Query 92 for March 31, 1931

Query Ninety-Two

(a) HONNOLD—BRADFORD—Wanted: Further information regarding the following named persons, JACOB HONNOLD and JOHN BRADFORD. Their ancestral lines; names of their descendants; records of Revolutionary war services in said families; dates of births, marriages, deaths, and all genealogical data possible to be obtained. JACOB HONNOLD came from Stuttgart, Germany to America in 1780. Settled first in Fairfax County, (later sub-divided into Loudoun County), Virginia. He later removed to Bellemont, Ohio, where he died. He married MARTHA JACKSON (an English lady), possibly in Loudoun County, Virginia. Their children were: 1. Jacob Honnold; 2. John Honnold; 3. Richard Honnold; 4. Samuel Honnold; 5. JAMES HONNOLD (see below); 6. Mary Honnold; 7. Elizabeth Honnold; 8 Catherine Honnold; The said JAMES HONNOLD, (see above), married ELIZABETH_____(maiden name unknown). Their son was RICHARD HONNOLD born May 17, 1812 in Loudoun County, Virginia; married Hannah Bradford on November 17, 1831 in Muskingum, Ohio, and died on October 27, 1877. She was the daughter of JOHN BRADFORD and SANAH BRADFORD nee__________. Queries: Is the line of HANNAH BRADFORD wife of RICHARD HONNOLD (both above mentioned) connected with the line of GOVERNOR WILLIAM BRADFORD, MAYFLOWER PASSENGER? Were any of the BRADFORD soldiers of the Revolution ancestors of HANNAH HONNOLD nee BRADFORD? Further information will be greatly appreciated.

(b) HARDIN—ANDERSON—SCHENCK—HOFFMAN. Further information regarding the following Virginia and Indiana families. Ancestral lines, Revolutionary service records; names of descendants especially desired. (1.) WILLIAM HARDIN born in Faquier County, Virginia on January 8, 1791; married, in 1815; MARY ANDERSON (born 1795—died 1835); and died in 1857 in Marion County, Indiana. He was the son of ________HARDIN, (Revolutionary soldier), and she was the daughter of _______ANDERSON, (Revolutionary soldier). Query: Wanted their given names, proof of their services in the Revolutionary war, any genealogical or historical data pertaining to said soldiers and also any data regarding their ancestors or descendants. Where would said data be obtainable? (2.) LOUIS HARDIN, (son of WILLIAM HARDIN (1) and MARY HARDIN nee ANDERSON), (see above), was born on April 4, 1821 and married REBECCA SCHENCK (born Dec. 5, 1821). Her father was SAMUEL SCHENCK who was born on October 1, 1786 and married MARY HOFFMAN who died in 1856. The father of the said SAMUEL SCHENCK may have been JOHN SCHENCK. Query 1: What was the name of SAMUEL SCHENCK’S father? 2. Did said father have Revolutionary war service and, if so, with what troops? 3. What was the name of said father’s wife and did they have other children besides SAMUEL SCHENCK, above mentioned. Family tradition states that the HARDIN and SCHENCK families were located in a fort, (name and location of same unknown), during the Revolutionary war period. Information is also requested regarding the ancestry of MARY SCHENCK nee HOFFMAN. Queries: 1. Who were her parents? 2. Were any of her ancestors soldiers of the Revolution? Any data whatsoever will be appreciated. Address: MRS. ELDO B. LANE, registrar, Arkansas Valley Chapter, D.A.R. and member of the Vermont Society of Mayflower Descendants, (Elder William Brewster, ancestor), 1334 Cyprus Street, Pueblo, Colorado.

Query 91 for March 31, 1931

Query Ninety-One

(a) BRADFORD—DAVIS. Wanted: Further information regarding ________BRADFORD, (a sea captain), who was a Revolutionary soldier (or sailor) and married MARY DAVIS. Queries: 1. Were they the parents of JOHN BRADFORD who married SARAH_________(maiden name unknown)? 2. When and where were they born, married, and died? ________JOHN BRADFORD and SANAH (sic, SARAH?) nee _________ were the parents of HANNAH BRADFORD (born 1812) who married RICHARD HONNOLD.

