CAWBY/CAUVEY: This surname generated close to 200 spelling variations with the initial letters of C or G. That made researching the family's origins quite interesting.
Martin Cawby, Sr. was the earliest member of the family for whom I found records until focusing on the Cawbys several years ago at the Salt Lake Institute. A fellow researcher had mentioned the Catawba Valley as a rumored residence for the family. When I came across a book at the Family History Library on German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina, 1750-1800, I latched onto it.
One Johannes Cabi/Cabe had arrived in Philadelphia from his home in one of the German States, settled in Maryland long enough to father seven children, then moved on to North Carolina. Johannes settled in the Catawba Valley. From 1789 until about 1807, John Gaba/Cauvey appeared in Lincoln Co., NC land records. Sons Martin & David were also found in the records. After 1807 the Cawby name disappeared from Lincoln Co. records.
In 1808, the names of John, Martin & David Cawby [or variations thereof] started appearing in the Jessamine Co., Kentucky tax rolls. John's name appeared in the Jessamine tax records until 1819. He presumably died there in 1819/20. Martin died in Jessamine Co. in 1824.
Martin Cawby, Jr., born about a year before his grandfather died, eventually made several stops in Indiana before dying in Indianapolis just short of his 80th birthday.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Saturday, February 28, 2015
More Family Stories & Legends
CAIN: This family get a mention just because of the unique family monument at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eliza Ann [Jennison] Cain [c1812-1881] was the wife of Captain John Cain, Sr. & the daughter of Rufus Jennison, Sr. & Jerusha Field. John Cain served as agent for the Nez Perce from 1853-58 and was replaced by his son Andrew.
The Cain monument at Crown Hill is a virtual family group record. Several members of the family predeceased Eliza and were buried elsewhere. She had those remains reinterred at Crown Hill in 1874. On one side of the monument is recorded the names of John and Eliza. Her parents and brother Rufus Jr. were named on another side. On a third panel were inscribed the names of children Andrew J. Cain, John Cain, Clara Bierce, Jerusha V., Van Buren, Caroline, Harriet and Jessie B. Cain.
The Day Book for Crown Hill interments gives more detailed information on several of the family members including birth & death dates & places.
One curious item does exist for the family. Eliza's father, Rufus has a death date of 6 August 1862. Family records are consistent as to the date. The fly in the ointment - Rufus' obituary & funeral notice appear in the Indianapolis papers in 1864. Did he die in 1862 or 1864?
The Day Book & the monument are rare finds.
The Cain monument at Crown Hill is a virtual family group record. Several members of the family predeceased Eliza and were buried elsewhere. She had those remains reinterred at Crown Hill in 1874. On one side of the monument is recorded the names of John and Eliza. Her parents and brother Rufus Jr. were named on another side. On a third panel were inscribed the names of children Andrew J. Cain, John Cain, Clara Bierce, Jerusha V., Van Buren, Caroline, Harriet and Jessie B. Cain.
The Day Book for Crown Hill interments gives more detailed information on several of the family members including birth & death dates & places.
One curious item does exist for the family. Eliza's father, Rufus has a death date of 6 August 1862. Family records are consistent as to the date. The fly in the ointment - Rufus' obituary & funeral notice appear in the Indianapolis papers in 1864. Did he die in 1862 or 1864?
The Day Book & the monument are rare finds.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Stories & Legends V
CALLUM/MACCALLUM: I haven't found much yet on Malcolm MacCallum, but what little I do know, makes for an interesting character sketch. I would estimate that Malcolm was born between 1625 & 1632 in Scotland. He was probably a conscript in the Scottish army in the fight against Oliver Cromwell's English forces. MacCallum was captured at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650. Cromwell sold many of his prisoners into servitude at iron works & other businesses in the Colonies.
Young MacCallum found himself aboard the Unity bound for the Saugus Iron Work at Lynn, Massachusetts in 1651. There he worked off his indenture, possibly early, and remained in the Lynn area. Malcolm had married by 1655. He & wife Martha had three sons & three daughters. The MacCallums probably moved to Salem and, possibly, Rowley later on.
There is a lot more to be learned in order to complete the Malcolm MacCallum story.
Young MacCallum found himself aboard the Unity bound for the Saugus Iron Work at Lynn, Massachusetts in 1651. There he worked off his indenture, possibly early, and remained in the Lynn area. Malcolm had married by 1655. He & wife Martha had three sons & three daughters. The MacCallums probably moved to Salem and, possibly, Rowley later on.
