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Saturday, May 14, 2016

My 64 ~ Researching My 4th Great Grandparents : William Brackley and Anna Clayton



William Brackley, my 4th great grandfather, was probably born January 7, 1788, probably in Dedham, Massachusetts, since his parents, William Brackley and Sarah Everett, were married there six months later. His father had been born in England and allegedly had fought with Burgoyne in the Revolutionary War.

"Surrender of General Burgoyne" painted by John Trumbull


In April of 1809, William married Anna Clayton in Farmington, Maine. She was the daughter of John Clayton, a British-born former soldier in the 20th Regiment of Foot and 17th Light Dragoons, who became a prison of war following Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga.

There is evidence that William may have fought in the War of 1812, although no information outside this index card is available.






William and Anna lived all their married life in Freeman, in Franklin County, Maine, where they raised six children:


Abel Everett, b. 1811
Betsey, b. 1813
John Clayton, b. 1817
Elias and Eli, twins b. 1822
and
Howard Winslow, b. 1829*

*My 3rd great grandfather

When the U.S. Census Mortality Schedule was published for Freeman, Maine, for the year ending June 1, 1870, both William and Anna were listed with their respective "Profession, Occupation, or Trade" as "Gentleman" and "Lady."






William and Anna are buried side by side in North Freeman Cemetery.

William and Anna Brackley Graves, North Freeman Cemetery



Footstones at the Graves of William and Anna Brackley, North Freeman Cemetery

Sources:

1850 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M432_253; Page: 229A; Image: 443

1860 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M653_435; Page: 852; Image: 267; Family History Library Film: 803435.

Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).

Thompson, George A. and F. Janet Thompson. A Genealogical history of Freeman, Maine, 1796-1938, in three volumes. 3 vols. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1996).

Vital Records of Farmington, Maine, 1784-1890 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016).

“War of 1812 Service Record Index,” database and images, Fold3 (www.fold3.com/image157/307523257 : accessed 24 April 2016); service of William Brackley, Jr. (3rd Regiment (Fairbanks’) Massachusetts Militia, War of 1812); citing Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, Record Group 94, National Archives, Washington, D.C.







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Thursday, November 20, 2014

52 Ancestors: #42 John C. Brackley (1818-1897)



John C. Brackley, my 1st cousin 5x removed, was born on this date in 1818, in Freeman, Maine, the second of eight children born to John Brackley and Mary Trumball, and their second son.


John married Lois B. Collins in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 13, 1842. However, there is no evidence of the couple residing in either Maine or Massachusetts in the 1850 US Census.



The married couple and their children do appear in the town of Freeman, in the federal censuses for 1860, 1870, and 1880. In each, John is listed as either a laborer or a farmer. Some evidence suggests that John went to California during the Gold Rush, which may explain the gap in the ages of daughter Julia and son Charles. Others mention that he held several town positions in Freeman during his life, including selectman and treasurer.

Together, they had six children:

Marcia, b. 1844
Orren, b. 1845*
Julia E., b. 1847
Charles Eugene, b. 1851
Silas Franklin, b. 1860
Walter M., b. 1865

*Son Orren fought with Co. B, 1st Battalion, Maine Light Infantry, during the Civil War, and rose to the rank of Corporal.

John passed away of April 13, 1897 in Freeman, at the age of 78. His wife Lois followed him in death three years later, in 1900. They are buried together in the Brackley Cemetery, in Phillips, Maine.



Sources:

1860 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M653_435; Page: 851; Image: 266; Family History Library Film: 803435.

1870 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M593_543; Page: 75A; Image: 153; Family History Library Film: 552042.

1880 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: 479; Family History Film: 1254479; Page: 438C; Enumeration District: 072; Image: 0633.

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 20 Nov 2014), memorial page for John Brackley (1818-1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 107441475, citing Brackley Cemetery, Phillips, Maine.

Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 20 Nov 2014), memorial page for Lois B Collins Brackley (1817-1900), Find A Grave Memorial no. 105773319 , citing Brackley Cemetery, Phillips, Maine.

Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-40629-20620-56?cc=2241461&wc=MFZM-1Z9:1019035401 : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Brackett, Mary L-Bragg, May M > image 198 of 1578; citing Maine State Library, Augusta, Maine.

"Public Member Trees," database, Ancestry.com, "C. Winter family tree," for John C Brackley (b. 20 Nov 1818), with linked images.

