On This Day : February 7

1679 - Sarah WITTER born.  Sarah was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.


1710 - Mary PHILLIPS born.  Mary was the daughter of Bartholomew PHILLIPS and Mary CRANDALL.


1715 - Esther PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Esther was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1724 - Benjamin HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Benjamin was the son of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.


1760 - Oliver BURDICK born in South Kingston, Rhode Island.  Oliver was the son of Oliver BURDICK and Lydia ELDERTON.


1765 - Mary Ann BYERS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1769 - Thomas FESSENDEN married Elizabeth KENDALL.  Thomas was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.


1776 - Ann ALLEN married Amos COMER. Ann was the daughter of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.


1781 - Joseph MILLS married Hannah MARIS in North Carolina.  Joseph was the son of John MILLS and Mary BEALS.


1802 - Ruth BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1805 - Eliza PIERCE born.  Eliza was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1813 - Hannah WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.  Hannah was my 5x great-grandmother.


1819 - William WARDLAW died in Brownsburg, Virginia.  William was the son of William WARDLAW and Jane HARPER.


1823 - Jackson Conrad CROCKETT born in Owen County, Indiana.  Jackson was the son of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1831 - James H. PEFLEY born in Virginia.  James was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.


1833 - David RINEHART married Rebecca ADNEY in Preble County, Ohio.  David was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1837 - Nancy PETRY born in Eldorado, Preble County, Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.


1845 - Sarah EARLY died.  Sarah was the daughter of Rev. Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.


1861 - Sarah Mahala CROCKETT born.  Sarah was the daughter of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.


1882 - Clara LeMASTERS married Frank Carlos BUTLER in Jasper County, Missouri.  Clara was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.


1895 - James Harvey BRADLEY born.  James was the son of Isaac M. BRADLEY and Manerva Louisa SWAFFORD.


1897 - Edna Muriel PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  Edna was the daughter of William Francis PIERCE and Clara PENISTEN.  Edna was my great-grandmother.


1899 - Rosa Ellen SWAFFORD married Elias Jasper SETTLE in Ray County, Missouri.  Rosa was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1903 - Thomas Harmon SWAFFORD married Emma Jane DIXON.  Thomas was the son of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1911 - Mary Wilhelmina MEINHOLTZ born.  Mary was the daughter of Henry MEINHOLTZ and Edith Mabel LeMASTERS.


1916 - Harry H. KIRK married Lucy M. HARDEN in Madison County, Indiana.  Harry was the son of William Frank KIRK and Mary WRIGHT.


2005 - Mary Isabelle HUMMEL died in Union City, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Clarence Harrison LeMASTER and Ferry Mae BICKEL.

Family Milestones: September 21st

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, John WARDLAW, married on this date in 1806 in Highland County, Ohio to Elizabeth LANCE.  John was the son of Robert and Janet (DOWNEY) WARDLAW, and the younger brother of my Samuel WARDLAW.  Elizabeth's parentage is unknown.  John was born June 15, 1779 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.  They had at least 1 daughter.  Nothing further is known at this time.


My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Sarah CHEW, was born on this date in 1761 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Jesse and Mary (RICHARDS) CHEW, and the older sister of my Nathaniel CHEW.  Sarah married circa 1780 to James EARLY.  James' parentage and dates of birth and death are unknown.  Sarah died February 7, 1845.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Today in my database : Mary Richards (b. December 18, 1738)

Today in my database is my paternal 6th-great grandmother, Mary Richards.

Mary was born December 18, 1738 in New Jersey, the daughter of John and Mary (________) Richards. Mary married October 21, 1760 in Philadelphia, PA to Jesse Chew, son of Jeffrey and Amy (Driver) Chew. Jesse was born November 25, 1738 in Gloucester Co., NJ, and died January 31, 1812 in Gloucester Co., NJ. Mary died May 7, 1816 in New Jersey, probably Gloucester Co.

Known children of Jesse and Mary (Richards) Chew are as follows :
i. Sarah Chew b. September 21, 1761 Gloucester Co., NJ., d. February 7, 1845, m. James Early
ii. Elizabeth Chew b. ca. 1763 Gloucester Co., NJ., m. Samuel Stiles
iii. Nathaniel Chew b. 1765 Gloucester Co., NJ, d. July 16, 1841 Gloucester Co., NJ., m. Sarah Springer
iv. Susannah Chew b. June 22, 1771 New Jersey, d. July 11, 1842, m. Thomas Eldridge
v. Jesse Chew b. November 12, 1773 Gloucester Co., NJ., d. March 8, 1812, m. Keziah Kinsey
vi. Elisha Chew b. October 5, 1776 New Jersey, d. August 22, 1849, m. Mary Springer
vii. Mary Chew b. May 2, 1780 New Jersey, d. October 6, 1851, m. Joseph Eastlack

I descend from Jesse and Mary (Richards) Chew through their son, Nathaniel, as follows :
Mary Richards and Jesse Chew
Nathaniel Chew and Sarah Springer
Nathaniel Chew and Mary West
Ezekiel Cooper Chew and Caroline Bishop Woolston
Mary Keziah Chew and Luman Walker Lemasters Jr.
Luman Cooper LeMasters and Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)