One of my Revolutionary War ancestors was Nicholas Miller, born c 1749 in PA and died 23 July 1833 in Butler Co., OH. The military grave registration card for Nicholas states that he was a private in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. That is about all that is available on his service. There is not a lot of general information on his life either.
The family lived in what would become Fayette Co., PA during the Revolutionary War. They were near the PA/MD border and not far from Virginia. That gives Nicholas three states in which to enlist. The question.... Which one?
Monday, January 14, 2019
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Preparing for a Research Trip to a place with MAJOR Facitities Available: Washington, DC!
This summer I will have a chance to spend a couple of days in Washington, DC doing research. The trick is deciding where to spend my limited time. There are four facilities that I'd like to visit:
1) The National Archives
2) The Library of Congress
3) The Daughters of the American Revolution Library
4) The Society of the Cincinnati Library
The NARA has a ton of federal records, including military pension files and service records. I believe that I have the complete files for my Rev War and Civil War ancestors who qualified for pensions, so this may move the NARA down the list.
The Library of Congress has genealogies that I have not been able to access at other facilities, so it has to be near the top of "where to go."
At the DAR Library I can gain access to documents used to get a slew of Rev War ancestors into the society. That may be at the top of the list.
The Society of the Cincinnati was opened to officers who served with the American and French forces during the Revolution. Only Continental Line officers above a certain rank were eligible. So far as I know, only Capt. Edward Prall, 1st Maryland, was a member. I sent for his info a number of years ago and may have everything available on him.
So, we have the DAR and LOC as the top spots on the list, with the NARA in 3rd and the SOC a distant 4th.
Factors to consider now, hours, proximity to the hotel and what information I need the most. More on the plans in a later post.
1) The National Archives
2) The Library of Congress
3) The Daughters of the American Revolution Library
4) The Society of the Cincinnati Library
The NARA has a ton of federal records, including military pension files and service records. I believe that I have the complete files for my Rev War and Civil War ancestors who qualified for pensions, so this may move the NARA down the list.
The Library of Congress has genealogies that I have not been able to access at other facilities, so it has to be near the top of "where to go."
At the DAR Library I can gain access to documents used to get a slew of Rev War ancestors into the society. That may be at the top of the list.
The Society of the Cincinnati was opened to officers who served with the American and French forces during the Revolution. Only Continental Line officers above a certain rank were eligible. So far as I know, only Capt. Edward Prall, 1st Maryland, was a member. I sent for his info a number of years ago and may have everything available on him.
So, we have the DAR and LOC as the top spots on the list, with the NARA in 3rd and the SOC a distant 4th.
Factors to consider now, hours, proximity to the hotel and what information I need the most. More on the plans in a later post.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Haskell Family Gen. 3-4, Sources
Third Generation
3. William Haskell1,5
(William-2, William-1) was born in Nov 1618 in Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset,
England.5 He was baptized on 8 Nov 1618 in
Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.5 He died on 20 Aug 1693 at the
age of 74 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts.5
William, Roger and Joan Haskell emigrated about 1635/6 with their mother and
step-father, John Stone. The family first settled at Cape Ann side in Salem
[later Beverly], but had removed to Gloucester by the early 1640s. William
married at Gloucester in 1643 and most, if not all, of his children were born
there. The births of four children are missing from the Gloucester records,
suggesting the family moved away from 1646-1656. It is possible, however, that
they were simply not entered into the birth records.
Haskell's holdings in 1645 included land on Planters' Neck. In 1656 he was residing on the west side of the Annisquam River. This land included ten acres with a house and barn purchased from Richard Window. [Another location given for the Haskell residence was on the west side of Walker's Creek where his sons owned land on both sides of the creek.]
William was both a farmer and a mariner engaged in the fishing business. In 1672 he gave his age as about 55 years. William was appointed guardian of his nephew Samuel [son of Roger] in 1679. Between 1672 and 1685 Haskell was a deputy to the General Court and served as a town selectman part of that time. He was named lieutenant of the train band [militia] in 1680/1. William was later promoted to captain and retained that title until his death. Haskell was deacon of the church for a time. In 1688 Gloucester and other towns refused to assess taxes levied by Royal Gov. Andros. The offending town selectmen were brought before the Superior Court at Salem and fined forty shillings and fees.
An epidemic may have swept through Gloucester during the summer of 1693. Mary died on the 16th of August and William died on the 20th.
