Biggs Family History, Chariton County, Missouri Information on: 1. The Biggs Family of Cumberland County, New Jersey/Knox County, Ohio 2. The Harrod family of Greene County, Pennsylvania /Knox County, Ohio 3. The Rickman family of Buncombe County, North Carolina/Cooper County, Missouri 4. The Bonds and Monroe families of Nelson County, Virginia/Chariton County, Missouri Table of Contents Narrative p. 4 Notes and Sources p.20 Appendix 1 p.26 Appendix 2-Family data sheets p.28 Family data sheet –Jeremiah Biggs, Sr. p. 28 “ “ “ Jeremiah Biggs, Jr. p. 31 “ “ “ William Biggs (b. 1796) p. 34 “ “ “ Lewis Biggs p. 37 “ “ “ William Biggs (b. 1872) p. 40 “ “ “ John Harrod p. 42 “ “ “ Levi Harrod (b. 1750) p. 45 “ “ “ Thomas Dillon p. 48 “ “ “ Samuel Ely p. 51 “ “ “ Jesse Rickman (b. 1770) p. 53 “ “: “ Michael Rickman p. 56 “ “ “ James W. Rickman p. 60 “ “ “ George Monroe p. 63 “ “ “ Stephen Mayfield (b. 1797) p. 66 “ “ “ John Bonds p. 69 “ “ “ William S. Bonds p. 71 Appendix 3- Census data p.73 Census entries – Biggs family p. 73 “ “ Rickman family p. 82 “ “ Ely family p. 86 “ “ Harrod family p. 87 “ “ Dillon family p. 88 “ “ Bonds family p. 89 “ “ Monroe family p. 92 “ “ Mayfield family p. 95 Appendix 4- Cemetery Inscriptions p.98 Cemetery Inscriptions - Biggs family p. 98 “ “ “ - Rickman & Mayfield p. 101 Cemetery Inscriptions - Bonds p. 102 Appendix 5 -Will of Levi Harrod p. 103 Appendix 6 -Will of Jeremiah Biggs p. 104 Appendix 7-Will of William Biggs of NJ (1794) p. 105 Appendix 8 -Inventory of Daniel Biggs (1763) p. 107 Appendix 9 – Affidavit on the death of Stephen Mayfield while on service. p. 108 The earliest record of the family of Jeremiah Biggs of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, is the birth of his eldest daughter, Rachel, on May 20, 1763. The date and place of Rachel’s birth were recorded by her husband Andrew Casto1. Two wills in the New Jersey State Archives provide a list of Jeremiah’s children and the name of his wife, Abigail Smith 2,3. The oldest sons, Eleazer and Noah, were born in the late 1760’s 4, daughter Ami about 17671, and son Jeremiah on Dec. 27, 17695. Son William was baptized on Dec. 1, 1771 by Rev. Enoch Green of Deerfield Presbyterian Church6, and son Aaron was baptized by Rev. Green on Oct. 22, 17736. Youngest son Ephraim was born about 17797. Jeremiah Biggs is named on Cumberland county tax lists for 1773, 1774, 1778, 1779, and 1781. The 1779 tax list states that his farm consists of 120 acres of improved land, with 7 cattle, 3 horses, and 7 hogs. When compared to other farms in Hopewell Township, Jeremiah’s farm appears about average, not among either the largest or smallest farms. Jeremiah’s brother, William Biggs, a neighboring landowner in Hopewell Township, was considered a substantial enough citizen to be elected to the Hopewell Township Committee of Observation and Correspondence established at the outbreak of the American Revolution (the Continental Congress ordered the establishment of such committees for local government) 8. Another William Biggs, the son of Jeremiah’s late brother Daniel, served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Cumberland county militia8. This William Biggs (son of Daniel) eventually settled in Clinton County, Ohio. The latest record of the family of Jeremiah Biggs Sr. in Cumberland county is the marriage of daughter Ami to David Casto (brother of Andrew, above) on Mar. 16, 1785 in the Greenwich Presbyterian Church6. Jeremiah Biggs evidently died in the late 1780’s, and his family moved to what is now Greene County, in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. Greene County was then a part of Washington County, PA, and close to the frontier of settlement. The 1790 federal census for PA lists Abigail (Smith) Biggs of Morgan Township, Washington County, as head of a household containing 3 males over 16 and one under 16 (probably Jeremiah, William, Aaron, and Ephraim). Living next to her in Morgan Township was her son-in-law David Casto; son-in-law Andrew Casto was located a short distance away in Richhill Township. A 1793 tax list for Washington county mentions Eleazer and Noah Biggs as single men, living alone. According to family history9, brothers Jeremiah and William Biggs met their future wives while on a trip to visit their brother Eleazer. They stayed overnight at the home of Levi Harrod, where they met his daughters Jemima and Rachel. Jeremiah married Jemima about 1794, and William married Rachel slightly later 9,10. The family of Jemima and Rachel Harrod was noted for military service9,10,11. Their uncle William Harrod served as a sergeant in Gen. Forbes’ campaign of 1758 (French and Indian War); he later rose to the rank of captain, fighting in more battles during Lord Dunmore’s War (1774). During the American Revolution, he took part in George Rodgers Clark’s expedition against the British forts of Kaskaskia and Vincennes, and in Clark’s campaign of 1780. Eventually attaining the rank of colonel, William Harrod’s battles with the Indian tribes continued after the revolution. He settled in Kentucky, where he died in 1801. Another uncle of Jemima Harrod, James Harrod, also fought in the French and Indian War, enlisting at age 16 in Captain Gavin Cochrane’s company for Col. Boquet’s campaign. James Harrod served under George Rodgers Clark during the American Revolution, and also founded the town of Harrodsburg, the first European settlement in the state of Kentucky. He died in Kentucky under mysterious circumstances in 1792. A third uncle, John Harrod, Jr., served as a major in the Revolution and was captured by the British while serving in Col. Parkes regiment under Baron DeKalb. He was taken to Canada, and after his release retired due to injuries. A fourth uncle, Samuel Harrod, was killed by an Indian while on an expedition to the Mississippi River. Levi Harrod, father-in-law of Jeremiah and William Biggs, served in the Washington County, PA militia during the Revolution, and as a guide in post- war expeditions against the Indian tribes of Ohio. Virginia militia records also indicate that Levi Harrod was with the Virginia militia that fought with General Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens, defeating the British Legion of Banastre Tarlton (the area that is now Washington, Greene, and Allegeny Counties, PA was claimed by both PA and VA until 1786)11. The grandfather of these military Harrod brothers, James Harrod (or Harwood), was himself a soldier before he emigrated to Pennsylvania about 1722. He had served as a soldier under John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, in the war against Louis XIV of France12. He was taken prisoner by the French, but later released. After their marriages, William and Jeremiah Biggs remained for a few years in Greene County, then Jeremiah moved his family to a farm near Dunkard Creek, which runs along the border between Greene County and Monongalia County, VA (now West Virginia). A Monongalia County deed of Mar. 2, 1802 records the sale of a parcel of land along Dunkard Creek to Eleazer Biggs, and the deed mentions Jeremiah Biggs as a neighboring landowner. Jeremiah’s sons Harrod Biggs, born in 179513, and William Biggs, born in March 179614, sometimes gave their birthplaces as Pennsylvania, sometimes as Virginia; they were probably born in Monongalia County, Virginia, just on the border with Greene County, Pennsylvania. In the summer of 1799, nine or ten families in Greene County decided to form an association and immigrate to the Ohio Territory. Land was purchased in what is now Knox County, Ohio, cabins built by an advance party, and early in 1804 the families began the move. Among those moving were Levi Harrod, Jr. (brother in law of Jeremiah and William Biggs) and family. Jeremiah Biggs, his brother, William, and brother-in-law Andrew Casto soon decided to join their relatives in Ohio. Jeremiah Biggs and Andrew Casto became the first settlers in what is now Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio. As such, they earned the following mention in the History of Knox County5: Andrew Casto was probably the first white man to settle in Harrison Township. He entered land in the western part of the Township. But little of his early pioneer experience can be obtained as he has been dead many years, and none of his family are living in Knox County. Jeremiah Biggs, who is claimed by some to have been the first settler of Harrison, was born in Virginia (sic) December 27, 1769. He came to this township in 1808, settling on section sixteen. When he first settled here, Harrison was almost, if not altogether, an unbroken wilderness. Mr. Biggs lived long to enjoy the fruits of his arduous pioneer labors. He died in 1844. Family tradition9 holds that Jeremiah and William Biggs began visiting Ohio as early as the 1790’s, where they built cabins before making a permanent move with their families. Tradition also says that Jeremiah always had a friendly relationship with local Indians, joining them in hunting expeditions, races, and shooting contests. William Biggs and Levi Harrod are found on 1810 tax lists for Knox County, and Jeremiah appears on a tax list of 1814. Jeremiah’s arrival date of 1808 is confirmed by Ohio state land records, which record that he applied to buy his tract of land in Knox county from the federal government at the Zanesville land office on Oct. 26, 180815. By 1820 almost the entire family had moved to Knox County. Brothers Eleazer, Noah, Jeremiah, William, Aaron and Ephraim Biggs, all appear in Ohio State land records and tax lists between 1808 and 1814. All settled in Knox County except Aaron, who settled in Butler County. After initially settling just south of what is now Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, in 1804, Levi Harrod, Jr. moved to what later became Clay Township around 1810. He was probably Clay Township’s first settler; his first year there he killed ten bears, and had to build bonfires at night to protect his stock. In 1813 his parents, Levi Harrod Sr. and Rachel Mills Harrod, joined their children in Knox County. Jeremiah’s family continued to grow, and eventually sons Harrod, William and John (John was born Dec. 7, 1811) married and moved onto their own farms. Jeremiah purchased land for Harrod and William, and left his own farm to youngest son John16. William married Clarinda Dillon on July 24, 1823 in Knox County17. Clarinda was the daughter of Thomas Dillon and the granddaughter of Peter Dillon 18,19. Peter Dillon, perhaps from Ireland, had settled in New Jersey about 1770. He married Polly Vactor (last name an Anglicized version of the Dutch name Veghte; the Veghte family came to New York from Holland in 1660) in New Jersey, and served in the Somerset County, NJ militia during the Revolution. Like the Biggs family, he moved to Washington County, PA after the Revolution, then on to Coshocton County, Ohio, where he died in 1823. Clarinda Dillon’s maternal grandfather, Amos Mix, was born in Connecticut on Feb. 2, 175919. He served in Connecticut Continental Regiments during the Revolution, fighting at the battles of Long Island, Kip’s Bay, White Plains (where he was severely wounded), and Yorktown. He was with the Light Infantry which stormed a British reboubt in the Yorktown siege lines on the night of Oct. 14, 178121. After the war, he settled for awhile in Albany County, NY22. By 1810, Amos Mix and family had moved to Knox County, Ohio23. Both Amos Mix and his wife, Clarinda Barnes, were descended from early New England settlers. Amos’ ggg grandfather, Thomas Mix, had immigrated to New Haven, CT about 1643, where he held office as constable. His gg grandfather, Daniel Mix, was one of the founders of Wallingford, CT. A gggg grandfather, James Ensign, came to Massachusetts about 1634, then became one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1639. Ensign held office as constable in 1649 and 1662, and was a member of the city council in 1656. Another gggg grandfather, Nathaniel Turner, after serving as a soldier in Europe, came to Massachusetts in 1630 with John Winthrop and settled in Lynn. He was a representative at the first assembly of Massachusetts in 1634, and commanded the Saugus train band during the Pequot War of 1636-1637. He moved to Connecticut in 1637, becoming one of the founders of New Haven. As captain of the so-called “Lambertons Phantom Ship”, he sailed from New Haven for Europe; the ship was lost with all on board in Jan. 1646. Many other ancestors of Amos Mix have similar stories19. William Biggs and Clarinda Dillon eventually had 4 sons and 4 daughters: older daughters Ellen (married Samuel Burk in 1848) and Hannah (married Edwin Healea in 1845), sons Harrod (born 1826), Lewis (born Feb. 27, 1830), John (born 1832), Alexander (born 1840), and Amos (born 1842), and younger daughters Sarah (born 1835) and Rhoda (born 1847)7,9. Dozens of William Biggs’ cousins and nephews chose to enlist in the Union Army after the Civil War began, but of William’s 5 sons, only Amos enlisted, joining the 43rd Ohio Infantry in the fall of 1861. Amos never saw active service; he was discharged sick in Feb. 1862 at Camp Chase, Ohio. However, Willliam’s oldest son Harrod Biggs was drafted into the Union Army in the fall of 1862, after Knox County failed to fill its quota of men for the Union Army by voluntary enlistment. He was 37 years old with a wife and two children, and failed to report for duty. However, he was sent to join the 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry for 9 months service a year later. When Harrod Biggs joined his regiment on Oct. 11, 1863, it was besieged in Chattanooga, Tennessee with the rest of the Union Army, which had lost the bloody battle of Chickamauga on Sept. 23, 1863. Conditions in the besieged army were harsh, with inadequate food and shelter, and at some point Harrod Biggs caught the cold which eventually turned into pneumonia and killed him. Harrod Biggs presumably fought with his regiment in the battles of Nov. 23-25 which broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga. His regiment, the 1st OVI, took part in the famous charge by the Union Army up the slope of Missionary Ridge, which drove the Confederate Army south in retreat. After the battles, on Nov. 28, 1863, Harrod Biggs was sent to an army hospital in Chattanooga because of his severe cold. He was transferred to USA General Hospital No. 1 in Nashville, where he died on Apr. 5, 1864, of “double pneumonia”. He is buried in Nashville National Cemetery. Lewis Biggs, brother of Harrod and Amos, left Ohio before the start of the Civil War. As a young man, he began a carpentry business with his cousin, Isaac Baker24. The business was successful from about 1850 to 1857, when Lewis married Elizabeth Ann Ely 9,17 (Sept. 13, 1857). Shortly after the marriage, Lewis and Elizabeth moved to Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan, where Lewis continued to work as a carpenter 25. Lewis no doubt chose Maple Grove Township because numerous relatives had preceded him to this location. Lewis’ uncle, Peter Dillon, was an early settler in Maple Grove, having moved there about 1846. Peter Dillon was later joined by his brother, John, and parents Thomas and Hannah Mix Dillon. Thomas Dillon retired to a farm he had purchased in Maple Grove, where he died on Jun. 1, 1856. Lewis’ cousin Silas Biggs and his family also lived in Maple Grove. Three of Silas’ four sons (Levi, Emmanuel, and William Biggs) enlisted in the 28th Michigan Infantry in 1864; two died of disease before the end of the war. Only William survived to be discharged in 1865. Lewis Biggs’ wife, Elizabeth Ely, was almost certainly the daughter of Jacob Ely and Maria Struble Ely 26. Jacob Ely was the ggg grandson of Joshua Ely, born 1652 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. About 1694 he crossed the Atlantic to New Jersey, where he became one of the founders of the city of Trenton27. Jacob’s grandfather, George Ely, was appointed Lt. Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of the Hunterdon County, New Jersey militia during the Revolution. After the revolution, George Ely moved to Northumberland County, PA, and was one of the first settlers in the village later known as Elysburg. He kept a tavern there, and his son Samuel Ely built the first house and the first business (a carpentry shop) in the vicinity28. Samuel’s son Jacob moved to Knox County, Ohio sometime before 1835, because he married Maria Struble on Dec. 31, 1835 in Knox County17. Maria Struble was the granddaughter of Heinrich Peter Struble, born in 1742 in Odernheim, Rheinhessen, Germany. He came with his father, Johann Dietrich Strubel, to Sussex County, New Jersey sometime between 1742 and 1770. Maria’s father William Struble moved from Sussex County, NJ to Frederickstown, Knox County, Ohio around 1830. Lewis Biggs and Elizabeth Ely Biggs lived in Maple Grove Township, MI from 1858 to about 1877, and their children were all born there (see the family data sheet for Lewis Biggs). About 1877 the family moved to Triplett Township in Chariton County, Missouri. Lewis Biggs lists himself as a farmer in the 1880 federal census for Tripeltt Township, Chariton County – he had apparently given up the carpentry business. Elizabeth Biggs died in 1886; Lewis Biggs remarried about 1888, and his children all left home about this time. Frank and Emma Biggs both married (Maude Maddox and George Gallatin, respectively), and remained in Triplett. Weller Biggs eventually moved to Silverbell, Arizona, a mining town described in the early 1900s as “the Hell-hole of the West”. Weller worked as an independent miner, buying mining rights to several parcels of land. Ella Biggs married a man named Rice and moved to Pennsylvania30. William Biggs worked at various jobs (farm laborer, carpenter, Town Marshall) and married Lillie Rickman, a local schoolteacher, on Dec. 11, 1906. Lillie Rickman’s great-grandfather, Michael Rickman, had come to Missouri from Haywood County, North Carolina, about 1839 and settled in Cooper County. His brothers Jesse and William Rickman settled in Clay County Missouri at about the same time.31,32 Michael Rickman’s grandfather, William Rickman, was born about 1715, probably in England. William Rickman studied medicine, and is believed to have served as ship’s surgeon on the Launcet, a Royal Navy ship. If so, he left the Royal Navy and settled in Virginia about 1760, and at the outbreak of the American Revolution was appointed director-general of Continental Army Hospitals for the state of Virginia, with the rank of colonel.34 Dr. William Rickman married sometime before the year 1770; his son Jesse Rickman, was born on May 2 of that year. Jesse was born on his father’s farm near Charles City, Virginia, known as Kittewan. Jesse’s mother died while he was still a small child, and in 1775 his father remarried. Dr. Rickman’s young bride was Elizabeth Harrison, sister of future U.S. President William Henry Harrison. She was 24 when she married the 60 year old Dr. Rickman. After William Rickman died in 1783, her stepson Jesse promptly left the family property, possibly due to a quarrel with his stepmother. 13 year old Jesse Rickman, on his own, first served a brief stint in the Continental Army in Wilmington, North Carolina (1783-1784). He then wandered the countryside of North Carolina for awhile until he married Mary Trantham on Jan. 10, 1791 in Dykes Creek, Rowan County. Some traditions say that Mary Trantham Rickman was half Cherokee and a local healer, but it is not clear how accurate this tradition is. However that may be, her father, Martin Trantham, was certainly a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having served in the 1st North Carolina Continental Regiment. After his marriage, Jesse Rickman lived in Rowan County until about 1805, then moved to the North Carolina mountains and cleared a farm in what was then Bucombe County (now Henderson County). He died there at the age of 89 on Mar. 10, 1860. The first 7 of his 14 children were born in Rowan County, including twins Michael and William (born Apr. 5, 1797), who afterward moved to Missouri 32,35. Michael Rickman and his wife Susannah Whittaker moved to Cooper County, Missouri about 1835, and lived there with their large family until Michael’s death in the 1850s. By that time, Michael’s oldest children were married and living on their own farms, including second oldest son James W. Rickman. James Rickman married Sarah Ann Mayfield in Cooper County on Dec. 21, 1844 and lived in the area until his death in 1892. Sarah Mayfield had come to Saline County, MO in 1831 from Augusta County, VA, along with her father, Stephen Mayfield. William Henry Rickman was the eldest son of James and Sarah Rickman, father of Lillie Rickman, and father-in-law of William Biggs. William H. Rickman married Martha E. Bonds, whose immediate family had come from Nelson County Virginia to Chariton County Missouri just before the Civil War. Although the Rickman, Mayfield, and Bonds families had come to Missouri from North Carolina and Virginia, their loyalties were with the Union when the Civil War began, and many members of these families served in Union Regiments. Missouri, unlike other Union states, required a large number of soldiers to suppress Confederate guerilla activity and to guard against Confederate raids. For this reason, several different types of regiment were raised. Missouri, like all Union states, raised the 3 -year volunteer regiments that were the backbone of the Union Army. However, since these served with the Union Armies outside of Missouri, additional troops were needed for Missouri itself. In the spring of 1862, the governor of Missouri proposed to raise 10,000 men for service within the state, to be known as the Missouri State Militia. They were to be paid by the state, but equipped and maintained by the federal government. The Missouri State Militia were as well trained and equipped as other Union regiments, but were soon found to be too few in number to guard the entire state; in addition, they were often sent outside the state when urgently needed elsewhere. Therefore, in the summer of 1862, it was ordered that all males between the ages of 18 and 45, willing to take an oath of loyalty to the United States, should be enlisted in regiments to be known as the Enrolled Missouri Militia. The men of the Enrolled Missouri Militia (EMM) were to be called upon to serve as needed within or near their home Counties, to hunt down Confederate guerillas or to repel raids. The experiences of the regiments of the Enrolled Missouri Militia varied widely depending on circumstances; some spent the war on guard duty, while others were called on to meet regular Confederate forces in battle when no other troops were available. The attitudes of the men also varied wildly from regiment to regiment in the EMM, depending on prevailing attitudes in their Counties; some were radical abolitionists, freeing slaves and recruiting them for the Union Army, even though slavery was legal in Missouri until 1865. Other EMM regiments were filled with Confederate sympathizers, and refused to fight regular Confederate Army forces36. Several members of the Rickman, Bonds, and Mayfield families enlisted in 3 – year volunteer regiments, including John J. Rickman (younger brother of William H. Rickman) and two brothers of William H. Rickman’s wife Martha Bonds (Creed Bonds and Isaiah Bonds). William H. Rickman’s maternal uncle, Barney Mayfield, also enlisted in a 3-year volunteer regiment, the 18th Missouri Volunteer Infantry (details on regiments and service are found in the family data sheets for these individuals). Most of the remaining male members of these families served in the Enrolled Missouri Militia. Robert P. Bonds, another brother of William H. Rickman’s wife Martha, served in the 35th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia. James Rickman, father of William H. Rickman, served in company F, 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (along with his 3 brothers-in law, Henry, Stephen, and James Mayfield) from August 1862 to May 1863. Henry and James Mayfield were then transferred to company C, 5th Provisional Battalion, Enrolled Missouri Militia, and served until November 186337. The Provisional Battalions were an attempt to create more effective units from the members of the EMM. The 35th and 71st regiments and the 5th Provisional Battalion of the EMM seem to have performed loyal if unspectacular service for the United States. Details of their service are hard to come by, because the United States government usually took little interest in the doings of the EMM, except when they served beside regular troops in an emergency. Therefore, records and reports concerning the EMM were often overlooked or discarded. The members of the EMM are often described as the forgotten soldiers of the Civil War. The Union loyalties of the Rickman, Mayfield, and Bonds families would explain why Lewis Biggs and his family were accepted when they moved to Chariton County, Missouri from Michigan after the war, and why his children could marry into these families without friction. After their marriage, William Biggs and Lillie Rickman lived for a time on a small farm near Triplett, in Chariton County. Their children were Alma Rita (born Sept. 9, 1907), Drexel or Rex (born Apr. 9, 1910), Ellen Maurine, (born Feb. 17, 1912) and William (born Sept. 7, 1913). Sometime in the mid-1920’s, the family moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma, where William Biggs worked as a stone mason. Toward the end of their lives, William and Lillie Biggs followed several of their children to the San Diego, CA area. William Biggs did some of his last work building stone retaining walls for the city of Chula Vista, CA. He died on July 19, 1955 in Chula Vista; his wife died a few years later, on Apr. 25, 196230. Notes and Sources. 1. Website: Casto Story and Collections 2000. Created by Jim Casto. 2. Abstract of Will of William Biggs of Cumberland Co. Jan. 2,1794, proved Jan. 6, 1794. (Lib. 35, p. 169, file 1055F). Wife, Rachel, remainder of personal property. Nephew William Biggs (son of brother Daniel Biggs) 15 pounds. Niece Hannah McGrange, 5 pounds. Children of brother Jeremiah Biggs, ie Lazar, Noah, Jeremiah, William, Aaron, and Ephraim, each 10 pounds. Brother John Biggs, 5 acres adjoining his land. Wife Rachel, remainder of plantation during her life; the same to nephew William Biggs (son of brother John Biggs) after her decease. Executor – George Burgin. Witnesses – Israel Read, John Moore, Henry Shriner. 3. Abstract of Will of Rachel F. Randolph of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County. (late Rachel Reeves). Apr. 5, 1806 proved May 24, 1806 (File 1357 F). Sisters Abigail Biggs and Easter Davis, 2 suits of best clothes. To Jemima Smith (wife of Abner Smith) and her daughters Percilla, Hannah Bennett, Sarah, Rachel, and Ruth Smith, remainder of clothes. To children of niece, Ami Castow, dec’d, each $26.67 when of age. Sister, Easter Davis, $13.33. Brother, Elisha Smith, $55.33. Brother Daniel Smith, $26.67. To sister, Abigail Biggs and her sons and daughters, ie Lazar, Noah, Jeremiah, William, Aaron, and Ephraim Biggs, and Rachel Castow, remainder of moveable estate to be divided between them. To be buried at Deerfield Meeting – House. Executor – Abner Smith, witnesses Susanna Pickles, Betsy Burgin, Enoch Burgin. May 26, 1806. Inventory $589.24; made by Eban Elmer and Abraham Miller. Sworn to by Thomas Reeves, Adm. 4. 1830 Federal Census, Knox Co., OH 5. “History of Knox County, Ohio”, published by A. A. Graham & Co., 1881. Complied by N.N. Hill, Jr. pg. 405, 470, and 438. 6. “Early Church records of Cumberland County, New Jersey” complied by Charlotte Meldrum. 7. 1850 Federal Census, Morrow Co., OH 8.“History of the counties of Glouchester, Salem, and Cumberland, New Jersey” by Thomas Cushing and Charles E. Shepperd, Published 1883. 9. “A Short History of the Harrod and Biggs Families “ by Eli Biggs. (1933). Available form the Cornerstone Genealogical Society, P.O.Box 547, Waynesburg, PA 15370, or from the Preble County OH Public Library. 10. “The Tenmile country and its Pioneer Families” by Howard Leckey 11. The Horn Papers – Early westward movement along the Monogahila and Upper Ohio 1765-1795. By F. W. Horn. Volume 1, p. 125 – List of Monongalia County Regulars in Service at the Battle of Cowpens. 12. Website: The Harrod Family Page (www.hypervigilance.com/genlog/harrod.html). 13. 1850, 1860, 1880 Federal Census for Morrow Co. OH, and Inscription from the Knox County Cemetery Book: William Biggs, died Jun 6, 1882, aged 86 years and 21 days. 14. 1850 Federal Census, Knox Co., OH and inscription in Union Grove Cemetery, Knox Co. 15. Tract Book and Entries: Congress Lands, 22 Ranges, and US Military Lands, vol. 1, p334 (Auditor or State). Range 11, Township 6, section 16 NE, 160 acres, Jeremiah Biggs Oct. 26, 1808. Zanesville 16. Will of Jeremiah Biggs of Knox County, Ohio 1844 17. Ohio marriage index. 18. Website: Dillon genealogy pages 19. “Ancestors of Arthur Orison Dillon” by the same, published 1927. 20. Listings for Amos Mix in CT Revolutionary War Records: “Lexington Alarm Lists” (April 1775), 8 days service with Capt. Isaac Cook’s company, town of Wallingford. Enlisted in 7th CT Continental Regiment July 11, 1775. This Regiment was stationed at various points on Long Island Sound until Sept. 14, then was ordered to Boston for siege duty. Amos Mix was discharged Oct. 27, 1775, and the regiment was disbanded in Dec. 1775. Enlisted in 5th Battalion, CT State Troops, in 1776, in Capt. Nathaniel Bunnell’s company. This battalion fought at the battles of Long Island, Kip’s Bay, and White Plains. Enlisted in Pond’s company of the 6th CT Continental Regiment for the duration of the war on Apr. 9, 1777. This regiment served in the New York City area during 1777-1780. In a reorganization of 1781, the 6th CT Continental Regiment became the 4th Regiment of the CT Line. Amos Mix is listed as paid for service in the 4th from Jan. 1, 1781 to Dec. 31, 1781. Part of the 4th CT was detached to serve as Light Infantry with Gen. Lafayette in Virginia in 1781, including Amos Mix, who is listed with Capt. Baker’s company, Col. Gimat’s Light Infantry Regiment. This regiment stormed a British reboubt at Yorktown on the night of Oct. 14, 1781. After more reorganization, Amos Mix is listed on the roll of Capt. Humphrey’s company, 2nd Regiment of the CT Line, Feb. 1, 1783. Amos Mix always served with the rank of Private. 21. 1790 Federal Census for Catskill Township, Albany Co., NY and 1800 Federal Census for Greene Co., NY. 22. 1810 Tax List for Morgan Township, Knox Co. OH 23. Civil War Pension Application File for Harrod Biggs, comp. C, 1st OVI in National Archives. 24. “History of Morrow County, OH” published by O.L. Baskin & Co. 1880. Compiled by W. H. Perrin and U. H. Battle. 25. 1870 Federal Census, village of Nashville, Maple Grove Township, Barry Co. MI 26. Census entries: 1880 Federal Census for Triplett Township, Chariton Co. MO: Elizabeth (Ely) Biggs, age 43, born OH, father born PA, mother born NJ (tombstone inscription in McCollagh Cemetery, Chariton Co.) 1850 Federal Census for Chester Township, Morrow Co., OH: Jacob Ely, age 38, carpenter, born PA, Maria Ely, age 34, born NJ, Elizabeth, age 13, born OH. Chester Township was next to Harmony Township, Morrow County, where William Biggs and son Lewis are listed. 27. “An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stayce Families”, published 1910. Compiled by Rueben P.Ely, Warren S. Ely, and Daniel B. Ely. 28. “History of Northumberland County, PA” 29. 1870 Federal Census for village of Nashville, Barry Co., MI, 1880 Federal Census for Triplett Township, Chariton Co., MO 30. Information in letter from Helen (Ellen Maurine) Biggs Griffin, daughter of William Biggs and Lillie Rickman. 31. 1840 Federal Census, Clay and Cooper Counties, MO, 1850,1860,1870, and 1880 Federal Census, Saline and Chariton Counties, MO. Records from Pilot Grove Baptist Church, MO, and marriage records of Saline and Chariton Counties. 32. “Story of Henderson County, North Carolina” by Sadie S. Patton 33. Family Pedigree Resource File ID#122, Disc#3 LDS Family History Website. 34. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 2, p. 243, vol. 16, p. 43, vol. 30, p. 389, and vol. 34, p.91; William and Mary Quarterly, series 1, vol. 5, p. 253 and vol. 25, p152, series 2, vol. 8, p. 245. Tyler’s Quarterly, vol. 2, p. 180, vol. 6, p. 213, and vol. 7, p. 128. N. Carolina colonial records. 35. Rev. War Records; marriage records of Rowan Co., NC; 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1840, 1850 Federal Census of NC; Baptist Church records of Mills River, NC; records from family bible of Jesse Rickman; DAR records of 1956 and 1964. 36. “A Brief History of The Enrolled Missouri Militia, Forgotten Citizen-Soldiers of the Civil War” by Mark Lause (internet article). 37. Information from pension applications of John J. Rickman, Barney Mayfield, Creed and Isaiah Bonds, and Henry, Stephen, and James Mayfield, found in the National Archives. Appendix 1 – The Biggs family before Cumberland County, New Jersey. At the present time, no definitive records are known which give the birthplace of the Jeremiah Biggs who first appears in Cumberland County, New Jersey about 1760. However, an educated guess can be made about his (or his family’s) place or origin. The Biggs family of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County was apparently Presbyterian, as their marriages, births, and deaths appear in the records of the Deerfield and Greenwich Presbyterian churches of Cumberland County. The Presbyterians who settled Cumberland County came mostly from Connecticut and eastern Long Island (the eastern 2/3 of Long Island makes up the County of Suffolk, NY). When the early records of Suffolk County are examined, it is discovered that Thomas Biggs was one of the founders and original proprietors of the town of Setauket (later renamed Brookhaven), in eastern Long Island. Setauket was founded in 1655 by Presbyterian settlers from the Boston area; Thomas Biggs appears in the records of the town of Exeter, Massachusetts in 1652. He may be the same Thomas Biggs who was transported at the age of 13 from London to Boston on the ship “Blessing” in 1635. However that may be, Thomas Biggs of Setauket clearly had a large (and Presbyterian) family; the 1675 valuation of Setauket lists not only Thomas Biggs, but a John Biggs and Sergeant Biggs as well. The elder Thomas Biggs apparently died soon after 1675, because the 1683 valuation of Seutaket lists Thomas Biggs, Jr. and John Biggs. Thomas Biggs, Jr. is clearly the son of Thomas Biggs the proprietor, John Biggs and a Nathaniel Biggs, (born in Setauket around 1655) were probably his sons as well. This family grew to be very large, leaving many descendants in Suffolk County. In the light of present evidence, the most probable origin for Jeremiah Biggs of Cumberland County, New Jersey and his brothers William, Daniel, and John, is to be found in Suffolk County, NY. Appendix 3 – Family data sheets. Family Data Sheet -Jeremiah Biggs Sr. Husband: Jeremiah Biggs Birth: before 1745, place unknown Marriage: before 1763, probably Cumberland County, New Jersey. Spouse – Abigail Smith Death: About 1785, Cumberland County New Jersey Other: Appears in Colonial Census records for Cumberland County from 1773-1781. Father: unknown Mother: unknown Wife: Abigail Smith Birth: before 1745, place unknown Marriage: see above Death: after 1818, Knox County, Ohio Father: unknown Mother: unknown Children: 1. Rachel Biggs Birth: May 20, 1763, Cumberland County, New Jersey Marriage: about 1783, Cumberland County, NJ. Spouse – Andrew Casto Death: May 4, 1824, Knox County, OH Buried: 2. Ami Biggs Birth: about 1767, Cumberland County, NJ Marriage: Mar. 16, 1785, Greenwich Presbyterian Church, Cumberland County, NJ. Spouse – David Casto Death: before 1806 Buried: 3. Eleazer Biggs Birth: about 1765, Cumberland County, NJ Marriages: 1. Before1807. Spouse – Sarah (?), died 1823 2. After 1823, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Sarah Martin Death: 1835, Knox County, OH Buried: Other: Listed as unmarried male on 1789-1794 Tax Lists for Washington County,PA. Listed in the 1799 Tax List for Monongalia County, VA (later West Virginia). Deed shows purchase of land in Monongalia County, VA in 1802, sale in 1807. Appears in “Ohio Federal Land Entry Index” as purchaser of land in Knox County OH on March 23, 1808. 4. Noah Biggs Birth: about 1766, Cumberland County, NJ Marriage: before 1800. Spouse – Mary (?) Death: 1833, Knox County, OH Buried: Other: Listed in 1791-1794 Tax Lists for Washington County PA. Listed in 1799 Tax List and in 1810 census for Monongalia County, VA. Appears in “Ohio Federal Land entry index” as purchaser of land in Knox County OH on Oct. 28, 1814. 5. Jeremiah Biggs Birth: Dec. 27, 1769, Cumberland County, NJ Marriages: 1. About 1794, Greene County PA. Spouse – Jemima Harrod (died 1833) 2. Sept. 28, 1834, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Susanah Baxter Death: Aug. 13, 1844, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County OH Other: Listed in 1791-1794 Tax Lists for Washington County, PA. Listed in 1799 Tax List for Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Appears in “Ohio Federal Land Entry Index” as purchaser of land in Knox County on Oct. 26, 1808 and Jan. 5, 1814. Given as first settler of Harrison Township, Knox County in 1881 “History of Knox County”. 6. William Biggs Birth: Baptized Dec. 1, 1771, by Rev. Enoch Green at Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, NJ. Marriage: about 1795, Greene County, PA. Spouse – Rachel Harrod Death: between 1840/1850. Knox County, OH Buried: Other: Listed in 1798 Tax List and 1800 Federal Census for Whitely Township, Greene County, PA. Listed as a juror in the 2nd trial held in Knox County (1808) in Norton’s “History of Knox County” published 1862. 7. Aaron Biggs Birth: Baptized on Oct. 22, 1773 by Rev. Enoch Green at Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County NJ. Marriage: May 20, 1834, Preble County, OH. Spouse – Nancy Clark (possibly 2nd marriage) Death: after 1850 Buried: Other: appears in 1807 Tax list for Milford Township, Butler County, OH Appears in 1820, 1830, 1850 censuses for Milford Township 8. Ephraim Biggs Birth: about 1779, Cumberland County, NJ Marriage: Mar. 4, 1830, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Elizabeth (?) Death: After 1850, Morrow County, OH Buried: Other: Listed in the 1799 Tax List and 1810 census for Monongalia County, VA Appears in “Ohio Federal Land Entry Index” as purchaser of land in Knox County on Nov. 2, 1814 Family Data Sheet – Jeremiah Biggs, Jr. Husband: Jeremiah Biggs Birth: Dec. 27, 1769, Cumberland County, New Jersey Marriage: About 1794, Green County, PA. Spouse – Jemima Harrod Death: Aug. 13, 1844, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County Father: Jeremiah Biggs Mother: Abigail Smith Wife: Jemima Harrod Birth: Sept. 7, 1775, Ten Mile Creek, Greene County, PA Marriage: see above Death: Aug. 8, 1833, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County Father: Levi Harrod Mother: Rachel Mills Children: 1. Harrod Biggs Birth: Feb. 6, 1795, Greene County, PA Marriage: Oct. 17, 1816, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Elizabeth Harrod Death: Dec. 1, 1870, Knox County, OH Buried: 2. William Biggs Birth: March 17, 1796, Monongalia County, VA. Marriage: July 24, 1823, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Clarinda Dillon Death: June 6, 1882, Morrow County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County 3. Rachel Biggs Birth: Nov. 16, 1798, Monongalia County, PA Marriage: Jan. 29, 1823, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Jacob Harrod Death: Feb. 18,1838, Martinsburg, Knox County, OH. Buried: 4. Jemima Biggs Birth: Dec. 31, 1802, Monongalia County, VA. Marriage: Jan. 15, 1825, Knox County, OH. Spouse – James Hayes Death: Jan. 13, 1857, Knox County, OH. Buried: Union Grove Cemetery 5. Mary Biggs Birth: about 1803, Monongalia County, VA. Marriage: May 31, 1821, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Isaac Baker Death: about 1855 Buried: 6. Sarah Biggs Birth: Feb. 27, 1805, Monongalia County, VA. Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Daniel Baxter Death: Oct. 14, 1892, Delaware County, OH Buried: Gravitt Cemetery, Oxford Township, Delaware County 7. Rhoda Biggs Birth: about 1807, Monongalia County, VA. Marriage: Nov. 20, 1825, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Morris Baker Death: Feb. 16, 1856, Morrow County, OH Buried: 8. Elizabeth Biggs Birth: about 1810, Knox County, OH Marriage: March 20, 1830, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Isaac Pipes Death: Jan. 5, 1853, Morrow County, OH Buried: Chester Baptist Cemetery 9. John Biggs Birth: Dec. 7, 1811, Knox County, OH Marriage: about 1835, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Mary Kearns Death: Feb. 9, 1891, Knox County, OH Buried: 10. Jane Biggs Birth: about 1812, Knox County, OH Marriage: about 1834. Spouse – Peter Wolfe Death: after 1860. Buried: Other: Listed along with husband and family in 1850,1860 census for Kewanee Township, Henry County, IL. 11. Lydia Biggs Birth: Oct. 3, 1817, Knox County, OH Marriage: Sept. 28, 1838, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Enos Ashburn Death: April 10, 1905, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery Family Data Sheet – William Biggs (b. 1796) Husband: William Biggs Birth: March 17, 1796, Greene County, PA Marriage: June 24, 1823, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Clarinda Dillon Death: June 6, 1882, Morrow County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County Father: Jeremiah Biggs Mother: Jemima Harrod Wife: Clarinda Dillon Birth: Jan. 26, 1806, Greene County, PA Marriage: see above Death: Oct. 6, 1889, Morrow County, OH Buried: Father: Thomas Dillon Mother: Hannah Louisa Mix Children: 1. Ellen Biggs Birth: Sept. 24, 1824, Knox County, OH Marriage: Nov. 8, 1848, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Samuel Burke Death: Mar. 11, 1865, Delaware County, OH Buried: Gavitt Cemetery, Delaware County, OH 2. Harrod Biggs Birth: about 1826, Knox County, OH Marriage: Nov. 18, 1852, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Isabella Hill Death: April 5, 1864, USA General Hospital #1, Nashville, TN Buried: Nashville National Cemetery Other: Union soldier – he was drafted in 1862; joined the 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Chattanooga, TN in Oct. 11,1863. He fought at the Battles of Brown’s Ferry, Orchard Knob, and Missionary Ridge (Nov. 23-25, 1863). He was sent to the hospital on Nov. 28, 1863, and died of pneumonia on April 5, 1864. 3. Hannah Biggs Birth: April 23, 1828, Knox County, OH Marriage: Dec. 18, 1845, Delaware County, OH. Spouse – Edward Healea Death: May 26, 1890, Delaware County, OH Buried: Harmony Chapel Cemetery, Morrow County 4. Lewis Biggs Birth: Feb. 27, 1830, Knox County, OH Marriages: 1. Sept. 13, 1857, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Elizabeth Ely (died 1886) 2. 1888, Chariton County, Missouri. Spouse – Rebecca (?) Death: March 30, 1904, Chariton County, MO Buried: McCullough Cemetery, Chariton County 5. John Biggs Birth: about 1832, Knox County, OH Marriage: Oct. 10, 1858, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Jane West Death: Before 1870. His widow, Jane West Biggs, married her second husband, James Gardner, on April 10, 1870, in Morrow County. Buried: 6. Sarah Biggs Birth: about 1835, Knox County, OH Marriage: Dec. 23, 1852, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Robert Ralston Death: After 1872, Milton Township, Wood County, OH. Buried: 7. Alexander Biggs Birth: about 1840, Morrow County, OH Marriage: Feb. 6, 1862, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Jane McQueen Death: Buried: 8. Amos Biggs Birth: about 1842, Morrow County, OH Marriage: July 1, 1866, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Violetta Wheeler Death: 1870’s, Morrow County, OH. Amos is listed in the 1870 Census for Morrow County, but in the1880 Census for Morrow County, his wife “Veletta” Biggs is listed as head of the family Buried: Other: Amos Biggs enlisted in the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Sept. 1861; he was discharged sick in Feb. 1862 and never left Camp Chase, Ohio 9. Rhoda Biggs Birth: Feb. 15, 1846, Morrow County, OH Marriage: Nov. 1, 1865, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Edwin B. Maine Death: May 7, 1925, Morrow County, OH Buried: Glendale Cemetery, Morrow County Family Data Sheet – Lewis Biggs Husband: Lewis Biggs Birth: Feb. 27, 1830, Knox County, Ohio Marriages: 1. Sept. 13, 1857, Morrow County, OH. Spouse – Elizabeth Ely 2. 1888, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Rebecca (?) Death: Mar. 30, 1904, Chariton County, MO Buried: McCullough, Cemetery, Chariton County Father: William Biggs Mother: Clarinda Dillon Wife: Elizabeth Ann Ely Birth: Sept. 2, 1836, Knox County, Ohio Marriage: see above Death: June 18, 1886, Chariton County, Missouri Buried: McCullough Cemetery, Chariton County Father: Jacob Ely Mother: Maria Struble Children: 1. Ella Biggs Birth: about 1858, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Mr. Rice Death: Buried: 2. Emma Biggs (Mary E.) Birth: about 1862, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Marriage: about 1887, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – George Gallatin Death: Buried: 3. Marion Biggs (son) Birth: Aug. 29, 1863 (birthplace on death certificate listed as Knox County, OH) Marriage: Death: Sept. 18, 1867 (cause of death listed as constriction of bowels). His father’s residence is listed as Nashville, Barry County, MI. Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Barry County 4. Weller Biggs (usually appears in records as Willard) Birth: about 1864, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Marriage: none known Death: Buried: Other: Resided in Silverbell, AZ between 1904 and 1913. Occupation: miner 5. Benjamin F. (Frank) Biggs Birth: Oct. 12, 1867, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Marriage: about 1902, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Maude Maddox Death: Mar. 4, 1942, Chariton County Buried: McCullough Cemetery 6. Jennie Biggs Birth: Jan. 23, 1869, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Marriage: none Death: June 29, 1883, Chariton County, MO Buried: McCullough Cemetery 7. Nora Biggs Birth: Nov. 1870, Barry County, MI Marriage: Death: July 15, 1872 (cause of death listed as dyptheria). Her father’s residence is listed as Maple Grove, Barry County, MI Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Barry County 8. William Biggs Birth: Jan 21, 1872, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Marriage: Dec. 11, 1906, Keytesville Methodist Church, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Lillie Rickman Death: July 19, 1955, Chula Vista, CA Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego, CA 9. Loyd Biggs Birth: Aug. 10, 1877, Maple Grove, Barry County, MI Marriage: Death: Sept. 17, 1877 (cause of death listed as cholera infantum). Father’s residence listed as Maple Grove. Family Data Sheet – William Biggs (b. 1872) Husband: William Biggs Birth: Jan. 21, 1872, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Marriage: Dec. 11, 1906, Keytesville Methodist Church, Chariton County, MO Spouse – Lillie Rickman Death: July 19, 1955, Chula Vista, CA Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego, CA Father: Lewis Biggs Mother: Elizabeth Ann Ely Wife: Lillie Rickman Birth: May 5, 1872, Chariton County, MO Marriage: see above Death: April 25, 1962, Chula Vista, CA Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego, CA Father: William Henry Rickman Mother: Martha E. Bonds Children: 1. Almarita (Rita) Biggs Birth: Sept. 9, 1907, Triplett, Chariton County, MO Marriages: 1. Before 1935, place unknown. Spouse – Thomas Holcomb 2. Before 1970, place unknown. Spouse – James E. Smith Death: 1998, Los Angeles County, CA Buried: 2. Drexel (Rex) Biggs Birth: April 9, 1910, Triplett, Chariton County, MO Marriages: 1. Before 1938, Shawnee, OK. Spouse – Lettimae Perryman 2. Dec. 1946, Yuma, AZ. Spouse – Catherine Carroll Death: March 6, 1984, San Diego, CA Buried: Glen Abby Cemetery, Bonita, CA 3. Ellen M. (Helen) Biggs Birth: Feb. 17, 1912, Triplett, Chariton County, MO Marriage: before 1930, place unknown. Spouse – Clive Griffen Death: Buried: 4. William Biggs Birth: Sept. 7, 1913, Triplett, Chariton County, MO Marriage: before 1942, place unknown. Spouse – Thelma Jordan Death: Buried: Family Data Sheet – John Harrod. Husband: John Harrod (or Harwood) Birth: about 1700, Hawbridge, Bedfordshire, England Marriages: 1. About 1720, NJ or PA. Wife’s name uncertain; Caroline Downey or Eleanor 2. About 1735, Cumberland County, PA. Spouse – Sarah Moore Death: 1754, Little Cove, Cumberland County, PA Father: James Harrod (Harwood) Mother: Maria Kent Wife: Sarah Moore Birth: 1712, Baltimore County, MD Marriage: see above Death: 1775, Ten Mile Creek, Washington County, PA Father: James Moore Mother: Francis Gay Children: 1. Thomas Harrod (by 1st wife) Birth: before 1734 Marriage: Death: 1798, Rutherford County, NC 2. John Harrod (by 1st wife) Birth: about 1734, Chester County, PA Marriage: Aug. 5, 1750, Philadelphia County, PA. Spouse –Rachel Sheperd Death: Dec. 26, 1781, Bedford County, PA Other: Served during the Revolution with Col. Parker’s Regiment, rank of Major. Captured in Canada. 