Ramsey/Haberlin/Bolton/Hensel

Descendants of Joel Ramsey


Generation No. 1

1. JOEL1 RAMSEY1 was born 1756 in Baltimoe MD1, and died 1838 in Russell Co Virginia1. He married ABIGAIL FREEMAN1 WFT Est. 1778-1812, daughter of JOHN FREEMAN and HANNAH THORTON. She was born 17641, and died WFT Est. 1803-18591.

Notes for JOEL RAMSEY:
From the reply to request at the DAR 2.18.1999:

"Hazel Bolton joined the DAR in April 1935 and resigned from the society in October 1947. Her DAR # 290555.

Mrs. Hensel applied as a descendant of Joel Ramsey and wife Abigail Freeman, through their daughter Sallie who married Samuel Berry Hearberlin. Mr Ramsey received pension #39031 for his service as a private with North Carolina line under Captain Goodman and Colonel Thomas Clarke. "

He served 3 years as a Private under Capitan Goodman and Colonel Thomas Clarke in 4th regiment, North Carolina.[family works 2.FTW]


Children of JOEL RAMSEY and ABIGAIL FREEMAN are:
i. DANIEL2 RAMSEY1, b. Bet. 1780 - 1790, NC1; d. Aft. 18501; m. (1) LYDIA MINCHEY1, 1803, Wythe Co. VA; b. WFT Est. 1759-17861; d. WFT Est. 1808-18761; m. (2) LETITIA MILLS SOWARDS1, 07 Oct 1824; b. WFT Est. 1780-18071; d. WFT Est. 1829-18971; m. (3) SARAH ANN LEE1, 05 Jan 1849, Pike Co. KY; b. WFT Est. 1805-18321; d. WFT Est. 1854-19221.
ii. HANNAH RAMSEY1, b. 1790, NC1; d. Aft. 18501; m. JAMES DYER1, WFT Est. 1807-1826; b. 17921; d. Abt. 18301.
iii. FREEMAN RAMSEY1, b. 08 Feb 1790, NC1; d. 15 Jun 1868, Salome Taylor Co KY1; m. NANCY JANE HARRIS1, 12 Jan 1836, Bullett Co. KY; b. 17 Jan 1813, Roanoke Co. Va1; d. 08 Nov 1887, Salome Taylor Co KY1.
iv. ROBERT RAMSEY1, b. Bet. 1790 - 18001; d. 08 Nov 1887, Pike Co. Kentucky1; m. NANCY CLARK1, 17 Apr 1825, Pike Co. KY; b. Abt. 18051; d. Abt. 18601.
v. JOEL RAMSEY1, b. Abt. 1792, NC1; d. 24 Nov 1858, Scott Co. VA1; m. MARY POLLY BELCHER1, 06 Apr 1813, Ceder Creek VA; b. Abt. 1793, VA1; d. Aft. 18701.
vi. WILLIAM RAMSEY1, b. 1795, NC1; d. Bef. 20 Apr 1813, Ceder Creek Russell Co.1; m. SUSANNAH "SUKEY" BUSH1; b. 1800, Russell Co Virginia1; d. 14 Aug 1888, Russell Co Virginia1.
2. vii. SARAH JANE RAMSEY, b. 16 May 1795, NC; d. Nov 1865, Centralia, IL.
viii. ELIZABETH RAMSEY1, b. 17 Jul 1801, Wythe Co. VA1; d. 12 Nov 1881, Greenup Co. VA1; m. ANDREW HAEBERLIN1, Abt. 1818, Russell Co. Va; b. 1796, Washington Co VA1; d. Abt. 1836, Russell Co Virginia1.


Generation No. 2

2. SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY (JOEL1)1 was born 16 May 1795 in NC1, and died Nov 1865 in Centralia, IL1. She married (1) SAMUEL BERRY HEABERLIN1 WFT Est. 1811-1842, son of JOHN HAEBERLIN and ELIZABETH BERRY. He was born 02 Oct 1795 in Washington Co VA1, and died 15 Oct 1865 in Centralia, IL1. She married (2) SAMUEL BERRY HAEBERLIN1 WFT Est. 1811-1842, son of JOHN HAEBERLIN and ELIZABETH BERRY. He was born 02 Oct 1795 in Washington Co VA1, and died 15 Oct 1865 in Centralia, IL1.

More About SARAH JANE RAMSEY:
Name (Facts Pg): Sarah Jane "Sallie" Ramsey1

Children of SARAH RAMSEY and SAMUEL HEABERLIN are:
i. WILLIAM RAMSEY3 HEABERLIN1, b. 29 Jul 1815, Russell Co Virginia1; d. 16 Feb 1895, Jennings Co, Indiana1; m. (1) MARGARET BARR1, 03 Jan 1843, Decatur Co Indiana; b. 1821, Indiana1; d. 25 Aug 1855, Jennings Co, Indiana1; m. (2) ELIZABETH BERKMAN1, 21 Feb 1859; b. 1824, Oxford, Butler Co. Ohio1; d. 06 Jun 1896, Jennings Co, Indiana1.

More About ELIZABETH BERKMAN:
Name (Facts Pg): Elizabeth "Lizzie " Berkman1

ii. MARY SHEABERLIN1, b. 28 Feb 1831, Pike Co. Kentucky1; d. 23 Mar 1915, St. Paul, MN1; m. WILLIAM BOLTON1, WFT Est. 1843-1859; b. 11 Jun 1821, W.Virginia1; d. 28 Feb 18611.