William and Mary were the parents to nine children, all probably born at Gloucester: William [26 August 1644], Joseph [2 June 1646], Benjamin [c 1648], John [c 1649], Mary [c 1651], Ruth [c 1654], Mark [8 April 1658], Sarah [28 June 1660] and Elinor [28 May 1663].
Haskell's holdings in 1645 included land on Planters' Neck. In 1656 he was residing on the west side of the Annisquam River. This land included ten acres with a house and barn purchased from Richard Window. [Another location given for the Haskell residence was on the west side of Walker's Creek where his sons owned land on both sides of the creek.]
William was both a farmer and a mariner engaged in the fishing business. In 1672 he gave his age as about 55 years. William was appointed guardian of his nephew Samuel [son of Roger] in 1679. Between 1672 and 1685 Haskell was a deputy to the General Court and served as a town selectman part of that time. He was named lieutenant of the train band [militia] in 1680/1. William was later promoted to captain and retained that title until his death. Haskell was deacon of the church for a time. In 1688 Gloucester and other towns refused to assess taxes levied by Royal Gov. Andros. The offending town selectmen were brought before the Superior Court at Salem and fined forty shillings and fees.
An epidemic may have swept through Gloucester during the summer of 1693. Mary died on the 16th of August and William died on the 20th.
William and Mary were the parents to nine children, all probably born at Gloucester: William [26 August 1644], Joseph [2 June 1646], Benjamin [c 1648], John [c 1649], Mary [c 1651], Ruth [c 1654], Mark [8 April 1658], Sarah [28 June 1660] and Elinor [28 May 1663].
William Haskell and Mary/Marie
Tybbot were married on 6 Nov 1643 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts.5 Mary/Marie Tybbot6, daughter of Walter
Tybbot and Mary [Tybbot], was born on 6 Nov 1623 in Wales [?].6 She died on 16 Aug 1693 at the
age of 69 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts.5
The Simmons Family and other sources that offer a birth date for Mary
Tybbot give the date as 6 November 1628 in Beverly, Massachusetts. Problems
exist with both the date and place. Mary and William Haskell were married in
1643, so she would have been only 15 at the time. New England females were
generally between 18-22 when they married. The Tybbots were part of the Blinman
Party that arrived at Plymouth in 1640. Mary would have been born before the
move.
One IGI entry offers a very reasonable solution, a transcription error! The entry is for 6 November 1623. The numerals 3 and 8 can easily be misread for one another in vital records. A birth year of 1623 would have made Mary 20 at the time of her marriage.
One IGI entry offers a very reasonable solution, a transcription error! The entry is for 6 November 1623. The numerals 3 and 8 can easily be misread for one another in vital records. A birth year of 1623 would have made Mary 20 at the time of her marriage.
William Haskell and Mary/Marie Tybbot had the following
child:
4 i. Mary Haskell, born ca 1651, Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married Edward Dodge, 30 Apr 1673,
Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 1737, Beverly, Essex Co.,
Massachusetts.
Fourth Generation
4. Mary Haskell (William-3,
William-2, William-1) was born circa 1651 in Gloucester, Essex Co.,
Massachusetts. She died in 1737 at the age of 86 in Beverly,
Essex Co., Massachusetts.5 The Gloucester
Vital Records give 28 June 1660 as the birth date of Mary Haskell [Hauscall in
the records]. This is also the date recorded for her sister Sarah. If Mary was
born in 1660, then she would have been 12 when she married in 1673. A marriage
at that age was unacceptable in Puritan New England.
The Haskell Family of North America - Descendants of William Haskell and Elinor Foule [http://hfa.haskells.net/haskellfamilyna/pafc04.htm#3191C8] website notes that Mary's grandfather, Walter Tybbot, made his will on 5 June 1651. This will named all of his grandchildren, including the four sons of his daughter Mary [Wm. Haskell]. Mary would have been his first granddaughter and was not named in the will.
Gloucester was without a trained town clerk around the time, which could easily explain the error in recording Mary's birth.
Mary's brother John was born about 1649 [aged 69 in 1718] and her sister, Ruth was born about 1654. The Haskell website suggests that Mary was born in the latter half of 1651 after the writing of Walter Tybbot's June will.
The Haskell Family of North America - Descendants of William Haskell and Elinor Foule [http://hfa.haskells.net/haskellfamilyna/pafc04.htm#3191C8] website notes that Mary's grandfather, Walter Tybbot, made his will on 5 June 1651. This will named all of his grandchildren, including the four sons of his daughter Mary [Wm. Haskell]. Mary would have been his first granddaughter and was not named in the will.
Gloucester was without a trained town clerk around the time, which could easily explain the error in recording Mary's birth.
