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301 Abner Bunnel provided public service during the Revolutionary War and is in the DAR Records. (F-331) BUNNELL, Abner (I11678)
 
302 Abner shows up in multiple Posey Co., Indiana Court records from 1819 to 1826. His wife, Margaret, is in one of the court cases in May of 1821. There is also a Benjamin Coats often in those same records from Feb. 1822 through August 18t I suspect would be his son or brother if the death date I have for brother Benjamin of 1820 is incorrect. Other Coats that could be children of Abner and Margaret listed in those same records are: James, George, Ann, Jesse and Lacy Coats. Even if this Abner turns out not to be the one who died after 1826, I most certainly would suspect that the Abner and Margaret who were in Posey Co., IN was a son or nephew of this Abner from Chester Co. Pennsylvania. COATES, Abner (I14705)
 
303 Abner was in Capt. Andrew Price's Co. of Queen Annes Co. Militia in 1748/9. He lived in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., DE from 1752 to 1760 according to the tax ratabless. He was deeded land in 1759 by Ezekiel Meers. THARP, Abner (I683)
 
304 Abraham administered his father's estate in 1710. On Jun 25, 1712 he purchased his first 300 acres of land from Griffith Jones in Richland Twp., Pennsylvania Abraham and his wife had the first white child born in that township namedm Griffith Jr., on Feb 13, 1713. The end of his life was spent on a farm south of there on 100 acres in Rockhill. (C-1875) GRIFFITH, Abraham (I16041)
 
305 Abraham and Thomas were twins. (C-1561) COOK, Abraham (I23)
 
306 Abraham J. Daner married Eliza J. Rusk on Nov. 29, 1865 at the bride's home according to a book of birth, marriage and death records for Gallia Co., Ohio. Abraham (Frank?) and Elizabeth Rusk had a son William Baxter and one daughter, E. Abraham is in the 1850 census (1 yr) with his father Jacob and mother Sarah and on the 1860 Census as 15 and is missing from the 1870 census. His wife and children, Elizabeth, William, then 3 and Ellen who is 1, are in the 1870 census living with or near her parents Samuel and Ellen Rusk in Addison Twp. Gallia, Ohio. In the 1880 census, William and Ellen are living with their grandfather Jacob in Raccoon Twp, Gallia Co., Ohio. Abraham likely is the one that served in the Civil War from March 8 1865 to Aug 24, 1865. Descendants of this line lived in Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio. DANNER, Abraham (I11899)
 
307 Abraham moved first to Cecil Co., MD. He is probably the Abraham Hollingsworth along with Stephan Hollingsworth whose land was called "Partner's Parcel" and adjoined his father, Thomas's land known as "Jacob's Adventure." He moved to Winr in 1733 after buying 582 acres from Alexander Ross near Winchester, VA in 1732. He named it "Abraham's Delight". Their home began as a log cabin. It was located on a creek and springs which enabled him to build the first flour mill in the county. In 1734 when his son George marries Hannah in Nottingham M.M., Maryland, Abraham's location is listed on the north side of Overton in the colony of Virginia. Abraham signed a petition in June of 1738-9 to request the clearing of a road in Orange Co., Virginia. (C-956) In his will dated Sept. 23, 1748 he bequests out 1232 acres of land, 1050 of which were on Opequon Creek near Winchester which was called "Abraham's Delight". He had obviously added to it's size over the years. (C-1546) HOLLINGSWORTH, Abraham (I15510)
 
308 Abraham, at the young age of about 16, took official care of his youngest siblings, Ebenezer and Elizabeth, in the 1713 bond records of the Probate section of Guilford, CT vital records. (F-504) DOUDE, Abraham (I15470)
 
309 Abraham, wife and family emigrated from Cranbrook, England and arrived in Guilford, CT in 1639, the year Guilford was founded. Abraham is listed as Abraham Sr. on the 1650 Planerts list for Guilford with the date of May 19, 1651 for his adn as a freeman. The mother of all of his children is most often listed as Mary Hinkson. However, if the baptismal record found for daughter, Mary is correct, than it is likely that her siblings could also be the offspring of an Elizabeth. (F-498, 509) CRUTTENDEN, Abraham (I13917)
 
310 Absolam's named in spelled in a variety of ways in various first hand records, Absolom, Absalom or Absolam. Absolam Mast's families birth dates come from his bible. He was born in Randolph Co., NC at the Hury Court House according toreton in the articles in the Englewood Independent Magazine. He moved with his family from North Carolina to Ohio when he was about five or six. He was one of the most prominent citizens in the county according to "The Mast Family History". He was a farmer by trade.

He lived in Randolph Twp., Montgomery Co. census records from 1830 to 1850. He built a lovely home still standing and well cared for in 2004 on State Route 48 on the corner of Philipsburg Rd in Randolph Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio. This home is within a quarter mile of his father's home, also restored and in lovely condition in 2004 on section 3 of Randolph Twp. Absalom's home was highly likely to be built on his father's property. Known as "Captain Mast" he headed the Militia known as a Light Horse Co. He loved horses and was a fine horseman. He is listed living with Labin/Sabin? (age 63) and Rebecca Jenks (age 60) in the 1860 census at age 62 and lived in Milton Twp. (now the town of West Milton), Miami Co., Ohio. Their appears to be no relationship to them as they were both born in Rhode Island. He was born in North Carolina, was a farmer and had property worth $14,000 in that census. (C-79,756, 1025, 2537)

At least two of his children were highly valued citizens from the following undated newspaper clipping. "Accident Fatal to Aged Woman, Mrs. Jane Pickering, 94, Dies at West Milton,..Feb. 1. Mrs. Jane Pickering died yesterday at the advanced age of 94 years. About two months ago, the decedent fell from her chair and broke her hip. This accident coupled with the infirmities of age was the immediate cause of her death. She was the widow of Albert Pickering, a successful business man, who dies in 1891, and a sister of the the late Asher Mast. Probably no other residents of West Milton were held in higher esteem than Mr. and Mrs. Pickering who had always resided here and were prominent members of the social and business life of the town. There were no children in the home but a niece, Mrs. Ida Coate, was reared in their home as well as other relatives who loved and revered her as a mother. Not withstanding the age of the decedent, she retained an active and keen interest in all current events. Funeral services will be held from the residence, Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be made in Riverside." (C-372) 
MAST, Absalom (I11775)
 
