Inquirers are requested to observe the following suggestions:

1. Write plainly, especially proper names. 2. Give, when possible, dates or approximate dates, localities, or some clue to the State in which the ancestors lived.

3. Inquiries for ancestors who lived during or near the Revolutionary period will be inserted in preference to those of an earlier period.

4. Inclose stamp for each query.

5. Give full name and address, that correspondence when necessary may be had with inquirers.

6. Queries will be inserted as early as possible after they are received, but the dates of reception determine the order of their insertion.

7. Answers, partial answers or any information regarding queries are urgently requested and all answers will be used as soon as possible after they are received.

8. The Editor assumes no responsibility for any statement in these Notes and Queries which does not bear her signature.

Mrs. Amos G. Draper, Editor, Genealogical Department, American Monthly Magazine,

Kendall Green, Washington, D. C. Attention is called to rules 3 and 4.

ANSWERS.

1472. MALTBY.-Noah Maltby was b. Sept. 23, 1744, at Branford, Conn. He was the fifth child of Capt. Joseph and Elizabeth Maltby. He m. Huldah (see will). He enlisted in the Rev. from Goshen, Conn. (Conn. Men in the Rev., p. 562). Later he resided in Woodbury, Conn., where he died prior to Jan. 3, 1786. According to his will he had eight children. From Salisbury (Conn.) Church records we take the following: "Noah Maltby admitted from the church at Springfield to the Salisbury Church in 1764, and the baptismal record of his two eldest children, Huldah, bapt. Sept. 22, 1771, and Edin (Adin) March 22, 1773 (?)." He also had Noah, b. Nov. 24, 1774; Frederic; John, b. Feb. 13, 1786, at Woodbury, and probably three daughters. His father, Capt. Joseph Maltby, was a sea captain, and resided at Guilford, Conn. He

was b. May 31, 1712, in Branford, Conn., and his estate was administered Aug. 17, 1749. He was the fifth child of Daniel and Esther (Moss) Maltby, and a descendant of William Maltby, the emigrant, the 200th anniversary of whose death was recently commemorated at Branford by the Maltby Association. The above information and much other valuable material pertaining to the earlier generations was furnished by the Secretary and Genealogist of the Maltby Association, Mrs. Clarence Verrill, Earlscourt, 1103 Georgia St., Vancouver, B. C., who is compiling a large Maltby Genealogy, and requests correspondence with all Maltby descendants.

1546. POLK TYLER SPENCER.Capt. Charles Polk came from Pittsburgh to Louisville, Ky., in 1780, at the head of a company of men. It is said that he was a captain in frontier militia, but of what regiment it is not known. Va. Rev. Archives may show, or Penna. or Md. records. He was b. in Frederic Co., Md., in 1744, and his dau. Elizabeth m. Capt. Spear Spencer, of Nelson Co., Ky., who moved to Indiana Territory and was killed at Tippecanoe in 1811. A county in Ky. and one in Ind. also are named for him, but so far his parentage is unknown. Capt. Charles Polk moved from Nelson City to near Vincennes, Ind., in 1806, and died there in 1823.

1547. POLK-MCRAE-CAMPBELL.-Margaret Polk, sister of Gen. Thomas Polk and Capt. Ezekiel Polk, of N. C., m. Robert McRae. Their dau. Deborah (Polk) McRae m. Wm. Campbell, of Mecklenburg Co., N. C. Know nothing of Rev. record of the latter.

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1549. MARTIN-STEWART.-Hugh Martin and several of the name, evidently all relatives, were of the Company of Penna., Va., and N. C. pioneers who founded Lexington, Ky., in April, 1779. All of them appear on the old Trustees Book as original lot owners. fought against the Indians in this section during the Rev.; on March 26, 1781, the town of Lexington, Ky., had been laid off, and Hugh Martin was granted lot No. 3. William, Sen., John and Samuel Martin also came with Capt. Robert Patterson from Harrodsburg to settle Lexington, and built a block-house in April,

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1714. POLK.-William Polk m. Margaret

