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MARCH 1992 VOL 8 NO 2

NICHOLAS HERVEY COLONIAL LORD OF ST. JOSEPH MANOR ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND ( - ca. 1647)
By Joyce P. Hervey

Nicholas Hervey arrived in the province of Maryland on March 25, 1634, one of a group of 200 persons aboard the ships, the Ark and the Dove. The two ships sailed from Cowes, England, a town on the Isle of Wight, in late 1633, under the leadership of Maryland's first Governor, Leonard Calvert. Leonard Calvert was brother to Lord Cecilius Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, Lord Proprietor of Maryland.

The settlers landed at St. Clements (now Blakistone) Island in the Chesapeake Bay and two days later established Maryland's first settlement at St. Marys.

Establishment of the Province of Maryland was originally conceived by Sir George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore. Calvert was a Roman Catholic convert and he desired to establish a haven for Roman Catholics in America. An earlier attempt to found a colony in Newfoundland had failed. A visit to Virginia in 1629 convinced Calvert to apply to the King for a grant of land in the region, but he died before a charter was sealed. On June 20, 1632, a charter was finally granted to Sir George Calvert's son, Cecilius, who became the second Lord Baltimore, and proceeded with plans to populate Maryland.

On the Ark and the Dove were both Protestants and Catholics. A Jesuit missionary, Father Andrew White, was among the group. Father White's mission in America was to minister to both the colonists and the Indians. Nicholas Hervey, a transportee of the priest, was closely associated with Father White in his work with the Indians at Mattapanient. It is believed (but not proved) that Nicholas was a Roman Catholic. Although Nicholas Hervey's granchildren adhered to the Church of England, his work with Father White, the facts that his man-servants were Roman Catholics, and that he named his plantation St. Joseph, all tend to indicate that he practiced the Catholic faith.

By 1637 Nicholas Hervey had settled with Father White and a group of colonists outside the town of St. Mary's, in a settlement called Mattapanient Hundred, on the Patuxent River. Evidence of his presence there is a record which shows that he served on a jury to investigate the death of a fellow colonist, John Bryant, planter.

On January 3, 1639/40, Nicholas Hervey was authorized by Governor Calvert to form a group of at least 12 men to take up arms against the Maquantequat Indians who were plundering the plantations of the colonists.

Nicholas Hervey left the province for a time after the expedition against the Indians, either to return to England or perhaps to go to Virginia. By December 17, 1641 he was back in Maryland, with his wife and daughter Frances. During this period of absence, Lord Baltimore wrote a letter to his brother, the Governor of Maryland, authorizing a grant of 1000 acres to be given to Nicholas Hervey, to be located on the South side of Patuxent River. [The correspondence between Lord Baltimore and Gov. Calvert is reproduced separately in this Bulletin.]

The land records show that Nicholas Hervey proved that he had financed his own passage to Maryland and had brought with him his wife (unnamed), daughter Frances Hervey, and four servants, Robert Beard, Henry Spink, John Chaire, and a boy Robert Ford. He was granted a lordship and thus became one of the early landed barons.

It is apparent from the positions he held in Maryland that he was respected by the Calverts. Probably he was of the English gentry, in spite of the fact that he had initially come to America as a transportee of Father White. He attended General Assemblies and voted the proxies of some of the neighboring planters. He sat on committees with Governor Calvert.

Court records of the province indicate that he was involved in legal matters. On January 6, 1642/3, the Sheriff of St. Mary's County was ordered to seize all the items taken from an Indian named Chapoy Senim by Nicholas Hervey and to return them to the Indians and explain to them why Hervey shot and killed an Indian. Hervey was at one time sued by Robert Ellyson for 955 pounds of tobacco as payment for medical services rendered to Hervey's servant Henry Spink.

Nicholas Hervey's first wife must have died, for in January 1644/5 he engaged Robert Ellyson to attend "Jane the now wife".

Hervey's will, drawn up in August 1644, left his entire estate to his daughter, Frances Hervey, a minor child of no more that three years of age. No wife was mentioned in the will, which was probated on June 28, 1647.

The second wife, Jane, who had been his wife but a brief time, remarried a Thomas Green shortly after Hervey's death, and left Maryland for Virginia. Young Frances was left to be cared for by neighbors. Jane Hervey Green and her new husband claimed their dower interest in St. Joseph's Manor in March 1654/6 by selling their share of it to Edward Lloyd of Maryland.

The responsibility for the manor and for the orphan fell to Cuthbert Fenwick, Gent., and later to John Dandy, blacksmith. In 1657, George Beckwith, Gent., became involved in administration of the estate and married the young heiress. Mr. Beckwith rebuilt the small house into a grand English manor which is said to have survived for over 200 years.

George Beckwith is thought to be of the Beckwith family originating in Yorkshire, England. He emigrated to Maryland in 1648 as an apprentice to Thomas Hatton, Secretary of State for Maryland. He was a Protestant. He served his apprenticeship and then went back to England for a short time. By 1657 he returned to Maryland, bringing with him several transportees. He was married by October 3, 1657 to Frances Hervey, orphan and heiress of Nicholas Hervey and thereby gained rights to St. Joseph manor.

George Beckwith maintained an inn and a ferry at St. Joseph's. He served in some minor public capacities, such as coroner and overseer of the public roads.

Beckwith died at London, England, before his wife, Frances (Hervey) Beckwith, who died April 19, 1676. The estate was administered in Maryland by John Halls and later by Cuthbert Fenwick, Esq. and still later by Thomas Banks. The plantation was considered to be among the wealthiest in America at the time of the appraisal. The appraised value was 108,726 lbs. tobacco, with debts of 24,994 lbs tobacco and an additional inventory of over 516 English pounds sterling.

