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6551

Occupation: Works on farm; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Wade, Thomas Lee (I54499)

6552

Occupation: Works on farm; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Wade, John William (I54504)

6553

Occupation: Works on farm; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Gammon, Charles N. (I54699)

6554

Occupation: Works on farm; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Ferguson, Nathaniel Greene (I54775)

6555

Occupation: Works on farm; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Fergusen, John James (I54776)

6556

Occupation: Works on farm; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Ferguson, Joseph Davis (I54777)

6557

Occupation: Works on farm; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Ferguson, Charles Edward (I54794)

6558

Occupation: Works on farm; Relation to Head of House: Son

Wade, Wyatt E (I54514)

6559

Occupation: Works on farm; Relation to Head of House: Son

Wade, Alonzo B (I54516)

6560

Odo of Rennes (Medieval Breton: Eudon Pentevr, Modern Breton: Eozen Penteur, Latin: Eudo, French: Eudes/Éon de Penthièvre) [a] (999–1079), Count of Penthièvre, was the youngest of the three sons of Duke Geoffrey I of Brittany and Hawise of Normandy, daughter of Richard I of Normandy. Eozen married Agnes of Cornouaille (Orguen Kernev), the daughter of Alan Canhiart, Count of Cornouaille and sister of Hoel II, Duke of Brittany who was married in 1066 to Eozen's niece Hawise, Duchess of Brittany.

Role in Governance of Brittany
When Eozen's father Duke[b] Geoffrey I died on 20 November 1008, both Eozen and his older brother Alan were minors.

Duke Geoffrey had initiated a dynastic double marriage with Richard II, Duke of Normandy by marrying Hawise of Normandy, one of Richard's sisters, in 996; this was followed by the marriage of Geoffrey's sister Judith of Brittany to Richard around the year 1000. Alan and Eozen were thus double-first cousins of Duke Richard II's children, including Richard III, Duke of Normandy and Robert I, Duke of Normandy (William the Conqueror's father), nephews of Emma of Normandy, and first cousins of Emma's children Edward the Confessor, Harthacnut, Goda of England, Gunhilda of Denmark and Alfred Aetheling.

At Geoffrey's death, Alan became de jure Duke, as Alan III, Duke of Brittany,[c] Hawise took on the role of Regent, and Richard asserted the role of Guardian of Brittany, an arrangement reciprocated on the death of Robert I, Duke of Normandy in 1035.

Also in 1035, after a dispute between Eozen and Duke Alan III, their uncle Judicaël Bishop of Vannes arbitrated, and Alan III gave Eozen the bishoprics of Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Tréguier and Dol-de-Bretagne, as well as the counties and baronies of Penthièvre, Goëlo, Avaugour and Lamballe. Eozen placed his capital at Lamballe, where he began issuing coins in his own name.

Following the death of his brother Duke Alan III in 1040, Eozen ruled as regent of Brittany in the name of his nephew Conan II, holding Conan in custody. Conan was freed by his supporters in 1047. Eozen's regency should have ended when Conan reached his majority (circa 1054), but Eozen refused to relinquish control of the Duchy.

In 1054 Geoffrey, Viscount of Mayenne in Maine, affronted by William of Normandy's new fortifications at Ambrieres, "appealed to Geoffrey, Count of Anjou" who "called to his assistance Guy-William of Aquitaine and Count Eudo of Brittany"[1]

In a charter dated to 1056/1060, Eozen ("Eudo") granted land "in pago Belvacensi" (Beauvais, Picardy) to the Abbey of Angers Saint-Aubin (q.v. Albinus of Angers). Witnesses included his wife Orguen and their sons Gausfridus, Alanus Rufus, Willelmus, Rotbertus and Ricardus (Geoffrey, Alan Rufus, William, Robert and Richard).

By 1056 Conan gained the upper hand in Brittany, and in 1057 he captured his uncle Eozen and chained him in a prison cell. Eozen's eldest son Geoffrey Boterel continued to fight.

In 1062, peace was concluded between Conan and Geoffrey. Eozen, who was now free, continued the fight alone.

In histories favourable to the house of Penthièvre, Eozen is shown as effectively ruling Brittany between 1040 and 1062. In other histories his rule is shown as ending with his capture in 1057.

Conan was a legitimate contender for the title of Duke of Normandy, so he became a serious rival to Duke William.

In 1064, Eozen's liegeman Rivallon I of Dol invited Duke William to join him against Conan, thus initiating the Breton-Norman War of 1064-1065 in which Normandy, Anjou, Dol de Bretagne and the captive Harold Godwinson combined against Conan II, as depicted in three panels of the Bayeux Tapestry. Historians differ on whether William or Conan should be considered the victor in this conflict.

Involvement in the Preparations for the Norman Conquest of England
Eozen provided, trained and equipped 5000 Breton soldiers for William the Conqueror's army. Of these, 4000 were professionals, comprising light cavalry, heavy cavalry, archers, crossbowmen and axemen; he also trained 1000 levied (conscripted) spearmen. Eozen put these troops on 100 ships under the command of his sons Count Alan Rufus and Count Brian, and they sailed from Brittany to join the Norman forces gathering at Barfleur then on to William's staging point at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, in readiness to cross the Channel.

Rebellion against Hoel II of Brittany
Despite his advanced years, Eozen was involved in the failed 1075/1076 rebellion against Hoel II, Duke of Brittany, by Geoffrey Grenonat of Rennes and Ralph de Gael (fresh from his 1075 rebellion against King William). Hoel II was supported by William the Conqueror, briefly placing Eozen and William on opposing sides once again, a situation that was soon resolved when, to William's disappointment, Hoel came to terms with the rebels.

Death
On 7 January 1079, at about 80 years of age, Eozen died in Cesson-Sévigné, an eastern suburb of Rennes. He was buried in Saint-Brieuc Cathedral.

In his memory, “Comes Alanus Rufus” (Count Alan Rufus), his second son, donated property to Swavesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire, for the soul of “patris sui Eudonis comitis” (his father Count Eozen), by an undated charter witnessed by “…Ribaldus et Bardulfus fratres comitis…” (Ribald and Bardulf, brothers of Count Alan).

Family
Thomas Forester’s 1854 translation of volume 2 of Orderic Vitalis’s The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, book 5, chapter 9, section 43 and page 164, last paragraph, states concerning Eozen's sons:

“God also gave him seven sons, who became remarkable for the singular and changeable events of their lives. The studious might compose a long and pleasing history, from true accounts of their various fortunes.”

