My maternal grandparents- James Eugene Cartmill & Gladys Toy Cartmill
Papaw was leaving to serve his country in the United States Navy.
In the picture are uncle Shirley Gene, Mary Katherine (my mother) aunt Ginny and aunt Betty Mae.
Papaw James E. Cartmill as a teenager
Mamaw Gladys Toy Cartmill
3-01-1918-9-18-2000
Papaw's parents were James Earnest Cartmill and Effie Chandler, and both were both born in Bath County, Kentucky.
Effie CHANDLER was born on September 22, 1872, in Owingsville, Kentucky, her father was James B. Chandler and her mother was Rebecca Crouch. She married Henry HEDRICK and they had two children together. She then married James Earnest CARTMILL and they had three children together. She died on January 31, 1943, at the age of 70.
James and Effie are listed in the 1910 Census as living in Bethel, Ky
James Earnest CARTMILL was born on April 6, 1875, in Bath, Kentucky, his father was, John Wallace, and his mother was Sarah Tipton. He married Maggie Cartmill and they had two children together. He then married Effie CHANDLER and they had three children together. He died on February 21, 1943, in Montgomery, Kentucky, at the age of 67.
Effie's Maternal links Rebecca "Becky" CROUCH was born on December 17, 1863, in Kentucky, her father, John, was 22, and her mother, Martha, was 18. She married James B CHANDLER on October 4, 1877, in Bath, Kentucky. They had eight children in 25 years. She died on March 21, 1930, at the age of 66.
Photo pf Rebecca was added to Find a Grave web site by Rick Omohundro
Information below was added to Find a Grave website.
Mrs. Rebecca Chandler, 66, daughter of John and Martha Donaldson Crouch, died at the family residence in Montgomery County Friday night after a long illness of Bright's disease.
She is survived by her husband, James Chandler, and several children.
Funeral services, were held at the Church of God Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial followed in the family lot in Machpelah cemetery.
When Martha D DONALDSON was born in 1845 in Owingsville, Kentucky, her father, Allen, was 37, and her mother, Margaret, was 27. She married John B CROUCH and they had five children together. She then married James R MANLEY on January 29, 1874, in Bath, Kentucky. She died on August 29, 1928, at the age of 83.
The man in this photo is said to be James Robinson Manley, who Martha was also married to and had ten children with. Martha D.Donaldson
Margaret Ann Cartmill, Margaret is the mother of Martha D. Crouch Donaldson.
Margaret Ann CARTMILL was born in 1818 in Kentucky. She had three sons and two daughters with Allen H DONALDSON between 1838 and 1847. She died in 1890 in Bath, Kentucky, at the age of 72.
She was also married to a Nicholas Burns with whom she also had five children with. Margaret Ann was the daughter of Thomas and Martha Patsey McDonald Cartmill
Effies Paternal links
When James B CHANDLER was born on June 16, 1857, in Bath, Kentucky, his father was Alford, "Alvin" and his mother was Eliza. He married Rebecca "Becky" CROUCH on October 14, 1877, in his hometown. They had eight children in 25 years. He died on November 30, 1933, at the age of 76.
Alford Alvin Allen CHANDLER was born in 1826 in Bath, Kentucky. He married Eliza COLLINS in 1849 in Owingsville, Kentucky. They had nine children in 23 years. He died in 1880 at the age of 54
From Herb Doctors to Home guards Mamaw Cartmills mother, "Mattie' Collins, takes us on an interesting journey of ancestors.
Our Great-Grandmother Mattie was born in Bethel, Ky on September 16, 1896 to Bohannon "Buck" Collins and Rachel Wells.
She married Claude Owen Toy in 1915 and their children were, Dawson, Bessie, Mary Ida, Gladys, Paul, Claude O. Jr., and Sadie M.
Rachel Wells was born May 5, 1869 in Bath County and died June 2, 1953.
She married "Buck" Collins in 1884.
She lived at one time in Wyoming, Ky. and according to the 1930 Census she was in Montgomery County.
Rachel's parents were William Mayhal Wells and Lavina Stidham Wells.
William Mayhall Wells-Our third great maternal grandfather
The following is from Rob Kiskaden's blog My Hometown Historical Tales
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Unconventional Medicine: The Wells Family & Herbal Remedies
Long before the days of modern medicine, people relied on home remedies to treat ailments using herbs and 'potions' that were passed down through generations. Most people who were called 'doctors' during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Kentucky were just simply a title only, as they couldn't afford to attend a medical school, and most couldn't even read or write. Regardless, these people were highly regarded and trusted to treat, and sometimes cure, any illnesses they were presented.
Botanical practitioners, as they were formally called, were predominate in early Appalachian settlements. They were said to have received their recipes for their medicines from the Native Americans or they were brought over from Europe generations before. They relied on roots, seeds, leaves, bark and other natural resources that could be mixed and used to heal problems from sore throat to gastrointestinal ailments. Side effects, however, could be deadly if not mixed properly. Some of these practitioners also used faith-based techniques and local folklore combined with the herbs and roots to heal the sick. Even today, there are still botanical practitioners prescribing their home remedies in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky.
Bath County had its own botanical, or herb, doctors that were from the same family, and relatives of mine. They were William Mayhall Wells and his sons, Zachary Taylor and Benjamin Franklin Wells. The Wells family story starts when the early descendants immigrated from England in the 1600's and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. William Wells, born in 1710 to Richard and Catherine Wells in Baltimore, moved to Lee County, Virginia with his family, where in 1780 he was reportedly killed by Indians. William's son, Zachariah, served in the Revolutionary War with the Virginia Continental Army's cavalry, participating in battles at Germantown, Brandywide, Bordentown (or Bonhamtown). He was captured on December 12, 1777 near Fox Chase, Pennsylvania and held in a British camp as a prisoner of war for five months. After Zachariah's release, he resettled in Lee County, Virginia and led a quiet life until his death in 1826. One of Zachariah's sons, also named Zachariah, is the first to have been known as an herb doctor. It is a fair assumption that he learned the practices of botanical medicine as it was passed down the generations. Zachariah Wells, II moved to Wise County, Virginia where he died in 1870 at the age of 92 years; an almost unheard of age during that era.