Frances and George Beckwith had six children, five of whom survived them. They were:1

1. Charles Beckwith, son and heir, who left issue

2. [son], died a minor

3. Mary Beckwith, married John Miles

4. Elizabeth Beckwith, married Elias Nutall ca. 1677/79; no records on them in Maryland after 1681

5. Barbara Beckwith, married 2nd, Jacob Seth, of the Eastern shore

6. Margaret Beckwith, married 1st Michael Taney by 1688 (he died 1692-3), 2nd Joakim Kirsted (died by 1700), and 3rd George Gray (died by 1715). Margaret's will, executed Nov. 29, 1719, was probated in Calvert County, MD, June 9, 1720. She bequeathed her estate to her five children:

a. John Gray

b. George Gray

c. Elizabeth Gray; md. William Meads of Queen Anne Co., MD.

d. Ann Gray

e. Jane Gray; md. Thomas Smith

POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF NICHOLAS HERVEY

Because of the likelihood that Nicholas Hervey was a member of the English gentry, a search was made for his origins in the published records of the Hervey family of nobility of County Suffolk, England. Indeed the name of Nicholas Hervey does appear in the English Hervey family.

One Nicholas Hervey of record, slain at the Battle of Tewksbury in 1471, was second son of Sir John Hervey and Margaret Nernyl.4

A (Sir) Nicholas Hervey, born about 1439,6 was son of John Hervey and Joan (Niernuyt) Hervey,5,6 who are on record as ancesters of an Onesiphorus Hervey,5 who is believed to have emigrated to Northumberland County, Virginia ca. 1700 (see Hervey Bulletin Vol. 3 No. 2 (GO TO) and 3 and Vol. 7 No. 2 (GO TO ).

A Nicholas Hervey, born about 1495, was son of Sir George Hervey and Elizabeth Stanford6 or Margaret Stamford.5

Another (Sir) Nicholas Hervey was born about 1490, son of William Hervey of Ickworth and Jane Cockett his wife.4,5,6,7 This Nicholas Hervey was a brother to Anthony Hervey, who was ancestor of Onesiphorus Hervey,5 believed to have emigrated to Northumberland Co., Virginia ca. 1700.

It is the descendents of this latter Sir Nicholas Hervey that will be considered in some detail here because a slight case can be made for this man to possibly be an ancestor of Nicholas Hervey who emigrated to Maryland in 1634. In fact, the following family is the only published branch of the English Hervey gentry located and examined by your editors that had any Hervey descendants who could have been the proper age to be Nicholas Hervey of Maryland.

Sir Nicholas Hervey, (b. ca. 1490, d. 5 Aug. 1532, buried Ampthill, Co. Bedford)

Nicholas Hervey was a courtier, athlete, and a diplomat.5 Being a third son he was not landed and depended on marrying well and/or on favoritism of the court for much of his livelihood. He seemed to have accomplished both quite well. He was Gentleman of the Priv. Chamber to King Henry VIII and was ambassador at the Emperors Court at Ghent.4,5 He was married twice, first to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas FitzWilliam, Knight, and widow of Sir Thomas Maleverer, Knight. He married second Bridget, daughter and heir to Sir John Wiltshire of Stone Castle in Kent, and widow of Sir Richard Wingfield, K.G., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Bridget was an intimate friend of Ann Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I.

Nicholas had four sons, one (Sir Thomas Hervey, Knt.) by his first wife, Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, and four by his second wife, Bridget Wiltshire. A listing of the descendants of Sir Nicholas Hervey (as recorded by Lt. Col. G. H. Harvey5) follows. (The reader might observe during reading of the following genealogy that there are only three possible Hervey males who could have had a son Nicholas who immigrated to Maryland in 1634. These three are marked with a double underline.)

I. Sir Thomas Hervey, Knight Marshall to Queen Mary, who remained loyal to the Catholic faith throughout her lifetime. (Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine). Thomas was probably educated by a Catholic teacher from France, named Nicholas Bourbon, who had been brought to England by Henry VIII and Queen Katherine to educate some of the young nobility. Bourbon was a poet and he mentioned the name Thomas Hervey in one of his poems published in 1638.5

A. Eleanor, md. William Worsley of the Isle of Wight.

B. a daughter.

II. Henry Hervey, b. 1526; md. 1560 to Jane, dau. of James Thomas of Glamorgan at St. Martins-in-the-Fields.

A. Sir William Hervey, Lord Hervey of Kidbrooke, b. ca. 1562, d. 1642; md. 1st Mary, dau. of Anthony Brown, Viscount Montacute, no issue of this marriage; md. 2nd 1607, Cordelia, dau. of B. Annesley; she d. 1636; Sir William had no male heir to inherit his titles and they became extinct.

1. William Hervey; died without issue in 1620 in Germany.

2. Henry Hervey, b. 1609; died without issue.

3. John Hervey, died without issue in Ireland.

4. Elizabeth Hervey, b. 1611, died without issue; md. 1658 to her cousin, John Hervey of Ickworth; she was sole heir to her father and mother.

5. Dorothy Hervey, b. 1613; died without issue, unmarried before 1636.

6. Eleanor, died unmarried between 1636-58.

B. Frances Hervey, md. Sir Thomas Evelyn

C. Elizabeth Hervey; md. James Courtenay

III. George Hervey (the elder) of Maryborough, b. 1527, d. 1599; md. in 1575 to Frances, dau. of Wm. Gardiner; went to Ireland in 1553 and spent most of his life there as a soldier of the crown fighting the Irish rebellion.

