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.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Thomas Wallen Sr. probate record 1680
This would be the first proven Wallen ( Walden, Walling) the one I affectionaly call "Bad Boy"
Daniel Abbott was his brother in law. Many people presume Ralph Wallen was his father which would make the family techncially a Pilgrim Lineage (Arrival on the first three ships is considered Pilgrim)
As far as I know, this is an unproven claim ,and I believe even unlikley.
The Enrolement of a Coppie of ye jnventory As ffolloweth
An Jnventory of ye Estate of Thomas walling of this Towne of providence Now Deceased.
Three Cowes 10-10-00
Two yovng bulls 03-10-00
Three Calves 01-10-00
Two horses 04-10-00
Tenn Swine 10-00-00
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jn ye outer Roome of ye dwelling house 00 00 00
Two iron potts 01-00-00
one Bell mettle Skillett 00-02-00
tinning ware 00-00-06
Two ffrying pans 00-08-00
One spitt & Two Gunns 01-18-00
Earthen ware 00-02-00
One Tramell & two hooks 00-3-06
Two bibles, Two spinning wheeles, one P of Cards 00-14-00
wooden dishes & Lumber 00-10-00
Jn ye inner Roome 00 00 00
One bed, & beding thereto belonging 03-00-00
One Chest and what is in it 00-10-00
home made Cloath, & one Lonthorne 01-10-00
his wareing Cloathes 02-10-00
One paire of bootes without Tops, one paire of shoes 00-15-00
homemade yarne 01-10-00
one P of Gloves, & Two P of Stockings 00-06-00
homemade yarne 00-12-00
Lumber 00-15-00
[13] Jn ye Leantoo 00-00-00
Two Blanketts being homemade 01-15-00
Three Sieves 00-03-00
Lumber 00-12-06
Jn ye Chamber 00-00-00
Sheeps wooll, & Cotten wooll 01-08-00
Jndian Corne & Cheese 00-13-00
Lumber 00-10-00
Jn ye Sellar 00-00-00
One firkin of Butter 01-10-00
One Tub & Two keellars 01-08-00
One Churne, Two pailes, & one pigging 00-04-00
Tallow & Candals 00-06-00
Jn ye Sellar Chamber 00-00-00
foure Barrels 00-12-00
Sheeps wooll & Lumber 00-10-00
One horse Cart & wheeles, with other horse Tack-
ling to it 02-15-00
all his working tooles 02-10-00
One Saddle, one pillion, & one pannell 01-10-00
Two Sithes, one P of horse ffetters plow & plow-
Jrons 00-14-06
The dwelling house outhouseing Land & medow
there vnto Adjoyneing 100-00-00
his Right of Commonning on ye East Side of ye
foure mile Line Sett by the Towne 03-00-00
his halfe Right of Commoning between ye Seaven
mile Line 7 ye foure mile Line sett as afore-
sayd 01-00-00
His Right of Landes medowes, & commonning
Lieing vpon ye west side of ye seaven mile
Lione 05-00-00
His Right of Landes wescodomsett 01-00-00
The Sum totall if noe mistake in ye Casting vp is 171-07-00
A ffaire prizall of what was made appeare vnto us to be the
Estate of ye aforesayd Thomas walling now Deceased.
Being Taken this Tenth day of August one Thousand Six hun-
dred Seaventy and foure, by vs As wittnesse our handes
John Smith
John whipple junr
The Enroled Coppie afore mentioned, was Endorsed As
followeth Cop P me John Smith Clerke
of ye Town of providence.
Entered vpon Record ye first of june 1680:
P Daniell Abbott Towne Clerke
FAMILY PATH Turner to Tompkins, to Wilburn, to Wallen.
Daniel Abbott was his brother in law. Many people presume Ralph Wallen was his father which would make the family techncially a Pilgrim Lineage (Arrival on the first three ships is considered Pilgrim)
As far as I know, this is an unproven claim ,and I believe even unlikley.
The Enrolement of a Coppie of ye jnventory As ffolloweth
An Jnventory of ye Estate of Thomas walling of this Towne of providence Now Deceased.
