This Day in Goodlove History, February 19, 2014

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Surnames associated with the name Goodlove have been spelled the following different ways; Cutliff, Cutloaf, Cutlofe, Cutloff, Cutlove, Cutlow, Godlib, Godlof, Godlop, Godlove, Goodfriend, Goodlove, Gotleb, Gotlib, Gotlibowicz, Gotlibs, Gotlieb, Gotlob, Gotlobe, Gotloeb, Gotthilf, Gottlieb, Gottliebova, Gottlob, Gottlober, Gottlow, Gutfrajnd, Gutleben, Gutlove

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:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/o/o/Jeffery-Goodlove/index.html
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 19…
Christopher A. Freeman (husband of the stepdaughter of the 1st cousin 1x removed)
Elsie McKee Bays
Cynthia L. Meyers (2nd cousin 1x removed)
Reuben W. Shaw (husband of the 3rd cousin 4x removed)
Seward Smith (1st cousin 3x removed)
John J. Thomason 7th cousin 4x removed)

February 19, 1229: During the Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signed “a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the Pope Gregory IX.” The Sixth Crusade is remembered as one that did not result in the massive slaughter of Jews in Europe or Palestine. Gregory is remembered as the Pope who created the dreaded institution known as the Inquisition. During his reign, Frederick “decided to combine the manufacturing of silk and the dying trades and to give them over to a number of Jewish families. For many years both of these industries were “almost the exclusive activities of Jews in Sicily, Naples, and other parts of Italy” which were part of the Holy Roman Empire.
February 19, 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus

Portrait, 1580, Toruń Old Town City Hall

Born February 19, 1473
Toruń (Thorn), Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland



February 19, 1539: The Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czechoslovakia) were expelled. In case you had not noticed, there seems to be an expulsion somewhere on almost every day of the year.

February 19, 1543: The Vatican established the House of Catechumens (Casa dei Catecumeni). The purpose of the house, supported by Jewish taxation was solely to convert Jews. Those sent there were subjected to 40 days of intense “instruction”. If after that time he still refused baptism he was allowed to return to his home – few did. Until it was abolished in 1810 around 2440 Jews were converted in Rome alone. Other houses were set up in various Italian cities. On this same day three Portuguese Marranos from Ferrara were burned in Rome's Campo dei Fiori.

February 19, 1583: In Italy, Joseph Saralbo was burned at the stake at the command of Pope Gregory XIII. Saralbo was accused of returning to Judaism and of trying to convince other Marranos in Ferrara to join him. According to reports he proudly proclaimed that he had helped 800 Marranos return to Judaism. He asked the Jews of Rome not to mourn for him stating “I am on my way to meet immortality.”
February 19, 1587: The sad intelligence reaches Paris, where it produces the most melancholy sensation. The Catholics loudly proclaim that the Queen of Scots (9th cousin 14x removed) had died a martyr to her devotion to her religion.*

February 19, 1592: – The Rose Theatre is opened on Bankside in London.
February 19, 1594: King Sigismund III ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is crowned King of Sweden. Under King Sigismund’s rule, conditions for Polish and Lithuanian Jews continued to deteriorate. Such could not be said of his Swedish realm since there was no Jewish community in Sweden at this time.
February 19, 1600: Volcano, Huaynaputina, Andes, Peru; Central Volcanic Zone, VEI 6; 30 cubic kilometres (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[14]



Credit: © Giovanni Paccaloni.
Huaynaputina, Peru – 1600 VEI 6
This peak was the site of South America's largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The explosion sent mudflows as far as the Pacific Ocean, 75 miles (120 km) away, and appears to have affected the global climate. The summers following the 1600 eruption were some of the coldest in 500 years. Ash from the explosion buried a 20-square-mile (50-square-km) area to the mountain's west, which remains blanketed to this day.
Although Huaynaputina is a lofty 16,000 feet (4,850 meters), it's somewhat sneaky as volcanoes go. It stands along the edge of a deep canyon, and its peak doesn't have the dramatic silhouette often associated with volcanoes.
The 1600 cataclysm damaged the nearby cities of Arequipa and Moquengua, which only fully recovered more than a century later.
February 19, 1674: England and the Netherlands sign the Peace of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, which renamed it New York.