A. Philip Hervey of Maryborough, heir.

B. Dudley Hervey; was for some time in the charge of his uncle, George Hervey the younger, of Marks Hall.

C. Margaret Hervey, md. Fitton.

IV. Sir George Hervey (the younger) of Marks Hall, a manor in Essex Co., England; b. 1532, d. 1605; md. in 1627 to Frances, dau. of Sir. L. Beckwith.

A. Roger Hervey, b. 1568, d. 1602.

?1. James Harvy of Taughboyne, co. Londonderry, Ireland, d. 1667.

?2.

?3.

?4. George Harvey, who was granted a Confirmation of Arms in 1603.

B. Sir Gawen Hervey of Marks Hall, b. 1575, d. 1627; md. Mary, dau. of Sir Thomas Lucas, d. 1622; became heir to father's estate by virtue of will, indicating that he would not have inherited by right of succession.

1. Mary Hervey; predeceased her father, unmarried.

(†2). Carew Hervey-Mildmay, adoped son and heir to Marks Hall, the second son of Gawen's sister Margaret; b. 1595, d. 1676; md. 1st Dorothy, dau. of William Gaiard, of Flambard and 2nd Dorothy Redcliffe, of London.

1. Gawen Mildmay, died unmarried after 1634.

2. Francis Mildmay; md. a dau. of Robert Honeywood. Francis' son, Carew Hervey Mildmay, b. 1658, d. 1743, inherited Marks Hall.

3. Elizabeth Mildmay.

4. Amy Mildmay.

C. Margaret Hervey, d. 1605; md. Mildmay.

1. Thomas Mildmay, b. 1592; d. 1657.

†2. Carew Mildmay (or Hervey), b. 1595, d. 1676, heir to his uncle, Sir Gawen Hervey; inherited Marks Hall 1627.

D. Elizabeth Hervey; md. Coote.

V. Anne Hervey, b. 1529, d. 1605, md. about 1550 to George Carew, d. 1583.

A. Peter Carew.

B. Sir George Carew, Kt., Lord President and Governor of Province of Munster, Ireland.

C. Mar____ Carew.

D. daughter, died infancy.

VI. Mabel Hervey, b. about 1530, md. Charles Brooksley.

From the information known about Nicholas Hervey of Maryland, it is to be expected that Nicholas Hervey was born in the late 1500's or early 1600's, probably in England. Since he departed England from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, he perhaps belonged to a branch of the noble Hervey family that lived in one of the counties of southern England. He was probably a Catholic, unlike the majority of the Herveys of England who were loyal to King Henry the VIII, and adherents to the Church of England.

If Nicholas Hervey of Maryland belonged to the family of Sir Nicholas Hervey, b. 1490, where would he likely fit in?

Study of the various lineages of Sir Nicholas leads to the observation that there were only three members of this branch of the family who could be possible fathers of Nicholas of Maryland: III.A. Philip Hervey, III.B. Dudley Hervey, or IV.A. Roger Hervey.

Lt. Col. Harvey in his book5 makes no further mention of Philip or Dudley Hervey, so no more can be said for those possibilities. He does, however, discourse at some length on IV.A. Roger Hervey

To fill in the gap between Sir Nicholas Hervey and Roger Hervey, something should be said of Roger's father, Sir George Hervey, Knight, of Marks Hall. Sir. George was born in 1532, the year of his father's (Sir Nicholas') death. He spent his entire life in England, and became owner of Marks Hall, a manor of 260 acres in Co. Essex, partly in the parish of Romford and partly in Dagenham. He held various positions of esteem, such as Sheriff for Essex Co. (1596), Member of Parliament for West Looe, Co. Cornwall (1603), Lord Lietenant of the Tower of London. He married Frances, daughter of Sir Leonard Beckwith, and through her had partial right to the Manor of Eastham Burnels, Co. Essex.

The Parish Church of Romford contains a tombstone with an inscription which has caused some puzzlement regarding the descendants of Sir. George Hervey. The inscription reads:

Here lyeth Sir George Hervey Kt, 4th son of Sir Nicolas Hervey Kt and of Dame Bridget his wife, daughter and sole heir of Sir John Wiltshier Kt. This Sir George had to wife Dame Frances, Daughter and co-heir of Sir Leonard Beckwith Kt and of Dame Eliza his wife, daughter and co-heir of Sir Roger Cholmeley Kt. He had by Dame Frances his wife five sons, whereof four buried young, and the fifth, Sir Gawen Hervey Kt, married Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Fitzlucas, by whom he had issue; and six daughters, whereof four died young. The first, named Margaret, married William Mildmaye, Esquire, son and heir apparent of Sir Thomas Mildmaye of Barnes, Kt, by whom she had three sons, Thomas, Carew Hervey, and Henry, and one daughter Frances. The sixth daughter, Elizabeth, married Sir Nicolas Coote of Dagenham, Kt. The said Sir George Hervey died on August 10th, being Lieutenant of the Tower of London, and was buried September 4th 1605.

And Roger Hervey, third son of Sir George, died a Commander in the wars of Ireland 19th November 1603, aet: suae 34.

The last sentence, regarding Roger Hervey, appears to have been added at a later time; i.e., the carving is different and clumsy, and the date of death is different from other recorded death dates.

Roger Hervey was elder son of Sir George Hervey and should have inherited Marks Hall from his father by right of primogeneture; however, his younger brother was willed the estate. Since Roger Hervey pre-deceased his father and the estate was willed to the second son, the natural assumption would be that Roger Hervey died without a male heir. Yet, a few generations later, a family of Harvey in Northern Ireland, County Donegal, were in possession of a "Confirmation of Arms", granted by William D. Garter and William Camden, alias Clarencieux, in 1603. The document confirmed that a George Harvey, youngest of four sons of Roger Harvey whose father was granted lands and tenements in Essex by Queen Elizabeth, produced his family Coat of Arms to prove his lawful descent and it was accepted by the King of Arms of England as genuine.

