tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40120879718028304032024-03-25T18:09:11.730-04:00Moore & Williams FamiliesI decided to start a genealogy blog to document my family (Williams) and my husband's (Moore). We both have deep roots in New England. About a year ago, I crashed my computer and lost a lot of the family history I had been compiling over the last 10 years. This is a way to put that data back, person by person.AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-54552587565875440492015-04-11T13:24:00.000-04:002015-04-11T13:24:15.176-04:00Stephen Clayson or McClay and Elizabeth PerimentMy father's seventh great grandparents are Stephen Clayson and Elizabeth Periment of Stamford, Connecticut. Tradition says that Stephen was Scots and his original name was McClay. He and his brother Williams fled to France because of Cromwell, perhaps survivors of the battle of Worcester. There they changed their name to Clayson (the meaning of McClay and Clayson is both the son of Clay). William eventually returned to Scotland, but Stephen came to Stamford and settled there. He married Elizabeth Periment 11 Nov 1654. Her originals are unknown. There are possible links to the Pennoyer family, but this has not been proven.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvnmOn2OmHeI7wAZ3_5ChKYoh7nmfHwlCdsgpWtq8aKf0L967JYKgFRgjGDzR8s2yfgeAmS3upYaAMNgpD2gxJc4eFY1HJfAt_-SNEYbrnu7G0Oceoy_UdWA8hdvZIhydw9NPrtlv0Ts/s1600/stamford+map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvnmOn2OmHeI7wAZ3_5ChKYoh7nmfHwlCdsgpWtq8aKf0L967JYKgFRgjGDzR8s2yfgeAmS3upYaAMNgpD2gxJc4eFY1HJfAt_-SNEYbrnu7G0Oceoy_UdWA8hdvZIhydw9NPrtlv0Ts/s1600/stamford+map.jpg" height="224" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Stephen died sometime after 1699/1700. He left a will where he left his estate to son Samuel, his wife while a widow, sons Stephen and David, daughter Elizabeth, wife of Francis Dann, grandson Stephen, son of Jonathan and sister Sarah. My dad descends from his son David and his wife Mary Hardy.</div>
<div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_d7BZ25yUJKU0q5e5M_nqBXhn1OI7dCmrNF_eHUnvBH9-9LsD8ykMkzp9PSXhNZfQd958xNGf3dFik_ZuPj_LBP6wfnfAHqAxcQHBqw8GCILPeT-PXAmDblu7MEtk7JZGirivJ6WScs/s1600/stamford+witch+trial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_d7BZ25yUJKU0q5e5M_nqBXhn1OI7dCmrNF_eHUnvBH9-9LsD8ykMkzp9PSXhNZfQd958xNGf3dFik_ZuPj_LBP6wfnfAHqAxcQHBqw8GCILPeT-PXAmDblu7MEtk7JZGirivJ6WScs/s1600/stamford+witch+trial.jpg" /></a><br />Elizabeth Periment Clayson is more well known because she was accused of witchcraft. Sgt Daniel Westcott said she had bewitched his servant girl and a bill was found by the Grand Jury. The water test was applied and she floated like a cork when put in water bound hand and foot. A lot of stupid testimony was taken but her neighbors gave testimony in her favor and the Petit Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. She was tried with Mercy Hollingsworth Disbrow who is the stepdaughter of my tenth great grandfather on my mother's side. Apparently, she also survived the trial, unlike those in Salem where a witch hunt was also going on in Sept 1692.</div>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-57955396548896549762015-04-10T12:43:00.000-04:002015-04-10T12:43:41.293-04:00General Benjamin MooersAlthough my son, Ben, was not named after this ancestor and our last name is not quite the same, I've always felt an affinity to General Benjamin Mooers. He is the fifth great uncle of my mother-in-law, Connie. His brother Jonathan Mooers married Elizabeth Gage and Connie is descended from this line.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lN_MpF2dx5nhwSithXVlg33iueN085C_LJxIPdv_JaxCfWWFc68hidcLXXVg7j9B1m9oiWs-0pyNPRIa12GQth9NO5C97SaOUI8Mv81NAbnolIwUe7a9ZYuv6k2TsyhFtVFrgmJwtzE/s1600/Benjamin+Mooers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lN_MpF2dx5nhwSithXVlg33iueN085C_LJxIPdv_JaxCfWWFc68hidcLXXVg7j9B1m9oiWs-0pyNPRIa12GQth9NO5C97SaOUI8Mv81NAbnolIwUe7a9ZYuv6k2TsyhFtVFrgmJwtzE/s1600/Benjamin+Mooers.jpg" height="200" width="171" /></a></div>
<br />
General Ben was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on 1 Apr 1758, son of Benjamin Mooers and Abigail Hazen. He entered the Revolutionary Army in June, 1776 as a private in the militia. In March, 1778 he was promoted to Ensign and by 1780 he was Lieutenant and Adjutant of the Regiment. He had participated in most of the important battles of the Revolution including Ticonderoga, Saratoga, White Plains, and he was at Yorktown when General Cornwallis surrendered.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqZjR7Z_n7MALL57yEZnDbEfzXMkeXKS_IAk1h3cp-a0XgR0R2pGpE-0scTg5ffHcssg3gfX_SWer4DCj2phhOUwgv4mhoFpBb-C_AAWdY79i1UmJcAc6msksgypeAdPJem1EdB5ySpQ/s1600/mooers-home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqZjR7Z_n7MALL57yEZnDbEfzXMkeXKS_IAk1h3cp-a0XgR0R2pGpE-0scTg5ffHcssg3gfX_SWer4DCj2phhOUwgv4mhoFpBb-C_AAWdY79i1UmJcAc6msksgypeAdPJem1EdB5ySpQ/s1600/mooers-home.jpg" height="200" width="147" /></a>After the war he moved to Clinton County, New York and settled in Plattsburg. He was elected to the state legislature and was appointed an Elector to choose the President and Vice-President. He stayed in the state militia and was eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.<br />
<br />
In 1811 he was promoted to Major General and commanded the state militia at the battle of Plattsburg on Sept. 11, 1814 in the War of 1812 against the British. He commanded a total of six brigades extending from Franklin to Albany counties.<br />
<br />
He died 20 Jan 1838 and is buried in Plattsburgh, New York. His house still stands in Plattsburgh and a cannonball that came in through an open door and lodged in the wall still shows today.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPekf4edUNDywYlzhMsNe_cVLJKE_IDiP53tT8hqWbGaYAGDB02HN7SJ1OxXJpYsuAySRjoisY740ES5btfsxeqo4mT3gRbf3IKjauVIYRJBzlZtsLC0P2PGo8G9KHIhNe_O467LQCY68/s1600/cannonball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPekf4edUNDywYlzhMsNe_cVLJKE_IDiP53tT8hqWbGaYAGDB02HN7SJ1OxXJpYsuAySRjoisY740ES5btfsxeqo4mT3gRbf3IKjauVIYRJBzlZtsLC0P2PGo8G9KHIhNe_O467LQCY68/s1600/cannonball.jpg" height="320" width="280" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: #dcd0cf; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span>
<br />AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-20365088320750786452015-03-19T17:12:00.000-04:002015-03-19T17:12:22.537-04:00John Meigs and wife Thomazine Frye Meigs of New HavenOn my Grandfather Fairchild's side, my 10th great grandfather is John Meigs or Meggs of Guilford and New Haven, Connecticut. He is the son of Vincent Meigs who came with his family from Dorset/Devon, England in 1639 to Connecticut and settled in the New Haven area. John married Thomasine Frye.<br />
<br />
John is famous because on the night of May 12, 1661 he rode from Guilford to New Haven to warn the regicides Whalley and Goffe who were hiding at Rev. Davenport's that agents of the King were on the way to arrest them. Whalley and Goffe had been among Cromwell's men who sentenced King Charles I to death. Once Charles II ascended the throne, he planned revenge on the men who had had his father beheaded.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpRw0jjiYCDjyz3FlUj2GKpG-m-vrWEd-Z_cyEgSOoE-ajusSk5w5Ng8w6ckKaAQcINra6AYP_PM75fmjhGZOxUKnnCUqzHApnYW19XET631_zXEE9wvZYACUX9hppPhvBaDZrILqqNc/s1600/Judges+Cave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpRw0jjiYCDjyz3FlUj2GKpG-m-vrWEd-Z_cyEgSOoE-ajusSk5w5Ng8w6ckKaAQcINra6AYP_PM75fmjhGZOxUKnnCUqzHApnYW19XET631_zXEE9wvZYACUX9hppPhvBaDZrILqqNc/s1600/Judges+Cave.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a>John Meigs supposedly helped them hid in Judges Cave on West Rock where they escaped justice. There is a plaque there to commemorate the occasion.<br />
<br />
His daughter Elizabeth married Richard Hubbell through which the line descends to the Glover family in Newtown, then to the Fairchilds.AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-53794444577315618102015-03-14T13:52:00.000-04:002015-03-14T13:52:01.204-04:00Edward Gove of Gove's RebellionOn my son's paternal side through his mother's Fitz/Dearborn side we have Edward Gove. He was born in London, England but came to New England as part of the Great Migration. He came to Salisbury, Massachusetts where he married Hannah Partridge and became a large land owner.<div>
He moved to the new Province of New Hampshire (Hampton) where eventually he, along with many others, came into dispute with Edward Cranfield, the new Governor of the province. Cranfield was greedy and corrupt.</div>
<div>
<div style="background-color: #fffffa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 17.1599998474121px;">
From the Lane Memorial Library website - By 1683 Gove was a person of considerable property, lieutenant of the military company and somewhat popular, and as Randolph, an English devotee of Mason, affirmed, "a leading-man and a great stickler in the late proceedings of the assembly." He resolved, almost singlehanded, to redress his own and others grievances. "He makes it his business," said Randolph, "to stir the people up to rebellion, by giving out that the governor as vice-admiral acted under the commission of his royal highness, the Duke of York, afterwards James II, who was a Papist and would bring Popery among them; that the governor was a pretender and his commission was signed in Scotland. He endeavored, with a great deal of pains to make a party, solicited many of the considerable persons in each town to join with him to secure their liberties. Gove declared "that his sword was drawn, and the he would not lay it down till he knew who should hold the government." The governor, having received information of his movements, immediately sent messengers to Hampton and Exeter with warrants for the constables, requesting them to arrest Gove, but fearing this show of opposition and that Gove's party might become too strong for the civil power, he forthwith ordered the militia of the whole province to be in readiness.</div>
<div style="background-color: #fffffa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 17.1599998474121px;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MZTjCv7zH9eexn3y9o-wlvJ_9GlaabLccfTe0yHNX98ceI5CPnkTYS5fl7ce2BNm7K_FyUf50cO7lqzEhNZp19R3N20HmW6iaqOQytbOyLByBlmUyf_-UyZ_TMQptgjTNSHmbhemM6s/s1600/gove's%2Bpardon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MZTjCv7zH9eexn3y9o-wlvJ_9GlaabLccfTe0yHNX98ceI5CPnkTYS5fl7ce2BNm7K_FyUf50cO7lqzEhNZp19R3N20HmW6iaqOQytbOyLByBlmUyf_-UyZ_TMQptgjTNSHmbhemM6s/s1600/gove's%2Bpardon.jpg" height="320" width="205" /></a>Gove undoubtedly expected that when his arrest was attempted, there would be resistance and then a general uprising. At first he eluded and repulsed the marshall (who was a local man) and others who attempted to arrest him in Hampton, and hastened to his men at Exeter. He suddenly returned to Hampton Jan. 27, 1683, with twelve men, all being mounted, and nearly all being of Hampton, armed with swords, pistols and guns, a trumpet sounding, and with his sword drawn, riding at their head. They entered the town and Gove, seeing no demonstration in his favor at his appearance, lay down his arms and gave himself up to the authorities of the town, as did the others. They were taken into custody by the militia, except the trumpeter, who escaped. They were imprisoned and heavily ironed. When Governor Cranfield was informed of the arrests, he was mounting his horse to lead a part of the troops in pursuit of Gove and his party.</div>
<div style="background-color: #fffffa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 17.1599998474121px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: #fffffa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 17.1599998474121px;">
Edward Gove was the only one who's arrest for high treason was permanent. He was eventually sent to the Tower of London in England to be hanged, drawn and quartered. He stayed there for about 3 years but was eventually pardoned by King James II and sent back to New England. He died in Hampton in 1691.</div>
