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| 1 | Brukar på Rønneberg | Øye, Knut Nilsson (I4841)
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| 2 | Døydde på Aldersh. Kalvåg | Øvrebotten, Hermund (I6579)
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| 3 | Committal of ashes was in the Daniels County Cemetery. | Hersel, Edwin (I4223)
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| 4 | 1 - Esther, Horace, Elias & Erastus Asa Yeamans, his wife Jerusha Wightman, his father-in-law Benjamin Wightman and other relatives came to Matagorda, Texas on January 27, 1829 on the sailing ship "Little Zoe." All of his sons served in the Texas Revolution in 1836. Three of his sons, were members of Fannin's force which battled the Mexican Army and were captured at Coleto Creek, near Goliad, Texas. Erastus and Elias both died in the following Massacre by the Mexican Army at Goliad on Palm Sunday 1836. The other son, Daniel, managed to escape and lived to tell the story of the Massacre but lost his mind from the horrors seen there. (See "Joseph Yeamans, Sr., Family" by Phyllis Yeamans Culver, page 573, "Historic Matagorda County, Volume II.") his wife, Jerusha Wightman Yeamans, and their children arrived in Matagorda. They were one of the families listed as passengers aboard the Little Zoe. These families were members of Elias R. Wightman’s colony. Elias R. Wightman had been granted land by Stephen F. Austin to build a town at the mouth of the Colorado River. Also with them on this adventure were Benjamin and Esther Wightman, parents of Jerusha Wightman Yeamans and El ELIAS R . Wightman. Asa ‘s parents. Daniel and Esther Sterling Yeamans remained in New York. Caleb S. Yeamans, Asa’s son by a first marriage, also remained there. Asa and Jerusha’s children were: Elias, Erastus, Daniel, Horace, .Joseph, and Esther. The sons all served in the Texas Revolution. Elias, Erastus, and Daniel were at the Battle of Goliad, and Elias and Erastus were killed at that battle, and their names are listed on the monument there. Daniel survived, but lost his mind from the horrors seen there. Horace and Joseph served at the Battle of Velasco. Horace married EIiza Baxter in 1844, and settled in the Tres Palacios area. Esther married William Baxter, Sr., and lived in Matagorda. Joseph Yeamans, Sr., married Margaret Schmidt of Oldenberg, Germany, in 1833. As a soldier, Joseph served at the Battle of Velasco in Captain Thomas Stewart’s Company, which was organized at Matagorda, Texas, in February, 1836. Along with his uncle Elias Wightman and five other men, they helped hold the port open at the Fort of Velasco while the Battle of San Jacinto was raging. Joseph served as a member of the original list of jurors drawn for the April term for I837 at the District Court He was also the first County Surveyor of Matagorda County under the Republic of Texas. Joseph, Sr., and Margaret had thirteen children? Benjamin; Erastus; Emily, who married H.P. Gove; Esther, who married Abner Reeves; Joseph, Jr.; Phillip, Sr.; Elias; John; Mary, who died at age twelve in the yellow fever epidemic: Caroline, who married .Jimmy Williams; Asa “Acey’”; Horace: and Floyd. Joseph, Sr., died on February 19, 1895. and Margaret died on June 10, 1897. They were buried in the Matagorda Cemetery. | Yeamans, Asa (I500146)
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| 5 | 1753 - Bruk 10, Rygg, Gloppen Sogn og Fjordane 1837 - Bruk 2, Skjerdal, Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane | Rygg, Gunnhild Margrete Nilsdatter (I135)
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| 6 | 2 stk Ole som var i Hennøy i den tiden hun kan være født som kan være hennes far. Ole Olesen (Bnr.2) og Ole Jacobsen Klubben (Bnr.3) | Hennøy, Anne Olesdatter (I0176)
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| 7 | 32Weeks | Hessevåg, Cygni Steffensdatter (I831)
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| 8 | 8 dager gammel/8 days old | Hennøy, Brita Pedersdattter (I6721)
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Funeral Services for Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Baxter, 101, were held Sunday afternoon at the Matagorda Cemetery. Mrs. Baxter would have been 102 December 17. Mrs. Baxter, reported to be Matagorda County’s oldest citizen, was born on the Matagorda Peninsula and lived in the county all her life. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lou Ellis, at Matagorda Friday night. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Will McNabb, Mrs. E. C. Baker, Mrs. Lou Ellis, and Mrs. Lydia Moberly of Matagorda and Mrs. Amos Lee of Bay City; 23 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.Mrs. Baxter lived to see three of her children celebrate their 50th wedding anniversaries: Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. McNabb. Matagorda County Tribune, August 25, 1949 | Williams, Ann Elizabeth (I500069)
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| 10 | John Aaron Williams immigrated from Denmark, and changed his name from Erasmusson to Williams because he had refused compulsory service, which he considered, slavery, in the Danish Navy. He did not want to be traced to the United States. The date of his entrance is unknown, but he was in Matagorda, Texas, by 1846; that being the year that he married Catherine Franz (1828-l914), daughter of Johan Conrad and Elizabeth Franz, who arrived in Galveston from Nassau, Germany via the ship Deluis in 1845. They lived in the German settlement on the Matagorda Peninsula. or: #181818;">In A Texas Cowboy Charles Siringo described the "Dutch" settlement on the peninsula as having a dozen houses. The John A. Williams family were kind neighbors to the widow Siringo and her two children; Charles being best friend to their son, Billy, until Billy married Charles' sweetheart, Martha Franz. line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;"> ze: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">The 1850 census shows John Williams as a