311 According to "Early Families of Pennsylvania", Abraham received a warrant for 150 acres of land in Philadelphia, PA in the same month as his father, Sep. 12, 1734. However, they also estimate his birth date as 1725 and his siblings birthhe 1720's to 30's. If his birth date is about 1725, it does not make sense that he is the Abraham who obtained land in Philadelphia in 1734. According to this same source, his children are Abraham, Elizabeth, Mary Angela, Gertraudt, Sabina, and Susanna born in the late 1740's through the 1750s. (C-2408) HARP, Abraham (I15907)
 
312 According to "Gallia Co., Ohio, People in History to 1980", Elizabeth helped her mother spin, weave, knit and cook for their family before she married. Her nickname was Betsey. Her marriage record in 1836 was the first record of this fameing in Gallia County. The rest of her family appears in the 1840 census. Her father did not actually buy his property in Raccoon Twp., until 1841. Her family has very few names that it repeats amongst the generations surrounding Elizabeth.... In her siblings, Elizabeth, Mary and Ann are repeated, but the boys names all seem to vary. I can't tell where any of Elizabeth's children were named after her side of the family, and we don't know Thomas J. Morgan's side of the family to be able to check that. She is listed at age 58 in the 1880 census records for Jackson Co., Ohio. Her birthdate, place and death date came from a page inserted in the family bible as scanned into Ancestry in 2011. It was a page written when some of their children were still alive. She was born deep in South Wales. REASE, Elizabeth * (I11745)
 
313 According to "Mayflower Births and Deaths", Samuel remarried the same day his wife Mary (Hilliard) died. This obviously seems suspicious, but he did have a 10-day old infant at that time that would have needed to be tended to as well as his other children.

His tombstone is partially buried covering up his age and his 2nd wife's age. It or some unfound source says he was 89 at the time of his death and his wife was 83. Both of these ages would be quite elderly for the times. I am unable to verify his birth year or parentage or place of birth in Freereg.uk.org with the parentage given for him.

If this is incorrect, he might be any of the following:

County Suffolk
Place (Links to more information) Lowestoft
Church name (Links to more information) St Margaret
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Baptism date 9 Dec 1593
Person forename Samuell
Person sex M
Father forename Robert
Father surname WARDE County Norfolk

Place (Links to more information) Walcott
Church name (Links to more information) All Saints
Register type (Links to more information) Other Transcript
Baptism date 16 Jun 1594
Person forename Samuell
Person sex M
Father forename Robert
Mother forename Brigitt
Father surname WARD

County Norfolk
Place (Links to more information) Walcott
Church name (Links to more information) All Saints
Register type (Links to more information) Other Transcript
Baptism date 16 Jun 1594
Person forename Samuell
Person sex M
Father forename Robert
Mother forename Brigitt
Father surname WARD

Place (Links to more information) Sible Hedingham
Church name (Links to more information) St Peter
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Baptism date 19 Mar 1597/8
Person forename Samuell
Person sex M
Father forename Tho.
Father surname WARDE
Notes Seax D-P 93-1-1 or

County Yorkshire, West Riding
Place (Links to more information) Calverley
Church name (Links to more information) St Wilfrid
Register type (Links to more information) Other Transcript
Baptism date 24 Sep 1598
Person forename Samuell
Person sex m
Father forename Christopher
Father surname WAIRD

County Essex
Place (Links to more information) Sible Hedingham
Church name (Links to more information) St Peter
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Baptism date 19 Mar 1597/8
Person forename Samuell
Person sex M
Father forename Tho.
Father surname WARDE
Notes Seax D-P 93-1-1

County Suffolk
Place (Links to more information) Lowestoft
Church name (Links to more information) St Margaret
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Baptism date 9 Dec 1593
Person forename Samuell
Person sex M
Father forename Robert
Father surname WARDE
 
WARD, Capt. Samuel (I10568)
 
314 According to "The History of Lehigh Co., PA", Jacob was the son of Jacob Herb and nephew of Abraham Herb. He lived in Washington Twp., Berks Co., PA where he died several years after the Civil War. He was nearing age 70 at the time. He had preceded him in death many years before that. They are buried at Hill Church. His profession is listed as laborer. His children were, Jacob who lived in District Township; Daniel b. 1816 and Abraham and Samuel, also residents of District Township. "Samuel was killed in a stone quarry." He had a daughter by an unknown name who married Lewis Weiser. (C-395) HERB, Johann Jacob (I174)
 
315 According to 1840 & 1850 Cherokee censuses, this Gideon was b. in 1811 in South Carolina. This matches Sion's Kershaw censuses. He and his brother John are buried within 2 miles of each other in what is now Etowah Co., AL. They mere with their stepmother or possibly Gideon's wife, Sarah, after their father died. COATS, Gideon E. (I7941)
 
316 According to a 1637 court case, Robert Dudley (second son after brother Edward died young) brought suit to procure land that was being abused by his younger brother Dudd Dudley. According to him, it had legally been given to his deceaseder Edward, a minor. It was in the care of Edward's mother, Elizabeth Tomlinson till Edward reached his majority. After Edward died young and Elizabeth passed also, Edward's land was suppose to go to both Robert and Dud Duddley but had been abused by his brother Dud Duddley who also obtained the monies from it's goods and destruction. Robert files a request to have the land put in his name instead as the eldest living son of Elizabeth Tomlinson and Lord Dudley and to be absolved of Dud Duddley's debt (that history shows us Dudd built up in his business practices. He also He did not file this request until seven years after his mother's death. It obviously was a long held grudge. TOMLINSON, Edward (I1482)
 
317 According to a 1981 letter from Mable Link, Leo had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. They all married and had children. Leo lived in Erie, PA in 1981. His first wife died a few years previous to 1981 and he remarried. He used to visitn Forte once in a while, which is also supported by his daughter, Barbara's interview of her father. LINK, Leo (I16950)
 