Mary's brother John was born about 1649 [aged 69 in 1718] and her sister, Ruth was born about 1654. The Haskell website suggests that Mary was born in the latter half of 1651 after the writing of Walter Tybbot's June will.
Mary Haskell and Edward Dodge
were married on 30 Apr 1673 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.7 Edward Dodge7, son of Richard Dodge
and Edith Brayne, was born circa 1649/50 in North Beverly, Essex Co.,
Massachusetts.7 He died on 13 Feb 1727 at the
age of 77 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.7
Edward Dodge and his brother Joseph were co-executors of their father's will.
They seemingly got along well with each other and family members as the
disposition of the farms they jointly inherited were amicably divided. During
his lifetime, Dodge held several town offices.
Edward Dodge and Mary Haskell had the following child:
5 i. Hannah Dodge, born Apr 1692, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British
America; married Samuel Curtis, 15 Jun
1720, Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 29 Aug 1782, Salem, Essex,
Massachusetts Bay, British America.
Sources:
1. "William
Haskell LBYM-19J", database, Family Search, Family Search
(www.familysearch.org : accessed 30 November 2018), "Haskell Family
Tree"; submitted November 2018 by multiple researchers, [contact information for private use].
2. "Haskell Family", database, Haskell Family
Association, Haskell Family History (http://www.haskellfamilyhistory.com/
: accessed 29 July 2011), "Haskell Family," Haskell-Foule marriage;
submitted by Haskell Family Association, [contact
information for private use].
3. Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines:
Volume I: Dawes & Allied Families (United States: Privately printed,
1943), p. 351-353: Haskell chapter; digital images, World Vital Records, (: accessed 29 July 2011.
4. "Haskell Family in North America - Descendants of
William Haskell & Elinor Foule", database, Haskell Family NA, Haskell
Family in North America (http://hfa.haskells.net/haskellfamilyna : accessed
29 July 2011), "William Haskell," background information; submitted,
[contact information for private use].
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Haskell Family:Gen.. 1-2
I have finally wrapped up my Haskell updates. Here are the results.
FIRST GENERATION
1. William Haskell1 was born circa 1544
in Wincanton, Somerset, England.1
Sources give the death dates of William and his wife as 1575, without
documentation. It is possible that both survived beyond that year. Mrs. Haskell
may have died about this time, as it was
close to the time of her youngest son's birth.
There is some conflict over the identity of William's father. William Haskell is given in some cases, Edward Haskell in others. Find A Grave gives Edward and has both father and son buried in St. Peter and Paul Churchyard in Wincanton, Somerset. Both have a birth year of 1514.
This entry does not give a spouse for Edward and gives Ann as William's spouse.
If William [b. 1514] was the father of William [b. 1544], then some sources carry the line back another generation to a William Haskell born c1490 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset and dying in 1542.
There is some conflict over the identity of William's father. William Haskell is given in some cases, Edward Haskell in others. Find A Grave gives Edward and has both father and son buried in St. Peter and Paul Churchyard in Wincanton, Somerset. Both have a birth year of 1514.
This entry does not give a spouse for Edward and gives Ann as William's spouse.
If William [b. 1514] was the father of William [b. 1544], then some sources carry the line back another generation to a William Haskell born c1490 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset and dying in 1542.
Elizabeth Rake1 was born circa 1540
in England.1 She was also known as Ann / Hannah
Childress.1 Some sources give Ann/Hannah
Childress as William's wife, others give Elizabeth Rake. Some sources give
Ann/Hannah Childress as William's wife, rather than Elizabeth Rake. The Haskell
Family Association gives Elizabeth as the wife.
William Haskell and Elizabeth Rake had the following
child:
2 i. William Haskell, born 1573, Wincanton, Somerset, England; married Elinor Foule, ca 1610,
probably Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England; died 11 May 1630,
Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.
Second Generation
2. William Haskell1–4
(William-1) was born in 1573 in Wincanton, Somerset, England.1,4 He died on 11 May 1630 at the
age of 57 in Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.1,3–4 He was buried on 11 May 1630 in
St. Stephen's, Charlton-Musgrove, Somerst, England.1,3–4 William Haskell was a blacksmith
by trade and served as a church warden in 1627. He was buried in the St.
Stephen's churchyard at Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England in 1630. He had a
brother, Mark, about ten years his senior.
