June 6, 1743- A son, Zephaniah, is born to Caleb Sherman & Elizabeth Lawton in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
The Surname "Sherman" is English: occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.
June 21, 1743- A daughter, Abigail, is born to Humphrey Smith & Mary Willcox in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British America.
(Zehaniah Sherman is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.
Abigail Smith is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson. )
Ancestry & Genealogy of Alfred Leslie Worland, Rosella Johnston and Allied Colonial Families.
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Sunday, December 28, 2014
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
April 1741, Massachusetts
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| English: Luther Store, Swansea, Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Daniel Howland marries Mary Slocum, daughter of Eleazer Slocum & Deborah Smith, in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
April 3, 1741
A daughter, Tabitha Seamans, is born to James Seamans & Tabitha Wood in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
April 23, 1741
A daughter, Bathsheba Sherman, is born to Seth Sherman & Ruth Lapham in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(Mary Slocum is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.
Tabitha Seamans is my sixth great grandaunt. Our common ancestors are James Seamans and Tabitha Wood.
Bathsheba Sherman is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury. )
Thursday, September 22, 2011
February 1739, Massachusetts
February 4, 1739- Humphrey Smith is born to Humphrey Smith & Mary Wilcox in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
February 24, 1739- Zephaniah Cole is born to Nehemiah Cole & Judith Easterbrook in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(Humphrey Smith is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.
Zephaniah Cole is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Hugh Cole & Martha Luther.)
February 24, 1739- Zephaniah Cole is born to Nehemiah Cole & Judith Easterbrook in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(Humphrey Smith is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.
Zephaniah Cole is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Hugh Cole & Martha Luther.)
Monday, August 15, 2011
July 1738, Rhode Island
Image via WikipediaJuly 18, 1738- David Slocum, son of Eleazer Slocum & Deborah Smith, dies at the age of 18 in Newport, Rhode Island, at the house of Peter Easton to whom he was apprenticed. (David Slocum is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.)
Monday, December 13, 2010
March 1732, Maryland
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| Mattawoman Creek, off the Upper Potomac |
Enrolled at request of George Hardy 29 Mar 1732:
Indenture, 29 Mar 1732; Between Ignatius Gardner, planter, and George Hardy, planter; for £70 and 2300# tobacco; a tract called Gardner's Meadow on Mattawoman main branch; bounded by land of Jeremiah Suell called Convenience and land taken up by James Gambell now belonging to Gabriel Burnham, Jr. in right of his wife; containing 266 acres; also part of a tract called Refuse on Tinker's Branch; containing 200 acres; /s/ Ignatius Gardner; wit. John Beall, Jr., Peter Dent; ack. 29 Mar 17 by Ignatius Gardner and Anne his wife
Prince George's Land Records
1730-1733 - Liber Q, Page 426.
Mattawoman Creek was named for the Mattawoman Indians who had a fort and town in this locality.They were one of many sub-tribes of the Piscataway-Conoy culture that had been predominant in what is now Southern Maryland. Hunters and fishermen for the most part, the Mattawomans and their fellow Piscataways had a similar culture to other groups in the region—the Delawares, Nanticokes and Powhatans, for instance—and they spoke a dialect of the widespread Algonquian language. Like their neighbors, they also had frequent run-ins with tribes from the north, specifically the Susquehannocks, Iroquois and Senecas. And in the late 17th-century, it was one of these conflicts that brought the Mattawomans' demise—helped along, no doubt, by the insults of the European invasion, namely smallpox.
In 1670, Governor Charles Calvert presented to the Mattawoman king, Maquata, a medal with the likeness of his father, Cecilius, second Lord Baltimore, on one side and a map of Maryland on the other.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
March 1732, Massachusetts
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| Slocum Family Monument, Prospect Hill Cemetery - Northville, NY, erected 1908 by Dr. Charles E. Slocum |
ELEAZER SLOCUM, SON OF ELEAZER, BORN 20 JANUARY, 1694; MARRIED DEBORAH SMITH. THEY WERE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. RESIDED IN DARTSMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, A YEOMAN AND MERCHANT AND THERE DIED, HE IN JANUARY, 1739. THEY HAD EIGHT CHILDREN: 1.JOHN. 2.DAVID. 3.MARY. 4.ELEAZER. 5.ELEPHEL. 6.HUMPHREY. 7.ANN. 8.DEBORAH.
March 6, 1732- Anne Slocum is born to Eleazer Slocum & Deborah Smith in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical; embracing eleven generations of the first-named family, ... in the female lines as far as ascertained
March 23, 1732- Jesse Cornell is born to John Cornell & Sarah Sherman in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(Anne Slocum is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Freeman.
Jesse Cornell is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
April 1730, Rhode Island
April 1, 1730- Isabel Lawton, wife of Samuel Albro, dies at the age of 88 at North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. Isabel was the daughter of George Lawton & Elizabeth Hazard.
