Sara,
If we are not careful, you may have started a treasure hunt! The writings below
contain a few interesting references, especially in context - but first, some
perspective.
One of the big mysteries for Carruthers has been why, in 1738, Jonathan Bangs (I also
host the Bangs List) accompanied John Carruthers from New England (where the Bangs were
well known, including father / GFather Edward Bangs 1591- 1677 (Arvd Anne 1623), to New
Bern (where they purchased (adjoining?) land). Also, John Carruthers 1700 - 1752 md
Content Bangs. The Bangs were bigtime New Englanders (A New England Island named for
them, and Dean Dudley wrote up their Gen) - why would a blueblood Bangs head south to NC,
to the heaviest used ports, near New Bern and Beaufort/ Bath? Your email may provide some
answers - buried treasure!!! 1738 is in the time period you mention:
("It doesn't have the earliest Carruthers stuff in North Carolina, like
John's early stuff around Bath in 1717, but it does have items starting in the 1730s,
did you know it appears the John Martin that Rocksolanah Carruthers was married to was one
of Blackbeard's men? ")
which connects Rock to a Pirate!!! and to shipping in the early 1700s. It would be very
interesting to locate more Carruthers & Bangs in the Bath area! - even more
interesting to locate treasure! (John Martin inherited 220 acres from his father, which he
sold 11 July 1720 to John Royal, a mariner of Boston in New England.) [More connection to
N Eng.] I'll bet that 'our' John Martin inherited just a bit more land than he
sold to Royal, and the treasure is still buried on the small bit of land Martin retained!
OR, 'Two men named Joseph Brooks are listed'. The treasue is in the grave of
the 'false' Joseph Brooks! Also, track the SON, also named Joseph Martin
('Another signer is Joseph Martin, who I'm assuming is one of her sons' ) -
the skulduggery is rampant!
Keep reading those Kellenberger books. Ask Vic Jones to help you find them (tell him
you'll cut him in for a percent if they help)! At least your reading will be even more
motivated!
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: Sara Whitford
To: Barry
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [CARRUTHERS] Rocksolanah Carruthers Martin - 2 Rocks
Barry,
I'll tell you what... it may take me a day or two, but I'll scan the pages in
and send them to you. Then you might have a good way to put them on a Carruthers website
or something for everyone to know about and download. There were about 30 pages, I think.
It doesn't have the earliest Carruthers stuff in North Carolina, like John's
early stuff around Bath in 1717, but it does have items starting in the 1730s.
BTW, did you know it appears the John Martin that Rocksolanah Carruthers was married to
was one of Blackbeard's men?
Read this (From Beaufort County, North Carolina Deed Book I, 1696-1729: Records of Bath
County, North Carolina. Published by the Beaufort County Genealogical Society, 2003. By
Allen Hart Norris.):
[823]
The following Pirates were named by Capt Johnson
Pirates killed at Ocracoke
Edward Teach, Commander
Phillip Morton, Gunner
Garrat Gibbens, Boatswain
John Husk
John Curtice
Joseph Brooks (1)
Owen Roberts, Carpenter
Thomas Miller, Quartermaster
Nathan Jackson
Pirates wounded and hanged in Virginia (except two)
John Carnes
Joseph Brooks (2 different men)
x James Blake [executed]
John Gills
x Thomas Gates [executed]
x James White [executed]
x Richard Stiles [executed]
Caesar [slave]
Joseph Phillips
* James Robins
* John Martin
* Edward Salter
Stephen Daniel
Richard Greensail
Israel Hand, pardoned
Samuel Odell, acquitted
* Names of residents found before AND after the trial on the West Side of Bath Town
Creek.
x At his trial, Tobias Knight said these four were Negro slaves executed in Virginia.
They took Christian names and gave evidence at the trial. Two men named Joseph Brooks are
listed.
[823A]
Original records located in the British Public Records Office give a variance of the
names of the pirates killed in battle, and those who were tried and convicted:
Payable to Capt. George Gordon & Capt. Ellis Brand for themselves, Officers &
Mariners in reward for ye taking & convicting ye Pyrates hereunder named, Vizt
Names of ye Pyrates Their Qualitys Rewards £
[blank] Hands Master 40
John Carnes Comon Sailor 20
Joseph Brooks Jun Do 20
James Blake Do 20
John Giles Do 20
Thomas Gates Do 20
James White Do 20
Richard Stiles Do 20
John Martin Do 20
Edwd Salter Do 20
Stephen Daniel Do 20
Richard Greensail Do 20
Cesar Do 20
----------
£280
Payable to the Same in reward for the Pyrates hereunder named killed
In the Engagement, vizt
Edward Thatch Captain 100
Philip Morton Gunner 40
Owen Roberts Carpenter 40
Garrot Gibbons Boatswain 40
John Philips Sailmaker 30
....
{rewards list continues...}
[823B] ...
[824]
Sixteen names are on the Virginia list of Black Beard's pirates captured at Ocracoke
and 14 are listed as hanged in Williamsburg in March 1719.. Israel Hand was pardoned and
Samuel Odell was acquitted. Five of the 16 were slaves, four of whom were named as
evidence and executed. Caesar did not give evidence and was not specifically mentioned as
executed; coincidentally, Caesar was the name of a slave of Tobias Knight. The names of
three of the remaining nine men match the names of 3 landowners, who were alive and well
after that date on the West Side of Bath Town Creek: James Robbins, Edward Salter and John
Martin . This area has a very small number of inhabitants (including slaves) to be able to
match 4 out of 14 names (3 of 9 men and 1 of 5 slaves). For the last names of the
landowners to match is strange enough, but the match of the first names also, is a little
too much. The Phillips, Daniel, Brooks, Miller, Curtice and Jackson families also lived in
Bath County, but the full names of the men on Johnson's list are not in the Bath
County records. Whether these were younger sons cannot be determined.
