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Mrs. MARY E. (JENKINS) SURRATT, 1817-1865 Chapter 12. |
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Fifth Generation! 1. Squire John Harrison SURRATT, Sr. [FGS 64] [SFA-ID# 1.3.2.8.1]
In the absence of absolute proof, circumstantial evidence, both legally and genealogically, has been allowed in the following conclusion that John Harrison SURRATT, Sr. was the Grandson of ALPHONSUS and Mary (HARRISON) SARRATT, son of JACOB SURRATT and will be conceded when any other proof of the opposite is provided, which is both logical and reasonable and not opposed by any other evidence...Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
 (Son of Jacob SURRATT, mother believe Sarah TALBERT) [Not Proven!](Gs/o.. ALPHONSUS & ANN (HARRISON) SARRATT) [Not Proven!(GGs/o. Joseph2, & Mary SARRATT) [Not Proven!(GGGs/o JOSEPH,1 & KATHERINE SARRATT, of France "The American Progenitor!" |
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| Son/Dau | Click on Name for More Inf. | b.-d. | Married/Info. | Ch. | 1. 1st Son: | John W.H. SURRATT, | c1838-18?? a??yrs | Not Traced! | |||
| MARRIAGE, *1840 DC. Miss Mary E. JENKINS, 3Ch. | 2. 1st Son: | Isaac Douglas SURRATT, | *1841-1907 a66yrs | Never Married! | 3. Only Dau: | E. Sus"Anna" SURRATT, | *1843-1904 a61yrs | m. *1869 MD. Wm. P. TONRY, | 6Ch. | 4. 2nd Son: | John Harrison SURRATT, Jr. | *1844-1916 a72yrs | m. c1872 MD. Victorine HUNTER, | 7Ch. | 13 Grandchildren! |
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In the [REF:#1 90pg12-14] book of the Sarratt/Surratt, list
Mrs. Mary E. (Jenkins) SURRATT's middle name as "Elizabeth" In the [REF:#2] list middle name as Eugenia, same for daughter Eugenia "Anna" SURRATT vs Sus"Ann" SURRATT ...prs |
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Chronological Time Line John Henderson SURRATT, Sr. (a.k.a. "Squire SURRATT") | Type | Date | Age | Remarks | County | Born | c1813 | in the home of his Mother, Sarah TALBERT | Prince George's Co., MD. | Census | 1820 | 7yrs | in the home of his Mother & Step-Father; Hydes Dist. | Prince George's Co., MD. | Census | 1830 | 17yrs | in the home of his Mother & Step-Father; Un-Incorporated! | Washington Co., DC. | Deed | 1835 | 22yrs | Step-Father Richard NEALE started deed'g property No Deeds Found! | Washington Co., DC. | Birth | 1838 | 25yrs | "Out-of-Wedlock" Child, w/Carolina SANDERSON Pasture and Gleaning | Washington Co., DC. | Baptism | 1840 | 27yrs | Jul 7th "Out-of-Wedlock" Child, John William Harrison Pasture and Gleaning | Washington Co., DC. | Marriage | 1840 | 27yrs | Aug 6th Miss Mary E. JENKINS, age 17yrs Pasture and Gleaning | Washington Co., DC. | Census | 1840 | 27yrs | Dec., with Wife (Can't Read) Miller's Gist Mill, Oxon Run | Washington Co., DC. | Baptism | 1841 | 28yrs | Son Isaac at St. Peter's Church Miller's Gist Mill, Oxon Run | Washington Co., DC. | Deed | 1842 | 29yrs | Purchase from Richard NEALE 236 acres "Foxal" Plantion | Washington Co., DC. | Death | 1843 | 30yrs | Step-Father Richard NEALE, died in Sep. Miller's Gist