Eozen's children with Agnes include:

Adèle (born c. 1035, died after 1056/1057).[2]
Geoffrey Boterel I, count of Penthièvre (d. 24 August 1093).
Brian - Earl of Cornwall (d. after 1084) (possibly illegitimate).[d]
Alan Rufus (Latin; alternatively Alain Le Roux in French, or Alan Ar Rouz in Breton, called Count Alan in the Domesday Book, his name means "Red Deer" or "Hart") (d. between 1093 and 1098). He promoted trade at Boston, Lincolnshire, built St Mary's Abbey, York, Richmond Castle and the first castle at Middleham, and was effectively the first Earl of Richmond, though the majority of his manors were in East Anglia. Richmondshire in North Yorkshire is described in the Domesday Book as "Terra Alani Comitis" ("The Land of Count Alan") in "Eborakscire" (Yorkshire).[6] In the Rebellion of 1088, he was the first of the great magnates to support William II of England against Odo, Earl of Kent and his allies.
Alan the Black (alternatively Alain Niger, or Alan Ar Du in Breton, his name means "Black Deer") (d. between 1094 and 1098), inherited from Alan Rufus.[e]
Stephen, Count of Tréguier married Havise of Guingamp - succeeded Alan Rufus and Alan the Black as de facto Earl of Richmond. Stephen and Havise had a number of legitimate children and grandchildren, all of whom are ancestors of the current British Royal Family.
Robert, a priest in Yorkshire (d. after 1083).
Richard, a canon of Bayeux at the time when Thomas of Bayeux, Thomas's brother Samson and William de Saint-Calais were also canons there.
Guillaume or William, who came to Switzerland, entering the service of the Holy Roman Emperor; he was the suppressor of the revolt of Agaunum (today Saint-Maurice-en-Valais), and received a castle in his honour.
An unnamed daughter, who married Enisandus Musardus de Pleveno who was the Lord of Cheveley in Cambridgeshire (under Alan Rufus as tenant-in-chief) and first Constable of Richmond Castle and lord of some twenty manors in Richmondshire. Cheveley was recorded until 1457 as remaining under the overlordship of the Honour of Richmond.[7]
Sons of Eozen who were probably illegitimate include:

Ribald, who received the Lordship of Middleham from Alan Rufus.[f]
Bardolf, who moved to England where he held the lordship of Ravensworth and became the ancestor of the Fitzhugh family.
Bodin, Lord of Bedale and brother of Bardolf.
(Possibly) Derrien, Lord of La Roche-Derrien in Brittany.
At least two of Eozen's sons (Alan Rufus and Brian) were early participants in the Norman conquest of England.[8]

Eozen's descendants formed the junior branch of the Breton ducal family, which gained control of the duchy in 1156 under Conan IV of Brittany.

Notes
Odo in French is Eudes.
The title of Duke of Brittany had not yet been recognized by the King of France, although it was in use since Alan II, Duke of Brittany. Since Brittany was not in fact under the French Crown until the late 15th century, and not incorporated into the French State until the French Revolution, what the King of France thought is a moot point.
In some histories Eozen is shown co-Duke with his brother Alan, followed by a period where Alan ruled as Duke of Brittany alone. Eozen's position as co-Duke is unlikely and remains an historical uncertainty in search of documented proof. In any event Alan would go on to shed the control of Normandy circa 1026, and from this date it is clear there was no ruling role for Eozen until Alan died.
The detailed documented histories are lacking and limited. He is presumed to have been illegitimate, though his title of Count suggests that he was a legitimate son, as does the genealogy in Gale's edition of the Registry of the Honour of Richmond which gives his wife's name as Imogen. Brian participated in the conquest of England. The website of Charles Cawley reports that Brian (French: Brien; Latin: Briennius) defeated a second raid in the southwest of England, launched from Ireland by Harold's sons in 1069. Brian's forces then went north to counter the rebellion by Eadric the Wild, as William the Conqueror's army travelled west; the two armies joined and won the Battle of Stafford.[3] For a time, Brian held the Honour of Brittany, including 227 manors in Cornwall and a number in eastern England. However, he became an invalid and subsequently relinquished all his estates in south-west England (William then gave them to his own half-brother Robert, Count of Mortain), and retired to Brittany to be with his bride. He is recorded as a witness to two documents issued by Geoffrey I Boterel in 1084. He is believed to have died without offspring,[4] however Domesday Book[5] entries for the year 1086 refer to "Ralph son of Brian" (http://domesdaymap.co.uk/name/418750/ralph-son-of-brian/) as holding seven properties in Essex and Suffolk, some under the Bishop of London St Paul, the others under Ranulf (Ranulph) Peverel (see William Peverel); to "William son of Brian" (http://domesdaymap.co.uk/name/597200/william-son-of-brian/) as holding land under the Bishop of London St Paul at Great and Little Totham in the Hundred of Thurstable in Essex; to "Everard son of Brian" (http://domesdaymap.co.uk/name/196550/everard-son-of-brian/), whose name is the first listed for the Hundred of Cheveley, as holding land, under Aubrey de Vere I in Ashley and in Saxon [Street], either side of Cheveley; and to "Brian's wife" (http://domesdaymap.co.uk/name/118700/brians-wife/) as holding property under the Bishop of London St Paul in Stepney in the Hundred of Ossulstone in Middlesex. The timing of the lives of Alan Rufus and Stephen of Tréguier suggests that Brian did not hold Richmond. It is reported elsewhere that he was an Earl of Cornwall but resigned the title and returned to Brittany; Brian's lands in England were then granted by King William I to the latter's half-brother Robert, Count of Mortain. During the Anarchy, Alan the Black II claimed Cornwall on the basis of his uncle Brian having held it; a claim that was accepted by King Stephen.
Not to be confused with Alan the Black II, the son of Stephen, Count of Tréguier, who also would inherit the Earldom, after Stephen. There is little reliable written documentation of his life save for a record of his death - possibly in the same year as his brother Alan Rufus, as he is believed to have held the Earldom for a very brief period of time before it passed to Stephen.
Middleham later passed by marriage and consequent female descent to the House of Neville.

Penthievre, Eudes Duke of Brittany (I23104)

6561

Of Middleham and Spennithorne, Yorkshire

Third son of Robert FitzRalph of Middleham, Forester of Wensleydale and Hawise de Glanville.

Husband of Mary le Bigod, the daughter of Roger le Bigod and his wife, Ida. Her maritagium included the manor of Menthorpe, Yorkshire. They married in 1199 and had two sons; Ralph and Ranulph.

As a minor, he was in the custody of the Archbishop and heir to his brother, Ralph FitzRobert. Ranulph held six knight's fees of the honour of Richmondshire and six in Norfolk. He died before 07 Dec 1252.

Fitz Robert, Ranulf (I22854)

6562

OFFICE: Chief Butler of the King.

PROPERTY: Lord of the manor of Buckenham, Norfolk {Buckenham Manor, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England.

EMIGRATION: From the Cotentin to England in the time of Henry I, King of England.

d'Aubigny, William (I22899)

6563

OFFICE: Chief Justiciar of Normandy.

PROPERTY: Succeeded to his father's lands in Normandy.

de Neubourg, Robert (I23020)

6564

OFFICE: Forester of Wensleydale.

RESIDENCE: Of Middleham, co. York {Middleham, Yorkshire, England}.

Fitz Ralph, Robert (I22858)

6565

OFFICE: Justiciar.

de Glanville, Robert (I22863)

6566

OFFICE: Sheriff of Devon 1080-1086, and probably till his death.

PROPERTY: Seigneur of Meules and of Sap in Normandy;
PROPERTY: Lord of Okehampton, Devon {Okehampton, Devon, England}.
PROPERTY: Received from the Conquerer, Hemington, Somerset {Hemington, Somerset, England}.
PROPERTY: Received from the Conquerer, Porlock, Somerset {Porlock, Somerset, England}.
PROPERTY: Received from the Conquerer, Apley, Somerset {Appley, Stawley, Somerset, England}.
PROPERTY: Received from the Conquerer, Iwerne, Dorset {Iwerne, Dorset, England} - 3 places containing the name Iwerne in Dorset - Iwerne Courtnay, Iwerne Minster, Steepleton Iwerne.
PROPERTY: Received from the Conquerer some 160 lordships in Devon.

fitz Gilbert, Seigneur de Meules and du Sap Baldwin (I22928)

6567

offiser

Daae, Joachim Knagenhjelm (I39703)

6568

OFFLEY. Princess Anne county.