Notes for MARY SHEABERLIN:
According to the 1900 census; Mary E. Bolton date and age unknown but living in the St.Paul Metropolitan Hotel-as a broder. States "no head shown".[family works 2.FTW]

According to the 1900 census; Mary E. Bolton date and age unknown but living in the St.Paul Metropolitan Hotel-as a broder. States "no head shown".

It is possible that he is the same person in the 1900 census claims he is born July 1825 in Germany. At this time he is 74 in Minnesota and living in the Henderson Hospital (?) "living alone". Still to be confirmed.
Joel Ramsey
William Ramsey Heaberlin related the following story: "Grandfather Ramsey
(Joel), mother’s father, was probably born in Baltimore; at least he served an
apprentice ship in that city as a maker of leather breeches. Grandfather Ramsey
was for three years a life guard of George Washington, during the Revolutionary
War. He entered the war when 17 and served the entire seven years. On account of
his youth they did not wish to take him, but it was suggested that he be taken
as a drummer boy. He was married during the war. He has told of the American
running away from the British at Hrse Shoe Bend. After the war when he applied
for a pension before the courts, a Dutchman was in the court room. Grandfather
told of his being at the Battle of Trenton; the Hessian said; "Pe sure dat is
drue for I was dar."
Perhaps we can never know the name of the Hessian in the courtroom but we know
the date on which this alleged incident occurred: 5 May 1818. It was on this
date that Joel Ramsey appeared in the Court of Russell Co., Virginia to apply
for a Revolutionary War pension based on the Revolutionary Claim Act of 18 March
1818. This pension was only available to veterans of the Continental Line. He
declared that he enlisted in the 4th Regt of the North Carolina line commanded
by Col. Thomas Clark and in Capt. Goodman’s Company. He didn’t recall the exact
date but he was in the first detachment that marched to Wilmington. He enlisted
for three years and served his time faithfully. He went from Wilmington to
Philadelphia, from thence to head quarters at Valley Forge and wintered there.
He served frequently as guard to General Washington. He was also at the battles
of Monmouth, Brandywine, Germantown, Princeton and was present at the taking of
the Hessians at Trenton and the surrender of British General Howe.
Joel may not have remembered his exact date of enlistment, but it was 20 May
1776. He enlisted as a Private and was discharged as a Private, 20 May 1779.
From the North Carolina State Records as reprinted in the North Carolina
Daughters of the American Revolution’s Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in
the American Revolution, the name Joel Ramsey appears in Capt. William Goodman’s
Company of the 4th Regiment commanded by Col. Thos. Polk. He also appears in the
roster of Col. Thomas Clark’s Company of the 1st N. C. Battalion Sept 8, 1778.
This battalion consisted of members of five companies of the 4th Regiment. The
4th Regiment was at Valley Forge and participated in the Philadelphia-Monmouth
campaign under General George Washington.
In 1820 many pensioners who failed to show need were taken off the rolls. On 5
December 1820 Joel Ramsey, aged sixty four years, appeared in court again to
solemnly swear that he "had not by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his
property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring
myself within the provision" of the 1818 Pension Act. He then gave an inventory
of his worldly possessions which included, among other things: 1 Heifer two
years old past; six head of hogs middling size and 22 young pigs; one kettle
worth $6; one small pot worth about $1; 6 plates, 4 knives and 6 forks; 1 basin;
one pewter dish; 4 small bowls; 1 shovel plough; one pair of chains; 2 1/2 acres
of indian corn standing which will probably yield 50 bushels in all; one iron
wedge; 1 ax; about 10 lbs tobacco; a tub pickeled cabbage; two sides of leather;
1 mattock; a small skillet; 8 or 10 lbs iron. He also stated that he was
"tolerably healthy, but infirm in one of his ancles [sic] which is a
considerable impediment to his walking about. His family consists of himself and
his wife who is above 50 years of age and is very unhealthy." He signed with his
mark. Unfortunately, nothing more is said of his family.
The last mention of Joel Ramsey in his pension file is a note dated 1 March 1839
from the Department of the Treasury authorizing a payment of eight dollars per
month from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. However, Joel Ramsey is enumerated as a
Revolutionary War Pensioner, age 81, in the 1840 Federal Census of Russell Co.,
Virginia.
Was he born in 1756 or 1759? Did he die in 1838, 1839, or 1840? None of these
dates is certain but the record of his Revolutionary service is proven. However,
WRH stated that Joel served "the entire seven years" and told of the Americans
running away from the British at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. When I looked up
this battle I was disappointed to learn that it was an American victory in the
War of 1812. However, in one of those genealogical coincidences that sometimes
feel supernatural, I was reading over the Revolutionary War pension file of
another one of my ancestors, Robert Rea, who received a pension while living in
Jefferson Co., Indiana under the Pension Act of 1838 which included veterans of
the State Militias and also required a lot more personal information than the
Act of 1818. Robert Rea had served in the Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina
Militia and stated that he had been at "Snipes Defeat at the Horseshoe." It has
been difficult finding information about this engagement but I found it
mentioned in the Index to the Thomas Sumter Papers in the Draper Manuscripts.
"Maj. [William C. ] Snipes surprised at the Horseshoe by Col. Ballingall’s
horse. Copy 4pp. June 7, 1781." It appears to be a skirmish in the largely
guerrilla war in the Carolinas during the latter part of the Revolution. It is
easy to hypothesize that Joel Ramsey, after serving three years in the regular
army, returned home to North Carolina and was soon drawn into serving with the
State Militia. As a seasoned soldier, the sight of the green troops running away
from the British would have made a particularly strong impression on him. It is
easy to understand his grandson confusing the name with the more well known
battle in the War of 1812. He would not have mentioned this service in his
pension application since the 1818 pension was only available to veterans of the
Continental Line.
Where in North Carolina did Joel live and where did he marry Abigail Freeman?
Many years ago I had looked in the printed 1790 Federal Census of North Carolina
but had not been able to find Joel Ramsey. Then I decided to concentrate my
search in those counties where both Ramsey and Freeman families appeared. Then,
in doing a line by line search, I discovered Joel Ransey in Chatham Co., North
Carolina. I could find no record of their marriage, but in neighboring Orange
Co. I found Joel Ramsey serving as bondsman for the marriage of Elijah
"Bevelley" and Mary Freeman, 3 May 1787. In 1800 when Joel Ramsey is in the tax
records of Wythe Co. Virginia, Elijah Beverly is there. In the 1820, 1830 and
1840 Federal Censuses of Russell Co. Virginia, both Joel Ramsey and Elijah
Beverly are there. And in 1830 in Pike Co. Kentucky, Joel’s granddaughter,
Eunice Ramsey, married Elijah’s youngest son, Freeman Beverly. And it was in
Orange Co. that I found the Freeman family that appears to be the best
candidates for Abigail’s parents.
However, a search of Chatham and Orange Counties do not turn up any likely
kinsmen of Joel’s, Ramsey wills of this period and other North Carolina Ramseys’
Revolutionary War pension papers do not mention him. Perhaps WRH’s statement
that Joel was an apprentice in Baltimore is the clue here. Joel may have come to
North Carolina with his master or perhaps he ran away from his master to join
the army. The records that point to his parentage may be in Maryland.
In the 1790 Federal Census of Chatham Co. North Carolina, Joel Ramsey is in the
same alphabetical list as Robert Freeman. In Orange Co. Elijah Beverly is listed
immediately after Daniel Freeman in the tax list. It has been relatively easy to
find out about these Freeman men and though there is no definitive proof that
Abigail (and Mary) were their sisters, the circumstantial evidence is
compelling.