February 19,1733:
Child of Louis XV of France (nephew of the husband of the 1st cousin 9x removed of the husband of the 9th cousin 2x removed) and Marie Leszczyńska:


Marie Louise
Madame Troisième July 18 1728-
February 19 1733 Died at the age of four

Tuesday, February 19
Lt. Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia proclaims 200,000 acres of Ohio territory set aside "For Encouraging Men to enlist", to protect and help expand Virginia's boundaries. This land would be divided after the land was firmly in the hands of the Virginia Colony.

Lieutenant-Governor Robert Dinwiddie also referred to the present-day location of Pittsburgh as
the ―fork of Monongahela‖. His February 19, 1754 proclamation states:
Whereas it is determined that a fort be immediately built on the river Ohio, at the fork of
Monongahela, to oppose any further encroachments or hostile attempts of the French
and Indians in their interest…


February 19, 1754

A Proclamation

For encouraging Men to enlist in His Majesty’s Service for the Defence and Security of this Colony.
Whereas it is determined that a Fort be immediately built on the River Ohio, at the Fork of the Monongahela, to oppose any further Encroachments, or hostile Attempts of the French and the Indians in their interest, and for the Security and Protection of his Majesty’s Subjects in this Colony; and as it is absolutely necessary that a sufficient Force should be raised to erect and support the same. For an encouragement to all who shall voluntarily enter into the said Service, I do hereby notify nd promise, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majest’s Council of this Colony, that over and above their Pay, Two Hundred Thousand Acres of his Majest’s the King of Great Britain’s Lands, on the EAST Side of the River Ohio, within this Dominion, One Hundred Thousand Acres of his Majesty’s th King of Great Britain’s Lands, on the East Side of the River Oio, within this Dominion, One Hudred Thousand Acres wheref to be contiguous to the said Fort, and the other Hundred Thousand Acres to be on, or near the River (Ohio) shall be laid off and granted to such Persons, who by their voluntary Engagement, and behavior in the said Service shall deserve the same. And I further promise, that the said lands shl be divided amongst them immediately after the Performance of the said Servidce in a proportion due theirf respective merit, as shall be represented to me by heir Officers, and held and enjoyed by them without paying any rights, and also free from the payments of Quit Rents, for the term of Fifteen Years. And I do appoint this Proclamation to be read and published at the Court-Houses, Churches and Chapels in each Couny within this Colony, and that the Sheriffs take care the same shall be done accordingly.
Given at the COUNCIL Chamber in Williamsburg on the 19th day of Febrary, n the 27thYear of his Majesty’s Reign, Annoque Domini 1754.

Robert Dinwiddie

GOD SAVE THE KING

The Late War is the French and Indian War which ended c1763. This is the form of the fort begun c1759 and the foundations and a surviving blockhouse can be seen today at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. Brown shows a sequence of plans dating from a manuscript sketch of Fort Duquesne in 1754 up to the 'Plan of the New Fort at Pittsburgh', November 1759, which is almost identical to this image. The history of the forts at Pittsburgh is complex. The first fort was a rudimentary one built by Virginians in 1754 and called Fort Prince George. It was destroyed the same year by the French who built Fort Duquesne (see 1761). On December 1, 1758, the ruins of Fort Duquesne were officially renamed and from then on the Forks of the Ohio was called Pittsburgh. A temporary fort was built c1758-59 near the Monongahela River to house troops under the command of Colonel Hugh Mercer, and was called Mercer's Fort, see Brown, No. 35. This was followed by Fort Pitt begun c1759, which took several years to build. It was abandoned by the British in 1772, taken over by Virginians in 1774 and renamed Fort Dunmore. It was again abandoned when the new Fort Fayette was constructed in 1791-92. This newer fort was used by General Anthony Wayne during the Indian wars in the Northwest Territory.

