Patrick DYER (My 8^th great grandfather), b. 1680, m. 1702, d. 1724, Prince George’s Co., MD

Comfort BARNES, b.1685, d. 1760

Children:

Sarah, b.1703

William, b. 1706

Penelope, b. 1709

Elizabeth, b. 1711

Rebecca, B. 1714

Thomas, b. 1715

James, b. 1717

Edward, b. 1719

Patrick DYER and Comfort BARNES were members of the Church of England and were married on October 12, 1702 at the Piscataway Parish in Prince George’s County, Maryland. They had eight children, all born in Piscataway.

Patrick died in 1724 and his estate was administered by Thomas EDELEN. His widow Comfort later married Edelen.

Comfort’s son William DYER was bound to Thomas EDELEN and he agreed to teach him a trade as per the court in 1711.

Edelen raised the DYER children and left a considerable part of his estate to them and their mother. His estate included five thousand acres, homes, and a small number of negroes.

Comfort BARNES DYER EDELEN died in 1760. Her will was written May 10, 1760 and probated September 20, 1760. She left 20 shillings to each of son William Dyer’s children. He being dead by this time.

William DYER (7^th great grandfather), b. November 18, 1705, d. by 1754 Prince George’s County.

Susannah _______ b. abt. 1701, d. after 1776.

Children:

Elizabth

James

William

Mary, m. Lancelot CROWN

Thomas

Penelope, m. John EMERSON

Rebaccah

Edward

Susannah, m. John HOSKINS

John, m. Henietta DENT

A 1776 census of Prince George’s County shows that Susanna DYER, 75, had one female, 29; her sons 28, 27; and 4 negroes.

Penelope DYER married John EMERSON, son of John and Mary EMMERSON of Prince George's County, Maryland. John and Mary had the following children in addition to John:

John

Richard

Elizabeth

Lucy

George

Elender (Elianor).

In the 1776 Census of Maryland:

John EMMERSON married to Penelope DYER. Four of their children were baptised at St. John's Parish in Prince George's County, MD are James, William, John and Henry. These are not their only children.

Richard is the 34 year old male living with his 70 year old father in the 1776 Maryland Census. The age of the person is the age they were as of their last birthday when the census was taken. This places Richard's birth around 1742. Richard's sister Lucy, age 20 is also living in the home along with a 13 year old male an 18 year old female and one male slave (Bryon).

Elizabeth, age 40, is listed with her husband John HALLEY, age 37 and their four sons, ages 10,8, 4 and 1 and their four daughters, ages 14, 12, 7 and 2.

George marries Mary and they have children Mary, John and Richard baptised in St. John's Episcopal Church.

Elender (Elianor) is listed in the census as age 18, her husband James King TAYLOR is 28. They have a 6 month old infant.

Richard's father John dies in 1777, just a year after this census was taken. The property is dispersed among the siblings. Richard is only given six head of sheep and one cow and two young heffers and one bed and furniture. The land is dispersed to George and Elianor who also end up being the executors of the will.

In 1782, we see Richard EMMERSON show up for the first time in Fairfax County, Virginia. This would make sense since he no longer had anywhere to live since his father died.

There are no other Emmersons that show up in Fairfax County, Virginia until 1820 when your Aquilla makes his appearance there moving up from Upper Marlborough, Prince George's County, Maryland. This is also the year that EMMERSON records begin to show up at St. Paul's Episcopal Parish in Alexandria, Virginia.

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John EMERSON (My 6^th great grandfather) b: Abt. 1745 MD d: Prob. Prince George Co, MD. m. Penelope DYER b: Abt. 1745 m: Bef. 1763 MD. John EMERSON took the "Oath of Fidelity and Support" in 1778 to the state of Maryland during the Revolutionary War.

Children:

1. James (My 5^th great grandfather), b: Bef. 11 October 1763, Prince George Co, MD, d. Oct 1836, Fayette Co. PA., b. Emerson Family cemetary, m. 1788, Elizabeth NORTHEY, b. Prince George Co, MD,

2. William, b: Bef. 03 March 1765 Prince George Co, MD m. Mary Ann SIMPSON, d: Bef. 06 September 1830 Jones Co., GA. m. Sarah Frances BOOTH, b: 1778 MD/DE, m: Abt. 1785 prob. MD, d: Aft. 1860 Jones Co, GA, b: in Emerson Family Cemetery (not found to date), Barbour Co, AL

3. John, b: Bef. 21 August 1768 Prince George Co, MD, m. Rebecca SIMPSON, Oct. 1790. Capt. Hezekiah Wheeler’s Company, 11^th Militia Battalion.

4. Aquilla, b. 1771, d. March 9, 1850, b. Bethel Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., m. Susanna Simpson, 1792.

5. Henry, b: Bef. 01 February 1774, Prince George Co, MD, m. Elizabeth BADEN, Dec. 1795.

6. Leonard, b. 1775-1788, m. Catherine DOWNS

7. Edward

James, William, John and Henry were baptised at St. John's Parish in Prince George's County, Maryland.

William and John EMMERSON, sons of John and Penelope EMMERSON, married two SIMPSON girls from the Simpson family that also attended St. John's Episcopal Church. Aquilla married another. Their marriage dates fall within dates brothers would have married according to their ages - William to Mary Ann SIMPSON in 1789, John to Rebecca SIMPSON in 1790, Aquilla to Susanna SIMPSON in 1792 and Henry marries Elizabeth BADEN in 1795. These marriages all took place in St. John's Episcopal Parish in Prince George's County, Maryland.

During the Revolutionary War, James EMERSON was a Private in Capt. Hezekiah Wheeler’s Company, 11^th Militia Battalion and also served in Wheeler’s Select Militia and the Maryland Line. This according to an affidavit by his son, Elisha D. EMERSON, as filed from Fayette Co., PA on September 7, 1852.

James EMERSON and Elizabeth NORTHEY had at least three sons and a set of twin girls in Maryland:

1. John, b. 1789, MD., d. Hopwood, PA, b. Emerson Family cemetary

2. Penceley, b. June 1792, Md.

3. Priscilla, b. June 1792, Md.

4. James Shadrach, b. 1794, Md, d. WV, m. Elizabeth MITCHELL (Record at the Mormon genealogy site had Shadrach listed as James Shadrach Emerson).

5. Elisha, b. 1804, m. Margaret Kerr, d. Pa.

After the Revolutionary War, the John and father James EMERSON moved from Maryland to Martinsburg, VA and lived there for 13 years before moving to Hopwood, then called Woodstock, in 1816. Other brothers who either moved to Martinsburg previously or came with him. Since there is no indication of the twin girls coming to PA, they may have married in Martinsburg and remained there.

Around the time the Emersons arrived in Pa., Moses HOPWOOD, the son of the founder of the town in 1791, was expanding it and changed the name from Woodstock to MONROE. The name change was at the request of his personal friend, the soon to be president, James MONROE, who happened to be passing through at that very time.

I'll mention for the sake of any future research that there is speculation that the Emersons had some connection or family relationship with the Hopwoods, which explains why the Emersons first came to the area, but I have no confirmation on this. One story I heard is that the Emersons had land in MD adjacent to that of either George WASHINGTON or John HOPWOOD. Its well known that John HOPWOOD was a top aide to George WASHINGTON during the Revolutionary War.

