (Mudge) Tryon
Sister of William Tryon, Samuel Tryon, Deborah Tryon, Oliver Tryon, Ziba Tryon and David Tryon
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
Space:Descendant_of_Thomas_Skinner_of_Malden,_MA
Abigail was the fifth known child, second known daughter, of Oliver Tryon and Deborah Mudge.[1]
After her father's death she chose a guardian: an uncle by marriage through her mother's sister.
Abigail Mudge Tryon (b June 1, 1754 in Sharon, CT) m Wm Levi by whom she had 7 children, also Isaac Lamb (no children), (to be confirmed)
Sources
↑ Quaker Births & Deaths from Oblong Monthly Meeting H974.733 F93: Heads of Families at Oblong, 1761, p. 37."
9Mudge, Alfred, Memorials: Being a Genealogical, Biographical and Historical Account of the Name of Mudge, p.73. ""b. June 1, 1755,"." This source misstates Abigail's birth through an arithmetic error. It lists her birth as "b. June 1, 1755," But it also cites a probate court record from 3/19/1768 which says "Abigail Tryon...13 years on the first day of June last...".
10Clemens, William Montgomery - compiler, Early Marriage Records of the Lamb Family in the U.S., W. M. Clemens, publisher; New York City, New York; 1916 (CS71.L218 1916 CSL)
11Barbour, Lucius Barnes - compiler, "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Groton" , Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland (974.6 CT/Vitals SCGS)
12Amenia Precinct Marriages 1763 - 1797; a Transcript of Marriages Recorded by COL. Roswell Hopkins - Justice of Peace, The Dutchess - Vol 18, # 4 Summer 1991, p. 127 - 129.
Oliver TRYON
1Russell, Donna Valley, Sharon,Conn., Probate Records 1757-1783: Towns of Sharon, Kent, Canaan, and Salisbury, Middletown, Md.:Catoctin Press, c1984, Wisconsin State Historical Society, 816 State St, Madison, WI 53706. This source shows Oliver Tryon and Deborah Tryon as being present and signing as heirs, the will of Ebenezer Mudge (1683-1758).
2Barbour, Lucius Barnes - compiler, "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Groton" , Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland (974.6 CT/Vitals SCGS)
birth of Oliver is cited in this source as appearing in the Vital Records of Wethersfield, Conn.
3WikiTree.com, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tryon-649. "Oliver Tryon (abt. 1715 - 1767)
Oliver Tryon
Born about 15 Dec 1715 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Ziba Tryon and Dorothy (Baldwin) Tryon
Brother of James Tryon, Rowland Tryon, Dorothy Tryon, Abigail (Tryon) Ferris and Samuel Tryon
Husband of Deborah (Mudge) Tryon — married about 1746 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of William Tryon, Samuel Tryon, Deborah Tryon, Oliver Tryon, Abigail Mudge (Tryon) Lamb, Ziba Tryon and David Tryon
Died 19 Mar 1767 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America."
4Ancestry.com, in the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. "Name: Oliver Tryon
Father: Ziba Tryon
Baptism Date: 18 Dec 1715
Baptism Place: Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Volume Title: Volume 125 Wethersfield."
5WikiTree.com, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tryon-649.
6WikiTree.com.
7Ancestry.com, Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, . The Family Data Collection - Individual Records database was created while gathering genealogical data for use in the study of human genetics and disease.
Deborah MUDGE
1WikiTree.com, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mudge-232.
2Edna Kokanour, Kokanour Family Ancestors, Ancestry World Tree Project, Edna Kokaour, .
3Ancestry.com, Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, . The Family Data Collection - Individual Records database was created while gathering genealogical data for use in the study of human genetics and disease.
William TRYON
1The Tryon Family in America, p. 62, genealogy library @genealogy.com. Copy of citation: DZS personal files.
2The Tryon Family in America.
Samuel TRYON
1The Tryon Family in America, p.63, genealogy library @genealogy.com. Copy of citation: DZS personal files.
2The Tryon Family in America.
Deborah TRYON
1The Tryon Family in America, p.63, genealogy library @genealogy.com. Copy of citation: DZS personal files.
2The Tryon Family in America.
Oliver TRYON
1The Tryon Family in America, p.63, genealogy library @genealogy.com. Copy of citation: DZS personal files.
2The Tryon Family in America.
Ziba TRYON
1The Tryon Family in America, p.63, genealogy library @genealogy.com. Copy of citation: DZS personal files.
2The Tryon Family in America.
David TRYON
1The Tryon Family in America, p.63, genealogy library @genealogy.com. Copy of citation: DZS personal files.
2Rootsweb, http://www.rootsweb.com, Archiver>TRYON>1997-03>0858402308. "From Descendants of Stephen Pierson, by Frederick L. Pierson.
David TRYON, born at Fish Kill, N.Y. in 1762, lived at Shaftsbury,
Bennington County, Vt., and served during the Revolutionary War from
Mar. 1780 to Dec. 1780, under Capt. William Hutchins in Col . Ebenezeer
Allen's regiment. He married Mary Wakeman Pierson, at Sharon, Conn.,
Sept. 9, 1784. She was born at Newton, Conn., Nov. 5, 1763. They lived
in Grand Isle, Vt., and he applied for a pension on Feb. 20, 1835, under
the Revolutionary Claim Act of June 7, 1832. He was granted $30 per
annum, receiving arrears amounting to $150, plus the semi-annual
allowance to Sept. 1836 of $15. They had 12 children, and lived at
Middleburg, Schoharie County, N.Y. Their 4th child and 1st son is named
Oliver."
3The Tryon Family in America.
Jon Christian ZIMMERMAN
1Zimmerman, Jon Christian - certified copy of birth certificate., Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
21940 US Census, Warrendale, Multnomah, Oregon sheet 7A. "Name: Ion C Zimmermon
Age: 5/12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1940
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Oregon
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Warrendale, Multnomah, Oregon
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Sheet Number: 7A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: 0
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Front E Zimmermon 30
Thomas E Zimmermon 29
Ion C Zimmermon 5/12." Very Mal-transcribed- see original.
Ward Samuel GILSON
1Stevens, Dianne Z, Zimmerman, Nancy - personal Interview with DZStevens 25 SEP 2002, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
Gladys May Isabel MAHLE
1Stevens, Dianne Z, Zimmerman, Nancy - personal Interview with DZStevens 25 SEP 2002, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
Eric Jon ZIMMERMAN
1Stevens, Dianne Z, Zimmerman, Nancy - personal Interview with DZStevens 25 SEP 2002, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
William L. WHITE
1White Tombstone - Apple River, IL, photo in personal files of DZ Stevens.
2Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct. "Line 10 Dwelling # 1727 Family # 1781
Andrew White age 50 male Farmer value real est. - $1000 born Ireland
Matilda " 43 f "
William L. " 11 m Ills
Samuel D. " 9 m "
Martha J. " 8 f "
Mary " 6 f "
Ann E. " 4 f "
John Fitzpatrick 94 m " Ireland."
3Census, Federal - 1860 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Elizabeth Twsp. "Line 26 Dwelling # 4388 Family # 4553
Andrew White 60 Male Farmer Value real est - 1000 pers est - 790 born Ireland
Matilda 57 f "
William L. 20 m farmhand Ills
Samuel D. 19 m " "
Martha J. 18 f domestic "
Mathew 16 m farm Hand " Attends school
Ann E. 14 f "."