February 19, 1755: Braddock. Major General Edward Braddock. (1695-1755). Born in Perthshire, Scotland (some say he was Irish). Forty-five years in the Army. In London in late 1754 he was directed to go to North America (Virginia) and move northwest to Wills Creek on the Potomac River and lead his forces in the removal of the French from the forks of the Ohio River, then take the French forts at Venango on the Allegheny (Fort Machault), LeBoeuf on French Creek, and Presqu’isle on Lake Erie. After that, he was to move up Lake Erie and take Fort Niagara before moving across New York and taking the French fort at the southern end of Lake Champlain. Then, because summer would probably be almost upon him he should move over and take the fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. He was assured that all thirteen governors would supply him with men and materiel as needed. He was to take two regiments of infantry with him to North America.
On arriving at Hampton Roads, VA on February 19, 1755, he found colonial leaders to not be in agreement on his route through Virginia, nor of the objective of taking Fort Duquesne first. Some told him he should start with Fort Niagara. Others said he definitely should move his troops across PA rather than VA. While at Wills Creek, several Indian leaders came to consul with him and, by all accounts, were brushed aside rudely. When the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) war chief, Shingas, asked Braddock about possession of western land, Braddock is reported to have told him, “No savage should inherit the land.” This action resulted in Braddock’s 2,400-man force having no more than seven to twelve Native Americans to help them. Scarrooyady and his son were two Indians of note in the group. (See Scarrooyady.)

Braddock Expedition. US 11 south of Shippensburg in Franklin County towards Chambersburg. Photo by compiler with Joyce Chandler.Enlarged photo.
"Braddock Expedition. In 1755 supplies for Braddock's army were stored here in Edward Shippen's strong stone house "at the back Run." James Burd, the son-in-law of Shippen, opened a road to carry these supplies to the west. After Braddock's defeat, remaining supplies were given to sufferers from Indian attacks.
"Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission."
Braddock followed his orders and moved up to Wills Creek on the Potomac River and then over nearly the same trail Washington had followed the two previous years (variously called Nemacolin Trail, Braddock's Road—and more recently US Highway 40). Because the original trail was no more than six to eight feet wide, Braddock’s forces lost considerable time widening it to 12-feet in order to accommodate their heavier equipment. After passing the Great Meadows and down Chestnut Ridge to within perhaps eight miles of Fort Duquesne, his army met head-on a force of Indians and French Canadian marines and militia (at present-day Braddock, PA). Upon meeting the French and Indians, Braddock’s force maintained its rank-and-file formation, while the opposing Indians quickly followed the same encircling maneuver they used in hunting deer, elk, bear or whatever. Half circled to the right—half to the left, until they had Braddock’s force in a cross-fire with only a muddled retreat possible. In spite of several actions of exemplary bravery, the attackers suffered one of the worst defeats in the history of the British Army on July 9, 1755.
Braddock’s force was split into an advance group (“flying column”) and a rear group led by Colonel Dunbar with the slow wagons. It was the “flying column” that met the French and Indians in the Battle of the Monongahela.
The French and Indians lost maybe a couple dozen men from a force numbering 600-900. The actual number is disputed—some believe around 50 killed and/or wounded severely. The British suffered 456 killed and another 421 wounded. Braddock expected the French to stay in the fort until fired on and then to come out European style—face to face in an open field. Braddock was shot in the lungs and died four days later.
The French had determined Fort Duquesne was defenseless against an enemy with cannons and decided a preferred tactic would be to meet Braddock in a wooded area to take advantage of firing from heavy cover without presenting a visible target for their enemy.
Braddock is to have said after the fight, “who would have thought it?” On the evening of July 13, 1755 on the evening of his death, his last words were, “We shall better know how to deal with them another time.”