Lt. Col. Harvey5 discusses at some length the possibility the document is a forgery. He examines the question of why would Roger Hervey's descendants forge such a document or why would they feel it necessary to obtain such a document if it were legitimate. His opinion is that Sir Gawen Hervey intentionally omitted his brother's name from the tombstone he erected for his father because he wished his brother to be forgotten, and that someone else, perhaps their cousin, Sir George Carew (who fought alongside Roger Hervey in Ireland), obtained the Confirmation of Arms, and saw that the last sentence was added to the tombstone, which mentioned Roger Hervey by name.

Why would Roger and his descendants be so disgraced by their family that they would wish them to be forgotten? The answer might possibly be that Roger married someone disapproved of by the family. If this were true it would be reason enough for Roger's children to feel it necessary to seek a "Confirmation of Arms" to protect their future generations from obscurity.

Perhaps there is some evidence that an unacceptable marriage did take place. A bit of folklore about Roger Hervey has survived, but its source is unknown; that is, that Roger was introduced to the mistress of Don Juan d'Aguila, who was a Spanish mercenary brought to Ireland by the Irish rebels to help them fight the British. The story says that Roger stole d'Aguila's mistress, a moorish dancing girl named Barbara of Rondu, from him and was married to her by a priest in the camp. If the story as told were true it would have been in about 1602, as that is when Roger Hervey met d'Aguila, while he was serving, along with his cousin, Sir George Carew, with the Queen's Army in Ireland. Barbara might account for one of Roger's sons, but could not account for four of them, since he died the following year.

As a final note, it would be interesting to point out some coincidences in the previous discussions of the Maryland Nicholas Hervey family and the English family of Sir Nicholas Hervey, born about 1490.

Nicholas of Maryland was born late 1500's to early 1600's, probably southern England. There were three male descendants of Sir Nicholas Hervey of England who did or could have had a son of the age of Nicholas Hervey of Maryland. They were III.A. Philip Hervey, III.B. Dudley Hervey, and IV.A. Roger Hervey. It has been shown above that IV.A. Roger Hervey did have 4 sons, two whose names are unrecorded.

Nicholas of Maryland named his only child, a daughter, Frances; she married a George Beckwith. The mother of Roger Hervey of England was named Frances Beckwith. Frances Hervey Beckwith of Maryland named one of her daughters Barbara. Roger Hervey of England is said to have married a moorish dancing girl named Barbara.

Nicholas of Maryland was evidently a Catholic. At least one of the sons of Sir Nicholas of England was shown to have been tutored as a child by a Frenchman who was a Roman Catholic. He would no doubt have communicated some of his Catholic doctrine to his pupils, perhaps enough to keep them loyal to Rome instead of embracing the Protestant faith which was taking hold of England during the time of Henry VIII.

Nicholas of Maryland was granted a manor and title by Lord Baltimore, indicating he was likely of nobility by birth. There is no doubt that Roger Hervey was of noble birth, and his apparent ostracism by his family could be reason enough for his son to emigrate to America.

Nicholas of Maryland sailed from Cowes, Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England when he emigrated to America. The family of Sir Nicholas was scattered across southern England.

None of the above can be construed as proof of the ancestry of Nicholas Hervey of Maryland; however, there are enough clues that point to the connection to make the possibility intriguing.

Bibliography:

1. Newman, Harry Wright, The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate,Washington D.C., 1961, pp. 224-226, 329-333.

2. Read, Charles E., of Collegedale, TN, Correspondence, Jan. 1992.

3. Land Records of Colonial Province of Maryland, First Book, pp. 130-131 (reproduced below).

4. Genealogical Table of the Noble Family of Hervey, Earl of Bristol, on file at the St. Mary's County Maryland Historical Society, copy sent to the Bulletin by Mr. Charles E. Read of Collegedale, TN.

5. Harvey, Lt. Col. G. H., D.S.O., The Harvey Families of Inishowen, Co. Donegal and Maen, Co. Cornwall, publ. Folkestone, 1931.

6. Gardner, A. D., Family Group Sheets submitted to LDS Church in Salt Lake City.

7. Ickworth, Suffolk, The National Trust, Curwen Press, Plaistow, Eng. 13, 1978.

 

LAND GRANT, NICHOLAS HERVEY

Land grant from Lord Baltimore to Nicholas Harvey, 1000 acres

First book of Land Records of the Colonial Province of Maryland, (Pages 130 and 131).

Page 130

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fob. 149}

Henry Spink and John Chair, one boy, Robert Ford and his daughter Frances Hervey----

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17 Decemb 1641.--- Draw a Patent of a Mannor of one thousand acres to Nicholas Hervey by Speciall warrant from his Lordship on the south Side of Patuxent River next to St. Richard's Mannor and this shall be your warrant

To the Secretary. ___

Signed Leonard Calvert

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Decemb 2d 1642

Vide warrt--} Laid out for Nicholas Hervey planter
p. 151 inf } a parcell of Land lyeing on the South Side of Patuxent River and bounding on the South with a Creek called St. Laurents Creek, on the North with the Bank River on the East with Patuxent River on the West with the known path of Patuxen untill it intersect a line drawn South west from a branch in the Bank river called St. Francies branch containing by Estimate one thousand acres: Robt Clerk Depty Surveyor

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Patent Centius et for and in consideration that Nicholas Hervey hath at his own charge in the year 1641 transported into the Province himself his wife and five other persons have of and with the advice of our Dear brother according to the tenor of our Letters under our hand and Seal to him directed in that behalf bearing date at London 8th Sept. 1641 Given and granted et Saving to us et, To have and to hold to him and his heirs forever, to be holden of us as of our honour of St. Maries et Yeilding et twenty shillings of money sterling or comodities, And We Will that it be created into a Mannor by the name of the Mannor of St. Josephs and have Court Let and Court Baron with all things thereunto belonging by the Law or Custome of England

Given this 25th of January 1642, Wittness our brother et

Page 131
8 March 1643
Warrant to Surveyor to lay out upon this South Side of St. Jerome's Creek's Mouth.
The Coppy of Nicholas Hervey's Speciall Warr.

