Susanna Leach1

b. circa 1755, d. 17 March 1790
Family
Father*Nehemiah Leach2 b. 1709
Mother*Mercy Staples2
Birth*circa 1755Susanna Leach was born circa 1755, the year calculated from her stated age at death.3 
Marriage*after 23 February 1781She married Deacon Isaac Wilbor probably shortly after 23 February 1781 when their Intention of Marriage was recorded in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).4,2 
Death*17 March 1790She died in her 36th year on 17 March 1790 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3 

Family

 Deacon Isaac Wilbor d. 19 Feb 1834
Child 1.Aberdeen Wilbor1,5 b. 23 Jun 1785, d. 21 Jan 1839

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 581, noting a private record in Titicut. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 239.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 346, his surname spelled "Wilbar."

Susanna Leach1

b. 7 July 1743, d. 1771
Family
Father*David Leach1 b. 20 May 1706
Mother*Elizabeth Cooke1 d. 6 Jun 1750
Birth*7 July 1743Susanna Leach was born on 7 July 1743.1 
Marriage*25 June 1767She married Levi Hooper, son of James Hooper and Mary Johnson, on 25 June 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Relocation*After their marriage, Susanna and Levi Hooper relocated to Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Levi had traveled through the region after his military service and was so pleased with the country that he decided to return and make his home there.1 
Children*Susanna and Levi Hooper had two children together, one daughter and one son.1 
Death*1771She died in 1771.1 
(Heir# 3) Estate and Land19 October 1802Susanna (Leach) Hooper, as one of David Leach's daughters, was an heir of her Uncle Ephraim Leach, and received a one-eighth part of her father's one-quarter share of her uncle's homestead farm. A warrant had been issued on 19 February 1799 to divide and distribute the homestead farm of the deceased Ephraim Leach, and was returned by Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes to the Honorable Joshua Thomas in Plymouth County on 19 October 1802. After first dividing the land and assigning it to the four sisters and brother of the deceased, the committee next divided and set off brother David's one-quarter share to his eight heirs. The committee's written report outlined the process they used, the details of each share, and how they were distributed among the recipients. The committee completed their return of the warrant by stating to the court that they had taken a view of the homestead that Ephraim Leach, late of Bridgewater, died seized of and, pursuant to the warrant and as directed by Judge Joshua Thomas, had divided the homestead agreeably and assigned and set off to the heirs of the several persons mentioned, their respective heirs' shares, to be held separately. The document was filed with the court on 6 April 1805.

For Susanna, the men set off her one eighth share by beginning at the southwest corner of the first two shares of Asa Leach and Mary Leach, then south 5 rods to a stake, then east 17 rods to a stake, then north 5 rods to a stake, and then west 17 rods to the bounds first mentioned.4,5 

Family

 Levi Hooper b. 16 May 1742, d. 22 Oct 1806

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32, the date noted as 25 Jun 1766.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, pages 187 and 239, the date recorded as 25 Jun 1767. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  5. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).

Tabatha Leach1

b. circa 1717
Family
Birth*circa 1717Tabatha Leach was born circa 1717, as noted on her gravestone.1,2 
Marriage*4 March 1740She married Robert Keith, son of Samuel Keith and Bethia Fobes, on 4 March 1740 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Family

 Robert Keith b. 19 Oct 1718
Children 1.Robert Keith1 b. 18 Oct 1742
 2.Phebe Keith+1 b. 28 Sep 1744, d. 25 Oct 1811
 3.Hazadiah Keith1 b. 1 Nov 1746
 4.Tabitha Keith1 b. 20 Aug 1748
 5.Sarah Keith1 b. 10 Mar 1749
 6.Constant Keith1 b. 6 Jan 1752
 7.Wealthy Keith1 b. 20 Apr 1754
 8.Eliab Keith1 b. 29 Jul 1756
 9.Asa Keith1 b. 4 Nov 1758

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 212. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 216.

Wealthy Leach1

b. 18 October 1767
Family
Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Jedediah Leach1 d. 8 Mar 1813
Mother*Phebe Keith1,2 b. 28 Sep 1744, d. 25 Oct 1811
Birth*18 October 1767Wealthy Leach was born on 18 October 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*30 September 1788She married Joseph Leach, son of Benjamin Leach and Mary Keith, on 30 September 1788 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,3 

Family

 Joseph Leach

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 212. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, pages 236 and 239.

Mary Leake1

Family
Marriage*She married Charles Christian.1 

Family

 Charles Christian
Child 1.Elijah Christian1 b. 1748

Citations

  1. [S1745] Family Data Collection - Births, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Elijah Christian in 1748 in Goochland County, VA, USA, to Charles Christian and Mary Leake. Hereinafter cited as Family Data Collection - Births.

George Leamer1

b. 27 November 1822, d. 14 November 1909
Family
Birth*27 November 1822George Leamer was born on 27 November 1822 in Canoe Creek, Blair County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*21 February 1847He married first Elizabeth Confer on 21 February 1847 in Blair County, Pennsylvania.2,1 
(Husband) Death10 October 1853George became a widower when Elizabeth (Confer) Leamer died on 10 October 1853 at age 26 years, 6 months.2 
Marriage*8 February 1855He married second Margaret Geesey on 8 February 1855 at Wills Creek Charge, Londonderry, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.3,1,4 
(Husband) Death1 April 1885George became a widower for the second time when Margaret (Geesey) Leamer died on 1 April 1885 at age 54.3 
Death*14 November 1909He died on 14 November 1909 in Dakota City, Dakota County, Nebraska, at age 861 
Burial* and was buried with his second wife in Aurora, Lot 4, of Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa.1,3 

Family 1

 Elizabeth Confer b. 1827, d. 10 Oct 1853

Family 2

 Margaret Geesey b. 3 Feb 1831, d. 1 Apr 1885
Child 1.Jesse Schindler Leamer1,5 b. 1 Mar 1866, d. 8 Apr 1948

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Leamer, Memorial# 190678906. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Confer) Leamer, Memorial# 12676342.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret (Geesey) Leamer, Memorial# 190686324.
  4. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; marriage of George Leamer and Margaret Geesy on 8 February 1855 in Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA, at Wills Creek Charge, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 673. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rev Jesse Schindler Leamer, Memorial# 210558838.

Jesse Schindler Leamer1

b. 1 March 1866, d. 8 April 1948
Family
Father*George Leamer2,3 b. 27 Nov 1822, d. 14 Nov 1909
Mother*Margaret Geesey4,3 b. 3 Feb 1831, d. 1 Apr 1885
Birth*1 March 1866Jesse Schindler Leamer was born on 1 March 1866 in Pennsylvania.1,3 
Marriage*25 August 1897He married Elsie Elisa Nyboe, daughter of Lauritz Nyboe and Henrietta Christensen, on 25 August 1897 in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska. They were married by the Reverend F. E. Leamer.1,3,5 
Occupation*He was a Minister of the Gospel with the English Lutheran Church, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.6,7 
(Brother-in-Law) Marriage12 June 1909He performed the marriage ceremony between his wife's sister, Olga N. Nyboe, and Ernest L. Larkin on 12 June 1909 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.6,8 
Death*8 April 1948He died on 8 April 1948 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, at age 823 
Burial* and was buried as the Reverend Jesse Schindler Leamer in Aurora, Lot 5, of Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa.3 

