Martha Jackson
F, b. 20 June 1788
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- John Wentworth, The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American (Boston: Little, Brown, 1878), 2:222.
Johann Heinrich Ludwig Siebert
M, b. 23 February 1779
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Siebert, History of the Siebert Family (Manuscript written in Frankfurt A.M. Germany, 1916), p.1 (taken from register of births and baptisms of the Luteran church at Arolsen, searched by the author.
- Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Siebert, History of the Siebert Family (Manuscript written in Frankfurt A.M. Germany, 1916), p.1 (taken from register of marriages of the Luteran church at Arolsen, searched by the author.
- Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Siebert, History of the Siebert Family (Manuscript written in Frankfurt A.M. Germany, 1916), p.1.
Elisabeth Siebert
F
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Siebert, History of the Siebert Family (Manuscript written in Frankfurt A.M. Germany, 1916), p.1 (taken from register of marriages of the Luteran church at Arolsen, searched by the author.
Johannes Plucker
M, b. 3 November 1768, d. 15 June 1846
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Ed. Hilmar G. Stoecker, Ortssippenbuch Kulte [Kulte Churchbook], (Waldeckische Ortsippenbucher, v. 46) Arolsen, Germany: Waldeckischer Geschichtsverein Waldeck Historic Society, 1992, no. 1622 (researched by Harald Marpe of Arolsen, Germany, Jan 2001).
Helene Marie Muller
F, b. 7 September 1772, d. 18 March 1810
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Ed. Hilmar G. Stoecker, Ortssippenbuch Kulte [Kulte Churchbook], (Waldeckische Ortsippenbucher, v. 46) Arolsen, Germany: Waldeckischer Geschichtsverein Waldeck Historic Society, 1992, no. 1622 (researched by Harald Marpe of Arolsen, Germany, Jan 2001).
William Craigie
M, b. say 1770 to 1790, d. before 1855
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | William Craigie was born say 1770 to 1790, probably in Orkney, ScotlandG. |
| Marriage* | He married Margaret Shearer by 1810. |
| Death* | William probably died before 1855, which is when the Scottish civil registration of vital statistics began. |
| William and Margaret's children were born on the small island of Gairsay in the parish of Evie and Rendall in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. In the 1600s a Craigie family flourished on the island that was prominent in politics and fairly well-to-do. Some represented the Orkneys in Parliament. They built a large manor house on Gairsay that was in ruins by the time our William was born. Some of these Craigies were named William. It is conceivable, and perhaps even likely given the small size of the island, that our line descends from these distinguished Craigies, but more research is necessary. Due to the scarcity of records in the 1700s, it may be impossible to make a connection.
In Norse times Gairsay was the winter home of the Norse chieftain Svein Asleifarson, whose house was called Langskaill. Here he kept 80 armed men. After the spring planting had been done Svein would go on Viking raids, mostly around the Irish Sea. He died attempting to conquer Dublin in the year 1171.
Following are some passages from 19th century Scottish gazetteers about the island of Gairsay:
"GAIRSA (sic), one of the Orkneys, constituting part of the parish of Rendal (sic), from which it is separated by a strait about 1 1/2 mile broad. This island is about 2 miles long, and 1 broad; the greater part of it consists of a conical hill of considerable altitude. The whole of its west side is steep; but towards the east, it is both plain and fertile; and in that quarter, as well as on the south, the lands are well-cultivated. It contained 69 inhabitants in 1838. Close by the south shore stand the remains of an old house which seems formerly to have possessed some degree of elegance and strength, and was the residence of Sir William Craigie, and others of that name and family. here is a small harbour, called the Mill-burn, perfectly secured on all sides by the island itself; and a small holm, which covers the entrance to the south, leaving a passage on each side of it to the anchoring ground." (ca.1840)
"GAIRSAY, an island, in the parish of Evie and Rendall, county of Orkney; containing 71 inhabitants. This is an isle of the Orkney group, about four miles in circuit, and separated by a strait from Rendall. It consists chiefly of a conical hill of considerable altitude; the whole of the west side is pretty steep, but towards the east it is more level and fertile, and in this quarter, and in the south, the lands are tolerably well cultivated. Here is a small harbour called the Mill-Burn, perfectly secured on all sides by the island itself, and by a holm, which covers the entrance to the south, leaving a passage on each side of it to the anchoring ground." (1846)
According to census records, in 1831 there were 69 people living on Gairsay, and 71 people in 15 families in 1841. In the 1841 census a note was made that stated: "The island used to be noted for the quantity of kelp made on it. None has for some years been made on it." There was only one Craigie on the island in 1841, a woman named Jean, aged about 16-20. There were no more Craigies in the next several censuses. In 1851 there were only 41 people in 6 families living on the island. Ten years later the population was down to 34 people in only 5 families. By 1881 that number was 37 people in only 4 families. Today the island is owned by one family, named McGill, who purchased the island in 1968 and now farm it. Valerie McGill writes that "in 1928 there were 79 folk on Gairsay, mainly tenant farmers, a Harold Clouston bought the property, kicked out all the tenants but did not farm himself, just used the island as a summer residence. It is a very beautiful island, 1 mile from the mainland of Orkney with a 360' hill in the middle, heather clad, seals, otters, birds prolific."