318 According to a descendants chart on the Tharp desendents, she was the widow of James Calfry. (CL-547) UNKNOWN, Rachel (I14367)
 
319 According to a fictionalized account, "Falls the Shadow", Eleanor was betrothed to William Marshall at a very young age for political and monetary reasons. As most all royal marriages occurred in this way, it was perfectly normal. Her me to William ended when she was only 15 at her husbands death. She was then convinced by a very close caretaker to take the oath of fidelity from the Pope. This gave her many of the vows of a nun. She never fit well into this as she was a very beautiful blond haired women who enjoyed the company of men. Though she religiously upheld her vows, she fell hopelessly in love with Simon de Monfert after reaching the age of adulthood. They married secretly with the forced assistance of her brother, King Henry. Simon then convinced the Pope with monetary gifts to rescind his wife's vow of Abstinence. This was to say a very scandalous set of circumstances. Simon de Montfert was well below Eleanor's social status to add to boot. This is a love conquers all theme in the novel "Falls the Shadow." OF ENGLAND, Eleanor (Nell) (I12328)
 
320 According to a grandson (E.W. Yount) information on his mother-in-law, Jane Coppock Coate's death certificate, Joseph Coppock was born in South Carolina. His father bought land in Miami Co., OH in 1804, but he apparently did not bring hie and daughters north until 1807 as that is when they were received in Quaker church records. Joseph Coppock and family are in the 1850 Ohio census for Miami Co., Union Twp., Ohio on page 168. The data is as follows: Joseph Coppock, age 45, farmer, worth $2890.00, b. SC, wife Rachel, age 43, b. OH, children: Sampson, age 22, farmer; Mary A., age 17; Isaac, age 11; David, age 9; Isabell, age 9; Sarah, age 5. All children attended school including Sampson at 22. All were born in Ohio. (C-382) In the 1860 census his property and possessions are valued at $6,300.00. (C-70)

This Joseph might have been the Joseph in the 1827, 1830, 1835 and 1840 Union Twp., Miami Co., Ohio census records also. They need checked to verify this. There appears to have been at least two more Joseph's living at the time, one in Concord Twp., Miami Co. and one in Newton Twp., Miami Co., Ohio. (C-1025)

According to "A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Miami County, Ohio" c1900, Joseph died suddenly in 1862 of a broken blood vessel. (E) 
COPPOCK, Joseph (I11717)
 
321 According to a likely cousin of my children, Regina married a William Pringle whom she divorced in 1892 before remarrying. According to her possible nephew, Vincenz's descendants, Regina and Catherine went back to Germany for a period ofs probably around the time of her divorce. According to her 1920 census, her second husband's name was Leo McDevitt. She emmigrated to this country from Germany in 1880 and was a naturalized citizen. The 1930 census says she emmigrated in 1888 instead. LINK, Regina (I5433)
 
322 According to a novel that appears to be well researched, "Falls the Shadow", Elen was married at age 14 against her will to John the Scot for reasons of power as was the custom. Although John was a good man, she never learned to love him,nstead had fallen in love with a distance relative during her first marriage, Robert de Quincy. Her first husband fell very ill with spotted fever at age 31. She cared for his every need, but upon his death, scandalized the Welsh society by marrying her true love, Robert de Quincy, just one month after his death. FERCH LLEWELLYN, Elen Or Helen Princess Of N.Wales (I12323)
 
323 According to a transcribed copy of a letter sent by Amos Coates in 1861, his son's name was Morris. However, I suspect this was a translation error since two other researchers have sent his name as Norris. In any case, it needs to be ved. COATES, Norris B. (I5131)
 
324 According to an article in the Sunday "Oregonian", Hugh was a prominent Farmer and Doctor in California. A county that was formed from Colusa Co., California was named after him, "Glenn County". It still exists today. One of his dau, Ella married Peter French, cattle king of Malheur Co., Oregon who was also Dr. Hugh Glenn's partner. Dr. Glenn was particulary known for helping the down and out. His book keeper was one of these persons. He repaid Doctor Hugh Glenn by laying in wait with and gun and murdering him as he exited a building. He was captured for his crime. (CL-509) Hugh J. Glenn died intestate. On March 14, 1883 the administration of his estate was granted to E. S. Wilson, a brother-in-law of Dr. Glenn. These records indicate that he owned 58,000 acres of land in Colusa County and 60,000 acres in Oregon, another extensive ranch in Nevada and 40,00 head of cattle. His killer's name was Hurman Miller. On Oct. 21, 1883, he was found guilty of murder in the first degree with the imprisonment penalty. The following information was provided by Sharon Forkell in 2003: "Hugh J. Glenn married Nancy Abernathy, they had the following children:1.William B. b. 8/1850 d. unknown, but only listed in 1850 census record. Died before 1883.2. Alfonza (Alphonzo) G b. 1851 in MO and married Alice A. Dexter on 21 Mar 1874 in Alameda, CA. Died before 1883.3. Charles H. b. 1858 in MO and married Nellie M. unknown in CA. Died after 1883.4. Ella G b. 4/1860 in MO. Died after 1883.5. Frank b. 1864 in CA married Philomente. Died after 1883.6. Eva b. 1866 in CA. Died before 1883.7. Hugh b. 1868 in CA ("On Sept. 15, 1888, shortly after midnight, Hugh J. Glenn, Jr. fell from the porch of the Commercial House in Willows, to the curb-stone, striking on his back, from the effects of which he died shortly after.")8. Roy b. Jan. 1870. Died before 1883." GLENN, Hugh J. (I6047)
 
325 According to an unknown researcher in about 1910, this Joseph is the son of Joseph. He might be the Joseph who was mentioned in the Register "as of Maude's House....very likely the present Mode Cottage...about 1800". COPPOCK, Joseph (I1665)
 
326 According to an unrelated Tobin, most Tobins came from County Kilkenney or just west of there in Ireland. (CL-329) Before Ireland, the name came from D'Aubyn. Another Tobin was told that her ancestors were from County Cork, Ireland and mave originally been from Scotland. (CL-352) A distant cousin, S. McNeely sent a listing of multiple Tobins living in Dublin, Ireland from 1731-1794. (CL-546) There is a possibility that James was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania instead according a family tree on Ancestry.com. His death is verified by an application for Probate. He died intestate in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. A bond was put up by William Allen of Amwell and Richard Reading. William Allen was named Administator. His sons were all too young to be bondsman. The will of James Tobin of Loudoun Co., Va., recorded 9 May, 1774, names his wife, Esther, sons George, Thomas, Joseph and Robert, and his daughters, Sarah Masterson, and Mary, Lydia, Ruth, Naomy and Rosanna Tobin. It does not name Nathaniel and Isaac so we are going to need to verify Isaac through land or DNA records as his son. If Esther married James when she was 16 and he was 19, that would be in 1741. If all of the children I have listed for James and Esther are correct, they would have been born 18 years maximum and had 12 children in that amount of time.

