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Thursday, May 03, 2012

On This Day : May 3

1587 - John FIELD died in East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England.  John was the son of Richard FIELD.  John was my 12x-great grandfather.


1691 - John BROWN died.  William was the son of William BROWN and Ann MERCER.


1706 - Samuel CRANDALL married Mary WILBUR.  Samuel was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.


1735 - Silvanus MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Silvanus was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1735 - Stephen MAXSON born.  Stephen was the son of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.


1747 - Susanna PIERCE born.  Susanna was the daughter of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.


1769 - Mary HADLEY born.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph HADLEY and Mary CASHAT.


1777 - William KOUWENHOVEN died in Freehold, New Jersey.  William was the son of Pieter Willemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.


1800 - Deborah DOAN died in Ontario, Canada.  Deborah was the daughter of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETS.


1825 - David William KING born near Zanesville, Ohio.  David was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1829 - Anne Marie Louise KAHRE married Johann Jacob DRUCKER.  Anne was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Marie Elisabeth KAHRE.


1831 - Elizabeth Louisa DAVIS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1833 - Catherine PETRY born in Eldorado, Preble County, Ohio.  Catherine was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.


1838 - Rachel THORNBURG married Mahlon CLEVENGER.  Rachel was the daughter of John THORNBURGH and Elizabeth BEALS.


1842 - Mandley PIERCE married Emily THOMAS.  Mandley was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1851 - Henrietta KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  Henrietta was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.


1857 - Joel HIATT died.  Joel was the son of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1868 - Ermina PETRY married Albert Garrison LEWIS.  Ermina was the daughter of Solomon PETRY and Anna SHURLEY.


1870 - Sarah May PEEPLES born in Maxinkuckee, Marshall County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of George PEEPLES and Katherine McMILLEN.  Sarah was Eileen's great-grandmother.


1888 - John W. RITT married Tille MAASBERG in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  John was the son of Karl Ludwig RITT and Christine SCHMIDT.


1890 - Eleanor MEFFORD died in Brown County, Ohio.  Eleanor was the daughter of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.


1901 - William Byrd SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  William was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice PATTON.


1909 - Nathan H. BEALS died.  Nathan was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.


1916 - Benjamin Davis DEACON died in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Benjamin was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.


1933 - Marion Clark BRUNER died.  Marion was the son of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Samuel Willson (b. January 19, 1705/06)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandfather, Samuel Willson.

Samuel was born January 19, 1705/06 in Chesterton Twp., Burlington Co., NJ, the son of Samuel and Hester (Overton) Willson. Samuel married July 13, 1732 in Bucks Co., PA to Deborah Willets, daughter of Joseph and Deborah (Seaman) Willets. Deborah was born January 14, 1711/12 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., NJ and died June 2, 1772 in Hardwick, Warren Co., NJ Samuel died 1785 in Hunterdon Co., NJ.

Samuel and his family were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker). Some of the dating may be improperly recorded from the Quaker dating system.

Known children of Samule and Deborah (Willets) Willson are as follows :
i. Mary Willson b. June 29, 1733 Hunterdon Co., NJ, d. 1816 m. Jacob Lundy
ii. Deborah Willson b. June 17, 1735, d. May 3, 1800 Ontario, Canada, m. Titus Doan
iii. Samuel Willson b. 1738 1st mo., 5dy Bethlehem MM, Hunterdon Co., NJ, d. 1794 5th mo., 22dy., m. Deborah Collins
iv. Sarah Willson b. May 29, 1740 Hunterdon Co., NJ
v. Joseph Willson b. December 10, 1742 Hunterdon Co., NJ, d. October 26, 1784 New Jersey, m. Elizabeth Schmucke
vi. Gabriel Willson b. December 13, 1745 Hunterdon Co., NJ, d. 1803 m. Keziah Decker
vi. John Willson b. February 23, 1747/48 Warren Co., NJ, m. Elizabeth Schooley
vii. James Willson b. November 27, 1750 Warren Co., NJ, m. Sarah Schmuck
viii. Esther Willson b. March 13, 1754 Sussex Co., NJ., d. December 20, 1836 Sussex Co., NJ, m. George Lundy
ix. Susanna Willson b. June 27, 1757 Warren Co., NJ, d. aft. April 12, 1792 Westland, PA., m. Jacob Smith

I descend from Samuel and Deborah (Willets) Willson through their son, Samuel, as follows :
Samuel Willson and Deborah Willets
Samuel Willson and Deborah Collins
Mahlon Willson and ________
Samuel Wilson and Elizabeth ________
Sarah A. Wilson and John Lambertson
Carey W. Lambertson and Clara E. Cook
Charles Wilson Lambertson and Pearl May Beals
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Deborah Willets (b. January 14, 1711/12)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandmother, Deborah Willets.

Deborah was born January 14, 1711/12 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., NJ., the daughter of Joseph and Deborah (Seaman) Willets. Deborah married July 13, 1732 in Bethlehem, Bucks Co., PA. to Samuel Willson, son of Samuel and Hester (Overton) Willson. Samuel was born January 19, 1705/06 in Chesterton Twp., Burlington Co., NJ. and died 1785 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. Deborarh died June 2, 1772 in Hardwick, Warren Co., NJ.

Many of these dates have not been properly converted from the Quaker format, but I present them as they stand in my database as a starting point.

Known children of Samuel and Deborah (Willets) Willson are as follows :
i. Mary Willson b. June 29, 1733 Hunterdon Co., NJ, d. 1816 m. Jacob Lundy
ii. Deborah Willson b. June 17, 1735, d. May 3, 1800 Ontario, CAN, m. Titus Doan
iii. Samuel Willson b. 1738-1mo-5d Hunterdon Co., NJ., d. 1794-5mo-22d, m. Deborah Collins.
iv. Sarah Willson b. May 29, 1740 Hunterdon Co., NJ
v. Joseph Willson b. December 10, 1742 Hunterdon Co., NJ, d. October 26, 1784 NJ, m. Elizabeth Schmuke
vi. Gabriel Willson b. December 13, 1745 Hunterdon Co., NJ., d. 1803, m. Keziah Decker
vii. John Willson b. February 23, 1747/48 Warren Co., NJ, m. Elizabeth Schooley
viii. James Willson b. November 27, 1750 Warren Co., NJ., m. Sarah Schmuck
ix. Esther Willson b. March 13, 1754 Sussex Co., NJ., d. Decmber 20, 1836 Sussex Co., NJ, m. George Lundy
x. Susanna Willson b. June 27, 1757 Warren Co., NJ, d. aft. April 12, 1792 Westland, PA., m. Jacob Smith