Flora May Kenderdine1

b. 14 November 1891, d. 5 July 1972
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Eugene K. Kenderdine2 b. 14 Jul 1855, d. 26 May 1936
Mother*Sarah V. Weber2 b. 1862, d. 9 Feb 1937
Birth*14 November 1891Flora May Kenderdine was born on 14 November 1891 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*She married Daniel Clifford Yerkes, son of William Heaton Yerkes and Caroline Hogeland.1,3 
Census US 1920*2 January 1920Flora M. and D. Clifford Yerkes were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 2 January 1920 on Davisville Road, Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Clifford was 30 years of age and working as a farmer on his own general farm, and Flora was 28 years of age. They owned their farm with a mortgage and had four children who were enumerated with them in 1920. Horace W. was 4 years and six months old; Wallace K. was 2 years and two months old; Hilda M. was 1 year and nine months old; and Sarah V. was two months old.4 
Census US 1930*17 April 1930Flora and D. Clifford Yerkes were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 17 April 1930 on Bristol Road, Upper Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Clifford was 40 years of age and owned and operated his own general farm, and Flora was 38 years of age. They had been married for 15 years and their six children were enumerated with them in 1930. The four oldest were attending school: Horace was 14 years old; Wallace was 13; Hilda was 12; and Sarah V. was 9. The two youngest children, Newlin H. and Mildred, were ages 4 and 3 years, respectively. Also residing in the Yerkes household in 1930 were two lodgers: John Homly, who was age 56, and John Becker, who was age 36, both of whom worked as general laborers on the Yerkes farm.5 
Census US 1940*30 April 1940Flora and Clifford Yerkes were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 29 and 30 April 1940 on Hogeland Road, Upper Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Clifford was 50 years of age and owned and operated his own farm for income of $3,000, and also reported he had additional sources of income. Flora was 48 years of age and worked at home doing housework. They owned their farm which was valued at $15,000 and reported they had lived in the same house in 1935 as they did in 1940. Clifford had completed elementary school through the 8th grade, and Flora had completed the second year of high school. Their oldest child, Horace, had married and no longer lived with his parents, while the youngest six were enumerated with the couple in 1940. Wallace was 23 years of age, had completed one year of high school, and worked as a farmhand on the family farm; Hilda was 22 years of age, had completed four years of high school, and worked at home doing housework; Sarah was 20 years old and had completed four years of high school; Newlin was 14 years old and had completed elementary school through the 8th grade; Mildred was 13 years old and had completed elementary school through the 7th grade; and Bernice was 8 years old and had completed elementary school through the 2nd grade. The four youngest children, Sarah, Newlin, Mildred and Bernice, had all attended school within the census year.6 
(Wife) Death5 March 1958Flora May became a widow when Daniel Clifford Yerkes died on 5 March 1958 at age 68.3 
Death*5 July 1972She died on 5 July 1972 at age 801 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in the New Ground Grant B 68 of Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks County.1,3 

Family

 Daniel Clifford Yerkes b. 12 Oct 1889, d. 5 Mar 1958
Children 1.Horace W. Yerkes4 b. 13 Jun 1915, d. 8 Oct 1996
 2.Wallace K. Yerkes4 b. 16 Oct 1916, d. 9 Mar 2011
 3.Hilda M. Yerkes4 b. 28 Mar 1918
 4.Sarah V. Yerkes+4,7 b. 27 Oct 1919, d. 29 Mar 1998
 5.Newlin H. Yerkes5 b. 1926
 6.Mildred Yerkes5 b. 1927
 7.Bernice Yerkes6 b. 1932

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Flora May (Kenderdine) Yerkes, Memorial# 89207439. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Eugene K. and Sarah V. Kenderdine, Northampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1320; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1375333. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Daniel Clifford Yerkes, Memorial# 89207158.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. Clifford and Flora M. Yerkes, Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1543; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 55. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. Clifford and Flora M. Yerkes, Upper Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2341742. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clifford and Flora Yerkes, Upper Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03447; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-86. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Sarah Virginia Yerkes, born on 27 October 1919 at Davisville, Pennsylvania, child of Clifford D Yerkes and Flora M Kenderdine, died on 29 March 1998, agency notes: Dec 1940: Name listed as SARAH VIRGINIA YERKES; 01 Feb 1995: Name listed as SARAH YERKES SLACK; Name listed as SARAH VIRGINIA SLACK; 07 Apr 1998: Name listed as SARAH Y SLACK. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Amanda B. Kennedy1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*17 March 1855She married, as his second wife, Isaac Heaton, son of Rees Heaton and Sarah Weaver, on 17 March 1855.1,2 

Family

 Isaac Heaton b. 21 Feb 1816

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 611. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 1120.

David Kennedy1,2

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Marriage*He married Esther Annie Gore Hinds, daughter of William Richard Gore Hinds and Anne Georgina Chomley.1 

Family

 Esther Annie Gore Hinds b. 1888, d. 23 Jun 1975

Citations

  1. [S1526] Emails exchanged between Hilary Hinds (email: e-mail address), and LHB, on various dates with an attached handwritten family descendancy chart she believes was prepared by her grandfather. LHB Computer Files (Summerlin, Nevada).
  2. [S1772] E-mail Messages from a Hinds-Gore descendant to LHB, on multiple dates. This source, who does not wish to be identified by name or contact information, is believed to be reliable, and the information accurate. Hereinafter cited as E-mail Messages from a Hinds-Gore descendant.

Hannah Kennedy1

Family
Marriage*She married Eleazer Pratt, son of Benajah Pratt and Persis Dunham.1 

Family

 Eleazer Pratt b. c 1672
Child 1.Hannah Pratt+1 b. 14 May 1699

Citations

  1. [S424] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002), Family number 73, pages 63-64. Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 Four Generations.

Isaac Kennedy1

b. 23 December 1732
Family
Father*Isaac Canada1 b. b 1697, d. b 5 Jul 1754
Mother*Phebe Leonard1 b. 17 Oct 1703
Name-SpellingsThe family's surname appeared in records as CANADA, CANADAY and KENNEDY.1 
Birth*23 December 1732Isaac Kennedy was born on 23 December 1732 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 55, Phebe Leonard, page 56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

John Pitt Kennedy1

d. 1811
Family
Marriage*September 1786He married Mary Carey in September 1786. Both resided in Londonderry, Ireland.2,3 
Occupation*He was a Church of Ireland clergyman, and was Rector successively of Donagh and Balteagh in County Londonderry.2,4,1 
Death*1811He died in 1811.2 

Family

 Mary Carey
Child 1.Mary Kennedy2,1

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, marriage of Robert Collins of 2 Merrion Square, North Dublin, full age, M.D., son of James Collins, Esquire, and Mary Kennedy of St. Bridget's, Clonskeagh, daughter of John Pitt Kennedy, clergyman, England, married 16 August 1849 at Taney Parish Church, Dublin, witnesses Every and William Kennedy, George and Tristram Kennedy, citing Record Identifier: DU-CI-MA-67189, with no Book, page or entry information. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Volume II, page 1467. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.
  3. [S1984] Farrar's Index to Irish Marriages 1771-1812, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, marriage in September 1786 of Reverend J.P. Kennedy and Mary "Cary", both of Londonderry. Hereinafter cited as Farrar's Index to Irish Marriages 1771-1812.
  4. [S1983] Kennedy Family Notes, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1777-1868 : Extracted from personal notices inserted in the Londonderry Journal, Londonderry Sentinel and Coleraine Chronicle, online at https://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/kennedy3.html. Transcribed retaining original spelling, compiled and submitted to County Tyrone Ireland Genealogy Research, official website of the County Tyrone, Ireland, mailing list (https://www.cotyroneireland.com/index.html) by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia, email e-mail address; married on the 16th August, at Taney Church, county Dublin, by the Rev. Charles Moore, Rector of Monasterevan, Robert Collins, Esq., M.D. of Merrion Square, Dublin, and of Garvary Lodge, county of Fermanagh, to Mary, daughter of the late John Pitt Kennedy, Rector of Balteagh, county of Derry (Londonderry Sentinel). Hereinafter cited as Kennedy Family Notes, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1777-1868.

