John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes
Note 1951
I went to the
Genealogical Collection
of the
Albuquerque Library
today and copied out a few things that struck my interest. In
Culpeper Will Abstracts
, on the 19th day of September 1791, the estate of John Christian Seps was admitted to the record. The estate had paid George Wheeler and Jno. & Susan Yager. It had received money from Richard Jinkins, Henry Ayler, John Stonsifer, Martin Barnes, Daniel Beemon, James Howslay, Wm. Chapman, Geo. Utz, Joshua Barler, James Cowell, James Barbour, and John Gibbs. The accounts were examined by William Wilkes, Mordecai Barbour, and Ephraim Rucker. Does anyone recognize the name Seps? With six German names in the abstract, I was wondering if John Christian Seps was German.
The name Henry Aylor comes up in another way, presumably as a different individual. The will of Jerome Rosson dated 19 Sept 1796 gives a Negro boy named Henry Ayler to Susannah and her husband, John King, during their lives and afterwards he is to go to Jerome's son James. This struck me as an unusual name for a slave, in particular to have two names.
Presumably, it is the first of the Henry Aylors who were purchasers at the estate sale of Francis Duncan. Enoch Huffman, Michael Snyder, and Samuel Wilhoit were also purchasers.
In the estate settlement of Edward Bush, Paul Hoffman had mended a wheel in 1758, Adam Barler was due money for three barrels of corn, and Jacob Barler was also due money.
The estate inventory and appraisement of Nicholas Yager was set at
502 pounds 2 shillings and 11 pence
on 18 Jun 1793 by Christopher Crigler, John Thomas, and Lewis Render. I was wondering who this John Thomas might be. Christopher Crigler was a stepbrother of Nicholas Yager, if my memory serves me correctly.
The estate inventory and appraisement of John Crim were submitted to the court on 8 Sept 1801, by Baylor Banks, Francis Irwin, and Frederick Cline. I was wondering if this Cline might not be a Klein in German. In the 1798 appraisal of the estate of John Mitchell, one of the appraisers was Frederick Kline, which is getting closer. The suggestion is that we have not identified all of the Germans east of the Blue Ridge. As another example, the will of William Gaines in 1796, mentions his daughter Ann Steenbergen which sounds like a German name.
Also, in a similar vein, on 24 Nov 1743, Michael Thomas petitions the Orange Court to have Christian Mood added to his tithables. This Michael Thomas might be the son of John Thomas and Anna Maria Blankenbaker. Who is Christian Mood?
(27 Aug 04)