There is a lot more to be learned in order to complete the Malcolm MacCallum story.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
FS&L IV
BREWSTER: Back in my early research days while working on my Hazen genealogy, a fellow researcher informed me that she had been told that there was a Mayflower connection to that family. None of the research to that time supported the claim. Little did I know at the time that early researchers had made a crucial error in calculating relationships in the lineage. Elizabeth Dart was presumed to be a Dart by birth, whereas she was actually a Dart by marriage and a Turner by birth. That was the key to solving "the Mayflower mystery." The evidence was in the records. It had been overlooked. Elizabeth Turner's grandmother was Mary Brewster, daughter of Jonathan and granddaughter of Elder William Brewster.
Brewster was a native of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. He served Secretary William Davison and was in the "Low Countries" with Davison when he negotiated an alliance with the States General. He was later postmaster of Scrooby. About 1602 Brewster began hosting worship services in his home. The attendees would form the Separatist Church in 1606. Brewster was arrested in 1607 for trying to lead a Separatist group in fleeing England. The next year he was released and joined the Separatists in The Netherlands and was chosen ruling elder in 1609. After escaping authorities in 1619, Brewster was able to secure a grant from the Virginia Company.
The Mayflower and the Speedwell left Plimouth, England in August 1620 for Virginia, The Speedwell was forced to turn back and the Mayflower sailed off course, landing at Cape Cod [Massachusetts] in October. The passengers, about half Separatists and half Strangers [non-Separatists] signed the "Mayflower Compact" - the document that laid out the government of the new colony. [men only]
Of the 102 passengers, 52 survived the first winter. The Fortune arrived in 1621 with relief for the survivors.
Brewster served as leader of the church for many years. He was praised by his contemporaries for his leadership. William moved to Duxbury in 1630 to join his son Jonathan [who arrived in 1621]. He died there in April of 1644 at the age of 89.
Brewster was a native of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. He served Secretary William Davison and was in the "Low Countries" with Davison when he negotiated an alliance with the States General. He was later postmaster of Scrooby. About 1602 Brewster began hosting worship services in his home. The attendees would form the Separatist Church in 1606. Brewster was arrested in 1607 for trying to lead a Separatist group in fleeing England. The next year he was released and joined the Separatists in The Netherlands and was chosen ruling elder in 1609. After escaping authorities in 1619, Brewster was able to secure a grant from the Virginia Company.
The Mayflower and the Speedwell left Plimouth, England in August 1620 for Virginia, The Speedwell was forced to turn back and the Mayflower sailed off course, landing at Cape Cod [Massachusetts] in October. The passengers, about half Separatists and half Strangers [non-Separatists] signed the "Mayflower Compact" - the document that laid out the government of the new colony. [men only]
Of the 102 passengers, 52 survived the first winter. The Fortune arrived in 1621 with relief for the survivors.
Brewster served as leader of the church for many years. He was praised by his contemporaries for his leadership. William moved to Duxbury in 1630 to join his son Jonathan [who arrived in 1621]. He died there in April of 1644 at the age of 89.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Family Stories & Legends III:
BILLIOU: The Walloon Pierre Billiou was born about 1622 in the LaBasse or Wicres region of Flanders [later Artois, France], the son of Jean/Jacq Billiou. Being of the Protestant faith, Pierre fled the Catholic-ruled Spanish territory for Leiden, Holland, The Netherlands. There he married Francoise DuBois [sister of New Paltz, NY founder Louis] in 1649. The Billious had five daughters before leaving for the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1661. Four of the girls accompanied Pierre and Francoise to America. It is believed that the eldest, Marie, sailed to New Netherland with the DuBois family a year or so earlier.
The Billious would eventually settle on Staten Island, where Pierre was one of the original petitioners for the new settlement of Oulde Dorp [Old Town] near South Beach. In 1663, Pierre began building their house - which still stands today as part of the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House. [Dongan Hills section on Richmond Road, see photo below] Pierre went on to acquire additional tracts of land on Staten Island, Flatbush, Long Island and New Jersey. He was active in local politics and was a strong community leader.
Marie Billiou and her husband, Arent Jansen Prall, relocated from Kingston to Staten Island about 1675.
Pierre became a widower in 1696 and remarried perhaps twice. He died in 1701, leaving behind a pioneer's legacy.
http://www.historicrichmondtown.org/treasures/structures/billiou-stillwell-perine-house
The Billious would eventually settle on Staten Island, where Pierre was one of the original petitioners for the new settlement of Oulde Dorp [Old Town] near South Beach. In 1663, Pierre began building their house - which still stands today as part of the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House. [Dongan Hills section on Richmond Road, see photo below] Pierre went on to acquire additional tracts of land on Staten Island, Flatbush, Long Island and New Jersey. He was active in local politics and was a strong community leader.
