Nov 17, 2008
And now for the Irish bunch
Previously, John's brother Mark Cryan, had emigrated to the U.S.A. and had sent for John and Atty's two oldest daughters, Sarah and Winifred to join him in Boston, MA.
Soon after Johns death, Atty and the remaining 8 children emigrated to Boston, MA. They sailed on the vessel, "Epaminondas" and after approximately 8 weeks , arrived in Boston, June 16, 1848.
Atty had a boarding house in Leominster, MA. The family then settled in Eldorado, WI.
This has been one of my favorite families to research because I've met so many cousins online! I have more stories, which I'll add later.
My Grandmother was Gertrude M. Crain Bradley.
Descendants of Crain (Cryan)
1 Cryan
. 2 John Cryan 1804 - 1848
..... +Attracta McDonough 1804 - 1880
............ 3 Bridget Crain 1826 -
............ 3 Winifred Crain 1827 - 1891
................ +Edward McLoughlin 1822 - 1856
...................... 4 Henry McLoughlin 1850 - 1850
...................... 4 John McLoughlin 1850 - 1850
...................... 4 Edward McLoughlin Jr. 1852 - 1935
.......................... +Catherine Mulvey - 1922
................................. 5 Edward J McLoughlin
................................. 5 Irene McLoughlin
................................. 5 Frances K McLoughlin 1891 - 1965
..................................... +Albert M. Kelly - 1952
...................... 4 Mary Ann McLoughlin 1854 - 1935
.......................... +James Mc Ardle - 1894
................................. 5 Edward Mc Ardle
................................. 5 Matie Mc Ardle
................................. 5 Robert Mc Ardle
...................... 4 Eliza McLoughlin 1856 - 1877
............ *2nd Husband of Winifred Crain:
................ +William McCormick - 1907
...................... 4 Margaret McCormick 1861 - 1935
...................... 4 William H. McCormick 1862 - 1938
.......................... +Delphine H. Besnah 1872 - 1935
................................. 5 Agnes McCormick
................................. 5 Beatrice McCormick
................................. 5 Frances McCormick
................................. 5 Winifred Marie McCormick 1902 -
...................... 4 John McCormick 1864 - 1930
...................... 4 Timothy McCormick 1867 - 1944
...................... 4 Martin McCormick 1869 - 1903
...................... 4 Mark McCormick 1871 - 1926
.......................... +[1] Minnie Koepke
................................. 5 Elaine McCormack
............ 3 Sarah Kelly Crain 1830 - 1913
................ +Lawrence Welsh 1830 - 1907
............ 3 Patrick Crain 1831 - 1891
................ +Bridget E. Murray 1839 - 1902
...................... 4 Francis H. Crain
...................... 4 John Crain 1862 - 1920
.......................... +Ellen Clarence Synott 1867 - 1960
................................. 5 Ella Crain 1891 - 1971
..................................... +Howard Lee
................................. 5 Ethel M. Crain 1892 - 1974
................................. 5 Kathleen Crain 1894 - 1982
................................. 5 J.Francis Crain 1906 - 1973
..................................... +Marie Evanson
...................... 4 Matilda Crain 1863 - 1935
.......................... +Joseph Sensenbrenner 1863 - 1940
................................. 5 Catherine Sensenbrenner
................................. 5 Edward R. Sensenbrenner
..................................... +Iris
................................. 5 Margaret Sensenbrenner - 1924
..................................... +Unknown Rothe
................................. 5 Lauretta Sensenbrenner 1899 -
...................... 4 Kathleen Crain 1866 - 1918
.......................... +Charles Jaegers
................................. 5 Clara Jaegers
................................. 5 Sarah Jaegers
................................. 5 Wendell Jaegers
..................................... +Dora Mae Losby
...................... 4 Sarah Crain 1866 - 1952
.......................... +Joseph Wickert 1864 -
................................. 5 Charles Joseph Wickert
................................. 5 Mary Ellen Wickert
...................... 4 James Crain 1868 - 1918
.......................... +Anna C. Lepine
................................. 5 Roy Crain 1900 -
................................. 5 Ethel Crain 1903 -
................................. 5 Arvila Crain 1906 -
...................... 4 Edward F. Crain 1870 - 1927
.......................... +Kathryn Coudare
