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The Chronology of the Goodlove, Godlove, Gottlob, Gottlober, Gottlieb (Germany, Russia, Czech etc.), and Allied Families of Battaile, (France), Crawford (Scotland), Harrison (England), Jackson (Ireland), Jefferson, LeClere (France), Lefevre (France), McKinnon (Scotland), Plantagenets (England), Smith (England), Stephenson (England?), Vance (Ireland from Normandy), Washington, Winch (England, traditionally Wales), including correspondence with George Rogers Clark, and including ancestors William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Van Buren, Teddy Roosevelt, U.S. Grant, Benjamin Harrison “The Signer”, Benjamin Harrison, Jimmy Carter, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, William Taft, John Tyler (10th President), James Polk (11th President)Zachary Taylor, and Abraham Lincoln.
The Goodlove Family History Website:
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The Goodlove/Godlove/Gottlieb families and their connection to the Cohenim/Surname project:
• New Address! http://wwwfamilytreedna.com/public/goodlove/default.aspx
• • Books written about our unique DNA include:
• “Abraham’s Children, Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People” by Jon Entine.
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• “ DNA & Tradition, The Genetic Link to the Ancient Hebrews” by Rabbi Yaakov Kleiman, 2004.
“Jacob’s Legacy, A Genetic View of Jewish History” by David B. Goldstein, 2008.
Birthdays on February 17…
Freddie G. LeClere (1st cousin 3x removed)
Magdalena LeFevre (grandaunt of the wife of the 1st cousin 3x removed).
February 17, 1565: Both Mary (9th cousin 13x removed) and Darnley (husband of the 9th cousin 13x removed) were grandchildren of Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII of England, and patrilineal descendants of the High Stewards of Scotland. Darnley shared a more recent Stewart lineage with the Hamilton family as a descendant of Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, a daughter of James II of Scotland. They next met on Saturday February 17, 1565 at Wemyss Castle in Scotland,[83] after which Mary fell in love with the "long lad" (as Queen Elizabeth called him—he was over six feet tall).[84][1]
February 17, 1567: The queen (Elizabeth)(8th cousin 14 removed) orders the usual proclamations to be made for summoning a parliament, charged to institute proceedings against the supposed murderers (of Darnley). [2]
February 17, 1582: He (the Duke of Anjou) arrives at Antwerp, where, after a splendid reception, he is proclaimed Duke of Brabant. [3]
February 17th, 1598 - Boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia[4]
February 17, 1680: Colonel John Smith II of "Purton", son of Major John & Anne (Bernard) Smith, b. 1662; d. April 14, 1698; m. February 17, 1680 to Mary Warner , daughter of Col. Augustine & Mildred (Reade) Warner , Jr. of Warner Hall, d. November 12, 1700[i][iv].
Col. John Smith (1st cousin 10x removed) of "Purton" in Gloucester County, Virginia, was one of the original trustees of the College of William & Mary, 1693-1698. He served as a burgess from Gloucester[ii][v]. At the time of his marriage he was the Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Col. John & Mary (Warner) (wife of the 1st cousin 10x removed) Smith had:
1. Augustine Warner Smith , b. June 16, 1669[iii][vi]; m. February 9, 1711 to Sarah Carver [iv][vii].
2. Mildred Smith , b. February 20 1681-2[v][viii]
3. Mary Smith , b. April 29, 1684[vi][ix]; d. 18 Jun 1684[vii][x]
4. Elizabeth Smith , b. May 25, 1690; m. April 1, 1708 to Henry Harrison [viii][xi].
5. Philip Smith , b. 1 Jun 1695; m. 9 Sept 1711 to Mary Mathews [ix][xii]. He inherited "Fleet's Bay" in Northumberland County, VA.
6. John Smith , m. October 18, 1711 to Ann Alexander .[x][xiii][5]
February 1763
1763 A NEW MAP OF NORTH AMERICA FROM THE LATEST DISCOVERIES, published for the February 1763 issue of London Magazine, for R. Baldwin[6]
The head of this line in this country was John Dodson,(husband of the step 4th great grandaunt) born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England in 1752. When but nineteen years of age and while still serving an apprenticeship he suddenly decided to embark for America, and landed at Annapolis, MD in 1771. From the fact that a Dodson family was then prominent in the vicicnity of Annapolis, having settled there in the latter part of 1600, said John, of Shrewsbury, England may have been attracted there from a probable kinship and knowledge of them.
February 1768: ELIZABETH McCULLOCH ZANE, b. October 30, 1748, d/o Samuel, Sr. & Rachael, d. after December 9, 1800, married Ebenezer Zane February 1768. Listed in D.A.R. Patriot Index, Patriotic Service, VA. [7]
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February 17, 1751: According to Gist‘s journal, on February 17, 1751, Andrew Montour delivered the following message from the Wyendott and Delaware Indians to the Twightwees:
Brothers the Twightwees, this comes by our Brothers the English who are coming with
good News to You; We hope You will take Care of Them, and all our Brothers the English
who are trading among You: You made a Road for our Brothers the English to come and
trade among You, but it is now very foul, great Loggs are fallen across it, and We would
have you be strong like Men, and have one Heart with US, and make the Road clear, that
our Brothers the English may have free course and Recourse between You and Us…
At the time he made this February 17, 1751 journal entry mentioning the Twightwee Road, Gist
was performing exploration for the Ohio Company.[8]
February 17, 1754: Many secondary sources state that William Trent began building the British fort at the Forks of the Ohio on February 17, 1754. [9]
Sunday, February 17, 1754
Captain Trent of the Virginia Regiment begins construction of Fort Prince George at the Forks of the Ohio. [10]
Many secondary sources state that William Trent began building a British fort at the Forks of the
Ohio on February 17, 1754. The Ohio Company was working on the project in advance of Trent.
