Quit rents must differ from colony to colony. In Va they were monetary remittances and paid to the Lords Proprietors, .......as an interesting aside, the College of Wm and Mary, in Williamsburg, was obliged to pay 2 copies of Latin verses to the Governor every 5th of Nov, as quit rents for its land. Many are of the rents were tied to original land patents, and timed to start after sufficient time passed to allow the person owning the land to make if profitable........ so, in 1639-40;........ 7 years after the date of patents, 2 shillings per hundred acres quit rents were to be paid yearly at some convenient place to be appointed in each county. (in VA, from 1645, payment was also allowed to be in tobacco (3 pence/lb) ....tobacco came to be the usual method of payment for everything in Va.) By 1720, double quit rents were waged against those who owned land but lived out of the colony, as well as people caught concealing any part of his land. The rents were paid on the courthouse steps to the current sheriff. Those not paying ran the risk of having their land confiscated by the Kings representative. Sandra " The charter for Pennsylvania prescribed the payment to the king, his heirs and successors, "two beaver skins to bee delivered att our said Castle of Windsor, on the first day of januarie, in every yeare; and also the fifth parte of all Gold and Silver Oare, which shall from time to time happen to be found within the Limitts aforesaid, cleare of all Charges." The privilege of buying off the quit-rent to a small amount was embraced by some of the early purchasers of large amounts of land in Pennsylvania, but does not appear to have been continued by William Penn's successors. The "London Company" purchased 60,000 acres, on which the quit-rent was to be two beaver skins per annum, while the "Free Society of Traders" obtained 20,000 acres, and other purchasers 10l,760 more, at a quit-rent of one shilling for each thousand acres. By the patent-books it appears that the land in Chester County was patented, under various quit-rents, in the following amounts: At one shilling per hundred acres, 262,031; at one shilling per thousand acres, 13,524; at one penny per acre, 3,904; at a half penny per acre, 86,612; at a bushel of wheat per hundred acres, 6,904;various tracts of 200, 93, 73, 202, 201, 200, 400, 200 and 10 acres at one shilling each; 900 acres at a peppercorn; 124 acres at three bushels of wheat; 491 acres at 10 bushels per annu! A list was kept of all owners of lands, with situation, number of acres, etc., and this was called the rent-roll. A special officer, styled the Receiver General, had charge of this branch of the Proprietary interests, and at stated times visited the different counties to receive the quit-rents. In the very early times, when money was scarce, the rents were often paid in wheat or other grain, and when colonial paper money came into use it was at a discount, so that a nominally greater sum was required to be equivalent to the sterling English money specified in the patent." -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.1/347 - Release Date: 5/24/2006

QUIT-RENTS. As quit-rents have become obsolete, and many persons are ignorant of their nature, a short explanation may not be out of place here. They appear to have originated under the feudal system in England, when all the lands were supposed to belong to the king, and those who occupied them were allowed to do so in consideration of personal services of various kinds, but chiefly those of a military character. These were not always rendered immediately to the king, but often to an intermediate class, as the barons, who in turn were tenants of the king. From this arose the custom of paying a fee or fine in lieu of personal service, and by a quit-rent it is to be understood that the tenant goes quit or free of further service. In the course of time this institution, like many others, lost its original significance, and at the time William Penn sold lands in Pennsylvania quit-rents were probably regarded as the best means of securing a permanent income to himself and family. He says, in! his proposals to the early purchasers: "The shares I sell be certain as to the number of acres; that is to say, every one shall contain five thousand acres; the price one hundred pounds; and for the quit-rent, one English shilling, or the value of it yearly, for a hundred acres; which such as will may now, or hereafter, buy off to an inconsiderable matter; but as I hold by a small rent of the King, so all must hold of me by a small rent for their own security," etc. The charter for Pennsylvania prescribed the payment to the king, his heirs and successors, "two beaver skins to bee delivered att our said Castle of Windsor, on the first day of januarie, in every yeare; and also the fifth parte of all Gold and Silver Oare, which shall from time to time happen to be found within the Limitts aforesaid, cleare of all Charges." The privilege of buying off the quit-rent to a small amount was embraced by some of the early purchasers of large amounts of land in Pennsylvania, but does not appear to have been continued by William Penn's successors. The "London Company" purchased 60,000 acres, on which the quit-rent was to be two beaver skins per annum, while the "Free Society of Traders" obtained 20,000 acres, and other purchasers 10l,760 more, at a quit-rent of one shilling for each thousand acres. By the patent-books it appears that the land in Chester County was patented, under various quit-rents, in the following amounts: At one shilling per hundred acres, 262,031; at one shilling per thousand acres, 13,524; at one penny per acre, 3,904; at a half penny per acre, 86,612; at a bushel of wheat per hundred acres, 6,904;various tracts of 200, 93, 73, 202, 201, 200, 400, 200 and 10 acres at one shilling each; 900 acres at a peppercorn; 124 acres at three bushels of wheat; 491 acres at 10 bushels per annu! m. A list was kept of all owners of lands, with situation, number of acres, etc., and this was called the rent-roll. A special officer, styled the Receiver General, had charge of this branch of the Proprietary interests, and at stated times visited the different counties to receive the quit-rents. In the very early times, when money was scarce, the rents were often paid in wheat or other grain, and when colonial paper money came into use it was at a discount, so that a nominally greater sum was required to be equivalent to the sterling English money specified in the patent. The quit-rents were regarded as a grievance by the landholders, who avoided payment as much as possible, so that it was frequently necessary for the collectors to appeal to the law to gain what was due. After the Revolution the State of Pennsylvania paid a large sum of money to the heirs of William Penn to compensate them for the loss of the quit-rents, which were then abolished. visit"The George Smedley Homepage" http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net additional photos at http://smedley.george.home.att.net

Signers to George Smedley's Marriage Certificate,1687 George Wood,with his wife and children,brought a certificate from the Monthly Meeting of Friends belonging to Matlock,Monyash and Ashford,Derbyshire,dated 5 mo.27,1682. Riichard Bonsall"now removed with his whole family to America:he is and bath been since he came amongst friends of honest life and conversation." From our meeting at Ashford, 22d of 12 mo. 1682. John Wood, son of the above George Wood, doubtless came with his father. Thomas Worth and Samuel Bradshaw brought a joint certificate from Farnfield, in the county of Nottingham, dated 20th of 1st mo. 1682. An entry in Thomas Worth's Bible says : "Left England ye 21th day of ye 2d mon: 1682. Landed In Pennsilvania In ye begininge of ye sixt month In ye same yeare." John Marshall came from Elton, in Derbyshire, 1682 or 1683, and settled in Darby in 1687. John Ball came from Derby, in the county of Derby, 1682 or '3, and settled in Darby township, 1689. John Blunston, of Little Hallam, in the county of Derby, brought a certificate from the monthly meeting at Breach House, dated 13th of 5th mo. 1682. Joshua Fearne came with his mother, Elizabeth Fearne, bringing a certificate from the monthly meeting of Matlock, Monyash and Ashford, dated 5th mo. 27, 1682. John Bartram came from Ashburn, in the county of Derby, 1683. He was the grandfather of John Bartram, the botanist. John Smith came from Harby, in the county of Leicester, 1684. Thomas Hood, of Breson, in the county of Derby, brought a certificate from Friends at Breach House, dated 12 mo. 8, 1682. visit"The George Smedley Homepage" http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net additional photos at http://smedley.george.home.att.net

_Click here: Home - BLM GLO Records_ (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/) A section from the Bureau of Land Management: Since 1989, Eastern States has been protecting and automating the historic land patent documents for the Secretary of the Interior. As the successor agency to the original General Land Office (GLO), we maintain more than nine million historic land documents— survey plats and field notes, homestead patents, military warrants, and railroad grants. These historic documents were among the very first land records to result from theLand Ordinance of 1785, which authorized the transfer of public lands to private individuals. Even today, these records are valuable resources for natural resource agencies, historians, title companies and genealogists. Many of the documents are now computerized and are accessible via the Internet through the GLO Records Web site located at _www.glorecords.blm.gov_ (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/) . Over 4.2 million land patent records from across the United States are now online, and 3 million have been imaged for the 30 public land states. Project completion of the remaining 2 million Since 1989, Eastern States has been protecting and automating the historic land patent documents for the Secretary of the Interior. As the successor agency to the original General Land Office (GLO), we maintain more than nine million historic land documents— survey plats and field notes, homestead patents, military warrants, and railroad grants. These historic documents were among the very first land records to result from theLand Ordinance of 1785, which authorized the transfer of public lands to private individuals. Even today, these records are valuable resources for natural resource agencies, historians, title companies and genealogists. Many of the documents are now computerized and are accessible via the Internet through the GLO Records Web site located at _www.glorecords.blm.gov_ (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/) . Over 4.2 million land patent records from across the United States are now online, and 3 million have been imaged for the 30 public land states. Project completion of the remaining 2 million records is expected in about 5 years. Through this valuable Web site, field employees can easily check land ownership status from their desks and genealogists can trace family histories through land ownership. The Web site has been accessed more than 6,752,000 times (as of October, 2005) since its inception, making it one of the most popular Web sites in the Department of the Interior. records is expected in about 5 years. Through this valuable Web site, field employees can easily check land ownership status from their desks and genealogists can trace family histories through land ownership. The Web site has been accessed more than 6,752,000 times (as of October, 2005) since its inception, making it one of the most popular Web sites in the Department of the Interior.