Sara Offley, daughter of Robert Offley and Anne Osborne, was
baptized at St. Benet's. London, 16 April, 1609; married 18 July, 1627, at St. Anne's. Blackfrlars, to Adam Thorowgood, and died in Virginia in 1C27. Her tomb at Church Point, Princess Anne county, has the above arms. The English pedigree of Offley is as follows:

VIRGINIA HERALDICA 13
(1) John Offley, of Staffordshire, married Margery. (2) William
Offley, Mayor of Stafford in 1517, married twice. (3) Robert Offley, eldest son of the 2nd marriage, born at Chester, removed to London and was buried at SL Benet's, 29 April, 1596. (4) Robert Offley, married 3 Feb., 15S8, to Anne Osborne; he died 16 May, I 1625. Anne Osborne was the daughter of Sir Edward Osborne, 1 Knt., Lord Mayor of London in 15S5. (5) Sara Offley. wife of I Adam Thorowgood, member of the Virginia Council in 1637.

Thoroughgood, Adam (I51952)

6569

Ohio County, District and Probate Courts.

Source (S797)

6570

Ohthere (also Ohtere), Old Norse Óttarr vendilkráka (Vendelcrow; in Modern Swedish Ottar Vendelkråka) is a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house of Scylfings, who would have lived during the 6th century (fl. c. 515 – c. 530).

His name can be reconstructed as Proto-Norse *Ōhta-harjaz or *Ōhtu-harjaz. The harjaz element is common in Germanic names and has a meaning of "warrior, army" (whence English harry); by contrast, the oht element is less frequent, and has been tentatively interpreted as "fearsome, feared".

A prince of the Swedes, Ohthere and his brother Onela conducted successful raids against the Geats after King Hrethel had died. In 515, their father Ongentheow was killed in battle by the Geats, and Ohthere succeeded his father as the king of Sweden. Ohthere led an army against the Geats, and besieged one of their armies. He nearly killed the Geatish king Hygelac but lost many of his forces in the conflict. Ohthere managed to get back to Sweden. In the 520s, Ohthere led a large raid to Denmark and plundered the Danish coast. A Danish army led by two Jarls, however, was waiting for him. Battle broke out. The Danish were reinforced, and Ohthere was killed in the battle. His corpse was taken back to Sweden and buried in an earthwork mound.

Beowulf
In the Old English poem Beowulf, the name of Ohthere appears only in constructions referring to his father Ongenþeow (fæder Ohtheres), mother (Onelan modor and Ohtheres), and his sons Eadgils (suna Ohteres, sunu Ohteres) and Eanmund (suna Ohteres).

When Ohthere and his actions are concerned, he is referred to as Ongenþeow's offspring, together with his brother Onela. The following section deals with Ohthere and Onela pillaging the Geats at the death of their king Hreðel, restarting the Swedish-Geatish wars:

Þa wæs synn and sacu Sweona and Geata,
ofer wid wæter wroht gemæne,
here-nið hearda, syððan Hreðel swealt,
oððe him Ongenþeowes eaferan wæran
frome fyrd-hwate, freode ne woldon
ofer heafo healdan, ac ymb Hreosna-beorh
eatolne inwit-scear oft gefremedon.[8]
There was strife and struggle 'twixt Swede and Geat
o'er the width of waters; war arose,
hard battle-horror, when Hrethel died,
and Ongentheow's offspring grew
strife-keen, bold, nor brooked o'er the seas
pact of peace, but pushed their hosts
to harass in hatred by Hreosnabeorh.
Later, it is implied in the poem that Ohthere has died, because his brother Onela is king. Ohthere's sons Eadgils and Eanmund fled to the Geats and the wars began anew.

Scandinavian sources
Ynglingatal, Ynglinga saga, Íslendingabók, and Historia Norvegiae all present Óttarr as the son of Egill (called Ongenþeow in Beowulf) and as the father of Aðísl/Aðils/athils/Adils (Eadgils).

According to the latest source, Ynglinga saga, Óttarr refused to pay tribute to the Danish king Fróði for the help that his father had received. When Fróði sent two men to collect the tribute, but Óttarr answered that the Swedes had never paid tribute to the Danes and would not begin with him. Fróði gathered a vast host and looted in Sweden, but the next summer he pillaged in the east. When Óttarr learnt that Fróði was gone, he sailed to Denmark to plunder in return and went into the Limfjord where he pillaged in Vendsyssel. Fróði's jarls Vott and Faste attacked Óttarr in the fjord. The battle was even and many men fell, but the Danes were reinforced by the people in the neighbourhood and so the Swedes lost (a version apparently borrowed from the death of Óttarr's predecessor Jorund). The Danes put Óttarr's corpse on a mound to be devoured by wild beasts, and made a wooden crow that they sent to Sweden, with the message that the wooden crow was all that Óttarr was worth. After this, Óttarr was called Vendelcrow.

It is only Snorri who uses the epithet Vendelcrow, whereas the older sources Historia Norvegiae and Íslendingabók use it for his father Egill. Moreover, only Snorri's work tells the story of Óttarr's death in Vendsyssel, and it is probably his own invention. Ynglingatal mentions only that Óttarr was killed by the Danish jarls Vott and Faste in a place named Vendel (Laing has been influenced by Snorri's version in his translation):

Féll Óttarr
und ara greipar
dugandligr
fyrir Dana vápnum,
þann hergammr
hrægum fœti
viti borinn
á Vendli sparn.
Þau frá ek verk
Vötts ok Fasta
sœnskri þjóð
at sögum verða;
at eylands
jarlar Fróða
vígframað
um veginn höfðu.
By Danish arms the hero bold,
Ottar the Brave, lies stiff and cold.
To Vendel's plain the corpse was borne;
By eagles' claws the corpse is torn,
Spattered by ravens' bloody feet,
The wild bird's prey, the wild wolf's meat.
The Swedes have vowed revenge to take
On Frode's earls, for Ottar's sake;
Like dogs to kill them in their land,
In their own homes, by Swedish hand.
The Historia Norwegiæ presents a Latin summary of Ynglingatal, older than Snorri's quotation (continuing after Egil):

Cui successit in regnum filius suus Ottarus, qui a suo æquivoco Ottaro Danorum comite et fratre ejus Fasta in una provinciarum Daniæ, scilicet Wendli, interemptus est. Cujus filius Adils [...]

The successor to the throne was his son Ottar, who was assassinated in Vendel, a law province of Denmark, by his namesake, a Danish jarl, and this man's brother, Fasta. His son Adils [...]

Historia Norvegiæ informs only that Ohthere was killed by the Danish brothers Ottar [sic.] and Faste in a Danish province called Vendel.

Ohthere's Barrow
Ohthere's barrow (Swedish: Ottarshögen) (60°08′N 17°34′E) is located in Vendel parish, Uppland, Sweden. The barrow is 5 metres high and 40 metres wide. In the 17th century, the barrow was known locally as Ottarshögen. The term Hög is derived from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning mound or barrow.

The barrow was excavated in the period 1914–16. It showed the remains of both a man and a woman, and the finds were worthy of a king. The Swedish archaeologist Sune Lindqvist reported that in its centre, there was a wooden vessel with ashes. There were few finds but they were well-preserved. There were some decorative panels similar to those found in the other Vendel era graves nearby. A comb with a case was found, as well as a golden Roman coin, a solidus, dated to be no later than 477. It had been perforated and was probably used as decoration, but it showed signs of wear and tear and had probably been worn for a longer time. Lindquist stated that the identification of the barrow as that of Ohthere could not receive more archaeological confirmation than those provided by the excavation.