................................. 5 Lawrence Crain 1902 -
................................. 5 Lesley Patrick Crain 1903 -
................................. 5 Edward G. Crain 1905 -
...................... 4 Mary Elizabeth Crain 1872 - 1925
.......................... +Peter Francis Geniesse 1873 - 1945
................................. 5 Gertrude J Geniessee 1900 - 1987
..................................... +Grant Charles Hamm 1899 - 1979
................................. 5 Timothy Edward Geniessee 1908 - 1944
..................................... +Winifred
...................... 4 Mark Anthony Crain 1874 - 1957
.......................... +Mary Therese Butler 1877 - 1959
................................. 5 Winifred Margaret Crain 1904 - 1974
..................................... +Jess John Nickel 1904 - 1978
................................. 5 Patrick Crain 1905 - 1905
................................. 5 Helen Francis Crain 1906 - 1999
..................................... +W. Paul Conlin 1905 - 2002
................................. 5 Edward M. Crain 1908 - 1908
................................. 5 Mark Anthony Crain 1910 - 1996
..................................... +Florence Kinney 1907 - 1994
................................. 5 Patrick Robert Crain 1911 - 1990
................................. 5 Ruth Mary Crain 1913 - 1993
..................................... +Glenn F. Kinyon 1910 - 1977
................................. 5 Elizabeth Ann Crain 1916 -
..................................... +Glenn Koplitz - 1997
...................... 4 William Crain 1876 - 1944
.......................... +[1] Minnie Koepke
...................... 4 Timothy Michael Crain 1878 - 1954
.......................... +Nina Gertrude Bartley 1887 - 1926
................................. 5 Gertrude Mary Crain 1910 - 1985
..................................... +Burlyn Truman Bradley 1908 - 1970
................................. 5 Timothy George Crain 1911 - 1971
................................. 5 Nina Marguerite Crain 1914 - 1958
..................................... +Willard C Rockburg 1908 - 1959
................................. *2nd Husband of Nina Marguerite Crain:
..................................... +Michael Dorosk 1916 - 1985
................................. 5 Carol Helen Crain 1915 - 1990
..................................... +Jack Novak 1902 - 1959
................................. 5 Francis William Crain 1923 - 1923
...................... 4 Ellen W. Crain 1881 -
.......................... +Walter Swan
............ 3 Michael Crain 1832 - 1884
............ 3 Marian Crain 1834 - 1860
............ 3 Anna Crain 1837 -
............ 3 Johnathon Crain 1839 - 1906
............ 3 Timothy Crain 1843 - 1895
................ +Mary Ann Dunnigan 1850 - 1932
...................... 4 Andrew Crain 1868 - 1930
.......................... +Margaret Munsch 1871 - 1960
................................. 5 William E. Crain 1894 - 1965
..................................... +Rose Bird
................................. 5 John Francis Crain 1896 - 1985
..................................... +Hildur Christine Alm 1900 - 1987
................................. 5 Mary Loretta Crain 1897 -
................................. 5 Florence J. Crain 1900 - 1981
..................................... +Russell Ronning
................................. 5 Raymond J. Crain 1902 - 1958
..................................... +Margaurite Beachamp
................................. 5 Bernard Andrew Crain 1916 - 1986
..................................... +Katherine
...................... 4 Ettie Crain 1869 -
...................... 4 Timothy Crain Jr. 1872 -
...................... 4 Charles Crain 1874 -
...................... 4 Frank Crain 1877 - 1953
................................. 5 Edward Crain
................................. 5 Leo Crain
................................. 5 Leona J. Crain 1913 - 2003
...................... 4 William Crain 1879 -
............ 3 Mark Crain 1844 - 1933
................ +Mary Catherine Cushin 1852 - 1923
...................... 4 Edna Crain
.......................... +George E. Grasse
................................. 5 Marcia Grasse
..................................... +Foster
...................... 4 Gertrude Crain
...................... 4 Irene Crain
...................... 4 Lucille Crain
.......................... +Mathew Webber
...................... 4 Edward P. Crain 1876 - 1934
...................... 4 John M. Crain 1879 - 1934
...................... 4 Robert J. Crain 1880 - 1887