The Broadway musical "1776" is being performed at the LDS Chapel in Broomall this Thurs, Fri. and Sat. Charles Thompson of Havertown and Judge James Wilson of Chester County, among others are portrayed as the Continental Congress debates the Declaration of Indepedence. Seats can be reserved at VFStake1776@yahoo.com <mailto:VFStake1776@yahoo.com> Just give date, number of tickets. There is no charge. The preceding e-mail message (including any attachments) contains information that may be confidential, be protected by Valley Forge Military Academy & College or other applicable privileges, or constitute non-public information. It is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful.

Here's another possibility (ha ha),he married Elizabeth James the daughter of #1887,Jesse James. visit"The George Smedley Homepage" http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net additional photos at http://smedley.george.home.att.net

For those interested in the Bounty Land system of land grants after the Revolutionary War, there is a book called, "Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants, Awarded by State Governments," by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, 1996. It was published by the Genealogical Publishing Co., in Baltimore, MD The introduction of the book explains state by state what bounty land was given and some states, such as Georgia, how much bounty land was given by rank. For example a private in the Georgia Line received 230 acres. Also, explains where the bounty was that was given to the patriots. The majority of the book is a listing of patriots who received land grants from the various state government. Alice

Well, the fact that he was a lawyer may explain it. Did some widow loose her assets? -----Original Message----- From: Nadine Holder [mailto:nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:03 PM To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west His father died in 1868 and his grandfather in 1823 so nothing there. Don't yet know the father-in-law's death date (Jesse James). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Huey, Richard" <RHuey@vfmac.edu> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: RE: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > When did his father or father-in-law or grandfather die? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nadine Holder [mailto:nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:35 PM > To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > > Now horse racing catches my eye! It is would seem somewhat likely that he > hit "something" > big. I hadn't really noticed before that he was admitted to the bar > at the ripe age of 23 and was only 25 when elected district attorney. . I > would have thought "census errors" or that Paschal was joking around with > the 1860 census > taker except for the fact that he had a number of farm hands working for > him > too in 1860. I did know that Elizabeth returned to Chester County after > he > died but did not know that he was taken back there for burial. Apparently > kept up > his Quaker membership - I have the Illinois Quaker records at my library > so > will have to check if there are any clues in there. > > Actually Paschall probably had quite a good farming background despite his > youth, his schooling and his law career. Father Thomas Stalker Woodward > had a farm in West Bradford, valued $22,000 in 1850 and had several Irish > laborers working for him so Paschall would have been well exposed to large > scale farming. Maybe he found the law not to his taste and wanted to > return > to his farming roots. Father Thomas had a net worth of $30,000 real estate > and $3350 personal property in 1860 and only a couple of farm laborers so > it doesn't look like the money came from Daddy. Paschall was also > probably > a smart cookie as he was descended from William and Eliza Marshall > Woodward > and descendants of Eliza Marshall also descend from James Hunt of England > whose > two daughters were styled as "geniuses" in some descriptions of the > family. > So > maybe he did make all that money by himself. Didn't find much on the Will > County, Illinois Web Site that might be enlightening but would guess from > its > location just south of Chicago that there was much opportunity there. A > huge > market for farm products for one thing. > > Thanks guys for all your input and maybe a descendant will turn up > sometime > that knows the story for sure. Nadine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> > To: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com>; > <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:53 AM > Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > > >> Nadine >> Maybe he hit it big on the Kentucky Derby. >> visit"The George Smedley Homepage" >> http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net >> additional photos at >> http://smedley.george.home.att.net >> #4679 ELIZABETH JAMES (Jesse,Elizabeth,John,Mary,Sarah,George),b. >> Westtown,5-27-1827;d.West Chester,5-25-1891;m.Philadelphia,3-16-1848, >> Paschall Woodward,b.West Bradford,9-27-1824;d.Louisville,Ky.,1-28-1870; >> buried at Bradford Meeting,Chester Co.;son of Thomas S Woodward and Mary >> Worth,of West Bradford.He studied law and was admitted to the bar of >> Chester Co.,Nov.4,1847;elected district attorney,Oct.,1850,and served >> till >> Sept,1853,when he resigned and removed to the West. Issue: >> >> 4679A William Henry,b.12-20-1850;living in West Bradford,unmarried. >> >> P.O.,West Chester. >> >> 4679B Emma J,b.Chicago,Ill.,9-12-1855;m.West Chester,Pa.,10-2- >> >> 1877,E Frank Stoner,b.Lancaster Co.,Oct.,1850;d.Washington, >> >> Pa.,April,1884;buried Millersville,Pa.;son of Jacob Stoner >> >> and Susan Funk,of Lancaster Co.He was in the drug business. >> >> She now resides at 3608 Walnut St.,Phila. Issue: >> >> Elizabeth,b.Washington,9-18-1878;unmarried. >> >> Samuel Francis,b.same,2-22-1882;d.Phila.,10-25-1900. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> >> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:06 PM >> Subject: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west >> >> >>> The list seems a bit quiet so thought I would ask a question that has >>> bugged me for some time. >>> >>> "In 1850, an Act of Assembly was passed, creating the office of District >>> Attorney and making the officer elective by the people. The first >>> choice >>> of the electors fell upon Paschall Woodward, who acted in that capacity >>> until 1853, when he resigned and removed to the West." Tells of a >>> murder >>> case tried by Paschall in Jan 1851. From Side Lights on the Bench and >>> Bar of Chester County, by Wilmer W. MacElree 1918 >>> >>> Then I find Paschall in the 1850 census in Chester County: >>> 1850 #362 West Chester Chester Co, Pa >>> Paschall Woodward, 25, lawyer, $2500, Pa; Elizabeth J., 22, Pa; Anna >>> Mary >>> Woodward, 17, Pa; Margaret Mills, 19, Pa. They are next door to a >>> girls' >>> school run by Palmer Evans and thus probably the two girls staying with >>> them. Anna Mary is Paschall's sister. >>> >>> Then he did indeed remove to the west and is found in 1860: >>> 1860 New Lenox Will Co Ill >>> 1119 Paschall Woodward, 35, farmer, Pa, 72,000 real estate 20,000 >>> personal property >>> Elizabeth J., 34, Pa; Harry Woodward, 9, Pa; Emma J, 4, Il; John Yertze >>> 60, farm hand, Pa; John Conwell, 30, carppenter, NY; Wm Edwards, 24, >>> farm >>> hand, Pa; James Brenan, 30, farm hand, Ire; Henry Law, 25, farm hand, >>> NY; >>> Angus McFadden, 25, farm hand, Scotland; Charlotte Weston, 56, servant, >>> England; Lydia Cramer, 14, servant, NY >>> >>> My question is how did this guy go from a net worth of $2500 in 1850 to >>> nearly $100,000 in 1860. That is an enormous amount of money in that >>> day >>> and time. A currency comparison site online using comparative cost of >>> living gives the value in 2004 of $100,000 from 1860 as over two million >>> dollars. >>> >>> Paschall is only distantly related to me - second cousin, four times >>> removed and it is mainly prurient curiosity on my part. He descends from >>> William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and I have his family information. >>> Didn't find much on him by Googling and wonder if anyone out there knows >>> his story , i. e. anything about the murder trial and how Paschall may >>> have come into his wealth? >>> Nadine Holder >>> >>> >>> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >>> Unsubscribing. 