Very little is known at present about William Craigie and Margaret Shearer. While we may presume their relation to the earlier "famous" Craigies of Gairsay, we can't prove it. Shearer was a common name on the nearby island of Shapinshay, so possibly Margaret's ancestors came from there. All we know for sure about William comes from the death certificates of his son William and his daughter Jean, which both stated that William was a farmer. They were likely deceased before the start of Civil Registration of vital statistics in 1855. Census records began to list people's names in 1841, and although there are some possible candidates, there is no couple named William and Margaret of the appropriate age yet located. There was a Margaret Craigie, aged 61-65, living on Main St. in Kirkwall as a pauper in 1841 (Census, Kirkwall, 1:11), but that was a very common name at the time and could easily have pertained to another Margaret.
They may have more than the two children that we do know of. |
Margaret Shearer
F, b. say 1770 to 1790, d. before 1855
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Margaret Shearer was born say 1770 to 1790, probably in Orkney. |
| Marriage* | She married William Craigie by 1810. |
| Death* | Margaret probably died before 1855, which is when the Scottish civil registration of vital statistics began. |
| A Margaret (Shearer) Craigie died at Gorn, Westray on 11 May 1856, aged 65. She was the daughter of John Shearer and Marion Taylor, and the informant on her death certificate was her son-in-law James Bain. There was another Margaret Shearer in Orkney who married a James Craigie in Kirkwall in 1810, and there was a Margaret Craigie who married a James Bain in Westray in 1850. According to a tree posted on the Orkney Family History Website the Margaret (Shearer) Craigie who had a son-in-law James Bain was married to a James Craigie. |
Robert Johnston
M, b. circa 1768, d. before 1858
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- International Genealogical Index,.
Ann Linklater
F, b. 24 November 1769, d. 8 November 1857
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland, Parish Registers, LDS Film No. 0919499, 1:16.
- International Genealogical Index,.
- Scotland, Vital Records, Civil Registration, Deaths, LDS Film #0280251, 1857, Kirkwall, p.23.
William Bain
M, b. circa 1763, d. after 1803
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | William Bain was born circa 1763, probably in Orkney, ScotlandG. . |
| Marriage* | He married Marion Harcus circa 1784 in Orkney, ScotlandG. |
| Death* | William died after 1803, probably in Orkney, ScotlandG. |
| (see also Web Link.) |
| William was a farmer, according to his daughter Isabella's death certificate and that of his son William.
While the parentage of William and his wife Marion is currently unknown, Scottish naming customs may give us a clue to their identities. The general custom in Scotland, to which there was some variation, was to name children as follows:
The eldest son after the paternal grandfather.
The second son after the maternal grandfather.
The third son after the father.
The eldest daughter after the maternal grandmother.
The second daughter after the paternal grandmother.
The third daughter after the mother.
Their third son was named after the father, but the third daughter wasn't named after the mother. Using the above formula, however, William Bain would be the son of James and Jean and Marion Harcus would be the daughter of John and Jane. Their fourth son, whose name is George, could be the name of a great-grandfather. The International Genealogical Index records a Marion Hercus baptised 7 October 1759 in Westray to John Hercus and Jean Hewison. This is an avenue for future research. |
Marion Harcus
F, b. circa 1765, d. after 1803
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Marion Harcus was born circa 1765, probably in Orkney. |
| Marriage* | She married William Bain circa 1784, probably in Orkney, ScotlandG. |
| Death* | Marion died after 1803, probably in Orkney. |
| (see also Web Link.) |
| Her name was given as Mary on her daughter Isabella's death certificate. |
Thomas Scott
M, b. say 1755, d. before August 1859
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Marriage* | He married Bessy Scott. |
| Birth* | Thomas Scott was born say 1755. |
| Death* | Thomas died before August 1859. |
| According to the death certificates of his daughters Mary and Isabella, he was a farmer. |
Bessy Scott
F, b. say 1757, d. before August 1859
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Marriage* | She married Thomas Scott. |
| Birth* | Bessy Scott was born say 1757. |
| Death* | Bessy died before August 1859. |
James Harrold
M, b. say 1750
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Death* | James died. |
| Birth* | He was born say 1750, probably in Orkney, ScotlandG. |
| Marriage* | He married Janet Williamson probably before 1773, probably in Orkney. |
| Gregor Lamb, in his book "Orkney Surnames" (Edinburgh: Paul Harris Pub., 1981), has this to say about the Harrold surname, on page 31: "Harrold. John Haraldson, 1438: a native patronymic surname: it was formerly assumed that all Harrold surnames originated from the first name Harald but this is not the case: the present Orkney Harrolds were originally Thorwald and originated in the North Isles, particularly Sanday and Gairsay: not a common surname today: lightly scattered throughout Orkney."