April 9, 1730- Elisha Smith marries Sarah Sanford, daughter of William Sanford & Hope Sisson, in Newport, Rhode Island.
(Isabel Lawton is my first cousin 11 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Lawton & Isabel Smith. Sarah Sanford is her first cousin twice removed.
Sarah Sanford is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.)
April 9, 1730- Elisha Smith marries Sarah Sanford, daughter of William Sanford & Hope Sisson, in Newport, Rhode Island.
(Isabel Lawton is my first cousin 11 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Lawton & Isabel Smith. Sarah Sanford is her first cousin twice removed.
Sarah Sanford is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.)
Friday, October 22, 2010
1730 Maryland
1730- My fifth great grandmother, Ann Bacon, is born to Henry Bacon & Frances Smith in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
My fourth great granduncle, Benjamin Hardy, is born to William Hardy & Anne Stimson in Prince George's County, Maryland.
My fourth great granduncle, Robert Livers, is born to Arnold Livers & Mary Ann Drane in Prince George's County, Maryland.
My sixth great granduncle, John Hanson, marries Elizabeth Tyler in Charles County, Maryland.
Ignatius French is born to John & Monica French in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
(Ignatius French is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are James French & Elizabeth Meekin.)
My fourth great granduncle, Benjamin Hardy, is born to William Hardy & Anne Stimson in Prince George's County, Maryland.
My fourth great granduncle, Robert Livers, is born to Arnold Livers & Mary Ann Drane in Prince George's County, Maryland.
My sixth great granduncle, John Hanson, marries Elizabeth Tyler in Charles County, Maryland.
Ignatius French is born to John & Monica French in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
(Ignatius French is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are James French & Elizabeth Meekin.)
Monday, October 11, 2010
June 1729, Massachusetts
June 30, 1729- Deliverance Smith and his wife, Mary Tripp, die in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Mary is age 51, and her husband is 62. They are interred at the old homestead Hill Meadow burial place.
Most sources have them dying on the same day, though Mary's death is also given as August 19, 1729.
Deliverance's will (below) mentions wife Mary, but in September, it was executed by his son, Humphrey.
Mary Tripp was the daughter of Peleg Tripp & Anne Sisson.
Bristol Co., Massachusetts, Probate Abstracts, vol. 1:
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vol. 6, pages 299-300: Will of Deliverance Smith of Dartmouth, yeoman, dated 23 Jun 1729; probated 20 Sep 1729.
wife Mary.
3 sons: Peleg, Humphrey, & George Smith.
6 daughters: Deborah, Anne, Alec, Hope, Mary, & Abigail [no surnames] (last 4 unmarried).
cousin Benjamin Smith.
brother Hezekiah Smith.
sons Peleg & Humphrey as executors.
witnesses: James Tripp Jr., Isaac Smith, & William Sanford.
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vol. 6, pages 301-3: Inventory of Deliverance Smith of Dartmouth, dated 9 Aug. 1729; presented by Humphrey Smith, executor. Appraisors: Henery Howland, James Howland, & Nathaniel Soule.
Also:
1730 Nov 12, Mary Smith rec'd from the legacy of her husband Deliverance Smith of Dartmouth, paid to her son Humphrey Smith.
(Bristol Co., MA Probate records, 1687-1745, Vol VII, pp190-191).
(Mary Tripp is my first cousin 10 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Freeman.)
Most sources have them dying on the same day, though Mary's death is also given as August 19, 1729.
Deliverance's will (below) mentions wife Mary, but in September, it was executed by his son, Humphrey.
Mary Tripp was the daughter of Peleg Tripp & Anne Sisson.
Bristol Co., Massachusetts, Probate Abstracts, vol. 1:
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vol. 6, pages 299-300: Will of Deliverance Smith of Dartmouth, yeoman, dated 23 Jun 1729; probated 20 Sep 1729.
wife Mary.
3 sons: Peleg, Humphrey, & George Smith.
6 daughters: Deborah, Anne, Alec, Hope, Mary, & Abigail [no surnames] (last 4 unmarried).
cousin Benjamin Smith.
brother Hezekiah Smith.
sons Peleg & Humphrey as executors.
witnesses: James Tripp Jr., Isaac Smith, & William Sanford.
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vol. 6, pages 301-3: Inventory of Deliverance Smith of Dartmouth, dated 9 Aug. 1729; presented by Humphrey Smith, executor. Appraisors: Henery Howland, James Howland, & Nathaniel Soule.
Also:
1730 Nov 12, Mary Smith rec'd from the legacy of her husband Deliverance Smith of Dartmouth, paid to her son Humphrey Smith.
(Bristol Co., MA Probate records, 1687-1745, Vol VII, pp190-191).
