Notes for Martin Harless:
Born 25 July 1738 while at sea aboard the Winter Galley. He and his family lived on a large acreage at Clover Hollow on Sinking Creek, near what is now Newport in Giles County, Virginia. All of his sons except Philip established their homes on Stinking Creek on lands adjoining their Father's land & lived & died there. He served as a road overseer. He served in Capt. Looney's Company, Virginia Militia, mainly in a garrison on Sinking Creek or at Smithfield at Draper's Meadows during the Revolutionary War.
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Baptized: March 11, 1738/39, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster County, PASources:
HARLESS GENEALOGY
Plyney gaveVermont as birthplace in l850. Two other states in 2 other censuses. It is possible he wasn't home & children guessed at his birthplace since he had lived other places. He gives l4 children on the l850 census - 3 born after that. Birthdates arrived at from ages at l850 census. Owned much land in W. V. which later (after sold) produced oil and gas. He divorced his first wife Mary l860-l870.
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Nelson Ripley
Censuses
WillHe appeared on the census in 1840 in Kanawha Co. VA #61-01.
He appeared on the census in 1850 in Kanawha Co. VA #1574-1610.
He appeared on the census in 1860 in Kanawha Co. VA #1521.
He appeared on the census in 1870 in Kanawha Co. WV Elk Dist. #91-91.
Last name given on Kanawha Co., Va. website Family Tree Project
She appeared on the census in 1850 in Kanawha Co. VA #1574-1610.
He was "Rev.", but nothing more is known about that aspect of his life. He lived in Montague, Mass. in l790, in Bolton (Washington Co.), New York in l800. In l8l0 he was living in Plymouth, Coienango? Co., N.Y. In l820 he was living in Jefferson Twp., Adams Co., Ohio until his death between l830 & l840.
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Nelson Ripley, descendant from Jonathan & Mary Powis Pendall.A website has him born March 13, 1763, married Melinda Mack May 1788 at Sullivan Co., N.H.
One website gave her maiden name as Mack, born April 25, 1765.
Served in Capt. Pitkin's l0th Com. Conn. Reg. to answer the Lexington Alarm. Was a Corp'l from Oct l. Served in the Continental Regiment of Col. Cinman & was at the siege of Boston. He was living in Windsor, Ct. at the time of his marriage. After the Siege on Boston, he then moved to Gilsum, New Hampshire in l776 after release from duty. There he petitioned for conscientious objector status. He was living in Montague, Mass. in l790 & Thurmond, N.Y. in l800 until his death.
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
Additional information furnished by Don PendallThe following info came from the following Webpage that has quite a write-up on the Pendell family, Compiled by Elmer Pendell
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brooks/PENDELL/Pendell.htmELISHA PENDELL, according to Windsor (Conn.) Vital Records, Vol. 2, p. 189, married IRENA BOYANTON, April 15, 1762. Both were of Windsor. The Boynton Family History and Genealogy reports that Irena was born Jan. 14, 1746-7. She was the third child of JOHN BOYNTON and TABETHY DAVES. According to Coventry Records, John Boynton had married Tabethy Daves, Nov. 6, 1740. John's father was ZACHRIAH, son of JOSHUA, son of WILLIAM.
Elisha Pendell and his wife Irena were still in Windsor on Mar. 13, 1765. On that date their son JOHN PENDELL was born, says Windsor Vital Records, Vol. 2, p.421.
ELISHA PENDELL was a Selectman in Gilsum, N.H. in 1779, says Silvanus Hayward in History of Gilsum 1752-1879. His house is shown on a Hayward map as in the northeast part of the village, and, says Hayward, p. 246, "In some old deeds this place is mentioned as 'the Pendell lot.
The records at Keene, N.H., book 5, p. 137 we find this deed: Received March 24, 1778 Recorded and examined by Benj. A. Bellows, Recdr.