</div>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-89167744607797877522015-03-01T15:36:00.000-05:002015-03-14T13:37:37.131-04:00William Hamilton, first whale killer<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">William Hamilton is my 8th great grandfather on my Grandma Fairchild's side. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Massachusetts around 1668. He is famous for being the first person to kill a whale while living on Cape Cod. Being persecuted for killing the whale, by the inhabitants of the Cape, as one who dealt with evil spirits.'" In a slightly different rendition of the story, told by historian Gertrude Wickham, William's family was "driven away as witches." He moved to Rhode Island where he married Mercy or Lucy Berry. In their old age they came to Danbury, Connecticut where he died in 1749 at the advanced age of 103. Supposedly he died in his chair at the home of his son-in-law, Thomas Benedict.</span>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-76287893729652143392014-05-04T11:28:00.000-04:002014-05-04T11:28:03.185-04:00Ragnor Lodbrok - a fun but not necessarily accurate ancestry<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week was the Season 2 finale of History Channel's The Vikings. An interesting take is http://www.academieduello.com/news-blog/facts-foibles-history-channels-series-vikings/ There is a descent through the Chellis family (my mother-in-law's maternal side) that has Ragnor Lodbrok as my boys 34th great grandfather through his son Sigurd Snogoje or Snake-in-the-Eye, as the show calls him. He is named this because his iris has the image of a snake encircling his pupil.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">While Ragnor may be a composite of various Nordic rulers, Sigurd was a real person, along with the other sons, as told in Ragnarssona battr, The Tale of Ragnor's sons, After Ragnor's death, his sons took revenge but I don't want to give away any spoilers for the show. <span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Ragnarssona þáttr informs that when his father died, he inherited Zealand, Scania, Halland, the Danish islands, and Viken. He married Blaeja, the daughter of king Ælla of Northumbria and they had the children Harthacanute and Aslaug, who was named after her grandmother Aslaug.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Could Viking blood explain the red hair on the Chellis side?</span></span><br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl05z0ZhitLE3c4nMjvYJut2NzjgkBbLp8GmakGTxfmGjJCFpv-CCbqE1j0wmKFNde2k5PRhoiPCgGkk7Ca4eCCPqg9Es9nbIGT4RCu1a5cM7a4jzhL2CfypJUuO73FCy8Gp5x_VYOY0Y/s1600/King_Aella's_messenger_before_Ragnar_Lodbrok's_sons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl05z0ZhitLE3c4nMjvYJut2NzjgkBbLp8GmakGTxfmGjJCFpv-CCbqE1j0wmKFNde2k5PRhoiPCgGkk7Ca4eCCPqg9Es9nbIGT4RCu1a5cM7a4jzhL2CfypJUuO73FCy8Gp5x_VYOY0Y/s1600/King_Aella's_messenger_before_Ragnar_Lodbrok's_sons.jpg" height="243" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.318559646606445px;">An 1857 painting by August Malmström depicting <br />King Aella's messenger before Ragnar Lodbrok's sons.</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pTbl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: #695e49; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; width: 948px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="PersonData" id="ctl42_ctl00_PersonData" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 778px;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-76035602370967716972014-04-27T11:35:00.000-04:002014-04-27T11:35:03.525-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUcJhbUzcV6qmuX92Aw2gSw5R-kNZALQRaWKvqm5IbaUiTWeNWUuu3wuNtVvPlCbBTIlExDcJ8u0zIFyvWCYXnJIznoxbFB62U12MYHsbdh3LiZ46mVWfHOzwg5hYyJMbIi1zK8PAf2M/s1600/Andrew+Eliot+siege+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUcJhbUzcV6qmuX92Aw2gSw5R-kNZALQRaWKvqm5IbaUiTWeNWUuu3wuNtVvPlCbBTIlExDcJ8u0zIFyvWCYXnJIznoxbFB62U12MYHsbdh3LiZ46mVWfHOzwg5hYyJMbIi1zK8PAf2M/s1600/Andrew+Eliot+siege+1.jpg" height="320" width="250" /></a></div>
I've been watching the new TV show, Turn, on AMC that tells the story of the Culver Spy Ring. This was a group of spies based out of Fairfield, Connecticut and run by Benjamin Tallmadge that worked with others, Abraham Woodhull (played by Jamie Bell on the show) that were based in Long Island and passed information about troop movements, etc. The show is beautifully filmed (though in Virginia, not New England) and I've found it really interesting.<br />
<br />
My family has tenuous links to the Culver Spy Ring through my mother's grandfather, Frank Garfield Beers, who was descended from Andrew Eliot, D.D. through his daughter Sarah, who married Joseph Squires of Fairfield. The Squire descendents eventually married into the Beers family.<br />
Andrew Eliot D.D. was the pastor of the New North Church in Boston and was one of the few ministers who remained in the city during the Revolutionary War (the letters shown were sent to his son describing the seige).<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU65H0ZA7HsoCa4knoQF3bl5V3rSbqCe2D3hDgsIaJZP4kQoWGNKAA5_SnzNZR3mFlXuCdBm_xv_mDjgMkFqEgCf1REM4UpVksSIaa_mL78uoH8EMKaSthHRGq_jZsO-jYG_8yEZLvzvs/s1600/Andrew+Eliot+siege+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU65H0ZA7HsoCa4knoQF3bl5V3rSbqCe2D3hDgsIaJZP4kQoWGNKAA5_SnzNZR3mFlXuCdBm_xv_mDjgMkFqEgCf1REM4UpVksSIaa_mL78uoH8EMKaSthHRGq_jZsO-jYG_8yEZLvzvs/s1600/Andrew+Eliot+siege+2.jpg" height="320" width="250" /></a><br />
His son and Sarah's brother, also named Andrew, was minister of the Congregational Church in Fairfield, Connecticut. There are a series of letters written from the younger Andrew to his father that refer to the spy activities going on in Fairfield at the time. A book called <i>Missing Links to the Culper Spy Ring</i> by Bernadette Fawcett details the letters and shows how involved the Eliots were in the spy ring.<br />
<br />
As I said, the TV show is excellent and I heartily recommend it to lovers of American history.<br />
<br />AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-50238664241416853282014-04-13T10:22:00.000-04:002014-04-13T10:22:59.809-04:00James Maxwell and Susan Austin of Nova Scotia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnOQtgu7Mh71bWhazp0AZJac8k5cWUCMpeFabwkdWDyQ1Wqv_CmN531SuPNW0m_LYeDk3jHc3j0k3p9gOnk-BOb_3aIeCqhp8XS-qaQx57Um5OjhqE6_e1nLjSGv6SaY9eFBGf2l1HQQ/s1600/James+Maxwell+Susan+Austin+marriage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnOQtgu7Mh71bWhazp0AZJac8k5cWUCMpeFabwkdWDyQ1Wqv_CmN531SuPNW0m_LYeDk3jHc3j0k3p9gOnk-BOb_3aIeCqhp8XS-qaQx57Um5OjhqE6_e1nLjSGv6SaY9eFBGf2l1HQQ/s1600/James+Maxwell+Susan+Austin+marriage.jpg" height="320" width="202" /></a>A brick wall on the Moore side is James Maxwell, husband of Susan Austin and father of Susan Maxwell who married Charles Henry Howe. I just found James and Susan's marriage certificate in the Nova Scotia Archives. Witnesses were James Maxwell (father?) and Alexander Wallace. It's just a tiny step closer to finding more about James. He died before 1846 when his wife and children migrated to Braintree, Massachusetts.<br />
<br />
Susan Austen Maxwell was the daughter of Thomas Austen, a Nova Scotia merchant and his wife, Elizabeth Letson. The Austen's originally came from Cork, Ireland. Elizabeth's father, Robert, was a Loyalist emigre who came to Nova Scotia from New York during the Revolutionary War.<br />
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBdW2H2YdvI-9vEyJwGRCTh_ncfo0rx9dhnauRX6q0kjIv8ATnaiagAKaEzLbo6rARM0OBW24LaZoRCdFmzlOM2_anLzVNE5bvm4mLcPetfnA1Jbq82uah92__-x9z7PW7RuoRzl-XOU/s1600/Charles+Henry+Howe+1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBdW2H2YdvI-9vEyJwGRCTh_ncfo0rx9dhnauRX6q0kjIv8ATnaiagAKaEzLbo6rARM0OBW24LaZoRCdFmzlOM2_anLzVNE5bvm4mLcPetfnA1Jbq82uah92__-x9z7PW7RuoRzl-XOU/s1600/Charles+Henry+Howe+1-1.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Henry Howe</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Charles Henry Howe was employed by the B&M Railroad as a machinist. When his two sons, Charles Herbert and Frank Emmons were aged 3 and 1, their mother, Susan passed away. Their father remarried in 1867 to Lucy Sarah Brown, but apparently the new family didn't have room for Susan's two sons. In 1870 the two boys were living with their Howe grandparents in Ipswich.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseT6aIx54j4zPz8Rsd490kIg8hFCqfCMuG8JKNUZA356MVDXP55d4ReDi3sNFvevvAwfjd5HTDQO14wZ6Jy8Vzt4we9mIxalsute7mxtfLhwQG5XvyY15OiFfw_1TAVaCoSzcV5FD04E/s1600/Susan+Maxwell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseT6aIx54j4zPz8Rsd490kIg8hFCqfCMuG8JKNUZA356MVDXP55d4ReDi3sNFvevvAwfjd5HTDQO14wZ6Jy8Vzt4we9mIxalsute7mxtfLhwQG5XvyY15OiFfw_1TAVaCoSzcV5FD04E/s1600/Susan+Maxwell.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan Maxwell</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I've always love this picture of Susan Maxwell. She is so sweet and I find it so sad that she died so young, only 24 years old. I think she would have been sad to leave her babies. The younger son, Frank, became a farmer in Ipswich. The older son, Charles Henry, the Moore line ancestor went to Dartmouth College and became the principal of Wakefield High School in Wakefield, Massachusetts.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-10882604073268915852014-04-06T15:27:00.000-04:002014-04-06T15:27:41.228-04:00Abram Williams, Abram Williams is the farthest back I've gotten on my Williams line. However, thanks to a cousin Pauline who contacted me with handwritten notes from her great-grandmother, I've gotten some new information. Abram was married to Sarah Cronk or Cronkhite and he had a brother, Thomas, who married Sarah's sister Rachel. To make it very Lannister-like, Thomas's son, Solomon, married his cousin, Abram's daughter, Rachel. Whew!<br />
Our line actually comes down from Abram and Sarah (Cronk) Williams thru their son Squire (he's mentioned in the document that Minnie (Solomon and Rachel's daughter) wrote and passed down to Pauline.<br />
The Williams line still ends with Abram and Thomas, but there's a Francis mixed in there also who moved to Indiana (DNA matches with our line).<br />
Sarah Cronk or Cronkhite's line goes much further back to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam and on her great-great-grandmother's side to Captain John Conklin who came from New Haven and settled the town of Southold, Long Island. He was originally from Nottingham, England and his line can be traced back even further.<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">John Concklyne's heavy flat-topped tomb at Southold is in an excellent state of preservation. It's inscription reads: "Here Lyeth the Body of Captain John Conkelyne borne in Nottinghamshire in England who departed this life the Sext Day of April att Southold on Long Island in the Sixty fourth year of his age. Anno Dom 1694."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBx4_6uEv84Q5ytdU36ApXlndrbfa2Vs_XhbB2U6g5WVU9s1X5S4TPNXrFH7wy8B4rNhOi7eagRSvyRti96uH9fARvLGsbwtCXpC6RTeWdBKqvQRA2SWmAFTNeVXXLeqK2wlnTLloNFE/s1600/John+Conklin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBx4_6uEv84Q5ytdU36ApXlndrbfa2Vs_XhbB2U6g5WVU9s1X5S4TPNXrFH7wy8B4rNhOi7eagRSvyRti96uH9fARvLGsbwtCXpC6RTeWdBKqvQRA2SWmAFTNeVXXLeqK2wlnTLloNFE/s1600/John+Conklin.jpg" /></a></div>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-52484827826025967042013-10-27T10:25:00.002-04:002013-10-27T10:29:48.350-04:00Sophia Cowling Bailey, wife of John Bailey<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMu4LbGhhT-7Zs1pqxE94GYucL7h53nbyn6jIi-k4Ai7njkQJPOVyLbW5J-z6rCpHrSRz_wVFElSCwy_brbCxgiQFzb4NwJ-FoKNnc1GKHVMledvQ386pBTAthNad0k4MP1oqE1x3mDM/s1600/Sophia+Cowings+Bailey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMu4LbGhhT-7Zs1pqxE94GYucL7h53nbyn6jIi-k4Ai7njkQJPOVyLbW5J-z6rCpHrSRz_wVFElSCwy_brbCxgiQFzb4NwJ-FoKNnc1GKHVMledvQ386pBTAthNad0k4MP1oqE1x3mDM/s1600/Sophia+Cowings+Bailey.jpg" /></a>Sophia Cowling has long been one of my brickwalls. She is the mother of Calista Bailey, who was the wife of Richard Williams, my father's great-grandparents. All I knew was that her mother's name was Peggy and that she is buried with most of her family in the Methodist Cemetery in Brewster. There was a David Cowling and a G.W.Cowling buried near John Bailey's parents, but I couldn't find a connection.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
Recently, I was able to find out that David Cowling's wife's name was Margeret (or Peggy). Using this information I was able to determine that David was Sophia Cowling's father. I still don't know who G.W. Cowling is, but I'm working on it.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
Apparently, only in Putnam county is the name spelled Cowling. David was probably born in Barnstable, Mass. as David Cowen or MacCowen, the son of James MacCowen and Priscilla Robbins. James MacCowen was Scottish and married Priscilla, from an old Barnstable family, in 1736. </div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
Priscilla was the daughter of Samuel Robbins and Desire Chase. On her father's side she goes back to the early settlers of Cape Cod. On her mother's side she goes back to illustrious Quakers, including the Rev Francis Marbury. Priscilla is descended from his daughter, Katherine, who married Richard Scott, who were adherents of Roger Williams and settled Rhode Island. Katherine's sister, Anne Hutchinson, is more famous as she was put on trial as a Quaker by the Massachusetts Colony. Eventually, she moved to New Amsterdam with her family where she and most of her family were killed by Indians. The Hutchinson Parkway is named after her.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDBbVBTzOlmOf8Aylq8L05qGOEbyMXbWBAGVOtM51TZLREqUi5ZYH_14DzTI4M83smC-bfYGD-iL-OCpOvM_uBb1HmZQUV2UcyO73qHA-TdOHcdo2EWGc6cj1Vp_oVCuP6c_makjn0Ls/s1600/220px-Anne_Hutchinson_on_Trial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDBbVBTzOlmOf8Aylq8L05qGOEbyMXbWBAGVOtM51TZLREqUi5ZYH_14DzTI4M83smC-bfYGD-iL-OCpOvM_uBb1HmZQUV2UcyO73qHA-TdOHcdo2EWGc6cj1Vp_oVCuP6c_makjn0Ls/s1600/220px-Anne_Hutchinson_on_Trial.jpg" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