Haskell Family Association research suggests that William and Mark may have been from Motcombe, a sub-parish Gillingham in the northernmost part of Dorsetshire. Motcombe had a nearby forest and manor. Both brothers worked as underkeepers of game and were joint tenants at Motcombe from 1600 to 1610. William and Mark paid extra property taxes for forges, indicating they both worked as blacksmith. Following the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James I, Gillingham was deforested and turned into pasture land. The brothers moved about 30 miles to Charlton-Musgrove.
William married Elinor Foule in 1610. They had one child baptized at East Stour, Somerset, Edward [11 March 1611/2] and seven children baptized at St. Stephen's in Charlton-Musgrove: Roger [6 March 1613/4], Cecille [5 June 1616], William [8 November 1618], Mark [8 April 1621], Dorothy [16 November 1623], Elizabeth [19 April 1626] and Joan [1 March 1626/9].
Following William's death in 1630, Elinor married John Stone [c 1632] and headed for New England. Roger, William and Joan accompanied their mother. Cecille stayed behind and resided with her Uncle Mark. Mark was apprenticed to a board weaver from 1635 until 1644 and then followed his family to Massachusetts. Edward died in 1629. It is not known what happened to Dorothy and Elizabeth; they may have died young.
Haskell Family Association research suggests that William and Mark may have been from Motcombe, a sub-parish Gillingham in the northernmost part of Dorsetshire. Motcombe had a nearby forest and manor. Both brothers worked as underkeepers of game and were joint tenants at Motcombe from 1600 to 1610. William and Mark paid extra property taxes for forges, indicating they both worked as blacksmith. Following the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James I, Gillingham was deforested and turned into pasture land. The brothers moved about 30 miles to Charlton-Musgrove.
William married Elinor Foule in 1610. They had one child baptized at East Stour, Somerset, Edward [11 March 1611/2] and seven children baptized at St. Stephen's in Charlton-Musgrove: Roger [6 March 1613/4], Cecille [5 June 1616], William [8 November 1618], Mark [8 April 1621], Dorothy [16 November 1623], Elizabeth [19 April 1626] and Joan [1 March 1626/9].
Following William's death in 1630, Elinor married John Stone [c 1632] and headed for New England. Roger, William and Joan accompanied their mother. Cecille stayed behind and resided with her Uncle Mark. Mark was apprenticed to a board weaver from 1635 until 1644 and then followed his family to Massachusetts. Edward died in 1629. It is not known what happened to Dorothy and Elizabeth; they may have died young.
William Haskell and Elinor Foule
were married circa 1610 in probably Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.1–2 12 Oct 1610
Berwick St. John, Wiltshire is given as the marriage date in multiple sources.
As neither William or Elinor were natives of Wiltshire, this is doubtful.. Elinor Foule2 was born circa 1587
in Wincanton, Somerset, England.2 She died between 1662 and 1667
at the age of 75 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.2
Conflicting marriage dates muddle the story of William Haskell and Elinor Foule
[Frowde, Cook]. The most common is 27 June 1600, but with estimated births of
1577 and 1587 for the couple, William would have been about 23 and Elinor about
13. The alternate, 12 October 1610 makes more sense and is much closer to the
birth of the eldest child.
William Haskell and Elinor Foule had the following
child:
3 i. William Haskell, born Nov 1618, Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England; married Mary/Marie Tybbot, 6 Nov
1643, Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 20 Aug 1693, Gloucester,
Essex Co., Massachusetts.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
My last Genealogy Christmas Wish #12
12. I have a few Problem Solving brick wall candidate families remaining. One is the "Mary Wright's Maiden Name" problem. Quaker James Wright married Mary Davis, Mary Bowater or Mary ______.
It would be nice to find out which Mary was Mrs. Wright. That would call for a trip to Salt Lake or Quaker Archives in PA.
So there are my 12 Genealogy Christmas Wishes! Maybe a 13th is called for - the money to afford all twelve!
It would be nice to find out which Mary was Mrs. Wright. That would call for a trip to Salt Lake or Quaker Archives in PA.
So there are my 12 Genealogy Christmas Wishes! Maybe a 13th is called for - the money to afford all twelve!
Friday, January 4, 2019
Gen. Christmas Wish #11
11. Virginia: Several families hailed from Virginia [Gulley, Land, Sumter, among others], so the state is ripe for a research venture. I might throw in a few historical sites, as well: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown and Mount Vernon, for starters.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Christmas Gen. Wish #10
10. Back overseas for #10! A trifecta, of sorts, including stops in Baden, Germany [Wagner & Laubscher research], Zurich, Switzerland [Rinker research] and The Netherlands - Heerde and Naarden to see if Prall origins can be found.
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