Pat, OOP's, I can't count this early in the morning. Had my mind on getting a piece of hot home made bread with my coffee. James Hezekiah is the gt grandfather of James Albert Fitzwater. Les

Pat, I was the one that chatted with you awhile back about Ruth Fitzwater possibly being the sister of James Hezekiah Fitzwater of the Yough Glades. He was born in Loudoun Co., Va. in December of 1784. The parentage of Ruth or James H. has never been proven. James Albert Fitzwater married Ada Bell Howell and he is the gt.gt.grandson of James Hezekiah. Coming down from James Hezekiah,Silas,John Lower and than him. If you let me know what information that you need on James Albert I will be glad to help you. Are you related to any of the Fitzwaters other than Ruth Junkins Fitzwater. Les ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Thompson" <Pat125@erols.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:30 AM Subject: [MDGARRET] James Fitzwater > James Fitzwater was her great uncle and say he IS buried at the Rose Hill > Cemetery Swanton MD. > --------- > Mary Jane, I am interested in this James Fitzwater. Was he married to Ada > Bell Howell? > > My g, g, grandmother, Anna JUNKINS' (1822-????) father was John W. Junkins > and he was married twice. 1.) Ruth Fitzwater and 2.) Elizabeth Anderson. > > I need to find parents for both wives. I believe someone was looking at the > possibility of Ruth Fitzwater having a brother named James. The time frame > would have been the late 1700's. > > James A. Fitzwater, buried at Rose Hill was b. 1877, thus not fitting the > time frame. Might your grandmother know of any of James A.'s ancestors? > > Thanks, Pat-T > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html >

>From the will of Stephen Willis Friend, Sr. I give and devise unto Malinda Friend, (my younger daughter living) my 'Plantation' whereon I now dwell known by the name of "part of Western Territory" and one lot of land called "William Hoye's Neglect" containing one hundred and fifty four acres of land more or less in the two pieces or tracts, to her the said Malinda Friend her heirs and assigns. Item, I give and devise unto my grand son Norman Willis Freind my Colt which is about eighteen months old. Item, I give and devise unto my grand daughter Rebecca Ursa Friend one cow. Item, I devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my personal property to my said daughter Malinda Friend, she shall pay the sum of Twenty dollars in money at the expiration of five years after my death to my son Stephen W. - Twenty dollars after the expiration of ten years after said time to my daughter Mary Abigail, she shall pay to my son David H. Twenty dollars at the expiration of fifteen years after my demise and shall pay to my oldest son Ellis S, Twenty dollars after the expiration of twenty years after my death. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my daughter Molinda to be sole Executrix of this my last Will and testament. 24th February 1890 Witnesses: Joseph H. Friend, Florence L. Friend, D. H. Friend, Amos W. Savage State of Maryland, Garrett County, to-wit: on this 10th day of January 1895 came D. H. Friend and made oath, in due form of law that he does not know of any Will or Codicil of Stephen W. Friend, late of Garrett County, deceased other than the above instrument of writing and that he received the same on or about the 17th day oaf Devember 1894, Test; J. W. White, Register. Note in the above the name of daughter sometimes looks like Malinda and sometimes like Molinda. Art --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

James Fitzwater was her great uncle and say he IS buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery Swanton MD. --------- Mary Jane, I am interested in this James Fitzwater. Was he married to Ada Bell Howell? My g, g, grandmother, Anna JUNKINS' (1822-????) father was John W. Junkins and he was married twice. 1.) Ruth Fitzwater and 2.) Elizabeth Anderson. I need to find parents for both wives. I believe someone was looking at the possibility of Ruth Fitzwater having a brother named James. The time frame would have been the late 1700's. James A. Fitzwater, buried at Rose Hill was b. 1877, thus not fitting the time frame. Might your grandmother know of any of James A.'s ancestors? Thanks, Pat-T

I have seen the grave at Hoyes. There used to be a church there, but it was dismantled long ago. The only church there now is a Methodist church about 1/2 mile away, which also has a cemetery. The Catholic cemetery is beside route 42, just South of the intersection of route 42 and Hoyes/Sang Run Road. Delores

Walt, Would you say that Meshach was born in Montgomery Co., or in Frederick Co.? Is Browningsville in Frederick Co, or Montgomery? Did Montgomery Co. include territory from only Frederick, or also Prince Georges? Delores

Mary Jane, From Hoye's Pioneer Families, Meschach Browning died Nov 19, 1859. He rode three miles from Sang Run to visit his daughter, he got a cold and pneumonia and died at the Mettingly house at Hoye. He is buried across the road from this house in the Catholic Cemetery with his dear Mary. Les ----- Original Message ----- From: "MJDUGAN" <mjedugan@yahoo.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Meschach Browning Death? > Hi thanks, do you agree that he died at the James Fitzwatrers place? MJD > > > > MARY JANE > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html >

Thanks Tom, Thats why we are here to get the facts streight MJD MARY JANE --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

Les, THANKS, It is strange how stories get around, I was talking to mom tonight about Browing and she remembers some of the stories about him, boy how stories do change MJD MARY JANE --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

I have Meshachs dod as November 15, 1859.

