GED4WEB version 4.41 Park John [Male] b. ABT 1720 - d. ABT 1755
THE PARK FAMILY
The PARK family of near Capon Bridge, English lineage have a history that dates back to 1628. The first of the name to settle on Capon was John PARK, in what is now called Park's Valley, named in his honor. He obtained a Fairfax land grant for this large tract of land, and it was surveyed by George
WASHINGTON.
John PARK I, married Susana ELROD and during the Indian raids through Hampshire County the family took refuge in Fort Edwards. The present descendants still have some of the articles used while he was camping in the Fort, as well as many other old relics and historical records of intere
reported by them. A son of John and Susana was Colonel in the Revelutionary War and later served two terms in the Virginia Assembly.
Early marriage records in Winchester give Samuel PARK married to Ann McKEEVER (McIvor) 1785, and John PARK, Jr., married Margaret MILSLOGE February 28, 1786.
The Park family all down the line were Democrats, and as far back as known, were members of the M.E. Church, South. Some of the family have been teachers and all useful and highly respected citizens. Many of the past generations sought homes in other states so that very few are here to tell
about the ancestry - which accounts for this brief genealogy of so deserving a people.
CHAPTER XII
Will of Joseph EDWARDS.
Ruins of Old Fort Edwards, built by Joseph Edwards, 1747-48
Bible Record of Robert and Mary Edwards Pugh.
Will (abridged from Will Book, No. 2, Romney's Old Records) of Joseph
Edwards, father of Mary Pugh of the Robert and Mary Pugh branch and
builder of the first Fort in what is now West Virginia. (Note: Five
shillings bought a good farm in those days.)
The 10 day of April, 1781
In the name of God Amen.
I will and bequeath to Joseph Edwards, my son, Five Shillings Sterling.
I will and bequeath to Thomas Edwards, my son, Five Shillings Sterling.
I give and bequeath to Mary Pugh, wife of Robert Pugh Five pounds old
money of Va.
I give and bequeath to Samuel Pugh and Jesse Pugh sons of Robert Pugh
all my old tract of Plantation, 400 A., on Great Cape Capehon and th
be divided from one side of the land to the other as the road runs, and
that my will and devise is they shall cast lots which shall have the pa
where the dwelling house stands.
I give and bequeath to Sam'l Edwards, my grandson and son of David
Edwards, all my Claim on Dillon's Run of land.
This being my last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I set my Hand
& Seal the day and year first above written.
Witnesses: Timothy Hiett, David Caudy, Joel Chesher.
Joseph EDWARDS (Seal)
THIS IS FRIM "COL 2, CAPON VALLEY HISTORY as begins on page 96.
HIETT COAT OF ARMS
(The Hiett Coat-of-Arms is described as follows:)
ARMS -- Argent, a lion rampant sable, a chief per-fesse indented of the
first and second.
CREST -- a demi lion rampant proper.
MOTTO -- Fac et Spera.
HIETT FAMILY HISTORY
DESCENDENTS OF JOHN HIETT, THE PIONEER
JOHN HIETT, born in England, 1658, came to Pennsylvania 1682. Children:
William, John Jr., George, Mary, Rebecca, and Sarah.
This history, hereinafter, deals with the descendants of John HIETT, Jr.
John HIETT, Jr., the pioneer to Sandy Ridge, Capon drains, settled first
on Sandy Ridge and lived there for a while. The date of this settlement is
authentically given in Records as 1737. After some years he removed to North
Carolina and remained there a while. After the Indian Wars ended he returned
to Virginia and, September 1, 1764, purchased land of Thomas and Elizabeth
Green on both sides of the Opequion in the line of Joseph EDWARDS of Be
Garden. Settled and died there, 1764, as per his will given in this book.
The will was probated in Frederick County, December 4, 1764.
John HIETT, pioneer to Sandy Ridge, was married twice, the name of his
first wife being unknown here. He evidently married her in Pennsylvani
Their children were:
1. George, who had married Martha WAKEFIELD in Pennsylvania, went with
his father to Rowan county, North Carolina and remained there. Their
descendants moved northward and westward and have been found in Wilmington,
Ohio, Indianapolis; Leavenworth; Lockport, and Nova Scotia.
2. John, married Mary LOCKE.
3. William, married Alice (or Elsie) LONDON.
4. Joseph.
5. Catherine, married _____ HARRELL of Harrelsville, Rowan county, Nor
Carolina.
6. Mary, married Thomas EDWARDS, of Joseph EDWARDS. See the will of t
"Fort Builder", Romney Records, W. B. 2. They removed from Hampshire county
to Ohio and lived near what is now Sandusky. There is a tradition that after
Mr. Edwards' death there she came to Jefferson county and married a second
time, the name of the scond husband being Hiett, presumably a cousin. Mary
HIETT and Thomas EDWARDS had several children, the second daughter married
Hugh McIvor of Capon Valley and they went to Greenbriar River to live; rich
lands, but sparsely settled.