Mill, Oxon Run | Washington Co., DC. | Deed | 1843 | 30yrs | bought from William and Henrietta Kerby "119 acres "Foxal" Plantion | Washington Co., DC. | Birth | 1844 | 31yrs | 2nd Son John H. SURRATT, born in April Miller's Gist Mill, Oxon Run | Washington Co., DC. | Deed | 1845 | 32yrs | Mother, Sarah (Talbert) NEALE, last Interest in Miller's Gist Mill, Oxon Run | Washington Co., DC. | Death | 1845 | 32yrs | Mother, Sarah (Talbert) NEALE, dies June 27th "Pasture Gleaning" Plantion | Washington Co., DC. | Census | 1850 | 37yrs | Farmer with Wife & 3Ch., 7 Slaves Miller's Gist Mill, Oxon Run | Washington Co., DC. | Fire | 1851 | 38yrs | Destroys the "Pasture Gleaning" Plantion | Washington Co., DC. | Railroad | 1852 | 39yrs | formed Co., worked on Railroad to Alexandria, VA. | Culpeper, VA. |
In Helen (Jones) Campbell's 1964 "Narrative" Book (Fiction) [REF: #2, Pg11]
She Stated: "That Prince George's Co., MD. had not been the orgininal SURRATT home. Virginia, had welcomed Four Huguuenot SURRATT brothers early in the 18th Century. Later the four SURRATT brothers has gone their separate ways with only John H. SURRATT's ancestor lingering on the Potomac shore to become a substantial Planter. John H. SURRATT, born shortly after the beginning of the 19th Century in Fairfax Co., Virginia, John Harrison SURRATT had been given the good Virginia name of John HARRISON." | Possible Record Problem #1. | Mrs. Helen (Jones) Campbell, [REF:#2]
does NOT site a source (because her book is "Fiction") for
the "Four Huguenot Brother's" story, or John H. SURRATT, Sr. born in Fairfax Co., VA., but this
is Not consistent with Census and other records below. This "Story" is similar See: "Three Brothers from Ireland" which was stated in 1980, with No Source or Reference Notes. ..prs His middle name of "HARRISON" could come from his Grandmother Mrs. Anna (Harrison) SARRATT which is more likley. ...prs |
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John Harrison SURRATT, Sr. history is enigmatic and has a certain
amount of pathos to it. By the 1820 Census the only SARRATT/SURRATT
living in Maryland seems to be John Harrison SURRATT, age 7 who
was raised by RICHARD NEAL (1770-2- 1843) and his wife SARAH (TALBERT)
NEAL (1792-c1845), it is not known who his parents were, but as per
Author and Researcher Mr. JAMES O. HALL, (dec'd) speculates that he was
a Grandson of ALPHONSUS and ANNA (HARRISON) SURRATT;
[REF:#1 pg12]
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1820 Census Hydes District , Prince George's Co., MD|
1835 Deed | RICHARD NEALE, age 65yrs started turning his property over to
John H. SURRATT, age 22 as early as 1835.
[1980-REF:#1 pg12] (No 1835 Deed Transactions, found by this writer!) Another Source list: When John Surratt reached his majority, NEALE began to relinquish some of his land and other holdings to his young charge. [1996-REF:# 19, Pg 19], REF:#19 gives REF:#1 as the "Source" for this statement. ..prs |
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Met & Married - 1838 |
John H. SURRATT, Sr., in his mother's home in Alexandria, VA.
