Ethel Handley wrote:
Hello Rod,
I am a descendant of Mary HAWK who married James GRAY in Ohio in 1835.
They were my g-g-grandparents. Have never found a marriage record for
them, but will inquire now in Pike Co., Ohio. They did go to Wisconsin
in about 1842 where Mary died and was buried in 1860. James then
brought his family to Iowa. He died 1877 & is buried at Kellogg, IA. I
have considerable information on their 10 children which I am very
willing to share if you are interested. From whom do you descend? Does
Lois Lambert have an e-mail address? I would like to correspond with
her also. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards, Ethel Handley, 607 SE Jackson St., Greenfield, IA
50849-9525 telephone (515) 743-2206
Ethel Handley
ehandley(a)mddc.com
About 1806 several families, related by blood and marriage, emigrated
from Greenbrier Co., (W)VA to Ohio. Whether they traveled together or
separately is not clear. They may have "wagon-trained" the "midland
trail" or "flat-boated" down the Greenbrier River to the Kanawha River
and down the Kanawha River to the Ohio River. However and whenever they
got there, they all seem to have crossed the Ohio River at Gallipolis and
temporarily settled there or nearby. Included in this migration (perhaps
the instigator) was George CUTLIP, probably about 67 years old at the
time, and his second wife, Mary Mollenix (Molyneaux).
In Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH on 29 Apr 1806, Nancy COLLISON (or
CALLISON) was married (by Thomas Rodgers JP) to Shadrach NEWENHAM
(Newnham / Newingham). So? So, Nancy was the teenage daughter of
Elizabeth CUTLIP (daughter of George CUTLIP) and John COLLISON (her
husband; George CUTLIP's son-in-law) who also made the journey to Ohio.
When George CUTLIP moved on to Pike Co., OH in 1808, so did his daughter,
Elizabeth CUTLIP and his son-in-law, John COLLISON and their daughter,
Nancy, and son-in-law, Shadrach NEWENHAM.
In Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., OH on 24 Mar 1807, Susannah CUTLIP was
married (by Sam'l Blagg, JP) to Benjamin ALLISON Jr, the son of RevWarVet
Benjamin ALLISON Sr, aged about 46 at this time. ALLISONs had moved from
NY to Greenbrier Co., (W)VA and then on to Ohio either with the CUTLIPs
or about the same time. Later that year (1807), Benjamin ALLISON Sr died
in Green Twp., Gallia Co., OH; and the next year, when the George CUTLIP
moved on to Pike Co., OH, so did his daughter Susannah and his son-in-law
Benjamin ALLISON Jr.
Meantime, in Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH on 28 Nov 1807 Nancy CUTLIP was
married (by Thomas Rodgers JP) to Joseph HAWK son of Isaac HAWK Jr and
Rebecca COLLINS who were also from Greenbrier Co., (W)VA. Some of their
teenagers made the trip to Ohio. If Issac and Rebecca did, they seem to
have returned to Greenbrier; that is where they died. I think (but I may
be wrong) that Isaac was also an AmRevWar Vet -- he was the right age,
born about 1760. Again, when George CUTLIP moved on to Pike Co., OH about
1808, his daughter Nancy and his son-in-law, Joseph HAWK accompanied him.
CUTLIP, COLLISON, NEWENHAM, ALLISON, and HAWK all arrived in Pike Co.,
Ohio in 1808. Well, not exactly. They settled along the banks of Beaver
Creek just southwest of where the town of Beaver is now located, that is,
about five or six miles east of present-day Piketon along the
"Appalachian Highway" near the intersection of Ohio State Routes 32/124
and 335. In 1808 none of these existed. In fact, Pike Co. did not exist
for another seven years. In 1808 that area was part of Pee Pee Township
which was part of Ross Co., OH. (Most of present-day Pike Co. was then
Pee Pee Twp.)
*** If records exist for these seven years, they would not be found in
Pike Co. but in Ross Co., OH. In fact, George CUTLIP, perambulating man
that he was, died in 1812 and his will is on file at Chillicothe, county
seat of Ross Co., OH. Digging in other Ross Co., records for 1808-1815
might reveal other CUTLIP, COLLISON, ALLISON, HAWK and/or NEWENHAM info!
