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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 11, 2012

On This Day : July 11

1703 - William KOUWENHOVEN born in New Jersey.  William was the son of Pieter Willemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.


1715 - John BEALS born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.


1727 - Martha WITTER born.  Martha was the daughter of John WITTER and Mary ________.


1787 - Richard TAYLOR born.  Richard was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.


1824 - John THOMPSON born in Highland County, Ohio.  John was the son of Joseph THOMPSON and Amy BEALS.


1842 - Susannah ELDRIDGE died.  Susannah was the daughter of Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.


1848 - Susannah PEFLEY married Peter HOOVER in Preble County, Ohio.  Susannah was the daughter of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.


1850 - Elgiva McVAY died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Elgiva was the daughter of Thomas McVAY and Jane LEMASTERS.


1855 - John Wilson BEALS born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  John was the son of Lemuel BEALS and Emily BRAY.


1863 - Mahlon C. BARKER died in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Mahlon was the son of Daniel BARKER and Lydia DAVIS.


1884 - Arana "Rainey" WARDLOW died in Brown County, Ohio.  Arana was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.


1888 - Rachel Emma Pernina HALEY married William Benton HANLIN.  Rachel was the daughter of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.


1893 - Nora SWAFFORD died in Polo, Missouri.  Nora was the daughter of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1899 - Carolyn L. CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Carolyn was the daughter of Charles Alexander West CHEW and Rebecca F. SHUMAKER.


1909 - William Robert CARTER born in Cherokee County, Kansas.  William was the son of Walter Joshua CARTER and Cora Belle MITCHELL.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Family Milestones: June 22nd

My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, Abraham B. JACOBS, was born on this date in 1834 in Washington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Abraham was the son of David and Barbara (BYERS) JACOBS, and the younger brother of my Susan JACOBS.  Abraham married November 19, 1857 in Wayne County, Ohio to Harriett RIFE.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Harriett.  Abraham died May 30, 1903.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Susannah CHEW, was born on this date in 1771 in New Jersey.  Susannah was the daughter of Jesse and Mary (RICHARDS) CHEW, and the younger sister of my Nathaniel CHEW.  Susannah married Thomas ELDRIDGE.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Thomas. Susannah died July 11, 1842.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Jeffrey Chew (b. January 10, 1713/14)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 7th-great grandfather, Jeffrey Chew.

Jeffrey was born January 10, 1713/14 in Gloucester Co., NJ., the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Clark) Chew. Jeffrey married August 14, 1732 in Gloucester Co., NJ. to Amy Driver, daughter of John and Sarah (________) Driver. Amy was born circa 1715 and died November 3, 1773 in Gloucester Co., NJ. Jeffrey died April 10, 1774 in Gloucester Co., NJ.

This family were members of the Society of Friends - I do not know if my dates have been converted properly from the Quaker dating system.

Known children of Jeffrey and Amy (Driver) Chew are as follows:
i. Jonathan Chew b. 1733 Gloucester Co., NJ., m. Mary Sweeten
ii. Susannah Chew b. 1735 Gloucester Co., NJ.d. 1789, m. Savil Wilson
iii. Sarah Chew b. 1737 Gloucester Co., NJ., d. August 10, 1771, m. David Eldridge
iv. Jesse Chew b. November 25, 1738 Gloucester Co., NJ., d. January 31, 1812, m. Mary Richards
v. Samuel Chew b. 1740 Gloucester Co., NJ., d. March 23, 1777, m. Margaret Turner
vi. David Chew b. 1744 Gloucester Co., NJ., d. March 2, 1816 m. Hannah Stille
vii. Ann Chew b. ca. 1745 Gloucester Co., NJ., d. January 20, 1800 m. David Paul

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

Monday, December 18, 2006

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)