Abigail Freeman
William Ramsey Heaberlin said of his grandmother; "Grandmother Ramsey (Abigail
Freeman) was probably born in North Carolina, she was married in that state.
Grandmother had a brother who was in the British Service. He and Grandfather
were both home on a furlough at the same time, both then went to their
respective armies. After a great battle the brother was never heard of, although
grandfather and his wife searched carefully for him. When the army was about to
move after this battle, grandmother went on horseback after night to see
grandfather. When she came to the first sentry she called out, "Who come there?
She answered "A friend." " A friend to who?’ "A friend to them that’s a friend
to me" and rode on."
John Freeman and Hannah Thornton were Quakers who left Chester Co. Pennsylvania
for North Carolina with their children Sarah, Daniel, Nathan, Samuel and John
according to the October 1762 minutes of the Bradford Monthly Meeting. John
Freeman was granted 200 acres on McCulloh Tract No. 8 in the Granville Land
Grants in North Carolina on 3 May 1763. The will of John Freeman’s father, also
named John, was proved 4 May 1748 in Chester Co. He names sons Nathaniel, John
and Samuel and daughters Judith and Sarah. The will of Hannah’s father, Robert
Thornton, proved 9 April 1774, in Chester Co. makes bequests to his grandsons,
Daniel, Nathan and Samuel Freeman and to his daughter Hannah Freeman and her
younger children "Names not known" i.e. those born after the move to North
Carolina. Hannah had a brother Samuel and two sisters, Abigail and Mary.
Much of this information comes from Charles Morris, who is a descendant of
Robert Freeman, one of their children born in North Carolina. I also posit that
Abigail wife of Joel Ramsey, Mary wife of Elijah Beverly, and a third daughter
Judith who was the wife of Jacob Stout (Elijah Beverly was bondsman for the
marriage which occurred 26 April 1788 in Orange Co.), were also their children.
John and Hannah Freeman’s son Nathan was dismissed from the Cane Creek Monthly
Meeting in North Carolina in October 1776 for "dancing" and "enlisting as a
soldier". He died in service and a land warrant was issued in his name in 1796
by which his brother Daniel relinquished any claim to Nathan’s estate to another
brother Robert Freeman of Surry Co., North Carolina. However, he served on the
American side and wasn’t a Tory.
The possible Quaker connection also adds a new twist to the story of Abigail’s
horseback ride through the enemy lines. When she responds, " a friend" what she
may have meant was "a Friend", i.e. a Quaker noncombatant. When the ignorant
sentry responds, she makes a clever play on words. This story also lends
credence to the theory that Joel served in the Militia after his return. It’s
unlikely that Abigail rode all the way to New Jersey.