4Census, Federal - 1870 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Apple River, Ancestry p. 10 of 28, 2 Jul 1870. "line 6 dwelling 78 household #78
White, William 30 M W Farmer value real estate 7200 personal est 320 born Ill
" Ellen 33 F W Keep Home Eng
" Rachel 7 F W Ill attends Sch
" William 6 M W Do
" John 4 M W Do
Charlton, James 20 M W Farm Hand Ireland."
5Census, Federal - 1900 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Apple River twsp., Ancestry p. 5 of 20. "William White 60
Ellen White 63
Rachel White 37
Joseph Henry White 27
Anna E White 27
Tibblas G White 24
Lizzie E White 24."
6Census, Federal - 1910 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill, Village of Apple River, ED # 17, sheet 3, 18 Apr 1910.
7Census, Federal - 1840 - Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Apple River, 3 of 3. This census shows the following family members: Males: 1 under 5, 2 over 30 & under 40.
Females: 1 over 30 & under 40.
8H. F. Kett, APPLE RIVER TOWNSHIP
iographical Directory
rom “The History of Jo Daviess County Illinois”
y H. F. Kett & Co.; Chi, Chicago, Illinois; 1878, Rootsweb.com, http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi/Townships/AppleRiver/AppleRiverBios1878.htm. "White, J.C. - farmer, Sec 35, P.O. Apple River
White, W.L. -Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Apple River
White, W., Sr. -Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Apple River
White, W., Jr. - Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Apple River."
9White Tombstone - Apple River, IL.
10Jo Daviess Co., IL marriage record.
Rachel BLACK
1Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct, Ancestry p. 3, 16 Nov 1850.
2Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct.
3Jo Daviess Co., IL marriage record.
Andrew WHITE
1Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct, Ancestry p. 13. "Line 10 Dwelling # 1727 Family # 1781
Andrew White age 50 male Farmer value real est. - $1000 born Ireland
Matilda " 43 f "
William L. " 11 m Ills
Samuel D. " 9 m "
Martha J. " 8 f "
Mary " 6 f "
Ann E. " 4 f "
John Fitzpatrick 24 m " Ireland." It looks like the John Fitzpatrick listed is 94 yrs old. After studying the other numerals written by this Census taker I now believe it is 24.
2Census, Federal - 1860 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Elizabeth Twsp., Ancestry p. 24 of 37. "Line 26 Dwelling # 4388 Family # 4553
Andrew White 60 Male Farmer Value real est - 1000 pers est - 790 born Ireland
Matilda 57 f "
William L. 20 m farmhand Ills
Samuel D. 19 m " "
Martha J. 18 f domestic "
Mathew 16 m farm Hand " Attends school
Ann E. 14 f "."
3Eighteen39 Personal Property Assessment of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. "In 1839 the Federal Government owned all the lands in Jo Daviess County except for the town lots of Galena that were sold in 1837. The only monies that were available to County Government came from the personal property taxes, the Galena town lot taxes, and license fees. This had to suffice to build a court house, a jail, and to pay salaries.
It would be another eight years before those living outside of Galena could purchase their lands. These people were gambling that they could eventually own their lands. They hoped for preemption rights, which were eventually denied.
This Assessment book is at Recorder of Deeds Office at the Jo Daviess County Court House in Galena, Illinois
The column headings have been abbreviated in the following transcription. They include:
Horses & Mares
Asses, Jennies & Mules (these were either not counted, or there were none)
Cattle
Clocks & Watches
Carriages & Wagons
Carts
Retail Stores
Shares of Stock (none were enumerated)
Money actually Loaned
All other Kinds of Property
Total amount of taxable property
State Tax (not included in this transcription)
County Tax (not included in this transcription.)
Apple River Assessment Precinct:.". "...Andrew White:
1 horse $75
21 cattle $294
1 Clock $15
1 Wagon $20
other $150."."
4Census, Federal - 1840 - Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Apple River, P. 3 of 3. " Males: 1 under 5, 2 over 30 & under 40.
Females: 1 over 30 & under 40."
51855 Personal Property Tax for Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi/tax/1855PPAC.htm. "White, Andrew $670 Elizabeth (Value of personal Property)."
6Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, IGI- British Isles. " Andrew White shows - born in Ireland in 1800, Mrs. Matilda White - born Jo Daviess Co., Illinois in 1807, their marriage as 1827 in Illinois. Daughters, Martha J. born 1842 in Illinois, Mary b. 1844 in Illinois, and Ann E. born 1846 in Illinois."
7Andrew White Estate Papers, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "
Andrew White late of Jo Daviess County deceased, died at East Galena in said county on or about the 23 day of August A.D. 1863, leaving property and effects in this county, and leaving no last will and testament . . . The property of said estate consists of real debts and personal property. The personal property is worth probable $400.
The said deceased left him surviving no widow as his widow, and William L. White, Samuel D. White, Martha J. White,Matthew White, Annie E, White children and heirs at law. Your petitioner being the eldest son of said deceased, therefore prays that administration on the said estate of Andrew White decesad may be granted.
Aug. 26, 1863 William L. White.