These are to will and require you forthwith upon receipt hereof to cause a Grant of 1000 acres to be prepared and passed under the Great Seal of my Province of Maryland unto Nicholas Hervey and his heirs forever, under the like Rents tenures and services as are usually Reserved upon a Grant of the like nature for such proportion of Land the same to be Put forth together in one place within any part of the said Province where the said Nicholas Hervey or his agent or Attorney shall make choice of it. The same not being formerly granted to any others or reserved for any other use, And Doe hereby likewise authorise and require you to Cause the said Land to be created into a Mannor, and to be called by such name as the said Nicholas Hervey his agent or Attorney shall desire with such and the like __erties privileges and guaranties as are usually Granted to other Adventurors and undertakors of such a proportion of Land for doeing whereof this shall be your Sufficient warrant Provided always never theless that the said Nicholas Hervey shall and doe this year at his own Charges transport into my said Province of Maryland himself his wife and five other persons

Otherwise this warrant to be of noe effect dated at London the eighth day of Septemb 1641.

To my very Loving brother Mr. Leonard Calvert Esq. Lieutent. Gent. et of my Province of Maryland.

C. Baltimore
12 Feb

 

OBITUARIES

Walter F. Clinton

[From The Arizona Republic/The Phoenix Gazette, Jan. 16, 1992, sent to the Bulletin by Walter's wife, Mrs. Wilma (Hervey) Clinton of Sun City, AZ.]

"Walter F. Clinton, 85, of Sun City, a retired cartoonist for Hanna-Barbera in Los Angeles, died Jan. 15, 1992. He was born in St. Louis. Survivors include his wife, Wilma, and son, George R. Havens. Rosary: 5 p.m. Friday, Menke Funeral Home, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, with visitation from 2 to p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church, 15800 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City."

Walter was born October 1, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri, died January 15, 1992, Sun City, Arizona, buried at Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City.

 

Mrs. T. U. (Cora Hervey) Bowden

[From a newspaper in Corsicana, Texas, sent to the Bulletin by Mr. Albert Burdine Hervey of Little Rock, AR].

"Mrs. T. U. 'Cora' Bowden, 93, of Corsicana, died Jan. 22, 1992, at Mel-Haven Nursing Home.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Corley Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. B. F. Risinger Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery.

She was born Feb. 6, 1898, in Hester, Texas, the daughter of Ernest Kirby Hervy and Willie Elliot Hervy. She was a resident of Corsicana for many years and a member of the First Baptist Church of Corsicana.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Ulric Bowden.

Survivors include two grandsons, Charles A. Freet Jr. of Dallas, and Thomas G. Freet of Kingwood; and one sister, Mrs. Thelma Farmer of Corsicana."

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GREENE CO., PENNSYLVANIA HERVEY/HARVEY FAMILIES

[In an attempt to aid researchers working on the Hervey families of the Ohio Valley in PA, WV, KY, and OH, The Bulletin is publishing a series of articles and including a number of source documents from the area. The following are records from Greene Co., PA.]

Created in 1796, Greene Co. was part of the original Washington County. It is located in the southwest corner of the state of Pennsylvania, sharing its southern and western borders with West Virginia.

There were two Harvey families settled in Greene County ca. 1800-1820 - George Hervey/ Harvey and Samuel Harvey. A Rev. Thomas Harvey was pastor of Goshen Baptist Church of Greene Township during the period 1803 to 1808;2 however, no other reference to his presence in the area has been found.

The first Harvey to appear in the census records of the county (1810, 1820, and 1830) was George Harvey. In the 1810 census his name was spelled Hervey. He may have come to Greene Co. between 1800-1810, from either Philadelphia County or Mercer Co. (Western Pa.), as there were George Harvey's in each of those counties in 1800 and not in 1810.

The family of George Harvey can be constructed from birth records listed in the I.G.I. index of the LDS Family History Library. These records are a compilation of vital statistics submitted by patrons of the library or church members. Sources of the birth records can be looked up in the library in Salt Lake but are unknown at this writing. Sources could be a family bible or family records in possession of a family historian or published documents or etc.. The records were not all submitted at the same time or by the same people. Check the bibliography at the end of this article to note the variety of submissions.