William Mayhall Wells, my third-great grandfather, learned medicinal practices from his father Zachariah at an early age. He was born in Lee County, Virginia around 1823 and grew up in the rural part of Wise County, Virginia near Pound Gap, a mountain pass at the Virginia & Kentucky border. He married Lavina Stidham in 1883 and together, they reared eight children. During the Civil War, Mayhall was commissioned as a captain in the Virginia Home Militia and tasked to help defend the Pound Gap. An interesting short story entitled The Army of the Callahan written by John Fox, Jr. in 1902 as an article for Scribner Magazine recounts the adventures of Mayhall and his 'home guard' during this era. The article is dated and speaks in in a heavy Appalachian dialogue, but is an interesting tale. Around 1865, Mayhall and his family moved from Big Stone Gap, Virginia to Morgan County, Kentucky. It was there that he was first officially known as a physician in an 1870 census record. It was interesting to know that Mayhall was unable to read or write, but was able to use his knowledge of herbal medicine passed down verbally to treat illnesses. Sometime within the next decade, Mayhall relocated to Bath County near the Forge Hill community and applied for a formal medical registration. His unique medicinal recipes were widely known; many people traveled long distances to be 'cured' of a variety of ailments. The recipes were never written down, but he passed his knowledge to three of his sons, Benjamin Franklin, Jeremiah and Zachariah Wells.
Lavina Wells died in 1888 on the family's farm and was buried in Knox Hill Cemetery off Adams Road in Bath County. Soon after her death, Mayhall moved to Breathitt County, Kentucky where his daughter Rebekah resided. It was there in 1889 that Mayhall received his certificate for a botanical system and became known for his famous 'blood poisoning cure'. This medicine seemingly cured blood infections that would otherwise constitute the loss of a limb or death. The remedy made Mayhall a much sought after celebrity of sorts. He remarried a woman named Mary Fugate and treated patients well up until his older years, passing away in Breathitt County on March 3, 1902.
Mayhall's sons Zachariah and Benjamin, or Frank as he was called, stayed in Bath County and continued to practice the unconventional medicinal ways as they were passed to them. Zachariah settled in the Preston area and Frank in the Forge Hill community. They stayed busy treating patients and curing otherwise incurable ailments with their botanical system. Frank married Effie Hunt and their daughter, Wynona, was my great-grandmother.
Doctors Zachariah and Frank Wells
By the time Frank and Zachariah were older, the Wells name was household for their remedies, but the advent of modern hospitals and licensed physicians soon began to edge out the botanical practitioners in more populated areas of Kentucky. Regardless, people still sought the Wells brothers for their blood poison cure. The recipe was closely guarded by the family; in fact, only a few people were ever told and it's a mystery of who actually may have written it down and kept it over the generations. Frank died in 1916 at the age of 68 and was buried next to his mother at Knox Hill Cemetery. Zachariah died in 1944, aged 93 years, and is buried at the Kendall Springs Cemetery. My great-grandmother Wynona married Thomas Ensor of the Bethel/Sherburne area of Bath County and lived in Sherburne until her death at the age of 95. More descendants of the Wells family still live in Bath County near the Preston and Peasticks communities, and if they still have the blood poisoning recipe, they aren't revealing it. Today, the botanical practitioners of Bath County have disappeared; modern medicine and strict regulations by the Food & Drug Administration have all but made the home remedies obsolete. In recent times, Amish families have moved into parts of Bath County and brought with them some home remedies. In one very recent incident near Preston, an Amish family was investigated and their remedies confiscated for not following FDA guidelines. There are still a few botanical practitioners in Appalachian mountain communities nestled in hollows, but their practices aren't widely known; whether it be to protect a family tradition or just to plainly protect themselves from being prosecuted.
The Wells family doctors were a unique breed who had an art for healing using what we now call unconventional methods. It makes one wonder if their art had been further honed within an institution of higher learning, would they had found cures to ailments much sooner than modern times? For those who were treated by the Wells family, they attested to the abilities of the men and their home remedies as being the best in the medical field.
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Jonathan TIPTON (son of Edward TIPTON and Elizabeth (TIPTON)) was born 1639 in Kingston Jamaica, and died January 21, 1757 in Baltimore MD. Notes for Jonathan TIPTON: Although there were many Tiptons in Baltimore, Maryland in the1700's and 1800's. The first known Tipton who lived in Baltimore,Maryland was Jonathan Tipton I, he was our sixth Great Grandfather.There is still much debate going on over his birthplace. Somebelieve it was Pontesbury, England and some believe it was KingstonJamaica. If he was born in 1639, as some have stated, it could nothave been Kingston, since that was not established until 1693, asCapitol of Jamaica. However, Jamaica was taken in 1655, when theCapital was Port Royal, so Jonathan could have been born there after1655. An Earthquake destroyed Pot Royal in 1692.Jonathan's parents were Amy and Edward Tipton and there is arecord of their children in the Pontesbury Register. The pages areold and worn and Jonathans name was not found. Whether Jonathan wasborn in Pontesbury or Jamaica, to these decendents, makes nodifference. He still had English blood in his veins from his parents and was still our Progenitor.Some history of the earthquake on Port Royal can be read about inthe National Geographic, issue of February 1960. The earthquake wasin 1692 and the first record we have of Jonathan in the US is when hehad his sons baptized at St. James Parish in Anne ArundelCo.,Maryland. Jonathan's wife and Mother of the children was SarahPearce Tipton. Her death occurred sometime before 1709 as that is theyear Jonathan married Mary Chilcoat, widow of Humphrey Chilcoat. Themarriage of Jonathan and Mary is also recorded in the St. James Parishrecords.Jonathan and sarah had four sons, Thomas born in 1693, Williamborn in 1696, and Jonathan II born in 1699. The fourth son, John, wasborn in 1702 and some researchers do not believe there was a fourthson. However a deposition given by Jonathan Tipton I, in 1754, wasalso given by John Tipton, who stated