(b) ________DAVIS with wife, son, and daughter were said to have been enroute on the ocean to America and were all presumed to have been lost in the ocean with the exception of the son. The son arrived in America; married, (name of wife unknown), and had a daughter named MARY DAVIS, (see above). Queries: What were the given names of the father who was lost at sea and the son who was the father of MARY DAVIS who married BRADFORD, (see above)? Any information will be appreciated. Address: MRS. ELDO B. Lane, Registrar, Arkansas Valley Chapter, D.A.R. and member of the Vermont Society of Mayflower Descendants, (Elder William Brewster, ancestor), 1334 Cypress Street, Pueblo, Colorado.

Queries 89-90 for March 31, 1931

Query Eighty-Nine

EMBREE—HARRISON—Wanted:: Further information about certain branches of said Georgia families. (a)—1. JOHN EMBREE (who lived near Wrightsboro in Columbia County, Georgia) died about 1826 in said county. He married ELIZABETH HARRISON who was the daughter of RICHARD HARRISON and BETSEY HARRISON nee _________. Their wills were filed in the Court House at Appling, Columbia County, Georgia. Family tradition states that this Harrison family came from Virginia. It is thought that JOHN EMBREE may have been connected with an EMBREE family of Flushing, Long Island, New York, and Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. There is a possibility of a relationship between the said JOHN EMBREE and Moses Embree and ___________Embree of Pennsylvania. The question of religion seems to be in doubt as he was reported to have been a French Huguenot and also to have been a Quaker according to family tradition. He (JOHN EMBREE) and his wife both lived to be quite old. Queries; 1. Did he have Revolutionary War service? 2. What were the ancestral lines of himself and wife? _________ (a-2) BARRYMAN HARRISON EMBREE (son of JOHN EMBREE, (see above), married twice and the names of his wives were Mary Watkins and Martha Watkins (who were sisters). Further information desired. Address MRS. W.H. FULTON, Apartment F-4, 6623 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York.

Query Ninety

DAVIS—HEFLIN—Wanted: The ancestral lines and names of descendants of two certain families named DAVIS and HEFLIN. Either one or both families resided or their descendants resided in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. Further data will be appreciated. WILLIAM BURKETT DAVIS and wife ELIZABETH CAROLINE DAVIS nee HEFLIN were the parents of two children, namely, Louisa Allen Davis and Newton Green Davis who were born in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. ELIZABETH CAROLINE HEFLIN, (see above), was born on February 22, 1832 in Bowling Green, Kentucky and was the daughter of Sewell (?) Heflin and_________Heflin nee Dietrick (?). The other children of Sewell (?) Heflin and Caroline Heflin nee Dietrick (?) were: 1. Sarah Heflin who married an Austin. 2. Martha Heflin who married an Arnold. Ellen Heflin. 4. A daughter who married a Mr. Ditto. 5. Lewis Heflin. 6. Hawkins Heflin who married Margaret Gibbs on March 7, 1867 in Warren County, Kentucky and gave his age as nineteen years; birthplace, Smith County, Tennessee; residence, Simpson County, Kentucky; occupation, farmer; birthplace of father, North Carolina; birthplace of mother, Tennessee; 7. James Heflin who died in Missouri. Later his widow went to Texas with three children.

DAVIS—WILLIAM BURKETT DAVIS had two brothers, namely, RUFUS DAVIS and WYLIE DAVIS who went to Texas before the War between the States. WILLIAM BURKETT DAVIS went to Illinois and Indiana, after the death of his first wife, ELIZABETH CAROLINE DAVIS nee HEFLIN, and married again and had children. Kindly address, MRS. LINNIE WRIGHT BARRETT, 3803 Travis Ave., Dallas, Texas.