An Ohio Company resolution influenced Wallace’s conclusion
A second item that influenced Wallace‘s conclusion is found in Mulkearn‘s 1954 book ―George Mercer papers relating to the Ohio Company of Virginia‖. It is a previously quoted 1751 passage from the ―Orders and Resolutions of the Ohio Company‖ that Wallace himself quotes: Resolved that it is necessary to have a Road cleared from the mouth of Wills Creek to thethree forks of the Youghogane and that Colo Cresap be empowered to agree with anyperson or persons willing to undertake the same so that the expense thereof does not
exceed twenty-five pounds Virginia currency.
Regardless of what might have led Wallace to conclude that the Ohio Company built the Turkey
Foot Road, he only cites the Mercer map and Ohio Company resolution. Nevertheless, one
glance through his Indian paths book proves that he was a scholarly individual who had
immersed himself in the subject of early American history. There were probably other, unstated influences that led him to believe that the Ohio Company cut the Turkey Foot Road in 1751, and
Darlington‘s book was likely one of them. If Darlington‘s book did not influence Wallace
directly, then perhaps Wallace believed someone who was influenced by Darlington.[11]
February 1760: By October 1759 the smallpox, according to a petition of the inhabitants of Winchester, “was raging at Stephensburg,” and the court did not meet at all until February 1760 (NORRIS [1], 121--22). GW is here noting the court’s move back to its regular seat.[12]
February 1766: After the campaign, Bouquet went to Philadelphia where he was greeted as a conquering hero. London promoted him from colonel to brigadier general. He was reassigned to Florida where he contracted yellow fever and died (Pensacola—February 1766). A military “what-if” question of some interest is—what if Bouquet had stayed in the British military, lived, and have led British forces during the Revolutionary War—would the outcome have changed? Many thought Bouquet was the best field commander in North America. Before arriving in North America Bouquet had fought a guerilla war in the alpine region of northern Italy. He floated the idea of importing English bloodhounds to hunt-down Indian raiders of farms and villages. With his "outside-the-box" thinking the Revolutionary War might have turned-out differently.
(See Blockhouse, John Forbes, Major James Grant, and Pontiac.)
Bouquet's Breastworks. The final base used by General Forbes in his advance on the French-held Fort Duquesne.
Bouquet's Breastworks. SR 2066 (Old Frankstown Road) at Boyce Park Administration building. One mile from green sign on Trestle (Center) Road. Photo by compiler with Joyce Chandler. Enlarged photo.
"Forbes Road - Bouquet's Breastworks. The last base of General Forbes' army. After crossing nearly 'two hundred miles of wild and unknown country,' the army entered Fort Duquesne on November 25, 1758. Site is a mile north.
"Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission."
Bouquet Camp. Set down as a supply point in 1758 leading up to General Forbes’ march on Fort Duquesne.
Bouquet Camp. Intersection of Frankstown and Saltsburg Roads (PA 380) (Peterman's Corner) in Penn Hills, Allegheny County. Photo by compiler with Joyce Chandler. Enlarged photo.
"Bouquet Camp, a base of supply in the Forbes campaign in 1758 forcing the French to abandon Fort Duquesne, was about three miles east. Named in honor of Col. Bouquet, second in command and builder of the Forbes Road.
"Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission."[13]
February 17: 1772: First partition of Poland by Russia, Prussia and Austria. The multi-parted partition of Poland would mean the demise of the Polish nation until after World War I. Much to the disappointment of the Russians, they acquired a large Jewish population as a result of the partition; a Jewish population that the Russians did not want.[14]
1772: In the last 23 years of his rule until 1786, Frederick II, who understood himself as the "first servant of the state", promoted the development and further settling of Prussian areas, such as the Oderbruch. At the same time he built up Prussia's military power and participated in the First Partition of Poland with Austria and Russia (1772), an act which finally connected the Brandenburg territories with those of Prussia proper. During this period, he also opened Prussia's borders to immigrants fleeing from religious persecution in other parts of Europe, such as the Huguenots. Prussia became a safe haven in much the same way that the United States welcomed immigrants seeking freedom in the 19th century.[15]
1772: During the First Polish Republic (1569-1795), this area was known as Cracow and Sandomierz palatinates. Between 1772 and 1795 Poland was partitioned between the three neighboring European Empires: Russia, Prussia and Austria. In the first partition of 1772, one third of Poland's territory was taken. The area occupied by Austria was given the name of Galicia. In the second partition of 1793, Russia obtained one half on the remaining territory of Poland, while Prussia took the province of Poznan.
The third and final partition occurred in 1795, as the remnants of Poland were divided amongst Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Poland ceased to exist as a political entity. It disappeared from the map of Europe for over 100 years, not to reappear until after World War I. In the third partition, Austria annexed the large area between the Bug and Pilica rivers, including the Kielce-Radom area. Austria named this area New or West Galicia; the area that had been taken in 1772 was renamed East Galicia. West Galicia and East Galicia were merged into the single province of Galicia in 1803.[16]
1772: the anti-Russian movement "Confederation of Bar" is crushed by Russia that partitions one fourth of Poland with Prussia and Austria (Galicia, Krakow) [17]
The map of Central Europe in 1772. The Kingdom of Poland is marked in white; Russia - in green, Austria - in yellow and Prussia - in blue. Present-day political boundaries are shown as red lines. Present names of cities are also given.
[18]
Between 1772 and 1795 the entire territory of the Kingdom of Poland was divided between Prussia, Austria and Russia. During those so-called Partitions of Poland, Prussia acquired the western regions of Poland, esp. those, which were later renamed to West Prussia (formerly Royal Prussia) and Province of Posen (the area around Poznan, the Polish name being Wielkopolska, i.e. Greater Poland). The southern Polish territories around Kraków and Lwów were incorporated into the Austrian Empire and renamed "Galicia". The central and eastern provinces of Poland were taken over by the Russian Empire. Only during a short period when Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Central Europe, [19]he restored Poland as a Duchy of Warsaw, dependent on himself, consisting of the territories Prussia and Austria had annexed in 1793-95.
