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Regarding the land of Robert R. Rye:
Land Commission Records, Liber W.M. #1, p. 117, 1844-1848 - Robert Rye,
William Rye, Willis Rye, representatives of Willis Rye, & Fanny Rye the widow of
the said Willis Rye who died 1833 leaving the following representatives: Robert
Rye, William Rye, Willis Rye, Eleanor Jane Rye, Drucilla Rye & Marshall Rye, &
also a widow Fanny Rye of of whom are now living. Durcilla & Marshall are
minors. Lands of Willis Rye, "Part of St. Barbarys Manor" in Nanjemoy. Reps
request land to be sold & proceeds divided.
Court appointed group to ascertain value & make recommendations.
Petition made that Marshall Rye was a child of a 2nd marriage of Willis Rye,
deceased & he had no right to 58 acres which was the property of the 1st wife,
mother of the others. Distribution made Aug 1844. William S. Rye now of
Shelby Co, AL; Eleanor Jane Rye Bradshaw now the wife of Ogleton Bradshaw.
1845 Robert R. Rye purchased from Adam Posey 100 acres of "Smith Field" in
Nanjemoy; borders "St. Barbaras Manor", "Desert Enlarged" & "Hudsons
Conclusion."
1852 Robert R. Rye purchased from Uzzial Nalley 60 acres part of "St.
Barbaras Manor" in Nanjemoy.
1857 Robert R. Rye purchased from Etheldra Harris 87 or 88 acres part of
"Smith Field" in Nanjemoy.
1859 Robert R. Rye gave 1 acre to Trustees School #9
1868 Robert R. Rye purchased 10 acres "Part of St. Barbarys Manor" &
"Supposed" in Nanjemoy.
Robert R. Rye died 1868 & his wife, Isabella Chase Dent died about 1869
(before the 1870 U.S. Census). There were 3 surviving children, Isabella, Jane &
Drucilla. Drucilla died shortly after & the remaining two were raised by
their father's sister, Drucilla Rye - Mrs. John Bowie.
In 1882 / 1883 Isabella (now Mrs. Peter Kendrick) & Jane (now Mrs. Massena
Kendrick) divided their land: Whereas a certain Robert R. Rye died seized of a
certain tract lying in the 3rd Election district of CC, consisting of parts of
several tracts called "St. Barbaras Manor," "Smithfield," & "Hudsons
Conclusion" 390 acres. (Boundaries are given).
Family tradition says Jane got the part with the house. Isabella & Peter
lived in former slave quarters until they could build their home.
Joyce Candland
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Surnames: CHUNN, COURTS, COOKSEY, TURNER
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Is there any possibility that this Charles Chunn, father of Isabella, is the same as Charles Courts Chunn, b. 17 July 1763? His father was Zachariah Chunn b. abt. 1742 and d. before June 1794. Charles' mother was Charity Courts who died 18 July 1763.
Thanks.
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Surnames: Chunn, Dent, Kendrick, Bowen,Rye
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Jackie--
Do you have any record of a farm in Nanjemoy that the family had? (Apparently it was handed down to Eva Louisa Kendrick's mother (Isabella Chase Dent Rye) from the estate of her parents when her parents died, leaving her and two sisters (one of which later died)in the care of their aunt and uncle (last name of Dunnington). I'd like to find out where the land actually is in Nanjemoy.
I have searched and searched for Jane Tant Bowen's parents, and can find nothing. Have you happened to find anything in your research?
Thanks,
Vicki Kelly
> History is Boring
>
> Next time you're washing your hands and the water temperature isn't just how
> you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about
> the 1500s.
>
> Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May
> and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell,
> so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Baths
> consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the
> privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the
> women and finally the children -- last of all the babies. By then the water
> was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't
> throw the baby out with the bath water."
>
> Houses had thatched roofs -- thick straw -- piled high, with no wood
> underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs,
> cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained
> it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the
> roof -- hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
>
> There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a
> real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess
> up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over
> the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into
> existence.
>
> The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence
> the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery
> in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help
> keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh
> until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece
> of wood was placed in the entranceway, hence, a "thresh hold."
>
> In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always
> hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot.
> They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the
> stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then
> start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been
> there for quite awhile. Hence the rhyme, "peas porridge hot, peas porridge
> cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
>
> Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When
> visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a
> sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." They would cut off a
> little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat."
>
> Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content
> caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and
> death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or
> so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
>
> Most people did not have pewter plates, but had trenchers, a piece of wood
> with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Often trenchers were made from
> stale bread which was so old and hard that they could be used for quite some
> time. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms and mold got into
> the wood and old bread. After eating off wormy, moldy trenchers, one would
> get "trench mouth.."
>
> Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the
> loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper crust."
>
> Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes
> knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would
> take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the
> kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and
> eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of
> holding a "wake."
>
> England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places
> to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a
> "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25
> coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized
> they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string
> on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the
> ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard
> all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus, someone
> could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer."
>
> And that's the truth. . . (who ever said that History was boring)?
God, grant me the senility
to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones that I do
& the eyesight to tell the difference!!
amen!