The Descendants of

EDMOND EDMONDS & HANNAH ADDAMS

of

Simsbury, Connecticut

Compiledby

Anita HyattDavis

(A sixth great-granddaughter)

Publishedby

FamilyHistoryPublishers

Bountiful,Utah

2003

COMPILER

Anita Hyatt Daviswith husband

RalphHowardDavis

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DEDICATION

Iwould like to dedicate this book to my dear husband, RalphHowardDavis,andmy children, Jolene Hoeveler,DavidDavis, RichardDavis andLuAnnChild,

Their spouses and their families. Fornearly three years they have listenedpatiently asIhave incessantly talked about "The Book." Icouldnot haveAccomplished this work at allwithout their suggestions and advice, their

encouragement andprayers and the help they gave me,but most of all, for theirlistening ears.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page .......... iThe Compiler . . . . . .... . . . iiiThe Dedication . . . . . v

Table of Contents .......... viiPreface . . . . . . . ix

Appreciation . ... . . . . . . ixSubmitters .......... ixBibliography .......... xOrganization of the Work ........ xNumberingand Coding System........ x

Miscellaneous Abbreviations Foundinthe Book xiii

SectionI-Our ImmigrantAncestor -EdmondEdmonds, Sr. . . . . 1The Search (Introduction) . . . . . . 1His Family . . . . . . . . 5

SectionII-EdmondEdmonds, Jr. . . . . . . iHis Family. . . . . . . . . 1His KnownDescendants:

First Generation . . . . . . . .1Second Generation ........ 4Third Generation ........ 10FourthGeneration ........ 33FifthGeneration . . . . . . 82Sixth Generation . . . . . . . 143Seventh Generation . . . . . . . 217Eight Generation . . . . . . . 299NinthGeneration . . . . . . . 381Tenth Generation ........ 428Index .......... 437

SectionIII-George Edmonds......... 1HisFamily .......... 1HisKnownDescendants

First Generation . . . . . . 1Second Generation ........ 3Third Generation ........ 9FourthGeneration ........ 20FifthGeneration ........ 25Sixth Generation ........ 27Seventh Generation ........ 28EighthGeneration . . . . . . . 30NinthGeneration . . . . . . . 31Index . . . . . . . . . 32

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PREFACE

An Edmonds book has been a dream of my first cousin, Stuart Lawrence Edmonds, ofMidland,Michigan, for many years. His enthusiasm spread as he shared his dreamwith me, andIhave enjoyedthe research Stuart asked me do inconnectionwith the book. When illhealthbeset his family with all itsdemands, the project had to beput on the "back burner." About two and a halfyears ago,Irealized thatif the book were to become a reality, itwould be up to me to put it together.

One of the most exhilaratingprojects onwhichIhave ever worked has been compiling the dataandwriting the Edmonds book. This being a compilation of the family lines of others who share the sameimmigrant ancestor, (Edmond Edmonds, Sr.),Ihave been thrilled to find distant cousins from all over theUnited States includingAlaska, as well as from Canada. What a GREAT family we have! Ithas beengenuinely exciting to get acquaintedwith so many wonderful family members as they have rendered then-assistance to this work.

APPRECIATION:Inmy initial research several years ago,IcontactedBetty Guinan of the East Granby Public

Library, and she recommended thatIcontact Jay Robbins of Springfield, MA,who also was researchingin this area. Jay was found to be an excellent source. Hehadno knowndirect relationship to theEdmonds family, but rather, was interested inthe history of the mining industry inthe Simsbury/ Granby/East Granby area, andprovided an immeasurable amount of impetus to this project. Being interested inthe mining, he was also interested in the miners themselves, especially those who were brought fromEnglandby Jonathan Belcher to work in the mines inConnecticut. Jay found that our immigrantancestor, EdmondEdmonds, Sr., was among "Belchers miners." Without Jays expertise andknowledge, and his willingness to share his findings, we might never have found the origin of our family.

There are also two others who have spent many, many hours gathering and proving data forTuscarawas County, Ohio, and Barry County, Michigan. Ithrilled over the dedication of CeliaHartmannof Carrolton, Ohio, andDanielLinderman of Hastings,Michigan. With their enthusiasm for the project,they have inspiredmany to submit their family lines to the book.

A special note of appreciation goes to a friend from West Bountiful,Utah,KirkBlackburn,whosharedhis technical expertise with me. Not only didhe help to set up the book but also came severaltimes to rescue me from computer problemsIhave encountered.

SUBMITTERS:Eachsubmitter contributedhis or her ownwealth of family knowledge. We give each our

heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the splendid addition they have made to our family history. Inalphabetical order, these providers include:

Mary Harris AbbasVernel Edmonds AlbertsonJoanne EdmondsAlbertiElaine Frase BarberBarbara BaumWilliamM.BrownWallace W. CarrollSamuel ClaphamPhyllis I.Butcher ChristensenR. H.Davis & familyRalph0.DiehlFrank J. DohertyCarlR.Edmonds

Dorothy EdmondsJames L.Edmonds, Sr.Loren G. EdmondsStuart L.EdmondsStephanie KayEveyBetty FitchMikeFowlerBetty FranksJames L.FribleyMaxFribleyMaqorieReedGibsonJohn C. GrandyDoris IngramGreenfield

CarolAnn HansenDonaldHarrisonWaydella ReedHartCelia Barker HartmannJaneth S. HerbertMax HosmerDougHuntClarence E. & Belle Edmonds Hyatt (Deceased)E. P. Hyatt & familyN. F. Hyatt & familyBillJontzBonnie Edmonds RnappMichael LantzLuzelle Gillett LeClaireBarbara LedbetterJennifer LeMarMarilynRichey LewisJames Henry LieserDanielW. LindermanCharlotte Wilcox McCartyKatherineMcElhenieSusan Mincks OBrienRoy Oehler

Wayne OhlssonDonald C. RitterJay RobbinsJudithIRoheDavid& Joan RenauldRummeryJackie SauterMelvin & Delia ShaferKerry SimiTracy M.Baity SmithMildredGaskill SoderquistDebbie Brown StewartKemble StoutRay TenneyMarisuEdmonds TerryLynn ThomasRon& BobbiThompsonJohn TwistMueril Greenfield TuggleVicki VaughtMary York WillemsRoger WingetDonnaBlackardWoodsHelenEdmonds Wright

A word of caution is proffered. Every effort has been expended to make this work as correct aspossible. However,with so many submitters and so many varied sources, it is possible that some errorsmay have been included inadvertently.

We feel very fortunate that we have been able to uncover the amount of facts we have, and wewill continue searching for more information in the future. Family History is an ongoingproject and isnever finished. So we hope additions and/or corrections will be made to this work as the years go by. Asthe search continues, we will welcome any and all updates that might strengthen our history and anyproof to verify informationwe have found.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:As the submitters to the book range inability from novices to professionals, many have not had

training inthe recording of their sources, We have thus recorded them mainly as received and aregrateful for what they sent to us.

ORGANIZATIONOF THE WORK:As we have only been able to find information on EdmondEdmonds, Sr. and his two sons,

Edrnond, Jr. and George, we have divided the book into three sections, each section dividedbygenerations:

SectionIis on EdmondEdmonds, Sr., the Immigrant Ancestor, his life and his immediate family.SectionHis on the second son, EdmondEdmonds, Jr., his life,his immediate family andhis knowndescendants.Section IIIis on the youngest son, George Edmonds,his life,his immediate family and his knowndescendants.

Sections IIand IIIare indexed separately by direct descendants, their and spouses and siblings.

NUMBERINGAND CODING SYSTEM:Every individual in the bookwho is a direct descendant of our Immigrant ancestor is given an

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individualnumber as he or she is entered first as a child ina family. Children are numbered inconsecutive order ofbirthwithin each family, where known. UsingPeter Edmonds as an example, inhisfathers family, he was listed as follows among the children:

+ 12 Mii PETER EDMONDS.The "+" means that Peter Edmonds is continued on as a parent (in the same section as his father)in this case, inSectionHThe "M" (or F ifused) is for the sex of the individual.The "xi" is the positionof the child inhis fathers family.

WhenPeter Edmonds is carried on as aparent, the same individualnumber he had as a child is the samenumber he will have as a as aparent,just followedby aperiod, as shownbelow:

12. Peter EDMONDS.

It is our hope and desire that the many family members who have come together to help with thewriting of this bookwill desire to stay in touch in the years to come, that we may truly be one greatfamily. Yes, we are a great family, great because, as a whole, we came from men andwomen who weregood, hardworking, God-fearing, diligent andhumblepeople. Their bloodstill flows inour veins. Wecanbeproudto bear their names and follow intheir foot steps.

Anita Hyatt DavisNovember 2003

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MISCELLANEOUSABBREVIATIONS FOUND INTHE BOOKlvg - living

abt. - about m./md - marriedn. - note.n.d. - no dateno. - numbern.f.i. - no further informationobit. - obituaryp. or pg. - page; pp. - pluralp.d.y - prob. diedyoungRev. or Revd. - Reverand

ae. -ae. - y (year) m(month) w (week)\d (day)aft. - aftera.k.a - also known asb. - bornbap.- baptizedbk. - bookbu. - burialchr. - christenedcem. - cemeteryc.o.d - cause of deathcomp. - compilerd. - diedd.s.p. - diedwithout issuedau.- daughterd/o or dau/o - daughter ofg.g. - great greathusb. - husbandI.G.I. - InternationalGenealogical Indexilleg - illegitimateinv. - inventorylie. - licence

s. - sons/o - son ofSp.- spouseTwp. - Townshipvol. - volumeV.R. - Vital Recordsw.d. - will datedw.p. - Willprovedor probatedwid.-widowwit.- witnesswk.- weekyr. - year

ABBREVIATIONS FORNAMESAND PLACES

AHD-Anita Hyatt DavisBEH-BelleEdmonds HyattCEH-Clarence EdmundHyattFHL-Family History Library inSLCL.D.S.-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSLC-Salt Lake City,UtahPA-Pennsylvania

CT-ConnecticutIA-IowaMA-MassachusettsMi-MichiganNY -New YorkOH-Ohio

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SECTION I

OUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR

EDMOND EDMONDS, SR.