Marie Billiou and her husband, Arent Jansen Prall, relocated from Kingston to Staten Island about 1675.
Pierre became a widower in 1696 and remarried perhaps twice. He died in 1701, leaving behind a pioneer's legacy.
http://www.historicrichmondtown.org/treasures/structures/billiou-stillwell-perine-house
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Family Stories & Legends II
BALLINGER: Josiah Ballinger, Sr. was a pioneering Quaker. His parents, Henry Ballinger, Sr. and Mary Wright settled in Burlington Co., NJ. Josiah moved his family to the Monocacy Valley in present-day Frederick Co., Maryland in 1725. Quaker monthly meetings were held at Ballinger's home until a new meeting house could be built. The Ballingers were on the move again by 1736. This time they moved to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Josiah settled along Apple Pie Ridge north of Winchester [formerly Fredericktown]. He was instrumental in helping to establish the Hopewell Monthly Meeting. Josiah died in 1748. In 1755, the 44th and 48th British regiments camped on the Ballinger property. On 6 August 1755, surviving members of General Braddock's command also camped there. It was noted that the "two old maid Quakers" who lived there did a good job of caring for the troops. Josiah's daughter, Sarah, married Evan Rogers. The Rogers clan helped pioneer the Back Creek Valley of Frederick Co., Virginia.
Note: The Ballinger family still requires some research, at least Josiah's wife does. For some years it was believed that MaryWright Ballinger's mother was Mary Davis. An article by Stewart Baldwin in the April 2000 issue of the American Genealogist disputed this, providing evidence that it was Mary Bowater who was Mary Wright's mother. Supporters of the Davis theory have challenged Baldwin's findings.
Can you say SLIG Problem Solving project? :)-
Note: The Ballinger family still requires some research, at least Josiah's wife does. For some years it was believed that MaryWright Ballinger's mother was Mary Davis. An article by Stewart Baldwin in the April 2000 issue of the American Genealogist disputed this, providing evidence that it was Mary Bowater who was Mary Wright's mother. Supporters of the Davis theory have challenged Baldwin's findings.
Can you say SLIG Problem Solving project? :)-
Monday, February 23, 2015
Family Stories and Legends
I thought I'd focus on the stories of ancestors [direct and collateral] for awhile. I'm going to try to take the surnames alphabetically. That brings a "collateral cousin" up first.
ARNOLD: My direct Arnold descent is through the immigrant, William [1587-1675] and his daughter Joanna [1616-1693], who married Zachariah Rhodes. Joanna's elder brother was governor of Rhodes Island and passed his given name on for several generations. Gov. Arnold's great-great-grandson was a pharmacist, merchant trader and gained a reputation as a superb military leader early in the Revolutionary War. Unfortunately, the officer's ego and vanity frequently got in his way. Although Horatio Gates received the credit for the American victory a Saratoga in 1777, it was Arnold who turned the tide and received a serious leg wound. He was appointed military governor of Philadelphia while he recuperated. Arnold was court-martialed and received a reprimand from Gen. Washington, who later offered him a field command. Arnold chose the job of commandant of West Point. Gen. Arnold, with the help of his Loyalist- sympathizing wife, Peggy Shippen, negotiated with British spy, Maj. John Andre to turn over West Point to the enemy. The plot was discovered, Andre was captured and hanged, but Arnold escaped. Gen. Arnold was given a Loyalist command in the British Army. The proud name of Benedict Arnold was terminated in the American line. Now how many of us can have a military hero and traitor wrapped up in one package!?
ARNOLD: My direct Arnold descent is through the immigrant, William [1587-1675] and his daughter Joanna [1616-1693], who married Zachariah Rhodes. Joanna's elder brother was governor of Rhodes Island and passed his given name on for several generations. Gov. Arnold's great-great-grandson was a pharmacist, merchant trader and gained a reputation as a superb military leader early in the Revolutionary War. Unfortunately, the officer's ego and vanity frequently got in his way. Although Horatio Gates received the credit for the American victory a Saratoga in 1777, it was Arnold who turned the tide and received a serious leg wound. He was appointed military governor of Philadelphia while he recuperated. Arnold was court-martialed and received a reprimand from Gen. Washington, who later offered him a field command. Arnold chose the job of commandant of West Point. Gen. Arnold, with the help of his Loyalist- sympathizing wife, Peggy Shippen, negotiated with British spy, Maj. John Andre to turn over West Point to the enemy. The plot was discovered, Andre was captured and hanged, but Arnold escaped. Gen. Arnold was given a Loyalist command in the British Army. The proud name of Benedict Arnold was terminated in the American line. Now how many of us can have a military hero and traitor wrapped up in one package!?
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