Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Lily McIlhaney Bowen 1709- 1780
Lily McIlhaney
Ah the Irish woman I hoped to claim. She was the mother of a Rebecca Bowen.
I have not pursued this too much since I doubt she is my relative. But I just hate throwing out any research so perhaps someone else will find this useful.
Lily McIlhaney was said to be born about 1709 in Ireland to Henry MCILHANEY (b: 1673 Ireland and Jane MCGEEHAN (b: 1673 Ireland)
I have no info about her trip here but it appears she met John Bowen in PA possibly Chester or Delaware Co.
She married John BOWEN (b 1696 in Gwynnedd township, Chester Co. PA)
I read a lovely story about John Bowen being awestruck by the lovely Irish lass but who knows the truth of their meeting.
I found this quote about John though " the Quaker who was remarkable for his personal prowess, and an active, energetic farmer of considerable wealth for that day" I read they owned slaves and are said to be mentioned in "Lyman Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia -
Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800."
It does seem they were married and living in VA by 1730.
John died by 1761 Wife, Lillis ( Lillie), named sole executor and guardian of the youngest girl, Mary.
At that point it appears in various online biographies about her , Lily was a very good business woman herself, increasing the family wealth after John's death. This may explain why she was executor not one of the adult sons.
In 1779, she purchased 800 acres on Holston River Valley in VA. This was after John's death
This is a list of children I found
Nancy BOWEN b: BET 1729 AND 1732 in Orange Co., (then Spotsylvania Co.) VA
Agnes BOWEN b: BET 1735 AND 1740 in Orange Co., VA
John BOWEN b: 21 MAY 1735 in VA
Reece BOWEN b: 1737 in Rockingham Co., (then Augusta Co.) VA
Henry BOWE N b: 1738 in Augusta, Augusta Co., VA
Jane BOWEN b: 1739 in Augusta Co., VA
Robert BOWEN b: 1740 in Augusta Co., VA
Rebecca BOWEN b: 1740 in VA
William BOWEN b: 1742 in Fincastle Co., VA?
Arthur BOWEN b: 17 JAN 1743/44 in Augusta Co., VA
Mary BOWEN b: 1748 in Augusta Co., VA
Charles BOWEN b: SEP 1749 in Augusta Co., VA
Moses BOWEN b: 1754 in VA
Alternate list of children
Nancy Anne b: 1729- 1732 in Orange or Spotsylvania , VA
Agnes b: 1735-1740 in Orange Co., VA
John b: 21 May 1735 in Augusta Co., VA
Jane b: 1736 in Augusta, VA
Rees b: 1737 in Tazewell or Rockingham or Augusta Co., Va
Henry b: 1738 in Augusta Co., VA
Jean Jane b: 1739 in Augusta, VA
Moses b: 1739 in Augusta, VA
Rebecca b: 1740 in Augusta Co., VA
Robert P. b: 174 0 in Augusta Co., VA
Arthur M. b: 17 Jan 1742/43 in Augusta Co., VA
William R. b: 1744 in Augusta or Fincastle, Virginia
Mary b: 8 Apr 1748 in Augusta, VA
Charles b: Sep 1749 in Augusta Co., VA
Lily signed a will April 4, 1780 and I believe it was taken to probate in June 1780 Washington Co., VA, she left her estate to Reece, William, Robert, Henry, Charles, Agnes, and Jean.
(TL NOTE No Rebecca but also no Jane, John, Arthur, or Mary I know there was a Mary from John's will did she (Mary) die?)
It appears Lily may be in the DAR register--- I found this note about her --"She became a patriot in the American Revolution by furnishing supplies and feeding and clothing colonial troops in the continental army." I read all of the sons were in the Revolutionary War and all of the daughters
married men who were in the war also.
If my family is thru the George Schmidt Smith line, then this is reportedly a grandmother.
I have many doubts about this line including the distrubing statement that the Rebecca Bowen married John Whitley, died, Neither John or Lily named her in their wills . John Whitley was still nearby as he signed as a witness for Lily.
If Rebecca was still living, if she had run away from John as some have claimed, why would Lily still associate with John?
I have seen some strange family relationships in my own experience, so I cannot rule the possibilty .
Clinton County KY Church
The George Smith is said to be a german immigrant who was orphaned after he arrived here. He married a woman named Rebecca Bowen and was an early settler . One of his sons would later be a famous preacher called "Raccoon John". I believe he performed the wedding of my Henry Hill to Sally Tackett
not my relative but is close to George Smith family --from www.dentongenealogy.org
Rev. Isaac Denton -- Clinton County's first preacher. At the age of 18 he moved with his parents to Tennessee.
Here he made a profession of religion and was baptized in 1792. He was ordained to the ministry soon after and spent some years preaching among the churches of the area. Through the persuasion of friends he left TN and came to Clinton CO, KY. He was instrumental in organizing Beaver Creek Baptist church in Wayne CO, probably the first in that county,
Clear Fork Church
Founded 1802
April 1, 1802, the church was constituted. Page 411 of the
original record book shows the following charter members:
James Brock- Agnes Couch- James Couch-
Benjamin Campbell- Anna Denton- Isaac Denton
Martha Denton- William Goodson -
George Smith-
Thomas Stockton- Samuel Wood - William Wood
TL NOTE t Racoon John studied with Denton and the George Smith family named children, Denton so I presume they were all close
this is a different member list I found ............
This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/
From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org]
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 7:33 PM
To: Ky-Footsteps
Subject: Clear.Fork.Baptist.Clinton-Cumberland.CHURCH
..........
