The Ennalls and Waggaman Families of Maryland, Vol. 2, No. 2 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** The Ennalls and Waggaman Families of Maryland William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, Vol. 2, No. 2, (Oct., 1893), pp. 98-105. THE ENNALLS AND WAGGAMAN FAMILIES OF MARYLAND. In the 17th century, a close communication existed between the County of York in Virginia, and the eastern counties of Maryland. Many of the citizens of Virginia - the Chews, Uties, Vauses, Heywards, (Or Howards) and others made Maryland their home. From York, Claiborne and Bennet drew many of their sturdy adherents in the struggle with Lord Baltimore. Capt. Nicholas Martian, who died on the present site of Yorktown, represented Kent Island, the source of so much trouble, in the Virginia House of Burgesses, in 1632. His daughter, Sarah, married Capt. William Fuller, sometime governor of Maryland. Perhaps the Ennalls family of Dorchester Co., Md., originally came from York Co., Virginia, as certainly did their relations and kinsmen, the Heywards. I find the follow- ing notes in the York Co. records: Will of Francis Heyward dated 1 Jan., 1657, proved 24 Aug., 1657. To Francis his son, he devises "the house and ground he now lives upon"; other land to the child his wife now goes with if she be with child; the survivor to have the whole if either die. One half the residue of his estate to his wife, Mary, and the other half to his son, Francis, and said child, and if his wife be not with child, then his son, Francis, to have one third of his estate: a cow apiece to his servants, James Russell and John Bridges. Brother John Heyward and Edward Mihill made overseers of his will; wife, Mary, sole executrix. Witnesses, John Murray, John Bassett, his mark. York Co., March 10, 1661. "Bartholomew Ennolds and Mary (relict of Francis Heyward deced) his now wife being Page 99. summoned by order to appear to give an Accompt concerning the deced's estate and to sware to an Inventory thereof the sd Bartholomew apping and informeing the Court that his wife being forward wth child she cannot attend ye Court wthout danger. It is ordered she appeare next Court after her delivery". A deed from Francis and John Heyward, brothers, of Dorchester Co., Maryland to Bartholomew Ennolds of the same County and province for 300 acres in Pocoson in York County, Va. Sept. 6, 1680. A letter from Francis and John Heyward to William Arnold, authorizing him to give possession of the same to Francis Hey- ward's father, Bartholomew Ennolds. Recorded Oct. 25, 1680. In the history of Maryland, the Ennalls family has figured conspicuously. And the following family data, furnished by Dr. Samuel Waggaman, of Washington, are of interest: Copy from the Muse Bible, or rather the Bible belonging to William Ennalls, the uncle of Joseph Muse of Dorchester County, Maryland, now in possession of Thos. E. Waggaman of Washington, D.C. "Bartholomew Ennalls, 1643. Note Bartholomew's Range in Dorchester County, Patented to him 1674. He died 1688. His children were as follows: 1. Thomas Ennalls, unmarried died 1718. 2. William Ennalls, " " ----. 3. Joseph " married Mary Brooks. 4. John " " unknown. 5. Henry " " Mary Hooper. Joseph Ennalls, 3rd son of Bartholomew Ennalls, married Mary Brooks and their issue were as follows: 1. William Ennalls married Anne Smith. 2. Bartholomew Ennalls married mary Smith in 1725, Elizabeth Trippe in 1734 died Feb'y 19th, 1783, in his 87th year. 3. Joseph Ennalls married Mary Ennalls, died 1759. 4. Thomas Ennalls married 1st widow Smith, 2d wife Anne Hayward. Page 100. 5. Henry Ennalls married Elinor Bothnatt. 6. Elizabeth married Charles Goldsborough. Colonel Joseph Ennalls married Mary Ennalls, and their issue as follows: 1. William Ennalls married Elizabeth Goldsborough. 2. John Ennalls, Born Feb'y 7th, 1743, died 1778. 3. Elinor Ennalls born march, 1739, married Joseph Duffin. 4. Betsy Ennalls, died 1805. 5. Anne Ennalls, born March 29th, 1750, died Jan. 21, 1803, married Thomas Muse; he was born in Va. Feb'y 8th, 1746, died in 1776 in Dorchester Co., Md." Records relating to the Ennalls family, taken from an ancient Bible (1712), in possession of Mrs. Sarah Ennalls Richards, of Balsto, New Jersey. "1695. Eliza Ennalls, daughter of Henry Ennalls, and Mary his wife, 31st July, 1695. Sarah Ennalls, dau. of the same, born 14th September, 1697. 1699. Thomas Ennalls, son of the same, born 1st of November, 1699, died 11 o'clock P.M., 1746. 1702. Henry Ennalls, son of the same, born 15th of July, 1702 died about 8 o'clock A.M. 22 May, 1770. 1704. Bartholomew Ennalls, son of the same, born 14th of September, 1704. 1706. Mary Ennalls daughter of the same, born 13th February, 1706. 1709. Joseph Ennalls, son of the same, born 19th of July, 1709, died 3rd September, 1757. 1712. Anne Ennalls, daughter of the same, born 27th of Jan., 1712. 1717. Rebecca Ennalls, daughter of the same, born 26th of July, 1717, died at 3 o'clock A.M. 28th August, 1750. Margaret Ennalls, wife of Col. Henry Ennalls, departed this life the 26th of August, 1770. 1721. Thomas Ennalls (son of Col. Henry Ennalls and Margaret his wife) married to Anne Skinner, Jan. 4th, 1721, and had issue of the following child- ren: 1722. Henry Ennalls, born 6th day of August, 1722, he married M. Nevitt. 1724. Mary Ennalls, born 10th day of August, 1724, married Thomas Martin. 