Three Cowes 10-10-00
Two yovng bulls 03-10-00
Three Calves 01-10-00
Two horses 04-10-00
Tenn Swine 10-00-00
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
jn ye outer Roome of ye dwelling house 00 00 00
Two iron potts 01-00-00
one Bell mettle Skillett 00-02-00
tinning ware 00-00-06
Two ffrying pans 00-08-00
One spitt & Two Gunns 01-18-00
Earthen ware 00-02-00
One Tramell & two hooks 00-3-06
Two bibles, Two spinning wheeles, one P of Cards 00-14-00
wooden dishes & Lumber 00-10-00
Jn ye inner Roome 00 00 00
One bed, & beding thereto belonging 03-00-00
One Chest and what is in it 00-10-00
home made Cloath, & one Lonthorne 01-10-00
his wareing Cloathes 02-10-00
One paire of bootes without Tops, one paire of shoes 00-15-00
homemade yarne 01-10-00
one P of Gloves, & Two P of Stockings 00-06-00
homemade yarne 00-12-00
Lumber 00-15-00
[13] Jn ye Leantoo 00-00-00
Two Blanketts being homemade 01-15-00
Three Sieves 00-03-00
Lumber 00-12-06
Jn ye Chamber 00-00-00
Sheeps wooll, & Cotten wooll 01-08-00
Jndian Corne & Cheese 00-13-00
Lumber 00-10-00
Jn ye Sellar 00-00-00
One firkin of Butter 01-10-00
One Tub & Two keellars 01-08-00
One Churne, Two pailes, & one pigging 00-04-00
Tallow & Candals 00-06-00
Jn ye Sellar Chamber 00-00-00
foure Barrels 00-12-00
Sheeps wooll & Lumber 00-10-00
One horse Cart & wheeles, with other horse Tack-
ling to it 02-15-00
all his working tooles 02-10-00
One Saddle, one pillion, & one pannell 01-10-00
Two Sithes, one P of horse ffetters plow & plow-
Jrons 00-14-06
The dwelling house outhouseing Land & medow
there vnto Adjoyneing 100-00-00
his Right of Commonning on ye East Side of ye
foure mile Line Sett by the Towne 03-00-00
his halfe Right of Commoning between ye Seaven
mile Line 7 ye foure mile Line sett as afore-
sayd 01-00-00
His Right of Landes medowes, & commonning
Lieing vpon ye west side of ye seaven mile
Lione 05-00-00
His Right of Landes wescodomsett 01-00-00
The Sum totall if noe mistake in ye Casting vp is 171-07-00
A ffaire prizall of what was made appeare vnto us to be the
Estate of ye aforesayd Thomas walling now Deceased.
Being Taken this Tenth day of August one Thousand Six hun-
dred Seaventy and foure, by vs As wittnesse our handes
John Smith
John whipple junr
The Enroled Coppie afore mentioned, was Endorsed As
followeth Cop P me John Smith Clerke
of ye Town of providence.
Entered vpon Record ye first of june 1680:
P Daniell Abbott Towne Clerke
FAMILY PATH Turner to Tompkins, to Wilburn, to Wallen.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Staid and went not away
The aftermath of the King Phillip's War left the people of Providence with an abundance of prisoners.
In August 1676 a meeting of those men referred to as those "that{staid} and went not away:" were chosen to make the final decision about these prisoners. They had to consider that to simply release the Indians would threaten safety of the colonists . They could hang or shoot their prisoners but that was a path that could likely lead to more battles later. The decision issued was as follows:
“We whose names are underwritten, being Chosen by the Town to set the
disposal of the Indians now in Town, we agree, that Roger Williams,
Nathaniel Waterman, Thomas Fenner, Henry Ashton, John Morey, Daniel
Abbott, James Olney, Valentine Whitman, John Whipple, Sen., Ephraim Pray,
John Pray, John Angell, James Angell, Thomas Arnold, Abraham Man,
Thomas Field, Edward Bennett, Thomas Clemence, William Lancaster,
William Hopkins, William Hawkins, William Harris, Zachariah Field, Samuel
Windsor, and Captain Fenner Joseph Woodward and Richard Pray, each
three fourths of a share, John Smith, Miller, and Edward Smith, Samuel Whipple,
Nelle Whipple, and Thomas Walling, each half a share. Inhabitants wanting, to
have Indians at the price they sell at Rhode Island or elsewhere. All under five
years to serve till thirty, above five and under ten, till twenty eight, above
ten to fifteen, till twenty seven, above fifteen to twenty, till twenty six,
from twenty to thirty shall serve eight years, all above thirty, seven years.
Roger Williams Thomas Field
Thomas Harris, Sen. John Whipple, jr.
Thomas + Angell
August 14; 1676."
The committee authorized Capt. Arthur Fenner ,William Hopkins ,and John Whipple Jr. to procure a boat to transport the Indians where they might be sold, and after cost and reasonalble payment for their efforts the remaining funds would be divided the company _
"This being our reall act and deed as wittness our handes this 16 day of August 1676:
Roger Williams
Daniell Abbott John Morey Henry Ashton Nathaniell Waterman
Ephraim Pray Joseph Woodward Abraham Man Eliazur Whipple
John Angell James Olney James Angell Vallintine Whittman
Edward Bennett Thomas Field John Pray-”
Now one might wonder why ther appears to be a length of servitude attached to this sale. It seems that in March 1675,before the troubles had begun, legislature of Rhode Island had passed a law “that noe Indian in this Collony be a slave, but only to pay their debts or for their bringeing up, or Custody they have
received, or to performed Covenant as if they had been Countrymen and not taken in war.”
Did the committee believe that by imposing time limits it made the sale into an contract of servitude for debt repayment?