Family

 Elsie Nyboe b. 28 Mar 1872, d. 11 Dec 1955

Citations

  1. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 August 1897 in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA, of Elsie Elisa Nyboe, age 25, born about 1872 in Denmark, daughter of Lauritz Nyboe and Henrietta Christensen, and Jesse Schindler Leamer, age 31, born about 1866 in Pennsylvania, son of George Leamer and Margaret Geesy, recorded in Hall County, referencing Hall County Clerk's Office, Grand Island, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Leamer, Memorial# 190678906. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rev Jesse Schindler Leamer, Memorial# 210558838.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret (Geesey) Leamer, Memorial# 190686324.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elsie (Nyboe) Leamer, Memorial# 210558804.
  6. [S2468] Olga Nyboe and Ernest Larkin 1909 Nebraska Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Hastings Tribune, (Hastings, Nebraska), Friday, 18 June 1909, page 2, under the headline "Wedding in Omaha", from the Grand Island Independent: Her many friends in this city will no doubt be surprised to learn of the marriage of Miss Olga Nyboe and Mr. Ernest Larkin of Hastings, which occurred last Saturday morning in Omaha; Reverend Mr. Leamer, formerly of the English Lutheran Church of this city and brother-in-law of the bride, performed the ceremony which took place at the Lutheran church in the metropolis, the bride is well known as the daughter of Mrs. Henrietta Nyboe residing at 1404 West Division Street, Mr. Larkin is a promising young man of Hastings and is engaged in the hardware business there, couple will make their home in Hastings. Hereinafter cited as Olga Nyboe and Ernest Larkin 1909 Nebraska Marriage.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Elsie Leamer, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilber, Saline, Nebraska; Roll: 939; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1240939. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2468] Olga Nyboe and Ernest Larkin 1909 Nebraska Marriage, online at www.newspapers.com, The Hastings Tribune, (Hastings, Nebraska), Friday, 11 June 1909, page 1, under the headline "Wedding in Omaha", from the Grand Island Independent: Her many friends in this city will no doubt be surprised to learn of the marriage of Miss Olga Nyboe and Mr. Ernest Larkin of Hastings, which occurred last Saturday morning in Omaha; Reverend Mr. Leamer, formally of the English Lutheran Church of this city and brother-in-law of the bride, performed the ceremony which took place at the Lutheran church in the metropolis, the bride is well known as the daughter of Mrs. Henrietta Nyboe residing at 1404 West Division Street, Mr. Larkin is a promising young man of Hastings and is engaged in the hardware business there, couple will make their home in Hastings.

Horace Robert Leary1,2,3

b. 1 May 1910, d. 1989
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*John Arthur Leary4 b. 1878
Mother*Elizabeth Johnson4 b. 1884
Birth*1 May 1910Horace Robert Leary was born on 1 May 1910 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*31 December 1938He married Alta Sinkler, daughter of William Reed Sinkler and Alice Michener Heaton, on 31 December 1938.1,5,2 
Death*1989He died in 1989 at about age 792 
Burial* and was buried in North and Southampton Churchyard, Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.2 

Family

 Alta Sinkler b. 4 Nov 1908, d. 18 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 657. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Horace R Leary, Memorial# 54006432. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Horace Robert Leary of Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, age 30, born on 1 May 1910 at Newark, New Jersey, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, describing him as 5' 7" in height, weighing 150, Ruddy complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, members of his household included Horace Robert Leary and Alta Leary, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 1442. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur and Elizabeth Leary, Philadelphia Ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1622; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 433. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alta (Sinkler) Leary, Memorial# 54006431.

John Arthur Leary1,2

b. 1878
Family
Birth*1878John Arthur Leary was born about 1878 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Johnson.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Johnson b. 1884
Child 1.Horace Robert Leary1 b. 1 May 1910, d. 1989

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur and Elizabeth Leary, Philadelphia Ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1622; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 433. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary Johnson with her son-in-law and daughter, John and Elizabeth Leary, and their 19-year-old son, Horace Leary, Upper Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2341742. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.

Esther Krout Leatherman1

b. 21 October 1806, d. 15 December 1880
Family
Birth*21 October 1806Esther Krout Leatherman was born on 21 October 1806.1 
Marriage*She married John Bewighouse.1,2 
Death*15 December 1880She died on 15 December 1880 at age 741 
Burial* and was buried in Deep Run Mennonite Church East Cemetery, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 John Bewighouse b. 27 Dec 1800, d. 22 Sep 1890
Children 1.Maria Leatherman Bewighouse+1,3 b. 25 Aug 1825, d. 27 Oct 1907
 2.Catherine Bewighouse+1,4 b. 10 Dec 1834, d. 9 May 1886

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Esther Krout (Leatherman) Bewighouse, Memorial# 51709501. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bewighouse, Memorial# 51709480.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Maria Leatherman (Bewighouse) Beidler, Memorial# 51606154.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catharine (Bewighouse) Myers, Memorial# 106345832.

Mary Leatherman1,2

b. 1817
Family
Birth*1817Mary Leatherman was born about 1817 in Ohio.1 
Marriage*14 April 1836She married Andrew Sheeley on 14 April 1836 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.1,2 
(Grandmother) DivorceHer son, John, and John's wife, Elizabeth, divorced, and both remarried, Elizabeth in 1868 and John before the 1870 census was taken. Mary's grandson, Thomas, was raised by Mary and her husband, Andrew, as their son.3,4 

Family

 Andrew Sheeley b. 1815
Child 1.John Sheline+1 b. 1837

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew and Mary Sheeley, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Union, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: 144; Page: 118b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Andrew Shely and Mary Leatherman on 14 April 1836 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000890364. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 January 1868 in Elkhart County, Indiana, USA, of James Heaton and Elizabeth Sheely, referencing the Works Progress Administration, Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940, Elkhart County, Indiana, , Book 3, Page 115. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Margaret Sheline, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Cass, Michigan; Roll: M593_668; Page: 275A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Abihail Leavitt1

b. 9 December 1667
Family
Father*John Leavitt2
Mother*Sarah __?__2
Birth*9 December 1667Abigail Leavitt was born on 9 December 1667 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), with the notation that her name was recorded as "Abiel" in the Hingham town records.2,3 
Marriage*20 January 1685/86She married first Isaac Lazell on 20 January 1685/86 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).4,5 
(Wife) Death20 October 1690Abihail (Leavitt) became a widow when Isaac Lazell died on 20 October 1690.4 
Marriage*She married second Isaac Johnson in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Biographical Info*Abihail and Isaac Johnson came from Hingham and settled with her two Lazell children and about six children of their own in west Bridgewater about 1700. Isaac was a captain, a representative and a magistrate.6 

Family 1

 Isaac Lazell b. 10 Jul 1660, d. 20 Oct 1690
Children 1.Abial Lazell+7,4 b. 26 Jun 1687
 2.Isaac Lazell7,8 b. 6 Sep 1690

Family 2

 Isaac Johnson b. 1668, d. 27 May 1738
Children 1.David Johnson+6
 2.Daniel Johnson6
 3.Sarah Johnson+6 b. 1 Jul 1702
 4.Captain John Johnson6 b. 11 Jun 1705, d. 12 Nov 1770
 5.Mary Johnson+1 b. 18 Jun 1716, d. 28 Dec 1757

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.
  3. [S854] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1911), Deaths, page 205. Hereinafter cited as West Bridgewater Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S859] The town of Hingham, History of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume II, Lasell, pages 423-426.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Hingham Marriages, Volume 1, page 25, image# 29, recording his name correctly as "Isaac". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  6. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Johnson, pages 210-213. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  7. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Lazell, pages 227-229.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Hingham Births, Volume 1, page 36, image# 39, recording father's name incorrectly as "Israel."

Israel Leavitt1

b. 23 April 1648, d. before 25 January 1698/99
Family
Father*John Leavitt1
Mother*Sarah __?__1
Baptism*23 April 1648Israel Leavitt was baptized on 23 April 1648 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*10 January 1676/77He married Lydia Jackson of Plymouth, daughter of Abraham Jackson and Remember Morton, on 10 January 1676/77 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Death*before 25 January 1698/99He died before 25 January 1698/99 when his widow married for the second time.1 

Family

 Lydia Jackson b. 1658
Child 1.Lydia Leavitt+1 b. 1691, d. 31 Aug 1781

Citations

  1. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.

