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The Family Garden
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James BROWN JR
He married out of unity. *Source: Internet
Thomas THORNBURGH
Thomas and Sarah were married at the Cootehill Meeting "on the 12 day of year 9 month 1713 as by certificate may appear". Marriage Notes for THOMAS THORNBROUGH and MARY HAMAN: Minutes Haddenfield meeting, New Jersey April 9th, 1718," Thomas Thornbrough produced a certificate from meeting held at Cootehill to the satisfaction of this meeting."
Quaker records following this Thomas show spellings, Thornbury, Thornby, Thornberry.
He and his brother, Edward, his family, a sister Judith and her husband, Alexander Miller, emigrated to America in the early 1700's. Thomas and Sarah Hannah first settled near Haddonfield, NJ in 1717/18. Thomas and Sarah signed a deed of lease to David Miller on May 3, 1756, covering a portion of 862 acres on Middle Creek (now Berkley Co., WV.) Abt 1717 - in Haddonfield, Camden, NJ
Abt 26 June 1732 - moved to New Garden, Chester, PA
Abt Mar 1740 - moved to "Middle Creek on the Opekon" in Hopewell, Frederick Co, VA where they lived about 16 years
1756, they disposed of the property (Deed of Lease dated 3 May 1756) and returned to Lancaster Co, PA.
The Yearle Meeting for Sufferings in Philadelhia was informed that Thomas Thornbrough and his wife, 2 aged Friends, belonging to the Monthly Meeting at Hopewell had been forced to leave "in 1756 and return to Lancaster on account of incursion by the Indians".
20 Jul 1758 - Thomas died in Lancaster Co, PA leaving a will dated 20 Jul 1758. Thomas, Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron granted Thomas Thornbrough 862 acres of ungranted land in Frederick County, VA adjoining 368 acres granted on the same day to Walter Thornbrough on the North run of Middle Creek. The surveyor showed Walter's land was bounded by the north run of Middle Creek with one boundary point on a hill. (Some think this Walter is his brother who also immigrated to America - other records indicate it is his nephew). Hopewell (Quaker) Monthly Meeting originated in Frederick Co, VA in 1735. It was a prepatory meeting of the New Garden (Guilford, NC) meeting from 1759 until 1788 when the New Garden meeting in NC became an offical Quaker meeting. Unfortunately, all records of the meetings from 1735 - 1759 were destroyed in a fire. His middle name might be Amos.
Their children were:
1. Thomas Thornburg, Jr. born 7/10/1715 Cootehill, Ireland; married Abigail Brown (our ancestor)
2. Hannah Thornburg born about 1725 Pennsylvania; married Henry Mills
Notes about Hannah: When the French and Indian War began to heat up Thomas Thornbrough went north to Pennsylvania where he died and his will was filed in 1758. He does not name Hannah in his will but he also does not name his son Thomas who is well documented in North Carolina Quaker records as his son.
3. Sarah Alice Thornburg born 7/3/1737 Chester Co, Pa; married James Woodward
4. Jane Thornbrough; married Richard Mendenhall
5. Margaret - Daughter Margaret's marriage is recorded at New Garden when she was dismissed on 8/22/1737 for marrying out of unity (dismissal date, not marriage date). Her surname is listed as Atkinson (late Thornberry); probably her husband was Mathew Atkinson, son of Stephen Atkinson who witnessed her father's will. 6. Robert
7. Benjamin
Thomas Thornberry and wife were received at New Garden Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania 6/26/1732 on a certificate dated 9/8/1731 from Haddonfield Monthly Meeting in New Jersey. Only Robert, Margaret and Benjamin are named in Thomas's will:
"I Thomas Thornbrough of Lancaster Township in the County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsylvania, Cooper; Being somewhat indisposed in Body; but of Sound Mind, Memory and Understanding, do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following, that is to Say;
First it is my Will that all my Just Debts and Funeral Expenses be paid by my Executors hereafter named;
Also it is my further Will that my Excs pay unto the Friends of the Meeting of Sufferings in Philadelphia Ten pounds to be applied by said friends in purchase of the lands of the Indians at Opocken (Virginia), provided that such a thing be accomplished in three Years after my Decease otherwise the said Sum of Ten
pounds to be taken into and deemed part of my Estate; & divided and Given as hereafter directed;
and it is also my Will & I do hereby Order and direct that all and Singular my Real and Personal Estate be sold by my Excs in Two Years after my Decease and the Money arising therefrom I do Will Order and direct that my Excs pay it unto my Three Children:
To wit, Robert, Benjamin and Margaret, in equal proportions and lastly I do appoint my sons Robert and Benjamin Thornbrough my only & Sole Excs, hereby Revoking disallowing and making Void, Every other Will or Wills; by me made theretofore and declaring this to be my last Will and Testament & none other
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 20th day 7th month 1758.
/s/Thomas Thornbrugh (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared to be my last Will and Testament before us: Isaac Whitelock, Mary Whitelock; Stephen Atkinson; Isaac Whitelock; Stephen Atkinson Jnr."
Thomas, Jr., is named as son of Thomas in his marriage record at New Garden Monthly Meeting in North Carolina.
There are land records for Thomas Thornbrough, Sr. in Virginia, where he moved on certificate dated 2/7/1740 from Sadbury Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania.
A record dated November 26, 1750 of a grant of 862 acres refers to him as "Thomas..the elder," so we know there was another Thomas there who was probably this son.
Late in 1756, Thomas and Sarah were forced to leave Virginia and return to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Yearly Meeting of Sufferings in Philadelphia "was informed that Thomas Thornbrough and his wife, 2 Aged Friends, belonging to Monthly Meeting of Hopewell, have sometime ago been driven from their habitation by the incursion of the Indian Enemies on the frontiers..." This was the beginning of the French and Indian War and accounts for Thomas's will
being drawn in Pennsylvania. His nephew Walter Thornbrough, who had adjoining land in Virginia, chose to go south to North Carolina instead of returning to Pennsylvania with Thomas. *Sources: Internet, works of Charles C. Thornburgh III and Quaker Web Sites.