Braddock remains. Braddock Park (see location below). Photo by compiler with Joyce Chandler. Enlarged photo..
"Here lieth the remains of Major General Edward Braddock who in command of the 44th and 48th regiments of English regulars was mortally wounded in an engagement with the French and Indians under the command of Captain M. de Beaujeu at the Battle of the Monongahela within ten miles of Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburg, July 9, 1755. He was borne back with the retreating army to the old orchard camp about one fourth of a mile west of this park where he died July 13, 1755. Lieutenant Colonel George Washington read the burial service at the grave."
He was buried in the middle of the road and wagons run over the site as additional concealment. They feared the Indians would exhume the body and desecrate it. George Washington, who participated in the expedition as a volunteer aide, read the funeral service by torchlight. The burial site was about one mile west of Fort Necessity (a monument stands at the site today). Braddock's remains were uncovered by a road maintenance crew in 1804.
Braddock is often maligned in history books as being haughty, prejudiced, conceited—and in general, not a very good listener. But it might be remembered that in London he was told he could move men and supplies up the Potomac to near a portage into the Youghiogheny. This was not possible. He was told the colonial governors would supply him with all necessary men and materiel. This did not happen. The Quakers in the PA Assembly voted against any money going to a military venture. Benjamin Franklin came to Braddock’s assistance in the procurement of wagons after the good doctor threatened locals that if they did not offer wagons for hire—they would be taken by force by the British. Franklin also said of the General, "...too much self-confidence; too high an opinion of the validity of regular trrops; too mean a one of both Americans and Indians...." As to the Indians, Braddock said, "...these savages may be formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the king's regular and disciplined troops,..it is impossible they would make any impression...."
When Braddock approached Fort Duquesne, he sent the highly respected Christopher Gist and Indian scouts to reconnoiter the trail leading to the fort (some historians believe it was George Croghan and Scarrooyady that were sent ahead). They made the trip and reported the absence of any opposition (which was accurate, as the French and Indians did not come out of the fort until nearly the last minute). A career military man might have assumed a defending force would take advantage of their stronger position against an attacking force—conventional tactics. The French left the protection of the fort to meet the attacking force in small fields and woods.Braddock was not prepared for this, and insisted his forces maintain strict ranks and fire volleys into the woods against an unseen enemy. Their only victims were the colonists who had broken ranks and headed towards the woods to take the fight to the French and Indians. Unforunately for Braddock, he had brought cannons with him— two six-pounders , four howitzers, and four 12-pounders. These would be lost to the French and used against British forces later on.
When the front ranks retreated, they rushed back into a mass of troops and small wagons creating a target of such density that the defenders couldn’t miss.
Several Indian chiefs are written to have participated in this battle on the French side—either as a plus or minus to their reputation. Most of the Indians were those from the Great Lakes region and Canada. This would include Wyandots (Hurons), Ottawa, Mississauga, Potawatomi, Miami, and others. Among those on the French side were Pontiac (?), Langlade, and Captain Jacobs. After the defeat of Braddock, several other tribes joined the anti-British alliance. George Washington and others were disappointed when finding many of their Indian “friends” to have been opposition participants.
The wounded who were able to make their way back with the retreating troops received rudimentary medical care. In making surgical incisions to remove the balls from the musket and rifle fire, the medics came to the sorry conclusion that most of the balls were the larger British caliber and not French. Also, many of the wounds to the colonial troops were in the soldier’s rear side—indicating being fired on from behind. It was perhaps a nearly classic example of disaster through friendly fire.
Braddock might be criticized for not conducting an ideal campaign, but all his luck was bad. In the words of the old song—“his bucket had a hole in it.” If it’s any consolation to Braddock and his British officers, George Washington is reported to have been nothing but complementary toward the General and his staff, and—the road Braddock widened became the main artery for the influx of settlers from Maryland and Virginia into western PA.
(See Beaujeu, Daniel Boone—above, Contrecoeur, Dumas, Benjamin Franklin, Hugh Mercer, Orme, Sir John St. Clair, and Scarrooyady.)
Braddock’s Crossing. Point on the Monongahela River where Braddock made his second crossing during his march to Fort Duquesne. Located near the present day Kennywood amusement park. Rte 837.

Braddock's Crossing. PA 837 at Hoffman Street (Kennywood Park) in Allegheny County. Photo by compiler with Joyce Chandler. Enlarged photo.
"Below this hill, about midday on July 9, 1755, a British army of 1300 made its second crossing of the river and advanced to drive the French from Fort Duquesne. A few hours later, with General Braddock mortally wounded and his army routed, survivors recrossed, pursued by the French and Indians.
"Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission."
Braddock’s Grave. A stone marker with commemorative inscriptions can be visited on US 40 ten miles east of Uniontown, PA. A bit of the trail has been cleared and the viewer can gain an appreciation of its narrow width. Following the trail west through the woods leads to “Dunbar’s Camp” and passes close to Jumonville Glen. One mile to the east (Hwy 40) leads past the reconstructed Fort Necessity and the accompanying center developed by the National Park Service.