John Leavitt1

Family
Marriage*The name of John's first wife is not known.2 
Death4 July 1646John became a widower when his first wife died on 4 July 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*16 December 1646He married second Sarah __?__ on 16 December 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 

Family

 Sarah __?__
Children 1.Israel Leavitt+2 b. 23 Apr 1648, d. b 25 Jan 1698/99
 2.Abihail Leavitt+2 b. 9 Dec 1667

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Johnson, pages 210-213. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.

Lydia Leavitt1,2

b. 1691, d. 31 August 1781
Family
Father*Israel Leavitt2 b. 23 Apr 1648, d. b 25 Jan 1698/99
Mother*Lydia Jackson2 b. 1658
Birth*1691Lydia Leavitt was born in 1691 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*23 May 1712She married Jonathan Sprague on 23 May 1712 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,2 
Death*31 August 1781"Old Grannie" died on 31 August 1781 in Bridgewater4 
Burial* and was buried in South Precinct Burying Place, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).4 

Family

 Jonathan Sprague b. 1687, d. 10 Apr 1756
Children 1.Lydia Sprague+1 b. 31 Jul 1715
 2.Hannah Sprague5 b. 25 Jul 1717
 3.Jonathan Sprague Jr.+1,6 b. 13 Mar 1720
 4.Mary Sprague5 b. 26 Mar 1722
 5.Sarah Sprague5 b. 3 May 1725, d. 16 Jun 1726
 6.John Sprague5 b. 8 Jul 1727
 7.Content Sprague+5 b. 7 Apr 1729
 8.Betty Sprague5 b. 10 May 1731
 9.Benjamin Sprague5 b. 4 Jul 1736, d. 31 Mar 1778

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Sprague, pages 321-322. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.
  3. [S859] The town of Hingham, History of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume III, Sprague, page 165.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 561 referencing P.R.3: citing a private record; from a record of burials in the South Precinct Burying Place, kept by Lt. John Washburn, 1739-1797. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 306.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 307.

Ethel LeBel1

b. 1894, d. 14 August 1958
Family
Birth*1894Ethel LeBel was born about 1894 in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine.1,2 
Marriage*24 November 1909She married Joseph Guimond on 24 November 1909 in Maine.1,3,2,4 
(Wife) Death10 April 1958Ethel became a widow when Joseph Guimond died on 10 April 1958 at age 74.4 
Death*14 August 1958She died four months after her husband on 14 August 1958 in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, at about age 641,2 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section E, Lot 129, of Holy Rosary Cemetery Old, Caribou.2,4 

Family

 Joseph Guimond b. 24 Mar 1884, d. 10 Apr 1958
Child 1.Gertrude Guimond+1 b. 13 Apr 1912

Citations

  1. [S2502] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 May 1928 in the Baptist Parsonage, Andover Parish, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada, of Patrick Henry Parks of Caribou, Maine, age 22, Roadman, Bachelor, Baptist, born about 1906 in Van Buren, Maine, son of John H Parks, born in Caribou, Maine, and Kathrine King, and Gertrude Guimond of Caribou, Maine, age 19, House Girl, Spinster, Roman Catholic, born about 1909 in Caribou, Maine, daughter of Joseph Guymond, born in Fort Kent, Maine, and Ethel Labelle, citing Certificate# 2731, referencing Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada. Hereinafter cited as New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ethel (LeBel) Guimond, Memorial# 176781056. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2501] Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 November 1909 in Maine, USA, of Joseph Guimond of Fort Kent, Maine, and Artemise Lebel of Caribou, Maine. Hereinafter cited as Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Guimond, Memorial# 176781057.

Elizabeth Cutler LeClere1,2

b. 7 September 1821
Family
Father*Joseph Philip LeClere2
Mother*Rachel Manning Cutler2
Birth*7 September 1821Elizabeth Cutler LeClere was born on 7 September 1821.2 
Marriage*12 September 1840She married Jonathan J. Slocum, son of Joseph Slocum and Sarah Fell, on 12 September 1840.1,2 

Family

 Jonathan J. Slocum b. 1815

Citations

  1. [S2678] Charles Elihu Slocum, A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations of the first-named family from 1637 to 1881 : with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines so far as ascertained. Also the etymology of those surnames, an account of some researches in England concerning their ancestors who bore the parent surname, Slocombe, Etc., downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Syracuse, New York: Charles E. Slocum, 1882), #244, Judge Joseph Slocum, pages 225-226. Hereinafter cited as A short history of the Slocums.
  2. [S2678] Charles Elihu Slocum, A short history of the Slocums, #470, Jonathan Joseph Slocum, pages 361-362.

Joseph Philip LeClere1

Family
Marriage*He married Rachel Manning Cutler.1 

Family

 Rachel Manning Cutler
Child 1.Elizabeth Cutler LeClere1 b. 7 Sep 1821

Citations

  1. [S2678] Charles Elihu Slocum, A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations of the first-named family from 1637 to 1881 : with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines so far as ascertained. Also the etymology of those surnames, an account of some researches in England concerning their ancestors who bore the parent surname, Slocombe, Etc., downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Syracuse, New York: Charles E. Slocum, 1882), #470, Jonathan Joseph Slocum, pages 361-362. Hereinafter cited as A short history of the Slocums.

Nancy Ledbetter1

b. 18 August 1850
Family
Birth*18 August 1850Nancy Ledbetter was born on 18 August 1850 in Randolph County, North Carolina.1 
Marriage*12 November 1869She married Webster Clay Wood on 12 November 1869 in Randolph County, North Carolina.1,2,3 
Census US 1900*19 June 1900Nancy Wood was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 19 June 1900 at 1009 South Elm Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. She was 49 years of age and recorded as married, although her husband was not with her. She rented her home which she operated as a boarding house. She reported being married for 31 years and had given birth to seven children, all of whom were living, and four of them were enumerated with her in 1900. Nora C. was single, 23 years of age and no longer attending school; Elsie A. was 20 years old and recorded as single, although she had married in May. We also note that Elsie had been enumerated with her husband two weeks earlier, on 6 June 1900, in Malden, Massachusetts, so we don't know where she actually was on those two different enumeration dates; Anna M. and Leslie, who were ages 12 and 9 years, respectively, were at school, and had both attended school for six months of the census year. Seventeen boarders were also enumerated with Nancy in 1900, and everyone in the household was able to read, write and to speak English.4,5 

Family

 Webster Clay Wood b. 25 Oct 1848
Child 1.Elsie A. Wood1,6 b. 11 May 1880

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy (Ledbetter) Wood, Memorial# 103813896. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Webster Clay Wood, Memorial# 133580384.
  3. [S2210] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 November 1869 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA, of _____ Wood and Nancy Ledbetter. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nancy Wood, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: 1198; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0055. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of E. "Harold" and Jennie H. Newlin, Year: 1900; Census Place: Malden Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 662; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0847; reporting Howard's date of birth as March 1876.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elsie A (Wood) Miller, Memorial# 140744265.

James Leddy1

b. circa 1790
Birth*circa 1790James Leddy was born circa 1790.1 
(Servant) Census Ireland 18211821James Leddy appeared on the 1821 census in the household of Walter Hinds in Corrakane, County Cavan, Ireland. He was 30 years old and his occupation was reported as Harding Cattle. A total of eight servants, including Anne Leonard, Grace McGuire, Grace Foster, Margaret Sheridan, James Leddy, William Clarke, John Reilly and Terence Reilly, were a part of the Hinds household which consisted of Walter, age 20, and his mother, Jane (Smith) Hinds, age 45.

Walter Hinds was described as a farmer and a gentleman and his house was two stories high. At the time the census was taken, they had an Ellis family visiting overnight. The visitors included James Ellis, Mary Anne Martha (Hinds) Ellis, Mary Jane Ellis and Sally Jane Ellis. The seven other servants who resided there were Terence Reilly, 19, John Reilly, also 19, William Clarke, 16, Anne Leonard, 25, Grace McGuire, 25, Grace Foster, 22 and Margaret Sheridan, 25.1 

Citations

  1. [S501] 1821 Ireland Census, County Cavan, as transcribed by Debbie Annandale from LDS Film# 0597155, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcav2/1821Census.html. Hereinafter cited as 1821 County Cavan Census.