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Right.,...if one can't find hide nor hair of ancestors in an area, it's always a good idea to consider the land grant possibility (we're not talking about a 'lost' grandfather in 1920, but time applicable ancestors)...clues might well be found to where original settlers came from . Along with land grant folks the same goes for many other things, too......religions, for instance....if an area was settled largely by, say, Quakers from PA, then that might be a good starting place. Along these lines, I had an ancestor "appear'' in Belmont County Ohio, in 1803.....research indicated that a lot of Quakers had come to the area from the Winchester, VA area...the Hopewell Meeting. So, I looked there, and found them all...in that Hopewell Meeting, with parents, grandparents and certificates where they had moved to VA, originally from Chester County. I'd never have found them if I hadn't learned about the importance of the Quaker faith in their area, and followed up on it as a possibility. All this only enforced the importance of doing RESEARCH on the area of interest. It isn't enough to simply ask others for lookups, etc - it is essential for US to know the history of the area, and of many different aspects....... the religious background...... where many settlers came from and the emigration patterns to elsewhere FROM the area.... and now, we can add land grant info to the mix. There are others, for sure...these are just a few exampled......the general idea is, in other words, to learn all you can about any geographic area where your folks lived.........you just never know where you'll find the tid bit that leads to where you want to 'go'....... and, it's the ONLY way ... I sometimes think it isn't particularly helpful for us to spoon feed tons of information to people..... particularly when it is evident that the person is new to the hobby, or inexperienced in the how tos of research. Far better to give leads and suggestions that will encourage them to actually THINK about their family, the area...and, come up with theories to follow up on. I've run into so many people who think research consists of asking some stranger to give them information, and it seems a fairly safe assumption that asking others to feed them data IS their idea of research.....! Sandra "This was interesting stuff Sandy and good information to hang on to. I was only familiar with the grants in Western Illinois in Mercer County and none of those land grants were actually lived on by the recipient - the "popular idea" is that they hung the grant documents on their walls as souvenirs of their service and then went wherever they pleased but not to Western Illinois! The records are interesting though as they do in many cases show the home state ." -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006

I was only being facetious about the Kentuckey Derby which didn't open until 5 years after his death.I would be more inclined to believe he inherited some money. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > Now horse racing catches my eye! It is would seem somewhat likely that he > hit "something" > big. I hadn't really noticed before that he was admitted to the bar > at the ripe age of 23 and was only 25 when elected district attorney. . I > would have thought "census errors" or that Paschal was joking around with > the 1860 census > taker except for the fact that he had a number of farm hands working for > him > too in 1860. I did know that Elizabeth returned to Chester County after > he > died but did not know that he was taken back there for burial. Apparently > kept up > his Quaker membership - I have the Illinois Quaker records at my library > so > will have to check if there are any clues in there. > > Actually Paschall probably had quite a good farming background despite his > youth, his schooling and his law career. Father Thomas Stalker Woodward > had a farm in West Bradford, valued $22,000 in 1850 and had several Irish > laborers working for him so Paschall would have been well exposed to large > scale farming. Maybe he found the law not to his taste and wanted to > return > to his farming roots. Father Thomas had a net worth of $30,000 real estate > and $3350 personal property in 1860 and only a couple of farm laborers so > it doesn't look like the money came from Daddy. Paschall was also > probably > a smart cookie as he was descended from William and Eliza Marshall > Woodward > and descendants of Eliza Marshall also descend from James Hunt of England > whose > two daughters were styled as "geniuses" in some descriptions of the > family. So > maybe he did make all that money by himself. Didn't find much on the Will > County, Illinois Web Site that might be enlightening but would guess from > its > location just south of Chicago that there was much opportunity there. A > huge > market for farm products for one thing. > > Thanks guys for all your input and maybe a descendant will turn up > sometime > that knows the story for sure. Nadine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> > To: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com>; > <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:53 AM > Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > > >> Nadine >> Maybe he hit it big on the Kentucky Derby. >> visit"The George Smedley Homepage" >> http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net >> additional photos at >> http://smedley.george.home.att.net >> #4679 ELIZABETH JAMES (Jesse,Elizabeth,John,Mary,Sarah,George),b. >> Westtown,5-27-1827;d.West Chester,5-25-1891;m.Philadelphia,3-16-1848, >> Paschall Woodward,b.West Bradford,9-27-1824;d.Louisville,Ky.,1-28-1870; >> buried at Bradford Meeting,Chester Co.;son of Thomas S Woodward and Mary >> Worth,of West Bradford.He studied law and was admitted to the bar of >> Chester Co.,Nov.4,1847;elected district attorney,Oct.,1850,and served >> till >> Sept,1853,when he resigned and removed to the West. Issue: >> >> 4679A William Henry,b.12-20-1850;living in West Bradford,unmarried. >> >> P.O.,West Chester. >> >> 4679B Emma J,b.Chicago,Ill.,9-12-1855;m.West Chester,Pa.,10-2- >> >> 1877,E Frank Stoner,b.Lancaster Co.,Oct.,1850;d.Washington, >> >> Pa.,April,1884;buried Millersville,Pa.;son of Jacob Stoner >> >> and Susan Funk,of Lancaster Co.He was in the drug business. >> >> She now resides at 3608 Walnut St.,Phila. Issue: >> >> Elizabeth,b.Washington,9-18-1878;unmarried. >> >> Samuel Francis,b.same,2-22-1882;d.Phila.,10-25-1900. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> >> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:06 PM >> Subject: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west >> >> >>> The list seems a bit quiet so thought I would ask a question that has >>> bugged me for some time. >>> >>> "In 1850, an Act of Assembly was passed, creating the office of District >>> Attorney and making the officer elective by the people. The first >>> choice >>> of the electors fell upon Paschall Woodward, who acted in that capacity >>> until 1853, when he resigned and removed to the West." Tells of a >>> murder >>> case tried by Paschall in Jan 1851. From Side Lights on the Bench and >>> Bar of Chester County, by Wilmer W. MacElree 1918 >>> >>> Then I find Paschall in the 1850 census in Chester County: >>> 1850 #362 West Chester Chester Co, Pa >>> Paschall Woodward, 25, lawyer, $2500, Pa; Elizabeth J., 22, Pa; Anna >>> Mary >>> Woodward, 17, Pa; Margaret Mills, 19, Pa. They are next door to a >>> girls' >>> school run by Palmer Evans and thus probably the two girls staying with >>> them. Anna Mary is Paschall's sister. >>> >>> Then he did indeed remove to the west and is found in 1860: >>> 1860 New Lenox Will Co Ill >>> 1119 Paschall Woodward, 35, farmer, Pa, 72,000 real estate 20,000 >>> personal property >>> Elizabeth J., 34, Pa; Harry Woodward, 9, Pa; Emma J, 4, Il; John Yertze >>> 60, farm hand, Pa; John Conwell, 30, carppenter, NY; Wm Edwards, 24, >>> farm >>> hand, Pa; James Brenan, 30, farm hand, Ire; Henry Law, 25, farm hand, >>> NY; >>> Angus McFadden, 25, farm hand, Scotland; Charlotte Weston, 56, servant, >>> England; Lydia Cramer, 14, servant, NY >>> >>> My question is how did this guy go from a net worth of $2500 in 1850 to >>> nearly $100,000 in 1860. That is an enormous amount of money in that >>> day >>> and time. A currency comparison site online using comparative cost of >>> living gives the value in 2004 of $100,000 from 1860 as over two million >>> dollars. >>> >>> Paschall is only distantly related to me - second cousin, four times >>> removed and it is mainly prurient curiosity on my part. He descends from >>> William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and I have his family information. >>> Didn't find much on him by Googling and wonder if anyone out there knows >>> his story , i. e. anything about the murder trial and how Paschall may >>> have come into his wealth? >>> Nadine Holder >>> >>> >>> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >>> Unsubscribing. 