ships carpenter; he was also a stockman, raising cattle and sheep. During the Civil War he acted as a scout for the Confederate camp stationed at the mouth of Caney Creek, upon occasion stealing horses for the rebels from the Yankee contingent stationed at Decrow's Point on the peninsula. He was captured twice, sentenced to hang the second time, but released with a stringent warning, after the rope was placed around his neck. He was a Confederate sympathizer, but not with the slavery issue, and he helped several slaves escape. John Williams was killed shortly after the Civil War in an accident involving a cannon shell. He died in the Colorado House in Matagorda, and was buried on the peninsula. His grave site was lost.n: 0px 0.15in;"> tify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Catherine Franz Williams was left to rear a large family alone. She bought property at Big Hill for fifty cents per acre and moved her family from the peninsula after the terrible storm of 1875. She was a good business woman and stockman, and was known in the">community for good works and Christian charity. She lived in her old age with her daughter, Jennie, and son-in-law, B. A. Ryman, in Matagorda. She died in the B. A. Ryman home at the age of eighty-six.style="color: #2c2c2c;"> yle="font-family: Arial;">John and Catherine Williams had eleven children, all born on the Matagorda Peninsula: Ann Elizabeth (1847-1949)James F. (1849-1938) John A. (1851-1920)ily: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Wilhelmina (1853-)or: #2c2c2c;">William (1855-)le="font-family: Arial;">Lucy (1856-)normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Mary Ann "Mollie"( 1858-1911)">Laura Mettie (1859-) 0px 0.15in;">Sarah "Sallie" (1861-)y: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Nancy Jane "Jennie" (1862-1947) style="color: #2c2c2c;">Henry P. (1864-1905)15in;">William was buried in Palacios, Laura Mettie and Henry P. were buried in Bay City, and the other children were buried in the Matagorda Cemetery.amily: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;"> class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Anne E. married William Baxter in 1868.oman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;"> style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">James F. married Caroline Yeamans (1852-1919), and their children were: Charles P. (1873-1950), a pharmacist, who married Daisy Phillips (1880-1941) and had Preston, James F. "Jimbo," and C. P.; William Elisa "Willie" (1875-1950), who married Margaretustify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">"Baby" Baxter (1880-1927) and had Dinsmore (1899-1977) and Louise; J. H. “Jimmy" (1877-1900), who was drowned in a shipwreck in Matagorda Bay in the hurricane of 1900; Laura, who married twice, her second husband, a Mr. Emill, adopted her daughter, Dorothy; Sadie, who married J. P. Pariss, and had J. P., Pat, and Irma; Annie (1886-1949) who married Gus Byers and had Margarite, and married second Mr. Maynard and had Ted;' John May (1891-1918), who died overseas in the influenza epidemic during World War I; and Darwin (1893-1945) who married Virginia Foster and had one daughter, Shirley, and married second Jo Reed. The deceased were buried in the Matagorda Cemetery. John A. "Johnny" was a cowboy who rode the ChisholmArial;">Trail. He married Rebecca Richmond and had Bryan and Henry.2c2c;"> Arial;">Wilhelmina married first a Dr. Allen and had one son, Willie, married second a Kilbride and had Harry, and married third Henry Eidelbach, and had Eugene and Henry.nt-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;"> nt-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">William "Billy" married Martha Franz. Their children were: George, Alvin, "Pete," Mabel, Lyda Gay, Lula, and Myrtle. They lived in Palacios.span style="font-family: Arial;"> : normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Family tradition claims that Lucy and her sister Sally were murdered by their brother-in-law, Dr. Allen, who was in love with Lucy while married to her sister Wilhelmina. When Lucy became engaged to Henry Eidelbach, Dr. Allen poisoned her out of jealousy, and then poisoned Sally to divert suspicion. He fled the town with the Williams boys in hot pursuit, but he escaped. Later the family got a letter from him from Africa in which he told that the Williams boys had been all around him, but he had buried himself in the sand.-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;"> -family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Laura Mettie married Jim Gillett and had Fred, Stanley, Walter, Catherine, Eloise, and Ann, who married W. T. Cox. pan style="font-family: Arial;">Sarah "Sally" and Lucy were buried on the Matagorda Peninsula. Their graves are lost.family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;"> p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Nancy Jane "Jennie" married Boltes Albert Ryman.: 0px 0.15in;"> ify; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0.15in;">Henry P. married Lyda Franz and had one child, Winnie, who married Stanley Rugeley.tyle="font-family: Arial;"> ize: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #2c2c2c;">The other descendants of John Aaron and Anna Katrina Elizabeth "Catherine" Franz Williams are too numerous to name. Those descendants living in Matagorda in 1984 were: Bess Moberley Brown, Vadyse Bedford Hood,James F . "Jimbo" Williams, Bessie Mae Baxter Owen, Oscar Rucks Moberley, Geraldyne Ryman Havard, Wilma Ruth Nini Miller, Addie Lee Nini Johnson, Violet Baxter Smith, Clancy Baxter and children, Clancy and Julie,Catherine Lawhon Anderson, Jaqueline Baxter Newton, Marianne Serrill Mathis, Richard R. Serrill and children, Richard R. III and Heather, Kenneth Baxter, Robert Baxter, and Barbara Baxter Stallings. n;" align="left">Historic Matagorda County, Volume II, pages 563 - 565 | Franz, Anna Katrina Elizabeth "Catherine" (I500184)