February 1774: Rev. Ege's also claimed that John Dodson landed in Annapolis Maryland in 1771 but provided no documentation to support the claim. Several searches of the transport records of the time have not yielded any documentation to support the claim. Several searches of the transport records of the time have not yielded any documentation for this claim. However, a John Dodson was found leaving England in February 1774 as the result of a "Sentence of Transport" from London.[20]
February 17, 1774: To THOMAS LEWIS[21]
Mount Vernon, February 17, 1774.
Sir: Whilst I was in Williamsburg, which place I left a few days before the sitting of the Oyer Court in Decem’r last; heard that you, your brother and Col. Preston, were expectec in Town about that time: I took the liberty therefore to addres a pretty long Letter to my old friend and acquaintance Col. Andw. Lewis respecting some landed matters of my own, an to request him (as it seemed to be the determination of th Govr. and Council, that the Officers warrants should be exc cuted by the County Surveyor) to use his interest with you, t obtain a deputation for Capt: Wm. Crawford (6th great grandfather) to survey in the District between the Monongahela and Ohio, from Fort Pitt downwards, as far as you might choose to extend it. By an unlucky mistake, and in a hurry, the letter which the Col, intended for you, he put under cover to me, which I shall be the more concernd at, if when he made the discovery, he did not address you a second Letter, by the conveyance he intended the first, tho the same purport. I now send his letter by express, having had no opportunity which I chose to embrace of doing it. It would not have been delayed so long, but for my waiting the coming in of Capt: Crawford, who never arrived here ‘till yesterday; and who now earnestly joins your Brother and me, in solliciting the above favor; which, be assured Sir, I shou’d not interest myself in, if I did not view him in the light of a very deserving man, strugling in that western Territory for a livlihood, after rendering his Country the best Services he was capable of, during the War.
Your Brothers letter to you, and to myself (both enclos’d) will inform you of his reasons for returning my warrants. I am satisfied with the propriety of his conduct therein. Tho’ I am concer’d at the delay; because I propose presently to inform you of the motive which induced me to wish for my Certificates with as much expedition as possible: for this purpose I now enclose you a warrant for 5o,ooo acres of Land, as also the Surveys which Capt. Crawford has made for me in that Country: these I intended, if the new Colony had taken place on the Ohio, to have patented in that Governm’t, if I could not obtain them under the Proclamation of 1763; for this reason it was, I had them survey’d. If therefore Sir, you will do me the favour to Grant a certificate (by which I can apply for and obtain a Patent for the Tract of 2913 acres, which may, as I am content, be call’d 3,000)1 shall acknowledge myself exceedingly obliged to you, and you may rest assured, I would not ask you to do this, if I thought there was any impropriety, or that there coul be any imposition in the matter. The other survey of 515 acre I am at a loss what to do about it; the quantity is too small t locate a iooo acres upon, and yet, rather than lose it, I must d so: permit me to ask then, if the matter can be so manage upon your Entry book, as to secure this tract against the at tempts of any other, upon condition of my surrendering on thousand acres of my claim for it, in case of any other appliction, but yet for me to have the privilege, of redeeming it as i were, by purchasing up sundry small claims to the amour of the Tract, and locating of them upon that spot. If this can b done, I should much prefer it, as I must otherwise lose nea 500 acres of Land, or obtain it of mountain: but as I said befon rather than not secure this tract of 515 acres, I wish to do it the expence of 1000 acres of my claim, as there has been a unjustifiable attempt made to take it from me.
I shall upon getting Patents for these Lands (on your Ccrtificates) pay you the same Fees, as if actually surveyed by your self, or Deputy; and the reason which makes me so anxious t have them returned into the office (as hinted before) is honestly this. Mr. Wood who went into the Government of West Florida last summer, was commanded by me among others I saw little prospect at that time of obtaining a Grant for Land under the royal Proclamation) to locate my quantity there; bI he was inform’d by Govr. Chester[22] (who had left England not long before) it was Lord Hilsborough’s opinion, that Provincial officers were not comprehended in that Proclamation This, aitho’ it is not the only proof of his Lordships’ malignar disposition towards Americans, may yet, if known to one Governor; though it ought not to be any rule for his conduct, as he has never been so instructed, set on foot an enquiry by which the proceedings here may be suspended. This,believe me Sir, as I conceive the services of a Provincial Officer as worthy of reward as those of a regular one, and can only be withheld from him with injustice, is the only reason of my wishing to hasten my certificates into the office, for otherwise the disadvantage of doing it, is apparent, on account of the short time allow’d for cultivation and improvement. I am, Sir, etc.[23]
February 1775: Lord Dunmore visited Pittsburgh and “Fort Dunmore” for the last time in February 1775. Despite his presiding as a justice in the Pennsylvania court at Hannastown, Crawford was all the while in touch with Dunmore.[24]
Alexander Cowan to George Washington (grandnephew of the wife of the 1st cousin 10 removed), February 17, 1775
BALTIMORE 17th. Febiy. 1775 (February 17)
SIR)
Mr Valentine Crawford (6th great granduncle) got Credit for Some Goods from Capt. William Mc.Gachen Some time ago on your Accot:: and promised to pay for them in a Short time after he Reed. them but a twelvemonth has now ailmost elaps’d and have never heard from him--at Capt. Mc. Gachens departure for England he left me his Attorney, and beg’d I would request the favour of you to endeavour to get the Money for him, as he told me he was a manager for you in the Back woods, I hope it will not be a difficult Mater for You to procure payment from him, Inclosed you have his Accot.t and Shall take it as a Singular favour if you will drop me a few Lines to let me know whither you will be able to effect it or not, as I am realy in great want of money at this present time. ... And Am
[Note 1: 1 BALTO. March the 12th 1774 (March 12)
Mr. Valentine Crawford
Bot of William Mo. Gachen
To Sundrys per. bill furnish’d---~22 .. 9 .. 9 1/3
To Tnt. on the above Accot. from the 12th. Augt. 1774 till paid at 6 per Ct.---1
Sir
Your Most obt. hume. servt.