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When did his father or father-in-law or grandfather die? -----Original Message----- From: Nadine Holder [mailto:nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:35 PM To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west Now horse racing catches my eye! It is would seem somewhat likely that he hit "something" big. I hadn't really noticed before that he was admitted to the bar at the ripe age of 23 and was only 25 when elected district attorney. . I would have thought "census errors" or that Paschal was joking around with the 1860 census taker except for the fact that he had a number of farm hands working for him too in 1860. I did know that Elizabeth returned to Chester County after he died but did not know that he was taken back there for burial. Apparently kept up his Quaker membership - I have the Illinois Quaker records at my library so will have to check if there are any clues in there. Actually Paschall probably had quite a good farming background despite his youth, his schooling and his law career. Father Thomas Stalker Woodward had a farm in West Bradford, valued $22,000 in 1850 and had several Irish laborers working for him so Paschall would have been well exposed to large scale farming. Maybe he found the law not to his taste and wanted to return to his farming roots. Father Thomas had a net worth of $30,000 real estate and $3350 personal property in 1860 and only a couple of farm laborers so it doesn't look like the money came from Daddy. Paschall was also probably a smart cookie as he was descended from William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and descendants of Eliza Marshall also descend from James Hunt of England whose two daughters were styled as "geniuses" in some descriptions of the family. So maybe he did make all that money by himself. Didn't find much on the Will County, Illinois Web Site that might be enlightening but would guess from its location just south of Chicago that there was much opportunity there. A huge market for farm products for one thing. Thanks guys for all your input and maybe a descendant will turn up sometime that knows the story for sure. Nadine ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> To: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com>; <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > Nadine > Maybe he hit it big on the Kentucky Derby. > visit"The George Smedley Homepage" > http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net > additional photos at > http://smedley.george.home.att.net > #4679 ELIZABETH JAMES (Jesse,Elizabeth,John,Mary,Sarah,George),b. > Westtown,5-27-1827;d.West Chester,5-25-1891;m.Philadelphia,3-16-1848, > Paschall Woodward,b.West Bradford,9-27-1824;d.Louisville,Ky.,1-28-1870; > buried at Bradford Meeting,Chester Co.;son of Thomas S Woodward and Mary > Worth,of West Bradford.He studied law and was admitted to the bar of > Chester Co.,Nov.4,1847;elected district attorney,Oct.,1850,and served till > Sept,1853,when he resigned and removed to the West. Issue: > > 4679A William Henry,b.12-20-1850;living in West Bradford,unmarried. > > P.O.,West Chester. > > 4679B Emma J,b.Chicago,Ill.,9-12-1855;m.West Chester,Pa.,10-2- > > 1877,E Frank Stoner,b.Lancaster Co.,Oct.,1850;d.Washington, > > Pa.,April,1884;buried Millersville,Pa.;son of Jacob Stoner > > and Susan Funk,of Lancaster Co.He was in the drug business. > > She now resides at 3608 Walnut St.,Phila. Issue: > > Elizabeth,b.Washington,9-18-1878;unmarried. > > Samuel Francis,b.same,2-22-1882;d.Phila.,10-25-1900. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> > To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:06 PM > Subject: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > > >> The list seems a bit quiet so thought I would ask a question that has >> bugged me for some time. >> >> "In 1850, an Act of Assembly was passed, creating the office of District >> Attorney and making the officer elective by the people. The first choice >> of the electors fell upon Paschall Woodward, who acted in that capacity >> until 1853, when he resigned and removed to the West." Tells of a murder >> case tried by Paschall in Jan 1851. From Side Lights on the Bench and >> Bar of Chester County, by Wilmer W. MacElree 1918 >> >> Then I find Paschall in the 1850 census in Chester County: >> 1850 #362 West Chester Chester Co, Pa >> Paschall Woodward, 25, lawyer, $2500, Pa; Elizabeth J., 22, Pa; Anna Mary >> Woodward, 17, Pa; Margaret Mills, 19, Pa. They are next door to a girls' >> school run by Palmer Evans and thus probably the two girls staying with >> them. Anna Mary is Paschall's sister. >> >> Then he did indeed remove to the west and is found in 1860: >> 1860 New Lenox Will Co Ill >> 1119 Paschall Woodward, 35, farmer, Pa, 72,000 real estate 20,000 >> personal property >> Elizabeth J., 34, Pa; Harry Woodward, 9, Pa; Emma J, 4, Il; John Yertze >> 60, farm hand, Pa; John Conwell, 30, carppenter, NY; Wm Edwards, 24, farm >> hand, Pa; James Brenan, 30, farm hand, Ire; Henry Law, 25, farm hand, NY; >> Angus McFadden, 25, farm hand, Scotland; Charlotte Weston, 56, servant, >> England; Lydia Cramer, 14, servant, NY >> >> My question is how did this guy go from a net worth of $2500 in 1850 to >> nearly $100,000 in 1860. That is an enormous amount of money in that day >> and time. A currency comparison site online using comparative cost of >> living gives the value in 2004 of $100,000 from 1860 as over two million >> dollars. >> >> Paschall is only distantly related to me - second cousin, four times >> removed and it is mainly prurient curiosity on my part. He descends from >> William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and I have his family information. >> Didn't find much on him by Googling and wonder if anyone out there knows >> his story , i. e. anything about the murder trial and how Paschall may >> have come into his wealth? >> Nadine Holder >> >> >> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >> Unsubscribing. 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Sandy and all, Yes, this is right and my proof lies in the land grants some of my Revolutionary Vet reciefed. Daniel Skinner from Norton MA ltook a grant in Maine one day's ride from Bangor. It was called Skinner Settlement and now is East Corinth. There he built an Inn as well as farming. Samuel Bing of Augusta Co. VA took land in Gallia Co. OH while John E. Entsminger of Rockbridge Co. VA took land in the same area. Before 1803 and the LA Purchase the OH,IN,IL we know were the NW Terr. At that time a large part of what is now OH was Washington Co. NW Terr. if my information is correct. Thaniks for your post on this important part of our settleing of the West. Ginny -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:31:37 -0400 Subject: [PaOldC] land grants and bounty lands I know of no one source for land grant or bounty lands data.....  what I've seen was recorded on the different state levels. I don't even know if all states practiced the giving of land to vets in lieu of cash.....did they? I'd think these would have to be researched state by state, as all would be different.    The early grants, though, can be an important clue as to where to look for earlier ancestors. one example is in Ohio....land that was given to returning Vets of the Rev. War, who were from Conn, of all places.....thus, if you have a family in that area and you can't find earlier generations, you might want to try Conn as a likely place of origin. I figure this may be true of many places.    However, I don't think that a land grant would have been worth that tremendous amount of money. I wondered if Paschall had inherited money from the death of a parent or other relative....that seemed more likely .      