Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Happy Anniversary : Wyatt Cummings and Margaret Henson

Happy Anniversary to Wyatt Cummings and Margaret Henson, married August 15, 1857 in Winston Co., AL. Wyatt and Margaret are Eileen's paternal great-grandparents.

Known children of Wyatt and Margaret (Henson) Cummings are as follows :

Martha Cummings m. John Tilley
John Spencer Cummings m. Martha Addling Pace m(2) Dollie ________
St. Patrick Merlin Cummings m. Melinda Ellen Pace m(2) Bessie Lee Ivey
Dora Ann Cummings m. Paul Tilley
Michael Cummings
Oscar Cummings m. Sarah Ann Spencer
Monroe Cummings m. Josie ________
Prince Albert Cummings m. Hassie Mae Rundles
James W. Cummings m. Grace Ellen Harrison
Larfieler Cummings m. ________ Taylor
Lucina Cummings m. Frank Wagoner
Wyatt Cummings m. Laura ________
Lucena Cummings m. Sells Pinkey

Today in my database : Hannah Fessenden (August 15, 1732)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 7th great-grandmother, Hannah Fessenden.

Hannah Fessenden was born August 15, 1732 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, the daughter of William and Martha (Brown) Fessenden. Hannah married John Wright, son of Robert & Elizabeth (Henderson) Wright on February 15, 1753 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. John was born February 10, 1726/27 in Freuchie, Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland and died June 1772 off the coast of Anamaboo, Ghana in a shipwreck. Hannah died December 9, 1800 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

I descend from John & Hannah's son, John, as follows :

John Wright m. Hannah Fessenden
John Wright m. Sarah Fleming
George Wright m. Elizabeth Robins
John Wright m. Anna Wardlaw
Joseph W. Wright m. Rebecca Ann Heaton
John William Wright m. Ellen King
Virgil Lee Wright m. Edna Muriel Pierce (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : John Powell (b. August 15, 1675)

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

John Powell was born August 15, 1675 in Northampton, England, the son of Robert & Prudence (________) Powell. John married Elizabeth Parker, daughter of George & Sarah (________) Parker, on December 23, 1698 in Burlington Co., NJ. Elizabeth was born ca. 1676 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ and died ca. 1745 in Burlington Co., NJ. John died December 14, 1715 in Monmouth Co., NJ.

I descend from John & Elizabeth's daughter, Sarah, as follows :

John Powell m. Elizabeth Parker
Sarah Powell m. John Woolston
Cyllania Woolston m. Samuel Woolston
Lettice Woolston m. Abel Briggs
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)