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     Susanna Singletary of Haverhill was born September 19th 1681, the daughter of Nathaniel Singletary and Sarah Belknap (1).  The New England Historical and Genealogical Register has her as having been taken captive by American Indians with Mrs. Dunston in 1697, although this is only listed by some sources (2)(3).  Previously, on August 13 1689, her father Nathaniel had been shot and killed by American Indians while working in the fields with his son John, who managed to escape the ambush...

A memorial of the town of Hampstead, New Hampshire. Historic and genealogic sketches. Proceedings of the centennial celebration, July 4th, 1849. Proceedings of the 150th anniversary of the town's incorporation, July 4th, 1899 (Volume 2) online: Starting page 348: Edmund Eastman, b. in Salisbury, Mass., May 21, 1715, a son of Edmund and Susanna Singletaiy, who married, fora second husband, Richard Bartlett, Dec. 8, 1720. She had three children by Mr. Eastman, of whom Edmund was thesecond...

The second document deals with Walter Ker of Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey and traces his emigration from Scotland. This document was prepared by William C. Armstrong and published by the Shawyer Publishing Company, Morrison, Illinois, 1931. _____________________________________________________ "The Kerrs constituted a clan in Scotland. They were Highlanders; their domain was in the west and bordered on the Atlantic. When the clan system of local government was broken up by the...

Order Book U, 8 September 1800 [p. 12] Certificate granted Mary CARLILE with John HENRY and George McMANAMY her securities and $1,000 bond for obtaining Letters of Administration on estate of David CARLILE dec'd. John BROWN, George BROWN, Richard THATCHER and James BRADFIELD to appraise estate and make report to the Court. >From "Loudoun Co. Will Book Abstracts, Books A-Z" by Pat Duncan: CARLILE, David Appraisal of 13 Sep 1800: farm and household items. Aprs: George BROWN, John BROWN,...

BIOGRAPHY: The other Ralph Shelton was the son of Sarah gissage (Gissedge) widow of Richard g issage. The identity of his father is not clearly established. Richard Gissage's land was in Pamunkey Neck, on the east side of Cohoke Swamp, extending downward from the tract which ha d been patented by Ambrose Lipscomb, and which lay below the courthouse. He gained title to 2 000 acres, within the Indian Ring, in June 1699, by the action of a committee appointed to se ttle the claims to land in...

• Letter R.S. Duncan 1893 to James Bourne. 

In 1734 John Bourne,Jr. sold his farm near Fredricksburg VA. and moved to Culpeper County, Virginia on the Rapidian River, with brothers Andrew and Henry.
Son Francis went to Kentucky in 1783-84 and led the "300" to Ky in 1789
in Fayette Co. in the fall of the year .
They suffered extreme hardships both going and after their arrival. Story by Daniel Bourne as told by father, Francis s/o John, Jr. and Ellen Davis Bourne.
 John and Andrew were in...

Will Book “A”: 10Culpeper Co., VAw/d 22 Dec 1746; w/p 10 March 1749 In the name of God, Amen: I THOMAS WATTS of St. Thomas Parish in Culpeper County, planter, being in sound and perfect health of mind and memory, thanks be to Almighty God for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of mankind and that it is appointed for all men once to die, and as touching such worldly estate which it has pleased God to bless me with, I do hereby make and ordain this my last will and testament hereby...

"John Bourne, whom we call John II, is our earliest authenticated ancestor as we have his will, which will be given at the end of the chapter. This will was recorded on the 20th day of June, 1721, Essex Co., VA. Therefor John died some time before, leaving his wife Elizabeth Johnson Bourne and 8 children all young. John Bourne III was the oldest and as he was born in 1707 he was 14 years of age at his father's death and the rest were yournger. We do not know what became of Elizabeth, or hw...