Wednesday, July 5, 2017

HAIGHT / SMITH FAMILY BIBLE PAGES

Today's post is a treasure trove.  I have scanned copies of the originals, but decided to transcribe them to make it easier to read the information.  

HAIGHT / SMITH FAMILY BIBLE PAGES
Transcribed by Shirley H. Hobbs

GRANDPARENTS
                                                            BORN                                                 DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                     WHEN            WHERE                    

Grandfather’s Father
David Addams Haight                Aug 1796          Dutches Co, NY             May 5, 1876      Delaware, Albany Co. NY
Grandfather’s Mother
Sally Ann Avery                         Apr 1809           Albany Co. “                  Oct.17/88          Delaware, Albany Co. NY
Grandmother’s Father          
Jefferson Monroe Bullock                   1818         Spottsylvania Co, VA     Sep 1865          Hanover Co. near Ash Coke, VA
Grandmother’s Mother
Amanda Fitzallen Cox                Aug 9, 1819      Spottsylvania Co, VA     Mch 1856         Caroline Co., Va                                                                           
PARENTS
BORN                                                 DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                     WHEN            WHERE                    

Father     Edwin Reed Haight        May 14, 1841    Albany Co., N.Y.           Oct. 17, 1915    Washington, DC.
Mother    Lucy Ann Bullock           Oct 15, 1843     Spottsylvania Co., VA    May 16/79         Washington, DC
THEY WERE MARRIED                           at  Washington, DC               by   Rev.             Butler

CHILDREN
BORN                                     MARRIED                                          DIED
             NAMES       WHEN            WHERE         When              To Whom                                                      

1.  Mary Augusta           Dec 9/66           Lambs Creek. Pa.                                                                     Aug 22/71
                                                            Tioga Co.
2.  Willard Reed            Dec. 24/67              “                 Apl.17/89          Ida May Smith of Wh. DC          April 5/1926
                                                                                                                                    (Willard)            Spring of 1903
3.  Arlynn Mortimer        May 17/69               “
4.  Edwin Wallace          Jul 26/72           Washington, DC
5.  Walter Reed Berry    Apr 19/79                 “                                         Married
6.  Arthur Clarkson        Nov. 1/80                 “
     Son by Mary Janette Clarkson Born  June 22/60 (date not clear). 
7.  Ralph Avery                       /94         
8.  Elmer F.      

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FAMILY RECORD
MISCELLANEOUS

Grandmother Tinkler’s name,        Hannah or Ann Riggles
                                                            Born about 1790, England
                                                            Died    “       1844, Washington, DC
Grandfather Tinkler’s name            Samuel
                                                            Born about 1796, England
                                                            Died    “       1844, Washington, DC
Grandmother Smith’s name           Elizabeth Mary Butcher
                                                            Born about 1805, in Portsmouth
                                                            County of Kent, England
                                                            Died Nov. 28 (?) 1867, Wash., DC
Grandfather Smith’s name             Thomas Henry
            (Soldier)                                 Born 1769, Portsmouth, County Kent,
                                                            England
                                                            Died about 1837, Kandy Island
                                                            Of Ceylon, East Indies
Father Smith thinks his Grandmother Butcher was born in Scotland
    “          “        “        “   Grandfather Butcher was born in England
Father had a sister Mary (Smith) Vessey born 1829, England
    “        “    “     “     Fanny (Smith) Meany   ‘     1831, England
    “        “    “ brother Sidney Smith              “     1833,      “
Information received from Samuel T. Smith, brother
Of Ida May Smith (Haight), born Mch 28. 1869 Wash., DC



