Showing posts with label Stockton. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2015

Surname Saturday : Briggs

The BRIGGS surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are English.

Anhnentafel # 141 : Beulah Briggs (1773-1854).  Beulah was born 1773 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She married John Woolston (1766-1838) in 1793 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  They had at least one son.  John died April 12, 1838 at Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Beulah died April 28, 1854.

Ahnentafel # 282 : Abel Briggs (c1740-bef1839).  Abel was born circa 1740 in New Jersey.  He married Lettice Woolston (1752-1787) on January 25, 1773 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Lettice was born October 15, 1752 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  They had at least one daughter.  Abel died before 1839 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Lettice died December 11,1787 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Ahnentafel # 564 : Francis Briggs (1715-1763).  Francis was born 1715 in Salem County, New Jersey.  He married Rachel Stockton (aft1715-   ).  Rachel was born after 1715 in Springfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.  They had at least one son.  Francis died June 1, 1763 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Ahnentafel # 1128 : John Briggs (c1680-bef1753).  John was born circa 1680 in Newton, Salem County, New Jersey.  He married Sarah Smith (c1680-     ).  Sarah was born circa 1680 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.  They had at least one son.  John died January 20, 1753 in Newton, Salem County, New Jersey.

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Surname Saturday : Bloomfield

The BLOOMFIELD surname is in my paternal line.  The origins are  English, though I've very little information on this line at present.

Stories and history :

Ahnentafel # 2261 : Abigail Bloomfield (1630-bet1714-18). Abigail was born in 1630 in England.  She married Richard Stockton (1635-1707) in 1652 in England.  Richard was born 1635 in Malpas Parish, Cheshire, England.  Richard died September 25, 1707 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Abigail died between 1714 and 1718 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

On This Day : September 25

1640 - John CHENEY born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of William CHENEY and Margaret COLE.

1694 - Christoph STICKEL married Anna BRAÜN in Egenhausen, Württemberg.  Christoph was the son of Hans STICKEL and Martha RAÜSCHENBERGER.  Anna was the daughter of Johannes BRAÜN and Jacobina KIRN.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1707 - Richard STOCKTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Richard was my 9x-great grandfather.

1739 - Benjamin PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.   Benjamin was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1722 - Deborah PIERCE married Samuel DENTON.  Deborah was the daughter of Benjamin PIERCE and Mary REED.

1804 - William McPHEETERS married Elizabeth McDOWELL near Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.  William was the son of William McPHEETERS and Rachel MOORE.

1805 - John MAXSON born in Green Brier Run, West Virginia.  John was the son of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.

1849 - William SHAW died in Madison County, Indiana.  William was my 4x-great grandfather.

1849 - Hosea Tilson SMITH born.   Hosea was the son of William P. SMITH and Prudence MAXSON.

1860 - Clara LEMASTERS born in St. John's, Allen County, Ohio.  Clara was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1862 - Abel Woolston CHEW married Salome H. HOLDEMAN in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio.  Abel was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.

1878 - Clarissa A. WRIGHT married William Henry BALLEIN in Brown County, Ohio.  Clarissa was the daughter of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.

1879 - Edmund FISHER married Martha HICKSON.  Edmund was the son of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.

1884 - Edwin Everett CHALFANT born in West Virginia.  Edwin was the son of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.

1884 - Felix CUMMINGS married Nancy E. MATLOCK in Maury County, Tennessee.  Felix was the son of Lindsey CUMMINGS and Caroline RUSH.

1886 - Jesse Omer PENISTEN born.  Jesse was the son of George Washington PENISTEN and Jemimah STIGLEMAN.

1892 - Thomas W. SWAFFORD married Mary GRAY in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Thomas was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.

1974 - Amelia Matilda MIGUET died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Amelia was the daughter of Edward J. SAUER and Amelia M. RITT.  Amelia was Corinne's 2x-great grandmother.

1980 - John James CUMMINGS died in Denton, Arkansas.  John was the son of Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Melinda Ellen PACE.

1982 - Mardelle McHARRY died.  Mardelle was the daughter of Hoy Hubert KING and Cleo Fern COX.

1994 - Robert Laverne ALDERMAN died in New Glarus, Wisconsin.  Robert was the son of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.

Friday, August 10, 2012

On This Day : August 10

1674 - John STOCKTON born in Flushing, Queens County, New York.  John was the son of Richard STOCKTON and Abigail BLOOMFIELD.  John was my 8x-great grandfather.


1696 - John CORBIN married Elizabeth SMITH. John was the son of John CORBIN.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William SMITH and Grace M. ________.  They were my 10x-great grandparents.