Query 88 for March 15, 1931

Query Eighty-Eight

FLANNAGAN—HENDERSON—TEAQUE—LONG. Wanted: The ancestry of the following named persons. SAMUEL FLANNAGAN who was born near Richmond, Virginia, in 1788, moved to Limestone County, Alabama and died in 1870. He married first__________Farrer, issue two children, i.e., William Flannagan who was deceased before 1893 and James Flannagan who was living in Alabama in 1893. He married second ANN LONG, (a native of Alabama who was the daughter of GABRIEL LONG and ANN LONG nee_________who were said to have been of Irish descent and natives of Georgia), in Rogersville, Alabama. JOHN D. FLANNAGAN, (son of SAMUEL FLANNAGAN, see above), was born in Alabama in 1846 and married MARY ELIZABETH HENDERSON at Athens, Alabama. She was the daughter of RICHARD HENDERSON and MARY HENDERSON nee TEAQUE of Tennessee. The initial “D” in the name of JOHN D. FLANNAGAN was probably Dougherty or Daughtry. Address, MRS. LINNIE WRIGHT BARRETT, 3803 Travis Ave., Dallas, Texas.

Query 87 for March 15, 1931

Query Eighty-Seven

ANDREWS—GOODE—Wanted: Further information regarding JOHN ANDREWS who died in Lexington, Georgia in 1816. He married NANCY GOODE in 1789. She was the daughter of JOHN GOODE and FRANCES HUNTER GOODE. Queries: 1. Did JOHN ANDREWS come from Essex Country, Virginia as we believe? 2. Who were his ancestors? 3. Was he the son of James Andrews? We are very anxious to have these questions answered. Kindly address: J.E.D. SHIPP, President American Book Company, Americus, Sumter County, Georgia.

(Note by the Genealogical Editor: MR. SHIPP has been a member of The Mutual Aid Genealogical Society since September 1930 and we are very glad to have him submit a query for publication. In order to introduce MR. SHIPP to some of our members who, perhaps, have not heard concerning his life and work in the interest of historical and genealogical research, we will quote a few extracts from page 463, Vol. IV. “The Compedium of American Genealogy,” (The Virkus Company, Chicago, Illinois). The extracts follow: “SHIPP, John Edgar Dawson, born Chattahoochee County, Georgia. * * * * A.B., Auburn ’79 (Sigma Alpha Epsilon), Atty. and writer; Pres. American Book Co., and collector of rare editions. Author: “Giant Days or Life and Times of William H. Crawford;” various educational and historical articles. Member of Georgia Legislature 1883-1884. Founder of town Cordele, Georgia, 1889; chairman (president), Board of Education, Sumter County, Ga. Baptist. Residence, Americus, Ga.).

Query 85-86 for March 15, 1931

Query Eighty-Five

ALEXANDER—KELLY—Wanted: Data desired on the ancestry of ANN SIMMONS ALEXANDER, born April 1, 1800, in East Tennessee; married March 16, 1815, VINCENT KELLY, son of RICHARD and CATHERINE (HOWELL) KELLY. ANN SIMMONS ALEXANDER was a daughter of ALEXANDER ALEXANDER and his wife NANCY, and is said to have been the granddaughter of a signer Mecklenburg Declaration. She had a sister who was Mrs. Minter, of Kentucky, and another, Mrs. Goff; also at least one brother. Address—PROF. JOHN ALEXANDER KELLY, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Query Eighty-Six

BILLINGSLEY—BILLINGSLY—BILLINGSLEA—We would be glad to hear from parties of this name or related families of this name. From material collected during the past twenty years and extensive family history will soon be started. This will comprise every family of this name in the United States regardless of relationship. Address: MAJOR HARRY A. DAVIS, 316 Shepherd Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Query 84 for February 28, 1931

Query Eighty-Five

NORVELL (NORVILL) — HILL — MAYFIELD — APPLEBERRY — (APPLEBURY) — SNEAD (SNEED) — DOYLE — QUARLES — STONE — MATHEWS (MATHIS—MATHES)—MANNING—Wanted: To exchange data with members of the Mayfield, Appleberry (Applebury) Snead (Sneed), Doyle, Quarles, Stone, Mathews (Mathis, Mathes) and Manning families, originally from Virginia. My ancestor, John P. Norvell mentions his son-in-law, William C. Mayfield, in his will of Nov. 1830 in Lauderdale Co., Ala. His father, Spencer Norvell, in his will of 1829 in Amherst Co. Virginia, mentions his daughters—Peachy Doyle, Frances Appleberry and Susanna Sneed, wife of Burwell Sneed. He also refers to their children.