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| 11 | Benjamin was the fourth generation of the Wightman family in America. The Wightmans emigrated from Montville, Conn. to Herkimer Co. N.Y. where the settlement became known as Whitmantown. Benjamin was a Baptist Minister, and both he and his wife were lineally descended from colonial clergymen; among these were Valentine Wightmen, Obidiah Holmes and Roger Williams, first governer of Rhode Island. Benjamin served in Col. Willet's Tryon County Rangers of N. Y. during the American Revolu- an buried in Matagorda Co. (From: Historic Matagorda Co., Volume 1, p.100) | Wightman, Benjamin (I500149)
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| 12 | Immigrated with 4 of 5 sons to Newport, RI 1654. Son Valentine settled preter for Richard Smith. Son, Daniel2nd Baptist Church, Newport. | Wightman, John (I500178)
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| 13 | http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmeigs/misc/Hardesty.html John Q. Adams: was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, February 21, 1833, and came to Meigs county when he was three years of age, and has since then made his home in this county. Here he was married, September 11, 1869, Rebecca Sibert on that date becoming his wife. They have two daughters, Emma, born 1 April 1871, and Jennie S., born 28 January, 1880. By a former marriage, entered upon October 21, 1855, with Emeline Peoples, John Q. Adams became the father of: Marcus A., born 11 August, 1856, who lives in this county; Ida M., May 21, 1858, resides with her father; Joseph E., March 1, 1860, lives in this county; Addison, January 26, 1862 and William P., 3 October 1865, live at home. The first wife of Mr. Adams was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, 26 April 1836, a daughter of Robert and Anna E. (Palmer) Peoples, and she died 22 July 1867. John and Elizabeth (Johnson) Adams, parents of John Q., settled in Meigs county in 1836, and the mother died here in 1869. John Adams is also deceased, his death occurring in the county in November, 1879. N. D. and Louisa (Johnson) Sybarite, also came to Meigs county in 1836, and here their daughter Rebecca was born, 14 February, 1850. Mrs. Sybarite died on the 15th of November, 1867. John Q. Adams served 100 days in the war of 1861, in the 140th Ohio National Guards. Two of his present wife's brothers, Abraham and Peter Sibert, were soldiers in that war, and Peter died in the service. John Q. Adams is proprietor of the Adam's grist and saw mills, and is doing a large and profitable business, also engaging in the buying of wheat and other grain. He may be addressed at Keno, Meigs county, Ohio. | Adams, John Quincy (I500036)
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| 14 | 1860 Census: evidently there was another John/Elizabeth Adams family living in Carroll County Ohio at this same time, although a few years younger. Name: Elizabeth Adams
Citing this Record: | Adams, John (I500027)
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| 15 | listed as jaspar on the 1860 census Chester twp # 1087-1062 Hardesty's Historical and geographical encyclopedia, Meigs County, OH , 1883, Personal Hx dept. p. 31 Civil War 7th OH Battery | McDole, Joseph (I500013)
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| 16 | Census: 1900 Dallas Co., Missouri - Sheridan Twp., ED 32 Sheet 3A [p126] | Hawley, John Adams (I500051)
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| 17 | 1880 Census, name mis-spelled as "Halley" Census: 1880 Monroe Co., Iowa - Albia Twp., p 191C | Hawley, John Adams (I500051)
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| 18 | From Rootsweb: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1803508&id=I653999263 "there is a Meigs Co Probate Record for John Adams et al to David Hannum et al which lists Jacob Adams, his spouse Susannah, Wm Hawley, Rebecca Hawley, J.Q. Adams, Emily [Peoples] Adams, John Torrence, Elizabeth Torrence, William Torrence, Margaret Torrence, Joseph McDole, Sarah McDole, Harvey Neff, Margery Neff, James A Shane, Mary Shane. The Shanes are not listed as grantors. [I think the Shanes are in Jefferson Co]. Tracking this probate back may lead to Rebecca's family." | Adams, Rebecca (I500035)
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| 19 | http://genealogytrails.com/ill/pulaski/moses_marshall_family_tree.htm Moses Marshall married, probably in Pennsylvania, Mary Adams (1778-1865), the sister of Martin, Thomas, George, Jacob, John and Elizabeth Adams. Many of the Adams group came to Ohio about the same time as did Moses Marshall and settled in Columbiana and Jefferson Counties. Martin Adams came from Pennsylvania to what was then Saline Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, (afterwards Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County) about 1804. Thomas Adams came from Fayette and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania to the same general area as his brother Martin. | Adams, Jacob (I500033)
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| 20 | Apparently the Adams family first settled in Pennsylvania, perhaps | Adams (I500047)
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| 21 | Civil War veteran | Adams, John H (I500037)
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| 22 | Find a Grave: Birth: 1842 Death: 1938 | Adams, John H (I500037)
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| 23 | Find a Grave: Birth: Dec. 1, 1868 Also listed at Find a Grave:
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| 24 | Find a Grave: Birth: Dec. 16, 1788 | Adams, John (I500027)
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| 25 | Find a Grave: Birth: Feb. 21, 1833 | Adams, John Quincy (I500036)
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| 26 | Find a Grave:
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| 27 | Find a Grave:
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| 28 | Find a Grave:
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| 29 | Find a Grave:
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| 30 | Find a Grave:
| Dermer, Ina Rae (I500029)
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| 31 | Find a Grave:
| McDole, Ellen Rose (I500030)
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| 32 | Find a grave: Death: Oct. 8, 1906 | Adams, Sarah Jane (I500014)
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| 33 | In 1870 was widowed and living with daughter Sarah McDole and her family
Name: John Adams Citing this Record: | Adams, John (I500027)
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| 34 | Name: Elizabeth Adams
Citing this Record: | Johnson, Elizabeth (I500028)
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| 35 | Name: Elizabeth M Reed
Citing this Record: | Hawley, Elizabeth Mary (I500052)
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| 36 | Name: J R Hawley
Citing this Record: | Hawley, James Ripley (I500053)
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| 37 | Name: James P. Loop
Citing this Record: | Hawley Barrett, Martha E. (I500057)
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| 38 | Name: John Adams
Citing this Record: | Adams, John (I500027)
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| 39 | Name: John Adams
Citing this Record: | Adams, John (I500027)
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| 40 | Name: Martha Loop
Citing this Record: | Hawley Barrett, Martha E. (I500057)
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| 41 | possible match via DAR lists: RESIDENCE SPOUSE | Adams, Jacob (I500033)
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| 42 | Quite a number of the Milnor family in Bucks county and the Philadelphia area around the late 1700's. Still looking for a family connection to William in that regard | Hawley, William Milnor (I500048)
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| 43 | elvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">der: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="701">umn" style="border: 0px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; margin: 18px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; width: 336px;">yle: dashed; border-left-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-bottom-color: #ccd5db; border-left-color: initial; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 18px;">In 1705, a group of 12 religious dissenters (six men and six women) in Groton, Connecticut called Valentine to serve as their pastor. I am not certain why they chose Valentine. Clearly, Valentine was an intelligent, educated, passionate, and outspoken young man, but he was still only 23 when they called him. One possibility is that it was Susannah's father, Baptist clergyman Rev. John Holmes, who planted the seed during a brief sojourn in Groton at the close of the 17th century. The Baptist faithful in Groton might have inquired of Rev. Holmes about a potential pastor, and he might have suggested his young son-in-law. Valentine did minister to the Groton congregation, albeit from a distance for a while, and in so doing became the first Baptist preacher in Connecticut colony-- essentially the founder of Connecticut's Baptist tradition.ntine was a vigorous preacher, who presented religious conviction in plain and logical language. Nonetheless, he was often described as warm, serene and possessed of a mild disposition. He became highly sought after, traveling often to preach in other places. As early as 1710, Valentine had spear-headed a union of Connecticut and nascent New York Baptist Churches. In 1712, he preached at the New York City home of Nicholas Eyres and two years later performed twelve baptisms there during the night in order to avoid an angry mob that had been harassing the early Baptist congregation. In 1724, he and his brother Daniel ordained and installed Rev. Eyres as the first pastor of the first Baptist Church in New York City. Over the years, Valentine would participate in forming new Baptist churches throughout Connecticut and New York colonies. In 1725, Valentine published his "Letter on Singing Psalms," which was among the first published pamphlets in the New England colonies. Thus Valentine is listed among notable American writers in Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature of 1858. Apparently, the pamphlet was not a popular success in its time-- singing was not a common part of worship, and the faithful seemed confused as to what to sing and how. However, in a very few years, Valentine's pamphlet on singing and worship participation would prove to be anticipatory of a major American religious movement..."der: 0px; margin: 18px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; width: 336px;">al; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-bottom-color: #ccd5db; border-left-color: initial; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; font-size: 15px;"> iv id="biography" class="InfoSection" style="border: 0px; margin: 18px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">initial; border-right-style: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-bottom-color: #ccd5db; border-left-color: initial; border-image: initial; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; font-size: 15px;">Biography8px;">style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> argin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Valentine Wightman; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> g: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Rev. Valentine Wightman was born April 16, 1681 in Quidnessett, Washington Co., RI colony1, and died June 7, 1747 in Groton, New London Co., CT colony1. He was the son of George Wightman and Elizabeth Updike. He married (1) Susannah Holmes February 10, 1702/03 in N. Kingstown, Washington Co., RI1, daughter of Rev. John Holmes and Mary Sayles. She was born ca. 1682 in Newport, RI colony2, and died ca. 1727 in Groton, New London Co., CT colony2. He married (2) Joanna Avery (?) ca. 1728 in Groton, CT, possibly