Ohthere (I36934)

6571

Olaf Tree Feller (Old Norse: Óláfr trételgja, Swedish: Olof Trätälja, Norwegian: Olav Tretelgja, all meaning Olaf Woodwhittler) was the son of the Swedish king Ingjald illråde, ruler of the House of Yngling in the 4th or 5th century according to Ynglingatal, a Skaldic poem detailing the kings of that house.

Heimskringla
His mother was Gauthild, a princess of West Götaland, whose maternal grandfather was Olof the Sharp-sighted, the king of Nerike.

His mother sent him to his foster-father Bove in West Götaland, where he grew up with his foster-brother Saxe who was surnamed Flette.

When Olof heard of his father's death, he assembled the men who were willing to follow him and went to his kinsmen in Nerike, because after his father's atrocities, the Swedes had grown hostile towards the Ynglings.

When the Swedes learnt that Olof and his kin had sought refuge in Nerike, they were attacked and had to head west through deep and mountainous forests (Kilsbergen) to Lake Vänern and the estuary of Klarälven (where Karlstad is now situated). Here, they settled and cleared land. Soon they had created a whole province called Värmland, where they could make a good living.

When the Swedes learnt that Olof was clearing land, they were amused and called him the Tree-feller. Olof married a woman named Solveig who was a daughter of Halfdan Guldtand of Soleyar. Olof and Solveigh had two sons, Ingjald Olofsson and Halfdan Hvitbeinn, who were brought up in Soleyar in the house of his mother's uncle Sölve.

Because of king Ivar Vidfamne and his harsh rule many Swedes emigrated to Värmland, and they became so numerous that the province could not sustain them. The land was afflicted by famine of which the Swedes accused the king. It was an old tradition in Sweden of holding the king responsible for the wealth of the land (see Domalde). The Swedes accused Olof of neglecting his sacrifices to the gods and believed that this was the cause of the famine.

The Swedish settlers thus rebelled against Olof, surrounded his house on the shores of lake Vänern and burnt him inside it. Thus he was sacrificed to Odin, like his ancestor Domalde.

Ynglingatal and Historia Norwegiae
However, Historia Norwegiae says that Olof succeeded his father and ruled as the king of Sweden in peace until his death.

Ejus filius Olavus cognomento tretelgia diu et pacifice functus regno plenus dierum obiit in Swethia.[1]

His son, Olav, known as Tretelgje, accomplished a long and peaceful reign, and died in Sweden, replete in years.[2]

The lines of Ynglingatal appear to say that he was a Swedish prince (svía jöfri), and that he was burnt inside his hall and disappeared from Gamla Uppsala.

Ok við vág,
viðar (telgju)
hræ Ólafs
hofgyldir svalg,
ok glóðfjálgr
gervar leysti
sonr Fornjóts
af Svía jöfri.
Sá áttkonr
frá Uppsölum
Lofða kyns
fyrir löngu hvarf.[3]

Along the lower parts of the river Byälven in Värmland, there are three large barrows, which legend attributes to Olof Trätälja. Moreover, there are many hillforts near this river and the northern shore of Lake Vänern testifying to a violent period. Archaeological excavations from one of the hillforts, Villkorsberget, show that it was burnt in a period corresponding to Olof (510–680).

Trätälja, Olof (I36926)

6572

Olney Rice died at the young age of 27 leaving behind his wife Freelove and two young children, William, age four and Dinah, who was born after his death. In 1769, Olney's brother, Thomas Rice and Freelove were married. Their children were all born in Rhode Island. Sometime after 1784, the family settled in Claredon, Vermont.

Rice, Olney (I27500)

6573

Ologsprest, senere ologsprovst

Daae, Anders (I39699)

6574

omk 1940 Sleire, Masfjorden (ugift)
Kilde:
Masfjorden gards- og ættesoge
http://www.masfjorden.kommune.no/masfjordsoga/gnr06_torsvik/bnr02.html

Brügger, Kathrine Mathilde (I39606)

6575

On 04 Nov 1774 Hugh Reynolds bought 57 acres on the south side of Tomahawk Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia from William Nealey. (DB 4/91). This is probably the same tract of land listed as 65 acres on the land tax list from 1782 through 1809. After his death, this land went to his son, William Reynolds.

Reynolds, Hugh (I2103)

6576

On 1 Jan 1782, John Webb purchased 316 acres in Granville County, North Carolina from his brother-in-law, Philip Vass.

Webb, John II (I22364)

6577

Wade, Jacob (I2168)

6578

On 12 February 1777 Isaac and Jacob Wade enrolled for one year in Captain George Lambert's Company of the 14th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line, under the command of Colonel Charles Lewis. They fought in battles at Brandywine and Germantown in Pennsylvania. Later, Isaac Wade enlisted in the Bedford County, Virginia, militia, which was called-up in August 1781 to go to Little York for the planned battle with Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. There he witnessed the surrender of the British to generals Washington and Lafayette. He was discharged from the militia on the battlefield, immediately after the victory in October 1781. (THE WADE QUARTERLY, Volume 2, Issue 2.)

Notes for ISAAC WADE:
Bedford County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds
February 8, 1779; Isaac Wade and Mary (Gibbs) Stevens; Alexander Gibbs, Surety.

More About ISAAC WADE:
Burial: Wade Cemetery, Bedford County, VA

Bedford County, Virginia, Will Book 1, Pages 512-513
Isaac Wade was a bondsman for the executors of the will of James Hilton which was proved on September 25, 1786.

Bedford County, Virginia, Will Book 1, Page 340
Isaac Wade signed the inventory and appraisement of the estate of Thomas Stevens, Jr., which was dated June 15th and presented to court on June 28, 1779, apparently because he had married the widow. His signature was in the place where an administrator or executor usually signed, but he was not designated as either. Neither was he one of the appraiser.

Bedford County, Virginia, Will Book 6, Page 1
The will of Isaac Wade was dated May 11, 1821 and proved on September 22, 1823 in Bedford County. In it he made bequests to his wife Polly Wade, to sons Jeremiah Wade, Archibald Wade, Isaac Wade, Jr., Alexander Wade and Paschal Wade, and to daughters Patsy Adams, Polly Gibbs, Nancy Stevens and Sally Ballenger. He also mentioned an open account between Jeremiah Wade, Archibald Wade, Alexander Wade, Gilbert Gibbs, Richard Ballenger, Henry Stevens and himself, without specifying his relationship with Gibbs, Ballenger and Stevens. His wife Polly Wade, Jeremiah Wade and Archibald Wade were appointed to be the executors.

Bedford County, Virginia, Deed Book 20, Pages 44 and 46, Abstracts
The names of the spouses of the children of Isaac Wade appear in two deeds dated August 11, 1826 from Mary Wade, widow of Isaac Wade, deceased, Jeremiah Wade and his wife Margaret, Archibald Wade and his wife Nancy, Samuel Adams and his wife Martha, formerly Martha Wade, Isaac Wade and his wife Mary, Henry Stevens (Stephens) and his wife Nancy, formerly Nancy Wade, Alexander Wade and his wife Mary, Paschal Wade and his wife Frances, Richard Ballenger and his wife Sally, formerly Sally Wade, legatees and heirs of Isaac Wade, deceased, all of Bedford County, to Gilbert Gibbs and his wife Mary, formerly Mary Wade.

Notes for MARY GIBBS:
National Archives Pension File:
Among the residents of Bedford County, who testified for Polly Gibbs Stevens Wade in 1839 on behalf of her application for a pension as the widow of Issac Wade, were her son, William Stevens, her son Alexander Wade, Mary E. Wade, daughter of Samuel Mitchell, who helped Polly Wade with the gathering of her corn fodder during the fall of 1781, when Isaac Wade was at Yorktown, Jesse Witt, who was in the Army with Isaac Wade at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, John Arthur, who served in the militia with Isaac Wade at Yorktown, and Mary B. Ryan, who was 78 years old when she testified on May 3, 1839. Mary B. Ryan, who signed with her mark, must have been Mary Ballinger Wade, who married Whitehead Ryan, Jr., was a sister of Isaac Wade. These depositions identify the birth date of Jeremiah Wade, the first child of Isaac and Polly Wade, as January 18, 1780.

