[3114] "The Brillharts of America" (by J.A.Brillhart, pp. 16-17) reports that "in the year 1479 one of the youngest sons of Abraham Brillhard was the father of a large family and from one of his boys...Isaac Brillhard was born...." Also reported is that the presumed ancestor, Johannes Brill, in 1448 was "a citizen of Eichstadt, Germany, ...a young man with a wife and four small children, and was listed among the Reformers of his day striving for the liberty and freedom of conscience and the Word of God. The persecution was so terrible that when any one was discovered by the magistrate to be a dissenter they were at once called into question and imprisoned and punished frequently, to compel them to yield to the request of Rome. This man Brill along with a few others was disclosed and arrests were made. They were tried, tested, and severely punished for their faith and freedom of conscience. Some were drowned by frequent dipping in water, still asking them to renounce their faith. Others were tied and burned at the stake. Others were whipped and dismembered until death came and freed them from this cumbrous clay. Their property was seized.... Thus Johannes was killed. The terror-striken and heart-broken widow with her four little children fled northwest with others to a place not known to use, where either her relatives lived or where others of her faith were. Later, after some time elapsed, in lonely care for her children, she met with a man whose name was Hard and through their brief acquaintance they soon became united in marriage and to this union there were children born. They were both of the same belief, and lived a life devoted to each other and to their faith. According to the law or custom governing such marriages the widow and children retained their first name along with the last or second name, and they were now known by the name Brill Hard. When the second family came they were also known as Brill Hard children, using both words and the capitals, B and H. Later as the children became older the names were combined and as the boys entered into business life the name was spelled as one word, Brillhard." There is also some evidence that either the Brill or the Hard family had Jewish blood. It is not known which husband of the mother is the father of Abraham. [Cf. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/e/l/Robert-K-Nelson/ODT6-0001.html]
__ | __|__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _William BUSHNELL ___| | (1610 - 1683) | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | | __| | | | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | | |__|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | | |--Judith BUSHNELL | (1655 - 1740) | __ | | | __|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | __|__ | | | | | | |__| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | | __|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |__| | | __ | | | __|__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__|__
[41710] The unverified Laird Family Tree in 2016 in Ancestry.com offers: "When Judith Bushnell was born on January 9, 1655, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, her father, William, was 44 and her mother, Rebecca, was 43. . . . She died on November 17, 1740, in Durham, Connecticut, having lived a long life of 85 years."
___________________________ | ______________________|___________________________ | _William DICK ________________| | (1823 - 1912) m 1848 | | | ___________________________ | | | | |______________________|___________________________ | _John Henry DICK ____________| | (1851 - 1925) | | | ___________________________ | | | | | ______________________|___________________________ | | | | |_Anna Maria VAGTS ____________| | (1819 - 1898) m 1848 | | | ___________________________ | | | | |______________________|___________________________ | _William Karl DICK _______| | (1888 - 1953) m 1916 | | | ___________________________ | | | | | ______________________|___________________________ | | | | | ______________________________| | | | | | | | | ___________________________ | | | | | | | | |______________________|___________________________ | | | | |_Julia Theodora MOLLENHAUER _| | (1863 - 1925) | | | ___________________________ | | | | | ______________________|___________________________ | | | | |______________________________| | | | | ___________________________ | | | | |______________________|___________________________ | | |--John Henry DICK | (1919 - 1995) | ___________________________ | | | ______________________|___________________________ | | | ______________________________| | | | | | | ___________________________ | | | | | | |______________________|___________________________ | | | _William Hurlburt FORCE _____| | | (1852 - 1917) m 1889 | | | | ___________________________ | | | | | | | ______________________|___________________________ | | | | | | |______________________________| | | | | | | ___________________________ | | | | | | |______________________|___________________________ | | |_Madeleine Talmage FORCE _| (1893 - 1940) m 1916 | | _Goyn TALMAGE _____________+ | | (1778 - 1812) m 1800 | _Thomas Goyn TALMAGE _|_Magdalene Duryea TERHUNE _ | | (1801 - 1863) m 1824 (.... - 1860) | _Tunis Van Pelt TALMAGE ______| | | (1831 - 1909) | | | | ___________________________ | | | | | | |_Dorothy MILLER ______|___________________________ | | (1805 - 1834) m 1824 |_Katherine Arville TALMAGE __| (1864 - 1939) m 1889 | | ___________________________ | | | ______________________|___________________________ | | |_Magdalene Van Nest DEFOREST _| (1837 - 1906) | | ___________________________ | | |______________________|___________________________
John Henry was an ornothologist, painter and illustrator. He r. Dixie Plantation, Charleston, SC - see editorial tribute to him in "The Post and Courier," Charleston, SC, 26 Sept 1995, p. 8-A. For his residence, see http://south-carolina-plantations.com/charleston/dixie.html and http://dixieplantation.cofc.edu/history/index.php.
