Laura Susan Dennis
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Lawrence Dennis and Providence Grimball
Husband Lawrence Dennis 1
Born: Abt 1660
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Other Spouse: Ribton Hutchinson (Abt 1660- ) 1 - 25 Nov 1733
Lawrence Dennis and Ann Grimball
Husband Lawrence Dennis 1
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Other Spouse: Christopher Linkley (Abt 1665-1699) 1
Other Spouse: Charles Odingsell (Abt 1665- ) 1
Joseph Benjamin Gravely and Leika Dennis
Husband Joseph Benjamin Gravely 2
Born: 15 Jul 1859 - Pickens Co., SC
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Mother: Nancy Naomi Winchester (1834-1924) 2
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• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1860
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Leroy Dennis
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Walter Bonham Rogers and Lexie Dennis
Husband Walter Bonham Rogers (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Lena Virginia Rumbley (1878-1944) 2
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2 M Walter Bonham Rogers Jr (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M Patrick Clements Rogers (details suppressed for this person)
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Nathaniel Heard and Lydia Dennis
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Born: 24 Apr 1737 - Ipswich, Essex, MA
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Marisa Aislinn Dennis
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Benjamin Lamson and Martha Dennis
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Wife Martha Dennis 3
Born: 27 Aug 1735 - Ipswich, Essex, MA
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Mother: Martha Kinsman (1712-1761) 3
Martha H. Dennis
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Mary Dennis
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Born: 9 Jan 1703 - Woodbridge, NJ
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Mother: Mary Crowell (1674- ) 1
Ira H. Haskell and Mary C. Dennis
Husband Ira H. Haskell 1
Born: 22 Jul 1818 - Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
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Mother: Nancy Hilborn ( - ) 1
Marriage: 1 Jul 1847 - Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine
Other Spouse: Jane H. Weston (1814-1843) 1
Wife Mary C. Dennis 1
Born: 4 Jul 1827 - Palermo, Waldo, Maine
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1 F Albeanna A. Haskell 1
Born: 11 Jan 1848 - Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine
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2 F Georgia A. Haskell 1
Born: 26 Mar 1850 - Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
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3 M John G. Haskell 1
Born: 28 Mar 1852 - Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
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4 F Cordelia D. Haskell 1
Born: 28 Feb 1854 - Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine
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5 F Vesta J. Haskell 1
Born: 4 May 1856 - Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine
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6 F Nancy T. Haskell 1
Born: 19 Jul 1858 - Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
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7 F Cora L. Haskell 1
Born: 4 Feb 1861 - Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
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8 M John W. Haskell 1
Born: 12 Dec 1863 - Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
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Buried: - Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine
Spouse: Margaret Estella Budge (1875-1963) 1
Marr: 26 Mar 1895 - Springfield, Penobscot, Maine
9 F Lillie N. Haskell 1
Born: 9 Mar 1864 - Monson, Piscataquis, Maine
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10 M Ira D. Haskell 1
Born: 18 Oct 1869 - Monson, Piscataquis, Maine
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Pedlar residing in Monmouth in 1850, daughter Mary st a y i n g with her grandfather Joseph at that time. (Chroni cl es)
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Ceremony by Daniel Worcutt, Esquire
John T. Emberton and Mary Celmer Dennis
Husband John T. Emberton 4
Born: 14 Feb 1862 - Sullivan County, Missouri 4
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Buried: - Saloon Keeper 4
Father: Nathan W. Emberton (1832-1871)
Mother: Mary Jane Creason ( - )
Marriage: 25 Aug 1897 - Sullivan County, Missouri 4
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• Baptism 4, Milan City Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Missouri
• Adoption, 23 Aug 1929 - Saloon Keeper
• Adoption, 23 Aug 1929 - Milan City Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Missouri
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1 M Hardin Dennis Emberton
Born: 19 Jun 1899 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri 4
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2 M John Edward Emberton (details suppressed for this person)
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John went swimming in the Arkansas River during a picnic. He got cramps and drowned.
