WHERRY Family Notes; Chester County, PA / Cecil County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Terry Mossop and Stanley W. Cowan . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** From Nan Harvey: Mackey Wherry the son of David Wherry Jr. & Margaret Mackey left the Chester Co. Pa. homestead and went west in 1798, he settled in the St. Charles/St. Louis area then Spanish Territory. ------------------- From the book, CAMP, JONES, AND RELATED FAMILIES by Nell Jones Carter, Tallahasee, FL, 1977, pages 51-52. My notes are in italics. Letter from Mackey Wherry, Postmaster of St. Louis, MO to Samuel Camp, Shoals of Ogeechee, Warren Co., GA. Copied on Jan. 24, 1906 by Miss Margaretta M. Wherry for Dr. William Jesse Camp, who gave her the original letter. The letter was folded to form an envelope and sealed with a wafer-marked "Free, Postmaster." [The location of Shoals of Ogeechee is near Jewell, GA in western Warren County.] "Mr. Sam'l Camp" St. Charles, July 19, 1812 (Endorsed as received 25th August) Dear Sir We last evening had the pleasure of seeing your friendly letter to A. Reilhe dated the 26th of May last. It gives us much pleasure to hear that you and your family are all well. Your inquiries as to your friends here I shall endeavor to answer as fully as possible. Mrs. Dodge is yet a widow. She spends the greater part of her time at St. Louis with Mr. McNair who married Reilhe's oldest sister. She is now with us on a visit of a few days, fat and hearty and sends her best love to you. Mr. and Mrs. Bates have no childer. I heard from them about a month ago. They are well. She is perhaps as fat a woman as you ever see. Your sister Reilhe's youngest Daughter Estella Married a man of the name of Hervey. They have removed to the State of Ohio and have three sons. I am told they are now doing well.... I now come to give you a relation of myself and your sister Louise. We were married in March 1800 and have been blessed with seven childer, Joseph Antoine Wherry, Mackey Manuel, Daniel Boon, Samuel Camp, John, Louise Ann and Oliver Camp. Samuel Camp and John is no more. Samuel dyed at the age of 10 months and john at the age of 16 months, which leaves us with five. The three oldest I have at school.... On the 16th of December we had here a very considerable Earth Quake, the morning following two more shocks, but not as severe as the first, with slite shocks at times until the 7th of February when we had another, I think harder than the first. It has damaged many houses and thrown the tops off many chimneys. We still continue to feel slite shocks, there was one as late as last Tuesday. What they proceed from or when they will be done, God only knows: I do believe that from the first until the 15th of February, that the Earth was not 24 hours without a tremor.... But now a dainger of a more alarming naiture presents itself, a war with the Indians, the Allies of our old friends the Brittish. Brittish policy has again let loose the savage tomahawk and the scalping knife. For you to know our Situation, the District of St. Charles is the North Western District of this Territory, Bounded by the Mississippy and the Missouri Rivers which will give the Savage an easy descent upon us. every means has been taken to stir them up to butchery. In February last there was a family of nine persons murdered within about 40 miles of us, and had the party have had courage at that time, they might have cut their way to St. Charles, the Country being thinly settled in the quarter in which this murder was committed.... Our Governor has since taken every step in his power to guard our frounteers by keeping out Spies and a Company of Raingers that rainge across between the Rivers on the line between us and the Savage, Also by keeping the Militia in constant readyness, and frequently sending out small parties.... From the movements of the Indians I apprehend that they intend to try something shortly, perhaps at the full of the moon, which will be in a few days, or at farthest, as soon as our corn is in the roasting ear. But I trust that we will not be taken asleep, and if we are able to stand the first shock we may then be able to keep them at a distance. I must tell you that a noble spirit appears to animate the Inhabitants of this Territory. At St. Louis a Company of Volunteers have been organized. The youngest man is above 45 and from that to sixty or sixty-five. If called into action they must fite, for run they cannot. And I believe in three days notice the whole force of the Territory may be put in motion. Dear Sir I must not bid you adue for the present, & believe us to be, Dear Brother, yours. Mackey and Louise Wherry =============================================================================== Darlene McCall sent me this clipping from the Cecil Whig, 12/19/2002: "The Wherry-Jordon-Logan-Schwer House, located at 159 Little Elk Creek Road, received unanimous approval by the Cecil County Board of Commissioners Tuesday for acceptance on the county's register of historic places. The home, which was built about 1750, is a three-story dwelling constructed of fieldstone walls 24 inches thick. It also has pine floors, two end chimneys and pegged window frames. It is deemed historically significant because Ebenezer Wherry, a descendant of Revolutionary War soldier David Wherry, once owned the home. Both the Cecil County Historic Commission and the county planning commission approved the application."