Mary Kennedy1

Family
Father*John Pitt Kennedy2,3 d. 1811
Mother*Mary Carey2
Birth*Mary Kennedy was born in Ireland.2 
Marriage*16 August 1849She married, as his second wife, Robert Collins Esq., son of James Collins Esq., on 16 August 1849 in Taney Parish Church, Dublin. Witnesses to their marriage were Every, William, George and Tristram Kennedy.1,3,4 

Family

 Robert Collins Esq. b. 1800, d. 10 Dec 1868

Citations

  1. [S1982] Martin Notcutt, "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification, received 25 April 2020 (e-mail address). . Hereinafter cited as "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification.
  2. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Volume II, page 1467. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.
  3. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, marriage of Robert Collins of 2 Merrion Square, North Dublin, full age, M.D., son of James Collins, Esquire, and Mary Kennedy of St. Bridget's, Clonskeagh, daughter of John Pitt Kennedy, clergyman, England, married 16 August 1849 at Taney Parish Church, Dublin, witnesses Every and William Kennedy, George and Tristram Kennedy, citing Record Identifier: DU-CI-MA-67189, with no Book, page or entry information. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  4. [S1983] Kennedy Family Notes, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1777-1868 : Extracted from personal notices inserted in the Londonderry Journal, Londonderry Sentinel and Coleraine Chronicle, online at https://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/kennedy3.html. Transcribed retaining original spelling, compiled and submitted to County Tyrone Ireland Genealogy Research, official website of the County Tyrone, Ireland, mailing list (https://www.cotyroneireland.com/index.html) by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia, email e-mail address; married 16 August 1849 at Taney Church, county Dublin, by the Rev. Charles Moore, Rector of Monasterevan, Robert Collins, Esq., M.D. of Merrion Square, Dublin, and of Garvary Lodge, county of Fermanagh, to Mary, daughter of the late John Pitt Kennedy, Rector of Balteagh, county of Derry (Londonderry Sentinel). Hereinafter cited as Kennedy Family Notes, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1777-1868.

Mary Kennedy1

Family
Marriage*She married William B. Ingersoll.1 

Family

 William B. Ingersoll
Child 1.Fred T. Ingersoll+1 b. Feb 1862

Citations

  1. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 August 1881 in Sherman County, Nebraska, USA, of Fred. T. Ingersoll of Loup City, Nebraska, age 24, born about 1857 in Ohio, son of Wm B Ingersoll and Mary Kennedy, and Gertrude A. Snyder of Loup City, Nebraska, age 17, born about 1864 in Illinois, daughter of B. T. Snyder and M. F. Frazier, married with signed consent of her father, recorded in Sherman County, referencing Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.

Michael Kennedy1

Family
Marriage*31 May 1770He married Mary Hooper, daughter of Thomas Hooper and Sarah Packard, on 31 May 1770 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Mary Hooper
Child 1.Michael Kennedy2

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550902, 1807, John Hooper will and probate# 10647, Volume 42, pages 83-85 and Volume 39, pages 437-438. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.

Michael Kennedy1

Family
Father*Michael Kennedy1
Mother*Mary Hooper1
(Nephew 2) Will2 June 1803Michael Kennedy, described as living in some part of Vermont, was named as a beneficiary in the will of his uncle John Hooper dated 2 June 1803 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The bequest made to Michael was for one-third of the sale of the remainder, after paying all just debts, funeral and other charges, of John Hooper's personal estate not otherwise bequeathed.1 

Citations

  1. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550902, 1807, John Hooper will and probate# 10647, Volume 42, pages 83-85 and Volume 39, pages 437-438. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.

Rachel Kennedy1

Family
Marriage*She married James Russell.1 

Family

 James Russell
Child 1.James Russell1 b. 24 Apr 1798

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 288-289. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Samuel Kennedy1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Marriage*1800He married Elizabeth Hinds, daughter of Thomas Hinds and Anne Slator.1 
Occupation*Samuel Kennedy of Killeshandra, County Cavan, was an apothecary (or pharmacist.)1 
(Husband) Deed Memorial30 June 1821Samuel and his wife were parties to a Memorial Deed of lease and release dated 29 and 30 June 1821 regarding the conditions and release of the Hinds family's lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, County Cavan, made between Walter Hinds Esq. of the city of Dublin, eldest son and heir at law of Walter Hinds late of Bruce Hall Esq. in the county of Cavan deceased, and also administrator of the estate of his sister Martha Hinds, also deceased, of the first part, George Warner of College Green in the city of Dublin, his uncle and one of the aldermen of that city, and his mother Anne (Hinds) Hinds of Blessington street in or near the city of Dublin, widow of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall, deceased, who were named as trustees and executors in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall deceased, of the second part, George Hinds of the city of Dublin Esq., youngest son and one of the legatees named in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall deceased of the third part, Isaac Hinds of the city of Dublin, watchmaker, sole executor named in the last will and testament of his mother, Anne (Slator) Hinds, the elder, hereinafter which the said Anne Hinds the elder was the sole executrix named in the last will and testament of her son Alexander Hinds deceased, hereinafter also named Samuel Kennedy of Killeshandra in the county of Cavan, apothecary, and Elizabeth Kennedy otherwise Hinds his wife, and Anne McCluskey of the city of Dublin, widow and executrix of the last will and testament of Thomas Hinds late of the city of Dublin, gentleman deceased and which said Isaac Hinds, Alexander Hinds, Elizabeth Kennedy and Thomas Hinds were four of the children of Thomas Hinds the elder, thereinafter named of the fourth part, and Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore of Stradone House, County Cavan, Benarth, Wales and Bruton Street, London, respectively, of the fifth part.

The deed began by outlining the Hinds family's history with the lands, reciting first that Walter Hinds, formerly of Corrakane in the county of Cavan, was seized in fee of and in the lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy previous to the year 1770, and that, being so seized, had conveyed the lands to his son Thomas Hinds as a child's portion in the marriage settlement agreement he made in August 1770 with Alexander Slator of Whitehill, County Longford, father of Thomas' wife Anne (Slator) Hinds. And reciting that, as a part of that agreement, after the death of Thomas, his widow Anne was to receive a jointure of £50 a year payable out of the lands. The agreement also directed that, after the death of Thomas, the lands should descend to his male issue and that, after the death of his widow Anne, her jointure should revert to the couple's male issue. The agreement also permitted Thomas, at any time he thought proper, to raise the sum of £1000 as a portion for each of his younger children, whether males or females.

The 1821 deed then recited that the marriage between Thomas Hinds and Anne Slator was duly had and solemnized and that Thomas entered into possession of the lands and remained seized thereof until the time of his death. It recited that he died in 1794 leaving Anne Hinds otherwise Slator his widow, also since deceased, and seven children of the marriage, namely Walter Hinds, his eldest son and heir at law, Alexander Hinds, his second son since deceased, Thomas Hinds, his third son since deceased, Isaac Hinds, Martha Warner, now the wife of George Warner, Elizabeth Kennedy and Mary Hinds. It recited that previous to his death, Thomas Hinds duly made and published his last will and testament whereby he left to his eldest son Walter the lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, and to each of his six younger children the sum of £1000. His will had appointed his wife Anne Hinds, his son-in-law George Warner, and his second son Alexander Hinds his executors.