his age as fifty-two. That wouldplace his birth at 1702.John was not baptised at St. James Parish, but that could be dueto his parents attending another church at the time of his birth. Inthose days, there were Churches or places of worship every ten milesor so.Jonathan owned land in Anne Arundel Called " Pascals Chance" in1705. That land today is unattainable due to swamp and some area'snow owned by new owners.With his marriage to Mary Chilcoat, Jonathan became stepfather toher children. Her husband, Humphrey Chilcoat had died in 1708. andleft her with James born in 1701, John II born in 1706 and Mary bornin 1708. Mary and Humphrey had a son, John I born in 1703 but thechild died in 1704. Since Jonathan and Mary were married in 1709, abirthdate for Jonathan as 1639, would make him 70 years old when hemarried Mary. An advanced age to be taking on a new wife and familyalong with his own four sons but he would need a new wife to helpraise his children.Since Jamaica was taken in 1655, it is more likely that Jonathanwas born after 1655, placing him in his 50's when he married Mary.Many researchers believe this to be the case and this of course wouldchange his age at death, to be in his 90's. We know that mary outlivedJonathan because of a tract of land that she gave a quit claim to in1763, six years after Jonathans death. This would also explain whyThomas settled Jonathan's estate in 1763 in stead of 1757 whenJonathan died.Jonathans firs residence is believed to have been Port Royalwhich he bought in Baltimore Co. in 1714, 360 acres. In 1716 he boughtPoor Jamaicamans Plague, 929 acres. In 1728 he bought Tiptons Puzzel235 acres. In 1731, Jonathan added 50 acres to Tiptons Puzzel.Jonathan dealt extensively in land and today would be considered anestablished Real Estate agent. Some of his land deals were as follows.1722--Sold 114 acres of Poor Jamaicamans Plague to Edward Murphy1725--Sold to Thomas Cockey - Part of Selsed, Poor Jamaicamans Plague,addition to Poor Jamaicamans Plague and part of Port Royal amountingto 600 acres.1726--Sold to Thomas Tipton - 40 acres of Port Royal. This was his sonThomas, not his grandson, the grandson Thomas was born in 1721. ThomasSr. named his 40 acres Strife.1728--Conveyed to John Smith - 100 acres of Port Royal and PoorJamaicamans Plague 1730--Sold to Ann and Jane Atwood - 100 acres of addition to Poor Jamaicamans Plague1734--Sold to James Chilcoat - 30 acres of addition to PoorJamaicamans Plague1745--Sold to Thomas Sheridine - 114 acres of Tiptons Puzzel1747--Sold to Thomas Sheridine - his house and 50 acres of Port RoyalJonathan seems to have been a generous man as well. In 1727 hegave a gift of 100 acres to his daughter-in-law Hannah. In 1730 hegave 100 acres of Molly and Sallys Delight to his son Jonathan II. In1735 he gave his granddaughter, Mary, 100 acres of Molly and SallysDelight and in 1740 he gave his grandson, William, 50 acres of TiptonsPuzzel.There was many more land deals that Jonathan was involved in butthis list will give some idea of his ability in land transactions. theMaryland Gazzette wrote in Jonathans Obituary, January 1757, that hedealt extensively in land and had a remarkable memeory for his age.Where Jonathan was living at the time of his death is still a mystery. He bought Tiptons Puzzel in 1728 and it said that he wasliving there in 1745, however, a deed for that year shows that ThomasSheridine bought 140 acres and the premises on Tiptons Puzzel fromJonathan. Two years later, 1747, Thomas Sheridine bought 50 acres andJonathans House o Port Royal. Since Thomas, Jonathans son, was stillliving on Port Royal in 1747, we believe Jonathan and Mary may havemoved in with him, due to Jonathans age, health or othercircumstances. When Jonathan died, his lands and possessions would goto Mary and at her death, be the Estate that Thomas settled in 1763.In 1716 Jonathan was made overseer for the clearing of the roadsfrom Garrison Ridge along Old Court road to White Marsh in BaltimoreCo.. By doing this, we feel he contributed to the developement ofBaltimore, even if in a small way. Many great names are rememberedfrom our history but we believe many unknown Ancestors made ourcountry what it is today and should be remembered for it.Tiptons Puzzel and the addition to Tiptons Puzzel was located in the eighth district of Baltimore Co. The tracts were south of RidgeRd. of Ivy Hill Rd. and both east and west of Falls Rd. Falls Rd. nowruns through what was known as Josephs Favor.Port Royal was located South of Timonium Rd. North of Seminaryave. and east of Falls Rd.Poor Jamaicamans Plague was located south of Padonia Rd. North ofTimonium Rd. and east of Falls Rd. Plat maps of these tracts andinformation can be found at the Hall of Records under the following:Tiptons Puzzel - IL # B Folio 290 & PL # 7 Folio 508Port Royal - FF # 7 Folio 33 & PL # 4 Addition to Poor Jamaicamans Plague - IL # A Folio 721FF # 7 Folio432 PL # 6 Folio419The address for the Hall of Records is : Hall of Records350 RoweBlvd.Annapolis,Maryland 21401The Baltimore Co. Land Commissions has a Deposition given byThomas Tipton for a Petition filed by Thomas Ford. Thomas Tipton gavethe Deposition December 5, 1761 and stated his age as about 67, whichwould place his birth at 1693. This is proof that Thomas was stillalive in 1761 and did not die in 1734 as some researchers have stated.The Deposition aslso stated the Thomas Tipton had a land warrantlocated near Selsed, we believe this would be the 40 acres thatJonathan sold him in 1726. Selsed, was South of Port Royal and theboundary lines connected.We have not been able to pinpoint the land as it too has beenredeveloped over the years. Many homes, office buildings etc. nowcover Port Royal land, but the few woods that remain do give us someidea of what a beautiful place Port Royal must have been.If Thomas still lived on Port Royal at the time of his death, wefelt the family plot might be locat on that land and perhaps a stonefoundation left of his home. However the only ruins we've ever foundwere north of Poor Jamaicamans Plague. They were clearly over 150years old and one man who lived near there said he had been there for25 years and nver knew the ruins were there. Contractors uncovered theruins while clearing the land to build new homes. Jonathan Tipton of Baltimore, MarylandThis was written by Phillis Brooks, I found this on my trip toBaltimore. http://www.geocities.com/ttipton8/Tiptons14.htmlStories on the sons and Grandsons of Jonathan Tipton, on next page. Individual: the English Tipton's, whose ancestry can be traced to Sir Anthony de Tipton of Staffordshire, England, who was born in 1260 and knighted on the field of battle by King Edward I on December 11, 1282. Individual:
Note: I have quite a bit of editing to do for all this family stuff, names, pictures and stories to add, so check back often.