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FAMILY RECORD
MISCELLANEOUS

Furnished to Sam’l T. Smith by John W. Lauder, of Wn DC


            Thomas Riggles and Millicent Richardson married July 5, 1814
            *Hannah Padgett born Nov. 2, 1817 – ½ sister to Mary A. (Tinkler) Smith
             Amy Padgett born Dec 14. 1819 -       “      “      “    “      “                    “
             Samuel Tinkler, born Aug 17. 1823
             Mary Ann Tinkler, born Apl 21, 1827
             Eliza Tinkler, born June 24, 1831
             Samuel Richard Tinkler, born Oct. 17, 1831 (?)
             William Thomas Tinkler, born Feby 13, 1834
             James Riggles and Eliza Tinkler, married Aug 21, 1855
             Mary Ann Millicent Riggles, born Aug 31, 1856

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FAMILY RECORD

GRANDPARENTS
                                                            BORN                                                 DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                     WHEN            WHERE                    
Father’s Father
Edwin Reed Haight                    May 18/1841     Albany Co. NY              Oct. 7/1915       Washington, DC
Father’s Mother
Lucy Ann Bullock                       Oct. 15/1843     Spottsylvania Co. VA     May 16/79         Washington, CD
Mother’s Father
Thos. Henry Smith                     Oct.14/1835      Island of Ceylon            Nov. 3, 1926             “
Mother’s Mother
Mary Ann Tinkler                       Apl.21/1827      Schropshire or               Jan 15/87                 “
                                                                        Lancashire England                                       “


PARENTS
                                                            BORN                                                 DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                     WHEN            WHERE                    
Father
Willard Reed Haight                   Dec. 24/67        Lamb’s Creek                Apr. 5/1926       Kents Store, Fluvana Co. VA
                                                                        Tioga Co. Pa.
Ida May Smith                           Mar 30/67         Wash’n D.C.                 Mar. 30/1930    Richmond, VA

THEY WERE MARRIED April 17, 1889 at Washington, D.C. by Rev. Sam’l Green


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Great Grand Parents
Father’s Grand Parents
                                                            BORN                                                 DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                     WHEN            WHERE                    
Grand Father’s Father
1.
Grand Father’s Mother
2.
Grand Mother’s Father
3.
Grand Mother’s Mother
4.



Mother’s Grand Parents
                                                            BORN                                                             DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                                 WHEN            WHERE                    
Grand Father’s Father
5. Edwin Reed Haight                May 14, 1841    Albany Co., New York                Oct. 17 1915     Washington, D,C,
Grand Father’s Mother
6. Lucy Ann Bullock                   Oct. 15. 1843    Spottsylvania County, Va,          May 16, 1879    Washington, D.C.
Grand Mother’s Father
7.  Thomas Henry Smith            Oct. 14, 1835    Island of Ceylon                        Oct. 1926          Washington, D.C.
Grand Mother’s Mother
8.  Mary Ann Tinkler                                          England                                    Jan 15, 1887     Washington, D.C.

above probably written by Ida Smith Haight, most of rest of page below also probably by Ida except where noted otherwise

Grand Parents
                                                            BORN                                                             DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                                 WHEN            WHERE                    
Father’s Father
9.
Father’s Mother
10.  Laura Howard  (this is a different handwriting from the rest of the page, probably Carol Bishop)
Mother’s Father
11.  Willard R. Haight                 Dec. 24, 1867   Lamb’s Creek                            Apr. 1926          Columbia, Va.
                                                                        Tioga Co. Pennsylvania
Mother’s Mother
12.  Ida May Smith                    Mar. 30, 1867    Washington, D.C.                      Mar. 22, 1930    Richmond, VA



Parents
                                                            BORN                                                             DIED
                       NAMES          WHEN            WHERE                                 WHEN            WHERE                    
13.  B. Howard Bishop               Oct. 23, 1892    Leechville, NC
14.  Minnie B. Haight                 Nov. 1, 1893     Richmond, VA