My ancestors, William Read (or Reed) in his will of 1764 in Brunswick Co., Va., mentions daughters—Frances Stone, Susanna Mathews, Catherine Quarles and Elizabeth Manning. Most of the names are spelled several ways in Virginia records, when referring to the same family.

My ancestor, Spencer Norvell (Nevill) married Frances Hill in 1770 in Goochland County, would like to hear from others, descended from the Hills who lived for awhile in Goochland County. The following are Hill marriages in Goochland Co., St. James Northern Parish, copied from the Douglass Register. I will also include the Norvell marriages from same county and parish—Ann Hill and Elijah Hawkins, Jan. 20, 1878; Samuel Hill and Nancy Tate, Dec. 25, 1788; Thomas Hill and Elizabeth Fulcher, Nov. 25, 1775; David Hill and Ann Thompson, Jan. 17, 1782; Joshua Hill and Tabitha L*ilye, May 22, 1757; John Hill and Peggy French, June 6, 1763; Joshua Hill and Caroline Singer, Sept. 23, 1783; Agnes Hill and Thomas Robertson, Feb. 19, 1769; Keziah Hill and Fenton Symes, Oct. 20, 1782; Sarah Hill and Robert Freeman, Dec. 28, 1780, Frances Hill and Spencer Norvil, Feb. 22, 1770; Mary Hill and Moses Parish, Jan. 29, 1761; Nathaniel Hill and Nanny Parish, Sept. 3, 1767, Thomas Norvil and Judith Parish, Feb. 4, 1779; Elizabeth Hill and Joel Parish, Dec. 26, 1757; Thomas Norvil and Mary Dawson, Jan. 7, 1768; Maggie Norvil and William Thurmond, April 10, 1766; Bettie Norvil and Peter Lyon, Oct. 8, 1771; Christian Norvil and Booth Napier, Oct. 19, 1765; Ann Norvil, daughter of James Norvil and Benjamin Johnson, son of Joseph Johnson, Sept. 1, 1779; Thomas Norvil and who married twice in above list, was the older brother of my ancestor, Spencer Norvell. In births listed in Douglass Register, children of Thomas Norvil and Mary Dawson—Sarah b. Oct. 29, 1768; Jeanie b. Oct. 2, 1774; Spencer Dawson b. March 1777. The Stone family intermarried both with my Read (Reed) and Clack families. My ancestor, Spencer Clack (1746-1832) of Virginia and Sevier Co., Tenn. had a daughter to marry General Stone. Their Christian names are not known. Further information desired. Address Mrs. Lucile Gibson Pleasants, 1186 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Query 83 for February 28, 1931

Query Eighty-Three

IRWIN—VANCE. Wanted: The ancestral lines of WILLIAM IRWIN and his wife ELEANOR IRWIN nee VANCE. They were living in Berkeley County, Virginia, in 1773 when their second son, William Irwin, was born. He was a member of the Virginia Legislature from Ohio County in 1811. The said WILLIAM IRWIN and ELEANOR IRWIN nee VANCE were living in Jefferson County, Ohio in 1815. Their children were: 1. Isaac Irwin who married Sarah Snodgrass; 2. William Irwin who married Elizabeth Snodgrass; 3. Robert Irwin who married Sarah Crow. 4. James Irwin who married Nancy Keller; 5. Samuel Irwin who married Margaret Gilles; 6. David Irwin who married Elizabeth____________and died in 1829 at the age of 38 years; 7. Nancy Irwin born 1784 and died 1862. Information regarding ancestry and the address of descendants of WILLIAM IRWIN and ELEANOR IRWIN nee VANCE are desired. Address, MISS MADELEINE SMITH, 141 South 18th Street, Birmingham, Alabama.

