Glad to see the discussion of the Mallow family. Just wanted to note that my email has changed and is now vlewis@citynet.net I hope some of these questions will be answered. Happy searching, Vera Lewis vlewis@citynet.net Billie Jo Runyon wrote: > I would like to share the following from a former discussion of the Mallow > family. I would like to hear your opinions......Billie Jo > Hi > I am really glad there has been alot of questions on the Mallow family. I > noticed in your email that you had Johan Michael Mallow married to Mary > Miller. What resources do you have that states this. I have found the > following information concerning Johan Michael and I would like any > resources that would show he was married to a Mary Miller. The only > references I have found is in family information from individuals which had > no evidence. I have found the following on Johan Michael Mallo and his wives > and I am willing to share the information. > > I do however want to mention information that I have obtained over the years > that may have some support that indicates that Michael's second wife might > be Mary Ingles of Philadelphia and not the folklore Mary Miller mention in > many references. But again, I could be wrong. Lets sort out the following > facts: > > First, I also have the following information by Rick Toothman - Pendleton > County (West) Virginia, Deed book Records, 1788-1813 and Annette Kuselman > Burgert's Eighteenth Century Immigrants for the Northern Alsace to America. > According to Burgert's information on page 354 of her book, "Joh. Michael > Mallo and his wife Anna Margretha had a daughter Anna Maria b. 19 Oct. 1749, > bp. 22 Oct 1749. Sponsors were listed as Joh. Ramler, single; Anna Maria > Moser. Michael Mallo was the son of Hans Dieboldt Mallo and Anna Catharina > Voltz. He immigrated in 1749 on the Phoenix." > > This has raised the following questions: > Ø Was Michael Mallo married in Alsace? > Ø What was Anna Margretha's maiden name? > > The above information does indicate that Michael probably was married in > Alsace. Burgert further supplies records from Chalkley's Chronicles: > "Augusta co. adms: Dated 18 May 1758 - Michael Mallow's bond as Adm. of > Peter Moser. His estate was settle 28 June 1758 by Michael Mallow. Michael > Mallo also settled Georg Mouse's estate on 28 June 1758. Michael Mallow also > appraised several estates, including John Conrad in 1759, Ludwick Foalkes in > 1760, Andrew Smith in 1765, Valentine Giles in 1766. 16 Mar. 1773. Adam > Mallow and Fred. Keester's bond (with Henry Stone, John Skidmore) as Adm. of > Michael Mallow. Mallow's estate was appraised 8 Apr. 1773." Now we see that > Michael was in the Augusta Area before 1758 and died sometime around 1772. > Rick Toothman states the following "Johann Michael Mallo, son of Hans > Diebolt Mallo and Anna Catharina Voltz, b 8 October 1720 at Griesbach, d. > late 1772 in Augusta Co. VA (now Pendleton Co, WV). Family lore calls his > wife Mary Miller. > Ø > It appears that he was married more than once, and it is certain that he > married (1) overseas, but hasn't been able to locate a European record of > his first marriage. Michael emigrated to America on the ship Phoenix, > arriving in the fall of 1749. Shortly afterward, a daughter of Johann > Michael Mallo and Anna Margaretha was bp in Berks Co, PA. By about 1753, > Michael was living on Mallows Run of the South Branch. He had a survey that > year of 470 acres, patented in 1761. Michael's wife and children were > captured by Indians about 1758, during the French and Indian War; his wife > and son Adam later returned, along with another son, Henry, born during the > mother's captivity, but a daughter was lost. He died by 21 November 1772, > when a lawsuit of his abates by death of plaintiff. Estate records call his > widow Mary Mallow". Here Mr. Toothman makes record of Mary twice and > indicates he was possibly married twice. > > Other references I have state the following: > According to Colonel Henry Boget's Papers, Manuscript Number 21646 page 44 > on the 26 Feb 1761. He has a letter written by a W. Hoy which indicated the > wife of Michael Mallow captured by Indians in 1758. The papers indicate that > she was in the same fort as the George Mouse family and was sold later to a > French man and was living in Montreal, Canada in 1761. Henry Boqet had taken > an expedition in the summer of 1764 to return captives in the 1763 Pontiac > and French & Indian War. This information was abstracted by historian and > genealogist Bill Rice who does extensive research of this time period. So we > know in 1758, Michael's wife was captured, we don't know her name however. > Was it Anna Margartha? > > I obtained a record by looking at the records of a film located at the > nearby Mormon church. This film was of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation > on the Oley Hills, Colebrookdale, Berks County, PA., known as Oley Hills > Union Church in Pike Township. According to the church records. "Married by > the Rev. Alexander Murray on Dec. 3, 1769 Michael Mallo in Augusta Co. of > Virginia and Mary Ingle of Philadelphia County, PA were married." This > information is from the Register of Marriages of