Here is an accounting of at least a part of the sale
To Anthony Low, five Indians, great and small, £8.
'To James Rogers, two, for twenty two bushels of Indian corn.
'To Philip Smith, two, in silver, £4, 10.
'To Daniel Allen, one, in silver, £2, 10.
'To Caleb Carr, one, twelve bushels of Indian corn.
'To Elisha Smith, one, in wool, 100 lbs.
'To Elisha Smith, one, for three fat sheep
Daniel Abbott listed is my 8th grand uncle and Thomas Walling is my 7th great grandfather.
He is the son of "Bad Boy Thomas" who died between 1674 and 1675, before the war. Thomas Jr. would have been only 21 maybe 22 when this occurred.
FAMILY PATH Turner to Tompkins, to Wilburn, to Wallen.
In August 1676 a meeting of those men referred to as those "that{staid} and went not away:" were chosen to make the final decision about these prisoners. They had to consider that to simply release the Indians would threaten safety of the colonists . They could hang or shoot their prisoners but that was a path that could likely lead to more battles later. The decision issued was as follows:
“We whose names are underwritten, being Chosen by the Town to set the
disposal of the Indians now in Town, we agree, that Roger Williams,
Nathaniel Waterman, Thomas Fenner, Henry Ashton, John Morey, Daniel
Abbott, James Olney, Valentine Whitman, John Whipple, Sen., Ephraim Pray,
John Pray, John Angell, James Angell, Thomas Arnold, Abraham Man,
Thomas Field, Edward Bennett, Thomas Clemence, William Lancaster,
William Hopkins, William Hawkins, William Harris, Zachariah Field, Samuel
Windsor, and Captain Fenner Joseph Woodward and Richard Pray, each
three fourths of a share, John Smith, Miller, and Edward Smith, Samuel Whipple,
Nelle Whipple, and Thomas Walling, each half a share. Inhabitants wanting, to
have Indians at the price they sell at Rhode Island or elsewhere. All under five
years to serve till thirty, above five and under ten, till twenty eight, above
ten to fifteen, till twenty seven, above fifteen to twenty, till twenty six,
from twenty to thirty shall serve eight years, all above thirty, seven years.
Roger Williams Thomas Field
Thomas Harris, Sen. John Whipple, jr.
Thomas + Angell
August 14; 1676."
The committee authorized Capt. Arthur Fenner ,William Hopkins ,and John Whipple Jr. to procure a boat to transport the Indians where they might be sold, and after cost and reasonalble payment for their efforts the remaining funds would be divided the company _
"This being our reall act and deed as wittness our handes this 16 day of August 1676:
Roger Williams
Daniell Abbott John Morey Henry Ashton Nathaniell Waterman
Ephraim Pray Joseph Woodward Abraham Man Eliazur Whipple
John Angell James Olney James Angell Vallintine Whittman
Edward Bennett Thomas Field John Pray-”
Now one might wonder why ther appears to be a length of servitude attached to this sale. It seems that in March 1675,before the troubles had begun, legislature of Rhode Island had passed a law “that noe Indian in this Collony be a slave, but only to pay their debts or for their bringeing up, or Custody they have
received, or to performed Covenant as if they had been Countrymen and not taken in war.”
Did the committee believe that by imposing time limits it made the sale into an contract of servitude for debt repayment?
Here is an accounting of at least a part of the sale
To Anthony Low, five Indians, great and small, £8.
'To James Rogers, two, for twenty two bushels of Indian corn.
'To Philip Smith, two, in silver, £4, 10.
'To Daniel Allen, one, in silver, £2, 10.
'To Caleb Carr, one, twelve bushels of Indian corn.
'To Elisha Smith, one, in wool, 100 lbs.
'To Elisha Smith, one, for three fat sheep
Daniel Abbott listed is my 8th grand uncle and Thomas Walling is my 7th great grandfather.
He is the son of "Bad Boy Thomas" who died between 1674 and 1675, before the war. Thomas Jr. would have been only 21 maybe 22 when this occurred.
FAMILY PATH Turner to Tompkins, to Wilburn, to Wallen.
King Phillips War
The bloodiest war in America's history, took place in New England in 1675 thru 1676.
In total twelve hundred homes were burned, eight thousand head of cattle lost,stored food destroyed, more than half of New England's ninety towns were attacked, and between six hundred and eight hundred English settlers died. When compared to the population at that time, the death toll was twice that of the Civil War.
Metacom, leader of the Pokanokets, a tribe within the Wampanoag Indian Federation, was given the nickname of King Philip by the English. He was the son of Massasoit -- the same Massasoit who had helped the Plymouth Pilgrims survive their first winter in the New World.
Hostility began to develop over the land sales forced on the Native Americans. The English colonists continued making more demands on the Wampanoag,taking away their arms and forcing them to live and abide by English laws without necessarily allowing the same laws to protect the Indians. The last straw seems to have been the killing of some cattle that may have trampled the Wampanoag corn crop, A farmer retaliated by killing an Indian, which set the stage for the uprising.