Wade, Isaac Sr (I3011)

6579

On 15 Apr 1783 Hugh Reynolds bought 105 acres on Tomahawk Creek from Killian Kreek for 15 pounds. This is the 105 acre tract shown on the land tax list from 1786 through 1809. At his death, this property went to his son, William Reynolds.

Reynolds, Hugh (I2103)

6580

On 16 May 1785 [P] was exempted from payment of levies indicating his age or infirmity. He was also listed as not titheable in the 1787 tax list.

Reynolds, Hugh (I2103)

6581

On 18 June 1838, Joseph Reynolds, Sr., sells 50 acres on both sides of Buckhorn Branch of the Tomahawk to Berryman -- 'it being the land on which Berryman Reynolds now resides.' (DB 41/325)

Reynolds, Berryman (I1132)

6582

On 18 Mar 1750 Vincent Vass bought 240 acres in South Farnham Parish from John Vass for 155 lbs. Vincent Vass is identified as being from Stratton Major Parish, King and Queen County.

Vass, Vincent (I22359)

6583

On 3 Apr 1803, William Bennett purchased 200 acres of land on Turkey Creek from John Hase (Hasey) for $450. This was part of a 575 acre grant originally made to John Palmer.

Bennett, William (I21883)

6584

On 3 Aug 1771 Hugh Reynolds was granted 298 acres on the waters of Banister river in Pittsylvania County, Virginia adjacent Robert Nealey.

Reynolds, Hugh (I2103)

6585

On 5 Jun 1807, Thomas Shapard and Francis Royster, trustees of the estate of William Shapard, sold land to John Shapard.

Shapard, William (I22327)

6586

On 6 Feb 1663, one James Long was granted a patent to land in Nansemond County in the Virginia tidewater, on a “headright” obtained for paying the passage of Henry Gay and eight others to the New World {Cavaliers and Pioneers, 1:492}. then on 22 Apr 1669 Henry Gay was himself granted four hundred acres in Nansemond County by patent {VA Patents 6:242}. There is record of the passage of three other GAYs to Virginia about the same time (George by 1654, Thomas by 1661, and Walter by 1673), but Henry is the only early GAY who seems to have purchased land. The vast majority of Virginia immigrants during this period were indentured servants, and at least a minority of those were able to save enough to later purchase their own small piece of land, but if Henry was an indentured servant, his story may be a particularly interesting one.

There is a reported deed, dated 1 Feb 1688, in which “Henry H. Gay” of Isle of Wight County, VA, is selling land “formerly belonging to Ms Henry Gay”. The quotations come from a genealogical report posted by one Craig Rhodes, a descendant of Henry. Mr. Rhodes appears to assume that this is a son of the 1669 patentee selling his father’s land, and despite the difference in counties, it might well be the same land because much of Nansemond Co was transferred to Isle Of Wight in 1774. The reported name of the grantor does raise some doubt that the deed was read correctly, as middle names were exceedingly rare during this period. Evidently, the name of the former owner (“Ms Henry Gay”) was misread, but if the original was instead “Mr Henry Gay”, that would be of considerable interest, because it would mark this Henry as a recognized gentleman — a member of the social elite.

The honorific, “Mr.”, in those days, was the equivalent of “Esq.” or “Gent.”, and to merit such recognition required more than the wealth a former indentured servant might have acquired through extraordinary hard work, talent, and luck; it also required evidence of higher education and gentlemanly bearing. It is worth noting, also, in this connection, that Henry’s patent of 400a was a fairly large holding, especially for a former indentured servant; it seems likely, therefore, that he was no such thing—at least if the deed does really make Henry a “Mr”, which remains to be seen.

Be that as it may, according to Rhodes’s compilation, a second Henry left a will in Isle Of Wight Co in 1737, in which he names sons Henry, Thomas, William, Joshua, and John, so this GAY family was at any rate well established in that part of the world by then. The compiler’s line is then carried down to the present day with much additional primary records material. I should also mention that this compendium is published on the website “Electronic Scotland”, but neither the area in which the original Henry settled, nor the given names in his descendancy suggest that he was of Scottish descent.

There are many GAYs who appear in the records of these tidewater counties, and later in counties to the west, and on down into the Carolinas and Georgia, but it’s likely that a fairly large proportion of these tidewater GAYs are descendants of these early Henrys, although few genealogists researching their GAY roots have been able to establish clear links to Henry’s line. Hopefully, further yDNA testing will be able to strengthen the sketchy paper trail evidence for this important family, and accomplish the desired link-ups.

Gay, Henry (I46988)

6587

On April the 24th 1763 John Bennett, son of John Bennett, was received into the care of the Broad Run Baptist Church.

Bennett, John (I21765)

6588

On July 3, 1969, BEDFORD BULETIN-DEMOCRAT published a "Believed List of County Men in Revolution," which apparently contained the name of Isham Fuqua.
Isham Fuqua moved to Davidson County, Tennessee, in about 1805. His son, Nathan Fuqua, married Mille Carter in 1812 in Tennessee and died about 1852 in Monroe County, Mississippi. As a result of his service in the War of 1812, he was granted land near Aberdeen, Mississippi. Joshua Fuqua is listed in the Tract Book of Original Entries of Land in Monroe County, Mississippi, as purchasing land on 4 July 1836.

Fuqua, Isham (I25871)

6589

On May 20, 1636, he patented 700 acres in James City (see later Surry),
50 acres being due for personal adventure of his first wife. Avis
Turtley; 50 for his second wife, Anne Mathis; and 50 for his third wife, Alice Croxon. This and later patents totaled 1000 acres.

VA Land Patent Book 1, part 1, page 359, dated May 20, 1636; William Carter, 100 acs James Citty Co., Being a neck of land neare onto the head of Lower Chippokes Cr., E. upon same, S. upon land of Robert Sheppard, & N. towards James Riv. Trans. of 2 servts: Michaell Siler, Rich. Crich.

VA Land Paatent Book , part 2, dated May 21, 1638, page 572; William
Carter, 1000 acs. James Citty Co, About 3 miles from James River,
beginning at a Reedy Sw., W. into the woods, N. into the bay tree neck.
Trans. of 20 persons; Avis Turtley, Ann Mathis, Alice Croxon, Wm.
Atherson (or Acherson), Andrew Robinson, Richard Cooke, Fr. Bick, Rickard
Bick, Alice Watkins, Alice Johnsons, Eliz. Johnson, Henry Snow, Nich.
arnett, Edward Bland, Math Briste, John Bell, Hercules Messenger, Tho.
Streete, Wm. Higgenson, Rose Hill.

William Carter's third wife, Alice Croxon, married (2) Capt. Giles Parke.