the daughter of Edward Avery and Joanna Rose. She was born November 21, 17003, and died Aft. 1754.px;"> der: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> r: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Valentine was born either at Wickford, or more likely, at Quidnessett in North Kingstown Township, Rhode Island colony, the youngest son of immigrant George Wightman, who was nearly 50 at the time of Valentine's birth. Valentine appears to have inherited some of his great-grandfather Edward's passion for vigorous religious debate and political involvement. When he was only about 18, Valentine was involved in a political riot in North Kingstown in which he and several other young men had "rescued" a prisoner being held by the Deputy Sheriff. He was arraigned in court in North Kingstown on April 22, 1700, along with his brother John and another ancestor of George Ransom Wightman, Zorobabel Wescott. The men were fined, but the execution of their sentence was suspended by the Assembly for reasons unclear.ding: 0px;"> medium;"> By 1702, Valentine was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church of Kingstown, and clearly passionately devout.x; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> ng: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">He also appears to have received some substantial education during his youth, something very rare in this time. He is believed to have studied at the Kingstown school of a scholar named Edward Whaley, who operated under the pseudonym Theophilus Whale.yle="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> gin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> adding: 0px;"> ">In early 1703, 21 year-old Valentine married Susannah Holmes of Newport, the granddaughter of Rhode Island's famous Baptist clergyman Rev. Obadiah Holmes and the great-granddaughter of Providence founder Roger Williams. The marriage took place near the Wightman home on the western shore of the Narragansett Bay.0cm 0pt; padding: 0px;"> tyle="border: 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; padding: 0px;">In the meantime, the Baptists had begun to make inroads in Connecticut. In 1674, John Rogers, an influential citizen of New London, CT, converted to Sabbatarian Baptist. These individuals (like Dr. John Clarke and Rev. Obadiah Holmes) believed that the Sabbath rightly fell on Saturday, rather than Sunday. While this is a perfectly understandable tradition by today's standard, in 17th century Puritan New England, it put Rogers and his followers in direct conflict with the established Puritan Congregationalists and the law, which stated that all must worship on Sunday.yle="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> cm 0pt; padding: 0px;">In 1705, a group of 12 religious dissenters (six men and six women) in Groton, Connecticut called Valentine to serve as their pastor. I am not certain why they chose Valentine. Clearly, Valentine was an intelligent, educated, passionate, and outspoken young man, but he was still only 23 when they called him. One possibility is that it was Susannah's father, Baptist clergyman Rev. John Holmes, who planted the seed during a brief sojourn in Groton at the close of the 17th century. The Baptist faithful in Groton might have inquired of Rev. Holmes about a potential pastor, and he might have suggested his young son-in-law.ding: 0px;"> : 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; padding: 0px;">Valentine did minister to the Groton congregation, albeit from a distance for a while, and in so doing became the first Baptist preacher in Connecticut colony-- essentially the founder of Connecticut's Baptist tradition. On September 6, 1707, Valentine arrived in Groton for good, accompanied by Susannah and young Daniel and Mary, their first two children. He was deeded 20 acres and a house by William Stark (the granduncle of Valentine's daughter-in-law Susannah (Stark) Wightman). Valentine would farm this land throughout his life, in addition to his duties as pastor, and reportedly never demanded a salary for his preaching (this was not unusual at the time). Valentine's home and farm were located five miles north of the present borough of Groton, near what is now Watrous Ave. and Route 184. The old Wightman parsonage was still standing in 1916, and was believed to be the oldest Baptist parsonage in the country at that time. According to F. M. Caulkins, Valentine was properly ordained in 1710, although I do not know who performed the ordination.p; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> argin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The First Baptist Church of Groton was not built until 1715 (or 1718 according to some sources). Before that time, Valentine's congregation met at private homes, often the Wightman or Stark homes. The actual church was located on Stark's Hill, about a half mile from the Wightman home. The hill would later be called Wightman Hill, in honor of the long tradition of Wightman stewardship of the church. Rev. Daniel Fisk held the pulpit for seven years from 1747 to 1754 after Valentine's death, but Valentine's son Timothy became the church's third minister, and his grandson, John Gano Wightman, became the church's fourth minister. Thus a Wightman served as minister of this church, nearly continuously for over 125 years. Another Wightman descendant ministered to the congregation during the mid-19th century. A new church was built in 1790, long after Valentine's death, but it was abandoned in 1844 when the congregation relocated to Mystic. The church structure itself was demolished shortly after 1857.nbsp;px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> g: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Valentine's ministry in Groton was much more difficult than his brother Daniel's in Newport. Eastern Connecticut was relatively undeveloped at this time; most of the land was still heavily forested and inhabited by the remnants of the Narragansett and Pequot tribes. Much more