The 1821 deed next recited that Thomas Hinds the younger was also dead, having first duly made his will whereof he appointed his wife Anne McCluskey his executrix, and that his second son Alexander Hinds was also dead but, previous to his death, had duly made and published his last will and testament by which he appointed his mother, Anne Hinds the elder, his sole executrix, and that Anne Hinds the elder was also deceased and that she had by her last will appointed her son Isaac Hinds her sole executor. The death of Mary Hinds, another of the children of Thomas and Anne Hinds the elder, was also recited, with the statement that her brother Isaac had obtained letters of administration for all of her properties.

The 1821 deed went on to recite that Walter Hinds, upon the death of his father Thomas, entered into possession of the lands and premises of Gortnatrieve and Behy and that by deeds of lease and release, followed by a deed of common recovery, both in 1795, had become seized in his demesne, as of fee, of and in the lands and premises of Gortnatrieve and Behy. And that being so thereof seized, he duly made and published his last will and testament whereby he gave and bequeathed to his wife Anne Hinds and his brother-in-law George Warner, as trustees, the said towns and lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy. To hold the same unto the said George Warner and Anne Hinds and the survivor of them and the heirs of such survivor forever subject to his just debts and chargeables as therein mentioned upon trust to levy and pay out of said lands unto his widow Anne Hinds a sum of £50 and also one annuity of £100 in lieu of all dower and the will gave his son George Hinds the sum of £1500 payable as therein mentioned and to any other child he might have by his wife Anne the sum of £1000 provided however that if he should have such other child, his son George should only be paid a sum of £1000 instead of the legacy of £1500 and subject to such annuity and legacies the will directed his trustees should stand seized and possessed of such lands for and to the use of his eldest son Walter Hinds Esq., party to the indenture of release first herein mentioned, his heirs and assigns forever, and of his said will he appointed his wife Anne (Hinds) Hinds and George Warner executors and died leaving his widow Anne and three children, namely Walter Hinds Esq., his eldest son and heir at law, George Hinds, and Martha Hinds. And then also reciting the death of Martha Hinds intestate and unmarried and that Walter Hinds, her brother, had obtained letters of administration of her goods and chattels, and also reciting that the said George Warner in right of his wife Martha Warner, otherwise Hinds, the said Isaac Hinds in his own right, and also as executor of the said Alexander Hinds, and also as administrator of the said Mary Hinds, the said Anne McCluskey and executrix of Thomas Hinds Junior, and the said Samuel Kennedy and Elizabeth Kennedy his wife , parties to the said first mentioned indenture of release were under the marriage articles of the first day of August 1770 and the will of the said Thomas Hinds, entitled to what remained of the said sum of £1000, and which then amounted to a sum of £769,12s,6p, and that the said George Hinds was then entitled to the sum of £1500 for principal and interest on the sum of £1000 bequeathed to him by his father the said Walter Hinds, and that there was nothing due to Walter Hinds the younger as administrator of his sister Martha Hinds, of her legacy of £1000.

Finally, after reviewing all of the pertinent past history regarding the family and the lands, the 1821 deed recited that Robert Burrowes, late of Bolton Street in the county of Middlesex, England, deceased, by his last will and testament in writing, directed the residue of his fortune to be laid out in lands, as contiguous as practicable, to Stradone in the county of Cavan and he appointed Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore his executors. And further reciting that in order to discharge the several demands of Walter Hinds Esq., by and with the consent and approbation of his mother Anne (Hinds) Hinds, proposed to the executors of Robert Burrowes deceased, Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, to sell to them the lands and premises freed and discharged of the annuity of £100 to his mother Anne Hinds, and that Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore had agreed to such proposal. The deed next witnessed that, in consideration of the sum of £769,12s,6p to George Warner, Isaac Hinds, Anne McCluskey and Samuel and Elizabeth Kennedy, in hand well and truly paid by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, in full discharge of their several and respective demands against the lands and premises, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged, and of the further sum of £1500 by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore to George Hinds well and truly paid, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged in full discharge of his, George Hinds', claims against the lands and premises, and of a further sum of £5009,1s,6p, being the residue of the purchase money by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore well and truly paid to Walter Hinds Esq. and his mother Anne Hinds, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged, and for and in consideration of the further sum of 10 shillings registered by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore to George Warner and Anne Hinds, the trustees named in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds, the receipt thereof was also thereby acknowledged, they, Walter Hinds Esq., George Warner and Anne (Hinds) Hinds, by and with the consent and approbation of Isaac Hinds, Anne McCluskey and Samuel and Elizabeth Kennedy, and also of George Hinds, testified by their being parties to and executing the deed of release according to their several and respective interests did, and each and every of them did, thereby grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, and confirm unto Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore in their actual possession then by virtue of a bargain and sale to them thereof made by Walter Hinds Esq., his uncle George Warner and mother Anne Hinds therein recited, and to their heirs and assigns, all that and those the towns and lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, or by whatever other names and descriptions they may be known or called by, situate, lying and being in the parish of Killeshandra, barony of Tullyhunco, county of Cavan, to hold unto Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, their heirs and assigns forever, to the use and behalf of Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, their heirs and assigns upon the trusts and to the uses expressed and declared in and by the will of Robert Burrowes. And Anne (Hinds) Hinds did thereby remise release exonerate and discharge the lands and premises from the annuity of £100 payable to her as aforesaid and the indenture also canceled covenants of good title of quiet possession and of further assurance and also a schedule of the tenants leases then in being. The deed was duly executed with signatures of all parties, witnessed by a variety of individuals, and registered on 01 October 1821.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Hinds

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1821; Film number 467074; Volume 765; Page 539; Deed number 519474. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Samuel Kennedy1

b. 10 April 1739
Family
Father*Isaac Canada1 b. b 1697, d. b 5 Jul 1754
Mother*Phebe Leonard1 b. 17 Oct 1703
Name-SpellingsThe family's surname appeared in records as CANADA, CANADAY and KENNEDY.1 
Birth*10 April 1739Samuel Kennedy was born on 10 April 1739 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 55, Phebe Leonard, page 56. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Sophia Kennedy1

b. 1812, d. 1840
Family
Father*John Cannady Jr.2 b. 1789
Mother*Mary Vandiver2 b. 1790, d. 1864
Name-SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the KENNEDY surname found in our research was Cannady.2 
(Family Member) Research NotesWith many thanks to the several descendants and extended family members of Mary Ann Hewett who published pages from her family Bible online for the benefit of other family members and researchers. We thank them for the opportunity to share the pages again here. They include information about the following members of Mary Ann's extended family: John M. Hewett, Sarah (__?__) Hewett, Sarah M. Hewett, Robert Carson Hewett, Susan F. Hewett, Joseph Campbell, Sophia (Kennedy) Campbell, Milton W. Riggs, Eliza G. (Beach) Riggs, Thomas Caleb Beach, Martha A. (Campbell) Beach, Thomas Black Campbell, Polly (Campbell) Campbell, James Campbell, Margaret (Berry) Campbell, John B. Campbell, Samuel F. Campbell, James G. Campbell, William Lusk Campbell, Orpha C. Campbell, Sally Campbell, Hannah Campbell, Green Berry Campbell, Eliza Jane (Campbell) Rice, William Adolphus Gillham, Sophia Margot (Campbell) Gillham, Barton Warren Campbell, Mary (Cooper) Campbell, Robert Carson Beach, Anna Berry, John W. Allen, Sallie F. (Campbell) Allen, Susan M. Campbell, Emma E. (Campbell) Ewing, Joanna Campbell, Sidney Ella Campbell, Mary Bell Campbell, Karl Campbell Allen, Lloyd Shackleford Allen, Caleb Beach, Augustus Henry Beach and Middleton Hewett Beach.3
Birth*1812She was born as Sophia Cannady about 1812.2 
Marriage*22 December 1831She married, as his first wife, Joseph Campbell, son of James Campbell and Margaret Berry, on 22 December 1831 in Morgan County, Illinois.3,1,2 
Death*1840She died about 1840 at about age 28.2 

Family

 Joseph Campbell b. 9 May 1806, d. 17 Apr 1864
Children 1.Martha A. Campbell4 b. 3 Jun 1833, d. 3 Feb 1904
 2.Polly Campbell3 b. 14 May 1836, d. 30 Apr 1856
 3.Barton Warren Campbell5 b. 27 May 1838, d. 26 May 1916
 4.Sophia Margot Campbell6 b. 21 May 1840, d. 26 Jan 1914

Citations

  1. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, Joseph Campbell and Sophia Kennedy, Morgan County, 22 December 1831. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  2. [S1736] Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 113 : 1914, online at www.ancestry.com, page 174, Mrs. Sue B. Gillham Post, #112529. Hereinafter cited as Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 113 : 1914.
  3. [S1737] Mary Ann (Hewett) Beach Campbell Family Bible, from copies of original Bible pages shared online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Mary Ann (Hewett) Beach Campbell Family Bible.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha A. (Campbell) Beach, Memorial# 12531060. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Barton W. Campbell, Memorial# 52627557.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sophia Margot (Campbell) Gillham, Memorial# 93898228.