had met Mary Eugenia JENKINS whose Maryland parents had sent her cross-river
to attend Miss Winifred Martin's School for Young Ladies. There Mary E. JENKINS had embraced the Catholic faith of her teachers, and in her 15th year [1838?] she had married the Protestant John Harrison SURRATT. Their three children: Isaac Douglas; Little Johnny, and Anna Eugena, had all been reared in their mother's faith. [1964-REF:# 2, Pg 11] |
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Met future Husband - 1839 | Mary Elizabeth JENKINS, was only 16 years old when she met her future husband. John Harrison SURRATT, age 26yrs 10 years her senior, was a colorless, thin man with questionable background. No one knew who his parents were. He had been raised by Richard and Sarah NEALE. Sarah was much younger than her husband, a wealthy man who owned an extensive farm known as "Pasture and Gleaning." It was located in Washington County, Washington, D.C. [1996-REF:# 19, Pg 19] |
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Out-of-Wedlock Child? Jul 1840 | It is generally thought that
John Harrison Surratt, Sr. was the father of only
three children. But there was a fourth. In looking at the baptismal records
at St. Peter's Church, one finds the following entry: "...... July 7, 1840 Mass Baptism John William Harrison, son of Caroline "Sarath", born 13th of June 1838. Sponsor: Catherine McNamee. Van Horslaigh." It is doubtful that John H. Surratt, Sr. brought this child to be baptized. The mother, who gave the name Caroline Sarath, must have done it--accompanied by a neighbor, Catherine McNamee, as a sponsor. The explanation for this baptism can be found in the District of Columbia records. On November 18, 1840, some four months after he married Miss Mary E. JENKINS, Caroline Sanderson had John H. Surratt, Sr. put under "Bond on a Bastardy Charge. He was to pay the maintenance of an illegitimate male child. The Sandersons were neighbors out on Oxon Run. What the recently married Mrs. Mary E. (Jenkins) Surratt thought about this is not on record, but she must have known about it. [REF:#10 & 11] |
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| Possible Record Problem! | Some three months later (After Marriage License Issued) on 28 Nov. 1840, Miss CAROLINE SANDERSON filed with the Court of Prince George's Co., a Bastardy Bond for support of her Out of Wedlock son claiming that John Harrison SURRATT, Sr. was the father. per [REF:#1 pg14] |
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Marriage License! Aug 1840 |
John H. SURRATT, Sr. on August 6, 1840,
and M. Elizabeth JENKINS took out
a license to be married in the District of Columbia, he was 27,
she just 17y We do not know where the marriage ceremony was
performed. It appears that they were married at St. Peter's Catholic Church
near the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.. This assumption is based
on several other assumptions, since the marriage records for that period
at St. Peter's are missing! As a matter of geography, St. Peter's would have been the most likely Washington church for the couple to go to for the ceremony. John H. Surratt, Sr. lived with the NEALES, just across the Eastern Branch of the Potomac (now known as the Anacostia River) in what was then known as Washington County, DC. Young Mary E. JENKINS lived with her widowed mother about five miles farther down, across the District line in Prince George's County. [REF:#10 & 11] 1981 Marriage Source From [1996-REF:#1 pg12] List: On 06 Aug. 1840, John Harrison SURRATT, age 27 and Mary E. JENKINS, age 23 took out a license to be married in Washington, District of Columbia. they lived near Glensboror, Maryland, later he brought his bride to live with RICHARD & SARAH (TALBERT) NEALE property adjoining Foxhall called "Pasture and Gleaning", Prince George's County, Maryland. 1996 Marriage Source From [1980-REF:#19 pg20] List: "Another problem arose when the young couple learned that they could not be married in the Catholic Church. John Surratt was not Catholic. A church wedding would have been impossible. On August 6, 1840, John Surratt and Mary Jenkins obtained a marriage license in Washington, D.C. Mary and John were probably married the last of August or the first part of September. It is not known if Joseph Goodyear and Eleatha Meade were married at the same time. It appears, however, that John and Mary were married at the Boiseau home on Good Hope Road, in Prince George's County. John Surratt took his bride down the Livingston Road to Qxon Run. There they forded the willow-shaded stream, turned left, and passed the gristmill that belonged to John Surratt. Beyond, on a small rise, stood the miller's frame house. Here is where the young couple lived while John operated his mill. |
