David-- Thanks so much! Excuse my late response--I've had a difficult week....This information is very interesting. I'm eager to see where Margaret Offley Riley ties in--clearly there are a few possibilities! Martha Grenzeback graymatters@alltel.net At 10:19 PM 2/8/2006 -0500, Crowcope@aol.com wrote: >Hi Martha and List, first Iam trying to help as many as I can but I getting >alot of requests and can only do one at a time. It takes me several hours per >night just look for one name and chart it. I have 3 now one is >Harrold/Herrell >that Iam compiling and Mercer and Offley . Iam not the fastest typist and >this is what slows me down on anwering each one . I have to review and >then type >in some kind of order for all of you to understand. >Offley- they are Quakers listed in the Kent CO DE Quaker records and Deeds >and they are listed with wills and deeds in New Castle CO PA . I found >links for >the Offleys to Nottingham, PA a Frederick CO VA migration county with names >of Hilliard, England , Shaw and references to Alexander ROSS of Nottingham >, PA >and VA land partner of Morgan Bryan - Boone related. >The Offleys are found with the New England to DE Husseys' who are related to >the Babb who are related to the Copes'. >The names are Micahael, Caleb will 1727 New Castle CO DE , Hadadiah Offley >will 1716 New Castle CO. DE and Michael Offley is listed 19 Nov 1684 Duck >Creek, Kent CO DE deed owning land next to Morris Liston has wife Jane her >will >1711 New Castle CO DE deed shaows John Pearson to Christopher Ellet. >Deed 5 Oct 1682 Edmond Andros GOV. confirms land of James Crawford called >Rowls Grats land by James Beswicke ? and Michael Offly. I know the widow >of James >Crawford named Judith inten. to marry Edward Gibbs 3.1686 New Castle CO DE >Quaker marriage with Valentine Hollingsworth and Robert VANCE appointed to >make further inquiry before marriage.- this is on page 232 of Gilbert Cope's >History of Chester CO PA & Bio-Sketches pub. 1881. >Valentine Hollingsworth 1696/97 DE tax list with Oliver Cope is the >grd-father of Abraham Hollingsworth who has a 23 Sept 1748- Nov 1748 >Frederick CO VA >will and were there is one Quaker here there are ???? I am learning fast that >this county early on is a hugh Quaker community. >Abraham Hollingsworth marr. Ann Robinson 4.9.1710 recorded in the Kennett, >Chester CO PA MMs. Kennett and New Castle share Quaker records because >half of >Kennett twp was in New Castle CO DE early 1700s. >Abe & Ann Hollingsworth's son Isaac marr. Rachel Perkins dau. of Isaac >Perkins son of Ebenezer Perkins of 1696/97 DE tax list with Oliver Cope . >Isaac >Perkins was a Capt. in the Frederick CO VA Militia 1755 and many Quakers >were in >this Army during the French & Indian war 1755-1763. > >Kent CO DE Duck Creek Quaker records- >Caleb Offley marr. Elizabeth England 7.10.1722 and she is related Philp >England will 1708 DE and Joseph England will 1748 West Nottingham, PA. >Michael Offley marr. Elizabeth Hales 5.20.1741 >Michael Offlay b) 9.18.1718 and Caleb Offlay b) 4.9.1723 >Caleb Offley marr. Mary Mackie or Markee 2.18.1709 >Caleb Offley - 5.16.1711 ordered to speak to brother Hasakiah to give account >about the Boston collection. >Note: my note the Offleys' could be from New England because the Babbs, >Husseys and Perkins are. >Deed- 22 May 1706- John HUSSEY to sons John and Jedediah - pres/Wit: Caleb >OFFLEY & Benjamin Swett- Benjamin Swett is a son-in-law of John Hussey and >John >Hussey's dau. Bathsheba Hussey marr. Thomas Babb SR - parents of Thomas Babb >JR who marr. Sarah Foulke 1729 New Castle CO DE Old Swede Church. Thomas >Babb >is one of the first Quakers into Frederick CO VA about 1734. >Wills- New Castle CO DE - >Hadadiah Offley 10 Sept 1716 Duck Creek Hundred- wife Laurana - >father-in-law Charles Hilliard- note the