Tracing papaw Cartmill
Papaw's father, James Earnest Cartmills daddy was John Wallace, and John married Sarah, "Sally" Tipton.
Sarah's father was Robert Letcher Tipton and her mother was Eva Lou Pieratt.
Jonathan Tipton was born on March 25, 1699, in Anne Arundel, Maryland. He married Elizabeth Edwards in 1714. They had one child during their marriage. He died on April 16, 1779, having lived a long life of 80 years. General John Tipton
Tipton Cabin
John Jackson Tipton
Tipton Cabin
When Jonathan Tipton III was born on October 23, 1750, his father, Jonathan, was 51 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 50. He married Frances Perlina Daugherty in 1770 in Frederick, Virginia. They had nine children in 20 years. He died on January 18, 1833, having lived a long life of 82 years.
When Samuel I. "Sam" Tipton was born in 1773, his father, Jonathan, was 23 and his mother, Frances, was 18. He married Mary Ann "Polly" Schultz in 1798 in Mercer, Kentucky. They had 13 children in 21 years. He died on March 7, 1861, in Estill, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 88 years. I am not exactly sure if the "dapper' young man here is Samuel I. or Samuel B. Tipton but it's one awesome photo!!
Robert Letcher Tipton was born on January 16, 1822, in Estill, Kentucky to Samuel and Mary Schultz Tipton. He married Eva Lou Pieratt on July 23, 1845 in Bath County, Kentucky. Robert Letcher was a farmer and a blacksmith. He had a blacksmith shop in Owingsville, Kentucky. He died on April 9, 1899, in Bath, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 77 years, and wasburied in Owingsville, Kentucky.
Robert Letcher Tipton
Eva Lou Pieratt
Eva Lou Pieratt was born on February 26, 1826, in Bath, Kentucky to James and Sarah Schultz. She died in 1870 in her hometown at the age of 44.
Sarah Ellen "Sally" Tipton was born on April 9, 1848, in Owingsville, Kentucky. She married John Wallace Cartmill on May 30, 1865, in Bath, Kentucky. They had seven children in 15 years. She died on November 14, 1921, in her hometown at the age of 73.
When James Earnest Cartmill was born April 6, 1875 in Bath, Kentucky. He had four brothers and two sisters. He married Effie Chandler. He passed way on Feb. 21, 1943 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
James Earnest & Effie Chandler Cartmill
James Eugene Cartmill was born 1918 and passed away Aug. 4, 1968. He married Gladys Toy.
The Toy Line Florence Warders and Thomas Toy are the parents of mamaws father Claude Owen Toy. Claude was born Oct. 12, 1887 in Bath County and died Feb. 9, 1954 in Bath County.
Florence was born Jan. 12, 1856 in Bath County, died June 22, 1902 in Bath County. She is buried in Sharpsburg Cemetery.
The children of Florence and Thomas are, Archie, Montgomery, Maggie, James, Claude Owen and Lily Mae.
Florence Warders
The daughter of Edward "Ned" and Margaret Funston
Margaret Funston was born in 1838 in Bath County, she and Edward were married in Bath County on March 19, 1857.
Margaret's parents were James C. Funston and Nancy Warren.
James C.Funston was the son of William Funston and Rosina ?
William was the son of Nicholas Funston and Catherine Herald. Nicholas was born in 1723 in Northern Ireland.
Nancy was born in 1818 and died in 1856, she was the daughter of John B. Warren, born Sept. 9, 1776, Virginia and Mary Shannon (March 27, 1785, Bath Co.) They married Feb. 9, 1808.
Edward was the son of Jackson Warders and Catherine Roberts.
Florence Warders Toy
Thomas was born 6-15-1851 in Bath County and died4-12-1915 and is buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery or maybe the old cemetery, I will have to check on that.
Thomas Toy
Claude Owen was born on July 12, 1888, in Montgomery, Kentucky. He died on February 9, 1954, in his hometown at the age of 65.
Claude Owen was Thomas and Florence Son, Claude married Mattie Collins, and their child was maternal grandmother, Gladys.
More about Eva's parents.
Sarah Shultz was born in May 1796 in Tennessee, her father, John, was 41, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 36. She married James Pieratt on March 26, 1814, in Bath, Kentucky.
They had seven children in 15 years. She died in Bath, Kentucky.
Eva’s Father James Pieratt When James Pieratt was born on April 6, 1795, his father, Reuben, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 39. He married Sarah Shultz on March 26, 1814, in Bath, Kentucky.
They had seven children in 15 years. He died on July 29, 1852, in Bath, Kentucky, at the age of 57, and is buried in Owingsville, Kentucky.
James Pieratt Home -Owingsville, Ky. top photo . Bottom photo is Rueben Valentine Pieratt's home also in Bath County. Stepstone Road.
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Bloomfield 1820 Census. In 1821 was renamed Sharpsburg!