1709 - John MENDENHALL married Susannah PIERSON in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John MENDENHALL and Elizabeth MARIS.  Susannah was the daughter of Thomas PIERSON and Rose DIXON.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.


1769 - Margaret WRIGHT born.  Margaret was the daughter of Peter WRIGHT and Robena CROUSE.


1771 - Sarah ELDRIDGE died in New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.


1774 - Thomas THORNBURGH married Martha BALLINGER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Thomas was the son of Thomas THORNBURGH and Abigail BROWN.


1776 - William MILLIKAN married Elinor SMITH.  William was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1777 - Mary PHILBRICK born.  Mary was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.


1792 - Joseph STILLMAN died.  Joseph was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1793 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE died in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1799 - Salome PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Salome was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1810 - Lewis DAVIS born.  Lewis was the son of John DAVIS and Marvel MAXSON.


1848 - Levi V. JACOBS married Mary E. REEVES in Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1848 - Burrell Russell LEE married Elizabeth W. NAIL.  Burrell was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1848 - Lydia Sophia SHERMAN born in Licking County, Ohio.  Lydia was the daughter of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia Polly MOULTON.


1850 - Caroline Alvina DEUTSCH born in Klein Engerson, Saxony.  Caroline was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.


1851 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE born.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1851 - Louisa Elizabeth RIEBER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Louisa was the daughter of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.


1857 - Mary E. CUMMINGS born in Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of Jacob CUMMINGS and Rebecca ________.


1862 - Nicholas H. SHAW married Elizabeth YEAMON in Iowa.  Nicholas was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.


1870 - George Washington IVEY married Sarah LEE in Marshall County, Kentucky.  George was the son of Thomas W. IVEY.  George was Eileen's 2x-great grandmother.


1871 - Lydia Sophia SHERMAN married John A. HANLIN.  Lydia was the daughter of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia Polly MOULTON.


1872 - Sarah BEALS married Joel Thornburgh HILL in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1876 - Ida Belle LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Ida was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1886 - William Anderson CHEW married Emma Susan STRAIGHT in Darke County, Ohio.  William was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1889 - Donovan R. CHEW married Bertha A. ADAMS in St. Joseph County, Indiana.  Donovan was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1892 - George Washington KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  George was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1910 - Maud I. CHIVLARE married Edmund J. BRANCH in Warrick County, Indiana.  Maud was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Florence FOLLOWAY.


1910 - David MAXON died.  David was the son of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.


1921 - Silas Dunbar YOUNG died.  Silas was the son of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1985 - Virgil Forest SWAFFORD died in Kansas City, Missouri.  Virgil was the son of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

On This Day : July 25

1701 - Mary KOUWENHOVEN born in New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Pieter Willemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.


1745 - Anne STOCKTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Anne was my 8x-great grandmother.


1769 - Samuel CLARKE died.  Samuel was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1786 - Sarah BOND died in Surry County, North Carolina.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1796 - William TAYLOR married Elizabeth COATS.  William was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1809 - Bennett WELCH born. Bennett was the son of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.


1815 - William P. SMITH born in Clark County, Ohio.  William was the son of Jacob SMITH and Jane ELLIOTT.  William was my 3x-great grandfather.


1819 - Frances PUTMAN married Benjamin BOTTS.  Frances was the daughter of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.


1821 - Elizabeth JACOBS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1832 - Irus COY born.  Irus was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.


1835 - Francis N. PIERCE born.  Francis was the son of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.


1867 - Minerva Prudence WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Minerva was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.


1870 - Goldsboro Francis SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Goldsboro was the son of William Harrison SWAFFORD and Ann E. VICKERY.

1899 - Susan Irene MARKLEY died.  Susan was the daughter of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.


1902 - Margret Alice BURNS died.  Margret was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1905 - Jesse Herman SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Jesse was the son of Jesse SWAFFORD and Dollie A. HALL.


1911 - Oren C. LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  Oren was the son of Jesse Clarence LEE and Hattie Dean SMART.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

On This Day : March 29

1679 - James WRIGHT born in Loss, Scotland.  James was the son of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.


1704 - Elizabeth HAZELTINE died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nicholas LONGHORNE and Mary CROSBY.  Elizabeth was my 9x great-grandmother.


1739 - William HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.


1747 - John STOCKTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Richard STOCKTON and Abigail BLOOMFIELD.  John was my 8x great-grandfather.


1786 - Charity MILLS married Peter DILLON in North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Hur MILLS and Rachel HARROLD.