...................... 4 Margaret Mary Crain 1884 - 1918
.......................... +Henry Francis Sheridan 1897 - 1932
................................. 5 Henry Francisj Sheridan 1910 - 1935
................................. 5 Thomas Patrick Sheridan 1911 - 1976
..................................... +Mary Virginia Trauscht 1913 - 2001
................................. 5 Margaret Mary Sheridan 1913 -
..................................... +Alfred Shedlar - 1948
................................. *2nd Husband of Marg. Sheridan:
..................................... +Joseph Silhan 1908 - 1970
................................. *3rd Husband of Margaret Mary Sheridan:
..................................... +Melvin Hageman 1908 - 1995
................................. 5 Michael James Sheridan 1915 - 1993
..................................... +Florence Haggan - 1983
...................... 4 Ralph Mark Crain 1887 - 1953
.......................... +Esther Yanke 1897 - 1969
................................. 5 Virginia L. Crain 1918 - 1993
................................. 5 Dorothy Crain 1920 - 1920
................................. 5 Robert C. Crain 1922 - 1981
..................................... +June V. Gralton 1925 - 1997
................................. 5 Donald F. Crain 1925 - 2007
..................................... +Gladys Mc Roberts
................................. 5 Mary C Crain 1927 -
..................................... +Howard Schroeder 1924 - 1982
................................. 5 Ralph M. Crain Jr. 1929 - 1977
..................................... +Frances A. Buck 1932 -
................................. 5 Patricia A Crain 1935 - 1993
................................. 5 Richard E Crain 1937 -
..................................... +Helen Crawford 1933 -
................................. 5 James K Crain 1940 -
..................................... +Margo Magana 1942 - 2003
............ 3 Jacob Crain 1846 -
. 2 Mark Crain 1805 - 1880
..... +Winnifred Lang 1832 - 1899
............ 3 Ellen Crain 1850 -
................ +James Heavy
...................... 4 Elenore Heavy
...................... 4 Elizabeth Heavy
...................... 4 Josephine Heavy
...................... 4 Winifred Heavy
............ 3 Mary Crain 1857 - 1864
............ 3 Anna Crain 1860 - 1920
............ 3 Sarah J. Crain 1861 - 1864
............ 3 Mark L. Crain 1867 - 1933
................ +Ellen Blewitt 1867 - 1936
............ 3 Katherine Crain 1874 - 1954
Nov 9, 2008
Descendants of James Dickinson Bradley
..+Tirzah Lankton b: May 17, 1801 in CT
........2 Ira Dickinson Bradley b: February 12, 1821
........2 Hannah H Bradley b: March 17, 1822
........2 George A. Bradley b: May 09, 1825
........2 Truman U. Bradley b: August 13, 1827
........2 Joseph Otis Bradley b: December 15, 1829
........2 Mary H. Bradley b: April 24, 1832
........2 Truman Uri Bradley b: March 28, 1834 in Oneida Co., New York
............+Mary Abigail Campbell b: January 23, 1845
...................3 Rhoda Ann Bradley b: May 25, 1862
........*2nd Wife of Truman Uri Bradley:
............+Sarah Blackmer b: March 12, 1851 in Canada
...................3 Emmon Albertis Bradley b: December 26, 1871
...................3 Floy Arena Bradley b: July 06, 1875
...................3 Lois Anna Bradley b: December 19, 1877
...................3 Verner James Bradley b: November 29, 1880 in Eaton Co., Michigan
.......................+Myrtle Talbot b: March 31, 1881
.............................4 Gerald Cole Bradley b: January 22, 1904
.............................4 Burlyn Truman Bradley b: March 24, 1908 in Eaton Co., MI
.................................+Gertrude Mary Crain b: March 08, 1910 in Escanaba MI
.............................4 Ella Maxine Bradley b: January 28, 1911
.............................4 Sara Bethel Bradley b: January 15, 1914
...................3 Hazel Amelia Bradley b: October 31, 1884
...................3 Milton T.U. Bradley b: June 01, 1886
........2 Lury Ann Bradley b: February 14, 1837
........2 Sarah Elvira Bradley b: May 07, 1840
........2 Emma Varnera Bradley b: October 13, 1845
Aug 6, 2008
Skeletons in the Attic
The trial and sentence for life of Mary Brooks of Kalamo
Eaton County Genealogy Library
May 21, 2002
Eaton County Republican Newspaper - February. 14, 1857
The letters written by Mary Brooks to Watson P. Woodruff in the Spring of 1856, when she first learned that the body of her husband was to be exhumed for examination.