Sarah Mary HANNAH
Her last name might have been Hamman or Harrold. Nothing else is known of her ancestry.
Robert THORNBURGH
He may have been born in Lancashire (not Lancaster), England. He was a Quaker. He was imprisioned in 1715 in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland for not paying Tithes. He was released the same year.
"given leave to marry" in August 1686--from Cootehill, Ireland, monthly meeting of Friends. Children:
1. Thomas (our ancestor)
2. Edward
Notes for Edward: On March 1, 1717, Lurgan Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends in Ireland relates that Edward Thornbrough
has signified intention to go to America, and was given a certificate "agreeable to his behavior and circumstances....
3. Judith married Alexander Miller.
4. ***Walter. Many sources quote Walter as being a brother of Thomas and Edward and that he immigrated along with them. Other sources quote him as being a son of this Edward and others quote him as being the son of another Edward Thornburg who immigrated from Armgah (?) Ireland around the same time. All of these children were born and married in Ireland, and all immigrated to America.
*Source: Internet
Robert Thornbourough...apparently changed his name from Thornburgh to Thornborough, the original ancestral name, when he emigrated to Ireland.
Robert Thornburg and Sarah Jackson ..given leave to marry in Aug 1686 from Cootehill, Ireland Monthly Meeting of Friends
Four childrenof Sarah and Robert are shown, it being stated the three sons emigrated to America.
On August 29, 1715 there is mention in the minutes of the mens meeting at Old Castle of the confinement or inprisonment of Robert Thornbrough and James McNeese apparently for not paying "Tythes"
On October 24, 1715, Friends of the Cootehill Meeting express the hope that Robert Thornborough will sonn be released
*Source: "Discourse on the Thornburgh Family" by Charles Thornburg III
The minutes of Ulster Province, Ireland Metting of 7/25/1685 indicate that Robert and Sarah are permitted to marry....all four children went to America between 1714 and 1726. *Source: "The Thornburg Family" pg 188
" a record from Cotehill, Ireland , that one Robert Thornborough married in 1686 a Sarah Jackson, they were to havd had children as follows: Thomas married Mary Hamam, Judieth married Alex Miller, Edward married Jean and Walter" no marriage mentioned. *Source: "The Thournburgh Family in Randolph Co., Ind." by Williard Heiss
Sarah JACKSON
Her father was Anthony Jackson. *Source: Internet
Abraham FARRINGTON
Abraham's first wife's name is unknown. Other children (besides our ancestor William) from his first marriage are:
Nathaniel b. 1721 in Surry Co, VA, d. 1821 in Sampson Co. NC married Millie Marder
Hannah b. 1723 in Surry Co, VA married Abraham Mills
Jemina b. 1726 in Surry Co, VA married Unknown Jones
Ezekial b. 1729 in Surry Co, VA
Mary b. 1731 in Surry Co, VA
John b. 1733 in Surry Co, VA
Abigail b. 1733 in Surry Co, VA
Daniel b. 1740 in Surry Co, VA
James Abraham b. 1745 in Guilford Co, NC
Nancy b. 3 Mar 1756 in Guilford Co, NC
Edward b. 1741 in Guilford Co, NC
Abraham married second Nancy Clebun abt 1770 in Guilford Co, NC. Nancy was born about 1754 in Guilford Co, NC. Children from this marriage (all born in Guilford Co, NC) are:
Samuel b. 1770
Henry b. 1771
Ann b. 1772
Abraham b. 1773
Mary 'Polly' b. 1774
Was in the 1756 and 1800 and 1810 cenuses of Rowan Co, NC
Was in 1768 Tax Tables for Rowan Co, NC
Was buried in Dover Cemetery, NC
Some of Abraham's descendants settled in Chatham County, where many of Yadkin's old Quaker Families came from.
*Source: Farrington Family Repository - Arthur Albert Farrington
William HALSEY
Found in M. Jagmin Farrington Family History
Cert Sadlery PA to Hopewell - Source Henshaw Encyclopedia of American Quakers
Lived in Frederick Co, VA
Lived in Middle Creek on Opeckan
*Source: Arthur Farrington, Farrington Family Repository
Charles FARRINGTON
He was a Quaker.