The Indians came and killed the husband and took the wife and children
into captivity. After five years she managed to escape and return to her
friends. During captivity she had been separated from her children and never
allowed to see them but once; and she never again heard of them. This story
is also known to the McIvor (McKeeber) family, you will note, though told in a
somewhat different way.
7. Ann, married _____ HARRIS.
8. Margaret, married _____ CRAVEN, of Craven, Rowan county, North
Carolina.
Children by the second wife, Margaret Stevens POST, were all minors at
the death of the pioneer, 1764, as follows:
9. Evan, married Sarah SMITH.
10. James, married a Miss Lucretia PUGH, went to Marietta, Ohio, it
seems, from an old letter in the hands of the relatives of the Hiett family.
She may have been a daughter of Robert and Mary PUGH.
11. Jonathan, married Mary CONNER.
12. Timothy, died single. He was a witness on the will of Joseph
EDWARDS, April 10, 1781, with his brother-in-law, David CAUDY and Joel
"Chesher".
13. Martha, married David CAUDY, who died before 1783, leaving sons,
John, Evan and James CAUDY. See will of the pioneer,
(This document is incomplete as the ending from here
is missing.)
A news item of the Newspaper division of the Kansas State Historical Society, volumnes of the Free Press, a weekly newspaper published in Winfred, Cowley County, Kansas, form a part of the newspaper collection preserved by the Society.
MRS. SANDFORD DEAD.
Mrs. Anna Sandford died at her home on East Ninth Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock of a complication of ills. She was 69 years of age and had been an invalid for several years.
The deceased was one of the earliest settlers in Cowley county, having located here in 1870. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ella Page of this sity, and three sons, Bert of this city, Henry of Schofield, Oklahoma, and Frank of Grand, Oklahoma.
(Mrs. Anna Sandford was Ann Elizabeth McCOY prior to marriage)
Source - Maryland Historical Magazine Vol 8 1913, page 199. Belt Family by Christopher Johnson. (This source applies to all the family on this family card, per LDS records.
Source - Maryland Historical Magazine Vol. 8 1913, page 199. Belt Family by Christopher Johnson.
Sources for John and family can be found in the following:
Source of extract below - "All Hallows Parish; copy made 1888 by Lucy H. Harrison on file at Maryland Historical Society."
Extract from above doc. - "BELT, John, 10 Feb 1701, Lucy LAWRENCE; 'married at a Quakers Meeting conivingly . . . which sd Lucy Lawrence was then and now at the time of this registring is the betrothed wife of Joseph Tilly . . . which accon is contrary to the law of God and man.' "
(above spelling copied as written in record)
Maryland Hist. Mag. Vol. 8 - 1913. 196. Belt Family by Christopher Johnson /Rec of the par fam Newman's rec of Anne Arundel County, Talbott rec by Shirk.
Source of extract below - "All Hallows Parish; copy made 1888 by Lucy H. Harrison on file at Maryland Historical Society." Extract from above doc. "BELT, John, 10 Feb 1701, Lucy LAWRENCE;
'married at a Quakers Meeting convivingly . . . which sd Lucy Lawrence was then and now at the time of this registring is the bethrothed wife of Joseph Tilly . . . which accon is contrary to the law of God and man.' " (above spelling copied as written in record) Source - Maryland Historical Magazine Vol 8 1913, page 196. Belt Family by Christopher Johnson /Rec of the par fam Newman's rec of Anne Arunde, County Talbott rec by Shirk.
The following is a copy of pages 213, 214, and 215 of "The Hall Family of West River and Kindred Families".
The following is also included under "More About *Humphrey BELT - Notes
BELT FAMILY
Humphrey BELT, born 1615, married Anne - - -, son, John BELT, married Elizabeth TYDINGS, daughter of Richard. Charity BELT, daughter, married James MILLIKEN. Baptized 1703. Died 1740.
On June 23, 1623, Humphrey BELT, aged 20 years, sailed from Gravesend, England, for the Colony of Virginia, on the ship America under protection of William Clarke. The following is an exact copy from "Licenses to go Beyond the Seas" found in England, and printed in Hotten's List of Emigrants.
"23 June 1635. These underwritten names are to be transported to Virginia imbarqued in the America, William Barker, Mr. P. Cert. from the Minister of the town of Gravesand of their conformitie to the orders and displine of the Church of England."
Among the fifty or more names found was the signature or "Humphrey BELT" and his age as twenty years.
On September 29, 1636, William Clarke was granted 450 acres of land in Henrico County on the Appotomax for the transportation of nine persons, among whom was Hunphrey BELT.