Clear Fork Baptist
Clinton-Cumberland County KyArchives Church Record
List of members of first day of Apr 18-- [blank]: Isaac DENTON (died Jan? 185- ), Thomas STOCKTON, James CROUCH, Benjamin CAMPBELL, Martha DENTON (d Feb),
Varden LEE, Elizabeth GENTRY, Anis WILLIAMS, Thomas SCOTT, William LEE, James
WOOD, Milly SMITH, Thomas SMITH, Patey HUDDLESTON, Milley HUDDLESTON, Pink
BECK, Christian MYERS, Moses ROBERTS, Mary WHITEHEAD, George SMITH, Samuel
WOOD, Anna DENTON Sr, James BROCK Sr, Jesse ROBERTS, Martha BRISTOW, Nathan
BOND, Nancy RIGHT, Letter? SCOTT, Mary SMITH, Savanah WOOD, John SMITH, Joseph
CRAWFORD, Caty HUDDLESTON, Ann ROBERSON, Celita LEE, Rannett T RICHARDSON,
Elizabeth SMITH, Elizabeth READS
William WOOD, Wm GOODSON Sr, Agness CROUCH, Cleo CAMPBELL, Joseph BRISTOW,
Nicholas GOSNELL, Rebecky PARMLEY, Druzna TULLEY, Joseph PATTON, Ann PAGE,
Mary WILLIAMS, Philip SMITH, Obed GARDNER, Martha DENTON, Agnes FRANKLIN,
William BROWN, Hoomy BECK, Robert WHITEHEAD, ******George SMITH.****
Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404
This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/
not my relative but is close to George Smith family --from www.dentongenealogy.org
Rev. Isaac Denton -- Clinton County's first preacher. At the age of 18 he moved with his parents to Tennessee.
Here he made a profession of religion and was baptized in 1792. He was ordained to the ministry soon after and spent some years preaching among the churches of the area. Through the persuasion of friends he left TN and came to Clinton CO, KY. He was instrumental in organizing Beaver Creek Baptist church in Wayne CO, probably the first in that county,
Clear Fork Church
Founded 1802
April 1, 1802, the church was constituted. Page 411 of the
original record book shows the following charter members:
James Brock- Agnes Couch- James Couch-
Benjamin Campbell- Anna Denton- Isaac Denton
Martha Denton- William Goodson -
George Smith-
Thomas Stockton- Samuel Wood - William Wood
TL NOTE t Racoon John studied with Denton and the George Smith family named children, Denton so I presume they were all close
this is a different member list I found ............
This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/
From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org]
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 7:33 PM
To: Ky-Footsteps
Subject: Clear.Fork.Baptist.Clinton-Cumberland.CHURCH
..........
Clear Fork Baptist
Clinton-Cumberland County KyArchives Church Record
List of members of first day of Apr 18-- [blank]: Isaac DENTON (died Jan? 185- ), Thomas STOCKTON, James CROUCH, Benjamin CAMPBELL, Martha DENTON (d Feb),
Varden LEE, Elizabeth GENTRY, Anis WILLIAMS, Thomas SCOTT, William LEE, James
WOOD, Milly SMITH, Thomas SMITH, Patey HUDDLESTON, Milley HUDDLESTON, Pink
BECK, Christian MYERS, Moses ROBERTS, Mary WHITEHEAD, George SMITH, Samuel
WOOD, Anna DENTON Sr, James BROCK Sr, Jesse ROBERTS, Martha BRISTOW, Nathan
BOND, Nancy RIGHT, Letter? SCOTT, Mary SMITH, Savanah WOOD, John SMITH, Joseph
CRAWFORD, Caty HUDDLESTON, Ann ROBERSON, Celita LEE, Rannett T RICHARDSON,
Elizabeth SMITH, Elizabeth READS
William WOOD, Wm GOODSON Sr, Agness CROUCH, Cleo CAMPBELL, Joseph BRISTOW,
Nicholas GOSNELL, Rebecky PARMLEY, Druzna TULLEY, Joseph PATTON, Ann PAGE,
Mary WILLIAMS, Philip SMITH, Obed GARDNER, Martha DENTON, Agnes FRANKLIN,
William BROWN, Hoomy BECK, Robert WHITEHEAD, ******George SMITH.****
Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404
This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Thomas Day Summary
I found this in files, It has some info on Dorothy as well as some sources- decided to post
Thomas Day was probably born about 1651
He married a woman named Dorothy Hudson . There is some conflict of who she was there is this --
Researcher claims from the "Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, page 79: 1676, Day, Thomas Married Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Hudson. Book D 5, Page: 514.
OR THIS ---
"Know all men that I Thomas DAY of Rappa Planter de upon consideration of a Marriage with Dorothy HUDSON as alsoe for and in consideration of a Horse received of the said Dorothy hereby engage myself my heirs & assigns to buy a Mare filly of a yeare old the same to be bought within this two years and what Female increase comes of the said Mare to be equally divided between Laurana, Anne & William HUDSON and Mary BARTLET ......" etc.
***TL NOTE -**she might have been a widow -possibly of Edward Hudson- with perhaps four children. This appears to be 1673 ( could be 1676) I assume that Laurana, Anne, Wm and Mary are all her children. It appears Mary is already of age to be married which would likely make Dorothy as a bit older than our Thomas who is likely only 22 to 25 years old at this time. If the deceased husband had been married before, then the mother of these children could be in doubt. Would need to locate info on his will & probate. (see Combs Family site below for more info)****
Thomas Day purchased land from William Hudson and wife Rebecca Woodnut Hudson located in Essex County, Virginia in 1687 and another 189 acres from John Brookes in 1693
No record yet located about what happened to Dorothy.
By 1698, Thomas appears to have married second time, to Elizabeth (surname unknown). Thomas had one daughter, Elizabeth Mary Angelica Day, born between 1688 and 1699, who later married George Shepherd. There has not been any proof that I know of whether E.M.A. Day is the daughter of Dorothy Hudson or Elizabeth Unknown but the name implies she is Elizabeth's daughter. Her children were born between 1730-1739 so best guess of childbearing age would put her birth 1690-1699.
Sometime before Feb 10, 1699 a neighbor, Mary Hodges, visited the Day home and found Elizabeth Day "lying dead upon the bed in a most horrod and barboriy mannor all Gored in Blood " and Thomas Day also had wounds on his face. Thomas Day said his wife died about two hours before sunrise, but he did not know what had happened to her. (more info on the 1st page about Day)
All witnesses recorded in the court record gave the same report. The jurors decided "Thom. Day is Guilty of ye murdering ye said Elizabeth Day. " February 10, 1699
THEN in 1700 -"In Aprill Generall Court 1700 Day of Essex County for ye Murder of Eliza Cay wife of Thomas Day of Essex Acquitted and discharged"
"In October General Court 1700 John Smith for Felony & ye murder of Eliza Day Wife of Thomas Day of Essex County. Found Guilty. Condemned and was Executed" (See McIlwaine info below for more)
So far I have found no other info of who John Smith was or why he may have murdered Eliza Day
It appears that Thomas never truly recovered from the ordeal.