Another rumor is that an Emerson had been a wagon driver on one of Washington's trips to the area. In any case, I do remember that my grandfather, Henry SCOTT, used to be emphatic that some relative of ours had married the "daughter of John HOPWOOD." I mention this since I have found that most family legends or rumors often have some nugget of truth, but typically the facts get distorted as the story is passed down. Therefore, I wouldn’t be surprised if there might indeed be some family connection between the Hopwoods and Emersons, but I don’t think its actually through any of the daughters of the John Hopwood who founded the town that presently bears his name. My searches into the HOPWOOD family have turned up no such connection between anyone in my family and any known daughters of John HOPWOOD. My guess is there may be some personal connection between the HOPWOOD family and EMERSON family that could be the reason why the Emersons came to Hopwood, but as of this writing I have not been able to confirm any.

In any case, Hopwood’s location for his town was fortuitous, since by 1816 and the years immediately following, Hopwood, or Monroe as it was then known, was a real boom town due to the remarkably heavy traffic of cattle being driven to market, covered wagons carrying goods, gangs of slaves being moved from Virginia to Kentucky, and people of doubtless every description and destination on the newly created National Road. History books say that on any given evening there were acres of covered wagons and thousands of head of livestock that had arrived in Hopwood for a stop-over in preparation for, or just returning from, the arduous journey over the mountain. As a consequence, a number of stone inns and general stores sprang up. A trip hammer forge was in operation and also a flour mill, wagonmaking, and a substantial comb manufacturing operation were in place. So important was the town to the area’s commerce during those early years that a serious effort was made to change the county seat from Uniontown to Monroe.

James, John and James Shadrach EMERSON first appear on Fayette County, Union Twp. tax records in 1816. Elisha was only twelve at that time and the 1820 census shows him living with his parents. James Shadrick married Elizabeth MITCHELL (b. 1801) and lived for a while in Fredrick township. In 1829 they moved to Preston County WV and lived on their son Mitchell Emerson’s farm. The 1817 Union Township tax records show only James EMBERSON, who probably bought land first. In 1819 only John and Shadrach (Shadrick) are listed. The 1830 Pa. Census shows James and John in Union Township. This census also shows the James EMERSON household consisting of one male between 20 and 30, one male between 70 and 80, and one female between 60 and 70- the youngest man is presumably Elisha as his age would have been right. James Emerson died in 1836. The 1840 Census has John and Elisha listed on consecutive pages indicating that they lived close together.

In any case, shortly after arriving from Maryland, John EMERSON married Anne CONN who was born in was to be the Fairchance area in Fayette County Pennsylvania. Her father was William CONN (1774-1850) who was the son of George CONN. The Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania mentions that George CONN "was a ship carpenter who in 1759 came from Hagerstown, Maryland, and took up 400 acres of land on Georges Creek under what was known as a ‘tomahawk right.’ About 1760 a man by the name of Powell settled on a part of this tract and disputed the ownership of the same with CONN. They agreed to settle their quarrel by a fight. They fought near a spring. CONN was victorious and held the land. The spring has been known ever since as ‘Powell Spring.’ George CONN was one of the Georges for which Georges Township is named. His wife's name was Lydia FLINTHAM. They reared nine children, seven sons and two daughters." Son William Conn’s wife was named Sarah.

John EMERSON and Anne had the following children: William F., Alfred, George W., Joshua H., Mary, John, Jordon R. and probably more. Records show that William had a brother close to his age that appeared in the household as an unnamed male child in the 1830 Census. It also looks like John and Anne possibly had two older daughters that show up as unnamed female children in the 1830 and 1840 censuses, but, like William and the older brother, were probably married and out of their parent’s house by the time the 1850 Census was taken in which children’s names are listed and positive identification could be made.

John’s oldest son, William F. EMERSON, my great-great-great grandfather, married Matilda Ann SHAW, the daughter of Samuel SHAW and Elizabeth WEBSTER of Preston County, W. Va., around 1844. The Shaws are reported to have originated from Ireland and came through York county in Pennsylvania to Preston at an early date. Samuel SHAW was the son of William SHAW, and his brother, Benjamin, was a colonel in the militia and a representative in the Virginia legislature. Another brother, Alexander, never came to Preston. Elizabeth’s father was James WEBSTER, who lived in Sugar Valley in Preston in 1792 and was a soldier in the War of 1812. When his wife died, he gave Elizabeth to a CONNER family to be reared.

William and Matilda EMERSON had the following children: David, Alfred, Elizabeth Ann, George Washington, Elisha Deyer, Mary Matilda, and Thomas E. Since Matilda SHAW was from Preston County and Shadrick EMERSON also lived there. Therefore I think it likely that William met Matilda while on a visit to Shadrick’s home. Another thing is that several of the Conns moved to Preston Co.. And there’s one family story that Tom EMERSON told about his grandmother Anne and his mother Matilda, riding a horse to West Virginia to get a deed signed by some relative. So it may have been that William EMERSON met Matilda SHAW while visiting some of his relatives in Preston County. With uncles on both his mother’s and father’s side of the family living in Preston, there was arguably any number of reasons why he would have been visiting that area.

William F. EMERSON b. 1818, Fayette Co. Pa., d. 1888, b. Emerson Family cemetary

Matilda Ann SHAW b. 1823, Preston Co. Va. (WVa), d. 1907, Hopwood, PA, b. Emerson Family cemetary

Married in 1844 in Preston Co. Va. or Fayette Co. Pa. All children born in Hopwood, Pa.

Children:

David    b. 1845, Hopwood, PA. d. 1905, m. Almeda BLEVINS, d. Hamilton Co., TX..

Alfred    (1848- 1921) d. Pa.

James    (1851-1851) Died in infancy. b. Emerson Family cemetary

Elizabeth Ann    (1852-?) Went to Kansas or Nebraska.

George Washington (1855-1891) m. Tillie MAUST, d. Hopwood, Pa., b. Emerson Family cemetary.

Elisha Deyer (1858-?)

Mary Matilda (1860-1938) m. Walter SCOTT, d. Hopwood, Pa., b. Hopwood Cemetary.

Thomas A. b. 1863, Hopwood, PA, d. 1938 Hopwood, Pa., b. Emerson Family cemetary

Emma J. (1866- Dec. 1938) m. Henry MACKEY, d. Hopwood, Pa., b. Emerson Family cemetary

The 1880 Preston Co. WV census shows Elisha EMBERSON at the home of his grandfather James SHAW.

Fayette County property records show that William EMERSON obtained land from the Catherine HICKLE estate in 1878. From George W. EMERSON in 1878, and from his father John Emerson’s estate in 1880.

George W. EMERSON (William’s brother) married a Harriet M. and property records show that in 1883 he bought a property in South Union Township from Marion BROWNFIELD. The Brownfield’s had substantial land holdings in the area at that time.