Nipmuck Indians, of central Massachusetts, joined forces with Philip's Wampanoags. A successful ambush of soldiers and siege of the town of Brookfield marked the start of the war. The tribes moved on, gathering more warriors to the cause as they successfully attacked and killed Captain Lothrop troops at Deerfield.
The English blamed the Puritans for bringing God's punishment on the Colonies, the Puritans blamed Quakers and the converted Christian Indians. An ill conceived plan to make a pre-emptive strike resulted in General Winslow , Benjamin Church, and a thousand soldiers from Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay , and Plymouth attacking the then neutral tribe of the Narragansett. Most of the 5oo killed were women and children. One can only imagine the rage and fury of the Narragansett warriors after this Great Swamp Massacre of 1675. The settlers surely saw little hope at that point.
The towns of Newport and Portsmouth invited the people of Providence and Warwick to take shelter on the Island in the hopes it would allow a better chance of defense. Most of Providence accepted this offer. Preserved in the records of the town are the names of those who have become known as those "that stayed{staid} and went not away:"
As the Indians approached Providence, Roger Williams made one more effort at peace. The reply was no, but because of Williams' history of kindness towards the Indians they would not harm him. So Williams and the others returned to the house on the hill. On March 29, 1676, Providence lost seventy-two homes, only the hill side house and four others remained after the fire, none of the men named were harmed.
The attacks continued on both sides but in April, 1676 the tide began to turn against King Phillip.
In August, Benjamin Church captured Philip's wife and nine year old son. The son was sold into slavery to a West Indies Planter. On August 12, 1676, an Indian guide named Alderman, working with the Benjamin Church troops, is said to have shot King Phillip in the chest, thus effectively ending the war. ( TL NOTE Depending on the historian's opinion, Alderman is also referred to as a treacherous member of his own tribe . I must add here another piece I found that is a dreadful statement of the mood of the people--- King Philip's body was "taken and destroyed, and there was he like as Agag was hewed in pieced before the Lord cut into four quarters, and is now hanged up as a monument of revenging Justice, his head being cut off and carried away to Plymouth, his Hands were brought to Boston." In fact, his head remained displayed in Plymouth on a pole until 1700.)
This summary is given to aid in understanding the significance of my next entry will be about the Wallens and Abbots. Benjamin Church is my husband's family.
In total twelve hundred homes were burned, eight thousand head of cattle lost,stored food destroyed, more than half of New England's ninety towns were attacked, and between six hundred and eight hundred English settlers died. When compared to the population at that time, the death toll was twice that of the Civil War.
Metacom, leader of the Pokanokets, a tribe within the Wampanoag Indian Federation, was given the nickname of King Philip by the English. He was the son of Massasoit -- the same Massasoit who had helped the Plymouth Pilgrims survive their first winter in the New World.
Hostility began to develop over the land sales forced on the Native Americans. The English colonists continued making more demands on the Wampanoag,taking away their arms and forcing them to live and abide by English laws without necessarily allowing the same laws to protect the Indians. The last straw seems to have been the killing of some cattle that may have trampled the Wampanoag corn crop, A farmer retaliated by killing an Indian, which set the stage for the uprising.
Nipmuck Indians, of central Massachusetts, joined forces with Philip's Wampanoags. A successful ambush of soldiers and siege of the town of Brookfield marked the start of the war. The tribes moved on, gathering more warriors to the cause as they successfully attacked and killed Captain Lothrop troops at Deerfield.
The English blamed the Puritans for bringing God's punishment on the Colonies, the Puritans blamed Quakers and the converted Christian Indians. An ill conceived plan to make a pre-emptive strike resulted in General Winslow , Benjamin Church, and a thousand soldiers from Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay , and Plymouth attacking the then neutral tribe of the Narragansett. Most of the 5oo killed were women and children. One can only imagine the rage and fury of the Narragansett warriors after this Great Swamp Massacre of 1675. The settlers surely saw little hope at that point.
The towns of Newport and Portsmouth invited the people of Providence and Warwick to take shelter on the Island in the hopes it would allow a better chance of defense. Most of Providence accepted this offer. Preserved in the records of the town are the names of those who have become known as those "that stayed{staid} and went not away:"
As the Indians approached Providence, Roger Williams made one more effort at peace. The reply was no, but because of Williams' history of kindness towards the Indians they would not harm him. So Williams and the others returned to the house on the hill. On March 29, 1676, Providence lost seventy-two homes, only the hill side house and four others remained after the fire, none of the men named were harmed.
The attacks continued on both sides but in April, 1676 the tide began to turn against King Phillip.
