FYI gf ********* From: pingle@viagrafix.net (Pamela Ingle) To: "Gloria Frazier" <glofra@townsqr.com> Subject: Re: Springer Surname - Was Re: Cemetary LOOKUP? Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 20:53:08 -0600 Hi Gloria, Thanks so much.......I really appreciate your help! Let me explain a bit more......maybe it might help? Sorry to go on and on, but as you can see, this Springer line is driving me bananas. Ezekiel Springer was born in Union SC (old district 96) abt 1754. His great grandfather was Charles(Carl) Springer b. 1658 in Sweden and settled along the Delaware River at New Castle....he is buried at the Old Swedes Church, in DE, reputed to be the first church built in America, which he helped to build and had served as the first warden. The family was associated with the Early Quakers of PA, that migrated to NC, and later to SC in the mid 1700s. He was with a group of Baptists that followed Phillip Mulkey after to Barren Co. KY. There they built the old Mill Creek Church (known now as the Old Mulkey), which stands today as the first church built in KY. Ezekiel and his wife Rebecca Collins had a son named John Springer, who married Elizabeth "Betsey" Bellew in Union SC abt. 1803. Betsey was the dau. of Zachariah Belew, and the grand daughter of Renny Belue Sr., who both served in the Rev. War under Col. Brandon. Shortly after they were married, the family followed Ezekiel to KY. John died in Barren Co. KY ca. 1815, and his widow, Betsey, remarried by 1816 to a widower named Joseph Gist. She and her children remained in KY/TN area. Ezekiel Springer (Sr.) appears on the 1830 census, but is not there in 1840 or 1850. His son, Ezekiel Springer (Jr. ) and his second wife Oney Parrot Bow (he was first mar. to Nancy Harland), do appear on both the 1840 and 1850 census. This makes me "suspect" that Rebecca and Ezekiel Springer are dec. by 1840. The last land purchase made by Ezekiel was in 8/1/1831, which further narrows the time of death to bet 1831 and 1840. By this time he would have been in his seventies. I'm not sure where or when he was bur., but I'll bet, it was in a church cem. and he was busy building a church bef. he died. Probably Baptist! The two parcels of land purchased in North Otter Township 12N 7W section 34 was purchased by "Springer, Ezekiel SR", but all of the other purchases did not include the SR. This would lead me to "suspect" that all of the other purchases were made by the son, rather than the father, and the were all in North Palmyra Township 12N 08W, section 3. So, I would narrow down the location of the bur. site to North Otter. Another Springer line can be found on the 1840 and 1850 census, that may connect much further back. This line tracked through VA, and do not appear to be closely connected. Also found are numerous Harlans. Many of Ezekiels dau. married into the Harlan(d) family from KY, as did his son Ezekiel. I had read the article about the "Coin Searchers" on the Macoupin IL USgenweb site, and how they stumbled upon an old cem. site with (Vandil?) headstones dating back to the 1830s. I'm hoping that someone will happen upon the bur. site of my 6 great grandparents. This appeared to be in the same area that they lived. To give you the scope of just how elusive this line has been, I'll tell you about another Springer. Stay with me now, this fellow got around, but it does tie in to IL! In 1851, Josephus Springer (the grandson of Ezekiel's son John that preceeded him in death), married Sarah Ann Smith in Macon Co. TN. Their first dau. Nancy was born abt. 1852, and shortly after, they headed off for cheap land in TX, where they had one son (and pos. other kids that died young). By 1855, they were in Fulton Co. AR and appear there on the census in 1860. In 1870 Sarah appears, but no Josephus, one child, Elizabeth, b. 1859, is no longer with her (presumed dec.) but she has another child named Matilda, born in ..........yep, you guessed it.......Illinois!! Joseph died ca. 1864, whereabouts unk. The only clue that we have is that his brother, Turner G. Springer, was found in the 110th IL. Also, some of Sarah's family moved IL from TN. I know only that Joe was said to be a "Union Man", and have been unable to find a record of service in TN, AR and KY and nothing yet for IL. At least now, I know that Ezekiel was in IL and the time of his death was bet 1831-1839. Well anyway, you can see that I am absolutely obsessed with discovering more about my elusive Springers! They sure have lead me for a chase. <grin> Best wishes, and again, thanks so much! Pam Ingle