The trial and sentence for life of Mary Brooks of Kalamo, for the murder of her husband, Simeon Brooks, on or about the 15th of March last, is doubtless fresh in the minds of all of our readers. Her trial was on the 5th and 6th of May last. It will be recollected that Watson P. Woodruff testified that the prisoner had at four different times requested him to dig up and secrete the body of her husband. He also admitted that he had received two letters from her, urging him to undertake the concealment of the body. He stated that he told her he hated to do it.
Whether the following letters are those he referred to in his testimony, we know not. But they are evidently letters written to him by Mrs. Brooks, at that time and upon the subject. They were furnished us for publication by Ira Pearl of Kalamo, the man who first made complaint of the murder of Simeon Brooks. We have had them in our possession several weeks, undecided in regard to giving them publicity. Two of the brothers of the unfortunate woman have seen them, and have given their consent to their publication. There is, we think, no reason to doubt the genuineness of the letters. The manner in which they came into the hands of Mr. Pearl we do not feel at liberty to state. To our mind the letters contain strong evidence that Mary Brooks was alone implicated in the commission of the murder.
The letters are written upon three half sheets of letter paper; two of them evidently forming the first letter. We give them verbatim et literatim without taking the usual liberty of correcting the orthography. We wish to give them precisely as they were written.
Sheet 1st
"Watson the county is a going to take Sim up so pres swift told me last night he come from feroes and stoped and told me they aint agoing to do any more about it till he is examined and then they are agoing to take us both up and now i tell you Watson you must talk with Treu about it right of and try to have him help you dig him up for if you Ont it will be to late now you must not deny this time if you want me saved and that is all that will do it that is so now i pray Ont wait any longer grant me my last request i beg on you
(PAGE 2)
for if you Ont i shall have to go to state prison now if you cant get Treu you must do it for i cant stand it so now talk with Treu right off and dig him up right off Ont wait any longer for it will be to late. i feel if it was you and i could almost give my life to save you and that is all that will save me any how now do it Watson wont you tell Treu if he has got much feelings for a sister to save her he would be willing now do it and go west with him from where. from Hare is not Ont wait for it in a getting to late i place my life on you almost and that is all that will save it now Ont deny my last request.
M.C."
(Sheet 2d)
This half sheet was torn from the one upon which the preceding was written. It is badly spotted, soiled and torn, and upon one side it is directed to Watson P. Woodruff.
"i want you to read the other first tru has promised me he would bring these you and have a talk with you now i want you to burn these up as soon you can after you read them for my sake i am just as sure that was pison in that medicine as can be and if he is dug up and examined states prison is my doom the county is a going to do it pres says that is so now i want you to have
courage and do it i think you can get tru to help you if you have courage yourself do it to save me by all means i think if tru cares much for me he will help for die i shall if it aint done that is so do it right off to night now watson it wont take you a grate while now start and then back out
now tell not to say any thing about these letters and dona you but take a mach and burn them up now save my life while you can for i know if you dont do that i shall get clear taint possible for me to and it will save trouble now remember my last words to you in this you will be sorry hereafter if you dont grant me my request now burn these up so that hereafter they wont make no fuss - M.A. Woodbury - Mary H. Brooks.
do grant i pray my requst in these letters to night now dont back out for that is all that will save me."