Also, don't forget that some of the data from this time and era might be
stored at Ohio University (OU -- not OSU in Columbus) in Athens, the
regional repository and archive for southeast Ohio. ***
The War of 1812 occurred during this time (1808-1815); and, Samuel CUTLIP
(for one) served in the Ohio Militia, walking from Piketon to Sandusky on
Lake Erie to fight the British -- then walking back again. I have not
checked (yet) but an ALLISON, COLLISON, or HAWK may have done the same.
Remember, they would be listed as coming from Ross Co., because Pike Co.
still did not exist, yet. Jurisdictions changed but they remained in the
same locations.
Pike Co., OH was finally formed in 1815, and when Samuel CUTLIP married
his next-door neighbor's daughter, Jane STEWART, they were among the
first in the new record keeping system at Pike Co. Any prior records
would be in Ross Co., OH or at Ohio University (OU) in Athens, Ohio.
Enterprising researchers should investigate these leads.
That's just the beginning of the story, folks. About 1842/1844, James
CUTLIP (one of George's sons) got the bug to move on, and the story
started all over again with slightly different names. GILLILANDs (also
from Greenbrier Co., (W)VA, but perhaps a little later) moved with these
CUTLIPs to Green Co., Wisconsin. Nancy CUTLIP, wife of Joseph HAWK, seems
to have recently died and so Joseph HAWK (now into his 50s) went along
with his brother-in-law James CUTLIP to Wisconsin. Several of his (Joseph
HAWK's) teenage and recently married children also tagged along,
including daughter Mary HAWK and son-in-law James GRAY.
Right now, one of my objectives is identifying exactly who descended from
Nancy CUTLIP and Joseph HAWK. (I've done some work on ALLISON, COLLISON,
and NEWENHAM already. Now, thanks to Ethel HANDLEY, I now have the name
of one of the daughters: Mary HAWK and her husband, James GRAY -- another
name to add to CUTLIP downlines through women.
HAWK RESEARCHERS: A few of you must be related to this HAWK line. I'm not
much interested in these in-laws, but Isaac HAWK III (brother of Joseph)
settled in Vinton Co., OH, died there, and is buried there. A number of
HAWKs (perhaps some I *AM* looking for) are buried in HAWK Cemetery, Pike
Co., OH. (I'll post a list later). If your HAWKs were in southern Ohio
about 1810-1830, they may be our HAWKs ... let's talk!
ALLISON RESEARCHERS: We've pretty well established the kids of Susannah
CUTLIP and Benjamin ALLISON Jr. She died about 1819/1820 after having
John, Jesse, Samuel, Sarah, and Nathaniel (Nathan) ALLISON. Her husband,
Benjamin, then married Charlotte ADKINS and moved to IN, then IL where he
died at Nebo, Pike Co., IL on 19 Aug 1838. I have another generation or
two after that -- thanks to Virginia HART.
COLLISON RESEARCHERS: The only downline I have anything on is NEWENHAM.
Surely, there must be others. Some COLLISONs stayed in Pike Co., OH (to
this day). Others moved on. If you trace your roots back to John COLLISON
(or CALLISON) and Elizabeth CUTLIP, I really want to hear from you. How
many kids did they have? What eventually became of them?
As far as I know, no ALLISONs or COLLISONs went to Wisconsin in the
1843/44 migration. Did any (Wm) BAILEYs or (Jas) LANEs? What about Joseph
HAWK (Jr?) -- did he go, too? For now, I'll let Wayne GILLILAND mull this
over. He's the our resident expert on that part of the country.
One lesson anyone can learn from this is that no one traveled alone.
People traveled in groups. Often they then married within the group.
Likewise, groups were fluid. At different points, various ones joined the
group or moved into a new group. Collect not only ancestors, but their
relatives and friends. Look at who lives nearby on the census or tax list
or (better yet) the plats (maps). Hints are all over the place;
sometimes, recognizing them is the problem.
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