Ancestors of William A. Johns
Ninth Generation 
352. David McCONOUGHEY
David married Margaret ?.
Their children were:
176 i. David McCONOUGHEY (born 27 May 1731 in Waltham, Middlesex County, MA - Died 1806 in Blandford, Hampden County, MA)
ii. George McCONOUGHEY (born 12 Apr 1734 -)
iii. Sarah McCONOUGHEY (born 4 May 1737 - Died 25 Sep 1802 , buried in Old Cemetery, Blandford, Hampden County, MA)
iv. Hannah McCONOUGHEY (born 2 Feb 1742 -)
v. Samuel McCONOUGHEY (born 26 May 1743 -)
vi. Rachel McCONOUGHEY (born 3 Jul 1748 -)
Margaret married David McCONOUGHEY.
Samuel married.
Their children were:
James married.
Their children were:
178 i. Nehemiah CARTTER
368. Josiah CLEVELAND 58 was born on 21 Aug 1713 in Charleston,
MA 59 and died after 1749 in Prob. Halifax, Nova Scotia 58.
Josiah Cleveland owned the halfway convenant at Cambridge, Dec. 12, 1736, to procure the baptism of his children. Rem. to E. Haddam, 1738. E. Haddam Reg. Deeds, a paper dated Nov. 28, 1738, he styles himself Josiah Cleaveland, now of Millenton in E. Haddam, colony of Conn. and co. of Hartford, late of Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 3, 1744. Josiah is deeded by Aaron 50 acres Millenton parish. Dec. 19, 1745, Josiah sells to his honored father part of a house and a small lot for 5 Pounds. He rem. to Boston bet. 1746 and 1748. Feb. 10, 1748-9, Josiah , now of Boston, pays mortgage on land E. Haddam. It is evident that Josiah with his children then bereft of their mother, accompanied his bro. Samuel in his vessel with the N.E. colonists from Boston joining Gov. Cornwallis in founding Halifax. His wife d. prob. before removal from Haddam or Boston for in a list of families - Crown Land Off. Halifax - who set. in N.S., 1749-52 (see account of Rev. Aaron +120). Josiah's family (of 5 persons) has no female above 16, but 3 males and 1 female under 16 years. His children rem. from N. S., before their marriages. Very likely the little ones were entirely orphaned and their aunt Mrs. Susanna Sewall (Porter) Cleveland cared for and took them 1754, to Norwich, Conn., where Mehitable was m. 1768. Desc. of John and William +1072 ret. to Canada, still res. there.
Mrs. C. M. Hersey states that her grandfather, John +353, mentioned his brothers Aaron and Moses, one of whom went to Can., the other went west; thinks one was a clergyman.
Source:
The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families compiled by Edmund Janes Cleveland & Horace Gillette Cleveland, Vol. 1, Hartford, CT, 1899, page 108.Josiah married Joanna PORTER 56, daughter of Aaron PORTER Rev. and Susannah SEWALL, on 1 Jan 1735 in Cambridge, MA 58. (Joanna PORTER was born on 21 Mar 1719 in Medford, MA 56 and died before 1749 in Prob. East Haddam Or Boston, MA 56.)
Their children were:
i. Moses CLEVELAND
ii. Aaron CLEVELAND (born 12 Dec 1736 in Charlestown, MA -)
iii. Joanna CLEVELAND (born 15 Jun 1739 in East Haddam, CT - Died Bef 1749)
184 iv. Josiah CLEVELAND (born 18 May 1742 in East Haddam, CT - Died Aug 1825 in Lisbon, CT)
v. John CLEVELAND (born 26 Dec 1746 in East Haddam, CT -)
vi. Mehitable CLEVELAND (born Abt 1748 in Boston, MA -)
369. Joanna PORTER 56 was born on 21 Mar 1719 in Medford, MA 56 and died before 1749 in Prob. East Haddam Or Boston, MA 56.
Joanna married Josiah CLEVELAND 58, son of Aaron CLEVELAND Jr. and Abigail WATERS, on 1 Jan 1735 in Cambridge, MA 58. (Josiah CLEVELAND was born on 21 Aug 1713 in Charleston, MA 59 and died after 1749 in Prob. Halifax, Nova Scotia 58.)
376. Benjamin HATCH 50 was born on 29 Sep 1688 in Wells, York County,
ME 50 and died after 1765 50.
Benjamin married Elisabeth CREDIFORD 50 on 22 Aug 1714 50. (Elisabeth CREDIFORD was born in 1692 50 and died in 1765 50.)
Their children were:
377. Elisabeth CREDIFORD 50 was born in 1692 50
and died in 1765 50.