(Sheet 3d)
This is also a half-sheet of letter paper of the same color of the sheets upon which the foregoing was written. It was cut from the remainder of the sheet with a pair of scissors, and has been sealed in the form of a letter. It bears no date but it was evidently written after the foregoing.
"watson for the land sake if you have got any mercy on me or want to relieve my trouble do dig him up night off to night i told father jo and tru abaout that medicine and they said it would ruen me and send me to states prison in spite of all they could do if he was
(PAGE 3)
dug up and examined dont say any thing to father about the medcine i told tru that to dig him up and take him away from there was all that would save me and tru said he hated to do any such thing i shall die if you dont do it you will find tools righ at the old house by the fore dore now watson if you want to clear me do it to night for dick is commencing upon me and i dont know what to do father and tru says they shall go to newbrasky as soon as this fus is over now if you want to clear me so i can go dont deny me this last call leave your team and go and talk with tru but dont tell him that i have wrote to you for mercy sake burn this up as soon as you get a chance now watson you do as i want you to wont you dont back out for that is all that will save me and i told tru so now dont fret it off any longer
from your best friend Mary H. Brooks now do it"
Upon the outside of this sheet is written: "you nednet say any thing to tru about it"
Charlotte Tribune
Feb. 18, 1870
Local News
Feb 29, 2008
Revolutionary Soldiers Resident Or Dying in Onondaga County, N. Y. With Supplementary List of Possible Veterans, Based on a Pension List of Franklin H
This is a big break through for me! I never knew that this family was in Onondaga Co., until I happened to find this in Google Books. "Mrs. Sophia Butler" was the sister of Tirzah Catlin Lankton. James must have gone to Pompey earlier than 1806 because their daughter was born May 17, 1801. Which means........ I've been looking in the wrong place all this time!!!! Oh well, back to my reading.
Feb 21, 2008
Cemetery stuff
Rt. 4, Corner of South Road
Harwinton, CT
From the Hale Collection,
Bradley, Sarah, wife of Peleg, died Jan, 26, 1806, age 60 yrs.
- I don't know if these are any of my Bradley's, but they are buried among some other ancestors. She is probably Sarah Graves of New Haven and Peleg may be a son of Abraham Bradley Jr. and Relience Stone
Catlin, Sophia, wife of Capt. Joel, died Jan. 9, 1798, age 75 yrs.
Catlin, Capt. Joel, died July 27, 1797, age 75 yrs.
- Sophia (Holcombe) and Joel are my 5th great grand parents. Both of their daughters (Tirzah and Sophia) were married to James Lankton.
Lankton, Thomas, died Aug. 12, 1783, age 68
- Thomas Lankton is my 5th great grandfather
Lankton, Tirzah, wife of James, died Nov. 11, 1798 age 42
- Tirzah was the first wife of my 4th great grandfather, James Lankton. After her death, her married her sister, Sophia. They had a daughter (Tirzah)who married James Dickinson Bradley in June 1820.
Feb 20, 2008
Ah... The Good Ol' Days
I've searched the book and read various passages which contain my searched names, but I figured I may miss something so today I started reading the whole darn book. 856 pages. Its fun to read even if it is on the screen instead of the real book. One thing I know for sure is we'd never make it in 1758 at Southington, CT. lol.
Chapter XXIV (pg 404) "Court Record of Southington Parish" The first Justice of the Peace was Jared Lee. By law of the Colony, he handled certain cases involving the Church and society. He kept 25 years worth of records and the Author transcribes a few. The cases and arrests in the book involve neglect of public worship, "rude and idel behaver", "wispering and Laufing ", etc. And you better have the kids under control too!!!