(Mary Tripp is my first cousin 10 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Freeman.)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
May 1712, Pennsylvania
May 26, 1712- Richard Cox and Margaret Potts are married at the Abington Meeting of Friends, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Richard had come from England with his parents in 1709. The Cox family lived in New Castle County, Delaware. The Monthly Meeting of Friends granted him a certificate on February 5, 1712, to move to Pennsylvania in order to marry Margaret Potts; it was accepted March 26, 1712.
Richard Cox granted certificate from Kennett Monthly Meeting to Abington Monthly Meeting, PA, to marry with "a friend belonging to ye monthly meeting of Abington in ye County of Philada.", 5 2nd mo. 1712.
Margaret was a daughter of Jane Potts, a native of Wales, whose husband had died on the voyage from England. She arrived in Philadelphia by a later ship, to find herself a widow with four daughters. Jane settled in Germantown and is said to have supported her family by the practice of medicine, having brought a diploma from England.
The Cox family in America: A history and genealogy of the older branches of the family from the appearance of its first representative in this country in 1610
May 28, 1712- Thomas Potts and Judith Smith are married at Abington meeting. Thomas had come from Wales in 1683 with his widowed mother.
(Margaret Potts is my first cousin 8 times removed. Thomas Potts is Margaret's uncle. Thomas Potts is my seventh great granduncle. Our common ancestors are Thomas Potts & Elizabeth Baset.)
Richard had come from England with his parents in 1709. The Cox family lived in New Castle County, Delaware. The Monthly Meeting of Friends granted him a certificate on February 5, 1712, to move to Pennsylvania in order to marry Margaret Potts; it was accepted March 26, 1712.
Richard Cox granted certificate from Kennett Monthly Meeting to Abington Monthly Meeting, PA, to marry with "a friend belonging to ye monthly meeting of Abington in ye County of Philada.", 5 2nd mo. 1712.
Margaret was a daughter of Jane Potts, a native of Wales, whose husband had died on the voyage from England. She arrived in Philadelphia by a later ship, to find herself a widow with four daughters. Jane settled in Germantown and is said to have supported her family by the practice of medicine, having brought a diploma from England.
The Cox family in America: A history and genealogy of the older branches of the family from the appearance of its first representative in this country in 1610
May 28, 1712- Thomas Potts and Judith Smith are married at Abington meeting. Thomas had come from Wales in 1683 with his widowed mother.
(Margaret Potts is my first cousin 8 times removed. Thomas Potts is Margaret's uncle. Thomas Potts is my seventh great granduncle. Our common ancestors are Thomas Potts & Elizabeth Baset.)
Sunday, May 9, 2010
1713, Bristol, Pennsylvania
1713- Thomas Potts, Jr. is born to Thomas Potts & Judith Smith in Bristol, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
(Thomas Potts, Jr. is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Potts & Elizabeth Baset.)
(Thomas Potts, Jr. is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Potts & Elizabeth Baset.)
Friday, February 12, 2010
April 1726, Maryland
April 16, 1726- George Hardy, serving as administrator, filed the inventory of John Smith of Prince George's County.
(George Hardy is my fifth great granduncle. Our common ancestors are William & Elizabeth Hardy.)
April 22, 1726- Mary Tant, widow of John Manning, has died at the age of 43 in St. Mary's County,
Maryland.
Mary Maning 11,603 SM £83.10.4 Apr 22 1726 Nov 2 1726
Appraisers: Nicholas Mills, John Greenwell.
Creditors: Richard Thompson, W. Swale.
Next of kin: Mary Mills, Mary Sikes.
Administratrix: Mary Morgan.
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Mary Maning 8.279 A SM £83.10.4 £43.5.5 Jul 10 1727
Received from: William Combs, John Milles.
Payments to: Richard Thompson, William Swale, Richard Thompson for use of John Maning (orphan), John Greenwell.
Administratrix: Mary Morgan.
(Mary Tant is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.)
(George Hardy is my fifth great granduncle. Our common ancestors are William & Elizabeth Hardy.)
April 22, 1726- Mary Tant, widow of John Manning, has died at the age of 43 in St. Mary's County,
Maryland.
Mary Maning 11,603 SM £83.10.4 Apr 22 1726 Nov 2 1726
Appraisers: Nicholas Mills, John Greenwell.
Creditors: Richard Thompson, W. Swale.
Next of kin: Mary Mills, Mary Sikes.
Administratrix: Mary Morgan.
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Mary Maning 8.279 A SM £83.10.4 £43.5.5 Jul 10 1727
Received from: William Combs, John Milles.
Payments to: Richard Thompson, William Swale, Richard Thompson for use of John Maning (orphan), John Greenwell.
Administratrix: Mary Morgan.
(Mary Tant is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Today in History: September 10
A great resource for anyone interested in American History and genealogy is the American Memory project at the Library of Congress website. I spend hours there, the collection contains manuscripts, images, podcasts and recordings.
The snippet above is from their Today in History page. Today in History mines the American Memory historical collections to discover what happened in American history today…and every day.
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