1348. John William BLALOCK
Information is from Jessie BLALOCK: Jessie.Blalock@clark.net (October 1997)
1378. Alexander MCCANDLESS
There were from York Co., PA. His will 1766 names his daughter, Sarah Gilbert.
1400. James SMITH
This generation if from Quaker records and it's not clear that it's the right family. This family links to PA & William PENN. Supposedly these SMITHs were Quakers who moved from PA to VA to SC.
1408. FREEMAN
There is a great site at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4386/freeman1.htm
In "Americans of Royal Decent", By Mr. Fox Davis and his "Guide to Heraldry", "It is found that the Freeman Family can trace their ancestry to three kings of France and King John of England.
The Freeman Family possessed many beautiful estates in France in section called "Normandy". It was a large stretch of land granted by the Carolingian King of France to the chief of the Norsemen named Rolf in 911 and the Norman Dukes who followed him strengthened the town's walls and built churches which had been destroyed during the series of wars, and his followers settled down quietly under his rule. They built great castles 1135-1154. This was a fortunate time for France. Within little more than 100 years after granting of Normandy the descendants of the Norsemen who had come from the foggy north shores of the Baltic Sea into France 834-850. They established permanent camps at the mouths of French rivers.
This area was inhabited during the stone age before 5000 B.C. but were conquered by the Norsemen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
They invaded England in 787 and established a kingdom in Ireland 823, and Iceland in 874 colonized Greenland they extended their expeditions into Russia, Scotland, Spain, Italy, Greece, Jerusalem, and the Orient.
They had a complicated religion. Bible scholars and Historians claim they were of the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel.
They were a strong race of people large, blond, great and powerful, sailors, fishermen, adventurous, ship builders.
Through conqest Charlesmagne 768-814 conquered and ruled most of Europe. The hardest for him to conquer were the Norsemen. It was under the rule of him and his descendents until 986 A. D. This era had brought Roman law into the area called France named from the Germanic tribe called Franks.
The language of the celtic people The Norsement, Saxons, Romans, and Germans all blended into the musical French language.
The name Freeman signifies in the system of Government of France and England at the time the name Freemon in France and Freeman in England were all of the same position in Government. They were not slaves to anyone, could own their own home, and land so adopted the name which is derived from Anglo-Saxon Leber-et-Homo(audia). In English it means the name which is 'Free and bold or brave.'
Thousands of people fled to America to have religious freedom all of our ancestors refused to become Catholics. The Catholic church tried to suppress free thinking many fled from France to England 1229-1274. They were translating Aristotole into Greek, into Arabic, into Latin and were learned in Roman Law.
The Freemans had a Royal Coat of Arms of France and those who spell name with "a" were originally descended from the same Norsemen ancestors. The motto on the Royal Coat of Arms is 'Lieber-et-audia' meaning free and brave."
Possibly a Nicholas FREEMAN who became a resident of Lower Norfolk about 1653. He remained there until his death in 1670. L. Norfolk Co., VA. Bk E (pt.2):fol 54. 16 Nov 1670 Joseph Wilder and Jno Wallis summoned to next court to give evidence concerning Nicholas Freeman's Last will & testament; On 21 Sep 1671 E(pt.1: flo. 101. Thomas Blanch was granted administration on the estate of Nicholas FREEMAN. Apparently a will was either not found or not adequately proved.
The time period and association with the SPRING and WALLIS families makes him an attractive candidate for the father of our John.
Nicholas was a member of the small persecuted Quaker Meeting which included several who would later be neighbors and associates of our John FREEMAN.
1412. Richard CORDING
He is listed a chirurgion (surgeion), appeared in the Norfolk County records in November 1655.
1413. Ann BROWNE
Listed in her father's will as the Eldest Daughter Ann ye wife of Ric: Cording. She is listed as Southerland in her brother's wills indicating that she remarried after the death of Richard, which must have been shortly after her father's death in 1666.
1416. Andrew ALEXANDER
PA Genealogy Magazine: " Andrew Alexander, like his brother Joseph, it is not known exactly when he came to America but he settled in Somerset Co., MD.
The will of William Anderson, of Accoma County, VA, in 1692 mentions a parcel of land once owned by Andrew and his brother Samuel Alexander. Since this land mentioned is only a few miles from where these Alexanders settled in Somerset Co., MD, perhaps Andrew lived across the line in VA for a short time before settling in Somerset Co. There is no record of him owing land there. On 29 Oct 1692 the will of William Anderson of Accomac Co. VA describes a piece of land as "between the land of Samuel and Andrew Alexander who once lived there."
