Random Genealogy Bits

  Thursday, February 2, 2012 Maddness of Folly , Margaret White Margaret was not a blood relative of mine, but I find her story very interesting.  She was hot tempered adultress, and apparently more than a little intimidating.   Margaret married Robert Colewell in 1660 they had two children Robert, Jr., b. 1662, and Elizabeth, b 1664.  Robert (Colwel, Coleway, Caldwell)  took the  freemans oath 1658 in Providence , took oath of allegiance. May 1666- October 1666, Thomas Walling was found guilty of assault on Robert Colwell and paid a bond of 20 pounds, but he failed to appear in court and forfeited his bond. October 1666 Margaret was convicted of  fornication with Thomas Wallin ordered to be publicly whipped 15 stripes in Boston and was fined £5   July 21, 1667 Colwell was granted a divorce from Margaret. Margaret married Thomas in 1669; he died in 1674. In just five short years she gave birth to four boys,    On Decmber 25,167...

  Daniel Abbott fined for making a statement DANIEL ABBOTT     (My 9th great grandfather) ORIGIN: Unknown   BIRTH: Before 1610, based on freemanship MIGRATION: est 1630   FIRST RESIDENCE: Cambridge *******COMMENTS: 18 May 1631: "Daniell Abbott is fined 5s. for refusing to watch, & for other ill behavior showed towards Captain Pattricke "  the fine was remitted in the general amnesty of  6 September 1638  [MBCR 1:243].*********** So this caught my eye -who was Captain Pattricke  and why did Grandpa Abbott disrespect him? DANIEL PATRICK (listed as possibly Irish in other sources)  ORIGIN: The Hague, Holland MIGRATION: 1630 FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown REMOVES: Cambridge by 1632, Watertown 1636, Greenwich by 1640 OCCUPATION: Soldier. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Watertown [ WJ 2:182]. FREEMAN: 18 May 1631   (TL NOTE same day as Daniel Abbott and when Abbott was fined) DEATH: Killed at Stamford late in 1643 of Capt. D...

                                                 Transfer from old blog site  originally posted Thursday, June 29, 2017 Joseph Wallen     Joseph Wallen was born about 1735 in Maryland to Elisha Wallen Sr. and his wife Mary (likely a Blevins) The Wallens settled in the area of present Henry County, Virginia, in about 1745, on the Smith River. There is no record of land purchase so they were likely squatters, not uncommon in that time.     Joseph Wallen was paid a bounty for a wolf's head in 1746 at about 11 years of age.     Joseph married Milly Jones in about 1768.  They had 6 daughters, Elizabeth, Nancy, Susannah, Mary, Morning, Rosamond, and one son name James Carr. (TL NOTE I believe the Carr is for a Longhunter name Wm Carr a  “Negro man of color… about the ordinary height, little inclined to be corpulent, slightly ...