In August, Benjamin Church captured Philip's wife and nine year old son. The son was sold into slavery to a West Indies Planter. On August 12, 1676, an Indian guide named Alderman, working with the Benjamin Church troops, is said to have shot King Phillip in the chest, thus effectively ending the war. ( TL NOTE Depending on the historian's opinion, Alderman is also referred to as a treacherous member of his own tribe . I must add here another piece I found that is a dreadful statement of the mood of the people--- King Philip's body was "taken and destroyed, and there was he like as Agag was hewed in pieced before the Lord cut into four quarters, and is now hanged up as a monument of revenging Justice, his head being cut off and carried away to Plymouth, his Hands were brought to Boston." In fact, his head remained displayed in Plymouth on a pole until 1700.)
This summary is given to aid in understanding the significance of my next entry will be about the Wallens and Abbots. Benjamin Church is my husband's family.
Now that you know all I know, here is the summary of the Meeks known facts
Martha Patsy Meeks was born about 1820. She appeared in the census in 1850 at Charlie Harris home in Wayne Co., KY. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Wayne Co., KY. Martha appeared in the census in 1870 in KY. She appeared in the census in 1880 at son Thomas' house named as a widow.
Martha Meeks had the following children:
2 i. James Meeks, born 1854; died 26 Jun 1911.
ii. Jackson Meeks appeared in the census in 1860 in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1870 at home w/Martha & Thomas in Wayne Co., KY. He may have been called Zachariah in 1850 census He was listed as ten in 1860 and twenty three in 1870
iii. Thomas Meeks was born in 1852 in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1860 at at Charlie Harris house in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1870 at home w/ Mother & Jackson in Wayne Co., KY. Thomas witnessed the wedding of Hester Chaplain and Gran Brummet in 188614 Thomas died on 25 Nov 1932 at the age of 80 in Wayne Co., KY. He named a daughter Martha J and another Viana.
James Meeks was born in about 1854 He appeared in the census in 1860 at Charlie Harris house in Wayne Co., KY.
He died on 26 Jun 1911 at the age of 57. James was buried in Lafavers grave yard. He married Morning Eveline McQueary on 5 Mar 1874 in Russell Co., KY.They appeared in the census in 1900 at Wolf Creek with son Bluford at home in Russell Co., KY. They appeared in the census in 1910 at Wolf Creek in Russell Co., KY.
Morning Eveline McQueary was born in Oct 1856 in Russell Co., KY. She appeared in the census in 1870 at home of father Harvey in Russell, KY , Precinct 4. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Russell County, Kentucky. Morning appeared in the census in 1930 at home of son Carl Buford Meeks in Russell Co., KY. She died in Jan 1942 at the age of 85. She was also known as Eveline McQueary.
James Meeks and Morning Eveline McQueary had the following children:
3 i. William Anderson Meeks, born Pulaski County , KY.
ii. Carl Sam Buford Meeks was born in 1896 in Russell Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1900 at Wolf Creek w/parents he is 4 yrs old in Russell Co., KY. He appeared in 1930 Russell Co., KY census
iii. Mary Alice Meeks was born on 16 Jun 1875. She died on 13 Dec 1961 at the age of 86.
William Anderson Meeks appeared in the census in 1930 in Russell Co., KY. He was born in Pulaski County , KY. . Etha Cordelia Coffey and William Anderson Meeks were married on 16 Aug 1899 in in Russell Co KY. They appeared in the census in 1900 in Russell Co., KY. They appeared in the census in 1920. Etha Cordelia Coffey was born about 1876. She appeared in the census in 1880 at House 189 family 202 in Russell Co., KY. She died on 28 Jun 1924 at the age of 48.
Martha Patsy Meeks was born about 1820. She appeared in the census in 1850 at Charlie Harris home in Wayne Co., KY. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Wayne Co., KY. Martha appeared in the census in 1870 in KY. She appeared in the census in 1880 at son Thomas' house named as a widow.
Martha Meeks had the following children:
2 i. James Meeks, born 1854; died 26 Jun 1911.
ii. Jackson Meeks appeared in the census in 1860 in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1870 at home w/Martha & Thomas in Wayne Co., KY. He may have been called Zachariah in 1850 census He was listed as ten in 1860 and twenty three in 1870
iii. Thomas Meeks was born in 1852 in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1860 at at Charlie Harris house in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1870 at home w/ Mother & Jackson in Wayne Co., KY. Thomas witnessed the wedding of Hester Chaplain and Gran Brummet in 188614 Thomas died on 25 Nov 1932 at the age of 80 in Wayne Co., KY. He named a daughter Martha J and another Viana.
James Meeks was born in about 1854 He appeared in the census in 1860 at Charlie Harris house in Wayne Co., KY.
He died on 26 Jun 1911 at the age of 57. James was buried in Lafavers grave yard. He married Morning Eveline McQueary on 5 Mar 1874 in Russell Co., KY.They appeared in the census in 1900 at Wolf Creek with son Bluford at home in Russell Co., KY. They appeared in the census in 1910 at Wolf Creek in Russell Co., KY.