1687-1759

SECTION I

OUR IMMIGRANTANCESTOREDMOND EDMONDS, SR.

1687 - 1759

THE SEARCH

(INTRODUCTION)

The search for our ImmigrantAncestor has been one that has been on-going for many years, evenbymy father, Dr. Clarence E.Hyattbefore his death in 1978, and has been a driving force inmyresearch ever since. After validating our relationship to EdmondEdmonds, Jr., we next tried tocorrectly identify his father.

ORIGIN:Our first indication of the origin of our ImmigrantAncestor was in the Simsbury VitalRecords,

page 151, where his marriage was recorded as, "EdmanEDMANS of Great BrittanandHanahADDAMS of Simsbery were married together the twenty fourth day augast one Thousand SeuenhundredandEighteen." Onpage 131of the same reference, their children, born 1719-1731,were recorded,includinghis second son, EdmondEDMONDS,whom we will refer to as Edmond, Jr. for clarity. Thislist didnot include their last son, George, who was born in 1735 andwhose birthprobably was neverofficially recorded. With the informationwe were able to find inSimsbury, we felt we hada goodfoundation for our search. Formany years we searched every English-bornEdmondEDMONDSby anyspelling that would fit the qualifications we had, but with limitedaccess to records, we found we werenot makingmuchprogress.

DEATH:In1995 we receivedan unpublishedmanuscript entitled An UnsettledYankee Family,by

Willard John EDMONDS, a grandson of George EDMONDS, "of Salisbury." Onpage 9 we read, "It isonly tradition about his being a linealdescendant of the Edmonds killedat the saltmine." Thesestatements litanew our fire of determination, andwe took our search to the Salisbury area and therefound the Probate Record for EdmondEDMONDS,of Salisbury, listed inthe SharonDistrictProbateRecords, dated 11September 1759.At that time, his son, EdmondEDMONDS, Jr., then residing on the"Oblong," Dutchess Co.,New York, was appointed to administer to his fathers estate. The Inventorywas taken 1Nov 1759by Ebenezer Stephens andPhillip Chatfield; exhibited 17Nov 1761. This listingshows a family possessing the essentials for not only farming, but the spinning of cloth. There was noextravagance which was typical ofmostpeople ofhis time. A thorough search was made intheSalisbury, Connecticut, area for Edmond, Sr.s burialplace,but none was found. We learned that therewere no monuments remaining; ifever erected, for those who diedbefore 1750,and only fortyinscriptions remained for the periodof 1750-1771. Edmond Sr. possibly couldhave evenbeenburied inanunmarkedgrave or possibly couldbe entombed insome forgotten mine shaft inthe LitchfieldCountyhills inConnecticut.

As to the "saltmine" which was referred to inthe paragraph above, Jay Robbins, our miningauthority, reported that there has beenno indication found that salt miningwas ever tried inLitchfieldCounty, Connecticut. Exploratory miningmight havebeenundertaken,but,because Litchfieldwasknown for its iron deposits, it is possible that Edmondwas killedwhile trying to extract ironore.Thisalso cannot be documented. According to the historian for the town of Salisbury, records for thatperiodof time are scarce, andnothinghas been found.

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MOVE TO SALISBURY:We are not exactly certain when Edmond, Sr., movedhis family from the Simsbury/East Granby

area to Salisbury, but the last recorded land transaction inSimsbury was on 7 April 1753, when he sold11acres to John GOZARD. Isurmised that by 1755,Edmond, Sr., had located inSalisbury, LitchfieldCo., Connecticut, based on a reference stating that George EDMONDS, his son, had enlisted inCapt.Bellows Co. of Salisbury on 31Aug 1755. Also, Edmond, Sr. was on the list of taxpayers for Salisburyin 1756.And furthermore, ina land transfer inEast Granby in 1756,EdmondEdmonds was referred to as"Edmond Edmonds of Salisbury."

TRADE:We hadpreviously found much information on his son, Edmond, Jr., and from his obituary, read

that Edmond, Jr. was a miner and a plate turner (one who made wooden plates andbowls, probablyturned on a wooden lathe, operated by a foot pedal), and we took a guess that Edmond, Sr. also hadbeena miner that the son had learned the trade from his father. After reading An UnsettledYankee Family,we were convinced more than ever that our ImmigrantAncestor indeedwas a miner.

InreadingEast Granby, the Evidence ofa Connecticut Town, by Mary Jane Springman and BettyFinnell Guinan, onpage 19,we ran across the following statement, "Actualmining didnot beginunderthe leases until 1714 ...In 1715 (Jonathan) Belcher [one of the three lessees and later a governor ofMassachusetts] went to Englandandbrought back a dozen miners and a skilled refiner. He set up arefinery inBostonandproceeded to have his ore transported overland to Windsor andHartford,[Connecticut], from where itwas shipped on coastal sloops to his refinery. Itseems that not enough orecame out ofhis mines,which by now includedmines inWallingford and Farmington [Connecticut]."Could our Ancestor have been one of those miners that Belcher brought back from England?

Inthe meantime, Jay Robbinshadbeen searching the landrecords inSimsbury and East Granbytown records for the locationofEdmonds home(s). With this latest bit of information in the precedingparagraph, Jay turned his search to the many volumes of letters of Jonathan Belcher and found numerousletters written to his foreman, Joseph Pitkin, about the mines andminers. Inthese letters Jay found manyreferrals to EdmondEDMONDS, either directly or indirectly. From these letters, Jay noted the followingexcerpts:

Ina 1724 letter, itwas noted that water was rising inthe tunnels and that the miners had gone toBelchers Wallingford mine to work. The foreman was told that there was no danger and to bring themenback.

At one time, Belcher stated that the menwere holdingout the best ore for themselves andsending the poor ore to him. Ina 29 May 1732 letter, Belcher wrote, "SoIam content all themengo offbut EDMUNDS only, who may peddle [crushing the ore] for the Present tillThingscanbe brought to Rights,whichIhardly ever expect to see."

24 Feb 1735,Belcher wrote, "Iamglad EDMUNDS is to tend our Stamps [ore crushers].Idontunderstandhisworking for the other Compa(ny) sinceIwas inCharge ofbringinghimover andimploying (sic) himso many years."

18 October 1736,Johathan Belcher instructedJoseph Pitkinto "dismiss all the menbut thosefour menengaged incrushing the ore ina different location than the mines." Edmondwasprobably one of the four menstill left at the mine.

In1739,Belcher was still shipping ore. The manpower at the mine hadbeen reduceddrastically. Possibly the four miners who remainedat that time may have largely been engagedincarting surface ore and ore crushing rather than actual mining.

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Without these and other letters ofBelchers,we probably would never have been able to piece togetherthe evidence we hadbeen gathering about our ancestor or to have known for certain that he was a minerworking at Copper Hill,near Simsbury, Connecticut. These excerpts included good solid evidence thatEdmondEDMONDS hadbeenbrought to Connecticut by Jonathan Belcher to be a miner, and gave thedescription of the work he actually did as he was inBelchers employ.

IMMIGRATION:How and when did he come to New England? Ina search for passenger lists, we found that

many ships didnot havepassenger lists as are available in todays shipping. Inthe "Genealogy ofThomas Stephens of Turkey Hills, Simsbury, CT,"by Lester J. Stephens, 2003, selfpublished, he foundthe information onBelchers ships. Hehad extracted it fromFamily Tree Makers CD, "The CompleteBook ofEmigrants 1607-1776," CD #350, one of a 6 volume set publishedby the GenealogicalPublishingCo., ByPeter Wilson Coldham. The search was narrowed down to possibly three possibleships. The shipping information gave us only brief information as to the agents and men incharge whohad taken out passage on the ship, but didnot list those travelingwith them. The three ships were listedas follows:

CONSENT: "14 to 20 April 1715-Shippers by the CONSENT ofBoston, Mr.WilliamWyer, boundfrom Plymouthto Boston,Philip Pentrye [prob. an agent] for Jonathan Belcher and JacobWendell, Amos Doidge for Abraham Bauman, Stephen Edwards."

KESTA: "13 Mar 1717 Shipper by the KESTA ofLondon,Mr. Thomas Wenmouth, bound fromPlymouth for Boston: Jonathan Belcher."

ENDEAVOR: "8-17 June 1717~ Shippers by the ENDEAVOR ofTopsham, Mr.RichardBurge,bound from Plymouth for Boston: NathanielWhite for Daniel Clutterbuck & Co.,Philip Pentyrefor Jonathan Belcher."

Of these three ships, the first one inApr. of 1715,might havebeen too early for Belcher to have gotten toEngland, found the miners and returned to New Englandconsidering the length of time it took to crossthe Atlantic at that time. Our educated guess, wouldbe that Edmundcame on the second ship, theKESTA, 13 Mar 1717,with Belcher.

