Today in my database : John Mendenhall (b. August 30, 1688)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 9th-great grandfather, John Mendenhall.

John was born August 30, 1659 in England, the son of Thomas and Joane (Stroade) Mendenhall/Mildenhall. John married June 5, 1685 in Chester Co., PA to Elizabeth Maris, daughter of George and Alice (________) Maris. Elizabeth was born February 3, 1664/65 in Worchestershire, England and died 1708 in Chester Co., PA. John died August 19, 1758 in Chester Co., PA.

This family were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker), and some of the above dates may not have been translated properly.

Known children of John and Elizabeth (Maris) Mendenhall are as follows :
i. Aaron Mendenhall b. 1690 d. 1765 m. Rose Pierson
ii. George Mendenhall b. 1686 d. 1758
iii. John Mendenhall b. 1688 d. 1758 m. Susannah Pierson

I descend from John and Elizabeth (Maris) Mendenhall through their son, John, as foll0ws :
John Mendenhall and Elizabeth Maris
John Mendenhall and Susannah Pierson
Mordecai Mendenhall and Charity Beeson
Charity Mendenhall and Aaron Mills
Henry Mills and Hannah Woodward
Hannah Mills and Isaac S. Poe
Elizabeth Caroline Poe and Nathan Thomas Beals
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

Happy Anniversary : William Shaw and Mary Heck

Happy Anniversary to my maternal 4th-great grandparents, William Shaw and Mary Heck, married August 29, 1822 in Brown Co., OH.

Known children of William and Mary (Heck) Shaw are as follows :
John Shaw m. Sara Webb
Elizabeth Shaw m. Daniel King
Nicholas H. Shaw m. Elizabeth Yeamon
Thomas Shaw
James Shaw
Samantha Shaw
El Shaw
William Godfrey Shaw m. Mary Jane Young
Douglas Shaw

Today in my database : Mary Stickel (b. August 28, 1768)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 5th-great grandmother, Mary Stickel.

Mary was born August 28, 1768 in Warrington Twp., York Co., PA., the daugther of Jacob and Anna Maria (________) Stickel. She married ca. 1795 in York Co., PA to Abraham Byers, son of Charles and Elizabeth (________) Byers. Abraham was born December 31, 1771 and died January 21, 1833 in Warrington Twp., York Co., PA. Mary died September 24, 1842 in Warrington Twp., York Co., PA.

Known children of Abraham and Mary (Stickel) Byers are as follows :
i. Barbara Byers b. January 5, 1798 York Co., PA., d. December 4, 1874 Wayne Co., OH., m. David Jacobs
ii. John Byers b. 1800 York Co., PA., d. September 20, 1879 Burbank, OH., m. Elizabeth Umberger.
iii. _______ Byers b. 1802 York Co., PA., died in infancy
iv. Abraham Byers b. March 13, 1803 York Co., PA., d. December 31, 1867 York Co., PA., m. Louisa Bower.
v. David Byers b. 1805 York Co., PA., m. Hester ________
vi. Elizabeth Byers b. 1809 York Co., PA.
vii. Hannah Byers b. 1811 York Co., PA
viii. Jacob Byers b. 1814 York Co., PA. m. Sarah ________
ix. Mary Byers b. 1816 York Co., PA m. William Hagen

I descend from Abraham and Mary (Stickel) Byers through their daughter, Barbara, as follows :
Mary Stickel and Abraham Byers
Barbara Byers and David Jacobs
Susan Jacobs and David Sherrick
Mary Jane Sherrick and George Washington Haley
Eli Weldon Haley and Cora Belle Metzner (my great grandparents)