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Baptismal Records! Jul 1841 | A survey of the baptismal records for the 1840s shows that all three of
the resulting children of John H. and Mary E. (Jenkins) Surratt were
baptized at St. Peter's Church. The fact that Mrs. Surratt brought each of her three children to St. Peter's Church for baptism is persuasive. One can speculate that the couple was married there, but there is no proof. [SHM-REF:#10 & 11] |
Isaac Douglas Surratt, | born Jun 02, 1841, | was baptized on Jul 07, 1841; | Elizabeth Susanna Surratt, | born Jan 01, 1843, | was baptized on Dec 10, 1843; | John Harrison Surratt, | born 3y on last Apr, 1847 | was baptized on Sep 20, 1847; |
From [1996-REF:#19 pg20] Writes: On Wednesday, June 2, 1841, Mary gave birth to Isaac. He was baptized on September 13, 1841, by Rev. Van Hosligh at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. Ann Smoot was chosen as the sponsor or godmother to the child. At that time, Mary chose to use Eugenia, her confirmation name, on the baptismal record. Isaac SURRATT, would grow into a handsome young man resembling his mother. |
| Possible Record Problem! | Notes: prs The SHM-REF:#10 list Isaac Baptised 5 days after birth? 1996-REF:#19 list Baptised Sep 12, 1841 Actually, John Harrison SURRATT, Jr. was born on April 13, 1844. |
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May 24 1842, Purchase 236 acres, "Foxall" Plantion |
"The year 1843 ushered in other changes. By then,
John SURRATT, for a nominal amount of money, had purchased 236 additional acres of land
From Richard Neale. The property was known as "Foxall." It lay in
both Maryland and Washington, D.C. [Source: [1996-REF:#19 pg22] Washington, DC Land Records, Liber WB 98:229-231 and WB 98:232-234, Dated: 24 May 1842, Washington National Records Center, Suitland, MD, and James 0. Hall, "The Mary Surratt House" (Clinton, MD: The History Division, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1979), pp. 1-11.] |
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Step-Father Richard NEALE, Death, Sep 1843 |
RICHARD NEALE died __ Sept. 1843, at 73 years of age and his wife
the Widow SARAH (TALBERT) NEALE, 51 years of age continued to
live with the John Harrison SURRATT.Sr. and his wife Mary E.
(JENKINS) SURRATT. [1980-REF:#1 pg13]
From: [1996-REF:#19 pg22] Frequently, in sizable families, a birth and a death or a death and a birth would follow each other. So it was with the birth of only daughter Anna SURRATT and the death of Richard Neale (John's stepfather). After Anna's birth in January 1843, Richard Neale died that same year in September. He was buried at St. John's Church, Broad Creek. Apparently, Neale died quietly without the medical services of Dr. Bayne. The death of the elderly man probably affected John H. SURRATT deeply. Richard Neale had been the only father that John had ever known. Now, at the age of thirty, John was a father of two children, responsible for Mrs. Neale, and the master of a sizeable farm. This was a lot of responsibility for one just out of his twenties. |
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Deed, additional 119 acres for "Foxal" Plantation, Oct. 1843 |
Even though John H. SURRATT had not paid Dr. Bayne for his visits or the medicines for the family,
the doctor loaned John $450 on October 25, 1843.[16]
The day before, John had entered into an arrangement to pay
William and Henrietta Kerby of Prince George's County $800 for 119
additional acres of the "Foxhall" land.[17] John repaid Dr. Bayne the
loan in December 1847.[18] [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg22] DC Land Records, Washington National Records Center, Suitland, MD (Appendix A). (James 0. Hall research.) 16. DC Land Records, Liber WB 103:507-510. Ibid. 17. DC Land Records, Liber WB 107:506-511. Ibid. 18. DC Land Records, Liber WB 139:133-137. Ibid. |
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Namesake John H. SURRATT, Jr. born Apr 1844 |
It is not known what day in April 1844 it was that Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT presented
her husband with his namesake. According to Dr. Bayne's ledger, on
the night of April 10 he made a night visit to the Surratts. There, he
claimed to have paid "particular attention to Mrs. Surratt." His charge
was ten dollars. John H. Surratt, Jr., would always claim April 13 as his
birth date. According to the doctor's ledger, he had visited Mrs.