Sarah J. Kennelly1

b. June 1840
Family
Birth*June 1840Sarah J. Kennelly was born in June 1840 in Ohio.2 
Marriage*14 April 1883She married, as his second wife, Andrew J. Crandall on 14 April 1883 in Franklin County, Indiana.1,2 
Census US 1900*4 June 1900Sarah and Andrew J. Crandall were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in Harrison, Fayette County, Indiana. Andrew was 70 years of age and a farmer, and Sarah was 59 years of age. They had been married for 17 years, owned their farm with a mortgage, and Sarah had given birth to no children.2 
(Wife) Death20 July 1901Sarah became a widow when Andrew Jackson Crandall died on 20 July 1901 at age 71.3 

Family

 Andrew J. Crandall b. 8 Oct 1829, d. 20 Jul 1901

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Andrew J Crandall and Sarah J Kennelly on 14 April 1883 in Franklin, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 476730. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew J. and Sarah Crandall, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: 370; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0009. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Andrew Jackson Crandall, Memorial# 17843469. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Eleanora Kenny1,2,3

Family
Name VariationShe was called Ellen.3,4,2 
Marriage21 August 1849She married, as his first wife, Gerard Walter Ambrose Galwey, son of Gerard Galwey and Mary Catherine Molloy, on 21 August 1849 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter, Athlone, County Westmeath. Witness to their marriage were Gerard's brother, Neil Arthur Galwey, and Christina Craw__?__.1,3,4 

Family

 Gerard Walter Ambrose Galwey b. 2 Jan 1820, d. 30 Apr 1868
Child 1.John Gerard Galwey+3,4 b. 19 Sep 1858

Citations

  1. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 August 1849 at the Roman Catholic Church of St Peter's, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, of Eleanora Kenny and Gerrard Galwey, witnesses were Neil Galwey and Catherina Craw_____, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 04615 / 03. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.
  2. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 March 1881 at the Roman Catholic Church of Rathmines, Rathmines, Dublin city, Ireland, Ireland, of John Galwey of Cork, son of Gerald Galwey and Eleanora Galwey, married Matilda Byrne, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09200 / 08.
  3. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of John Gerard Galwey on 22 September 1858, age 0, born on 19 September 1858, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick's, Cork city, Cork, Ireland, child of Gerard Galwey and Ellen Kenny of 196 Lower Road, Parish Variants: St. Patrick's, Cork, Diocese of Cork and Ross, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 04788 / 02.
  4. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, marriage on 28 April 1881 of John G. Galwey of Cork Places, son of Gerard Galwey and Eleanora Galwey, and Matilda Byrne of Kenilworth Terrace, daughter of Joseph Byrne and Carolina Byrne, at the Roman Catholic Church at Rathmines, County Dublin, Halton Conron and Maria Agnes Byrne signing as witnesses, with the church register page attached. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Christian Kenold1

b. 1 December 1801, d. 7 August 1868
Family
Birth*1 December 1801Christian Kenold was born on 1 December 1801.2 
Marriage*11 January 1862He married, as her fourth husband, Anna __?__ on 11 January 1862 in Indiana.1 
Will*7 May 1867He prepared his will dated 7 May 1867 in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, naming his wife, Anna, and his son, Gustave. To his beloved wife Anna, he gave and bequeathed all of his personal property now in the house in which he resided, except his musical instruments, books and papers; the bulk of his estate he bequeathed to a town in Saxony, Germany and his son Gustave who lived there; his will directed that before any distribution be made from his estate, that he be decently interred and that a suitable and proper monument be erected to his memory; he authorized his executor to purchase for his burial place a good lot in the Masonic Cemetery near Columbia City, Indiana.3 
Death*7 August 1868He died on 7 August 1868 at age 662 
Burial* and was buried in the Masonic Section of Greenhill Cemetery, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana.2 

Family

 Anna __?__ b. 5 Feb 1800, d. 18 Mar 1873

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Christian "Kuenold" and Anna "Schlossmann" on 11 January 1862 in Indiana, United States, citing page 93 and referencing FHL Film# 001710720. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, G. J. Kenold, Memorial# 31777586. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2621] Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Christian "Keenold" of Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana dated 7 May 1867, citing Whitley Will Records, Volumes 1-2, 1839-1875, pages 403-405, online images 165-166 of 313; item# 3, to beloved wife Anna, "all my personal property now in the house in which I reside, except my musical instruments, books and papers;" the bulk of his estate to a town in Saxony, Germany and his son Gustave who lived there; his will directed that before any distribution be made from his estate, that he be decently interred and that a suitable and proper monument be erected to his memory; he authorized his executor to purchase for his burial place a good lot in the Masonic Cemetery near Columbia City, Indiana. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999.

Jacob Kensler1

d. 3 July 1832
Family
Marriage*13 September 1810He married Mary Kinser on 13 September 1810 in Wythe County, Virginia.2,3 
(Appraiser) Administration20 December 1831John Gillham, Jacob Kensler and Ephraim Davidson were appointed by the judge of the probate court of Madison County on 20 December 1831 to appraise the estate of Barbara (Kinder) Heaton Laughlin, deceased. John was a brother-in-law of two of Barbara's daughters, Rebecca (Hayden) Gillham and Barbara (Heaton) Gillham, Jacob was the father-in-law of Barbara's son, John Heaton, and Ephraim was the future father-in-law of Barbara's son, James Laughlin.4,5,6,7 
(Appraiser) Inventory10 January 1832John Gillham, Jacob Kensler and Ephraim Davidson, acting as the probate court appointed appraisers of the estate of Barbara Laughlin, deceased, submitted their certified inventory list with appraised value of $560.75 to the probate court in Madison County on 10 January 1832. After items were sold and adjustments were made by her administrators, Thomas G. Lofton and Isaac Gillham Jr., the value of her estate had increased to $747.98½ and was submitted to the court on 4 April 1832 and filed by the court on 7 April 1832. Barbara's inventory analysis was confusing, both then and now, because the probates of Valentine Kinder and Alexander Laughlin, her father and husband, respectively, were at times being probated simultaneously with Barbara's. Her father's case had some legal issues which dragged things out. The paperwork of the three probates overlapped at times, and some documents were interchanged and misfiled by the court. Additionally, two probate packets were found for Barbara, causing her to be indexed twice. We found one folder with her surname spelled correctly and the other with it spelled "Langhlin."8,9 
(Purchaser) Estate Sale11 January 1832Jacob was among the purchasers of items from the sale of the estate of Barbara Laughlin, deceased, lately of Madison County, Illinois, his name appearing on the Bill of Sale list dated 11 January 1832. Almost all of the purchasers were members of her immediate and extended family. Those on the list of the most interest to us for the purpose of this project were John Heaton, Valentine Heaton, Thomas G. Lofton, Isaac Gillham Jr., Fielding Jefferson Lewis, Gallatin Kinder, Samuel Kinder, Hiram Arthur, Thomas Gillham, Jacob Kensler, Isaac Braden, Ephraim Davidson and Margaret Letitia Davidson.9 
Death*3 July 1832He died intestate on or about 3 July 1832.10,11 
Probate*28 July 1832His estate was opened for probate on 28 July 1832 at Madison County, Illinois, with the appointment of his widow Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham as Administratrix and Administrator, respectively. David Prickett, Judge of Probate for Madison County, Illinois, wrote that whereas Jacob Kensler died intestate on or about the 3rd day of July AD 1832 having at his decease personal property in Illinois which may be lost, destroyed or diminished if speedy care be not taken of the same to the end therefore that the said property may be collected and preserved for those who shall appear to have a legal right or interest therein. He then appointed Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham Administratrix and Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said Jacob Kensler at the time of his decease with full power and authority to secure and collect the said property and debts wheresoever the same may be found in Illinois and in general to do and perform all other acts which now are or hereafter may be required of them by law.