EDMONDSPOSSIBLE ENGLISHROOTS:Our "fire ofdetermination" was almost out againwhen one day John Grandy, anEDMONDS

researcher from Toronto, Canada, and a descendant of George, suggested that we look inCamborne,Cornwall, England,where he hadnoticedan EDMONDS family of our time period. Ina search of theInternationalGenealogical Index [hereafter referred to as IGI]publishedby the FamilyHistoryDepartment of the Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, and the CamborneParishrecords,we discovered the following family andnotedthe similarity ithad to ours:

Nicholas Edmonds, md27 Dec 1676,Camborne Parish, Cornwall, England, Katherine Pender

Children:KatherynEdmonds, Chr. 11Nov 1677, Camborne Parish, Cornwall, EnglandNickolas Edmonds, Chr 10Nov 1678,Camborne Parish, Cornwall, EnglandMatthew Edmonds, Chr 4 Sep 1681,m.MaryRule,24 Jun 1711, Camborne Parish, Cornwall,EnglandNicholas Edmonds,Chr 9 Mar 1684, Camborne Parish, Cornwall, EnglandEdmundEdmonds, Chr 18 Sep 1687, Camborne Parish. Cornwall, EnglandOliver Edmonds,Chr 2 mar 1690, Camborne Parish, Cornwall, EnglandJohn Edmonds, Chr 22 Apr 1693, d. 5 May 1694,Camborne Parish, Cornwall, EnglandWilliam Edmonds, Chr 4 May 1695, Camborne Parish, Cornwall, England

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Incomparing the names of this family with the names our Edmond and Hannah chose for theirchildren, it was found that four of them were the same as in the family above and in the same order. Theother three names inEdmonds family couldbe ADDAMS family names. Inthe Parish records ofCamborne, there were several matchingnames to Nicholas family which were of the same generation asNicholas and couldbe his siblings. Many of these same names were carried down by Edmonds sons,EdmondJr. and George, here inAmerica. A will for Nicholas was sought but no evidence was foundthat any of this Edmonds family inEnglandever made out a will. We have since learned that few menof those days made out wills unless they had landor personalproperty to divide among their family. Ourevidence of relationship to the Nicholas Edmonds family is NOT conclusive, only based on the bestknowledge we have to date. Further research is needed.

Could our family definitely have come from Cornwall, and ifso, why would Edmondwant toleave England? Jay Robbins turned his research to the mining and livingconditions among the minersthere inCornwall. He found the working and livingconditions, especially in the area of Camborne, weredeplorable and there was much serious illness inovercrowded living areas. As mines gave out ,theminers would move on to productive mines until they too would give out. Then these moves wouldrepeat themselves over and over again.

CONCLUSION:Jay andIstarted researching the few names of the other miners that Belcher mentioned inhis letters.

Some of those names were also found recorded inthe Camborne - Redruth area; especially, we notedone Thomas Stephens who was Edmonds next door neighbor and good friend inEast Granby. We feltfairly certain that we had found the Englishhome of our ancestor!

By Anita H.Davis

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SECTION I

EDMOND EDMONDS, SR.(AndHISFAMILY)

1. EdmondEDMONDSwas christened on 18 Sep 1687 inCamborne Parish, Cornwall, England.He diedbefore 11Sep 1759 inSalisbury, Sharon District,Litchfield, Connecticut. EdmondmarriedHannahADDAMS on 24 Aug 1718 inSimsbuiy, Hartford, Connecticut. Hannahwasprobably born inSimsbuiy, Hartford, Connecticut. She diedprobably inSalisbury, Litchfield,Connecticut or in Sichem, or Amenia, Dutchess Co., New York, where her sons Edmond, Jr.and George were living. We have found no recordofher death.

NOTES:RESIDENCES: EdmondEdmonds hadan early landgrant at Turkey Hills on Squadron Line,EastGranby. The last land transfers for him there were made between 1722 and 1756. Hemoved toSalisbury, SharonDistrict,Litchfield, Connecticut to live,probably about 1755. The last recorded landtransfer we have for him inSimsbury records, 1756, calls him EdmondEdmonds of Salisbury. As hisson George served inthe Frenchand IndianWar from 31Aug to 5 Dec 1955, inthe Company of Capt.Samuel Bellows of Salisbury, Edmond, Sr, andhis family were probably living inSalisbury by that time.Edmond Sr. was probably killed ina mining accident inSalisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.

DEATH: "Edmond Edmonds of Salisbury. Administration to EdmondEdmonds of Oblong, DutchessCo., NewYork, 11September 1759. Inventory taken 2 November 1759,by Ebenr Stephens andPhillipChatfield; exhibited 17November 1761." (Sharon County Probate Records). This EdmondEdmonds ofthe Oblong was the sonwho had joined with the Moravians. Inthe WillardEdmonds Journal,"UnsettledYankee," it said that George, (the headof that branchof the family) was of "linealdescent of the manwho was killed in the sinking of a Salt Mine inSalisbury." We have been toldthat there were no salt mines around Salisbury, and George only had one ancestor who lived inAmerica,EdmondEdmonds, Sr., who was the miner described above.

PROBLEM:For many years, researchers have assumed that the HanahAddams mentioned intheSimsbury Birth records as beingbom"27 March 1688, dau. ofJohnAddams, Sr." was the same Hanah ,Addams who was recorded as beingmarried to EdmanEdmans, 24 August 1718. However, IntheArchives of the FamilyHistory Library in Salt Lake, a sheet submitted by Meshach Tenney hadanearlier mg. of this HannahAdams to Philip Calverly of Colchester, 30 Dec 1713. Descendants of thiscouple have proven to their satisfaction that the John Addams andhis wife Abigail (Pinney),whomearly researchers thought were the parents of our HanahAddams, by then they hadmoved to Colchesterwith their family and that there was a marriage there to a Philip Calverly. Both of these Hanahs hadchildren during the same time period, andPhilip namedhis wife Hannah inhis will. Research isongoing on this problemas we search for the true identificationofour Hanah.

SOURCES:East Granby, "The Evolutionof a Connecticut town," Mary Jane Springman andBetty Finnell Guinan,Published for the East Granby HistoricalCommittee, Connecticut, pg. 19,28.Notes copied from Jonathan Belchers Letters, Transcribedby Jay Robbins, Springfield,Massachusetts,1998/9.Simsbury, CT, VR, Vol. TM3,pg. 238,258; Vol LR1-A,Pg2 andpg. 23 (Hanahs birth record).Map ofLandGrants, 1672-1723.Simsbury, CT, Births,Mgs.,Deaths, Transcribed 1898,pp 131,151,152.SharonDistrict,LitchfieldCo., CT, Probate Records for Towns of Sharon, Kent, Canaan and Salisbury.pp 67-8.

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Hartford, Windsor & Fairfield CT Vit Rec.Kemble Stout, Zephaniah Edmonds, etc., 1977

Edmond and Hannah had the following children:2 M i Mathew EDMONDS,b. 25 May 1719, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

+ 3 M ii. Edmond EDMONDS,b. 14Mar 1721, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut (See SectionID-

4 M iii. Oliver EDMONDS,b. 27 Nov 1722, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut5 F iv. HannahEDMONDS,b. 20 Dec 1724, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut6 F v. Mary EDMONDS,b. 16 Oct 1731, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut7 F vi. Katherine EDMONDS, 16 Oct 1731, Simsbuiy, Hartford, Connecticut

+ 8 Mvii. George EDMONDS,b. 12 Oct 1735,prob. inSimsbuiy, Hartford, Connecticut (SeeSection III).

NOTES:We have searched through marriage and death records for these children and have located nothingexcepting on Edmond, Jr. and George. We are left with the question, "Did these other five children dieearly or did they grow to maturity like Edmond, Jr. and George?" We regret we have not been able toanswer this question.

SOURCES:Jay Robbins of Springfield, Massachusetts: Research in Connecticut, Massachusetts and England (1995-2003)

East Granby, "The Evolutionof a Connecticut Town," Mary Jane Springman and Betty Finnell Guinan,Published for the East Granby HistoricalCommittee, Connecticut, pp. 19,28.An UnsettledYankee Family,Unpublished, by Willard Edmonds, grandson of George Edmonds.Notes copied from Jonathan Belchers Letters, Transcribedby Jay Robbins, Springfield, Massachusetts,

1998/9."Genealogy of Thomas Stephens of Turkey Hills, Simsbury, CT,"by Lester J. Stephens, 2003, self

published, he found the information on Belchers ships. He had extracted it from Family TreeMakers CD, "The Complete Book ofEmigrants 1607-1776," CD #350, one of a 6 volume setpublishedby the Genealogy Publishing Co., by Peter Wilson Coldham.

Simsbury, Connecticut, Vital Records, Vol. TM3, pp.238, 258; Vol LRI-A,p. 2.Map ofLandGrants, 1672-1723.I.G.I.Simsbury, CT, Births,Marriages, Deaths, Transcribed 1898,pp. 131, 151, 152.(Hartford, Simsbury and

FairfieldVital Records.)SharonDistrict,LitchfieldCo., Connecticut, Probate Records for Towns of Sharon, Kent, Canaan and

Salisbury, pp 67-68.Kemble Stout, Zephaniah Edmonds, etc., 1977.

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SECTION II

EDMOND EDMONDS, JR.

1721-1811

I

SECTION II

Descendants ofEdmondEDMONDS and Elizabeth GOZARD

First Generation

1. Edmond EDMONDS (Edmond Sr.-See Book I) was born on 14 Mar 1721 in Simsbury, Hartford,Connecticut.Hediedon24Feb 1811inGnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Hewas buriedon26Feb 1811inAllemangel Cem., Gnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania. EdmondmarriedElizabethGOZARD on5 Jul 1739,inSimsbury,Hartford,Connecticut. She diedon 9 Mar 1811,inGnadenhutten,Northampton, Pennsylvania. She was buried inthe Allemangel Cemetery, Gnadenhutten Northampton,Pennsylvania.