A Nathaniel Toby and an Isaac Toby are listed in the Hunterdon Co. New Jersey Tax Ratables in 1778 and 1789. Nathaniel is listed in 1778 as owning a small lot, 2 horned cattle and 1 hog. In 1780 he did not still own the hog. Isaac's holdings are listed on his family group sheet. These ratables were taken from Amwell Twp., Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The only other Tobin listed in Hunterdon Co. was a Thomas Tobin from Lebanon Twp. He seemed to be very well to do with 336 acres, 12 horses, 27 horned cattle and 22 hogs in 1778. (CL-197)

There is Tobey family in Sandwich, Massachusetts named Nathan Tobey who was having children. A Joseph in 1728 is another less likely but possible father of this James. Nathan left a will on 1787 in Sandwich, MA that should be located and checked. (N.E.H.G.R., Apr. 1959) There is a James Tobin who was a convict who was pressed into the service in 1755 in the Maryland Archives Records whose relationship is not yet known either. 
TOBIN, James (G-M201) (I7561)
 
327 According to Annie Coppock Kransdorf, Francis died young. (C-2247) COPPOCK, Francis (I1542)
 
328 According to Bill Hooks, the Biographical History of Van Wert County states that William Hooks was a farmer and a native of Ohio. HOOKS, William (I15813)
 
329 According to C-611, Alice was born in Inchingsell, Kingsclere, Southhampton, Eng. Info. from Imanrd3@aol.com gives her parent's names as William and Elizabeth Lamboll. (C-811) LAMBOLL, Alice (I15853)
 
330 According to Chalkley, in 1769, James Young, age 14, the orphan of James Young, selected John Young as his guardian. John Young was probably the son of Hugh Young. The sureties on John Young's bond were neighbors from the Back Creek areae Beverley Patent. It is likely that this orphan was the son of James Young Jr. who inherited the land on Back Creek from his father James C. Young. In that time frame in Virginia according to Attorney Janice McAlpine, a male's land automatically went to his oldest son upon his death. It is useful to note that this James Aunt Isabelle (widow of Patrick Young) moved with her children and second husband, a Mr. Summers to Fayette Co., Kentucky about 1779. It seems possible that James III could have moved with them. What we do know from Chaulkley though is that he inherited his father's land. The date the land transferred to James Young III is not given:Chalkley's VIII, page 283, Deed Book 2, Page 645. YOUNG, James (I13951)
 
331 According to Christie Trapp, she is named in her father, Augustine Walker's will and listed by her married name as Elizabeth Warren. However, in most authoritative research, her surname has not been confirmed. She was definitely named Eth. Elizabeth and their 5 daughters born before 1620 did not travel on the Mayflower but came on the Anne in 1623 to join her husband and their father in Plymouth, Massachusetts. WALKER, Elizabeth (I17377)
 
332 According to Clan McFarlane and Associated Clans, "On 29th August 1526 Patrick Colquhoun, natural son of Sir John Colquhoun, 14th of that Ilk, was granted a charter of the lands of Tullichintaull and Gorton.
[History of Clan Macfarlane Vol. II - manuscript by James Macfarlane; Chapt. 40]" 
COLQUHOUN, Patrick * of Tullinchentall -E-FT350465 predicted (I19114)
 
333 According to Collins, Sarah's maiden name might be Roseborough, like her first grandson's name of John Roseborough. In Liberty Springs Baptist Church in Laurens Co. there is a John Coats with a wife named Sarah. She died on Sep 16, 1873, a. This Sarah's death and age coincide with the dates I've been sent for her from other sources, so I'm assuming it was she and her husband John that were in the Liberty Springs Baptist Church in Laurens Co., South Carolina. (C-2123) UNKNOWN, Sarah (I14836)
 
334 According to Colonial Families, Sir Richard is a lineal descendant of Sir Robert Martin who refused the order of Knighthood in 1636. Sir Robert was married firstly to Isabel Harrington. MARTIN, Sir Richard (I11542)
 
335 According to cousin James Forte, the Forte's came from Normandy, France originally. There are two Forte brothers that assisted William the Conqueror and were given titles and land in England for their services. The Forte family had settled in Somersetshire, England during the 16th and 17th centuries. Samuel Forte came to Barbados in 1680 from the Somersetshire family according to Burkes Landed Gentry. However, he is likely the Samuel Forte who was a witness to George Foster's will on Nov. 23, 1670, in St. John's Parish, Barbados. Another of the witnesses was Edmund Haynes. Samuel later owned land that became known as Haynes Hill Plantation in St. John's Parish.

He was supposedly exiled from England, obviously with some portable wealth in tack. James Forte, a cousin, states that the Fortes lost their property, title, and the "scue" on the end of their name when siding with the Royalists against Cromwell. The name was originally Fortibus according to the "General Armory". It states the Forte's from Somerset were originally from the name de Fortibus.

The coat of arms for the Fortes in Somerset also comes from Fortibus. This could have occurred when Samuel was a child as Cromwell came into power about 1651. It would have been his unproven father who lost his title and lands. Thus when Samuel was in his 20's to 30's he would have immigrated to Barbados to make his way in the world. (F-469)

Samuel came to own what was later owned by a Mr. Haynes and named Haynes Hill Plantation in Barbados. He and Thomas Estwick are listed as beneficiaries of Mary Combs Adamson's will in 1689 in St. John's Parish. He is in a position in the transcription where it is difficult to tell if he is a friend of the family or a brother-in-law. He was a friend and executor for John Pearnell's will dated 1691 on an island called Hothersall's Poole.