The Children of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman
No definitive list of the children of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman has been
found to date in Bible, court, probate, or deed records. It has been a slow
process amassing the often circumstantial evidence. The first clue we have is
the 1790 Federal Census of Chatham Co., North Carolina which lists Joel Ransey
with 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16 and two females. By 1798, Joel Ramsey had
moved to Wythe Co., Virginia where he appears in the tax records from 1798 to
1800, which have been printed as a substitute census for the 1800 Federal Census
of Virginia which no longer exists. Three of his children have been identified
from the Court Records of Wythe Co. for this time period. He is listed in the
personal property tax list for Russell Co., Virginia for 1810 and 1812 which has
been printed as a substitute for the 1810 Federal Census of Russell Co. which no
longer exists either. By 1820 his children are grown and married, but
unfortunately the Russell Co. marriage records before 1853 were destroyed. This
destruction of these important records has been disheartening, but the extensive
court and land records still exist and have yet to be thoroughly searched. More
extensive information about the lives and descendants of the identified children
appears in the later section "Descendants of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman
through Three Generations."
1. Daniel Ramsey was born between 1780 and 1790 according to his age grouping in
the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses. His age was given as 61, born in North
Carolina, in the 1850 Federal Census of Pike Co. Kentucky. However, since he had
just married a 25-year-old third wife the previous year, chances are he was
several years older. He is identified in Mary Kegley’s Abstracts of Court Orders
of Wythe Co., VA. 1790-1791; 1795-1810 in the 15 May 1805 court records: "Hannah
Ramsey by Daniel Ramsey, her brother, case against James Crockett." (See below)
2. Hannah Ramsey was born about 1790 in North Carolina according to the 1850
Federal Census of Russell Co., Virginia. However, due to the tendency to round
off ages, I believe she may be the female child enumerated in the 1790 census.
She is identified in the Abstracts in the 17 July 1797 court: "Hannah Ramsey and
Freeman Ramsey, infants of Joel Ramsey, were bound out by John Miller and Robert
Grayham (Graham), the overseers of the poor, to John Long." Infants in this case
mean merely that they were still minors. Hannah married James Dyer in Russell
Co., Virginia and many of the records of this family have been passed down and
recorded in the LDS archives. These also say that she was the daughter of Joel
Ramsey and Abigail Freeman.
3, Freeman Ramsey was probably one of the older children and may be one of the
boys enumerated in the 1790 census. He is identified above and was also
mentioned in the "Reminiscences."
4. Joel Ramsey Jr. was born about 1792 in North Carolina according to the 1850
Federal Census of Scott Co., Virginia. He has been identified as a child of Joel
Ramsey and Abigail Freeman by descendants.
5. William Ramsey was born about 1795 in North Carolina according to the 1850
Federal Census of Russell Co., Virginia. A biography of Hannah (Ramsey) Dyer
appears in Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow Virginia by
Sutherland and Sutherland, 1978. Besides recounting the tradition that she was a
"bound woman", it notes that she was the sister of William Ramsey. The two of
them were the only ones to remain in Russell Co.
6. Sarah Jane "Sally" Ramsey was born 16 May 1795 in North Carolina, the
daughter of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman, according to her son William Ramsey
Heaberlin. How fortunate that he left this record, since I have found no other
corroborating evidence.
7. Robert Ramsey was born between 1790-1800 according to his age group in the
1830 Federal Census of Pike Co., Kentucky. He was a neighbor of Daniel Ramsey
and bondsman for Daniel’s marriage to Letitia (Mills) Sowards in Pike Co. He has
been identified as a child of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman by descendants.
8. Elizabeth Ramsey was born about 1800 in Wythe Co., Virginia according to the
1850 Federal Census of Russell Co., Virginia. She has been identified as a child
of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman by the following circumstantial evidence: 1.
She was born in Wythe Co., Virginia at a time when Joel and Abigail were
resident there. 2. She married Andrew Heaberlin whose known brother, Samuel
Berry Heaberlin, married Sarah Jane Ramsey, known child of Joel and Abigail. 3.
She named her oldest known son, Joel, and her oldest known daughter was
Elizabeth Abigail, called Abigail. (Elizabeth was the name of Andrew’s mother.)
4. None of the other Ramsey families of Wythe Co., Virginia were known to have
lived in Russell Co.
Were there any other children and if so, did they live to maturity? I believe
there may be more children to be discovered. Here are a few possible candidates:
1. John Ramsey In Mary Fugate’s Implied Marriages of Russell Co., Virginia which
was compiled from probate and deed records: John Ramsey of Wayne Co., Kentucky
and wife, Sarah Ramsey, heir and legatee of Samuel Dorton in 1827. The on-line
Kentucky Vital Records show the death of Joel C. Ramsey, 14 July 1943, age 75 in
Wayne Co., Kentucky.
2. Dicy Gibson She is enumerated in the 1860 Federal Census of Russell Co.,
Virginia with the family of William Ramsey, son of Joel and Abigail. She is age
50 born in North Carolina and a pauper. However, a Dicy Gibson, age 70 and a
pauper is also enumerated in the household of James O. Fraley and his wife,
Margaret, William Ramsey’s daughter. In the 1850 Federal Census of Russell Co.,
Dicy Gibson, age 58, born in Grayson Co., Virginia is living in the household of
Jeremiah Couch, age 74, also born in Grayson Co. She is described as an "idiot".
Was she a relative or a public charge? Also intriguing is the suspicion that the
nickname "Dicy" may be short for Judith.
3. Abigail Logan She is also enumerated in the 1860 household of William Ramsey
where she is also described as age 50, born in North Carolina and a pauper. In
1850 she was enumerated as head of household, age 42, born in North Carolina
with the following dependents: Mary E. Logan age 21 born in Russell Co., Lilborn
M. Logan age 7 born in Russell Co., Benjamine F. Logan age 2 born in Russell
Co., William P. Logan age 18 born in Russell Co., Green Pierce age 23 born in
North Carolina, and Priscilla Pierce age 26 born in Russell Co. The last two had
been married within the year. She appears too young to be a child of Joel and
Abigail, but her name, place of birth and residence with William Ramsey in 1860
make her a candidate as a possible relative.

