Rowan Co. NC - Bio of Mary Reed Frost DeFrees

Submitted by Bev Schonewolf <4bevswolf@mail2.lcia.com> 


                Rowan County Recollections of Mary Reed Frost
                                      
     Indianapolis, Ind Nov 30th 1880
     
     Of my side of the house I can not give any acount (account) farther
     back then (than) my great grandparents, my great grandfather
     William Frost was of English decent (descent) or perhaps Welch
     (Welsh) my grandfather Ebenezer Frost was born and brought up in
     new Jursey (New Jersey) whence he removed to North Carolina where
     he married Elizabeth Willson who was of Irish anacstry (ancestry)
     by whome (whom) he had 12 children William Frost my father married
     Elizabeth Read by her he raised six children their names were,
     Susanna, Mary, Sarah, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Caroline.
     
     My grandparents on my mother's side were named as follows James
     Read whoes (whose) father came from the county down Ireland and
     located on monacaca (Monocacy) creek Marieland (maryland) waire
     (where) he married Margaret Dehoofe of French decent (descent). My
     grandfather James Read married Mary M. Mac mahan she was the
     daugher (daughter) of John McMahan who also came from the county
     Down Ireland his wife's name was Susan Hilderbrand of German decent
     (descent). So my children are of four nations of the old world
     combined my father William Frost moved from North Carolina Rohan
     (Rowan) County to Ohio 185 (1805) built a camp in the woods near
     Piqua the 20th of November built a cabin and went into it
     Christmas. We were two and a half miles from white nighbors
     (neighbors) but Indians were plenty so were wild animals. I with my
     husband and family moved to Goshen, Indiana in 1835. I am now 83
     years old. Mary Defrees
     
     Reference: Photocopy of handwritten account by Mary Frost Defrees
     
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