1726. Thomas Ennalls, born 5th of December, 1726, married Frances Airey. Page 101. 1729. Elizabeth Ennalls, born 7th day of March, 1729, married Robert Heron. 1731. Bartholomew Ennalls, born 27th day of March, 1731, died unmarried. 1733. Sarah Ennalls, born 15th day of November, 1733, married Capt. Joseph Haskins. 1736. Joseph Ennalls, born 3rd day of June, 1736, died unmarried. 1740. Andrew Ennalls was born 7th day of April, 1740, married Leah Airey. 1742. William Ennalls, born 9th day of April. 1742, died unmarried. 1744. John Ennalls, born 6th day of May, 1744, died unmarried. 1734. Col. Henry Ennalls departed this life about 6 o'clock A.M. on the 31st day of March, 1734, being in the 59th year of his age. 1745. Mary Ennalls, the widow of Col. Henry Ennalls, departed this life at half past five o'clock in the morning of the 27th of July, 1745, in the 71st year of her age. How valued she lived, every one will con- clude who remembers how lamented she died." FROM DR. WAGGAMAN'S RECORD." "Mary Ennalls, the wife of Col. Thomas Ennalls, who I believe to be Mary Anne Hayward, their daughter Sarah Ennalls married Henry Waggaman, who was the father of Thos E., George Augustus, Henry and Eliza Waggaman. Thos. E. married Martha Jefferson Tyler(1)." From the above, Sarah Ennalls married Henry Waggaman, who was father of Hon. George A. Waggaman, U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1832-35, and a common ancestor of the Waggaman families at present resident in Washington and New Orleans. I have been furnished with the two interesting letters addressed to Capt. Henry Waggaman, father of Henry Waggaman first named. Charles Elliott, one of his correspondents, was Attorney General of North Carolina and is buried at Newbern, which was founded by Christopher de Graffenried, a Swiss gentleman from ________________________________ (1) Sister of President John Tyler. Page 102. the Canton Berne. In the churchyard of the Episcopal Church in Newbern among other tombstones is this -- To the memory of CHARLES ELLIOTT, Late Attorney-General for this Province, Who died Anno 1756 An Honest Lawyer Indeed! Copy of Letter of Wm. Elliott Waggaman to Capt. Waggaman. Dear Loving Brother, Its with regret that I've the opportunity to say I've not had a line from you this Season, I shall not pretend to assign a reason for it least I ere; but be assured it gives me great Concerne that I find so much difficulty in keeping up a correspondence with Brothers and the nighest relations. I've had but one letter from Europe this year which from Elly Elliott, which I'm not a little surprised at -- the last year I received three from you which verily gave me infinite pleasure, and from that, promised myself, a continuance of the same, but I find I'm in that disappointed, but as I met with so many, it's not new to me. I should be glad if you could learn to give me a reason why my letters to my Aunt Alley Bishop, and Archibald have not been answered, as I don't chuse to be troublesome to any one, if I could be made sensible of it. I've wrote to Mr. Rodgers, two or three times, and have never had a line in return, indeed the last two occasions, was in relation to a Note of hand of Mrs. Madison Hunts for Ten Pounds, which I sent to him and never had any account of it being re- ceived or paid; pray speak to him about it, and lett me know how it is. I have now taken leave of friends for my intended cold (?) voyage, for Bombay and Surrate. I flatter myself with hopes of a better voyage the next year, which if I succeed, it will be a very good thing. I now enjoy a good state of health: my circumstances are not much improved, having this year met with several considerable losses, with my gains. I still remain a single life, agreeable to your advice, but I don't know, for the better or worse. I'm here deprived of the pleasure of gratifying you with news, except in regard to myself - as all on this side are remote from you, an advantage you have greatly of me, for many things occur on your side which would be very Page 103. acceptable news to me if I could but gett it. I have wrote you another letter of this date, delivered to Mr. Solomon Margrass, who will deliver to your hands. So I would have you wait on him. I forgot where you were to inquire for him; but he comes with Capt. Samuel Martin in the Princess Amelia. He is a gentle- man, has acquired a small fortune in the Company's service, and he has a mind to enjoy it at home with his family, that he as carried over with him. They've used me with great courtesy here, which I begg the favor you'll acknowledge there for me, in anything that might be in your way; pray don't fail waiting on them, as they'll be able to give you as good an account of me, and better, than I can here. He has a brother, Mr. Phillip Margrass, I believe a Mercer in London; in this you may inform yourself from Capt. Martin. In looking over your letters this day, I find in one P.S. for a Fan, which I really never observed before, so that I've taken no notice of it, but this is not a place for those things, for ours come mostly from Europe and China; however I'll get the first good China one I can, and send it. I have a couple of pieces of Casembuzar Handkerchiefs now for you, that I believe would be very curious at home, but I can't get a safe conveyance for them, not knowing of any of your acquaintances, which I think is a great neglect, and not very well, as it gives me no opportunity