1828 - Bath County, Kentucky Deed Book G Page 35 - Cartmill to Cartmill Deed
This indenture made and entered into this 28th day of Oct 1828 betwen Thomas CARTMILL and Patsey, his wife, of the County of Bath and State of Kentucky of the one part and John CARTMILL of the County and State aforesaid of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said Thomas Cartmill and wife for and in consideration of the sum of $925.00 have this day granted, bargained and sold unto the said John Cartmill, his heirs or assigns the following tract or parcel of land. To wit: first one tract of one hundred and twenty six acres lying and being in the County of Bath on the waters of Hingston and Flat Creek it being part of a treasury warrant patent originally granted to Robert FRIER and conveyed by him to John CARTMILL and from him to the said Thomas CARTMILL and bounded as follows: To wit: Beginning at a hickory beginning corner of Enoch SMITH's survey of 1000 acres and thence N 5 degrees E 146 poles to an elm and black ash corner with Joseph KING, thence W 147 poles to a cherry tree to two ash trees and sugar tree, thence S 85 degrees E 146 poles to the Beginning.
Secondly a tract containing by estimation fourteen acres lying in the same County and on the same waters joining the foregoing tract of 126 acres and bounded as follows. To wit: Beginning at a hickory beginning corner at the foregoing tract and also of Enoch Smith's line to John JONES line and with said line South the Col. W. MILLER;s line of 600 acres, thence East with said to the division line between Enoch and Hardage SMITH, thence to the Beginning.
To have and to hold the said tracts unto the said John CARTMILL, his heirs and assigns forever free from all and every claim or claims under said Thomas and wife. It is understood by both parties that the said Thomas and wife only convey a Quit Claim deed and such title as they are invested with. In testimony whereof Thomas CARTMILL and wife have hereunto set their hands and seals this day and date first above written.
Thomas CARTMILL Seal - Patsy X (her mark) CARTMILL Seal
Commonwealth of Kentucky Bath County, To wit: I John Jones Deputy Clerk of the Bath County Court do certify that this deed from Thomas CARTMILL and PATSEY, hiw wife, to John CARTMILL was this day produced by the said grantors. And acknowledged by the said Thomas Cartmill to be his act and deed.
Thomas Cartmill born 1786 Augusta Co. VA & died 1860 Bath Co. KY; his wife Martha Patsey McDonald, born: 1790 Lexington, Fayette, KY & died: 1850 Montgomery Co. KY; John Cartmill is probably Thomas's brother. John was born 1779 in Augusta Co. VA & died about 1856 or 1858 in Illinois.
Some genealogy groups list Valentine's name as Reuben Valentine, but at this time, I can find no evidence that his name was Reuben.
From Enlistment paper for the French Army:
Description: Long face, large nose, brown eyes & hair, black brows, face marked with small blisters (from enlistment): Long face, long nose, hazel eyes, brown hair & eye brows of chestnut colours, marked with the small pox. (from military discharge). He was paid 150 pounds at the discharge of his military assignment.
BIOGRAPHY: According to a letter which covers the ancestors of Volentine PIERATT, who married Elizabeth AYRE, he came over from France with General LAFAYETTE at the age of 16 in 1776. After marrying Elizabeth, they moved to Kentucky and settled where the town of Owingsville, Bath CO, is now situated.
PIERATT FAMILY HISTORY By Ida Mae Pieratt Gilmore: "The Pieratt family of Eastern Kentucky traces back to Valentine Pieratt (Born 1760 -- died 1844). He was a native of France and came to this country in 1776 as an aide to General LaFayette. He fought under General LaFayette in the cause of the American Independence. He was a French Huguenot soldier. At the close of the war Valentine remained in this country. He lived in Maryland and Pennsylvania before moving to Kentucky. Many emigrants began migration from Virginia to the newly formed state of Kentucky in the early 1800's. They settled in an area that is now Morgan and Wolfe counties. Among them were Pieratts, Goodwins, Cecils, Jacksons and many others. They made a settlement on Grassey Creek and established a Post Office there, this was in Morgan County. This was perhaps about 1818. The families who came into Kentucky were all of the Protestant beliefs and most of them had a leaning toward the Methodist persuasion, all except John -- the First, son of Valentine. John had read some of the writings of the Frenchman Voltaire and was not religiously inclined. After the settlers built log cabins and cleared ground, they began the erection of a log church, in Morgan County, which they called or named Goodwin Chapel. The log structure stood there until late 1880's. At this chapel the faithful went to worship, all except John Pieratt. During the spring and summer of 1819 they planted their crops and gardens, but a draught set in about the first of May and lasted through June and July. Their gardens and crops were ruined. The corn grew to about knee high, tasseled out but had no ears on the stalks. Soon after the draught set in these pious and religious people met at Goodwin Chapel and prayed for rain, all except John -- the First. They held prayer service every day for 75 days and each day the earth became harder and drier. Soon they said that if they could just get Mr. Pieratt to join them in prayer, maybe the Lord would send them rain. But Mr. John Pieratt never came to Goodwin Chapel. Each day the faithful and devout prayed for rain, and about the last of July, they heard distant thunder and then lightening flashed and then came a great downpour of rain. Grassey Creek overflowed its banks and covered all the bottom land and the water stood over their seared and burned crops. When the rain ceased, the worshipers left Goodwin Chapel and started for their homes. When they met John Pieratt, one of their number said, "Well, Mr. Pieratt, the Lord sent us rain." John Pieratt replied, "Yes, it looks like he just about ruined us."
From "The Pieratt Family of Ezel" in the Licking Valley Courier, Sept. 30, 1999 by Raymond F. Davis.
"I know, I was there, I saw it happen." So said, or could have been said by Volentine Pieratt in 1781 when talking about the surrender of General Cornwalis to General George Washington in Yorktown, Va. "even though I was only 16 years old when I embarked from France in 1777, I came over on the boat with the Marquis de Lafayette along with hundreds of other young Frenchmen against the wishes of our king--and without his consent-- to fight against England for the people of these American colonies. We came both because of the love of freedom for these people and also because of our hatred of England. We fought hard during this Revolutionary War until the English surrender, which occurred October 1781.
"After the war was over, I decided to settle in Pennsylvania, then later moved to Maryland, was married in 1790 and raised a family which was the beginninhg of the Pieratt generations in America. My wife, Elizabeth Anna Aery (who was from Pennsylvania, an I had nine children."
Also from the same article: The spelling of the name "Volentine" was the French style, while the English spelling is "Valentine". Also, the name "Pieratt" was accented on the second syllable by the French, but the English pronunciation emphasizes the first syllable--(Pe-rat).