ALEXR. COWAN[25]
February 1776: The Continental Army gave up its hope that Canada would join the rebellion. Still, Governor Legge received orders to return to London in February 1776.[26]
February 1777
The law regarding marriage in Maryland in 1778 is set forth in "An Act Concerning Marriages[27], February 1777 which provides in part:
lll. And be it enacted, that the rites of marriage between any white persons, subject or inhabitants of this state, shall not be celebrated by any persons within this state unless by ministers of the Church of England, Minister differing from that church, or Romish Priests, appointed or ordained by the rites and ceremonies of their respective church. If any perform contrary to the true intent (of this stature), he shall forfeit and pay for every offence 500 pounds current money.
V. And be it remembered that no person within this state shall marry withou such license as by this actr directed, or before the names of the parties intending to be married shall thrice be published in some parish or chapel, meeting house or Romish parish chapel or other house of religious worship in the county where the woman shall have her usual residence.
lX. And be it enacted that if any minister shall join in marrieage any male under the age of twenty-one years, or any female under the age of sixteen years, and not before married, without the consent of the parent of guardian, he shall forfeit and pay five hundred pounds current money.
Xll. And be it enacted that all licenses for marrieage shall be issued by the clerk of the court of that county where the woman shall have her usual residence."[28]
February 17, 1776: General Clinton met with Governor Dunmore in Hampton Roads, Virginia, on February 17 while en route to Cape Fear, North Carolina; he was forced to remain in Hampton Roads. [29]
February 1778: Thomas Moore (husband of the 5th great grandaunt) “On roll without comment.”
Brigade:
Muhlenburg's Brigade
Company:
Captain Benjamin Harrison
Stirlings Division.[30]
February 17, 1778
The marriage license to John and Eleanor (step 4th great grandaunt) was issued on February 17, 1778.[31] No information can be found concerning Eleanor Howard prior to the marriage license on February 17
1778. [32]
February 17, 1782: Battle of Sadras - February 17, 1782.[33]
February 1789: While Pitt and Fox were contending in the House of Commons over the terms on which the regency should be committed to the Prince of Wales, the king (King George IV) was a helpless victim to the ignorance of physicians and the brutalities of his servants. At last Dr. Willis, who had made himself a name by prescribing gentleness instead of rigor in the treatment of the insane, was called in. Under his more humane management the king rapidly recovered. Before the end of February 1789 he was able to write to Pitt thanking him for his warm support of his interests during his illness.[34]
February 17, 1792: Treaty of Holston: An addendum to treaty was signed by Henry Knox, Secretary of War, representing the United States and representatives of the Cherokee on February 17, 1792, and proclaimed on the same day, which increased the annuities paid by the United States to the Cherokee leaders.[35]
February 1799: For long stretches, John Adams (8th cousin 4x removed of the wife of the 1st cousin 10x removed) withdrew to his home in Massachusetts. In February 1799, Adams stunned the country by sending diplomat William Vans Murray on a peace mission to France. Napoleon, realizing the animosity of the United States was doing no good, signaled his readiness for friendly relations. The Treaty of Alliance of 1778 was superseded and the United States could now be free of foreign entanglements, as Washington advised in his own Farewell Letter. Adams avoided war, but deeply split his own party in the process. He brought in John Marshall as Secretary of State and demobilized the emergency army. [36]
February 17, 1801: An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson (brother in law of the 1st great grandnephew of the wife of the 1st cousin 10x removed) and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. Thomas Jefferson was the first President to appoint a Jew to a Federal post. In 1801 he named Reuben Etting of Baltimore as U.S. Marshall for Maryland. More importantly from a Jewish perspective was the fact that Jefferson was a strong defender of the concept of separation of church and state.[37] Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States. The election constitutes the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another in the United States.
By 1800, when he decided to run for president, Thomas Jefferson possessed impressive political credentials and was well-suited to the presidency. In addition to drafting the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had served in two Continental Congresses, as minister to France, as secretary of state under George Washington and as John Adams' vice president.
Vicious partisan warfare characterized the campaign of 1800 between Democratic-Republicans Jefferson and Aaron Burr and Federalists John Adams, Charles C. Pinckney and John Jay. The election highlighted the ongoing battle between Democratic-Republican supporters of the French, who were embroiled in their own bloody revolution, and the pro-British Federalists who wanted to implement English-style policies in American government. The Federalists abhorred the French revolutionaries' overzealous use of the guillotine and as a result were less forgiving in their foreign policy toward the French. They advocated a strong centralized government, a standing military and financial support of emerging industries. In contrast, Jefferson's Republicans preferred limited government, unadulterated states' rights and a primarily agrarian economy. They feared that Federalists would abandon revolutionary ideals and revert to the English monarchical tradition. As secretary of state under Washington, Jefferson opposed Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton's proposal to increase military expenditures and resigned when Washington supported the leading Federalist's plan for a national bank.
After a bloodless but ugly campaign in which candidates and influential supporters on both sides used the press, often anonymously, as a forum to fire slanderous volleys at each other, the then-laborious and confusing process of voting began in April 1800. Individual states scheduled elections at different times and although Jefferson and Burr ran on the same ticket, as president and vice president respectively, the Constitution still demanded votes for each individual to be counted separately. As a result, by the end of January 1801, Jefferson and Burr emerged tied at 73 electoral votes apiece. Adams came in third at 65 votes.