3. Samuel Harrod Birth: 1736, Shenandoah Valley, VA Marriage: never married Death: 1780; killed by an Indian at the mouth of the Tennessee River. 4. Nellie Harrod Birth: about 1738, PA Marriage: 1757, Fredrick County, VA. Spouse – Valentine House Death: 1800, Berkley County, VA 5. William Harrod Birth: Dec. 9, 1737, Shenandoah Valley, VA Marriage: Oct. 1, 1765, Bedford County, PA. Spouse – Amelia Stephens Death: April 1, 1801, Bracken County, KY Other: Military Service in the French and Indian War Captain’s Commission from Lord Dunmore – 1773 Captain’s Commission from Committee of Safety, VA – 1776; Served as Captain on George Rodgers Clark’s expedition to Vincennes and Kaskaskia. 6. Rachel Harrod Birth: about 1739, Little Cove, Cumberland County, PA Marriage: 1765, Berkely County, VA. Spouse – George Newland Death: 1811, Bracken County, KY 7. Mary Harrod Birth: about 1741, Little Cove, Cumberland County, PA Marriages: 1. 1763. Spouse - Adam Newland 2. Between 1785 and 1789. Spouse - Even Shelby Death: after 1789, possibly in Greene County, PA 8. James Harrod Birth: about 1742 Marriage: 1778, Harrodsburg, KY. Spouse – Ann Coburn McDaniel Death: Feb. 1792, KY. Murdered while on a hunting expedition. Other: Founder of Harrodsburg, KY (June 6, 1774), first settlement in KY Service in French and Indian War Service under George Rodgers Clark during the Revolution 9. Sarah Harrod Birth: about 1748, Little Cove, Cumberland County, PA Marriage: Death: 10. Elizabeth Harrod Birth: about 1748, Little Cove, Cumberland County, PA Marriage: about 1772, PA. Spouse – Benjamin Davis Death: 11. Levi Harrod Birth: Jan. 22, 1750, Little Cove, Cumberland County, PA Marriage: June 1769, Greene County, PA. Spouse – Rachel Mills Death: Oct. 2, 1825, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County, OH Other: Served in PA & VA militia units during the Revolution; highest rank Lieutenant. May have fought at the Battle of Cowpens. 12. Jemima Harrod Birth: About 1752, Little Cove, Cumberland County, PA Marriage: Death: Family Data Sheet – Levi Harrod (b. 1750) Husband: Levi Harrod Birth: Jan. 22, 1750, Little Cove, Cumberland County (now Franklin County), PA Marriage: June 1769, Greene County*, PA. Spouse – Rachel Mills Death: Oct. 2, 1825, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County, OH Father: John Harrod Mother: Sarah Moore Wife: Rachel Mills Birth: Oct. 22, 1752, Frederick County, MD Marriage: see above Death: Sept. 28, 1834, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery Father: Mother: Children: 1. John Harrod Birth: 1770, Greene County, PA Marriage: about 1794, Greene County, PA. Spouse – Mary Stockton Death: Aug 12, 1814, Knox County, OH Buried: Owl Creek Cemetery, Knox County Other: Soldier in the War of 1812 – Listed as a private, Kratzer’s Command, Ohio militia and as a private, 6th Regiment, Ohio Militia. 2. Jemima Harrod Birth: Sept. 7, 1775, Greene County, PA Marriage: about 1794, Greene County, PA. Spouse – Jeremiah Biggs Death: Aug. 8, 1833, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County 3. Sarah Harrod Birth: about 1776 Marriage: 1792, Greene County, PA. Spouse – Benjamin Dunn Death: before 1835, KY 4. Levi Harrod Birth: Jan. 30, 1777, Greene County, PA Marriage: Feb. 14, 1800, MD. Spouse – Rebecca Burge Death: Dec. 14, 1862, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County Other: Soldier in the War of 1812 - Listed as private, Kratzer’s Command, Ohio Militia and as a private, 6th Regiment, Ohio Militia (Herrod). 5. Rachel Harrod Birth: Feb. 14, 1779, Greene County, PA Marriage: About 1795, Greene County, PA. Spouse – William Biggs Death: after 1850, Knox County, OH 6. Michael Harrod Birth: Mar. 16, 1781, Greene County, PA Marriage: 1807, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Agnes Ulery Death: Mar. 30, 1853, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County 7. William Harrod Birth: Aug. 13, 1785, Greene County, PA Marriage: 1809, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Rhoda Pipes Death: Sept. 17, 1863, Knox County, OH Buried: St. John’s Cemetery, Knox County Other: Soldier in the War of 1812 – listed as a private, Kratzer’s Command, Ohio Militia Many of his children moved to Allen County, IN 8. Mary Harrod Birth: About 1784 Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Daniel Johnson Death: before 1825 9. James Harrod Birth: About 1786 Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Rhoda Mills Death: after 1825. Other: Soldier in the War of 1812. Listed as private in Kratzer’s Command, Ohio militia, and as a private in the 1st Regiment, Ohio militia. 10. Elizabeth Harrod Birth: May 2, 1787, Greene County, PA Marriage: 1806, Greene County, PA. Spouse – Isaac Bell Death: Jan 1862, Greene County, PA Buried: Old Cemetery, Stephen Hill Farm, PA 11. Samuel Harrod Birth: Mar. 13, 1788, Greene County, PA Marriage: 1810, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Eleanor Mills Death: Aug. 1863, Knox County, OH Buried: Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County Other: Soldier in the War of 1812 -Captain Samuel Herrod’s Company, Mounted Riflemen, Ohio Militia (1812); Captain Samuel Herrod’s Company, Ohio Volunteers (1813); Captain Samuel Herrod, 1st Regiment, (4th Brigade, 1st Division), Ohio Militia. *The current Greene County, PA was part of Cumberland County from 1750-1771, part of Bedford County from 1771-1773, part of Westmoreland County from 1773-1781, and part of Washington County from 1781- 1796. Greene County was formed in 1796. Family Data Sheet – Thomas Dillon Husband: Thomas Dillon Birth: 1784, Somerset County, NJ Marriage: About 1806, Greene County, PA. Spouse – Hannah Louisa Mix Death: June 1, 1856, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Buried: On his farm in Maple Grove Father: Peter Dillon Mother: Mary Vactor (Veghte) Wife: Hannah Louisa Mix Birth: About 1782, Albany County, NY Marriage: see above Death: After 1860, Barry County, MI Father: Amos Mix Mother: Clarinda Barnes Children: 1. Clarinda Dillon Birth: Jan. 26,1806, Wayne Township, Greene County, PA Marriage: June 24, 1823, Knox County, OH. Spouse – William Biggs Death: Oct. 6,1889, Morrow County, OH 2. Peter Dillon Birth: Sept. 11, 1811, Wayne Township, Greene County, PA Marriage: Sept. 16, 1830, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Rebecca Biggs Death: 1881, Cordova, Le Sueur County, MN Other: Early settler in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI; owned 140 acres there in 1846. Resided in Cordova, MN beginning about 1865 3. Amos Dillon Birth: Sept. 11, 1811, Greene County, PA (twin to Peter) Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Sarah Graham Death: Aug 16, 1901, Carmel Township, Eaton County, MI Other: Baptist Clergyman 4. Thomas M. Dillon Birth: Mar. 1815, Knox County, OH Marriages: 1. Nov. 27, 1849, Crawford County, OH. Spouse – Martha Blair 2. 1867 – Susan Maurer Death: July 21, 1897, Charlotte, Eaton County, MI 5. William Dillon Birth: About 1814, Knox County, OH Marriage: Death: MI 6. Hannah Dillon Birth: About 1820, Knox County, OH Marriage: July 4, 1839, Knox County, OH. Spouse - Lewis Trimmer Death: MI 7. Lydia Dillon Birth: About 1822(?), Knox County, OH Marriage: Mar. 13, 1834, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Isaac Price Death: before 1850 8. Eldad Alexander Dillon Birth: About 1823, Knox County, OH Marriage: Death: before 1856, MI 9. Sarah Dillon Birth: about 1824, OH Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Mr. Brogaw Death: before 1856 10. Philo Dillon: Birth: about 1825, OH Marriage: May 25, 1848, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Barbara Troutman Death: Mar. 1850, Knox County, OH 11. Mary Dillon Birth: about 1827, OH Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Mr. Morton Death: 12. John Corbley Dillon Birth: May 29, 1829, Knox County, OH Marriage: June 19,1851, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Rachel P. Babbs (died 1906) Death: Mar. 28, 1902, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Buried: Wilcox Cemetery, Barry County Other: Moved to Maple Grove in 1853. Enlisted as a sergeant in company K, 6th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry on Aug. 29, 1862 at Maple Grove. Contracted dysentery near Warrenton Junction, VA in Sept. 1863. Sent to hospital in Washington D. C. Discharged for disability (heart disease) at Washington, D.C. on Jan. 28, 1865. The 6th MI Cavalry was part of the 1st Michigan Cavalry Brigade of the Army of the Potomac, commanded first by General Copeland, then beginning in 1863 by General George A. Custer. The 6th took part in major battles at Gettysburg, Brandy Station, Yellow Tavern, and Cedar Creek. Sgt. Dillon contracted dysentery just after the Gettysburg campaign. Family Data Sheet – Samuel Ely Husband: Samuel Ely. Birth: 1782, Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Marriage: about 1810, Northumberland County, PA. Spouse – Sarah (DeWitt?) Death: 1834, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County. Father: George Ely ( Captain, 2nd Reg’t, Hunterdon County militia during the Revolution) Mother: Susanna Farley Other: Samuel Ely built the first house in the village of Elysburg, PA, as well as the first local business – a carpenter’s shop. Wife: Sarah (DeWitt?) Birth: Death: Father: Mother: Children: 1. Jacob Ely. Birth: About 1812, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, PA. Marriage: Dec. 31, 1835, Knox County, Ohio. Spouse – Maria Struble. Death: In the 1850’s, probably in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI. Buried: Probably the Jacob Ely buried in the Quaker Cemetery, Maple Grove, Barry County. Other: Listed in the 1840 Census for Knox County, OH and the 1850 Census for Morrow County, OH; occupation – carpenter. 2. William Ely Birth: About 1816, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, PA. Marriage: Death: Other: Went to California with the Gold Rush of 1848. Listed in the 1850 Census for Placerville, El Dorado County, CA. 3. Asher Ely. Birth: About 1817, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, PA. Marriage: Sept. 18, 1838, Knox County, OH. Spouse – Rebecca Gearhart Death: Other: Listed in the 1850 Census for Knox County, OH – occupation pump-maker. Listed in the 1860 Census for Brady Township, Williams County, OH. Occupation: Gunsmith. 4. Isaac Ely. Birth: 1822, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, PA. Marriage: May 1, 1845, Williams County, OH. Spouse – Louisa Loutsenheiser Death: 1881, Casco Township, Allergan County, MI. Buried: Stephenson Cemetery, Casco Township, Allergan County. Other: Moved from Williams County, Ohio to Allergan County, MI just after 1870. Family Data Sheet – Jesse Rickman (b. 1770) Husband: Jesse Riley Rickman Birth: May 2, 1770, Kittewan Plantation, Charles City County, VA Marriages: Jan. 10, 1791, Dykes Creek, Rowan County, NC. Spouse – Mary Trantham After 1837. Spouse - Rhoda Gadd Died: Mar. 10, 1860, Mills River Valley, Henderson County, NC Buried: Rickman Cemetery, South Mills River, Henderson County, NC Father: Dr. William Rickman Mother: name unknown Wife: Mary Trantham Birth: Dec. 5, 1771, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriage: see above Death: Feb. 21, 1837, Mills River Valley, Henderson County, NC Buried: On husband’s farm, “Sycamore”, Henderson County, NC Father: Martin Trantham Mother: Ann Shattock Children: 1. Nancy Rickman Birth: April 20, 1792, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriage: before 1822, Fairview, Henderson County (at the time part of Buncombe County), NC. Spouse – Joseph Reed Death: Sept. 15, 1874, Lawrence County, IN 2. John Rickman Birth: June 9, 1795, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriage: Jan. 8, 1816, Fairview, Henderson County, NC. Spouse – Nancy Whitaker Death: Jan. 8, 1841, Fairview, Henderson County, NC Buried: Cane Creek Cemetery, Mills River, Henderson County, NC 3. William Rickman Birth: April 5, 1797, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriage: about 1822, Henderson County, NC. Spouse –Artemesia Farley Death: between 1840 and1850, Clay County, MO 4. Michael Rickman Birth: April 5, 1797, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC (twin to William) Marriage: June 7, 1818, Henderson County, NC. Spouse – Susannah Whitaker Death: June 1850, Mills River Valley, Henderson County, NC Buried: “Sycamore” Farm, Henderson County Other: moved to Missouri about 1837 with his twin William. Died on a visit to NC. 5. Martin Rickman Birth: Oct. 11,1799, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriages: 1. Sept. 20, 1820, Henderson County, NC. Spouse – Sarah Williams (died 1865) 2. After 1865. Spouse – Jane Blocker Nicholson. Death: Feb. 8, 1877, Sycamore Farm, Henderson County, NC Buried: Sycamore Farm 6. Robert Rickman Birth: Nov. 7, 1801, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriage: Oct. 1, 1835, Jackson County, MO. Spouse – Sarah Flournoy Death: Aug. 7, 1837, Clay County, MO 7. Martha Rickman Birth: Nov. 7, 1801, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC (twin to Robert) Marriage: none Death: 1802, Rowan County, NC 8. Jesse W. Rickman Birth: Jan. 7, 1805, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Sarah W. Death: May 29, 1880, Butte County, CA Buried: Upham Cemetery, Butte County. 9. Rebecca Rickman Birth: Oct. 18, 1808, Henderson County, NC Marriage: 1825, Henderson County. Spouse – Joseph Sitton Death: between 1868 and 1870, Gentry County, MO 10. Mary Rickman Birth: Aug. 10, 1810, Mills River, Henderson County, NC Died: 1810 Buried: ‘Sycamore Farm”, Henderson County 11. Merritt Rickman Birth: Aug. 6, 1812, S. Mills River, Henderson County, NC Marriage: Jan. 29, 1828, Henderson County. Spouse – Sarah Sitton Death: Oct. 3, 1874, Cowee, Macon County, Georgia Buried: Cowee Baptist Church Cemetery 12. Miles Rickman Birth: Aug. 6, 1812, S. Mills River, Henderson County, NC (twin to Merritt) Marriage: 1833, Lawrence County, IN. Spouse – Rebecca Southerland Death: April 4, 1833 13. Margaret Rickman Birth: April 27, 1815, S. Mills River, Henderson County, NC Marriage: about 1832, Henderson County. Spouse – Jeremiah Taylor Death: Sept. 13, 1874, “Sycamore” Farm, Henderson County, NC Buried: “Sycamore” Farm Other: Midwife and herbalist 14. Naomi Rickman Birth: Aug. 30, 1816, South Mills River, Henderson County, NC Marriage: none Death: Oct. 11, 1832, Henderson County Buried: “Sycamore Farm”, Henderson County. Family Data Sheet – Michael Rickman Husband: Michael Rickman Birth: April 5, 1797, Potts Creek, Rowan County, NC Marriage: June 7, 1818, Henderson County, NC. Spouse – Susannah Whitaker Death: June 1850, Cooper County, MO Buried: Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery. Other: Listed in 1830 census, Haywood County, NC and 1840 census, Cooper County, MO. Father: Jesse R. Rickman Mother: Mary Trantham Wife: Susannah Whitaker Birth: Aug. 4, 1805, Fairview, Henderson County, NC Marriage: see above Death: Jan. 27, 1874, Montevello Township, Vernon County, MO Other: Listed (as S. Rickman) in the 1860 census, Lebanon Township, Cooper County, MO and in the 1870 census, Montevallo Township, Vernon County, MO. Father: Joshua Whitaker Mother: Nancy Childers Children: 1. William Wilkie Rickman Birth: Sept. 30, 1819, Henderson County, NC Marriage: May 8, 1842, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – Lidy Brils Death: Mar. 29, 1899, Jackson County, MO 2. Matilda Rickman Birth: Jan. 1, 1821, Henderson County, NC Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – Isaac Stover Death: between 1854 and 1859, Cooper County. 