He is named as a friend of Augustin Dry's will dated May 1692 in St. John's Parish. The will names his 2 oldest daughters of Samuel Forte Senior. Thomasin was named in the will and was only 12 at the time. Augustin's will transcription then names the following persons as executors: Frances (age 20 if it's Samuel's daughter), Ursula (wife of Samuel Forte Sr.), Mrs. Ula Forte (likely wife of Codrington), a Mary Franck, and Codrington Forte as executors. Here are possible theories about the relationships in this will.

As far as we know, all Forte's in Barbados descend from this Dr. Samuel Forte, Esquire, making it likely that Codrington is his son named after the very wealthy Codrington family of Barbados who were Sugar Barons.

If Mrs. Ula is the wife of Codrington, she might be the daughter of Arlington. Since Samuel is about 43 at the time and Arlington is about 40 this would suggest that Ula was a young married woman. Codrington could be Augustin's son-in-law. That would mean that his friend Samuel Forte's 20-year-old daughter and wife was named Executor along with Codrington and his wife. They would have been family to Codrington. The name Codrington is the same as the Honorable Christopher Codrington that Samuel names in his will as having given his third wife, Elizabeth Estwick, a silver plate since they (Samuel and she) had been married. Perhaps that is how they met as Samuel appears to have given a son the name Codrington after someone he admired previous to his marriage to Elizabeth Estwick.

Augustin's young married daughter might have requested to have her mother-in-law and sister-in-law's help along with her husband. Samuel's daughter Thomasin who was only about 12 at the time was also named in Augustin's will. He certainly was close to Samuel as a friend. I can't find a family relationship through Samuel's first wife who was Mary Culpepper explaining why his daughters were named in the will. The most likely scenario is that the Fortes were Augustin's daughters-in-laws and friends of the family to Augustin. That would suggest that Codrington was a son of Samuel who died before Samuel wrote his will.

He is named in his son-in-law, William Collymer's will in 1705. In Samuel's own will dated Oct. 16, 1711, in St. John's Parish, he bequeaths his wife the silverplate that she had been given by the Honorable Christopher Codrington after he had married Elizabeth Estwick. He give money to his grandchildren due him from the estate of William Collymore. (F-164) He and the members of his family were buried in a tomb on his plantation. (F-24) Note the name Codrington appearing as a Codrington Forte in this family. It was Christopher Codrington III who lived till 1610 that Samuel is likely referring to in his will. A Sarah Codrington in her will names her kinswoman, Jane.

In his will, he stipulated that the tomb should always be available for whoever wished to visit. When my past husband and I visited Barbados in Apr. of 1990, we were able to visit Haynes Hill House and see the tomb - plaque and all. The current owner of the House, Jean Porter, stated that the small plot of land surrounding the tomb does not belong to anyone. It was bought by an English descendant in the 1900's and left as a preserved space which he had planned to grow hedgerows to honor his ancestors. That never occurred.

The house that is now standing on Haynes Hill is not the house that Samuel originally lived in. It was blown down in the 1831 hurricane and the one that now stands was built then. This house is, according to Jean Porter, haunted. The ghost walks around at night in what sounds like heavy men's work boots and is harmless.

The Coat of Arms for the Forte family is a shield with a Rooster and 3 red mallets as symbols. The motto is Forte Scutum Salas Ducum. Forte means strong. Scutum in ancient Rome was a leather shield, Salus means health, and Ducum means of or relating to Dukedom. (F-465)

Although the parentage of this Samuel Forte is unknown, I have two working theories as to his parentage based on baptismal, marriage, and burial records for all towns in Somersetshire having records in the 1600s. The information was supplied by James Forte of Ontario and was researched professionally in 1977-78. Upon sorting it, it is possible Samuel's parents were Thomas and Thomasine Forte of South Petherton or Samuel of St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Taunton, Somerset, England.

The first theory that he is the son of Thomas and Thomasine is based on the following pattern. They had a daughter, Thomasine in April of 1663. Baptismal records from that town were missing for seven years from 1653 to 1660, the likely time period of birth for our Samuel Forte. Thomasine, his possible mother, is the name that clued me in. Samuel has a daughter named Thomasin, which is rather unusual. Secondly, his son Samuel only has one male and female name unaccounted for from his wife's or his side, and that is Thomas and Thomasin. I believe it is likely that he named them after his parents. This theory needs further verification in lawsuit or deed records.

The second theory is that he is the son of Samuel Forte of St. Mary Magdelen in Taunton, Somerset, England. Only one child, Thomas, has been recorded as the son of this Samuel. Thomas was christened on Nov. 18, 1650. Thomas's spelling of his surname is interpreted as Forde by freereg.org.uk. This Samuel still could be the father of our Samuel as he has the correct name and right age. He is also the only Samuel that has been found in the records of Somerset Co., England. Possible children of this Samuel Sr. whose fathers are unreadable by FreeReg translators were George, Joan, Hannah, John, and Elizabeth, none of which are names carried down by Samuel. The records again are not conclusive, as the microfilm is nearly unreadable. The original records from St. Mary Magdelen were still privately held when a professional researcher last tried to check them.

There are two other mysteries about this Forte family. When we were in Barbados and saw Haynes House in the early 1990's, we also got to view the family crypt. The plaque on the exterior indicated that it contained the remains of Samuel and Ursula Forte and family. This plaque according to a manuscript by Ralph Greenidge who was raised at Haynes House in the early 1900's was not the original. The plaque had been replaced twice since the original carvings on the coral walls of the crypt. When he was there, it stated that it also contained the remains of Mary Culpepper (who would have been the mother of the 3 daughters of the original Samuel Forte.) This was verified by a family friend whose friend stole the nameplate off of Mary Culpepper's coffin sometime in the 1900's. Therefore, Samuel had 3 wives in his life that we know about. It is entirely possible that Mary Culpepper died in childbirth in 1685 at which point Samuel married Ursula. In that case, Samuel would also be the son of Mary Culpepper. That actually sounds probable to me and is my current theory.