Hi thanks, do you agree that he died at the James Fitzwatrers place? MJD MARY JANE --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

HI , Does any one know when Mschach Browing died? My mother is 90 yr, and remembers the family talking about him when he stoped over at the James Fitzwater farm, she said he got sick and died there. James Fitzwater was her great uncle and say he IS buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery Swanton MD.. The first person to be buried there. At the time it was called the Fitzwater cemetery MJD MARY JANE --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

Sam; Sometimes you take what information you get to support the stories you hear. Even when I've found the stories to be wrong, I still include them because that's what my relative remembers being told as a kid. Good Luck with the censur. I always find them interesting to read, but hard on the eyes. Lois Melinat >There's a 10 year gap (20 from 1880-1900), so it's by no means perfect, >you do find errors; but sometimes that's all that's available. _________________________________________________________________ Groove on the latest from the hot new rock groups! Get downloads, videos, and more here. http://special.msn.com/entertainment/wiredformusic.armx

Pat, I have to disagree with the "time line". No part of Maryland was under Virginia at any time. Glenn in Michigan

Montgomery County, MD, was created in 1776, thus predating Meshach Browning's birth. Damascus is in Montgomery County, a few miles from the border with Frederick County. I live 10 miles away from Damascus. Just west of Damascus, essentially right at the Frederick County line, is the tiny town of Browningsville, MD. It is not much more than a crossroad. There is a connection between the founders of this town and Meshach. Curiously, the ancestors of the numerous Harvey family of western Maryland hailed from an area a mile or so south of Browningsville. The Harveys left Montgomery County sometime between 1794 and 1802, first settling in Hampshire County in what is now WV. Walt Warnick ------------------------------ Thomas Shade wrote: >Harriet, I am reading the book now, and although he was born in >Frederick Co, that part of the county is now Montgomery Co. Page viii >says, "After they reurned from this campaign Joshua Browning settled at >the village of Damascus, Montgomery Co., where he married Nancy Farmer, >who was the mother of Meshach Browning...." His father died when >Meshach was 2 weeks old. If I am incorrect in assuming that Damascus >was at that time a part of Frederick Co., I hope somebody will correct >me. Again, I am not aware when Montgomery Co. was created. Was it >created from only Frederick Co., or was part of Prince Georges Co. >taken? If Connie is out there reading this, she probably has the dates >at hand. The date of Meshach's birth was 1781. > > >==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== >Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html > > > >

This page by Father Eberhard is pretty hard to read. Remember, everything is in latin including latinized names and I don't know latin. Here goes... Page 20: Baptism 3, die 14 Febr. 1865 baptizata est Juliana Fox nata 28 jan. 1865, filia Mark? Fox et Maria Broun? Ireland (Meo) sponsores Patric Fox et Maria Pendergast, Oakland, minister Eberhard. Baptism 4, die 16 April 1865 baptizata est Maria Clara Eggers, nata 15 April 1865 filia Heinrich Eggers Prussia, et Margaretha Schaefer, Prussia, Sponsores; Joseph Schaefer et Eva Winerz, Oakland, minister Eberhard. Baptism 5, die 15 jan 1865 baptizatus est Thomas Garrett, natus 17 Dec 1864, filius Michael Garrett, Mayo IRl et Brigitta Griff?, Irl Sponsores Will. Kenedy et Mary Carney, Oakland , minister Eberhard Baptism 6, Die 17 April, 1865 baptizata est Katharina Reynolds, nata 10 April 1865 filia Bernard ? et Brigitta Trasy?, Ireland. Sponsors Edward Walsh et Brigitta Stanton, Oakland, minister Eberhard. Baptism 7, die 20 April 1865 baptizatus est Jacoby McGettigan?, natu 11 July 1864, filius Nelson? McGetighan et Elisab. Mueller? All, Co. Md, Sponsors Will et Ann DeWitt, ???, Md. minister Eberhard Baptism 8, die 20 April 1865 baptizatum est Anastasia Seymour, nata 6 Feb. 1865, filia Fred Seymour et Maria Mattingly, All. Co. Md. Sponsors Joseph Grower et Anast Seymour, Crossroad?, Md, minister Eberhard. End of first half of page 20. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

On the front page of today's Cumberland Times is an article, with picture, of one Brian Shaffer, a descendant of one of the Mayflower passangers. Thought you might like to read about it at: http://www.cumberlandtimes-news.com I hope that's the web page. Oh, the Fuller family he mentions isn't the same family that settled in the Grantsville area. Brian is also descended from the Beachy's. That's how I know him. Connie History is preserved through knowledge shared