5 November 1863 Bill of Sale."
on file at Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
Signed by James H. Jackson and Robert Irwin at Irish Hollow
TERMs of Sale: All sums of five dollars and under, Cash; All sums over five dollarson a credit of twelve months
Articles Sold Name of Purchaser am't of Sale
one hich James Irwin 1.05
One Broad axe Henry White .50
one shoe for wagon Tho Haines 1.00
One Lock chain William White 1.00
old iron Tho Haines .50
one grind stone James Irwin 3.25
one bee hive William White 2.40
one bee hive William Rodden 2.60ha
one bee hive Charles Haislitt 2.50ha
one Sett Harrow teeth John Fitzpatrick 4.42
one sledge hammer James Irwin 1.00
one brush scythe William Shererd .90
one double harrow William White 9.25
One square harrow William White 5.50
one plow James Rodden 4.10
one plow (one horse) Martin Donnehue 1.80
one plow William White 5.25
one breaking plow Thos. Gibbons 7.50
one Log chain Thos. Gibbons 2.20
one heating stove Saml. Campbell 5.75
one hoe Do .70
one potatoe fork Robert Irwin 1.70
one Buck saw Saml. Campbell 1.05
one log chain John Fitzpatrick 1.00
one grubbing hoe William White 1.05
one bedstead Henry White 2.50
Do Do .25
Do James Irwin 3.75
Do Michl Donnegan 6.50
Carpeting Mathew Harper 18.72
one barrel William White .50
Do Henry White .50
one water barrel William White .25
6 chairs Michl Donnegan 6.00
Do Wm Johnston 1.92
12 sacks William White 6.00
Do Do 5.40
Do James Irwin 4.20
one cable rope William White 2.50
Steel yards William Shererd 2.50
one table James H Jackson 7.75
one cupboard Thomas Haines 11.00
Do Joseph Lawton 14.25
one lamb James Irwin 1.00
Do Saml Campbell .40
History of the World William White 1.00
Map & Book Do 1.25
one book Do .70
Do Henry White .50
Do William White .75
3 books James Irwin 1.05
one book Do .85
Do Saml Campbell .90
Do Mary Johnston .45
2 books William White .50
Candle Moulds Henry White .25
Candle Sticks John Fitzpatrick .80
Grater Anthony Smith .25
Copper Kettle Henry White .55
Sugar Bowl James H Jackson .30
2 Waiters Saml Campbell .25
cake pan James H Jackson .15
one plate Mary Johnston .10
1/2 dozen plates James Rodden .80
5 Plates Mary Johnston .30
3 bowls James H Jackson .15
cups & Saucers Mary Johnston .15
3 glasses James Entwhistle .55
one delph teapot Mary Johnston .30
Dish & Bowl Henry White .25
Feathers Michl Donnegan 4.50
Quilt James H. Jackson 5.00
Do Robert Young 5.00
one dish James Irwin .25
Do Do .40
one quilt Anthony Smith 4.50
Do Michl Donnegan 5.25
Do Do 3.60
Do Mary Johnston 1.50
Blankets Michl Donnegan 2.00
one bed Mary Johnston 4.25
one clock William White 2.00
one watch Martha J. White 20.00
one bucket James Rodden .35
cream pitcher Robert Irwin .15
Tea pot Henry White 1.20
knives & forks Hugh Young 1.15
one looking glass Mary Johnston .25
one bucket William Gale .40
two pand Do .80
table Mary Johnston .30
Bridle Mathew Harper 3.25
Pillow Cases Saml Campbell 1.60
Do Do .50
Do Anthony Smith 1.05
one pair sheet Thos Haines 3.30
Do Do 3.00
Hoe Michael Donnegan .75
one fork Anthony Smith .50
Tin Pan Mary Johnston .10
Wheel Barrow Saml Campbell 2.50
one Snare William White 80.00
one Horse Do 30.00
Harness Do 1.25
Cow & Calf Do 11.00
one cow Do 16.50
Do Do 16.00
one Bull Mathew Harper 4.00
Two calves William White 3.65
one Bull Do 6.50
Cow and Calf Do 7.50
Wagon Robert Irwin 2.10
Colt & Hand Saw William White 20.90
Churn & Hand Saw James Irwin 2.95
Machine and Box & Tools William White 11.70
Augers Thomas Knox .85
Three Sickles Thos. Gibbons .25
one wrench Robert Irwin .10
______
Total Amount of Sales 497.71
Signed by James H. Jackson, Clerk and
Robert Irwin, Crier
January 1865 Besides the sum of $497.71 from above Estate sale, William White reports Money collected from various persons, to wit:
John Beaty 8.00
Robert Dick 39.50
Hugh Young 8.00
Thomas Hines 18.50
Robert Miller 58.00
John Fitzpatrick 16.25
Mathew Harper 77.50
Michael Donnegan 35.00
Peter McGough 63.75
Martin Donehugh 9.25
John Funston 7.00
James W. Entwhistle 40.00
Adam Drone 30.00
______
Total 470.75
Grand Total Collected 908.46
The undersigned credits himself with the following sums of money paid on claims against said estate and allowed by the court:
Paid to:
Peter Duffy voucher 1 22.00
J.M. Schrielmuller 2 10.25
E. Graham & Co. 3 7.00
L.S. Winall 4 1.50
Samuel Campbell 5 2.50
R. H. McClellen 6 35.00
John Robinson 7 25.00
Eliza Jane White 8 11.00
J.B. Brown 9 3.50
Peter Kotzke 10 33.30
Caldwell & Bebee 11 3.00
Wm. Rodden 12 71.00
Robert Irwin 13 4.05
Samuel D. White 14 83.00
R. Seal Adm.& Letters 15 6.00
James Robinson 16 250.00
B.F. Fowles 17 15.00
_______
Total 583.10
The undersigned would further that the said estate was indebtyed to him
to the amount of one hundred dollars 100.00
Also that he advanced the funeras expenses from his own money
which amounted to thirty dollars 30.00
And also for revnu stamps one dollar 1.00
Also five dollars for expense at sale of property 5.00
Also five dollars for legal advice 5.00
Also his percentage as allowed by law 54.50
_______
195.50
Which sum he asked to allowed him by the court
RECAPITULATION
Whole amount of assets 908.46
Whole amount of credits 778.60
______
129.86
Which leaves ($129.86) in the hands of the administrator subject to the order of the court...
William L. White, Administrator of the Estate of Andrew White, deceased
March 1866: List of debts Paid and Final Settlement:
James Robinson vouchers A. $ 30.00
R. Seal vouchers B. 11.25
Wm. J. Gray, tax collector C. 25.05
Wm. L. Barton, tax collector D. 34.08
James Robinson, interest 1.25
W.R. Rowley, satisfaction of mortgage .25
Administration report 2.00
_____
103.88
Balance in hands of administrator 25.98
There are no more assets belonging to said estate, and no debts against it.& upon the payment of balance in hands of administrator to the heirs of said Andrew White deceased , he asks to be discharged from further duties as administrator of said estate all of which is respectfully submitted, Wm L. White." on file at Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
8Census, Mining Districts - 1840, JoDaviess Co., Ill, page 384.
9Christine Walters, transcriber and contributer to "Genealogy Trails", Samuel D. White, from Portraits and Biographical pg. 528, http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jodaviess/biowhitesd.html. "Jo Daviess County Genealogy & History
Jo Daviess County
Biographies
Samuel D. White
Elizabeth Twp.
This gentleman bears the distinction of being one of the oldest natives of
Elizabeth Township. He is in the prime of life, having been born Dec. 20, 1840
and has his present home on section 19, a good farm under thorough cultivation,
with a substantial set of frame buildings. He was trained by careful parents to
habits of industry and frugality and bids fair to become, like his father, one
of the land-marks of this part of the county.
The parents were Andrew and Matilda White, who were natives of County Tyrone,
Ireland, whence they emigrated to America after their marriage about 1833. They
landed in Philadelphia, where they sojourned five years, the father being
employed in the dye works. In 1838 they set out for Northern IL and coming to
this county, settled upon the land included in the present farm of our subject,
being the land had come into the market. In 1847 the father secured it from the
Government, paying $1.25 per acre, the purchase including a half-section.
At the time Andrew White settled in this county the land around him was in its
primitive condition and over it Indians and wild animals roamed unrestrained.
The hardy pioneer battled with the elements of the new soil, season after
season, under many drawbacks and discouragements, including a distant market, to
which he conveyed his products by the slow methods of horse or ox-team. There
probably seldom occurred to him the thought of retracing his steps to a more
congenial clime and he persevered until Providence began to smile upon his
labors. There opened up slowly from the wilderness the fields of corn and grain
and the other indications of civilization, while around him, here and there,
gradually appeared the cabins of other settlers, encouraging him to prosecute
his first purpose. He had the honor of being the first man to settle within the
limits of Elizabeth Township. The father of our subject continued at the old
homestead until his death, which occurred Sept. 13, 1863, when he was about 67
years of age. He had become widely and favorably known throughout the county,
not only for his pioneer labors in connection with the cultivation of the soil,
but for the strength of his character, which left its decided influence upon his
community. The parental household included seven children, five of whom survive
- William L. of Apple River Twp.; Samuel D, our subject; Martha, the wife of
James Sherard of Turner Co, Dakota; Matthew residing in Northern Wisconsin, and
Ann E. in Elizabeth Twp. A great shadow fell upon the household with the death
of the wife and mother which occurred Sept. 13, 1861.