of sending any small matters that I would doe, were it not for fear of losing them; however, the handkerchiefs I design to try by some Bombay ships, if they should come to hand. I desire one for Brother Ephrm's wife. I wrote you from Madrass (?) by Heron Poney. With him I sent you a Zeloan Stone, for a Seal to have your Armes Cutt on it, and send me the impression which I beg you'll doe, the first opportunity. I wrote to you for a long 600 (?) -- wigg by the next conveyance you send me of the same colour, and than a pair for warm weather. As I've not had a letter from Ephraim, I wish you mention it to him, that I think it very hard, as I write so constantly myself. Before I conclude this, I must remind you of making me what Interest you can to any of the gentlemen on this side, either Bengall, Madrass or Bombay which may be of inifinte service to me. I doubt now your fidelity in this, so shall depend on you; for I find that our great friends are, like many Sailors, not to be depended on. The only favor I've now to ask, is your constant correspondence with all the family and home news Page 104. you can collect (like your last), and, if ever you can give me any tolerable encouragement for coming home, be assured I shall lay aside all thought of marrying here, and come home. To these I add very kind love and respects to my Sister, your espouse, my brother and his wife and all relations and friends that ask for me, not for- getting my old acquaintance, Bettsie, and the family. Pray God give you grace, health and prosperity, and believe me to be Most Sincerely, Your Affectionate & Loving Brother, WILLIAM ELLIOTT WAGGAMAN. Bengall, Nov. 10th, 1743. To Captain Henry Waggaman, Monnie, near Pricess Anne, Somerset County, Privince of Maryland. _______ Copy of a letter of Charles Elliott, Attorney General of North Carolina, to his Cousin, Capt. Henry Waggaman of Monie, Somerset County, Maryland. My dear Cousin, Since my coming over to America and settling in this Province in the practice of the Law, I have frequently heard of your welfare, and have been at Norfolk in Virginia, which I suppose is not above two or three days' journey from the place of your residence, and I have sometimes thought of visiting you at the first leisure time I could find, but as the business I am engaged in confines me more and more every year, I almost despair of enjoying that satisfaction, which makes me take the opportunity of writing to you by Mr. Andrew Lynn, who tells me that he is well acquainted with you and proposes to be in that part of Maryland, where you live, some few weeks hence. You recollect that it is now Eighteen years or thereabouts since I had the pleasure of seeing you at London, after you had been in the West Indies. It was then, if I remember right, just after a voyage to Jamaica. I imagine you went home soon after that, and have not of late years been among your friends or relations in Eng- land. It is possible you might have heard of such altercations as have happened among us since you were at London, particularly: Page 105. that my Brothers Gilbert, Elly and Garvin are dead, all three died in the East Indies; my eldest brother and brother Archy and George are at London, and were well in January last * * else in China. My uncle, Col. Elliott, was well in Jan last and acts in a very kind, friendly manner to all the relations. My Uncle John is dead some years ago, and Mrs. Borroughs, about three years since. I believe all our other relations are well, at least as far anything I know to the contrary. Cousin Granville, who married and settled in Lorraine some years ago, is now married to a second wife, Miss Duchet with a considerable fortune; but he does not live in England for a constancy; he is a Lieutenant General in the Ducth service, and I suppose intends to settle his family in Holland. Miss Kitty, his sister, is married to an Irish gentleman, a Clergyman, and lives with him near Cork; his name I think, is Boyle. Mr. Elly Bishop is in a very flourishing condition; makes money by his practice as a lawyer, besides a good Estate of his own and a large one he got by his wife. This is all the family news that I can at present recollect, and I suppose a great deal of it it no news at all, but I imagine you would think it unkind, if I wrote without mentioning what concernes our family connections. I have nothing to add but that I shall be ready always to do anything in my power that may be for your service or satisfaction in this Province or elsewhere, and shall depend upon you obliging me so far as to let me hear from you at your leisure. Please direct for me, Attorney General of North Carolina, to which office our Governor has been pleased to prefer me for the present, but I have no [obliterated] answers to letters lately sent. I live near Edenton, but a letter to any other part of the Provice would probably come safe to hand; however the safest way for conveyance of Letters to me, and which perhaps may be the readiest for you to send by, is to the Care of John Watson, Mercht in Suffolk, Virginia. I heartily wish you health and happiness and a continuance of all the blessings and comforts of life, which I am glad to hear you at present enjoy. I am, sincerely, Dear Sir, your affectionate Pasquotank, No Carolina, Cousin and humble servant, June 24th, 1756. CHARLES ELLIOTT. To Captain Henry Waggaman, Princess Anne, Somerset County, Province of Maryland.