Source: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/r/a/Ronald-A-Granath/GENE1-0001.htm l
Mary Louise Dennis
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Meade Caulfield Dennis M.A.
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Meade Paul Dennis
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Morley Dennis
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Morley Stratford Tynte Dennis
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Morris Dennis and Catherine Stradling
Husband Morris Dennis 1
Born: Abt 1420 - Gloucestershire, England
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Mother: Margaret Russell (1397-After 1420) 1
Marriage: Abt 1455 - Gloucestershire, England
Wife Catherine Stradling 1
Born: Abt 1422 - London, Middlesex County, England
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Mother: Jane Beaufort (Abt 1392-After 1422) 1
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1 M Sir Walternys Dennis 1
Born: Abt 1443 - Gloucestershire, England
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Marr: Abt 1468 - London, Middlesex County, England
Nathaniel Dennis
Husband Nathaniel Dennis 3
Born: 27 Jan 1744 - Ipswich, Essex, MA
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Nathaniel Dennis
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Born: 24 May 1747 - Ipswich, Essex, MA
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Nellie Dennis
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Mother: Carrie Leona Gilstrap (1917-1998) 2
Raymond Frank Dennis and Dorothy Ellen Torbett
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Born: 4 Feb 1927 - Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington 8
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Mother: Lydia Florence Rutledge (1900- )
Other Spouse: Harold Baldwin
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2 M Larry Gorden Dennis (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M Clifford Harold Dennis (details suppressed for this person)
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m. Raymond Frank Dennis m. Harold Baldwin m. Richard Lawrence Jones
Born source: LOOKING HERE AND THERE IN THE MOCK FAMILY By Virginia Gross PETZ, descendent of Henry Mock, Jr.
Source: Elizabeth (Ann) Gilchrist-Jun 1998
Reliance Dennis
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Robert William Dennis
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James Henry Vosburgh and Roxanna Dennis
Husband James Henry Vosburgh
Born: 4 Aug 1823 - Ononda Cnty., NY 10 11
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Father: Jacobus Vosburgh (1775- )
Mother: Jane Veeder (Abt 1785- )
Marriage: 1 Jan 1848 - Syracuse 12
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• Occupation 11, Carpenter Clay, Onondaga, New York, 1850
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Born: 1827 - Nova Scotia 10 11
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1 M Henry B. Vosburgh
Born: 3 Aug 1859 - Lockport, NY 10
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2 F Sarah J. Vosburgh
Born: 3 Oct 1848 - New York State 11 14
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3 M Frank Vosburgh
Born: 27 Jul 1852 14
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4 F Pheobe Vosburgh
Born: 25 Mar 1854 - Pendleton, Niagra Cnty., NY 14
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5 M Simon Vosburgh
Born: 15 Mar 1862 - Lockport, NY 14
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6 F Edna Vosburgh
Born: 8 Jun 1870 14
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7 M Sims Douglas Vosburgh
Born: 22 Jan 1864 - Lockport, NY 15
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Buried: - Kingsley, Michigan 16
Spouse: Caroline Seemiller (1871-1913)
Marr: 20 Oct 1891 - Grand Travers, Michicgan 15
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1 _UID 1740D26D33EAD411A2FDF04D6CC10095362C
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1 _UID 1940D26D33EAD411A2FDF04D6CC10095384C
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1 _UID 1840D26D33EAD411A2FDF04D6CC10095373C
Roy Dennis and Lucia Loraine Pagan