George Harvey may have had two wives or there may have been two different George Harvey's, since there is a wide gap between the ages of some of the children. The IGI records of births and marriages are:

Children born to George Harvey of Greene Co., PA: were:

1. Elizabeth Harvey, b. 17981a

2. Robert Harvey, b. 15 Apr. 1800;1b md. 1825, Greene Co., PA, to Ruth Wildman1c

3. William Harvey, b. 17 Mar. 18021b

4. James Harvey, b. 18041b

5. Sarah Harvey, b. 10 Sept. 1806;1b,1e md. 1827, Dunkard Twp., Greene Co., PA, to Isaac Milburn1b

6. Alexander Harvey, b. 6 Dec. 18081b

7. Mary Harvey, b. 18101b

Children born to George Harvey and Mary Milburn of Greene Co., PA (perhaps a second wife? or could be a different George Harvey) were:

1. Thomas M. Harvey, b. 7 Jan. 18271f

2. Simon Lockard Harvey, b. 30 Dec. 18281b

The other Harvey family to arrive in Greene Co., PA in the early 1800's was Samuel Harvey. He was among the earliest settlers of the Greene County area, having moved from Phiiladelphia about 1802-1807. (One source3 indicated Samuel's son Thomas moved to Greene Co. in 1807. Another source6 said Samuel's daughter Maria rode horseback across the Alleghenies to Greene Co., PA about 1802, thus it can be assumed that Samuel's trek to Greene Co. occurred during the 1802-1807 period.) He is presumed to be the Samuel Harvey shown on the census in Philadelphia Co. in 1790 and 1800. He never appeared on the census in Greene Co., PA, as he died shortly after reaching Western PA., on 4 Nov. 1807, age 56 years and was buried in the South Tenmile Baptist Church Cemetery, along with his wife and several of his children.

Born about 1751, Samuel was a young man about 24 years old when the Revolutionary War began, and he served in the 2nd Pennsylvania line.

Samuel married Mary Saunders,5 who was born about 1756, and died 4 Mar. 1816, age 60 years.4 Samuel and Mary had six children whose names are:2

1. Prudence Harvey, b. 1779;2 d. 2 Mar. 1849, age 70, bur. Tenmile Baptist Cem.4

2. William S. Harvey, d. 17 Aug. 1849;5 md. Jane Gettys.5 Jane survived him, as she was shown as a head of household on the 1850 census of Greene Co. William was first Postmaster of the Greene Co. area. He was educated for the Presbyterian ministry, but was never inducted into that position. He taught Bible classes and was highly respected in the community for that. His untimely death was at the hands of a mentally unbalanced boy he had raised. He took the boy to the barn one day to assist him in grinding an ax. The boy inflicted two wounds in the older man which proved to be fatal. The boy was arrested and sent to an asylum.2 Children of William and Jane Harvey, were:2

a. Norwood Harvey

b. Robert Harvey

c. Joseph Harvey

d. William Harvey

e. Jane Harvey

f. Elizabeth Harvey

g. Sarah Harvey

h. Mary Harvey, b. 3 May 1821,6 d. 17 Mar. 1891;5 md. 9 Jan. 18405 to James Throckmorton.2,5 James was b. 23 Feb. 1816; d. 31 Mar. 1894.5

i. Margaret Harvey, md. John G. Dinsmore2

j. Amanda Harvey, md. David Gray, lived Burnt Ranch, CA2

3. Maria A. Harvey, b. ca. 1792-32 d. 20 Mar. 1884, age 91 years 6 months, 22 days, bur. Tenmile Baptist Cem.4 Maria must have been an interesting character. When she was a very young girl of about ten she rode horseback with her family over the Allegheny Mountains to Greene County. They lived on a farm in Richhill Township. When she was about eighteen years old she began to desire an independent life for herself. Her grand neice, Miss Sarah Dinsmore of Waynesburg, preserved family stories about this remarkable woman.6 Maria must have admired and sought the advice of her elder brother William, for they corresponded with each other during times when he traveled. In a letter written by him from eastern PA on 29 Aug. 1811, he admonished her to "calm down and ask them if they want you to continue to live with them or go away. Read and study the third chapter of James, and check your tongue!" Maria must have followed his advice, for she moved shortly afterward to Waynesburg, built a house, and opened a millinery shop and taught bonnet making. It wasn't enough for her, however, so she opened the town's first pharmacy and became the first woman pharmacist west of the Allegheny Mountains. She regularly rode horseback to Philadelphia for supplies. For over thirty years she ran the drugstore. As if that weren't enough, at various times during her life she managed a small hotel, conducted the post office, and taught school. She used part of her small fortune to help educate her nieces and nephews at the new Waynesburg College.6

4. Joseph Harvey, b. 1794;2,4 d. Apr. 1869, bur. Tenmile Baptist Cem.4

5. Samuel Harvey

6. Thomas Harvey, b. ca. 1800;2 in Philadelphia, PA;3 d. 13 June 1876, age 76 years, 5 months.4 He moved from Philadelphia to Greene Co. in 1807.3 He was married to Anna Higinbotham of Fayette Co., PA.3 Anna died Nov. 1830, age 30 yrs. 5 mo. Thomas and Anna were bur. at the So. Tenmile Baptist Cem. They had four children:

a. Mary Harvey, infant, died age 9 mo. in Aug. 1819, bur. So. Tenmile Baptist Cem.4

b. Samuel Harvey, b. 2 Mar. 1820,2,3 Center Twp, Greene Co., PA; 3 d. 30 Jan. 1908, 4 bd. South Tenmile Baptist Cemetery; 4 md. 1846 to Sarah I. Throckmorton,3 who was born 19 May 1829, d. 26 Apr. 1902.4 They moved to Waynesburg about 1881-2.2,3 He was a farmer and also a dealer in wool, livestock, and real estate. 3 He was ordained Deacon in the South Tenmile Baptist Church and served in that capacity and as a trustee for many years.3 Their children:

(1) William C. Harvey, b. 27 Feb. 1847, d. 14 Nov. 1864; enlisted age 17 in Company I, 116 PA Volunteers, served under Gen. Hancock in Union Army, died of typhoid fever on shipboard between City Point and Washington D.C.

(2) Thomas B. Harvey, b. 16 Oct. 1848; d. 2 Aug. 1849. 4

(3) Anna M. Harvey, md. Dr. J. S. Barmore of Chicago.