This unintended result sent the final vote to the House of Representatives. Sticklers in the Federalist-controlled House of Representatives insisted on following the Constitution's flawed rules and refused to elect Jefferson and Burr together on the same ticket. The highly influential Federalist Alexander Hamilton, who mistrusted Jefferson but hated Burr more, persuaded the House to vote against Burr, whom he called the most unfit manfor the office of president. (This accusation and others led Burr to challenge Hamilton to a duel in 1804 that resulted in Hamilton's death.) Two weeks before the scheduled inauguration, Jefferson emerged victorious and Burr was confirmed as his vice president.
A contingent of sword-bearing soldiers escorted the new president to his inauguration on March 4, 1801, illustrating the contentious nature of the election and the victors' fear of reprisal. In his inaugural address, Jefferson sought to heal political differences by graciously declaring We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.
As president, Jefferson made some concessions to his opponents, including taking Hamilton's advice to strengthen the American Navy. In 1801, Jefferson sent naval squadrons and Marines to suppress Barbary piracy against American shipping. He reduced the national debt by one-third, acquired the Louisiana Territory, and his sponsorship of the Lewis and Clark expedition opened the west to exploration and settlement. Jefferson's first term ended in relative stability and prosperity, and in 1804 he was overwhelmingly elected to a second term.
The flawed voting system that was so problematic in the election of 1800 was later improved by the 12th Amendment, which was ratified in 1804.[38]
February 17, 1815: The Treaty of Ghent, signed and sealed on December 24, 1814 a full two weeks before the Battle of New Orleans officially ended the War of 1812. [39] In the Age of Sail, the treaty wasn’t fully ratified until February 17, 1815.[40] President James Madison (husband of the sister in law of the 1st great grandnephew of the wife of the 1st cousin 10x removed) exchanged ratification papers with a British diplomat in Washington on February 17. [41][42]
February 17, 1836: Cornplanter. Indian name Garyan-wah-gah. Iroquois Chief—Seneca. (Captain O’Bail). Born in Conewaugus on the Genesee River (near present day Rochester, NY) c1735. Died on the Cornplanter plot February 17, 1836. Although fighting on the British side during the Revolutionary War, he argued for a peaceful settlement between the Iroquois and the thirteen colonies. He allied with Joseph Brant and Sayenqueragta against General John Sullivan in 1779 during Sullivan’s march into Iroquoia. With Sir John Johnson, Brant, and others he assisted in the looting and burning in 1780 of the Schoharie and Mohawk valleys. After the Fort Stanwix Treaty of 1784, he was seen as a traitor by many Iroquois—a peacemaker by others. Joseph Brant was especially critical of Cornplanter—both were ambitious and competed for Iroquois supremacy.
Cornplanter. Six-foot bronze by Clair Victor Curll. Creekside Park, Oil City, Venango County. Photo by compiler. Enlarged Photo.
In the late 1780s and 1790s when PA or federal officials had a problem with Indians in western PA, Cornplanter was the one brought into the conversation. Both sides recognized that fighting between settlers and Indians was not something that was going away during the early 1790s. The practice of "covering the grave" with a going-rate of $200 per Indian—or settler, served as a sort of unspoken agreement. Cover the Grave. An Indian practice aimed at reducing, or eliminating "revenge murders." When a member of one tribe kills a member of a second tribe, an immediate reaction might be to "avenge the murder" by killing the perpetrator. This killing might set-off a chain-reaction of further killings. Recognizing that the killing of the second person will not bring the first person back to life, an accomodation would be made by forcing the guilty party to cover the grave of the deceased with gifts of value. The efficacy of this practice depends on the power and influence of the chiefs and sachems of the involved tribes. When a third-party (the colonists) became involved, the practice was put to the test. The insistance on a murder trial by settlers could cause a major conflict.
Cornplanter Plaque at Oil City. Photo by compiler. Enlarged Photo.
Cornplanter's father was Dutch and his mother Seneca (she was Guyasutha's sister). Father was Indian trader (John O’Bail). His half-brother, Handsome Lake, was an important Seneca mystic and religious leader. Cornplanter developed his grant as a model community with help from Quakers. He built schools, roads, houses and a strong agricultural infrastructure. However, after a string of questionable dealings with white men, he became embittered and destroyed his relationships—including a gift from George Washington.
Cornplanter’s Grant. Cornplanter kept the Senecas neutral during the post Revolutionary War period and in appreciation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania gave him (personally) three plots of land along the Allegheny River near the New York state line (Resolution of the Pennsylvania General Assembly on March 24, 1789). He sold a six-hundred acre plot ("Richland") near West Hickory to General John Wilkins, Jr.. A second plot of three-hundred acres at Oil Creek ("The Gift") was sold to William Kinnear and William Connelly in 1818 for $2,121 with a $250 downpayment. Connelly paid-off his debt the same year; Kinnear never did and Cornplanter was unsuccessful in collecting. The third plot he held (779 acres in Cold Spring Township in Warren County) and developed along with several noteworthy Seneca including his uncle Guyasutha and his half-brother, the prophet Handsome Lake. The land stayed with the Seneca until 1965 when it went under water as part of a flood control project—the Kinzua Dam.