3. James Wilborn Rickman Birth: April 30, 1822, Henderson County, NC Marriage: Dec. 21, 1844, Cooper County, MO. Spouse - Sarah Ann Mayfield Death: July 12, 1892, Saline County, MO Buried: Gilliam Cemetery, Saline County, MO Other: Union soldier – company F, 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia 4. Henry Rickman Birth: Nov. 11, 1823, Henderson County, NC Marriage: Dec. 1, 1850, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – Mary Ann Dorsey Death: between 1850 and 1860, Cooper County, MO 5. Barzilla Rickman Birth: Jun. 18, 1825, Henderson County, NC Marriage: about 1850, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – Amey Aney (died 1860s) Death: Dec. 1885, Cooper County Buried: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Cooper County. Other: No record of Civil War service 6. Leander Rickman Birth: Jun. 30, 1826, Henderson County, NC Marriage: about 1850, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – Jane Elizabeth Dorsey Death: 1889, McDonald County, MO Other: Listed (as L. Rickman) 1860 Census, Lebanon Township, Cooper County, MO and in 1870 Census, Montevallo Township, Vernon County, MO. Listed in 1860 Missouri Gazetteer and Business Directory – wagon maker in Lebanon Township, Cooper County. 7. Margaret Rickman Birth: Nov. 27, 1827, Henderson County, NC Marriage: Oct. 18, 1857, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – George W. Damron Death: Oct. 28,1905, Cooper County, MO Buried: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Cooper County 8. Elizabeth Rickman Birth: June 8, 1829, Henderson County, NC Marriage: Aug. 25, 1853, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – George Carter Death: Between 1850 and 1859, Cooper County, MO 9. Mary Rickman Birth: July 10, 1830, Henderson County, NC Marriage: Aug 4, 1861. Spouse – Phillip Ritchie Death: Vernon County, MO 10. Nancy Rickman Birth: July 25, 1832, Missouri Marriage: April 9, 1854, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – John G. Thomas Death: Pettis County, MO 11. Joshua Rickman Birth: Dec. 30, 1834, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Spouse – Rebecca? Death: Unknown – last documentation: listed as a member of New Lebanon Church, early 1850’s, Cooper County. 12. Jesse Rickman Birth: May 18, 1837, Cooper County, MO Marriage: about 1865, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – Hester Howard Death: 1906, Vernon County, MO 13. Sarah Rickman Birth: Aug. 8, 1838, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Feb. 24, 1861, Cooper County, MO (Sally Rickman). Spouse – William Mise Death: 14. Rebecca Rickman Birth: Dec. 7, 1840, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Death: Young 15. John Rickman Birth: July 25, 1842, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Mar. 15, 1870, Vernon County, MO. Spouse – Bethada Sipe Death: 16. Merritt Rickman Birth: July 8, 1844, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Death: 17. Susannah Rickman Birth: April 29, 1847, Cooper County, MO Marriage: date unknown. Spouse – George Taylor Death: Sept. 20, 1920. Sedalia, Pettis County, MO Family Data Sheet – James W. Rickman Husband: James W. Rickman Birth: April 30, 1822, Henderson County, NC. Marriage: Dec. 21, 1844, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – Sarah Ann Mayfield Death: July12, 1892, Saline County, MO Buried: Gilliam Cemetery, Saline County, MO Father: Michael Rickman Mother: Susannah Whitaker Other: Union soldier – company F, 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (served approximately Sept. 1862-May 1863). Wife: Sarah Ann Mayfield Birth: Jan. 22, 1822, Virginia Marriage: see above Death: July 12, 1895, Saline County, MO Buried: Gilliam Cemetery, Saline County, MO. Father: Stephen Mayfield Mother: Elizabeth Harshbarger Children: 1. William Henry Rickman Birth: Aug. 28, 1845, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Feb. 28, 1871, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Elizabeth M. Bonds Death: May 13, 1923, Chariton County, MO Buried: Elliot Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Chariton County. (Grave #1973) 2. John James Rickman Birth: June 30, 1846, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Jan. 5, 1871, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Louisa Bryant Died: April 6, 1933, Dennis, Labette County, KS Other: Union soldier - he enlisted in company I, 49th Missouri Volunteer Infantry (private) on Aug. 10 1864 and was mustered out on Aug. 2, 1865 at Benton Barracks, St. Louis. (Note – the death certificate of the Union veteran John J. Rickman, who died April 6, 1933,lists John J’s father as Joshua Rickman, born in Indiana. All other information, however, indicates this John J. was the son of James Rickman). 3. Leander Rickman (appears on 1860 census as Thomas L. Rickman) Birth: 1849, Cooper County, MO Marriage: Death: before 1870. 4. Mary Elizabeth Rickman Birth: Sept. 28, 1852, Saline County, MO Marriage: date unknown, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Benjamin Guthridge Death: Feb. 4, 1911, Josephine County, OR 5. George W. Rickman Birth: Jan. 8, 1854, Saline County, MO Marriage: April 29, 1894, Curry County, OR. Spouse – Mary Noon van der Green (or Mary Moux von der Geruen) Death: Jan. 14, 1929, Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon 6. Margaret Jane Rickman Birth: Jan. 1, 1857, Saline County, MO Marriages: 1. Sept. 28, 1872, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – James W. Bryant 2. About 1886; Spouse – Kirk Peel Death: April 15, 1949, Witchita, Sedgwick County, KS 7. Barney Frank Rickman Birth: July 17, 1861, Saline County, MO Marriages: 1. April 11, 1886, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Mildred Mayfield (died 1889) 2. April 3, 1898, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Rosa Ann Lawson (died 1910) Death: April 16, 1942, Fulton, Calloway County, MO. Buried: Prairie Chapel Cemetery 8. Joshua A. Rickman Birth: Mar. 4, 1863, Saline County, MO Marriage: Oct. 6, 1894, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Nannie Jones (died 1939) Death: Mar. 27, 1944, Slater, Saline County, MO Family Data Sheet – George Monroe Husband: George Monroe Birth: about 1795, Amherst County, VA Marriage: about 1815, Nelson County, VA (Nelson County was formed from Amherst, County in 1808). Spouse - Elizabeth Death: between 1843 and 1850, Nelson County Father: unknown Mother: unknown Wife: Elizabeth Birth: 1797, Amherst County, VA Marriage: see above Death: after 1850, Nelson County, VA Father: Mother: Children: 1.Ann Osborn Monroe Birth: about 1820, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Feb. 1844, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – William S. Bonds Death: April 6, 1881, Chariton County, MO Buried: Hazel Ridge Cemetery, Chariton County. 2. Nelson Monroe Birth: about 1824, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Mar. 18, 1850, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – Nancy Camden (died 1853/1854) Death: Died July 3, 1863 during “Pickett’s Charge” at the Battle of Gettysburg. Other: Enlisted in company G, 19th VA Infantry Regiment, on May 1, 1861 at Massies Mill, Nelson County (private). Promoted to 4th Corporal April 15, 1862; promoted to 5th Sergeant June 15, 1862; promoted to 3rd Sergeant July 1, 1863. The 19th was part of Gen. Pickett’s Brigade, Gen. Longstreet’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia. 3. Henry Monroe Birth: July 6, 1827, Nelson County, VA Marriages: about 1845, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – Sophia Lawhorn Jan. 15, 1851, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – Martha Ann Echard Death: After 1857 4. Martha Monroe Birth: about 1830, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Death: 5. Mary Monroe Birth: about 1831, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Death: 6. George Monroe Birth: about 1833, Nelson County, VA Marriage: about 1858, Nelson County, VA. Spouse - Caroline Death: Other: Enlisted in company G, 19th VA Infantry Regiment, on Mar. 10, 1862 at Massies Mill (private). Discharged on July 18, 1862. 7. Elizabeth Monroe Birth: about 1834, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Death: 8. Charles Monroe Birth: March 13, 1836, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Nov. 24, 1857, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – Phebe Campbell Death: April 26, 1911, Nelson County, VA Other: Enlisted in company G, 19th VA Infantry Regiment, on May 1, 1861 at Massies Mill (private). Took part in “Pickett’s Charge” at the Battle of Gettysburg. He is listed in the 1910 Census for Nelson County, VA ( age 74). 9. Catherine Monroe Birth: about 1844, Nelson County, VA Marriage: May 30, 1865, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – James R. Fitzgerald Death: Family Data Sheet – Stephen Mayfield (b. 1797). Husband: Stephen Mayfield Birth: Aug. 25, 1797, VA Marriage: Jan. 5, 1819, Augusta County, VA. Spouse – Elizabeth Harsberger Death: After 1870, Saline County, MO. Father: Henry Mayfield Mother: Other: Came to Saline County, MO from Virginia in 1831. Wife: Elizabeth Harsberger (or Harshberger) Birth: May 1800, VA Marriage: see above Death: 1861, MO Father: Mother: Children: 1. Henry Mayfield Birth: April 6, 1820, Augusta County, VA Marriage: 1. Nov. 7, 1847, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Susan Johnson 2. Oct. 23, 1862, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Sarah Burnside Death: Dec. 1, 1872, Saline County, MO. Other: Union soldier – he enlisted in company F, 71st regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia on July 28, 1862 at Marshall, MO. Transferred to company C, 5th Provisional Battalion Enrolled Missouri Militia in May 1863. Discharged in November 1863. 2.Sarah Ann Mayfield Birth: June 27, 1822, Augusta County, VA Marriage: Dec. 21, 1844, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – James W. Rickman Death: April 30, 1894, Cooper County, MO. 3. Stephen Mayfield Birth: about 1825, Augusta County, VA Marriages: April 29, 1846, Cooper County, MO. Spouse – Miriam Thompson Death: Feb. 17, 1863 from measles while on service (see below). Other: Union Soldier- he enlisted in company F, 71st Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia on July 28, 1862; mustered in as a private on Aug. 10, 1862. Died of measles near Miami, MO on Feb. 17, 1863. Buried in the field with military honors. 4.John Mayfield Birth: May 23, 1829, Augusta County, VA Marriage: Death: after 1850 Other: Last know documentation – 1850 census, Saline County, MO. 5. James Alonzo Mayfield Birth: Mar. 30, 1832, Saline County, MO Marriages: Sept. 20, 1860, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Sarah Margaret Cooper Death: 1917, Cedarwood, Pueblo County, CO, at the home of his son, B. F. Mayfield. Other: Union Soldier – he enlisted May 25, 1863 at Marshall, MO in company C, 5th Provisional Battalion Enrolled Missouri Militia as a private. Promoted to corporal on Nov. 12, 1863; discharged at Arrow Rock, MO on Nov. 27, 1863. 6. Elizabeth Mayfield Birth: April 12, 1834, Saline County, MO Marriages: Sept. 16, 1855, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Nehemiah Diller Dec. 5, 1869, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Micajah Carr Sandridge Death: Jan. 25, 1875, Saline County, MO Buried: Ridge Park Cemetery 7. Lucy J. Mayfield Birth: Aug. 9, 1836, Saline County, MO Marriage: about 1856, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Freeman Cutt. Death: 8. William Mayfield Birth: Feb. 15, 1839, Saline County, MO Marriage: June 2, 1869, Saline County, MO. Spouse – Elizabeth A. Dennis Death: Last documentation: 1850 Census of Saline County, MO 9. Peter E. Mayfield Birth: April 23, 1841, Saline County, MO Marriage: Death: 10. Barney Henry Mayfield Birth: April 19, 1843, Saline County, MO Marriage: Sept. 23, 1873, Waynesboro, Augusta County, VA. Spouse – Mary Catherine Hippert Death: March 24, 1928, Shenandoah Hospital, Roanoke, VA. Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Roanoke. Other: Union soldier - Barney Mayfield enlisted in company A, 18th Missouri Volunteer Infantry on Sept. 13, 1861 at Laclede, MO. He re-enlisted in the same company as a Veteran Volunteer with the rank of corporal on Jan. 1, 1864 in Georgia. He was discharged on July 17, 1865 at Louisville, KY. Barney Mayfield participated in the following battles and campaigns: Battle of Shiloh, TN (April 6-7, 1862); Battle of Corinth, MS (Oct 3-4, 1862); campaign to capture Atlanta (May 1 - Sept. 8, 1864); Sherman’s march to the sea (Nov. 15 – Dec. 10, 1864); campaign in the Carolinas (Jan. 10 –April 1865). Barney suffered sunstroke on two occasions – Aug. 28, 1864 while marching to Jonesboro, Georgia, and on April 10, 1865 near Bentonville, NC. Because of the last attack of sunstroke, he missed the Grand Review of Sherman’s army in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 1865. Family Data Sheet – John Bonds Husband: John Bonds Birth: about 1797, VA Marriage: Dec. 15, 1816, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – Mary Spears Death: Father: John Bonds (married 1796, Botetourt County, VA) Mother: Elizabeth Bryant Wife: Mary Spears Birth: Marriage: see above Death: Father: John Spears Mother: Children: 1. William Schuyler Bonds Birth: June 10, 1818, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Feb. 13, 1844, Nelson County, VA. Spouse - Ann O. Monroe Death: Aug. 3, 1885, Chariton County, MO 2. Robert P. Bonds Birth: 1824, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Jan. 7, 1864, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Elizabeth Grace Bonds (widow of his brother Creed Bonds) Death: 1872, Chartion County, MO Other: Union soldier – company A, 35th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia. 3. Hugh Anderson Bonds Birth: about 1826, Nelson County, VA Marriage: about 1859, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Elizabeth Abrams Death: Shortly before May 5, 1862, when letters of administration for Hugh Bonds deceased were issued to Thomas Abrams (his father-in-law). An announcement about the letters appeared in the Central City and Brunswicker newspaper on July 24, 1862. 4. Creed A. Bonds Birth: about 1829, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Feb. 16, 1860, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Elizabeth Grace Death: Dec. 27, 1862 – see below. Other: Union soldier – he enlisted in company I, 33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry on Aug. 15, 1862 at Laclede, Linn County, MO. Mustered in on Sept. 5, 1862 at Benton Barracks, St. Louis. Participated in expedition to south central Missouri, where he contracted measles, then pneumonia. He died Dec. 27, 1862 in hospital at Benton Barracks. 5. Isaiah W. Bonds Birth: about 1836, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Aug. 12,1859, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Aramatha Abrams Death: May 1, 1863 – see below. Other: Union soldier – he enlisted in company I, 33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry on Aug. 13, 1862 at Laclede, Linn County, MO. Mustered in on Sept. 5, 1862 at Benton Barracks, St. Louis. In the fall of 1862, his regiment participated in an expedition through south central Missouri, then was sent to garrison Helena, Arkansas. In January 1862 the regiment took part in an expedition to Duvall’s Bluff, AR to capture a Confederate fort, and in March/April 1863 the 33rd participated in the Yazoo Pass Expedition, a failed attempt to reach high ground east of Vicksburg, MS via the Yazoo River. At some point Isaiah contracted dysentery, and died May 1, 1863 in St. Louis General Hospital. 