Lamb has since changed his opinion about the origin of the name. In a letter dated 7 November 1995 he states that he believed the name descended from Thorwald because in many early records Harrold was written as "Durrald", which suggested to him that this represented a particular Norse sound implying a name more akin to Thorwald than to Harrold. He no longer believes this to be true. He claims that the surname derives from "Haraldsson", a patronymic meaning 'son of Harald", and that the Orkney branch of the family must have adopted and fixed the patronymic name sometime in the 14th century. A John Haraldsson was surety for the earl of Orkney in 1434, and bailie (chief magistrate) for Kirkwall in 1438. This may be the same John Haraldsson who as a merchant sailed to England on board the ship 'The Magnus' in 1445, and at one point was even in Estonia.
The surname "Harraldsson" is of Scandinavian origin, rather than Scottish. Harald I, or Harold Fairhair, first King of Norway (c.850-c.933), invaded and conquered the Orkney and Shetland Islands in the year 875, beginning centuries of Norse rule of the islands that didn't end until 1468. Many of the inhabitants of the Orkneys had Norse blood as a result, and our Harrold family is likely one of them.
Gregor Lamb claims that the family is one of many that descends from the early Norse chieftains Kolbein Hruga from Wyre and Svein Asleifarson from Gairsay.
Our earliest known Harrold ancestor, James Harrold, lived on both Gairsay and Wyre at some point, as we know his son John was born on Gairsay and Alexander on Wyre. Gairsay belongs to the parish of Evie and Rendall in the Orkney Islands, off Scotland's northern coast, and, like Wyre, is one of the original home islands of the Harrold family, according to Lamb. Gairsay lies about a mile and a quarter off the coast of the main island in the Orkneys, northeast of Rendall, and 1 1/2 miles northwest of the island of Shapinsay. It is about two miles long and a little more than a mile wide at its broadest point. The island consists primarily of a conical hill of considerable altitude that rises steeply on the west side but is plain and fertile on its eastern flank. In the mid to late 1800s when our Harrold family was in residence it was home to only a few families. A small harbor, called the Millburn, lies on the south shore, perfectly secured by the island itself and a small islet in the mouth of the harbor. In Norse times Gairsay was the home of the Norse chieftain Svein Asleifarson. More recently, in the 1600s, a family of Craigies that represented the Orkneys in Parliament built a manor house here. By the 1800s it lay in ruins. Wyre is somewhat larger than Gairsay, lying north of that island, and is part of the parish of Rousay and Egilsay.
Our James Harrold would have been born about 1750, give or take a decade. His wife Janet Williamson may have come from the nearby island of Shapinsay, which was home to a large number of Williamsons in the 16 and 1700s.
On his son John's death certificate, James' occupation was given as "labourer". On his son Alexander's death certificate James' occupation was given as "farmer". He and his wife both probably died before the 1841 census was taken.
James and Janet may have had more than the two children listed below. |
Janet Williamson
F, b. say 1750
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
George Corston
M
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Marriage* | He married Ann Harrold. |
| Birth* | George Corston was born. |
| He was deceased before March 1863. On his daughter Marabel's death certificate his occupation was given as "mariner". On his daughter Margaret's death certificate in 1869 his occupation was given as farmer. |
Ann Harrold
F
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Ann Harrold was born. |
| Marriage* | She married George Corston. |
| She was deceased before March 1863. |
Charles Atkins
M, b. 2 September 1748, d. 20 May 1817
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Charles Atkins was born on 2 September 1748 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Ruth Kilborn, daughter of Thomas Kilborn and Mehitable Ryder, on 24 August 1773 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.2 |
| Death* | Charles died on 20 May 1817 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.3 |
| Burial* | He was buried in the East Readfield Cemetery in Readfield, Kennebec County, MaineG.4 |
| According to the DAR Lineage Book, v.67-231, no.66636, Charles served as drummer in Capt. Matthias Tobey's company, Col. Aaron Willard's regiment at Ticonderoga.
According to the Cleveland Genealogy Charles went to Mt. Vernon, Maine in 1799 from his home in Provincetown, Mass. where he bought land. The next year, in June 1800, Charles and the rest of his family left Provincetown by ship to Hallowell, Maine, then travelled overland to Mt. Vernon where he eventually had a grist mill and farm.