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Born: 22 Dec 1896 - Crandal, Kaufman County, Texas
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Mother: Margaret Winifred Lewis (1861-1931) 1
Other Spouse: Kilmer Pickler
Samuel B Dennis and Caroline Piper
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Born: 11 Jan 1825 - Rutland, Worcester, MA
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Mother: Isabel Roper (1799- ) 3
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Place: Worcester MA
Lambert Or Lamberk Van Valkenburg and Sarah Dennis
Husband Lambert Or Lamberk Van Valkenburg 1
Born: 1791 - Catskill, Greene County, NY
Christened: Nov 1791 - Drc, Catskill, Greene County, NY
Died: 12 Jul 1842 - Oriskany, Oneida County, NY
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Father: Dirrik Or Richard Van Valkenburg (1762-1808) 1
Mother: Maria Groom Or Groem (1768- ) 1
Marriage: Abt 1816 - , Schoharie County, NY
Wife Sarah Dennis 1
Born: Abt 1800 - , CT
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1 M William Van Valkenburg 1
Born: Abt 1818 - Schoharie County, NY
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2 M Tillness Van Valkenburg 1
Born: Abt 1822 - , Schoharie County, NY
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Marr: Abt 1849 - , NY
3 F Rebecca Van Valkenburg 1
Born: Abt 1823 - Oneida County, NY
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4 M Andrew Van Valkenburg 1
Born: Abt 1824 - Oneida County, NY
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Buried: - Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI
Spouse: Anna J Elliott (Abt 1842- ) 1
Marr: 7 Oct 1860 - Fon Du Lac, Fon Du Lac County, WI
5 M John Van Valkenburg 1
Born: 1 Feb 1827 - , Oneida County, NY
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Buried: - Liberty Cemetery, San Joaquin County, CA
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Lane (1835-1885) 1
Marr: 1851 - Kelsey Diggings, El Dorado County, CA
6 F Nancy Maria Van Valkenburg 1
Born: Abt 1833 - Oneida County, NY
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7 F Betsy Van Valkenburg 1
Born: Abt 1839 - , NY
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1840 in Whitestown, Oneida Co, NY p128
1m 10-15 (John) 2f 5-10 (Bets y & N a n c y Maria)
2m 15-20 (Tillness & Andrew) 1f 15-20 (Rebecca)
1m 20-30 (William) 1f 20-30 (+1)
1m 40-50 (Lambert) 1f 30-40 (Sarah)
BIRTH & BAPTISM: Lamberk s/o Dirrik Valkenburg an d M a r i a Valkenburg; sponsors: Jacobus Valkenburg and R ach e l Va lk enburg; Church record has 4Nov and another re cor d h a s 6 No v MARRIAGE: no known record
WILL: probate records of Oneida Co, NY; will dat e d 2 1 J u n 1842 andproved 19 Dec 1842; me n tions the f ol lowi ng:
wife: Sally sons: Tillness, Andrew, John & Willia m d a u s : Betsey, Nancy Maria and Rebecca
William age 24; Tilness age 20; Rebecca age 19; A n d r e w age 18; Johnage 16; Betsy age 1 1 ; Nancy Mari a ag e 9
Ichabod C Baker appointed special guardian of Rebecc a , A n d rew, John, Betsey and Nancy Mari a V V 5 Dec 1842
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BIRTH: 1840 bet 30-40; place from bio of son John
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!MARRIAGE:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW
General Notes for Child William Van Valkenburg
SOURCE: 1842 age 24; Mentioned in Will of Father
BIRTH: brother just younger was born in Schoharie Co, NY
General Notes for Child Tillness Van Valkenburg
1842 age 20 1850 age 26; listed as Tillotson VV 1 8 6 0 a g e 27?; listed as Tennyson VV 1865 age 46?; bor n Sc ho har i e Co; listed as Tillness VV 1870 age 49; lis te d a s Till ne ss VV
1850 in Waterloo, Seneca Co, NY p182; Occupation: Wa r p e r ? 1860 in Torrey, Yates Co, NY p503; Occupation : Di st il le r 1865 in Auburn, Cayuga Co, NY p59 1870 i n Skanea tel is , On ondaga Co, NY p 685; Occupation: Wool en factory
BIRTH: 1842 age 20; place from 1865 census MARRI A G E : n o known record SOURCE: Mentioned in will of Fat her
General Notes for Child Rebecca Van Valkenburg
SOURCE: 1842 age 19; Mentioned in Will of Father
General Notes for Child Andrew Van Valkenburg
1842 age 18 1860 married in WI 1870 age 38?