6. Nancy Ann Bonds Birth: Marriage: Death; 7. Angeline Bonds Birth: Marriage: Spouse – Christopher Small Oswell (?) Death: Family Data Sheet – William S. Bonds Husband: William Schuyler Bonds Birth: June 10, 1818, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Feb. 13, 1844, Nelson County, VA. Spouse – Ann Osbin (Osborn) Monroe Death: Aug. 3, 1885, Chariton County, MO Buried: Hazel Ridge Cemetery, Chariton County Father: John Bonds Mother: Mary Spears Wife: Ann O. Monroe Birth: 1819, Nelson County, VA Marriage: see above Death: April 6, 1881, Chariton County, MO Buried: Hazel Ridge Cemetery, Chariton County Father: George Monroe Mother: Elizabeth Children: 1. John Henry Bonds Birth: Dec. 25, 1845, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Death: before 1850 2. Martha Elizabeth Bonds Birth: July 27, 1847, Nelson County, VA Marrige: Feb. 28, 1871, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – William Henry Rickman Death: 1931, Shawnee, Pottawotamie County, OK 3. Francis Ellen Bonds Birth: Jan. 7, 1849, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Feb. 5, 1880, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Charles J. Penick Death: 4. Nancy Ann Bonds Birth: Feb. 22, 1851, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Death: July 13, 1869, Chariton County, MO Buried: Hazel Ridge Cemetery, Chariton County 5. George Washington Bonds Birth: July 10, 1853, Nelson County, VA Marriage: Death: 6. James W. Bonds Birth: Sept. 15, 1861, Chariton County, MO Marriage: about 1884, Chariton County, MO. Spouse – Mollie Blakely Death: Nov. 15, 1936, Chariton County, MO Buried: Elliott Grove Cemetery, Chariton County. Census Entries – Biggs Family 1779 Tax List for Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Jeremiah Biggs has 120 acres of improved land, value 13 pounds: 7 cattle, 3 horses, and 7 hogs, total property value 25 pounds, 10 shillings. William Biggs has 100 acres of improved land, value 12 pounds; 8 cattle, 3 horses, and 6 hogs, total property value 25 pounds, 6 shillings. Also has 98 pounds invested at interest. John Biggs has 50 acres of improved land, value 6 pounds, no livestock. 1789 Tax List for Morgan Township, Washington County, PA Eleazer Biggs listed as single freeman. 1790 Census, Morgan Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Head of family – Abigail Biggs. Family contains one male under 16, 3 males over 16, and one female. 1791 Tax List, Morgan Township, Washington County, PA Abigai Biggs listed – did not pay taxes on land. Eleazer Biggs listed as single freeman. Noah Biggs listed as single freeman. 1793 Tax List, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Eleazer Biggs listed as single male. Noah Biggs listed as single male. (Abigail Biggs not listed). 1794 Tax List, Washington County, PA. Eleazer Biggs listed as single freeman. Noah Biggs listed as single freeman. Jeremiah Biggs listed as single freeman. 1798 Direct Tax List, Whitely Township, Greene County, PA William Biggs is occupant and owner of one cabin, 17 by 17 feet, on 99 acres of land. Adjoining proprietors – Jonathan Casto and State Line. 1799 Tax List, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Eleazer Biggs listed. Noah Biggs listed. Jeremiah Biggs listed. Ephraim Biggs listed. 1800 Census, Whitely Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Head of family – William Biggs. Family contains one male 26 - 45, 2 females under 10, and one female 18 - 25. 1810 Census, Monongalia County, Virginia Head of family – Noah Biggs. Family contains 3 males under 10, one male 10 - 15, one male 26 – 45, 2 females under 10, and one female 26 - 45. Head of family – Ephraim Biggs. Family contains 2 males under 10, one male 16 – 25, 2 females under 10, one female 16 - 25. 1810-1814 Ohio Tax Lists William Biggs, Knox County, Ohio (Morgan Township) – 1810, 1812, 1814 Jeremiah Biggs, Knox County, Ohio (Morgan Township) - 1814 1820 Census, Morgan Township, Knox County, Ohio. (First 5 entries are brothers) Head of family – Jeremiah Biggs. Family contains one male under 10, 2 males 16 -18, 2 males18 - 25, one male 26 – 45, 2 females under 10, 2 females 16 - 25, 2 females 26 - 45, and one female over 45. Head of famly – William Biggs. Family contains 2 males under 10, one male 16 - 18, 2 males18 - 25, one male 26 – 45, one female10 -15, one female16 - 25, and one female 26- 45. Head of family – Eleazer Biggs. Family contains one male over 45 and one female over 45. Head of family – Noah Biggs. Family contains 3 males under 10, 5 males 10 - 15, one male 18- 26, one male over 45, and one female16 - 25. Head of family – Ephraim Biggs. Family contains 2 males under 10, one male 10 -15, one male16 -18, one male18 - 25, one male 26 –45, one female under 10, one female10 -15, and one female 26- 45. Head of family – Jeremiah Biggs, Jr. (actually son of Eleazer). Family contains 3 males under 10, one male 18- 25, and one female 16- 25. Head of family – Harrod Biggs (son of Jeremiah). Family contains one male under 10, one male over 45, one female10 -15, and one female over 45. 1830 Census, Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio. Head of family – Aron Biggs. Family contains one male 20-29, one female 15-19. Head of family – Eleazer Biggs. Family contains one male 60-69, one female 15-19, and one female 60-69. Head of family – Ephraim Biggs. Family contains one male under 5, one male 10-14, one male 20 –29, one male 50-59, one female 5-9, one female 15-19, and one female 40-49. Head of family – Harrod Biggs (son of Jeremiah). Family contains one male under 5, one male 10-14, one male 30- 39, one female under 5, 2 females 5-9, one female 10-14, and one female 30-39. Head of family – Jeremiah Biggs. Family contains one male 15-19, one male 60-69, one female 10-14, one female 15-19, and one female 50-59. Head of family – Noah Biggs. Family contains one male 10 - 14, 2 males 15 -19, 3 males 20 - 29, one male 60 – 69, one female 60 - 69. Head of family – Sarah Biggs. Family contains one male under 5, one male 5-9, two males 10-14, one male 15-19, one female under 5, and one female 30-39. Head of family – William Biggs. Family contains one male 10-14, one male 15-19, 4 males 20-29, one male 50-59, one female 5-9, one female 15-19, and one female 50-59. 1830 Census, Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio – continued. Head of family – William Biggs (son of Jeremiah). Family contains 2 males under 5, one male 30-39, one female under 5, one female 5-9, and one female 20-29. 1840 Census, Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio. Head of family – Jeremiah Biggs. Family contains one male between 70 and 79, one female between10 and 14, and one female between 70 and 79. Head of family – John Biggs (son of Jeremiah). Family contains one male under 5, one male 15-19, one male 20- 29, and one female 20-29. Head of family – Levi Biggs (son of William). Family contains one male under 5, one male 30-39, one female 5-9, and one female 20-29. Head of family – Sarah Biggs. Family contains one male 10-14, 2 males 15-19, one female 5-9, one female 10-14, and one female 40-49. Head of family – Silas Biggs (son of Noah). Family contains one male 20-29, one female under 5, and one female 20-29. Head of family – Harrod Biggs (son of Jeremiah). Family contains one male under 5, one male 5-9, one male 10-15, one male 20-29, one male 40-49, 2 females under 5, one female 5-9, one female 10-14, 2 females 15-19, and one female 40-49. Head of family – William Biggs. Family contains one male 60 - 69 and one female 60 - 69. Head of family – William Biggs (son of Jeremiah). Family contains one male under 5, one male 5 - 9, 2 males 10 - 14, one male 30 –39, one female 5 - 9, one female 10 -14, one female 15 - 19, and one female 30 - 39. 1840 Census, Harmony Township, Delaware County, Ohio. Head of family – Mary Biggs (widow of Noah). Family contains 2 males 20 - 29, 3 males 30 - 39, and one female 60 - 69. Head of family – Davis Biggs (son of Noah). Family contains one male under 5, one male 5- 9, one male10 -14, one male 30 –39, one female under 5, one female 5 -9, and one female 30 - 39. Head of family – Ephraim Biggs. Family contains one male10 -14, one male 20 -29, one male 50 – 59, one female15 -19, one female 20 - 29, and one female 50 -59. Head of family – John Biggs. Family contains one male 20 – 29, one female under 5, and one female 20 - 29. 1850 Census, Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio Name age place of birth occupation Biggs, William 54 VA farmer Biggs, Clarinda 44 PA Biggs, Harrod 24 OH Biggs, Lewis 20 OH Biggs, John 18 OH Biggs, Sarah 15 OH Biggs, Alexander 13 OH Biggs, James (Amos) 8 OH Biggs, Rhoda 3 OH Biggs, Ephraim 71 NJ Biggs, Elizabeth 64 1850 Census, Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio Name age birthplace occupation Harrod Biggs 53 PA farmer Anna Biggs 51 VA Meeker Biggs 22 OH Elizabeth Biggs 19 “ Thankful Biggs 17 “ Harrod Biggs, Jr. 15 “ John Biggs 37 OH farmer Mary Biggs 32 PA James Biggs 13 OH Lewis P. Biggs 9 “ Albert Biggs 7 “ Sarah Biggs 5 “ Amelia Ann Biggs 5 “ Levi Biggs 40 PA farmer Elizabeth Biggs 36 PA Elizabeth Biggs 15 OH Willliam Biggs 11 OH Rachel Biggs 68 PA 1850 Census, Chatfield Township, Crawford County, Ohio. (All heads of family are sons of Noah Biggs) Name age birthplace occupation Joseph Bigs 33 OH farmer Margaret Biggs 29 OH Sarah Biggs 8 “ Mary Biggs 6 “ Lavinia Biggs 4 “ Ephraim Biggs 44 VA farmer Sarah Biggs 21 OH Sarah A. Biggs 7 OH Mary Biggs 3 OH Noah Biggs 42 VA farmer Elezaer Biggs 49 VA farmer Rezin (Reason) Biggs 38 VA farmer Rebecca Biggs 32 OH Mary J. Biggs 8 “ Elizabeth Biggs 7 “ Theophilus Biggs 4 “ Andrew Biggs 2 “ Johana Biggs 1 “ 1860 Census, Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio. Name age birthplace occupation Biggs, William 64 VA farmer Biggs, Clarinda 54 PA Biggs, Alexander 20 OH Biggs, Amos 17 OH Biggs, Rhoda 14 OH 1860 Census, Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio (continued). Name age birthplace occupation Harrod Biggs 35 OH farmer Isabella Biggs 35 OH Clara Biggs 6 “ William Biggs 3 “ John Biggs 37 OH farmer Jane Biggs 27 OH Davis Biggs 7 “ John Biggs 42 OH farmer Charity Biggs 42 OH Samuel Biggs 12 “ 1860 Census, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan Name age birthplace occupation Biggs, Lewis 29 OH farmer Biggs, Elizabeth 23 OH Biggs, Ellen 2 MI Ely, Mary 12 OH Silas Biggs 40 OH farmer Malinda Biggs 40 OH Emmanuel Biggs 19 OH William Biggs 16 “ Levi Biggs 13 “ Harrod Biggs 9 “ Timothy Biggs 3 MI 1860 Census, Chatfield Township, Crawford County, Ohio Name age birthplace occupation Noah Biggs 53 VA farmer Eleazer Biggs 60 VA farmer Elizabeth Biggs 55 Horatio Biggs 15 Ephraim Biggs 55 VA farmer Sarah Biggs 32 OH Sarah Biggs 17 “ Mary Biggs 16 “ Margaret Biggs 11 “ Martha Biggs 7 “ Joseph Biggs 6 “ Noah Biggs 4 “ Samantha Biggs 6/12 “ 1870 Census, Maple Grove Township, village of Nashville, Barry County, Michigan Name age birthplace occupation Biggs, Lewis 40 OH carpenter Biggs, Elizabeth 33 OH Biggs, Ella 12 MI Biggs, Emma 8 MI Biggs, Hellen 6 MI Biggs, Frank 4 MI Biggs, Jenny 1 MI 1880 Census, Triplett Township, Chariton County, Missouri (p.6) Name age place of birth occupation self father mother Biggs, Lewis 50 OH PA OH farmer Biggs, Elizabeth 43 OH PA NJ Biggs, Emma 18 MI OH OH Biggs, Helton 15 MI “ “ Biggs, Frank 13 MI Biggs, Jennie 11 MI Biggs, William 7 MI 1880 Census, Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio Name age place of birth occupation self father mother Main, E.R. 35 OH OH OH carpenter Main, Rhoda 34 OH PA - Biggs, William 85 PA NJ PA Biggs, Clarinda 74 PA PA NY 1900 Census, Tripplet village, Chariton County, MO Name born age place of birth occupation self father mother Biggs, Lewis Feb. 1830 70 OH PA OH unreadable Biggs, Rebecca May 1838 62 OH MD MD 1920 Census, Triplett Township, Chariton County, Missouri. Name age place of birth occupation Self Father Mother Biggs, William 45 MI OH OH laborer Biggs, Lillie 45 MO NC VA teacher Biggs, Almarita 12 MO Biggs, Drexel N. 9 MO Biggs, Ellen 8 MO Biggs, William Jr. 7 MO Biggs, Frank 54 MI OH OH carpenter Biggs, Maud 38 MO MI TN Biggs, Clyde 17 MO Biggs, Wilma 15 MO Biggs, Myra 8 MO Biggs, Pat 4 MO Sanders, John 74 VA (boarder) Census entries – Rickman Family 1800 Census, Rowan County, North Carolina Head of family – Jesse Rickman 1810 Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina p. 281 Head of family – Jesse Rickmand 1820 Census, Buncombe County, North Carolina, p. 14 Head of family – Jesse Rickman 1830 Census, Haywood County, North Carolina Head of family – Michael Rickman. Family contains one male under 5, three males 5 - 9, one male10 -14, one male 30 – 39, three females under 5, one female 5 -9, and one female 20 -29. The family has no slaves. 1840 Census, Cooper County, Missouri p. 106 Head of family – Michael Rickman. Family contains one male under 5, one male 5 - 9, two males10 -14, two males15 - 19, one male 20 -29, one male 40 –49, one female under 5, two females 5 - 9, two females10- 14, one female15-19, and one female 30 - 39. The family has no slaves. 1850 Census, Cooper County, Missouri (District 23) p. 275 Name age place of birth occupation Rickman, James 28 NC Rickman, Sarah 28 VA Rickman, William H. 5 MO Rickman, John J. 4 “ Rickman, Leander F. 1 “ Mayfield, Elizabeth 15 “ 1860 Census, Miami Township, Saline County, Missouri (p. 499). Name age birthplace occupation Rickman, James 38 NC wagon maker Rickman, Sarah 38 VA Rickman, William H. 14 MO Rickman, John J. 12 “ Rickman, Thomas L. 9 “ Rickman, Mary E. 7 “ Rickman, George M. 5 “ Rickman, Margaret J. 3 “ 1870 Census, Chariton County, Missouri (township 55 – Brunswick P.O.) Name age birthplace occupation Rickman, James 47 NC farmer Rickman, Sarah A. 47 VA Rickman, William H. 23 MO Rickman, John J. 23 MO Rickman, Mary E. 17 MO Rickman, George 15 MO Rickman, Margaret J. 13 MO Rickman, Barney, F. 9 MO Rickman, Joshua 7 MO 1860 Census, Lebanon Township, Cooper County, MO. Name age birthplace occupation L. Rickman (Leander) 33 NC wagon maker J. E. Rickman (Jane) 25 VA J. T. Rickman 4 MO J. M. Rickman 2 “ 1870 Census, Montevallo Township, Vernon County, Missouri. Name age birthplace occupation Rickman, L. (Leander) 40 NC wagon maker Rickman, Jane E. 30 VA keeps house Rickman, Joshua 14 MO Rickman, John M. 7 “ Rickman, James 5 “ Rickman, Philip 4 MO 1860 Census, Lebanon Township, Cooper County, MO. Name age birthplace occupation S. Rickman (Susannah) 58 NC farmer Jesse Rickman 22 MO farm laborer Mary Rickman 26 NC Sally Rickman 20 MO R. Rickman (f) 19 “ John Rickman 18 “ Merritt Rickman 16 “ Susannah Rickman 13 “ Henry Wooley 18 “ M. L. Caitries (f) 6 “ 1870 Census, Montevallo Tosnship, Vernon County, Missouri (continued). Name age birthplace occupation Rickman, S. (Susannah) 68 NC Rickman, Mary 30 MO keeps house Rickman, Susana 22 MO Rickman, Jesse 33 MO laborer Rickman, John 28 MO farm hand Rickman, Bethada 25 MO keeps house 1860 Census, Palestine Township, Cooper County, MO. Name age birthplace occupation Barzilla Rickman 35 NC farmer Amy Rickman 30 IN William H. Rickman 10 MO Mary J. Rickman 5 “ 1870 Census, Palestine Township, Cooper County, MO. Name age birthplace occupation Barzilla Rickman 45 NC farmer Mary J. Rickman 15 MO 1880 Census, Brunswick Township, Chariton County, Missouri (p. 2) Name age place of birth occupation Self father mother Rickman, William 32 MO NC VA farmer Rickman, Martha 27 VA VA VA Rickman, Lillie 8 MO Rickman, Nancy 5 MO 1900 Census, Brunswick Township, Chariton County, MO birthplace Name born age yrs. mar. self fa mo occupation William H. Rickman Aug. 1845 54 29 MO NC VA farmer Martha Rickman July 1847 52 29 VA VA VA Lillie Rickman May 1872 28 MO MO VA school teacher Nancy A. Rickman Apr. 1874 26 “ “ “ Chester Rickman Sept. 1887 12 MO MO MO (nephew) Census entries - Ely Family. 