...
...
...
[827]
Edward Salter's will, probated in Bath County on February 5th 1734, suggests he was
a wealthy man, leading to the speculation that he may have acquired part of the pirate
treasure. From 1721 to 1730, Salter's occupation was given as a cooper. From 1727
until his death, he was called merchant and gentleman. ...
[828]
The third land owner named on Johnson's Virginia "hanged" list was John
Martin, who lived on the West side of Bath Town Creek, the second plantation above Glebe
Creek. His name was not involved on the "tunnel land." He was the son of Joel
Martin, a prominent resident of Bath County, whose will was dated 24 Oct 1715 and proved
in Bath County 8 July 1716. John Martin inherited 220 acres from his father, which he sold
11 July 1720 to John Royal, a mariner of Boston in New England. Thomas Boyd, executor of
the 1725 will of James Robins, who was another "hanged man" and the owner of the
"tunnel land", witnessed the deed. This proves that John Martin of Bath was not
hanged at Williamsburg.
On 6/12/07, Barry <cbarrfly(a)comcast.net> wrote:
Sara,
Good job! I'm forwarding your message to Ann Ohm, who also did some work
on this subject. Please contact her if you wish to discuss!
Did it seem that more of possible importance could have been in the addl
pages? Did you discuss it w/ Allen Humphrey? (copied) Is he in your
neighborhood?
Where you say copied only records through 1800, how many were there? How
thick is the book? #pgs?
Barry,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sara Whitford" <sarawhitford(a)gmail.com>
To: <CARRUTHERS(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 1:28 PM
Subject: [CARRUTHERS] Rocksolanah Carruthers Martin
>I was in the Kellenberger Room the other day (the genealogy room in
> the New Bern library) and found a book on the Carruthers family that
> I'd never seen before. It was done by Elizabeth Moore, one of the most
> well-respected genealogists who has contributed reams upon reams of
> information to the libraries and archives here in North Carolina.
>
> In it, it seems I found the answer to something that's been worrying
> me for quite some time-- namely, was Rocksalanah Carruthers Martin the
> sister or the daughter of John Carruthers?
>
> It appears the answer can be verified that she was the SISTER, and not
> the same Rocksolanah as John Carruther's daughter.
>
> Here's why:
>
> I found a deed entry from 1766 that specifically refers to her as
> "Rocksalanah Martin", and she signs it "Rocksalanah Martin."
Another
> signer is Joseph Martin, who I'm assuming is one of her sons with her
> deceased husband, John.
>
> This may have already been posted to this group, so I won't post it
> now in order to avoid being redundant, but if anyone is interested in
> it then let me know and I'll be happy to type it up.
>
> There are close to 30 pages on the Carruthers from this book-- I only
> got records through 1800 copied because I had limited funds and my
> latest Carruthers ancestor is Rocksolanah who married John
> Witherington.
===============================
This Carruthers / W'ton Tree is known to be faulty, but as a work in progress,
it contains intrinsic value and potential insights. bw
1 Nathaniel Carruthers 1675 - 1745
2 John Carruthers 1700 - 1752
.... +Content Bangs
.. 3 Rocksolannah Carruthers 1720 - (date?)
...... +John Martin
.. *2nd Husband of Rocksolannah Carruthers:
...... +John Witherington 1703 -
.... 4 William Witherington, Sr 1740/41 - 1819
........ +Elizabeth Lewis 1745 -
...... 5 Peter Wetherington 1770 - 1852 (Near Certain not s/o Wm)
.......... +Jane Emerson 1770 - 1823
...... *2nd Wife of Peter Wetherington:
.......... +Esther Allen 1790 - 1870
...... 5 William Witherington, Jr 1773 - 1837
.......... +Sarah Stanley
...... 5 Lewis Witherington 1766 -
...... 5 Laney Witherington 1769 -
.......... +Peter DuBose
.... 4 Cleverly Witherington 1743 -
........ +Menah
...... 5 Unk Witherington 1770 -
...... 5 Richard Witherington 1764 - 1824
...... 5 Fictitious Seenotes Witherington 1790 -
.... 4 Robert Witherington 1750 -
........ +Esther
...... 5 John W Witherington 1764 -
.. 3 Frances Carruthers 1732 -
...... +Francis Hodges Sr
.... 4 Joshua Hodges 1736 -
.. 3 John Carruthers, Jr 1722 - 1762
...... +Jane Tuncliff
.. 3 Joseph Carruthers 1724 - 1752
.. 3 Sarah Carruthers 1728 -
...... +Benjamin Rice
.. *2nd Husband of Sarah Carruthers:
...... +Vinyard Bond
.... 4 Sarah Bond 1745 -
.... 4 Sweeting Bond 1750 -
.. 3 William Carruthers 1730 - 1752
.... 4 Sarah Carruthers 1740 -
2 James Carruthers 1696 -
2 Jacob Carruthers 1698 -
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