He is found in the book "Farrington Families of the South and Allied Lines" by Margaret Farrington Jagmin, 1996
*Source: Arthur Farrington, Farrington Family Repository
Ludwig BOATNER
It is generally accepted that Ludwig immigrated to America, but the date is not known nor is the exact country of origin. In 1786, on a document relating to his services to the Colonial Army in South Carolina, a clerk wrote beneath his signature "Dutchman", which generally meant German. However, some descendant's think he came from Holland. One of his great grandsons wrote in 1900 that Ludwig came from Germany when a boy along with two brothers. There are some other Boatners in Pennsylvannia about this time, but no one has yet been able to tie them conclusively to Ludwig. The first record we have of Ludwig was on October 6, 1755, when "Lewis Botner" appeared before the South Carolina Council in Charleston along with his wife and child and stated that he "diesires to seetle himself in Amelia Township". He would have been about 32 at that time. He requested a warrant for 150 acres. Ludwig's land was in the northwest corner. His property was a square, one half mile on each side, bounded by vacant land. Though it lay at the edge of the sand hill region, Ludwig's land on High Hill Creek had on it oak and hicory as well as pine. There is a hint of what may have happened to Ludwig's land over time. "They who plant oak and swamplands depend so much on the present strength of the soil, that they continue to crowd crop upon crop, till the fertility is exhausted; while those who occupy the pine land, fom knowledge of it's poverty are induced to supply by art and industry what is natural to the other". We cannot be sure of Ludwig's knowlege of farming, but he remained on this land less than a decade. ...Ludwig's property had another important feature which was characteristic of his later acquisitions - it was on the water. In 1755, Cherokee outbreaks were causing much grief, and on the first of October, the new governor, William Lyttleton, called up regiments. Ludwig answered that call very quickly. By the 5th of October, Ludwig was in Charleston. He was hired by Lt. Lachlan Shaw along with his wagon and five horses. For Ludwig, the assignment was a profitable one. He was to be paid at the rate of 5 pounds a day, while the colonels in the militia received a mere six shillings. Ludwig was to carry cargo for the militia. His duties finished when he unloaded his cargo. He was paid 50 pounds in cash on Nov 22 and was given a written pledge by Lt. Shaw for the balance due of 190 pounds for service of 48 days. He did not get paid, and in Feb 1762, he went to Charleston and engaged a laywer, William burrrows, to bring suit against Shaw's estate. He sued for the 190 pounds owned him by Lt. Shaw's receipt and 400 pounds in damages. He was awarded 165 pounds and costs, which was less than he was owned according to his receipt, but still a considerable sum of money. In 1762, Ludwig intiated another lawsuit. His complaint was against a neighbor, Jeffery (Jethro) Manning, a planter who, in June 1762, "had got into his hands of posession a certain sorrel horse, the property of the said Lewis Botner, on pretext of the said horse being a strayed horse, though the said Manning long before that time well knew the horse to be no stray but the property of the said Botern, and ranging in his usual range according to the custom and practice of the said province". Ludwig's suit was for 150 pounds in damages "for said Manning's riding, driving,using, and misusing the said horse". In April 1764, judgement was in Ludwig's favor, though the terms jotted on the document are unfortunately illegible. In October 7, 1766, Ludwig petitioned for 450 acres of land in Colleton County (later Edgefield County), which was granted to him in March of 1767. Headrights, at that time, were authorized to petition for 100 acres of land for the headright, and additional acres for each member of their family. So, Ludwig could petition for 150 acres for himself and his wife, and must have had 6 children by that time to be authorized the other 300 acres of land. Among the sons who were probably born by this time were John, Elias and George. There is a possibility that he had another son, Lewis Jr, who may have been the child that was with him in 1755. There is a family story handed down by descendant's of Ludwig's son Solomon that a Boatner was murdered by the Tories during the Revolutionary War. There is more than one version, but one indicates that Lewis Boatner Jr. and his wife were victims. The vicious murder of some settlers by Tory marauders did occur on the south side of the Saluda River in the winter or 1780-81. However, the history of Edgefield county is well documented and Lewis Botner is not listed as one of the victims. In 1772, Ludwig began acquiring land on the eastern bank of the Broad River in Fairfield County, SC. An Edward Smith was issued a crown grant for 300 acres on the Rock Creek branch of the Broad river on May 7, 1774. The official description noted that is was bounded on the north and west by Lewis Bortner's land. These parcels were not crown grants, so we must assume that Ludwig bought them or traded for them. Later, he bought the Smith's 300 acres. The was recorded in 1783, but the courts were closed during the Revolutionary War, so he may have actually made the purchase earlier. In all, Ludwig came to own more than 1,000 acres in Fairfield County, though all of the transactions cannot be traced. He built a mill on the northern parcel which was referred to in later years as Boltner's Saw Mill Tract. After the revolutionary war ended, the new Congress authorized 4 regiments in South Carolina. One of the regiments was quartered near Orangeburg, when Ludwig recorded the first of his services to them in April, 1778: "Hyre of 2 waggons & included 4 days for going home. Certified by Captain John Donaldson in 3d Regiment". He received 192 pounds sterling (6 pounds per day from March 29 through April 9), a highly profitable endeavor which may have enabled him to expand his Fairfield property, as he bough John Winn's 150 acre tract about that time. Then, in February, 1779, Govenor Rutledge orded a party of troops to obtain necessary provisions. Ludwig prepared four wagons of flour and one of bacon. His charges for the supplies were 6,252 pounds sterling. (The price reflects the rampant inflation that overtook all the colonies in 1779). He evidently purchased the supplies at his own expense, and he owed Robert Hancock for the bacon. Ludwig also included a charge of 851 pounds sterling for the hire of the wagons for ten days, and a charge of 73 pounds for fifteen days of his time. What happened after the troops departed with their provisions is not entirley clear, but the story can be roughly quoted from the papers in Ludwig's file. (All papers quoted are from the Audited Acct. of Lewis Bortner, AA 625, pp. 1ww-11ww, S.C. Archives). At least one of the wagons and teams was his own; and it was impressed by a Captain Smith "for a considerable time." Ludwig evidently visited the camp at Orangeburg in May and obtained a signed receipt from William Valentine for the provisions and services. But this is no evidence that he was paid and no mention of the impressed team. In an updated memo, Govenor Rutledge himself noted: "Mr. Valentine must liquidate this acct. either pay Botner for it or give him a certificate of what is due to thim and I will order payment immediately. J.R.". Ludwig was also encountering problems in recovering his impressed wagon and team. On june 18, W. Fraser returned to Ludwig "a waggon and team duly discharged by the wagon master." However, one of the horses had died "a blue roan, fourteen hands high, seven years old". On Feb 11, 1780, Ludwig appeared before Wade Hampton, Justice of the Peace for upper Richland County, to swear to his claims for the wagons and provisions. Hampton noted on the bottom of the account: "Lewis Boatner makes an oath that the within account is just and true." This is the earliest recorded spelling of the name Boatner.