William’s oldest son, David EMERSON, was drafted into the Union army and dispatched from Pittsburgh during the Civil War. The story I got from Wylene EMERSON of High Island, Texas was that he deserted at least twice and was eventually mustered out of the military in Leavenworth, KS at the end of the war with pay. According to her research, David EMERSON was listed as deserting the first time from the Union camp at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia and was gone for several months. Military records attest that officers there were complaining of serious problems with sickness due to dampness and shortages of medicine and decent food. Family members in Hopwood do vaguely recall hearing a story about one of the EMERSON boys who had supposedly returned home from the war for several months to recuperate from sickness or war wounds. So far only David is known to have been in the army. Based on this information, I think its entirely possible that David EMERSON became ill, left the bad situation at Harper’s Ferry, and came back to Hopwood for some months before returning to the Army. The fact that he was paid a clothing allowance upon his discharge at the end of the war, however, indicates that he wasn’t in prison at Leavenworth for desertion or anything like that, but was mustered out under normal circumstances. During the war the Army often sent soldiers who were desertion risks out west to fight Indians. In any case, at the end of the war David EMERSON apparently took his final pay and traveled to Iowa where he married Almeda BLEVINS. Then they lived in Nebraska for a while and eventually settled in Oklahoma. Wylene claims that after living in Iowa for a number of years, however, David returned for a short time to Pennsylvania in 1878 where his daughter, Adeline, was born before the family went to Nebraska. This is based upon some census record Wylene has from Oklahoma or Nebraska, which indicates one of David’s children was born in Pennsylvania.

Children of David EMERSON and Almeda BLEVINS:

Della Deborah ‘Debbie’ EMERSON, b. 1868, Nebraska; d. OK; m. Tom POWERS, Bef. 1879, IA; d. Abt. 1908, pro. Altus, Jackson County, OK.

Levi EMERSON, b. May 30, 1870, Ne; d. March 08, 1919, Haskell, Haskell Co, Tx; m. Molly CLEMENS, 1896; b. June 08, 1880, Dufo, TX; d. 1919, Haskell County, TX.

Alfred EMERSON, b. February 21, 1873, Otoe Co, Ne; d. June 11, 1934, Beatrice, Gage Co, Ne, Falls Hospital; m. Minnie Mae HARRINGTON, December 15, 1897, Atchison Co., MO; b. May 21, 1880, Holt County MO; d. June 07, 1944, Wymore, Gage County NE.

William EMERSON, b. February 22, 1875, NE; d. December 07, 1950, Crawford, McLennan Co, Tx; m. (1) Mollie FRANCIS; b. 1876, AL; m. (2) Mattie FERGUSON; b. 1883, OH.

Adeline ‘Addie’ EMERSON, b. December 21, 1878, Pa; d. June 26, 1940, Hillsboro, Hill Co, Tx; m. Robert Fleming DAVIDSON, December 20, 1894, Hillsboro, Hill Co. TX; b. April 22, 1866, Falls Co. TX; d. April 05, 1950, Hillsboro, Hill Co. TX.

Thomas EMERSON, b. December 02, 1882, Fremont Co., Ia.; d. April 07, 1936, Dillard, Carter Co, Ok; m. Cora Estelle CARPENTER, November 10, 1900, Hico, Hamilton Co., TX.; b. June 05, 1883, Hico, Hamilton Co., Texas; d. October 17, 1956, Wilson, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

Returning to the Emersons in Fayette County, Elizabeth EMERSON, daughter of William, is said to have gone west to Kansas sometime after the Civil War. The circumstances by which she got there are not known. Most likely would have been that she married a local man and went with him to stake out land that the government was making available. However, that may not have been the case, since my great-uncle Tom SCOTT seems to recall hearing that Elizabeth went west with her brother David. One scenario that would resolve the rumors and information concerning Elizabeth and David would be as follows: David was discharged from the Army in Kansas; married Almeda BLEVINS and had several children in Nebraska; returned to Hopwood for a short time with his family; had one child born here in 1878; then left again for the west with his sister Elizabeth (Elizabeth ended-up in Kansas and David went to Iowa or Oklahoma). In any event, there seem to be no question that Elizabeth did go west, since her younger brother, Tom EMERSON, is known to have spoken to his nephews about Elizabeth’s family having "big wheat fields out in Kansas." Apparently contact was maintained for some period.

Mary Matilda EMERSON, my great-great grandmother, married Walter F. SCOTT around 1880 and had four children: Thomas F., Rowena, Bertha, and William Morgan. Bertha died in childhood. Walter died unexpectedly in 1885 of "stomach problems", a couple of months before Thomas was born. Some time later Mary remarried Benjamin MAULER and eventually had five daughters to him. (See Scott notes.)

In addition to the present house on Bennington road that was built from logs by the Emersons in 1860 and stoned over in the 1940s, there was at least one and possibly two other Emerson houses up the road. This would agree with census records of those years that show more than one EMERSON family living next to each other. A surveyor’s map of Hopwood made around 1870 shows William living in what’s now the stone house and his mother living up the road in a house located below the family cemetery. Further more my father recalls an old well and some ruins that he was told were the remains of a long-gone EMERSON house that may have been between these two. The older house probably belonged to John and Ann and later Joshua and may have been this house that eventually burnt down. Everett EMERSON of Winchester, Va. said that he was told that the house in which his grandfather, John Deyer, and his great uncle, William, were growing up burned when they were boys. This might explain why John Deyer and William, the sons of Joshua EMERSON and Margaret KERR, are found in the 1870 Census to be living with their grandmother, Anne. This makes me think there might have even been three houses at one time - one each for William, Anne, and Joshua. There is one rumor that the stone house, which was at that time a log cabin, was originally further up the road - closer to the cemetary, but for some reason was torn down and moved to its present location. Its been suggested that maybe the well went bad.

In the 1870 Census, several pages after William are John’s brother, Elisha, 66, and wife Margaret EMERSON 67, both of whom were born in Md.. Elisha’s occupation is listed as farmer and Justice of the Peace. Tax records show his land was valued at $2500, which was well above average for that time. In comparison, William Emerson’s land was valued at $250. Typical families in the area are shown having between $150 and $500 in land. The Census says Elisha’s wife and children were born in MD. This conflicts, however, with tax records that show Elisha EMERSON as a single man in the area in 1826. Also Elisha obviously was too young to have had a family while still in Maryland. It is possible that the census is in error and his children were actually born in Pa. Also Margaret may have had a previous marriage.

Several pages in the 1870 Census past Elisha are his son and daughter-in-law Aquilla, 31, and Ellen SPRINGER 24, with Amanda, 4, and Springer, 2. Since this family of Emersons is shown living next to a SPRINGER family .

In 1884 Aquilla EMERSON moved his family to the Dakota territory settling at Freeman, but after a year removed to Yankton. In their family were eight children, those besides the subject of this review being: Amanda Jane, now the wife of Rasmus Peterson, of Yankton county; Springer, who is engaged in the dray and transfer business at Calexico, California; John, a horse dealer at White Owl, South Dakota; Milton R., a farmer of Moscow, Idaho; Joseph, engaged in the dairy business with his brother Frank; Steve, who is connected with the Guernsey Seed Company of Yankton; and Mrs. Ellery Dunn, of Yankton.

The last EMERSON who lived in the stone house was Thomas, who never married. My great-uncle, Thomas E. SCOTT, said there came a time when William’s widow Matilda and son Tom EMERSON needed help with their farm. Mary Matilda SCOTT (EMERSON), who had married to Benjamin MAULER after the death of Walter SCOTT, sent William Morgan SCOTT (My great-grandfather), to live with Matilda and Tom to help with their farm work. This explains why 1900 census records shows him living with the Emersons.