In surfing around, looking for data on this interesting subject, I found the following;  "There was no bounty land policy in Delaware, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont. Bounty lands were a feature, however, in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Administratively, these nine states selected reserves in their western domains for the location of bounty lands. Such a choice was seemingly quite logical. . These state governments also realized that they had to encourage the ex-soldiers to occupy their newly awarded bounty lands, so they granted exemptions from taxation ranging from a few years to life to those veterans who would locate on their respective bounty lands. Such a policy also had the effect of retarding the exodus of a state's population. "    " Besides the original states of Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, the future states of Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, and Tennessee were directly affected by the bounty land system. While the administrative records were, with one exception, the purview of the former nine, the bounty land reserves involved the five transappalachian states. The states of Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina either had no claims to transappalachian territory or relinquished their claims to the national government. Accordingly, their reserves for bounty lands lay within their own western borders. In the cases of Georgia and New York, these reserves were to be situated on the definition of their western borders as they existed in 1783. The bounty land reserves in those two states today would be described as being centrally located. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts allotted its bounty lands in the then District of Maine, which in 1820 achieved statehood status. "    " While most of the states awarded bounty lands for military service, there were two exceptions. Connecticut compensated its citizenry with lands in Ohio if their homes, outbuildings, and businesses were destroyed by the British. There were no Revolutionary War bounty land grants within the current borders of the southern states of North Carolina and Virginia. The former issued its bounty lands in its western lands which became Tennessee. The latter selected reserves for its bounty lands in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio before ceding its claims to the federal government. "    Here are some places to check, if interested;  the Continental Congress also made use of the policy of bounty lands. The index to those claims appears in the Index to Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives (Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1976). The federal bounty land records are included in the National Archives micropublication, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Series M804, 2,670 rolls. Abstracts of these files appear in the four-volume work of Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files (Waynesboro, Tenn.: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1990-1992). The federal government likewise selected a reserve in the Northwest Territory where bounty land warrants could be used to locate land. The U.S. Military Tract in Ohio encompassed portions or all of the counties of Coshochton, Delaware, Franklin, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, and Tuscarawas. These records appear in the micropublications U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty-Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers (Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806), Series M829, 16 rolls, and in Register of Army Land Warrants Issued under the Act of 1788 for Service in the Revolutionary War: Military District of Ohio, Series T1008, 1 roll. Since the federal land grants are readily accessible via these sources, they are not included in this work.      I was thinking maybe the land was the source of the valuation and that theland could have been inherited via some grant.    I know I've seen a few references to various waves of grants that account for some of the migrations, for example from Rev. War, or perhaps War of 1812, and so on. I also know that there seems to be some fairly common migrations paths from PA to places like Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, and I saw one reference once to a some of hiw various land grants went to various states. I think it was something like land grants from PA vets went to one state, VA vets got Kentucky land, and so on.      -- No virus found in this outgoing message.  Checked by AVG Free Edition.  Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006    ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ====  Unsubscribing.... 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Sandy and all, Yes, this is right and my proof lies in the land grants some of my Revolutionary Vet reciefed. Daniel Skinner from Norton MA ltook a grant in Maine one day's ride from Bangor. It was called Skinner Settlement and now is East Corinth. There he built an Inn as well as farming. Samuel Bing of Augusta Co. VA took land in Gallia Co. OH while John E. Entsminger of Rockbridge Co. VA took land in the same area. Before 1803 and the LA Purchase the OH,IN,IL we know were the NW Terr. At that time a large part of what is now OH was Washington Co. NW Terr. if my information is correct. Thaniks for your post on this important part of our settleing of the West. Ginny -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:31:37 -0400 Subject: [PaOldC] land grants and bounty lands I know of no one source for land grant or bounty lands data.....  what I've seen was recorded on the different state levels. I don't even know if all states practiced the giving of land to vets in lieu of cash.....did they? I'd think these would have to be researched state by state, as all would be different.    The early grants, though, can be an important clue as to where to look for earlier ancestors. one example is in Ohio....land that was given to returning Vets of the Rev. War, who were from Conn, of all places.....thus, if you have a family in that area and you can't find earlier generations, you might want to try Conn as a likely place of origin. I figure this may be true of many places.    However, I don't think that a land grant would have been worth that tremendous amount of money. I wondered if Paschall had inherited money from the death of a parent or other relative....that seemed more likely .      In surfing around, looking for data on this interesting subject, I found the following;  "There was no bounty land policy in Delaware, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont. Bounty lands were a feature, however, in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Administratively, these nine states selected reserves in their western domains for the location of bounty lands. Such a choice was seemingly quite logical. . These state governments also realized that they had to encourage the ex-soldiers to occupy their newly awarded bounty lands, so they granted exemptions from taxation ranging from a few years to life to those veterans who would locate on their respective bounty lands. Such a policy also had the effect of retarding the exodus of a state's population. "    " Besides the original states of Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, the future states of Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, and Tennessee were directly affected by the bounty land system. While the administrative records were, with one exception, the purview of the former nine, the bounty land reserves involved the five transappalachian states. The states of Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina either had no claims to transappalachian territory or relinquished their claims to the national government. Accordingly, their reserves for bounty lands lay within their own western borders. In the cases of Georgia and New York, these reserves were to be situated on the definition of their western borders as they existed in 1783. The bounty land reserves in those two states today would be described as being centrally located. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts allotted its bounty lands in the then District of Maine, which in 1820 achieved statehood status. "    " While most of the states awarded bounty lands for military service, there were two exceptions. Connecticut compensated its citizenry with lands in Ohio if their homes, outbuildings, and businesses were destroyed by the British. There were no Revolutionary War bounty land grants within the current borders of the southern states of North Carolina and Virginia. The former issued its bounty lands in its western lands which became Tennessee. The latter selected reserves for its bounty lands in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio before ceding its claims to the federal government. "    Here are some places to check, if interested;  the Continental Congress also made use of the policy of bounty lands. The index to those claims appears in the Index to Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives (Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1976). The federal bounty land records are included in the National Archives micropublication, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Series M804, 2,670 rolls. Abstracts of these files appear in the four-volume work of Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files (Waynesboro, Tenn.: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1990-1992). The federal government likewise selected a reserve in the Northwest Territory where bounty land warrants could be used to locate land. The U.S. Military Tract in Ohio encompassed portions or all of the counties of Coshochton, Delaware, Franklin, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, and Tuscarawas. These records appear in the micropublications U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty-Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers (Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806), Series M829, 16 rolls, and in Register of Army Land Warrants Issued under the Act of 1788 for Service in the Revolutionary War: Military District of Ohio, Series T1008, 1 roll. Since the federal land grants are readily accessible via these sources, they are not included in this work.      