Samuel D. White grew from a child to manhood at the old homestead, occupied in a
manner similar to the sons of the early pioneer, gleaning a limited education
under the imperfect school system of that time, his studies being mostly
prosecuted in the winter season, while, during the time of sowing and reaping,
his services were utilized about the homestead until the outbreak of the Civil
War. Soon after the first call for troops he entred the ranks of the Union Army,
becoming a member of Co D 45th IL Inf. which was assigned to the Dept. of TN. He
participated in many of the important battles which followed thereafter - Ft.
Donelson, Shiloh, the siege of Corinth, Port Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hills and
the siege of Vicksburg, at which latter place his regiment held the pot of
honor, and its flag was the first which floated over the city after its
surrender. He was also in other engagements and skirmished too numerous to
mention until meeting the enemy in the siege of Atlanta. In the meantime he was
twice wounded on the field of Shiloh in the head by minnie balls. These however,
did not disable him so as to be unfit for duty. At the expiration of his term of
enlistment he received his honorable discharge Nov. 20, 1864 at Nashville TN and
soon afterward returned to his native county.
The year following his retirement from the army Mr. White was married Sept. 20,
1865 to Josephine Mougin, also a native of this county, born in Rice Twp. July
19, 1850. Mrs. White is the daughter of Augustus and Catherine (Gammon) Mougin,
the former a native of France and the latter born in the State of Maine. They
emigrated to what was then the Far West, settling in Rice Twp. about 1842. They
are still living on the old homestead, which, by their united labors, they built
up from a wild and uncultivated tract of land. Nothwithstanding they are quite
well advanced in years, they are hale and hearty and in the enjoyment of good
health, sitting under their own vine and fig tree, amid the comforts which they
have so justly earned, and with the blessings of scores of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. White after their marriage located on the farm which they now
occupy. In due time they gathered around their fireside children to the number
of twelve - Emily is the wife of James Sanderson, of Rice Twp.; Ellsworth died
when three months old; Kittie J. is the wife of Samuel Clark of Elizabeth Twp:
Matilda, Nevada, Ida, Samuel D Jr., Josephine, Eliza, Belle, Cyrus and Hattie
are at home with their parents The homestead includes 256 acres of land, which
with its improvements, makes a valuable estate in the accumulation of which Mr.
White has received the assistance of his industrious and worthy wife. They are
both favorites in the social circle, and are often to be found foremost in the
enterprises set on foot for the elevation of society and the general good of the
community. Our subject votes the straight Republican ticket and has served as
Assessor three years. He is public-spirited and liberal, prompt to meet his
obligations and a man whose word is considered as good as his bond.
From Portraits and Biographicsal Pg 528, Transcribed and contributed to
Genealogy Trails by Christine Walters
Copyright © Christine Walters March 2006.".
10Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct. Census gives age as "50".
11Christine Walters, transcriber and contributer to "Genealogy Trails", Samuel D. White, from Portraits and Biographical pg. 528.
12Letters of Administration, Estate of Andrew White, Jo Daviess Estate Files - Box 177, Office of Circuit Court, Jo Daviess County Court House, 330 N. Bench Street, Galena, IL 61036.
13Christine Walters, transcriber and contributer to "Genealogy Trails", Samuel D. White, from Portraits and Biographical pg. 528, IGI British Isles. The entry for Andrew White shows him born in Ireland in 1800, his wife as Mrs. Matilda White, born Jo Daviess Co., Illinois in 1807, their marriage as 1827 in Illinois. It lists their three daughters, Martha J. born 1842 in Illinois, Mary b. 1844 in Illinois, and.
Matilda O'NEIL
1Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct. "Line 10 Dwelling # 1727 Family # 1781
Andrew White age 50 male Farmer value real est. - $1000 born Ireland
Matilda " 43 f "
William L. " 11 m Ills
Samuel D. " 9 m "
Martha J. " 8 f "
Mary " 6 f "
Ann E. " 4 f "
John Fitzpatrick 94 m " Ireland."
2Census, Federal - 1860 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Elizabeth Twsp. "Line 26 Dwelling # 4388 Family # 4553
Andrew White 60 Male Farmer Value real est - 1000 pers est - 790 born Ireland
Matilda 57 f "
William L. 20 m farmhand Ills
Samuel D. 19 m " "
Martha J. 18 f domestic "
Mathew 16 m farm Hand " Attends school
Ann E. 14 f "."
3Letters of Administration, Estate of Andrew White, Office of Circuit Court, Jo Daviess County Court House, 330 N. Bench Street, Galena, IL 61036.
4Census, Federal - 1840 - Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Apple River, 3 of 3. This census shows the following family members: Males: 1 under 5, 2 over 30 & under 40.
Females: 1 over 30 & under 40.
5Diane Miller, Email of 23 Apr 2008. " I have my grandmother's old address book and she lists Matilda's last name as O'Neil and she was also from Tyrone County, Ireland."
6Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct.
7Christine Walters, transcriber and contributer to "Genealogy Trails", Samuel D. White, from Portraits and Biographical pg. 528, http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jodaviess/biowhitesd.html. "Jo Daviess County Genealogy & History
Jo Daviess County
Biographies
Samuel D. White
Elizabeth Twp.
This gentleman bears the distinction of being one of the oldest natives of
Elizabeth Township. He is in the prime of life, having been born Dec. 20, 1840
and has his present home on section 19, a good farm under thorough cultivation,
with a substantial set of frame buildings. He was trained by careful parents to
habits of industry and frugality and bids fair to become, like his father, one
of the land-marks of this part of the county.
The parents were Andrew and Matilda White, who were natives of County Tyrone,
Ireland, whence they emigrated to America after their marriage about 1833. They
landed in Philadelphia, where they sojourned five years, the father being
employed in the dye works. In 1838 they set out for Northern IL and coming to
this county, settled upon the land included in the present farm of our subject,
being the land had come into the market. In 1847 the father secured it from the
Government, paying $1.25 per acre, the purchase including a half-section.
At the time Andrew White settled in this county the land around him was in its
primitive condition and over it Indians and wild animals roamed unrestrained.
The hardy pioneer battled with the elements of the new soil, season after
season, under many drawbacks and discouragements, including a distant market, to
which he conveyed his products by the slow methods of horse or ox-team. There
probably seldom occurred to him the thought of retracing his steps to a more
congenial clime and he persevered until Providence began to smile upon his
labors. There opened up slowly from the wilderness the fields of corn and grain
and the other indications of civilization, while around him, here and there,
gradually appeared the cabins of other settlers, encouraging him to prosecute
his first purpose. He had the honor of being the first man to settle within the
limits of Elizabeth Township. The father of our subject continued at the old
homestead until his death, which occurred Sept. 13, 1863, when he was about 67
years of age. He had become widely and favorably known throughout the county,
not only for his pioneer labors in connection with the cultivation of the soil,
but for the strength of his character, which left its decided influence upon his
community. The parental household included seven children, five of whom survive
- William L. of Apple River Twp.; Samuel D, our subject; Martha, the wife of
James Sherard of Turner Co, Dakota; Matthew residing in Northern Wisconsin, and
Ann E. in Elizabeth Twp. A great shadow fell upon the household with the death
of the wife and mother which occurred Sept. 13, 1861.