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Children
BORN                                     MARRIED                                          DIED
             NAMES       WHEN            WHERE         When              To Whom                                                      
1.  Carol Lee                 Oct. 10, 1920    Portsmouth, VA Aug.2, 1940      John H. Wickham                     
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Names                                   Nationality                Where Educated     Occupation                                                                                                                                                              or Profession
1.
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5.   Edwin Reed Haight                          American                      New York Co. School    Real Estate
6.   Lucy Ann Bullock                                    “                            Virginia Co. School
7.   Thomas Henry Smith                        British                          Ireland & N.Y.               Merchant
8.   Mary Ann Tinkler                                    “                            England
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11.  Willard Reed Haight                        American                      Washington, D.C.          Baptist Minister
12.  Ida May Smith                                          “                                          “
13.  B. Howard Bishop                                  “                            St. Paul’s Beaufort, NC  Traveling Salesman
14.  Minnie B. Haight                                    “                              Elizabeth City H.S.        Sales person

Page 5b  probably written by Carol Bishop Wicker

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Family History
Names             Religious                     Converted or Confirmed                      Baptised
                        Persuasion                  When   Where                                      When   by Whom
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Names                         Cause of Death                        Where Buried              Vault. Monument
                                                                                                                        Or Headstone
1.
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3.
4.
5.   E. R. Haight             Heart trouble                             Washington
6.   Lucy B. Haight         Child Birth                                         “
7.   T. H. Smith              Old age                                            “
8.   Mary Ann Smith                                                               “
9.              Bishop          Appoplexy                                 Leechville
10.  Laura Bishop                   “                                               “
11.  W. R. Haight                    “                                       Washington
12.  Ida Haight                       “                                       Richmond
13.
14.



Page 6  Probably written by Carol Bishop Wicker

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Names and Birthdays of our Children –

Walter Clayton          May 30, 1890            Harrisonburg, VA
Effie Vieve                 June 4, 1892             Richmond, VA
Minnie Belle              Nov. 1, 1893                     “
Thomas Edwin          Sept. 13, 1805          Swansboro, VA
Esther May                Oct. 13, 1897                    “
Amy Catharine          June 29, 1899                   “
Arlynn Reed              Oct. 15, 1902            Portsmouth, VA
Lucy Wallace            Aug. 7, 1904                      “
Charles Parrish         Nov. 18, 1906                    “
       Died Friday a.m. 325, July 3, 1908  1 yr. 7 m. 15 days



This information was written by Willard Reed Haight, on the flyleaf of his Bible.

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Family Record




                  Marriages                                             

Thomas Smith to
Elizabeth Mary Butcher
By the Rev. W. Tynell
St. Paul’s Church
Dublin   April 4, 1827

Mary Isabella Smith
to Leonard Vessey
By the Rev. W. French
Church of the Epitheny
Washington, DC
Nov th 13

John L(?) Meany to
Fannie Smith
by the Rev ?? Anthony
at the Rectory
St. Marks’ Church
June 9, 1856  in New York

Thomas H. Smith
to Mary A Tinkler
by the Rev. M. Leman
June 20, 1865
Washington, DC


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Deaths

Thomas Smith died
March 23, 1838
On Garrison Trincomalee, Ceylon

Sydney Smith
Sep 29
Colombo

Martha Ann Smith
March 16 1834
Colombo Ceylon

Mary Vessey died
Feb. 4, 1867
Washington


Births

Thomas Smith
June 24, 1800  (29?)
In Munden County Kent, England

Elizabeth Mary Bucher
Born May 5, 1808
In Sandwich. St. Portsea,
Portsmouth
England

Sydney John Born
June 14, 1830
in garrison of Colombo, Ceylon

Frances Smith
Born Oct 9, 1831
Kandey, Ceylon

Martha Ann Smith
Oct 24, 1833
Kandey, Ceylon

Thomas H. Smith
Born Oct. 14, 1835
(last line cut off) 

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Pages 8 and 9 were handwritten by unknown person on paper.  I have chosen to include them with the Bible pages.  Handwriting was very difficult to read.


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