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No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 18:28:41 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" > To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0e9f01bf53e6$c5c3f300$0300a8c0@local.net > Subject: Fw: Bio History-- Know your Ohio -- George Washington --Pt 2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: kathi kelley > To: > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 5:04 PM Subject: Bio History-- Know your Ohio -- George Washington --Pt 2 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Darlene E. Kelley *********************************************** Historical Collections of Ohio Know your Ohio by Darlene E. Kelley *********************************************** Continuation Of George Washington's Journal-- Mission to the Ohio-- Pt 2 As printed in The Maryland Gazette-- March 21st and 28th, 1754. Shingiss attended us to the Loggs Town, where we arrived between Sun-setting and Dark, the 25th Day after I left Williamsburg; We traveled over some extreme good, and bad land, to get to this Place.--- As soon as I came into Town, I went to Monacatoocha ( as the Half King was out at his hunting Cabbin on little Beaver Creek, about 15 miles off ) who inform'd him by John Davidson, my Indian Interpreter, that I was sent a Messager to the French General; and was ordered to call upon the Sachems of the Six Nations, to acquaint them with it.--- I gave him a String of Wampum, and a Twill of Tobacco, and desired him to send for the Half-King; which he promised to do by a Runner in the Morning, and for other Sachems;--- I invited him and the other great Men present to my Tent, where they stayed about an Hour and return'd. According to the best Observations I could make, Mr. Gist's new Settlement ( which we pass'd by ) bears about W.N.W. 70 Miles from Wills Creek; Shanapins. or Forks N. by W. or N.N.W, about 50 miles from that; and from thence to the Loggs Town, the Course is nearly Well about 18 or 20 Miles; so that the whole Distance, as we went and computed it, is about 135 or 140 Miles from our back inhabitants. 25th, Came to Town four of ten Frenchmen that deserted from a Company at the Cuscuscus, which lies at the Mouth of this River; I got he following Account from them. They were sent from New Orleans with 100, and 8 Canoe Loads of Provisions to this Place; where they expected to have met the same Number of Men, from the Forts this Side Lake Erie, to convoy them and the Stores up, who were not arrived when they ran off. I enquired into the Situation of the French, on the Mississippi, their Number, and what Forts they had built; They inform'd me, That there were four small Forts between New Orleans and the Black Islands, garrison'd with about 30 or 40 Men, and a few small Pieces, in each; That at New Orleans, which is near the Mouth of the Mississippi, there are 35 Companies of 40 Men each, with a pretty Strong Fort mounting 8 Carriage Guns, and at the Black Islands are about 130 Leagues aove the Mouth of the Ohio, which is about 350 above New Orleans; They also acquainted me, that there was a small pallisado'd Fort on the Ohio, at the Mouth of the Obaish, about 60 Leagues from the Misssissipi; The Obaish heads near the West End of Lake Erie, and affords the Communication between the French on Mississippi and those on the Lakes. These Deserters came up from the Lower Shawnee-Town with one Brown, an Indian Trader, and were going to Philadelphia. About 3 o'clock this evening the Half-King came to Town; I went up and I invited him and Davison, privately, to my Tent, and desir'd him to relate some of the Particulars of his Journey to the French Commandant, and Reception there; and to give me an Account of the Ways and Distance. He told me, that the nearest and levellest Way was now impassible, by Reason of large miry Savannas, that we must be obliged to go by Venago, and should not get to the nearest Fort under 5 or 6 Night's Sleep, good Travelling. When he went to the Fort, he said he was received in a very stern Manner by the late Commander; who ask'd him very abruptly, what he had come about, and to declare his Business, which he said he did in the following Speech. Fathers. I am come to tell you your own Speeches; what your own Mouths have declared. Fathers, You in former Days, set a Silver Bason before us, wherein there was the Leg of a Beaver, and desir'd of all Nations to come and eat in Peace and Plenty, and not to be Churlish to one another; and that if any such Person should be found a Disturber. I have lay down by the Edge of te Dish a Rod, which you must scouge them with, and if I your Father, should get foolish, in my old Days, I desire you may use it upon me as well as others. Now Fathers, it is you that are the Disturbers in this Land, by coming and building your Towns, and taking it away unknown to us, and by Force. Fathers, We kindled a Fire a long Time ago, at a Place called Montreal, where we desired you to stay, and not come and intrude upon our Land. I now desire you may dispatch to that Place; for it be known to you. Fathers, that this is our Land, and not yours. Fathers, I desire you may hear me in Civilness; if not, we must handle that Rod which was laid down for the use of Obstreperous. If you had come in a peaceful Manner, like our Brothers the English, we should not have been against your trading with us, as they do; but to come, Fathers, and build great Houses upon our Land, and to take it by Force, is what we cannot submit to. Fathers, both you and the English are white, we live in a Country between; therefore the Land belongs to neither one nor the to other; But the Great Being Above allow'd it to be a Place of Residence for us; so Fathers, I desire you to withdraw, as I have done our Brothers the English; for I will keep you at Arms length. I lay this down as a Trial for both. to see which will have the greatest Regard to it, and that Side we will stand by, and make equal Sharers with us. Our Brothers the English have heard this, and I come now to tell it to you, for I am not afraid to discharge you off this land. This is that account in Substance of what he said to the General, who made this this Reply--- *********************************************** To be continued in part 3-- The Reply. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 01:30:48 -0500 From: "Jerry Garrison" > To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: > Subject: Will: Deardorff, 1857, Tuscarawas (Kitch mentioned) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I Samuel Deardorff of York Township, Tuscarawas County and State of Ohio, being weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding, and considering the uncertainty of human life do make and publish this my last will and testament, as follows, viz.; In the place it is my will that my executors hereinafter named shall pay the expenses of my last sickness and funeral, and all my just debts. I give and bequeath all my property, real and personal, after my debts and two legacies hereinafter named, to my grand daughters Hannah Deardorff and Rebecca Deardorff are paid, to my four children, John, Elizabeth intermarried with Martin Kitch, Sarah and Mary, to be divided between them, share and share alike, in the following manner, that is to say: I give and bequeath unto my son John and my daughter Elizabeth Kitch, as tenants in common, one hundred and sixty acres of land, being the south east quarter of Section seven, in Township seven and Range two of the United States Military District, for which they shall be charged two thousand dollars, that is to say, one thousand dollars each, and shall account for that amount each, in the first settlement and division of my estate, between them. I also give and bequeath to my daughters Sarah and Mary also as tenants in common the farm on which I now live, being thirty acres of Lot number one and Lot number two, both in the fourth quarter of the eighth Township and third Range of the United States Military District and also forty acres, being part of the west half of the north west quarter of Section five, in Township seven and Range two of the same District (the other part of said half quarter section having been deeded by me to Lewis Humrickhouse) for which they shall be charged two thousand one hundred dollars, that is to say, one thousand and fifty dollars each, in the final settlement and division of my estate, between them. I also give and bequeath to my grand daughter, Hannah Deardorff, the sum of two hundred dollars, to be paid to her by my Executors, on her arriving at legal age, as in full for her father's share in my estate. I also give and bequeath to my grand daughter Rebecca M. Deardorff the sum of one hundred dollars, and I do hereby appoint her father John Deardorff, as her guardian to take charge of the same, until she arrives at legal age. And lastly, I do hereby appoint my son John Deardorff and my son in law Martin Kitch, as my Executors, to carry this my last will and testament into effect. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. Samuel (his mark) Deardorff Signed, sealed and declared to be his last will and testament, by the Testator, in presence of us. Francis R. Holland Jacob Blickensderfer [ABSTRACTED - In court on the 11th day of January, 1858, Francis Holland affirmed he was present when Samuel Deardorff signed and published the will, and that Jacob Blickensderfer, now deceased, was also present. The Executors, as named in the will, were appointed Executors, with a bond of $10,000. - JBG] ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 01:32:12 -0500 From: "Jerry Garrison" > To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: > Subject: Marriages: Kitch / Deardorff / Cogle / Cougill Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit J. Martin KITCH married Elizabeth Cogle 2 June 1842 by Officer #40, Page Ret# 423 - 3378 James M. Cougill married Elizabeth Deardorff 10 Dec. 1829, Officer#17, Page# 153 - 1218 Above per Tuscarawas County, OH Marriages 1808 - 1844, Vol. 1, by the Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, New Philadelphia, OH 44663 Pub. 1979 Jerry Garrison ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 01:33:21 -0500 From: "Jerry Garrison" > To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: > Subject: BIO: Samuel Deardorff, Tuscarawas, OH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Samuel Deardorff, in 1811, became a settler on Lot 2 of the fourth quarter of Township 8, Range 3, situated near the center of York Township. Formerly of Virginia, he had lived in York County, PA., and made his first trip to Stone Creek on horseback leading a second horse laden with a few simple agricultural implements. He made a clearing of several acres, plowed and planted it with corn, and in September brought his family to the pioneer home. Mr. Deardorff also owned Lot 11, on the southern line of York Township, which his descendants still own and occupy. He was a Lutheran, raised a large family, and died at a ripe old age on his farm. From "History of Tuscarawas County", Page 688, Published 1884. Jerry Garrison ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: 01 Jan 2000 02:17:40 -0500 From: Scott Anderson > To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <-1265429507phssra@physics.emory.edu> Subject: Will: John CRANSTON, 1823/02/24, Guernsey Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit John Cranston's Will: written 2 FEB 1823; recorded 9 JUN 1823; Guernsey Co., Ohio Will Book, pp. 85-86. A.D. 1823 Febrary [sic] the 24 I John Cranston by the blessing of God being of sound memory do have this as my Last Will and Testament: Recommending my soul to God who gave it and my body to the Grave it is my will my son Wm. Cranston shall have the place I now lie on being 82 Acres on 11 section R7 t9 in Oxford township Guernsy [sic] County and alowing [sic] my wife shall be the man- ager of all while she lives of said