Samuel D. White grew from a child to manhood at the old homestead, occupied in a
manner similar to the sons of the early pioneer, gleaning a limited education
under the imperfect school system of that time, his studies being mostly
prosecuted in the winter season, while, during the time of sowing and reaping,
his services were utilized about the homestead until the outbreak of the Civil
War. Soon after the first call for troops he entred the ranks of the Union Army,
becoming a member of Co D 45th IL Inf. which was assigned to the Dept. of TN. He
participated in many of the important battles which followed thereafter - Ft.
Donelson, Shiloh, the siege of Corinth, Port Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hills and
the siege of Vicksburg, at which latter place his regiment held the pot of
honor, and its flag was the first which floated over the city after its
surrender. He was also in other engagements and skirmished too numerous to
mention until meeting the enemy in the siege of Atlanta. In the meantime he was
twice wounded on the field of Shiloh in the head by minnie balls. These however,
did not disable him so as to be unfit for duty. At the expiration of his term of
enlistment he received his honorable discharge Nov. 20, 1864 at Nashville TN and
soon afterward returned to his native county.
The year following his retirement from the army Mr. White was married Sept. 20,
1865 to Josephine Mougin, also a native of this county, born in Rice Twp. July
19, 1850. Mrs. White is the daughter of Augustus and Catherine (Gammon) Mougin,
the former a native of France and the latter born in the State of Maine. They
emigrated to what was then the Far West, settling in Rice Twp. about 1842. They
are still living on the old homestead, which, by their united labors, they built
up from a wild and uncultivated tract of land. Nothwithstanding they are quite
well advanced in years, they are hale and hearty and in the enjoyment of good
health, sitting under their own vine and fig tree, amid the comforts which they
have so justly earned, and with the blessings of scores of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. White after their marriage located on the farm which they now
occupy. In due time they gathered around their fireside children to the number
of twelve - Emily is the wife of James Sanderson, of Rice Twp.; Ellsworth died
when three months old; Kittie J. is the wife of Samuel Clark of Elizabeth Twp:
Matilda, Nevada, Ida, Samuel D Jr., Josephine, Eliza, Belle, Cyrus and Hattie
are at home with their parents The homestead includes 256 acres of land, which
with its improvements, makes a valuable estate in the accumulation of which Mr.
White has received the assistance of his industrious and worthy wife. They are
both favorites in the social circle, and are often to be found foremost in the
enterprises set on foot for the elevation of society and the general good of the
community. Our subject votes the straight Republican ticket and has served as
Assessor three years. He is public-spirited and liberal, prompt to meet his
obligations and a man whose word is considered as good as his bond.
From Portraits and Biographicsal Pg 528, Transcribed and contributed to
Genealogy Trails by Christine Walters
Copyright © Christine Walters March 2006.".
8Letters of Administration, Estate of Andrew White.
9Christine Walters, transcriber and contributer to "Genealogy Trails", Samuel D. White, from Portraits and Biographical pg. 528, IGI British Isles. The entry for Andrew White shows him born in Ireland in 1800, his wife as Mrs. Matilda White, born Jo Daviess Co., Illinois in 1807, their marriage as 1827 in Illinois. It lists their three daughters, Martha J. born 1842 in Illinois, Mary b. 1844 in Illinois, and.
Mary Jane WHITE
1Vital Statistics from Galena Newspapers
uly 22, 1828 - November 19, 1850
arriages, Petitions for Divorce
eaths, Est, Jo Daviess County website http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi/vitals/VS1a.htm, 29 Sep 1838.
Ann Eliza WHITE
1Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Irish Hollow Precinct. "Line 10 Dwelling # 1727 Family # 1781
Andrew White age 50 male Farmer value real est. - $1000 born Ireland
Matilda " 43 f "
William L. " 11 m Ills
Samuel D. " 9 m "
Martha J. " 8 f "
Mary " 6 f "
Ann E. " 4 f "
John Fitzpatrick 94 m " Ireland."
2Census, Federal - 1860 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Elizabeth Twsp. "Line 26 Dwelling # 4388 Family # 4553
Andrew White 60 Male Farmer Value real est - 1000 pers est - 790 born Ireland
Matilda 57 f "
William L. 20 m farmhand Ills
Samuel D. 19 m " "
Martha J. 18 f domestic "
Mathew 16 m farm Hand " Attends school
Ann E. 14 f "."
3Census, Federal - 1880 - Jo Daviess Co, IL, Elizabeth, Sheet 314 B; Ancestry p. 24 of 29, 16 Jun 1880. "Line 9 Dwelling # 218 Family # 221
White, Samuel D. age 39
Josephine 30 wife
Emily 13 dau
Catherine J. 10 dau
Matilda 7 dau
Nevada 6 son
Ida 3 dau
Samuel D. 2 son
Josephine 4/12 dau
Eliza 31 sister check marks in col 20: maimed, crippled etc 22: cannot read 23: cannot write
Wilcox, Harry 33 farm hand."
4Census, Federal - 1900 - Turner Co., S. Dakota, Twsp 97, Ancestry p. 6 of 13.
Enoch BARRETT
1Census, Federal - 1850 - Jo Daviess Co., Elizabeth Twsp. IL, Ancestry p. 18.
2Weston Cemetery, Elizabeth Twsp, Jo Daviess Co., IL, Ancestry.com - p. 18. As reported by Rootsweb.
3Weston Cemetery, Elizabeth Twsp, Jo Daviess Co., IL.
4Barrett-Fariher marriage certificate, vital records - JoDaviess Co, IL.
Ellen FARAGHER
1White, Helen Frances- Notes from Personal Interview by Dianne Z. Stevens, White, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
2Dorothy E. White, White, Dorothy E. - Letters to P&D Stevens Family, 1976/1978, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. "
Letter 1. 1-26-76: "One big differences between our generation and later ones is the amount of dollar bills and coins that are handled. We didn't have many.
Uncle John sent us each a dollar at Christmas. Grandma and Aunt Eva gave us little gifts I think Aunt Eva got for sending in Subscriptions to McCall's Magazine.
Our Sunday School bought us gifts from the 10 Cent store.
When we went to Virginia, we turned yellow, because we got malaria, there was so much woods and dampness, making a fine home for mosquitos.
Goats are something we had on that first Virginia place. We were glad to tell the other children at school that we had kids at home. Those goats climbed up onto the chickenhouse roof. They were quite a nuisance.
There was a spring on that first Virginia place, and that spring had its own house among the big ferns or brakes. Soon we had a well with a pump.
Grandpa Wesley White made us a swing to play on. It was a big board that swung around on a stump. Someone would push it, and, if you didn't watch out, you could get bumped.
We girls preferred paper dolls to real ones. Oh, yes, we had spool people too. All of these we dressed.
Letter 2. Feb 1976: Dianne wants to know about spool people. They were just spools that our imagination gave heads, arms, legs, and faces. Mother sewed, so we had the use of many empty spools. We dressed them in bits of cloth. Spool families would visit one another.
Our mother had four children for whom she sewed, washed with a washboard, churned and canned. We helped with the canning, because our family sold canned goods. We helped with the planting of tomato plants,potatoes, beans, etc.
Mothers often got lonely in those days when the fathers were at work and the children away at school. Few had telephones. There were no radios or television sets to keep one in touch with the world...
