Surnames

Updated 21 January, 2009

Barker; ] Beck ] Darlington ] Fee ] Freeland ] Fulton } Gerret ] Greene ] Greenway ] Hague ] Hanna ] Henderson ] Henthorn ] Hester ] Hodgson ] Hull ] Innskeep ] Jarrard ] Jarrett ] Jeffries ] Jennings ] Jennings2 ]  Lusk ] McAtlin ] McCorkle ] Mendenhall ] Mullen ] Nash ] Neff ] Peckinpaugh ] Perkins ] Riley ] Smiley ] Smith ] Snider ] Summers ] 

 

Disclaimer: These family histories are the result of my adult lifetime (since 1957)  collections of tidbits, many found in the attics of my ancestors on notes they had written, plus ongoing research and efforts to document marriages, births, deaths, etc.  County histories and the work of others have been consulted. To the best of my ability, I have tried to verify facts but some things have been added that may fall in the category of great grandma said,  so you are advised to check when possible before copying. Many, many people have contributed what they had for which we are thankful.

Fulton Manuscripts -  Multiple compositions.
Thomas Green(e) Immigration and Descendants

Barker Limited 1850 & 1880 census information on Rachel Jarrard b. 24 July 1801 in Beaver Co., Pennsylvania;  married 18 Dec  1817 in Highland Co., Ohio 1) John Ross  married 30 April 1825; 2) Daniel Barker. More information is sought on their children, namely Daniel T. Barker, Susan Barker, Eliza, Melsina, Harriet,  Herman, Louis,  and Rhoda, New Design, Monroe Co., Illinois   Did Rachel have any children by 1st marriage to John Ross?

Beck - 1) Documentation for Daniel Beck   (1774-1831) of Augusta County, Virginia and his wife Elizabeth Summers .  Census, deeds, wills, etc.  Their son  David and Nancy (Henderson) Beck (photo) came to Iowa in 1857 and lived in Washington and Johnson Counties. They were buried in the Grout Cemetery in Johnson County. 2) Family Treemaker Descendants of Andrew  Beck. (Five Generations). Documentation still in progress. Subject to change. 3) Another unrelated German Beck, will of a Johannes Beck

Bender - Descendants of Daniel Bender  (1764-1842) (updated 1-6-07) and Elizabeth Baumann.  Wilhelm and Joseph Bender were in America awaiting their family's arrival from Germany.  The family did not arrive at the scheduled time due to the father's unexpected death.  After his affairs were settled, the mother and younger children sailed to America landing in Baltimore, Maryland in 1842. Christian Bender was one of those younger children.  He was my great grandfather through his son Moses and Amanda Keim.  My parents, John and Florence (Snider) Bender, are buried in the Cottonwood Cemetery in Henry Co.,Iowa. Many other relatives can be found in cemeteries surrounding Kalona, Iowa in Washington County, Iowa.  More information on Daniel Bender can be found in the revised edition of Descendants of Daniel Bender published by the Bender Association.  Associated names: Bender/Keim, Hochstetler/Hertzler. Spousal names include Kempf, Glick, Gerber, and others that have not been extensively researched so no further information is available.  Books have been published by the Bender Family Association.

Broyles -  Broyles Database (off site)

For a more comprehensive and extensive research site on the Broyles/Briles Family I highly recommend George Durman's website

Associated Families: Green(e) , Humphreys , Wattenbarger , in Washington Co., Tennessee, Smith in Brown and Schuyler Counties, Illinois, Jennings in Fayette County, Pennsylvania  and more recently in Louisa Co., Iowa.

REF: The Green, Greene Tree by Janet Sulzberger, 1965; The Green, Greene Tree (revised) by Kathleen Sands) 1983. Washington County, Tennessee Court records and Louisa County, Iowa records & publications. These families are interlinked within the manuscripts that you can click on to go to other associated families. These pages only contain how my husband links up with these families. 

Cummings - Descendants of John H. Cummings and Mary Hubbard. Little known of ancestors other than "they came from New Hampshire to Ohio prior to coming to Washington County, Iowa".  Information found in Tuscawaras County, Ohio and in Iowa are presented but the New Hampshire link remains open to research.  Associated with Jarrard , McAtlin , and Snider families in spousal relationships.

Descendants of James Fulton d. 1753 of Augusta County, Virginia.

Associated names: Lusk , Smiley , Beck, Henderson, Jarrard , Snider , Summers

FULTON INDEX

This collection contains several papers, including Revolutionary War Records, North Mountain and South Mountain Fultons in Augusta Co., Virginia, Etc. Some still under revision so please be patient.