The first records we find of Andrew is the birth of his two children, Abigail born 15 Sep 1677 and Elias born 26 Feb 1679 (Recorded Somerset "Court Liber IKL" also listed as Somerset Register DB IKL) He left very few records. The only additional records found are the registration of his cattle brand 29 Oct 1692 and application to Co. in 1698 for witness fees in the trial of John Alexander defendent (Somerset Judicial Records for 1696-98 pg 25)
His son Elias it appears, married his first cousin Sophia, a daughter of his Uncle Joseph Alexander (see Cecil Co. will AA-1-222)
Alex Pioneers and Note Books "The first record of Andrew Alexander apears in the Somerset Register DB,I.K.L., which was begun in 1714/15 records birth of his son and daughter "Abigail Alexander daughter of Andrew Alexander was born of his wife the fifteenth day of Sep 1677; Ellies (Elias) Alexander the son of Andrew Alexander and his wife 26 1779. No other childen are registered."
Welch " Andrew Alexander also settled in Somerset Co., MD. His wife is not known. Two children are listed; Abigail b 15 Sept 1677 and Elias b 1679. (Elias, it appears, married his first cousin Sophia, a daughter of his uncle Joseph Alexander See Cedil Co. will AA-1-222"
Brevard " Andrew Alexander son of James Alexander, b abt 1648 ? Immigrant from Ireland m Jean (or Jane)"
Virkus Vol V p 42 Andrew Alexander 1650 two children: Abigail-1677 and Elias-1679 m. dau of Jos Alexander of New Munster.
MD Heraldic Families pg 64 see pg "L" Virkus "Andrew Alexander, b.1650 was brother of William Jr. and son of William Sr. of Somerset Co. who bought land in Somerset Co. and had first deed of that county made to him." MARYLAND'S HERALDIC FAMILIES from: SERIES II of "REGISTER of MARYLAND'S HERALDIC FAMILIES", by Alice Norris Parran, 1938. Page 66:
"ELIAS ALEXANDER, son of ANDREW (and grandson of William Sr. of Somerset); wife, dau--of JOSEPH ALEXANDER of New Munster, and O'Dwire tract. Issue--six sons and daughters--William 1715, m. Agnes, his cousin. ABRAHAM,1717-1786, m. Dorcas. Zebulon, 1720-1784, m.(first two unnamed) 3rd. Jane McClung. EZRA, 172?-1800, m.(wife not listed.) ARTHUR, d. 1763, m. Margaret McKamy. Daughter of Elias unnamed."
PA Genealogy Magazine " Andrew b 1648" Richard B. Alexander "Andrew Alexander was born in 1646" Virkus Vol V p 42 under Arnold, "Andrew Alexander is from line of Bruce Andrew b. 1650, brother of Wm.Jr. of Somerset, and son of Wm., Sr. Alexander 1650 two children: Abigail-1677 and Elias-1679 m. dau of Jos Alexander of New Munster.
Pioneers " the will of Joseph Alexander dated 1726 names sons James and Francis daughters Sophia, Jane Muley (or Mackey), Abigaill Chapham and his son in law Elias Alexander: who we know was the son of Andrew Alexander of Somerset (So.Register, I,.K.L.)"Simpson Pg 183 " Sophia Alexander married her paternal 1st cousin Elias Alexander, son of Andrew Alexander.
DAR Mag The Somerset Register Liber IKL states that Elias Alexander was born 26 Feb 1679,and he died in Frederick Co Md about 1750, leaving a second wife Ann (Taylor) and a number of children of whom Elias (Colonel Elias of Rutherford Co.NC) was one.
PA Genealogy Magazine " The children of Andrew Alexander were Abigal, b 15 Sept 1677, and Elias,b 1679, Brevard "Elias Alexander (b Feb 1679-d 1747"
Brevard D Pg 174 " Elias Alexander was born in Somerset Co., MD.26 Feb 1679,and died in 1747 probably near Slate Hill, York Co.,.PA. "
(Information from the GEDCOM files of H. Jack WELL from the WorldConnect Project at Rootsweb.)
1418. Joseph ALEXANDER
Of New Munster, and O'Dwire tract. His will mentions daughter Sophia and Son-in-law, Elias ALEXANDER.
His will was presented on 9 Mar 1730 in Cecil Co., MD
"Cecil County, Maryland directly abutts against New Castle County, Delaware. Anyhow, according to local history books, New Castle, DE, was THE major point of immigration for the Irish and Scotch-Irish in America. This is about thirty miles from Philadelphia, so Philadelphia being the nearest big city may have been referenced as the point of arrival simply because nobody would know where New Castle, DE, was.