Grandmother White claimed to have had twelve children. (In those days many of the babies died or were born dead.) I know of --
Uncle Enoch Barrett, James Enoch Barrett's father (The father of Uncle Enoch was killed while watching a horseshoe pitching game. The gun he was holding with the barrel beneath his chin discharged when hit by a horseshoe.) Grandmother married Grandfather, William L. White.
William Wesley, Paul and Lois' grandfather.
John K. He was very religious. His first wife died when their baby was born, of puerperal fever, a disease caused by the carelessness of doctors and nurses. Of course the baby died too. By the way the second wife acted, we think she wasn't quite sane and by divorcing Uncle John, she made him the only one of the family to go through a divorce court.
Rachel. Rachel died quite young at 40 of a stroke.
Tibbals. He was a postmaster at Oskaloosa, Iowa for a long time. Tibbals and his wife, Merritt's mother and father, died of the flu when Merritt was tiny. He was raised by an aunt on the Sincox side of the family. I guess they were sort of rough. They drank and Merritt does too. When he phoned me the last times I could hardly understand him.
Lizzie. Tibbals and Lizzie were twins.
Joseph.
Annie. Joseph and Annie were twins
Wilbur. He died young of meningitis.
Letter3. 3/22/76: History may reveal skeletons, so adults please read before releasing to children...
Speaking of schooldays: After I left the 4th grade, we went by horsedrawn schoolbus to a consolidated school. I remember that a neighbor boy just didn't want to go to school, and he didn't have to go. Now the colored folk had a little one-room school. Being very poor, the colored people had no facilities for taking baths. (I've read the kings and queens of England of years ago had trouble keeping clean.)
One odd thing that I remember is that there were beautiful wild violets growing in the graveyard at the colored church. The church was next door to our one-room schoolhouse. I picked violets and worried that night because I had stepped on some graves.
Now family business: Grandma Nicklas' name was Henrietta Dorthea. Part of the relationship called her Henrietta and part Dorthea. This grandmother was a dear little lady who had the misfortune of being an illegitimate child. As I remember it, she had a red-headed illegitmate sister. When she came to this country great grandmother became a lawabiding citizen.
About Grandma White, I don't know her maiden name. I think it was something like Faricker...
The Mormon church today sends out missionaries. In Grandma White's day they sent missionaries to the Isle of Man. A number of Grandma's sisters came to this country to join the Mormon colony...
Snobbish colored people from Richmond would come to visit the folk at our local colored church and sometimes there would be shootings. As I understand it, the city people felt much superior to the country folk and expressed their feelings.
Letter4: Some of us near Richmond, VA went to high school via train. We had a whole train society. The conductor would come through the car punching holes in our tickets. He might call out, 'Tickets, tackets, and pocket books!' Besides the school children there were college students and men and women who commuted to their jobs.
I don't know if many people nowadays have cisterns or not. There was one on our Illinois place and I remember that a kitten fell into it breaking our hearts. Of course, Grandma Nicklas and Aunt Eva got their drinking water from their cistern in Platteville, Wisconsin. I remember that you could taste smoke in the water. Grandma said, ' You'd get used to it.' Evidentally it didn't hurt her, for she didn't die until her 90th year.
Letter 5: Curious people or groups that we knew years ago is what I'll write about this time.
Most of the time in Virginia we were in the Baptist church. As you probably know, there are many Baptists in the south. Until baptismal fonts were built in the church, people would be immersed in a pond or creek. One lady in the neighborhood must have been a Presbytarian or an Episcopalian. She would favor us with a solo every once in a while. We thought her funny, because her voice would quiver.
Quite a few people in Virginia were proud of having Indian blood. One family lived on the first place we had in Virginia after we moved up on the hill. One brother asked father to pull a tooth for a poor Indian. Father did.
Huegonauts were religious refugees from France. Once we went to Huegonaut Springs, VA - our family and the Baumanns' - for a picnic. That religious sect must have had a colony there. Of course we went by horse and buggy. A short distance now was a long way then.
Letter 6 - 8/2/76 - I'll mention music this month. When we children were little we had a gramophone in place of what we call a record player today. It had a horn that was shaped like a morning glory flower. The records were...cylinders that fitted on to a solid cylinder. Records I remember are, ' Just a Little Attic but it's Home Sweet Home', "Ring the Bells of Heaven', 'Tell Mother I'll be There'. Poke Miller's 'The Old Time Religion', and instrumentals, some by violin, flute, and harp, one 'Love and Devotion.'
We had a book of favorite songs. Many of them were Stephen Foster. They, of course, were mostly Negro. I believe Negro songs are out of style nowadays.
Letter 7 - 8/21/1977: ....
Letter 8 - 7/16/1978: Helen called sometime ago and mentioned that we should have questioned the former generation more when we had the chance; however, there were some things they were reluctant to talk about. My, but life is much easier on womenfolk than it used to be! We don't have the big ironings they used to have to do. Grandmother White had to have every sock ironed. Everything had to be ironed.
The water had to be hand pumped and carried in pails. It was necessary to boil the clothes. The bar of soap (one kind was called Octagon) had to be sliced up so as to be softened by the water.
We didn't have the chore girls, woven metal gadgets, to get the sticky particles of food off the dishes.
I've heard the practise of saving string made fun of nowadays. There were no tapes or rubber bands for quickly sealing packages.
What a lot of sewing and mending had to be done! Today, if we watch for bargains, we can buy our clothes ready-made for practically what it would cost us for the material and notions.
The boys and girls may have had chores to do before starting off to school.
And there were school wagons instead of buses and maybe ill-tempered drivers. If the poor driver had indigestion, he might not feel too good.
I can't get over thankfulness for 1978.".
3Dianne Z. Stevens, P&D Stevens Family History, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
4White, Lizzie - letter to Helen White 31 DEC 1962, Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711. This letter tells about Aunt Annie's death and Ellen Faragher's journey to America and death of 1st husband, Enoch Barrett.
5Census, Federal - 1860 - Jo Daviess Co., IL, Elizabeth Twsp, Ancestry p. 10 of 37, Ancestry.com.
6White, Ellen Faragher - Will, Office of Circuit Court, Jo Daviess County Court House, 330 N. Bench St., Galena, IL. "In the Matter of the Estate Last Will and Testament
of Filed September 22, 1927
~Ellen White, Deceased Box 14 County Records
~ I, Ellen White, widow of William L. White, deceased of the Village
of Apple River, in the County of Jo Daviess and State of Illinois, of the
age of eighty-eight years, and being of sound mind and memory, do make,
publish, and declare this my last will and Testament in the manner follow-
ing:
~ FIRST: It is my will that all of my just debts and funeral expenses
be fully paid as soon after my deceass as conveniently may be.
~SECOND: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Annie E. White, the sum
of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00).
~Third: I give and bequeath to my son, John K. White, the sum of One
Thousand Dollars (1000.00).
~FOURTH: I give and bequeath go my son, Enoch Barrett, the sum of
Five Hundred Dollars (500.00).
~FIFTH: I give and bequeath to my grand-children, namely Phillip L.
White, Dorothy White and Helen White, children of my son Wesley White
of Midlothian, Virginia, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each, the total
bequest to said three grand-children being Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).
~SIXTH: I give and bequeath to my two grand-children, Edith M.
Phillips, and Ellen W. Phillips, children of my daughter Elizabeth E.
Phillips, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each, being a total bequest of
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to these two grand-children.