(4) Kate E. Harvey; md. Dr. J. T. Iams, of Waynesburg.

(5) Alice I. Harvey

(6) Charles T. Harvey, farmer and stock-dealer, resided on the old Harvey farm in Center Township ca. 1888

c. Robert Harvey

d. George Harvey

References:

1. I.G.I. Index, L.D.S. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, as of April 1984.

1a Submission 1 Jun 1976
1b Submission 3 Apr. 1974
1c Submission 13 Oct. 1982
1d Submission 3 Dec. 1980

1e Submission 12 Dec. 1980
1f Submission 19 Aug. 1981

2. Hanna, William, Rev., History of Greene Co., PA, 1882.

3. Bates, Samuel P., Biographical History of Greene Co., PA, Chicago, 1888, reprinted Baltimore, Geneal. Publ. Co., 1975.

4. Hennen, Dorothy T., Cemetery Records of Greene Co., PA Vol. I, Aleppo Twp., 1975.

5. Hoenstine, Floyd, PA Soc. SAR 1955 Yearbook.

6. Vogt, Helen, Westward of Ye Laurall Hills 1750-1850, Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Co., 1976.

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GENEALOGICAL DATA ABSTRACTED FROM REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION & BOUNTY LAND WARRANT APPLICATIONS - PART 10

[The following abstracts, by Joyce P. Hervey, are from National Archives film series M805, roll #406, entitled "Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files." The series reproduces all records from envelope files containing up to 10 pages of records, but only significant genealogical documents are microfilmed from larger files.]

Harvey, Silas, Private, Capt. Hoxtin Company, Col. Barton's Regt., 17 months, RI state line; Capt. Parks Co., Col. Joseph Noyes Regt., 1 month, RI state line; Capt. John Holden's Company, Col. Greene's Regt. Continental line, 6 months; naval service on board sloop Beaver of Newlandon under Capt. Hanes, 2 months; took part in no battles; pension issued 15 May 1883, to be paid from 4 Mar. 1831, under Act of Congress of 7 June 1832.

Silas Harvey, age 71, personally appeared in open court on 5 Sept. 1832, before Justices of Court of Common Pleas, Charlestown, Washington Co., Rhode Island to make declaration: He was born in Charles Town, state of Rhode Island on 16 May 1761, where he has always resided from the time of his birth to the present. He refers to testimony of Edward Wilcox and Peleg Cross who are his neighbours to prove his character and affirm his service in the Rev. War.

Harvey, Thomas, Pvt., Capt. Carieu's Company, Col. Rogers Regt., Conn. line, 9 months; pension issued 2 May 1833, payments from 4 Mar. 1831, for benefits under Act of Congress of 7 June 1832. On 18 Sept. 1832, Thomas Harvey, age 77 years, a resident of Victory, personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas in Cayuga Co., NY, to make declaration: At the time he entered service in Aug. 1776, he was a resident of town of Norwick, Co. of New London, state of Conn. He was drafted into the militia for 3 mo., marched to Rye near the NY-CT state line, where he was stationed as guard for Continental stores. He was drafted two other times, serving 3 mo. each time under first Capt. James Morgan Co., Col. Mott's Regt. and second under Lt. Shapley and Col. Whallen at Fort Griswold and Fort Trumbull. At the time New London was burned by Gen. Arnold he was in said service, but he personally fought in no battles.

He has lived in town of Victory only since last spring; previously resided in town of Fleming (formerly Aurelins) for about 30 years.

Harvey, Thomas, served in Lt. William Albee's Company, Col. John Allen's Regt., Mass. line, Oct. 1777, for term of the war, discharged June 1783, at Machias, Mass., he saw one engagement on the continental establishment. William Albee testified to his service and discharge. Pension application rejected; reasons not stated.

On 30 June 1825, Thomas Harvey, age 74, resident of Washington Co., Maine, personally appeared in Supreme Judicial Court at Machias, Washington Co., ME, to declare: He was a resident citizen of the U.S. on 18 March 1818, and he has no property nor has he disposed of any property since that time in order to make himself eligible for pension other than what he declares. The following changes in his property have occurred: 100 acres of his land he had to mortgage to William Whittemore for services of physician in his family. Said Whittemore has taken that land being of less value than the debt secured. A schedule of his estate, clothing, and necessary bedding excepted: 1 pine table, 2 or 3 old chairs, cooking utensils. The family residing with him is Rhoda Harvey, age 26, healthy and David Harvey, age 16 months. He is by occupation a husbandman, but he is little able to pursue it by reason of old age.

Harvey, Thomas, enlisted as soldier in troops of state of Mass, served 1 year in Cambridge. Later enlisted in Company commanded by Capt. Tobias Fernald, Col. Brawer's Regt., New Hampshire line, and served three years, honorably discharged. Again enlisted at Exeter, state of NH, in Capt. Cherry's Company, Col. George Ried's 3rd NH regt. of the Continental Establishment, for term of the war, served 3 years, honorably discharged June 1803 by Gen. Washington at a place called Snake Hill on the North River in the state of NY. Pension issued 11 March 1819, payments to begin as of 3 April 1818, under Act. of 18 March 1818.

Thomas Harvey made a statement (undated) to the above service and said he has always been a resident citizen of Portsmouth, NY, and is now poor and in need of assistance.