Morgan continued to live in the house and in 1908 he moved his new wife, Savilla PATTON, daughter of Henry PATTON and Mollie FULLER of Grantsville, Md. (see Patton family history), into the home. Property records show that in 1915 William Morgan SCOTT took title to the house and property from Tom EMERSON and the heirs of the other children of William F.EMERSON - Tillie MAUST (widow of George W. EMERSON) and husband, William and wife Ella EMERSON, George and wife Carrie EMERSON, Edith WORTHINGTON (daughter of George W.EMERSON) and her husband,.

Thomas Emerson’s brother, Deyer (Dire) EMERSON, who apparently lived in the area, came to help with the farm work too. One old photo we have taken around 1913 in the field on Bennington Road shows two men identified as Tom and Deyer leading plow horses with Savilla PATTON SCOTT and my grandfather, Walter Henry SCOTT, as a small child, standing at the plow handles.

Thomas EMERSON lived out his remaining days with Morgan and Savilla in the old EMERSON house. Tom died in 1938 and was buried in the family cemetary.

Here is listed information taken by me from census and tax records kept on microfilm at the Uniontown library:

1820 Census

Shadrick EMBERSON of Franklin Twp., relationship unconfirmed

Sarah EMBERSON of Bridgeport Twp., relationship unknown.

John EMBERSON of Union Twp.

All in Fayette County.

1830 Census

James EMBERSON of Union Twp.

Had one male between 20 and 30, and one male between 70 and 80 years old. Had one female aged 60-70 in household. Bought property in Union Township from William Wood in 1825.

John EMBERSON of Union Twp.

Had one male under 5 (George W.), one between 5 and 10 (Alfred), two between 10 and 15 (William and another brother), and one between 40 and 50 years old (John). Had one female under 5, one between 5 and 10, and one between 30 and 40 years old (Anne).

1840 Census

Elisha EMBERSON

Had one male under 5, one between 5 and 10, and one between 20 and 30 years old. Had one female under 5, two between 5 and 10, one between 30 and 40.

John EMBERSON

Had two males under 5 (John and Jordon), one between 5 and 10 (Joshua), one between 10 and 15 (George W.), one between 15 and 20 (Alfred), one between 20 and 30 (probably William still living at home), one between 50 and 60 years old (John). Had one female between 5 and 10 (Mary), one between 10 and 15, one between 15 and 20, one between 40 and 50 years old (Ann).

1850 Census

John EMERSON (1789-1870) b. Md.

Anne CONN (1795-1875) b. Pa.

He married Ann shortly after arriving, probably in 1816-17. (William is not shown as part of John and Mary’s household presumably since would have been married and raising his own family by the time of this census of 1850.)

Children:

Alfred (1823-?)

George W. (1827-?)

Joshua H. (1831-?) m. Margaret KERR

Mary (1833-?)

John (1836-?)

Jordon R. (1840-?)

Also listed in 1850 Census are William EMERSON in Luzerne Twp., Elisha EMERSONin Union Twp., and Elizabeth EMERSON living with the Pifer household in Union Twp.

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1870 North Union Census has William EMERSON (My 3^rd-great grandfather) and father of Mary Matilda EMERSON SCOTT, listed for the first time.

William F. EMERSON (1818-1888) b.Fayette Co. Pa.

Matilda Ann SHAW (1823-1907) b.Preston Co. Va. (WVa)

Married in 1844 in Preston Co. Va. or Fayette Co. Pa. All children born in Hopwood, Pa.

Children:

David (1845-1905) m. Almeda BLEVINS, d. Hamilton Co., TX..

Alfred (1848- 1921) d. Pa.

James (1851-1851) Died in infancy.

Elizabeth Ann (1852-?) Went to Kansas or Nebraska.

George Washington (1855-1891) m. Tillie MAUST, d. Hopwood, Pa.

Elisha Deyer (1858-?)

Mary Matilda (1860-1938) m. Walter SCOTT, d. Hopwood, Pa.

Thomas A. (1863- 1934) didn’t marry d. Hopwood, Pa.

Emma J. (1866- Dec. 1938) m. Henry MACKEY d. Hopwood, Pa.

The census shows Anne, wife of John, living next door to William. Interestingly, Ann has two grandchildren at her home: John EMERSON, 13 and William EMERSON, 10, sons of Joshua.

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1870 census also picks up Joshua, William’s brother:

Joshua EMERSON (1831-?)

Margaret KERR (?-?)

Children:

John Deyer (July 22, 1857 - July 27, 1922) m. Mary Alice JEFFERIES

William J. (1860 - ?) m. Mary Jane Unknown

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Elisha EMERSON, son of James, is listed next to the other in the 1870 census records which indicates they were neighbors.

Elisha EMERSON (1804- 1871) born in Md.

Margaret Unknown (1803-?)

Children:

Elizabeth (1832-?)

George (1833-?)

Mary (1835-?)

Margaret (1837-?)

Aquilla (1839-?)

Sarah (1841-?)

Amanda (1843-?)

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Records from 1870 show:

Aquilla EMERSON (1839-?) son of Elisha EMERSON

Ellen Unknown (1846-?)

Children:

Amanda (1866-?)

Springer (1868-?)

Info Taken From Union and North Union Twp. Tax Records

Possible leads from the Net:

Surnames: BOOTH, EMERSON

Researcher: Donna Wall

Email: [email protected]

Date posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2000

Searching for info. on John EMERSON, b. c1745 Prince George's Co, MD, m. Penelope. Their son was William EMERSON b. bef 1765 MD d. bef 1830 Jones Co, GA; m. c1795 Sarah Frances BOOTH. Sarah Frances BOOTH was b. 1778 MD/DE d. aft 1860 Jones Co, GA.

Surnames: EMERSON, EMMERSON, SIMPSON

Researcher: Douglas Emerson

Email: [email protected]

Date posted: Monday, December 30, 1996

Searching PG Co. for Aquilla EM(M)ERSON, m. Susanna SIMPSON in 1792, searching for birth records of Aquilla and would like info on the Churches in the area around 1770's. Aquilla migrated to the shores of Va in early 1800's. His brother John P., also married a Rebbecca SIMPSON (sisters?). Please E-mail if any help is forthcoming. Thanks.

