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Lucy Berkeley MP (1683 - 1716)

Burwell is best known for rejecting the fervent and sometimes menacing courtship of Governor Sir Francis Nicholson. The teenaged daughter of a key Virginia family chose to marry Edmund Berkeley, twelve...

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Lucy Berkeley MP (1683 - 1716)

Burwell is best known for rejecting the fervent and sometimes menacing courtship of Governor Sir Francis Nicholson. The teenaged daughter of a key Virginia family chose to marry Edmund Berkeley, twelve...

6/13/2020

Jenet "Jennie Bhan" McNeill MP (c.1729 - 1791)

"Janet", "Jennie", "Janet Smith MacNeill", "Jennie Bahn", "Jennie Bahn McNeill"

tree by Melissa Hahne biography from NCPedia, By Nancy V. Smith, 1991 Janet Smith MacNeill (Jennie Bahn), subject of North Carolina legend, was born in Scotland, the daughter of John, a lowland...

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Jenet "Jennie Bhan" McNeill MP (c.1729 - 1791)

"Janet", "Jennie", "Janet Smith MacNeill", "Jennie Bahn", "Jennie Bahn McNeill"

tree by Melissa Hahne biography from NCPedia, By Nancy V. Smith, 1991 Janet Smith MacNeill (Jennie Bahn), subject of North Carolina legend, was born in Scotland, the daughter of John, a lowland...

5/7/2020

of those iron demons fired from a mortar on high ground on the 14th Connecticut’s right burst among the prone soldiers in Company D. A 3- by 2-inch fragment smashed into the ground, firing sand into th...

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of those iron demons fired from a mortar on high ground on the 14th Connecticut’s right burst among the prone soldiers in Company D. A 3- by 2-inch fragment smashed into the ground, firing sand into th...

2/13/2019

“Queen” Aliquippa, of the Seneca MP (c.1680 - 1754)

"Queen Aliquippa - Mingo Seneca", "Alequeapy", "Queen Alliquippa"

Queen Aliquippa (died December 23, 1754) was a leader of the Seneca tribe of American Indians during the early part of the 18th century. The most commonly repeated story of Aliquippa's life begins wit...

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“Queen” Aliquippa, of the Seneca MP (c.1680 - 1754)

"Queen Aliquippa - Mingo Seneca", "Alequeapy", "Queen Alliquippa"

Queen Aliquippa (died December 23, 1754) was a leader of the Seneca tribe of American Indians during the early part of the 18th century. The most commonly repeated story of Aliquippa's life begins wit...

5/5/2018

Summary ABIGAIL (SMITH) ADAMS was born 11 November 1744 (observed on 22 November after the calendar revision of 1752), in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Reverend William and Elizabeth (Quincy) Smith. ...

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Summary ABIGAIL (SMITH) ADAMS was born 11 November 1744 (observed on 22 November after the calendar revision of 1752), in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Reverend William and Elizabeth (Quincy) Smith. ...

12/8/2017

Sarah Shattuck (1738 - 1798)

Biography When Sarah Hartwell was born on 19 March 1738, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel H. Hartwell, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Holden, ...

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Sarah Shattuck (1738 - 1798)

Biography When Sarah Hartwell was born on 19 March 1738, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel H. Hartwell, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Holden, ...

2/16/2017

Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams MP (1736 - 1792)

""Lowland Beauty", "" Elizabeth (Fauntleroy) Cocke", "Betsy"

Betsy Fauntleroy, daughter of William Fauntleroy b: ABT 1713 in , Richmond Co., Virginia, & Elizabeth his wife, was born 26 Jun 1736 in , Richmond Co., Virginia and died in 1792. She married 1) Bowler ...

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Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams MP (1736 - 1792)

""Lowland Beauty", "" Elizabeth (Fauntleroy) Cocke", "Betsy"

Betsy Fauntleroy, daughter of William Fauntleroy b: ABT 1713 in , Richmond Co., Virginia, & Elizabeth his wife, was born 26 Jun 1736 in , Richmond Co., Virginia and died in 1792. She married 1) Bowler ...

10/31/2016

Mary Morris MP (1749 - 1827)

"Molly"

Mary White Birth: Apr. 13, 1749 Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jan. 16, 1827 Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, USA Burial: Christ Church Burial Ground, P...