I was thinking maybe the land was the source of the valuation and that theland could have been inherited via some grant.    I know I've seen a few references to various waves of grants that account for some of the migrations, for example from Rev. War, or perhaps War of 1812, and so on. I also know that there seems to be some fairly common migrations paths from PA to places like Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, and I saw one reference once to a some of hiw various land grants went to various states. I think it was something like land grants from PA vets went to one state, VA vets got Kentucky land, and so on.      -- No virus found in this outgoing message.  Checked by AVG Free Edition.  Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006    ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ====  Unsubscribing.... 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I know of no one source for land grant or bounty lands data..... what I've seen was recorded on the different state levels. I don't even know if all states practiced the giving of land to vets in lieu of cash.....did they? I'd think these would have to be researched state by state, as all would be different. The early grants, though, can be an important clue as to where to look for earlier ancestors. one example is in Ohio....land that was given to returning Vets of the Rev. War, who were from Conn, of all places.....thus, if you have a family in that area and you can't find earlier generations, you might want to try Conn as a likely place of origin. I figure this may be true of many places. However, I don't think that a land grant would have been worth that tremendous amount of money. I wondered if Paschall had inherited money from the death of a parent or other relative....that seemed more likely . In surfing around, looking for data on this interesting subject, I found the following; "There was no bounty land policy in Delaware, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont. Bounty lands were a feature, however, in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Administratively, these nine states selected reserves in their western domains for the location of bounty lands. Such a choice was seemingly quite logical. . These state governments also realized that they had to encourage the ex-soldiers to occupy their newly awarded bounty lands, so they granted exemptions from taxation ranging from a few years to life to those veterans who would locate on their respective bounty lands. Such a policy also had the effect of retarding the exodus of a state's population. " " Besides the original states of Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, the future states of Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, and Tennessee were directly affected by the bounty land system. While the administrative records were, with one exception, the purview of the former nine, the bounty land reserves involved the five transappalachian states. The states of Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina either had no claims to transappalachian territory or relinquished their claims to the national government. Accordingly, their reserves for bounty lands lay within their own western borders. In the cases of Georgia and New York, these reserves were to be situated on the definition of their western borders as they existed in 1783. The bounty land reserves in those two states today would be described as being centrally located. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts allotted its bounty lands in the then District of Maine, which in 1820 achieved statehood status. " " While most of the states awarded bounty lands for military service, there were two exceptions. Connecticut compensated its citizenry with lands in Ohio if their homes, outbuildings, and businesses were destroyed by the British. There were no Revolutionary War bounty land grants within the current borders of the southern states of North Carolina and Virginia. The former issued its bounty lands in its western lands which became Tennessee. The latter selected reserves for its bounty lands in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio before ceding its claims to the federal government. " Here are some places to check, if interested; the Continental Congress also made use of the policy of bounty lands. The index to those claims appears in the Index to Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives (Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1976). The federal bounty land records are included in the National Archives micropublication, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Series M804, 2,670 rolls. Abstracts of these files appear in the four-volume work of Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files (Waynesboro, Tenn.: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1990-1992). The federal government likewise selected a reserve in the Northwest Territory where bounty land warrants could be used to locate land. The U.S. Military Tract in Ohio encompassed portions or all of the counties of Coshochton, Delaware, Franklin, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, and Tuscarawas. These records appear in the micropublications U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty-Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers (Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806), Series M829, 16 rolls, and in Register of Army Land Warrants Issued under the Act of 1788 for Service in the Revolutionary War: Military District of Ohio, Series T1008, 1 roll. Since the federal land grants are readily accessible via these sources, they are not included in this work. I was thinking maybe the land was the source of the valuation and that theland could have been inherited via some grant. I know I've seen a few references to various waves of grants that account for some of the migrations, for example from Rev. War, or perhaps War of 1812, and so on. I also know that there seems to be some fairly common migrations paths from PA to places like Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, and I saw one reference once to a some of hiw various land grants went to various states. I think it was something like land grants from PA vets went to one state, VA vets got Kentucky land, and so on. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006

His father died in 1868 and his grandfather in 1823 so nothing there. Don't yet know the father-in-law's death date (Jesse James). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Huey, Richard" <RHuey@vfmac.edu> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: RE: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > When did his father or father-in-law or grandfather die? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nadine Holder [mailto:nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:35 PM > To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > > Now horse racing catches my eye! It is would seem somewhat likely that he > hit "something" > big. I hadn't really noticed before that he was admitted to the bar > at the ripe age of 23 and was only 25 when elected district attorney. . I > would have thought "census errors" or that Paschal was joking around with > the 1860 census > taker except for the fact that he had a number of farm hands working for > him > too in 1860. I did know that Elizabeth returned to Chester County after > he > died but did not know that he was taken back there for burial. Apparently > kept up > his Quaker membership - I have the Illinois Quaker records at my library > so > will have to check if there are any clues in there. > > Actually Paschall probably had quite a good farming background despite his > youth, his schooling and his law career. Father Thomas Stalker Woodward > had a farm in West Bradford, valued $22,000 in 1850 and had several Irish > laborers working for him so Paschall would have been well exposed to large > scale farming. Maybe he found the law not to his taste and wanted to > return > to his farming roots. Father Thomas had a net worth of $30,000 real estate > and $3350 personal property in 1860 and only a couple of farm laborers so > it doesn't look like the money came from Daddy. Paschall was also > probably > a smart cookie as he was descended from William and Eliza Marshall > Woodward > and descendants of Eliza Marshall also descend from James Hunt of England > whose > two daughters were styled as "geniuses" in some descriptions of the > family. > So > maybe he did make all that money by himself. Didn't find much on the Will > County, Illinois Web Site that might be enlightening but would guess from > its > location just south of Chicago that there was much opportunity there. A > huge > market for farm products for one thing. > > Thanks guys for all your input and maybe a descendant will turn up > sometime > that knows the story for sure. Nadine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> > To: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com>; > <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:53 AM > Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > > >> Nadine >> Maybe he hit it big on the Kentucky Derby. >> visit"The George Smedley Homepage" >> http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net >> additional photos at >> http://smedley.george.home.att.net >> #4679 ELIZABETH JAMES (Jesse,Elizabeth,John,Mary,Sarah,George),b. >> Westtown,5-27-1827;d.West Chester,5-25-1891;m.Philadelphia,3-16-1848, >> Paschall Woodward,b.West Bradford,9-27-1824;d.Louisville,Ky.,1-28-1870; >> buried at Bradford Meeting,Chester Co.;son of Thomas S Woodward and Mary >> Worth,of West Bradford.He studied law and was admitted to the bar of >> Chester Co.,Nov.4,1847;elected district attorney,Oct.,1850,and served >> till >> Sept,1853,when he resigned and removed to the West. Issue: >> >> 4679A William Henry,b.12-20-1850;living in West Bradford,unmarried. >> >> P.O.,West Chester. >> >> 4679B Emma J,b.Chicago,Ill.,9-12-1855;m.West Chester,Pa.,10-2- >> >> 1877,E Frank Stoner,b.Lancaster Co.,Oct.,1850;d.Washington, >> >> Pa.,April,1884;buried Millersville,Pa.;son of Jacob Stoner >> >> and Susan Funk,of Lancaster Co.He was in the drug business. >> >> She now resides at 3608 Walnut St.,Phila. Issue: >> >> Elizabeth,b.Washington,9-18-1878;unmarried. >> >> Samuel Francis,b.same,2-22-1882;d.Phila.,10-25-1900. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> >> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:06 PM >> Subject: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west >> >> >>> The list seems a bit quiet so thought I would ask a question that has >>> bugged me for some time. >>> >>> "In 1850, an Act of Assembly was passed, creating the office of District >>> Attorney and making the officer elective by the people. The first >>> choice >>> of the electors fell upon Paschall Woodward, who acted in that capacity >>> until 1853, when he resigned and removed to the West." Tells of a >>> murder >>> case tried by Paschall in Jan 1851. From Side Lights on the Bench and >>> Bar of Chester County, by Wilmer W. MacElree 1918 >>> >>> Then I find Paschall in the 1850 census in Chester County: >>> 1850 #362 West Chester Chester Co, Pa >>> Paschall Woodward, 25, lawyer, $2500, Pa; Elizabeth J., 22, Pa; Anna >>> Mary >>> Woodward, 17, Pa; Margaret Mills, 19, Pa. They are next door to a >>> girls' >>> school run by Palmer Evans and thus probably the two girls staying with >>> them. Anna Mary is Paschall's sister. >>> >>> Then he did indeed remove to the west and is found in 1860: >>> 1860 New Lenox Will Co Ill >>> 1119 Paschall Woodward, 35, farmer, Pa, 72,000 real estate 20,000 >>> personal property >>> Elizabeth J., 34, Pa; Harry Woodward, 9, Pa; Emma J, 4, Il; John Yertze >>> 60, farm hand, Pa; John Conwell, 30, carppenter, NY; Wm Edwards, 24, >>> farm >>> hand, Pa; James Brenan, 30, farm hand, Ire; Henry Law, 25, farm hand, >>> NY; >>> Angus McFadden, 25, farm hand, Scotland; Charlotte Weston, 56, servant, >>> England; Lydia Cramer, 14, servant, NY >>> >>> My question is how did this guy go from a net worth of $2500 in 1850 to >>> nearly $100,000 in 1860. That is an enormous amount of money in that >>> day >>> and time. A currency comparison site online using comparative cost of >>> living gives the value in 2004 of $100,000 from 1860 as over two million >>> dollars. >>> >>> Paschall is only distantly related to me - second cousin, four times >>> removed and it is mainly prurient curiosity on my part. He descends from >>> William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and I have his family information. >>> Didn't find much on him by Googling and wonder if anyone out there knows >>> his story , i. e. anything about the murder trial and how Paschall may >>> have come into his wealth? >>> Nadine Holder >>> >>> >>> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >>> Unsubscribing. 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Now horse racing catches my eye! It is would seem somewhat likely that he hit "something" big. I hadn't really noticed before that he was admitted to the bar at the ripe age of 23 and was only 25 when elected district attorney. . I would have thought "census errors" or that Paschal was joking around with the 1860 census taker except for the fact that he had a number of farm hands working for him too in 1860. I did know that Elizabeth returned to Chester County after he died but did not know that he was taken back there for burial. Apparently kept up his Quaker membership - I have the Illinois Quaker records at my library so will have to check if there are any clues in there. Actually Paschall probably had quite a good farming background despite his youth, his schooling and his law career. Father Thomas Stalker Woodward had a farm in West Bradford, valued $22,000 in 1850 and had several Irish laborers working for him so Paschall would have been well exposed to large scale farming. Maybe he found the law not to his taste and wanted to return to his farming roots. Father Thomas had a net worth of $30,000 real estate and $3350 personal property in 1860 and only a couple of farm laborers so it doesn't look like the money came from Daddy. Paschall was also probably a smart cookie as he was descended from William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and descendants of Eliza Marshall also descend from James Hunt of England whose two daughters were styled as "geniuses" in some descriptions of the family. So maybe he did make all that money by himself. Didn't find much on the Will County, Illinois Web Site that might be enlightening but would guess from its location just south of Chicago that there was much opportunity there. A huge market for farm products for one thing. Thanks guys for all your input and maybe a descendant will turn up sometime that knows the story for sure. Nadine ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> To: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com>; <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > Nadine > Maybe he hit it big on the Kentucky Derby. > visit"The George Smedley Homepage" > http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net > additional photos at > http://smedley.george.home.att.net > #4679 ELIZABETH JAMES (Jesse,Elizabeth,John,Mary,Sarah,George),b. > Westtown,5-27-1827;d.West Chester,5-25-1891;m.Philadelphia,3-16-1848, > Paschall Woodward,b.West Bradford,9-27-1824;d.Louisville,Ky.,1-28-1870; > buried at Bradford Meeting,Chester Co.;son of Thomas S Woodward and Mary > Worth,of West Bradford.He studied law and was admitted to the bar of > Chester Co.,Nov.4,1847;elected district attorney,Oct.,1850,and served till > Sept,1853,when he resigned and removed to the West. Issue: > > 4679A William Henry,b.12-20-1850;living in West Bradford,unmarried. > > P.O.,West Chester. > > 4679B Emma J,b.Chicago,Ill.,9-12-1855;m.West Chester,Pa.,10-2- > > 1877,E Frank Stoner,b.Lancaster Co.,Oct.,1850;d.Washington, > > Pa.,April,1884;buried Millersville,Pa.;son of Jacob Stoner > > and Susan Funk,of Lancaster Co.He was in the drug business. > > She now resides at 3608 Walnut St.,Phila. Issue: > > Elizabeth,b.Washington,9-18-1878;unmarried. > > Samuel Francis,b.same,2-22-1882;d.Phila.,10-25-1900. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> > To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:06 PM > Subject: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > > >> The list seems a bit quiet so thought I would ask a question that has >> bugged me for some time. >> >> "In 1850, an Act of Assembly was passed, creating the office of District >> Attorney and making the officer elective by the people. The first choice >> of the electors fell upon Paschall Woodward, who acted in that capacity >> until 1853, when he resigned and removed to the West." Tells of a murder >> case tried by Paschall in Jan 1851. From Side Lights on the Bench and >> Bar of Chester County, by Wilmer W. MacElree 1918 >> >> Then I find Paschall in the 1850 census in Chester County: >> 1850 #362 West Chester Chester Co, Pa >> Paschall Woodward, 25, lawyer, $2500, Pa; Elizabeth J., 22, Pa; Anna Mary >> Woodward, 17, Pa; Margaret Mills, 19, Pa. They are next door to a girls' >> school run by Palmer Evans and thus probably the two girls staying with >> them. Anna Mary is Paschall's sister. >> >> Then he did indeed remove to the west and is found in 1860: >> 1860 New Lenox Will Co Ill >> 1119 Paschall Woodward, 35, farmer, Pa, 72,000 real estate 20,000 >> personal property >> Elizabeth J., 34, Pa; Harry Woodward, 9, Pa; Emma J, 4, Il; John Yertze >> 60, farm hand, Pa; John Conwell, 30, carppenter, NY; Wm Edwards, 24, farm >> hand, Pa; James Brenan, 30, farm hand, Ire; Henry Law, 25, farm hand, NY; >> Angus McFadden, 25, farm hand, Scotland; Charlotte Weston, 56, servant, >> England; Lydia Cramer, 14, servant, NY >> >> My question is how did this guy go from a net worth of $2500 in 1850 to >> nearly $100,000 in 1860. That is an enormous amount of money in that day >> and time. A currency comparison site online using comparative cost of >> living gives the value in 2004 of $100,000 from 1860 as over two million >> dollars. >> >> Paschall is only distantly related to me - second cousin, four times >> removed and it is mainly prurient curiosity on my part. He descends from >> William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and I have his family information. >> Didn't find much on him by Googling and wonder if anyone out there knows >> his story , i. e. anything about the murder trial and how Paschall may >> have come into his wealth? >> Nadine Holder >> >> >> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >> Unsubscribing. 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I was thinking maybe the land was the source of the valuation and that the land could have been inherited via some grant. I know I've seen a few references to various waves of grants that account for some of the migrations, for example from Rev. War, or perhaps War of 1812, and so on. I also know that there seems to be some fairly common migrations paths from PA to places like Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, and I saw one reference once to a some of hiw various land grants went to various states. I think it was something like land grants from PA vets went to one state, VA vets got Kentucky land, and so on. Is there a good reference anywhere to historical land grant patterns for various states and related migrations? I did poke around a bit on Paschall and the closest I could come to possible sources of explanations was finding some manuscript archives that didn't offer any reference to Woodward but did include archives of letters covering cases from a US District Judge based in Phila during the years that the murder case happened and that Woodward was D.A., but it wasn't clear if that would even have been likely to be a judge that would have sat on cases of his. I lost the reference, I think it was a Kane family in the MOLE system of manuscript indexes. Here it is: http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/mole/k.htm See Kane, John Kintzing (1795-1854) "...(He was Judge of the U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania, 1846-1854). There is much professional correspondence,..." I suspect there is a lot of great genealogy and history info in various archive collections that can answer questions like these if you can figure out likley places to look. There's probably some old law collections that could be helpful too.

Nadine Maybe he hit it big on the Kentucky Derby. visit"The George Smedley Homepage" http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net additional photos at http://smedley.george.home.att.net #4679 ELIZABETH JAMES (Jesse,Elizabeth,John,Mary,Sarah,George),b. Westtown,5-27-1827;d.West Chester,5-25-1891;m.Philadelphia,3-16-1848, Paschall Woodward,b.West Bradford,9-27-1824;d.Louisville,Ky.,1-28-1870; buried at Bradford Meeting,Chester Co.;son of Thomas S Woodward and Mary Worth,of West Bradford.He studied law and was admitted to the bar of Chester Co.,Nov.4,1847;elected district attorney,Oct.,1850,and served till Sept,1853,when he resigned and removed to the West. Issue: 4679A William Henry,b.12-20-1850;living in West Bradford,unmarried. P.O.,West Chester. 4679B Emma J,b.Chicago,Ill.,9-12-1855;m.West Chester,Pa.,10-2- 1877,E Frank Stoner,b.Lancaster Co.,Oct.,1850;d.Washington, Pa.,April,1884;buried Millersville,Pa.;son of Jacob Stoner and Susan Funk,of Lancaster Co.He was in the drug business. She now resides at 3608 Walnut St.,Phila. Issue: Elizabeth,b.Washington,9-18-1878;unmarried. Samuel Francis,b.same,2-22-1882;d.Phila.,10-25-1900. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:06 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Paschall Woodward of Chester County and points west > The list seems a bit quiet so thought I would ask a question that has > bugged me for some time. > > "In 1850, an Act of Assembly was passed, creating the office of District > Attorney and making the officer elective by the people. The first choice > of the electors fell upon Paschall Woodward, who acted in that capacity > until 1853, when he resigned and removed to the West." Tells of a murder > case tried by Paschall in Jan 1851. From Side Lights on the Bench and Bar > of Chester County, by Wilmer W. MacElree 1918 > > Then I find Paschall in the 1850 census in Chester County: > 1850 #362 West Chester Chester Co, Pa > Paschall Woodward, 25, lawyer, $2500, Pa; Elizabeth J., 22, Pa; Anna Mary > Woodward, 17, Pa; Margaret Mills, 19, Pa. They are next door to a girls' > school run by Palmer Evans and thus probably the two girls staying with > them. Anna Mary is Paschall's sister. > > Then he did indeed remove to the west and is found in 1860: > 1860 New Lenox Will Co Ill > 1119 Paschall Woodward, 35, farmer, Pa, 72,000 real estate 20,000 personal > property > Elizabeth J., 34, Pa; Harry Woodward, 9, Pa; Emma J, 4, Il; John Yertze > 60, farm hand, Pa; John Conwell, 30, carppenter, NY; Wm Edwards, 24, farm > hand, Pa; James Brenan, 30, farm hand, Ire; Henry Law, 25, farm hand, NY; > Angus McFadden, 25, farm hand, Scotland; Charlotte Weston, 56, servant, > England; Lydia Cramer, 14, servant, NY > > My question is how did this guy go from a net worth of $2500 in 1850 to > nearly $100,000 in 1860. That is an enormous amount of money in that day > and time. A currency comparison site online using comparative cost of > living gives the value in 2004 of $100,000 from 1860 as over two million > dollars. > > Paschall is only distantly related to me - second cousin, four times > removed and it is mainly prurient curiosity on my part. He descends from > William and Eliza Marshall Woodward and I have his family information. > Didn't find much on him by Googling and wonder if anyone out there knows > his story , i. e. anything about the murder trial and how Paschall may > have come into his wealth? > Nadine Holder > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing. To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY > ferg@ntelos.nettp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pa-old-chester > this site allows you to browse by month.. > > please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, > helpful URLs and lots of county information > http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ > > if you have a problem contact ME ferg@ntelos and NOT the list > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Sandra, I've been going back over the past listings for Jungblut. On March 19, 2006, you listed a will for Youngblood, John, Chester Co. Nov. 28, 1774. As I read it, I realized that I was looking at my gggg grandfathers name John Wolf Wistar (Whisler) as an Exec. along with Ellizabeth Magdilen, his mother-in-law. Where could I write to get a copy of this will? The Jungblut line has been a brick wall. We have assumed that Elizabeth Magdilen 's daughter was named Maria Martha Jungblut. Now I wonder if she just didn't use the name Elizabeth (first name) because it was the same as her mother's? Betty