James Botkin, after being duly sworn and deposed that same day, testified that the personal estate of which Jacob Kensler died possessed did not exceed in value the sum of $600, to the best of his knowledge and belief.

Also on 28 July 1832, Mary Kensler, James Botkin, John Heaton and Thomas Gillham agreed to be held and firmly bound unto the people of the state of Illinois in the penal sum of $1,200 current money of the United States which payment, well and truly to be made and performed, they and each of them did bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, jointly, severally and firmly. The judge went on to write that the condition of the above obligation was such that if the said Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham, Administratrix and Administrator of all and singular the good and chattels, rights and credits of Jacob Kensler, deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of them, the said Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham as such Administratrix and Administrator, or to the hands of any person or persons for them. And the same so made, did exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the court of Probate for the said county of Madison, agreeably to law, and such goods and chattels, rights and credits, to well and truly administer according to law and all of the rest of the said goods and chattels, rights and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said Administratrix and Administrator, the same being first examined and allowed by the Court of Probate, shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively, as may be legally entitled thereto and further to make a just and true account of all their actings and doings therein when thereunto required by said court. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the deceased and the same be proved in court, and letters testamentary or of administration be obtained thereon, and the said Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham to, in such case on being required thereto, render and deliver up the letters of administration granted to them as aforesaid and shall in the general do and perform all other acts which may at any time be required of them by law, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. The document was signed and sealed by Mary Kensler who made her mark, Thomas Gillham, James Botkin and John Heaton.

In a third document, also dated July 28, 1832 and signed by Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham, they solemnly swore they would well and truly administer all and singular the goods and chattels, rights, credits and effects of Jacob Kensler, deceased, and pay all just claims and charges against his estate so far as his goods, chattels and effects shall extend and the law charge them, and that they would do and perform all other acts required of them by law to the best of their knowledge and abilities.10,12,13 

Family

 Mary Kinser
Children 1.Rocceana Kensler+1 b. 15 Sep 1811, d. 21 Feb 1886
 2.Jacob Kensler14

Citations

  1. [S1728] Heaton Researcher Dave Benne of "Show-Me Ancestors" online at https://www.showmeancestors.com/gen/, and multiple e-mail exchanges with LHB on multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton (Dave Benne) Research, Website and Email Messages."
  2. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, for Jacob Kensler, Madison County, Will Records, Book A-C, 1818-1870, page 269, image 154 of 725. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.
  3. [S1405] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Jacob "Kinsler" and Mary Kinser on 13 September 1810 in Wythe County, Virginia, citing FHL Film Number: 34254, Reference ID: Page 43. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940.
  4. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, Barbara Laughlin, Madison County Will Records, Book A-C, 1818-1870, image 146 of 725; 20 Dec 1831, Thomas G. Lofton and William Gillham appointed administrators of estate of Barbara Laughlin who died intestate on or about 9 Dec 1831.
  5. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, image 530; 20 Dec 1831 Thomas G. Lofton and William Gillham, administrators, made their sworn statement to the probate court that in their opinion the total value of the personal estate of which Barbara died possessed would not exceed $800.
  6. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, image 536; 20 Dec 1831 John Gillham, Jacob Kensler and Ephraim Davidson appointed to appraise Barbara's estate.
  7. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 538-539; 20 Dec 1831, Thomas G. Lofton, William Gillham and Isaac Gillham posted bond of $1600.
  8. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 550-554; completed 10 January 1832, certified 4 April 1832, filed 7 Apr 1832, inventory of estate totaling $560.75.
  9. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Barbara Laughlin, indexed as "Langhlin", Madison County, 1831, Case Number 18, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 7-32; Box 5, Tray 13, M's, No. 1-2, 1813-1903, images 524-595 of 1980, images 555-562; list of purchasers dated 11 January 1832, acceptance 3 April 1832, sale amount of estate totaling $747.98½.
  10. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Jacob Kensler, Madison County Will Records, Book A-C, 1818-1870, image 154 of 725; 28 Jul 1832, Jacob Kensler died intestate, as it was said, on or about 3 Jul 1832, and the probate court judge appointed Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham as administrators of his estate.
  11. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Jacob Kensler, Madison County, 1832, Case Number 29, Probate Case Files, Box 4, Tray 11, K's, No. 6-31; Box 4, Tray 12, L's, No. 1-6, 1813-1903, images 1375-1430 of 1996, image 1377; 28 Jul 1832, James Botkin swore his oath that Jacob Kensler had departed this life on or about 3 Jul 1832 and that he died intestate.
  12. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, for Jacob Kensler, Madison County, Probate case files, box 4, tray 11, K’s, No. 6-31; box 4, tray 12, L’s, No. 1-6, 1813-1903, Probate Packet images 1375-1430, Petition Papers images 1379-1381.
  13. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, for Jacob Kensler, Madison County, Probate case files, box 4, tray 11, K’s, No. 6-31; box 4, tray 12, L’s, No. 1-6, 1813-1903, Probate Packet images 1375-1430, Account Papers image 1421.
  14. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, for Jacob Kensler, Madison County, Probate case files, box 4, tray 11, K’s, No. 6-31; box 4, tray 12, L’s, No. 1-6, 1813-1903, Probate Packet images 1375-1430 of 1996, images 1388-1395.

Jacob Kensler1

Family
Father*Jacob Kensler1 d. 3 Jul 1832
Mother*Mary Kinser1
(Son) Estate SaleAugust 1832Jacob was among those relatives, friends and neighbors who purchased items from the estate of his father, Jacob Kensler, of Madison County, Illinois, in August 1832. The list of purchasers included the names of Jacob's widow, Mary Kensler, their son Jacob Kensler, the administrator of the estate, Thomas Gillham, the fourth party to the probate bond, James Botkin, Jacob's son-in-law, John Heaton, his brother, Valentine Heaton, Thomas G. Lofton, Ephraim Davidson and Hiram Arthur.1 

Citations

  1. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, for Jacob Kensler, Madison County, Probate case files, box 4, tray 11, K’s, No. 6-31; box 4, tray 12, L’s, No. 1-6, 1813-1903, Probate Packet images 1375-1430 of 1996, images 1388-1395. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.