The Marbury family tree is well documented and goes back to William the Conqueror.</div>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-16245019715076791822011-10-17T11:49:00.002-04:002011-10-17T11:52:41.569-04:00William Henry Chellis - updated with new son<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfvG0pRZkHK-1so0q8PMQH9C4BSf0RvTJuvC80EUsHAmRrUnmWq2I0ws0k6OPkaA46MYC9EDOHGOno2sChhBd-HBG6nM14_ePC4Nc6FTk3lhxokTdZSWANiebORwrr5DtHO6zlAQgxu4/s1600/Henry+William+Chellis+a%2523872.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfvG0pRZkHK-1so0q8PMQH9C4BSf0RvTJuvC80EUsHAmRrUnmWq2I0ws0k6OPkaA46MYC9EDOHGOno2sChhBd-HBG6nM14_ePC4Nc6FTk3lhxokTdZSWANiebORwrr5DtHO6zlAQgxu4/s320/Henry+William+Chellis+a%2523872.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664489158788058194" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>HENRY WILLIAM CHELLIS was born on 15 Mar 1838 in Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire. He was the son of William and Nancy (Bartlett) Chellis. By 1860 </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>he was living in Windham, New Hampshire and working as a shoemaker.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>He married HELEN E FREEMAN, daughter of Daniel H Freeman and Pamelia on 14 Dec 1863 in Lawrence, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married (1) FRANCES ABIGAIL GUBTAL, daughter of Amos Currier Gubtal and Harriet N Davis on 29 Mar 1871 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America. She was born about 1853 in Massachusetts. She died on 18 Nov 1942 in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. He married HELEN E FREEMAN, daughter of Daniel H Freeman and Pamelia on 14 Dec 1863 in Lawrence, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>He fought in the Civil War and enlisted in Company I, New Hampshire 13th Infantry Regiment on 20 Sep 1862. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>He was promoted to Full Corporal on 24 May 1864. He mustered out on 21 Jun 1865 at Richmond, VA.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>On his return he and his wife Helen had a son, Arthur F, born about 1866 who died on 5 Mar 1867 of lung congestion, age 9 months. Helen was next pregnant with twin boys who were born 7 Sept 1867 and died on 10th and 13th respectively. Helen died on 12 Sep 1867 in Lawrence, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By 1870 he was living in Haverhill, Massachusetts and boarding at the home of Harriet Gubtal. Fannie's daughter apparently caught his eye and they married on 29 Mar 1871 in Haverhill. Their daughter Maude Gubtal Chellis was born on 26 Oct 1873 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. Her sister Bertha Davis Chellis was born 28 Jul 1875 in Haverhill. The youngest sister, Edith Ann, was born on 6 Jun 1884 in Groton, Grafton, New Hampshire where the family had moved.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 1900 the Chellis family was living in the Greenwood section of Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts where the girls grew up and lived for the rest of their lives.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henry was respected in town and served as a past commander of the Carleton Post of GAR of Farmington, N.H. He was an attendant at the Congregational Church.</div><div><br /></div><div>He died on 26 Oct 1925 in 6 Francis Ave, Greenwood, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, aged 88 years. He was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts.</div>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-79880290814100977632011-10-02T20:22:00.002-04:002011-10-02T20:23:40.592-04:00Thomas Betts of Norwalk, Connecticut<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgK5ULKGc_iHazpql4LNB_eymzG9MuwSl4_T9GbW1JznpJYEDM9H24j3wUOj2mUNg-vtlszJNVTuv_ddiU5WH5XlM92EHGyLwLF7D92umDLNsjXbi5DIEWfwWeOiESuGaaytNAPOkbdo/s1600/ancientNorwalk-rocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgK5ULKGc_iHazpql4LNB_eymzG9MuwSl4_T9GbW1JznpJYEDM9H24j3wUOj2mUNg-vtlszJNVTuv_ddiU5WH5XlM92EHGyLwLF7D92umDLNsjXbi5DIEWfwWeOiESuGaaytNAPOkbdo/s320/ancientNorwalk-rocks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Thomas Betts, the son of John and Mary (Bigge) Betts, was born in 1618 at West Peckham, Kent, England. He emigrated in 1639 and came to New England. He married Mary, possibly Mary Raymond, daughter of George Raymond and Jane Aylett. He was one of the founders of Guilford, Connecticut and given a home lot of an acre and a half in the first division of land, one of the most desirable lots in the town, being situated next to that of the minister. He had also seven other tracts of land containing about fifty acres in 1640 at Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. He took the freeman's oath on 14 Aug 1645. He sold his "out lands" to Henry Kingsnorth, and three days later he sold his home lot to George Highland on 17 Nov 1657.</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
He lived at Milford, New Haven, Connecticut until 1660. Thomas Betts bought "house and home lot of Ralph Keeler" and Nathaniel Eli on the east side of</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
the Norwalk river, later selling half of it. He is called a planter circa</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
1660 at Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. He was admitted a freeman and received </div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
a grant of land on 13 Oct 1664 at Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. He was one</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
of the petitioners for the town pf Wilton, but may have never lived there in 1672. </div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
He appears in the census as having the largest family in the town in Feb 1672 at Norwalk,</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Fairfield, Connecticut. He occupied the "Round seat" in the meeting house. </div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
His name is prominent in certain church controversies. Appealing to the general </div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
court to decide for them on the location of the new meeting house, they being unable to</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
settle the matter, the court recommended that they "solemnly commit the</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
decision of this controversy to the wise dispose of the Most High, by a</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
lott" in 1678. </div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
He left a will on 4 May 1688; <em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">"To all Christian people To</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">whom these prsents shall come Greetings. I Thomas Betts of ye Towne of</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Norwalke: aged seventy years or thereabout beinge by ye hands of God at</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">prsent infirme and weake of body, yet thro the mercy of ye most High: of</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">prfect understandinge & memory Doe make appoint manifest & declare this to</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">bee my last will & Testament. Imprimis I doe Comit my soule into ye hands</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">of God my Creator that hath made it And my Deare Redeemer Jesus Christ that</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">hath brought it; And my body I bequeath unto ye Dust from whence it was to</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">be Decently Interred & buried In hopes of a happy & glorious Resurrection</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">At ye Last Day, And as for ye Temporall Estate which God hath pleased to</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">bless mee withall I will & dispose as followeth, vizt. I doe will &</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">bequeath unto Mary Betts my Dearly beloved wife my now dwelling house (viz)</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">ye south end thereof, halfe my home lott both plowinge Land & pasture Land</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">And halfe my orchard with all the Immunities as fences & ye like, And also</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">half my household goods & at her decease to dispose of all her estate unto</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">her owne Children & her grandchilde Hannah Camp, also I doe give unto her</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">one Cow & five pound pr Annum, Dureinge ye terme of her Life, which I doe</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">appoint my Sons to pay equally, unto her Annually, Also I doe give &</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">bequeath unto my Son Thomas Betts Besides what I have heretofore given him,</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">my meadow which lies at Charles Creeke, Also all yt my meadow which I have</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Lyinge at Sacatock River, also a third pte of my Land at [primpawalke?], As</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">also pte of my Lot at Calfe pasture from ye Lott of John Beldin, on ye west</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">side of ye Cart path, to ye narrow of ye Lands betweene ye path & ye</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Creeke. Also I doe give & bequeath unto my Son John Betts my second</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">homelott which lyeth upon Dryhill, Allso my pine hill Lott, which Lyeth</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">betweene two Lotts of John Bouton Senr. Also my Cove Lott Lyinge betweene</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Richard Holmes & Christopher Comstock And my meadow at Rocky Springe. Allso</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">I doe give and bequeath unto my son Daniell Betts ye rest of my Calfe</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">pasture Lot not Given to Thomas Betts, also one third pte of my Land at</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">primpawalke, also my second division of meadow on ye other side of norwalke</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">river. Allso I doe give and bequeath unto my Sonn Samuel Betts one halfe</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">halfe of my Gratuety Lott, also my second Division of Six Acres to ye</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">hundred: also my pasture Lott, also my meadow which Lyeth betweene ye home</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">lott of Samuel Reeber & ye Cove also a third pte of my Land at primpawalke.</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Allso I give & bequeath unto my Son James Betts ye other halfe of my now</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">dwellinge house & halfe my homelott arrable & pasture Land, also halfe my</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">orchard not given to my wife also my first Division of meadow on ye other</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">side of Norwalke river, also all my Land neare Strong Brooke, also halfe my</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">gratuity Lott, also my Lotts at Sacetock Brooke Lyinge on both ends of</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">mathias Sention Senr Lott, also one acre & halfe of my Land Lying neare ye</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">boggy meadow brooke. Also I doe appoint my five sons Thomas John Daniell</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Samuel & James to pay to my dearly beloved wife twenty shillings a peice pr</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Annum dureinge her widdowhood And also I doe appoint my sons all of them to</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">provide for & winter my wives Cow & any young Cattle yt shee may have. Also</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">I doe give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary ye wife of John Raymond ten</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">pounds besides what I have given her: which I doe give to her children,</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Shee to have ye improvement of it dureinge her life, & at her decease to</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">returne to her Children. Also I doe will & bequeath unto my daughter Sarah</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Betts yt other halfe of my household goods, & ten pounds to bee paid her in</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Currant Country pay. Also I doe will & bequeath unto my five sons all my</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">twenty acres to ye hundred & estate of commonadge equally to bee divided.</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Allso I doe make & appoint my dearly beloved wife my whole & sole Executrix</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">& [administratrix?] of this my last will & Testament and I doe Request my</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">friends James olmsted & John olmstead to be ye overseers of this my will to</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">assist & advise in ye distributing. In Confirmation of ye prmises I have</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">set to my hand & seale this tenth day of may in ye yeare of our Lord one</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">thousand six hundred eighty & eight And in ye fourth yeare of our Soverain</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Lord ye King James ye Second."</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
He died in 1688; aged seventy years. His estate was inventoried on</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
