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   In this issue will be found probate, marriage and school census records from the Court House at Lincoln. These records are printed to show what may be found at many a Nebraska court house. We are pleased to announce that Miss Nellie Schock of Falls City, Nebraska, will contribute early marriage records of Richardson County, and Mrs. E. B. Wescott of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, early records from Cass County, both beginning with the current number.

   As a part of our plan to make this magazine more useful in tracing the ancestry of the middle west, Mrs. Anna (Turley) Noland of Richmond, Kentucky, begins, in this issue, a series of contributions from Madison County, in which Boonesboro, the oldest settlement in Kentucky, is situated. Mrs. Noland is thoroughly familiar with the public records at Richmond. These contributions should be of especial interest, for a great number of pioneers went forth from Madison County, Kentucky, to settle throughout the west.

   Beginning with the current issue, we are publishing a larger proportion of the source material upon which family history is based. We do this believing that the printing of these records is the greatest contribution that this magazine can make to genealogy. An examination of the probate and marriage records in this number will reveal many connections with eastern families. No doubt the history of the western

  During the coming year we hope to mail the Record to our subscribers promptly each quarter. Believing that there is a distinct field for a genealogical magazine in the Middle West, we ask the co-operation of all who are interested in the preservation and publication of the source material from which family history must be written.

  "My father, Benjamin, and his twin brother, Isaac, were the sons of Eben and Eunice Beach and were born February 28, 1778. They were the eldest of the family except one daughter, Mary Ann. Isaac died in 1800. My mother was Anah Hawley, daughter of Joseph Hawley and a distant relative of General Hawley of Connecticut, now a congressman from that state.

  "They were married and settled down close by Grandpa Eben Beach near Stratford, Connecticut, where they lived until after the birth of myself and brother Isaac. While there we were baptised in the Presbyterian Church. We moved from there to Cheshire where we lived perhaps two years and where my sister Minerva was born, Sept. 24, 1807. Sometime near the last of 1807 we moved to Granville, N. Y. Father purchased a farm there and his brother-in-law, Walleston Hawley, did the farming while Father attended to the blacksmith shop. I remember they built quite a large frame house on this farm. Here, sister Mary Ann was born July 20, 1809. We were surrounded by the Frank family for neighbors - Colonel Nathaniel, Dr. Augustus, and John Frank who had married Aunt Huldah, father's third sister. Uncle John Frank was one of the most amiable of men and they were all quite influential. Shipman, youngest son of Colonel Nathaniel Frank, married father's youngest sister, Selina. Reuben Beach, father's youngest brother, lived just across the Granville River and our farms joined.

  "While we lived here we had sickness in our family more or less all the time. It was thought to be on account of the water, so my parents concluded to sell and go to the "Holland Purchase" which is now called Wyoming, N. Y., where two of father's sisters, Eunice and Catherine, lived. They had

  "They cut down trees and made a raft of logs. After we started there came heavy storms and the rain swelled the streams we had to cross and we were nearly swept away and at the same time the flood carried away the log raft Uncle Coe had built so he bought a flat bottomed boat called a "broad horn." They built a roof over part of it and a small clay platform in one corner of the front end for a fire. On this boat we started down the river. It leaked some and had to be bailed out but we will pass over the haps and mishaps of our journey until we fastened our boat on the near side, a few yards up the Hock Hocking River. Uncle Coe and Mr. Beardsley took a beeline for home. While Uncle was gone there came a heavy storm of rain which brought down logs and trash and our boat was nearly swept away. Father had to stand with a long pole and head off the logs which would have swamped our boat. In three or four days Uncle was back with two horses, provisions, and his three boys, John, Beach, and James. The boys with the help of my father and my brother Isaac took the boat up to Athens. Uncle rode one horse and took Mary Ann in front and Minerva on behind him, while mother rode the other horse with me on be

   Hoping that my bit of history will interest you I will close,

  John Kuhn and his wife Matilda, soldier's daughter, had eight children, named as follows: Isaac, Phillip, Eleanor, Nancy, Margaret, Matilda, John, David.

  On Apr. 23, 1855, John White, soldier's son, then a resident of the borough of West Newton, Westmoreland Co., Pa., applied for the pension due their mother in behalf of himself and the other children, then surviving. The claim was allowed.

  One William Duff was living in Westmoreland Co., Pa., in 1885, aged thirty-four years. He married soldier's granddaughter; her name not designated.

  In regard to photostatic copy of the "brief" in the above named pension claim, it is proper to state that the data therein were assembled from statements made in the original papers filed in the claim, and such briefs are not included in photostatic copies.

  It is suggested that you apply to the Adjutant General, U. S. A., War Department, this city, for a statement in regard to the military service of John White in Lee's Legion, referred to in said brief.

EARL D. CHURCH, commissioner.