Subject:

Joseph and Mary Emerson

Date:

Sun, 28 Apr 2002 00:17:50 +0000

From:

"debra anthony" <[email protected]>

To:

[email protected]

I ran across your request for information about Joseph Mitchell EMERSON and Mary SHUTTLESWORTH and children. I am also looking for information about these families. What line do you descend from? I am the great grand-daughter of William Hollis EMERSON and Lora PELL. My grandfather was Charles Everett EMERSON. They lived in Preston County, West Virginia. My grandfather Charles Everett EMERSON was born in Newburg, West Virginia. Wiliiam Hollis EMERSON and Lora PELL had 16 or 17 children together. I have the names of the children somewhere. I know they came from big families. Lora Pell was the daughter of Reason Asbury PELL and Elizabeth Jane SHAY. Elizabeth Jane SHAY was the second wife of Reason A. PELL. Elizabeth was married to Urias BOLYARD and had two children with him. Elizabeth SHAY married Reason PELL who was something like 20+ years her junior. Joseph Mitchell EMERSON was also married twice. His first wife was Nancy FORTNEY who died at a very young age (probaby during child birth or shortly after). Together Joseph Mitchell EMERSON and Nancy FORTNEY had a daughter named Emma EMERSON. Joseph Mitchell EMERSON is also listed in some documents as Micthell Joseph EMERSON or just Mitchell. Joseph Mitchell EMERSON was the son of Sharach EMERSON born 1794 died 1835 and Elizabeth MITCHELL born 1801 death date unknown. I know that Shadrach and Elizabeth came to Virginia (West Virginia) from Pennsylvania but I don't know what town or county. I have other information about some of these families but I have to find it first. If you can give me any infromation about the related families I would appreciate any information you could give to me. I believe that Shadrach EMERSON may have had a brother John EMERSON and a son Nathaniel EMERSON who was born in Kentucky. Please let me know if you might be able to help me with these families.

Thank you

Debbie

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Unorganized Notes.

Index of Maryland Colonial Wills by Magruder, 1967

Talbot County

Anna EMERSON - 1716

John EMERSON - 1707

John EMERSON - 1722

Mary EMERSON - 1729

Philip EMERSON - 1755

Sarah EMERSON - 1755

Thomas EMERSON - 1686

Thomas EMERSON - 1720

Queen Ann’s County

John EMERSON - 1766

1790 Maryland Census - Queen Anne’s County contains the following information:

Ephraim EMMERSON

One White male over 16

Three White females

20 slaves

Vincent(1) EMMERSON

One White male over 16

One White male under 16

Three White females

Vincent(2) EMMERSON

One White male over 16

Two White females

John EMMERSON

One White male over 16

One White male under 16

One White female

Two slaves

Early Settlers of Maryland - Gust Skordas, 1986

Name Year Transported

Christopher EMBERSON 1668

Erick EMBERSON 1668

Anthony EMERSON 1665

Humphrey EMERSON 1663

John EMERSON 1665

Maryland Marriages 1778 - 1800 - Barnes, 1979

John EMBERSON to Rebecca SIMPSON, December 9, 1790

William EMBERSON to Mary Ann SIMPSON, December 27, 1789

Aquilla EMERSON to Susanna SIMPSON, December 16, 1792

John EMERSON to Elizabeth COLGATE, January 20, 1791

Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families

Vincent and Mary EMERSON

Children:

Unity b. November 21, 1776

Peniel b. August 4, 1779

Anna b. Febuary 9, 1783

Maryland Records - Colonial Revolutionary County Church, vol. 1 & 2, 1967

Marriages:

Henry EMBERSON to Elizabeth BADEN, December 31, 1800

John EMBERSON to Rebecca SIMPSON, October 25, 1790

Aquilla EMERSON to Susannah SIMPSON, November 13, 1792

Thomas EMMERSON to Mary DOWNEY, November 12, 1779

William EMMERSON to Mary REAMER, December 29, 1819

From a 1776 Maryland Census record contained in same book:

John EMERSON

Lucy EMERSON (Possibly his daughter)

Children:

One White male under 16

Two White females, age not given

One "defective"

From facsimile reproductions of 1776 census records for Queen Ann’s county. Records list only heads of households:

John EMERSON

One White man over 21 (John)

One White male between 16 and 21

One White male under 12

One White female over 21 (wife)

One White female between 16 and 21

One White female between 12 and 16

One White female under 12

Nineteen slaves.

Richard EMERSON

Two White males under 12

One White female over 21 (wife)

Three White females under 12

Vincent EMERSON

One White female over 21 (wife)

In this record eleven people separate Richard from Vincent. Sixty-three separate Vincent from John.

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(File: emerson.txt) Frank Emerson Biography

FRANK EMERSON.

Frank Emerson, of Yankton, is one of the owners of a modern, up-to-date and complete dairy plant and is conducting a growing and profitable business. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born at Uniontown, March 25, 1880, a son of Aquilla and Ellen (Springer) Emerson, who were also natives of the Keystone state. In the year 1884 the parents brought their family to Dakota territory settling at Freeman, but after a year removed to Yankton In their family were eight children, those besides the subject of this review being: Amanda Jane,

now the wife of Rasmus Peterson, of Yankton county; Springer, who is engaged in the dray and transfer business at Calexico, California; John, a horse dealer at White Owl, South Dakota; Milton R., a farmer of

Moscow, Idaho; Joseph, engaged in the dairy business with his brother Frank; Steve, who is connected with the Guernsey Seed Company of Yankton; and Mrs. Ellery Dunn, of Yankton.

Frank Emerson acquired his education in the public schools of Yankton and after his textbooks were put aside worked upon a farm for seven years, becoming familiar with all of the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. In 1903 he and his brother Joseph began dealing in milk, establishing a dairy business on a very limited capital. Their interests and activities have constantly enlarged and developed and they today own one hundred and eighty acres of land near Yankton. They have a large number of horses and all kinds of modern

machinery to facilitate their work. They have one of the most modern concrete barns in the state, its dimensions being thirty-six by ninety feet, and they use the Hinman milking machines in milking from thirty-five to sixty cows. The most sanitary conditions are observed in the care of the milk and of the stock and as they keep high grade cows the milk which they handle is of excellent quality and they have no difficulty in winning patronage.

In 1907 Frank Emerson was united in marriage to Miss Grace Otis, of Yankton, and they have two daughters, Ruth Viola and Rheta Mae. In his fraternal relations Mr. Emerson is a Modern Woodman, having joined the camp at Mission Hill, South Dakota. He and his family are members of the Methodist church and are in sympathy with movements for the moral progress of the community. In business circles Mr. Emerson has

EMERSON, George. Private, Capt. Hezekiah Wheeler’s Co., 11^th Militia Battalion, April 1781. Took the Oath of Allegiance before Hon. Osborn Sprigg in 1778.

EMERSON, James. (baptized Oct. 11, 1763, King George’s Parish, Prince George’s Co., MD - died Oct. 28, 1836, Fayette Co., PA.) Son of John and Penelopy Emerson. Private, Capt. Hezekiah Wheeler’s Co., 11^th Militia Battalion, April 1781. Private, Select Militia, Capt. Hezekiah Wheeler’s Co., July 14, 1781. He applied for pension in Fayette Co., PA, on Jan. 14, 1833, age 71, a resident of Union Twp., stating he was born in Prince George’s Co., MD, and served in the Maryland Line. He later moved to Berkeley Co., Virginia near Martinsburg for 13 years and then moved to Fayette Co. around 1810. His widow (not named) died on July 18, 1838 and a son Elisha D. Emerson signed an affidavit on Sept. 7, 1852, in Fayette Co., as one of the heirs of James Emerson, which also spelled his name "Emberson."

EMERSON, John (1706 - ). Took the Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. Thomas Claggett in 1778. See "James Emerson."

EMERSON, John. Private, Capt. Hezekiah Wheeler’s Co., 11^th Militia Battalion, April 1781.

EMERSON, Penalopy. See "James Emerson."

EMERSON, Richard. Took the Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. William Lyles, Jr. in 1778. Document spelled his name "Emmerson."