problematic, was the lack of Rhode Island's tradition of religious freedom. In the early 18th century, the Puritan order was still the rule of law in Connecticut. The original Groton congregation petitioned the General Court of the colony to allow them to assemble in peace, but their petition was simply ignored. Remarkably, for the time, the six women actually signed the petition. The church and Valentine received considerable harassment from Connecticut authorities. Valentine was ordered to appear in court to answer various charges in 1707 and 1708. Valentine and Susannah were warned by the New London magistrate to leave the colony in October, November, and December of 1707. Rev. Wightman refused to comply, and may not have even appeared in court. He was fined 20 shillings, but refused to pay. The issue was temporarily resolved when William Stark agreed to post a bond of 200 pounds, a very large sum, such that Valentine would "not be a burden" to the town of Groton. In 1708, the colony of Connecticut passed a religious toleration law, but Wightman and the Baptist church of Groton continued to endure legal harassment until 1709, when the issue finally died down. In addition, it is believed the Congregational ministers of Groton's two established churches, Rev. Ephraim Woodbridge and Rev. John Owen, were on good terms with Valentine, and provided at least tacit acceptance of the growing Baptist congregation. Rev. Owen, in particular, was an active supporter and interceded on behalf of the Baptist Church; he was officially censured for his action."border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium;"> Valentine was a vigorous preacher, who presented religious conviction in plain and logical language. Nonetheless, he was often described as warm, serene and possessed of a mild disposition. He became highly sought after, traveling often to preach in other places. As early as 1710, Valentine had spear-headed a union of Connecticut and nascent New York Baptist Churches. In 1712, he preached at the New York City home of Nicholas Eyres and two years later performed twelve baptisms there during the night in order to avoid an angry mob that had been harassing the early Baptist congregation. In 1724, he and his brother Daniel ordained and installed Rev. Eyres as the first pastor of the first Baptist Church in New York City. Over the years, Valentine would participate in forming new Baptist churches throughout Connecticut and New York colonies. In 1725, Valentine published his "Letter on Singing Psalms," which was among the first published pamphlets in the New England colonies. Thus Valentine is listed among notable American writers in Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature of 1858. Apparently, the pamphlet was not a popular success in its time-- singing was not a common part of worship, and the faithful seemed confused as to what to sing and how. However, in a very few years, Valentine's pamphlet on singing and worship participation would prove to be anticipatory of a major American religious movement, discussed below. In 1727, Valentine participated in a famous debate in Lyme, CT, probably at the home of Nehemiah Smith, with the prominent Congregational Puritan minister Rev. John Bulkley of Colchester, CT. A transcript or account of that debate was published, but I have not seen it. Valentine would have probably argued for a more participatory style of worship, while Bulkley would have spoken in favor of the wisdom of the "standing order." In a sense, this debate would foreshadow the great conflict between the traditional churches of New England and the upstart evangelical tradition that would explode in the American colonies over the next two decades. Wightman and Bulkley maintained a vigorous debate in writing over the next few years.x;">Although Valentine's passions were clearly theology, and in particular, the growth of the Baptist church, he was also a hard-working farmer (like most clergy of that time). He bought and sold land, just like most colonists of the early 18th century. He owned land in Westerly, RI, just across the Pawcatuck River and a mere 10 miles from Groton. On August 31, 1726, Valentine sold his 250 acre Westerly parcel to John Willcox, a carpenter. He also purchased land in nearby Norwich, CT, which eventually was passed on to his sons.rgin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> px;"> r: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sometime around 1727, Valentine's wife Susannah died, leaving him with young children (John, the youngest, was no more than one year old). In fact, it is certainly possible that Susannah died while giving birth to their eleventh child. As was often the case in that time, Valentine quickly remarried, in 1728, to a 27 year-old woman named Joanna (probably Avery). Little is known about Joanna, other than that she was almost 20 years younger than Valentine and was probably widowed herself. Joanna may have brought a young daughter from her previous marriage into the Wightman household. Valentine and Joanna had one child together (Amey), and Joanna outlived him, probably by many years.yle="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> ing: 0px;">The 1730's and 1740's saw the first wave of American evangelism take form in what is now referred to as the "Great Awakening". The movement, which foreshadowed the "revival" camp meetings that became popular in the early 19th century, was primarily a frontier phenomenon. Outside of the established churches, traveling evangelists would move into poor, undeveloped rural communities and preach the good word. It marked a significant break from the staid and established Anglican and Puritan traditions, in particular. The worship was more joyful than damning, and involved significant elation, singing, and congregational participation. Unlike the "fundamentalism" of the 20th century, however, this movement was progressive; it looked forward rather than backward, and fostered development rather than resisted