Some Final Notes on the Marriage of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman
The Abstracts of the Court Records of Wythe Co., VA offer some tantalizing clues
about Joel and Abigail’s lives. In the court records of 9 December 1800: "Joel
Ramsey appeared in court in discharge of his recognizance and no person
appearing to prosecute, he is discharged." And then in the court of 13 December
1803: "On the motion of Abigail Ramsey leave is granted her to bring suit as a
poor person against Joel Ramsey, her husband, for separate maintenance." From
the Account Book of Colonel Robert Sayers, dated from the period 1804-1805,
which in appears in Mary Kegley’s Early Adventures on the Western Waters: The
New River of Virginia, Wytheville, Virginia, 1995: "Abigaile Ramsay provided
midwifery services for Naner, Sal, and Pol (apparently slaves belonging to
Robert Sayers)." It appears that Abigail was able to "maintain" herself through
midwifery, but whether she remained separated from Joel or they were reconciled
is unknown. WRH writes this of his grandparents: "I recollect of seeing her many
times at our house; she lived with us several years in Kentucky. She died in
Russel Co., West Virginia. Grandfather also died in that county aged about 108."
There is nothing said here to indicate the state of their relationship but you
would not expect a late Victorian era gentleman to speak of such things. The
"Reminiscences" continually speak of Russell Co. West Virginia, a state that was
formed long after WRH left. He was either mistaken or meant west Virginia (since
he almost certainly wasn’t the typist). Russell Co. was and is in the state of
Virginia, though farther west than any part of the state of West Virginia.
Rather than 108, Joel Ramsey was more likely about 81 when he died. Those
reaching that advanced age often had 10 to 20 years tacked on by their proud
descendants.

Introduction to "The Descendants of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman
Through Three Generations"
The following section has been assembled from many secondary sources and from
such primary records as census, printed marriage and printed cemetery records.
All these are subject to error, both the originals and my interpretation of
them. Census records, especially, can be highly variable. Those dates, which
have "abt" or "bef" or "aft", have been primarily derived from the census
records and are approximate. Before the 1880 census the relationship to the Head
of Household was not given, and children of the same surname living with a
family may actually be a niece, nephew or other relative rather than a son or
daughter. Another problem has been the confusion of the surnames "Ramsey" and
"Ramey", especially in indexes. These are easily distinguished in pronunciation,
but the written forms are sometimes difficult to interpret due to poor
handwriting. Mary K. Goodyear has a research outline of the various Ramey
families of eastern Kentucky at her web page at
http://www.bright.net/~kat/wmremy.htm
For these and many other reasons I have titled this the "First Research Report".
It is by no means a finished work and I welcome any additions and corrections.
Patricia Roane Straube
6203 Rexford Court
Granite Bay, CA 95746-6811
E-mail: straube@earthlink.net
Descendants of Joel Ramsey and Abigail Freeman through Three Generations

Joel Ramsey b. abt 1759, Baltimore, Maryland?, m. in North Carolina, Abigail
Freeman, b. aft 1762, North Carolina, d. Russell Co., VA. Joel died abt 1840,
Russell Co., VA.
I. Daniel Ramsey b. bef 1790, North Carolina, m. (1) ___ ___, m. (2) 7-Oct-1824,
in Pike Co., KY, Letitia (Mills) Sowards, b. bef 1790, Virginia, d. 1876,
Johnson Co., KY, m. (3) 5-Jan-1849, in Pike Co., KY, Sarah Ann Lee, b. abt 1825,
Virginia. Daniel died aft 1850, Pike Co., KY. 1820 Federal Census of Russell
Co., VA. 1830 Federal Census of Pike Co., KY. 1840 Federal Census of Pike Co.,
KY. 1850 Federal Census of Pike Co., KY. In the 1820 Federal Census of Russell
Co., VA, Daniel Ramsey is enumerated with 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-18, 1 male
16-25 (the same person?), 1 male 26 45, 1 female 10 to 15, and one female 26 to
45. This is the basis of his proposed family with an unknown first wife.
Letitia: According to an e-mail message from Lori Reynolds Weinstein, a
descendant of Letitia through her son Moses Sowards, "Shortly after the
marriage, Letitia is ordered to appear in court to give reasons why her children
should not be "bound out" (according to the law caring for "poor" children) and
Daniel Ramsey is called to testify for the same cause for his children." Letitia
is enumerated in the 1850 and 1860 Federal Censuses of Pike Co., KY with her son
Lewis Sowards and in the 1870 Federal Census of Johnson Co., KY with her
grandson Morgan Sowards. No divorce records have been found. Sarah: Was she the
Sarah Ann Ramsey who married John J. Casebolt, 17 Sep 1858 in Pike Co., KY?
A. son? Ramsey b. abt 1802-1804. Was he the Nathan Ramsy who married Jinny Hall,
20 Aug 1826 in Pike Co., KY?
B. daughter? Ramsey b. abt 1805-1810. Was she the Milly Ramsey who married
Edward Clark, 7 Jan 1824 in Pike Co., KY?
C. George Washington "Wash" Ramsey b. abt 1810-1820, m. 11-Jul-1833, in Pike
Co., KY, Ruth Polly, b. abt 1812, Kentucky, d. 11-Jun-1897, Pike Co., KY. George
died bef 1840, Pike Co., KY. Marriage Records of Pike Co., KY. George Washington
Ramsey is assumed to be one of the sons of Daniel Ramsey based on the fact that
his widow was living adjacent to Daniel Ramsey in the 1850 Federal Census of
Pike Co., KY with her new husband, William Damron, two Ramsey sons, and two
small Damron daughters. She and her sons appeared to have been living with
Daniel and his previous wife, Letitia Sowards, based on the sex and ages of
those living in his household in the 1840 Federal Census of Pike Co., KY. Ruth:
Information about Ruth (Polly) Ramsey Damron comes from Kathleen Near.