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John Emmerson's 1777 will, Prince George's County, Maryland--owned land named Little Foy and Carrols Huntings. Children: John Emmerson, Richard Emmerson, George Emmerson, Elizabeth Emmerson, Lucy Emmerson and Eleanor Emmerson-Shing.

Aquilla Emmerson--born in Virginia (another record has Aquila Emmerson born 1771 in Maryland, married in St. John's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland and then buried at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.

Berkeley County marriage records for Catherine, Daniel, Francis, John, Mary, Noble and Warner Emerson!

I just uploaded the Berkeley County, Virginia marriage records for the Emerson bunch into the Family File below!

Emberson, Catherine L. married William Sappington, November 12, 1818, suretor Leonard Emberson, minister W. N. Scott

Emberson, Daniel married Elizabeth Ebberts, April 10, 1831, suretor James Ardinger, minister Nathan Young.

Emberson, Elizabeth married George Sellers, June 2, 1829, suretor Daniel Emberson, minister Nathan Young.

Emerson, Francis married Catherine Pitzer, November 11, 1830, suretor Mathias Pitzer, minister Nathan Young.

Emerson, John married Margaret Bartleson, January 29, 1838, suretor Thomas Jordan, no minister listed.

Emerson, Mary married Abraham Newson, April 19, 1834, suretor Charles Ardinger, no minister listed.

Emerson, Noble married Mary Keesecker, August 15, 1830, suretor Fielding Cobert, minister John S. Light.

Emerson, Warner married Elizabeth Basore, February 8, 1844, suretor Jacob Basore, minister John S. Light.

Emersons in the Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America.

The genealogical lineages of John Emerson married to Judith Cheney (Son of Michael Emerson, son of Thomas Emerson descendent of Ralph Emerson, born about 1500, Foxton, Bishopric of Durham, England; Michael Emerson (the father of John who was married to Judith Cheney), Robert Emerson (Son of Thomas Emerson descendent of Ralph Emerson, Foxton, Bishopric of Durham, England); Thomas Emerson married to Elizabeth Brewster and Margaret Froe, descendent of Ralph Emerson, Foxton, Bishopric of Durham, England, and John Emerson married to Barbara Lathrop (Lowthroppe) who came to America aboard the Abigail in 1635 at the age of 20 are in the History File.

Prince George's County Marriage Licenses:

For the Embersons, Emersons and Emmersons they have listed the following:

Emberson, Henry, married Elizabeth Baden, December 31, 1800.

Emberson, John, married Rebecca Simson, October 25, 1790.

Emerson, Sabina, married Peter Q. Bartley, November 20, 1830.

Emmerson, Aquila, married Susannah Simpson, November 13, 1792.

The following landed in Maryland:

Christopher Emberson, 1668
Erick Emberson, 1668
Anthony Emerson, 1665 (All the Anthony Emerson's I see in the history records hail from Durham, England).
Humphry Emerson, 1663
John Emerson, 1665
John Emerson, 1668

Aquila Emmerson
Male
Birth: 1771 in Maryland
Death: 9 March 1850 in Alexandria, Virginia
Burial: 11 March 1850, St. Paul's Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
Marriage: Susannah Simpson, Born 24 June 1772 in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Children:
John Simpson Emmerson
Male
Birth: 1794 in Prince George's County, Maryland
Death: 20 March 1850 in Alexandria, Virginia
Burial: St. Paul's Episcopal Cemetery, Coade Plot, Alexandria, Virginia
Married: Anna Catherine Ball

Children:

Edwin Aquila Emerson
Male
Birth: 27 December 1839 in Alexandria, Virginia
Christening: 19 April, 1840
Death: 14 April 1922 in Alexandria, Virginia
Married: Emma E. Boerner, born 22 August 1845 in Maryland

Children:

Claudine L. Emerson
Female
Birth: 1874, Virginia

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5th Great:
John Emerson, b. ca 1745, Prince George's County, Maryland; m. Penelope Unknown.
Sons: James, bapt. 11 Oct. 1763; William, bapt. 3 march 1765; John, bapt. on 21 Aug 1768, Prince George's County, MD; Henry, bapt. on 1 Feb. 1774. There may have been other children, but these four names are all I have.

4th Great:

William Emerson, bapt. 3 March 1765, Prince George's County, MD; d. Jones County, Georgia; married Sarah Frances Boothe. Sarah was b. 1778 in Maryland or Delaware (I think Maryland); d. after 1860, Jones County, Georgia. They had 14 children:

James Russell m. Mary Ann Page
William m. Jane Moore
Zachariah m. Sarah Haskins
Elizabeth "Betsy" m. John Tamplin
Mary
John (Becky's line) m. Rebecca Stripling
Nancy m. John Miller
Martha m. Miles Kelley
Sarah m. Thomas Stripling (brother of Rebecca)
Benjamin Hubbard m. Narcissa Ball
Barney S. m. Louisa Unknown
Unknown (male) m. Amanda Unknown
Selena m. Adam Hart
Amanda

3rd Great

John Emerson, b. 1798, Indiana Territory, Georgia; d. in or during Civil War; m. on 12 Aug 1821, Jones County, Georgia to Rebecca Stripling (1805-1878), daughter of John Stripling (?), Nine children:

Martha Ann m. John Cureton
John J. m. Martha Unknown
Louisa
William C. (Becky's line) m. Martha Temperance Head
Francis M. d. 2nd Manassas
Rebecca m. Aaron S. Head (brother of Martha)
Virginia Ann
Mary B.
James M. d. 1862, Charlottesville, Virginia

Rebecca Stripling Emerson lost her husband and three of her four sons during the Civil War. My William C. was the only surviving son.

Great, Great:

William C. Emerson, b. 15 Jan 1826, Jones County, Georgia; d. 16 April 1892, Titus County, Texas; m. to Martha Temperance Head (1827-1897) daughter of Edmond Head and Sarah Smith. Seven children:

Sarah R. "Sally" m. J. W. Posey
Francis Lafayette "Frank" m. Martha Swint
Mary Frances "Molly" (Becky's line) m. Frederic Swint (brother of Martha)
Ann F. "Annie" m. John D. Smith
William A. m. Cenie Palmer
James J. m. Jemima Lenora "Nora" Redfern
Martha Emma m. Albert Smith

Great:

Mary Frances "Molly" Emerson, b. 20 Sept 1853, Pike County, Alabama; d. 20 Oct. 1919, Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas; m. Frederic Swint (1850-1911) and had 8 children:

William Samuel "Will" m. Eva Harp
David Lee "Dave" m. Mamie Fitzpatrick
Lula Martha m. (1) Thomas Albert Curtis and (2) T. O. Johnston
Julia Ann "Dee" m. Jesse Wade Greer
Baby Boy (died at two weeks)
Jefferson Frederic "Jeff" (Becky's grandfather) m. Anita Ray
Mary Blanche "Blanche" m. John Myers
Alma Mattie "Mattie" died at age 22, engaged to be married.

Prince George's County census records show:


Emerson, John, Prince George's County, St. John and George Parish, 1776. (Leonard and his family attended St. John's Episcopal Parish).

Emerson, Lucy, Prince George's County, St. John and George Parish, 1776.

Emerson, James, Prince George's County, Unknown township, 1790.