Surratt on April 13, at which time he gave her six anodyne pills.
Anodyne was used for pain or sleep or both. The doctor charged two
dollars. This would indicate that John Jr. was born on April 10, since
the charge was more for that visit than the visit on April 13. No date
of birth is indicated on John Surratt, Jr.'s, baptismal record. [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg22] |
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"Pasture and Gleaning" Interest, May 27 1845 |
A deed recorded 27 May 1845, shows the widow SARAH (TALBERT) NEALE,
age 53 relinquished her interest in "Pasture and Gleaning" to John
HARRISON SURRATT, Sr., age 32 and she gave a Slave to each of his
children. [1980-REF:#1 pg13]
In October 1843, Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT was well aware that she was expecting another child. No doubt, she had the services of Patty, one of the Neale servants. She was legally given to the Surratts on May 6, 1845, when Mrs. Neale conveyed her title and interest to the tract of land known as "Pasture and Gleaning." [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg22] DC Land Records WB 116:340-341, D.C. Recorder of Deeds Office, Washington, DC (Appendix A). The year 1845 did not bring any better health to Mrs. Neale. If anything, Dr. Bayne's visits became more frequent. By May, the fifty-three-year-old lady must have felt that she didn't have long to live. On May 27, she relinquished her remaining interested in "Pasture and Gleaning" to John Surratt. [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg22] [1980-REF:#1 pg13] Laura and Norman H. Sarratt, op. cit., p. 13. |
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Mrs. Sarah (Talbert) NEALE, dies Jun 27, 1845 |
It has been reported by JAMES O. HALL, [1980-REF:#1 pg13] That on 27 Jun. 1845 A Catholic Priest Father C. H. STONESTREET, was called to the SURRATT'S home in Prince George's Co., MD. to baptize the ailing Mrs. SARAH (TALBERT) NEALE, age 53 and the Father said later: "Mrs. Sarah NEALE was Mrs. Mary (JENKINS) SURRATT'S mother- in- law." Mrs. SARAH (TALBERT) NEALE, probably died soon after that, but whether she was truly John Harrison SARRATT, Sr. mother can not be ascertained." With the decline of Mrs. Neale's health, Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT probably took on more of the domestic responsibilities. In addition to that, she had the care of her three young children and an elderly woman in need of near constant attention. James and Sara Barrett, their baby William, and William Chinn, a miller, probably Sara's brother, took over the operation of the mill. John H. SURRATT, Sr. was finally able to become a full-time planter. With the appearance of the miller and his family, the Surratts logically vacated their home at the mill and moved to the larger home at "Pasture and Gleaning." Apparently, Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT was able to convince Mrs. Neale that she should become a Catholic. On June 27, 1845, Fr. Charles Stonestreet came from Alexandria and baptized Sarah Neale, daughter of Thomas Talbot and Hester Soper. The priest made a notation on the record of baptism that, since Mrs. Neale had been an Episcopalian, her baptism was only conditional. He indicated that Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT was the sponsor.[25] Toward the last of July, Dr. Bayne began to visit Mrs. Neale more often. She required frequent tapping to relieve the congestion in her lungs.[26] The physician's last visit to the ailing woman was on August 6, 1845.[27] The death of John H. SURRATT's stepmother, no doubt, was a terrible shock. The only family that he had ever had was gone. Now, the future was in his hands. [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg23] 25. St. Mary's Catholic Church, baptismal record of Sarah Neale, 27 June 1845, p. 53. 26. Dr. Bayne's ledger, op. cit. 27. Laura and Norman H. Sarratt, op. cit., p. 17, 5.1. (our [1980-REF:#1 pg13] |
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Fire Destroyed "Pasture and Gleaning" 1851 |
The Surratt family was faced with another worry that made
the tariff problem seem minuscule by comparison. It was approximately 1851
