Delilah and Sarah are my ancestors. I've often wondered what they would think of our modern world after all they endured. There is a wonderful new book about the Polk family which includes the account: "Polk's Folly" by William Polk. Available through Barnes & Noble. Delilah's husband Charles moved to Indiana several years after Delilah died in 1798. He was the oldest elected delegate to Indiana's constitutional convention in 1816. A Polk relative recently forwarded to me a 40 year old article about the Indiana Polks which, among other things, includes a picture of Charles' grave. Doug Parker ~ ~ ~ ~ Chadd and Martha Rose wrote: > > Hi Bill, > Good to hear from you. Just thought I would let you know that I am on page > 57 of the same material that I sent you awhile back. Only 20 some to go!! > :O) I read it, then went back through it and started typing it all in bit > by bit. It has been quite the task but well worth it. Reading the story > about the Indian Abduction of Delilah (Tyler) Polk just completly > fascinates me. A woman, 5-6 months pregnant, along with 4 children ranging > from seven to two years old, making a forced 400 mile journey and surviving > to have the baby, spending a year and a half or so in captivity after being > turned over to the British for a ransom, and then having seven more children > after she was reunited with her husband. That's some kinda woman! > To all of you Bruce researchers that are wondering what that has to do > with the "Bruce" list, the youngest child in that abduction by the Wabash > Indians was Sarah "Sally" Polk (the two year old), Delilah was pregnant > with Charles, and she [Sarah] married William Bruce Jr. the one mentioned > below in my reply. William and Sarah had 15 children together. > > To answer your question: I state the year 1740 only because in William > Bruce Jr.'s memoirs he says it. > <<My first recollection that I have of my ancestors was hearing my > grandfather, James Bruce, telling that himself and a younger brother, > George Bruce, came from Scotland about the year 1740. >> > I have nothing to back this up so please don't take this as gospel. I think > William was in his late 60's early 70's when he wrote it so I am sure there > is room for error as in any written document. > > Best Regards, > Chadd Rose > Mailto: tuckman5@intrepid.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William McMahon <wmcm@connecti.com> > To: Chadd and Martha Rose <tuckman5@intrepid.net>; <RRamsey113@aol.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 2:18 PM > Subject: Re: Will of John Bruce- Frederick Cnty. VA. > > > Hey Cuzes, > > > > This is something which opens one to many questions. Margaret > McMachin/McMahon, > > who m James Bruce, is accepted to be a dau of William McMahon. > > > > Judging from the assumed ages of John Bruce and Hugh Parrell (Hugh b c1705 > & > > John b 1660, pages 245-6 in "Pioneers of Old Frederick County, VA" by > O'Dell). > > If John's wife, Sarah is Hugh's kin, she would almost have to be his > sister. > > From the will of Hugh Parrell, O'Dell states: "He bequeathed 300 acres on > the > > southwest side of Redbud Creek (Run) to John Bruce (Kinsman)". > > > > Hugh's wife is thought to be Ann Calvert. O'Dell states further: "Hugh > > mentioned his dau Christian and appointed his wife Ann, son Edward and > cousin > > Robert Calvert as executors". (Hugh's will is posted on the Frederick Co, > VS > > GenWeb archives, as is John Bruces and William McMahon's.) Something > else I > > have been told (don't know if there is documentation) is that John > Calvert's > > (father of Robert Calvert) wife Jane is thought to be Jane McMahon. > O'Dell > > states (p 252) "John's wife Jane Calvert, sons Robert and Isaiah and > "friend > > and brother" William McMahan were appointed executors of the estate". > > [Incidently, William and Elizabeth McMahon named their third dau JANE > which > > conforms to Scottish naming paractices.] > > > > These close "intertwining" of these families makes me wonder if they came > > over together or near the same time. Chadd, you mentioned 1740 as the yr > > of immigration for John Bruce & fam. Is this a proven date? William > McMahon > > was in Orange Co in the 1730ies and the date for John Calvert's will was 2 > Oct > > 1738. > > > > I'm beginning to ramble so I better stop. Any thoughts??? > > > > Bill McMahon > > > > At 09:31 AM 02/22/2001 -0600, Chadd Rose wrote: > > >Hi, > > > You seem to pretty knowledgable and I have a question. the part that > > >states: ...and the desertation of William McMachin and Hugh Parrel... can > > >you tell me what that means? Also, I am thinking that the William > McMachin > > >mentioned in his will was the father of Margaret who married James Bruce > and > > >Hugh Parrel, was he a brother to Sarah or was he Sarah's Father? > > > > > > << Item- I give and bequeath to my son George Bruce and Ann > Bruce > > > all my movable estate to be equally divided between them and the > > > desertation of William McMachin and Hugh Parrel after debts and > funeral > > > charges are paid, except my carpenter tools which I give to my son > > > James Bruce and one yearling heifer to Richard Colbart and out of the > > > above perquists I do oblige my sons James Bruce and George Bruce to > > > maintain my loving wife Sarah Bruce as long as she lives or remains a > > > widow>> > > > > > >This is great stuff and I for one really appreciate your sharing this > with > > >the group. > > >Thanks Alot, > > >Chadd Rose > > >Mailto: tuckman5@intrepid.net > > > > > > > > >==== BRUCE Mailing List ==== > > > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > > > Cooperative? > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BRUCE Mailing List ====