Taylor at Carlisle, Pa. She was the mother of Gen. Thomas Polk (father of Col. Wm. Polk) and of Ezekiel Polk, grandfather of President James Knox Polk. Samuel Polk, son of Ezekiel, was the father of James Knox Polk. The William Polk who m. Priscilla Roberts was another William altogether. This William d. in Md. in 1726, and his widow m. Robert Clarkson, and had issue by him. John Polk, reputed son of the emigrant, Robert Polk, and his wife Magdalen, was the father of this William Polk. All the above information in regard to the Polks (from Query 1546) has been furnished by W. H. Polk, 410 Rose St., Lexington, Ky., who is compiling a History of the Polk Family. He writes that he has been much delayed in the preparation of his work by the trouble in placing the above William properly; but that now he has wills of John Polk, his son William, who m. Priscilla Roberts, and other documentary proof of his statements. shall all await with interest the publication of this history, which "is now nearing completion." In addition to his statements I would add that the National Board decided that services against the Indians during the Rev. period entitled the descendants to become members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Also that a lady has recently joined the Society on the Rev. record of Charles Polk. For further particulars write the Registrar of the Francis Vigo Chapter, Vincennes, Ind.— Gen. Editor.

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1649. CREAMER.-Mrs. Robert Rowe, 531 East Third St., Newport, Ky., will gladly furnish desired information in regard to Jacob Creamer. It is hoped that 1649 will give the information to the magazine.

1651. MAXWELL.-Mrs. N. A., North W. Arch St., Portland, Ind., will furnish information in regard to William Maxwell to 1651, and it is hoped also that she will pass on the good news to others.

1666. PRICE.-A new Genealogy of the Price Family has just been prepared by B. L. Price, Alexandria, La., an account of which will appear in the book notices. The family is traced very carefully, apparently, but more proof would be required for Rev. service than is given in the book, as boys were not enlisted in the Continental Line, unless some very peculiar circumstances accompanied it.-Gen. Editor.

1693. (2) VALENTINE-EVANS.-Mrs. John C. des Granges, 117 East Fifteenth St., Olympia, Wash., a member of the Evans Family, writes that there were at least two Jesse Evans who served in the Rev.; one, a captain under Geo. Rogers Clarke; another, a private in a Penna. regiment. She will gladly give any assistance in her power to M. C. Š.

1731. GARLAND RICE.-James Garland, b. 1722, m. (Mrs.) Mary (Howlett) Rice, of Hanover Co., Va., as I have been told by Virginia relatives. According to the War Department, "it is shown by the records of the War Department that James Garland served as Matross in Capt. Wm. Pierce's Co., Ist Art. Cont. Troops, commanded by Col. Charles Harrison, Rev. War. He enlisted Jan. 6, 1777,

to serve three years, and was discharged Jan. 10, 1780. It appears that this regiment was organized at large and subsequently assigned to the State of Virginia." James Garland was acting magistrate in 1783 and sheriff in 1791; d. in 1812. Would like some proof of the statement that he was ever a steward to General Nelson. Mrs. G. B. Macfarlane, Gordon Hotel, Columbia, Mo.

1804. (3) ROSE.-Miss Ella C. Nash, Springfield, Mo., has a small Rose Genealogy, compiled by Walter Thrall in connection with the Thrall Genealogy, published by him in 1862. A copy may be obtained from Randall Brothers, Poultney, Vt., for $1. This gives the line of Justus Rose, b. 1724, son of Jonathan Rose, b. (according to tradition) in Scotland, only.

1834. SPENCER.-The following additional information in regard to the family of Theodore Spencer, Rev. soldier, is furnished by Mrs. F. F. Knous, 265 Bassett St., New Haven, Conn., from the Historical Catalogue of the First Church of Hartford, Conn. Theodore, son to John Spencer, was bapt. Jan. 14, 1759; Patty and Nabby, daughters to Julius Jones, bapt. Jan. 14, 1770. Other children of this John Spencer were: Dorcas, bapt. 1756; Benjamin, 1753, and Mary, 1749. John Spencer was the son of John Spencer, who was m. to Sarah Smith Oct. 14, 1703, and had: Benjamin, b. 1704; Zebulon, 1706; Dorcas, 1708; Isabel, 1709; Sarah, 1713, and John, July 24, 1715. John Spencer, Sen., d. July 8, 1750, and Sarah, his wife, d. Sept. 27, 1764.

1837. WIGHTMAN PENDLETON.- Damaris, dau. of Joseph and Damaris (Crandall) Pendleton, was b. Aug. 9, 1773, and it is probable that Joseph was in the Rev.; although I have no official proof. The Wightmans were all Baptists, and, although I have a great many records from the town records and from the Congregational churches, I find among them no Israel of suitable age to have been the husband of Damaris.-Mrs. Elroy M. Avery, Editor of the AMERICAN MONTHLY Magazine,

1840. DIEHL.-Conrad Diehl was not a pensioner; and as he lived so long it is probable that his services were in the War of 1812, often called the Second War of Independence," and not in the Rev.-Gen. Editor.