"I Thomas Day of South Farnham Parish in Essex County, Planter, doe assigne and sett over
all my right title clayme and interest unto the within written deed unto Jacob Devillard
of the aforesd county, .....this seaventeenth day of March 1701/2 ...Acknowledged in Essex
county court the 11th day of May 1702 and truely recorded" .
( I encourage you to visit the rootsweb site of Mr. Sheppard for all of info and much more,
he deserves the credit)
I assume Thomas was too ill or otherwise incapable of caring for his property.
Then just four years later he writes his will in December 1705 and it is in probate
the following February 1706
From "Fleet's Colonial Abstracts"---Essex County, VA Vol 29, pae 81 No. 12, page 181
"To all to who these presents shall come Greting know yee that I
thomas Day of the parish of South Farnham in the County of Essex
in Virginia being in a sickly weake and low condition and noe(ways)
waies Capable to tke care of, or provide for myself and that little Estate
it hath pleased God to bestow upon me (it chiefly lying in Perishable Creatures)
have and by these presents doe Bargain Sell Bind and firmly make over unto
Jn'o Fargason of the parish and County aforsaid planter all and singular my said Estate",
etc. In consideration Fargason "to maintain and keep me the said Day During my naturall
life with sufficient accomodation of victuals Cloathes washing and lodging and give to
Eliza a Mary Angillica Day my Daughter when whe arrive to the age of Eighteen* or when
married one Cowe and Calfe."
5 Dec 1705
signed
Tho x Day
Wit: John Fargason ---------Wm. Aylett -----------Adam Denning
Ack and rec 11 Feb 1705/6
*This indicates Elizabeth is still a minor in 1705
Please be sure to check these sites, Much more info on all.
Sources for Thomas DAY
www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/rappahannock/
www.danielprophecy.com/daye.htm
author: Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu >
title: Genealogical events for Thomas DAY
url: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I995.html
updated: 4 Oct 2007
_H R McIlwaine, Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial VirginiaVol II
(Virginia State Library, ed. 1927),
Vol II (August 3 1699-April 27,1705) page 154.
From "Fleet's Colonial Abstracts"---Essex County, VA Vol 29, pae 81 No. 12, page 181
Thomas Day was probably born about 1651
He married a woman named Dorothy Hudson . There is some conflict of who she was there is this --
Researcher claims from the "Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, page 79: 1676, Day, Thomas Married Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Hudson. Book D 5, Page: 514.
OR THIS ---
"Know all men that I Thomas DAY of Rappa Planter de upon consideration of a Marriage with Dorothy HUDSON as alsoe for and in consideration of a Horse received of the said Dorothy hereby engage myself my heirs & assigns to buy a Mare filly of a yeare old the same to be bought within this two years and what Female increase comes of the said Mare to be equally divided between Laurana, Anne & William HUDSON and Mary BARTLET ......" etc.
***TL NOTE -**she might have been a widow -possibly of Edward Hudson- with perhaps four children. This appears to be 1673 ( could be 1676) I assume that Laurana, Anne, Wm and Mary are all her children. It appears Mary is already of age to be married which would likely make Dorothy as a bit older than our Thomas who is likely only 22 to 25 years old at this time. If the deceased husband had been married before, then the mother of these children could be in doubt. Would need to locate info on his will & probate. (see Combs Family site below for more info)****
Thomas Day purchased land from William Hudson and wife Rebecca Woodnut Hudson located in Essex County, Virginia in 1687 and another 189 acres from John Brookes in 1693
No record yet located about what happened to Dorothy.
By 1698, Thomas appears to have married second time, to Elizabeth (surname unknown). Thomas had one daughter, Elizabeth Mary Angelica Day, born between 1688 and 1699, who later married George Shepherd. There has not been any proof that I know of whether E.M.A. Day is the daughter of Dorothy Hudson or Elizabeth Unknown but the name implies she is Elizabeth's daughter. Her children were born between 1730-1739 so best guess of childbearing age would put her birth 1690-1699.
Sometime before Feb 10, 1699 a neighbor, Mary Hodges, visited the Day home and found Elizabeth Day "lying dead upon the bed in a most horrod and barboriy mannor all Gored in Blood " and Thomas Day also had wounds on his face. Thomas Day said his wife died about two hours before sunrise, but he did not know what had happened to her. (more info on the 1st page about Day)
All witnesses recorded in the court record gave the same report. The jurors decided "Thom. Day is Guilty of ye murdering ye said Elizabeth Day. " February 10, 1699
THEN in 1700 -"In Aprill Generall Court 1700 Day of Essex County for ye Murder of Eliza Cay wife of Thomas Day of Essex Acquitted and discharged"
"In October General Court 1700 John Smith for Felony & ye murder of Eliza Day Wife of Thomas Day of Essex County. Found Guilty. Condemned and was Executed" (See McIlwaine info below for more)
So far I have found no other info of who John Smith was or why he may have murdered Eliza Day
It appears that Thomas never truly recovered from the ordeal.
"I Thomas Day of South Farnham Parish in Essex County, Planter, doe assigne and sett over
all my right title clayme and interest unto the within written deed unto Jacob Devillard
of the aforesd county, .....this seaventeenth day of March 1701/2 ...Acknowledged in Essex
county court the 11th day of May 1702 and truely recorded" .
( I encourage you to visit the rootsweb site of Mr. Sheppard for all of info and much more,
he deserves the credit)
I assume Thomas was too ill or otherwise incapable of caring for his property.
Then just four years later he writes his will in December 1705 and it is in probate
the following February 1706
From "Fleet's Colonial Abstracts"---Essex County, VA Vol 29, pae 81 No. 12, page 181
"To all to who these presents shall come Greting know yee that I
thomas Day of the parish of South Farnham in the County of Essex
in Virginia being in a sickly weake and low condition and noe(ways)
waies Capable to tke care of, or provide for myself and that little Estate
it hath pleased God to bestow upon me (it chiefly lying in Perishable Creatures)
have and by these presents doe Bargain Sell Bind and firmly make over unto
Jn'o Fargason of the parish and County aforsaid planter all and singular my said Estate",
etc. In consideration Fargason "to maintain and keep me the said Day During my naturall
life with sufficient accomodation of victuals Cloathes washing and lodging and give to
Eliza a Mary Angillica Day my Daughter when whe arrive to the age of Eighteen* or when
married one Cowe and Calfe."