Morning Eveline McQueary was born in Oct 1856 in Russell Co., KY. She appeared in the census in 1870 at home of father Harvey in Russell, KY , Precinct 4. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Russell County, Kentucky. Morning appeared in the census in 1930 at home of son Carl Buford Meeks in Russell Co., KY. She died in Jan 1942 at the age of 85. She was also known as Eveline McQueary.
James Meeks and Morning Eveline McQueary had the following children:
3 i. William Anderson Meeks, born Pulaski County , KY.
ii. Carl Sam Buford Meeks was born in 1896 in Russell Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1900 at Wolf Creek w/parents he is 4 yrs old in Russell Co., KY. He appeared in 1930 Russell Co., KY census
iii. Mary Alice Meeks was born on 16 Jun 1875. She died on 13 Dec 1961 at the age of 86.
William Anderson Meeks appeared in the census in 1930 in Russell Co., KY. He was born in Pulaski County , KY. . Etha Cordelia Coffey and William Anderson Meeks were married on 16 Aug 1899 in in Russell Co KY. They appeared in the census in 1900 in Russell Co., KY. They appeared in the census in 1920. Etha Cordelia Coffey was born about 1876. She appeared in the census in 1880 at House 189 family 202 in Russell Co., KY. She died on 28 Jun 1924 at the age of 48.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Mystery Meeks Family Part three
THE HARRIS FAMILY TWIST
The Meeks family has been so difficult to understand. If Martha married, no one seems to have a record (she does claim later that she was widowed) ,Three illegitamate boys may not be unheard of but the odd occurence of Charles Harris on Thomas's death certificate and James using Harris as his own name? Was Charles his uncle , perhaps the only father figure they knew? One wild theory is I had was- Mormon. I know that is a bit out there but there was a "Priddy Meeks, an early Mormon pioneer, and himself a botanic physician" . He was born in SC 1795 and died in Utath 1886. He converted to the Latter-Day Saints in 1840 while in Illinois. It is not likely but not impossible , I have saved a bit about the Harris family, again trying to find that magic piece that will explain who they were.
HARRIS, Charles and Dicey DAVIS. Surety, John Harris. Bond dated
22 Jan 1811, Minister return missing. Endorsement on Bond: "Lady of
age-gentlemen parent present and consented by Micah Taul."
Above from Marriage Records compiled by June Baldwin Bork
===========
(TL NOTE The following I am not sure of sourceLooks like 2nd marriage for both or Elam is odd middle name )
On 16 May 1841 he (Charles Harris) remarries to widow, Elizabeth Elam Meeks.
'
According to the IGI: Dicey DAVIS b. Abt 1790 in Wayne Co, KY film # 2034607
There is also an IGI Listing: Charles HARRIS male born 1793 TN Film # 1903767 Is this the same
Charles? No parents listed for either.
Transcription of text
(2008) http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HARRIS-HUNTERS/2000-05/0959539136
Found this at the Harris Hunter mailng list
Seeking info on parents and children of Charles HARRIS (b. ca. 1792, TN).
Married Dicey DAVIS 22 Jan 1811 in Wayne co., Kentucky. Had at least 4 boys
by 1820, including Walton A. (12 Nov 1812-24 Aug 1897) and Westley (who
married Susan FRY). Other likely children of Charles and Dicey are Nancy
(who married Richard ELAM 11 Mar 1841 in Wayne Co., KY) and Hiram who was
born ca. 1836-37. They may have also had a daughter Patsey born ca. 1820.
(She is listed with the family in 1850.) After Dicey died, Charles married
Elizabeth MEEKS. They had Lafayette (b. ca. 1845), Milla (b. ca. 1847) and
Siatha (b. ca. 1848).
Charles Harris' father was a John Harris who died sometime in October or
November of 1814. (Consented to daughter's marriage in September and there
was a court order in December 1814 for the children to appear in court in
January 1815 to see if there was any objection to the probate or whatever.
Records show that Charles was born in Tennessee about 1792. It may have
been along the KY/TN border though. I have no idea where John Harris was
born - best guess is Virginia with NC being second choice. It is likely that
Father John HARRIS signed for Charles on the marriage license.
Seeking info on this family - ancestors or descendents:
John HARRIS (est. b. 1755-1765; d. prob Oct or Nov 1814, Wayne Co., KY - will proved Jan. 1815;
wife apparently deceased at that time)
Children:
1. Catharine
2. Nicholas (b. abt 1788; marr Salome/Sally ELROD 12 Oct 1810 Wayne Co., KY; d. abt 1838 Cannon Co., TN)
3. Charles (b. abt 1792 TN; marr
1--Dicey DAVIS 22 Jan 1811 Wayne Co., KY; marr
(Children by Dicey: Walton A. b. 1812, marr. Margaret MOSELY abt 1840 Giles Co., TN,
d. 24 Aug 1897 Itawamba Co., MS; Westley b. 1813, marr Susan FRY 13 Oct 1836 Wayne Co., KY;,d. Livingston Co., KY;
2 other males born bef 1820; Nancy marr. Richard ELAM 11 Mar 1841 Wayne Co., KY;
2--Elizabeth MEEKS m 16 May 1841 Wayne Co., KY; d. aft 1860 prob Wayne Co., KY)
possibly Hiram b. 1836-37 although he might be a grandson or nephew;
Children by Elizabeth: Lafayette b. abt 1845; Milla b. abt 1847; Siatha/Sciota b. abt 1848)