1800 Census, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, p. 104:03 Head of family – George Ely, Sr. Family contains one male 10-15, one male 16-25, one male 26-45, one male over 45, two females 10-15, and one female over 45. 1810 Census, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania p265 Head of family – George Ely, farmer. Family contains one male 16-25, one male 26-45, one male over 45, one female 26-45, and one female over 45. 1820 Census, Shamokin township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, p058. Head of family – Samuel Ely. Family contains 2 males under 10, one male 26-45, one female under 10, and one female 26-45. Family has one person employed in manufacturing. 1830 Census, Shamokin Township Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, p. 195 Head of family – Samuel Ely. Family contains 2 males 5-9, one male 10-14, one male 15-19, one male 40-49, and one female 30-39. 1840 Census, Chester Township, Knox County, Ohio Head of family – Jacob Eley. Family contains one male under 5, one male 20-30, one female under 5, and one female 20-30. 1850 Census, Chester Township, Morrow County, OH Name age place of birth occupation Ely, Jacob 38 PA carpenter Ely, Maria 34 NJ Ely, Elizabeth 13 OH Ely, James M. 9 OH Ely, Mary E. 2 OH Census entries – Harrod family 1781 Tax list, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Morgan Township). Levie Harrid, esq. 300 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, 10 sheep, value 99 1790 Census, Washington County, Pennsylvania ( Morgan Township). Head of family – Levi Harrod. Family contains one male over 16, three males under 16, and two females. 1800 Census, Morgan Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Head of family – Levi Harrod. Family contains one male under 10, one male between 10 and 15, two males between 16 and 25, and one male over 45. Family contains one female under 10, one female between 10 and 15, and one female over 45. 1800-1810 Ohio Tax Lists Knox County, Morgan Township – Levi Harrod (son of Levi Harrod Sr.) 1810 Census, Morgan Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Head of family – Levi Harrod. Family contains one male between 16 and 25, one male over 45. Family contains one female between 16 and 25, one female over 45. Head of family – Michael Harrod. Family contains 2 males under 10, one male between 26 and 45, one female under 10, one female between 16 and 25. 1820 Census, Knox County, Ohio Jackson Township; Head of family – Levi Harrod. Family contains one male between 26 and 45, one female between 26 and 45. (Levi Harrod Sr. – age actually 50) Morgan Township; Head of family -Levi Harrod. Family contains 3 males under 10, one male between 10 and 15, one male between 16 and 17, one male between 18 and 25, and one male between 26 and 45. Family contains one female under 10, two females between 16 and 25, and one female between 26 and 45. (Levi Harrod Jr.) Morgan Township ; Head of family – William Harrod. Family contains 3 males under 10, one male between 16 and 25. Family contains one female under 10, one female between 16 and 25, and one female over 45. Morgan Township; Head of family – Samuel Harrod. Family contains 2 males under 10, one male between 10 and 15, one male between 18 and 25. Family contains one female under 10, one female between 16 and 25. Morgan Township; Head of family – Michael Harrod. Family contains one male under 10, one male between 26 and 45. Family contains 2 females under 10, one female between 16 and 25. Census entries – Dillon family 1790 Census, Franklin Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Head of family – Peter Dillon. Family contains 2 males over 16, 2 males under 16, and 2 females. 1800 Census, Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Head of family – Peter Dillon. Family contains 3 males under 10, 3 males 10 -15, one male over 45, 2 females under 10 and one female 26 -45. 1810 Census, Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Head of family – Thomas Dillon. Family contains one male under 10, one male16 –25, 3 females under 10 and one female16 - 25. 1820 Census, Morgan Township, Knox County, Ohio. Head of family – Thomas Dillon. Family contains 3 males under 10, one male 26-44, 2 females under 10, 2 females 10-15, and one female 26-44. One person is engaged in agriculture, and two in manufacturing. 1830 Census, Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio. Head of family – Thomas Dillen. Family contains 2 males under 5, one male 5-9, 3 males 15-19, one male 40-49, one female 5-9, one female 10-14, one female 20-29, and one female 40-49. 1840 Census, Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio. Head of family – Thomas Dillon. Family contains 2 males 10-14, one male 15-19, one male 50-59, and one female, 50-59. 1850 Census, Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio. Name age occupation birthplace Thomas Dillon* 66 farmer NJ Hannah Dillon 64 NY Alexander Dillon 27 farmer OH John C. Dillon 21 farmer OH Margaret Price 14 OH Joseph Morton 10 OH *Value of real estate = $10,000 Census entries – Bonds family. 1783, 1785 Tax Lists for Amherst County, Virginia. Head of family – John Bonds. Family contains 4 whites, no slaves. 1787 Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia Head of family – John Bonds. No slaves, 2 horses, 6 cattle. 1810 Census for Amherst County, Virginia. Head of family – John Bonds. Family contains one male over 45, one female16 - 24, and one female over 45. 1820 Census for Nelson County, Virginia Head of family – John Bonds. Family contains one male under 10, one male18 – 25, and one female 26 -45. 1830 Census for Nelson County, Virginia. Head of family – John Bonds. Family contains 3 males under 5, one male 5 -9, one male10 -14, one male 30 –39, one female under 5, one female 5 - 9, and one female30 -39. The family has no slaves. 1840 Census for Nelson County, Virginia. Head of family – John Bonds. Family contains one male under 5, two males10 -14, one male15 -19, one male 20 - 29, one male 30 –39, one female 5 -9, one female10 -14, one female15 -19, and one female 40 - 49. Family has 3 slaves. 1850 Census for Nelson County, Virginia Name age occupation birthplace Willliam Bond 34 overseer VA Ann Bond 27 “ Elizabeth Bond 3 “ Ellen Bond 1 1860 Census for Chariton County, Missouri, Yellow Creek Township. Name age occupation birthplace John Bonds 63 VA Hugh Bonde 34 VA Elizabeth Bonde 19 KY William P. Bonde 2/12 MO Isaiah Bonds 24 VA Armatha Bonds 20 KY W. S. Bonds (William) 41 VA A. Bonds 41 VA M. E. Bonds 12 “ F. Bonds 11 “ N. A. Bonds 9 “ G. W. Bonds 6 “ J. W. Bonds 4 “ Isaac Long 35 VA Angeline Long 35 “ Newton Long 14 “ Mary Long 10 “ Creed A. Bonds 31 “ Elizabeth Bonds 19 “ Lou Sparks (f) 26 “ Thomas Grace 43 VA Elizabeth Grace 27 “ James Grace 15 IN Emily Grace 12 MO Lydia Grace 10 “ Susan A. Grace 2 “ Thomas Grace 11/12 “ Robert Bonds 36 VA 1870 Census, Chariton County, Brunswick Township, MO Name age occupation birthplace William S. Bonds 52 farmer VA Ann Bonds 51 keeps house VA Elizabeth 22 “ Ellen 19 “ George 16 “ William 14 “ William Small 8 MO 1880 Census, Chariton County, MO birthplace Name age occupation self FA MO William Bonds 61 farmer VA VA VA Ann O. Bonds 61 keeps house VA VA VA James Bonds 23 VA VA VA 1900 Census, Chariton County, MO birthplace Name date of birth age yrs mar. occupation self FA MO James W. Bonds Sept. 1855 44 16 farmer VA VA VA Mollie B. Bonds Dec. 1861 38 MO KY VA Alma J. Bonds Oct. 1884 15 MO Emma L. Bonds Aug. 1886 13 MO Harry H. Bonds Dec. 1890 9 MO Note: James Bonds has 31 cattle and owns his farm Census Entries – Monroe Family 1810 Census, Nelson County, Virginia Head of family – John Monroe. Family contains one male under 10, one male 10 -15, one male over 45, 2 females under 10, 2 females10 -15, one female16 -25, and one female over 45. The family has 5 slaves. Head of family – Nelson Monroe. Family contains one male 26 - 45, one female10 -15, and one female over 45. Family has 2 slaves. 1820 Census, Nelson County, Virginia. Head of family – Nelson Monroe. Family contains one male over 45, one female16 -25, and one female over 45. Family has 4 slaves. Head of family – George Monroe. Family contains one male under10, one male18 –25, 2 females under 10 and one female 16 -25. Family has no slaves. 1830 Census, Nelson County, Virginia. Head of family – Nelson Monroe. Family contains one male 50 -59 and one female 50 -59. Head of family – George Monroe. Family contains 2 males under 5, one male 5 -9, one male 30 –39, 2 females under 5, and one female 30 -39. Family has no slaves. 1840 Census, Nelson County, Virginia. Head of family – George Monroe. Family contains one male under 5, 3 males 5 -9, 2 males10 -14, 2 males15 -19, one male 40 –49, one female under 5, one female 5 -9, one female10-14, and one female 30 -39. Family has no slaves. Head of family – Susan Monroe. Family has one female 50 -59. She has 11 slaves. Head of family – Isbel Monroe. Family has one male10 –14 and one female 30 -39. Family has 4 slaves. 1850 Census, Nelson County, Virginia Name age occupation birthplace Elizabeth Monroe 53 VA Martha Monroe 20 “ Mary Monroe 19 “ George Monroe 17 “ Elizabeth Monroe 16 “ Charles Monroe 11 “ Catharine Monroe 6 “ Nelson Monroe 27 overseer VA Nancy Monroe 24 “ Ellen Monroe 1 “ James Monroe 25 overseer VA Isabella Monroe 53 VA Michael O. Monroe 23 “ Susan Monroe 71 VA Elizabeth Coffey 28 “ Patrick H. Coffey 6 “ 1850 Census, Rockbridge County, Virginia, (District 51). p. 418 Name age occupation birthplace Henry Monroe 22 farmer VA 1860 Census, Nelson County, Virginia. Name age occupation birthplace Nelson Monroe 37 farming Nelson county, VA Ellen E. Monroe 11 “ Lucy Monroe 7 “ Julia A. Monroe 6 “ 1860 Census, Nelson County, Virginia (continued). Name age occupation birthplace George Monroe 25 overseer Nelson County, VA Caroline Monroe 22 “ Caroline A. Monroe 1 “ George A. Monroe 7/12 “ Sophie Crist 45 “ Charles Monroe 22 farmer Nelson County, VA Phebe Monroe 20 “ Nancy M. Monroe 1 “ Isabella Monroe 70 farming Nelson County, VA Michael O. Monroe 33 “ Nancy Monroe 68 farming Nelson County, VA Florence Lawhorn (mulatto) 2 George Bobbin (black) 52 Sally Demasters (black) 80 1870 Census, Nelson County, Virginia Name age occupation birthplace Charles Monroe 33 farm labor VA Phebe Monroe 32 keeps house “ Nancy Monroe 13 “ daugher 5 “ daugher 3 “ Caroline Monroe 31 keeps house VA Caroline A. Monroe 11 “ George Monroe 9 “ daugher 5 “ M. O. Monroe 44 farm labor VA Isabella Monroe 86 keeps house “ Nancy Monroe 55 VA Mary M. Monroe 10 “ Census entries – Mayfield family. 1810 Federal Census, Augusta County, Virginia Head of family – Henry Mayfield. Family contains one male under 10, one male 10 -15, one male over 45, 2 females under 10, and one female over 45. The family has no slaves. 1820 Federal Census, Augusta County, Virginia. Head of family – Stephen Mayfield. Family contains one male under 10, 3 males 18 –25, one female 16 -25, and one female over 45. The family has no slaves. 1830 Federal Census, Saline County, Missouri. Head of family – Stephen Mayfield. The family contains one male under 5, two males 5 -9, one male10 -14, one male 30 –39, one female10 -14, and one female 30 -39. The family has no slaves. 1840 Census, Cooper County, Missouri. Head of family – Stephen Mayfield. The family contains one male under 5, one male 5 -9, one male10 -14, 2 males15 -19, one male 30 –39, one female under 5, one female 5 -9, one female 20 -29, one female 40 -49, and one female 70 -79. The family has no slaves. Head of family – Henry Mayfield. The family contains one male under 5, 3 males 5 -9, one male 10 -14, one male 15 -19, one male 40 –49, one female under 5, one female 20 -29, and one female 40 -49. 1850 Census, Saline County, Missouri (90th district). Name age occupation birthplace Stephen Mayfield 53 farmer VA Elizabeth Mayfield 50 VA James Mayfield 18 farmer MO Elizabeth Mayfield 15 “ Lucy J. Mayfield 13 “ William Mayfield 11 “ Barney Mayfield 7 “ John Mayfield 21 farmer VA Henry Mayfield 30 ferryman VA Susan Mayfield 21 MO Anne C. Mayfield 1 “ 1850 Census, Bering Township, Cooper County, Missouri . Name age occupation birthplace Stephen Mayfield 27 farmer VA Miriam Mayfield 22 TN Infant 6/12 MO 1860 Census, Miami Township, Saline County, Missouri. Name age occupation birthplace Stephen Mayfield 62 farmer VA Elizabeth Mayfield 58 VA Stephen Mayfield 37 laborer VA Mrs. Miriam Mayfield 36 TN Lucy J. Mayfield 11 MO John L. Mayfield 10 “ James H. Mayfield 8 “ Drucilla Mayfield 6 “ Martha E. Mayfield 4 “ Sarah M. Mayfield 1 “ Henry Mayfield 40 renter VA Amanda Mayfield 4 MO 1860 Census, Arrow Rock Township, Saline County, MO. Name age occupation birthplace Barney Mayfield 17 farm laborer VA (living with Dr. F. A. Combs and family) 1860 Census, Jefferson Township, Saline County, MO. Name age occupation birthplace Freeman Cutt 28 farmer IN Lucy J. Cutt 24 MO John W. Cutt 3 “ Harriett Tille 3 “ Sarah J. Mayfield 10 “ Mary A. Mayfield 8 “ 1870 Census, Miami Township, Saline County, MO. Name age occupation birthplace Stephen Mayfield 73 farmer VA Sarah Mayfield 31 keeps house OH David Mayfield 7 MO George Mayfield 2 “ Margaret Mayfield 2 “ Rebecca (?) Mayfield 15 “ James Mayfield 38 farmer MO Margaret Mayfield 30 keeps house “ Josephine Mayfield 6 “ Benjamin Mayfield 4 “ Harriett Mayfield 1 “ Henry Mayfield 50 farmer VA Sarah Mayfield 27 keeps house MO Mary Mayfield 15 “ Lee Mayfield (m) 12 “ Charles Mayfield 4 “ Susan Mayfield 2 “ Cemetery Inscriptions. – Biggs family Union Grove Cemetery, Knox County, Ohio Jeremiah Biggs, died Aug 13, 1846 (sic - actually died 1844) at the age of 74 years Jemima Harrod Biggs, died August 8, 1833 at the age of 57 years, 11 months. William Biggs, died June 6, 1882 at the age of 86 years 21 days (William’s death record says died June 6, 1882, age 86 years, 2 months, 21 days) Harrod Biggs, son of Jeremiah (son of Eleazer) and Jemima (Stockton) Biggs, born 1831, died 1910. Lois L. Harris Biggs, wife of Harrod Biggs, born 1839, died 1909. Marengo Cemetery, Morrow County, Ohio. Harrod Biggs, died 1864, aged 37 years, in Nashville, TN (Harrod is actually buried in Nashville National Cemetery) Isabella Biggs Madden, died Feb. 9, 1902, age 69 years 6 months 15 days. William Biggs, son of H. and Belle, died 1878, age 21 years Chester Baptist Cemetery, Morrow County, Ohio. John Biggs, father, died Jan. 9, 1877, age 67 years, 7 months, 4 days. Susan Biggs, mother, died July 31, 1901, age 84 years. River Cliff Cemetery, Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio. John H. Biggs, born Sept. 28, 1817, died April 28, 1891 (son of Harrod Biggs). Charity, wife of John, born Sept. 9, 1817, died Nov. 27, 1898. Elizabeth, daughter of J & C Biggs, died Feb. 10, 1893, age 46 years, 1 month, 4 days. Charity T. Biggs, no dates. Lucinda Biggs, born July 13, 1838, died July 19, 1919. Glendale Cemetery, Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio. Edwin Main, June 22, 1845 – April 19, 1909. Rhoda A. Main, Feb. 15, 1846 – May 7, 1925 (daughter of William Biggs) Gravitt Cemetery, Oxford Township, Delaware County, Ohio. Sarah Baxter, born Feb. 27, 1805, died Oct. 14, 1892 (daughter of Jeremiah Biggs) William Baxter, died Sept. 20, 1863, on Chickamauga Battlefield. 