1783-1815 New Nation – Finding the Yellow Bricks

Thomas Hardy | Will & Land Distribution

Thomas Hardy wrote his last will and testament in the summer of August 1811 and by the next spring (May 1812), it was probated in court: To his wife, Mary, he lent “four feather beds and furniture, and all my household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils, &c.” He also lent “one bay mare called Lady,Continue reading “Thomas Hardy | Will & Land Distribution”

Joseph Relfe | Widow

Joseph Relfe died in 1818, leaving an estate in debt, a widow, and four “infant” boys, Stephen, Joseph, Malachi and Josiah. In this case, the “infant” boys are merely under 21 years of age. Many family histories located on the web and in ancestry.com list Joseph Relfe’s wife as Mary Trueblood with a son, Joseph,Continue reading “Joseph Relfe | Widow”

Levi Garrison | Convert to Methodism

Levi Garrison is said to have been born in 1743 in the colony of New Jersey. Living in southern New Jersey, he grew up in Salem County and resided in Cumberland County during the Revolutionary War. Both Salem and Cumberland County border the Delaware Bay. The two townships, Pittsgrove and Deerfield border each other, andContinue reading “Levi Garrison | Convert to Methodism”

Joseph Bateman | Vermont

In Joseph Bateman’s 1832 Revolutionary War Pension Application, Bateman stated that he “came to Vermont about 40 years ago + he lived in Middletown, Poultney, + Rutland. He now lives in the latter place where he has lived about twelve years. He is known to Rev. W. Walker, Proctor + Rice, clergyman, and to mostContinue reading “Joseph Bateman | Vermont”

George L. Crookham | Abolitionist

George Lennox Crookham moved to the Ohio frontier in 1799 where he settled and worked the salt works. He was a self-educated man who “used to read and study by the light of the furnace at night” by the salt boiler. (Jackson Standard, 14 Jul 1855, p 2 | newspapers.com) “Jack Oak College” Burned InContinue reading “George L. Crookham | Abolitionist”

James Crookham | Huntingdon, PA

The Continental Army recorded the desertion of James Crookham in April 1780. He had been listed as a bombardier, matross, and artificer stationed at Carlisle, PA during the war. He appears shortly after the war in the tax records of Bedford and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Huntingdon County was formed from Bedford County in 1787. BothContinue reading “James Crookham | Huntingdon, PA”