Go directly to: James Fulton - Augusta County, Virginia through William Fulton, Martha Fulton, Harvey Fulton, to.......HUGH FULTON to Washington County, Iowa ca. 1857. Our branch of the Fulton family are descended through Martha Fulton, who was unmarried.  Harvey Fulton's father is unknown although he bears the Fulton name and inherited the family lands.  Mrs. Bushman's notes indicated there was no stigma to his birth.  In those early days, young men and women often established a home before a circuit rider came to the area to be married.  If for some reason the male spouse died or was killed before the marriage occurred, a child might be born outside of wedlock.

Mary Ward, wife of James Fulton, II is identified in her father's will as "Molly" Fulton. Ward Family Notes.

Also check out James grandsons Andrew Fulton , Robert Fulton, etc. for Revolutionary records and other Fulton traditions.

Marriage records - Fultons of Rockingham County, Virginia - Some to Gallia County, Ohio

Fultons of Massachusetts

Fultons of Rockingham County, Virginia - unknown present whereabouts of this family. Believed to be descendants of John Fulton

Samuel Fulton Land Deed in Ohio County - no known connection to the Augusta County, Virginia Fultons.

FULTONS of Westmoreland County, Pa. - Contains Descendants of Abraham and Margaret (Guthrie) FULTON  - Off site link.

Garret(t), Gerret, Jarret(t), and Jarrard - Due to the many mispellings and the interchangeable way the names Garret, Jarret, Garrard and Jarrard were used, careful analysis of early records and the location of their homes was essential to separating them out. There was a division within the family with some deliberately changing their names to distinguish themselves from a branch of the family less honorable in their sight. Thus a separate index has been prepared with multiple documents of copied census, court and land records so each can verify for themselves what they believe to be correct.

Gerret - Because of the many mispellings of the Jarrard name in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century and some difference's of opinion as to the family of Andrew Jarrett/Garrett, I have included a page of church records and other source records using the Gerret spelling.  Due to estrangement within the Jarrard/Garrard Family some changed the spelling of their name and some were mispelled by recordkeepers. It is important to know that during the early pioneer days the "J" and "G" were used interchangeably and the name Jarrard/Garrard was pronounced Jarrett by the people of southwest Pennsylvania. If I asked about the Jarrard's they would start telling me about the Jarretts. They did not pronounce the final "r:"

A separate page will contain source records found spelled Jarret(t). I was told there were good Jarretts and bad Jarretts and the good ones weren't necessarily the church going ones indicating the Garrard/Corbley family in Green Co., Pa.

Gerrard  - Chapter I -Origin of the Gerrard name - First chapter of book I published in 1990.  Background history found in the old records of England.  Lancaster and Chester Co., England and the alumni records of Cambridge, etc. Scanning in progress of the book I published in 1990.

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Green(e) - Descendants of Joshua Greene of Washington County, Tennessee. Descendants came to Louisa County, Iowa in October 1875. (Same References as Broyles above)

Green Memoirs - Brief history of Green Greene Family and the attendees at the 1982 Reunion at Chatauqua Park in Columbus Junction.

Descendants of Thomas Greene - Immigrant ancestor.  Immigration Record of Thomas Greene. Quaker marriage records of Henry, Jesse, and Joshua Green.  Henry Greene married Betty Hollingsworth.  Jesse married Isabella Gibson. Joshua Greene married Susanna Jordan.

Greenway - Descendants of William Greenway of Washington County, Tennessee.

Hannah - Unable to document links to immigrant family. Ongoing research.  Earliest known connection is in Augusta Co., Virginia.

Robert Hannah (1750-1825) served as private under Captains Brent and Reddick, Colonels Elliott and Lawson, 4th Virginia Regiment.  He was born in Virginia, died in Augusta County, Va.  (Also DAR No. 93253)

The Hanna and Smiley families moved to Florida, Missouri about 1834 and are buried in a small cemetery located South of Florida Mo. on Rte E. at a Presbyterian Church organized in Oct. of 1853 named South Fork.  In the cemetery is a monument place on the 119th anniversary of their arrival from Augusta Co., Va. in 1834, placed 22 Oct. 1853.  Here lies William and Mary Buchanan Hanna, William and Amelia Gray Hanna, along with other names Carson, Mateer, Johnston, Wilson, Gray, Smiley.  Here lies James Smiley the father of James R. who is also buried here.  James was the son of Archibald and Mary (Polly) Hanna Smiley of Va. one of 7 children.

Page 202.--2d August, 1811. John Kirkpatrick, Sr.'s, will--To wife, Martha; son, Thomas (who is to pay son, James); to son, James; daughter, Anny; sons and daughters now living; to children of deceased daughters, Nancy and Polly; to grandson, John Gillaspie. Executors, son Thomas and James McCutchen. Teste: Thomas Nelson, William Hanna, John Nelson. Proved, January Court, 1813. Executors qualify.  John Kirkpatrick sold land to Robert Hanna shortly before his marriage to Mary.