when fire destroyed the home at "Pasture and Gleaning." Generally it is believed that a disgruntled slave was responsible.[4] Since he was never apprehended, perhaps the suspect fell into the hands of Nat Butler. Nat was a enterprising free-black Marylander who sold fugitive Negroes to Southern traders.[5.] After the fire, Mary Surratt and her three children moved in with Cousin Thomas Jenkins, his wife Charity, and their six children.[6] As previously mentioned, Thomas Jenkins and Ann Jenkins Smoot were Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT's cousins. [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg35] [4.] The year of the fire is gained from oral history. Note 4A: In a letter that Mrs. Surratt wrote to Father Finotti on 13 May 1855, she mentioned a "keepsake" that "got burnt up the night of the fire." She requested another. He obliging sent her a book of devotions. The author believes that the original keepsake was a gift of appreciation that the priest had presented to all the parishioners who had helped to make St. Ignatius Catholic Church possible. [5.] Calvin Douglas Wilson, "Negroes Who Owned Slaves," Popular Science Monthly, November 1912, p. 489. [6.] Rambler, The Evening Star, 13 October 1912, and The Sunday Star, 3 November 1912, "Old Nooks and Crannies: The Surratt Mill." Note 6A: Anna Jenkins Hoyle was interviewed for the articles. She identified herself as being the daughter of Thomas Jenkins. She mentioned that Mary Surratt and her children had stayed with her family after the fire. |
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Railroad Work, Jan 01, 1852 |
But John Surratt did not rebuild the home at "Pasture and
Gleaning." Like his Uncle Samuel Surratt,
John decided to become a "Tavern Keeper". Being land poor, he needed money in order to enter
into his new enterprise. John Surratt and a friend, David Barry,
formed a contracting company to work on the extension of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad.[7] Research indicates that they were
active in building the middle section of the railroad to Culpeper
Courthouse, Virginia, from Alexandria. This section was scheduled
for completion by January 1, 1852.[8] [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg35] [7.] Minute Book, 1846-1852, Fairfax County Court, p. 353, dated 18 August 1857. Note 7A: The Minute Book shows garnishment action against the partnership of John H. Surratt and David Barry for $111.82. (James 0. Hall research.) By the author's calculations, John H. Surratt would have been active in this partnership in the summer of 1851 and possibly until April 1852 when the tavern-house was completed. [8.] Report from the Office of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, Alexandria, Virginia, to the Board of Public Works, 1 October 1850. Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA. Wife Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT, has affair with her Priest? "For Mrs. Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT, the year 1851 proved to be the beginning other road to ruin. Until the home-tavern combination was built, she and the children were completely dependant on the kindness of Thomas Jenkins and his family. To Mary, the future must have looked bleak. The thought of her children being raised in an atmosphere of hard-drinking and hard-living men must have tormented her. She needed all the moral support and spiritual wisdom that she could find. Consequently, she turned to her priest. The Reverend Finotti was celebrated for his piety and his concern for the young.[9] It would be only natural that his concern for the young would extend to Mary's children. It became a historic fact that the handsome priest saw enough of Mrs. Surratt to provoke a few raised eyebrows.[10]" [Source: From [1996-REF:#19 pg36] [9.] Woodstock Collection, Vol. 14, p. 249. Special Collections, Georgetown University Library, Washington, DC. [10.] Johnny Bouquet, New York Tribune, 8 May 1881, p. 10, col. 2. "...that while her (Mrs. Surratt) husband was yet living an Italian priest who ministered in that part of the country got in such a flirtation with Mrs. Surratt that it raised a commotion that he had to be sent to Boston to get him out of the scandal..." |
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When John Harrison SURRATT, Sr., was 39 years of age, in 1852, he
bought 287 acres, located what now is Clinton, in Prince George's
County, MD. He erected a house and also built a Tavern. It was an
ideal location for a Tavern since it was on the junction of the
Marlboro-Piscataway Road and Brandywine Roads (Routes 223 & 381 today).