1867. BARTLETT.-A similar inquiry was made in a former number of the magazine, Query 1665.

QUERIES.

1857. HUTTON.-Timothy Hutton, lieut. in the Rev., was b. in Troy or Albany, N. Y., in 1746, and d. in Carlisle, N. Y. He m. Jane McChesney. Wanted, dates and Rev. record, if any, of his father, George Hutton, also name of George's wife.

(2) MCCHESNEY.-Wanted, names and all genealogical data concerning the parents of Jane McChesney, who m. Lieut. Timothy Hutton, of N. Y.

(3) CHASE.-Wanted, date of death of Daniel Chase, who moved from Quaker Hill, R. I., to Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1776. He was b. in Tiverton, R. I., in 1720, and was said to have been a Rev. soldier.-C. J. C. A.

1858. STILES.-Asahel Stiles entered the Continental Army at the age of fourteen, July

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22, 1776, and served in Colonel Moor's regiment. He moved to Addison, Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1787, from Luisdonburg (?), N. H.E. M. S.

1859. CLAIBORNE.-Wanted, official proof of service of the Claibornes, of Virginia.-F. C. E.

1860. SHERWIN-MILLS.-Jonathan Sherwin, b. Feb. 11, 1773, m. Keziah Mills in Boxford, Mass., or in Hartland, Vt. Some of his descendants live in Bristol, Vt. Wanted, the ancestry, with all dates, and Rev. service, if any. -M. M. C.

1861. NORRIS.-Thomas and Hannah Norris lived, during the Rev., twelve miles from the old market house of Baltimore, Md., on a farm. Wanted, dates of birth, marriage, and death; also names of the parents, brothers, and sisters of Thomas. He had fifteen children; the oldest, Jesse, was b. April 4, 1763; and the youngest, Isaac, was b. April 18, 1782.-L. N.

1862. BROWN-ORCUTT.-Electa Brown m. Aaron Orcutt before 1836; lived in Goshen, Conn., until 1847, when they moved to Ohio. He had two brothers, Moses and Nelson; and she had three brothers, Silas, Quincy, and Warren. The last named, Warren Brown, was a teacher in the West Haven Seminary, New Haven, Conn., and had two sons, George and William. Wanted, ancestry of both.-L. B.

1863. PAULETT.-Richard Paulett served in the Rev., receiving a land warrant for his services. Wanted, dates of birth and death, and particulars of service. He m. Katharine Smith, whose sister, Roxie, m. General Meriwether.-M. G. C. R.

1864. BROWNING.-Wanted, official proof of service of Capt. Charles H. Browning, son of Francis and Frances (Normand) Browning.

(2) STROTHER.-Wanted, official proof of service of Capt. John Dabney Strother, son of Francis and Susanna (Dabney) Strother.

(3) YATES-GAINES.-John Yates m. a Gaines in Culpepper Co., Va. Their son, George, b. July 2, 1773, m. Elizabeth Browning in 1793. Wanted, names of parents, brothers, and sisters of John Yates.-G. L. S.

1865. COTTON.-Did Judge Cotton, whose daughter m. George Calhoun, and moved to Davies Co., Ky., after the Rev., have Rev. service? He lived in Penna., presumably Phila.-F. J. C.

1866. RODES-HEISS.-Wanted, ancestry of Mark Rodes (Rhodes), b. 1752 at or near Philadelphia, Pa., who m. Catherine Heiss, of Germantown, and was a sergeant in Jordan's Co., Col. Benjamin Flower's regiment. Was his father in the Rev. ?-M. N.

1867. BartletT.-Josiah Bartlett, b. 1767, m. Anna Latham, and lived in New York State, near the St. Lawrence River. His oldest child was called Sally Ann; he also had a son, David, who m. Phoebe Ellsworth, and with his father's family moved to Ohio, near what is now Cincinnati. They were farmers and tanners, and later moved to Ripley Co., Ind. David moved to Atchison Co., Mo., where he d. in 1870. According to tradition, Josiah was sent, when a boy, by his mother to carry socks, mittens, and other ar

ticles prepared by her for his father, who was in the Rev. Army. What was the father's name?-E. N. B.