1860 married in Fon Du Lac Co, WI 1870 in Oshkosh, Win n e b a go Co, WI
BIRTH & BAPTISM: 1842 age 18; mentioned in Will of F a t h e r Lambert VV MARRIAGE: Civil War pension records D EA T H : C ivil War pension records
SOURCE: information from Jeanne Leverance; An As a V V f r o m Lodi, CAcame to the family home in 1938 and s ai d tha t h i s father was their Grandfathers brother. I f th is i s th e ca se, John VV and Andrew VV are brothers. cor d SOURC E: M entio ned in will of Father
General Notes for Child John Van Valkenburg
1850 age 22 1860 age 33 1870 age 42
1846 to Cass Co, MI 1849, Feb 22 he left for CA arr i v i n g 1 Sep 1849 1850 John in El Dorado Co, CA 1855 bou g h t la n d in Michigan Bar, Sacramento Co, CA 1860 in Cos um n e Twp , S acramento Co, CA 1863 to San Joaquin Co, C A 187 0 , 188 0 in L iberty Twp, SJ Co, CA
BIRTH: date calculated from age at time of death ; a l s o f rom Bio MARRIAGE: Bio of John lists date an d plac e D EA TH : records on San Joaquin Co, CA; died ag e 64 yr s 1 0 m o 2 6 days
HISTORY OF SAN JOAQUIN CO, CA
John Van Valkenburgh was born in Oneida Co, NY 1 Fe b 1 8 2 7 , a son ofLambert Van Valkenburgh and Sarah Denni s ; T h e f ormer a native of NY State andthe latter of C T.
Grandfather VV was a native of Holland who emigrat e d f r o m that countryto the US, settling in NY State whe r e th e f am ily have resided ever since. John,the subjec t o f thi s sk etc h, was one of 10 children, who were al l rear ed tom an an d wo manhood; his parents died in NY St ate. I n 1846 h e lef t NY , going toCass Co, MI, that at t he tim e bein g a new co untry . There he turned his atten tiont o the sho emaking tra de, se rved his apprenticeshi p and af erword sta rted ashop o f his o wn. He left MI fo r CA, 2 2 Feb 1849, m ade his journ ey acros s the plains w ith ox t eams, arrivin g in Sacramento , 1 Sep 1 849. Hi s first mea lthere cost hi m $2.50 and cons isted of p ork , beans, har d tack and blac k coffee.He went t o Coloma a n d started a t mining below th e old mill where go ld wasf irs t discover ed. While in tha t locality he discove re d Union F lat, wh ich hassince bee n the seat of considera b le mining . A tow n sprung up calle d Uniontownwhere he s tart ed in quar tz m ining and spent co nsiderable money, b ut mad e afailure , n ot knowing how to w ork quartz, situa ted nea r Coloma . H e was the firstman t o strike a pick i n Nelson' s Canyo n, whi ch turned out to b e a district ri chin mineral s. H e was amo ng the first t o operate in Or egon and Mosque tte canyon, whic h was amon g the richest m ines struck ther e . In 1851 he wen t to Kels ey Diggings , where he was unit e d in marriage to Mi ss Mar y Elizabet h Lane, anative of O hio , who crossed the pl ain s in 1851 . In 1852 Mr and Mr s VV m oved from Kelsey Digg i ngs t o Walls Diggings, thenc e to Mic higan Bar, where heco n du cted a shoe shop and a l ivery stab le. In 1863 he cam e d o wn to this valley andbo ught a ranch , July 24 of tha t y ear . The ranch contain s 160 acres an d issituated on C h eroke e Lane, Liberty Twp . There Mrs V V died 17 Apr 18 8 5 at th e age of49 yrs. S he was the mothe r of 6 childr en , viz: As a L. born 10 ma r 1854;Loyal H. 1 8 Dec 1855 ; Liz zie, 18 De c 1857; Fran k and Charles, Decd ; and Wil liam T. the younges t of the f amily born in San Joa quin C o. Asa L ., the oldes t of th e family, remained wit h hi s father unt il he was 23 y ear s of age, when hebuil t a s hop on Cheroke e Lane and star t ed in the blacksmith bu si ness, running it for nearly 7 y rs . Then he and his brot h er Loyal went t o farming toget her.T hey own 320 acres i n Sa cramento Co, a nd 160 in Sa n Joaquin ; they make the irhom e on the latter ; it is si tuated in Li berty Twp, w ithin ha lf a mile ofCh erokee Lan e. Besides thi s the tw o brother s farmed consid erable mo re land, the great er p ortion in Sa cramento Co.