A second factor concerning the transaction is that Cornplanter met President Washington and the Secretary of War, Henry Knox, in Philadelphia in April 1791. Cornplanter wanted some territorial agreements made in prior treaties to be recinded, but Washington and Knox would not agree. However, Washington did address a question concerning the land then held by Cornplanter and his Seneca. Washington assured Cornplanter that "...no state nor person can purchase your lands, unless at some public treaty held under the Authority of the United States. The general Government will never consent to your being defrauded. But it will protect you in all your just rights...You possess the right to sell, and the right of refusing to sell your lands..." This was a major coup for an Indian. No state could take his land—like had happened to the Iroquois in NY. Finally, an Indian had the assurance of the President of the United States that his land was his and could not be taken away.[43]
Map of Louisiana[44]
Wed. February 17[45], 1864
Port Hudson[46] many plantations – land level
William Harrison Goodlove (2nd great grandfather) Diary 24th Iowa Infantry[47]
February 17, 1866: Robert E. Lee, (husband of the grandniece of the husband of the wife of the grandnephew of the wife of the 1st cousin 10x removed) who had opposed secession and remained mostly indifferent to politics before the Civil War, supported President Johnson's plan of Presidential Reconstruction that took effect in 1865–66. However, he opposed the Congressional Republican program that took effect in 1867. In February 1866, he was called to testify before the Joint Congressional Committee on Reconstruction in Washington, where he expressed support for President Andrew Johnson's plans for quick restoration of the former Confederate states, and argued that restoration should return, as far as possible, the status quo ante in the Southern states' governments (with the exception of slavery).[95]
Lee told the Committee, "...every one with whom I associate expresses kind feelings towards the freedmen. They wish to see them get on in the world, and particularly to take up some occupation for a living, and to turn their hands to some work." Lee also expressed his "willingness that blacks should be educated, and ... that it would be better for the blacks and for the whites." Lee forthrightly opposed allowing blacks to vote: "My own opinion is that, at this time, they [black Southerners] cannot vote intelligently, and that giving them the [vote] would lead to a great deal of demagogism, and lead to embarrassments in various ways."[96] Lee also recommended the deportation of African Americans from Virginia and even mentioned that Virginians would give aid in the deportation. "I think it would be better for Virginia if she could get rid of them [African Americans]. ... I think that everyone there would be willing to aid it."[97][98][48]
February 17, 1908: James Bryant Smith12 [Gabriel D. Smith11 , Gabriel Smith10, John “LR” Smith9, Ambrose J. Smith8, Christopher Smith7, Christopher Smith6, Thomas Smythe5, Thomas Smythe4, John Smythe3, Richard2, William1] (b. March 14, 1843 in Carroll Co. GA / d. January 1, 1936 in Haralson Co. GA) married Elizabeth Margaret King (b. July 22, 1849 in GA / d. December 6, 1866 in Carroll Co. GA) on December 28, 1865 in Carroll Co. GA. He also married Nancy Ann Nichols (b. July 21, 1851 / d. February 17, 1908 in Carroll Co. GA) on September 2, 1868 in Carroll Co. GA.
A. Children of James Smith and Elizabeth King:
+ . i. James Benjamin Smith (b. October 20, 1866 / d. January 27, 1951)
B. Children of James Smith and Nancy Nichols:
+ . i. William G. Smith (b. July 4, 1869 in GA / d. November 3, 1901 in GA)
+ . ii. Julia Arminda Smith (b. July 1, 1872 in GA / d. August 16, 1891)
. iii. Charles R. Smith (b. June 30, 1874 in GA / d. April 26, 1913)
+ . iv. Nancy L. Smith (b. May 12, 1876 in GA / d. May 23, 1900 in GA)
+ . v. Ransom Smith (b. March 21, 1878 in GA / d. July 27, 1963 in GA)
. vi. Martha Elizabeth Smith (b. July 2, 1880 in GA / d. March 2, 1967)
+ . vii. Lucinda Emerline Smith (b. May 3, 1882 in GA / d. May 19, 1969 in GA)
. viii. Joseph Henry Smith (b. August 23, 1884 in GA / d. November 3, 1902)
. ix. Kramer D. Smith (b. March 20, 1887 in GA / d. November 8, 1954)
. x. Almer Smith (b. December 10, 1898 in GA / d. January 21, 1918).[49]
February 17, 1915: Mary Elizabeth Smith (b. July 10, 1876 in GA / d. February 17, 1915.[50]
February 17, 1944: Enterprise sailed, still with TF 58, to strike the Japanese naval base at Truk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands, on February 17. Again Enterprise made aviation history, when she launched the first night radar bombing attack from a U.S. carrier. The twelve torpedo bombers in this strike achieved excellent results, accounting for nearly one-third of the 200,000 tons of shipping destroyed by aircraft.
February 17-18, 1944:
US Navy F6F Hellcat fighters of VF-10 'Grim Reapers' of Carrier Air Group 10 landed on carrier Enterprise after attack on Truk, February 17-18, 1944; note folded wings.[52]
1 February 17, 1947
Enterprise was decommissioned from service.
Nickname:
•The Big E
•Lucky E
•The Grey Ghost
•The Galloping Ghost
Honors and
awards:
•Campaign Star
•20 Battle Stars
•Presidential Unit Citation
•Navy Unit Commendation
•American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp)
•American Campaign Medal
•Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (20 stars)
•World War II Victory Medal
•Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
•Philippine Liberation Medal (1 star)
•British Admiralty Pennant
Fate:
Scrapped 1958–1960
Photographs
[53]
With the commissioning of over two dozen larger and more advanced aircraft carriers by end of 1945, Enterprise was deemed surplus for the post-war needs of America's navy. She entered the New York Naval Shipyard on January 18, 1946 for deactivation, and was decommissioned on February 17, 1947. In 1946, she had been scheduled to be handed over to the state of New York as a permanent memorial, but this plan was suspended in 1949.[15] Subsequent attempts were made at preserving the ship as a museum or memorial, but fund-raising efforts failed to raise enough money to buy the vessel from the Navy, and the "Big E" was sold on July 1, 1958 to the Lipsett Corporation of New York City for scrapping at Kearny, New Jersey. A promise was made to save the distinctive tripod mast for inclusion in the Naval Academy's new football stadium, but was never fulfilled; instead, a memorial plaque was installed at the base of what is still called "Enterprise Tower." Scrapping was complete as of May 1960. In 1984, a permanent "Enterprise Exhibit" was dedicated at the Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida to house artifacts, photos and other items of historical interest.
Stern Plate of the USS Enterprise located in River Vale, New Jersey.