4 Dec 1688; The inventory of the estate, dated 4 December 1688, included: </div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">"Impprimus one pre of oxen, one Cow & 2 heifers, 2</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Calfs one horse, two swine 5 pigs, four Beds with ye Coveringe, 3 Boulsters</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">pillows & pillow Cases, five pre of sheets & other Linen, wearinge Clothes,</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">one great brass kettle & 2 kettles & one skillet, two iron potts & one Iron</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">[Betle?], one warminge pan 2 frying pans, pewter & Spoons, woollen yarne &</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">flax, Cart Irons Hows [?] [Luispins?] [?] & pin, plow irons & chaines,</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">wedges & [Betle?] rings & one Ax 3 Augres hand saw, one Tramell Tongs</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">[fireshise?] bellows, Six bags 3 Candlesticks, one Table one Chest 3 boxes</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">& Books, 30 bushell of wheate 60 bush of Indian, 12 bushell of pease 8</em></div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">bushells of oates, Hows Lumber Barrellls & Casks.</em>" The total was £45.05.06.</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Thomas Betts is my 8th great grandfather on my grandmother Martha Fairchild's </div>
<div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
side throught his son James who married Hannah Bouton.</div>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-69575572861161297422011-09-11T14:12:00.001-04:002011-09-11T14:23:45.028-04:00John Blunt, Revolutionary War soldier<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx6NDKLL8hX3WKFCbAM_bE0eUp39AbEK7d3N9qkQ_HQjRbbhQkdRCUC8ULSCT8-mSrB71o1sFL3w4if8rFNlTnbLrMyUGuy29l7-0QkyLTvZiWAX8U413UjfU2FQgpaRqcLZuhG6gLCQ/s1600/Bunker+Hill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx6NDKLL8hX3WKFCbAM_bE0eUp39AbEK7d3N9qkQ_HQjRbbhQkdRCUC8ULSCT8-mSrB71o1sFL3w4if8rFNlTnbLrMyUGuy29l7-0QkyLTvZiWAX8U413UjfU2FQgpaRqcLZuhG6gLCQ/s320/Bunker+Hill.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battle of Bunker Hill<br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
John Blunt was born on 31 Jan 1756 at Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, the son of Isaac Blunt and his wife, Mary Abbott. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill on 17 Jun 1775. He enlisted in military service on 30 Sep 1777 in Capt John Abbott's company that went to Ticonderoga. He was at the surrender of Burgoyne. He ended military service on 6 Nov 1777. He married Sarah Eames, daughter of Caleb Eames and Mary Harvey, on 26 Oct 1780 at Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;"> </span> He and Sarah Eames moved circa 1789 to Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He died on 27 Nov 1836 at Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, at age 80. From a letter for Sarah's pension application, signed by citizens of Amherst, "we have never heard their characters impeached but know that they were honest, respectable persons esteemed by all their neighbors and acquaintances, and that entire truth may be placed in their truth and veracity" on 6 Apr 1854.</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;"> </span>Their son Ainsworth Emery Blunt was a Congregational missionary who moved to Dalton, Georgia to preach to the Cherokee. He went with them on the Trail of Tears. My mother-in-law,</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Connie, is descended from John Blunt through his oldest daughter, Sally, who married Daniel Howe.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYcIKyf_5zpqKylqEgjlVSS6-tfI03ehPMhk8O0RGrzBl0RaQUV9JOhPxZSMX2LlP0OJGhEMXs-fUke2MV-Dg4xQLwOPU17-xuySw0KdMnQ5DBQ4PRdgU7xN-6JXzHYEmQxcIgsDuX3Q/s1600/Page+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYcIKyf_5zpqKylqEgjlVSS6-tfI03ehPMhk8O0RGrzBl0RaQUV9JOhPxZSMX2LlP0OJGhEMXs-fUke2MV-Dg4xQLwOPU17-xuySw0KdMnQ5DBQ4PRdgU7xN-6JXzHYEmQxcIgsDuX3Q/s320/Page+14.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">letter from pension file</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlGLu677I35yyhrxRnS4QJRSrZIbSLPMpZtU-Iu958ZBmY_q0cNjqfnpOj-DrgO_GJPXwoAAXSngc46E-G_rLXFkjNv21_Kp6baCS8E0-MgBfrQoWdktNuF_UCo4YhfofcPxZm4Ga4G0/s1600/Page+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlGLu677I35yyhrxRnS4QJRSrZIbSLPMpZtU-Iu958ZBmY_q0cNjqfnpOj-DrgO_GJPXwoAAXSngc46E-G_rLXFkjNv21_Kp6baCS8E0-MgBfrQoWdktNuF_UCo4YhfofcPxZm4Ga4G0/s320/Page+12.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pension Application<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-75802149827431671522011-08-19T07:30:00.000-04:002011-08-19T07:31:22.214-04:00Rhoda Glover Fairchild<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Rhoda Glover was born on 25 Feb 1769 at Newtown, Fairfield,</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Connecticut, the daughter of Henry Glover and Ann Sanford. The family home was </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">across from what is now old Town Hall on Main Street. </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">She married Joseph Fairchild Jr, </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">son of Joseph Fairchild and Mary Botsford, on 8 Sep 1793 at</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Huntington Congregational Church, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> She and Joseph Fairchild Jr appeared on the census of 1800</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">at Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut. They appeared on the census of 1810 at Sherman,</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Fairfield, Connecticut. </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">They received a receipt of heirs for Rhoda and Joseph Fairchild from her father's</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">bequest on 8 Mar 1815. They are identified in the codicil to Henry Glover's will.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> They appeared on the census of 1820 at Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Joseph died</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">30 Sep 1829 at Roxbury. </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">They had four children together: Sally baptized 8 Sep 1793, Glover (our ancestor) baptized 31 Jul 1796</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">in Huntington, Anna baptized 26 Jul 1801 in Huntington, and Mary Ann.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Rhoda moved west with her daughter Anna who had married Samuel Weller. The last we know of her</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">is that she appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of Samuel</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Sherman Weller at Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Her son Glover is my 4th great grandfather. He settled in Roxbury and Sherman and married Anna Beardsley.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></p></span>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-65845993305888131212011-07-02T10:51:00.000-04:002011-07-02T10:52:12.335-04:00Richest 20 people of all time<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">Henry, Duke of Lancaster; John of Gaunt; Richard FitzAlan; William de Warenne; and William the Conqueror are all our ancestors. Shouldn't some of their wealth have trickled down?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/richest-people-of-all-time-2011-1?op=1">http://www.businessinsider.com/richest-people-of-all-time-2011-1?op=1</a></span></div>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-62518739667243742972011-06-26T10:30:00.003-04:002011-06-26T10:52:44.924-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HLJUGTrzOBoN97auU9kEW50GFcGDJP_T1ozYd5Hm71M78JJztF_oUywHVreCQBuzKLOU_R-UvyzvJ3Yx5YkmoJPfEviTt6np5yOge7vZUXZTIi7CEAeOxzieGXL3vr93hCNMvAErTo0/s1600/carrie+j+fairchild+home+on+woodcreek+rd%252C+new+fairfield.tif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HLJUGTrzOBoN97auU9kEW50GFcGDJP_T1ozYd5Hm71M78JJztF_oUywHVreCQBuzKLOU_R-UvyzvJ3Yx5YkmoJPfEviTt6np5yOge7vZUXZTIi7CEAeOxzieGXL3vr93hCNMvAErTo0/s320/carrie+j+fairchild+home+on+woodcreek+rd%252C+new+fairfield.tif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622540870906030722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jmzJMsZyokso4IkAZJ53pO_aKWrf1cf8dWdhYks567H_ItqPhjtPDAiLKRyH8JpqnwNuYplX2vm1EP0ohX-khZJbKkPrifblLy7zrHoDwsBPnBdD2mWQbkOZxkgAU2Unj01SRRd4tJo/s1600/carrie+jane+durgy+and+alonzo+fairchild.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jmzJMsZyokso4IkAZJ53pO_aKWrf1cf8dWdhYks567H_ItqPhjtPDAiLKRyH8JpqnwNuYplX2vm1EP0ohX-khZJbKkPrifblLy7zrHoDwsBPnBdD2mWQbkOZxkgAU2Unj01SRRd4tJo/s320/carrie+jane+durgy+and+alonzo+fairchild.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622540862577333394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_m3C9M8K_F1tvo6_5wz3gTzeg8-l_-RdMHbE2fk8KH2TUKvOjmhIi-z0O3us2R0iRVvrzhMuiVy-mlUsRjLNteJKkc67CEd1m2ix83TaqYWku1t2_VwJcf5ccRw1bSQOCbsb0h-QGaRs/s1600/Carrie+Fairchild+%2526+Clarinda+Durgy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_m3C9M8K_F1tvo6_5wz3gTzeg8-l_-RdMHbE2fk8KH2TUKvOjmhIi-z0O3us2R0iRVvrzhMuiVy-mlUsRjLNteJKkc67CEd1m2ix83TaqYWku1t2_VwJcf5ccRw1bSQOCbsb0h-QGaRs/s320/Carrie+Fairchild+%2526+Clarinda+Durgy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622540864596532066" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>(Pictures are <i>Carrie's home on Woodcreek Rd, Carrie and her third husband, Alonzo, and Carrie and her mother, Clarinda Wildman Durga).</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Carrie Jane Durgy was born on 5 Apr 1865 at New Fairfield, Fairfield,</div><div>Connecticut, the daughter of John J Durgy (or Durga) and Clarinda L Wildman. </div><div>She married Elmer E Pearce, son of Alvah and Anna B Pearce, before 1883. They had</div><div>a daughter, Anna Clarinda Pearce. He died 20 Jul 1898 when he drowned in Ball's Pond, New Fairfield.</div><div><br /></div><div>She married Ezra Norris Ballard, son of Ezra N Ballard and Mary Corbin, before 1900. She and Ezra appeared on the census of 1900 at New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. They had a son, Norris Ezra Ballard. Ezra died before 1905. </div><div><br /></div><div>She married Alonzo Merritt Fairchild, son of George</div><div>Joseph Fairchild and Mary Ann Stevens, on 29 Jul 1905 at</div><div>Patterson, Putnam, New York. They had a son, John Alpheus Fairchild (my grandfather). </div><div>She and Alonzo appeared on the census of 1910 at New Fairfield,</div><div>Fairfield, Connecticut. He died 13 April 1916.</div><div><br /></div><div>She purchased around 9 Oct 1918 the farmhouse at Woodcreek Road, New Fairfield. </div><div>She and her son, John, Henry Wildman, accompanied by Walter Knapp and family of</div><div>Danbury recently returned from a long motor trip on 11 Sep 1925. </div><div>In March 1926 Mrs Carrie Fairchild who had the misfortune</div><div>to fracture her wrist recently when she slipped on the ice is still unable</div><div>to do her work. Miss Mamie Rowley is assisting her. </div><div><br /></div><div>She witnessed the marriage of John Alpheus Fairchild and Martha Post on 9 Oct</div><div>1927 at New Fairfield. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. John Fairchild, who were but recently</div><div>married were given a surprise variety shower at the home of Mrs. Carrie</div><div>Fairchild, Wednesday evening by over 20 relatives and friends. The evening</div><div>was spent in playing cards after which delicious refreshments were served.</div><div>The bride received many beautiful and useful gifts. The guests included Mr.</div><div>and Mrs. Walter Knapp, Miss Frances Knapp, Mr and Mrs. Rudolph Baker and</div><div>Aiken Lee of Danbury, Mr and Mrs Harry Gardner and family, Mrs Hannah</div><div>Rowley, Miss Mamie Rowley, Mss Ada Benedict, Mr and Mrs Norris Ballard,</div><div>Miss Jennie Post and Eugene Post.</div><div><br /></div><div>She appeared on the census of 1930 at New Fairfield. She died on</div><div>12 Feb 1934 at New Fairfield at age 68. She was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, New</div><div>Fairfield with her third husband, Alonzo Fairchild. </div>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-6668394147142828492011-06-26T10:19:00.003-04:002011-06-26T10:24:35.272-04:00Luther and Elizabeth Hazelton Fitz<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrdSygekkpSuAgEcGIGU31OLdYb-ktNWWiDF5yE_fqox5upttfbf88iuia1Id8rWXXnwOcRFrOyZOPjNs-RypufEDae_0BRyhOZ2adTBtL_6nAMeMdzvGYtvPpnhzNJVi8qd4txi1_Uo/s1600/Elizabeth+Fitz.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrdSygekkpSuAgEcGIGU31OLdYb-ktNWWiDF5yE_fqox5upttfbf88iuia1Id8rWXXnwOcRFrOyZOPjNs-RypufEDae_0BRyhOZ2adTBtL_6nAMeMdzvGYtvPpnhzNJVi8qd4txi1_Uo/s320/Elizabeth+Fitz.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622534197829673842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUux8B5k7eH_rFD1NfwcR9Opfig0HAgFTTJFEIZH4_lApqyLGgu_QwD0v4-ULpQ1h07R7bkeHjyKDFNhzuYLh72-D04fF47ie9NxzAGpSmgb51i2X6zpFYBjeeaPkz91EaJ0j-bE-GWA/s1600/LutherFitz.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUux8B5k7eH_rFD1NfwcR9Opfig0HAgFTTJFEIZH4_lApqyLGgu_QwD0v4-ULpQ1h07R7bkeHjyKDFNhzuYLh72-D04fF47ie9NxzAGpSmgb51i2X6zpFYBjeeaPkz91EaJ0j-bE-GWA/s320/LutherFitz.