Know all men by these presents that I John Boynton of Gilsum in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire yeoman, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten Pounds lawful money paid to me by Irene Pendell of Gilsum aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge Do hereby give grant sell and, convey unto the sd Irene Pendell and the heairs of her body and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Gilsom aforesaid containing by estimation fifty acres and is part of the two lotts number 12 and 13 in the ninth range of lotts the east end of said lotts the whole width of said lotts and on sd lotts untill the length shall contain the sd fifty acres aforesaid. N.B. The land above described is given as part of the sd Irene Pendells portion from her father ... twenty seventh day of June Anno Domini 1777.
John Boynton
In 1785 Irena Pendell of Montague, Massachusetts, sold the property to ELizur Burnham for 50 pounds. Her dad signed as one of the witnesses, but this time he left the y out of his signature. Jonathan Loveland and Moses Gunn were additional witnesses. Irene signed with an X.
In the Hampshire Registry in Greenfield, Massachusetts, Book 4, p. 574, under date of Sept. 3, 1792, we find this:
" To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know that I, Joseph Phillips of Greenfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, gentleman, for and in the consideration of the sum of eighty pounds lawful money to me in hand paid by Ireana Pendell of Montague and County and Commonwealth aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith content do give grant bargain sell convey unto her the said Ireana Pendell her heirs and assigns forever.... contains 20 acres...."Hayward, in his History of Gilsum shows Elisha as a signer of this pledge:"We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise, that we will, to the utmost of our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with Arms, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets and Armies against the United American Colonies."
In the Story of Surry. N. H., 1769-1922, by Frank Burnside Kingsbury, on page 93, it is reported that Elisha Pendal, private, entered the army June 28, 1777, and was discharged July 10 of that year; that he was a Gilsum man. The State of New Hampshire Revolutionary War Rolls Vol. 5, shows Elisha Pendall as a private in Col. Samuel Ashleys Regiment of militia, with a rate of 2 pounds per month. Time in service 26 days, amount of wages 1.15.8; miles travel, 210; amount for travel 1.15.0. Whole amount 3.9.8
Record of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, Hartford, l889, edited by Henry P. Johnston, on page 9 reports Elisha Pendal to have had 6 days in service. P. 60 says Elisha Pendel enlisted May 23; was corporal from Oct. 1. Discharged Dec. 20. He was in the Fourth Regiment - Col. Hinmans 2nd company; and my faulty notes seem to indicate that the year was 1775.
In State Papers, New Hampshire, by Isaac W. Hammond, Concord, N. H., 1886, Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. 5 p.661 (in the State Papers, Vol. XVI) is a bounty statement of Frederick Tubs and Samuel White for 60. each, dated June 28, 1779. It is signed by John Griggs, Elisha Pendell, Ebenezer Church, Selectmen. On page 662 is a similar instrument of the same date.
ELISHA PENDELL bought property Dec. 22, 1794 from James Severance,, in Greenfield,, recorded in Book 7, p.510; and from Beriah Wetmore et ux March 17, 1796 in Montague, Book 9, p. 251. In the latter instance Elisha paid 18 pounds for twenty-one acres.
Book 7, p. 415, in the records at Greenfield shows that "Elisha Pendell of Greenfield. in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, and Irene Pendell, wife of said Elisha" for 40 pounds sold to Andrew Ellis of Montague, husbandman, "a tract or parcel of land lying in said Montague near the Great Falls so-called being bounded as follows viz East upon Connecticut River south upon land lately belonging to Elisha Mack running westerly by the same land of said Elisha to the County Road thence by said road to a stone on the bank of said river containing by estimation thirty acres be the same more or less with the buildings thereon. It is to be understood however that we do not mean to convey hereby a right or claim to the ferry across said river there, or to the privilege of keeping said ferry." Elisha signed; Irene made her mark, August 18 1794.
On March 17, 1796 Elisha and Irene sold land in Montague on Millers Plain: 48 acres and sixty rods, for $50 to Obadiah Skiff of Williamsburg. That is recorded in Book 9, p. 252. There is a deed to other land to Henry Ewers dated. Feb. 22, 1797, recorded in Book 10, p.124.
