Married Nicie P Shipp about 1832
Remarried 26 Oct 1856 to Elenor Shipp Green Co,IN, sister of Nicie;Notes for Lorene Scott:
BIRTH/DEATH/MARRIAGE: THE BURCH TREE
OCCUPATION: Farmer/Businessman
DATA: This Harden was killed when his team of mules got scared and ran away. Hardin was knocked against a gate post and killed. The cemetery where Harden, his two wives and two children are buried is five miles from Stanford IN, in Greene Co. (His wives were sisters.) This is the ancestor of George Allen who we met in 1988. BURCH TREE states there were probably more children They are buried in the Harden Edwards Cemetery, Beech Creek Twp., Greene Co., Ind.Lorene Scott adds Nancy Harriott who is not on the Burch Tree list.
THE BURCH TREE
Harden Edwards born NC married (1) Nicie Shipp. She was born 1815 in Ky. and died Nov. 5, 1854 in Greene Co., Ind. (2) Mrs. Elenor Shipp Craig Oct. 26, 1856 in Greene Co., Ind. She was born 1802 in Ky. (sister of Nicie) and died Feb. 19, 1880. Harden was a farmer and businessman of Beech Creek Twp. He and Nicie and Elenor are buried in Harden Edwards Cem., Beech Creek Twp., Greene Co., Ind.
A partial list of children is here since we couldn't find their Bible.1840 GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA CENSUS
Hardin Edwards
1m under 5
1m 20-30
2f under 5
1f 5-10
1f 20-301850 GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA CENSUS
Hardin Edwards 41 Farmer Value of Real Estate $500 N.C.
Nincy 35 Ky.
Emily 17 Ind.
Louisa 15 Ind.
Delila 13 Ind.
William 11 Ind.
Polly 9 Ind.
Jame 7 Ind.
Rhoda 5 Ind.
Lucinda 3 Ind.
George 1 Ind.BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Greene Co., Ind.
Aug. 5, 1837 S27 T8-N R3-W
Information from Jana Trent 9/91 William is her husband's great great grandfather.
Data from Family Histories & Stories of Miami Co, KS; New Lancaster, Miami Co, KS, Cemetery records; Death certificate, will, and Marriage records. Miami Co, KS article names families of children1840 Census IN, Greene p 236 listed as male 5-10
1850 Census ??? (Trent: he's not in Woodford or Marshall, IL)
1854 CENSUS IOWA, Fayette Co, Westfield Twp;
William Edwards 2 Males 3 Females 0 colored 1 voter 5 total
(right under brother Silas' entry, Allen Ship-who married his aunt- is listed
about 10 below)1856 CENSUS IOWA, Fayette Co, Jefferson Twp; p 534, dwelling 15, Family 17
William Edwards 24 Male married resident in IA 4 yrs. born IN farmer native voter Militia can read and write-? can't read heading
Celia Ann Edwards 20 Female married resident in IA 4 years born IL1860 CENSUS KANSAS, Lykins Territory, Sugar Creek Twp; Dwelling 752, Family 698.
Wm Edwards 28 Male born MD--hard to read, should be IND
C A 24 Female IL
G 4 Male IA (data copied from Jana)
J 3 Male IA
J N 3/12 Male MOWilliam served in Kansas State Militia. He was captured by the night riders during the war, but he escaped. Died of typhoid.
From the website PIONEER FAMILIES OF SURRY CO., N.C.
JOHN BURCHAM
John Burcham, Sr. was born 1730-1740 probably in Frederick Co., VA and died at Surry ca. 1813. His father was Joseph Burcham. He purchased land on Tom's Creek in 1790 from Zopher Jayne of Montgomery Co., VA. He received two North Carolina land grants in 1794 on Tom's Creek. He died in 1813 and his will names wife Roseanna (maiden name thought to be Swearinger) and the following children: John Jr., Joseph, Reuben, Shubal, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, Isabel, Susannah and Sarah.