The next day, Ludwig obtained an appraised value of his wagon and team from three witnesses. Nothing further happened in the case until September, 1784. Accompanied by Christopher Ederington, Ludwig went to see John Will and recorded an affidavit attesting to the loss of his horse. As in his earlier lawsuits, Ludwig seemed to move slowly; but he presisted. In January, 1786, he hired Richard Winn as his lawyer, and in June, Winn drew up a detailed statment of claims, asking for compensation on three separate accounts for a total of 208 pounds, on which amount he also asked for interest:
1. For the hiring of the two wagons on Ludwig's first expedition in 1778, he claimed that Ludwig was still owed more than 8 pounds.
2. For the wagon and team impressed, more than 108 pounds
3. On the unpaid account for the 1779 provisions, more than 91 pounds.
It is not clear how Winn devised these figures. And changes in the value of currency (the inflation of 1779-80 was now in control) made it nearly impossible to relate these amounts to the original claims. And there were new complications. The statute of limitations had expired on debts owed for wartime services. But, Ludwig stubbornly persisted. Winn renewed his efforts in January of 1778 in a letter to Governor Thomas Pinckney. He asked that Ludwig's case be given special consideration because "his account was regularly made out & sent down by Colonel Henry Hampton but through neglect was not returned until the law elapsed. Mr. Bortner being ignorant of the same, besides he is a poor man with a house full of children & far advanced in years, therefore I hope his acct. will nto be thrown by as they were by the hurry of the last Assembly". On Oct 3, 1778, payment to Lewis Bortner was at last authorized, but without interest. The clerk noted that the request had been received in July, but that the legislature had passed an act in Februrary excluding interest from such claims. Ludwig persisted in his efforts to get the interest paid. On January 26, 1789, his lawyer, Winn sent a petition which summarized in the most patriotic terms the events relating to the claim and described Ludwig as "upwards of 65 years of age, with a large family, unable to work, and reduced to great distress by his losses during the War and since". The Assembly relented and Ludwig recieved his total request for 282 pounds. Ludwig had spent a decade trying to get this money, and in the meantime, he was being sued by the original supplier of the bacon! We don't know what losses Ludwig incurred in the War, but it does seem he was having financial difficulties by this time. What he did next makes one wonder about his mental state at this time. In December of 1790, he borrowed 5,000 pounds on a 30 day note. The creditor was James Blair of Chester County, who came down with a witness to execute the transaction. The witness later sent a certified affidavit of his presence, which was recorred with the bond at Fairfield court on April 31, 1791 (long after the 30 days expired). As collateral, Ludwig put op 500 acres of land "where the said Boultner now lives with a geer (geared) mill on the River likewise a saw mill & tub mill on said premises." Two months later, Ludwig sold to his neighbor, John Means, the 150 acre tract he had purchased from John Winn. The price was 100 pounds. Of course, the deed indicated that Ludwig owned the land outright and it was free from any encumbrances. From thereon, Ludwig seemed to slowly prepare to dispose of his Fairfield holdings. A year later on Feb 2, 1792, he had John Winn re-survey most of his remaining land as a tract of 925 acres. Then, on March 21, 1792, he sold to Minor Winn for 100 pounds "one Negroe man named Nero and one Negroe man named Ceasar, also twenty head of cattle and ten head of horses". The price seemed inordinately low. On the same day he gave Winn his power of attorney to sell his "several tracts....for the best price he can get for the same, not less than 150 pounds sterling". The land was eventually purchased in 3 separate tracts, with a total sale price of 290 pounds. We don't know why Ludwig sold all his property at such a low value - if it was because of his debt to James Blair, or if he was in a hurry to dispose of his Fairfield holdings for some unknown reason. All we know, is that he was elderly at the time and sold all his belongs at a very low price and returned to Edgefield. When Ludwig returned to his Edgefield land in 1792, all of his older sons had married and settled and only the two younger sons, Solomon and Samuel and perhaps any unmarried daughters rremained at home. In April of 1792, Ludwig returned to Fairfield County because the Negroe Ceasar had run away from his new owner, Minor Winn. He then resold Ceasar to Joseph McDonald for 27 pounds "working money". A contingency clause was written into the document that "the said negro Ceasar which is now absent and cannot be delivered by the said Lewis Bortner" be delivered within one year. Failing this, Ludwig was to refund McDonald's money. We don't know about Ludwigs contact with his sons during his final years, except for Elias. Elias borrowed a sizeable amount of money from his father during that time. Solomon likely married in 1792, and thus during the closing years of the century, only the youngest son, Samuel lived in his father's household. We can assume that Ludwig's health began to fail around 1800. In the 1800 census, Samuel is listed as the family head, while Ludwig was counted as the only other occupant. Towards the end of 1801, Ludwig dictated his will from his sickbed. The witnesses were Samuel Mayes, John Lowe and william Leaney. Ludwig is referred to as Lewis Bortner throughout this document, the customary spelling of his name in Edgefield County. His sons Solomon and Samuel carried the will to the Edgefield courthouse to be recorded on the first of Jan, 1802. they wre named as the executors of the will and the were the sole heirs in his will. Ludwig specifically cut off "all the rest of my children from having any part of my estate as I have given them what I intended for them heretofore.". The meager estate inventory submitted to the court on Jan 16, 1802 had a value of only $100.22 in personal property, a bay mare, saddle, wagon, 40 bushels of corn, "one old bed and furnature", a sheel and two chairs, one cow, calf and heifer. There were also debts owing to Ludwig totaling $29.63, plus there were notes totaling $700 from his son "Elijah Bornter". *Source: Ludwig Bottner and His Sons by Paula S. Felder, 1985
Mary MARTIN
The descendants of Jacob (one of Ludwig's sons), have carried the story through generations that Mary Martin was his mother and that she was of French descent. While there are no records to prove this, the existence of a Mary Martin is a possiblity. By 1755, two residents of Amelia County and four from Saxe Gotha had received money for helping the English government relocate the displaced settlers of French Arcadia. And, in 1741, there was a settler in Amelia County named William Martin(s). It is not necessarily true that she was the wife present in Charleston (see notes for Ludwig), or his only wife. If the wife who accompanied him to Charleston had already produced one child (by 1750), she is not likely to have been the same person who produced Jacob and his later brothers and sisters. (Even granting that some women in colonial times bore children over a span of 25 years or more). *Source: Ludwig Bottner and His Sons, by Paul S. Fields, 1985
NOTES: Although Mary may have not been the mother of all of Ludgwig's children, by tradition, she is the only known wife. I'm including her here pending further research.