  I. JOHN HEFFNER, immigrant ancestor, was born in Germany and is known to have brought at least one son with him to America. The family settled first at Fredericksburg, Maryland, from which place they moved to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. As is shown by the following record his name was changed to JOHN POTTER.

  "A Draught of a Tract of Land Situate in Antrim Township Cumberland County Containing One hundred Acres and twentyfour perches and an Allowance of Six Verst Surveyed for John Potter the 2 day of Sep

JOHN ARMSTRONG

"Returned into the Secretary's Office the 7th April 1774 for John Hafner al. Potter by Warrt, dated the same day.

ROBERT DILL"

Issue, known, (surname, Heffner; later, Potter):

2.  i. Simon

   2. SIMON [HEFFNER] POTTER, son of John Potter, alias Heffner, was born in Germany. He married, first, Catherine _____, who was born in 1757 and died Sept. 10, 1814, aged 57 years, 7 months. He married, secondly, Oct. 8, 1816, Elizabeth Keger. He lived at Morrison's Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, located two or three miles from a little village called Woodbury. He must have been one of the earliest settlers there for the stream which flows through Morrison's Cove is still known as Potter's Creek. Simon Potter built the church in that vicinity and gave it to the community. The original church, a frame building, was torn down in 1842, and a brick church was erected in its place. It is still called Potter's Church, although its official name is Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He also gave the land for the burying ground at the Cove, which is now called Potter's Creek Cemetery, and is kept in beautiful condition. Simon Potter served in the American Revolution as a private in Captain Daniel Clapsaddler's company, Eighth Class, First Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia from Cumberland County, and was mustered into service Aug. 20, 1780.*

   3. JOHN POTTER, son of Simon [Heffner] Potter, was born, Feb. 8, 1779, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; died, May 5,1839, aged 60 years. He married, Mar. 26,1804, Susannah Dodson, daughter of John Dodson of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, born, Aug. 10, 1784; died, Apr. 30, 1861, aged 76 years.

  5. WILLIAM H. POTTER, second child of Jacob and Mary A. (Mickle) Potter, was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8, 1841, and died at Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1913. He married, at Perrysville, Ohio, July 18, 1866, Pearl Parr, born at Perrysville, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1846, and died Feb. 27, 1921. Pearl Parr was the daughter of Andrew H. Parr, born Oct. 16, 1807, and Lucina Donaldson, his wife, born Oct. 4, 1809. Both were born at Pittsburg where they grew up and were married in 1831. They moved to the vicinity of Perrysville, Ohio, in 1834. Lucina Donaldson was the daughter of Robert and Isabella (Clendening) Donaldson. William H. Potter enlisted as a private in the Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and about 1863 was promoted to corporal. On Sept. 10, 1864 he was promoted to ordinance sergeant. In 1865 he was mustered out as captain of Company I, One Hundred and Thirty Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry having served four years, four months and eight days. He was never wounded but he was captured once and exchanged immediately on parole. He was a member at Indianapolis, Indiana, of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Following his discharge from the army William H. Potter studied

   6. LILIAN POTTER, oldest daughter of William H. and Pearl (Parr) Potter, was born in Mansfield, Ohio, and married at Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. 21, 1894, Walter Stanley Whitten, son of Charles Perry Whitten, (born at Leavenworth, Indiana, April 4,1837), and Malvina Cuyler, his wife, (born at Brome, Canada, August 12, 1845). They were married, Nov. 21, 1867. Malvina Cuyler was the daughter of Charles and Louise (Field) Cuyler, married July 19,1829.

  7. ANN CHARLTON POTTER, second child of William H. and Pearl (Parr) Potter, was born in Mansfield, Ohio, and married at Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 1, 1896, Nathan Kline Garhart.

  D. L. Potter, being on oath first duly sworn, says that the following is a true and correct copy of the fly leaf of a certain Bible (Date Nov. 14, 1813), in the German language: "I, Simon Heffner, bought this book from Nichola Carle for seven dollars. On the tenth day of September my wife Catherine, died in the Lord and was buried on the 14th, 1814. Her age was 57 years and 7 months. I married my second wife, Elizabeth Keger, Octo. 8th, 1816," that said writing appeared thereon in German and that said writing was translated into the English above, at my instance and request, by one familiar with the German and English languages; that to the best of my knowledge and belief, said Bible is now in the possession of one Alonzo Brown of Martinsburg, Pennsylvania.

  Affiant further says that he knows of his own knowledge that Simon Heffner was the father of John Potter, born Feb. 8, 1779, in Franklin Co., and who died May 5, 1839, age 60; that John Potter married Susanah Dodson who was born Aug. 10, 1784, and who died April 30, 1861, age 76, that affiant is the grandson of said John Potter and the great-grandson of Simon Heffner; that the English translation of the German name "Heffner" is "Potter."