Carter, William (I47123)

6590

On November 3, 1673, Governor Sir William Berkeley granted Robert Lucy "1000 acres of land in Charles City County of the south side of the James River on the backwater in a certain place called by the name of Saw Tree adjoining the other property to the east. 2. Robert Lucy was appointed Captain of the Militia in 1680, and figured in Bacon's Rebellion on the side of the King. 3. Robert Lucy listed as 'Military Officer' of Virginia 1680 in Charles City County, Complete list: Col. Edward Hill, Lt. Col Dan'l Clarke, Major John Stith, CAPT. ROBERT LUCY , Capt. Dan'l Lewellin, Capt. John Hamlin, Lt. COL Thomas Grendon, horse, Capt. William Archer, horse info obtained from Rootsweb.com

Lucy, Captain Robert (I26725)

6591

On Route 792 in Mount Airy, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, stands thelovely old home of Jesse Mustain. Presumably, he built it on the 200 acres he inherited in 1792 from his father, Thomas. Although there have been several additions, particularly that of the right wing, the old house is obviously of eigthteenth century construction. The first floor is built of eighteen-inch stone walls and has two great end chimneys. The timbers are pegged together, the wainscoting and floors are of heart pine, and the mantels have been hand-carved. On the first floor two curving corner stairways lead to the two rooms on the second floor. Two small windows flank the chimneys from a third floor plasteredroom.
Notes from Virginia's Descendants Web Site:

Thomas Mustain, father of Jesse, was born about 1725 and is first recorded in Halifax County in 1750, when he appeared on the tax list of William Caldwell and was living on 'the Little Roanoke River up the Fork.' In 1752 he was one of four men to appraise the estate of Isaac Cloud. On Feb 5, 1753, Thomas Mustain received his first grant of land from King George II of England, signed by Robert Dinwiddie. It consistedof 400 acres on Poplar Branch of Mill Creek, in Halifax County, Virgininia, which became part of Pittsylvania County when the latter was created in 1767. The land he left to his son, Jesse, was not part of this grant, however, as Thomas sold this 400 acres to William Payne on September 12, 1782 for 30 pounds of then current money. But, Thomas had received another grant of land from King George II, again signed by Robert Dinwiddie, on November 26, 1756. This grant was again for 400 acresin Halifax County, but was located on both sides of Stinking River. For this land grant Thomas paid 40 shillings. And it was from this grant of land he bequest 'To my son Jesse, 200 acres to be taken off the upper end of the tract where I now live.'

Thomas and his wife, Mary, had nine daughters: Anna, who married William Buckner; Mildred, who married Jesse Keesee; Tabitha, who married James Bruce; Winifred, who married Zachariah Lewis; Seluda, who marriedClaiborne Shelton; Rebecca; Mary, who married Jeremiah Barker; Polly,who married John Patterson; Sarah, who married Price Skinner. The couple had only two sons: Jesse, who married Jane, the mother of his ninechildren, and shortly before his death, Mary Bruce; and Avery, who married Mary Barber Shelton.

Jesse, the oldest son of Thomas and Mary, was born in 1749. He married his first wife, Jane, about 1776. Jane was the mother of his five daughters and four sons: Susannah, married Walker Goodwin; Tabitha, married Meredith Jennings; Winifred, who never married, and served as overseer of the poor of Camden Parish; Priscilla, married William Shelton; Saluda; John, who married Elizabeth LeGrande Glenn; James W, who married Sarah H Shelton; Thomas, who married Martha Irby; and Jesse, Jr,who married Tabitha Hicks.

Jesse must have been a character, as we find in the Pittsylvania Court records at least two cases in which he is reprimanded for misbehavior as follows:

On September 21, 1779: 'Jesse Mustain with John Oliver & Richard Toddhis securites...acknowledged themselves severally indebted to the Commonwealth of VA...Jesse Mustain in the sum of 500 lbs....on condition that the said Jesse Mustain shall be of good behaviour and keep the peace towards all citizens of this Commonwealth 1 whole year and a day'.And in October of 1782: 'Thomas Doss and Salley, his wife, against Jesse Mustain. In Trespass, assault and battery. The parties having agreed..dismissed.'

Jesse remarried on June 11, 1793, to Mary Brewis [Bruce], but the marriage was short lived as he died the following June. The children, still minors, were left to the care and guardianship of their uncle, Avery Mustain, and their lovely new home was sold to settle their father's estate. Benjamin Gosney purchased a tract, including the dower of Mary Mustain, Jesse's widow. And in 1803, he purchased the property from Avery Mustain, the guardian of the minors, for 114 pounds and 11 shillings. This Benjamin Gosney was later to become the father-in-law ofAvery's son, Joel Mustain. Joel married his daughter, Mary Gosney, ten years later. In all likelihood, Benjamin's wife, Mary 'Elizabeth' Haden, whom he married on December 26, 1786 in Campbell County, was thesister of Jane, first wife of Jesse. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Haden, and the granddaughter of Anthony Haden of Campbell County, Virginia, and John had a daughter, Jane, as well.

Mustain, Jesse (I22294)

6592

On the 27th of June, the most disastrous affair that occurred during the season on Connecticut river, took place at Bridgman's Fort, on Vernon meadow, a short distance below Fort Dummer. On the spot where the original fort stood, which was burned by the Indians in 1747, another of the same name had been erected soon after, and being strongly picketed, was considered as secure as any garrison in the vicinity. It was situated on low ground, near elevated land, from which an easy view of its construction and arrangements might be had. From the manner in which the attack was planned, and from the stra tegy therein displayed, it is supposed that the Indians, availing themselves of the opportunity afforded by the high ground, had previously viewed the place, and by listening at the gate, had discovered the signal by which admittance was gained to
* Hoyt's Indian Wars, pp. 266-269. A full account of this fight is given in Appendix E.

† Some writers have named July 27th, as the day on which this event occurred. Contemporaneous MSS. corroborate the date given in the text

CAPTURE OF BRIDGMAN'S FORT
fort. On the morning of the day in which the attack was made. Caleb How, Hilkiah Grout, Benjamin Gaffield, and two lads, the sons of How, left the fort and went to work in a cornfield, lying near the bank of the river. Returning a little before sunset, they were fired upon by a party of about a dozen Indians, from an ambush near the path. How, who was on horseback with his two sons, received a shot in the thigh, which brought him to the ground. The Indians, on seeing him fall, rushed up, and after piercing him with their spears, scalped him, and leaving him for dead, took his two sons prisoners. Gaffield was drowned in attempting to cross the river, but Grout fortunately escaped.

The families of the sufferers who were in the fort, had heard the firing but were ignorant of its cause. Anxiously awaiting the return of their companions, they heard in the dusk of evening a rapping at the gate, and the tread of feet without. Supposing by the signal which was given that they were to receive friends, they too hastily opened the gate, and to their surprise and anguish, admitted enemies. The three families, consisting of Mrs. Jemima How and her children, Mary and Submit Phips, William, Moses, Squire and Caleb How, and a babe six months old; Mrs. Submit Grout and her children, Hilkiah, Asa, and Martha, and Mrs. Gaffield with her daughter Eunice, fourteen in all, were made prisoners. After plundering and firing the place, the Indians proceeded about a mile and a half and encamped for the night in the woods. The next day they set out, with their prisoners for Crown Point, and after nine days travel reached Lake Champlain. Here the Indians took their canoes, and soon after, the whole party arrived at the place of destination. After remaining at Crown Point about a week, they proceeded down the lake to St. Johns, and ended their march at St. Francis on the river St. Lawrence. Mrs. How, after a series of adventures, was finally redeemed with three of her children, through the intervention of Col. Peter Schuyler, Major, afterwards Gen. Israel Putnam and other gentlemen, who had become interested for her welfare on account of the peculiarity of her sufferings and the patience with which she had borne them. Of the other children, the youngest died, another was given to Governor de Vaudreuil of Canada, and the two remaining ones, who were daughters, were placed in a convent in that province. One of these was afterwards carried to France, where she married a Frenchman named Cron Lewis, and the other was subsequently redeemed.