Dora Ledura1

b. 1830
Family
Birth*1830Dora Ledura was born about 1830 in Prussia.2 
Marriage*She married Edward Jacoba.1,2 

Family

 Edward Jacoba b. 1830
Child 1.Mary Emma Jacoba1 b. 1875, d. 1933

Citations

  1. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Henry Fred Simmerman of Madison Township, Clarke County, farmer, age 21, his 2nd marriage, born in Stark County, Illinois, son of Leander Simmerman and Armina Godfrey, married Mary Emma Elizabeth Jacoba of Madison Township, Clarke County, age 21, her 1st marriage, born in Des Moines County, Iowa, daughter of Edward Jacoba and Dora Ledura on 25 December 1893 in Clarke County, Iowa, USA, witnesses Lee Simmerman and Albert Gilbert, married by H. H. Riggs, J.P., referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edward and Dorothy Jacobie, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: 337; Page: 84A; Enumeration District: 106. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Ambrose Lee1

Family
Marriage*He married Frances Penn.1 

Family

 Frances Penn
Child 1.Jane Lee+1 b. 1754, d. Oct 1833

Citations

  1. [S2280] Lt. Isaac Tinsley (1748-1814) Revolutionary War Service, 1773-1782, Amherst County, Virginia, online at www.ancestry.com. Contains information posted, without sources, on 23 April 2012 to an Ancestry tree by Cheyanne Britt Connor Zinc (cczink). Because Cheyanne is a researcher we trust, even as we remain skeptical of unsourced information, we feel fairly confident the information she posted may be considered accurate; viewed online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/3440815/person/… and a copy of her posting may be obtained by clicking the Word document icon. Hereinafter cited as Lt. Isaac Tinsley (1748-1814) Revolutionary War Service, 1773-1782, Amherst County, Virginia.

Charlotte Lee1

b. 1787
Family
Birth*1787Charlotte Lee was born about 1787 in North Carolina.2 
Marriage Bond*24 January 1811A marriage bond was issued to William Carver and Hardin Goodman in Barren County, Kentucky, on 24 January 1811, obligating them to the sum of £50 on the condition of the intended marriage shortly to be solemnized between William Carver and Charlotte Lee.1 
Marriage31 January 1811She married William Carver, son of Cornilius Carver and Sally Goodman, on 31 January 1811 in Barren County, Kentucky.3 
(Wife) Deathbefore August 1828Charlotte became a widow when William Carver died at about age 38 before August 1828, when his brother, John, sold the land in Barren County, Kentucky, that the brothers had purchased jointly in 1823, from Benjamin W. and Frances Clark, to Elisha Carver, another brother.4 
Census US 1830*1 June 1830Charlotte Carver was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1 June 1830 census in Barren County, Kentucky. Her household included eight children under the age of 20, four boys and four girls.5 
Land Records*20 November 1841Charlotte Carver sold, and relinquished all of her right, title and dower interest in, a certain tract of land on the waters of Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, that had been owned by her deceased husband, William Carver, to her brother-in-law, Elisha Carver, who was the Administrator of her husband's estate. Our transcription of the deed follows:

This indenture made and entered into this 20th November 1841 between Charlotte Carver of the County of Barren and State of Kentucky of the one part and Elisha Carver of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that in and for the consideration of $150, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have on this day bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain, sell and relinquish all of my right, title and dower interest in a certain tract of land on the waters of Peters Creek owned by William Carver, my husband, to the said Elisha Carver to have and to hold, to the said Elisha Carver during my life, and I bind myself to warrant and defend the title to the said land against the claim or claims of all persons or person whatever. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above written.

The signature of Charlotte Carver was sealed with her X mark and witnessed by Alexander L. Devasher, who signed his name, and by Barnett Young, who signed with his X mark.6 
(Sister-in-Law) Court Action10 February 1846Charlotte Carver and two of her children, Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, as well as John G. Rogers, who had been appointed the children's Guardian, were named as defendants, along with several other heirs of Charlotte's brother-in-law, Elisha Carver, deceased, in a lawsuit filed by Elisha's eldest daughter, Emily Jane, and her husband, Martin Wood.

Case# 1472 was filed on 10 February 1846 in the Circuit Court at Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, whereby Martin Wood and Emily Jane his wife, who had been married on 13 September 1845 by Henry Lee in Barren County, stated that Emily Jane was the daughter and one of the heirs of Elisha Carver, deceased, and that said Carver was possessed of a tract of land lying in Barren County on the waters of Peters Creek containing 280 acres, and that Carver at the time of his death had legal title to the land, and that he died intestate.

Elisha Carver left a widow, Louisa Carver, and the following children: Lucy Carver, since intermarried with James Carver, Elizabeth Carver, Marthy Ann Carver, James L. Carver, John Carver, Mary T. Carver, and Sarah F. Carver, who with Emily Jane (Carver) Wood, were his only children and legal representatives. The six last named, except Emily, being infants under 21 years of age.

Martin and Emily stated that the land was rapidly deteriorating in value, and would in a few years be seriously and irreparably damaged by exhausting the arable land, and cutting and destroying the timber.

They stated that the land could not be advantageously divided as the share of each of the heirs would be less than $100, and that it would be to the advantage of all to sell the land and divide the proceeds.

An amendment to the above bill stated that James Jameson, Sheriff of Barren County, was appointed by the Barron County court to administer the estate of Elisha Carver, deceased, and that H. P. Curd, Deputy Sheriff for Jameson, acted as Administrator. The Plaintiffs asked that Curd be made a Defendant to the suit, and made to state the amount of the estate that had come into his hands.

In another amendment dated 21 March 1846, the Complainants stated that they understood that Charlotte Carver or her children, Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, had some claim, or pretended claim, on the estate of Elisha Carver, deceased. For the purpose of contesting all things in this suit, they asked the court to make them and John G. Rogers, who had been appointed Guardian of Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, defendants to their suit and any other bills therein, and that they answer.

Charlotte Carver’s response was filed on 26 June 1846, stating that Elisha Carver’s estate was indebted to her children, Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, in the amount of $38 each, for a total of $76. Mr. Curd, representing Charlotte, explained the indebtedness. He stated that Charlotte was the Administratrix of her deceased husband, William Carver's, estate, and that Elisha Carver was her security. Elisha became uneasy, and by way of making him safe, she sold to him her dower interest in the tract of land on which her husband lived and died, for and in consideration of his assuming to pay to Susan (Carver) Woodcock, Joel Y. and Catherine Carver the sum of $38 each being the amount of their respective interests in the estate of William Carver, their father. Elisha Carver thereafter paid Susan Woodcock her $38, but never paid Joel Y. or Catherine their parts. Curd stated that Charlotte claimed nothing for herself out of the estate of Elisha Carver, just what he owed her children.

H. P. Curd's testimony was filed on 21 March 1845, in which he admitted that Elisha Carver departed his life intestate and that by an order of the court he, Curd, as deputy for James Jameson, Sheriff, was qualified to administer the estate, which he did. He sold the personal property, settled the debts, and had in his possession $59.55 belonging to the estate. He testified that Charlotte Carver or her children, Joel Y. and Catherine, were claiming a debt of said estate amounting to $76., which she was alleging was the amount of the balance of the price agreed to be paid by Elisha for the tract of land. Curd claimed to know nothing of his own knowledge of the justness of the claim, and stated that if the claim was justly due and owing that so much of said tract of land be ordered and decreed sold as would pay the balance of $76, first deducting the amount he had in his possession, and allowing him his reasonable costs in defending the suit, including an attorney’s fee.