The Illustrated history of Kennebec County (N.Y.: H.W. Blake, 1892) by Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo, ed., refers to Charles on p. 931 as one of the earliest settlers of Mt. Vernon, a Methodist minister who lived near Dunn's Corner in the southern part of the town. On p.938 they continue, "After 1836 a Methodist class was formed...Only occasional Methodist sermons were heard in town for the next 10 years, some of them by Charles Atkins, a local preacher and a pioneer settler."
Their children were all born in either Chatham or Provincetown, Mass. Their births are recorded in the Mt. Vernon, Maine town records, all on one page, but the page is torn in such a way that only the month and day are legible.
According to the Dudley genealogy one of their daughters married Capt. Barber of Boston. The Mt. Vernon, Maine records have the family of Samuel and Martha Barber listed right after Thomas and Lucinda (Fairbanks) Atkins, and they are listed next to one another in the 1830 census of Mt. Vernon. Samuel's birth date is given as 17 Mar 1805 and Martha's as 19 Sep 1806. This could be the Martha that the Cleveland genealogy says was born on 18 Sep 1799. The Barbers had three children listed: (1) Samuel Atkins Barber, b. 14 Nov 1825, (2) Rowland Young Barber, b. 29 Aug 1828, and (3) Martha Elizabeth Barber, b. 11 Sep 1830.
His widow Ruth is probably the 70-80 year old woman living with their son Charles Jr. in Mt. Vernon when the 1830 census was taken. |
Citations
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Chatham
Records, 1749-1787, p.78 of scanned images, p.69 of original record).
- George Ernest Bowman, Vital Records of the Town of Truro Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, abstracted online by the Massachusetts Vital Records Project, <https://ma-vitalrecords.org/> (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933). Hereinafter cited as Truro VRs online.
- Edmund James Cleveland and Horace Gillette Cleveland, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. (Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1899), p.1554.
- East Readfield Cemetery, Readfield, Maine, Gravestone Charles Atkins, which has no information besides his name, but is right beside that of Ruth, also with no name..
Ruth Kilborn
F, b. 2 January 1755, d. 19 August 1838
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Edmund James Cleveland and Horace Gillette Cleveland, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. (Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1899), p.1554.
- George Ernest Bowman, Vital Records of the Town of Truro Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, abstracted online by the Massachusetts Vital Records Project, <https://ma-vitalrecords.org/> (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933). Hereinafter cited as Truro VRs online.
- East Readfield Cemetery, Readfield, Maine, Gravestone Ruth Atkins, which has no information besides her name, but is right beside that of Charles, also with no name..
Nathaniel Dudley
M, b. 25 November 1763, d. 8 May 1844
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Dean Dudley, The History of the Dudley Family, Containing the Genealogy of each Branch in various Countries, from their first settlementi in America, and tracing the ancestry back to the Norman Conquest of England (Montrose, Mass.: Published by the Author, 1894), p.434. Hereinafter cited as Dudley Family.
- Dean Dudley, The History of the Dudley Family, Containing the Genealogy of each Branch in various Countries, from their first settlementi in America, and tracing the ancestry back to the Norman Conquest of England (Montrose, Mass.: Published by the Author, 1894), p.437. Hereinafter cited as Dudley Family.
- Dean Dudley, Supplement to the History and Genealogy of the Dudley Family (Wakefield, Mass.: Published by the author, 1898), p.75. Hereinafter cited as Dudley Genealogy Supplement.
- Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Nathaniel Dudley gravestone in Riverside Cemetery, Kingfield, ME).
- Dean Dudley, The History of the Dudley Family, Containing the Genealogy of each Branch in various Countries, from their first settlementi in America, and tracing the ancestry back to the Norman Conquest of England (Montrose, Mass.: Published by the Author, 1894), p.437 (gives May 7 as the date, contradicting the gravestone). Hereinafter cited as Dudley Family.
Anna Smith
F, b. circa 1764, d. 18 September 1825
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Her gravestone said she was age 61 when she died.
- Dean Dudley, The History of the Dudley Family, Containing the Genealogy of each Branch in various Countries, from their first settlementi in America, and tracing the ancestry back to the Norman Conquest of England (Montrose, Mass.: Published by the Author, 1894), p.437. Hereinafter cited as Dudley Family.
- Dean Dudley, Supplement to the History and Genealogy of the Dudley Family (Wakefield, Mass.: Published by the author, 1898), p.75. Hereinafter cited as Dudley Genealogy Supplement.
- Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Anna Dudley gravestone in Riverside Cemetery, Kingfield, ME).
Joseph Fairbanks
M, b. 4 August 1751, d. 4 July 1807
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
Citations
- Glenside Cemetery, Winthrop, Maine, Gravestone of Dea. Joseph Fairbank [Gravestone includes date and place of birth].
- Glenside Cemetery, Winthrop, Maine, Gravestone of Dea. Joseph Fairbank [Gravestone includes date and place of death].
