Travel Tuesday- Connecticut and Massachusetts

Each week the kids study two States for school.  Their studies include the State abbreviation, capital, motto, nickname, flower, bird, song, flag and something interesting.  I play along with people from our family tree database.

This week’s States are:  Connecticut and Massachusetts

Connecticut- BREWSTER, MARKHAM (and how I came to be my own cousin)

Some descendents of William Brewster, of Mayflower fame and glory, settled in Connecticut.  Among them were William Brewster, 3rd great grandson of Mayflower Brewster.  William and his wife, Olive Morgan, had a daughter named Ruth Brewster who was born on 25 Oct 1764 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut.  Ruth married James Sherman and they were my 5^th great grandparents.  Also in Lebanon, Ruth’s grandfather and great grandfather were buried.

Daniel Markham II, son of Deacon Daniel Markham, was both married in Hartford County, CT and died there.  His daughter, Phoebe, was born and married there.  His son, Israel, was also born and married there.  Phoebe daughter married Israel’s son, which makes me my own cousin.  They are my 6^th great grandparents.

Massachusetts- CARR, DOTY, MARKHAM, SOULE, WHITMORE

Massachusetts has too many to list out fully. I’ll just give you some of the surnames:

Carr, Doty, Markham, Soule, Whitmore and all their intermingling.

Black Sheep Sunday: Doty

"The first duel of New England is said to be that between Edward Doty and Edward Leister, servants of Steven Hopkins. They fought with sword and dagger and both were wounded. Having no statute agains the offense, the Pilgrims met in council to determine the punishment. It was, according to observers, exemplary. The parties were ordered to be tied together, hand and foot, and to remain twenty-four hours without food or drink. The intercession of their master and their own entreties procured their release before the sentence was carried out."   (http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/front.htm)

Edward is my 10th great grandfather.  My line from him is:
Edward Doty
Samuel
Samuel
John
Samuel
Samuel
Jesse
Francis
Mary Louisa
Myra Belle Hulse
Ethyl Maxine Shelton
Mom
Me

Tombstone Tuesday

I was going to try for a Talented Tuesday today instead, but it was too hard to choose and, actually, I think it took yesterday’s Thomas a lot of talent to be an out of work, illiterate widowed coal miner with children to raise. So move along and instead share some tombstones.

These are from the Doty Settlement Cemetery in Oxford, Ohio. When my 7-year-old daughter and I were visiting Ohio this past summer, we made our poor cousins drive us hours and hours away just so we could stand there in awe. Okay. *I* was in awe. My daughter? Was hot.

Anyway, here is a picture I took of the cemetery.

Our relation:

1 My daughter
2 Me
3 My mom
4 My grandmother
5 Myra Belle Hulse m. Cora Edwin Shelton
6 John Andrew Hulse m. Mary Louisa Doty
7 Francis Doty m. Mariah Zimmerman
8 Jesse Doty m. Jane Kittley

Jesse’s son Jesse was among those that lived in the settlement’s house right up the street. Jesse’s (senior) portrait is hanging on the wall.