Lastly, there is a Samuel Forte, Mariner, from Wapping, Middlesex, England who wrote a will when he was outward bound to sea on February 25, 1675/1676. The will proved on July 29, 1680, gives his estate to his friend Andrew Davison of Wapping. Because the date of probate is the same year as my children's ancestor Samuel entering Barbados, a connection to this Samuel needs to be studied. Instead of a will, was this possibly a settlement of his estate in England when he decided to move to Barbados for good? 
FORTE, Dr. Samuel (I16520)
 
336 According to David Glenn, the surname is Scottish and is related to the MacIntosh clan. Our Glenn's supposedly were Scottish borderlanders who moved from Scotland to (Co. Ulster?) Ireland and then to Virginia in the 18th century. (CL-345e second hand sources suggest that the Glenns first settled in Chester Co., PA between 1735 and 1740 (where Glennville is named after them) before moving to near Staunton, Augusta Co., VA in the 1740's to early 1750's where he lived on Naked Creek. Naked Creek is a stream located at 381816N Latitude and 0785452W Longtitude according to the USGS Mapping Service. (CL-413, 413d, 731) According to "Augusta Co, VA Heritage Book", he emigrated in 1742 with his friend Dr. Robert Curry along with other Glenns, Youngs (specifically his friend, Dr. Robert A. Young), Blacks and Blairs. In this account they landed in Philadelphia, PA and then traveled south settling on the lovely lands near Staunton on Naked Creek in Virginia. His large brick home was still standing in 2015 in Mt. Sydney, Virginia. The first evidence of any Glenn in Chalkley's records of Augusta Co., VA doesn't occur till 1754 when a James Glenn died there naming children William, James, John and Mary.

As for George Glenn, once a year, these Scotch Irish settlers would meet at his home to compete amongst themselves in a variety of sports and contests. These included weight lifting, running, jumping, boxing, wrestling, fencing, and sword danci
ng. He called his hill and hollow "Glenn Cose" after Scotland's "Glencoc". Part of the house that he built around 1750 was is still standing at Glen Cose. (CL-391, 676)

George Glenn was a private in the Revolutionary War, in Capt. Reuben Harrison's Co., Augusta, Virginia and Capt. Anderson's Co., Augusta, VA. He is listed in the DAR Patriot Index, Vol. I, pg. 271 as a private. (CL-171) (CL-259) His birthdate is truly not known. It is listed anywhere from 1715-1740. The earlier dates are unlikely since he was a private in the American Revolution and lived to 1815. I'm using the 1740 birthdate given on his Revolutionary War records. The 1740 birthdate would also better match his children's birthdates listed in the family bible of Hugh Glenn. (CL-185)

George Glenn is listed in the 1782 Taxpayers Lists for Virginia. He is the only Glenn listed in Augusta Co., VA and he owned no slaves according to this record. (CL-173) George Glenn does not appear in the 1790 census records for Virginia, but I have been unable to locate any census records for the supposed county of his residence, Augusta Co. They appear to have burned. (CL-172). (CL-185) He purchased 18 acres of land on Apr 7, 1796 on the waters of Naked Creek which lay between his current land and that of Robert Young's land. It also bordered on Peter Tetree's land. This is land that was very near where his wife's father's land was. Since the purchase of his original land is not in the records, it is possible his wife and inherited some land from her father. http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/SYN8RBNYTXI23K6T2K3XB77J8PXDENKLATYSJIXXCXRAI1DF58-41373?func=full-set-set&set_number=007425&set_entry=000001&format=999

He is in the court records according to Chalkley: Aug 1796, William, Samuel, James Anderson and George Glenn (defendants) vs. William Young (orator).--Writ. Chancery, 27th September, 1793. William and Samuel were brothers. Petition by William Young, 1792, states that some years ago he employed George Nicholas to commence and prosecute this cause, that on removal of George (to Kentucky) from this county the case was entrusted to John Nicholas, who drew and filed the bill, shortly after which John also declined practicing in this court, and left his business to Robert Jouett, Esq., Attorney, who has also declined practicing in this court. Witness is aged and infirm. Petition for rehearing. Ellinor Young, wife of William Young, orator, 1st November, 1793. Samuel Anderson and George Glenn returned no inhabitants, 25th August, 1790. Samuel Anderson's deposition 15th February, 1791, before Benjamin Harrison, a Justice of Bourbon County. Pennsylvania executed on Samuel Anderson, 30th August, 1787.

It appears that George returned to Augusta Co., Virginia. George Glenn's Will was in Augusta Co., Will Book No. XI, pg. 458, : "In the name of God Amen, this 22nd day of December 1801, I George Glenn of Augusta County and State of Virginia, being in my ordinary health and sences do think it necessary at this time to make this my last Will and Testament first I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God through the merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he will be pleased to remove me and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and all my worldly Estate both real and personal, I give bequeth and dispose of the same in the following manner. First I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Hugh Glen all my Estate in Land together with all my Horses, Cattle, Sheep and hogs, all my household Goods farming utencils and moveable property of every kind to him his heirs and assigns forever with this incumberance only that he will pay the following legacies two years after my decease - I give and bequeath unto my son James Glen his heirs or assigns the sum of five pounds I also give and bequeath unto my son William Glen his heirs or assigns the sum of six pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law Wert Miller and my Daughter Nancy the sum of five pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law Robert Young, and my Daughter Sarah the sum of five pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law Samuel Curry and my Daughter Mary the sum of five pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law John Mead five shillings - I also nominate and appoint my son Hugh Glen and no other to be the only Executor to this my last Will and testament and I renounce all other Will or Wills made by any time heretofore and rectifies this and no other to be my last Will and Testament under my hand and seal the date above. Signed, Sealed, published and pronounced in the Presence of John Anderson, Jas Anderson, Geo. Anderson. Signed: George Glenn Probated 11 March, 1815; commission as Justices of Augusta County to take deposition of George Anderson, an aged and infirm witness, returned executed 14th March 1815. Proved 14th March, 1815 (George Anderson is dead since above deposition; James and John Anderson are also dead). Executor qualifies." His will supposedly does not list his children in their birth order.