5 Dec 1705
signed
Tho x Day
Wit: John Fargason ---------Wm. Aylett -----------Adam Denning
Ack and rec 11 Feb 1705/6
*This indicates Elizabeth is still a minor in 1705
Please be sure to check these sites, Much more info on all.
Sources for Thomas DAY
www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/rappahannock/
www.danielprophecy.com/daye.htm
author: Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu >
title: Genealogical events for Thomas DAY
url: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I995.html
updated: 4 Oct 2007
_H R McIlwaine, Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial VirginiaVol II
(Virginia State Library, ed. 1927),
Vol II (August 3 1699-April 27,1705) page 154.
From "Fleet's Colonial Abstracts"---Essex County, VA Vol 29, pae 81 No. 12, page 181
Monday, March 4, 2013
Doubts at every turn
This weekend I decided to change my family tree. For over a year now I have known that DNA evidence was not leading me up the Smith branch of my tree the way I had been told by other researchers. But I was holding fast that it would eventually be shown that my supposed gggg-grandfather was a cousin to the DNA proven line. I like the story that he and his wife have attached to them. But when I found myself trying to make the evidence fit my theory, instead of following the trail of evidence to wherever it may lead... Then I knew it was time to give it up. No point in leaving that on the list, I can always put him back if the evidence ever supports it ,right?
So with a deep breath I hit DELETE.
Then to console myself , I decided to dig around a bit with one of my favorites, Hot Grandma Elizabeth. I found her Wild Child Malinda mentioined in an old Rootsweb list and began to read about her husbands and children and then----OH NO!!! The writer suggested that Malinda was the granddaughter of Lewis Wilburn. Now I am sure Lewis was a great guy, he was the brother of Stephen Wilburn , the grandpa I have listed. The problem with this Lewis theory is that, if true, I will lose my beloved Wallen/ Walling connection!!!!! I have spent hours reading about the Longhunters and their adventures. I have studied the Salem Witch Trials, and poured thru pages of early New England Puritan history. Now to possibly lose that whole line!!!!!!.
So I pushed myself away from the computer last night, with a very Scarlett O'Hara attitude of "I'll think about that tomorrow".
This morning I turned to Morning Wallen, sad that I could lose her wonderful history. I looked at the picture I had attached to her not really sure what that was, though I thought it was a page from the marriage records book. When I brought it up on screen -Lo and Behold- it was a page from a diary dated 1850 listing births of her, Stephen, and their children including Hot Grandma Elizabeth!
From intro to document: The pages copies herein are from an old record book
brought from Eastern Tennessee to Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas in
1850 and discovered among the personal papers of Thomas J. Walden, Busch,
Arkansas, after his death in 1951 That is what happens when you collect so much you can not keep track of it all. Anyone that wishes to see that page can find it at Ancestry.com posted on the Kelsey Wilburn Family Tree
So with a deep breath I hit DELETE.
Then to console myself , I decided to dig around a bit with one of my favorites, Hot Grandma Elizabeth. I found her Wild Child Malinda mentioined in an old Rootsweb list and began to read about her husbands and children and then----OH NO!!! The writer suggested that Malinda was the granddaughter of Lewis Wilburn. Now I am sure Lewis was a great guy, he was the brother of Stephen Wilburn , the grandpa I have listed. The problem with this Lewis theory is that, if true, I will lose my beloved Wallen/ Walling connection!!!!! I have spent hours reading about the Longhunters and their adventures. I have studied the Salem Witch Trials, and poured thru pages of early New England Puritan history. Now to possibly lose that whole line!!!!!!.
So I pushed myself away from the computer last night, with a very Scarlett O'Hara attitude of "I'll think about that tomorrow".
This morning I turned to Morning Wallen, sad that I could lose her wonderful history. I looked at the picture I had attached to her not really sure what that was, though I thought it was a page from the marriage records book. When I brought it up on screen -Lo and Behold- it was a page from a diary dated 1850 listing births of her, Stephen, and their children including Hot Grandma Elizabeth!
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Berry Hill
So today I am looking at my g-g-grandfather Berry Hill .
The first mention I have is that grandma Nancy filed for a divorce from her ne'r do well husband, Berry Hill, The details follow here:
Scott Co. TN Circuit Court Order Book
Causes Determined July 1854
Nancy Hill
V } Divorce
Berry Hill
To the Hon. E. Alexander Judge S C
The Petition of Nancy Hill formally Nancy Smith a citizen of Scott county State of Tennessee, respectfully represents unto your Honor that some time about the year 1838 or thereabouts she was united in wedlock to one Berry Hill then a citizen of Campbell county Tennessee now as your Petitioner
is informed and believes a citizen of Kentucky - your Petitioner States that she lived with her said husband from the time of the union up to the year 1851, except the Space of about three years when he was absent from her during all which time she faithfully demeaned herself as a dutiful loving and obedient wife. About December in the year 1851 her said husband took one Rebecka (sic) Slava or Slaven and left the State of Tennessee leaving without just cause. your Petitioner and her said husband has since the last mentioned time been living in open and notorious adultry with said Rebecca Slavy or Slaven the primises(?) consider(?) your Petitioner prays your Honor that the said Berry Hill a nonresident of this State, be made a party defendant to this Petition and required to answer the same and that on the final hearing of this cause your Honor dissolve the Bonds of Matrimony hereunto existing between the Said Berry Hill and Petitioner and that Petioner be restored to all the rights privileges and immunities of a free sole and for general releif(sic) and that process issue and she will pray &c
Nancy Hill
Young Sol (???)
