My Most Wanted - Genealogy

AmyAnn's
MOST WANTED:

Here are some of my "brick walls" - help needed!
Beisel - Carothers - Case - Clark(e) - Cook(e) - Elliott - FitzGerald - Franklin - Hamilton - Hamor - Hoffman - Lilley - Marze/Myers - McGregor - Nunn - Robins - Rupert - Sedgwick - Wallace - Witherspoon

Beisel

Peter Beisel (1725 - 1783) sp. Catherine (unknown)
Peter Beisel seems to have been born and died in Northampton Co., PA.
Daughter - Susannah Beisel (1758 - 1812) sp. John Peter Dreisbach
Any Information about this Beisel family or others Beisel families in the area would be appreciated.

Carothers

Massie Ann Carothers (c. 1802 - 1876) sp. David Witherspoon
Massie Ann Carothers was born in the West Indies (don't know where but there was a Jane Carothers christened in the Bahamas in 1806 - is she Massie Ann's sister?) In 1830, at the time of her marriage, she is said to have been living in Baltimore, MD. She married David Witherspoon in Franklin Co., PA and spent the rest of her life in that county at the family home of the Witherspoons. The only other clue that I have, is that she was of an "old Cumberland Co. family."
Any information or clues would be appreciated.

Case

Nancy Ann Case (c. 1805 - 1858) sp. Archibald F. Crisp
According to her marriage license she was born in TN. Her parents names are given only as C. & N. Case - I have been told that her father's name was Caleb and her mother's name was Namus. She married in TN and then moved to Livingston Co., KY. Any clue on who Nancy Ann Case's family was would be apprecitated.

Clark(e)
I have a couple of Clark(e) most wanteds:

Thomas Clark(e) (c. 1688 - 1769) sp. Ann(e) (unknown)
He came to Chester Co., PA from where?? Who were his parents? Died in Chester Co., PA Children: David, Joseph, Mary, John, Ann, Rachel, Rebecca, Susanna, and Margaret. I assume all children were born in Chester Co., PA

Mary Clark(e) (c. 1752 - ) possible name of the wife of Thomas Franklin. Their children were born in the 1770's in SC, probably Chester Co. They may have been married there - other possible places NC or VA. Later the family moved to Jefferson Co., AL where Mary and her husband Thomas Franklin both died.

Permelia Clark(e) (c. 1777 - ) possible name of the wife of William McGregor. Married about 1795, maybe in Charleston area of SC. Children born 1796 - 1812 in SC. After last child was born the family moved to Hopkins Co., KY (Also a possible connection to Jefferson Co., AL before 1826). May have a family connection to a Davis family.

Cook(e)

Capt. George Cook(1730 - 1799) sp. Elizabeth Johnson. George Cook was born in Scotland. Was sea Captain on the English ship "Enterprise." Married his wife in Calvert Co., MD in 1760. (She was a native of Calvert Co., MD) When the Revolution started, it is said that he took his ship and sided with the colonies as Capt. of the newly named ship the "Defence" for the Maryland Navy. Retired to the Frederick/Montgomery Co., MD area. According to census records they had a few sons and at least 1 daughter. The daughter's name was Nancy. Who are the other children of this couple? Did George Cook have any other relatives in the States? What about family in Scotland? No will has been found for him, but his wife came from a family with many lawyers, could it be that they didn't live in that area at that time and that a will is someplace else? Capt. George Cook is said to be buried in Frederick Co., MD.

Elliott

(John ?) Elliott (c. 1717 - bef. 1793) sp. Margaret Hamilton (c. 1721 - 1798) This family was from PA - possibly Cumberland and Franklin Co. areas. Margaret Hamilton Elliott died in Franklin Co., PA.
(John ?) Elliott - he is said to have been related to the Elliott family of Com. Jesse Duncan Elliott (war of 1812). Margaret Hamilton - she is said to be of the same Hamilton line as Alexander Hamilton, possibly descended from one of Alexander Hamilton's uncles. Children: John, James, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Mary "Mollie," Jenny.

Mary "Mollie" Elliott(c. 1751 - 1833) sp. James W. Witherspoon.
Possibly born and died in Franklin Co., PA. (see John & Margaret Hamilton Elliott above) Children: John, Mary "Polly," Margaret, James, Rebecca, Elizabeth and David Witherspoon.

FitzGerald

(John ?) FitzGerald (c. 1770 - ) sp. Deborah Clark(e)
Both families were of Franklin Co., PA. I only have the names of two of their children - James and Elizabeth. This FitzGerald family was Presbyterian and their descendents were members of the Falling Springs Presbyterian Church in Franklin Co., PA

Franklin

Lewis Franklin (c. 1806 - ) sp. Susannah (unknown)
Lewis and Susannah Franklin were married in 1833 in Caldwell Co., KY, she was married under the surname name of her 1st. husband - Hart. This marriage ended bef. 1843 when Susannah married her 3rd husband James Simpson. Was Lewis Franklin dead by this time or were they divorced? It is possible that they devorced and he married again. Who were his parents and where did he come from before moving to Caldwell Co., KY. Children of Lewis Franklin and Susannah were Elizabeth R., Joshua and C. S. (possibly Clarrisa S.).