No other information on John Jr. He and Levi received their father's land in Grayson Co., VA. Levi md. Nancy Stoneman and they lived in Grayson, buried at Crooked Creek Baptist Church. Joseph md. (1) Mary Jessup (2) Ruth Unthank, daughter of Allen and Jemina Unthank. Joseph moved his membership from Westfield MM to New Garden in Guilford Co. Reuben moved to Indiana. Shubal md. Anna (surname believed to be Clark) and moved to Wilkes Co. in the Pleasant Hill, Cool Springs area. For details on Shubal Burcham see Burchams of Wilkes and Surry by Jerry Q. Gentry.
The daughter of John Burcham, Sr., Mary Burcham md. John Hiett and moved to Indiana. Ann Burcham md. James Ritter; Elizabeth Burcham md. Joseph Ballard; Isabel Bu!cham md. Amafiah Beeson; Susannah Burcham md. Lazarus Denny and Sarah Burcham md. William Fletcher.
(Sources: Jerry Gentry's book mentioned above; Surry deeds, marriage and wills; Hinshaws Quaker Genealogy.)
1810 Census Surry Co., N.C.
John Burcham 681 2 1 1 3 1 3 1
2 white male under 10 yrs.
1 white male 45 yrs. or older
3 white females under 10 yrs.
1 white female 10-16 yrs.
3 white females 26-45 yrs.
1 white female over 45 yrs.1 white male between 10 & 16 yrs.
Signed the Regulator Petition 1759 in Rowan Co., N.C. along with his brother Henry and his father Joseph.
A portion of his will found on the Burcham Genforum site posted by Carolyn Boyles
The will says: ----
Second, my will is that my son John Burcham shall have my land lying in Virginia, in Grayson County on Crooked Creek adjoining his Brother, Levi's land, containing 70 acres.Third, my will is that my son Levi Burcham shall have five shillings.
Forth my will is that my son Joseph Burcham shall have five shillings.
Fifth, my will is that my son Reuben Burcham shall have five shillings.
Sixth, my will is that my son Shubal Curcham shall have my land and plantation where I now live containing two hundred and fifty acres, and also my land in the ridges in company with Jacob Jessop.
Seventh, my will is that my household furniture and stock, working tools, and two tracts of land, one of a hundred acres, the other of Seventy acres, lying on the North fork of Toms Creek and the whole of the ballance of my Estate, be equally divided among my SIX daughters agreeable to what they ha e already had: Mary Hiett, Ann Ritter, Elizabeth Ballard, Isabell Beason, Susanna Denny, and Sarah Fletcher.
Eighth, I constitute, ordain, and appoint my esteemed son-in-law William Fletcher, and my beloved son John Burcham, the Whole and sole Executers of this my last will and testament, to order and dispose thereof according to my will to be the best of their knowledge.----
---- this the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven.
signed John Burcham
DAR #126864 says that he was born in Danbury, CT Was instrumental in the fight for independence in the American Revolution. On this basis, Anna Davis Erskine gained admission to the DAR in 1941 in the Kansas City Chapter (DAR# 326325)
Thomas Benedict of Danbury was fifth justice of the peace, appointed May, 1738, and first judge of the district, and both offices until his death. He was a member of the Connecticut Legislature for 31 sessions, between May, 1737, and October, 1766 , inclusive.
Danbury lies in the northern part of the country and is bounded as follows: On the north by New Fairfield; on the east by Brookfield and Bethel; on the south by Redding and Ridgefield.