Braddock Monument. US 40 2.5 miles NW of Farmington (east of Uniontown) at Braddock Park in Fayette County. Photos by compiler with Joyce Chandler. Enlarged monument photo and Enlarged photo of plaque
"This Monument was erected and dedicated to the memory of Major General Edward Braddock by the Braddock Memorial Park Association of Fayette County, Penna. October 15, 1913."
(See Fort Necessity.)
Braddock's Road. The widened Indian path traveled by General Edward Braddock from Wills Creek (Fort Cumberland, MD) to Dunbar's Camp on Chestnut Ridge is known as Braddock's Road. Because it largely follows current-day US 40, that road contains many highway markers memorializing Braddock's fateful trip.

General Braddock's 5th Camp (also called "Shade Run Camp"). SW of Grantsville, MD on US 40. "General Braddock's 5th Camp. On the march to Fort Duquesne June 19th, 1755. By Washington's advice, Braddock pushed forward from Little Meadows to this camp with 1200 chosen men and officers leaving the heavy artillery and baggage behind to follow by easy stages under Colonel Dunbar. Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration." Enlarged 5th Camp photo.

Bear Camp (Braddock's 6th Camp). US 40 in MD, one-half mile east of the PA state line. "Bear Camp. General Braddock's 6th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne Saturday and Sunday June 20th and 21st, 1755. Washington was forced to remain behind with a guard on account of 'violent fevers' until cured by 'Dr. James's Powders (one of the most excellent medicines in the world),' he wrote his brother Augustine. MD State Roads Commission.. Enlarged Bear Camp photo.

Twelve Springs Camp. US 40 3.5 miles east of Farmington, Fayette County. "Braddock Road, Twelve Springs Camp. General Braddock's eighth camp, June 24, 1755, on the march to Fort Duquesne, was about half a mile SW. Chestnut Ridge, seen on the horizon to the west, was the last mt. range to be crossed. Axemen widened an Indian path for passage of supply wagons and artillery over it. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission." Enlarged Twelve Springs Camp photo.

Rock Fort Camp. US 40 at Summit (6 miles east of Uniontown, Fayette County). "Braddock Road, Rock Fort Camp. General Braddock's tenth camp, June 26, 1755, on the march to Fort Duquesne, was at the Half King's Rock, one mile NE of here. The Rock was named for Washington's friend, Tanacharisson, the Iroquois viceroy (half king) of the Ohio Indians. Washington met him here in 1754. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission." Enlarged Rock Fort Camp photo.

Braddock's Trail. US 40 At Braddock Park 1.5 miles west of the entrance to Fort Necessity, Fayette County. A "trace" of the original trail can be viewed at the park. From this point, the trail leads through the woods to near Jumonville Glen and onward to Dunbar's Camp. Braddock's Trail photo.
The above photos are by the compiler with Joyce Chandler.


February 19, 1760:
From the Diaries of George Washington (grandnephew of the wife of the 1st cousin 10x removed) at
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mgw:@field(DOCID+@lit(wd0115))

Tuesday February 19th, 1760 . "Went to Court, and Administered upon Nations Effects. Got Mr. Smiths (Thomas Smith (1st cousin 9x removed) Lease to me recorded and Mr. Johnston not having Darrel’s Deeds ready I was obliged to get the acknowledging of them postponed.
Fine moderate day with a brisk Southerly Wind which brought up the Vessel with my Corn."