State of Tennesse Scott county, this day personally appeared before me John L Smith Clerk of the Circuit court of Scott county Nancy Hill the Petitioner and makes oath that the facts Stated in the foregoing Petitioned of her own knowledge are true and those Stated on information she believes as true That she makes this aplication(sic) not out of collusion or levity with her said husband but in good faith for the purposes therein set forth,
Sworn to and subsanted(sic) before me this the day of December 1853
Nancy Hill (her mark)
J L Smith Clerk
State of Tennesse Scott county on this the second day of December A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me John L Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County Nancy Hill who being duly
Sworn according to law States that owing to her Poverty she is unable to bear the expenses of the Suit this commenced in the circuit court of said county by a petition for a Divorce, and that she is entitled to a recovery for a matter within the Jurisdiction of the Court
Sworn to and subscribed
Nancy Hill her mark
before me on the day and year last above written J L Smith Clerk
Now in 1854
there is a divorce granted along with two interesting notes that failed to catch my full attention when I found this decree on line (Thank you "Lanny R. Slavey" lrslavey@skn.net> and by Robert Slavey < slavey@laserpower.com> at Rootweb Slaven-Slavey mailing list)
Divorce Nancy Hill vs} Berry hill
Be it remembered that this cause coming on to be finally heard and
determined before the Honerable Ebenezer Alexander Judge &c upon this the 25th day July AD 1854 upon the bill and proof and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court that the complaintant is a citizen of the county
of Scott and that the defendant Berry Hill had been served with a subpoena
and copy of said bill, and that the said Berry Hill had been guilty of
adultry as charged in said Petition The court is therefore pleased to
order adjudge and decree that the bonds of Matrimony heretofore existing(?)
Said Nancy Hill and defendant Berry Hill be dissolved and for nothing held
and that the name of Petitioner be changed from Nancy Hill her present name
to that of Nancy Smith her maiden name, It is further ordered that the said
berry Hill pay the costs of this cause and that execution issue and that
the defendant is inhibited and enjoined from in anyway interferring with or
taking possession of either of Petitioners Children
Nancy SMITH Hill had TWO apparently underaged children in 1854. This is when I realized the Nancy Smith near Henry Hill in 1860 was his mother .
Duh ! And I had this info for how long?
Here is a Berry Hill note I have always found intriguing, Sally is called Slaven
Scott Co. TN Circuit Court Minutes, January, 1859, in the case of the State of TN versus Berry Hill and Sally Slaven, on the charge of Lewdness: cause stricken from the document.
Berry was living with a Sarah age 35 and two children (Wm 12 and John 2) in 1860,
In 1870 Sallie age 30 (Wm 22 and John 14 _ other children)
and 1880 Sarah age 40 and John is now 25
The ages of are Berry is 40 (1863) and 50 and 67
The ages of William and John are more consistent so I am confident this is the correct Berry Hill and I believe the 1860 census is the closest to the correct age.
According to the Civil War registration found at Ancestry.com
This look at Berry is how I made a discovery that has not been useful yet, but I know it will be some day.....g-g-grandfather Berry Hill lived next door to g-g-grandfather Benjamin Smith. Now I could just presume that the proximity of the two families is what led to the later marriage of Wm Smith to Crecia Hill. But I think the two families were relatives not just neighbors.
The first mention I have is that grandma Nancy filed for a divorce from her ne'r do well husband, Berry Hill, The details follow here:
Scott Co. TN Circuit Court Order Book
Causes Determined July 1854
Nancy Hill
V } Divorce
Berry Hill
To the Hon. E. Alexander Judge S C
The Petition of Nancy Hill formally Nancy Smith a citizen of Scott county State of Tennessee, respectfully represents unto your Honor that some time about the year 1838 or thereabouts she was united in wedlock to one Berry Hill then a citizen of Campbell county Tennessee now as your Petitioner
is informed and believes a citizen of Kentucky - your Petitioner States that she lived with her said husband from the time of the union up to the year 1851, except the Space of about three years when he was absent from her during all which time she faithfully demeaned herself as a dutiful loving and obedient wife. About December in the year 1851 her said husband took one Rebecka (sic) Slava or Slaven and left the State of Tennessee leaving without just cause. your Petitioner and her said husband has since the last mentioned time been living in open and notorious adultry with said Rebecca Slavy or Slaven the primises(?) consider(?) your Petitioner prays your Honor that the said Berry Hill a nonresident of this State, be made a party defendant to this Petition and required to answer the same and that on the final hearing of this cause your Honor dissolve the Bonds of Matrimony hereunto existing between the Said Berry Hill and Petitioner and that Petioner be restored to all the rights privileges and immunities of a free sole and for general releif(sic) and that process issue and she will pray &c
Nancy Hill
Young Sol (???)
State of Tennesse Scott county, this day personally appeared before me John L Smith Clerk of the Circuit court of Scott county Nancy Hill the Petitioner and makes oath that the facts Stated in the foregoing Petitioned of her own knowledge are true and those Stated on information she believes as true That she makes this aplication(sic) not out of collusion or levity with her said husband but in good faith for the purposes therein set forth,
Sworn to and subsanted(sic) before me this the day of December 1853
Nancy Hill (her mark)
J L Smith Clerk
State of Tennesse Scott county on this the second day of December A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me John L Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County Nancy Hill who being duly
Sworn according to law States that owing to her Poverty she is unable to bear the expenses of the Suit this commenced in the circuit court of said county by a petition for a Divorce, and that she is entitled to a recovery for a matter within the Jurisdiction of the Court
Sworn to and subscribed
Nancy Hill her mark
before me on the day and year last above written J L Smith Clerk
Now in 1854
there is a divorce granted along with two interesting notes that failed to catch my full attention when I found this decree on line (Thank you "Lanny R. Slavey" lrslavey@skn.net> and by Robert Slavey < slavey@laserpower.com> at Rootweb Slaven-Slavey mailing list)
Divorce Nancy Hill vs} Berry hill
Be it remembered that this cause coming on to be finally heard and
determined before the Honerable Ebenezer Alexander Judge &c upon this the 25th day July AD 1854 upon the bill and proof and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court that the complaintant is a citizen of the county
of Scott and that the defendant Berry Hill had been served with a subpoena
and copy of said bill, and that the said Berry Hill had been guilty of
adultry as charged in said Petition The court is therefore pleased to
order adjudge and decree that the bonds of Matrimony heretofore existing(?)
Said Nancy Hill and defendant Berry Hill be dissolved and for nothing held
and that the name of Petitioner be changed from Nancy Hill her present name
to that of Nancy Smith her maiden name, It is further ordered that the said
berry Hill pay the costs of this cause and that execution issue and that
the defendant is inhibited and enjoined from in anyway interferring with or
taking possession of either of Petitioners Children
Nancy SMITH Hill had TWO apparently underaged children in 1854. This is when I realized the Nancy Smith near Henry Hill in 1860 was his mother .