Francis Hester and Mary Hodgson  descendants 

Hodgson  - Mary Hodgson's family.

Jarrard, Andrew¹  - father of Thomas, Joseph, and Samuel Jarrard and Mary Diltz.

Joseph Jarrard²- Thomas Jarrard's brother, Champaign County, Ohio.

Thomas Jarrard ²- Father of Nancy, William, Rachel, John, Elizabeth, Amanda, Delilah, George, and Lydia.

Mary Jarrard Diltz² and her descendants of Champaign County, Ohio to Henry County, Iowa. Thomas  Jarrard's sister and on same page as above.

Thomas Jarrard's sons: John and George Jarrard³ - St. Clair County, Illinois

George Jarrard³ - Washington County, Iowa, youngest son of Thomas Jarrard.

Jonas Jarrard¹ - Descendant of John Jarrard of Sussex Co., New Jersey. Believed to be connected to Andrew Jarrard but unable to prove at this point. Isaac Jarrard, first known member of this family.

Unplaced Jarrards - A collection of documents, land records, on name variations of Gerrard, Jarrett, Jarratt and Jarrard that were located in the U.S. during my research but unused in my manuscripts or Volume I of Silver Trails to Freedom.

Jeffries - The Jeffries (Jefferis, Jefferies) Family emigrated to America around 1689 to Chester Co., Pennsylvania.

Connection to the Jennings Family - Nancy Ann Jeffries married Benjamin Franklin Jennings in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania and migrated to Iowa in 1854 with her parents and sisters, brothers and assorted cousins.  Throughout the years, several other researchers have contacted me, who were also descended from the Jeffries Families.  These contributors had researched collateral lines that I had not covered.  I have now included some data I have received on these other families even though neither I or my husband are actually descended from them.  I have no further information on any of them.  Most of these are in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader 5.0 to view them

Hague

Riley

Innskeep

Mullen

Mendenhall

Jennings - A case of mistaken identity. Two men, same name, same area now clarified.

Descendants of David Jennings and Mary Henthorn   - (1741-1824) Fayette Co., Pa.  Our branch of the Jennings Family, David, potentially the son of Benjamin Jennings of Monongalia Co., W.Va.  Ancestry unproved but circumstantial evidence and family tradition indicate that David's father was named Benjamin. Benjamin Jennings, grandson of elder David Jennings to Louisa County, Iowa 1854. (Photos added September 6, 2001.)

Descendants of David Jennings and Sarah Cushman - (1740) Fayette Co., Pa. Not ours. Killed by Indians Columbiana, Ohio around 1790 From Somerset Co., New Jersey

Sarah Jennings, daughter of Levi Jennings

Diaries of Mifflin Jennings during the Civil War

Other interesting Jennings Stories: The Jennings Heritage Project 
and Nicholas Jennings Ancestry  and The Haymakers Massacre.

Fulton-Cairo Cemetery Records , Louisa County, Iowa. See Cemetery Index. (Photos added September 6, 2001)

Spring Run Cemetery Records , Louisa County, Iowa. See Cemetery Index.

Go to the Louisa County Genealogical Society-  Many pages of Louisa County data.

  When Benjamin Jennings and Mifflin Jefferies brought their families to Iowa in 1854, they soon sought out a church congregation. They became part of the group who organized and built the First Regular Baptist Church in Columbus City, Iowa - 1850-1855    Page 1 - 1855-1858 Page 2

Keim - Our earliest ancestor, John Peter Keim, received land warrants in America dated November 27, 1719-30. Nicholas Keim married Fanny Hochsteter, Fanny Stutzman and Catherine Eash and had children by all three wives.  The Family Bible of his son Solomon was handed down to John Keim, Millersburg, Ind.

Lusk Family -Early references to the Lusk Family 1733-1771.  Descendants of William Lusk, Chester and Lancaster Cos., Pa., Augusta County, Virginia. Descendants  to Washington County, Iowa.  Lusk Wills and Chalkley references. Associated names: Fulton, Smiley, Beck, Jarrard, Snider

McAtlin - Only known McAtlin Family.  James McAtlin and descendants

McCorkle -  Descendants of Walter McCorkle and Catherine Perkins. Buried in Rumble Cemetery, Washington County, Iowa.  California, Iowa, Canadian descendants.  Tombstones in Rumble Cemetery

Descendants of Walter McCorkle (1821-1851) - Some photos.

McCutcheon Trace - Extensive site with a newsletter and helpful links. Features  McCutcheons from several states included.