HISTORY OF EASTERN VERMONT
Mrs. How, who made a journey to Canada for the express purpose of procuring her release. Mrs. How afterwards be came the wife of Amos Tute, who was for several years one of the coroners of Cumberland county. She was buried in Vernon, and her tombstone epitomizes her varied life and exploits, in these words:
Mrs Jemima Tute
Successively Relict of Messrs William Phipps, Caleb Howe & Amos Tute The two first were killed by the Indians Phipps July 5th 1743 Howe June 29th 1755 When Howe was killed, she & her Children Then seven in number Were carried into Captivity The oldest a Daughter went to France And was married to a French Gentleman The youngest was torn from her Breast And perished with Hunger By the aid of some benevolent Gentn And her own personal Heroism She recovered the rest She had two by her last Husband Outlived both him & them And died March 7th 1805 aged 82 Having passed thro more vicissitudes And endured more hardships Than any of her cotemporaries *No more can Savage Foes annoy Nor aught her wide spread Fame Destroy*

ATTACK AT HINSDALE'S FORT
On the morning after the attack on Bridgman's Fort, a party of men found Caleb How still alive, but mortally wounded. He was conveyed to Hinsdale's Fort, on the opposite side of the river, where he soon after expired. He was buried about half a mile from the fort, in the middle of a large field, and a stone erected to his memory is still standing, inscribed with this record. At the close of three years' captivity, Mrs. Gaffield was ran somed and went to England. The fate of her daughter, Eunice, is uncertain. On the 9th of October, 1758, a petition, signed Zadok Hawks, was presented to the General Court of Massa chusetts, praying them to use their influence to obtain the release of Mrs. Grout, the petitioner's sister. At that time, she and her daughter were residing with the French near Montreal, and her two sons were with the Indians at St. Francis. It is probable that their release was not long delayed, as one of the sons a few years later was a resident of Cumberland county.

But this was not the last of the incursions of the enemy. On the 22d of July, at about nine o'clock in the morning, a party of Indians attacked four of the soldiers of Hinsdale's Fort, and three of the settlers residing there, as they were cutting poles for the purpose of picketing the garrison. At the time of the attack they were not more than a hundred rods distant from the fort. Four men were on guard, and three were on the team. They had drawn only one stick when the enemy fired upon them, and having got between them and the fort endeavored to keep them from reaching it. Of the soldiers, John Hardiclay* was killed and scalped on the spot. His body was terribly mangled, both breasts being cut off and the heart laid open. Jonathan Colby was captured, and the two others, Heath

*In the letter of Col. Ebenezer Hinsdell, this name is written Hardway. — N. H. Hist. Coll., v. 254

INSCRIPTION READS In Memory of Mr Caleb How a very Kind Companion who Was Killed by the Indeans June the 27th 1755. in the 32 year Of his age.
Burial: Middle of a field half mile from Fort Hinsdale
Windham County Vermont, USA

Howe, Caleb (I18442)

6593

On [D] the Pittsylvania County Court ordered John Goad, Jr., William Bennett, James Dalton and Bryant Ward Nowling, or any three of them, to appraise the estate of Philemon Payne.

Bennett, William III (I12531)

6594

One night more than 200 years ago a wealthy businessman ("koebmann"), Henrik Petersen came sailing towards the Norwegian coast with his own ship. He had, on board, very valuable cargo from Lubeck (Germany). A storm forced the ship up against Jaerens Reef (Rogoland's Cape Horn). The ship, with its cargo, broke up in the rough seas. The only person on board to survive was Henrik Petersen. While he was floating around in the rough seas , fighting death, he promised God - that if he survived , he would spend the rest of his fortune on a lighthouse at the place where his ship had foundered. He did survive and kept his promise. He bought the land on "Kvitsoey" (an island just outside the entrance to Stavanger) where he built a lighthouse. He paid for its operation for many years thereafter. In gratitude, for doing so, the king at the time Christian VI, enobled him and gave him the name "von Fyren"

In 1696 he took his citizenship of Bergen as a "seilingsman" (noble sort of sailor) from Holstein and settled down in Stavanger. He became the postmaster of the place and owner of Kvitsoey vippefyr and the lighthouse at Hoeyvarde in Karmoey. In 1822 by a Kings resolution (proclamation?) it was decided that the lighthouse at Kvitsoey was to be under bought and put under the control of the Norwegian Lighthouse establishment at a cost of 822 riksdaler, to be given to the oldest in every family. Later this was converted to n. Kroner 1200/year. There was another condition to the sale, 'all sons in the family were given the name "von Fyren".

Henrik Petersen of Ystad had three sons. The first two did not live long, however, the youngest Morten Henrik Petersen von Fyren carried the family name onward.

Von Fyren, Morten Henrik Petersen (I3540)

6595

Ystad, Henrik Petersen (I3541)

6596

One of the original twelve grantees at the town of Salisbury, Mass. Signed the grant in 1638 and received land in the first division in 1639. He and family are mentioned in Hoyt's 'Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury' and also in the published Vital Records(VRs) for Salisbury under Winsley and Winsly. Married twice.. marriages not recorded, bnut death of he and his wives' are recorded in VRs. The VRs also list the birth of three of his children.Samuel was a contemporary of the Winslows in Plymouth. Although his birthplace is unknown, it is extremely unlikely that he could be a son of any of the Winslows in Plymouth and Marshfield, MA, because of his age and because he is not included in the Winslow data published by the Descendants of the Passengers of the Mayflower. Also, it appears that his youngest children were born in the country of his origin. The Winslows of the Mayflower were always referred to only as Winslows--their history is well recorded and there was not any issue from them named Samuel. This family (Winsly/Winsli/Wensley) seems to have been located only in Salisbury. There are not any of them recorded in the nearby towns of Amesbury, Gloucester, Lynn, Ipswich, or Newburyport for the first hundred years of settlement. The name slowly changed until in the early 1700's it became Winslo/Winslow in southern New Hampshire."

1 SAMUEL1 WINSLEY(*) [WENSLEY or WINSLOW], Mr., of Salisbury, "planter;" m. 1st,
Elizabeth (???), who d. June 2, 1649[S]; 2d, 1657,(+) Ann (???) [wid. of Henry Boad, or Boyd, of (*) Savage gives Edward Wensley, or Winslow, of Salis., rep. 1644, per. bro. of Samuel. We have found no other record of such a person. Sam. was rep. for Salis. that year. Wells]; oath free. May, 1639. He was one of the twelve who obtained the grant "to begin a plantation at Merrimack" in 1638; recd. land in the "first division" and in 1640; rep. for S. 1642, '4, '5, and '53; commoner and taxed 1650 and '52; "commissioner" of S. 1652; licensed to sell "strong waters" for S.
in 1654; recd. land, signed petitions, etc., 1654-'8; d. June 2, 1663[S]; inv. est. Oct. 8, 1663; son Sam ap. adm. that month. Wid. Ann d. March 21, 1676-7; inv. est. April 10, 1677; Ens. [2 Wm.2]
Buswell and Ephraim Winsley ap. adm.

Children:

2 I DEBORAH2 b. (???); m. Nov. 14, 1650[S Sm], (1) JOHN1 WERD. + (Weed)
3 II SAMUEL,2 b. bef. 1635; res. S.; taxed 1650 and '52; no chil.; will Aug.
17, 1665; April 9, 1667.(*)
4 III NATHANIEL,2 b. (???); m. Oct. 14, 1661, MARY2 JONES. +
5 IV EPHRAIM,2 b. April 15, 1641[S] [or '42 S. Sm]; m. March 26, 1668, MARY2
GREELEY. +
6 VELISHA,2 b. May 30, 1646[S]; liv. 1665.