Testimony by attorney John G. Rogers, representing James Carver and Lucy Carver his wife, was filed on 15 June 1846. They admitted that Emily Wood was a daughter of Elisha Carver, deceased, and that he died intestate, that the heirs and legal representatives listed in the suit were correct, and that Lucy was one of the heirs and a child of Elisha Carver, deceased.

They denied that it would be to their interest to have the said land sold and the proceeds divided. They thought it would be better, and desired, that the land should be divided between the heirs, and that their portions be allotted to them even if the rest were to be sold.

The testimony of John G. Rogers, then testifying on his own behalf, was filed on 24 June 1846. He stated he was the Guardian of Joel Y. and Catherine Carver, the children of Charlotte Carver, and essentially made the same statements to the court that Charlotte had made. That Charlotte Carver was the wife of William Carver, and that her children were Susan Woodcock, Joel Y., and Catherine Carver. In addition, he told of the arrangement between Charlotte and Elisha Carver regarding her selling Elisha her dower interest in the land, that Elisha had paid Susan, and doubtless would have paid Joel Y. and Catherine if he had lived. He said Elisha died a short time thereafter.

Four deeds were submitted to the court as evidence in the court case:

John and Elizabeth Carver his wife, deed dated August 1828, sold to Elisha Carver for $118, one tract of land containing 75 acres on Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, it being part of the tract conveyed by Benjamin W. Clark and his wife unto John and William Carver.

Jesse Bewley and Mary his wife, deed dated 2 August 1831, sold to Elisha Carver for $100, one tract of land on Peters Creek in Barren County, Kentucky, being the tract of land whereon Carver then lived, and the appurtenances thereon.

Ann D. Shirley of the Borough of Norfolk, State of Virginia, by George M. Pryer, her attorney-in-fact, deed dated 17 August 1833, sold to Elisha Carver for $100, 200 acres of land situated on Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, it being part of a 1,333 1/3-acre survey patented to the heirs of Robert Tompkins, deceased, by patent dated 1 March 1800.


Charlotte Carver, deed dated 20 November 1841, sold to Elisha Carver for $150, and relinquished all her right of dower, her interest in a certain tract of land on Peters Creek owned by her husband William Carver, to have and to hold during her life.

Alexander L. Devasher was deposed on 17 September 1846 and asked about the current condition of Elisha Carver’s land which was believed to be occupied at the time by James Carver, one of the defendants in the case. In response to questions, Devasher stated he lived about two miles from James Carver, who he thought lived on the land upon which Elisha Carver lived and died. He said there were two or three different surveys, but it was all the same tract, and he thought James Carver had lived on the land for about three years.

Devasher was asked if he knew of James Carver, the defendant, having cut a great deal of salable timber off the land and sold it, and if Devasher had or had not bought timber from James Carver which came off the land. His response was that Carver had cut a right smart amount, such as board timber, rail timber, etc., but didn’t know much about the property lines and didn’t know whether they came off Elisha Carver’s land or not. He didn’t know of any that had been sold, except what he had heard. He said he had bought some rails from him, but didn’t know whether they came off that land or not.

Asked whether James Carver owned any other land in that neighborhood off of which he could have gotten the board and rail timber etc. he had mentioned, Devasher said James Carver didn’t own any other land except his interest in Elisha Carver’s tract of land.

Asked whether he knew if that land had been much injured and was not worth near as much since James Carver first went upon it to live, Devasher responded that he knew the place had gone to rack, and was not in as good repair as when Elisha Carver died.

Asked whether he knew or did not know that the land was not so valuable now for timber as when James Carver went on it, Devasher stated that if all the timber that had been cut was on the land, it would not be so valuable, but he didn’t know if all the timber was from that land. He didn’t know where the property line was.

Asked if he knew or did not know that James Carver had taken down a house and hauled it to the woods and there permitted the logs to rot, Devasher said they hauled a house out, it was said for Tom Williams to live in, but he didn’t know who the head manager was or anything about it. The logs, he reconned, were lying there yet, and he didn’t know anything about them. He had not seen them since.

Asked if he had not recently contracted with James Carver for a parcel of rails which were either on the land or to be made from the land, Devasher said he and Carver had been talking about trading for some rails, which he reconned were on the land, but they had not traded yet.

Another neighbor, Benjamin Littrell, was also deposed on 17 September 1846. He was asked if he knew or did not know of James Carver, one of the defendants in the case, having cut a great deal of valuable timber off of the land on which he was then living and upon which Elisha Carver died. He responded that there had been a right smart cut there, but he didn’t know that he cut it all. He had heard it said that he cut it, but he never saw him at it. He didn’t know that there was a great deal of valuable timber. There was some board timber, and some for plank, and some for hogsheads, cut off.

Asked if he knew or did not know that the place was much less valuable now than when James Carver went upon it, Littrell responded that he would not give as much for it as it was right smartly out of repair.

Asked how much he would say, or if he knew, to what extent the place had been injured, he said he hardly knew but at a rough guess would suppose, taking everything into consideration, that it had been injured something like $100.

Asked if he would please state, if he knew, in what way James Carver had been living on the land. Had he paid rent for it or not? Littrell responded that he couldn’t tell. He understood that Carver was to pay rent the first year, but how they had managed since he didn’t know.

Asked if he had bought timber from James Carver, the defendant, which grew upon the land, or knew of him selling to any other person, Littrell said he had never bought any from him himself, but understood that he had sold some plank and hogshead timber, which was said to have come off the land.

Asked if he knew if Carver, the defendant, had ever paid any rent for the said land, he said no. I don’t know that he ever has.

Note: No legal resolution, judgment or disposition of the suit was found in the court's case documents, although several deeds have been found in the records of Barren County, Kentucky that indicate that some actions to benefit Elisha's minor children were ordered by the Circuit Court, and some other deeds were found regarding various sales of pieces of his property by his heirs.7,8 

Family

 William Carver b. 1790, d. b Aug 1828
Children 1.John M. Carver+9 b. 1812, d. 1836
 2.Samuel Carver9 b. 1813
 3.William Carver9 b. 1815
 4.Daughter Carver9 b. 1817
 5.Tabitha Carver9 b. 1821
 6.Mariah Carver+9 b. Oct 1821
 7.James Carver+9 b. 1822
 8.Catherine Carver8 b. 1824
 9.Susan Carver8 b. 1826
 10.Joel Y. Carver+8 b. 1827