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622534196538800354" /></a><br />Luther Fitz was born on 13 Jan 1819 at Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, the son of Captain Benjamin Fitts (or Fitz) and Susannah Dearborn. He taught school for a<div>time in Chester. He married Elizabeth French Hazelton, daughter of Josiah Hazelton</div><div>and Sarah Emerson, on 22 May 1845 at Chester, Rockingham, New</div><div>Hampshire.</div><div>He and his wife, Elizabeth, appeared on the census of 1850 at Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, where he was teaching school, as well as his daughters Elizabeth and Helen (who died young). </div><div>He and Elizabeth appeared on the census of 1860 at Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, </div><div>with his daughters, Elizabeth, Ella, Mary and Josephine (another daughter, Henrietta, also died young).</div><div>He was a successful farmer. He was taxed for a carriage in 1866 at Chester. He and Elizabeth </div><div>appeared on the census of 1870 at Chester, with their daughters Ella, Mary, Josie, and the youngest, Isabelle.</div><div>Luther's barn was hit by lightning on 18 Aug 1875 at Chester. He</div><div>died on 13 Mar 1877 at Chester at age 58. His wife, Elizabeth, died in Faribault, Minnesota, where she was visiting</div><div>her daughter, Ella.</div><div>They are both buried at Chester Village Cemetery, Chester,</div><div>Rockingham, New Hampshire.</div><div>They are my mother-in-law Connie's great grandparents.</div><div><br /></div>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-288626368928565982011-05-29T15:04:00.002-04:002011-05-29T15:05:54.495-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5biHDNaw_5chR0n3jNK08Kg1MlbgBEu8d36-z5vdrWOrTF_Iow5Oam0Jm-yFpRBUUbX7a1oJdkbnI5TuEexq9_Lf_M-0sb7lOhXXveTWwj3NlsTrf9gwEJV16h_y6Vi5-RArB5GQgSA/s1600/George+A+Fairchild_cem_marker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5biHDNaw_5chR0n3jNK08Kg1MlbgBEu8d36-z5vdrWOrTF_Iow5Oam0Jm-yFpRBUUbX7a1oJdkbnI5TuEexq9_Lf_M-0sb7lOhXXveTWwj3NlsTrf9gwEJV16h_y6Vi5-RArB5GQgSA/s320/George+A+Fairchild_cem_marker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612216237863003394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQyz4763pUwt4vEjxxFhWi6EmZvVu7xrWa4pNSH5CsEmsDn2Yo1PYYhrtkaQ_kRTKLSR7uzQL0X0BcLjPPieIbwnFJXL2rerkAgsj5h5X6N9iLPULotXMCOmGrK1vM2uDUz3N4LfZtQ4/s1600/George+Alonzo+Fairchild.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQyz4763pUwt4vEjxxFhWi6EmZvVu7xrWa4pNSH5CsEmsDn2Yo1PYYhrtkaQ_kRTKLSR7uzQL0X0BcLjPPieIbwnFJXL2rerkAgsj5h5X6N9iLPULotXMCOmGrK1vM2uDUz3N4LfZtQ4/s320/George+Alonzo+Fairchild.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612216231672242274" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><div id="fbDocument10150195752560959"><div class="mtm fbDocument" style="margin-top: 10px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">On Memorial Day I'd like to remember my great uncle, George Fairchild. He was the first soldier</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">from Danbury to die in World War I.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">George Alonzo Fairchild was born circa 1895, the son of Alonzo Merritt Fairchild and Elizabeth R Meeker. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">He appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Alonzo</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Merritt Fairchild and Carrie Jane Durgy, Alonzo's second wife at New Fairfield,</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America. George Fairchild, son</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">of Alonzo Fairchild, has entered the United States navy and later enlisted in the United States Army.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> His military record follows:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Fairchild, George A.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Ind NA Danbury, Conn. Sept 7/17. Br Bridgeport, Conn. 23 2/12 yrs. Co M 304</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Inf to Sept 19/17; Co E 102 Inf to death. Pvt Sept 7/17; Pvt lcl Feb 1/18.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Chanegnow; Seicheprey. AEF Sept 22/17 to death. KIA Ar 20/18. Notified Mrs.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Alpheus B. Durgy, Aunt, RFD 6, Danbury, Conn on 20 Apr 1918. He was buried</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, 625 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings,</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">New York, United States of America. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">From the Danbury NewsTimes</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "> Geo. Fairchild First to Die</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">New Fairfield Man loses life in Battle on French Front</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">May 2, 1918 - George C. Fairchild of New Fairfield, one of the first</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">selective service men from this district to enter the army, was killed in</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">action on the western front of France, on April 20, 1918. A telegram from</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">the war department at Washington, received by his relatives in this city</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">last evening, brought first news of the young soldier's death.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Mr. Fairchild, who was a private in the 102d infantry, was the first man</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">from this exemption district to lose his life in battle. While not actually</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">a Danburian, a portion of his boyhood was spent in this city, and he had</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">many friends and acquaintances here.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">George C. Fairchild was twenty four years old and was born in Bridgeport.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">He came to Danbury with his parents when about ten years old and attended</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">New Street School. After the death of his mother his father re-married and</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">the family moved to New Fairfield. When he was seventeen years old he</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">joined the navy, serving an enlistment of four years, and receiving</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">honorable discharge. He is highly spoken of by his friends and</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">acquaintances.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">The message from the war department was addressed to Mrs. Alpheus Durgy a</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">sister of the young man's step-mother whom he had looked up as his guilding</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">hand. It was signed by M. C. Cain adjutant general and read as follows:</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"Deeply regret to inform you that Private George Fairchild, infantry, is</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">officially reported as killed in action, April 20."</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">While there is no present means of obtaining further information in regard</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">to the death of Private George Fairchild, it is assumed that he was killed</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">in the vicinity of Seichepry, where the 102d is understood to have taken</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">part in a furious battle that Captain Locke of Hartford, commander of</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Company M. of the same regiment whose death was reported on Wednesday, was</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">killed.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">The 102d infantry is the former First Connecticut infantry, in which there</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">are several Danbury men and scores who have relatives or acquaintances</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">here.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Private Fairchild went from this city to Camp Devens, at Ayer Mass. After</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">he was selected for service and with Cornelius J. Culhane and Arthur Crest</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">of this city, was transferred to New Haven with a detachment of men to</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">become members of the 102d. They started for Europe last fall but a mishap</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">to the boat on which they sailed made it necessary for them to return to</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">the port at which they embarked. They were sent to Fort Totten where they</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">remained two weeks, sailed for France at the expiration of that time.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">During the time of his stay at Fort Totten Private Fairchild was given a</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">nine day leave of absence, which he spent at the home of his sister, Mrs.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">R.F.Baker, of 37 Stevens St. of the city.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">A brother of Private Fairchild, Eli K. Fairchild, has served eight years in</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">the navy and is now an instructor in the nautical school in Brooklyn. Mr.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Fairchild is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Baker of this city and Mrs.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Benjamin Segur of Kent and a half brother, John Fairchild of New Fairfield.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Mrs. Joseph Hamilton of George St. and Mrs. John Sherman of 74 Balmforth</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Ave. are the aunts of the young man. John Fairchild of Branchville and</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">William Fairchild of New Fairfield are uncles.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">An interesting letter written by Private Fairchild to his sister, Mrs.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Baker, under the date of April 18 was received by the News yesterday before</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">news of the young man's death arrived and was prepared for publication</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">today. This letter which now has unusual interest was written only two days</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">before Private Fairchild's death.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Dated "Somewhere in France," the letter reads as follows:</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"I am writing to let you know that I feel o.k. as well as the rest of the</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">boys who left Camp Ayers with me. That is, the Danbury boys, Connie Culhane</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">and Artur Cresci. We have been here almost six months and during that time</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">have seen some lively times.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"I have heard that in an article in the Danbury News they stated that the</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Danbury boys were in a very heated argument with Fritz, mentioning the</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">names of Connie Culhane and others, but not Cresci and myself. Now I want</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">to say that we three have been together since leaving Ayer. Cresci and I</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">are in the same company, "Galloping" Company E. and Culhane is in Company</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">F. You can just bet that this war is not all gravy for the allies. But</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">before it is over, Heinie will have to turn over the whole of Germany to</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">the allies in payment for the damages he has done.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"But he still insists upon keeping us just so uneasy. We are in back of the</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">firing line, on reserve, after having done our third bit in the front</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">lines. Only last night just as we had nicely settled, Heinie had to start</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">in shelling us to disturb our slumber and believe me he came very near</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">doing so. But the old reliable American artillery just opened upon on him</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">and he shut up like a clam.