Emerson, John, Prince George's County, Unknown township, 1790.

Emerson, Aquila, Prince George's County, Upper Marlborough, 1792. (Aquila is Barbara Emerson-Sharp's ancestor. Aquila and his family also attended St. John's Episcopal Parish).

Emberson, Henry, Prince George's County, Upper Marlborough, 1800.

Emmerson, S., Prince George's County, King George Hundred, 1810.

Emerson, H., Prince George's County, Osscataway and Hynson Hundreds, 1810.

Emerson, Henry, Prince George's County, Beanavista District 1, 1860.

We know the John Emerson/Emmerson who left a will dated 1777 had children John, Richard, Elizabeth, Lucy, George, and Elender/Elianor and that his daughter Lucy's birth shows up in St. John's Episcopal Parish records, so the family must have attended this church.


In Anne Arundel, Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties there are the following Emersons listed in the census:

Emmerson, John, Queen Anne's, Anne Arundel County, Tuckahoe Hundred, 1778.

Emmerson, Woolman, Queen Anne's, Anne Arundel County, Tuckahoe Hundred, 1778.

Emmerson, Ephraim, Queen Anne's, Anne Arundel County, Wye Hundred, 1778.

Emmerson, John, Queen Anne's, Anne Arundel County, Wye Hundred, 1778.

Emmerson, Vincent, Queen Anne's, Anne Arundel County, Wye Hundred, 1778.

Emmerson, Peter, Anne Arundel County, No township listed, 1810.

Emerson James, Anne Arundel County, 1st District, 1830.

Emberson, Joshua, Queen Anne's, Anne Arundel County, 1st and 2nd Election District, 1840.

Emerson, Alexander, Queen Anne's, Anne Arundel County, P. O. District 3, 1860.


Emerson, John, Queen Anne's County, St. Paul Parish, 1723.

Emerson, Thomas, Queen Anne's County, St. Paul Parish, 1723.

Emerson, John, Queen Anne's County, Levy Books, 1729.

Emerson, John, Militia, 1748.

Emerson, Richard, Queen Anne's County, Militia, 1748.

Emerson, John, Queen Anne's County, Wye Hundred, 1776.

Emerson, Richard, Queen Anne's County, Wye Hundred, 1776.

Emerson, Vincent, Queen Anne's County, Wye Hundred, 1776.

Emerson, Ephraim, Queen Anne's County, township 10001-31200-03, 1800.

Emerson, John, Queen Anne's County, township 20001-10100-00, 1800.

Emerson, Joseph, Queen Anne's County, township 20001-10100-00, 1800.

Emberson, John, Queen Anne's County, No township listed, 1820.

Emerson, Thomas, Talbot County, Road Overseers, 1702.

Emerson, Thomas, Talbot County, Road Overseers, 1711.

Emerson, Philip, Talbot County, Island Hundred, 1733

Emerson, Samuel, Talbot County, Easton District, 1860.

Emerson, Samuel, Talbot County, Trappe District, 1860.

Emerson, William, Talbot County, Easton District, 1850.

There are a great many Emersons in Baltimore and Washington Counties by the mid to late 1800s. There is a Tobias Emberson living on Spes Utij Hundred in Baltimore County in 1701 and a George Emerson in Baltimore County in 1704 living on Spesutij Hundred.

First Generation

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1. Aquilla Emmerson. Born ca 1771 in Prince Georges Co., MD. Aquilla died in Alexandria, VA on 9 Mar 1850, he was 79. Buried in Bethel Cemetery, Alexandria, VA.

On 16 Dec 1792 when Aquilla was 21, he first married Susannah Simpson, daughter of John Simpson & Sarah ?, in King George Parish, Prince Georges Co., MD. Born on 24 Jun 1772 in Prince Georges Co., MD. Susannah died in Alexandria, VA on 26 Aug 1859, she was 87.

They had the following children:

i. Pheby Grimes. Born on 24 Oct 1793 in Princes Georges Co., MD. Pheby Grimes died ? .

2 ii. John Simpson (ca1794-1850)

3 iii. Harrison A. (1796-1879)

iv. Delilah C.. Born in 1798 in Maryland.

4 v. William W. (1802-1868)

ca 1808 when Aquilla was 37, he second married Phillipe Ellis, in Alexandria, VA.

They had no children.

ca 1818 when Aquilla was 47, he third married Drury Coad(e), in Alexandria, VA.

ca 1833 when Aquilla was 62, he fourth married Nancy McCarty.

They had the following children:

i. Sabina.

ii. Nancy.

Second Generation

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2. John Simpson Emerson. Born ca 1794 in St. Johns Parish, Prince Georges Co., MD. John Simpson died in Alexandria, VA on 20 Mar 1850, he was 56. Buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Alexandria, VA.

ca 1818 when John Simpson was 24, he first married Sarah Ann Coad(e). Born in 1801. Sarah Ann died on 26 Apr 1820, she was 19.

On 24 May 1822 when John Simpson was 28, he second married Ann Catherine Ball, daughter of John Ball & ? ?, in Alexandria, VA. Born in 1787. Ann Catherine died in Alexandria, VA on 26 Aug 1859, she was 72.

They had the following children:

5 i. Richard Henry (1828-1852)

ii. Mary Jane. Born in 1830. Mary Jane died ca 1832, she was 2.

iii. Mary Catherine. Born ca 1832 in Alexandria, VA. Mary Catherine died ? .

iv. William Alfred. Born on 10 Nov 1833 in Alexandria, VA. William Alfred died ? .

William Alfred married Susan Baker.

v. Margaret Emeline. Born in 1836.

vi. Benjamin Franklin. Born on 10 Jan 1838 in Alexandria, VA. Benjamin Franklin died in Richmond, VA on 19 Jul 1862, he was 24. Buried in Alexandria, VA.

6 vii. Edwin Arthur (1839-1922)

viii. Sarah Delila. Born on 10 Oct 1841.

7 ix. Henry Clay (1843-?)

x. Charles Orlando. Born ca 1849 in Quincy, Adams Co., IL. Charles Orlando died ? .

John Simpson third married Cornelia ?.

3. Harrison A. Emerson Sr. Born in 1796 in Maryland. Harrison A. died in Princes Georges Co., MD on 4 Jun 1879, he was 83.

Harrison A. married Jane Watson.

They had the following children:

i. William Ryland Riley. Born in 1824.

ii. Harrison A..

iii. George W..

iv. Jane.

v. Rosella.

4. William W. Emerson. Born in 1802 in Fauquier Co., VA. William W. died in Page Co., VA in 1868, he was 66.

William W. married Elizabeth Bell.

They had the following children:

i. Sarah Catherine. Born in 1835.

ii. Henry K.. Born in 1840.

iii. Jacob D.. Born in 1845.

iv. Joseph James. Born in 1847.

v. Victoria G.. Born in 1850.

vi. Edward M.. Born in 1853.

Third Generation

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5. Richard Henry Emerson. Born on 29 Jan 1828 in Alexandria, VA. Richard Henry died in Dubuque, IA on 6 Jun 1852, he was 24.

Richard Henry married Sarah Bowers.

They had one child:

i. Alice M.. Born in 1849 in Adams Co., IL.