His old home and Tavern stands today and has been restored by the
Surratt House Museum (SHM) and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planing
Commission. (This house is open to the public, and is open for conducted tours, which has been furnished with period pieces, and the Surratt Society has collected Surratt memorabilia, with a excellent James O. HALL Library & Research Center. 301-868-1121; TTY 301-699-2544; Fax 301-868-8177 James O. Hall Research Center: 301-868-6185 |
 Surrattsville, The Home of John H. SURRATT (Engraving by A.M. Callem, "Harper's Weekly, March 9, 1867) |
 John H., SURRATT Sr., 1852 Home, Tavern, Post Office (Surratt House Museum (SHM) |
 John H. SURRATT, 1901 Home Tavern Post Office (Surratt House Museum (SHM) |
 John H. SURRATT, Presant-Day Museum, Library (MD. Parks Dept.) |
SHM Photo Tour! |
The MD. Parks Dept. has a several photos of the floor plan, various rooms,
of this House on their "Eleganth Historic Tour site at URL: http://www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/surratt_tour.html |
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John Harrison SARRETT, Sr., age 41yrs enjoyed his tavern as much as
his customers and he had the reputation of being a heavy drinker. The Tavern was also known as a gathering place for Southern Sympathizers. However, in 1854 the Tavern became a polling place for the new 9th. Election District called Surratt's Election District. On Oct. 06 1854, a Post Office was established and John H. SURRATT, Sr. was the Postmaster. Soon the new community began to be called "Surrattsville." [REF:#1 pg13] |
Unfortunately John Harrison SURRATT, Sr. business dealings were
so confused and he was so much in debt that his creditors pressed
him into clearing up debts, and through a complicated deal, in
1856 he turned
over his property, "Pasture and Gleaning" to AUGUSTUS GIBSON and
received enough money to clear off debts. In this deal he also obtained
title to the house in Washington, D.C. [The "Bording House"] located at 541 H Street. Today
the house stands at 604 H Street NW.[Source: [REF:#1 pg13] |
 604 H St. NW, Map |
 Sketch by P.A. PERKINS |
 604 H St. NW, Aerial |
The "Boarding House", 604 H Street NW, Washington, DC. is
currently [2004] the site of Go-Lo's Restaurant in the heart of Chinatown,
this was once the boarding house of Mary Surratt and the meeting
place for the Lincoln assassination conspirators. [Source] http://library.thinkquest.org/2813/downtown/lincoln.html |
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In Feb. 1861 the "Bording House" in Washington DC. was described as: "A narrow, lead- colored, four story brick house with a yard to the left side, containing a wooden shack and a number of dispirited chickens. An outside staircase connected the second floor with the street, permanently shadowing the ground floor.." [Source: [REF:# 4 pg15] |
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It has been reported "The SURRATT family" owned a prosperous truck
farm in Maryland, close by Surrattsville, a village named after them. Now that Mr. John Harrison SURRATT, Sr. was ill -- dying, to give the right word -- Mrs. Mary E. (JENKINS) SURRATT herself presided over the great wagon that brought the farm's produce to the Center Market, while Daughter Annie SURRATT, age 18 attended a Catholic seminary, here in Washington D.C. DAVID HEROLD, age 17 a Protestant stated he never knew why Mr. & Mrs. SURRATT were converts; but both had converted to Catholics, and now (Feb. 1861) their youngest son John H. SURRATT, Jr., aged 16, was at St. Charles Catholic College, over in Maryland, studing to be a Priest. The oldest son Isaac SURRATT, age 20 was an engineer. [Source: [1985-REF:#4. pg15] |
| Possible Record Problem! |