More About WILLIAM BOLTON:
Name (Facts Pg): William H. Bolton1


Children of SARAH RAMSEY and SAMUEL HAEBERLIN are:
iii. WILLIAM RAMSEY3 HAEBERLIN1, b. 29 Jul 1815, Russell Co Virginia1; d. 16 Feb 1859, Jennings Co, Indiana1; m. (1) MARGARET BARR1, 03 Jan 1843; b. 1821, Indiana1; d. 25 Aug 1855, Jennings Co, Indiana1; m. (2) ELIZABETH BERKMAN1, 24 Feb 1859, Vernon, Jennings Co. Indiana; b. 1824, Oxford, Butler Co. Ohio1; d. 06 Jun 1896, Jennings Co, Indiana1.

More About ELIZABETH BERKMAN:
Name (Facts Pg): Elizabeth "Lizzie " Berkman1

iv. ELIZABETH BERRY HAEBERLIN1, b. 1816, Russell Co Virginia1; d. WFT Est. 1851-19111; m. SQUIRE CARPENTER1, WFT Est. 1850-1886; b. 28 Aug 1836, Jefferson Co Indiana1; d. WFT Est. 1850-19261.
v. HANNAH FREEMAN HEABERLIN1, b. Bet. 1817 - 1824, Russell Co Virginia1; d. WFT Est. 1819-19241.
vi. NANCY CROW HEABERLIN1, b. Bet. 1817 - 1842, Russell Co Virginia1; d. WFT Est. 1819-19241.
vii. JOEL BRUCE HAEBERLIN1, b. 1824, VA1; d. WFT Est. 1855-19151; m. KESIAH HOPKINS1, 10 Nov 1849, Jennings Co Indiana; b. Abt. 1831, Indiana1; d. Bet. 1855 - 1859, Indiana1.
viii. ANDREW HANKLES HEABERLIN1, b. Bet. 1825 - 1828, Pike Co. Kentucky1; d. WFT Est. 1820-19211.
ix. JACOB FRANKLIN HEABERLIN1, b. 1829, Pike Co. Kentucky1; d. WFT Est. 1859-19201; m. CATHERINE ELIZABETH REA1, 06 Oct 1853, Jennings Co Indiana; b. 1833, Ripley Co. IN1; d. Bef. 1870, Clinton Co IL1.
3. x. MARY "POLLY" SUSAN HAEBERLIN, b. 28 Feb 1831; d. WFT Est. 1860-1925.
xi. FRANCES MCGILL HAEBERLIN1, b. 21 Dec 1832, Pike Co. Kentucky1; d. 03 Jan 1916, Illinois1; m. CALVIN THARP1, 19 Sep 1854, Jennings Co Indiana; b. 04 Mar 1828, Indiana1; d. 01 Dec 1913, Illinois1.
xii. DANIEL BOONE HAEBERLIN1, b. Bet. 1834 - 1835, Pike Co. Kentucky1; d. WFT Est. 1820-19211.
xiii. ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE HAEBERLIN1, b. 24 Nov 1836, Jefferson Co Indiana1; d. 17 Oct 1903, Terre Haute Indiana1; m. (1) JANE SOPER1, 11 Feb 1858, Jennings Co Indiana; b. 21 Oct 1837, Indiana1; d. 01 Mar 1873, Illinois1; m. (2) MARTHA JANE BETTCHER1, 23 Aug 1881; b. 05 Jul 1840, Indiana1; d. 10 Sep 1905, Terre Haute Indiana1.
xiv. LANA MARGARET HAEBERLIN1, b. 1841, Jennings Co, Indiana1; d. WFT Est. 1855-19351; m. ??? REYNOLDS1, WFT Est. 1855-1888; b. WFT Est. 1824-18441; d. WFT Est. 1858-19301.


Generation No. 3

3. MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN (SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)1 was born 28 Feb 18311, and died WFT Est. 1860-19251. She married WILLIAM BOLTON1 WFT Est. 1843-1859. He was born 11 Jun 1821 in W.Virginia1, and died 28 Feb 18611.