Elisabeth married Benjamin HATCH 50, son of Samuel HATCH and Mary LITTLEFIELD, on 22 Aug 1714 50. (Benjamin HATCH was born on 29 Sep 1688 in Wells, York County, ME 50 and died after 1765 50.)
448. Ralph SMITH 51 was born about 1695 and died before 28 Feb 1734.
(Source: The Making of Smith, Compiled by C. A Hoppin, Antiquary at the request of T. Guilford Smith, The Making of Smith, (Buffalo, New York, 1910), The Making of Smith, A Collection of the Records, etc. of the Smith Family of Hingham and Cape Cod, Mass.; Burlington, N.J.; Philadelphia, Pa. and Buffalo, N.Y. and of the 46 Families that have become allied; on microfilm at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania <http://www.hsp.org/index.html>, partial transcription by Mary E. Henderson.)
Ralph Smith
of Burlington, New Jersey
The first official documentary record and the first descernable record of Ralph Smith in New Jersey is in the records of the Court of Common Pleas at Mt. Holly, NJ in the volume from 1717 to 1733, page 285:
Court Record Mt. Holly, NJ. "1725 - Ralph Smith, juryman" "March term Burlington County Court"
Hoppin: There is a singular absence of any trace of Ralph Smith in the Quaker records of Burlington and with the exception of the petition of his eldest son (?) guardian after Ralph's death, and the gravestone of Olive Smith, his wife, and the tradition (well founded) that he is buried by her side, there appears absolutely no existing record of his life whatever.
This remarkable fact is not so singular when it is remembered that this Ralph Smith was a "mariner". That he spent a larger part of his days upon the water there is but little doubt. That his being called a mariner implies that he was more than a fisherman, that his travels upon the water were out and beyond the Delaware River and Bay, maybe for weeks at a time. That his calling was not one in which he could or did acquire any noticeable wealth is very likely. To the average student of this man, it must appear that he had but little interest ashore beyone his family circle. His having been chosen juryman implies that he might have been a house-owner or land-owner. That he was buried in the land at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, is proven by word of mouth of residents of Burlington who remember of having seen a headstone (now missing) by the side of the grave of Olive Smith, and who recognized it as marking the grave of Ralph Smith.
He died shortly prior to Feb. 28, 1734, his wife having died in 1731. Their children, so far as known were;
Hugh born about 1719, at the latest
Ralph born about 1721-1723
"In 1751 a boat was advertised to leave 'Crooked Billet Wharf' Philadelphia once a week for Burlington. The boat possessed numerous attractions; among them a commodius cabin fitted up with a tea-table and sundry other conveniences."
(Commerxes (?) Friends in Burlington, NJ)
"At a Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Burlington for Burlington County March 13, 1721:
Ralph Smith brought before the Court for Breach of the Sabbath or Lord's Day.
He had allowed his colored man to unload a boat that day.
(Common Pleas Book 1717-1720 page 21 Burlington County, NJ Clerk's Office, Mt. Holly, NJ)
Ralph Smith and his son Hugh, and possibly Ralph Jr., were all engaged in the business of transporting freight and passengers between Burlington and Philadelphia. Hugh became a builder of boats. Both Hugh and his father were likely among pioneers in such traffic on the Delaware River.
Hugh Smith, eldest son of Ralph and Olive Smith, became a boatman, which entailed a similar life to that which had been followed by his father. Hugh continued his residence in Burlington awhile, and then became occupied at this trade in Philadelphia. It appears that he maintained a legal residence in Burlington and that he owned there "goods, chattle and credits" at the time of his death. His water-life partook probably (?) of the nature (?) transportation for merchandise and passengers between Philadelphia and Delaware River points, and later in building river craft. He married one Johannah - - - who survived him. Of children, there appears no record. He died prior (?) August (?) year 1752.
(Hoppin)Ralph married Olive CLARK(E) 51, daughter of Thomas CLARKE and Margaret DUEHURST, about 1718. (Olive CLARK(E) was born in 1698 in Harford County, MD 60, died on 17 Jul 1731 61 and was buried in St. Mary's Church, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ 61.)
Their children were:
i. Margaret SMITH
ii. Olive SMITH
iii. Jonathan SMITH
iv. Catherine SMITH (- Died 17 Jul 1731 , buried in St. Mary's Church, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ)
v. Hugh SMITH (born Abt 1719 -)
224 vi. Thomas SMITH (born Abt 1721 in Burlington Co., NJ - Died After 11 Apr 1791 in Harford Co., MD)
vii. Ralph SMITH (born 29 FEB 1723/24 in Prob. Burlington, NJ - Died 20 Sep 1779)
449. Olive CLARK(E) 51 was born in 1698 in Harford County, MD 60, died on 17 Jul 1731 61 and was
buried in St. Mary's Church, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ 61.