http://speccoll.cofc.edu/jhdpage.html offers in 2014:
"I have spent much of my life seeking other Edens--the wilderness, the wonders of nature, the peaceable kingdom. Perhaps I found it in the magnificence of Antarctica or looking into the amber eyes of a lion. Maybe it was hearing the evening chorus of thrushes in northern forests. Perhaps it exists beyond the pollutions of man, or lies only in his dreams. As long as I live I will pursue it--for to me here is where God reaffirms His presence." --John Henry Dick. "Other Edens"
Born in Islip, New York in 1919, John Henry Dick was attracted to nature at an early age. Encouraged in his outdoor pursuits by both his father and his mother (Madelin Force Dick, the widow of John Jacob Astor, who perished on the Titanic), the young Dick was especially fascinated by birds and established his own wildfowl aviary at his family estate, with pheasants, quail, ducks, and geese.
Dick's first commission was to paint a mural of birds for the wall of the dining hall at his prep school. "It was about this time," Dick said, "that I discovered for myself the dramatic ornithological compositions of John J. Audubon, the primitive charms of Alexander Wislon, the colorful excitement of John Gould, the observing eye of Louis Agassiz Fuertes."
Dick identified "the study and painting of birds" as his first love. With the encouragement of his tutor, John Moffet, he attended Yale Art School before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
After the war, Dick decided to merge his two passions and become a bird illustrator. In 1947, he moved permanently to Dixie Plantation, his family's winter home twenty miles south of Charleston. His first major work was four illustrations for Alexander Sprunt's South Carolina Bird Life in 1949, joining contributions by well-known illustrators Roger Tory Peterson and Francis Lee Jaques. Three years later he gained national recognition by winning the highly competitive annual Duck Stamp Contest sponsored by the Fish and Wildlife Service. He subsequently provided illustrations for twelve books on wildlife and wrote and illustrated his travel account Other Edens.
When not travelling around the world to document, photograph, and paint birds, Dick constructed his own Eden at Dixie Plantation. Here he was surrounded by birds, both in real life and in art. His impressive aviary contained a wide variety of waterfowl, pheasants, cranes, and peafowl.
During the late 1940s Dick also became a serious collector of fine illustrated bird books, primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Over the years, in addition to building a working collection of more than a thousand volumes on ornithology, he acquired a magnificent collection of bird illustration. Among his rare titles were the complete elephan folio editions of John James Audubon's Birds of America, Edward Lear's Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots, the complete works of John Gould, and beautiful, valuable titles by Buffon, Edwards, Manetti, Levaillant, Knip, Temminick, Frisch, Dresser, Elliott, Sharpe, and other prominent authors and illustrators.
When John Henry Dick died in 1995 at the age of 76, he left his beloved Dixie Plantation and his magnificent collection of rare books to the College of Charleston.
____________________________ | ____________________________|____________________________ | _Adam DOBSON ________| | (1796 - 1855) | | | ____________________________ | | | | |____________________________|____________________________ | _George DOBSON _________| | (.... - 1866) | | | _Johannes REED _____________+ | | | (.... - 1827) | | _Philip REED _______________|____________________________ | | | (1777 - 1851) m 1799 | |_Catharine REED _____| | (1800 - 1880) | | | ____________________________ | | | | |_Margareta Catharina BOYER _|____________________________ | (1781 - 1848) m 1799 _John Henry DOBSON __| | (1854 - 1933) | | | ____________________________ | | | | | ____________________________|____________________________ | | | | | _____________________| | | | | | | | | ____________________________ | | | | | | | | |____________________________|____________________________ | | | | |_Lydia Catherine SMITH _| | (1821 - 1880) | | | ____________________________ | | | | | ____________________________|____________________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | | ____________________________ | | | | |____________________________|____________________________ | | |--Minnie Belle DOBSON | (1875 - 1928) | _Christoph GEIST ___________ | | (1717 - 1766) | _Andreas GEIST _____________|_Anna Margaretha PLOWHEAD __ | | (1755 - 1849) (1724 - 1776) | _Andreas GEIST ______| | | (1801 - 1878) | | | | _Johann Nicholas SCHNEIDER _+ | | | | (1749 - 1821) m 1773 | | |_Maria Catharina SCHNEIDER _|_Anna Maria BORDNER ________ | | (1778 - 1859) (1756 - 1827) | _Elias H. GEIST ________| | | (1823 - 1899) | | | | _Caspar HEPLER _____________+ | | | | (1751 - 1816) m 1772 | | | _Christopher HEPLER ________|_Anna Maria SCHMIDT ________ | | | | (1777 - 1847) m 1799 (1755 - 1831) | | |_Magdalena HEPLER ___| | | (1803 - 1869) | | | | _Hans Jacob (Jr) WAGNER ____+ | | | | (1725 - 1802) m 1756 | | |_Catherine WAGNER __________|_Louisa HUBER ______________ | | (1780 - 1855) m 1799 (1736 - 1827) |_Mary M. GEIST ______| (1849 - 1917) | | ____________________________ | | | ____________________________|____________________________ | | | _Philip REED ________| | | (1795 - 1869) | | | | ____________________________ | | | | | | |____________________________|____________________________ | | |_Catherine REED ________| (1828 - 1892) | | _Henry VAN KIRK ____________+ | | (1740 - 1798) | _Mathias VAN KIRK __________|____________________________ | | (.... - 1838) |_Elizabeth VAN KIRK _| (1797 - 1860) | | ____________________________ | | |____________________________|____________________________
[13541] "The Brookville American [Brookville, Pennsylvania], 31 May 1928," p. 8: "Mrs. Minnie B. Smathers, wife of Charles Smathers, died at 9:45 Thursday night at her home about midway between Ringgold and Worthville, of heart trouble. She had been ill the past six months. The deceased, one of the most highly esteemed and respected women of the community in which she had resided her entire life, was the daughter of John and Mary Dobson and was born in Worthville, January 7, 1875. She was married 22 years ago to Charles E. Smathers. The deceased was active in the work of the M. E. church of which she was a faithful member. She leaves her father, her husband and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Cameron Stewart, of Ringgold; Ella, at home; Mrs. David Hetrick, of Cool Spring; Fred, of Illinois; John, of Jamestown; Marion, of Dora; Doris, Geraldine, Ross and Marie at home. She also leaves three brothers and one sister, George Dobson, of Akron, Ohio; James, of Punxs'y; Roy of Olivesburg and Mrs. Danks Peddicord, of Saltsburg. The deceased was an aunt of Dr. Frank Smathers, of Punxsutawney. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Benson officiating, with burial in the Worthville cemetery."
__ | __|__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _Joseph M. GRAY _____| | (1833 - 1898) m 1871| | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | | __| | | | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | | |__|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | | |--George Washington GRAY | (1873 - 1971) | __ | | | __|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | __|__ | | | | | | |__| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_Mary Ann TRESSLAR __| (1852 - 1878) m 1871| | __ | | | __|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |__| | | __ | | | __|__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__|__
[48162] George was a railroad worker.
_Walter HATCH _______________+ | (.... - 1699) m 1650 _Israel HATCH _______|_Elizabeth HOLBROOKE ________ | (1667 - 1740) (1630 - 1674) _Jonathan HATCH _____| | (1709 - 1775) m 1732| | | _____________________________ | | | | |_____________________|_____________________________ | _Mark HATCH _________| | (1746 - 1843) m 1770| | | _Benjamin PHILLIPS __________+ | | | (1658 - 1745) m 1681 | | _Joseph PHILLIPS ____|_Sarah THOMAS _______________ | | | (1685 - 1767) m 1711 (1661 - 1685) | |_Agatha PHILLIPS ____| | (1716 - 1760) m 1732| | | _Anthony EAMES ______________+ | | | (1656 - 1729) m 1686 | |_Mercy EAMES ________|_Mercy SAWYER _______________ | (1687 - 1769) m 1711 (1668 - 1702) _Mark HATCH _________| | (1771 - 1831) | | | _____________________________ | | | | | _____________________|_____________________________ | | | | | _John JOYCE _________| | | | (1702 - 1762) m 1729| | | | | _____________________________ | | | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________________ | | | | |_Abigail JOYCE ______| | (1746 - 1831) m 1770| | | _____________________________ | | | | | _James FORD _________|_____________________________ | | | (1675 - 1735) m 1698 | |_Abigail FORD _______| | (1701 - ....) m 1729| | | _Jacob DINGLEY ______________ | | | (.... - 1691) | |_Hannah DINGLEY _____|_Elizabeth NEWTON ___________ | (1675 - 1746) m 1698 (.... - 1718) | |--Lucy HATCH | (1803 - 1888) | _Jacob PERKINS ______________+ | | (1662 - 1705) m 1684 | _Jacob PERKINS ______|_Elizabeth SPARKS ___________ | | (1685 - 1770) m 1712 (.... - 1692) | _John PERKINS _______| | | (1712 - ....) m 1736| | | | _John STOVER ________________+ | | | | (1653 - ....) | | |_Lydia STOVER _______|_Abigail (Alcock or) ALCOTT _ | | (.... - 1717) m 1712 (.... - 1730) | _Stover PERKINS _____| | | (1751 - 1816) m 1775| | | | _____________________________ | | | | | | | _William PEARCE _____|_____________________________ | | | | (1680 - 1735) m 1702 | | |_Elizabeth PEARCE ___| | | (1717 - ....) m 1736| | | | _Arthur BEALE _______________+ | | | | (1638 - 1711) m 1663 | | |_Mary BEALE _________|_Anne (or Agnes) HILTON _____ | | (.... - 1730) m 1702 (.... - 1715) |_Lydia PERKINS ______| (1775 - 1868) | | _Walter HATCH _______________+ | | (.... - 1699) m 1650 | _Israel HATCH _______|_Elizabeth HOLBROOKE ________ | | (1667 - 1740) (1630 - 1674) | _Jonathan HATCH _____| | | (1709 - 1775) m 1732| | | | _____________________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________________ | | |_Lydia HATCH ________| (1752 - 1841) m 1775| | _Benjamin PHILLIPS __________+ | | (1658 - 1745) m 1681 | _Joseph PHILLIPS ____|_Sarah THOMAS _______________ | | (1685 - 1767) m 1711 (1661 - 1685) |_Agatha PHILLIPS ____| (1716 - 1760) m 1732| | _Anthony EAMES ______________+ | | (1656 - 1729) m 1686 |_Mercy EAMES ________|_Mercy SAWYER _______________ (1687 - 1769) m 1711 (1668 - 1702)
[20507] He grave marker is inscribed "Lucy/wife of/Nathaniel Hooper/died/Mar 18, 1888/AE 83 years".
Virginia Horler
Bryant Morton proved to be a leader in matters of the church. He belonged to the Congregational Church and went with a group who decided to form another church. Later on he became a Free-Will Baptist. His dealings in real estate made him well-to-do and he became a representative for the town of Gorham in many matters both local and governmental. He maintained his standing among the men who defended their lands in all towns around Portland, Falmouth, Standish, North Yarmouth and Windham. He became a Captain of the Seacoast Guards and was in charge of the defense of Fort Hancock.
He held an Innkeeper's License in Gorham in 1764, along with Samuel Whitmore in 1771, Ebenezer Hall - 1774, Jonathan Elwell - 1776 and Caleb Chase - 1777. Bryant also was licensed as a retailer of Tea, Coffee and Liquors with others. Bryant Morton married Lucy Chamberlain of Cape Elizabeth in 1771 after the death of Thankful Morton. Lucy was the widow of Aaron Chamberlain and the mother of nine children. It was her mother, who allowed the land-use from her husband's estate, upon which Fort Hancock was built. At the time of this marriage, Bryant divided up his own estate among his children, providing well for them. After marriage, he moved into the Chamberlain place where he lived out the rest of his life.
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On December 31, 1774 the town of Gorham formed a committee consisting of Captain Bryant Morton and Messrs. Josiah Davis, Wentworth Stuart, James Gilkey and Caleb Chase to see that the town complied with the Continental Congress' "non-importation, non-consumption, and non-exportation" agreement of September 5, 1774. At the same meeting Captain Bryant Morton was chosen as a delegate to join the Provincial Congress, when the Committee of Correspondence should think it expedient. For this service he was to be allowed five shillings per day while gone to the said Congress.
In 1775 Gorham had about two hundred and sixty-four able bodied men in town of all ages over 16. Bryant Morton is listed as a Representative at the General Court of Massachusetts in 1775 and in 1777. In 1775 he was a delegate to the Provincial Congress. Members of the local militia included Thomas Morton and David Morton of Gorham. In 1771 at the time of his second marriage to Lucy White Chamberlain, widow of Aaron Chamberlain, Bryant Morton (1st) divided all his assets among the children of his first marriage and went to live with his 2nd wife on the other side of Gorham, where they raised two more children. His old home went to son, Briant 2nd who kept it until 1791 and then sold it to Humphrey Hanscom making his own home with Love Frost and children in Berwick. In the early 1800's Briant 2nd moved to Jackson, Maine.
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Ancestry.com offers: "Morton Name Meaning - English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places called Mor(e)ton, named in Old English as settlement (tun) by or on a marsh or moor (mor)."
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