the Church of Reading & SA > Gabriel's in Berks County, PA. Information was on page 259. > > In an email note from Nedra Brill, she stated the following about ministers > of this time period: > " Ministers were scarce and traveled very extensive circuits. Travel > conditions were on horseback and "less than ideal." Paper was scarce and > they traveled as lightly as possible to save their horse. Thus, they did not > carry a book, pen and ink around with them but waited until returning home > to record the marriages and baptisms performed during their trip. Most did > not keep a separate book for these circuit trips. Rather the rites were > recorded in the church book of their current charge. In essence, this was > THEIR book as it always starts "Marriages performed by the Rev. -----, > pastor of ---. Without further knowledge of the circumstances, one should > never assume that all rites were performed within the walls of that church. > For further info on these traveling ministers, one can read Rev. Paul > Henkel's extensive diaries of his travels which went from Rockingham to NC, > Tennessee and Ohio, several times. > Ø > We are also fortunate to have Rev. John Casper Stoever's records of baptisms > and marriages. He did keep a separate personal ledger and many of these > rites also appear in the church book of his congregation during the same > era. I point out this book because generally he indicated where the event > occured. He was in Oley and in Hanover, and was also in Opequon (Berkeley > Co., WV) and frequently at Monocacy (Frederick Co., MD) Thus, when the > minister says that he married them IN Augusta County, VA, that is very > probably true. The ministered traveled, not the groom! By reading several > more pages of this church record, you might be able to tell if this minister > performed ceremonies in various neighborhoods/counties." > Ø > Now this brings up a few questions. > 1. Are we sure this is Michael who came from Germany and settled in Augusta > County, VA (now Pendleton, Co. WV)? "I think so" > 2. What happened to his first wife? > 3. Where is his first wife buried? > 4. How many children did his first wife have? > > Now a few more references indicate the following: > According to the records of the Peaked Mountain Church in Rockingham County, > VA. George Mallo and his wife Anna Barbara had a son Michael who is born Jan > 29, 1757. His sponsors were Michael Mallo and Barbara Ebermann. So we see by > this record, that Michael was in the Rockingham County in 1757 to witness > his brothers child Michael at his birth and baptism. > > Another excellent reference is by Emmert F. Bittinger - Allegheny Passage, > Churches and Families, West Marva District, Church of the Brethren, > 1752-1990 states the following on the Mallow Family. "The founder of the > South Branch Mallow family was Michael who died in 1772. His wife's name was > Mary. This information comes from court records which contain the > information that Mary was unable to administer her husband's estate and that > Adam Mallow and Frederick Kiester were appointed to do so (Chalkley, I, > 170). They posted bond on Mar. 16, 1773. > Ø > Michael evidently died without a will and the administration and settlement > of the estate was lengthy. Finally, on Nov. 16, 1779, the sale bill was > recorded by the court (Chalkley, III, 156). Bittinger continues to mention > that Michael may have immigrated on the Phoenix on Sept. 15, 1749 for the > name Johann Michael Mallo appears on the ship list. Johann Georg Malle > immigrated the following year, also on the Phoenix, arriving on Aug 28, > 1750. Michael Mallow is described by Morton as one of the earliest settlers > of Pendleton County, having arrived in 1753. (338). He was naturalized on > May 18, 1762, as recorded at the Augusta County Courthouse that year > (Chalkley, I, 97)" > > In the History of Pendleton County, West Virginia by Oren F. Morton, on page > 252, Morton mention Michael married to Mary________. Also, he mentions the > story of Mrs. Mallow being captured by Indians. Again, we have Mary > mentioned. On page 48, Morton stated " At the time of this raid the home of > Michael Mallow lay in a very exposed position. He in some way escaped, but > his wife and son were carried off. Being told the wife was no longer living. > Mallow was on the point of taking a second helpmate. But news of a different > tenor reached him in time, and the two were reunited. The boy was recovered > and was identified only through a mark on his thumb. Another, son Henry, was > born during the wife's captivity." So we see here, that Michael almost got > married when he thought his wife was dead. I wonder who he was planning to > marry. > > The last reference, I will mention is a paper I have obtain from the very > first Mallow reunion which was held at Seneca Park, Pendleton County, WV on > Sept. 11, 1960. In O.R. Mallow's paper, he indicated that he has obtain some > of the information from a geneologist, Ramon D. Mallow of Texas. He > indicates that Michael came south through Maryland and into Virginia. He > stated the following "We think Michael married Mary Miller in what is now > Rockingham Co. VA. About 1753, he came across the mountains and