DAR records state that George actually died in 1801 and that it took this long for Hugh Glenn to have his father's estate administered. In any case, what we know is that George died between Dec. of 1801 and Mar. of 1815. He and his wife are buried in the old stone cemetery of the Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church at Fort Defiance. Their daughter Mary, his wife's father, James Young and his friend Dr. Robert Curry are buried there.

An excellent article at https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/12482240 based upon personal knowledge of George's great grandson, Robert Addison Glenn gives this account of George. "GEORGE GLENN was born about 1720 in the northern part of Ireland near Londonderry. He was Scotch-Irish Presbyterian. When he was about fifteen years of age he married in Ireland, a Miss Young, also a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian. Shortly after their marriage he and his bride immigrated to America with a party of other Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, among whom was Dr. Robert Curry and his bride Ann Curry, and others.

This emigrant party first came into Pennsylvania about 1745, but immediately afterwards came south with the tide of Scotch-Irish emigrants who were then settling in the great Valley of Virginia. George Glenn patented and settled on what is known as the David Hunter, Sr. farm on the headwaters of Middle Branch of Naked Creek, Augusta County, Virginia, and built the old residence now standing on the farm. By his said wife George Glenn had seven children, three sons and four daughters, viz.: Sarah, Nancy, Margaret, William, James, Hugh, Mary."

My great Aunts wondered if this line of Glenns might be related to the American Astronaut, John Glenn. In John Glenn's ancestry from Coleraine, Ireland to here, I have not found a connection. (CL-261) 
GLENN, George (I15810)
 
337 According to DJ Rowe, "Wright's wife, Mary Gaunt, remarried after his death and moved to Tuscaloosa Co., AL and then to TN. " Her second marriage is implied in an 1811/1812 deed where the freed slave of Big John Coate named Jesse Coate isasing land in a trust fund kind of fashion that must have been required at the time for an ex-slave in Newberry Co., South Carolina. Her second husband, Thomas Gilbert was married to her sister previous to their marriage. (C-2189E) GAUNT, Mary (I13994)
 
338 According to Evan's census records, he was born abt. 1795 or 1796. The 1841 census was taken mid June, meaning that he could have been born anywhere from mid June 1795-mid June 1796.

Here are the baptismal records that could apply to him in Freereg.org.uk.

Evan EVANS Baptism 19 Sep 1795 Cardiganshire Llanddewibrefi : St David : Parish Register son of Daniel
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Evan EVANS Baptism 04 Mar 1796 Cardiganshire Aberystwyth : St Michael : Parish Register son of Evan and Mary
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Evan EVANS Baptism 12 Sep 1796 Cardiganshire Llanbadarn Trefeglwys : St Padarn : Bishop's Transcript son of Thomas and Mary.

In the 1851 census, he is listed at age 56. This census was taken on Mar. 30, 1851. These two facts together suggest he was born between mid June 1795 - Jan 1796 because of the following. In this time period, a study in England has said that 75% of children born then were baptized within 68 days of birth suggesting again that the last choice is not correct. In the first half of the 18th century, parents were getting their children baptized in a week. It had changed a great deal by the 1790's. (https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Birth-Baptism_Intervals_for_Family_Historians)

I theorize that he was the one born in Aberystwyth after sorting the parents and their possible children in the first two choices.
 
EVANS, Evan (I18415)
 
339 According to family, he was born on the 12th of Feb. but according to the Public Records Index, he was born on Feb. 1st. He lived at 8720 Wattsburg Rd City: Erie County: Erie State: Pennsylvania Zip Code: 16509 in this index. He livh a John F. and Virginia Giewont. This is probably his son and possibly wife or daughter-in-law. If she is the Virginia who died on Dec. 6, 2001 she was born on Oct. 11, 1908 and could be his wife or even Mother-in-law as she was 10 years older than John. GIEWONT, John V. (I16876)
 
340 According to Gallbreath, Lydia died in 1855 along with siblings, Maria and Levi of Tuberculosis. Her death date appears to be off by two years according to her cemetery stone. COPPOC, Lydia H. (I930)
 
341 According to Gary Hawley, this is Mary's spouse. The marriage is late for her birth date I have for her, but all the siblings in this family are matching marriage records occurring in Jefferson Co., Tennessee. COPPOCK, Mairy (I8229)
 
342 According to Harry Wright Newman in "Mareen Duvall of Middle Plantation", it is not certain that Mary is Mareen's wife, but the following will of Thomas Bouth suggests it. In his will in 1672 it states he died without issue (without chi. He does however, bequeath to Mary Dewall (Devall) the first calf of his cow and "one sow shoot." In an I.G.I. file which we have no substantiation for, this Mary Bouth is listed as the wife of Mareen Duvall. Mareen's birth is given as 1630 in Nantes, , Bretagne Province, France. Her parents are not given but her dates are b. 1634 in Normandie Province, France and died abt 1670. BOUTH, Mary (I7194)
 
343 According to her daughter, Maud, Kitty combed her hair with sage tea everyday so that everyone thought she had black hair until three weeks before her death. Albert Pickering nicknamed her "Roly Poly" because she was 4'9" and 140 lbs.d a white poodle which she led on walks by carrying a sucker behind her. It worked quite well according to my father at keeping him following her. She was apparently an alcoholic, suffered with arthritis and died of a heart attack at about age 63. Her death certificate says she died of Chronic Brights Disease which is a disorder of the kidneys. (C-2, C:DOC) According to her obituary, she died at 8 o'clock in the morning on Feb. 11th. She was buried on Valentines' Day and her funeral was held at her daughter, Keturah Ritter's home. There were relatives listed in Albert Pickering Coate's Funeral Memory book in 1941 listed as Mr. and Mrs. E. Dimmack. They were Ephram and Daisy Dimmack from Middletown. According to my Dad, Albert Edward Coate, they were his 2nd cousins related to Keturah Dimmack Stevens. This could mean that they were 1st cousins once removed instead, but his family would call that relationship a second cousin. Ephram's brother was Albert Dimmack. Two of Albert's daughters had taken my father to their Episcopal Church a couple times (probably in Middletown.) (C-2078, 2517)