Rocceana Kensler1

b. 15 September 1811, d. 21 February 1886
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Jacob Kensler2 d. 3 Jul 1832
Mother*Mary Kinser3,4
Birth*15 September 1811Rocceana Kensler was born on 15 September 1811 in Virginia.5,1,6 
Marriage*23 December 1830She married first John Heaton, son of James Heaton and Barbara Kinder, on 23 December 1830 in Madison County, Illinois.1,7 
Residence*John and Rocceana lived with their children in Madison County, Illinois.1 
(Wife) Death29 January 1844Rocceana became a widow when John Heaton died intestate on or about 29 January 1844 at about age 45. He left her with seven children ranging in age from 12 to 3 years.8,1 
(Widow) Probate6 February 1844Rocceana (Kensler) Heaton witnessed the probate of the estate of John Heaton on 6 February 1844 at Madison County.8,9 
Probate*25 June 1845Rocceana paid a total of $3.50 in tuition for her children, Jacob Heaton, Emaline Heaton and Mary Ann Heaton, on 25 June 1845 from funds available to her from her husband's probate. Her receipt indicated that the charges were for a total of 91 days at the rate of $2.50 per quarter, and was further itemized by child with Mary Ann charged with 19 days, Emaline with 24 days and Jacob with 48 days.10 
Marriage*3 February 1848She married second James H. Spence on 3 February 1848 in Madison County, Illinois. He was about 12 years younger than his wife.1,11,12 
Census US 1850*22 October 1850Rocceana and James H. Spence were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 October 1850 in Township 3 N R 9 W, Madison County, Illinois. James was 26 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $500, and "Roxceanna" was 38. Five of the Heaton children from their mother's first marriage resided in the household of their stepfather in 1850. Valentine was 18, Emaline 15, Jacob 13, James 10, and Matilda 9. Catherine Spence, daughter of James and Rocceana, was age 1. All of the children except Catherine had attended school within the year. In 1850, Rocceana's eldest daughter, Henrietta Heaton, age 16, was enumerated as a student in a seminary school for girls in Madison County, Illinois.13 
Census US 1860*28 July 1860Rocceana and James H. Spence were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 28 July 1860 in Township 3 Range 9, Venice post office, Madison County, Illinois. Their surname was transcribed as "Spiece". James was 35 years of age, and a farmer with real estate valued at $2,800 and a personal estate valued at $1,000. "Roxiana" was keeping house and her age was recorded as 28, 10 years less than had been recorded 10 years earlier. She was likely about 48 in 1860. Three of Rocceana's children from her marriage with John Heaton resided with her in the Spence household. Emeline was 21 and keeping house with her mother, James was 20 and a laborer, and Matilda was 18 and also keeping house. Two children of James and Rocceana Spence also resided with their parents. Catherine was 11 and John was 9. All five of the children had attended school within the year. Adam Gates, age 60 and born in France, also resided with the family in 1860 and worked as a farmhand. Lucinda Braden, whom James Heaton would marry in 1863, was enumerated in her father's household on the same census page.14 
Census US 1870*21 July 1870Rocceana and James H. Spence were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 21 July 1870 in Township 3, Range 9, Madison County, Illinois. James was 45 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $10,000 and a personal estate of $800. His birth place was recorded as Missouri. Rocceana was 58 and keeping house. Two of their children resided with the couple in 1870. Catherine was 20 and John was 18 and had attended school within the year. A 22-year-old male laborer also resided in the Spence household in 1870.15 
Census US 1880*12 June 1880Rocceana and James Hamilton Spence appeared on the 1880 census taken on 11 and 12 June 1880 in Nameoki, Madison County, Illinois. James was enumerated as "Hamilton J. Spence", 54 years of age and a farmer, and Roxana was 68 years of age and keeping house. Residing with the couple in 1880 were three children. The two youngest children were identified as the couple's grandsons. Henry Deer was 8 years old and his brother Osie Deer was 6. Their mother had been born in Illinois and we believe was Roxana's daughter, Matilda Heaton. The boys' father had been born in Germany. The third and oldest child residing in the Spence household in 1880 was a 14-year-old girl named Augusta Taulmann, who was identified as "adopted". She had been born in Illinois and there was no record of where either of her parents had been born or who they were. All three of the children had attended school within the census year. Two men described as laborers also resided with the Spence family in 1880. John Koerner was 60 years of age, born in Kentucky and his relationship to the family was recorded as "servant", and Colin H. McLean was 21, born in Illinois and had no relationship to the family other than as a laborer.16 
Death*21 February 1886She died on 21 February 1886 at age 745 
Burial* and was buried in Lot 417 of Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri.5 

Family 1

 John Heaton b. 1799, d. 29 Jan 1844
Children 1.Valentine Heaton1 b. 1832
 2.Henrietta E. Heaton1 b. 1834
 3.Emaline Heaton+1 b. 23 Nov 1834, d. 23 Oct 1919
 4.Mary Ann Heaton1 b. 1836
 5.Jacob Heaton1 b. 15 Mar 1838, d. 17 Jun 1859
 6.James Heaton+1 b. 20 Dec 1839, d. 15 Sep 1919
 7.Matilda Heaton+1 b. 1841

Family 2

 James H. Spence b. 26 Jul 1825, d. 7 May 1913
Children 1.Catherine Spence+17 b. 2 Aug 1849, d. 25 Jul 1920
 2.John W. Spence+17 b. 11 Aug 1851, d. 10 Sep 1908
 3.Joseph Spence18 b. Jun 1855, d. 10 Jul 1859
 4.Augusta A. Taulmann16 b. 1866, d. 22 Feb 1896

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume II, Chapter 31, page 1352. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1728] Heaton Researcher Dave Benne of "Show-Me Ancestors" online at https://www.showmeancestors.com/gen/, and multiple e-mail exchanges with LHB on multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton (Dave Benne) Research, Website and Email Messages."
  3. [S1405] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Jacob "Kinsler" and Mary Kinser on 13 September 1810 in Wythe County, Virginia, citing FHL Film Number: 34254, Reference ID: Page 43. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940.
  4. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Jacob Kensler, Madison County Will Records, Book A-C, 1818-1870, image 154 of 725; 28 Jul 1832, Jacob Kensler died intestate, as it was said, on or about 3 Jul 1832, and the probate court judge appointed Mary Kensler and Thomas Gillham as administrators of his estate. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rockseanna (Kensler) Spence, Memorial# 134389633. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Lucinda Heaton, Cuivre, Audrain, Missouri; Roll: 672; Page: 8C; Enumeration District: 001. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1600] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1791 to 1850, online at www.ancestry.com, citing FHL Film# 1306457. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1791 to 1850.
  8. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, regarding the 1844 probate of John Heaton of Madison County, Illinois, Will Records, Book A-C, 1818-1870, page 219, image# 252; Letters of Administration granted to Isaac Gillham dated 6 February 1844.
  9. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, regarding the 1844 probate of John Heaton of Madison County, Illinois, Probate case files, Box 14, Tray 44, H´s, No. 11-20; Box 14, Tray 45, J´s, No. 1-15, 1813-1903, John Heaton images 85-127, with some of the final pages labeled as the probate of Isaac Gillham.
  10. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, regarding the 1844 probate of John Heaton of Madison County, Illinois, Probate case files, Box 14, Tray 44, H´s, No. 11-20; Box 14, Tray 45, J´s, No. 1-15, 1813-1903, John Heaton images 85-127, with some of the final pages labeled as the probate of Isaac Gillham, image# 116.
  11. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, James H. Spence and Roxana Heaton. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  12. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James H. and Roxeeana Spence, Township 3 N R 9 W, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M432_119; Page: 488B; Image: 317. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James H. and "Roxeeanna" Spence, Township 3 N R 9 W, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M432_119; Page: 488B; Image: 317.
  14. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "James W. and Roxiana Spiece", Township 3 Range 9, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M653_208; Page: 668; Family History Library Film: 803208. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Roxanna Spence, Township 3 Range 9, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M593_252; Page: 328B; Family History Library Film: 545751. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  16. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hamilton J. and Roxana Spence, Nameoki, Madison, Illinois; Roll: 233; Page: 395D; Enumeration District: 027.
  17. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James W. and Roxiana Spiece, Township 3 Range 9, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M653_208; Page: 668; Family History Library Film: 803208.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Spence, Memorial ID# 36438159.