Probably the three main families in the Ezel area from 1850-1925 were the Pieratt, Nickell, and Kash families. In nearby Hazel Green, probably the three main families were the Swango, Holland, and Day families.
On Genealogy.com, on GenForum, dated June 28, 2001, by Ivan V. Pieratt, he states that , "... but Valentin signed the marriage consent for is son James to Sally Shultz as Valentin Pierrat.... He [Reuben] applied to the House of Rep thru Mt. Sterling Rep for a REV pension. Was rejected because was paid by french at discharge 1, May, 1783 at Wilmington, DE. Joined Lauzun's Legion 13, Jan 1779 as connonier in Blondeau Company. Check out www.Lauzunslegion.com for history. ... Valentin from LaBresse, Lorraine, FR. Son of Valentin, Dominique, Jean-Demenge, Demenge-Nicholas."
The problem with the Volunteer Legion address is that it comes too late in the game for Valintine Pieratt. Most sources place the Valintine we are looking at on U.S. soil as early as 1776 to 1779.
This orgainization list is posted at Yorktown Battlefield where I personnally spoke with the park ranger who was a very informative. She stated that the first group that came over with Lafayette were volunteers and he dispersed his troops to the state militias where they could be paid and fed.
I still need hard copy on any information placing Valintine Pieratt in a unit that fought in the Revolution, moved on after Yorktown, made his way to Baltimore to find a wife and then moved on to Kentucky and raised his family.
His offspring also married into the Murphy family that hosts Sarah Boone the older sister of Daniel Boone and the Wells family.
Paul Pierett
From: Ivan Pieratt [Add to Address Book] To: 'Randy Blecha' Subject: RE: Pieratt Genealogy Date: Dec 29, 2008 4:47 PM Randy:
Valentin Pierrat applied for a Rev. pension thru a lawyer in Mt. Sterling. This is why I believe that this is our Valentine. Also his first dau. was named Barbara like his mother in La Bresse, FR. I obtained papers by writing the secretary of the House of Representatives in Washington. Then they gave permission to get copies from Atlanta archives.
Valentine used his discharge papers as evidence of his service with Duc Lauzon's calvary. He was a connonier. Evidently, he moved from Baltimore, MD to KY with Owings who was put in charge of the foundry between Owingsville and Mt. Sterling. He married in St. Pauls Ch where Thomas Owings was a member. See Bath Co. History. I am not sure when he died and cannot find anything on wife Elizabeth other than their marriage in Baltimore, MD. His son James, who I am from, empty house still stands just west of Owingsville. Your John moved to Morgan Co. I have a copy of consent to marry between James and Sarah Shultz signed by Valentine. There use to be a bible owned by an Elizabeth Duff, in Mt. Sterling, that has an inscription by Valentine listing Elizabeth as "Loving Consort" followed by John, Barbara and James.
Name was first listed as Perat evolving to Pieratt. Sons Henry and George kept it as Perrat. Most of these are in CA. Pierrats are still in Gerardmer, FR. There are over 40 listed in the area in the telephone book. They have been there for 500+ years!
I cannot find any evidence for the name Reuben used by John Dimmitt in 1968 that keeps creeping into geneology.com nor a connection with Lafayette, three brothers, etc.
I will try to find the papers you seek and send a copy. Please send address, FAX # and Tel #.
Thank You,
Ivan V. Pieratt, P.E. PSS Partnership Inc., Structural Engineers
It is taken from file D2c32 in the Archives Nationales in Paris, France. These are the controles or enlistment records of Lauzun's Legion. I have them on microfilm and can make a photocopy for you and send it to the address at the bottom of this e-mail (?)
Since Pierrat was officially discharged you should not have any problem having him declared a patriot by both the DAR as well as the SAR.
Best regards --
Robert A. Selig, PhD
1810 United States Federal Census 1810 United States Federal Census Name: Volentine Perat County: Montgomery State: Kentucky
In the 1810 census, his list of family members is as follows: 2 males under 10 years old; 1 male age 10-15; 1 male age 16-25; 1 male over 45 years old; 2 females under 10 years; 1 female age 10-15; 1 female age 16-25; 1 female over 45 years old.
Note: In the 1810 census, Volentine Pieratt is living next door to Michael Carpenter.
1820 Census:
1820 United States Federal Census 1820 United States Federal Census Name: Volentine Pyat [Valentine Pyat] Township: Bloomfield County: Bath State: Kentucky
In this census, he is listed in the over-45 column and there is a female listed in the 16-26 age column. Also, there are two children in the under-10 column.
Ivan Pieratt of Houston, Texas has done an outstanding job of using primary sources as documenation for the research on the Pieratt Family. I would refer all interested parties to contact him for detailed information on the Pieratt family.
#5 Maryland Marriages, 1778 ? 1800 Marriage Licenses Returns of Rev. John Hagerty, Scharf Papers, MS. 1999, at MHS Compiled by Robert Barnes, Genealogical Pulblishing Co., Inc., 1979 Baltimore Peret, Valentine 6 Nov 1791, Elizabeth Earce 18 BA-3
#6 St. Pauls Prodestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland Original records are in the possession of the Maryland Historical Society and only copies have been searched. I have seen four different versions of the record for Valentine and Elizabeth spellings. Valentine Perret married Elizabeth Earee, Nov 6, 1791 by Rev, Bend. Issue Barbara and James. Barbara Peret, born Jan 10, 1793: bap. May 2, 1794: dau. of Valentine and Elizabeth, Vol. 1, pg 286. James Peret, born Apr 16, 1795; bap. Nov 7, 1795, son of Valentine and Elizabeth. Vol 1, pg 312. The unusual copies are in the Harris file and Baltimore County Records of St Paul?s Parish by Reamy, v.1, 1988: John Earce of Edward Morris and Elizabeth. She is now Elizabeth Peret. Born Dec 14, 1793; Bap May 2, 1794
Another copy of the original records has: John of Edward Morris and Elizabeth Earce ? now Peret. John born Dec 14, (handwritten 1793). A genealogist I hired viewed this copy and believes this was the record that others above copied with a 1793 date. John?s own census and the Valentine bible state a birth of 1790. This would suggest that John was adopted when Valentine married Elizabeth in 1791 or may have been son of Elizabeth.