1868. BOYLE.-Wanted, official proof of service in the War of 1812 of Capt. Henry Boyle. He enlisted, presumably, from the eastern part of Ohio, and was under General Horn (?).

(2) CHAMBERS.-The parentage of General Chambers, and also his family history is desired. Was he a soldier of the Rev., or of the War of 1812?—A. R. H.

1869. HINTON.-Wood Hinton, of Georgia, had seven sons; can any one give their names? One of them, Wood, m., and was killed in 1862. Wood Hinton, Sr., m. Caty Hammond (dau. of John Hammond and Ann Coleman). His sister, Nancy, m. Capt. Jack Randolph, who moved to Jackson Co., Ga., with Wood Hinton and family about 1750, locating near Hoschton, Ga.-M. E. H.

1870. HATFIELD.-Elias, Job, Smith, Harriet and Nathan Hatfield were b. in Elizabethtown, Essex Co., N. J., about 1750. Nathan had a son, Nathan, b. 1770, who m. Deborah Betts in 1792. Did Nathan, Sr., serve in the Rev.?

(2) BETTS.-Did the father of Deborah Betts serve in the Rev.? If so, please give dates and all genealogical data.-F. A. C.

1871. BOWEN.-Wanted, dates of birth, death, name of wife, and date of marriage of James Bowen, Rev. soldier from Va.C. A. R.

1872. ESTES-FISK.-Wanted, parentage of Nina Estes, who m. a Fisk (given name unknown), father of James Fisk, Sr., and grandfather of James Fisk, Jr., of the firm of Fisk & Gould. They lived in South Adams, where Nina Estes is buried.-M. J. T. W.

1873. RUSSELL-Alexander.—Joseph Russell m. Mary Alexander, of Phila., and settled in Va., near Winchester, about 1714. He is said to have had several sons in the Rev. Is there any book telling of this line?

(2) MEAD.-Where can I obtain information of David Mead, who was a member of the House of Burgesses?-T. G. P.

1874. LAWSON.-Wanted, information of the descendants, if any, of Jacob Lawson, who d. at Clockville, Madison Co., N. Y., about 1856. and was said to be a soldier of the Rev.S. H.

1875. PLANT.-Wanted, official proof of service of John Plant, b. in Ireland, 1739, settled in Va., and of his son, Williamson, b. 1763 in N. C. (it is said), who settled in Tenn., then went to Bend Co., Ill., in 1818, and d. in 1830 at Pocahontas, Bend Co., Ill., in 1830. He m. Frances Watts.

(2) HUSTON-JOHNSON.-Polly Huston m. Charles Johnson (a Rev. soldier, who was in the battles of Cowpens and of Guilford Court House) in N. C. in 1794; had twelve children; in 1801, went to Tenn., later went to Pocahontas, Bend Co., Ill., where Charles Johnson d. in 1821. Polly d. in 1840 in same place. Wanted, name of her father, and Rev. service, if any-S. M. L. M.

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lis, of Colrain, Mass., whose dau., Margaret, m. Samuel Wells, of Greenfield, Mass., in 1751. Both Samuel and his son Daniel were Rev. soldiers.

(2) HUNTINGTON-MURDOCK.-Wanted, ancestry of Mary Huntington, who m. Samuel Murdock, a Rev. soldier from Vt., in Nathaniel Blanchard's Co., and whose dau., Mary Murdock, m. Caleb Alvord, of Wilmington, Vt., Dec. 26, 1776.

(3) BURWELL-NEWTON-PICKETT.-Mary Burwell m. Abner Newton, of Durham, Conn., and their son, John, m. Mary Pickett, who d. in Greenfield, Mass., Nov. 18, 1786. Ancestry of Mary Burwell and of Mary Pickett desired.-C. C. A. S.

1877. Catlett.-Wanted, ancestry of Robert Catlett, b. about 1725, m. a Miss Floyd, and whose daughters, Nancy and Mary, m. Jeremiah and Benjamin Orear, of Va.-A. O. M.

1878. HARRISON.-Information desired of the descendants of Robert Harrison, a Rev. soldier, b. in England in 1759, enlisted from

Johnston, R. I., May 3, 1777, in Colonel Angell's 2d R. I. Cont. Reg. In 1781 he was transferred to Colonel Greene's 1st R. I. Reg., and discharged June 3, 1783. In 1795 he moved from R. I. to Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., was pensioned in 1818, and d. at Urbana, N. Y., Feb. 10, 1844, leaving a widow, Elizabeth, and ten children-Joseph, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lydia, James, Mary, Philip, Lottie, Hannah, and Martha. The three boys all served in the War of 1812. Joseph, the oldest boy, moved to R. I., while James and Philip moved West; the former to Michigan, the latter to Ohio. Any information greatly desired by George A. Harrison, Providence, R. I.