Abigail Kent1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Thomas Kent2
Marriage*She married Jabesh Heaton, son of Samuel Heaton and Sarah Hawes, in Morris County, New Jersey.1,2 

Family

 Jabesh Heaton b. 13 Mar 1714/15, d. 23 Nov 1798
Children 1.Jabesh Heaton2 b. b 1749, d. 1802
 2.Hestor Heaton2 b. c 1750, d. b 24 Oct 1793
 3.Phoebe Heaton2
 4.Priscilla Heaton2
 5.Isaac Heaton+2 b. 1753, d. 8 Mar 1838
 6.Mary Heaton3,4 b. 30 Apr 1756, d. 10 Mar 1836

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 6, page 184. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  3. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 285, noting her birth date as 30 April 1756. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  4. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 6, page 184, noting her date of birth as 03 April 1756.

Sarah Kent1

d. 3 July 1764
Family
Marriage*27 July 1741She married Oxenbridge Thacher Jr., son of Oxenbridge Thacher and Elizabeth Lilley, on 27 July 1741 in Boston, Suffolk County.2 
Death*3 July 1764She died of small pox on 3 July 1764 in Milton.3,4 

Family

 Oxenbridge Thacher Jr. b. 3 Jan 1719/20, d. 9 Jul 1765
Child 1.Peter Thacher1,4,2,5 b. 10 Mar 1752, d. 16 Dec 1802

Citations

  1. [S1215] Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 (Thwing Collection), online at www.americanancestors.org, page 17250. Hereinafter cited as Boston Inhabitants and Estates (Thwing).
  2. [S746] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.americanancestors.org, City Document No. 150, page 264. Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Milton Deaths, Volume 1, page 247. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S1214] William Emerson, A Sermon on the decease of the Rev. Peter Thacher, D.D.: pronounced Dec. 31, 1802 in Brattle Street Church, Boston, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Young and Minns, printers to the state, 1803), page 24. Hereinafter cited as A Sermon on the decease of the Rev. Peter Thacher.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Milton Births, Volume 1, page 62.

Thomas Kent1

Family

Family
Child 1.Abigail Kent+1

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 6, page 184. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Eleanor Kenyon1

b. between 1833 and 1834
Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Descendants of John Bolton and Zilpah Peirce
Birth*between 1833 and 1834Eleanor Kenyon was born between 1833 and 1834 in Connecticut.2,3 
Marriage*13 June 1850She married George Washington Brown, son of James Ormond Brown and Elizabeth Everett Bolton, on 13 June 1850 in McLean County, Illinois.1 
Census US 1850*15 November 1850Eleanor and George W. Brown were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 15 November 1850 in District 33, McLean County, Illinois. The newly married couple were listed on the same census page as two (or maybe just one, spread-out) Kenyon family likely containing Eleanor's parents and siblings.3 
Census US 1860*7 June 1860Eleanor and George W. Brown were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 7 June 1860 in Mount Hope, McLean County, Illinois. George and Eleanor had four young sons living with them in the household. Cassius was 7, Harold 5, Frank 4, and Lucien 2. Also living with the family and helping with the farm labor was Clarence Shove, George's 22-year-old half-brother. The next family enumerated on the census was the household of James Brown, George's older brother, and members of Eleanor's Kenyon family also lived nearby.2 
(Wife) Death3 January 1865Eleanor (Kenyon) became a Civil War widow when George Washington Brown died on 3 January 1865 at Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.4 
Marriage*22 October 1867She married Edward J. Riley on 22 October 1867 in McLean County, Illinois. Edward was 9 years younger than Eleanor, a widow with several children.5 
Census US 1870*13 July 1870Eleanor (Kenyon) Brown and Edward J. Riley appeared on the 1870 census taken on 13 July 1870 in Sharon, Fayette County, Illinois. The couple's young daughter, Anna, was one year old. Three of Eleanor's children from her marriage to George Brown also resided in the household. Frank B. was 14, Mabel was 8 and Harry was 5.6 

Family 1

 George Washington Brown b. 1828, d. 3 Jan 1865
Children 1.Cassius Brown2 b. c 1853
 2.Harold Brown2 b. c 1855
 3.Frank B. Brown2 b. c 1856
 4.Lucien Brown2 b. c 1858
 5.Mable Brown7 b. c 1863
 6.Harry Brown8 b. c 1865

Family 2

 Edward J. Riley b. c 1842
Child 1.Anna Riley8 b. 1869

Citations

  1. [S512] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, online at www.ilsos.gov/Genealogy/, volume B, page 246. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of G.W. Brown, Mount Hope, McLean County, Illinois; Roll: M653_204; Page: 14; Image: 15. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Geo W. Brown, District 33, McLean County, Illinois; Roll: M432_117; Page: 120; Image: 620. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S513] Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database, online at www.ilsos.gov/Genealogy/, Illinois Civil War Detail Report, George W. Brown of Mount Hope, McLean County, Illinois. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls.
  5. [S512] Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900, online at www.ilsos.gov/Genealogy/, volume 00E, page 0371.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edwd J and Ellinor Riley, Sharon Fayette County, Illinois; Roll: M593_220; Page 756; Image: 359. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of J.O. and "Emelia" L. Brown, Fowler, Bemton County, Indiana; Roll: T9_266; Family History Film: 1254266; Page: 3141.1000; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0410. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edwd J and Elinor Riley, Sharon Fayette County, Illinois; Roll: M593_220; Page 756; Image: 359.

Mary Keogh1

Family
Marriage*She married Frederick Netterville.1 
Residence*Mary and Frederick settled in Woodbrook House, County Galway.1 
(Wife) Death1785Mary became a widow when Frederick Netterville died in 1785.2 
Children* At his death, Frederick left Mary with five children: two younger sons who died unmarried and three daughters. Marcella was the eldest, and her two younger sisters, like her brothers, died unmarried.3 

Family

 Frederick Netterville d. 1785
Child 1.Marcella Netterville1 b. 1777, d. 18 Nov 1865

Citations

  1. [S1639] 'It was the landlord's right to do as he pleased', The Galway Advertiser, online at http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/68791/…, 24 October 2013. Hereinafter cited as Galway Advertiser, 'It was the landlord's right to do as he pleased.'
  2. [S1652] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (London, England: Harrison, 1868), Netterville, pages 808-809. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire.
  3. [S1652] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Netterville, pages 808-809, describing Marcella as the couple's eldest daughter.

Anna Elizabeth Keppler1,2

b. 16 October 1711, d. 7 May 1792
Family
Birth*16 October 1711Anna Elizabeth Keppler was born on 16 October 1711 in Pfalzel, Stadtkreis Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.2 
Marriage*She married first Jacob Meyer in Germany.3,4 
Marriage*22 May 1749She married second Christopher Bittenbender on 22 May 1749 in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1,5,2,6 
Death*7 May 1792She died on 7 May 1792 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, at age 802 
Burial* and was buried in Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Easton. Her remains were moved to Easton Cemetery in 1870 and her headstone in 2008 was located in the basement of Saint John's Lutheran Church in Easton.2 
(Grandmother) CodicilHer grandson, Christopher Myers, prepared an undated codicil to his will dated 8 May 1798 which contained additional instructions. The codicil appointed his brother, Jacob Myers, as a specific-purpose Executor, and mentioned his father, John Myers, his paternal grandmother, Anna Elizabeth (Keppler) Meyer Bittenbender, and his grandmother's second husband, Christopher Bittenbender. Below is our transcription of Christopher's codicil.