Query 82 for February 28, 1931

Query Eighty-Two

EDDINS—NORRIS—BELL—WALKER. Wanted: Information concerning these families. (It is said that this family named EDDINS are descended from a family whose descendants spell their names in various ways, viz., EDEN, EDENS, EDDINGS, and EDDINS.) THEOPHILUS EDDINS migrated from Virginia to South Carolina. His wife was named ELIZABETH EDDINS nee ____________ . Their son, BENJAMIN EDDINS, was a noted Revolutionary soldier, (see “Annals of Newberry” by J.B. O’Neal; Lossing’s “Field Book of the American Revolution”; South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, April 1901, page 103). The said BENJAMIN EDDINS married JUDITH NORRIS and their son JOSEPH BALUS EDDINS married ELIZABETH WALKER who was the daughter of SAMUEL WALKER (of Edgefield), and his wife, MARTHA JEFFERSON WALKER nee BELL. The said JOSEPH BALUS EDDINS and ELIZABETH EDDINS nee WALKER were the parents of BENJAMIN FARRAR EDDINS who married ELIZABETH MacCRACKEN. Queries: 1. Would like to know why the names of “Balus” and “Farrar” were used in this EDDINS family and if they are the names of related families.—BENJAMIN FARRAR EDDINS and ELIZABETH EDDINS nee MacCRACKEN were my grandparents. There were many Wilson and MacCracken families living in or nearly Ninety-Six, S.C. Kindly send any further information regarding these families to the address given below. Address, MISS BESSIE McCALLUM, 202 East Poinciana Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, Alabama.

Queries 80-81 for February 28, 1931

Query Eighty

PIKE—YOUNG. Wanted: Any information concerning the ancestors and descendants of two brothers, namely, WILLIAM PIKE and ABRAHAM PIKE (who may have been ABRAM PIKE as he was called “Uncle Abe”). They lived in the vicinity of Nashville, Tenn., and very likely in Robertson County, Tenn. There is a possibility that they lived in or near Springfield or Youngsville in said county. Query: Were they related to WILLIAM PIKE who was born in Springfield, Tenn. about 1770? The said WILLIAM PIKE, (first above mentioned), emigrated to Southern Illinois by wagon train and crossed the Ohio River into ILLINOIS at Shawneetown. It is thought that this emigrant train crossed the Ohio River sometime between the years 1819 and 1829. It is said that prior to leaving Tennessee he married LOUCINDA YOUNG. Among the known children were: William Presley Pike born May 29, 1929—died December 31, 1911, Elijah Pike, Thomas Pike, and George Pike. ABRAHAM PIKE (perhaps ABRAM PIKE) remained in Tennessee, lived to be old, died, and was buried there. Any information whatsoever will be gratefully appreciated.—Address, THE GENEALOGICAL EDITOR, P.O. Box 475, Johnson City, Tenn.

Query Eighty-One

BROWN—HULL. Wanted: Information concerning these families. ELIJAH BROWN who was born on February 17, 1766 in New Jersey; married on January 29, 1793 ELIZABETH HULL who was born on November 10, 1773 in New Jersey. He died in Athens County, Ohio, on June 18, 1857. She died in the same county on November 22, 1854. It is not known where they were married but it is known that they came from Pennsylvania to Ohio. Query: 1. What were their ancestral lines? 2. Were any of their ancestors soldiers of the Revolution? Jeremiah Brown, (son of ELIJAH BROWN and ELIZABETH BROWN nee HULL) was born April 24, 1806; married Susannah______; lived in Athens County, Ohio until about 1850 when he migrated west to either Indiana or Illinois. Any information concerning his descendants will be appreciated. Address, MRS. ALTHEA BROWN HUNTER, 2 Kern Street, Athens, Ohio.