Thompson, George A. and F. Janet Thompson. A Genealogical history of Freeman, Maine, 1796-1938, in three volumes. 3 vols. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1996), 1:340.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

52 Ancestors: #36 Bartholomew Clayton (1801-1882)



Bartholomew Clayton, my fourth great grand uncle, was born on this date in 1801, in Farmington, Maine, the seventh of ten children born to John Clayton and Sarah Austin, and their third son.

Bartholomew appears as early as the 1830 Freeman, Maine, census, having married Mary P. Tarr in Salem, Maine, on March 25, 1829. She hailed from nearby Strong, the daughter of John Tarr and Mary Pettingill.

The couple farmed and raised a family in Freeman for over thirty years, and it is in his offspring that Bartholomew left a lasting legacy.

First-born Charles married Vermonter Ellen Towne, and lived to be 75.

Matilda Abigail married Granville Whitney, and died in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Second son Edmund B. was a wounded, and then captured, Union cavalry soldier, dying of scurvy at Andersonville Prison, at age 31.

Third son, William Zoran, also fought for the Union, under the Minnesota Light Artillery flag, achieving the rank of Major, and is notable for having had his personal Bible stolen from him at Shiloh, yet returned to him years later, through an inscription in its pages.

Second daughter, Harriet A., married Russell Topliffe Chamberlin, who served with the U.S. Signal Corps during the Civil War.

Next came Rufus Marcellus, who served in the 1st Maine Cavalry during the Civil War. He traveled West after the War, and died in Minnesota.

Third daughter, Marrietta, married Alonzo Davis, and settled in southern California. She is buried in Forest Lawn.

Son number five, Collamore Purrington, also served with the 1st Maine Cavalry, and joined his older brother Rufus in Minnesota.

Archibald Talbot, A.T., came next. He died in Boston in 1866, at the age of 21. Cause of death was "Marasmus," a form of malnutrition.

The youngest, a daughter named Ariana, lived only to the age of six, and is buried in Starbird Corner Cemetery, in Freeman.

Ten children, four of whom fought for the Union, three in the 1st Maine Cavalry.

Bartholomew passed away exactly one month after his wife, Mary, on February 4, 1882, and they are buried together in Lakeview Cemetery, in Hampden, Maine.


Photo credit : Carolyn Clark Corey
in response to my photo request on
Find A Grave


Sources:

1830 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Somerset, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 51; Page: 172; Family History Library Film: 0497947, Bartholomew Clayton.

1840 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: 140; Page: 64; Image: 133; Family History Library Film: 0009703, Barth Clayton.

1850 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M432_253; Page: 229A; Image: 443, Bartholomew Clayton.

1860 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M653_435; Page: 852; Image: 267; Family History Library Film: 803435, Bartholomew Clayton.

1870 US Census; Census Place: Hampden, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: M593_554; Page: 60B; Image: 125; Family History Library Film: 552053, Bartholomew Clayton.

1880 US Census; Census Place: Hampden, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 486; Family History Film: 1254486; Page: 323C; Enumeration District: 035; Image: 0247, Bartholomew Clayton.

Ancestry.com. Andersonville Prisoners of War [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 7 Sep 2014), memorial page for
Ariana Clayton (unknown-1855), Find A Grave Memorial no.107453155, citing Starbird Corner Cemetery, Franklin County, Maine.

Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 7 Sep 2014), memorial page for Barthol Clayton (1875-1945), Find A Grave Memorial  no.24360526, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Hampden, Maine.

A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine : from the earliest explorations to the present time, 1776-1885. (Ancestry.com).

"Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4FT-855 : accessed 07 Sep 2014), Bartholomew Clayton and Mary Tarr, 25 Mar 1829; citing Salem,Franklin,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 253240.


U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

52 Ancestors: #34 Beniah Pratt Brackley (1833-1896)



Beniah Pratt Brackley, my 1st cousin 5x removed, was born on this date in 1833, in Freeman, Maine, the seventh of eight children born to John Brackley and Mary Trumble, and their sixth son.

Beniah lived in Freeman until his early teen years, but eventually made his way to the coast of Maine, settling in Rockland, answering the call of the sea. He signed on to a fishing voyage with his older brother Silas for three months, and may have made it all the way to Cuba with him. There is evidence he also worked on the Boston and Lowell Canal for a time. In the 1860 Rockland census, he listed his occupation as "sailor."



He met Fannie Ulmer there, and married her in Rockland on May 9th in 1861.  Two years later, the couple welcomed their only child, a daughter Elizabeth, whom they called Lizzie.

