New Version of Turth or Dare: Document That Folklore!

See that tab up top? The one that says, "Ancestral History of Thomas F. Myers"? Right, that's it. Take a look. It's a privately published book by one of my uncles, sister to my 4th great grandmother Mary Myers, produced about 1900. There's a lot of names, dates, and place in it and Mom and I have found it to be surprisingly accurate. There is one glaring error but Thomas F. Myers had no way of know that his Revolutionary War hero and great grandfather, Nehemiah Newans, did not die at the Battle of Yorktown but lived a long and happy life... elsewhere, and without his wife and son. But otherwise he was a dandy scholar of the history of our family.

So, just the other afternoon, I got to thinking that maybe there were details in that little book I'd overlooked or dismissed as folklore. Maybe I should go back and catalog the myriad details on those pages of his about the ancestors in my direct line. Make a list or a chart or something and see what could be seen. There's a lot there and with time - a lot of it - and a research log to track where I went, maybe more could be found. And that's what I've been doing, and  have to say, this is going to take a LOT of time!!

So here it is. The chart that will hopefully show truth through documentation, if I can find that documentation. The right hand column is where I'll track findings so it's practically empty now.

Hey, and let me know if you have any missing pieces or can elaborate on any events, dates or places. Thanks!!

"Ancestral History of Thomas F. Myers" Fact Check

Person	Text	Finding
Miss Kepplinger	Family came from Holland. Religious persecution. Lutheran.   During war, drove cart that seemed to have butter and eggs but had had sacks of powder, through lines. Was searched but told to pass.
Miss Kepplinger’s Mother   Given Cory Kepplinger	Sister to Col. Corry.   Made sheep skin shoes for soldiers.	Her maiden name was Cory. This is the correct spelling as per Wikipedia.
Col. Corry / Cory	French & Indian and Rev. fame.   Town of Corry PA was named for him.	Town is Corry but founders name was Cory. Wiki.
Mrs. Macelvaine	Sister to Miss Kepplinger’s mother	Her maiden name was Cory too.
Mr. Koontz	Miss Kepplinger’s uncle.   Owner Colonial Hotel of York PA. Continental Congress was held here after run out of Philadelphia.
Father Mr. Kepplinger	Ground all wheat for soldiers at Valley Forge.   Had a salt works on the Patapsco river where Baltimore now stands.   The company was known as Beason, Kepplinger & Magoun.   They conveyed salt to Beasontown, now Uniontown.	Uniontown was Beesontown, Founded by Henry Beeson, 1776. Wiki.
Father, Mother, and servants	Attended to and fed soldiers in their barn.
Thomas Newan	War of 1812   Maryland Volunteers Capt. Steiners Company Col. Stoners Regiment
Mary Knough	Wife of Thomas Newins
Peggy Datsbaugh Bartgis	Mary Knough’s sister. Same mother but different fathers.   Married Matthew Bartgis
Matthew Bartgis	Mayor of Frederick for years after Lt. Gov. of MD.   1st man to carry mail from Frederick to Winchester and from Winchester to Georgetown.   1750, organized the mail service in America.   First to print a nsp at Winchester VA and Frederick MD/
James Bartgis	Son of Matthew and Peggy   Mayor of Frederick
Hiram Bartgis	Son of Matthew and Peggy   Sheriff of Frederick
Peggy Bartgiss Father Mr. Datsbaugh	Member of the House of Burgess   Carried an effigy of King George through the streets of Frederick & burned it in 1763.
Indian Fighter
Peter Myers	Helped build Ft Frederick in 1756.   Served in Rev. War: Battle of Brandywine Wounded at Battle of Monmouth
Mary Hughes	Wife of Peter Myers.   They had 5 children: Betsy Nancy John William Jacob, served in 1812	Most trees show Hibbs.
Jacob Myers	Born in Tanneytown MD 1789   Died Cumberland 7 Feb 1852   Served in 1812   Sheriff of Frederick County.   Stage agent for Sto?? ??tokes stage line from Frederick to Morgantown.   Afterward transferred to Cumberland.

 

Mary Myers Eckhart 1837-1909

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