Sunday, December 02, 2012

On This Day : December 2

1683 - Geertje VERKERK married Jan Dirkse VAN VLIET in Flatbush, Long Island.  Geertje was the daughter of Jan Janse VERKERK and Mayke GYSBERTS.

1732 - Nathaniel NEWLIN died.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel NEWLIN and Mary MENDENHALL.

1777 - Richard TAYLOR born.  Richard was the son of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1780 - Strangeman STANLEY born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Strangeman was the son of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.

1795 - Charity BEALS married Benjamin HOGGATT in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.

1799 - Joseph CHEW married Elizabeth THOMAS in Frederick County, Virginia.  Joseph was the son of James CHEW and Mary CALDWELL.

1809 - Absalom HAWORTH married Lydia RIPLEY.  Absalom was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1812 - Drusilla MAXSON born in Green Briar Run, Virginia.  Drusilla was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.

1818 - Jemima SILLS born in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio.  Jemima was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1830 - John Hunt BABCOCK born in Northampton, Ohio.  John was the son of Jacob BABCOCK and Lydia MAXSON.

1846 - Melvin SMITH born in Madison County, Ohio.  Melvin was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.

1868 - Mary Edith HEATON born.  Mary was the daughter of Townsend HEATON and Mary Louise WINTERS.

1896 - Sophia Matilda HINDS married Solom Shannon SAYERS in Orlinda, Montana.  Sophia was the daughter of Peter Horry HINDS and Rachel Brown LEE.

1910 - Roy CHIVLARE died.  Roy was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

Saturday, December 01, 2012

Surname Saturday : Sullivan

The SULLIVAN surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.

Stories and history : 

Ahnentafel # 101 : Sarah Sullivan (1777-1872).  Sarah was born May 19, 1777 in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland.  She married before 1816 to William King (c1790-1869).  William was born circa 1790 in North Carolina.  They had 8 children and lived inWayne County, Indiana.  They divorced August 1833 in Wayne County, Indiana, before both moving to Madison County, Indiana.  William died May 7, 1869 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Sarah died January 14, 1872 in Madison County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 202 : Cornelius Sullivan.  Cornelius married Susanna ________.  Nothing further is known at this time.

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On This Day : December 1

1697 - James NEWBOLD died.  James was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.

1716 - Prudence HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Prudence was the daughter of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.

1721 - Michael NEWBOLD died.  Michael was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.

1749 - Judith MAXSON married John Matthew GREENE in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1756 - Susannah CHEW married Savil WILSON.  Susannah was the daughter of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.

1769 - Rebecca PATRICK born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.

1770 - Helen WRIGHT born.  Helen was the daughter of Peter WRIGHT and Robena CROUSE.

1779 - Robert SUMNER died.  Robert was the son of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.

1787 - Ann BEALS born. Ann was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.

1788 - Judith PHILBRICK born.  Judith was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1805 - Edward HAWORTH born.  Edward was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1809 - George SILLS born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  George was the son of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.  George was Eileen's 3x-great grandfather.

1823 - Mary Ann Maria BEALS born in Clinton County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.

1835 - Sarah Wilson LAMBERTSON born in Warren County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1836 - Henry WARDLAW married Mary L. PURDUM in Brown County, Ohio.  Henry was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.

1842 - Abraham SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Abraham was the son of Peter SWAFFORD and Rennie HOWARD.

1864 - Mary Civilia YOUNG born in Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.

1887 - Dottie E. KING died.  Dottie was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

1900 - Mary R. DEACON died in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel DEACON and Margaret RIDGEWAY.

1907 - John Hugh SCOTT married Alice Matilda GUINN.  John was the son of Samuel Hunter SCOTT and Isabella Jane McGREGOR.

1963 - Margret Lena DAVIS died.  Margret was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1984 - Albert METZNER died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.  Albert was the son of Albert Louis METZNER and Linnea Henrietta CHRISTENSEN.

1985 - Mary Ethel GARTIN died in Kansas City, Kansas.  Mary was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.