GW's first expansion of the Mount Vernon property occurred in December 1757, when he bought two pieces of land on the plantation's northern boundary from Sampson Darrell (d. 1777) of Fairfax County: a tract of 200 acres on Dogue Run and an adjoining tract of 300 acres on Little Hunting Creek. The total price of these two tracts was?350, which GW paid with?260 in cash and a bond for?90 due in two years, and in return he received Darrell's bond guaranteeing him title to the land (LEDGER A, 49; bond of Darrell to GW, December 20, 1757, ViMtV). But the official deeds were not immediately signed and recorded in court because the property was held under right of dower by Darrell's mother, Ann, for her lifetime; only after her death would it revert to Darrell as a surviving son. Thus, although GW owned Darrell's rights to the land, he could not obtain the deeds until Ann died or rented the land to him. GW did not have to await her death, because on September 20, 1759 he signed a lease with her and her present husband, Thomas Smith (d. 1764)(1st cousin 9x removed) of Fairfax County, agreeing thereby to pay them 1,030 pounds of tobacco a year until Ann died (lease of Thomas and Ann Smith (Anne Fowke Mason, wife of the 1st cousin 9x removed) ) to GW, PHi: Gratz Collection; LEDGER A, 111). Having recorded the lease on this day, GW was eager to get and record Darrell's deeds, but he was obliged to wait for the May court session (deeds of Darrell to GW, 19--20 May (May 19-20) 1760, Fairfax County Deeds, Book D-1, 681--92, Vi Microfilm).

Also, from page 165 of "Christopher Gist of Maryland and some of his Descendants, 1679-1957," by Jean Muir Dorsey and Maxwell Jay Dorsey (Urbana, Ill), 1958 (John S. Swift Company, Inc., Chicago, Ill): "On June 18, 1745, John Gist of Truro Parish, Fairfax Co., VA, planter, and Mary, his wife, leased from Sampson Darrell, Gent. [1712-1777] of the same parish, 106 acres of land for and during the space of their natural lives. The land was bounded by the kine of William Spencer and Doeg Run (Fairfax Co DB A, No. 1 Part 2, Page 404)... George Washington bought this land from Sampson Darrell on August 12, 1760. At this time, John Gist of Fairfax County for 30 pounds released any claim to the land to George Washington...(Fairfax Co DB D, No. 1 Part 2, Pages 757-759)...John Gist was living in Cameron Parish, Loudoun Co., VA., in 1762..." [end of Christopher Gist material].

Thomas' will in WB B Pages 374-375, Fairfax Co., VA., dated March 15, 1764, proven July 17, 1764, devises all land to son William, except for the land involved in the suit against Fielding Lewis, which land (in Spotsylvania Co., VA) is to be sold by William and the proceeds then given to son William, and Thomas' daughters, Susannah and Mary. It also devises 7 slaves, Lucy, Frank, Sally, young Nell, Lawrence, Charity and Robin to daughter Mary Smith. These slaves are later in the possession of Simon Hancock as shown in The 'Index to The Tithables of Loudoun County, Virginia and to Slaveholders and Slaves (1758-1786),' which lists the following slaves owned by Simon Hancock: Fan, Frank, Lawrence (Lall), Lucy, Robin (Bob), and Sarah (Sall). Frank, possibly Lall, Lucy, and Sall were still owned in said last tax year. Frank (a female) was sold to John Butcher by Deed from Simon and Mary in 1789, DB R P 237-238, Loudoun Co., VA., witnessed by Mary's brother, William Smith; and are likely the same people named in the Deed from Simon, dated 1806, DB 2 P 403, Henry Co., KY., which conveys slaves to his children. Said deed names 'negro slaves, Milly, Davy, Abraham, Grace, Lucy, Sall, Lett (illegible, also possibly Lell or Lall???), and Washington.

In Mason DB J P 43 dated April 16, 1806, William Hancock released his interest as to any possible claims he may have related to a suit brought by Thomas Smith, deceased, against Fielding Lewis. The document also refers to the land in Spotsylvania Co., VA which was to be divided among William, Susannah and Mary Smith; and also refers to "Mary Hancock who was Mary Smith," and to Deed of gift from Simon Hancock to Samuel Hancock, William Hancock, Elizabeth Samuel, and Susannah Hancock. [Note: (Col) Fielding Lewis was the husband of Betty Washington, George's sister: see http://www.kenmore.org/kenmore.html].

February 19, 1799: The Borough of Greensburg was incorporated third on February 19, 1799. Each of these municipalities have now become cities, with their many departments and multiple laws. February 19, 1799

After the beginning of orderly legal procedure in southwestern Pennsylvania, the simple form of the township municipality prevailed from 1771 to 1794. The town of Pittsburgh was the first one incorporated by Act of the Pennsylvania Assembly on April 22, 1794. This was followed on April 4, 1796, by the incorporation of Uniontown as a borough. The Borough of Greensburg was incorporated third on February 19, 1799. Each of these municipalities have now become cities, with their many departments and multiple laws.