Thomas SMART
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Bride: Rutha Heddlestone
Groom: Thomas Smart
Bond Date: 08 Nov 1788
County: Rutherford
Record #: 01 283
Bondsman: James Guffey
Witness: Henry Lewis
Bond #: 000136064
*Source: Ancestry.com
Thomas was born and reared on Little Camp Creek, nine miles north and one mile east of Rutherfordton, Rutherford Co, NC on Centential Church Road. His wife Rutha was born in 1769 and was reared on Big Camp Creek at the head of Second Broad river, nine miles north and three miles west of Rutherfordton, Rutherford Co, NC.
In the 1790 census of Rutherford Co, Thomas and Rutha and their one year old son, William, were living with Thomas's father, William Smart, SR on Little Camp Creek. Thomas bought 300 acres of land from his father on Little Camp Creek on Feb 15, 1791 and sold the land on Dec 16, 1791 to John Reed. (John Reed was married to Elizabeth Smart, a daughter of Thomas's brother William). (Rutherford Co Deeds EI-168, JL-64). Soon after the land sale, Thomas and Rutha apparently moved across the State Line into South Carolina for a few years, since Census records indicate the children both to them in 1791 and 1794 were born in South Carolina. Thomas then moved to Kentucky where he was taxed in 1797. In 1798 when Barren Co, KY was created Thomas's family residence was included. Thomas was taxed for personal property in Barren Co, KY beginning in 1799 and for 200 acres of land beginning in 1801. Thomas received a survey of the 200 acres of land on Dry Fork of Peters Creek on October 25, 1805. In 1805, Thomas sold the 200 acres and moved with his family to Robertson Co, TN to join his wife's father and mother (David Huddleston JR) and resided in Robertson Co until 1823. Land Transactions Thomas made in TN:
Purchased a 200 acre tract in Cany Sink on Karr's Creek of Sulphur Fork on 4 Jan 1808. (Deed Book G, Page 149, Robertson Co, TN). Purchased 10 acres of land from Thomas Shute in the First District on Karr's Creek on 20 March 1814 (Deed Book 1C, Page 336, Robertson Co, TN). Sold 200 acres of land (originally granted to Leonard Loyd) and 10 acres joining land where Thomas lived to John Hutchison on 31 Jul 1814 for $420.00 (Deed Book L, Page 324 Robertson Co, TN)
Sold 4 acres of land on Karr's Creek to John Huddleston on 8 Jan 1816 for $12.00 (Deed Book M, Page 294, Robertson Co, TN)
Sold 100 acres of land on Sulphur Fork of Red River where Thomas then lived and 60 acres of land, part of a tract formerly owned by John Matthews then deceased, on 20 Aug 1823 for $700 to Granberry Baggett (Deek Book R, Page 262, robertson Co, TN)
Sold 100 acres of land on Sulphur Creek Fork of Red River to his son, David H. Smart on 30 Sep 1823 for $250.00 (Deek Book R, Page 217, Robertson Co, TN)
It is plain to see that Thomas was making his final plan to leave TN for Illinois. AFter Thomas sold out all his property, where he lived on Sulphur Fork of Red River in 1823, he moved to Morgan Co, IL, where he owned land until 1840 in and around the town of Chapin, about 4 miles southwest of Concord. During the 1840's, Thomas and Rutha resided on and owned land in St. Mary Township, Hancock Co, IL. Deed records for Davis County, Iowa show that Thomas and Rutha lived in the northern part of that county in 1849, but they were residing across the county lin in Wapello County in the 1850 Census. At that time they were living beside their daughter and son-in-law Jane and Maxfield Hunter. Rutha had died by Feb 1852. Thomas made his will in Wapello County, Iowa on Feb 7, 1852, with William Stanley (Thomas's grandson) and his son Thomas JR as witnesses (Wapello County Probates, Box 25, No. A-162)
The will was probated on 7 Jun 1852. Since the will had not named an executor, Thomas's son James was appointed administrator. James apparently began his duties before the will was actually probabted because on 17 April 1852, he reported that $1,482.98 had already come in to his hand on on 4 Dec 1854, a remainder of $1,133.85 was in his hands, at which time he submitted his final account for distribution while naming the surviving children and heirs of Thomas SR. Since the probate records make no mention of Rutha, it is assumed she preceeded Thomas in death. Purchasers of the sale of Thomas' estate in 1852 included Thomas' daughter, Jane and her husband Maxfield Hunter; his son Josiah H. Smart; his grandson Jackson Smart, his granson James Long and probably others. Thomas Smart, Sr. and his wife, Rutha, both died and are buried in Wapello County, Iowa. *Source: The Descendants of William Smart Sr, and Allied Families, Vol. 1, Richard Smart, Evelyn Bliss, Pamela Bliss, 1986, pp. 215-216
William SMART
William was married to Lucinda LNU. She was born 2 Sep 1791 in VA and died 29 Jul 1853 in Hancock Co, IL. She is buried in Providence Emetery in Hancock Co, IL. They had 4 known children.
*Source: The Descendants of William Smart Sr, and Allied Families, Vol. 1, Richard Smart, Evelyn Bliss, Pamela Bliss, 1986
Bennett SMART
Bennett was married in Robertson Co, TN to Susannah Castlebury. She was born in 1802 in TN and died on 15 Sep 1868 at Bear Creek, Hancock Co, IL. She was the daughter of Joseph Castlebury. They had 10 children.