THE FIRST SETTLERS
Thomas TAYLOR
Francis BUSHNELL
Thomas BARNUM
John HOYT
James BENEDICT
Samuel BENEDICT
James BEEBE
Judah GREGORY"The settlers came that year and begun some improvements in buildings,sowing grain, and other things necessary. Some of the families moved here that summer, and continued through the winter; others did not move till the spring following it may therefore be said that the first permanent was made in the year 1685, by eight families. The names of the men were,Thomas Taylor, Francis Bushnell, Thomas Barnum, John Hoyt, James Benedict, Samuel Benedict, James Beebe, and Judah Gregory. They lived near together, at the south end of Town Street. Beginning at the southend, Taylor, Bushnell, Barnum and Hoyt lived on the west side; the two Benedicts, Beebe, and Gregory on the east. All except James Beebe came from Norwalk; he was from Stratford. They purchased their lands from the Indian Proprietors. Mr. Taylor had seven sons, from whom all of that name now in town descended. Mr. Bushnell had a family of seven daughters, but no son. There have therefore been none of the name in the town since,only as it is still borne up in several Christian names. Mr. Barnum had five sons, from whom are the families of that name. Mr. Hoyt left six sons, who are the ancestors of the families of that name now living. Mr.James Benedict left three sons, from whom are a part of the Benedict families which survive, particularly those in which the Christian nameJames frequently occurs. His eldest son James was the first English male child born in the town. The sons of Samuel Benedic t were four. From them are those families of Benedicts in which the Christian name Samuel is often found. Soon after these first families settled here, Daniel Benedict, a brother of the other two of that name came and became asettler. He was not one of the first as had been supposed. He left but one son, Daniel.* From him are the families in which that Christian name is often found, of whom there are as many families now in town as from either of the others. Mr. Beebe had two sons, --James and Samuel. The sons of Samuel moved to Litchfield and afterwards began the settlement ofthe town of Canaan. Mr. Gregory had two sons, from whom are the numerous families of that name."
*Daniel Benedict, Jr. married Rebekah, daughter of Mr. Thomas Taylor
THE FIRST PATENTEES
James BEEBE
Thomas TAYLOR
Samuel BENEDICT
James BENEDICT
John HOYT
Josiah STARR
"The first settlers, having purchased their lands of the Indian owners,became proprietors of the town. The town was surveyed in February, 1693,by John Platt and Samuel Hayes, of Norwalk. The survey bill declares the length to be eight miles from north to south, and the breadth six miles from east to west. At the session of the General Assembly in May 1702, a patent was granted, giving town-privilages to the inhabitants and proprietors of Danbury. The patentees named are James Beebe, ThomasTaylor, Samuel Benedict, James Benedict, John Hoyt, and Josiah Starr. In this act, the boundaries were fixed according to the former survey."Source: Rev. Thomas ROBBINS, A.M. A portion of a sermon delivered while a temporary pastor at the Congregational Church, January 1, 1801.
Over the next 90 years, Danbury flourished as numerous mills were built along its rivers. The Continental Army established a major storage area in Danbury in 1775, which led to the raid by the British in 1777, which resulted in the burning of many buildings in the town center. From the1820's to World War II, Danbury was known as the "Hat City", being home to numerous mills. Today, Danbury is a city of 80,000, and is home to a very diversified industrial base.
From The History of Danbury, CT 1684-1896:
James Benedict , son of Thomas , born at Southold, L. I. ; married May10th, 1676 , Sarah , daughter of John and Sarah Gregory , of Norwalk .Their children were: Sarah , born June 16th, 1677 . Rebecca , born 1679 ;married January 17th, 1704 -170 5 , Samuel Keeler , of Norwalk, Conn. ;died March 20th, 1709 . Phebe , born 1682 ; married Thomas Taylor . James, born 1685 , first white male child born in Danbury . John , born October, 1689 . Thomas , born November 9th, 1694 ; died July 4th , 1776 .Elizabeth , born July, 1696 ; married Daniel Taylor .Theron Davis was a source for much of the information on the Benedict family.
Names of children from THE GENEALOGY OF THE BENEDICTS IN AMERICA, by Henry Marvin Benedict, 1870
First white child born in Danbury, Ct.
THE GENEALOGY OF THE BENEDICTS IN AMERICA, by Henry Marvin Benedict, 1870
All data from Emma Mae Jones
Buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Booneville, Mo.