The justices of Westmoreland County, as they sat in court on that spring morning of April 6, 1773, were quite familiar with the landmarks of the rivers and the military roads, but their abortive description of the new Menallen Township, their omission of a substantial corner of old Armstrong Township up on the Allegheny Mountain towards Cherry Tree; and their slight confusion in distinguishing the Laurel Hill from the Chestnut Ridge to the southeastward showed some degree of uncertainty as to lines. Many of these lines, however, remain fixed down to the present time, in spite of the clash with Virginia over the matter of jurisdiction in the days of the Revolution.[3]



February 19, 1803: Ohio joins the Union as the seventeenth state.
February 19, 1809 – James Vann, leader of the anti-treaty faction in the Nation, mentor to younger Cherokee Charles R. Hicks and The Ridge, and richest man in the Nation (east of the Mississippi River, in fact), was killed by a single shot while drinking at Buffington's Tavern, on the Federal Road northwest of Frogtown. Due to numerous persons having witnessed or been the victims of Vann's capricious fits of temper and drunken rages, possible suspects were nearly infinite.
February 19, 1811: On this date in 1811, the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia was formed in Washington D.C.
February 19, 1821: Senate ratified Adams-Onis Treaty.
February 19, 1845: Texas formally joins the United States on February 19. The U.S. Government occupies the Alamo, using it as a quartermaster and commissary depot, under a lease from the Catholic Church. The buildings are repaired and renovated, the now-familiar facade added to the church in 1850, along with a new roof.
February 19, 1863: John J. Thomason (7th cousin 4x removed)(b. February 19, 1863).

February 19, 1986: John Edward Burch (b. November 17, 1907 / d. February 19, 1986 in TX)


Map of Louisiana

Fri. February 19, 1864
Clear and pleasant went to regiment 8 miles on cars then crossed lake pontchartrain- arrived at 6 pm n L.A.
William Harrison Goodlove (2nd great grandfather) Civil War Diary 24th Iowa Infantry

February 19, 1865
Sergeant Hoag was upset with the sermons given by the minister of the Independent Presbyterian Church. The man was a good speaker and preached orthodox doctrine, but they did not pray for the Union. Rigby was also displeased, saying that the prayers were so carefully worded that the subject of patriotism was left very ambiguous. Both soldiers preferred Reverend M. French, Union Army Chaplain, who delivered a splendid sermon on the state of the country and on the “African race.”
February 19, 1872: Darwin made extensive revisions to the sixth edition of the Origin (this was the first edition in which he used the word "evolution"[61]), and added a new chapter VII, Miscellaneous objections, to address Mivart's arguments.[62] The sixth edition was published by Murray on February 19, 1872 with "On" dropped from the title. Darwin had told Murray of working men in Lancashire clubbing together to buy the 5th edition at fifteen shillings and wanted it made more widely available; the price was halved to 7s 6d by printing in a smaller font. It includes a glossary compiled by W.S. Dallas. Book sales increased from 60 to 250 per month.[62]
Publication outside Great Britain


American botanist Asa Gray (1810–1888)
In the United States, Asa Gray negotiated with a Boston publisher for publication of an authorised American version, but learnt that two New York publishing firms were already planning to exploit the absence of international copyright to print Origin.[63] Darwin was delighted by the popularity of the book, and asked Gray to keep any profits.[64]