They are also related to Dimmacks in Wheeling, WV. (C-687) I have found a birth record for a Keturah Dimmock born the same day as our Keturah in Stourbridge, Kinswinford, co. Stafford, England that could be a relative of our Keturah. The birth record takes place on Jun 10, 1855 on 392 Moorelane. Parents, John Dimmock and Seah Priest Dimmock. (C-300) There is a marriage record another Keturah Ann Dimmack that I sent for that turns out to be a cousin to our Keturah. It's for a Keturah Ann Dimmack who marries a Richard Dawes on Mar. 4, 1876 (though it looks like 1846 - it was indexed as 1876) in Saint Peters Church, Wolverhampton Parish, co. Staffordshire, England. Her father is listed as Mathias Dimmack (our Keturah's Uncle) who was a horse dealer.

There is a Benjamin Dimmack in the London, England 1871 census, age 23, born in Lambeth, Surrey, ENG that would be the right age to be her cousin also. He could be the Benjamin Charles Dimmack that married in 1873 in Wolverhampton District which included parts of the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire and West Midlands. Wolverhampton District is one place where several events in this family grouping appear to be recorded. 
DIMMOCK, Keturah (Kitty) * (I11742)
 
344 According to her niece, Shirley Kacmar Augustini, her name was Margaret instead. MINCHIE, Mary (I12014)
 
345 According to Hinshaw, she was age 77 at her death. UNKNOWN, Dorothy (I10432)
 
346 According to his great nephew, he was a Burgomeister (Mayor) of Hendungen, Bavaria. He was also a farmer by trade. (F-702) LINK, Leo J. (I7360)
 
347 According to his obituary in the Dayton Journal dated Mar. 29, 1922, he was born in Manchester, England. Family tradition has been that he was born in London or in Lancaster, England (Death certificate). However, in the 1881 census record for England his birth place is listed as Rugby, Warwick, England. This is the only source that lists his birth place while he was alive. It was not the same as his wife's or children's place of birth. His birth date is listed as Nov. 25, 1853 or Nov. 25, 1857 (death certificate).

The 1881 census tells us that he was 24 years of age, making either 1856 or 1857 correct. His christening record took place in Aug. of 1857, so he was therefore likely born in Nov. of 1856. Fred Stevens gave the information on the death certificate that is often at variance with other sources. There is a John Stevens and Keturah Dimmock living in the Parish of Hackney, Co. of Middlesex in 1875 on Englefield Rd. that are probably them. (C-589) He was a superintendent of the mechanical department for the "ChatterBox". It was an English child's annual storybook.

In the 1881 census, John is listed as a printer and they lived at 161 Eversleigh Rd., Battersea, Surrey, England. In his christening record and 1881 census record, his name is listed as John Stevens. My father remembered his middle name being Charles, but that has not been verified. He (age 26) and his wife, "Katy" (age 27) and sons, Fred (age 7) and George (age 4) emigrated to the United States arriving in New York on November 1, 1883 on the Grecian Monarch. This was before Ellis Island was opened. They had departed from London, England. John was listed as a printer by profession. They came in Steerage with 3 pieces of luggage for the entire family. (C: Doc)

In his 1922 obituary, he was listed as having been in the U.S. for 35 years, but in reality it was around 39 years. They first moved to Wheeling, West Virginia where he worked as in Interior Decorator. They them moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1892 where he continued in the same trade and where he lived for the remainder of his days. He is listed as a painter living at 1916 E. Fifth Street in the Dayton, Ohio 1889 and 1890 directories. There are several Stevens in the Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH directory of 1887 that have similar names to his children, who could be his relatives that he followed to Ohio. They include an A.E. Stevens, an Alfred, a George W. (1845-1923) and a John Stevens. (C-1905, C-Doc) In the U.S. 1900 census, John is listed as a house painter who could read, write and speak English. They rented their home at 411 N. Main St, Dayton, Ohio. Both John's and Keturah's parents were born in England. (C-98) In his later years, John worked for a cookie factory called Greene and Greene as a painter and custodian.

His sons (Alfred) George and Albert Edward were at one time both in the painting business with him. They lived through 7 floods in the United States. (C-2,4, 1899) These floods might account for the reason they moved often renting the following residences in Dayton, Ohio according to Dayton City Directories: 1900: 411N Main St., 1902: 67 E. Halena, 1908: 218 N. Linwood, 1914: 522 W. 3rd. In his death certificate, his son Fred gives his birth date as Nov. 25, 1857. However, both census records give his age matching a birth year of 1853. (C-226, C:Doc)

As for his death, this was a very sad event for his children. John had remarried and was quite ill. When my father's mother and her sisters wanted to visit their father on his death bed on Bolander Ave, their new mother-in-law wouldn't let them in. She got all of his belongings including all the family heirlooms and furniture from England. The daughters even suspected that he was poisoned by his wife. However, his death certificate says that he died of a cerebral hemorrhage compounded by pneumonia that he'd had for the last 7 days. He died at 9:30 on a Monday evening. The funeral was held at the home of his daughter, Keturah Ritter, at 2:00 p.m. on Mar. 30, 1922. (C:DOC, 2077, 2517) 
STEVENS, John * (I11738)
 
348 According to Jacobus, Mehitable was Caleb's wife. There is another slightly younger Caleb Hotchkiss not to be confused with this one who married a Ruth Munson. HOTCHKISS, Caleb (I8285)
 
349 According to Jerry Curry, this Mary was born 1771 and married a Thomas Harrison. (CL-347) CURRY, Mary (I7653)
 
350 According to Joe Coates, this Elizabeth married Ashton Garrett and had Anne and Alexander. Anne married Overton Burruss and Alexander married Martha Lumpkin, a granddaughter of Gov. Lumpkin of North Carolina. (C-1972) COATE, Elizabeth (I7711)
 

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