Surviving Enterprise artifacts include the ship's bell, which resides at the U.S. Naval Academy,[16] where it is traditionally rung only after midshipmen victories over West Point; and the sixteen-foot, one-ton nameplate from the ship's stern, which sits near a Little League park in River Vale, New Jersey.[17] Her commissioning plaque and one of her anchors are on display at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
Uncle Howard Snell was on board the USS Enterprise during WWII.
February 17, 1961 Lyndon Johnson orders his private plane, fully insured
in his name, flown to his ranch. When the pilot and copilot refuse to make the trip because of
terrible weather, Johnson lets loose a tirade of profanities. The Austin, Texas air tower further
advises the plane not to take off due to severe weather and because Johnson’s ranch has no
ground control instruments for safety. Johnson still insists that the plane take off. In an effort to
find the LBJ landing strip, the plane crashes and the two pilots are killed. [54]
February 17, 1963 Marina Oswald writes letter to Soviet embassy. “I beg your
assistance to help me return to Homeland in the USSR.” [55]
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[1] Wikipedia
[2] http://archive.org/stream/lettersofmarystu00mary/lettersofmarystu00mary_djvu.txt
[3] http://archive.org/stream/lettersofmarystu00mary/lettersofmarystu00mary_djvu.txt
[4] http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1585
[5]Proposed Descendants of William Smyte
[6] . Only the Pennsylvania region is shown. The entire map shows the eastern US and southern Canada west to the Mississippi with southern Florida cut off. Many Indian tribes are named and offshore fishing banks are indicated. Pennsylvania extends to the 43rd parallel and includes Delaware as a county. This map is interesting because of the several Pennsylvania towns identified. Many of the maps in London Magazine were by Thomas Kitchin and this resembles one from 1755 reproduced on page 187 of Fite & Freeman and also listed on page 580 of Phillips. It also resembles the map shown below for 1764. Longitude is west from London. Blank verso. Scale:1"=225 miles. Size 13 x 16.5 inches.
http://www.mapsofpa.com/antiquemaps26.htm
[7] (Source: Wheeling, An Illustrated History, by Doug Featherling, 1947.)
[8] In Search of the Turkey Foot Road, page 33.
[9] In Search For Turkey Foot Road, Page 71-72.
[10] http://www.nps.gov/archive/fone/1754.htm
[11] In Search of Turkey Foot Road, page 91-92.
[12] George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: The Diaries of George Washington. The Diaries of George Washington. Vol. 1. 1748-65. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, eds. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1976.
[13] http://www.thelittlelist.net/boatobye.htm
[14] http://thisdayinjewishhistory.blogspot.com/
[15] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia#Kingdom_of_Prussia
[16] http://www.jewishgen.org/krsig/articles/GeographicHistory.htm
[17] http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/polish.html
[18] http://www.polishroots.com/genpoland/polhistory.htm
[19] http://www.polishroots.com/genpoland/polhistory.htm
[20] (The Complete Book of Immigrants in Bondage 1664-1775, Peter Wilson, Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore MD 1988, Page 234. (http://washburnhill.freehomepage.com/custom3.html)
[21] This text is from a typewritten copy of the original in private hands in Lima, Puru.
[22]Gov. Peter Chester, of West Florida.
[23] The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799, John C. Fitzpatrick, Editor, Volume 3.
[24] Annals of Southwestern ‘Pennsylvania by Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A. M. 1939, pgs. 42-43.
[25] The George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
Letters to Washington and Accompanying Papers. Published by the Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Edited by Stanislaus Murray Hamilton.--vol. 05
[26] http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-dunmore-dispatches-note-of-inexpressible-mortification
[27] , Lib GR Fol 39
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[29] http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-dunmore-dispatches-note-of-inexpressible-mortification
[30] Brigadier-General Lord Stirling, whose correct name was Wil-
liam Alexander, but who claimed a title from the English crown,
and immense tracts in Nova Scotia, was yet a soldier whose
every impulse was directed by his devotion to his country's free-
dom. He was a native of New York, was born in 1726, and had
seen service in the French and Indian War on the staff of Gen-
eral Shirley, but his home was near Baskingridge in Somerset
County, New Jersey. His wife was a sister of Governor Living-
ston of that State. He was colonel of the First battalion, Somerset militia, at the breaking out of the war ; was appointed colonel
of the First battalion, New Jersey Continental line, November 7,
1775. brigadier-general by Congress, March 11, 1776, and major-
general nearly a year later. As before mentioned, he had been
captured at the battle of Long Island, but was exchanged within
a mohth, and immediately rejoined his command. He was per-
sonally a brave soldier, fearless in duty, strong in principles, and
a well-educated and honorable man. The aide-de-camp of Gen-
eral Lord Stirling was Lieutenant John Brent of the Third Vir-
ginia regiment.
Brigadier-General Matthias Alexis Roche de Fermoy was for
many years an officer of engineers in the army of France, where
he enjoyed a considerable reputation. With the restless ambition
of a soldier of fortune he came to America, and was made a brig-
adier-general by Congress, November 5, 1776. He took part in
the battle of Saratoga, and acted, as at Trenton, in a very ques-
tionable manner. He made a request of the Continental Con-
gress, December 30, 1777, for promotion to the rank of major-
general, but it was refused.
Brigadier-General Adam Stephen was an officer from Virginia
who had acquired an excellent reputation as lieutenant-colonel of
Colonel Washington's regiment in the French and Indian war,
that great preparatory school for officers of the Continental army,
and who had been made a brigadier-general by Congress, Septem-
ber 4, 1776. He fought well at Trenton, was made a major-general
of the Continental army, February 19, 1777, and took part in the
battle of Brandywincj but it is said that his intemperate habits
brought him under a cloud at the battle of Germantown ; he was
dismissed November 20, 1777, and thereafter his name is not
mentioned in military history.