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"I have not seen a Danbury newspaper since I have been here, so I do not</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">know very much about what is going on in the old Hat Town. When a fellow is</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">in the front line trench and he is expecting something to happen every</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">minute, no, every second, for it takes the short end of a second for the</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">fireworks to commence, he doesn't fee any too good.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"I am writing this in the Y.M.C.A. which is our only place of amusement. A</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">great deal of praise is due them for their good work but tobacco is our</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">greatest need at this stage of the game. Well, anyhow, I expect to see all</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">the folks once more very soon, perhaps a year and a half.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"Culhane, Cresci and myself would be tickled to death to receive the</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Danbury News, even if you can only send the weekly. It can be sent to any</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">one of us and we can pass it around. You know on the 15th of March it will</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">be six months that we are in the world's war and we want to know something</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">about our home town.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"Will close now with love to all and my regards to good old Danbury. Also,</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">tell the Danbury people that her boys over here are among the best and I</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">will tell the kaiser that he had better watch out as there are more Danbury</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">boys coming.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">"P.S. Watech the papers for news about the New England troops and you can</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">tell when we are in the fight" on 2 May 1918 at Danbury, Fairfield,</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Connecticut, United States of America.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The family received the following letter:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">In Memory Of</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Private 1st Class George A. Fairchild Co E 102nd Infantry who was killed in</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">battle April 20th 1918. He bravely laid down his life for the cause of his</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">country. His name wll ever remain fresh in the hearts of his friends and</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">comrades. The record of his honorable service will be preserved in the</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">archives of the American Expeditionary Forces.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">John J Pershing</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Commander-in-chief on 20 Apr 1918. </p></div></div><div class="clearfix mtl uiPager uiPagerTopBorder" style="display: block; zoom: 1; margin-top: 20px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="summary lfloat fsm fcg" style="float: left; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); line-height: 23px; "><div class="prm" style="padding-right: 10px; "><table class="uiGrid" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><tbody><tr><td class="vTop prs" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-right: 5px; vertical-align: top; "><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000379094672" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/187063_100000379094672_2910339_q.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; width: 32px; height: 32px; " /></a></td><td class="vTop pls" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-left: 5px; vertical-align: top; "><div class="uiPagerMessesWithMyJonx" style="line-height: 14px; "><div class="fwb" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000379094672" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">Nancy Williams Moore</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="rfloat" style="float: right; "><a class="prev uiButtonDisabled uiButton uiButtonNoText" role="button" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4012087971802830403#" style="cursor: default; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-right-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-left-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-bottom-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); box-shadow: none; -webkit-box-shadow: none; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal !important; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 6px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 6px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i class="mrs customimg img sp_7jfqvm sx_5eb8e1" style="margin-right: -1px; background-image: url(https://s-static.ak.facebook.com/rsrc.php/v1/zo/r/IHbTrC2UFlT.png); display: inline-block; height: 16px; width: 31px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; opacity: 0.5; margin-left: -1px; background-position: 0px -17px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "></i></a></div></div></span>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-33878917737581646882011-05-22T12:43:00.003-04:002011-05-22T12:56:03.032-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9uVxeXIMlXVk9TYfcJegMa7HyJI_Pjf1MXo5E3dknKMB2qhffKsaLp24FymJmDdRwxGd7voLuZJaGYWo1G4wr56D4bty3u0d64wB0H5eMtIn_SG8qARpNYTk3tUFnlqUNj9CeV4ndlI/s1600/Shubenacadie+map.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9uVxeXIMlXVk9TYfcJegMa7HyJI_Pjf1MXo5E3dknKMB2qhffKsaLp24FymJmDdRwxGd7voLuZJaGYWo1G4wr56D4bty3u0d64wB0H5eMtIn_SG8qARpNYTk3tUFnlqUNj9CeV4ndlI/s320/Shubenacadie+map.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609583133140110162" /></a><br /><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">For years I've been stuck on Allan's great-great grandfather, Charles Moors, who married Jerusha Neal and lived in Washington county, Maine and I couldn't go further back. Thanks to Allan's 3rd or 4th cousin, Monica Pollard, who is descended from Benjamin Franklin Moors, the brother of Allan Forrest Moors (Allan's gr-grandfather), I can now go back 3 more generations. The Moors were apparently Scottish Covenanters who removed to Ulster, Ireland to escape persecution. Hugh Moor is the first of the line now identified who came to Boston in America with others of the Scotch-Irish about 1718. They then established the town of Londonderry, New Hampshire. Hugh married Jannett Morrison and they had 10 children. Hugh died about 1758 and Jannett, along with six or more of her children and their families, decided to move to Truro, Nova Scotia, where the British were offering land, following the expulsion of the Arcadians (see Evangeline).</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Hugh and Jannett's son, William, married Susannah Long in Truro. He was a wheelwright by trade and was known as "Clean Billey" (use your imagination, I guess). He removed to Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia where he spent the remainder of his life and died.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Their son, another William, married Rebecca Nelson and moved to New Brunswick. It's possible that William married Katherine Card, who might have been the mother of Charles Moors, but I'm still researching his mother.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Charles Moors married Jerusha Neal and were the parents of Allan Forrest Moors. He married Grace Goodwin and they were the parents of Millard Moors, Allan's grandfather. The map shows property that belongs to Moors and Moors Inn in Shubenacadie.</p>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-7195258984263097152011-05-15T07:07:00.002-04:002011-05-15T07:09:28.668-04:00Sir Walter Blount and Sancha de Ayala<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQoZyUohSG9gpItxEYOqwwrJOuMqH0N2s_U2aOtk1h559m58E_70kjNqkSiciXaOAu0PbcgxPgDXpflSks05kK-O_JV3rzz1YW4ieGVo4VxDBjEtjz1e1qoybVvt3KSDXIyIRgVX21yM/s1600/St+Mary+Magdalene+Church.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQoZyUohSG9gpItxEYOqwwrJOuMqH0N2s_U2aOtk1h559m58E_70kjNqkSiciXaOAu0PbcgxPgDXpflSks05kK-O_JV3rzz1YW4ieGVo4VxDBjEtjz1e1qoybVvt3KSDXIyIRgVX21yM/s320/St+Mary+Magdalene+Church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606898144934445714" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">Having just returned from Spain, I can only remember one ancestor of Spanish descent. Both my husband and I derive almost exclusively from the British Isles; there’s just a little Dutch from New Amsterdam, a couple of Palantine Germans, and a few sprinklings of Italian blood , until you get to the Norman French and the Vikings who married into the native British. But Allan’s mother, Connie, is descended, thru her father’s Howe line, from Sir Walter Blount. He was called "the Heroic" and was celebrated for his martial prowess in the war-like times of Edward III, Richard II, and Henry IV and he was immortalized by Shakespeare for his devotion even unto death to King Henry IV. Sir Walter Blount fell at the battle of Shrewsbury on the 22nd day of June, 1403, wherein being standard bearer, he was arrayed in the same armour as his royal master, and was slain, according to the poet, by the Earl of Douglass, who had supposed he was contending with the King himself.<br />except from Shakespeare:<br /><i>Blunt: What is the name, that in the battle thus thou crossest me? What<br />honour does thy seek upon my head?<br />Douglass: Know then my name is Douglass; and I do haunt thee in battle<br />thus, because some tell me thou art king.<br />Blunt: They tell thee true.<br />Douglass: The Lord Stafford, dear today hath bought thy likeness; for<br />instead of thee, King Harry. The sword hath ended him; so shall it thee,<br />unless thou yieldest thee as my prisoner.<br />(They fight and Blunt is slain) Enter Lord Percy, called Hotspur.<br />Hotspur: O Douglass, hadst thou fought at Holderness thus I never had<br />triumphed on Scot.<br />Douglass: All's don. All's won. Here breathless lies the King.<br />Hotspur: Where?<br />Douglass: Here.<br />Hotspur: This Douglass? No, I know full well: A gallant knight was he, his<br />name was Blunt. Semblably furnished like the King himself.</i><br />Hotspur was also killed at Shrewsbury. John of Gaunt, at his decease, appointed Sir Walter Blount one of his executors and bequeathed him a legacy of 100 marks (abt 66-6s-8d). He was buried at St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. He was born circa 1350. Sir Walter Blount accompanied the Black Prince and John of Gaunt upon the expedition into Spain to aid Pedro the Cruel, King of Castile in 1367. He He assisted in the battle of Najara, which restored Pedro the Cruel to his throne on 3 Apr 1367. He married Sancha de Ayala, daughter of Diego Gomez Toledo and Inez Alfon Ayala, in 1372. Sir Walter's half brother, Sir John Blount of Sodington, conveyed to him numerous manors which he had inherited from his mother, Isolde, heiress of the Mountjoy family, in counties Derby, Stafford, Leicester and Hertford in 1374. He obtained a charter for a fair and free warren in his demesne lands at Barton, and other manors in Derbyshire in 1385. John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, granted one hundred markes a year to Sir Walter for the good services which had been rendered to him by the knight and his wife, the Lady Sancia in 1398. He was ranger of Needwood forest, and knight of the shire for the county of Derby in 1399. He left a will in 1401.<br />In the year 1371 Doña Constanza, daughter of the deceased (and dethroned) King of Castile, Don Pedro I (The Cruel) went to England to become the bride of King Edward III's son, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Among the young Castilian ladies of aristocratic birth who accompanied her was Doña Sancha de Ayala, daughter of Don Diego (or Día-) Gómez de Guzmán (or de Toledo) and his wife, Doña Inés de Ayala. She met and married Sir Walter Blount during this period. Records reveal payments to Sancha at various times; once (2 January 1380) her name was associated with that of "Phelippe Chaucy", i.e., Philippa Chaucer, wife of the author of the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer. On this occasion she was described by the Duke of Lancaster as "our very dear attendant" (nostre treschere compaigne) "dame Senche Blount".<br />Three years after her husband's death, Dame Sancha founded a chantry in the Hospital of St. Leonard, Alkmonton, county Derbyshire. Her son-in-law, John Sutton, (husband of Constance Bount) died on August 29, 1406. On November 23 following, Dame Sancha was granted commission of the keeping of all the lands late of John Sutton, tenant in chief, during the minority of his six- year-old son and heir, John Sutton; her duties included "finding a competent maintenace for the heir, maintaining the houses and buildings and supporting the charges." In the same month the escheator in Worcestershire was ordered "to take of Constance who was the wife of John Sutton an oath etc. and in the presence of Sancha who was the wife of Walter Blount knight, to whom the king has committed the ward thereof, or of her attorneys, to assign the said Constance dower of the said John's lands."