(+) Marriage settlement, recorded at Salem, dated Oct. 5, 1657.

His last will in located Essex Vitals CD Probate records section and more as follows:

"SAMUEL WINSLEY was born about 1600-15 in England. He married Elizabeth (surname unknown), and (acc. to Edward Banks) served a military term out of Knoddishall, ESSEX, England before emigrating to America in 1639. He sponsored GEORGE MARTYN, to emigrate there as a servant (later a blacksmith). Further generations of both Winsley and Martyn are well-known in Mass. records.

Occupation: Legislator and Farmer, Tavern keeper

Representative to the General Assembly, for Salisbury, in the years, 1642, 1645 and 1653

Legislator and Farmer the son of John Wensley was born about 1610, at Colehester, England. He married Elizabeth her maiden name is not known, in about 1630, at Colchester. She was born about 1616, at Colehester, England and died on the second day of June 1649, at Salisbury.

Samuel one of the few men who were entitled to be called "Mister", was one of the twelve men of Salisbury, Massachusetts, named to commence a plantation at Merrimack in 1628. He agreed to take the Oath of Freeman or Citizenship on the twenty-second day of May 1639. He was living on the sixth day of July 1638, at Salisbury, Massachusetts. He was a grantee with Bradstreet, Dudley, and others, of Colchester in 1638. He was a surveyor of the arms, on the first day of September 1640. He understanding that all power residing originally in, and being derived from the people, and that all the magistrates and officers of government, are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to them, was elected Representative to the General Assembly, for Salisbury, in the years, 1642, 1645 and 1653. In 1654 he was listed as a seller of strong waters or tavern keeper.

Samuel died on the second day of June 1663, at Salisbury. The inventory and administration of his estate was taken by his son Samuel the following October.
Bibliography: The Fowler Family by Matther Adams Stickney. Register of the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America.

Winsley, Samuel (I27191)

6597

one record says mar. h.p.gottcher.my mother jean long mcneely says mar.twice 1,eugene longwell,1 child,eugene douglas ,mar. carolyn rowe. he died 1981.grace married 2nd to eugene bryant,lived in pittsylvania co va..

Campbell, Annie Grace (I19557)

6598

One researcher indicates Henry attained the rank of Major in the Confederate Army. There is no documentary evidence of this. To the contrary, he deserted at the siege of Petersburg Virginia about 9 Nov 1864, and took the oath of allegiance to the Union about 27 Nov 1864. The pertinent records indicate he was a Private in the 18th Virginia Infantry. History tells us desertion was common during this extended siege due to constant shelling and lack of adequate Confederate supplies. This may also explain why he didn't return to the family, and appears to have been estranged from it, despite serving honorably through most of the war.

Henry P Moore
Residence: Danville Occupation: Stabler
Service Record:
Enlisted as Private 23 Apr 1861 in Danville at age of 25
Enlisted in Co B, 18th Infantry Regiment on 23 April 1861.
Hospitalized on 3 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg (Shot in left thigh)
Wounded on 01 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA
Deserted to enemy 9 Nov 1864
Transported on 27 November 1864 at Washington, DC

Moore, Henry Preston (I7802)

6599

Onesimus Risdon (Risden) was born February 18, 1760 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

At Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont in the spring of 1777, Onesimus volunteered for 3 months in Captain Samuel Robinson's Company of Militia. Robinson's Company marched to Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont and did duty there and on that frontier. While in Manchester on July 21, 1777, Onesimus enlisted as a Private in Captain John Warner's Company of Green Mountain Rangers, and served until December 3, 1777, when he was mustered out.

In March 1778, Onesimus enlisted in Captain Isaac Clark's Company of Colonel Samuel Herrick's Regiment of Rangers then being raised and rendezvoused at “Meshowby” (now Brandon) Rutland County, Vermont for Major General De la Fayette's secret incursion into Canada. When that mission was aborted, the Company remained in service for about 2 months defending the frontiers and scouting on the shores of Otter Creek and Lake Champlain.

In the fall of 1778, Onesimus enlisted in a Company of Militia raised from the various Companies in Colonel Samuel Herrick's 2nd Vermont Militia Regiment. Captain Joseph Briggs of Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont commanded the Company. They served at Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont scouting the frontier the whole term. Onesimus' service commenced on the 1st day of October and ended on the November 24th when he was sent home.

On August 15, 1779, Onesimus enlisted at Bennington and served as a Sergeant in Captain Thomas Sawyer's Company then garrisoned at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont. He was honorably discharged from this service on October 15, 1779.

During the remainder of the War, Onesimus was often called out on alarms, and continued to serve when called. In mid-October 1780, he served for 7 days in Captain John Stark's Pawlet Company in Colonel Ira Allen's 6th Regiment of Vermont Militia when called out in defence of Vermont's Northern Frontier. Later in the same month or November 1780, he served 5 days in Captain Nathaniel Smith's Company of the same Regiment.

At the close of the war, Onesimus resided in Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont. He married his wife Sarah on May 11, 1780. Onesimus and Sarah had at least one child: Hannah (Risden) Reed born September 16, 1797.

Onesimus moved to Pittstown (now Richmond), Ontario County, New York before the year 1800. He resided in Richmond until he died on March 1, 1848. He is buried in the Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York.

From: http://www.greenmountainrangers.com/BioRisdon.html

Risdon, Onesimus (I35444)

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Onesimus Risdon (Risden) was born February 18, 1760 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

At Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont in the spring of 1777, Onesimus volunteered for 3 months in Captain Samuel Robinson's Company of Militia. Robinson's Company marched to Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont and did duty there and on that frontier. While in Manchester on July 21, 1777, Onesimus enlisted as a Private in Captain John Warner's Company of Green Mountain Rangers, and served until December 3, 1777, when he was mustered out.

In March 1778, Onesimus enlisted in Captain Isaac Clark's Company of Colonel Samuel Herrick's Regiment of Rangers then being raised and rendezvoused at “Meshowby” (now Brandon) Rutland County, Vermont for Major General De la Fayette's secret incursion into Canada. When that mission was aborted, the Company remained in service for about 2 months defending the frontiers and scouting on the shores of Otter Creek and Lake Champlain.

In the fall of 1778, Onesimus enlisted in a Company of Militia raised from the various Companies in Colonel Samuel Herrick's 2nd Vermont Militia Regiment. Captain Joseph Briggs of Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont commanded the Company. They served at Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont scouting the frontier the whole term. Onesimus' service commenced on the 1st day of October and ended on the November 24th when he was sent home.

On August 15, 1779, Onesimus enlisted at Bennington and served as a Sergeant in Captain Thomas Sawyer's Company then garrisoned at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont. He was honorably discharged from this service on October 15, 1779.

During the remainder of the War, Onesimus was often called out on alarms, and continued to serve when called. In mid-October 1780, he served for 7 days in Captain John Stark's Pawlet Company in Colonel Ira Allen's 6th Regiment of Vermont Militia when called out in defence of Vermont's Northern Frontier. Later in the same month or November 1780, he served 5 days in Captain Nathaniel Smith's Company of the same Regiment.

At the close of the war, Onesimus resided in Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont. He married his wife Sarah on May 11, 1780. Onesimus and Sarah had at least one child: Hannah (Risden) Reed born September 16, 1797.

Onesimus moved to Pittstown (now Richmond), Ontario County, New York before the year 1800. He resided in Richmond until he died on March 1, 1848. He is buried in the Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York.

- Biographical information courtesy of Herman C. Brown

Risdon, Onesimus (I35444)