Citations

  1. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage bond issued on 24 January 1811 in Barren County, Kentucky, to William Carver and Hardin Goodman obligating them to the sum of £50 on the condition of the intended marriage shortly to be solemnized between the above bound William Carver and Charlotte Lee, citing FHL Digital# 5552445, image# 367 of 386. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel and Mary A. Carver, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 386b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online at www.familysearch.org, marriage on 31January 1811 in Barren County, Kentucky of William Carver and Charlotte Lee, citing FHL Digital# 005552444, image# 216 of 1112.
  4. [S2249] Kentucky. Circuit Court (Barren County), Equity judgments with general index ca. 1813-1931. Microfilm of originals in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index. FHL catalog warns that years are mixed and instructs to look up name in index, find bundle number, and look through bundle number until name is found: Film# 218713, Digital# 8685854, Case# 1472 filed 10 February 1846, Martin and Emily J. Wood vs. other heirs of Elisha Carver (1801-1842), image# 172-208 of 765, regarding 1828 Deed, John and Elizabeth Carver to Elisha Carver, image# 181-182 of 765; on 144 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Equity judgments with general index ca. 1813-1931 (Barren County, Kentucky Circuit Court).
  5. [S16] 1830 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charlotte Carver, Year: 1830; Census Place: Barren, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 33; Page: 111; Family History Library Film: 0007812. Hereinafter cited as 1830 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2249] Kentucky. Circuit Court (Barren County), Equity judgments with general index ca. 1813-1931 (Barren County, Kentucky Circuit Court): Film# 218713, Digital# 8685854, Case# 1472 filed 10 February 1846, Martin and Emily J. Wood vs. other heirs of Elisha Carver (1801-1842), image# 172-208 of 765, deed dated 20 November 1841, recorded the same day, Charlotte Carver to Elisha Carver, image# 208 of 765; on 144 microfilm reels.
  7. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com. Grouped within this source title are a variety of documents, transcriptions of documents, information from Bible records, written reports by past genealogists and researchers, and other miscellaneous information we have found attached to a variety of Ancestry public trees and used to increase our understanding of the extensive Britt family of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. We thank all of the individuals who have made this information available; Martin and Emily Jane (Carver) Wood vs. the Heirs of Elisha Carver, deceased, Equity Case# 1472, filed 10 February 1846, abstracted, five pages copied by Gladys B. Wilson in 1975 at the Barren County Court House, Glasgow, Kentucky; originally shared by cczink on 11 August 2009, viewed on 29 August 2021, online beginning at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/18383251/…. Hereinafter cited as Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions.
  8. [S2249] Kentucky. Circuit Court (Barren County), Equity judgments with general index ca. 1813-1931 (Barren County, Kentucky Circuit Court): Film# 218713, Digital# 8685854, Case# 1472 filed 10 February 1846, Martin and Emily J. Wood vs. other heirs of Elisha Carver (1801-1842), image# 172-208 of 765; on 144 microfilm reels.
  9. [S2237] Britt Family Documents and Transcriptions, online at www.ancestry.com, “William Carver Census Analysis”, page 2 of a two- page report dated 1983, Barren County, Kentucky, prepared by Lois Grider Black; originally shared by cczink on 12 August 2009, viewed on 8 September 2021, online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/34626012/….

Eliza Lee1,2

b. 1851
Family
Birth*1851Eliza Lee was born about 1851 in Massachusetts.3 
Marriage*18 January 1872She married first James Kirkham on 18 January 1872 in Cass County, Indiana.2 
(Wife) Death26 March 1889Eliza became a widow when James Kirkham died on 26 March 1889 at age 56.4 
Marriage*19 November 1898She married second, as his second wife, Frederick Hinkle on 19 November 1898 in Miami County, Indiana.1,5,3 
Census US 1910*19 April 1910Eliza and Fred G. Hinkle were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 19 April 1910 at 28 Third Street, Peru, Miami County, Indiana. Fred was 59 years of age, able to read, write and to speak English, and worked for wages as a Sexton in a graveyard, and Eliza was also 59 years of age and able to read, write and to speak English. They rented their house, had been married for 11 years, the second marriage for each, and Eliza had given birth to no children.3 

Family 1

 James Kirkham b. 27 Dec 1832, d. 26 Mar 1889

Family 2

 Frederick Hinkle b. 1852

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Frederick G Hinkel and Eliza Kirkham on 19 November 1898 in Indiana, United States, citing page 251 and referencing FHL Film# 002431900. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Eliza Lee and James Kirkham on 18 January 1872 in Cass County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 1987535, page 235. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  3. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Fred G. and Eliza Hinkle, Year: 1910; Census Place: Peru Ward 1, Miami, Indiana; Roll: T624_371; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1374384. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Kirkham, Memorial# 34781488. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 19 November 1898 in Miami County, Indiana, USA of Frederick G Hinkel of Butler Township, Miami County, and Eliza Kirkham of Peru, Indiana. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.

Elizabeth S. Lee1

b. 1797, d. 1874
Family
Birth*1797Elizabeth S. Lee was born in 1797.1 
Marriage*1819She married Stacy Watson in 1819.1,2 
Death*1874She died in 1874 at about age 771 
Burial* and was buried in Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Stacy Watson b. 1790, d. 1870
Child 1.Caroline Matilda Watson+1,3 b. 30 Jan 1825, d. 30 Sep 1906

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth S (Lee) Watson, Memorial# 58833143. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Stacy Watson, Memorial# 58833142.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Matilda (Watson) Hampton, Memorial# 20652631.

Grace Lee1

d. between 1673 and 1676
Family
Birth*Grace Lee was born in England.1 
Marriage*She married Jonathan Fairbanks in England.1 
Death*between 1673 and 1676She died between 1673 and 1676 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Family

 Jonathan Fairbanks d. 5 Dec 1668
Children 1.John Fairbanks+1 d. 18 Nov 1684
 2.Mary Fairbanks+1 b. 18 Apr 1622

Citations

  1. [S1268] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: American Printing and Engraving Company, 1897), Jonathan Fairbanks, pages 31-34. Hereinafter cited as Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897.

James Stewart Lee1

b. 3 January 1789
Family
Birth*3 January 1789James Stewart Lee was born on 3 January 1789.1 
Marriage*1814He married Martha Campbell about 1814.2,1 

Family

 Martha Campbell b. 13 Apr 1792
Child 1.Priscilla E. Lee1,3 b. 14 Mar 1819, d. 25 Sep 1903

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Stewart Lee, Memorial# 34705605. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Campbell) Lee, Memorial# 34705606.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Priscilla E. (Lee) Bennett, Memorial# 148043782.

Jane Lee1,2

b. 1754, d. October 1833
Family
Father*Ambrose Lee3
Mother*Frances Penn3
Birth*1754Jane Lee was born about 1754 in Amherst County, Virginia.2 
Marriage*She married Isaac Tinsley Sr., son of Edward Tinsley and Margaret Taylor.3,2,4 
Relocation*1812Jane and Isaac were settled with their family in Barren County, Kentucky, about 1812.3 
(Wife) DeathSeptember 1814Jane became a widow when Isaac Tinsley Sr. died in September 1814 at about age 66.3 
Dower Rights*20 May 1822Jane was allotted her right of dower to the lands and personal estate of her deceased husband, Isaac Tinsley Sr., deceased, on 20 May 1822 in Barren County, Kentucky. Her allotment included the sum of $2,010.57 which was paid in a combination of kind, cash, and bonds. She was also allotted the Mansion House together with 86 acres of land which, including the Mansion House and plantation, was described as: Beginning at a large hickory below the plantation and near a spring, thence S 46 E 100 poles to a beech and chestnut, and thence North 44 W 136 poles to a maple, thence N 46 W 100 poles to a beech, thence S 44 W 136 poles to the beginning.5,1 
Estate and Land*20 May 1822On the same date of 20 May 1822 that Jane was allotted her Dower Rights, the Commissioners appointed by the Court in Barren County, Kentucky, submitted their estimation required for the settlement of the estate of her husband, Isaac Tinsley Sr. From an examination of the papers they had received from Thomas Winn, Administrator for the estate, and from the "best evidence" they could obtain, they presented an accounting to the Court of the distribution status for each of the other legatees, Moses Tinsley, Richard Tinsley, Isaac Tinsley Jr., Thomas Tinsley, Seney (Tinsley) Powell, Thomas Powell, Colby Tinsley, Andrew Carpenter, Bennett Tinsley, Rhoda Tinsley, Frank Tinsley, Sophia (Tinsley) Turner and Aiden D. Turner. Identified as Isaac Tinsley Sr.'s heirs and their legal representatives, the group included Jane and Isaac's children, the husbands of their married daughters, an attorney for one of their sons, the heirs of a deceased son, and a trustee for one of their daughter's children. The report of the Commissioners listed specific amounts of money and personal property received and/or owning to each.

All of the couple's children, with the exception of Sophia (Tinsley) Turner, had already received a portion of their shares from the estate before this final accounting, and allotments were made by the commissioners for balances due.

Moses Tinsley's allotment was made to his heirs.

Allotments were made directly to Richard Tinsley, Isaac Tinsley Jr., Thomas Tinsley, Bennett Tinsley, Rhoda Tinsley and Frank Tinsley.

Essenith (Tinsley) Powell's allotment was made to her husband, Thomas Powell, who by law was her legal representative.

