THE CHRISTIANA SEELEY DARE SAW MILL DEED & DAVID SAYRE SHEPPARD WILL DISTRIBUTION

  We were at our favorite antique store in Lambertville, New Jersey, Kline's Court Antiques, and I was chatting with the owner, Mindy, about what my latest passion was...................... 

HERITAGE RETURNED.  

She then went looking into cubbies, underneath drawers, searching behind things...  

What she came up with was THE OLDEST THING I'VE EVER RESEARCHED !

It was deed......... and a will distribution.

  This deed has Christiana Seeley Dare, (1728-1801), and widow of John Dare ( 1713-1785), along with her son and his wife, Seeley (1749-1811) & Hannah Dare (1752-?) selling a saw mill to David Sayre Sheppard, (1757-1827)  It's dated April 12, 1794...........................

 This, I believe, is the distribution for David Sayre Sheppard's will.  

David was born on March 16, 1757 and died November 24, 1827. 

 Included in this certificate are his children from two wives, Sarah Ludlam Walker 1784-1814) (When she died in 1814, her portion went to her heirs), Joseph Sheppard (1786-1838), Ercurius Ludlam Sheppard (1793-1859),  Providence Ludlam Sheppard (1788-1860), Isaac Aplin Sheppard (1806-1863),  & Mary Sheppard Hann (1804-1885).

APPARENTLY David Sayre Sheppard had A LOT of property to disperse.

Let the games begin.

Lest You Forget,

Michael

CATHERINE IS GOING HOME...... SORT OF.....

Catherine Goetschius has LEFT the building and is on her way to Walnut Creek, California, NOT Bergen County, New Jersey where she was born (in 1789).

I will miss her, & hope she likes being reunited with her family....... her great great great great grandson, to be exact.

I CAN'T WAIT to share the NEXT family Bible that's on it's way here.............  Stay posted.

Lest You Forget,

Michael

CATHERINE GOETSCHIUS HAS A FAMILY

Catherine Goetschius has a family, and he called me today !

  I got a call today from a gentleman in California who is Catherine's 

great-great-great-great-grandson, 

so she (OK, her picture) is going home to her family tomorrow.  

  I've asked Mark Harrison to send me a picture once they get reunited, and then I'll post the picture. 

Lest You Forget,

Michael

JOHN CUTHBERT OGILVY & FREDERICK TAYLOR CHANDLER

  When I was up in Adamstown, Pennsylvania and I went to visit my friends, Bruce Horton and Daniel Charest at The Black Angus Antiques at Stoudt's Brewery to look at a few pieces of "heritage" that I would like to have returned to their families........... except THESE pieces, I can't just GIVE to the families, because they have much more monetary value than the emotional value of the family bibles and pictures that I've been trying to return so far.
  The first piece is the fruit and nut set that I spoke about in an earlier blog.......... It was presented to John Cuthbert Ogilvy of Glasgow, Scotland upon his retiring in 1903 from "S. Allsopp & Sons", a brewer.  It's a BEAUTIFUL piece, as you'll see.
  I've tracked it down to his great-great-granddaughters named, Norma & Henrietta Ogilvy living in Spokane, Washington.....They were born in 1935 & 1940, respectively.

  BDH Antiques also has possession of the sterling "loving cup" that was presented to "Frederick Taylor Chandler" when he was elected to the presidency of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange on March 30th, 1905 and was presented this by "A FEW FRIENDS"........  

  In looking for his lineage I came across the fact that Frederick was my 1st cousin 5X removed of wife 1st cousin 9X removed ......... Pretty funny, huh ?

  "Fred T. Chandler" was the vice-president of The Philadelphia Club, the precursor to The Philadelphia Phillies, among other things.

  I'll keep plugging along.....writing emails to relatives......hoping that someone will get back to me.

  Lest you forget,

  Michael

"TAUFSCHEIN" FOR HILDA MAGDALENE RENGERT

  I was in Adamstown, Pennsylvania looking for some "heritage" to "return"........... and I came across this "taufschein", which is a German baptismal certificate, for a "Hilda Magdalene Rengert" born on 26 JAN 1903, and she was baptized on 10 APR 1903.

  The interesting thing is that she was born in Waldo, Marion County, Ohio........FAR from Adamstown, Pennsylvania.

  I went on Ancestry.com and found a number of people that have her in their family trees, so I email one to see what will happen.

  This is the "taufschein".  Let the games begin....................................

HERITAGE IS RETURNED - THE STRINGERS

Ken & Marie Stringer with Ken's mother, Barbara.

  Yesterday I returned my first family bible to The Stringer family.  The bible was started by Ken Stringer's great-great-grandparents,  John Edward & Sarah (Hoffmaster) Stringer, who were married on March 3rd, 1868.  

  We laughed over the initial reaction from his wife, Marie, when I tracked her down on Facebook and sent her a message.  I explained that I had this family bible that I THINK was from her husband's family.  I gave some of the names and information, so she had Ken check the facts with his mother, Barbara.  Ken's father, Harry Stringer, had done A LOT of research of his family tree, with genealogy being his passion.  Sadly, Harry passed two years ago.  So when Ken came in with my email to check out the facts, Barbara just went and got the BOOKS where Harry had kept the information.  The first book they opened had a picture of John & Sarah Stringer...............

  Marie emailed me back: "Correct... Very interesting.  Please leave your store phone number and I'll give you a call." I chuckled when I read that.......  I think she thought that I MIGHT be a little crazy..... little did she know........

  The mystery remains as to how THEIR family bible ended up at The Golden Nugget Flea Market in Lambertville, New Jersey when the family has lived in the Philadelphia / Norristown area for years.........

  I'm so glad that I could be the vessel that brought them all together.

  Ken & Marie plan on giving the bible to their newly married son, Ken, and new daughter-in-law, Jayna, so they can continue to put in their life information where the bible left off........

JOHN CUTHBERT OGILVY

  Friends of mine, Bruce Horton & Daniel Charest, of Bruce D. Horton Antiques in Adamstown, PA (Stoudt's Black Angus Antiques Mall) have this fruit & nut presentation box.
  The box is of beautiful wood and once the top is open, there are trays on either side that fold out to reveal a sterling silver bowl with repousse´ fruit all around, fruit knives & scissors with mother of pearl handles, and nut crackers.
  I thought that this was the most beautiful thing I'd seen, when I first laid eyes on it, and when they closed the lid to reveal the plaque .......... I froze, because it was a genealogists dream........ This is what was inscribed:

  Presented to 

Mr. John Cuthbert Ogilvy

BY

Scottish Agency of

Messrs. S. Allsopp & Son's Ltd.

AS A

Token of esteem and respect, 

ON HIS RETIRAL

After Seventeen Years Service

30th Nov. 1903

  John Cuthbert Ogilvy lived in Glasgow, Scotland and was a "Brewer's Traveller for "Messrs. S.Allsopp & Sons", that made "Allsopp's Pale Ale" and "Allsopp's Bitter Ale".

  I've tracked down his family on Ancestry.com & followed his son, James Leslie Ogilvy, who immigrated to Canada, then to Spokane, Washington, where he died in 1954.  

  James had a son named, Thomas Webster Leslie Ogilvy, who died in St. Louis, Missouri.  I'm having a harder time going forward because Thomas had two daughters, and it's ALWAYS harder tracking daughters, because MOST of them get married and changed their name.

  I'll keep you posted what I happen to find out.

  Lest you forget,

  Michael