Notes for WILLIAM BOLTON:
It is possible that he is the same person in the 1900 census claims he is born July 1825 in Germany. At this time he is 74 in Minnesota and living in the Henderson Hospital (?) "living alone". Still to be confirmed.[family works 2.FTW]

John and Hannah Freeman’s son Nathan was dismissed from the Cane Creek Monthly
Meeting in North Carolina in October 1776 for "dancing" and "enlisting as a
soldier". He died in service and a land warrant was issued in his name in 1796
by which his brother Daniel relinquished any claim to Nathan’s estate to another
brother Robert Freeman of Surry Co., North Carolina. However, he served on the
American side and wasn’t a Tory.
The possible Quaker connection also adds a new twist to the story of Abigail’s
horseback ride through the enemy lines. When she responds, " a friend" what she
may have meant was "a Friend", i.e. a Quaker noncombatant. When the ignorant
sentry responds, she makes a clever play on words. This story also lends
credence to the theory that Joel served in the Militia after his return. It’s
unlikely that Abigail rode all the way to New Jersey.



More About WILLIAM BOLTON:
Name (Facts Pg): William H. Bolton1

Children of MARY HAEBERLIN and WILLIAM BOLTON are:
i. ANDREW HANKLES4 BOLTON1, b. May 1848, Indiana1; d. WFT Est. 1867-19391; m. ??? JENNIE1, WFT Est. 1863-1896; b. Dec 18471; d. WFT Est. 1863-19411.
4. ii. ADAM LEROY BOLTON, b. 06 Dec 1849, Ramsey Co. Indianna; d. 20 Mar 1943.
iii. LUCY ELLEN BOLTON1, b. 22 Jan 1854, Jennings Co, Indiana1; d. WFT Est. 1855-19481.
iv. EDGAR PIKE BOLTON1, b. Apr 1856, Jennings Co, Indiana1; d. WFT Est. 1857-19461.


Generation No. 4

4. ADAM LEROY4 BOLTON (MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN, SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)1 was born 06 Dec 1849 in Ramsey Co. Indianna1, and died 20 Mar 19431. He married FLORA BERKMAN1 23 Feb 1879 in St. Paul, MN, daughter of CHRISTOPHER BERKMAN and MELVIRA SPERRY. She was born 21 Mar 1858 in Minesota1, and died WFT Est. 1890-19521.

More About ADAM LEROY BOLTON:
Fact 1: 1900, Census indicates the address as 723 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, Minn.1
Fact 2: 1900, Census states that Adam's occupation was General manager of the 2oof-Oddfellows.1
Fact 3: 1900, Census indicates that the house they live in is free owned.1
Name (Facts Pg): Adam Leroy Bolton1
Occupation: Bet. 1890 - 1891, Grand Lodge IOOF of Minnesota, Room 9 Oddfellows Block, 81 W Congress, St. Paul MN1

More About FLORA BERKMAN:
Fact 1: 1900, Census indicates the address as 723 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, Minn.1

Children of ADAM BOLTON and FLORA BERKMAN are:
5. i. ELIZABETH M.5 BOLTON, b. May 1880, Minesota; d. WFT Est. 1917-1975.
6. ii. HAZEL DELL BOLTON, b. Sep 1888, Minesota; d. 1966, Glendale, Calif..


Generation No. 5

5. ELIZABETH M.5 BOLTON (ADAM LEROY4, MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN, SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)1 was born May 1880 in Minesota1, and died WFT Est. 1917-19751. She married GEORGE IRVING ASHTON1 WFT Est. 1896-1929, son of ??? ASHTON and ??? MUM. He was born 1881 in Georgia1, and died WFT Est. 1917-19721.

More About GEORGE IRVING ASHTON:
Fact 1: 1920, Census states that the address is 237 Lexington Ave, St. Paul MN1
Fact 2: 1920, Census States that George's occupation is Secretary Foundry1
Fact 3: 1920, Census states that they are living in a rented house.1

Children of ELIZABETH BOLTON and GEORGE ASHTON are:
i. GEORGE IRVING6 ASHTON1, b. Private.
ii. RUTH E. ASHTON1, b. Private.
iii. DOROTHY J. ASHTON1, b. Private.


6. HAZEL DELL5 BOLTON (ADAM LEROY4, MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN, SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)2,3 was born Sep 1888 in Minesota3, and died 1966 in Glendale, Calif.3. She married ELLIOTT CHAPMAN HENSEL3 10 Feb 19124, son of JOHN HENSEL and ANNA NORTON. He was born 24 Aug 1887 in St. Paul, MN4,5, and died Jun 1967 in Glendale, CA5.

More About HAZEL DELL BOLTON:
Fact 1: 1966, Buried at Grandveiw Cemetary, Glendale5

Notes for ELLIOTT CHAPMAN HENSEL:
When he was 16 he went down into a sewer in St. Paul with 2 other boys to explore. They lit a match and there was a huge explosion. He was burned 1st degree over his entire body. He was nursed at home in the 'Tower Room' of 753 Lincoln Avenue St. Paul. The treatment of burns was very primitive and they took skin graphs from his buttocks to put onto his face but he was permanently scarred. During convalescence he dealt with the pain by Reading joke books and learning to do magic tricks, two things that interested him throughout his life. They built him a Theatre with a small stage in the "tower room" where he would put on magic shows. When he was 18, and his wounds had healed his father sent him to British Columbia where he worked as the Purser on a Steam Boat that carried prospectors and supplies up the Skinna River during the Yukon Gold Rush. The Indians would have to pull the boat up the rapids. The boat finished at Skagway. There are photographs of him in the Skagway Museum. While he worked for 2 years on the boat he met Jack London the writer and Mr. Service-the famous poet of the Yukon.

