The only source I have is the Daniel B. Lloyd book, the Middletons and Kindred Families of Southern Maryland. We have found errors in this book so anything is possible. I was involved when Daniel was doing the research in Charles County but I did not have access to his sources and I have not been able to find his research notes/material. I really thought it would be available at the Md Historical Society but I had a no record from them. Mary Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of wpsc Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) Thanks Mary, this is great. I had Thomas Benjamin Dyer and Elizabeth Reeder as the parents of "your" Aunt Frank, but I didn't have Molly connected. Thank you for the connection. I don't remember where I got Thomas Benjamin, but are you comfortable that it was Thomas Berry? I know Reeder and Reader were spelled interchangeable in the area so I don't know about spelling--where I got that spelling. I did review some of the Mudd geneology work and this may be where I got the spelling of those names. Thanks again Mary for sharing. Patty Mary Simmons wrote: > I have always enjoyed these lists so much but hesitate to participate > because the memory does go after a certain number of years but I > remember asking my mother if Dr Edward Edelen might be related to us > and that is why I spoke up. My grandparents were William Jordan and > Mary Ellen (Dyer) Middleton. I grew up on a farm between Waldorf and > Bryantown during the depression days. My grandmother was the daughter > of Thomas Berry Dyer and Elizabeth (Reader) Dyer. Her sister was > Frances, the wife of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd. I was next to the youngest of > 10 children so I do not remember my grandparents. My grandmother lived > with my parents during her last years of life. I only remember my > mother talking about Aunt "Frank" and stories about Dr Mudd while he > was in prison. At one time my mother had one of the rare books which > contained letters from Dr Mudd to his wife while he was a prisoner but > she gave it to my younger brother for a paper he was doing in college > and the book disappeared. The years during the depression were not the > best years but we lived on a farm and knew we didn't have money but we > had a great family life. Under the 1880 census, we found my > grandparents had 2 orphan children which we believe might have been > adopted during the "Orphan Train" days when so many children were sent > out of New York. Is there anyone who might have any knowledge of these > children coming to Charles County? > > Mary R. (Middleton) Simmons > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > I had replied to Mary off the list, and in that reply, suggested that > she probably had great stories of growing up in Southern Maryland and > possibly of many of our families, too. Can she share those on the > list, or should I ask her to email me off the list with any stories > she might be willing to share? > > Thanks for the direction - > Mur > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 1:53 PM > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > Thanks for your update on Dr Edelen's wife - my children usually keep > me up to date on the deaths of people we knew in Charles County but > guess I had forgotten. I moved out of Waldorf in 1971 but we have > children, nieces and nephews and family members there and we made many > trips back to MD. Yes, Dr Edelen's family is the Bryantown family. > Mary > > Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons > 2761 Knollwood Dr > Montgomery, AL 36116-3816 > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of wpsc > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > I don't know if these two different lines are connected or not. I > think > they probably are. I do know that Dr. Edelen's wife died in 1990. And, > his Edelen family was from the line in Bryantown. > > Mary Simmons wrote: > >> I have been very interested in the messages/comments concerning the >> Sunnyside Farm and the Edelen family. When I grew up in Waldorf, >> Charles County, my mother always told me there were two separate >> Edelen family lines although they may have been distantly related in >> the very early years. The Edelen family who lived in Bryantown area >> were mainly Bowlings, Boarmans, and Edelens, for example. Dr Edward >> Edelen whose widow still lives in Port Tobacco was a friend of mine >> as he was on the board of directors of the savings and loan assn >> where I worked when my children were small. He also sewed up one of >> my son's heads with about 30 stitches after he fell down some steps - >> The other Edelen family lived in the Prince George's county area, >> Clinton, Piscataway, and the Berry Road area where David Middleton >> Edelen's family lived. These are the Middleton relatives - not the >> Edelens of Bryantown area - I visited these Edelen members often when >> I visited my sister who lived in Piscataway. I am now 82 years young >> and memories do fade but if there are others who have more definite >> information I will be very happy to be updated with new information. >> Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons, [email protected] >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:43 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) >> >> >> I do believe that Vivian Boone Edelen (who must be her eighties now) >> still lives at Sunnyside Farm in Charles Co. She compiled a >> manuscript on the Bowling family of Charles, Prince George's and St. >> Mary's Co. -- that is the only reason I know of her still being >> there. >> >> Shirley >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:59 PM >> Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) >> >> >> No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw >> Edelen and >> >> thought David or someone might be interested. >> Shirley >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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