Duh ! And I had this info for how long?
Here is a Berry Hill note I have always found intriguing, Sally is called Slaven
Scott Co. TN Circuit Court Minutes, January, 1859, in the case of the State of TN versus Berry Hill and Sally Slaven, on the charge of Lewdness: cause stricken from the document.
Berry was living with a Sarah age 35 and two children (Wm 12 and John 2) in 1860,
In 1870 Sallie age 30 (Wm 22 and John 14 _ other children)
and 1880 Sarah age 40 and John is now 25
The ages of are Berry is 40 (1863) and 50 and 67
The ages of William and John are more consistent so I am confident this is the correct Berry Hill and I believe the 1860 census is the closest to the correct age.
According to the Civil War registration found at Ancestry.com
| Berry Hill | |
| Wayne, Kentucky | |
| 2 | |
| 8th | |
| Age on 1 July 1863: | 44 |
| abt 1819 | |
| White | |
| Kentucky |
This look at Berry is how I made a discovery that has not been useful yet, but I know it will be some day.....g-g-grandfather Berry Hill lived next door to g-g-grandfather Benjamin Smith. Now I could just presume that the proximity of the two families is what led to the later marriage of Wm Smith to Crecia Hill. But I think the two families were relatives not just neighbors.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Daniel Abbott fined for making a statement
DANIEL ABBOTT
ORIGIN: Unknown BIRTH: Before 1610, based on freemanship
MIGRATION: est 1630 FIRST RESIDENCE: Cambridge
FREEMAN: Requested 19 October 1630 and admitted 18 May 1631 [MBCR 1:80, 366]
ESTATE: "Daniell Abott" was granted three acres behind the Pine Swamp in Cambridge on 5 January 1634/5
REMOVES: Providence possibly in 1636, and certainly by 1639
On 4 June 1639, the Massachusetts Bay General Court, for unknown reasons,
noted that "Daniell Abbot is departed to New Providence" [MBCR 1:267].
Since Daniel Abbott does not appear in Cambridge records after February of 1636,
he may have gone to Providence as early as 1636.
"Mary Abbott wife unto Daniell Abbott of this town of Providence departed this life in the year 1643,
or thereabouts" [PrTR 5:203].
DECEASED "Daniell Abbott Husband to said Mary departed this life in the year 1647" [PrTR 5:203].
On 27 July 1650 Nicholas Power and Gregory Dexter were ordered to "take the goods belonging to the children of Daniel Abbot . deceased ,into their hands.."
*******COMMENTS: 18 May 1631: "Daniell Abbott is fined 5s. for refusing to watch, & for other ill
behavior showed towards Captain Pattricke" the fine was remitted in the general amnesty of
6 September 1638 [MBCR 1:243].***********
So this caught my eye -who was Captain Pattricke and why did Grandpa Abbott disrespect him?
DANIEL PATRICK (listed as possibly Irish in other sources)
ORIGIN: The Hague, Holland
MIGRATION: 1630
FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown
REMOVES: Cambridge by 1632, Watertown 1636, Greenwich by 1640
OCCUPATION: Soldier.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Watertown [ WJ 2:182].
FREEMAN: 18 May 1631 (TL NOTE same day as Daniel Abbott and when Abbott was fined)
DEATH: Killed at Stamford late in 1643 of Capt. Daniel Patrick who was shot at Stantford in New England by one Hans Frederick
The Winthrop Papers contain three letters written by Capt. Daniel Patrick during the Pequot War, each including current details of encounters and supplies [WP 3:421, 430-31, 440-41].
EDWARD WINSLOW and ROGER WILLIAMS also made frequent mention of his activities during the war [WP 3:427-28, 436-37, 450].
Winthrop and Patrick were not friends and their relationship grew more strained with time. About 1640, Daniel Patrick wrote to Winthrop asking to be reconciled and saying "I do confess I am a man of many failings, and certainly I am not ignorant of that unbeseeming carriage, once, nay twice towards yourself, but as time ripeneth fruit, so have I through God's goodness since that thoroughly considered the folly of such rash and proudlike actions ... I am unfeignedly sorry for mine offence" [WP 4:168-69].
About 1641 Elizabeth Sturgis made a plain statement of the assaults made on her by Captain Patrick, first at the time when she was a servant to Mr. Cumines and later after her marriage. Patrick wrote back rebutting her account and saying that he had written to her husband saying that "if such things were spoken ... I should expect satisfaction" [WP 4:300-03].
Winthrop wrote of Patrick in 1643 as "very proud and vicious" and that he followed after other women .
Winthrop described his last day as this --The Dutchman (Hans Frederick) had charged him with treachery, for causing 120 men to come to him upon his promise to direct them to the Indians, etc.,but deluded them. Whereupon the captain (Patrick) gave him ill language and spit in his face, and turning to go out, the Dutchman shot him behind in the head, so he fell down dead and never spake. The murderer escaped out of custody.--"
It looks like Grandpa Abbott may have recognized a bad egg when he saw one. I think he refused to watch a man make an oath that Abbott believed he had no intention of honoring. It appears he was right.
The Great Migration Begins Sketches PRESERVED PURITAN
Robert Charles Anderson. Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. Vol. 1-3. Boston, MA, USA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995.
A marvelous book.
ORIGIN: Unknown BIRTH: Before 1610, based on freemanship
MIGRATION: est 1630 FIRST RESIDENCE: Cambridge
FREEMAN: Requested 19 October 1630 and admitted 18 May 1631 [MBCR 1:80, 366]
ESTATE: "Daniell Abott" was granted three acres behind the Pine Swamp in Cambridge on 5 January 1634/5
REMOVES: Providence possibly in 1636, and certainly by 1639
On 4 June 1639, the Massachusetts Bay General Court, for unknown reasons,
noted that "Daniell Abbot is departed to New Providence" [MBCR 1:267].
Since Daniel Abbott does not appear in Cambridge records after February of 1636,
he may have gone to Providence as early as 1636.
"Mary Abbott wife unto Daniell Abbott of this town of Providence departed this life in the year 1643,
or thereabouts" [PrTR 5:203].