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Mary Morris MP (1749 - 1827)

"Molly"

Mary White Birth: Apr. 13, 1749 Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jan. 16, 1827 Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, USA Burial: Christ Church Burial Ground, P...

1/12/2016

Elizabeth Tyndall (1715 - 1796)

"Betty (Gilbert) Mears Lyndall"

Daughter of Robert & Margaret Gilbert. She Migrated from England with the Oglethorp Colony in 1735. Husband was lost at sea. She continued on with her son John and went to Georgia with Quakers.Elizabet...

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Elizabeth Tyndall (1715 - 1796)

"Betty (Gilbert) Mears Lyndall"

Daughter of Robert & Margaret Gilbert. She Migrated from England with the Oglethorp Colony in 1735. Husband was lost at sea. She continued on with her son John and went to Georgia with Quakers.Elizabet...

11/22/2015

Elizabeth Physick (1773 - 1820)

Elizabeth Emlen, half-sister of the last-mentioned Samuel Emlen, and the only married child of Samuel Emlen, the "Seer" by his second wife, Sarah Mott, became the wife, September 18, 1800, of the celeb...

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Elizabeth Physick (1773 - 1820)

Elizabeth Emlen, half-sister of the last-mentioned Samuel Emlen, and the only married child of Samuel Emlen, the "Seer" by his second wife, Sarah Mott, became the wife, September 18, 1800, of the celeb...

9/6/2015

Deborah Franklin MP (1708 - 1774)

"Rogers"

Deborah (Read) Franklin (about 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the spouse of Benjamin Franklin, a prominent inventor, printer, thinker, revolutionary and Founding Father of the United States. He signed t...

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Deborah Franklin MP (1708 - 1774)

"Rogers"

Deborah (Read) Franklin (about 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the spouse of Benjamin Franklin, a prominent inventor, printer, thinker, revolutionary and Founding Father of the United States. He signed t...

7/12/2015

Nancy Ward, Ghi-ga-u, ‘Beloved Woman of the Cherokees’ MP (c.1735 - c.1824)

"Nanyehi", "One who goes about", "Beloved Woman Of The Cherokee", "Beloved Woman of Cherokee Nanye hi The Ghi Ga -u", "Beloved Woman of the Cherokee", "Na Ye Hi", "Nancy Ward"

Nancy was a Cherokee Woman Nanyehi or Nani (Cherokee: ᎾᏅᏰᎯ: "One who goes about"), known in English as Nancy Ward (c. 1738 – 1822) Section 1 from The WikiTree Native American Project (edited) Na-ni ...

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Nancy Ward, Ghi-ga-u, ‘Beloved Woman of the Cherokees’ MP (c.1735 - c.1824)

"Nanyehi", "One who goes about", "Beloved Woman Of The Cherokee", "Beloved Woman of Cherokee Nanye hi The Ghi Ga -u", "Beloved Woman of the Cherokee", "Na Ye Hi", "Nancy Ward"

Nancy was a Cherokee Woman Nanyehi or Nani (Cherokee: ᎾᏅᏰᎯ: "One who goes about"), known in English as Nancy Ward (c. 1738 – 1822) Section 1 from The WikiTree Native American Project (edited) Na-ni ...

6/1/2015

Nonhelema "The Grenadier Squaw" Cornstalk MP (c.1718 - 1786)

"Kate", "Mekoche", "The Grenadier Squaw"

Nonhelema (ca. 1720 – 1786) was a Shawnee chieftess during the 18th century and the sister of Cornstalk, with whom she migrated to Ohio and founded neighboring villages.Nonhelema, known as a warrior, s...

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Nonhelema "The Grenadier Squaw" Cornstalk MP (c.1718 - 1786)

"Kate", "Mekoche", "The Grenadier Squaw"

Nonhelema (ca. 1720 – 1786) was a Shawnee chieftess during the 18th century and the sister of Cornstalk, with whom she migrated to Ohio and founded neighboring villages.Nonhelema, known as a warrior, s...

5/28/2015

Aracoma "Sky" Baker MP (1743 - 1780)

"Little Corn Blossom"

"Princess" Aracoma Sky Cornstalk===* parents: Keigh-tugh-quah, Chief Cornstalk (1710-1777) & Heliziknopo* Birth: 1740 in Shawnee Nation,Ohio * Death: 1780 in Logan County,West Virginia one of America's...