~SEVENTH: I give and bequeath to my two grand-sons, Howard F. White
and Merritt W. White, sons of my son George Tibbals White, On Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) each, being a total bequest of Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) to these two grand-children.
~EIGHTH: I give and bequeath to my grand-son, James Barrett, the
sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
~NINTH: I give and bequeath to the Board of Foreign Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Apple River, Illinois, the sum of Two Hun-
dred Dollars ($200.00).
~TENTH: I give and bequeath to the Society of Home Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Apple River, Illinois, the sum of Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
~ELEVENTH: I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Annie
E. White, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lots Numbered
Five (5) and Six (6) in Block Number Three (3), in the Original Village
of Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, with the hereditaments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging, to have and to hold to her own use and
benefit forever. It is my request that my said daughter, Annie E. White,
shall give my son, John K. White, the privilege of living in the resi-
dence situate upon above described lots so long as he cares to do so. -27- (continued)
~TWELFTH: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Annie E. White, all of
my household goods and kitchen utensils to have and to hold for her own
use and benefit forever.
~THIRTEENTH: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, be
the same real, personal, and mixed, I give and bequeath to my five (5)
children, namely: William Wesley White, John K. White, Joseph H. White,
Annie E. White, and Elizabeth E. Phillips, share and share alike, to have
and to hold the same to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
~FOURTEENTH AND LASTLY: I make, constitute and appoint my daughter,
Annie E. White, to be the Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament,
hereby requesting and directing that no surety be required on her bond
as such Executrix.
~ I hereby revoke any and all former Wills and Codicils by me made,
and declare this only to be and contain my Last Will and Testament.
~ IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name to this my
Last Will and Testament, consisting of two type-written pages, this
Thirty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord One Thousand nine hun-
dred and twenty-five (1925).
Ellen White (seal)
~This instrument was on the day of the date thereof, signed, sealed,
published and declared by the said testatrix, Ellen White, to be the Last
Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, and in
her presence, and in the presence of each other, gave subscribed our
names as witnesses, and we believe her to be of sound mind and memory
at the time of signing the same.
Leo W. Charlton
John M. Spear.".
7Census, Federal - 1870 - Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Apple River, Ancestry p. 10 of 28. "Line 10 Dwelling # 1727 Family # 1781
Andrew White age 50 male Farmer value real est. - $1000 born Ireland
Matilda " 43 f "
William L. " 11 m Ills
Samuel D. " 9 m "
Martha J. " 8 f "
Mary " 6 f "
Ann E. " 4 f "
John Fitzpatrick 24? m " Ireland."
8Census, Federal - 1900 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Apple River twsp., ed # 28, sheet 3, 8 Jun 1900.
9Census, Federal - 1910 - Jo Daviess Co., Ill, Village of Apple River.
10BROWN'S ISLE OF MAN DIRECTORY
ith HISTORY OF THE ISLAND VALUATION, LIST OF RESIDENTS CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LIST, &c., &c., ISLE OF MAN JAMES BROWN & SON, The Isle of Man Times Office, Times Buildings, Athol-street, Douglas. 1881
"PATRICK.
North of Rushen to the river Neb, is the parish of Patrick, a wild mountainous region, including the northern slopes of Barrule and Slieauwhallin, and, to the west, the Dalby Mountain, with the Peel hills to the north. Between Mount Dalby and Barrule is Glen Rushen, a deep highland glen, called in its lower part Glenmaye. Through this glen flows the Glenmaye river, which forms the beautiful Glenmaye waterfall, about one mile from the sea. The district is barren, and only a small part of its area is capable of cultivation. The district north of Barrule is highly metalliferous, and several of the veins of lead are worked in Glen Rushen, and its offshoot Glen Dhoo. In Glen Rushen also are extensive slate quarries, which at one time promised to be very successful. The population is partly agricultural, fishing, and mining, and is sparsely distributed over the parish. Glenmaye is the principal village, it is much frequented by tourists on account of its beautiful scenery and waterfall. Dalby village is a small collection of houses, near the coast on the west side of Dalby Mountain. The population in 1851 was 2,925 ; and in 1871 it was 2,888. The present vicar of the parish is the Rev. William Hawley."
11Census, Federal - 1920 - JoDaviess Co., IL, town of Apple River, Ancestry p. 9 of 15. "line 35 Webster St. dwelling & family #148
White, Helen 83 immigrated to US 1854 Naturalized 1856
Anna E 46
Francomb, Emma 57." 1920 census shows Emma Francomb, age 57, living with Ellen and Annie. Emma is an older sister of Ella Francomb who had married Ellen's son Tibbals in 1902.
12White Tombstone - Apple River, IL, photo in personal files of DZ Stevens.
13Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, film # 458443.
14Irene Clark, Miscellaneous Papers.
15White Tombstone - Apple River, IL.
16White Tombstone - Apple River, IL.
17Barrett-Fariher marriage certificate, vital records - JoDaviess Co, IL.
William FARAGHER
1Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, film # 458443.
2William Faragher Will. "Patrick
Peel April 4th. 1865
In the name of God Amen
Know all men by these present, that I william Faragher, late of Ballacooil in the Parish of Patrick but now residing in the town of Peel being in perfect mind memory and understanding but considering the uncertainty of this life do make this my last will and testament.
In the way and manner following first I commit my soul to almighty God and my body to Christian burial.
First: I leave and bequeath to my son Thomas the house and garden that I possess in Glenmay in the Parish of Patrick and twenty pounds sterling.
Second: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Margaret (?) the sum of twenty pounds sterling.
Third: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Martha the wife of Thomas Murphy the sum of thirty _______________________.
Fourth: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Catherine the wife of William Shimmin my right and title to a bond of security of sixty pounds secured in the hands of Thomas Kinvig of the parish of _____. Said William Shimmin being joint morgager for the same sum in said bond and all interest due on said bond of security at the time of my Demise.
Fifthly: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Ann the sum of one pound sterling.
sixthly: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth the sum of one pound sterling.
Seventhly: I leave and bequeath toto my daughter Jane the sum of one pound sterling.
Eighthly: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Ellinor the sum of one pound sterling.
Lastly: I do nominate constitute and appoint my son William Robert and my daughter Eliza Esther the wife of Paul Mcylechreest my joint executors of all the rest of my cash goods chattels and effects of every description whatsomever. To be equally divided between them. And I do hereby exclude all other persons claiming or pretending to.". "Patrick
Peel April 4th. 1865
In the name of God Amen
Know all men by these present, that I william Faragher, late of Ballacooil in the Parish of Patrick but now residing in the town of Peel being in perfect mind memory and understanding but considering the uncertainty of this life do make this my last will and testament.
In the way and manner following first I commit my soul to almighty God and my body to Christian burial.
First: I leave and bequeath to my son Thomas the house and garden that I possess in Glenmay in the Parish of Patrick and twenty pounds sterling.
Second: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Margaret (?) the sum of twenty pounds sterling.
Third: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Martha the wife of Thomas Murphy the sum of thirty _______________________.
Fourth: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Catherine the wife of William Shimmin my right and title to a bond of security of sixty pounds secured in the hands of Thomas Kinvig of the parish of _____. Said William Shimmin being joint morgager for the same sum in said bond and all interest due on said bond of security at the time of my Demise.
Fifthly: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Ann the sum of one pound sterling.
sixthly: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth the sum of one pound sterling.
Seventhly: I leave and bequeath toto my daughter Jane the sum of one pound sterling.