it. The Great Awakening preachers brought books and schools to communities that had none. The effect was the ultimate creation of a distinctively American protestant religion, a common sense of unity among Americans, and a moral motivation for social activism that helped fuel the Revolution to come. The principle spokesmen for the Great Awakening were English evangelist George Whitefield and American Jonathan Edwards, whose sermons and tours of 1740-1741 marked a significant peak in Awakening religious change. Their most visible opposition came from Boston Congregationalist minister Charles Chauncy, who published rebuttals that accused the evangelists of emotionalism and irrationality.ng: 0px;"> edium;"> It is interesting to speculate on the views of the aging Valentine Wightman to the huge changes sweeping American religion in the years prior to his death. Valentine was clearly committed to an established denomination, and most of his efforts were focused on expanding the Baptist community to larger established communities, which was contrary to the evangelical thrust. However, what we know of his views on singing, for example, suggests he might have been open to some of the evangelists' ideas. Indeed, the more participatory Baptist churches fared very well during the years leading up to the American Revolution, gaining the most members among traditional denominations. On the other hand, Valentine's schooling, and serene, intense disposition would not seem to jive as well with the emerging evangelism.;">Valentine was buried on the land of the original church, which became the Wightman Burying Grounds on Cold Spring Rd. in Groton. This old cemetery is still maintained to this day. The First Baptist Church moved to Old Mystic in 1843, and to a third site (on Shewville Rd. in Old Mystic) in 1968.>in: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> : 0px; padding: 0px;"> font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Susannah Holmes grew up in Newport, a preacher's daughter. Given this prominent and important position, Susannah probably enjoyed a relatively comfortable (although certainly not wealthy) childhood. As the daughter of John Holmes, the minister of the First Baptist Church of Newport, it is likely that she knew Rev. Daniel Wightman, Valentine's brother, who would become the co-pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Newport from 1704 until 1750. Daniel arrived in Newport when Susannah was around 12 or 13. Presumably, this is how Susannah became acquainted with the Wightman family, and the route by which she met Valentine, who lived on the other side of Narragansett Bay.bsp;order: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> ; padding: 0px;">The Holmes lineage produced Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. Susannah's first cousin was Sarah Bowne, the great-grandmother of Abraham Lincoln, Sr., who was, in turn, the grandfather of the famous US President. Susannah was also the lynchpin of the Wightman family's connection to the famous Rhode Island historical figures, Roger Williams and Obadiah Holmes, thus all Wightmans who are descended from Susannah claim Williams and Holmes as ancestors.pan style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Susannah's half-sister, Catherine married Rev. Daniel Wightman of Newport (Valentine's brother) as her second husband (and his third wife), thus establishing yet another connection between the Holmes and Wightman families.;er: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Little is known about Joanna, the second wife of Valentine, other than that she was almost 20 years younger than Valentine and was probably widowed herself. Valentine and Joanna had two more children, and she outlived him, probably by many years. Mary Ross Whitman seemed fairly confident that Joanna was Joanna (Avery) Stoddard, widow of Mark Stoddard, and daughter of Edward Avery and Joanna Rose. If true, then Joanna was both stepmother and mother-in-law to Rev. Timothy Wightman, who eventually married Joanna's daughter from her first marriage, Mary Stoddard. That would mean that Joanna brought Mary to the Wightman household when she was about 3 years old and Timothy was about 9 years old. Thus Timothy and Mary would have literally grown up together under one roof and eventually married their step-sibling as adults-- a little creepy, but nothing genetically wrong with it.="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> x; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> It should be noted that "The Groton Avery Clan" presents some fairly strong evidence that Joanna Avery's second husband was actually Joshua Allen. If this is the case, Valentine's second wife may have been another Joanna of about the same age.;er: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Children of Valentine Wightman and Susannah Holmes are:adding: 0px;"> "> le="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">· Daniel Wightman, born September 23, 1703 in Kingston, Washington Co., RI colony; died 1753 in Bozrah, New London Co., CT colony. He married Catherine Westcott November 11, 1725; born April 17, 1705 in Warwick, Kent Co., RI Colony; died January 30, 1753 in Bozrah, New London Co., CT colony.argin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> padding: 0px;"> yle="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Abraham's older brother, Daniel, had the farm adjoining Abraham's-- part of the Norwich property that was purchased by Rev. Valentine and then willed to his sons. After Daniel's death, this portion of Norwich would be designated as the town of Bozrah. Daniel was clearly a successful and prominent citizen of Norwich. He bought several additional parcels of land in Norwich and nearby Glastonbury, held several local offices, and was elected to the Colonial Assembly three times. It is surprising, given his father's vigorous advances for the Baptist church, that Daniel was a member of the "New Concord Society in Norwich"-- a Congregational church.0px;"> Catherine Westcott's lineage produced the Revolutionary War hero-turned-traitor General Benedict Arnold. Catherine's great-aunt, Damaris Westcott, married Benedict Arnold, ancestor of the famous general of the same name.