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Aracoma "Sky" Baker MP (1743 - 1780)

"Little Corn Blossom"

"Princess" Aracoma Sky Cornstalk===* parents: Keigh-tugh-quah, Chief Cornstalk (1710-1777) & Heliziknopo* Birth: 1740 in Shawnee Nation,Ohio * Death: 1780 in Logan County,West Virginia one of America's...

5/27/2015

Catherine Vanderpool MP (1725 - 1808)

"See", ""The Fighting Squaw"", ""Aunt Kitty” Hardy", "Catherine (Vanderpool) Sharpe Cornstalk Hardy", "CatherineCatharina "Kitty" VanderpoelVanderpool*", "Catherine See", "Catherine Zeh"

Cannot find evidence she actually married Vanderpool was born 30 Jun 1725 in Albany New York and died in 1808 in Coshocton, Ohio. She had moved with her daughter Margaret (See) Roach Robinson and famil...

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Catherine Vanderpool MP (1725 - 1808)

"See", ""The Fighting Squaw"", ""Aunt Kitty” Hardy", "Catherine (Vanderpool) Sharpe Cornstalk Hardy", "CatherineCatharina "Kitty" VanderpoelVanderpool*", "Catherine See", "Catherine Zeh"

Cannot find evidence she actually married Vanderpool was born 30 Jun 1725 in Albany New York and died in 1808 in Coshocton, Ohio. She had moved with her daughter Margaret (See) Roach Robinson and famil...

5/26/2015

Keziah Coffin MP (1723 - 1798)

"The notorious she-merchant of Nantucket"

From Kezia Folger Coffin Nantucket's "She Merchant" >A "Mary Starbuck with an attitude," says Nathaniel Philbrook in his book Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 Chapter 12.>This...

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Keziah Coffin MP (1723 - 1798)

"The notorious she-merchant of Nantucket"

From Kezia Folger Coffin Nantucket's "She Merchant" >A "Mary Starbuck with an attitude," says Nathaniel Philbrook in his book Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 Chapter 12.>This...

5/15/2015

Helen Read (1750 - 1833)

"Nelly", "Maxwell"

Helen Calvert (daughter of Maximillian Calvert and Mary Savage) was born June 20, 1750 in Norfolk, VA, and died March 13, 1833.She married (1) James Maxwell.She married (2) John K. Read.From Memoirs of...

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Helen Read (1750 - 1833)

"Nelly", "Maxwell"

Helen Calvert (daughter of Maximillian Calvert and Mary Savage) was born June 20, 1750 in Norfolk, VA, and died March 13, 1833.She married (1) James Maxwell.She married (2) John K. Read.From Memoirs of...

4/15/2015

Mary Davenport MP (1715 - aft.1760)

Marriage to James Davenport: (12 Nov 1731 — Age: 16)** Updated from Ancestry Genealogy by SmartCopy : Apr 2 2015, 20:45:38 UTC ==notes==From the "History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, N...

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Mary Davenport MP (1715 - aft.1760)

Marriage to James Davenport: (12 Nov 1731 — Age: 16)** Updated from Ancestry Genealogy by SmartCopy : Apr 2 2015, 20:45:38 UTC ==notes==From the "History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, N...

4/2/2015

Abiah Franklin MP (1667 - 1752)

Abiah FolgerBuried in the Old Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston.* Birth: Aug. 15, 1667* Death: May 8, 1752Mother Of Benjamin Franklin. ==Family==Parents:* Peter Folger (1617 - 1690)*...

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Abiah Franklin MP (1667 - 1752)

Abiah FolgerBuried in the Old Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston.* Birth: Aug. 15, 1667* Death: May 8, 1752Mother Of Benjamin Franklin. ==Family==Parents:* Peter Folger (1617 - 1690)*...

4/2/2015

Phillis Wheatley, First African-American Poet MP (1753 - 1784)

"First African-American to publish a book", "Slave of the Wheatley family of Boston"

'Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book. this profile to Honor her life and her poetry Phillis was ''''''purchased by the Wheatley family (John & Susann...

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Phillis Wheatley, First African-American Poet MP (1753 - 1784)

"First African-American to publish a book", "Slave of the Wheatley family of Boston"

'Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book. this profile to Honor her life and her poetry Phillis was ''''''purchased by the Wheatley family (John & Susann...

4/2/2015