  Affiant further says he possesses a Bible giving the birth records of the children of John Potter and Susanna Dodson, his wife they had six sons and three daughters; that Jacob Potter, their son, was born May 7, 1817, in Morrison's Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

D. L. POTTER.

Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this 18 day of August, 1926.

ADA E. REYNOLDS, Notary Public.

  Copied from a Bible in the possession of Mrs. W. S. Whitten, on the fly leaf of which is written: "John Potter's Bible, presented to L. J. Brown, A. D. 1899."

Record from the Jacob H Potter family Bible in possession of Mrs. W. S. Whitten (Lilian Potter).

Names appearing in stained glass windows in the St. John's E. L. Church, commonly called Potter's Church:

  In the name of God, Amen. I, John Dodson, Sr., of Greenfield Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, being sick and weak in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, that is to say -

  First and principal, I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows.

  I give and bequeath my plantation whereon I now dwell containing one hundred and four acres and allowance to my loving wife during her life and all the profits arising from the same during her said life and one little sorrel mare and saddle and two cows, one ewe and lamb, two feather beds, her choice, and all the small grain now in my possession after harvest is paid out and to keep all her bodily clothing to herself and household furniture and two beehives and the hay in the strait mow I also devise further after my said loving wifes decease that my sons Michael Dodson, William Dodson and John Dodson my daughters Mary Cassidy, Susannah Potter and Elizabeth Bridendoll, my lawful children, shall go share and share alike in all my real and personal property, to be equally divided by my Executrix hereinafter named.

  I also further devise if my said son John Dodson shall make any building or fencing on the place in my said loving wife's life that he does not get paid for when it is divided among my loving children after my wife's decease, then he shall draw pay for the same.

  I also devise to my loving wife, the barrow she always called hers.

  And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint John Barnhart and my son John Dodson, to be sole executrix of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

  In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fiiteen.

  Signed, sealed, published and declared by John Dodson for the above named testator, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request, in the presence Of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

Signed JOHN X (his mark) DODSON (seal)

  I, Ella M. Stewart, Register for the probate of wills, etc. in and for said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing copy of the last will and testament of John Dodson, Sr., late of "Greenfield Township" said county [now in Blair County], deceased, is true and correct, so full, perfect and entire as the same is found of record in Will Book No. 1, page 459, etc.

   Witness my hand and official seal, this 31st day Of July, A. D. 1929,

Copied from the original in the possession of Mrs. Walter S. Whitten, Lincoln, Nebraska.

  These marriages, the earliest in Richardson County, Nebraska Territory, are recorded in the office of the County Judge, in the Richardson County Court House, at Falls City, Nebraska.

  Nov. 29, 1855, Joshua Boyd of Holt Co., Mo., to Miss Elizabeth Miller of Richardson Co. by Pharagus Pollard, acting J. P. Filed for record in office of J. C. Lincoln, Register of Deeds.

  Dec. 18, 1855, Mr. Samuel Howard and Miss Mary Gallaher, both of Richardson Co., N. T., by Pharagus Pollard, at the house of David Gallaher.

  Oct. 4, 1855, W. M. Maddox of Nebraska City, N. T., and Miss Margaret Miller of Archer, N. T., by Wm. Gage, Minister of M. E. Church. Recorded by E. S. Sharp, Deputy Register of Deeds.*

  Mar. 13, 1856, Richard Clinsey and Perrilla Adamson, by Joseph Friese, J. P. Certified at Archer by W. H. Mann, July 7, 1856.

  Mar. 13, 1856, James Loughlin and Liddy Adamson, by Joseph Friese, J. P. for Richardson Co., N. T. Certified at Archer by W. H. Mann, July 7, 1856.

  Apr. 29, 1856, Marcellus Hausner and Polly Ann Shelly, at home of A. Shelly, by Pharagus Pollard, J. P. Certified by E. S. Sharp, Aug. 21, 1856, at Archer.

  May 27, 1856, James Robertson and Sarah Levinda [Lucinda?] Robertson, all of Richardson Co., N. T., by J. C. Miller, Probate Judge.

  Aug. 10, 1856, John Hoyt and Sidney Davis all of Richardson Co., at house of Wm. Cain at St. Stephens, by J. C. Miller, Probate Judge in and for Richardson Co.

  July 29, 1856, N. J. Sharp and Miss Ellena Trammel, by Thomas D. Allen, Minister of Gospel.

  July 17, 1856, Wm. Abrams and Margaret A. Shafer, by Joseph Friese.

  Sept. 7, 1856, Livingston G. Jenkins and Mary Jane Anderson of Pawnee Co., at Archer, by J. C. Miller, J. P.

  Sept. 14, 1856, Elisha Ashcum and Lawisa Huffman of Kansas Territory, by J. C. Miller, J. P.

  Sept. 14, 1856, A. J. Crowl and Elizabeth Short of Territory of Kansas, at Archer, by Judge Miller.