*Source: The Descendants of William Smart Sr, and Allied Families, Vol. 1, Richard Smart, Evelyn Bliss, Pamela Bliss, 1986
Nancy SMART
She married Nobel Standley in Robertson Co, TN. He was born 20 Mar 1791 in Henry Co, VA and died April 5, 1862 in Morgan Co, IL. He is buriend the Moss Cemetery in Morgan Co, IL. He was the son of Moses Standley and Elizabeth Bird (or Byrd). He served in the War of 1812. They had 11 children.
*Source: The Descendants of William Smart Sr, and Allied Families, Vol. 1, Richard Smart, Evelyn Bliss, Pamela Bliss, 1986
George ALLEN
George Allen, the immigrant ancestor of many of the Allen families found in America today, arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony from England on 6 May 1635. His name, along with the names of those he came with (106 in all), was found on a list of passengers who departed Weymouth, England for America on 20 March 1635. Unfortunately, the name of the ship they traveled aboard has never been determined. This party, which was under the leadership of the Rev. Joseph Hull, was granted leave to settle at Wessaguscus Plantation on 8 July 1635 by the General Court at Boston. Wessaguscus was soon given municipal rights, at which time it was renamed Weymouth, and its inhabitants were allowed representation in the General Court at Boston. George Allen is believed to have been born in either Somersetshire, or Dorsetshire, England. Lending support for this belief is the fact that the Rev. Hull and many of the other families that emigrated with George were from one of these shires. Although George Allen is known to have married twice while still residing in England, the name of his first wife has not been determined. His second wife, however, was a woman named Katherine. Katherine accompanied George to America, and is believed to have been the mother of at least five of his children. According to the list of passengers making up the Hull party, Katherine was thirty years old in 1635, thereby indicating that she had probably been born in about 1605 in England.
Although no records have been found to verify it, shortly after settling at Wessaguscus (Weymouth), George and his family may have moved to the village of Saugus, Massachusetts (now Lynn, Massachusetts). In 1637/38, however, George and his family again moved, this time to the newly organized settlement in New Plymouth Colony of Sandwich on Cape Cod. George, who was a farmer by trade, was recommended for "freeman" status in New Plymouth Colony on 5 March 1638/39, and was later admitted as such on 3 September 1639. George was subsequently sworn in as the Constable of Sandwich on 4 June 1639, and served as Surveyor of Highways in 1640. He also served as a Committeeman for the New Plymouth Court in 1640, 1641, 1642, and 1644.
George apparently died during the last part of April 1648 at Sandwich, New Plymouth Colony, as he was subsequently buried there on 2 May 1648. His will was probated before the New Plymouth Court on 7 June 1648. One year later, on 8 June 1648, Katherine furnished an inventory of George's estate to the New Plymouth Court. Sometime after George passed away, his widow, Katherine, married for a second time to a man named John Collins, who was a shoemaker in Boston.
Although the identities of all of George's children have never been determined beyond doubt, the names of eight children have been verified through various documents. In addition to these eight, it is highly probable that three other individuals, namely John, Robert, and Francis Allen, are also sons of George. Aside from those children that are known and very probable, some researchers also believe that the Joan Allen who married Clement Briggs at Dorchester in 1630/31, and the Joshua Allen who married Mary Crowell at Yarmouth in 1671, are also George's children. It should also be mentioned that the "five least children" that George referred to in his will have not been verified beyond doubt either. These children, interpreted by most authorities to be the children George had with his second wife, Katherine, are strongly believed to be Matthew, William, Henry, Samuel, and Gideon, however.
*Source: Internet
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Notes: There seems to be a lot of confusion about who George was married to. It seems to be accepted that he had 2 wives, that he married both of them in England, and they may both may have been named Katherine or Catherine. I have seen reference on the internet to his first wife as Catherine Davis and his second wife as Katherine Slarkes. There was a George Allen who married a Katherine Slarkes on 5 Nov 1624 in All Hallows Church, Honey Lane, London, England, but I have read opinions that this is not our George Allen. The George Allen who married Katherine Slarkes seems to have still been in England in 1640, when he was mentioned in his brother Henry's will. It could be that it is our George Allen, and he was back home on a trip when his brother died - or went back because his brother died.
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According to one internet site, these are the probable children of George's first marriage:
1. Rose
b. ca. 1609/10 in Eng.
m. (l) Joseph Holway (Holloway).
m. (2) 16 May 1648 to William Newland in New Plymouth Colony, MA.
d. ca. 1690/95 at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA.
2. John
b. in Eng.
m. ca. 1636 to Christian ( ) in MA.
d. 3 May 1690 at Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.
3. Ralph
b. ca. 1615 in Eng.
m. Susannah ( ).
d. 1697/98 at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA.
4. Robert
b. in Eng.
m. (remained single)
d. 15 May 1661 (committed suicide) at Rehoboth, New Plymouth Colony, MA. (now within Bristol Co., MA.)
5. George
b. ca. 1619 in Eng.
m. (1) ca. 1645 to Hannah ( ) in MA.
m. (2) 1687 to Sarah ( ) in MA.
d. 1693 at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA.
6. Francis
b. in Eng.
m. 20 July 1662 to Mary Besse at Sandwich, New Plymouth Colony, MA. (now within Barnstable Co., MA.)
d. 1697/98 at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA.
These are the probable children from George's second marriage:
7. Matthew
b. ca. 1627 in Eng.
m. 8 June 1657 to Sarah Kirby in New Plymouth Colony, MA.
d. 1695 at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA.
8. William
b. ca. 1629 in Eng.
m. 21 March 1650 to Priscilla Brown in New Plymouth Colony, MA.
d. 1 October 1705 at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA.