DECEASED "Daniell Abbott Husband to said Mary departed this life in the year 1647" [PrTR 5:203].
On 27 July 1650 Nicholas Power and Gregory Dexter were ordered to "take the goods belonging to the children of Daniel Abbot . deceased ,into their hands.."
*******COMMENTS: 18 May 1631: "Daniell Abbott is fined 5s. for refusing to watch, & for other ill
behavior showed towards Captain Pattricke" the fine was remitted in the general amnesty of
6 September 1638 [MBCR 1:243].***********
So this caught my eye -who was Captain Pattricke and why did Grandpa Abbott disrespect him?
DANIEL PATRICK (listed as possibly Irish in other sources)
ORIGIN: The Hague, Holland
MIGRATION: 1630
FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown
REMOVES: Cambridge by 1632, Watertown 1636, Greenwich by 1640
OCCUPATION: Soldier.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Watertown [ WJ 2:182].
FREEMAN: 18 May 1631 (TL NOTE same day as Daniel Abbott and when Abbott was fined)
DEATH: Killed at Stamford late in 1643 of Capt. Daniel Patrick who was shot at Stantford in New England by one Hans Frederick
The Winthrop Papers contain three letters written by Capt. Daniel Patrick during the Pequot War, each including current details of encounters and supplies [WP 3:421, 430-31, 440-41].
EDWARD WINSLOW and ROGER WILLIAMS also made frequent mention of his activities during the war [WP 3:427-28, 436-37, 450].
Winthrop and Patrick were not friends and their relationship grew more strained with time. About 1640, Daniel Patrick wrote to Winthrop asking to be reconciled and saying "I do confess I am a man of many failings, and certainly I am not ignorant of that unbeseeming carriage, once, nay twice towards yourself, but as time ripeneth fruit, so have I through God's goodness since that thoroughly considered the folly of such rash and proudlike actions ... I am unfeignedly sorry for mine offence" [WP 4:168-69].
About 1641 Elizabeth Sturgis made a plain statement of the assaults made on her by Captain Patrick, first at the time when she was a servant to Mr. Cumines and later after her marriage. Patrick wrote back rebutting her account and saying that he had written to her husband saying that "if such things were spoken ... I should expect satisfaction" [WP 4:300-03].
Winthrop wrote of Patrick in 1643 as "very proud and vicious" and that he followed after other women .
Winthrop described his last day as this --The Dutchman (Hans Frederick) had charged him with treachery, for causing 120 men to come to him upon his promise to direct them to the Indians, etc.,but deluded them. Whereupon the captain (Patrick) gave him ill language and spit in his face, and turning to go out, the Dutchman shot him behind in the head, so he fell down dead and never spake. The murderer escaped out of custody.--"
It looks like Grandpa Abbott may have recognized a bad egg when he saw one. I think he refused to watch a man make an oath that Abbott believed he had no intention of honoring. It appears he was right.
The Great Migration Begins Sketches PRESERVED PURITAN
Robert Charles Anderson. Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. Vol. 1-3. Boston, MA, USA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995.
A marvelous book.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Maddness of Folly , Margaret White
Margaret was not a blood relative of mine, but I find her story very interesting.
She was hot tempered adultress, and apparently more than a little intimidating. Now imagine all of this dressed in the the garments of our Old Comers ( original name for Pilgrims). Read on and just imagine how mad she may have been!
She was the daughter of William White (d Oct 1673) and Elizabeth Cadman? (d Dec 1690) / William was a bricklayer , his will proved 31 January 1673/4 in Boston is shown as follows:
His wife was to have "all my vissable estate so long as she was a widowe and to have her thirds if she remarried; two Sonnes Isaacke & Cornelius White; two sonnes & 1 daughter Susanna Waggett, wife of Thomas Waggett after the decease of wife; to son William White 5 shillings... to other 3 daughters, Elysabeth Harnden, wife of Benjamyne. Margaret Wallen, wife of Thomas Wallen, and Usrulla Bennett, the wife of John Bennett each 4 shillings."
Margaret married Robert Colewell 1660 they had two children Robert, Jr., b. 1662, and Elizabeth, b 1664 Robert (Colwel, Coleway, Caldwell) took the freemans oath 1658 in Providence,took oath. of alleg. May 1666-
October 1666, Thomas Walling was found guilty of assault on Robert Colwell and paid a bond of 20 pounds, but he failed to appear in court and forfeited his bond.
October 1666 Margaret was convicted of fornication with Thomas Wallin ordered to be publicly whipped 15 stripes in Boston and was fined £5
July 21, 1667 Colwell was granted a divorce from Margaret.
Margaret married Thomas in 1669, he died in 1674. In just five short years she gave birth to four boys,
John (he may be Mary Abbott's son), William, Cornelius, and James.
On Decmber 25,1678 Margaret married Daniel Abbott, brother of Thomas Wallen's first wife.(-some speculate he did this to regain his sister's share of family inheritance)
Daniel is mentioned in the Providece town records in 1680 petioning for money for the orphans of Thomas Walling
Dan: Abbott.wtj ye orphs of Tho: wallings Right
To the 7 pd Rate 8d -July 1680 (page 207)
and listed again as July 1680 different amount
A List of a Rate of a ii (in or/as/money) Leivied on this
Towne of providence july y 16th:1680: to y end appoynted,
as y Towne order enjoyneth Conderneing y sd rate: / the w are/
As ffolloweth jmpremes,/ Dan : Abbott, with ye orphans of Thomas Walling 2s 8d (page 210-211)
Margaret's oldest son made reference to Daniel February 8, 1682/3
[PrTR 17:11]. Robert Colwell (Jr.) refers to "my father-in-law Daniell Abbott"
In about 1682 Margaret gave birth to Daniel Abbott,III. (the future Deputy Governor of the Colny of Rhode Island)
Magaret and Daniel hit a "rough patch" in their marriage August 7, 1683
Petion " Whereas my wife Margrett through her maddness of folly & turbulency of her currupt will, hath often threatened to ruinate my family, routeing me (as she saith) of horse & foote, destroying me root & branch, putting out one of her owne eyes to putt out both mine, & sett my house on fire: And is since deparated from me takeing away my Children without my consent. And as I have been enformed, is now plotting micheife with wsome , of her turbulent Spiritt, that when I am absent from home to rifle my house & take away my goodes, to accomplish her Divelish resolution against me. These are therefore, not only to advise, but alsoe to charge all persons vpon theire perrill to forbare any such illegal proceedings, and alsoe do hereby foreworne & forbid al persons whatsoever, to forbare bargaineing with, contracting of Debts, or receiveing any part of my estate of my sd wife Mrgrett without my approbation."