4. Sally (marr. James COTTEN 26 Sep 1814 Wayne Co., KY)
5. Susannah (marr. Jeremiah ELROD 18 Apr 1813 Wayne Co., KY)
6. Darky (this was the name in the will - could be Dorcas?)
7. John
8. Thomas
(2008) http://genforum.genealogy.com/ search Dicey Davis
.....Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50
Book: Y ---Survey Date: 23 Sep 1828
County: Wayne ===WaterCourse: Cumberland R
Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1 Part 1---CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY===page 577
More Info: Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50
Book: Y Page: 234 Date Survey: 9-23-1828
County: Wayne Watercourse: Cumberland R
------
Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50 Book: M-2
Survey Date: 11 Apr 1837 County: Wayne
WaterCourse: S Cumberland R
Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1 Part 1
CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 578
More Info: Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50
Book: M-2
Page: 3
Date Survey: 4-11-1837
County: Wayne
Watercourse: S Cumberland R
..
Elizabeth Elam married UNKNOWN Meeks
sometime between 1817 and 1837. She may have had to Hiram in 1838.
UNKNOWN Meeks died sometime before May of 1841, when she remarried to Charles Harris.
She might be related to Richard Elam or Burwell Elam (Burrel) Elum on 1810 Wayne County Census?)
The 1820 Census only lists an Edward Elum as head of household. So where is Burwell/Burrel?
He is listed in the 1830 Census. There is one female in the household in the same age range
that Elizabeth would be in. In 1840 He is listed as Barrel Ealem.
>William Elam to Hisya Blevins, 30 Mar 1807, Wayne
>James Hunter to Winnaford Elam, 22 Nov 1810, Wayne
>Edward Elam to Jemima Ellis, 05 Sep 1816, Wayne
>Bennett Elam to Rachel Coffey, 18 Jul 1820, Wayne or
>Bennet Elam to Rachel Coffey, 23 Jul 1820, Wayne
> Burrell Elam to Elizabeth Davis, 19 May 1827, Wayne (must be a son?? )
AND
Burrell Elam, Richard, Watson and Benjamin were all brothers.
Their three sisters were named Patsy, Jane and Elizabeth.
in 1830 census there were 3 elams/elums listed: bertram, bennett, and edmund
# ID: I91682
# Name: Edward ELAM
# Sex: M
# Birth: 20 JAN 1769 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia
# Death: 15 FEB 1830 in Williamson Co., Tennessee
# Burial: Family Cemetery, Wilson Creek, Williamson Co., Tennessee
# Reference Number: 91682
# Note:
Frank Elam felam@cillnet.com
The Meeks family has been so difficult to understand. If Martha married, no one seems to have a record (she does claim later that she was widowed) ,Three illegitamate boys may not be unheard of but the odd occurence of Charles Harris on Thomas's death certificate and James using Harris as his own name? Was Charles his uncle , perhaps the only father figure they knew? One wild theory is I had was- Mormon. I know that is a bit out there but there was a "Priddy Meeks, an early Mormon pioneer, and himself a botanic physician" . He was born in SC 1795 and died in Utath 1886. He converted to the Latter-Day Saints in 1840 while in Illinois. It is not likely but not impossible , I have saved a bit about the Harris family, again trying to find that magic piece that will explain who they were.
HARRIS, Charles and Dicey DAVIS. Surety, John Harris. Bond dated
22 Jan 1811, Minister return missing. Endorsement on Bond: "Lady of
age-gentlemen parent present and consented by Micah Taul."
Above from Marriage Records compiled by June Baldwin Bork
===========
(TL NOTE The following I am not sure of sourceLooks like 2nd marriage for both or Elam is odd middle name )
On 16 May 1841 he (Charles Harris) remarries to widow, Elizabeth Elam Meeks.
'
According to the IGI: Dicey DAVIS b. Abt 1790 in Wayne Co, KY film # 2034607
There is also an IGI Listing: Charles HARRIS male born 1793 TN Film # 1903767 Is this the same
Charles? No parents listed for either.
Transcription of text
(2008) http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HARRIS-HUNTERS/2000-05/0959539136
Found this at the Harris Hunter mailng list
Seeking info on parents and children of Charles HARRIS (b. ca. 1792, TN).