 Nash  - Our most reliable research to date is the journal of Claude Cline published in 1911. He indicates that John m. Jane (or Jennie) Boyles, Letitia m. Wm. Snodgrass and Thomas Nash of Allen Co., Ohio has orphan siblings that had scattered.  We know our Lucretia had a brother John m. Jane Boyles which makes her another member of this family. We have been able to eliminate Richard Nash as his family moved to Fayette Co., Indiana shortly after 1800 so he did not die but moved.  We have now located the parents of these children in Baltimore, MD. See;
Descendants of John Nash

Perkins   -   Parents, grandparents and siblings of Catherine Perkins who married Walter McCorkle.  Buried in Rumble Cemetery , Washington County, Iowa

Smiley - Iowa Descendants of Archibald Smiley and Mary Hannah of Augusta County, Virginia. Associated names: Fulton, Jarrard, Snider

Smith - Iowa Descendants of Joseph Smith and Mary Jane Fleming of Brown County, Illinois.  Son William Smith came to Iowa around 1875 at which time his wife in Illinois filed for divorce and married Jacob Harsher.  Two daughters remained in Illinois with their mother and William remarried and raised another family in Louisa Co., Iowa.  His  two subsequent wives, were the widow Amanda Ross Rutt and after her death, the widow Alice Odle Holland. A new book on the Descendants of Joseph Smith is in progress by Pauline Smith Pine and will be published in the future.

Snider - Descendants of Jacob Snider and Catherine Welch of Preston County, West Virginia. Associated names: Freeland, Welch, Dillon

Schrock-Eureka Cemetery Records   -  Marion Township, Washington County, Iowa. Burial site of Snider family members and other relatives.

Jacob Snider - 1786-1857 - Preston County, West Virginia, Son of George Snider and Catharine Dillon.
Abraham Snider - 1809 - 1872 - To Washington County, Iowa
Joseph Snider -  Civil War Veteran from Washington County, Iowa
Jeremiah Snider - June 8, 1786 -? - Preston Co., West Virginia to Wash. Co., Ia, son of George Snider and ? of Dunkard Creek, Monongalia Co., West Virginia. died 1819

Summers - Descendants of John Summers of Augusta County, Virginia. Associated names: Beck, Engleman , Fauber , Fulton , Smiley , Jarrard , Snider .  Internal links to David Summers, Jacob Summers, The Fauber Family, etc.

Wattenberger (Wattenbarger) - Descendants of Johan Adam Wattenbarger, Washington Co., Tennessee, traced  to Iowa families.

Bibliography - Persons and sources consulted for Jarrard, Fulton, etc. manuscripts written by Norma Jennings. Since I lived in Washington County, Iowa during much of my childhood, some Washington County records will be found here on my personal site.

OTHER INTERESTING LINKS:

Broyles/Briles Family - This is one of the most comprehensive Family Pages on the Internet. Contains data clear back to the Seventeenth Century in Germany.  Includes christening and Marriage records and literally hundreds of notes on the Broyle/Briles/Breyhel Family.  Highly recommended.

Growing My Tree - by Clarice J. Snyder. Presents the Englemann Family in more detail than here

Henthorn Website - (Dick Henthorn's website) -Descendants of John and James Henthorn, immigrated from Ireland 1730. Associated names: Lowe, Johnson, Jackson, Watson, Higgonbotham, Jennings. This, too,  is a vast repository of Henthorn information. Highly recommended.

McCorkle Family Roots - (Dave Woody's website) - Descendants of Samuel McCorkle and Sarah Buchanan, Augusta County, Virginia. No relationship established for our family but close proximity to many families that we know married into our lines.

The Scots Irish Immigration of the 1700s - Extensive informaton on the Scots Irish Immigration.

Joseph Snider Letters During the Civil War - Monongalia County, West Virginia. West Virginia Archives and History.

The Public Record Office of Ireland

Henry County, Iowa Website - Cemetery, 1850 Henry County Census, Church and a few Marriage Records. Part of the USGENWEB project.

Louisa County, Iowa Website - Sponsored by the Louisa County Genealogical Society, this site contains Biographies, Cemetery Records, Publications and Tax Lists to help the researcher locate relatives that lived in Louisa County. Some of my  favorite References and Migratory Path links for Iowa research.

Washington County, Iowa Website -  Pioneer cemeteries, marriage records, obituaries, tax lists.

Much of the data from Augusta County, Virginia, is the result of intensive research by the late Mrs. Katherine Bushman.  We are deeply indebted to her for her well organized efforts to uncover our ancestors in Virginia.

All manuscripts linked to this page are copyrighted and the property of the author Norma F. Jennings. Family members may use portions of this work for their own research.  If  you  have a web page of  your own, you may link freely to these sites.    However, you may not copy this work to your site or use it in any way for commercial or private gain.