NOTES ONEDMOND,Jr.:BIRTH: Simsbury VR gives hisbirthat 3 Mar 1721. His Obituary gives his age at death as 89 y, 1lm, 1w, 3 d,whichwouldplace hisbirthat 14Mar 1721, the same as is recorded inthe Moravianrecords. We are following thecalculatedbirthdate.RESIDENCES: Edmond, Jr., was bornand raised inthe Simsbury area ofConnecticut. We have not foundwhereEdmondand Elizabeth livedafter their marriage. Itcould have been that they lived inhis parents home, but wesuspect their home, whatever it was, would have been very humble. We also suspect they moved to WesternConnecticut at the same time as hisparents movedto Salisbury as EdmondJr. was on the June 1755 Tax List of theNorth East Precinct, Dutchess Co., N.Y., under the name of Edmond "EDWARDS" and again, as EdmondEDMONDS, fromJune 1757-1765. EdmondEdmonds,Jr. was livingon the Oblong inNewYork at the time ofhisfathers deathover inSalisbury,Connecticut in1759and was livingonarentedfarm inSichem-on-Oblong (SichemPlains) near Amenia, Dutchess Co.,NY. The attractionofpromises ofbetter livingconditions encouraged the fewfamilies inSichemto decide to moveto the Moraviansettlement at Gnadenhuttenon the MahoninginPennsylvania.The first families to make the move were the Warner families. NathanWarner and his children moved down in1771. EdmondEdmonds,wife and seven children moveddown inOctober of that same year to live inFortAllenuntil their home couldbebuilt. The Warner families movedout of the Fort inJanuary 1772 and occupied their newhomes, and left the Edmonds holding the fort alone untilOctober following when they also movedover the river.CHURCHAFFILIATION: In the Gnadenhutten, PA Church Records, Edmund was listedas having originallybeenPresbyterian. They mayhaveattendedthe PresbyterianChurchinSimsburybeforemovingto theAmenia areaof Connecticut. The oldest church in Amenia, on the Oblong, was Presbyterian, and probably was where theyattendedChurchuntilconvertedby theMoravians."InDutchess County, inthe ColonyofNewYork,near theborderlineofConnecticut, there stillexistedat thisperiodoftime, the SichemMoravianCongregation, inchargeofFrancisandAnna CatharineBohler,andaccording to a catalogue oftheyear 1769, the membership consisted for the greaterpart ofthe two large families,Warner andEdmonds livingonrentedfarms. EdmondEdmondswas receivedinto theMoravian Congregation at Sichem on 6 Nov 1757 and was admitted to the Sacrament 1January 1759. Elizabethbecame amemberoftheMoravianCongregationat SichemonJanuary 1,1761. Heraisedhis family as Moravians....On the expiration of their leases, their attentionwas attractedby the favorable offers of landon the Mahoning,and, after a tour of inspectionmade inJuly, 1770,DanielWarner, hiswife andsix childrenmovedto Gnadenhuttenand took up temporary quarters inthe oldFortAllen. InFebruary, 1771,they were followedbyhis sonNathanandwife and three children, and in October of the same year, by EdmundEdmonds, wife and seven children. HenryDavis and William Knickerbocker, of the Sichem congregation, also expressed their intention of removing to theMahoning, andFrancis Bohler, was recalled to Bethlehem inOctober of the same year." (See Sources: "Rau.").TRADEor OCCUPATION:Inthe GnadenhuttenPAChurchRecords, EdmondJr.was listedas aMiner,Artificer&PlateTurner. According to info foundbyJimmy Parker,editor oftheEvertonMagazine, adishturner isone whoworked on a wood lathe (prob. runby a foot pedal) to formwooden bowls. A plate turner then would be one who

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made wooden plates.CHILDREN: According to the Obituaries ofEdmondandElizabeth, they had 13 children. However,according tothe printedhistory, it said that the family consisting ofwife and seven children, moved to PA in 1771.All 13 of theknownchildrenwere bornbefore 1765 so there must havebeen 6 children who either diedbefore that date or couldhave been marriedby then and decided to not make the move. The Sichem, NY Moravianchurch records, listed 8childrenwhowent to Pennsylvania:Rosina,Catherine,Anna Johanna, Nathaniel,Martha,Mary,Peter,andRebecca.We suspect one mighthave come later. John andZilpah diedbefore the move, and it isnotknownifBarbara, Leahand Rachelhadmarriedand decided to not move to Pennsylvania or if they also haddiedbefore the move.DEATH: "About the middle ofFebruary, Edmond, Jr. took a severe cold, which remainedwithhimandproved tobe a means ofhis departure on the above mentioned day (24Feb 1811)...Age 89 yrs, 11months, 1week, 3 days."(Gnadenhutten, PA, Moravian Church Records).NOTES ONELIZABETHGOZARD:SURNAME&PARENTS:Inearly Simsbuiy,thenamewas spelledGOZZARD/GOZARD/GOSSARD/GOSARD,andmore recently, it is almost universally spelledGODDARD. Inher obituary, inthe GnadenhuttenPA MoravianChurchRecords), itwas spelled GADHARD. This does not indicate a different family, for her Obituary said shewas born inSimsbury. A serious searchhas beenmade to discover the parents ofElizabeth. We feel certain that sheisthe granddaughterofNicholasGOZZARDandElizabethGILLETTofWindsor andlater,Simsbury,Hartford,Co.,Connecticut,who hadonly three children, according to the GoddardBook, listedbelow: Elizabethwho md. SamuelNeele, Nathaniel Gozzard and John Gossard who md. Sarah Hayes. We have not located records on NathanielGozzard,but strongly feel thatNathanielwas the name ofher father. The name "Nathaniel"was introducedinto theEdmonds familywithEdmond,Jr. andElizabeth,andhasbeencarrieddownfor manygenerations inthe descendants.We invite verification or additional information.BIRTH& DEATH: The Obituary listedher age at death as 89 y, 1m,2 w, 4 d. This would calculate her birth at22 Jan 1722. The MoravianChurch records at Gnadenhuttenhadher birth as 21 Jan 1722.SOURCES:Simsbury, CT,Births,Marriages andDeaths Transcribed from the TownRecords andPublishedbyAlbert C. Bates,

Hartford 1898,pp. 131, 152Sharon District,Litchfield, CT Probate Records (for EdmondEdmonds, Sr.).SichemMoravian ChurchBook, (UnitedBrethren), began 1756,Dutchess Co.,NY.Beersheba,Northampton,PA,MoravianChurchBookNorthEast Precinct Tax Lists,Dutchess Co.,New York -- June 1755 and 1757 to 1765Catalogue of the Brethrenand Sisters and Childrenbelonging to the Congregation and Society inGnadenhutten on

the Mahoning Creek, Northampton, PA, 1 Jan 1785 (Translated from High German), also referred to asGnadenhutten, PAMoravianChurchBook (containedBirthrecords ofchildren andDeathRecords,pg. 50 withObituaries ofhusband and wife). .

Transactions of the MoravianHistorical Society, Vol II, 1777-1786.HistoryandRegisteroftheMoravianCongregationat GnadenhuttenontheMahoning inPA,byRobertRau,pg.404

(Referred to as Rau).The Goddards of Granby,byWinfred Goddard, Jr.C. E.HyattResearch,prior to his death in 1978.Research of Luzelle Gillett LeClaire, of Alaska; Phyllis I. Christensen, of Montana, and Ron Thompson.

[Descendants]ResearchofMary Abbas, descendant, Geneva, Iowa. (BirthofAnna Joanna, 8 Jan 1750).Guide to OldMoravian Cemetery, BethlehemandNazareth,PA,by Augustus Schultz, M.D.FHLFilm# 384711, Cemeteries ofNorthamptonCo., PA (BirthofAnna Joanna, 7 Jan 1750).DAR Patriot Index, (recordedunder name ofNathaniel EDWARDS),pg. 215 (birth,Military [Sgt],marriage and

death dates).

Edmondand Elizabethhad the following children:2 F i. BarbaraEDMONDS was bornabout 1740 inSimsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. p.d.y.3 F ii. Lea or Leah EDMONDS was born in 1742 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. She died in

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1777. Leahwas noton the listofthe seven (eight) childrenofEdmond&ElizabethEdmonds thatwere subscribers to go to the Mahoning inPennsylvania in1771.(Per Rau.) She couldhave diedyoung or, ifalive, and about 28 by this time, she mighthavebeenmarriedandchose to remain inDutchess Co. with her husband.

4 F iii. RachelEDMONDS was bornin1744inSimsbuiy,Hartford,Connecticut. She died in1797. Shewas buriedinOldMoravianCemetery,Bethlehem,Pennsylvania.Rachelmovedwithher parentsto the Oblong, Dutchess,NY,accdg. to MaryAbbas, but she is not includedon the printedsubscribers list of Edmond& Elizabeths family for the settlement of Gnadenhutten on theMahoning. Rau (see Sources) said they came with seven children. There were eight on the listofsubscribers, andhernamewas not included. Being25 by the time they moved, she couldhavealready been marriedandmaybe chose to stay back inDutchess County with her husband.