At a Court holden at Farmington In and For the County of hartford April 25 1758 present Jared Lee Just peace In and for sd County whear as Jane hasard Jun' a minor Daughter of James Hasard of Farmington being Complained of by John webster Granjuror of and a Gainst the sd Jane hasard to Jared Lee Just peace For sd County being Gilty of the breach ofas Law of this Coloni page 139 by profaning sd Day whispering and Laufing between metings of the 26 Day of February 1758 asn the sd Jane Hasard withoute any Lawfull proses personally Appeared In Cort and pleas Gilty aledged In sd Complaint therfour Find the sd Jane Gilty and aledged and theirfour In Cured the penalty of Law In that case thre shiling as a fine to the town one shiling Coas of Cort alowed whear of Execution Remains to be don
June 27 1759 then Recei'd
None of my ancestors were listed in this chapter, but maybe I should find out where those 25 years worth of records are stored and read up!
Feb 13, 2008
I can't remember exactly when I "met" Perley Leighton through one of those old email lists in the early 90's. We shared emails through several years as he was compiling his book. I bought the 2 volume set as soon as it became available. Great work. My "Leighton" was my 3rd great-grandmother, Nina Harriet Leighton. He had her name recorded as Mina. I told him that her name, Nina (pronounced with a Long i) was handed down a couple of generations and he agreed that it must be then.
I must have still been in his address book when a family member sent notice of Perley M. Leighton's death in March of 2000.
I highly recommend his book to any Leighton descendant. It's a wealth of facts, along with stories, pictures and maps. It is also available on CD, which I don't own, but plan to. I'm glad to look up and pass along information for you people just starting out.
Feb 12, 2008
Subscription?
My Mom and I inherited the genealogy bug from my Grandmother. I love to go back and read all of her typed and hand-written correspondence. Some dating back to the 1940's. I have it so easy now. I think what she would have loved about the internet is the camaraderie among fellow researchers and the sharing among cousins you never knew you had.
She has her sources pretty well recorded. 10 years ago I subscribed to a site called "Geneoalogylibrary.com" That was pre-Ancestry.com and I'm not sure if its still around or not. Probably merged with genealogy.com or Ancestry.com or maybe familytreemaker.com... on the other hand, maybe all of those are one in the same by now! Hard to keep up. Anyways, at genealogylibrary, I was able to find the exact books that she had to go to state or university libraries to find. I think I paid $9.95 per month for unlimited access. But now, a bunch of those books (AND MORE) are free to read on Google Books! It just keeps getting better.
So, at the moment, I'm not subscribed to anything. Between Genforum, Rootsweb and Googlebooks I'm all set.
I'm going to gather our own library and post what we have in case it will be of help to anyone else!
Dead End
He was my 3rd great grandfather, born Sept. 17, 1797. In an 1850 MI census, they reported his birth in Massachusettes. His Son, Ira D. later reports his father as being born in CT. He married Tirzah Lankton on June 5, 1820 in Hartford, CT. Their first son, Ira D., born in Connecticut, Feb. 12, 1821. There were 3 more children between 1822 & 1828 who died young. Don't know where they were born. A son, Joseph O. was born 1829 at Whitestown, Oneida, NY., where the next four children were born. The last daughter was born 1845 in Eaton Co., MI. According to a great grand daughter, the family came to Michigan "by means of ox team and wagon and settled in Kalamo Township, Eaton County, taking up the unbroken wilderness land from the government."
Other Bradley's in Whitestown in 1830 Census were:
Bradley, Alvin pg 200
Bradley, Harvey pg 206
Bradley, Moses pg 204
Bradley, Nathaniel pg 217
Nathaniel seems the right age for a parent?
James in CT 1820:
Bradley, James CT NEW HAVEN CO. EAST HAVEN 362 1820
Bradley, James CT NEW HAVEN CO. MERIDAN 254 1820
Bradley, James CT NEW HAVEN CO. NEW HAVEN CITY 308 1820
Bradley, James CT NEW HAVEN CO. NEW HAVEN CITY 334 1820
Harvey in 1820: (also at NY 1830)
Bradley, Harvey CT NEW HAVEN CO. HAMDEN 272 1820
Moses in 1820 CT: (Also in NY 1830)
Bradley, Moses CT NEW HAVEN CO. WOLCOTT 182 1820
Nathan N. in 1820 CT (maybe in NY 1830 as Nathaniel)
Bradly, Nathan N. CT NEW HAVEN CO. GUILFORD EAST 065 1820
Getting any closer????