Asa Burton Pieratt, born 1848, gr. Grandson of Valentine, copied a record left by Valentine in 1929 and John Dimmit in 1965, family bible in possession of Virginia Duff of Mt. Sterling, KY: The ages of Valentine Peiratts children John Peiratt was born the 13th day of December 1790. Barbara Peiratt the 10th Jan 1793 James Peiratt was born the 16th day of Apr 1795 Valentine Peiratt and his loving consort, Elizabeth Peiratt.
Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 Name: Elizabeth Erea Gender: Female Marriage Date: 1 Nov 1791 Spouse: Valentine Teret Spouse Gender: Female County: Baltimore County
Source Information:
Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office.
So here we are climbing the family tree, such a huge tree with many, many branches.
I've always wanted to know more about the faces that peer at me from old family photographs
Oh, how I wish I had the foresight to ask more questions when my grandparents were alive.
My first search started with my paternal grandmother's parents, Ella Mae Banta Hawkins.
The Banta family line begins with one Epke Jacobse Banta.
Epke Jacobse Banta
Epke Jacobse Banta:
He had been a miller in Minnertsga and Oosterbeirum in the 1640's and 1650's. Court records indicate he and his wife bought a house in Oosterbeirum in 1652, but sold it at a loss in 1655, returning to Minnertsga. When his mother died in 1652, she left an inheritence to him, which was held in trust by his father until after 2-1656. On 10-8-1656 he was arrested, brought before the Public Prosecutor, and fined for permitting a Roman Catholic Priest in his home to baptize his child.
Image Credit: L.F. Tantillo (Len Tantillo)
I recently discovered a painting of the ship that carried my ancestors to America on the first voyage of The Faith! They set sail Feb. 13, 1659 and arrived May 5, with 98 colonists aboard. In the background is Manhattan Bay. Gov. Pieter Stuyvenant's "Great House" and the church within the walls of Fort Amsterdam are the most prominent skyline buildings.
An only son, Epke brought his wife and family from the Port of Harlingen to New Amsterdam, departing 2-12-1659. They came on the 'De Trouw' (the Faith), Captained by Jan Jansen Bestevaer. This was when the Dutch West India Company was rushing to colonize more rapidly than the English, thereby retaining it's stronghold on the area. The List of Passengers shows him as Epke Jacobsen, farmer from Harlingen, along with his wife and sons, aged 3/4, 2, 3 4, and 6. He first settled at Vlissingen (now Flushing, Queens County) on Long Island, where he was an Innkeeper. He removed to Bergen (now Jersey City) by about 1675. He was appointed a judge and member of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1679. On 3-25-1685 he obtained 183 acres at New Hackensack (Hackensack River, near Overpeck's Creek). On 6-17-1685 he sold land to Hendrick Rinckerhoff at Old Hackensack. He appears on many court documents in the Hackensack area from then until his death as Epke Jacobs. The name 'Bonta', 'Bonter' or 'Banta' is believed derived from the farm on which his Grandparents lived near the Frisian Arum. However, members of the family were referred to very extensively as Epke, Eptkey, etc. in records into the mid 1500's. --------------------
Epke and his wife lived in the vicinity of Harlingen, an important seaport of Friesland. Research indicates that he was a miller, the owner of a "wintmolen" or windmill. They lived first at Oosterbierum where their son Seba was born, and later at Minnertsga where their other children were born. These are both small villages within a mile of the Zuyder Zee. This part of Friesland is flat and much of it is below sea level and protected by dykes. Land had become scarce in Holland. Freedom of religion had drawn many people from other countries, which put a strain on an already over-crowded country. This may have been a factor in why Epke chose to emigrate to America. He immigrated in 1659 to America. The family left Friesland, Holland late in1658 or early the next year and set sail for America. They arrived in New Netherland on February 12, 1659 on the ship DeTrouw (The Faith) with Captain Jan Jansen Bestevaer. They settled in Flushing on Long Island about eleven miles from New Amsterdam, where they became innkeepers. Twelve years later on December 29, 1671, Epke purchased a grist mill in the adjoining town of Jamaica. Sometime after their arrival, the family discarded the use of the patronymic naming system. As you can see from the early generations, the use of a family surname was not practiced by the inhabitants of Friesland, and thus to distinguish one John from another, for example, there was added the baptismal name of the father, usually with the addition of se, s, or sen indicating relationship. Thus, Epke, son of Jacob, was known as Epke Jacobs or Jacobse. The first use of the Banta family name so far as is known started in 1640 in Holland where he had begun to sign his name as Jacobi Epkes te Bonta. This appears in the States Archives in Friesland at Leewarden. Translated, the spelling means "Jacob Epkes at Bonta". Most likely it was derived from the fact that Epke's grandparents had a farm named Bonta near the Frisian Arum. In America the first use of the surname appears in the records of the Dutch Reformed Church records of Hackensack, NJ on August 22, 1696. For a short time thereafter the name appeared sometimes as Banta and sometimes as Epke. Research indicates that since the name was not used in Holland by any other family, it is safe to assume that all those bearing the Banta name descend from Epke Jacobs.
Long Island was partly inhabited by English and partly by Dutch. Both countries felt they owned it. The English King promised the island to his brother, James the Duke of York. They sent Captain John Scott to Long Island.He arrived at the end of December 1663, where he took over some of the Dutch villages. Peter Stuyvesant was unable to come to the aid of the villages because his troops were engaged in hostilities with the Indians. After several months, the English sent ships into the Hudson River, and Stuyvesant was forced to surrender. When the English came to power, they imposed heavy taxes on the Dutch settlers.Epke Jacobs sold his mill on Long Island sometime before 1675 and moved his family to New Jersey. Many other Dutch families followed suit.He died Unknown. He was married to Tyeeta Dirckadr before 1652.