Published 8 January 1684: "These are to desire the Towne, that the within Written prohibition may be put
upon the publick record of this Towne, And alsoe published in this Towne meeting."
Daniel died early 1700's (dates found vary from 1700-1717) and mentioned Margaret in his will , so they apparently never divorced. (TL NOTE not yet located the will )
Margaret appeared once more in the public records (Margaret may have died later this year):
1717
" 'Upon the Cumplaint of Mrs Margret Abbott widow of mr Daniel Abbott deceased that shee wants Releif and being sensible that the sd Daniel Abbott her deceased husband Left a Compitent Esstate: suffuciant to Releife his sd widdow and being Informed that his son Daniel Abbott Administred vpon sd Esstate and being also sumthing sinsable of the same Where vpon wee doe order as hereby it is ordered that the sd suruiueing Daniel Abbott shall pay to the Relief of his mother the sd Margreet Abbott the sum of Eight shillings Per weeke Currant money into the hands of one of the ouer seers of the poor of sd Towne Except he prouide for her sum other way to her Content vntill sum further order be taken.' "
FAMILY PATH Turner to Tompkins, to Wilburn, to Wallen, AND to Abbott
She was hot tempered adultress, and apparently more than a little intimidating. Now imagine all of this dressed in the the garments of our Old Comers ( original name for Pilgrims). Read on and just imagine how mad she may have been!
She was the daughter of William White (d Oct 1673) and Elizabeth Cadman? (d Dec 1690) / William was a bricklayer , his will proved 31 January 1673/4 in Boston is shown as follows:
His wife was to have "all my vissable estate so long as she was a widowe and to have her thirds if she remarried; two Sonnes Isaacke & Cornelius White; two sonnes & 1 daughter Susanna Waggett, wife of Thomas Waggett after the decease of wife; to son William White 5 shillings... to other 3 daughters, Elysabeth Harnden, wife of Benjamyne. Margaret Wallen, wife of Thomas Wallen, and Usrulla Bennett, the wife of John Bennett each 4 shillings."
Margaret married Robert Colewell 1660 they had two children Robert, Jr., b. 1662, and Elizabeth, b 1664 Robert (Colwel, Coleway, Caldwell) took the freemans oath 1658 in Providence,took oath. of alleg. May 1666-
October 1666, Thomas Walling was found guilty of assault on Robert Colwell and paid a bond of 20 pounds, but he failed to appear in court and forfeited his bond.
October 1666 Margaret was convicted of fornication with Thomas Wallin ordered to be publicly whipped 15 stripes in Boston and was fined £5
July 21, 1667 Colwell was granted a divorce from Margaret.
Margaret married Thomas in 1669, he died in 1674. In just five short years she gave birth to four boys,
John (he may be Mary Abbott's son), William, Cornelius, and James.
On Decmber 25,1678 Margaret married Daniel Abbott, brother of Thomas Wallen's first wife.(-some speculate he did this to regain his sister's share of family inheritance)
Daniel is mentioned in the Providece town records in 1680 petioning for money for the orphans of Thomas Walling
Dan: Abbott.wtj ye orphs of Tho: wallings Right
To the 7 pd Rate 8d -July 1680 (page 207)
and listed again as July 1680 different amount
A List of a Rate of a ii (in or/as/money) Leivied on this
Towne of providence july y 16th:1680: to y end appoynted,
as y Towne order enjoyneth Conderneing y sd rate: / the w are/
As ffolloweth jmpremes,/ Dan : Abbott, with ye orphans of Thomas Walling 2s 8d (page 210-211)
Margaret's oldest son made reference to Daniel February 8, 1682/3
[PrTR 17:11]. Robert Colwell (Jr.) refers to "my father-in-law Daniell Abbott"
In about 1682 Margaret gave birth to Daniel Abbott,III. (the future Deputy Governor of the Colny of Rhode Island)
Magaret and Daniel hit a "rough patch" in their marriage August 7, 1683
Petion " Whereas my wife Margrett through her maddness of folly & turbulency of her currupt will, hath often threatened to ruinate my family, routeing me (as she saith) of horse & foote, destroying me root & branch, putting out one of her owne eyes to putt out both mine, & sett my house on fire: And is since deparated from me takeing away my Children without my consent. And as I have been enformed, is now plotting micheife with wsome , of her turbulent Spiritt, that when I am absent from home to rifle my house & take away my goodes, to accomplish her Divelish resolution against me. These are therefore, not only to advise, but alsoe to charge all persons vpon theire perrill to forbare any such illegal proceedings, and alsoe do hereby foreworne & forbid al persons whatsoever, to forbare bargaineing with, contracting of Debts, or receiveing any part of my estate of my sd wife Mrgrett without my approbation."
Published 8 January 1684: "These are to desire the Towne, that the within Written prohibition may be put
upon the publick record of this Towne, And alsoe published in this Towne meeting."
Daniel died early 1700's (dates found vary from 1700-1717) and mentioned Margaret in his will , so they apparently never divorced. (TL NOTE not yet located the will )
Margaret appeared once more in the public records (Margaret may have died later this year):
1717
" 'Upon the Cumplaint of Mrs Margret Abbott widow of mr Daniel Abbott deceased that shee wants Releif and being sensible that the sd Daniel Abbott her deceased husband Left a Compitent Esstate: suffuciant to Releife his sd widdow and being Informed that his son Daniel Abbott Administred vpon sd Esstate and being also sumthing sinsable of the same Where vpon wee doe order as hereby it is ordered that the sd suruiueing Daniel Abbott shall pay to the Relief of his mother the sd Margreet Abbott the sum of Eight shillings Per weeke Currant money into the hands of one of the ouer seers of the poor of sd Towne Except he prouide for her sum other way to her Content vntill sum further order be taken.' "
FAMILY PATH Turner to Tompkins, to Wilburn, to Wallen, AND to Abbott
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