Thomas Franklin (c. 1750 - 1826) sp. Mary (possible Clark, see above). Don't know where Thomas Franklin was born or who his parents were. His children were born in Chester Co., SC. Thomas Franklin died in Jefferson Co., AL. Many of their children settled in Hopkins Co., KY.

Hamor

John Hamor (1782 - 1850) sp. Margaret Wilson. Who was John Hamor and where did he come from? He and Margaret Wilson were married in Northumberland Co., PA. They both lived and died in Point Twp., Northumberland Co., PA. Children: Martha, Abraham, Jane, Samuel, Margaret, John, Sarah, William, Charles and Mary Hamor.

Hoffman

Jacob Hoffman (1795 - 1877) sp. Sarah Troxel. I have seen him listed as being born in PA or DE (could be Delaware Co., PA ?) They lived and died in Northumberland Co., PA. Would love to know who his parents and siblings were. Children: John, Samuel, George, Daniel, Mary, Joseph and Isaac Hoffman.

Lilley

John F. Lilley (1818 - 1883) sp. Juliann A. Shetler. Lived in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., PA. Need to know who his parents and siblings were? Children: Sarah E., Mary, John D., Julia A., Ella/Ellen Mae and David J. Lilley.

Marze/Myers

Martha Jane Marze/Myers (1846 - 1936) sp. Samuel Johnson Crisp
Who was she? Why all the various surname spellings? Real brick wall here! Born in KY, married in Caldwell Co., KY and died in Hopkins Co., KY. May have had a brother who lived in VA.

McGregor

William McGregor (c. 1772 - c. 1833) sp. possibly Permelia Clark (see above) This guy is a real mystery! Where was he born? Some say that he was born in Scotland and came to Charleston, SC at age 9, however there is some pretty strong evidence that he was born in NC and came to SC as a adult... It is assumed he married in SC - at least his children gave SC as their birth place.
Children: John, Samuel, William, James, Moses, Mary, Dison/Dyson McGregor (also may have had a son Levi McGregor).

Nunn

Eleanor Nunn (b. bet. 1787/1792 - ) sp. Job S. Truitt
Married in 1809 Livingston Co., KY. Have been told that she might have been born in DE, however I suspect that she is from the Nunn's out of NC by way of GA. It may also be that Job S. Truitt knew her from GA and moved on to Livingston Co., with the Nunn's who migrated there.

Robins

Emily Robins (1836 - 1916) sp. William G. Hamor
Emily Robins lived and died in the Point Township area of Nothumberland Co., PA. She had a number of brothers and sisters living at the time of the 1850 census, however her father was appearently dead by this time. Her mother's name was Sarah. I would love to know who her father was and what her mother, Sarah's, maiden name was.

Rupert

Lydia Rupert (c. 1819 - ) sp. John Hoffman
I found Lydia Rupert's name from information where her daughter, Sara E. Hoffman Balliet, is buried. Sara's parents were listed as John Hoffman and Lydia Rupert. I knew her name was Lydia and her aprox. birth year from census records, however Rupert has turned into a bit of a brick wall for me. I assume that she was born in PA, however I don't know what area. Her children are found in Turbotville area of Northumberland Co., PA.

Sedgwick

Thomas Sedgwick ( - 1697/98) sp. Elizabeth unknown
Thomas Sedgwick may have come from England to Calvert Co., MD. I have seen him listed as the son of Samuel Sedgwick of CT and I have seen it stated that he was not his son. Samuel Sedgwick was born in CT, however it appears that he is thought to have gone to England to live. Is there a connection between these two families? Who was Thomas Sedgwick who shows up in Calvert Co., MD and is he related to the Sedgwick family of CT?

Wallace

Hannah/Susannah Wallace (c. 1795 - aft. 1850) sp. James FitzGerald
Have seen her name as both Hannah and as Susannah. According to census records, she was born c. 1795. The family lived in Franklin Co., PA and she was probably born in Franklin Co. or a neighboring Co. in that area. There are Wallace families in the area, but I have never seen her linked to any of them. Children: Elizabeth, Thomas Clark, Jane and James D. FitzGerald. Would love to know who Hannah Wallace's parents and siblings were.

Witherspoon

James Witherspoon (1675 - 1759) sp. Ann Walker
James Witherspoon was born, lived and died in Scotland. He and Ann Walker were the parents of the famous Rev. John Witherspoon "the Signer" and past Pres. of Princeton University. I have seen conflicting reports as to who this James Witherspoons parents were. While the options are all in the same family, it is important to have his parent documented as to which line of Witherspoons he was from.

James Witherspoon (c. 1730 - c. 1770) sp. unknown
Son of the above James Witherspoon and Ann Walker. Came to America, settled in Lancaster Co., PA. It is said that he died in a riding accident, leaving at least 3 sons. I have been told that he married in PA, but that the record has not been found, nor the name of his wife known. Who was the wife of James Witherspoon of Lancaster Co., PA? Did she re-marry after her husbands death? If so what was her new surname?

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