To give a bit of geography, the town of New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware, is located on the Delaware Bay, which separates Delaware from New Jersey. There are two rivers that drain from the city of Philadelphia into the Delaware Bay, this area is referred to as the 'Delaware Valley.' New Castle County is tall and narrow in shape. It comprises the upper third of the state of Delaware. From the Delaware Bay to the Maryland line is about ten miles. From there to the Elk River is about two miles, the Elk River drains into the Chesapeake Bay. The peninsula that separates the Chesapeake Bay from the Delaware Bay is called Delmarva. New Munster lays at the intersection of MD, DE, and PA. New Munster roughly coincides with that area which is now the Fair Hill Natural Resource Area. Owing to the shortness of the distance between New Castle Town on the Delaware Bay and Head of Elk (modern Elkton) on the Chesapeake Bay, there was a major road (now Rt 40), this road ran all the way from Philadelphia to Baltimore, and eventually west over the Appalachian Mountains to St. Louis. It was originally an Indian Trail.
A number of Scotch-Irish, including the Alexander family, who were prominent among them, started settling in the New Munster district in the 1680s. More settled slightly west of there in the Nottingham Tract, while some settled a little southeast in the Welsh Tract (modern DE). They were Presbyterians, and established two churches just outside of the Maryland state line, one in PA, one in (modern) DE.
Over the years Alexanders wound up owning a lot of property in Cecil County; during the American Revolution, Robert Alexander was a Loyalist, and he was hanged on 4 Nov 1778 in Philadelphia. His property was seized, and was sold to create the town of Elkton. The village of Head of Elk had existed for some years before that, his land lay east of it and was divided up into lots and sold off, the courthouse stands on his former land. It supposedly contains records dating as far back as 1674, but I have not yet investigated. The Alexander home still stands, I've been by there many times. It is called 'The Hermitage' and the eastern part of Ekton has grown around it. Robert had 9 children.
However, while some Alexanders stayed and prospered in early Cecil County, others chose to migrate to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1746. Based on info from other sources, it appears that members of the Haltom family went with them. Members of the Alexander family who remained in Cecil bought the Haltom property when they left. Over the years, additional family members migrated from Cecil County to join their kin in North Carolina, creating a steady trickle of immigration for some years from Cecil County to western North Carolina." (Beau Bowen)
1420. William ALEXANDER Sr.
He supposedly came from Scotland before 1675 and settled in Somerset, MD. There he was an extensive trader in lands. (Virkus Vol V., page 42, Arnold, Andrew Alexander)
They stayed in Somerset, MD. Had land they called Raphoe.
(Norris W. Preyer, pg ) "The Alexander forebers came to Raphoe, Ireland as tenants of Sir James Conningham, as Scottish nobelman from Ayrshire, and settled on lands granted him in Donegal County in Laggan district. Their son, William Alexander left Scotland in 1640's to seek a better life for himself in America. He first settled in new lands opened up in Eastern Shores of VA, Northampton Co. In 1670, William and his children left VA..."
This line is from Gary "Beau" Bowen, P.O. Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118 (1999) e-mail: beau@netgsi.com
www.netgsi.com/~beau
1421. Araminta (Ann) LISTON
First Families pg 248 " William Alexander Sr. m. Ann Liston dau. Rev. William Liston from Letterkenny Ireland."
Tepper p.7 says "William Alexander & Ann liston of Raphoe Plantation in Somerset Co., MD, by 1666 assigned proprerty by Thomas Strawbridge. This William b. 1646 died before 1707 in Somerset had a great grandson John Alexander who died ca 1767 in Northumberland Co. John Alexander moved to Northumberland when he was quite aged."
Virkus Vol V p 42 under Arnold, " William Alexander came from Scotland before 1675 and settled in Somerset Co., MD. Issue as known, Wiliam Jr. m to Catherine.
Tepper pg 3 " A William Alexander Sr. and William Alexander Jr.eventually resided in Somerset County, MD. No doubt one of of these was Willliam Alexander and Ann Liston of Raphoe Plantation in Somerset County MD. William Alexander Sr. was an early settler in Somerset between Aug 1666 and 1700.
Alex Kin "On page 5, Chapter II of Alex Kin it starts something to the affect that their ancestor is James, the weaver, but willl include material they have on seven brothers. The first one listed is William Alexander (born 1646) his cattle mark registered 1687, his son Wm. Jr. and his wife Ann, probably Ann Liston, dau of Wm. Liston.
(Information from the GEDCOM files of H. Jack WELL from the WorldConnect Project at Rootsweb.)
1440. Daniel GLIDEWELL
Posted by Lee Hart on Sun. 29 Dec 1996 "Seeking info on William Glidewell, b 1665 in England, m Alice BRIANT 1697 in England. Migrated to US and had a son Robert, b ca 1700 in Henrico Co., VA Robert m Elizabeth NASH, date unknown".