6. Edwin Arthur Emerson. Born on 27 Dec 1839 in Alexandria, VA. Edwin Arthur died in Alexandria, VA on 14 Apr 1922, he was 82. Buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, 907 Bailey Street, Lynchburg, VA. Occupation: Actor.

On 13 Mar 1866 when Edwin Arthur was 26, he married Emma Elizabeth Boerner, daughter of Henry Boerner & Mary Collins, in Christ Church, Baltimore, MD. Born on 22 Aug 1845 in Cumberland, MD. Emma Elizabeth died in Lynchburg, VA on 14 Aug 1893, she was 47.

They had the following children:

i. Edwin Boerner. Born in 1869 in Lynchburg, VA.

ii. Claudine L.. Born in 1874 in Lynchburg, VA.

iii. Theresa M.. Born in 1878 in Lynchburg, VA.

8 iv. Charles Orlando (1883-1959)

v. Arthur Leslie. Born in May 1885 in Lynchburg, VA. Arthur Leslie died in 1885.

7. Henry Clay Emerson. Born in 1843 in St. Louis, Missouri. Henry Clay died ? .

On 31 Jul 1867 when Henry Clay was 24, he married Annie Southard Emmerson, in Alexandria, VA. Born in 1849 in Virginia. Annie Southard died in Alexandria, VA on 15 Aug 1895, she was 46.

They had the following children:

i. Arthur Reeder. Born in 1868. Buried in City Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA.

9 ii. Bessie Belle (1875-1957)

Fourth Generation

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8. Charles Orlando Emerson. Born on 14 May 1883 in Lynchburg, VA. Charles Orlando died in Alexandria, VA on 26 Mar 1959, he was 75.

In 1908 when Charles Orlando was 24, he married Grace Mae Haynes, daughter of Charles Haynes & Virginia Wells, in Alexandria, VA. Born on 27 Jun 1886 in Alexandria, VA.

They had the following children:

i. Robert William. Born on 6 Aug 1909 in Alexandria, VA.

10 ii. Ernest Orlando (1911-)

iii. Emma Virginia. Born on 20 Nov 1913 in Alexandria, VA.

iv. Charlotte Lucille. Born on 17 Aug 1922 in Alexandria, VA.

11 v. Douglas Lee (1926-)

9. Bessie Belle Emerson. Born in 1875 in Lynchburg, VA. Bessie Belle died in Alexandria, VA on 27 Sep 1957, she was 82. Buried in Bethel Cemetary, Alexandria, VA.

On 1 May 1897 when Bessie Belle was 22, she married David H. Kohr, in Washington, DC. Born in 1877 in Washington, DC. David H. died ? .

They had the following children:

i. Harvey Reeder. Born on 18 Mar 1898 in Washington, DC. Harvey Reeder died ? .

12 ii. Henry O.(?) (1899-1971)

iii. Ralph Emerson. Born on 23 Jan 1901 in Washington, DC. Ralph Emerson died ? .

13 iv. Isabel (1903-1980)

v. Helen Virginia. Born on 2 Feb 1908. Helen Virginia died ? .

Helen Virginia married ? Shaub.

Fifth Generation

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10. Ernest Orlando Emerson. Born on 11 Sep 1911 in Alexandria, VA.

Child:

i. Barbara

11. Douglas Lee Emerson Sr. Born on 10 Feb 1926 in Alexandria, VA.

In 1947 when Douglas Lee was 20, he married Francis Elainne Etter, in Rockville, MD.

They had the following children:

i. Susan Kay

ii. Donna Lee

iii. Douglas Lee

12. Henry O.(?) Kohr. Born on 18 Oct 1899 in Carnegie, PA. Henry O.(?) died in Westmoreland Co., VA on 15 Aug 1971, he was 71.

Henry O.(?) married "Blind Lady".

They had one child:

i. Son

13. Isabel Kohr. Born on 29 Dec 1903 in Washington, DC. Isabel died on 30 Jan 1980, she was 76. Occupation: Elevator operator, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC.

On 28 Apr 1923 when Isabel was 19, she married Emanuel Goldsburg Hopkins, son of William Harrison Hopkins & Theresa "Tressa" Horner, in Washington, DC. Born on 29 Apr 1898 in Mt. Vernon, Somerset Co., MD. Emanuel Goldsburg died on 29 Oct 1957, he was 59.

They had the following children:

i. William Brent "Billy" (1920-1951)

ii. Majorie Theresa "Tootie" (1923-1976)

iii. Randolph David "Ranny" (1926-)

iv. Elizabeth Mamie "Winnie" (1930-1983)

v. Marion Jean "Punny" (1933-1987)

vi. John Allen "Corty" (1934-)

vii. Donald Lee "Ducky" (1937-)

viii. Patricia Ann "Prissa" (1939-)

Index

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"Blind Lady" spouse of 12

Cornelia spouse of 2

Ball

Ann Catherine spouse of 2

Bell

Elizabeth spouse of 4

Boerner

Emma Elizabeth spouse of 6

Bowers

Sarah spouse of 5

Coade

Drury spouse of 1

Sarah Ann spouse of 2

Ellis

Phillipe spouse of 1

Emerson

Alice M. child of 5

Arthur Leslie child of 6

Arthur Reeder child of 7

Barbara child of 10

Benjamin Franklin child of 2

Bessie Belle 9

Charles Orlando child of 2

Charles Orlando 8

Charlotte Lucille child of 8

Claudine L. child of 6

Delilah C. child of 1

Donna Lee child of 11

Douglas Lee Sr. 11

Douglas Lee Jr. child of 11

Edward M. child of 4

Edwin Arthur 6

Edwin Boerner child of 6

Emma Virginia child of 8

Ernest Orlando 10

George W. child of 3

Harrison A. Sr. 3

Harrison A. Jr. child of 3

Henry Clay 7

Henry K. child of 4

Jacob D. child of 4

Jane child of 3

John Simpson 2

Joseph James child of 4

Margaret Emeline child of 2

Mary Catherine child of 2

Mary Jane child of 2

Nancy child of 1

Pheby Grimes child of 1

Richard Henry 5

Robert William child of 8

Rosella child of 3

Sabina child of 1

Sarah Catherine child of 4

Sarah Delila child of 2

Susan Kay child of 11

Theresa M. child of 6

Victoria G. child of 4

William Alfred child of 2

William Ryland Riley child of 3

William W. 4

Emmerson

Annie Southard spouse of 7

Aquilla 1

Etter

Francis Elainne spouse of 11

Haynes

Grace Mae spouse of 8

Hopkins

Donald Lee "Ducky" child of 13

Elizabeth Mamie "Winnie" child of 13

Emanuel Goldsburg spouse of 13

John Allen "Corty" Sr. child of 13

Majorie Theresa "Tootie" child of 13

Marion Jean "Punny" child of 13

Patricia Ann "Prissa" child of 13

Randolph David "Ranny" child of 13

William Brent "Billy" Sr. child of 13

Kohr

David H. spouse of 9

Harvey Reeder child of 9

Helen Virginia child of 9

Henry O.(?) 12

Isabel 13

Ralph Emerson child of 9

Son child of 12

McCarty

Nancy spouse of 1

Simpson

Susannah spouse of 1

Watson

Jane spouse of 3

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