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[32] http://washburnhill.freehomepage.com/custom3.html
[33] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kemp%27s_Landing
[34] http://www.nndb.com/people/948/000068744/
[35] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Holston
[36] http://www.geni.com/people/John-Adams-2nd-President-of-the-USA-Signer-of-the-Declaration-of-Independence/6000000012593135757
[37] http://thisdayinjewishhistory.blogspot.com/
[38] http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-jefferson-is-elected
[39] Military History Magazine, May/June 2008 page 32.
[40] Military History Magazine, May/June 2008 page 32.
1. [41] ^ The War of 1812: Treaty of Ghent
2. ^ W.G. Dean et al. (1998). Concise Historical Atlas of Canada.
3. ^ Lindsay, Arnett G. "Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Great Britain Bearing on the Return of Negro Slaves, 1783-1828." Journal of Negro History. 5:4 (October 1920); Knight, Charles. The Crown History of England. Oxford, England: Oxford University, 1870.
4. ^ Avalon Project – British-American Diplomacy – Treaty of Ghent
5. ^ "Chapter 6: THE WAR OF 1812". 25 August 2005. http://www.history.army.mil/books/AMH-V1/ch06.htm. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
•Bemis, Samuel Flagg. John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy (1950).
•Burt, A. L. The United States, Great Britain and British North America from the Revolution to the Establishment of Peace after the War of 1812, 1940 (Online Edition.
•Engelman, Fred L. The Peace of Christmas Eve American Heritage Magazine (Dec 1960) v 12#1 popular account; online.
•Hickey, Donald R. The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict (1990) pp. 281–98.
•Matloff, Maurice. American Military History: Army Historical Series. Chapter 6: The War of 1812. (Center of Military History, 1989). Official US Army history, online.
•Perkins, Bradford. Castelereagh and Adams: England and the United States, 1812-1823, 1964; the standard scholarly history
•Remini, Robert Vincent. Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union (1991) pp. 94–122.
•Ward, A.W. and G.P. Gooch, eds. The Cambridge History of British Foreign Policy, 1783-1919 (3 vol, 1921-23), Volume I: 1783-1815 online pp 535-42
[42] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent
[43] http://www.thelittlelist.net/coatocus.htm
[44] History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. Irwin, 1892.
[45] Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley, Lieutenant George E. Dixon, CSA, destroyed U.S.S. Housatonic, Captain Charles W. Pickering, off Charleston, and became the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat. After Hunley sank the preceding fall for the second time, she was raised, a new volunteer crew trained, and for months under the cover of darkness moved out into the harbor where she awaited favorable conditions and a target. This night, the small cylindrical shaped craft with a spar torpedo mounted on the bow found the heavy steam sloop of war Housatonic anchored outside the bar. Just before 9 o’clock in the evening, Acting Master John K. Crosby, Housatonic’s officer of the deck, sighted an object in the water about 100 yards off but making directly for the ship. “It had the appearance of a plank moving in the water.” Nevertheless Housatonic slipped her cable and began backing full; all hands were called to quarters. It was too late. Within two minutes of her first sighting, H. L. Hunley rammed her torpedo into Housatonic’s starboard side, forward of the mizzenmast. The big warship was shattered by the ensuing explosion and “sank immediately.”
Dixon and his daring associates periched with H. L. Hunley in the attack. The exact cause of her loss was never determined, but as Confederate Engineer James H. Tomb later observed:” She was very slow in turning, but would sink at a moment’s notice and at times without it.” But in ginving their lives the gallant crew of H. L. Hunley wrote a fateful patge in history, for their deed foretold the huge contributions submarines would make in later years in other wars. (Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865, Compiled by Naval History Division, Navy Department, Washington: 1971.)
[46] Control of the Mississippi River was important to both sides during the American Civil War. The North wanted to control the river and split the Confederacy in two. The South wanted to maintain control and ensure the flow of supplies back and forth across the river.
When New Orleans fell to Federal troops in late April 1862, Confederate control of the Mississippi was in jeopardy. The confederate army had already fortified the river fluffs at Vicksburg, Mississippi, but it needed another series of river batteries below the mouth of the Red River. The Red River was the primary route for the shipment of supplies from Texas to the heartland of the Confederacy.
The bluffs near the small town of Port Hudson represented a perfect site for the river batteries. These bluffs were the first high ground upstream from Baton Rouge and overlooked a severe bend in the river. This bend presented an additional obstacle for Union warships. Following their defeat at the Battle of Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862, Confederate soldiers marched to Port Hudson and occupied the area on August 15, 1862. They constructed a series of river batteries along the bluffs and, in the monthes that followed, erected a 4 ½ mile line of earthworks to protect the land approach to the river batteries.
The siege of Port Hudson began on May 23, 1863. Roughly 30,000 Union troops, under the command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, were pitted against 6800 Confederates, under the command of Major Franklin Gardner.
On the morning of May 27, and again on June 14, the Union army launched ferocious assaults against the 4 ½ mile-long string of earthworks protecting Port Hudson. These actions constituted some of the bloodiest and most severe fighting in the entire Civil War.
As the siege continued, the Confederates nearly exhausted their ammunition and were reduced to eating mules, horses and rats. When word reachd Garnder that Vicksburg had surrendered, he realized that his situation was hopeless and nothing could be gained by continuing the defense of Port Hudson. Surrender terms were negotiated, and on July 9, 1863, after 48 days and thousands of casualties, the Union army entered Port Hudson. The siege became the longest in American military history.
http://www.lastateparks.com/porthud/pthudson.htm
[47] annotated by Jeffery Lee Goodlove
[48] Robert E. Lee, Joint Committee on Reconstruction in Washington, D.C., February 17, 1866, Wikipedia
[49] Proposed Descendants of William Smyth
[50] Proposed Descendants of William Smyth
[51] http://www.theussenterprise.com/battles.html
[52] http://www.theussenterprise.com/battles.html
[53] http://www.theussenterprise.com/battles.html
[54] http://www.assassinationresearch.com/v2n1/chrono1.pdf
[55] http://www.assassinationresearch.com/v2n1/chrono1.pdf
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