9. Henry
b. probably in Eng.
m. (1) ca. 1662 to Sarah Hill at Milford, CT.
m. (2) Rebecca (Sherwood) Rose at Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT. (widow of Robert Rose)
d. 1690 at Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT.
10. Samuel
b. probably in Eng.
11. Gideon
b. at Sandwich, New Plymouth Colony, MA. (now within Barnstable Co., MA.)
m. ca. 1670 to Sarah Prudden at Milford, New Haven Co., CT.
d. 1693 at Milford, N
*Source: Internet
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A discussion disputing that Joan Allen is the daughter of George Allen found on the internet (noted here for further research):
Two other Allens who are sometimes identified as the children of George Allen of Sandwich are George Allen, a Boston mason, with Dorchester/Weymouth connections, who married Susannah (unknown) and whose children are the first Allen surname children to appear in published Boston vital records and Joane Allen who married Clement Briggs. [George Allen of Sandwich did not arrive in Weymouth, Massachusetts until 1636 and there is no evidence that he had daughters. Joane Allen is known to have been in Dorchester, Mass. by 1630. [Her marriage to Clement Briggs was considered illegal by the newly established Puritan Court, and the official who married them was fined and jailed.] A Thomas Allen of Dorchester is also mentioned by Lechford, a Boston attorney, in 1640 entries to his "Note-Book" but I have seen nothing which purports to show his parentage.
John Allen, a Dorchester Innkeeper and house builder, appears to have been the only Allen head of family who lived in the Dorchester area prior to 1636. He was likely the father of Deacon Henry Allen, Elizabeth Allen Tucker and Joane Allen Briggs as well as George and Thomas Allen.
It may be coincidence, but the Bishop's Transcripts for Mitcham, Surry, England show the following children for a John Allen (wife's name not given): William Chr. 26 Oct. 1600 who died within a few weeks; George Chr. 4 Jan. 1600/01; Joane Chr. 2 Feb. 1602/03; Thomas Chr. 7 Dec. 1606; Elizabeth Chr. 24 Nov. 1610; and William Chr. 25 Apr. 1613 who died soon thereafter. No Henry Allen was Christened at Mitcham, Surry, England. From his age at death, and several affidavits, we know Deacon Henry Allen was born about 1620 but I have seen no record which shows where he was born.
I believe there is considerable evidence to show that John Allen was among the Early Planters, who came to America before the Puritans arrived in 1630. He and his family appear to have been living in an area called "Allen's Plain" when the ship Mary and John, arrived. Records show that the Mary and John passengers, established the settlement of Dorchester on "Allen's Plain" and that the first church built in Massachusetts Bay Colony was built on "Allen's Plain", in Dorchester.
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I am not adding these individuals separately to my database pending further proof that these are indeed the ancestors of George Allen, and that George Allen is even the actual parent of our Joan Allen who married Clement Briggs. This information was also obtained from the internet:
REPORTED PARENTS OF GEORGE ALLEN
Name: John ALLEN
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1538 in Thaxted, Co Essex, Essexshire, England
Death: 1 DEC 1572 in Saltford, Somersetshire, England
Father: John ALLEN b: 1503 in Thaxted , Co Essex, Essexshire, England
Mother: Margaret LEIGH b: ABT 1516 in Walton, Surrey, England Marriage 1 Elizabeth ALABASTER b: 1538 in Wix, Co Essex , England
Married: ABT 1557 in Essex, England
Children
1. Thomas ALLEN b: 1557 in Saltford, Co Bedford, Somersetshire, England
2. Edmund ALLEN b: ABT 1560 in Saltford, Somersetshire, England
3. Mary ALLEN b: ABT 1560 in Saltford, Somersetshire, England
4. George ALLEN b: ABT 1568 in Saltford, Somersetshire, England
Parents of John Allen above
John ALLEN
Sex: M
Birth: 1503 in Thaxted, Co Essex, Essexshire, England
Death: 22 JUN 1558 in Thaxted, Co Essex, England
Father: Richard ALLEN b: in Thaxted, Co Essex, England
Mother: Agnes UNKNOWN
Marriage 1 Margaret LEIGH b: ABT 1516 in Walton,Surrey,England,England
Parents of John Allen above:
Richard ALLEN
Sex: M
Birth: in Thaxted,Co Essex,England
Death: 23 JUN 1527 in Thaxted,Co Essex,England
Marriage 1 Agnes UNKNOWN
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Margaret LEIGH
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1516 in Walton,Surrey,England,England
Death: 7 AUG 1538 in Hatfield Peverel,Essex,England,England
Father: Giles LEIGH b: ABT 1491 in Of Walton,Surrey,England
Mother: Catherine ???? BOLD]
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Giles LEIGH
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1491 in Of Walton,Surrey,England
Death: 7 AUG 1538 in Walton,Surrey,England
Father: Henry LEGH b: ABT 1465
Mother: MARGARET
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Henry LEGH
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1465
Death: 25 NOV 1495
Father: Thomas LEGH b: DEC 1439
Mother: JOAN
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Thomas LEGH
Sex: M
Birth: DEC 1439
Death: 23 APR 1509
Father: Thomas LEGH b: ABT 1413
Mother: Alice BOTILER
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Thomas LEGH
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1413
Father: John DE_LEGH
Marriage 1 Alice BOTILER
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John DE_LEGH
Sex: M
Death: 22 FEB 1421/1422
Father: Thomas DE_LEGH
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
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Thomas DE_LEGH
Sex: M
Death: 20 JUL 1409 in England
Father: John DE_LEGH b: 1303 in England
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
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John DE_LEGH
Sex: M
Birth: 1303 in England
Death: 1349 in England
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
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Elizabeth ALABASTER
Sex: F
Birth: 1538 in Wix,Co Essex,England,England
Father: Thomas Arblaster (?) b: 1471 in England?
