I agree the Susan C Greenwell looks suspicious. I don't have better
information at this time.
MELISSA THOMPSON ALEXANDER
ma.da(a)gte.net
edmonds, washington, usa
-----Original Message-----
From: Teddy Ronan [mailto:tronan@sccoast.net]
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 2:34 AM
To: ma.da(a)gte.net
Subject: Re: Cissell Reference
The difference in age between George and Susan Columbia gives rise to
questions. 52-54 years
seams a bit much. Also,
I have a Susan C. Greenwell b. abt. 1856, d. 1944 married to Martin Francis
Drury in Union
County, KY. The dates given indicate these Susans are one and the same.
Can you comment? Also,
who were the parents of Martin Yates (though I really wonder if this tree
can take one more
Martin)?
Melissa Alexander wrote:
The Cissell children are the children of Ann French Yate's
daughter
Catherine, who married Zachariah Cissell. I did not have the children,
but
they probably did not end up with the father-so would not show up in
census
records with Zachariah.
Descendants of Catherine Yates
Generation No. 1
1. Catherine4 Yates (Martin3, Martin2, Martin1) was born
December 01,
1776 in SMC, MD, and died Bef. 1805. She married Zachariah Cissell
Aft.
April 14, 1795 in SMC, MD1, son of John Cissell and Rebecca Unknown. He
was
born June 21, 1771 in SMC, MD2,3, and died in Marion Co, KY.
Notes for Zachariah Cissell:
His godparents are William Russell and Mary Davis
More About Zachariah Cissell:
Christening: St Inigoe's Mission, St. Mary's Co, MD, sponsors William
Russell and Mary Davis4
Children of Catherine Yates and Zachariah Cissell are:
2 i. Priscilla5 Cissell, born January 16, 1802 in
Marion Co, KY;
died Abt.
1803 in Died young.
3 ii. Dorothy Cissell5, born Bet. 1800 - 1804.
+ 4 iii. George Cissell, born Bet. 1802 - 1804.
Generation No. 2
4. George5 Cissell (Catherine4 Yates, Martin3, Martin2, Martin1)6
was
born
Bet. 1802 - 1804. He married Susan Columbia Greenwell. She was born
1858,
and died 1944.
Children of George Cissell and Susan Greenwell are:
5 i. George H.6 Cissell, born 1877.
6 ii. Joseph Cissell, born 1878; died 1959. He married
Sallie
Brown.
7 iii. William Thomas Cissell, born 1879.
Endnotes
1. Marriages of St. Mary's County, MD 1634-1900by Margaret K. Fresco
Eastern Shore Regional Library, Salisbury, MD 21801
2. O'Rourke, Births St. Andrews Epis. Church, Leonardtown, Maryland.
3. Donna Van Zandt (donavan(a)netins.net.
4. Donna Van Zandt (donavan(a)netins.net) research.
5. Teddy Ronan tronan(a)sccoast.net, from will of Martin French in regards
to
his sister Ann French Yates.
6. Teddy Ronan tronan(a)sccoast.net, from will of Ann French Yeats.
MELISSA THOMPSON ALEXANDER
ma.da(a)gte.net
edmonds, washington, usa
-----Original Message-----
From: Teddy Ronan [mailto:tronan@sccoast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:20 AM
To: MDSTMARY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [MDSTMARY-L] Petition of Samuel Greenwell
I posted the following yesterday in a query about Martin FRENCH, then
promptly sat down to figure it out. I'll be danged if it makes any
sense to me. The numbers just don't seem to add up. Can someone help me
interpret. This is the best I could do:
Martin left no will: "d.intestate" (this is about the only thing I'm
sure of)
Brothers and sisters of Martin were: Mary French Greenwell (deceased),
James French, Raphael French and Ann French Yates (deceased). Each of
these siblings received 1/5 of the pot (4/5ths) Mary French Greenwell's
portion was passed to Samuel Greenwell (was he husband or son?). Ann
French Yates portion was divided into 6ths and passed to Ann's children
??? Ignatius, William, Martin (but he got 1/5), Eleanor, Barton,
Susannah. Where to Dorothy and George Cissell fit in? Also mentioned
are Eleanor French and John French who received the last 5th, heirs of
Ignatius (though not brother and sister of Martin??) This document
would also indicate that Martin left no children, is that a fair
assumption? Help me please, as this hugely impacts my siblings of
Martin, son of Ignatius.
"8/1/1804: Petition of Samuel Greenwell shows that a certain Martin
French
d. intestate on or about April 20, 1804 seized of "Twittenham", leaving
your petitioner, heir and representative of Mary Greenwell (deceased)
who
was sister to sd. Martin French and entitled to 1/5 part; James French,
a
brother 1/5 part; Raphael French, 1/5 part; Susanna Greenwell, Eleanor
Brown, William Yates, Ignatius Yates, Eleanor French, John French,
Dorothy
Cissell, George Cissell, and Barton Yates, which last mentioned five are
infants, his legal representatives. Eleanor French and John French,
heirs
of Ignatius French, 1/5; 1/6 to Barton Yates, heir; Martin Yates, dec'd
who
was one of the heirs of Ann Yates,dec'd, sister of the dec'd, 1/5; the
others 1/6 or 1/5 pt. to Susanna Greenwell, one of the heirs of Ann
Yates,
sister of the dec'd; Eleanor Yates, 1/6 of 1/5 of Ann Yates; William
Yates,
1/6 of 1/5 pt. of Ann Yates, sister of the dec'd; 1/6 of 1/5 pt. to
Ignatius Yates, of Ann Yates, sister of the dec'd; Dorothy Cissell and
George Cissell of Catherine Cissell, repres. of Ann Yates. Purchased by
Andrew Somerville, highest bidder. (SMC Land Commission Records, JH #5,
f.194)."