+ 5 F iv. Rosanna or Rosina EDMONDS was bornon 12 Dec 1746, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.+ 6 F v. Catherine EDMONDS was bornon 4 Sep 1748, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

7 F vi. Anna Johanna (Thankful) EDMONDS was born on 7/8 Jun 1750 in Simsbury, Hartford,Connecticut. Shediedon25 Feb 1833 inBethlehem,Northampton,Pennsylvaniaandwas buriedinOldMoravianCem,Bethlehem,Pennsylvania. Unmarried. She was baptized21Jul 1776 intotheMoravianCongregation,at Gnadenhutten,ontheMahoning,Northampton,Pennsylvania,andwas received into the congregation on the same day. (Gnadenhutten PA, Moravian ChurchRecord). She served as a sick nurse among children inBethlehem as had several sisters whoprecededher to Bethlehem to also findwork.

8 Mvii. Nathaniel (Oliver) EDMONDS was bornon21Jun 1752 inSimsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.He was baptized on 13 Nov 1776, at the age of 25, in the Moravian Church, Gnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvaniaandwas receivedinto the Congregationat Gnadenhuttenonthe sameday. He died on 14Jun 1828,prob. inNew York.Nathanielmarried Sarah HUNT daughter of Ambrose HUNT and Sarah CARY about 1785prob. inAmenia, Dutchess,NewYork. Sarahwas baptizedon 31Mar 1765 inChurch,Amenia,Dutchess,NY [prob. Presbyterian,as seen innotes for Ambrose, her father, as foundbyDouglasL.Hunt, researcher, and also inDARPatriots Index]BIRTH: records show himborneither 1/21Jun/Jan 1752/3. Raugave ina footnote the namesof the Edmonds family that were listed inthe churchs membership catalogue of 1769 and gaveOliver as b.lJun 1752. [Dates intheMoravianChurchrecordswerenotalways correct.Theyhadoriginally been recorded inHigh German and later translated to English]. Inthe DAR PatriotIndex,his birthdate was listedas 21 Jun 1752.BAPTISM: Nathaniel was baptized at age 25, Moravian Church, Gnadenhutten, PA., 13 Nov1776, and received into the Congregation at Gnadenhutten, PA, the same day.

9 Mviii. John (Edmond) EDMONDS was bornon24 Jul 1754 in,NewYork. Hewas baptizedon4 Jul1766, ae 12, inSichem-on-Oblong, Dutchess, New York, his sponsor beingAzariah Smith. Hediedon8 Jul 1766 in,Dutchess,NewYork.Hewas buriedon 10Jul 1766inSichemNewBuryingGround,Dutchess,New York.

10 F ix. Martha EDMONDS was born on 22 Sep 1756 in Sichem, Dutchess, New York. She wasbaptizedon 17Oct 1756 inSichem, Dutchess,NewYork. She died in 1836 inBethabara, NorthCarolina. On the Beersheba, PA,MoravianChurchRecords, listedas single, 3 Sep 1775 & 13Nov. 1777. She was received into the congregation at Gnadenhutten on the Mahoning, 03 Sep1775.MarthamarriedRev.Simon PETER in 1804 inNorthampton, Co.,Pennsylvania. Simonwasbornon2 Apr 1743 and diedon29 May 1819 inBethabara,NorthCarolina. Hewas son ofJohnFrederick PETER, Sr. and Susanna JACKSCH, and was the pastor at Friedborg andBethabara,NorthCarolina,untilhis death.

+ 11 Fx. MaryEDMONDS was bornon 8 Jul 1758. She died on 23 Jun 1820.+ 12 Mxi. PeterEDMONDS was bornon 1Aug 1760 inSichem-in-the-Oblong,nrAmenia, Dutchess Co.,

New York. He diedon 30 Jul 1854.

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xii RebeccaEDMONDS was bornon 9 Aug 1762, inSichemPlains,Dutchess Co.,NewYork, andwas baptized on 26 Sep 1762 in the Sichem Moravian Church, Dutchess, New York, (SichemMoravian ChurchBook,pg. 4)..On the Gnadenhutten, PA, Moravian Church Book,Rachelwas referred to as a "grown girl" 17Jan 1779,when she was received into the MoravianCongregationandagainon 14Jun 1783 athermarriage. She d. in 1828 inBethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania.Rebecca marriedthe widower Christian SCHROPP, 14Jun 1783, Bethlehem,Northampton,Pennsylvania. Christian was born about 1760 ofPennsylvania. He died in 1826 inBethlehem,Northampton,Pennsylvania.HewasburiedinOldMoravianCemetery,Bethlehem,Pennsylvania.We have no information onhis first wife. (From Guide to OldMoravianCemetery, Bethlehem,PA,by Augustus Schultze, M.D.).

xiii. Zilpah or SilphaEDMONDS was bornon 13Apr 1765 inSichemPlains,Dutchess,NewYork.She was christened on 16Jun 1765 inSichemMoravianChurch., Dutchess,New York. She diedon 5 Nov 1765 inDutchess Co., New York. She was buried on 6 Nov 1765 in Sichem BuryingGround.,Dutchess,New York. (SichemMoravianChurch Book,pp 5, 7).

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Second Generation

5. Rosannaor RosinaEDMONDS (Edmond)was bornon 12Dec 1746inSimsbury,Hartford,Connecticut.She died on 2 Oct 1790 in Gnadenhutten, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Rosanna married JosephRHOADS,sonofJohnD.RHOADSandJudithGREGORY inl773/1774inGnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania. Joseph was bornon 11May 1756 of Bucks Co.,Pennsylvania.Hediedon 19Aug 1824 inBeersheba,ClayTwp.,Tuscarawas,Ohioandwas buriedon20Aug 1824 inBeershebaCem.,Tuscarawas,Ohio

NOTES:Rosanna was received into the MoravianCongregation at Gnadenhuttenon 14Oct 1781. "She was sickly at timessince her childhood, and since they lived about three miles away from Gnadenhutten, she could not come to themeetings very often." (GnadenhuttenPA.MoravianChurchRecord).MARRIAGES:Josephsnamewas foundasRHODES,RHOADSandalsoROADS inthe GnadenhuttenMoravianChurchRecord(Marriages)andBeershebaMoravianChurchRecords. After thedeathofRosanna/RosinaEdmonds,Oct 1790,Joseph md. (2) 16 May 1791,Catharina Rydy (Rudy) (Riedy) or Reidy (also called Preidy inRausHistory, see Sources), b22 Mar 1754, fromHeidelberg, d21Apr 1827,at Beersheba..RELIGION:Josephwas a Quaker in1774whenhemd.RosannaEdmonds andwas the s/o Quakerparents. Hewasbaptizedinto theMoravianChurchat Gnadenhutten,07Aug 1785,andshortly afterwas admittedtoHolySacrament.RESIDENCES & CHILDREN: Having been born in Bucks Co., PA, they moved to Northampton Co.,Pennsylvania. After hismarriage to Rosanna, they livedonLizardCreek, PennTwp.,Northampton,PA,where heandRosanna had 10 children includingone who diedbefore she did. InJune 1814, Joseph moved to Beersheba,Clay Twp., a settlement on the south side of the Tuscarawas River (then called the Muskingum) inOhio. He andCatharine had 3 children, 1son and two daughters. One son and three daughters (ofRosannas) and one daughter(ofCatharines) departedthis worldbeforehim. His occupation inOct 1819,"Farmer." Joseph Rhoadswas one ofthe Exec, ofNathanWarners will inPA.

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SOURCES:Allemengel, Northampton,PA, Moravian ChurchBookGnadenhutten, Northampton,PA, Moravian ChurchBook.History andRegister of the Moravian Congregation at Gnadenhutten on the Mahoning inPA,by Robert Rau.ChurchBookofthe BrethrensCongregationatBeersheba,Clay Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio,pp75,76 (Beersheba,

Tuscarawas, Ohio,MoravianChurchBook).History ofTuscarawas Co., 1884, GoshenTwp.,p. 496.History ofTuscarawas Co., 1884,York Twp., p. 690.TraungsMarriageRegister,MoravianChurchRecord,Gnadenhutten-on-the-Mahoning,Northampton,PA (Traungs

MarriageRegister).Jan Herbert,Researcher, Fostoria, OhioJoseph andRosanna had the following children:+ 15 F i. ElizabethRHOADS was bornon 13 Dec 1774. She died on 9 Aug 1826.+ 16 F ii. JudithRHOADS was born on 11Mar 1776. She died on 10May 1828.

17 M iii. Joseph RHOADS was bom on 4 May 1777 prob. inLizard Creek, Penn Twp., Northampton,Pennsylvania. He was christened on 11 May 1777 in Gnadenhutten-on-the-Mahoning,Northampton, Pennsylvania. He died after 3 Nov 1819. (Gnadenhutten PA. Moravian ChurchBook). "Parents, Joseph and Rosina; Offical, Francis Bohler and Sponsors: Anna CatharineBohler, Barbara Holder (the aged), Mary Everitt, Christina Biwighouse, John Eveiitt." InRev.Jacob Rauschenbergers Diary, it said, "Oct 1819: the twenty-nineth: 2 sons of our brother Jos.Rhoads of Pennsylvania came on a visit to this vicinity, namely, Joseph, a farmer and John, aMethodist minister ...3rd November 1819: The visitors, above mentioned, again set out forPennsylvania."

+ 18 F iv. Anna Catharina RHOADS was bornon 10Apr 1779. She died on 3 Dec 1823.+ 19 F v. RosannaRHOADS was born on24 Aug 1780. She died on 16Aug 1817.