Married Dicey DAVIS 22 Jan 1811 in Wayne co., Kentucky. Had at least 4 boys
by 1820, including Walton A. (12 Nov 1812-24 Aug 1897) and Westley (who
married Susan FRY). Other likely children of Charles and Dicey are Nancy
(who married Richard ELAM 11 Mar 1841 in Wayne Co., KY) and Hiram who was
born ca. 1836-37. They may have also had a daughter Patsey born ca. 1820.
(She is listed with the family in 1850.) After Dicey died, Charles married
Elizabeth MEEKS. They had Lafayette (b. ca. 1845), Milla (b. ca. 1847) and
Siatha (b. ca. 1848).
Charles Harris' father was a John Harris who died sometime in October or
November of 1814. (Consented to daughter's marriage in September and there
was a court order in December 1814 for the children to appear in court in
January 1815 to see if there was any objection to the probate or whatever.
Records show that Charles was born in Tennessee about 1792. It may have
been along the KY/TN border though. I have no idea where John Harris was
born - best guess is Virginia with NC being second choice. It is likely that
Father John HARRIS signed for Charles on the marriage license.
Seeking info on this family - ancestors or descendents:
John HARRIS (est. b. 1755-1765; d. prob Oct or Nov 1814, Wayne Co., KY - will proved Jan. 1815;
wife apparently deceased at that time)
Children:
1. Catharine
2. Nicholas (b. abt 1788; marr Salome/Sally ELROD 12 Oct 1810 Wayne Co., KY; d. abt 1838 Cannon Co., TN)
3. Charles (b. abt 1792 TN; marr
1--Dicey DAVIS 22 Jan 1811 Wayne Co., KY; marr
(Children by Dicey: Walton A. b. 1812, marr. Margaret MOSELY abt 1840 Giles Co., TN,
d. 24 Aug 1897 Itawamba Co., MS; Westley b. 1813, marr Susan FRY 13 Oct 1836 Wayne Co., KY;,d. Livingston Co., KY;
2 other males born bef 1820; Nancy marr. Richard ELAM 11 Mar 1841 Wayne Co., KY;
2--Elizabeth MEEKS m 16 May 1841 Wayne Co., KY; d. aft 1860 prob Wayne Co., KY)
possibly Hiram b. 1836-37 although he might be a grandson or nephew;
Children by Elizabeth: Lafayette b. abt 1845; Milla b. abt 1847; Siatha/Sciota b. abt 1848)
4. Sally (marr. James COTTEN 26 Sep 1814 Wayne Co., KY)
5. Susannah (marr. Jeremiah ELROD 18 Apr 1813 Wayne Co., KY)
6. Darky (this was the name in the will - could be Dorcas?)
7. John
8. Thomas
(2008) http://genforum.genealogy.com/ search Dicey Davis
.....Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50
Book: Y ---Survey Date: 23 Sep 1828
County: Wayne ===WaterCourse: Cumberland R
Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1 Part 1---CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY===page 577
More Info: Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50
Book: Y Page: 234 Date Survey: 9-23-1828
County: Wayne Watercourse: Cumberland R
------
Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50 Book: M-2
Survey Date: 11 Apr 1837 County: Wayne
WaterCourse: S Cumberland R
Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1 Part 1
CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 578
More Info: Grantee: Harris, Charles
Acres: 50
Book: M-2
Page: 3
Date Survey: 4-11-1837
County: Wayne
Watercourse: S Cumberland R
..
Elizabeth Elam married UNKNOWN Meeks
sometime between 1817 and 1837. She may have had to Hiram in 1838.
UNKNOWN Meeks died sometime before May of 1841, when she remarried to Charles Harris.
She might be related to Richard Elam or Burwell Elam (Burrel) Elum on 1810 Wayne County Census?)
The 1820 Census only lists an Edward Elum as head of household. So where is Burwell/Burrel?
He is listed in the 1830 Census. There is one female in the household in the same age range
that Elizabeth would be in. In 1840 He is listed as Barrel Ealem.
>William Elam to Hisya Blevins, 30 Mar 1807, Wayne
>James Hunter to Winnaford Elam, 22 Nov 1810, Wayne
>Edward Elam to Jemima Ellis, 05 Sep 1816, Wayne
>Bennett Elam to Rachel Coffey, 18 Jul 1820, Wayne or
>Bennet Elam to Rachel Coffey, 23 Jul 1820, Wayne
> Burrell Elam to Elizabeth Davis, 19 May 1827, Wayne (must be a son?? )
AND
Burrell Elam, Richard, Watson and Benjamin were all brothers.
Their three sisters were named Patsy, Jane and Elizabeth.
in 1830 census there were 3 elams/elums listed: bertram, bennett, and edmund
# ID: I91682
# Name: Edward ELAM
# Sex: M
# Birth: 20 JAN 1769 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia
# Death: 15 FEB 1830 in Williamson Co., Tennessee
# Burial: Family Cemetery, Wilson Creek, Williamson Co., Tennessee
# Reference Number: 91682
# Note:
Frank Elam felam@cillnet.com
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