Children:
·Cornelius Epke (born in 1652).
·Seba Epke (born in 1654).
·Hendrick Epke Banta (born in 1655).
·Derrick Epke (born in 1657).
·Weart Epke (born in May 1658).
Jacobs Mill
Banta Swift Creek homestead, PA
According to Theodore M Banta in his book "Conquest of a Continent" Hendrick Banta's house in the Conewago settlement. Built in 1743, he purchased it a few years later. He and his family lived in it for 13 years before going to Kentucky.
Hendrick "Henry" III Banta died on October 14, 1805, when he was 86 years old in Shelby, KY.
Andrew Jackson Banta was born on January 9, 1790, in Nichols, Kentucky.He died in 1873 in Bourbon, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 83 years.
Andrews J was the son of Hendrick "Henry" Banta who was born on January 23, 1762, in Sussex, New Jersey and his father was Hendrick Banta- born on July 27, 1740, in Hackensack, New Jersey,
Hendrick "Henry" III Banta was born on December 9, 1718, in Hackensack, New Jersey
Hendrick II Banta was born on January 13, 1696, in Hackensack, New Jersey
Hendrick Epke Banta was born in June 1655 in Minnertsga, Friesland, Netherlands
Epke Jacobse Banta was born in 1619 in Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
Jacob Epkese was born in 1598 in Arum, Friesland, Netherlands
Epke Lieuwse was born in 1569 in Het Bildt, Friesland, Netherlands
Lieuwse Te Banta was born in 1540 in Minnertsga, Friesland, Netherlands.
Lottimore Hayden family history
"Lott Hayden was born in 1763, Morristown, New Jersey to William Belemus Hayden and Lydia Kierstede. His first wife was Nancy Colesworthy with whom he had two children, Washington born in 1792 and Nancy May, born 1795 in Morristown.
If the on-line records I have seen are correct, Lott and Nancy were married Feb. 17, 1790 in Boston, Mass. according to records of the Boston newspaper, Columbian Centenial, call # 485692-June 30, 1790. From what I can gather, Nancy died not long after her second child was born.
After his first wife passed away "Lott" then married Mary "Polly" Bryan, who was the first white child born at Bryan's Station to James R. and Elanor Crawford Bryan in 1779.
Mary Polly and Lott were married Dec. 12, 1795 in Paris, Ky, Bourbon County. They settled in Bourbon County, (Now Nicholas county), on the North bank of Hinkston Creek, approx. one half mile from North Somerset Creek.
The property is part of the original land grant given to William Hayden, Lott's father, along with 5 of his sons for their service in the Revolutionary War. A two-story brick house was built on the property around 1797.
The Young family owned the property until the 1890's when it was purchased by Robert Brierly and it is still known as the Brierly Farm.
Evelyn Briely was born in the old farm house and lived her entire life there and taught school in Bourbon and Nicholas Counties for over 30 years.
The Lott Hayden house still stands today and is the oldest brick home in Nicholas county.
The Hayden Cemetery is located on the farm and is the final resting place of Lott and Mary as well as their daughter Mary and her husband Robert C. Young.
Lots daughter, Elizabeth "Betsy"
Hayden was born on January 13, 1797, in Kentucky. She had three sons and five daughters with Andrew Jackson Banta between 1816 and 1839. She died in 1862 in Bourbon, Kentucky, at the age of 65.
It's interesting to note that this picture was taken several years ago by an old classmate of mine, Audrey Skeen Preece.
When I first started getting into genealogy, Audrey and I found each other on Roots Web.com, and several years later we discovered out families were friends and neighbors.
This home is still standing and has recently been renovated.
To see many more photos of the Lott Hayden house go to
Andrew and Lot Banta House; ca. 1814 Lot Young Road Situated on a rise overlooking the broad valley below, this substantial two-story weather boarded saddlebag log house consists of two rectangular pens flanking an enormous stone chimney with a brick cap. In a good state of repair, it is a rare illustration of a saddlebag log dwelling in the county. In close proximity is a one-and-a-half -story log pen superimposed by a frame barn. The pen is secured by primitive saddlebag corner timbering. One of several Banta homesteads in the area, this early house was constructed in 1814 for Andrew Banta. He was a son of Henry Banta, who emigrated to Kentucky from Pennsylvania in the late eighteenth century. According to Perrin, Banta and his family lived at Bryant's and Harrod's Stations before settling in the Flat Rock area of Bourbon County. A son of Andrew Banta, Lot, inherited the family farm, and was listed here on both the 1861 and 1877 maps.
Anderson Henry Banta, Keziah Minerva Soper Banta, right, and Ollie Banta. Anderson and Keziah are my great-great grandparents.
Anderson and Keziah, their daughter,
Ella May Banta is my great-grandmother.
Ella Mae Banta was born on March 31, 1888, in Bourbon, Kentucky.She had six daughters with Marion Francis Hawkins and two sons. She died on July 30, 1961, in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, at the age of 73, and was buried in Sharpsburg, Kentucky.
Willie Lee and Frankie Dee, twins, were born to Ella and Marion on Oct. 18, 1918. Willie Lee is my paternal grandmother.
Willie and Clark Conn had one son, Milton Douglas Hawkins. Mamaw was an unwed mother and the reason daddy carries her maiden name. Mamaw married Ben Petitt. Her twin sister married Herbert Hardin, they didn't have any children.
Daddy, Milton Douglas "Dickie" Hawkins
Seated l-r Mrs.Lou Fischer, Ella Mae Banta Hawkins, back left to right, Ruth Hawkins Warner, Willie Lee Hawkins Petitt. The picture was taken in the house known as Bachelor's Hall and was located across the street from the present day Post Office in Sharpsburg, Ky.
Ella Mae's Birth Certificate
Keziah Minerva Soper was born on March 24, 1860, in Kentucky. Her parents were Henry Harvey Soper and Elizabeth Wilson Boardman.
She married Anderson Henry Banta on November 24, 1879, in Nicholas, Kentucky. They had eight children in 22 years. She died on July 15, 1947, in Nicholas, Kentucky, at the age of 87.