Asa was married 3 Mar 1886, to Miss Della Stevens, a n a t i v e of Kansas.He is among the largest operators in t h e fa rm in g industry in this section of the country, dea li ng mo stl y i n wheat and stock, principally horses. lia m , andTho mas , an d daughte rs, Anne Reynolds, Elizabet h Ha tch, an d Jan e Drak e,and his gran d children John Ho lbroo k, Pe te r Holb rook, a nd WilliamHolbrook. He state d tha t his grand son P e ter Holb rook had served hi m and his wi fe in thei r old ag e for abou t 8 years, for whic h he w a s to havehi s dwellin g hou se i n Weymouth with t he orch ard and arabl e land. Thi swill he co nfi rmed Dec . 31, 167 3, and i t wa s proved Apri l 24, 1677.I nventor y of the es tate was take n Marc h 10, 16 77.[1/268]
See the section on overseas ancestors for Thomas' fa m i l y . Thomas wasfollowed to Weymout h b y his sister Re be cc a , b orn about 1575, and herhusband, Clement Weaver . Jo h n Ho lbro ok, wh o i s believed to have been inDorch este r , MA be for e 1626, is thought to the the brother o f T ho ma s.[3:17/ 85]
REF: [1] History of Weymouth - George Walter Chamber l a i n , 1923 [2] Suffolk Court Files, Microfilm reel #4 , V o l . 8 , file 815, page 38 [3] Passengers of the Mar y an d Jo h n 163 0 - The Mary and John Society, numerous v olume s H e wa s marr ied to Jane Powyes on 12 Sep 1616 inS t John s, G lasto nb u ry , Somersetshire, England.
General Notes for Child Nancy Maria Van Valkenburg
SOURCE: 1842 age 9; Mentioned in Will of Father
General Notes for Child Betsy Van Valkenburg
1850 age 39
1850 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH SOURCE: 184 2 a g e 1 1 ; Mentioned in Will of Father
Benjamin Fitz Randolph and Sarah Dennis
Husband Benjamin Fitz Randolph
Born: 1663 - Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 17
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Died: 5 Oct 1746 - Stoney Brook, New Jersey 17
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Father: Edward Fitz Randolph (1607-1684)
Mother: Elizabeth Blossom (1620-1713)
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Wife Sarah Dennis
Born: 12 Jul 1673 - Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 17
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Died: 22 Nov 1732 - Stoney Brook, New Jersey 17
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1 F Hope Fitz Randolph (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Sarah Fitz Randolph
Born: 8 Apr 1691 17
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3 F Grace Fitz Randolph
Born: 25 Jul 1693 17
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4 F Ruth Fitz Randolph
Born: 8 Apr 1695 17
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5 M Benjamin Fitz Randolph
Born: 24 Apr 1699 17
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6 M Isaac Fitz Randolph
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7 M Nathaniel Fitz Randolph
Born: 11 Nov 1703 17
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8 F Grace Fitz Randolph
Born: 5 Oct 1706 17
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9 F Elizabeth Fitz Randolph
Born: 31 Dec 1708 17
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