<br />Dame Sancha Blount made her will (still in existence) in 1415, and died in 1418. Sancha de Ayala, Lady Bount, the ancestress of several English settlers in America, was descended from some of the most illustrious Castilian families. Through her father she belonged to the House of Guzmán (also called Toledo) which produced many noble families in Spain and a series of wives and mistresses for Spanish and Portuguese kings. Her mother, Inés de Ayala (by whose surname Sancha was known), was sprung from the great House of Ayala of Toledo, which traced its pedigree in the male line to the House of Haro, Lords of Biscay. The proof of Sancha's parentage is contained in a family genealogy begun about 1385 by her materal uncle, Pedro López de Ayala, Grand Chancellor of Castile. He stated that Doña Sancha "married a Knight of England, who was called Sir Walter Blount." She was buried beside her husband at St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.</span>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-24193503987833082832011-04-23T10:37:00.002-04:002011-04-23T10:40:33.886-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu936u1AEB88l0IK1fBheUTej3lREMZipelV8296tXzRZ47zW2jIHgtlsKQ356jq90NgwQ82u5PvuFxFGRh3rlhBH5fg6NmzdeuBITO7ZWVd8yc8f9gRou-s3_KhFHuj5Qk_dZ6huwSP4/s1600/Henry+William+Chellis+a%2523872.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu936u1AEB88l0IK1fBheUTej3lREMZipelV8296tXzRZ47zW2jIHgtlsKQ356jq90NgwQ82u5PvuFxFGRh3rlhBH5fg6NmzdeuBITO7ZWVd8yc8f9gRou-s3_KhFHuj5Qk_dZ6huwSP4/s320/Henry+William+Chellis+a%2523872.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598788708799317218" /></a><br /><div>Henry William Chellis was born on 15 Mar 1838 at Goshen, Sullivan, New</div><div>Hampshire, United States of America. He appeared on the census of 1860 at</div><div>Windham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States of America. He began</div><div>military service between 18 Aug 1862 and 21 Jun 1865. Henry W Chellis,</div><div>served Union, residence Windham, New Hampshire</div><div>He enlisted as a private on 18 August 1862 at the age of 25,</div><div>in Company I, 13th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 20 September</div><div>1862. He was promoted to Full Corporal on 24 May 1864. He mustered</div><div>out on 21 June 1865 in Richmond, VA. He married Helen E Freeman, </div><div>daughter of Daniel H Freeman and Pamelia, on 14</div><div>Dec 1863 at Lawrence, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. Helen, along with </div><div>twin sons, died 12 Sept 1867 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.</div><div>He appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of Harriet N Gubtal at Ward 3,</div><div>Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America. He married</div><div>Frances Abigail Gubtal, daughter of Amos Currier Gubtal (211) and</div><div>Harriet N Davis (his landlady), on 29 Mar 1871 at Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts,</div><div>United States of America. He and Frances Abigail Chellis appeared on</div><div>the census of 1880 at Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of</div><div>America. He died on 26 Oct 1925 at 6 Francis Ave, Greenwood, Wakefield,</div><div>Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, at age 87. His obituary states:</div><div><i>H.W.Chellis of Greenwood Passes Away</i></div><div> </div><div><i>Was Past Commander of G.A.R. Post in N.H. - Funeral Tomorrow</i></div><div> </div><div><i> Henry W. Chellis, for the past 25 years a resident of Greenwood, passed</i></div><div><i>away early last evening at his home, 6 Francis avenue.</i></div><div><i> Mr. Chellis was in his 88th year and had been in failing health for a</i></div><div><i>number of years. He was born in Goshen, N.H., the son of William and Nancy</i></div><div><i>(Bartlett) Chellis. He served all through the Civil War and was a member of</i></div><div><i>G.A.R. He was a past commander of the Carleton Post of Farmington, N.H. He</i></div><div><i>was an attendant at the Congregational Church.</i></div><div><i> His is survived by his widow, Mrs. Frances G. Chellis, and three</i></div><div><i>daughters, Miss Maude and Miss Bertha, who made their home with their</i></div><div><i>parents, and Mrs. Edith Howe, wife of Luther M. Howe of Wakefield. There is</i></div><div><i>also one grandchild, Madeline Howe.</i></div><div><i> Funeral services will be held at the home, Wednesday afternoon at 2</i></div><div><i>o'clock on 27 Oct 1925 at Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United</i></div><div><i>States of America. He was buried on 28 Oct 1925 at Linwood Cemetery,</i></div><div><i>Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America.</i></div><div>He is the great grandfather of my husband, Allan. Henry's daughter Edith, married Luther Maxwell Howe, and were the parents of my mother-in-law, Connie.</div>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-37986044678087285982011-04-16T10:32:00.002-04:002011-04-16T10:34:28.588-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRg6bQCQQZcvwPN1bI00BEVTpDvx7YFZncddT9SLmleYNBnUdP_v95Gy9X1gVmLQp9fCcSvu1yDOmlcMzhGH8MtVOIItHbG242elIBWbCRXcTMavCXM_oy5GPoRQOoSvsG59Xx_8RXQvc/s1600/Heman+%2526+Fanny+Serrine+Benedict+gravestone.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRg6bQCQQZcvwPN1bI00BEVTpDvx7YFZncddT9SLmleYNBnUdP_v95Gy9X1gVmLQp9fCcSvu1yDOmlcMzhGH8MtVOIItHbG242elIBWbCRXcTMavCXM_oy5GPoRQOoSvsG59Xx_8RXQvc/s320/Heman+%2526+Fanny+Serrine+Benedict+gravestone.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596189559132177634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk20v111EbI3QsZ2o-viQvZmhCJd5udzIJl0fftCiww3zwCxK3C4xQf2G3ooZgPST7hIA95FNAvVVGE9rUjkCSmFYsVeaMQtAOSFsW-tYerp7XPMldKIFpYk9_j6SlU1UyYIUhzpIEw4s/s1600/HemanBenedictdeathnotice.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk20v111EbI3QsZ2o-viQvZmhCJd5udzIJl0fftCiww3zwCxK3C4xQf2G3ooZgPST7hIA95FNAvVVGE9rUjkCSmFYsVeaMQtAOSFsW-tYerp7XPMldKIFpYk9_j6SlU1UyYIUhzpIEw4s/s320/HemanBenedictdeathnotice.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596189556516782786" /></a><br /><div>Heman Benedict was born on 18 Feb 1792 at Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, </div><div>the son of John Benedict and Lydia Peck. He</div><div>married Fanny Serine, daughter of John Serine and Abigail</div><div>Barton, circa 1811. He fought in the war of 1812 as part of Company 2, REG'T (SANFORD'S),</div><div> CONNECTICUT STATE TROOPS. He was inducted as a private and remained so for the duration</div><div>of his service.</div><div>He appeared on the census of 1820 and 1830 at Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut,</div><div>United States of America. From the records of Danbury, he and his wife, Fanny,</div><div>were members of the First Ecclesiastical Society of In the winter of 1837 , and</div><div>being unable to attend service in Danbury , Mr. and Mrs. Horace Trowbridge</div><div>, Mr. and Mrs. Heman Benedict , and Miss Laura Trowbridge met together in a</div><div>private house for prayer and class-meeting. The members interested in this</div><div>early movement rapidly increased, and it became necessary to find enlarged</div><div>quarters. During 1839 they worshipped in a hall at the corner of Elm and</div><div>Maple streets, where there was preaching by a minister from Danbury once in</div><div>four weeks. At this time they became connected with the Conference circuit,</div><div>which at that time included Ridgefield , Danbury , and Poplar Plains. By 1840 Heman</div><div>and Fanny were living at Lumberland,Sullivan, New York. He died on 13 Jul 1845 at Deerpark,</div><div> Orange, New York, at age 53. Fanny die 23 Sep 1874 at age 80 in New Fairfield.</div><div>Heman Benedict and his wife, Fanny, are buried at Mountain View Cemetery, New Fairfield,</div><div>Fairfield, Connecticut.Their son, Caleb Bouton Benedict, married Hannah Wildman, daughter of</div><div>Joseph Wildman and Betsy Chase, who are my great great-grandparents through my grandmother, Martha</div><div>Post Fairchild.</div>AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-22279932797073212582011-04-03T18:46:00.003-04:002011-04-03T18:49:28.534-04:00Gideon Chase, Revolutionary War<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW10r3l5jmpIUDrcKJ_Wj-F1EB6di9HGLvCYCoAmrQ96qP-MiknJiWFuWR5Jt9LrMZaeX6GAACVcT1Te5VvcDZm9YTFN5_vvKEECYR1F3lUs7Mu2F8y_Y7OzGoDUeBFzDiwyyLg7v1nyM/s1600/Gideon+Chase+gravestone.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW10r3l5jmpIUDrcKJ_Wj-F1EB6di9HGLvCYCoAmrQ96qP-MiknJiWFuWR5Jt9LrMZaeX6GAACVcT1Te5VvcDZm9YTFN5_vvKEECYR1F3lUs7Mu2F8y_Y7OzGoDUeBFzDiwyyLg7v1nyM/s320/Gideon+Chase+gravestone.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591492834440426290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AJRQKl4zgTTx15J3Rblay6uZ7gfjGP86VnKXFApzhNfyMdLTaMNSEcxxBlw544Fv3QfwpY6mCxoEgJP-HUU01oI4rpkyz7D3wjUVELO589StB39fPGmdrPypnha3GYc4qeKWBfM1H7s/s1600/Gideon+Chase+desertion.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AJRQKl4zgTTx15J3Rblay6uZ7gfjGP86VnKXFApzhNfyMdLTaMNSEcxxBlw544Fv3QfwpY6mCxoEgJP-HUU01oI4rpkyz7D3wjUVELO589StB39fPGmdrPypnha3GYc4qeKWBfM1H7s/s320/Gideon+Chase+desertion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591492828077497298" /></a><br />Gideon Chase is one of my favorite ancestors. He fought in the Revolutionary<br />War, deserted because of homesickness, and later received a pension.<br />Gideon Chase was born about 1756; his parents are unknown, but there were<br />numerous Chase families living at Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, where he<br />enlisted in military service. He served in the Revolutionary War. He<br />began military service either Feb 1777 or Feb 1778 and served two years as a private in Captain Andrew<br />Moodie's Company, Colonel John Lamb's Regiment of Artillary. He ended<br />military service in Mar 1780. He married Lucy Pepper, daughter of<br />Stephen Pepper and Lucy Bennett, in 1781 at New Fairfield,<br />Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, probably in Sherman which<br />was part of New Fairfield at that time.. He lived at New<br />Fairfield (Sherman), Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America. He<br />appeared in Danbury court to testify as to receiving a pension for his<br />military service and signed with his mark on 22 Nov 1820.<br />He left a will on 31 Jan 1840. It mentions Elizabeth Chase,<br />wife of son Daniel, Armida Chase, wife of son Abraham, sons Abraham and Daniel.<br />It also states that a tombstone is to be placed on the grave of son Walter.<br />He died in 1844 at ae 88.<br />Gideon Chase was buried at Coburn Burying Ground, Sherman,<br />Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America. His widow, Lucy, married<br />Gideon Wanzer after his death.<br />His daughter, Betsy, married Joseph Wildman, and her granddaughter was Clarinda Wildman who married John J Durga. Their grandson was John Fairchild, my grandfather.AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-73624426067582016452011-03-17T20:40:00.004-04:002011-03-17T20:44:26.408-04:00Brian Boru, High King of Ireland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZmp9J_EtIZKJ6TyNNASXoI7pc4jc17jSjJjuNcbThviHdvnbZTkx6htypb84B00yq2YnzpFQDRjz0XtukXpscPTDqTOTHEBn0l-pJuO4d9PepFuxaW8VHj-lOy9ypvHXcWMgOT6gmCE/s1600/Brian_Boru%252C_King_of_Munster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZmp9J_EtIZKJ6TyNNASXoI7pc4jc17jSjJjuNcbThviHdvnbZTkx6htypb84B00yq2YnzpFQDRjz0XtukXpscPTDqTOTHEBn0l-pJuO4d9PepFuxaW8VHj-lOy9ypvHXcWMgOT6gmCE/s320/Brian_Boru%252C_King_of_Munster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585213454187585666" /></a><br />Brian Boru was born circa 927 at Kincora, Killaloe, Ireland. He<br />married Mor. He married Eachraidh Ui Aeda Odba.<br />He He became king of Munster after the death of his brother Mathgamain in<br />976. He Having established unchallenged rule over his home Province of<br />Munster, Brian turned to extending his authority over the neighboring<br />provinces of Leinster to the east and Connacht to the north. By doing so,<br />he came into conflict with High King Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill whose<br />power base was the Province of Meath. For the next fifteen years, from 982<br />to 997, High King Máel Sechnaill repeatedly led armies into Leinster and<br />Munster, while Brian, like his father and brother before him, led his naval<br />forces up the Shannon to attack Connacht and Meath on either side of the<br />river. He suffered quite a few reverses in this struggle, but appears to<br />have learned from his setbacks. He developed a military strategy that would<br />serve him well throughout his career: the coordinated use of forces on both<br />land and water, including on rivers and along Ireland's coast. Brian's<br />naval forces, which included contingents supplied by the Hiberno-Norse<br />cities that he brought under his control, provided both indirect and direct<br />support for his forces on land. Indirect support involved a fleet making a<br />diversionary attack on an enemy in a location far away from where Brian<br />planned to strike with his army. Direct support involved naval forces<br />acting as one arm in a strategic pincer, the army forming the other arm.