1809 - Caleb BEALS married Anna COOK.  Caleb was the son of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1812 - Ruth MARSHILL died in Orange County, North Carolina.  Ruth was the daughter of Joshua HADLEY and Mary ROWLAND.


1814 - Richard CHEW died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of John CHEW and Ann JENNINGS.


1837 - Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE married Anna Margareth Ilsbein HENNING.  Heinrich was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1838 - Charles CANADAY married Jane FRAZIER.  Charles was the son of Charles CANADAY and Sarah RUSSELL.


1841 - Hancock TAYLOR died.  Hancock was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.


1843 - William H. REYNOLDS married Selina CARTER in Bracken County, Kentucky.  William was the son of Isaac REYNOLDS and Christina HECK.


1849 - Luman W. LEMASTERS born in Logan County, Ohio.  Luman was the son of John LEMASTERS and Mary H. BAKER.


1856 - Clarissa A. WRIGHT born in Brown County, Ohio.  Clarissa was the daughter of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.


1889 - Richard D. SILLS born in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Richard was the son of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.


1889 - Ruth Alice SILLS born in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Ruth was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.  Ruth was Eileen's great-grandmother.


1899 - Sarah Ann HANEY died.  Sarah was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1901 - Anna May SILLS married Aaron B. ROCKEY in Wabash County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.


1920 - John Leon CRANE died.  John was the son of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1928 - Homer Hanley PEFLEY married Flossie Irene LEWIS in Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana.  Homer was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Family Milestones: January 25th

My paternal 6th great grandparents, Abel BRIGGS and Lettice WOOLSTON, were married on this date in 1773 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Abel was born circa 1740 in New Jersey, the son of Francis and Rachel (STOCKTON) BRIGGS.  Lettice was born October 15, 1752 in Burlington County, New Jersey, the daughter of Samuel and Cyllania (WOOLSTON) WOOLSTON.  They had at least 1 child.  Abel died before 1839 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Lettice died December 11, 1787 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

My maternal 2nd-great grandfather, Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON, was born on this date in 1872 in Preble County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Carey W. and Clara E. (COOK) LAMBERTSON.  Charles married April 18, 1897 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana to Pearl May BEALS.  Pearl was born May 11, 1878 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana, the daughter of Nathan Thomas and Caroline Elizabeth (POE) BEALS.  Pearl died August 3, 1970 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Charles died May 24, 1958 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.


My maternal 4th-great grandaunt, Minerva P. PIERCE, was born on this date in 1803.  Minerva was the daughter of Gordon and Thirsa (SMALLEY) PIERCE, and the older sister of my Edmund PIERCE.  Minerva married February 10, 1829 to Jethro HATCH.  Jethro was born circa 1791 in New York.  They had 5 children and lived in Kane County, Illinois.  Jethro died February 7, 1875. Minerva died sometime after the 1880 census.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Today in my database : Lettice Woolston (b. October 15, 1752)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 6th-great grandmother, Lettice Woolston.

Lettice was born October 15, 1752 in Burlington Co., NJ, the daughter of Samuel and Cyllania (Woolston) Woolston. Lettice married January 25, 1773 in Burlington Co., NJ to Abel Briggs, son of Francis and Rachel (Stockton) Briggs. Abel was born ca. 1740 in New Jersey and died before 1839 in Burlington Co., NJ. Lettice died December 11, 1787 in Burlington Co., NJ.

I descend from Abel and Lettice (Woolston) Briggs' daughter, Beulah, as follows :
Abel Briggs and Lettice Woolston
Beulah Briggs and John Woolston
Abel B. Woolston and Rachel Woolston
Caroline Bishop Woolston and Ezekiel Cooper Chew
Mary Keziah Chew and Luman Walker Lemasters
Luman Cooper LeMasters and Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Today in my database : John Stockton (b. August 10, 1674)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 8th great-grandfather, John Stockton.

John was born August 10, 1674 in Flushing, NY, the son of Richard & Abigail (Bloomfield) Stockton. John married 1704 in Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ to Anne Knott. Anne was born 1677 (probably Burlington Co., NJ) and died July 25, 1745 in Burlington Co., NJ. John died March 29, 1747 in Burlington Co., NJ.

I descend from their daughter Rachel as follows :

John Stockton m. Anne Knott
Rachel Stockton m. Francis Briggs
Abel Briggs m. Lettice Woolston
Beulah Briggs m. John Woolston
Abel B. Woolston m. Rachel Woolston
Caroline Bishop Woolston m. Ezekiel Cooper Chew
Mary Keziah Chew m. Luman Walker Lemasters
Luman Cooper LeMasters m. Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)