20 F vi. HannahRHOADS was born on 4 Dec 1781prob. inLizard Creek, Clay Twp., Northampton,Pennsylvania. Shewas christened on 19Jan 1782 inGnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania.

21 Mvii. Rev.JohnRHOADS was bornon 17Sep 1783prob. inLizardCreek, Clay Twp.,Northampton,Pennsylvania. He was baptized on 5 Oct 1783 in Gnadenhutten, Northampton, Pennsylvania."Parents:JosephRhoadsandRoseanna,Offical:FrancisBohler,Sponsors: EdmondEdmondsandNathanielEdmonds." (GnadenhuttenMoravianChurchBook,p. 21). He died after 3 Nov 1819.His name was spelled RHODES in "History of Tuscarawas Co., York Twp." p. 690. Mostgenerally spelledRHOADS.OCCUPATION: 29 Oct 1819 and 1822, Methodist Minister. The first sermon in Old TownValley, York Twp., Tuscarawas Co., was said to have been preached by Rev. John Rhodes, aMethodist minister at the Fribley cabin about 1822. (History of Tuscarawas Co., 1884, YorkTwp., pg. 690).

22 Mviii. Barnabas RHOADS was born on 18 Jul 1786 in Lizard Creek, Penn Twp., Northampton,

Pennsylvania. Barnabas was christened on 3 Sep 1786 in Gnadenhutten, Northampton,Pennsylvania, and died on 30 Sep 1820 in Beersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio. He wasburiedon2 Oct 1820 inBeersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio.DEATH: "A single mannever married; aged 34 years, 2 months, and 13 days. Died of alingeringconsumptionat Beersheba. Buriedonthe burialground at BeershebaandBelongingtoour Society" Havingbeenborn inNorthamptonCo.,PA,he was raisedon LizardCreek, and onthe4thofJune 1819,hewent intoOhio. (Beersheba ,OH,MoravianChurchBook,p.75,and Rev.Jacob RauschenbergersDiary).

+ 23 F ix. RebeccaRHOADSwas bornon 18Nov 1787.+ 24 F x. MaryRHOADS was bornon 18 May 1789. She died on 12/13 May 1869.

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6. CatherineEDMONDS (Edmond) was bornon4 Sep 1748, inSimsbury,Hartford,Connecticut. She wasbaptized on 23 May 1774 in the Gnadenhutten, PA Moravian Church. She died in Gnadenhutten,Northampton, Pennsylvania. Catherine married as the 2nd wife to DanielWARNER, Jr., 12 Mar 1775,in Gnadenhutten on the Mahoning,Northampton Co., Pennsylvania,by EdwardThorp, minister. Danielwas the son of Daniel WARNER Sr. and Bethia GINNINGS OR JENNINGS, and was born on 15 Aug1740 inWindham, Windham, Connecticut. He married (1) 16Feb 1768, Sarah SMITH, dau/o Azariah& Mary (Doggett) SMITH, (Traungs Marriage Register).

BIOGRAPHY: "In the year 1756,Danielmigratedwithhis family to the Oblong inNY,where hejoined with theMoravians and became concerned with his souls salvation. Inthe fall of 1773, he movedwith his family into hisfathers home, inGnadenhutten, Pennsylvania. He was honest and ...a loving husband and tender parent to hischildren. Inreligion, he didnot so advance inour Saviors grace as one couldwish to have seen. He died 17Aug1778, age 38 years, wanting 5 days, and on the 19th, his body was buried in the Old Burying Ground atGnatenhutten." (Gnadenhutten, PA. MoravianChurch Book).SOURCES:Sichem, Dutchess Co.,NY,Moravian ChurchBookGnadenhutten, Northampton,PA. MoravianChurch Book,pg. 47 also Marriage Register and Deaths..Traungs Marriage Register,MoravianChurchRecord, Gnadenhutten-on-the-Mahoning, Northampton,PA,pg. 43."Zephaniah Edmonds," Kemble Stout"AbridgedCompendium ofAmerican Genealogy," Virkus.BrintonFreeman Genealogical Charts (Unpublished)..BarbaraBaum, SmithFamily Researcher.Danieland Catherine had the following child:

25 M i. EdwardWARNER was bornon 18 Aug 1776innr Gnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania.He was christened on 22 Sep 1776 in Gnadenhutten, Northampton, Pennsylvania, in the"childrensmeeting," 22 Sepl776. Gnadenhutten,onthe Mahoning,Northampton,Pennsylvania.

11. Mary EDMONDS (Edmond) was born on 2 or 8 Jul 1758 (2ndper Sichem Moravian Church Book) inSichem, Dutchess,NewYork, andwas baptizedon27 Aug 1758,by the Rev.W. JosephPowell, SichemMoravianCongregation. Their family moved to Gnadenhuttenon the Mahoning,NorthamptonCo.,PA,in 1771, andwas received into the congregation as single, 13 Nov. 1775. She was admitted to the HolyLords Supper at Gnadenhutten, Pennsylvania on 27 Mar 1777. She died on 23 Jun 1820 inNazareth,Pennsylvania..

MARRIAGE:Mary left Gnadenhutten andwent to Nazareth to find employment, andworked in the home ofBro.& Sis. Carl GottholdReichel,Pastor, at Nazareth. Itwas here inNazareth that she metJohannDietrichGottfriedBelling, and they were marriedby her employer and Pastor, Carl GottholdReichel, on 18 Jan 1790, inNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania, she beinghis secondwife. They had six children, two ofwhom grew to adulthood.BIOGRAPHY: JohannGottfriedBellingwasborninGrafschaftMarkGermany,was piously rearedbyhisparents.According to the MoravianHistorical Society, Nazareth, PA,he was also known as John Friedreich (Diedtrich?)GottfriedBelling. Heunitedwith the MoravianCongregation inZeist, Germany, 1768, as an adult, andmay havebeen baptized in another Denomination before that date. He came to America in 1770. He served in the 4thCompany, 5thBattalion inNorthamptonCounty, also the 5thCompany, 2ndBattalion, inthe AmericanRevolution,1777-1781. His home town was listed as Bethlehem. He lived for a time at Christianspring, Penn., then later atBetherlie, learning the trade of tanner. In1782,he movedto Nazarethwhere he carried onhis trade. According totheMoravianHistoricalSociety,Nazareth,PA,hewas alsoknownas JohnFriedreich(Diedtrich?)GottfriedBelling.Duringthe lastyears ofhis life,he livedwithhissonGottfriedBelling,nearNazareth. (ByLuzelleGillettLeClaire,descendant).MARRIAGES: Johann md. (1) Anna Rosina KREMSER,with whom he had two sons. She died in 1789 and in1790, he married (2) Mary Edmonds with whom he had six children four of whom died and infants or youngchildren.SOURCES:

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Sichem, Dutchess,NYMoravian ChurchBookGnadenhutten, Northampton,PA. MoravianChurchBookMatyAbbas who quoted the ChurchBook of the MoravianCongregation, Nazareth,PALuzelle Gillett Le Claire, descendant of Sacramento, Calif., and presently of Wasilla, Alaska, who did extensive

research on this line and hadmuch information from the Moravian Historical Society inNazareth, PA. (ThisincludedMarys deathwhich is given in the Nazareth record). She used the following sources:Researcher WillPeadon, Ashtabula, OHTransactions of the MoravianHistorical Society, Nazareth,PA.,Vol 7Gods Acre, NazarethPennsylvania, Vol F.PennsylvaniaMilitiaRecords: 1782,Private 2nd Class, 5th Co., 2ndBattalion, 2ndBattery.

Phyllis I.Christensen, descendant and researcher ofMontana:Johann andMaryhad the following children:

26 F i. SybiUaElizabethBELLINGwas bornon26Mar 1791inNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.She was christenedon27 Mar 1791inMoravianChurch, Nazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Shediedon30Jan 1792inNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania,fromSmallPox.ShewasburiedinNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.(MoravianHistorical Society, Nazareth).

27 M ii. ChristianBELLING was bornon 18Feb 1793 inNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Hewaschristened on 19Feb 1793 inMoravianChurch, Nazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Hediedon 21 Feb 1793 in Nazareth, Northampton, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Nazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania. (MoravianHistoricalSociety).

28 F .iiii. EvaMariaBELLING was bornon23 Aug 1794inNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania. Shewas christened on 24 Aug 1794 inMoravianChurch,Nazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Shejoined the NazarethCongregation in1807;joined the Single Sisters Choir in1812,at the ageof 15. No further information in the MoravianHistorical Society records has been found.

29 M iv. RenatusBELLING was bornon 13 Oct 1796 inNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Hewasbaptized the same day into the Moravian Church. He died on 9 Sep 1797 in Nazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Hewas buriedinNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania. (MoravianHistorical Society)

30 Mv. Philip LudwigBELLING was born on 15 Jun 1798 inNazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Hewasbaptizedon17Jun 1798intotheMoravianChurch,Nazareth,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Philip was confirmed inNazarethCongregation in 1812; requestedpermission to marry (no oneinparticular) 1820,but the Congregation Elders felt that his financial situationwas not adequatefor suchamove;hewas aweaver. Noother informationfound intheMoravianHistoricalSocietyrecords. There was a Philip Belling listed in the Ohio Census of 1850, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio.Same?

+ 31 F vi. Rachel "Sybilla" BELLING was born on 6 Nov 1800. She died on 18 Jun 1895.