Beniah answered the Union call and enlisted at Augusta on February 22, 1864, in the 4th Maine Regiment of Volunteers. After one year, he was promoted to Lieutenant. His second enlistment was with the 31st Maine, where he rose again in rank from Private to Lieutenant. He fought in the Battle of Bull Run, and witnessed the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox.



At the end of the war, Beniah returned to Rockland and joined the police force. In the 1870 census, he listed his occupation as "police man." After about ten years, he held various civic positions in Rockland and Knox County.

Beniah lost his wife in 1894, and followed her in death two years later, dying on February 4, 1896, of what later came to be known as Parkinson's Disease.

He and Fannie are buried in the Achorn Cemetery, in Rockland, Maine. I hope to find and photograph their graves on my next trip to Maine.




Sources:

 1850 US Census ; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M432_253; Page: 231A; Image: 447, Beniah Brackley.

1860 US Census; Census Place: Rockland, Knox, Maine; Roll: M653_443; Page: 728; Image: 728; Family History Library Film: 803443, Beniah I Brackly.

1870 US Census ; Census Place: Rockland, Knox, Maine; Roll: M593_548; Page: 172B; Image: 348; Family History Library Film: 552047, Benniah Brackley.

1880 US Census ; Census Place: Rockland, Knox, Maine; Roll: 482; Family History Film: 1254482; Page: 160A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 0807, Bennia P. Brackley.

1890 Veterans Schedule; Census Place: Rockland, Knox, Maine; Roll: 7; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 204, Beniah P Brockley.

"Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4NH-GLD : accessed 30 Aug 2014), Beniah P. Brackley and Fannie P. Ulmer, 09 May 1861; citing Rockland,Knox,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12045.

"Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXQC-NN3 : accessed 30 Aug 2014), B P Brackley, 1896.

Thompson, George A. and F. Janet Thompson. A Genealogical history of Freeman, Maine, 1796-1938, in three volumes. 3 vols. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1996), 1:340.


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Sunday, July 6, 2014

52 Ancestors: #27 Lucy Jordan Davis (1795-?)



Lucy Jordan, my fourth great grand aunt, was born on this date in 1795, in Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine, the oldest of five children born to Jedediah Jordan and Rachel Turner, and their first daughter.

She was a sixth generation descendant of the Reverend Robert Jordan and Sarah Winter, who settled on Richmond's Island, off what is now Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in the mid-1600's. Her father was born there in 1758, but moved to Durham around 1785, where he married Lucy's mother in 1790.

In the Spring of 1826, at the age of 30, Lucy married Daniel Davis of Lewiston. According to this record, they were married in Danville, in Androscoggin County.




Lucy and Daniel lived their whole married lives in Freeman, in Franklin County, Maine, and raised nine children:

Joseph, b. 1826
Dorcas, b. 1828
Lucy Jane, b. 1830
James, b. 1832
Benjamin, b.1834
Silva/Silvia, b. 1836
John , b. 1838
Collamore, b. 1842
Charles "Nelson", b. 1844

Their son Collamore fought in the Civil War with the 16th Maine Infantry, and was a prisoner of war, for which Lucy received a survivor's pension.



Lucy lost her husband, Daniel, in 1870, and he is buried in Starbird Corner Cemetery, in Freeman. Lucy is enumerated as being 79 years old in the 1880 census in Freeman, living with her sister Leah, aged 61. She does not appear in the Freeman census rolls 20 years later in 1900.

Undoubtedly, she passed away sometime after 1880, but there is no record of her death or burial. Five of her children, Joseph, Lucy Jane, Silvia, John, and Collamore are also buried in Starbird Corner. It will take some further digging to determine if she rests there as well.

Sources:

1840 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: 140; Page: 68; Image: 141, Daniel Davis.

1850 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M432_253; Page: 228A; Image: 441, Lucy Davis.

1860 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M653_435; Page: 852; Image: 267, Lucy Davis.   
  
1870 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: M593_543; Page: 76A; Image: 155, Lucy Davis.

1880 US Census; Census Place: Freeman, Franklin, Maine; Roll: 479; Family History Film: 1254479; Page: 440C; Enumeration District: 072; Image: 0637, Lucy Davis.

Ancestry.com. Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Daniel Davis and Lucy Jordan.

Jordan, Tristram Frost,. The Jordan memorial : family records of the Rev. Robert Jordan, and his descendants in America. unknown: unknown, 1882, p.363.

National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000, Collamore P. Davis.

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