February 1939: Both Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Greenglass were raised in poor, Jewish families in New York City. Active in labor rights and radical politics, the two met at a dance in 1936 that was sponsored by a union. In February 1939, about the time that he became a member of the Communist Party, Julius graduated from the City College of New York with a degree in electrical engineering.
February 1945: In February 1945 Jews married to non-Jews were deported. At least 2,200 Jews from Hanover died in the Holocaust. Some 100 survived within the city. After the war 66 survivors of the prewar community returned. In 1963 a new synagogue was opened; in 1966 there were 450 Jews in Hanover (0.03% of the total population). In 1988 the European Center for Jewish Music was established at the University for Music and Theatre. It is devoted to the reconstruction and documentation of liturgical music. The Jewish community numbered 379 in 1989 and 3,898 in 2004. The membership increased due to the immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union. Since 1997 the community has employed a rabbi. In 1995 a liberal community was established which had more than 450 members in 2005. It is a member of the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany. Hanover is the seat of two associations of Jewish communities in Lower Saxony: the association which is affiliated with the Central Council of Jews in Germany with nine communities (founded in 1953) and the association of liberal Jewish communities (founded in 1997) with seven members (2005).
February 19-March 9, 1945: USS Enterprise supported the Marines in the Battle of Iwo Jima from February 19 – March 9, when she sailed for Ulithi. During one part of that period, Enterprise kept aircraft aloft continuously over Iwo Jima for 174 hours.
Uncle Howard Snell was on board the Enterprise in WWII.
February 1969: Cora Alice Goodlove (great grandaunt) (November 1, 1876-December 14, 1960) mar¬ried Thomas Wilkinson, April 4, 1907, at the home of the bride’s parents. Thomas died February 1968. Both are buried at Jordan’s Grove. They had three daughters, Nelevene Illini, Kathryn, Dor¬othy, and one son, Thomas E. "Wendell", who farmed south of Springville for several years.

Joseph Black "Black's Fort" 1774 Abingdon Virginia
Posted by: Jeanette Fain Cornelius (ID *****3716)
Date: February 19, 2004 at 15:09:53


1774: Daniel Boone camped in 1760 in Abingdon Virginia he was on a hunting trip with Nathanial Gist while camped wolves emerged from a cave and attacked their dogs. Boone then gave Abingdon it's first name "Wolf Hills" . Abingdon carried the name until 1774 when Joseph Black erected a fort in the area, and gave it the name "Blacks Fort". Does anyone know the wife and children of Joseph Black? I need the parent of Mary Mercer Black,who in 1781 married Ebenezer Fain. They lived Washington Co Tenn, Buncombe Co. NC, Habersham Co. Georgia, also Fannin, Union and Gilmer Cos of Georgia. Jeanette.

Posted by: Gayle Williams (ID *****9782)
Date: July 08, 2004 at 12:55:53
In Reply to: Joseph Black "Black's Fort" 1774 Abingdon Virginia by Jeanette Fain Cornelius of 9568



Back in 1982 I received a letter with the following information which came from an Inez Burns, a historian for Blount County:

John Black's will in Frederick Co. VA Will Book I p. 157 (1747)shows he married Elizabeth Colville. Children of John Black and Elizabeth Colville are Joseph Black who married Jane ? before 1769, Jane Black (my ancestor) who was born Feb 4, 1741 and married John Vance, also Christian Black (daughter), Martha Black, Elizabeth Black (born after her father's will) who married Lt. William Blackburn.

Also information from David Evans of Houston, Texas was:
Joseph Colville (1691-1757) m. 1720 to Elizabeth ?. Their children:
Joseph II 1721-1816,married 1743 to Mary Poe & 1765 to Martha Colville (a cousin)
William Colville 1723-1746
Martha Colville 1725- ? married 1745 to Robert Colville (a cousin)
Sarah Colville 1727 - ?. Married William Vance
Elizabeth Colville 1729 to 1756 married John Black and then Samuel Newell (1723-1778)
Capt. Andrew Colville 1731-1797 m. 1760 to Mary Craig
Samuel Colville 1733-1807 m 1756 Agnes Colville.

Joseph Colville came to Virginia via Philadelphia from Ireland about 1735. He had cousins James, John and George who arrived inAugusta Co. VA about 1738-40. James and Joseph moved to Frederick Co. His son, Joseph II, migrated to Washington Co VA and James III, son of Joseph II moved to Knox County Ohio.

According to the information in the letter the family Bible record is given in Kentucky Historical Register, vol 27, p 650.

I have never verified any of this. Hope it helps you, though. If you find out Joseph Black's birth, death and marriage dates and what his wife's last name is, I'd certainly be interested.

February 19, 2012:

February 19, 2012

Discovering a pair of Sand Hill Cranes was one of the highlights of this trip to Glacier Park.


We started a fire without matches by using a flint made magnesium. We did not burn down the platform, fortunately.


Sherri takes in the view at Glacier Park, Mchenry County, IL February 19, 2012