Eighthly: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Ellinor the sum of one pound sterling.
Lastly: I do nominate constitute and appoint my son William Robert and my daughter Eliza Esther the wife of Paul Mcylechreest my joint executors of all the rest of my cash goods chattels and effects of every description whatsomever. To be equally divided between them. And I do hereby exclude all other persons claiming or pretending to claim in this my last _____."
3William Thwaites, Isle of Man: Its Civil and Ecclesiastical History, Antiquities, Shefield Publishing Co., 1863. (the title continues...) Botany, Zoology, Geology, &c.,
CLIMATE, AGRICULTURE, SOIL AND PRODUCE, MANUFACTURES AND MINERAL PRODUCTIONS, CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT, ETC., WITH SEPARATE HISTORICAL, STATISTICAL, & TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE TOWNS, PARISHES, AND VILLAGES IN THE ISLAND, SHEWING THEIR SITUATION, EXTENT AND POPULATION, PLACES OF WORSHIP, SCHOLASTIC INSTITUTIONS' REMAINS OF ANTIQUITIES, CHARITIES, ETC.
BY WILLIAM THWAITES.
Sheffield
PRINTED FOR THE SHEFFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY, BY J. ROBERT SHAW, "EXCELSIOR" PRINTING OFFICES, AND SOLD BY THE SHEFFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY AND THEIR AGENTS. PRICE TO SUBSCRIBERS, 10/- EACH. NON-SUBSCRIBERS 3/6 EXTRA. "Patrick Directory . . . Farmers . . . Fargher, William, Ballacooil."
4Irene Clark, Enjoyed Your Wonderful Letters, Email 12 Jul 2003 from Irene Clark to Dianne Stevens, 15 Jul 2004. Deduced from 1851 Census.
5Irene Clark, William Faragher Research.
6Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, film # 458443.
Ann KELLY
1Jane Kelly Estate Papers, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "She left unto Martha Faragher, daughter of William Faragher, the sum of ten pounds BritishJane Kelly Estate Papers
Received from Irene Clark August 2007
The Last Will of Jane Kelly
Whereas the Ecclesiastical Court of this Diocese hath this Day granted Probate of the last will and testament of Jane Kelly late of Patrick deceased, to Wm. KellyExor of this will.
And Whereas Thomas Kay of Ballalonna in the Parish of Patrick and Thomas Garrett of Cronk Moar in the Parish of Patrick have agreed to become pledges to the said Wm Kelly
Therefore, Know all Men by these Presents, that We, the said Thos Kay and Thos Garrett hereby bind and oblige ourselves, and our Executors, and Administrators, as pledges to the said Wm Kelly for the due and faithful Administration of the Goods and Effects of the said Deceased, according to Law. Witness our Subscriptions, this 29th Day of April 1847.
Thos Kay
Thos Garrett
Witnessed by
H D LaMottes
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This is the last will and testament of Jane Kelly of Patrick being in perfect mind and memory at the making thereof.
First - She commites her soul to God and her body to Christian burial.
2nd - She left unto her daughter Ann the sum of twenty pounds British
a feather bed with the clothe thereon
and a chest with a lock on.
3rd - She left unto Margaret Faragher, daughter of William Faragher, the sum of twenty pounds British.
4th - She left unto Martha Faragher, daughter of William Faragher, the sum of ten pounds British.
5th - She left unto Ellen Faragher, daughter of William Faragher, the sum of ten pounds British.
Lastly - She nominated and appointedher son William Kelly to be whole and sole Exetor of all the rest of what kind soever Moveable and immoveable. This is the 30th of October 1846.
Jane Kelly my X
Witness Present
Thos Kay
Thomas Garrett.".
2Irene Clark Email, dated 24 Nov 2007.
3Irene Clark Email, dated 24 Nov 2007.
4Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, film # 458443.
John FARAGHER
1Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, film # 458443.
2Irene Clark, Miscellaneous Papers.
Jane FARAGHER
1Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, film # 458443.
2Irene Clark, Miscellaneous Papers.
3Margaret Faragher Letters to Ann Faragher, Copy in Personal Files of Dianne Z. Stevens. "Margaret Faragher Letters to Ann Faragher
Letter 1
Glenrushen, Patrick
August 30, 1878
My Dear Sister,
I take this opportunity of writing a few lines to you, hoping this shall find you enjoying good health. As I am happy to say this leaves us all enjoying good health at present. Thank God for the same blessings.
It is a long time since I heard from you. Your last letter was dated Feb. 9th, and I wrote to you a short time before I received yours, and I have thought that you did not get it, as I have not heard from you since. I hope you will excuse me for not writing to you sooner. I have thought of you several times, but have put it off until the present.
I told you in the last letter that Joseph Cowley was seeing us, and I have not heard of him this good while. Our brothers and families are quite well of health, but brother Thomas's second daughter is left a widow. She was married to William Ray. He died in May last. She has two little boys left, and she will be confined very shortly again. Our sisters and families are quite well of health.
You said you would like to know who your Godmothers were. Old Tom Quirk, Dolly, wife was one. She is living yet, but a good age. The other died last spring. She was known a Moore, Nancy, wife and lived in Dalby until late years. She lived in Peel Town.
We had a very nice summer, not too much heat. We have pleasant weather so far for this harvest. We will be cutting next week. I think the crop of corn all over our Island is good this year.
We heard from Aunt Vondy not long ago. She was able to get out of bed every day. Uncle Philip and family are quite well. They heard from William a short time ago. He was well. I heard from sister Jane last April, and she sent a portrait of her own, and I think she looks well.
I received the book relating to the life and death of Brigham Young and was pleased to receive it. I hope to hear from you soon, and I will sen a quick reply. William is well and sends his best regards to you and all the children. Remember me to them all with my love.
When you write, let me know have you any thoughts about coming to the Island any more? Hoping this shall find you in good spirits.
From your ever loving Sister,
Margaret Clkark & William Clark
p.s. I did not mention that brother Thomas's son, Robert Faragher is married a few weeks ago to Lizzie Quilliam, that was in America. He is the fourth son. They are living in Glensmay. I sent you a Manx paper.
Letter 2
Glenrushen, Patrick,
Isle of Man
May 23, 1879
My Dear Sister,
It has been a very long time. I would like to know, are you hearing from Jane and Ellen? Work such as mining is not very brisk on this Island, as there is a great fall in the price of metal. Provisions of any kind are all reasonable here. Four pound loaf, five pence to six pence each; butter, one shilling to fourteen pence per pound. At present, eggs, twenty for one shilling, beef and mutton from six pence to eight pence per pound, lard, five pence per pound, but things are off until the present time.
I am very glad indeed to hear that you are comfortable now, with a good house and good children, hoping you may lonf enjoy comfort. I was glad. Now I think you might, if you do not come soon, I suppose you will think yourself too old to travel. One sight of your native land before you die would not be out of the way.
I do not know of anything that will interest you at present. I do hope to hear from you soon again, and I will send you a quick reply. William is well at health and sends his very best respects to you all. Remember me to all your children, and I send my love to youyrself.
I still remain
Your ever loving sister,
Margaret Clark,
to her sister, Ann Faragher.
p.s. Please write soon again, as I like to hear from you.".
Ellinor FARAGHER
1Irene Clark, Miscellaneous Papers.
2Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, film # 458443.