Shaky Leaves : John Aaronson (1678-1741)

John Aaronson (1678-1741) is my 8th great grandfather on my paternal side.  The surname variants are many, and include Arison and Areson.  Ancestry.com currently is showing me 5 hints for him in my LeMaster & Allied Families member tree.  Four hints are from historical records.

I will ignore the Ancestry Member Tree hints for now and concentrate on the records.

One hint was from the database New Jersey, Abstracts of Wills, 1670-1817.  

Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company.

1741, Dec. 14. Aaronson, John, of Mansfield Township, Burlington Co., yeoman: will of.  Children - Benjamin, Joseph, Aron, Thomas, Elizabeth and Sarah.  Grandsons-John Atkinson and his brothers and sisters.  Negroes-Phillis and Ester.  Real and personal estate.  Wife Mary sole executrix.  Witnesses-Benja. Talman, Francis Thompson, Elizabeth Talman, Isaac DeCow medius. Proved March 3, 1742.  Lib. 4, p. 357.1742 -3, March 3.  Inventory of personal estate £498.6.10 3/4, includes bonds, bills and note £220.2.8 1/2, and negro children £30, made by Robert Rockhill, David Rockhill and Benjamin Shreve.

The names of John's children matches what I had in my RootsMagic database, though I didn't have daughter Elizabeth listed.  I descend through son Joseph (b. 1706).  There may have been more children, but at least I know that these were the ones living by 1741.

I did not know that the family owned slaves, but they must have at least owned the two women.

Another hint was from the database U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820.

Name:	John Areson
Gender:	M (Male)
State:	New York
County:	Queens County
Town:	Flushing
Residence Year:	1700
Household Remarks:	"AN EXACT LIST OF ALL Ye INHABITANTS NAMES WthIN Ye TOWNE OF fflUSHING AND P'CINCTS OF OLD AND YOUNG ffREEMEN & SERUANTS WHITE & BLACKE &C. 1698. . . . ffreemen-men".

This record gives another alternative name for John, but matches where my database had him being married to Mary, circa 1702.  

Another hint was from the database New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890.

Name:	John Aaronson
State:	NJ
County:	Burlington County
Township:	Mansfield
Year:	1707
Database:	NJ Early Census Index

The other record hint was from a compiled family tree database, so I'm ignoring that one as well for now.

I've updated the information I have for John in my RootsMagic database, and I added the additional children to my Ancestry Member Tree.

If you are related and/or have any additional corrections or information, I would love to hear from your.

Surname Saturday : Chamness

The CHAMNESS surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are English, and the family were members of the Society of Friends.

Stories and history :

Anhentafel # 937 : Mary Chamness (1743-1819).  Mary was born 1743 9th month 11th day in Frederick County, Marlyand.  She married John Davis (1735-1806) in 1759 before 11th month 3rd day at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange County, North Carolina.  John was born 1735 9th month 28th day in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  They had 12 children and were members of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina.  John's death was recorded in 1806 11th month 21st day at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting.  Mary's death was recorded in 1819 6th month 22nd day at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting.

Ahnentafel # 1874 : Anthony Chamness (1713-1777).  Anthony was born 1713 in Smithfield, London, England.  He married Sarah Cole (1718-bef1766) circa 1736, likely Baltimore County, Maryland.  Sarah was born 1718 5th month 1da in Baltimore County, Maryland.  They raised 13 children in Baltimore County, Maryland and North Carolina.  They were members of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina.  Sarah died before 1766 in Chatham County, North Carolina.  Anthony married secondly to Rachel Beeson (1724-1777) in 1766 9th month 1 day at New Garden Monthly Meeting, North Carolina. Anthony's death was recorded in 1777 9th month 20th day in Cane Creek Monthly Meeting.

Ahnentafel # 3748 : John Chamness (c1680-     ).  John was born circa 1680 in England.  He married Ann Jones (c1680-     ).  Nothing further is known.

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Shaky Green Leaves in my Ancestry Member Tree

There are so many green leaf hints at Ancestry.com on my tree LeMaster & Allied Families to work through.  This tree doesn't include everyone in my RootsMagic database, but right now includes 2401 people.

On the Hints tabs, the following statistics are displayed:

* All hints: 11,588
* People with hints: 1937
* Records: 8497
* Photos: 1191
* Stories: 236
* Member trees: 1664

I'm going to try to work through these hints, looking for records that I can verify belong to my family members and adding to my family tree.  I'm going to ignore the Member tree hints for now, coming back to them later.  I want to make sure that what I add I can verify.