<br />In 996 Brian finally managed to control the province of Leinster, which may<br />have been what led Máel Sechnaill to reach a compromise with him in the<br />following year. By recognising Brian's authority over Leth Moga, that is,<br />the Southern Half, which included the Provinces of Munster and Leinster<br />(and the Hiberno-Norse cities within them), Máel Sechnaill was simply<br />accepting the reality that confronted him and retained control over Leth<br />Cuinn, that is, the Northern Half, which consisted of the Provinces of<br />Meath, Connacht, and Ulster.<br />Precisely because he had submitted to Brian's authority, the King of<br />Leinster was overthrown in 998 and replaced by Máel Morda mac Murchada.<br />Given the circumstances under which Máel Morda had been appointed, it is<br />not surprising that he launched an open rebellion against Brian's<br />authority. In response, Brian assembled the forces of the Province of<br />Munster with the intention of laying siege to the Hiberno-Norse city of<br />Dublin, which was ruled by Máel Morda's ally and cousin, Sigtrygg<br />Silkbeard. Together Máel Morda and Sigtrygg determined to meet Brian's army<br />in battle rather than risk a siege. Thus, in 999, the opposing armies<br />fought the Battle of Glen Mama. The Irish annals all agree that this was a<br />particularly fierce and bloody engagement, although claims that it lasted<br />from morning until midnight, or that the combined Leinster-Dublin force<br />lost 4,000 killed are open to question. In any case, Brian followed up his<br />victory, as he and his brother had in the aftermath of the Battle of<br />Sulcoit thirty-two years before, by capturing and sacking the enemy's city.<br />Once again, however, Brian opted for reconciliation; he requested Sigtrygg<br />to return and resume his position as ruler of Dublin, giving Sigtrygg the<br />hand of one of his daughters in marriage, just as he had with the Eoganacht<br />King, Cian. It may have been on this occasion that Brian married Sigtrygg's<br />mother and Máel Morda's sister Gormflaith, the former wife of Máel<br />Sechnaill. She was known as Gormflaith MacFinn. He became High King<br />of Ireland in 1002. He Máel Mórda mac Murchada of Leinster had only<br />accepted Brian's authority grudgingly and in 1012 rose in rebellion. The<br />Cogadh Gaedhil re Gallaibh relates a story in which one of Brian's sons<br />insults Máel Morda, which leads him to declare his independence from<br />Brian's authority. Whatever the actual reason was, Máel Morda sought allies<br />with which to defy the High-King. He found one in a regional ruler in<br />Ulster who had only recently submitted to Brian. Together they attacked the<br />Province of Meath, where the former High King Máel Sechnaill sought Brian's<br />help to defend his Kingdom. In 1013 Brian led a force from his own Province<br />of Munster and from southern Connacht into Leinster; a detachment under his<br />son, Murchad, ravaged the southern half of the Province of Leinster for<br />three months. The forces under Murchad and Brian were reunited on 9<br />September outside the walls of Dublin. The city was blockaded, but it was<br />the High King's army that ran out of supplies first, so that Brian was<br />forced to abandon the siege and return to Munster around the time of<br />Christmas.<br />He married Dub Choblaig. <br />Máel Morda may have hoped that by defying Brian, he could enlist the aid of<br />all the other regional rulers Brian had forced to submit to him. If so, he<br />must have been sorely disappointed; while the entire Province of Ulster and<br />most of the Province of Connacht failed to provide the High King with<br />troops, they did not, with the exception of a single ruler in Ulster,<br />provide support for Máel Morda either. His inability to obtain troops from<br />any rulers in Ireland, along with his awareness that he would need them<br />when the High King returned in 1014, may explain why Máel Morda sought to<br />obtain troops from rulers outside of Ireland. He instructed his subordinate<br />and cousin, Sigtrygg, the ruler of Dublin, to travel overseas to enlist<br />aid.<br />Sigtrygg sailed to Orkney, and on his return stopped at the Isle of Man.<br />These islands had been seized by the Vikings long before and the Hiberno-<br />Norse had close ties with Orkney and the Isle of Man. There was even a<br />precedent for employing Norsemen from the isles; they had been used by<br />Sigtrygg's father, Amlaíb Cuarán, in 980, and by Sigtrygg himself in 990.<br />Their incentive was loot, not land. Contrary to the assertions made in the<br />Cogadh Gaedhil re Gallaibh, this was not an attempt by the Vikings to<br />reconquer Ireland. All of the Norsemen, both the Norse-Gaels of Dublin and<br />the Norsemen from the Isles, were in the service of Máel Morda. It should<br />be remembered that the High King had 'Vikings' in his army as well; mainly<br />the Hiberno-Norse of Limerick (and probably those of Waterford, Wexford,<br />and Cork as well), but, according to some sources, a rival gang of Norse<br />mercenaries from the Isle of Man.<br />Essentially this could be characterised as an Irish civil war in which<br />foreigners participated as minor players.<br />Along with whatever troops he obtained from abroad, the forces that Brian<br />mustered included the troops of his home Province of Munster, those of<br />Southern Connacht, and the men of the Province of Meath, the latter<br />commanded by his old rival Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill. He may have<br />outnumbered Máel Morda's army, since Brian felt secure enough to dispatch a<br />mounted detachment under the command of his youngest son, Donnchad, to raid<br />southern Leinster, presumably hoping to force Máel Morda to release his<br />contingents from there to return to defend their homes. Unfortunately for<br />the High King, if he had had a superiority in numbers it was soon lost. A<br />disagreement with the King of Meath resulted in Máel Sechnaill withdrawing<br />his support (Brian sent a messenger to find Donnchad and ask him to return<br />with his detachment, but the call for help came too late). To compound his<br />problems, the Norse contingents, led by Sigurd Hlodvirsson, Earl of Orkney<br />and Brodir of the Isle of Man, arrived on Palm Sunday, 18 April, 1014. The battle<br />would occur five days later, on Good Friday.<br />The fighting took place just north of the city of Dublin, at Clontarf (now<br />a prosperous suburb). It may well be that the two sides were evenly<br />matched, as all of the accounts state that the Battle of Clontarf lasted<br />all day. Although this may be an exaggeration, it does suggest that it was<br />a long, drawn-out fight.<br />There are many legends concerning how Brian was killed, from dying in a<br />heroic man-to-man combat to being killed by the fleeing Viking mercenary<br />Brodir while praying in his tent at Clontarf[citation needed]. He is said<br />to be buried in the grounds of St. Patrick's Cathedral in the city of<br />Armagh. Legend dictates he is buried at the north end of the church. <br />He is our ancestor thru two of his sons, Donnchad and Tadhg. Truthfully, this is more for fun as it's hard to prove ancestry this far back.AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012087971802830403.post-21055287796691378562011-03-13T10:56:00.003-04:002011-03-13T10:59:15.752-04:00Sir John Hawkwood and the White Company<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlZrCzVetxWGou2L6qnfUmicGXcKmWAYbxy6mngeh4mGc67_MadwoxkZsxvCGvfvIuH9KucPBtWToBTzCTJT2dy4MpmJSsEN8-RK-7BdS_TNg7fCzb_LD_CTx8Osvntcn88jngQ-CuZk/s1600/John+Hawkwood.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlZrCzVetxWGou2L6qnfUmicGXcKmWAYbxy6mngeh4mGc67_MadwoxkZsxvCGvfvIuH9KucPBtWToBTzCTJT2dy4MpmJSsEN8-RK-7BdS_TNg7fCzb_LD_CTx8Osvntcn88jngQ-CuZk/s320/John+Hawkwood.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583578678307950210" /></a><br /><br /> He was born circa 1335. Hawkwood's youth is shrouded in tales and legends <br />and it is unclear how he exactly became a soldier. According to the most <br />accepted tales, he was a second son of a tanner in Sible Hedingham in Essex<br /> and was apprenticed in London. Other tales also claim that he was a tailor before he became a<br />soldier. He began military service Hawkwood served in the English army in<br />France in the first stages of the Hundred Years' War under Edward III.<br />According to different traditions Hawkwood fought in the battles of Crécy<br />and/or Poitiers but there is no direct evidence of either. Different<br />traditions maintain that the King or Edward, the Black Prince knighted him.<br />It has also been speculated that he assumed the title with the support of<br />his soldiers. His service ended after the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360. He<br />Hawkwood moved to Burgundy and joined the small mercenary companies that<br />fought for money in France. Later he was part of the self-named Great<br />Company that fought against Papal troops near Avignon.<br />In the beginning of the 1360s Hawkwood had risen to be commander of the<br />White Company. In 1363 Hawkwood's men were part of the companies that the<br />marquis of Montferrat hired and led over the Alps to fight first against<br />the Green Count at Lanzo Torinese and then against Milan in the areas of<br />Alessandria, Tortona and Novara. Forced to leave Piedmont by the Visconti’s<br />condottiere Luchino dal Verme, Hawkwood and his troops nevertheless<br />remained in Italy in 1363. Under Hawkwood's command, the company gained<br />a good reputation and he became a popular mercenary commander. His success<br />was varied, but he exploited the shifting allegiances and power politics of<br />Italian factions for his own benefit.<br />Italian cities concentrated on trade and hired mercenaries instead of<br />forming standing armies. Hawkwood often played his employers and their<br />enemies against each other. He might get a contract to fight on one side<br />and then demand a payment from the other in order not to attack them. He<br />also could just change sides, keeping his original payment. Sometimes one<br />party hired him so that he would not work for their enemies.<br />If not paid, mercenaries like Hawkwood, could threaten their employers with<br />desertion or pillage. However part of the White Company's reputation was<br />built upon the fact that Sir John's men were far less likely to desert<br />dangerous situations than other mercenaries and Hawkwood soon grew much<br />richer than many other condottiere. He bought estates in the Romagna and in<br />Tuscany, a castle at Montecchio Vesponi. Despite all this, it is claimed<br />that he was illiterate. His education was rudimentary at best,<br />contemporaries specifically remarked at his lack of oratory skills, and<br />much of his business and correspondence was done by proxy and later his<br />wife. He He attended the wedding of Lionel of Antwerp to Violante,<br />daughter of Galeazzo II Visconti, in Milan. Also in attendance were the<br />literary stars of the era Chaucer, Jean Froissart and Petrarch in 1368.<br /> When Hawkwood's company was fighting<br />for the Pope against Florence in the War of the Eight Saints, Florence made<br />an agreement with him and paid him not to attack for three months in 1375.<br />He married Donnina Visconti, daughter of Bernabo Visconti,<br />circa 1377. Hawkwood led the destruction of Cesena by mercenary armies,<br />acting in the name of Pope Gregory XI. One tale claims that he had promised<br />the people that they would be spared, but cardinal Robert of Geneva ordered<br />them all killed. Shortly after, he switched allegiance to the anti-papal<br />league and married Donnina Visconti, the illegitimate daughter of Bernabò<br />Visconti, the Duke of Milan. A quarrel with Bernardo soon ended the<br />alliance, and Hawkwood instead signed an agreement with Florence in 1377.<br />He Richard II of England appointed him as ambassador to the Roman Court in<br />1381. Hawkwood, fighting for Padova, fought Giovanni Ordelaffi from<br />Forlì, fighting for Verona in the Battle of Castagnaro, and won in 1387.<br />In the 1390s Hawkwood became a commander-in-chief of the army of<br />Florence in the war against the expansion of Gian Galeazzo Visconti of<br />Milan. Hawkwood's army invaded Lombardy and was within ten miles of Milan<br />before he had to retreat over Adige river. Later in the year, forces under<br />his command defended Florence and later defeated the Milanese force of<br />Jacopo dal Verme. Eventually Visconti sued for peace. Contemporary opinion<br />in Florence regards Hawkwood as a savior of Florence's independence against<br />Milanese expansion.<br />At that stage Florence had given him citizenship and a pension. He spent<br />his latter years in a villa in the vicinity of Florence in 1390. He died<br />between 16 Mar 1394 and 17 Mar 1394 at Florence, Italy.<br />He was buried with state honors in the Duomo. <br />Shortly afterwards, Richard II asked for his body to be returned to his native England.<br />He is the ancestor of my husband's father, thru his daughter, Antiocha, who married <br />Sir William de Coggeshall.AntrimCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725930243781634570noreply@blogger.com0