Mother: Agnes Markaunt (?)
Marriage 1 John ALLEN b: ABT 1538 in Thaxted,Co Essex,Essexshire,England
Married: ABT 1557 in ,,Essex,England
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Thomas Arblaster (?)
Sex: M
Birth: 1471 in England?
Father: Thomas ARBLASTER b: ABT 1450 in England?
Mother: joan REYNHAM
Marriage 1 Agnes Markaunt (?)
Thomas ARBLASTER
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1450 in England?
Father: James ARBLASTER
Mother: Agnes WALTON
Marriage 1 Joan REYNHAM
James ARBLASTER
Sex: M
Death: 1492 in England?
Marriage 1 Agnes WALTON
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A farmer near Bridgewater, Somertshire, he was part of a group that left England 29 March 1635, arr. Boston in May. Settled in Saugus, then moved in 1637 to Sandwich, near Plimouth Colony. When it incorporated in 1638 , he was First Deputy to the General Court, held office for several years. Became a Freeman 1639. Built a house about 1641 that stood until 1882. Will probated 7 Jun 1648 names wife Katherine with sons, Matthew, Henry, Samuel, Wiliam and "five least children." *Source: Internet
John ALLEN
Notes: This is not the proven father of our George Allen. I have read that the George Allen, son of John of Saltford, was still residing in Saltford in 1638 (long after our George was living at Sandwich on Cape Cod) when he was involved in a court case regarding tenements in the Tything of Saltford. I am unaware of the details of the court case or if George could have been involved in a court case even though he was living in America.
Another possible lineage (from the internet) for George is as follows (beginning with another John Allen as Generation 1 and going backward):
GENERATION 1:
Name: John ALLEN, B. ABT 1538 in Thaxted,Co Essex,Essexshire,England. Died: 1 DEC 1572 in Saltford,Somersetshire,England
Marriag: Elizabeth ALABASTER b: 1538 in Wix,Co Essex,England,England
Married: ABT 1557 in ,,Essex,England
Children
1. Thomas ALLEN b: 1557 in Saltford,Co Bedford,Somersetshire,England
2. Edmund ALLEN b: ABT 1560 in Saltford,,Somersetshire,England
3. Mary ALLEN b: ABT 1560 in Saltford,,Somersetshire,England
4. George ALLEN b: ABT 1568 in Saltford,,Somersetshire,England
GENERATION 2:
John ALLEN, b. 1503 in Thaxted,Co Essex,Essexshire,England. Died: 22 JUN 1558 in Thaxted,Co Essex,England
Father: Richard ALLEN b: in Thaxted,Co Essex,England
Mother: Agnes UNKNOWN
Marriage 1 Margaret LEIGH b: ABT 1516 in Walton,Surrey,England,England
GENERATION 3:
Richard ALLEN, b. Thaxted,Co Essex,England. Died: 23 JUN 1527 in Thaxted,Co Essex,England
Marriage 1 Agnes UNKNOWN
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LINEAGE OF MARGARET LEIGH (MARRIED TO THE JOHN ALLEN OF GENERATION 2 ABOVE):
GENERATION 2:
Margaret LEIGH, b. ABT 1516 in Walton,Surrey,England,England. Died: 7 AUG 1538 in Hatfield Peverel,Essex,England,England
Father: Giles LEIGH b: ABT 1491 in Of Walton,Surrey,England
Mother: Catherine (LAST NAME MAY BE BOLD)
GENERATION 3:
Giles LEIGH, b. ABT 1491 in Of Walton,Surrey,England. Died: 7 AUG 1538 in Walton,Surrey,England
Father: Henry LEGH b: ABT 1465
Mother: MARGARET
GENERATION 4:
Henry LEGH, b. ABT 1465. Died: 25 NOV 1495
Father: Thomas LEGH b: DEC 1439
Mother: JOAN
GENERATION 5:
Thomas LEGH, b. DEC 1439. Died: 23 APR 1509
Father: Thomas LEGH b: ABT 1413
Mother: Alice BOTILER
GENERATION 6:
Thomas LEGH, b. ABT 1413
Father: John DE_LEGH
Marriage 1 Alice BOTILER
GENERATION 7:
John DE_LEGH, b. unknown, died: 22 FEB 1421/1422
Father: Thomas DE_LEGH
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
GENERATION 8:
Thomas DE_LEGH, birth unknown, died: 20 JUL 1409 in England
Father: John DE_LEGH b: 1303 in England
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
GENERATION 9:
John DE_LEGH, b. 1303 in England. Died: 1349 in England
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
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LINEAGE OF ELIZABETH ALABASTER (MARRIED TO THE JOHN ALLEN OF GENERATION 1 ABOVE):
GENERATION 1:
Elizabeth ALABASTER, b. 1538 in Wix,Co Essex,England,England
Father: Thomas Arblaster b: 1471 in England?
Mother: Agnes Markaunt Marriage 1 John ALLEN b: ABT 1538 in Thaxted,Co Essex,Essexshire,England
Married: ABT 1557 in ,,Essex,England
GENERATION 2:
Thomas Arblaster, b. abt 1471, in England?
Father: Thomas ARBLASTER b: ABT 1450 in England?
Mother: Joan REYNHAM
Marriage 1 Agnes Markaunt GENERATION 3:
Thomas ARBLASTER, b. ABT 1450 in England?
Father: James ARBLASTER
Mother: Agnes WALTON
Marriage 1 Joan REYNHAM
GENERATION 4:
James ARBLASTER, b. unknown. Died: 1492 in England?
Marriage 1 Agnes WALTON
NOTE: The Thomas Arblaster born in 1471 and the Thomas Arblaster born abt 1450 are both reported above to be married to Joan Reynham.
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