concern and all the mooveable [sic] property allowing she shall discharge all my debts and that in tree [sic] years she pay to Pegy [sic] my dater [sic] and Nancy my daughter fifty dollars a piece [sic] and I further alow [sic] that at her decease her two daughters shall have all she has at that time my son John is to have the full half of that Qr lying in section 5 R7 t9 namely South side, and Archy my son the North side once had at present by James Whitcraft my will is that shall stay with his mother till he is 22 years of age he must pay her 50 dollars if he gets the Land my son James is to get one dollar my son tomy one dollar. Witness John Cranston Esquire Walter Graham Mary Cranston Executing William Graham The State of Ohio Guernsey County ss At a Court of Common pleas held at Cambridge within and for said county on the ninth day of June Anno Domini one thous- and eight hundred and twenty-three personally came in- to the court Walter Graham and William Graham the sub- scribing Witnesses to the aforesaid Last will and Testa- ment of John Cranston, and severally made oath that they did see John Cranston the Testator therein named subscribe and acknowledge the same to be his Last Will and Testament, and at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory and Judgement. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: 01 Jan 2000 02:30:11 -0500 From: Scott Anderson > To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <-1265428706phssra@physics.emory.edu> Subject: Will: Thomas CRANSTON, 1865/08/18, Guernsey Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thomas Cranston's Will: written 18 AUG 1865; recorded 6 DEC 1869; Guernsey Co., Ohio Will Book, pp. 245-246. In the name of the Benevolent Father of all: I, Thomas Cranston of the county of Guernsey and State of Ohio, do make and publish this my last will and testament. Item 1st. I give and bequeath to my beloved son John, five dollars. Item 2nd. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Polly, one hundred dollars. Item 3rd. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Lydia two hundred dollars. Item 4th. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Matilda, twenty five dollars. Item 5th. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Sarah, one hundred dollars. Item 6th. I give and bequeath to my beloved son Thomas, five dollars. Item 7th. I give and bequeath to my beloved Wesley, one thousand, one hundred and seventy-four dollars. Item 8th. I give and bequeath to my beloved grandaughter [sic] , Elizabeth Ann McClain five dollars. Item 9th. I give and bequeath to my beloved grand children, [sic] Thomas Blazer, Sarah Ann Blazer, Nancy Jane Blazer, George Wesley Blazer and James Tipton Blazer, each twenty-five dollars. Item 10th. I give and devise to my beloved son George Washington, the farm on which I now reside, situate [sic] in Oxford township, Guernsey County Ohio, containing one hundred sixty acres more or less, and his heirs forever, upon the following conditions, to wit: that he (George Washington) pay each and all of the above named legacies within three years from my decease: Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent him (the said George Washington) from paying the above legacies at any time before the expiration of the three years as aforesaid and taking receipts therefor. [sic] Item 11th. I desire that no appraisement and no sale of my personal effects take place and that the court so order in pursuance of the Statute made and provided. And it is my will that my beloved wife Nancy, shall have full possession and control of all my personal property, goods, moneys and credits during her natural life, and at her decease, I give and bequeath all of said personal property, moneys, goods and credits to my son George Washington. In witnes [sic] hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of August, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. Signed and acknowledged by the said Thomas Cranston as his Thos. Cranston last will and testament in our presence, and signed by us in his presence. William Borton Jr. James Kennon. The State of Ohio, Guernsey County, ss: We, William Borton Jr. and James Kennon, being duly sworn in open court this 6th day of December, A.D. 1869, depose and say that we were present at the execution of the last will and testament of Thomas Cranston, deceased, hereunto annexed: that we saw the said testator subscribe said will, and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament, and that the said testator at the time of executing the same, was of full age, and of sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint, and that we signed the same as witnesses at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year William Borton, Jr. aforesaid, Joseph Johnson, Probate Judge. James Kennon. In the matter of Thomas Cranston's Will. The State of Ohio, Guernsey County, ss: Probate Court, December 6th A.D. 1869 The last will and testament of Thomas Cranston, deceased, late of Oxford township, Guernsey County Ohio, was this day produced in court for probate, and at the same time personally appeared William Borton, Jr. and James Kennon, the subscribing witnesses thereto, who being first duly sworn in open court on oath testified touching the due execution of said will, which said testimony was by the court reduced to writing and by the said witnesses respectively subscribed, and was filed with said will. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the court from said testimony that said will was duly attested and executed, and that the said testator at the time of executing the same, was of full age, and of sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint: It is thereupon ordered by the court that said will be, and hereby is admitted to probate; and that the same, together with the testimony and this entry of probate, be recorded. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #875 *******************************************