12. Peter EDMONDS (Edmond) was bornon 1Aug 1760 inSichem-in the-Oblong, (nrAmenia), Dutchess,New York. However, there is confusion on his birth date: 27 Jul (United Brethren [Moravian]ChurchbookofSichem,NY,intheArchives oftheMoravianChurch,Bethlehem,PA) or 1Aug 1760. Hewas baptized "Into the death of Christ, October 5, 1760, byMr.E. Gembold, (Sichem,NY,MoravianChurch Book). He died on 30 Jul 1854 inPlainTwp., Wayne, Ohio. He was buried on4 Aug 1854 inWarner Pioneer Cemetery., nr Wooster, Wayne, Ohio.

NAME:Ona couple of references only,we have seenPeter calledPeterDanielor PeterD. Onthe official recordswe have never seen his name written as anythingbut Peter Edmonds.BIOGRAPHY:When 11years ofage,Petermovedwithparentsandfamily fromSichem-on-the-Oblong(MoravianSettlement,nr.Amenia, Dutchess Co.,NewYork) toNorthamptonCo.,PA, 1st to OldFortAllen,while their housewas beingbuilt, then to LynnTwp, Oct 1771,and then on to Gnadenhutten, PA..Peter was received intoMoravianSociety (Elder Festival), 13 Nov 1772; reed, into the Moravian Congregation, 27 Feb 1780; 1stpartook ofLordsSupperwithCongregation, 19May 1782. On1stJanuary 1785,hewas listedinthe CatalogueofBrethrenandSisters

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as being a farmer.MILITARY:Nov 21 to Dec 23, 1781, served one month in the Rev. War, inPA, where he was listed, 1781 as aPrivate inCapt.WilliamMeyers Company,6thBattalion,NorthamptonCo.Militia-NicholasKern(s),Colonel. (PAArchives, 5th Series, 8:491; and inMilitary Vets. Buried in Ohio). Accdg. to a statement onhis "officialMilitaryRec." [claimedto be inthepossessionofawoman inMinneapolis,Minnesota,butwho isprob.nowdeceased],Peterand Phebe had three children,David,Nathaniel and a daughter, Margaret, ofwhom we know nothing more.MARRIAGES: (1) PhebeDAVIS,performedby Bro. JohnFredMohring,Gnadenhutten onMahoning (Mahony)(Lehighton), Northampton, PA. (2) Elizabeth WARNER, performed by Bro. George Smith, Gnadenhutten onMahoning(Mahony),Northampton,PA. (3)MarthaANSTREW,wid/o ChristianBECHTEL inWayne Co.,Ohio.RESIDENCES: On 29 May 1799, inTuscarawas Co., Ohio, Paul Greer, Peter Edmonds, EzraWarner and PeterWarner, the first permanentwhite settlers, came from Gnadenhutten,on the Mahoning,Pennsylvania. They cleareda few acres of landwest of the river, opposite Gnadenhutten, on landnow owned by the Patricks, and all returnedto Pennsylvaniafor their families inthe autumnofthe same year, exceptPaulGreer,who remainedat Gnadenhutten.The family movedfromPennsylvaniato Gnadenhutten,Tuscarawas, Ohio,Apr 1800, "with5 childrenofElizabeth."(MoravianArchives and Beersheba Churchbook, pg. 3 and History of Tuscarawas Co.,p. 516, Clay Twp.). Jan 21806,Threebrethrenwere chosenCommittee-membersbyallthecommunicants ofage, andthe following, viz.,PeterEdmonds,NathanWarner andJesse Waltonhadthe majority ofvotes.Peter got hishouse raisedSep 18 1807. Afterthe 10thofMarch in 1821, (thebaptismof their grandchild, Peter GedeonEdmonds), Petermovedhis family to thePurchase lands, 5 mi.w. ofWooster, inPlaine tp, Wayne Co., OH."1850 CENSUS,Wayne Co., Ohio: Peter was listedas 90, Martha, 61, Eliz. (Bechtel) 28, Samuel (Bechtel) 21, andEmerline (sic) Edmonds 17.DEATH:Died30July 1854,"2daysbef. 94thbirthday" (KenibleStouts "ZephaniahEdmonds,pg.91). In"Soldiersofthe AmericanRevolutionburiedinWayne Co.,Ohio,his deathas quotedfromhis tombstone is,30 July 1854 aged94.". Quotinghis daughter,EmelineE.Bechtel, Hastings Banner,"ARealDaughteroftheAmericanRevolution,"her father "was bornon 1Aug 1760,and d. 4 Aug. 1854,when 94 years old". Earlier inthe same article, it said that"Peterwas born27 July 1760, andhewas 73 years oldwhenEmelinewas born (August 16, 1833) andthat her fatherdied when she was 21 years old". There is a little discrepancy inher article.SOURCES:PA Archives, 5th Ser., 8:491.Files ofHastings,MI,Banner, 1910, "A RealDaughter of the American Revolution."DARPatriots LineageBook.Church Records: Quaker, Oblong &NinePartners, Dutchess,NY, (DAVIS).Moravian ChurchRecords:

The Allemengel, LynnTwp., PA,MoravianChurchBook in the MoravianArchives inBethlehem, pg. 402Sichem, Dutchess,NY,MoravianChurchBookGnadhutten-on-the-Mahoning,Northampton,PA,MoravianChurchBookChurchBook of the Brethrens Congregation at Beersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, (Beersheba,Ohio, MoravianChurchBook).History and Register of the MoravianCongregation at Gnadenhutten on the Mahoning inPA,by RobertRau

History ofTuscarawas County, 1864,p. 516, Clay Twp., OhioMilitary Recs.:

PennsylvaniaArchives, 5th Series, Vol. 8,pg. 491.Military Veterans Buried inWayne Co., Ohio.PensionApplication Papers.

Soldier of the American Revolutionburied inWayne Co., OhioTax ListsTombstone & DeathRecs.Marriage Recs. and other VitalRecords. (Copies inpossessionof family members)."Zephaniah Edmonds" by Kemble Stout, Pullman, Washington, 1977."The Hollopeter Brothers and Their Edmonds Wives," by Jan Herbert,Fostoria,OH, 1991.& 2003 UpdateResearchofDr. C. E.Hyatt,Joliet, Illinois andProvo,Utah,before his death in 1978.

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ResearchofAnita Hyatt Davis,Bountiful, UtahPeter married (1) PhebeDAVIS daughter ofHenryDAVISJr. and Sarah (MrsHenry Jr) DAVIS on 17Apr 1786inGnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Phebewas bornon 19Feb 1756inOblong,Dutchess,NewYork. Shewas christened on 21 Jul 1776 in Gnadenhutten, Northampton, Pennsylvania. She died on 25 Mar 1790 inGnadenhutten, Northampton, Pennsylvania. She was buried inMoravian Bur.Grd, Gnadenhutten, Northampton,Pennsylvania.NOTES ON PHEBE: Inher obituary, it says, "She was born at Oblong, Dutchess Co., New York, and raised aQuaker. She came to Gnadenhuttenwith her parents and was received into the congregation by baptism July 21,1776. She married Peter Edmonds on April 17, 1786. They lived together in contented life, although ingreatpoverty. She left behind two little sons." (TTie Allemengel, PA,MoravianChurchBook,). They also hadher birth"in the Patent, Duchess County in the Provence of New York" which we assume the Patent to be Beekman orPawling, as that is where her parents were married, and had lived.RELIGION:Educateda Quaker andonrolls at QuakerHills,nr.Pawling,N.Y. WasbaptizedinGnadenhutten,PA,MoravianCongregation, 21 Jul 1776, Gnadenhutten, PA,byBr.FrancisBohler inher 21st yr. and was admitted tothe holy communion, 23 March 1780.DEATH:Either LynnTwp, or PennTwp. or Gnadenhutten,Northampton,PA.Ae 34y, lm, 6d. She was buried inthe Gnadenhuttenburialplace. They were members of the congregation ofAllemengel, LynnTownship.CHILDREN: Accdg. to the Military recordofher husband, Peter Edmonds,he allegedly declared that there werethree children,David,Nathanielanda daughter Margaretofwhomwe have foundnothingelse, [see reference to thisstatement under notes ofhusband, Peters death record. InPhebes death record, it says, "At her death, Phebe leftbehind two littlesons." Ifthe preceding statement is true, itwouldmeanthat ifthere were a daughter, Margaret, shewould have died before her Mother. Ifnot, there was no such child born to this family. Nothing is found in therecords to substantiate the birth or death of this child, other than the alleged statement of the father.SOURCES: See Sources for Peter above.MoravianChurch Books:

Beersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarwas, OHSichem, Dutchess,NY,

Gnadenhutten-on-the-Mahoning,Northampton,PAAllemengel, Lynn Twp., Northampton,PA

Jan Herbert ResearchAnita Hyatt Davis ResearchPeter and Phebe had the following children:+ 32 Mi. DavidEDMONDS was born on 11Jul 1787. He died after 1860.+ 33 M ii. NathanielEDMONDS was bornon 9 Feb 1789.He died on 1Oct 1854.

34 F iii. MargaretEDMONDS was bornbefore 1790 inGnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Sheprobably died young, ifshe ever existed.