An important deed. is one recorded in Book 15, p.156, at Greenfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1801. It shows that by January 13, 1800, Elisha and Irene had moved to New York State. "To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that we, Elisha Pendell and Ireane, his wife, of Thurman in the County of Washington and State of New York, for and in consideration of thirty three dollars and thirty three cents to us in hand paid by Abner Mack of Greenfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Abner Mack his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Greenfield aforesaid and is bounded as follows (viz) bounding southwardly on a sixty acre lot that John Usher lately bought of Timothy Childs deceased, eastwardly on the old county road that leads to Northfield, west and north on the proprietors land and contains twenty acres be it more or less it being part of an eighty acre draught of land laid out to John Arms to satisfy his draught No. eight in the second division of land laid out east of Green River and lyeth a little above Fall brook...., set our hands and seals this thirteenth day of January 1800. Elisha Pendell, Ireana X Pendell, her mark. In presence of Benj. N. Hough, Asa Smith, County of Washington, 13th Jan. 1800. Signed before Timothy Stowe, Justice Peace. The foregoing is a true copy of the original. April 24th 1801, recorded and compared by Elijah Williams.
Warren County, N. Y. was created from the northwest part of Washington County in 1813. Possibly in expectation of that development several deeds made out before that year were not recorded in Washington County; several of the Pendell deeds being recorded in Warren County October 30, 1817. One such, in Warren County deed book A, p. 418 is a deed of Jan. 1, 1803 from Elisha Pendell, Senr. to Elisha Pendell, Junr. At that time Elisha Sr. would have been almost 61 years old, and Elisha Jr. age 25. Elisha, Sr. deeded 50 acres in Great Lott 9 in the township of Hyde, to Elisha, Jr. Consideration was $25O.99. Elisha Sr. signed in the presence of James L. Thurman, and John W. Cameron, and on April 27, 1811 James L. Thurman testified before Kitchel Bishop that "he saw Elisha Pendell, Sear. sign."
Nelson Ripley of New York State furnished all this Pendell information to Don Pendell by sending him about l50 pages of Pendell info.
Pendall, John married Elizabeth Carpenter June 19, 1704. New London Vital Records, Vol. 1, P. 29.
There is very little information on Samuel Davis. Most of what I have found has been through the Townsend & Norcross family. We know he & his wife were married in England & he came with her family to America. He lived in Rumney Marsh, Boston & was received to the church at Boston March 3l, l646. They also lived in Braintree & apparently Watertown, Mass. Two of his daughters married two of the Townsend brothers.
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NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO l700
THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS
ESSEX INSTITUTE HISTORICAL COLLECTION, VOL. 20
TOWNSHEND HERITAGE
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, VOL. 29
THE NORCROSS FAMILY OF HENRY COUNTY, MO. & RELATED FAMILIES
She & her husband came to America with her parents & uncle and remained here. Most of the information on the Norcross family I have found through her uncle Jermiah Norcross. It fairly well chronicles the Norcross family in America & the family lives in some of the same places as the Townsend family.
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THE NORCROSS FAMILY OF HENRY COUNTY, MO. & RELATED FAMILIESANNA NORCROSS, married in England, l63l, Samuel Davis. Marriage is recorded in All Hallows, Bread St., London. She and her husband came to America with her parents and remained here.
Immigrated to New London, Ct. 1676. He was a shipwright.
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GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF NEW ENGLAND, Savage
Don Pendell
DIRECTORY OF ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO THE EARLY SETTLERS OF AMERICA
GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF NEW ENGLAND
Pendell, William, New London, 1676, shipwright, married Mehitable, daughter of Ralph Parker. Source: Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of New England, Vol. III, p. 387. Parker in America 163O-I9lO, by Augustus G. Parker, Buffalo, N.Y. P. 40, says Mehitable Parker was daughter of Ralph Parker and Susanna Keeny. Ralph was master mariner and merchant; d. 1683.)Fought in the Narraganset War 1675 which was a portion of King Phillip's War.