Hilliards are on a lot of Kent CO DE >deeds in my book 1702-1722. >Newphew William Shaw. >The appears to be son of Thomas Shaw will 19 Nov 1713 Duck Creek ,New Castle >CO DE wife Hannah ( Offley ?? ) has chd not listed. >Caleb Offley will 10.8.1727- 9 Mar 1727 wife Elizabeth ( England marr. >7.10.1722 Kent CO DE ) . >Children- >1) Oldest Michael - did he marry Elizabeth Hales dau. of John 1741 Duck Creek >MM. >2) Caleb - could he have been b) 4.9.1723 >3) Daniel >4) David >sister's son Hazdiah SHAW- could he be son of Thomas & Hannah Shaw > >Kent CO DE- Quaker meeting- 8.21.1717 Caleb Offley required advice about >placing out Thomas Shaws children William Shaw and Rebecca Shaw one to >William >Brown of Nottingham and the other to Alexander ROSS of Nottingham. >William Brown is from Burlington CO NJ listed 1722 Nottingham, PA tax list >and is related to James Brown who marr. Honour Clayton 6.8.1679 Burlington >CO NJ >Quaker . >Here is one of the oldest Quaker families married early here- >Gilbert Cope bio- page 498 1881 bk- >William Clayton came to NJ 1676/77 d) 1689 wife Prudence >children- >1) Prudence marr. Henry Reynolds 11.10.1678 Burlington, NJ- this man is on >the 1693 Chichester twp tax and moved to Nottingham, PA . >2) Honuor marr. James Browne 6.8.1679 Burlington NJ he died in Nottingham, PA >3) William marr. Elizabeth Bezer 1682 - their son Edward Clayton marr. Ann >Whitaker 12.25.1713 - she dau. of James Whitaker & Mary Martin dau. of Thomas >Martin & Margery MENDENHALL sister of Benjamin and John Mendenhall all >immigrants. >Edward & Ann Clayton are on the 1715 Bradford, Chester CO PA tax list with >John COPE son of Olver. >James Whitaker bought land from John LINVILLE 1704 Chichester , PA and many >believe is he is ancestor of The Linvilles' who marr. into the Morgan Bryan >family and the Boone family. >4) Mary marr. John Beals 1682 and their dau. Mary Beals marr. Richard HARROLD >listed 1722 Nottingham, PA tax list. They have sons Richard b) ?? and >Jonathan Harrald b) 10.20.1717 marr. ? Catherine Hiatt dau. of John Hiatt >will 3 >Jan 1764 Hampshre CO VA but recorded in the Frederick CO VA wills ( note: >look >for Hiatt 1780s Hampshire CO VA tax lists ) . Catherine has sister Ann listed >as HARRISK and I found a Richard & ANN Harrell deed 7 Sept 1756 to Isaac Wood >land by William Hurst and John Herrell. >This is a brother of William Herrell who marr Susannah Chester dau. of >Thomas Chester & Sarah CARTMILL she from New Castle CO DE dau. of >Nathaniel found >on Quaker records with the Hollingsworths 1692 Concord MM, Chester CO PA. >Note: I found same deed records for the Harrells in Augusta CO VA and >Frederick CO VA with same dates. >Frederick CO VA deed-1) 9 Mar 1743 John Mills of Prince George CO MD to >Jonathan Harrold on Opechon- same date has John Mills to sons -Jonathan >Harrell is >on the 1768 Rowan CO NC tax list of William SPURGIN with Mendenhalls , >Hiatts;-James and John from Bradford, PA . >2) Thomas Mills & Elizabeth Harrold dau. of Richard & Mary- Note: Thomas >Mills marr. 4.18.1730 to Elizabeth Harrold dau. of Mary in Monocacy Hundred, >Prince George CO MD at Josiah Ballinger's house- and Morgan Bryan wife >Martha >Strode and a Elinor Bryan that now one knows who she is are present at that >marriage. >3) to Hurr Mills and wife Rachel Harrold dau. of Richard & Mary- Rachel >Mills and Thomas Mills are on the 1768 Rowan CO NC tax list of William >SPURGIN . >4) to son Henry Mills. >I have to stop here and as you can see these Quakers are all related or know >each other and they are HUGH in 1700s America and I can link most to the >Copes' and Boones. >David > > >==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== >Has it been awhile since you sent a message to our list? >Remember! 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