121st OVI Ellen Burke, wife of S. G., died March 11, 1865, age 40 years, 5 months, 17 days (daughter of William Biggs). Harmony Chapel Cemetery, Morrow county, Ohio. Edward Healea, died Sept. 6, 1878, age 55 years, 3 months, 21 days. Wife Hannah, died May 26, 1890, age 62 years, 1 month, 3 days (daughter of William Biggs) Meeker Healea, son of E. & H., died Aug. 21, 1869, age 7 months, 25 days. Morgan Healea, son of E. & H., died Sept. 18, 1869, age 16 years, 1 month, 21 days. Sara Isabell Healea, daughter of E. & H., died Sept. 11, 1861, age 3 years, 3 months, 1 day. John Healea, son of E. & H., died March 11, 1867, age 18 years, 9 months, 17 days. Lewis C. Healea, son of E. & H., died Feb. 2, 1887, age 25 years, 3 months, 7 days. Edward G. Healea, son of E. & H., died May 26, 1890, age 3 years, 3 months, 3 days. Smith-Eulis Cemetery, Chatfield Township, Crawford County, Ohio. Mary Biggs, died July 24, 1847, age 72 years (widow of Noah) Ephraim Biggs, died March 10, 1884, aged 79 years, 2 months, 28 days (son of Noah) Wife Sarah, Oct. 11, 1826 – Sept. 4, 1894. Samantha, daughter of E. & S., died May 8, 1865, age 5 years, 5 months, 9 days Eleazer Biggs, died June 11, 1866, aged 64 years, 7 months, 18 days (son of Noah) Noah Biggs, died Oct. 19, 1873, aged 65 years, 7 months, 27 days (son of Noah, Sr.) Goodwill Cemetery, Crawford County, Ohio. Jos. Biggs, 1854 – 1918 Wife Melissa, 1856 – 1913 Cora E. Biggs, Sept. 1, 1882 – May 7, 1905. Antioch Lutheran Cemetery, Marion Township, Allen County, Indiana Timothy Biggs; no dates. Simeon Biggs, husband of Maria; no dates. Maria Biggs, donor of this cemetery, 1855. Eleazer Biggs, 1846 – 1934; Soldier. Almira Biggs, 1851-1925, wife of Eleazer. Albert N. Biggs, died Feb. 6, 1879, son of A. & E. Florence A. Biggs, May 17, 1890 – March 24, 1892; daughter of A. & E. Homer Biggs, died April 17, 1938, age 55 years. Son of A. & E. Eunice O. Biggs, died July 23, 1854, wife of Eleazer (Eleazer Sr.) Eunice O. Biggs, died March 1, 1869, daughter of E. O. & E. Lewis O. Biggs, died July 14, 1936, age 64 years. Hulda O. Biggs, died July 24, 1950 at Dearborn, MI, age 74 years, wife of Lewis O. John W. Biggs, died Nov. 4, 1861, age 1 year, 7 months, 7 days. Orlando Biggs, wife Eliza. No dates. Quaker Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, MI Harrod Biggs, died Dec. 7, 1878, age 27 years, 7 months, son of S. & M. Levi Biggs, died Nov. 1861, age 17 years, 8 months, son of S. & M. (This is actually Levi’s age and date of enlistment in the 28th MI Infantry; he died in 1864 in TN) Marion Biggs, died Sept. 18, 1867, age 4 years, 20 days, son of L. & E. Nora Biggs, died July 2, 1872, daughter of L. & E. Jacob Ely, no dates (father-in-law of Lewis Biggs) Wilcox Cemetery, Barry County, MI Timothy Biggs, died 1886. McCullough Cemetery, Chariton County, Missouri Biggs, Lewis. Feb. 27, 1830 – March 30, 1904. Wife, Biggs, Elizabeth A, died June 18, 1886, aged 49 years, 9 months, 16 days Biggs, Rebecca, wife of Lewis, May 12, 1838 – Feb. 4, 1907, age 68 years, 8 months, 22 days. Biggs, B. F. Oct. 12, 1867 – Mar. 4, 1842 (Benjamin “Frank” Biggs, son of Lewis) Biggs, Maude M. Oct. 14, 1879 – Jan. 30, 1952. Biggs, Clyde C. July 22, 1902 – Dec. 18, 1957. Biggs, Jennie, died June 29, 1883, age 14 years, 5 months, 8 days. Cemetery Inscriptions – Rickman family Gilliam Cemetery, Saline County, MO James Rickman 30 Apr. 1822 – 12 July 1892 Sarah A. Rickman, w/o James, 22 Jan. 1822 – 12 July 1895. Elliot Grove Cemetery, Chariton County, MO William Henry Rickman,( grave#1973) Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery, Cooper County, MO Barzilla Rickman Mrs. Barzilla Rickman, mother of Mary Jane Rickman Warnoff William Rickman, brother of Mary J. R. Warnoff Cemetery Inscriptions – Mayfield family Shiloh Cemetery, Saline County, MO Mayfield, James A. 1832 – 1917 (brother of Sarah Mayfield Rickman) Mayfield, Margaret S. w/o James - born 20 Sept. 1838, died 27 May 1905. Cemetery Inscriptions – Bonds family. Elliott Grove Cemetery, Chariton County, MO Bonds, Mary. Dec. 27, 1861 – Feb. 18, 1937 Bonds, James William. Sept. 15, 1861 – Nov. 15, 1936 Bonds, Erma. Aug. 20, 1886 – Dec. 26, 1980. Daughter of James Wm. and Mary Hazel Ridge Cemetery, Chariton County, MO Bonds, William S. Died Aug. 3, 1885 aged 67 yrs, 1 m, and 23d Bonds, Ann O. Died April 6, 1881 aged 62 yrs. Wife of William S. Bonds, Nancy A. Born Feb. 22, 1851 in Nelson County, VA, died July 13, 1869, age 17 years, 4 m, 21d (sic). Daughter of William S. and Ann O. >From the Knox County Ohio will book. Last will and Testament The State of Ohio, Knox County of Levi Herrod At a court of common pleas at October 17, 1825 Mt. Vernon in the county of Knox and state of Ohio on the seventeenth day of October in the year of our lord One thousand eight hundred twenty five. The last will and testament of Levi Herrod was produced and proven by the oaths of Peter Veach and Andrew Casto. And ordered letters testamentary with a copy of the will (? ? ) Levi Harrod and Michael Harrod and was duly qualified to discharge the duties of this office as (?) which will reads in the words and (?) as following, to wit: In the name of God Amen. I Levi Harrod of Pleasant Township Knox County and the state of Ohio, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following (that is to say): First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Racheal Harrod all my goods and chattels of every description whatever without exception. I further give and devise to my five sons Levi Harrod, Michael Harrod, James Harrod, William Harrod, and Samuel Harrod together with my four daughters Jemima Biggs, Rachel Biggs, Elizabeth Bell, and Sarah Dunn provided the last named Sarah Dunn is now living; provided she is now dead her children are not entitled to draw but is hereby (?) as their heirs and assigns forever, all that my (?) or tract of land situate in Pleasant Township Knox on which I now reside. But it is hereby understood that my wife is to remain her natural life and at her demise this aforesaid estate shall devise to the above named heirs. And lastly I hereby order and appoint my two sons Michael Harrod and Levi Harrod sole executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of September 1825. Levi Harrod (seal) Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above Levi Harrod to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the testator. Peter Veach Andrew Casto Will of Jeremiah Biggs In the name of the Benevolent Father of all. I, Jeremiah Biggs of the county of Knox in the State of Ohio do make and publish this my last will and testament. In manner and form following: that is to say: Item First it is my will that my funeral expenses and all my just debts by fully paid – Item 2nd, I give, devise, and bequeath to my beloved wife Susanah Biggs in lieu of her dower all the personal property belonging to & owned by my said wife at and before our marriage & which have come into my possession by virtue of said marriage, to be and remain the absolute property of my said wife. And also that my said wife be allowed & have her maintenance from the produce of the plantation on which we now reside during her natural life. Item 3rd. I give and devise to my youngest son John Biggs the farm on which I now reside situate & being in the Township of Harrison in the County of Knox & State of Ohio estimated to contain one hundred and fifty three acres, and to his heirs and assigns forever, subject however to the yearly maintenance of wife as aforesaid. Item 4th . I also direct that a fair valuation or appraisment be made according to law of all my personal estate of which I shall die possessed & the same be sold at publick vender by my executors hereinafter named on such credit, and the amount thereof secured in such manner as is usual in like cases to insure the full and punctual payment thereof. Item 5th. Also I desire that from the sale of my personal estate as aforesaid together with any debts due and owing to me and money on hand at the time of my death, my executors (after paying my just debts and funeral expenses as aforesaid) shall pay or credit my several daughters, to wit: Mary Baker, Jemima Hayes, Sarah Baxter, Rhoda Baker, Elizabeth Pipes, Jane Wolf, & Lydia Biggs the sum of one hundred dollars each - and if there should not be a sufficient amount thereof from the sales of personal property & other sources as aforesaid then I desire that my said son John Biggs shall make up such further sum as will enable my executors to pay the said sum of one hundred dollars to each of my said several daughters as aforesaid. Item 6th. I do hereby nominate and appoint my sons Harrod Biggs and William Biggs to be the executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me made and rattifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. – In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. Jeremiah Biggs Will of William Biggs of Cumberland County, NJ 1794 I William Biggs of the county of Cumberland in the State of New Jersey do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows, that is to say, First, that all my just Debts and funeral charges be paid, then I give and bequeath unto my nephew William Biggs, son of my brother Daniel Biggs fifteen pounds. I give and bequeath unto my Neice Hannah McGrange five pounds. I give and bequeath unto my brother Jeremiah Biggs’ sons, that is to say, to Lazar, Noah, Jeremiah, William, Aaron, and Ephraim Biggs, ten pounds each, and the remainder of my personal estate, I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Rachel Biggs. I give and devise to my brother John Biggs five acres of land joining his other land, beginning at the southwest corner thereof and from thence running westerly one rod, thence to Souther’s line such a course as will include five acres to him, his heirs and assigns forever. I give and devise to my loving wife Rachel Biggs all the remainder of the plantation whereon I now live, together with the improvements during her natural life, she committing no waste thereon, then the same to my nephew William Biggs son of my brother John Biggs to him his heirs and assigns forever. I do hereby appoint George Burgin sole executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninty-four his Signed, sealed, published, and declared. William X Biggs mark by the forementioned William Biggs to behis last Will and Testiment, in the presence of us , who have hereunto sub- scribed our names as Witnesses, in the presence of the testator. The words “that is to say Lazar” were wrote on an ? before the Execution hereof. Israel Read (signature) John Moore (signature) Henry Shriner (signature) John Moore & Henry Shriner two of the witnesses to the above Will being duly sworn did say that they saw William Biggs the Testator therein named sign & seal the same and heard him publish pronounce and declare it to be his last Will and testament & that at the doing thereof the said Testator was of sound & discerning mind & memory as far as they know & as they verily believed . That Israel Read the other subscribing witness was present at the same time& signed his name as witness together with these deponents in the presence of the said Testator Sworn at BridgeTown The 6th day of January 1794 John Moore (signature) Before me Jonathan Elmer Surrog. Henry Shriner (signature) George Burgin Executor in the within Testament named being duly sworn did say that the within writing contains the True last Will and Testament of William Biggs the Testator therein named so far as he knows & as he verily believes, the he will well and truly perform the foresaid by paying first the Debts of the said and then the Legacies in the said Testament specified as far as the goods Chattels Credits of said dec: can thereunto extend that he will make & Exhibit a true & perfect Inventory of the Goods, Chattels & Credits of said dec. & render a just & true account when thereunto required Sworn at Bridge Town The 6th day of January 1794 Before me Jonathan Elmer Surog. George Burgin (signature) Note: William Biggs (son of John) sold his uncle’s land in 1811 to Josiah Seeley. In the deed, the plantation of William Biggs is described thus: The land is bounded on the west by land belonging to Jeremiah Parvin, on the north by land belonging to the heirs of Simon Sanders deceased, on the east by other land belonging to Josiah Seeley and on the south by the run or Branch that divides said land from the land belonging to the heirs of Henry Shriner. Josiah Seeley’s land is described on p. 652 of the “History of Glouchester, Salem, and Cumberland Counties, NJ”: The pond which furishes the water power for the grist-mill at Cedar Grove is on the main stream of the Cohansey. The pond on which is the saw-mill is a branch of the Cohansey, which empties into it below the grist-mill pond. They were erected in the early 1700’s and in 1748 were owned by Jonathan Fithian. In 1752, Joseph Golden was the proprietor. Ephraim Seeley bought the property of John and Joseph Golden, died in 1774, and by his will left the grist-mill and saw- mill to his son Josiah. Josiah Seeley owned both of the mills until his death in 1832. The will of Ephraim Seeley (June 18, 1774) describes Josiah’s inheritance thus: The plantations which I bought of Jonathan Fithian, and the house and lands bought of Joseph and Jonathan Golden, and the grist-mill and saw-mill thereto belonging, and 45 acres of pine land on Green Branch in Broad Neck, and 19 acres of marsh bought of Joseph Bishop. An Inventory of the Goods, Chattels, Rights, and Credits of Daniel Biggs Late of Hopewell in the County of Cumberland Decesed As appraised 27th Day of January 1763 by Jacob Moore John Burgin To his Horse Bridle and Saddle L S D Purse and Apparrel 86 0 4 To two Bedds and Sundry other Houfhold Goods 48 6 4 To farm cart and Sundry Plantation Tools 25 7 0 To A Waggon 10 0 0 To Wheat in the Sheaf 16 5 0 To a Gun Tennant Law and Sundry Small Articles 4 11 2 To a Bee Hive and Hay 2 10 0 To Wheat on the Ground 8 0 0 To Twelve Stone Swine 4 10 0 To thirteen Neat Cattel 30 0 0 To one Mare and eight Sheep 10 0 0 L 195 3 10 Jacob Moore and John Burgin appraisers of the Above Inventory being Duly Sworn did Depose that the goods, chattels, And Credits in the above Inventory Set Down and Specified Were by them appraised According to their Just and True Rates and Vallues according to the Best of their Judgments and Understanding and that they appraised all things that was Brought to their view for appraisment Sworn at Greemwich Jacob Moore (signature) January ye 28th 1763 John Burgin (signature) Before me Matthew Ewing Surrogate William Biggs Administrator of all and singular the goods Chattels Rights and Credits of Daniel Biggs Decased being Duly Sworn Did Depose that the above Writeing Contains a True and Perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Good Chattels and Credits of the Said Decesed as far as have come to his Possession or Knowledge or to the possession of any person Or persons for his self Sworn at Greenwich William Biggs (signature) No. 310899 General Affidavit. CASE OF Miriam R. Mayfield, widow of Stephen Mayfield Co. F, 71 Reg’t. M.E.M. Vols. For Widow’s Pension FILED BY JAS. H. VERMILYA & CO., U.S. CLAIM ATTORNEYS, P.O. DRAWER 585 Washington, D.C. [Form 20] GENERAL AFFIDAVIT STATE OF Missouri } COUNTY OF Saline } S.S. In the matter of Stephen Mayfield, late of Co. F, 71 M.E.M. Personally came before me, a Notary Public in and for aforesaid County and State James Rickman and Nehemaih Dille, age 66 and 58 years (respectively), citizens of the Town of Gilliam, County of Saline, State of Missouri, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to aforesaid case, as follows: We were present at the death of Stephen Mayfield and helped to bury him; he died from the effects of measels Feb. 17th, A.D. 1863 while in the Service, and was buried by the Company with the honors of War. I further declare that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in its prosecution. Signature James Rickman of { Affiant Nehemiah Dille Note: In the execution of papers and evidence, whenever a person or witness signs by mark [X], two persons WHO CAN WRITE must attest the signature by signing their names opposite. The official before whom the papers are executed is NOT A COMPETANT WITNESS TO A MARK. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day by the above named affiants, and I certify that I read said affidavit to said affiants and acquainted them with its contents before they executed the same. I further certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution, and that said affiants are personally known to me that they are credible persons and so reputed in the community in which they reside. Witness by my hand and official seal this 12th day of March, 1887. My term of office expires Jan. 17, 1891. (Sign here). Rob’t. H. 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