"The Compendium of American Genealogy", Vol III, p. 564. Chicago: Institute of American Genealogy, 1942, in a lineage of James Arthur Glidewell of Cooper, TX shows the lineage from Aymes to Robert to Daniel. This compendium is based upon solicited accounts of family history, all unsubstantiated by parallel evidence or documents.
There is a Daniell Glidwell listed in the Bristol Parish, VA Vestry Book, 17 1720 as acquitted from paying levies: It is ordered that Daniell Glidwell being an Idiot is Acquitted from paying levies.
11 Nov 1723 BP: It is ordered that Dan. Glidewell live with Wm Gent And that the Said Gent be allowed one thousand pds tobb.
9 Oct 1724 BP: It is ordered that John Tilman have the keeping of Dan. Glidewell this next ensuing year & to be allowed by ye P'ish one thousand lb tobb.
1450. Richard COX
Richard Cox (John [I], William) married, by 8 Jan. 1700/01, Mary Trent, daughter of Henry Trent and his wife Elizabeth Sherman. He held 300 acres in Henrico County, 1704. He left a will, 13 July 1734 - Feb. 1734/35, and his wife left an undated will, proved 2 Feb. 1735/36.
Issue: John, married Elizabeth (–); Henry, left will 26 July 1779 - 1 June 1780, married Judith Redford, who left will 15 Aug. 1785 - 9 April 1789; Mary, married (–) Fore (probably Faure); Elizabeth, married [Strangeman] Hutchins; Richard; Obedience, left will 6 Sept. 1770 - 15 April 1771, married Phelemon Perkins, on whose estate she was granted administration 15 May 1769; Edith, married James Whitloe whose will, now lost, was proved Nov. 1768; Martha, married by 7 Aug. 1727 James Ferguson.Richard Cox married Mary Trent, daughter of Henry Trent and wife Elizabeth Sherman. He left will dated July 13, 1734, probated Feb. 3, 1734/35, Henrico County, witnesses: Michael Turpin, Benjamin Burton, Sr. and Jr. Will of widow Mary (Trent) Cox is in Henrico County, 1735.
1451. Mary TRENT
Her will is dated 1735, and proved 2 Feb 1735 (Henrico Co., VA Deeds and Wills, 1725-1737, page 513)
Henrico County: Will of Mary Cox, 2 February 1735, of parish and county of Henrico. To loving son Richard Cox a steer and a mare, 4 sheep, 7 hogs, 3 sows, 4 barrows, and 240 lbs. of tobacco due to me by my son John Cox. To daughter Obedience Purkins two suits of my clothes; to my granddaughter Obedience Purkins my spinning wheel and card. Son Richard sole executor. Witnesses: Benjamin Burton and Benjamin Burton, Jr.
1792. CLARK
"There has been various spellings for the name of Clark. The name was taken from the professions of clergy and clerk. The name appears as CLARK, CLARKE, DLERK, CLERKE, and CLERYKE. The families in Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama still use Clarke. The Clarks that dropped the "e" did so following the Revolutionary War and before the Civil War. Especially the ones that came farther south dropped the "e". The Clark family is a very interesting family. We have come across Clarks from Scotland, Germany, and Ireland. " (Our Clarks by Florence Clark Griffin & Edna Clark Millier, 1977)
"The name CLARK is derived from the word Clericus, meaning a priest, or one connected with the service of the church. It is an English name and distinquished during the time of William the Conqueror. The old records show a variety of ways of spelling--Clarck, Clearck, Cleark, Clearke, Clearcke, Clerc, Clerck, and Clercke. The name was quite common among the early settlers of Massachusetts--one of the names was on the Mayflower".
Grandfather Clark had residences in Scotland and Ireland. He was Presbyterian.
1888. John THURMAN Jr.
"Both sets of files identify this John Thurman, Jr. as the son of John Sr. and Anne Morecraft. However The James Hamrick files received in Oct 1996 has Edward born 1660 and died 1680, as the only identified son. "Leaves from the Family Tree" shows John born abt 1670 as the only identified son. The only other source is "Descendants of John Thurman of VA", which agree with "Leaves". As a result, I have shown the "John" from "Leaves" and "Descendants" and the "Edward" from Hamrick as brothers to compile all the names into a single database. There is no apparent duplication of individuals within the two sets of data, and should it crop up later, the pairing of John and Edward at this juncture should resolve the issue."(Source: THURMAN QUEST Website database)
1968. Francis ELLEDGE
This information is from Cynthia Snider 13003 Bellevue St., Beltsville, MD 20705 (301) 572-4224 e-mail is: cynthia@snider.org (1999)