Colby Tinsley's balance due was allotted to his father-in-law, Andrew Carpenter, whom Colby had appointed his legal representative.

Frank Tinsley, as the Trustee for the children of his sister, Sophia (Tinsley) Turner and her husband Aiden Turner, received the children's allotment.1 
Estate and Land*27 June 1822Commissioners were appointed in February 1822 by the County Court of Barren County, Kentucky, to divide and allocate the lands of Jane's husband, Isaac Tinsley Sr., deceased, to his heirs or their legal representatives. Jane's widow's Dower had previously been set aside. Three of the commissioners submitted their report, which included a sketch of the ten allotted shares, to the court on 27 June 1822. Included in the allocations were the heirs of the couple's deceased son, Moses Tinsley, and their nine surviving children, Colby Tinsley, Richard Tinsley, Seney (Tinsley) Powell, Thomas Tinsley, Rhoda Tinsley, Francis Tinsley, Sophia (Tinsley) Turner, Isaac Tinsley Jr. and Bennett Tinsley. Two of their daughters, Essenith and Sophia, were married so, as was the law in those days, their allocations were made to their husbands, Thomas Powell and Aiden D. Turner, respectively, as their legal representatives. Our transcription of the Commissioners' report follows and the icon at the end will take you to the sketch of the boundaries dividing each allocation included in their report.

We, Alanson Trigg, James Matthews and William Edmonds, three of the Commissioners appointed by the County Court of Barren in the February Term 1822 to divide and allot to the Heirs and legal representatives of Isaac Tinsley, deceased, their respective parts in a tract of land containing 550 acres, met on the land aforesaid on the 26th of this Instant June and divided the same as follows, to wit and allocated:

No.1 to Moses Tinsley’s Heirs, Beginning at a beech and sugar tree near John Holeman’s fence and at the figure one, thence S 7 E 140 poles to a beech and white oak at 2, N 84 West 59 poles to two beeches at three, thence N 7 W 120 poles to figure 4 on the bluff of the creek, thence up the creek to the beginning, containing 55 acres.

No.2 allotted to Colby Tinsley and bounded as follows, Beginning at a beech and white oak, corner to No.1 and at figure 2, thence South 7 E 99 poles to the figure 5, a stake standing about eight feet north of a large poplar, thence North 84 West 63 poles to a stake in Turner’s field, thence N 7 W 99 poles to a stake and small dogwood at 7, thence S 84 E 60 poles to the beginning, containing 40 acres.

No.3 allotted to Richard Tinsley and bounded as follows, Beginning at a poplar in the head of a hollow at the figure 8, thence South 84 W 60 poles to two beeches at the figure 9, thence N 7 W 120 poles to figure 6, a stake in Turner’s field, thence South 84 E 63 poles to a stake, corner to No.2 and a figure 5, thence to the beginning, containing 45 acres.

No.4 allotted to Thomas Powell and Begins at the figure 10, thence S 7 E 94 poles to figure 11, a dead white oak, thence S 84 E 70 poles to figure 3, thence N 37 W 120 poles to a white oak at 4, thence down the creek to the beginning, containing 50 acres.

No.5 Thomas Tinsley, No.5, Beginning at a stake and small dogwood, corner to No.4 and at figure 7, thence S 7 E 99 poles to figure 6, a stake in Turner’s field, thence South 84 W 60 poles to a beech at figure 12, thence N 7 W 99 poles to figure 11, dead white oak, thence S 84 E 60 poles to the beginning, containing 40 acres.

No.6 allotted to Rhoda Tinsley and Begins at two beeches at the figure 9, thence North 7 W 120 poles to figure 6, a stake in Turner’s field, thence North 84 W 62 poles to figure 12, a beech, thence S 7 E 80 poles to a gum and beech to figure 10, thence down the creek to figure 14, a beech, lower corner to the original survey, thence with the Original line to the beginning, containing 50 acres.

No.7 allotted to Francis Tinsley, Beginning at figure 15 at two sycamores, thence up the creek to line of No. 8 and with the line of same S 83 W to the beginning, containing 79 acres.

No. 8 allotted to Aiden Turner and bounded as follows, Beginning at two sycamores at figure 15, thence down the creek to a black gum at figure 16, thence N 83 E 178 poles to figure 17, a stake, thence N 7 W 60 poles to white oak, same course to the edge of the water, thence S 83 W with the line of No.7 to the beginning, containing 60 acres.

No.9 allotted to Isaac Tinsley, Beginning at a gum and beech at figure 13, thence N 7 W 206 poles to figure 17, a stake corner to No. 8, thence South 83 W 70 poles to figure 18, beech and ash, thence S 7 E 144 poles to figure 19, two hickories, thence down the creek to the beginning, containing 64 acres.

No.10 allotted to Bennett Tinsley and Begins at figure 19, two hickories, thence N 7 W 144 poles to a beech and ash at 18, thence S 83 W 94 poles to a stake and gum on the bank of the creek at 16, thence down the same to the beginning, containing 62 acres.

Given under our hand this 27th June 1822, and signed by James Matthews, Alanson Trigg and William Edmonds


The above report was sworn and subscribed before a judge on 15 July 1822, and the foregoing allotment and division of the land of Isaac Tinsley, deceased, was returned to the Barren County Court and ordered to be recorded. Clicking the camera icon will take you to the commissioners' sketch of their allocations.6
Power of Attorney*22 August 1822Jane Tinsley, widow and relict of Isaac Tinsley Sr., deceased, with sons, Francis Tinsley and Colby Tinsley, daughters, Rhoda Tinsley and Sophia (Tinsley) Turner, and Aiden D. Turner, Sophia's husband and legal representative, appointed Jane and Isaac's eldest son, Richard Tinsley to represent them all, empowering him with a Power of Attorney, dated 22 August 1822, for the purpose of selling two specific tracts of land in Amherst County, Virginia. The legal authorization for Richard to act was prepared and recorded in Barren County, Kentucky, and our transcription of the document follows:

Know all men by these presents that we, Jane Tinsley, widow and relict of Isaac Tinsley, deceased, Francis Tinsley, Rhoda Tinsley, Colby Tinsley, Aiden Turner and Sophia his wife, formerly Sophia Tinsley, Heirs and Representatives of Isaac Tinsley, deceased, late of Sumner County, Tennessee, for divers good causes as thereunder moving have nominated and appointed Richard Tinsley of Sumner County in the state of Tennessee our true and lawful agent and attorney in fact for us and in our names and stead to transact all manner of business for us respecting the Estate of our late deceased husband and father, Isaac Tinsley, especially to sell, transfer and convey two certain tracts of land situate in the County of Amherst in the state of Virginia.

One tract on Otter Creek supposed to contain about 225 acres, the other tract situate on James River the quantity not certainly known. Our said agent or attorney in fact is hereby fully authorized to sell, transfer and convey all the interests, title and rights that we or either of us have in the aforesaid two tracts of land for such price as he may in his judgement think right and fit, to receive the price or value thereof and give receipt or receipts therefor, and further to execute and perform all manner of things that we might or could do in the aforesaid premises hereby ratifying all sale or sales conveyance and conveyances and all other acts and things which our said attorney may lawfully do in our names, making the same as binding on us and our heirs as if done by us in our own persons. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 22 day of August 1822.

The signatures of Jane Tinsley and Sophia Turner were sealed with their X marks, and Francis Tinsley, Rhoda Tinsley, Colby Tinsley and Aiden D. Turner’s names were sealed with their signatures.