Remember, I am transcribing bad handwriting including names that were put into latin by the priests. I don't know latin and am just doing my best to share information with you. I want to hear back from anyone who knows any of the people baptized, their parents or sponsors because every page I am transcribing contains at least one relative of mine. Page 5: Baptism 10, Baptized April 3, 1859, born Feb 10, 1859, nomen baptisati Ann Marian Schaefers, nomen et origo parentum, Joannes Schaefers, en Hohen?epel (Borussia) and Theresia Krause, en Grossneder (Borussia), nomina patrinorum, Anna Maria Schaeffers and Anton Schaefers, minister Van de Braant. Baptism 11, April 3, 1859, born Jul 1845, nomen baptisati Maria Joanna Kerns, nomen et origo parentum, Joannes Kerns en Hamshire Co. Va and Catherine Horn, en adem loco. Nomina Patrinorum Owen Hart and Maria Dane, minister Van de Braant. Conversa ad fidem Cath;Lucusopu? ? haavint religionem ? ? baptisato a Methodista. Baptism 12, April 6, 1859, born Mar ?, Joseph Elias ?, nomen et origo Parentum Jos Fett, afind Frevirum (Borussia) and Cath. Hesen en Oldenburg. Nomina Patrinorum Joseph Schafers, minister Van de Brant, observanda baptisati domi ob nimiam distantiam. Baptism 13, May 22, 1859, born April 20, 1859, Joannes Tuhill, nomen et origo parentum, Joan. Tuhill, Galway Co. , Hibernia and Maria Kennedy; Mio Co. Hibernia, nomina patrinorum Catharine Collins, minister Van de Brant. Baptism 14, May 23, 1859, born April 27, 1859, Rebecca Rise, nomen et origo parentum Dionysius Rise, en Wiclow Co. Hibernia and Theresia Rosche, en ?isen, Borussia, nomina patrinorum Mich Byrn, minister Van de Braant. Baptism 15, June 23, 1859, born June 1, 1895, Michael Carney. Nomen et origo parentum Michael Carney adn Bridget Heriaghan his wife, Nomina patrinorum Stephen Pendergasat and Bridget Sullivan, minister Slattery July 24 baptisati Ellenorem, natum die 17 june ex Joane Fahy et Birgeta McGrath, sponsorem M? Cogly et Maria Lane, minister Ricardus Obriene? End of page 5. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

Hi Lois: I like that too. In my own case, I started by being interested in all of the stories I could get from family members, then when I wanted to learn more I bought books and got what I could from them. Then SK Publications made a reasonable offer to Allegany & Garrett County rootsweb members, and I got into the census data because I could work on that at home over the winter. I think of census data as a once in 10 years "snapshot" of families when I'm working with it. There's a 10 year gap (20 from 1880-1900), so it's by no means perfect, you do find errors; but sometimes that's all that's available. Lois Melinat wrote: > > > >I like stories, not just names and dates, so let's all share. > > > >Art > > I did try to change the heading a little because this has nothing to do with > census information. > > I share an opinion here with Art. I like stories -- to me that is what my > family history is about. It's nice to know where people were born, where > they lived, when they died, where they are buried. But it's even more > interesting to know how they lived, what they did when and if they had spare > time. I've been trying to write down the things my parents remember of > their childhood and relatives. I hope to some day put it all on CD so my > nieces and nephews know what their grandparents and great-grandparents were > like. > > Lois Melinat > > _________________________________________________________________ > Groove on the latest from the hot new rock groups! Get downloads, videos, > and more here. http://special.msn.com/entertainment/wiredformusic.armx > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.

Hi Pat: I went back & checked- I thought maybe I made a typo, but she did say she was 32 years old & born in May, 1868. The "preponderance of the evidence" shows you're right. She would have only been about 12 years old when she married if she was born in 1868. This is why I like to have 3,4 or more census records to compare with other records. I only have this one, and you're right; she must have been born 1859. Sam Pat Thompson wrote: > Sam, the census information for Stephen Willis Friend, Jr. and wife Mary > Martha (DeWitt) Friend conflicts with other records. > > You wrote: > "Friend, Stephen W.", Head, WM age 45 born Dec., 1854, married 19 > > years (1881), Farmer, Owns his Farm, Free of Mortgage. "Mary M.", > > Wife, WF age 32, born May 1868, Married 19 years (1881) > ---------- > Garrett County Marriage records: > > Marriage records from Garrett County, > Friend, Stephen W. 27, (~1853) married Martha DeWitt, 21 (~1859) on Oct. 24, > 1880. > ---------------------- > > Mary Martha's obit: > Mrs. Mary Martha Friend > Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Martha Friend, 79, widow of the late Stephen > Friend, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Teets, Hoye's Run > on December 14, were conducted Friday afternoon, December 16, at 2:30, from > the Oak Grove church, near McHenry, Rev. Carroll Skipper officiating. > Interment was in the Hoye's Run cemetery. > Hand dated 1938" > > {{ 1938 minus 79 equals 1859}} > ----------------------------------------- > > Graves of Garrett County by DAR, page 134: > Friend, Stephen Willis, Dec. 24, 1849-Apr. 11, 1937 husband of Mary Martha > (DeWitt) 1859-Dec. 14, 1938; Margaret, No date, same plot. > > I don't know how or why the year of birth for Mary M. ended up on the census as 1868, but I am thinking it should read 1859. > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.