Item. My will is further that whereas I conceive I am justly intitled to 50 acres land more or less left me by my late grandmother who died in or about the month of May 1792 who was formerly wife to my grandfather Myers who was father to my father John Myers who lives at Easton in the State of Pennsylvania, and which said grandmother after the death of my grandfather Myers intermarried with a certain Christopher Bittenbender and which land lays as well as my recollection serves me is about 25 or 30 miles from Philadelphia and whereas I have for some time past resided in the State of Virginia and not having it fully in my power since I have arrived at the age of discretion to go forward in order to establish my claim to said land being now weak but in perfect memory do constitute my brother Jacob Myers one of my Executors for the express purpose of going forward to establish my just right (hoping he will be assisted by my father’s connections and funds on the express condition that he puts my estate to no trouble or cost for which services I bequeath him the one half of the said land when obtained or the one half of whatever he may sell the same for in money, the other half of the money to be paid by him to my other Executrix and Executors, and by them disposed of in the same manner that my other estate, by my above will.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal ratifying this to be a part of my last will and testament in as full a manner as if it had been before wrote and desire it may be annexed to my will of the 8th of May 1798. [Underlined before signed: who died in or about the month May 1792]

Christopher Myers signed and sealed his codicil in the presence of witnesses, J. A. Lewis, Robert Kempton and John Phillips, who signed with his X mark.1 

Family 1

 Jacob Meyer b. 1711
Child 1.John Meyer+1,7 b. 23 Oct 1739, d. 15 Mar 1807

Family 2

 Christopher Bittenbender b. 4 Feb 1721, d. 19 Aug 1805

Citations

  1. [S2263] Virginia. Albemarle County Court, "Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; general index, 1748-1930". Microfilm of original records at the Albemarle County Courthouse in Charlottesville, Virginia. The County Court ceased to exist in 1904 and was replaced by the Circuit Court. Contains wills, inventories, accounts and other related probate documents and includes a general index, and a few volumes are also individually indexed: will of Christopher Myers dated 6 May 1798 and proved in the September Court of 1798, Will Book 4, pages 11-12, FHL Film# 30213, Digital# 7643847, images# 17-18 of 397; on 16 microfilm reels, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; general index, 1748-1930.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna Elizabeth (Keppler) Bittenbender, Memorial# 28284882. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; burial of Johan Meyer, age 67, born about 1740, son of Jacob Meyer, died in 1807, burial on 18 March 1807 at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA, at St John's Lutheran Church, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 532. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  4. [S2267] Myers/Meyer Research Information: The Miller Family, an Ancestry Tree researched and shared by eprof4 which offers sources, research explanations and rationale. We found information on this Tree helpful as we worked to expand our understanding of Christopher Myers, his paternal grandmother, and his father, Johannes Meyers Sr., who may be found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/21843162/…, citing pages 115 and 123 of the Orphan's Court 1752-1781 Northampton County, Register of Wills, Northampton County Courthouse, Easton, Pennsylvania, Northampton County Courthouse, and reporting that the information on these pages confirms the marriage of Jacob and Elizabeth; she is referred to as the Executrix of her husband's Estate and later referred to as being Elizabeth Bittenbender [late Meyers]. Hereinafter cited as Myers/Meyer Research Information: The Miller Family.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christopher Bittenbender, Memorial# 169384582.
  6. [S1609] Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Anna Eliz Mayer and Christophe "Buttebinder" on 22 May 1749 in New Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821.
  7. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com, confirmation on 20 April 1755 of Johan Jacob Meÿer, son of Jacob Meÿer, deceased, and Elizabeth at the New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 667.

Alida Kerkhof1

b. 4 May 1871, d. 5 July 1895
Family
Birth*4 May 1871Alida Kerkhof was born on 4 May 1871.1 
Marriage*1892She married John Bottje about 1892.1,2 
Death*5 July 1895She died on 5 July 1895 in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, at age 241 
Burial* and was buried in Block 23, Lot 8, Grave 1, of Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven.1 

Family

 John Bottje b. 25 Sep 1861, d. 22 Aug 1935
Child 1.Frank Bottje1,3 b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 12 Jun 1974

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alida (Kerkhof) Bottje, Memorial# 96853576. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bottje, Memorial# 96853525.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frank Bottje, Memorial# 96853890.

Adam Berry Kern1

b. 31 August 1822, d. 20 January 1886
Family
Birth*31 August 1822Adam Berry Kern was born on 31 August 1822 in Monroe County, Indiana.1,2 
Marriage*25 October 1843He married Martha Porch on 25 October 1843 in Monroe County, Indiana.3,1,2,4 
Death*20 January 1886He died on 20 January 1886 in Henderson County, Illinois, at age 631 
Burial* and was buried in Terre Haute Cemetery, Terre Haute, Henderson County.1 

Family

 Martha Porch b. 10 Dec 1822, d. 6 Nov 1913
Child 1.Laura Kern+1,2 b. 16 Jan 1859, d. 17 Oct 1904

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Adam Berry Kern, Memorial# 66715717. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam B. and Martha Kern, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M593_228; Page: 149A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Porch) Kern, Memorial# 66715623.
  4. [S2417] Web: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1806-1861, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Martha Poarch and Adam B Keen on 25 October 1843 in Monroe, Indiana, USA. Hereinafter cited as Web: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1806-1861.

Laura Kern1

b. 16 January 1859, d. 17 October 1904
Family
Father*Adam Berry Kern2,3 b. 31 Aug 1822, d. 20 Jan 1886
Mother*Martha Porch4,3 b. 10 Dec 1822, d. 6 Nov 1913
Birth*16 January 1859Laura Kern was born on 16 January 1859 in Illinois.1,5 
Marriage*8 January 1880She married, as his first wife, Marion Lovitt, son of Price Lovitt and Mary Jane Grigsby, on 8 January 1880 in Henderson County, Illinois.6,1,7 
Census US 1900*6 June 1900Laura and Marion Lovitt were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 6 June 1900 in Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois. Marion was 42 years of age and a farmer, and Laura was age 41. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 20 years, and Laura had given birth to four children, three of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. Cyril C. was 16 years old and had attended school for 7 months of the census year; and Freddie H. and Vernon M. were ages 9 and 7 years, respectively, and had both attended school for 9 months of the census year.5 
Death*17 October 1904She died on 17 October 1904 at age 451 
Burial* and was buried in Terre Haute Cemetery, Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Marion Lovitt b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 11 Jul 1938
Children 1.Clarance G. Lovitt8,1 b. 10 Nov 1881, d. 3 Nov 1882
 2.Cyril Clinton Lovitt9,1 b. 21 Mar 1884
 3.Fred H. Lovitt10,1 b. Jan 1890
 4.Vernon Marion Lovitt11,1 b. 11 Feb 1893

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura (Kern) Lovitt, Memorial# 60813319. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Adam Berry Kern, Memorial# 66715717.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam B. and Martha Kern, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M593_228; Page: 149A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Porch) Kern, Memorial# 66715623.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Marion and Laura Lovitt, Year: 1900; Census Place: Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: 305; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1240305. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Marion Lovitt, Memorial# 60813273.
  7. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Marion Lovitt and Laura Kern on 8 January 1880 in Henderson, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clarance G. Lovitt, Memorial# 60813383.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cyril Clinton Lovitt, Memorial# 130552421.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fred H Lovitt, Memorial# 53523353.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Vernon Marion Lovitt, Memorial# 73932643.

George Kerr1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Relationship Note*The relationship between George Kerr and Hugh Kerr has not yet been identified.2 
Residence*He lived in Clareisland, County Westmeath, Ireland.1 
Marriage*He married Margaret Bell, daughter of Andrew Bell and Mary Booth.1 
(2nd Brother-in-Law) Estate and LandGeorge Kerr was named as an heir in the will of his brother-in-law, John Bell of Creevy, dated 08 December 1806. John gave him, and his heirs, his title to his lands of Derrymacegan and Moneybeg in County Westmeath.2 

Family

 Margaret Bell

Citations

  1. [S497] Marguerite Clayton (Michigan), compiler, "Hinds Family Research Collection" (Research results and analysis, letters and photos, in the possession of Shirley Ertz of Nebraska), Andrew Bell (d. 1755) Family Tree obtained from Beverley Mackey. Hereinafter cited as "Hinds Family Research Collection."
  2. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, John Bell, 1806, Creevy, County Longford, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.