Various deeds and conveyances show that Humphrey BELT located in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia where Puritan thought was strong and where the exodus to the Severn River in Maryland began in 1649.
Humphrey BELT purchased from Henry Nicholls 150 acres of land in Lower Norfolk County which had been patented by Nicholls on August 10, 1646. He later sold this land to Thomas Cartwright, who sold to Abram Thomas, who sold to Thomas Watkins. These various transactions are all shown in Patent book no. 5, page 569, at the Virginia Land Office at Richmond.
The plantation of Humphrey BELT lay on the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River as is shown by the following patent to Thomas Cartwright. The latter recieved on December 1, 1652, in Lower Norfolk County, 300 acres of land "near the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River beginning at miles end of John Porter near the main swamp running west by south by Humphrey BELT's.
On June 8, 1654 Humphrey BELT received 220 acres of land lying in Linhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk County "beginning at Thomas Matin's Creek, running along by Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River adjoining to Goldsmith's land and by Mr. Sidney's land" for transportation of five persons to Virginia, namely, Mary Craggs, Randall Hewett, John Cooper, Simon Robinson and George Gay."
From circumstances Humphrey BELT married in Virginia and became the father of several children. His wife is generally referred to as Anne, but insofar as this research was conducted, no proof has been found for the authenticity of the statement.
Sometime after the year 1654, Humphrey BELT and his family migrated to Maryland and settled in Anne Arundel County, presumably in the vicinity of South River. On June 30, 1663, he appeared at His Lordship's Land Office in St. Mary's City and proved his rights to 200 acres of land for his own emigration and transportation of three members of his family. The following is an exact copy of the original warrant:
"30 June 1663, Humphrey BELT Enters Rights for himself, John Belt, Anne Belt, and Sarah Belt, and demands land Vizt. 200 acres. Warrant to Surv. Genl. to lay out for Humphrye BELT 200 acres. Return 30 December next".
It is noted that Humphrey BELT did not name either Sarah or Anne as his wife, so therefore it is possible that his wife had predeceased him and that Anne and Sarah were both duaghters. John Belt, the son of Humphrey, was born in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, and brought to Maryland by his father at a date prior to June 30. 1663.
He was early engage as a cooper as is shown by his first purchase of land. On June 14, 1675, "John BELT, of Anne Arundel County, Cooper" purchased from Micheal Offley 101 acres of land being part of a tract of land containing 171 acres called "Friends Choice," situated on the ridge of the Patuxent River. On April 20, 1679, John BELT at the home of George Yate in Anne Arundel County swore to the fact that Richard Mascall at the time of his departure from the Province in the year 1673 was in possession of 230 acres of land then lying in Baltimore County but now in Anne Arundel County known as "Mascall's Rest." At this time John BELT signed his name.
On April 29, 1685, John BELT, "Planter" purchased from Thomas Lightfoot and Rebecca his wife of Baltimore County, 300 acres of land, being a portion of two tracts of land called "Exception" at the head of Gunpowder River which Belt had resurveyed into "Belt's Prosperity."
On Feburary 2, 1687, John BELT was named as one of the overseers of the estate of Richard Tyding, of Anne Arundel County. At this time Richard Tydings mentioned his second daughter, Elizabeth, then under the age of sixteen years. While no absolute evidence has been found so far as this research was carried out, to prove that John BELT married his daughter Elizabeth circumstances are quite strong.
John BELT dated his will May 13, 1697, it being proved November 17, 1698, in Anne Arundel County. He bequeathed personal property to his second daughter, Charity, at marriage or the age of sixteen. After devising tracts "Velmead" and "Belt Proeperity" to his sons and making personal bequests to his older daughters, he named his wife Elizabeth the executrix and bequeathed her the residuary estate.
The will was presented before the Deputy Commissary of Anne Arundel County on November 18, 1698, and attested to by John Tidings, Charity Jordan, Ann Smith and Thomas Hogs. The inventory, appraised at 525 pounds 17 shillings 9 pence including six slaves, was filed in court on June 4, 1700. The estate was appraised by Thomas Stockett and Daniel Mariarite. On July 25,1701, Elizabeth Belt, the widow of John BELT, married John Lamb, Merchant of Anne Arundel County. On DEcember 14, 1703, Elizabeth Lamb brought her four children by John BELT to All Hallow's Church and had them baptized, amon whom was her daughter, Charity Belt.
John Lamb, husband of Elizabeth, died testate in Anne Arundel County during the year 1715. The will of Elizabeth Belt-Lamb, was dated August 1, 1737, and proved in Anne Arundel County on December 14, 1737. She divided her estate among the surviving children of both marriages, one of whom was her daughter "Charity Mulliken." and also among her several grand-children. I am not tracng this line down any further as it nerges into the Mulliken line with the marriage of Charity Belt and James Mulliken.
This information is from the notes of Mr. Harry Wright Newman.
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