When he returned to St. Paul he worked as a shoe salesman and married Hazel Bolton. He had gone to school with her. His family was in the High Society and hers was not and they didn't approve of the marriage so they were married in a civil ceremony without his parents present.

He worked for the Herald Examiner and Oakland Tribune as the advertising editor. He also taught a night course at USC-advertising.
In the mid 1940's he collapsed with bleeding ulcers and his brother operated on him-giving him a new stomach and he left the newspaper. He then took pills to digest his food (hydrochloric acid) He then worked freelance for clients and would write monthly newsletters and monthly house organs. Goodall Tire Company.

He was the PR person for Xavier Cougats orchestra.[family works 2.FTW]

When he was 16 he went down into a sewer in St. Paul with 2 other boys to explore. They lit a match and there was a huge explosion. He was burned 1st degree over his entire body. He was nursed at home in the 'Tower Room' of 753 Lincoln Avenue St. Paul. The treatment of burns was very primitive and they took skin graphs from his buttocks to put onto his face but he was permanently scarred. During convalescence he dealt with the pain by Reading joke books and learning to do magic tricks, two things that interested him throughout his life. They built him a Theatre with a small stage in the "tower room" where he would put on magic shows. When he was 18, and his wounds had healed his father sent him to British Columbia where he worked as the Purser on a Steam Boat that carried prospectors and supplies up the Skinna River during the Yukon Gold Rush. The Indians would have to pull the boat up the rapids. The boat finished at Skagway. There are photographs of him in the Skagway Museum. While he worked for 2 years on the boat he met Jack London the writer and Mr. Service-the famous poet of the Yukon.

When he returned to St. Paul he worked as a shoe salesman and married Hazel Bolton. He had gone to school with her. His family was in the High Society and hers was not and they didn't approve of the marriage so they were married in a civil ceremony without his parents present.

He worked for the Herald Examiner and Oakland Tribune as the advertising editor. He also taught a night course at USC-advertising.
In the mid 1940's he collapsed with bleeding ulcers and his brother operated on him-giving him a new stomach and he left the newspaper. He then took pills to digest his food (hydrochloric acid) He then worked freelance for clients and would write monthly newsletters and monthly house organs. Goodall Tire Company.

He was the PR person for Xavier Cougats orchestra.

More About ELLIOTT CHAPMAN HENSEL:
Burial: Glendale, CA6,7
Fact 1: Social Security #: 565-05-72047
Fact 2: 1967, Buried at Grandveiw Cemetary, Glendale7
Name (Facts Pg): Elliot Chapman Hensel8,9

Child of HAZEL BOLTON and ELLIOTT HENSEL is:
7. i. ELLIOTT BOLTON6 HENSEL, b. Private.


Generation No. 6

7. ELLIOTT BOLTON6 HENSEL (HAZEL DELL5 BOLTON, ADAM LEROY4, MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN, SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)9 was born Private. He married FRANCES BRADEN HOOKS9, daughter of SARGENT BRADEN and MOLLYNEAL DICKINSON. She was born Private.

Children of ELLIOTT HENSEL and FRANCES HOOKS are:
8. i. KATHRYN ANNE7 HENSEL, b. Private.
9. ii. KRISTIN MARY FRANCES HENSEL, b. Private.
10. iii. KAREN ELLIOT HENSEL, b. Private.


Generation No. 7

8. KATHRYN ANNE7 HENSEL (ELLIOTT BOLTON6, HAZEL DELL5 BOLTON, ADAM LEROY4, MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN, SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)9 was born Private. She married (1) BUCK WILLIAMS9. He was born Private. She married (2) DON DOLPH LOWE10,11, son of DOLPHUS LOWE and JOSEPHINE BARKER. He was born 17 Jul 1938 in Long Beach, Calif.11, and died 23 Aug 1994 in Tacoma, WA11.

Child of KATHRYN HENSEL and BUCK WILLIAMS is:
i. MARK ELLIOTT8 WILLIAMS11, b. Private.


Child of KATHRYN HENSEL and DON LOWE is:
11. ii. JEREMY ANNE8 LOWE, b. Private.


9. KRISTIN MARY FRANCES7 HENSEL (ELLIOTT BOLTON6, HAZEL DELL5 BOLTON, ADAM LEROY4, MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN, SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)11 was born Private. She married (1) GIANCARLO ANTONA11. He was born Private. She married (2) DERWOOD THETFORD11. He was born Private.

Children of KRISTIN HENSEL and GIANCARLO ANTONA are:
i. CLAUDIA MARY8 ANTONA11, b. Private; m. KEVIN MURPHY11; b. Private.
12. ii. PATRICK ROBERTO ANTONA, b. Private.
13. iii. JEAN PAUL ANTONA.


10. KAREN ELLIOT7 HENSEL (ELLIOTT BOLTON6, HAZEL DELL5 BOLTON, ADAM LEROY4, MARY "POLLY" SUSAN3 HAEBERLIN, SARAH JANE2 RAMSEY, JOEL1)11 was born Private. She married CARL REGGIARDO11. He was born Private.

Children of KAREN HENSEL and CARL REGGIARDO are:
i. KATJA8 HENSEL11, b. Private.
ii. ROMAN ELLIOT REGGIARDO11, b. Private.