Hardin Davis and Thomas Winn, two of the Justices of the Peace for Barren County, Kentucky, signed their names as witnesses and authorized the Power of Attorney to Richard Tinsley. It was recorded in Barren County, Kentucky on 22 August 1822.7 
(Widow) Land Records8 October 1824Jane was identified as a bordering neighbor when Thomas Powell and his wife Seney sold about 62½ acres of land on Skaggs Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, to Samuel Whitney on 8 October 1824 for $250. The land had previously been owned by Jane's husband, Isaac Tinsley Sr., the deceased father-in-law of both men, whose wives, Seney (Tinsley) Powell and Rhody (Tinsley) Whitney were sisters. The land in the transaction bordered the land of Isaac Tinsley's widow, Jane (Lee) Tinsley, the sisters' mother. Our transcription of the deed follows:

This indenture made and entered into this ___ day of October 1824 between Thomas Powell and Seney his wife of the County of Barren and State of Kentucky of the one part, and Samuel Whitney of the other part, Witnesseth that the said Thomas Powell and Seney his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of $250 current money to them in hand paid by the said Samuel Whitney at or before the unsealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, have bargained, sold, transferred and delivered and, by these presents, bargain, sell, transfer and deliver unto the said Samuel Whitney one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, being part of the tract purchased by Isaac Tinsley, now deceased, of Thomas Elliott and bound as follows, viz:

Beginning at a stake in Mrs. Tinsley’s field, corner to Lot 4 and 5, running thence S 84 degrees W 57½ poles to an ash and beech, thence S 12 degrees E 140 poles to two hickories on Skaggs Creek, thence down the same, with the meanders thereof, to a hornbeam and hickory, N 34 degrees E 81 poles to a small beech, N 42 degrees W 35 poles to two beeches and sugar tree, thence N 42 degrees W 27 poles to three beeches, and thence N 5½ W 92 poles to the beginning, including by estimation 62½ acres more or less. To have and to hold the said land and premises with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said Samuel Whitney, his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof they have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year first in this indenture written. The signature of Thomas Powell was sealed and Seney Powell’s signature was sealed with her X mark. The deed was recorded on 6 October 1824 in Barren County, Kentucky.8 
Death*October 1833She died in October 1833 at about age 79.2 

Family

 Isaac Tinsley Sr. b. 1748, d. Sep 1814
Children 1.Richard Tinsley9,2 b. 1774, d. 1823
 2.Francis Tinsley10,2 d. 1827
 3.Moses Tinsley11,2 b. 1778, d. Aug 1815
 4.Bennett Tinsley12,2 b. 1779, d. 12 Apr 1853
 5.Thomas Tinsley13,2 b. 1781, d. a 1870
 6.Colby Tinsley14,2 b. 1784, d. b 8 Dec 1823
 7.Isaac Tinsley Jr.15,2 b. 1786, d. 1859
 8.Essenith Tinsley+16,2 b. 1787, d. 12 Jan 1852
 9.Rhoda Tinsley17,2 b. 1795, d. 1852
 10.Sophia Tinsley18,2 b. 1796, d. b 8 Dec 1858

Citations

  1. [S2268] Kentucky. County Court (Barren County), Mixed probate records, 1799-1884; general index to wills, 1798-1960. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky. Contains wills, inventories, appraisements, sale and settlements of estates, and administrator bonds. Includes index in each volume: Film# 209724, Volume 2, pages 175-177, Digital# 4818752, image# 386-387 of 626, dower rights dated and recorded in May 1822 allotted to Jane Tinsley, widow and relict of Isaac Tinsley, deceased, and also various allotments to other heirs and representatives of Isaac Tinsley, deceased; on 5 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Barren County, Kentucky, Mixed probate records, 1799-1884.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LWTX-DB3. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  3. [S2280] Lt. Isaac Tinsley (1748-1814) Revolutionary War Service, 1773-1782, Amherst County, Virginia, online at www.ancestry.com. Contains information posted, without sources, on 23 April 2012 to an Ancestry tree by Cheyanne Britt Connor Zinc (cczink). Because Cheyanne is a researcher we trust, even as we remain skeptical of unsourced information, we feel fairly confident the information she posted may be considered accurate; viewed online at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/3440815/person/… and a copy of her posting may be obtained by clicking the Word document icon. Hereinafter cited as Lt. Isaac Tinsley (1748-1814) Revolutionary War Service, 1773-1782, Amherst County, Virginia.
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  5. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, dower rights dated 20 May 1822 allotted to Jane Tinsley, widow of Isaac Tinsley, in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing Will Books, Barren County, Kentucky, page 175. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  6. [S2268] Kentucky. County Court (Barren County), Barren County, Kentucky, Mixed probate records, 1799-1884: Film# 209724, Volume 2, pages 208-209, Digital# 4818752, image# 404 of 626, Isaac Tinsley division of lands to heirs dated 27 June 1822 and recorded in Barren County, Kentucky on 15 July 1822; on 5 microfilm reels.
  7. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index: Film# 209723, Volume I, pages 320-321, Digital# 7899152, image# 380 of 501, Power of Attorney from Jane Tinsley, widow and relict of Isaac Tinsley, deceased, with Francis, Rhoda, and Colby Tinsley, Aiden Turner and Sophia (Tinsley) Turner, heirs and representatives of Isaac Tinsley, deceased, to Richard Tinsley for the purpose of selling land in Amherst County, Virginia; on 35 microfilm rolls, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky).
  8. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky): File# 209724, Volume J, page 544, Digital# 7899153, image# 281 of 541, Thomas and Seney Powell sold to Samuel Whitney, being part of the land Isaac Tinsley, deceased, had purchased from Thomas Elliott on Skaggs Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, and bordering the land of Isaac’s widow, Jane Tinsley; on 35 microfilm rolls.
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John Ulysses Lee1,2

b. 25 July 1870
Family
Father*William F. Lee1
Mother*Lucinda Steele1,2,3 b. Nov 1848, d. 18 Feb 1909
Birth*25 July 1870John Ulysses Lee was born on 25 July 1870 in Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri.1,2 
(Son) DeathHe was about 2 years old when his father died, leaving his mother with four young children under the age of 5 years.4 
(Son) Marriage19 August 1873His mother married a second time, on 19 August 1873, to William Marlow, who was twice a widower. He had three young children under the age of 10 years from his second marriage, and four grown daughters from his first.4 
(Stepson) Census US 188011 June 1880John Ulysses Lee was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 11 June 1880 in the household of his mother and stepfather, William Marlow, in Des Arc, Iron County, Missouri. John was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
(Son) Death18 February 1909His mother died at age 60 on 18 February 1909 while visiting him in Witts Springs, Searcy County, Arkansas.3 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Lucy Marlow, (written as "Morlow" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Des Arc, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 691; Page: 574B; Enumeration District: 056. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Ulysses Lee, Memorial# 18146315. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda Eldorado “Lucy” (Steele) Marlow, Memorial# 28917238.
  4. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 19 August 1873 in Iron County, Missouri, USA, of William Marlow and Lucinda Lee, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

Lizzie Lee1

b. 26 February 1871
Family
Father*William F. Lee1
Mother*Lucinda Steele1,2,3 b. Nov 1848, d. 18 Feb 1909
Birth*26 February 1871Lizzie Lee was born on 26 February 1871 in Missouri.1,2 
(Daughter) DeathShe was a baby when her father died, leaving her mother with four young children under the age of 5 years.4 
(Daughter) Marriage19 August 1873Her mother married a second time, on 19 August 1873, to William Marlow, who was twice a widower. He had three young children under the age of 10 years from his second marriage, and four grown daughters from his first.4 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 188011 June 1880Lizzie Lee was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 11 June 1880 in the household of her mother and stepfather, William Marlow, in Des Arc, Iron County, Missouri. Lizzie was 8 years old and not yet attending school.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Lucy Marlow, (written as "Morlow" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Des Arc, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 691; Page: 574B; Enumeration District: 056. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lizzie (Lee) McFarland, Memorial# 26718124. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda Eldorado “Lucy” (Steele) Marlow, Memorial# 28917238.
  4. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 19 August 1873 in Iron County, Missouri, USA, of William Marlow and Lucinda Lee, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.