settle on > Mallow's Run near Upper Tract, then Augusta County, VA, now Pendleton > County, WV. In 1758, tragedy befell Michael's home and family when the > Indians destroyed Fort Upper Tract and perpetrated the massacre at Fort > Seybert. Mrs. Mallow and two children, one a boy, Adam, six or seven years > of age, and a baby girl were captured at the home. Michael was away and > escaped capture and perhaps death." > > So again we see the mention of a Mary. I agree with Rick Toothman, that > Michael did marry twice. First to Anna Margareta and later to a Mary. But > was the Mary a Miller or did Michael marry Mary Ingles. According to Mr. > Toothman's book page 225 Johann Georg Mallo, a brother to Michael, married > his cousin Anna Barbara, daughter of Johann Christoph Muller. Muller > (Miller), his cousin was a Muller. Maybe this is where family folklore has > indicated Miller. > > They were related and married into the Miller family. Is it possible that it > is a family error handed down over generations. Hey, everyone makes a > mistakes. Anyhow, I know the following was lengthy but I just wanted to let > everyone researching the Mallow's know that I find very little evidence > which indicates that Johan Michael Mallo was married to Mary Miller. I could > be wrong and if I am please feel free to correct me. This would make a > excellent discussion on this listserve with everyone who is researching the > Mallow family and maybe there will be several people out there in cyberland > that could answer these questions. I could be wrong, but I think Michael was > married twice and that he returned after his first wife's death and > remarried to Mary Ingles. As you can see there has been references to his > death and about his wife Mary. Evidently, Anna Margartha was the one who was > captured by the Indians. Maybe or Maybe not. If I am wrong, please correct > me. Anyone willing to share info, please contact me. > > Thank you, > > Vera Lewis > vlewis@access.mountain.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: HAMRICK,DANIEL <dhamrick@neo.rr.com> > To: <WVPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 1:44 PM > Subject: Re: Introduction > > > Fortunately, I found this quickly, thanks to Dennis Hevener's books on the > > Heveners, descendants of Jacob (Vol. I) and Frederick (Vol. II). > > These books still can be purchased from Dennis Hevener, who lives at > > Churchill VA. > > > > In any event, Vol. II "Heavener-Hefner-Hevener of the Virginias Frederick > > Vol. II) on Page 4, has the following: > > "Jacob Hevener, son of Nicholas Hevener and Anna Elizabeth Seybert, was > born > > 7 Aug 1744 in Tulpehocken, Berks County, PA, and married 25 may 1765 in > > Brandywine, Pendleton Co., WV , Mary Mallow who was born 9 Mar 1747 in > > Rhineland-Pfaltz, Germany. > > "Jacob died Jan 1811 in Brandywine, Pendleton County, WVa and was buried > in > > Pendleton County (Brandywine) Mary died 1804 in Brandwine, Pendleton Co., > > WV, and was buried in Pendleton Co. WV (Brandywine). > > > > "Baptised as John Jacob Haeffner (nee Hevener) on 8/19/1944 > > (That's what the book says: must have been 1744) at Christ Church, > > Tulpehocken Township, Berks Co., Pa. The sponsors or God parents were > Johan > > Jacob Seibert nee Seybert and Elizaeth Theiss Seibert, his wife and uncle > > and aunt to Jacob. > > "Jacob was appointed an ensign in the Rockingham Co., VA. > > Militiat at court held on 3-27-1780. In addition to his service in the > > militia there are also records for Rockingham County that document his > > provision of supplies to the Revolutionary Army during the American War of > > Independence. > > > > "(See Vol. I of this series for the family line of Jacob) > > > > "The parents of Mary were (Johann) Michael and Mary C. > (Miller) > > Mallow. > > "The Mallow family completed their immigration on 9-15-1749 at > > the port of Philadelphia aboard the ship Phoenix. The Michael Mallow > family > > spent some years in the Tulpehocken, Berks Co., Pa area before settling on > > the South Branch of the Potomac River, Brandywine, Pendleton Co. WV." > > > > That's it. > > I am quoting from the book and realize Pendleton County was then > in > > Virginia. > > > > > > dhamrick@neo.rr.com > > Dan Hamrick > > 402 23rd Street NW > > Canton OH 44709 > > > > ---------- > > >From: ManxLass@aol.com > > >To: WVPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Introduction > > >Date: Mon, Jul 5, 1999, 2:07 PM > > > > > > > >Greetings -- > > > > > >I subscribed to the list over a month ago but am just getting around to > > >introducing myself. My Pendleton County families are HEVENER, WIMER, > > >SEI(Y)BERT, and MALLOW. At this point I am especially interested in > finding > > >the date of death of Mary MALLOW who married Jacob HEVENER on May 25, > 1765 in > > >Brandywine. I believe her parents were Johann Michael Mallow and Mary C. > > >Miller. About 10 days ago I was able to spend an hour browsing through > the > > >wonderful genealogical collection in the Franklin Library but couldn't > find a > > >specific reference to her. The name seems to be common in the Upper > Tract > > >area. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > >Judy Corrin > > > > >