1879. WILLEY.-Wanted, ancestry of Samuel Willey (formerly spelled Willie), who was b. Dec. 18, 1797, and d. at Cherryfield, Washington Co., Me., April 14, 1826. Was he the son of Charles Willey, a Rev. soldier, of Nottingham, N. H., whose obituary notice appeared in the magazine for August, 1906?—— F. R. S.

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Among Galveston's many charitable institutions is one called 'The Home for Homeless Children.' It is not an orphan asylum, for each little inmate has one parent, and most generally both father and mother. If the details of their lives could be given many pages would be filled with pathetic facts as interesting as tales of fiction. In this Home is a little boy, nine years of age, whose name is Nathan Crawford. Not only is he deserted, and worse than orphaned, but an inscrutable Providence has seen fit to afflict him physically. After an attack of typhoid fever, one of his legs withered, and he will always be a cripple this case has appealed to the Ann Randolphs-and the Society has arranged with the Management of the Home to assume the support and care of Nathan Crawford. Besides his board, in case extra attention may be required, the 'Children' will see that his wants are supplied. Being physically handicapped, he must be cultured, so that mentally he may be equipped to meet the world, as he must, sooner or later, in the battle of life. Homeless, fatherless, motherless-these three sad words tell the sorrowful story of little Nathan's life; but through divine charity a miracle has been wrought and the homeless boy has found a home in the pure hearts of many children, who are themselves made happy in the performance of this beautiful work."

George Washington Society, of Washington, D. C., is working for the poor children of the mountains, those descendants of early settlers of our country who, because of their isolation and lack of advantages, are poorly equipped for their part in the world's work.

Miss Susanna G. Hickey, President of this Society, writes:

"Those who have looked into the matter know there are no children in the United States so much in need of material, as well as moral help, as the mountain children of the Appalachian region.. It makes one's heart ache to learn of their desperate endeavors to get an education, some girls of tender age walking forty miles over mountains to get into a Settlement School, only to be told that there was no room."

The George Washington Society has followed the recommendations of the Educational League, sending valuable books and

papers, and materials for sloyd to these children, and Miss Hickey has become a member of the Educational League in order that she may keep in touch with the needs of the mountain children and with the best plans for helping them. This Society, which has been fortunate in keeping the President who formed it, was organized in 1896. It has recently been adopted by the oldest and largest Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution in the District of Columbia, the Mary Washington Chapter.

The work carried on during the winter of 1909-1910 by John Hart Society, of Pittsburgh, of which Mrs. W. A. Smith is President, shows that the Children of the American Revolution in that city are still imbued with the spirit of helpfulness which has so distinguished them in other years. Twenty-five dollars was given in November, 1909, to the furnishings of a room in the Home for Convalescent Children in Pittsburgh.

At Christmas time, John Hart Society gave thirty-seven dolls to the children of this Home. Thirty-one of these dolls were dressed by the senior and associate members of the Society, who donated the materials as well as four days' time to the work of dressing them. Of the six dressed dolls, one was donated by one of the Society boys. Thirty little wagons were also presented at this time to the Wickersham School Kindergarten at Pittsburgh. Little flags were placed in the corner of each wagon, and a little bow of the colors of John Hart Society, red, white and blue, were pinned on the left breast of each doll.

Capital Society, of Washington, D. C., which is entitled to the distinction of being the oldest local Society of the Children of the American Revolution in the District of Columbia, has also exhibited a spirit of helpfulness, as shown by the following report of its President, Mrs. G. M. Brumbaugh:

"One large flag, with staff and window holder,_to_the Hero Club (working boys) of the S. E. Branch, Y. M. C. A., of Washington. One large flag and staff to the Drum Corps of Ì Peck Memorial Chapel (working boys).

At Christmas time a beautifully decorated tree was sent, with gifts for twenty-five children, to Crittenden Home on Third Street, Washington; also a Christmas tree, with dec orations and gifts, to a family of five. At Easter, Capital Society distributed seventyfive potted plants to the patients in the Children's Hospital.

The work of the following month was the