Peter married (2)ElizabethWARNER daughter ofDanielWARNER [Jr.] and Sarah SMITHon30 Mar 1791inGnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania. Elizabethwas bornon 11Mar or 6Apr 1769 inSichem-on-Oblong, (nrAmenia), Dutchess, New York. She was christened on 4 May 1769 inMoravian Church, Sichem, Dutchess,NewYork. She diedon24 Jan 1830nrWooster, Wayne, Ohio. She was buried inWarner Pioneer Cemetery, nrWooster.Peter andElizabethhad the following children:+ 35 M iv. Peter EDMONDSJr. was bornon 30 Aug 1792.He died on 3 Apr 1871.+ 36 Mv. EdwardEDMONDS was born on 20 Apr 1796.He died on 12Feb 1875.+ 37 Mvi. DanielEDMONDS was bornon 9 Feb 1797.He died on 9 Jul 1881.+ 38 Mvii. BenjaminEDMONDS was bornon 2 Mar 1799.He died on 1Jan 1879.+ 39 F viii. ElizabethEDMONDS was bornon 4 Apr 1802. She died on 29 May 1873.+ 40 F ix. Rosanna Bethia EDMONDS was bornon 17 Jan 1804. She died on 19 Jun 1872.

41 Mx. John EDMONDS was bornon28 Nov 1805 inBeersheba, Tuscarawas, Ohio. Hewas baptizedon29Nov 1805 inBeersheba,Tuscarawas, Ohio,byGeorge G.Miller,Pastor,anddiedthat sameday after livingjust 32 hours. He was buried on 1Dec 1805, ina corner of a fieldbelonging to

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his father, PeterEdmonds, farmer, on the Westside of the Muskingum,Tuscarawas, Ohio, as therewas no burying place laid out at the time of his death. The sermon was given in the house ofBrother NathanWarner on the Westside of the Muskingum. (Beersheba Churchbook,pp 4, 14&73).

+ 42 F xi. Catherine EDMONDS was born on 27 Sep 1807. She died on 1Feb 1886.+ 43 F xii. Rebecca EDMONDS was born on 17/19 Jan 1810. She died on 24 Mar 1866.+ 44 Mxiii. Simon C.EDMONDS was bornon 23 Mar 1812.He died on 25 May 1889.

45 Mxiv. GeorgeEDMONDS was bornon 31Mar 1814 inBeersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio. Hewas christened on 1Apr 1814 in Beersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio. He died on 1Apr1814,ae 12hours, inBeersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio. Hewas buriedon 2 Apr 1814 inGnadenhutten, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio. Baptismwas administered by George G. Miller,at the parents home. (Beersheba, OHMoravian ChurchBook,pp. 16, 7)

Peter married (3) MarthaANSTREW on 2 Oct 1832 inWooster, Wayne, Ohio.Martha was bornon 8 Jul 1789in Salt Creek, Wayne, Ohio. She died on 16 May 1880 in Dowling Twp., Barry, Michigan. She was buried inDowlingCemetery,Barry,Michigan. Marthahada childby a Mr.Seton- (no marriage).. She married, twice: (1)ChristianBECHTEL They had a daughter MarthaBECHTEL,who md. a grandson, Peter LemuelEDMONDS ofher (2) husband, Peter EDMONDS. (Research of C.E. Hyatt & Belle Edmonds Hyatt and also, BrintonFreeman).Marthas surname has been sometimes written, AUSTIN. Martha is buried in front of her daughter Martha(BECHTEL) EDMONDS and her son-in-law Peter Lemuel EDMONDS in the Dowling Cemetery, Barry Co.Michigan. Her tombstone says "Inmemory ofour mother-Martha -wifeofPeter Edmonds -May 18,1880- 90y 10m5d."Peter and Martha had the following child:+ 46 F xv. Emeline EDMONDS was born on 16Aug 1833. She died on 16Aug 1911.

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15. ElizabethRHOADS (Rosanna or RosinaEDMONDS,Edmond) was bornon 13 Dec 1774 onLizardCreek,Penn Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania. She was christened on 19 Feb 1775 in Gnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania.Shediedon9Aug 1826,5ly4m(Accdg.toGnadenhuttenCemeteryRecords,page 130), Tuscarawas, Ohio, but according to the date calculator, her age shouldbe 51y 7m27d.

MARRIAGE: Elizabeth married Johannes "John" Gottlieb DEMUTH son of Gottlieb DEMUTH and AnnaALLEMAN on 23 Jim 1799prob. inNorthampton,Pennsylvania. Johannes was bornon 1Nov 1777 inPlainfieldTwp., Northampton,Pennsylvania.Hewas baptizedon 1Dec 1778 inSchoeneck, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Hedied on 13 Mar 1843 in Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas, Ohio. He was buried on 14 Mar 1843 in Gnadenhutten,Tuscarawas, Ohio.RESIDENCES: "The 11th of May 1818: Bro. & Sr., John G. Demuth, with their two sons, Stephen Harry andDaniel, moved from Beersheba into Gnadenhutten, into the dwelling of Bro. and Sr. Oppelt." ("Diary ofGnadenhutten,BeershebaandSharon,byJacobRauschenberger,Pastor). In1823,therewere only abouteightcabinsinthevillage (Gnadenhutten) occupiedbyDavidPeter,JacobWinsch,carpenter andcabinetmaker;JohnG.Demuth,Cabinet maker,being three (History of Tuscarawas Co., 1884,Clay Twp., pg. 525).

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OCCUPATION: Soon after the construction of the canal, John G. Demuth erected a warehouse at Lock 17, andpurchasedgrain. A little later, a store was opened, and a thriving business was transacted. [This isprob. the canalat Lock 17].CIVICDUTIES:Justice ofthe Peace: 1826,1829 (resignedin1829), 1831. OnSunday,20 February 1825,Churchcouncil was held after the service, in which the following brethren were named as school trustees: BenjaminHerbach, John Blickensderfer and John Demuth. (Rev. Jacob RauschenbergersDiary).DEATH:According to the Gnadenhutten OH Cemetery Records,p. 129,he was reported to have been 62y 4m 13d. This would not be right ifbornon 1Nov 1777. Itwould be 65y 4m 12 d, per date calculator.OBITUARYonthe DeathRegister for 1843: "JohnDemuth,amarriedBrother,was bornNov 11777, inPlainfieldTwp., NorthamptonCo., Pennsylvania. Hisparents went to the Congregation inSchoneck, where he was baptizedandconfirmed. OnJune 23,1799,hemarriedthe single SisterElizabethRhoads,andhad2 sons withher.HemovedfromBerwick,Pennsylvania to here [Gnadenhutten] inthe year 1815,andjoined the Brethreninthe year 1818,andheldwith the Brethren inGnadenhutten.untilhis end. Inthe year 1826,hiswife went, andhemarried(2) the singleLydiaWinsch in1827,withwhomhehas had3 sons and2 daughters. Hediedafter 8 days illness frompneumonia.His age 65 years. Br. Wolle preached at his funeral inEnglish over Luke 23:26-31." (Gnadenhutten OH, ChurchBook)SOURCES:History ofTuscarawas Co., OH, 1884, Clay Twp., pp. 523, 526DiaryofGnadenhutten,BeershebaandSharon, 1816 to1826,byJacobRauschenberger,Pastor: 29thOctober 1819,as

Translated by Allen P. Zimmerman at Gnadenhutten, Ohio, Sep & Oct 1820. (Referred to as Rev. JacobRauschenbergers Diary).

ChurchBook of the Brethrens Congregationat Gnadenhuttenon the Muskingum. (Translated) as transcribed fromHighGerman,byAnne Davis, 1843 DeathRegister,p. 324. (Gnadenhutten, OH, ChurchBook).

Gnadenhutten Cemetery Records,pp 129, 132Johannes (John) and Elizabethhad the following children:

47 M i. Stephen Harry DEMUTH was born on 26 Jun 1800 in Plainfield Twp., Northampton,Pennsylvania. He died on 6 Oct 1821 in Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas, Ohio. He was buried inGnadenhutten Cem.CL94, Tuscarawas, Ohio. (Gnadenhutten Cemetery Records,pg. 132)

+ 48 M ii. DanielC.DEMUTH was bornon 30 Nov 1803.He died on 19 Jul 1848.

16. JudithRHOADS (RosannaorRosinaEDMONDS,Edmond)was bornon 11Mar 1776 in LizardCreek,PermTwp., Northampton, Pennsylvania. She was baptized on 26 May 1776 in Gnadenhutten, Northampton,Pennsylvania. Shediedon 10May 1828 inBeersheba,Tuscarawas, Ohio. Shewas buriedon 11May 1828inBeershebaMoravianCemetery, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio. She diedofthe consequences ofa coldwhich she took a few days before her death, ae 52y, 2m, less Id.

SOURCES:BeershebaMoravianCemetery, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio Cemetery Records.ChurchRecords,MoravianBrethrens Congregation, Gnadenhutten,Northampton,Pennsylvania,Pg. 18,BaptismsChurch Book of the Brethrens Congregation of Beersheba (Moravian Church) as translated and transcribed by

MaxineRenner Eberle,p. 81.Judithmarried(1) JohannJacob SCHALLER about 1798,ofNorthamptonCo.,Pennsylvania.Johannwas bornin 1772ofNorthamptonCo., Pennsylvania. He diedbefore 1821inprob. Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.Accdg.to research ofJaneth Herbert,Fostoria, Ohio, Judith Rhodes and Jacob Schaller had 10 children: 5 daughters and5 sons which included the following four:

49 M i. Michael SCHALLER was born on2 Apr 1802 inPerm Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Hewasbaptizedon7Jun 1802 inGrandparentshome,LizardCreek,NorthamptonCo.,Pennsylvania.Sponsors included his grandfather, Joseph & step-grandmother, Catharine Rhoads as sponsorsBaptism was performed by Nils Tillofson. (Gnadenhutten PA Moravian Church Book, p.32).Michaeldiedon 22 Aug 1823 inBeersheba, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio. Hewas buriedon24Aug 1823 inBeershebaMoravianCemetery, Clay Twp., Tuscarawas, Ohio.

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