On 30 June 1820, Thomas Harvey personally appeared at a district court held at Portsmouth, dist. of New Hampshire, age 62, resident of Portsmouth, County of Rockingham to obtain benefits of Act of 18 Mar. 1818. He declares he was a resident citizen of the U.S. on 18 March 1818 and he has not disposed of property to bring himself into the provisions of the Act. He attaches schedule of his personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted: 1 bureau, 2 old tables, 1 old stand, 8 old winds or chairs,, 6 common chairs, 1 old pine table, crockery ware & glass, 2 old chests, 3 small glasses, 2 lanterns tin & horn bellows, books & pictures. He states he was bred a blockmake but has not practiced his trade since he left the Army in 1783 but has served as a laborer in a private family. His wife named Mary aged 50 years goes to work as a char woman when she can get employment. He has 3 children--2 of them married and gone and his youngest is at service. He and his wife depend on daily labor for their support.

Harvey, Thomas, Sergeant, Bounty Land Warrant No. 3180, for 100 acres land, issued July 28, 1796, Jeremiah Mason, assignee.

Harvey, Thomas, Private, New Hampshire line, Bounty Land Warrant No. 3197 for 100 acres, issued Sept. 13, 1792, iss. Jonathan Jenks.

Harvey, Thomas, Pvt., served 2 years, NH line. Pension issued 4 Oct. 1854, to be effective as of 3 March 1826 and end 2 Jun 1849. Sent to Arad Joy, Ovid, NY. Rev. Claim by Act of May 15, 1828.

The above Thomas Harvey, apparently made a second (later) claim which required him to appear in court in Ohio. On 1 Nov. 1841, personally appeared Thomas Harvey, aged 78 years, resident of Ashtabula Co., Ohio, to make declaration. He declared the following service: He was a Pvt., Capt. Hutchinson Company, Col. Crilby's Regt., NH line of the Continental Establishment; enlisted June 1778 either at Pembroke or Concord, state of New Hampshire. Joined the Army at West Point, marched into New Jersey and had some skirmishing with the British; continued to serve until the close of the War; took part in no battles.

After his discharge he returned to his residence at Nottingham, New Hampshire. Subsequently he removed to Oneida Co., NY, from where he removed to Caturaugus Co., NY, and from there to his present residence of Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he has lived for 6 years. He has a wife and 5 children living. He knows of no living person who can testify to his service; however, a Simon Willard swore to acquaintance with him for 40 years, and James Gilman has known him for 18 years, and they both attest to his veracity and belief that he truthfully served in the Revolutionary War.

 

LETTERS

January 15, 1992
... I'm enclosing a copy of the Hervey Genealogical Table that I found in the St. Mary's County, Maryland, Historical Society. My 7th Great Grandfather was Nicholas Hervey/Harvey who came to Maryland on the first load of settlers to Maryland in 1634, having left Cowes, England, a town on the Isle of Wight on two ships named the Ark and the Dove. ... I am hoping that you will have information relative to this in your collection. ...

My connection to the Hervey family comes from the sole heir of Nicholas Harvey, his daughter Frances Hervey, who after her father's death, married George Beckwith who had come into the Maryland colony, having been born at Featherstone Castle in Yorkshire, England, in 1606 and arrived in Maryland in 1648.

I've enclosed pages from a publication telling about the Nicholas Hervey/Harvey story which you will find of interest probably. [see Biblio. ref. 1, this Bulletin]

Also, I'm enclosing a xerox copy of a highway marker that the National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland manors and the Maryland Historical Society erected in 1982 in front of the site where Nicholas Hervey's manor existed on the Patuxent River near the mouth where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. I have visited the site and it is a beautiful spot indeed. A few years back, a man who lived in the area purchased the land and built a beautiful colonial home on the exact spot where the Hervey house existed. The present home is Georgian style, whereas they say the original manor house was of Jacobean style - an English style of the 1600's. The present owner, Mr. Dillow, took me through the house and explained how he duplicated the brick of the original house. He is also the present President of the St. Mary's County, Maryland, Historical Society.

Am enclosing a copy of the original grant of land to Nicholas Hervey from Lord Baltimore for 1,000 acres of land for bringing 5 persons into the Colony at his own expense. (This was the policy of the Maryland colony to get people to come to get the colony started.)
Charles E. Read, Collegedale, TN

 

Jan. 24, 1992
... Douglas [Hervey, son of Russell E. and Charlotte (Brooker) Hervey] died Nov. 5, 1991. He was born Sept. 1, 1947 in Salt Lake City. His service was Nov. 8th & buried at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City. He'd been on dialysis 14 years. Russell moved to Denver Jan. 6, 1992 to be near Roy & I. ... Russell's 2nd wife Betty died in McLean, VA March 29, 1991 and is buried there, so Russell was all alone in Salt Lake after Douglas died and I thought it would be nice to be near his only living family, Roy and I. Russell will be 81 in March.

Maurine Nesbitt, Denver, Co

 

March 3, 1992
... I did not see a death notice of Cora [Hervey] in your letter [Bulletin]. I am sending you the Obituary out of the Corsicana [Texas] paper. According to the information that she sent me on the Earnest Kirby Hervey family she was born Feb. 6, 1898 at Hester, Texas and was named CORA GRISELDA HERVEY. If I am not mistaken that leaves me the oldest living Hervey on this side of the family. My birthday is Oct. 21, 1901 so you see I have reached the age of 4 score and 10 just a little over 4 mo. ago. Had a big party, just our 3 children and us (Glad & I). I am doing just fine, keep our own yard in every way and still drive to nearby places such as church, doctor office and grocery stores & etc. All are within 2 miles of our home. We enjoy living at home, eat out a lot - cafeteria, Mexican rests. (2), fish, all not over 1 mi. away. "Good Location".

We have enjoyed the article on Grandma; I am going to read it again. I was 13 years old when she passed away and went to her funeral and remember a lot about her and the Kirby boys, 3 of them that I visited and picked cotton for near Chatfield.
Albert Burdine Hervey
Little Rock, AR

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