(Source: The Making of Smith, Compiled by C. A Hoppin, Antiquary at the request of T. Guilford Smith, The Making of Smith, (Buffalo, New York, 1910), The Making of Smith, A Collection of the Records, etc. of the Smith Family of Hingham and Cape Cod, Mass.; Burlington, N.J.; Philadelphia, Pa. and Buffalo, N.Y. and of the 46 Families that have become allied; on microfilm at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania <http://www.hsp.org/index.html>, partial transcription by Mary E. Henderson.)
Hoppin Olive Clarke, daughter of Thomas & Margrett (Duehurst) Clark, born 1698. It appears that her mother rendered various practical services to St. Mary's Church, and when Olive became old enough, she assisted her mother therein. When 18 years of age Olive appears to have continued her services towards the proper care of the church (interior) and was paid various small sums therefor in 1717 and 1718.
About this time she married Ralph Smith and her interest in the church became simply that of a member or attendant. She probably inherited some land from her father, or upon the death of her mother.
The register of St. Mary's church gives her birth 1698 and her death 1731. Her gravestone (still standing) reads
In Memory of
Olive wife of Ralph Smith
who departed this life
July 17, Anno Dom 1731,
aged 33 years
Also Catherine, daugther of
Olive, who dyed on the
same day
She left at least two sons, Hugh and Ralph.Olive married Ralph SMITH 51 about 1718. (Ralph SMITH was born about 1695 and died before 28 Feb 1734.)
Their children were:
225 i. Hannah HARRIS (born Bef 1730 - Died Sep 1810 in Harford Co., MD)
458. Andreas EISENMENGER , died about 1817 in Lack Township, Mifflin County, PA.
1. Resided: Between 1790-1810: Juanita County, PA (Formerly Mifflin Co., PA).
2. Will: 1817: Will Probated.
Andreas married Elisabeth EISENMENGER.
Andreas next married Catherine SHILLER.
Elisabeth married Andreas EISENMENGER. (Andreas EISENMENGER died about 1817 in Lack Township, Mifflin County, PA.)
484. John RAKESTRAW 53,62,63,64 was born on 27 Sep 1728 in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 63 and died in Philadelphia County,
PA 65.
Misc. Notes:
(Source: Spotsylvania County (VA) Records by William Armstrong Crozier, published by Southern Book Company, Genealogical Book Company, Baltimore, MD, 1955, Call Number: F225.V57x vol.1)
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Page 60 Mary Peacock, admx. of Richard Peacock, decd., with Wm. Grayson and John Rakestraw, sec. Aug. 4, 1760.
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Richard Bayn, admr. of John Rakestraw, decd., with William Lewis and John Holloday, sec. Oct. 5, 1761.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Alt. Birth: 27 Sep 1724: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 62.
2. Alt. Birth: 1728 53.
3. Baptism: 27 Oct 1728: First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 63.
John married Elisabeth KENDERDINE 62, daughter of Richard KENDERDINE and Sarah EVANS, in Dec 1748 62. (Elisabeth KENDERDINE was born before 1732 62.)
Non-Quaker Marriage.
Their children were:
i. Hannah RAKESTRAW
ii. Rebecca RAKESTRAW
iii. Joseph RAKESTRAW (born 9 Dec 1750 - Died 5 Nov 1792)
242 iv. John RAKESTRAW (born Bef 1755 - Died 1815 in Culpeper County, VA)
485. Elisabeth KENDERDINE 62 was born before 1732 62.
Source: "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy" by William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall, compiler, Volume II, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.,
Page 572
Phildelphia Monthly Meeting -
Date - 1748, Oct. 30. Elisabeth Rakestraw (late Kenderdine) reported married contrary to discipline.
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Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy by William Wade Hinshaw and Thomas Worth Marshall, compiler, Volume II, published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
Page 629
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting
Year Month Day Name Action
1748 12 24 Elisabeth (late Kenderdine) condemned, married contrary to discipline.
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Source: American Genealogist, Volume 51, No. 1, January, 1975, page 1-13, Article titled "Rakestraw on Delaware", page 11 - John Rakestraw was reported to have married, 30 10th 1748 (date of report), Elizabeth Kenderdine, who was condemned for marrying contrary to discipline on 24 12th mo. 1748 and confessed her fault on that day (Pubs. Gen. Soc. Pa. 9:247). She is shown as mother of the son Joseph Rakestraw Jr. in his wedding record.
----------------------------------------------------------------Elisabeth married John RAKESTRAW 53,62,63,64, son of Joseph RAKESTRAW and Elizabeth FOX, in Dec 1748 62. (John RAKESTRAW was born on 27 Sep 1728 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 63 and died in Philadelphia County, PA 65.)
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