> ="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Catherine's family was almost certainly acquainted with the Wightmans. However, her husband Daniel moved to Groton with his father Rev. Valentine in 1707. Catherine was just a toddler in Warwick and appears to have grown up there with her parents Zorobabel and Jane Westcott. As early settlers of Rhode Island and associated with the Arnolds, the Westcott family were probably Baptists, although I've not uncovered record of church membership. As such, Catherine and Daniel may have met through church activities, since the new Connecticut churches continued to maintain relationships with the churches in Rhode Island (although it appears that Daniel became a Congregationalist as an adult). In any case, at the appropriate age of twenty, she married Daniel, either at Warwick, Groton, or Norwich. They immediately settled on the land that Daniel was farming in southwestern Norwich, which would become Bozrah.ng: 0px;"> 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; padding: 0px;">· Mary Wightman, born December 18, 1704.er: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> gin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> ">· Valentine Wightman, born October 26, 1706."> e="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; padding: 0px;">· Abraham Wightman, born May 15, 1711 in Groton, New London Co., CT colony1; died February 3, 1800 in Bozrah, New London Co., CT1. He married Susannah Stark April 19, 1737 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT; born ca. 1715 in Groton, New London Co., CT colony1; died 1813 in Colchester, New London Co., CT1.gin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> dding: 0px;"> e="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">· Susannah Wightman, born November 24, 1712.px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 0px; padding: 0px;"> g: 0px;">· Isaac Wightman, born August 12, 1715.dding: 0px;"> yle="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> e="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> n: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Jacob Wightman, born July 1, 1717.0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; padding: 0px;"> > nt-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Rev Timothy Wightman, born September 20, 1719. Rev. Timothy Wightman took over Rev. Valentine's Baptist Church at Groton in 1765. Rev. Timothy would have been at Groton in 1781, when General Benedict Arnold led the British on a terrible raid of destruction. The church, several miles north of the town, was apparently not harmed. He MIGHT have fought in the Revolutionary War- an interesting, but not unprecedented role for a preacher. Moreover, Timothy was well into his 50's by the time the war started, although this too would not necessarily argue against service. What is clear is that Rev. Timothy Wightman is listed as being buried at First Cemetery, Groton, CT, in a collection of the "Graves of Revolutionary Patriots". At the very least, Timothy must have played an important leadership role during the conflict. | Wightman, Rev. Valentine (I500155)
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| 44 | 1850 census William Hawley Residence: Olive, Meigs, Ohio Age: 38 years Calculated Birth Year: 1812 Birthplace: Ohio Gender: Male Race (original): Race (expanded): Death Month: Death Year: Film Number: 444703 Digital GS Number: 4204495 Image Number: 00277 Line Number: 17 Dwelling House Number: 364 Family Number: 373 Marital Status: Free or Slave: Household Gender Age William Hawley M 38y Rebecca Hawley F 36y Sophie Hawley F 6y Elizabeth Hawley F 4y Benjamin Hawley M 10y John Hawley M 12y James Hawley M 8y Samuel Hawley M 2y Esh Hawley F 4m | Hawley, William Milnor (I500048)
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| 46 | Last Englishlman burned at the stake. He was burned for his religious beliefs. | Wightman, Edward (I500180)
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| 47 | "Abraham, no doubt, grew up working on his father's farm lands. Abraham's father, Rev. Valentine, the successful Groton Baptist preacher, purchased a large tract of land in what was then Norwich from John Stark (Abraham's eventual father-in-law) on July 2, 1722. In his will, he bequeathed this land to his sons Abraham and Daniel. Abraham received this land on November 6, 1744, and probably began farming it soon afterward. Prior to that time, he was farming land he purchased from his brother Daniel, presumably also in Norwich. In 1786, the southwestern portion of Norwich, which included the Wightman property, was incorporated into the new community of Bozrah, CT." | Wightman, Abraham (I500151)
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| 48 | daughter of John Stark (b 1694 CT) who married Martha Walworth Nov 10, 1715; Susannah Stark may have been born in nearby Norwich, rather than Groton. Her birth year is also a point of some debate, with some sources claiming a birth year of ca. 1709. However, this same source also places her death date as "after 1761" and according to Mary Ross Whitman's research, Susannah was still living at the time of her husband's death | Stark, Susannah (I500152)
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| 49 | Johan Conrad and Elizabeth Franz, arrived in Galveston from Nassau, Germany via the ship Deluis in 1845. They lived in the German settlement on the Matagorda Peninsula. | Conrad, Johan (I500185)
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| 50 | Johan Conrad and Elizabeth Franz, arrived in Galveston from Nassau, Germany via the ship Deluis in 1845. They lived in the German settlement on the Matagorda Peninsula. | Franz, Elizabeth (I500186)
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