The above report is similar to [REF:#2 pg143], but not in relation
to older son Isaac SURRATT as being an "Engineer" who states: In 1861, John H. SARRETT'S oldest son Isaac D. SURRATT, had gone West, where he joined the Pony Express and road between Matamoras and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He later enlisted in the Civil War on 04 May, 1862 in the 33rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Duff's Partisan Rangers, 14th Battalion [Cavalry], Confederate States Army, and that in August 1864 he was Acting Quarter Master Sargent (Q.M.S.) He was paroled at San Antonio, Texas on 18 Sep. 1865 [Source: [REF:#2 pg143] |
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John H. SURRATT, died "Cause Unknown" |
John Harrison SURRATT, Sr.,
on 25-6 of Aug. 1862 died suddenly, at 49 years of age, in Washington DC. [He was buried in the St Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery of Piscataway] His 3rd. son John H. SURRATT, Jr., age 18, was studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood at St. Charles College, Maryland and came home, to help his mother. per [1981-REF:#1 pg13] |
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John H. SURRATT, Sr. died from a "Horse Kick? or Apoplexy? |
According to a letter from Mary (Tonry) WALSH to James O. Hall
(a copy in the surratt society archives) "just a year before John Surratt's death, a horse had kicked him. Mrs WALSH continued by saying that this may have been the cause of her grandfather's death. In addition Mrs. WALSH stated that a priest had said that John Surratt was almost a Catholic when he died. There have been other accounts that say John Surratt died of apoplexy." per [1996 REF:#19 Pg257.24] |
Possible Record Problem! | Mrs. Mary G. (Tonry) WALSH, was a "Great-Grandaughter" of John H. SURRATT, Sr. who died 51 years before Mary G. Tonry was born! She is a Granddaughter (Not Daughter) of Mrs. Anna (Surratt) TONRY died 1904, Mary G. Tonry was only 9 years old. Her Father Reginald I. TONRY died 1946, Mary G. Tonry was 33yrs old. She only had "contact" of this info. from her father? |
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St Mary's Catholic Church of Piscataway. 13401 Piscataway Rd. Clinton, MD. [REF:#2 pg11] |
John H. SURRATT, age 49yrs 1813 - 1862 |
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(Single Marker) |
per [REF:#1 pg13] died in Washington, DC. per [REF:#2 pg11] died in Home/Tavern, Surrattsville/Clinton, MD. |
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Driving Instructions from Regan National Airport, Washington, DC. Time: 19.8 mi (about 33 mins) 1. Head northeast 469 ft 2. Slight left (signs for B C/Arrivals-Bag Claim) 0.5 mi 1 min 3. Take the ramp to George Washington Memorial Pkwy N/GW Pkwy N 335 ft 4. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for GW Pkwy N and merge onto George Washington Memorial Pkwy N/GW Pkwy N 1.1 mi 2 mins 5. Take the exit onto I-395 N toward Washington Entering District of Columbia 1.6 mi 2 mins 6. Continue straight onto I-295 S (signs for I-295 S) Entering Maryland 7.9 mi 10 mins 7. Take the exit toward Indian Head Hwy/MD-210 S 0.3 mi 8. Take exit 1B toward MD-210/Indian Head 0.9 mi 1 min 9. Keep left at the fork to continue toward Indian Head Hwy/MD-210 S and merge onto Indian Head Hwy/MD-210 S 3.0 mi 5 mins 10. Turn left at Old Fort Rd 2.4 mi 6 mins 11. Slight left at Gallahan Rd 1.9 mi 4 mins 12. Turn right at Piscataway Rd 312 ft |
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The widow Mary E. (JENKINS) SURRATT, in October 1864, leased the
tavern to a former Washington policeman named John M. LOYD and moved
into the house on H Street, Wash. D.C., and took up Boarders to
sustain herself and her family. It's been reported that John WILKES
BOOTH frequently visited the SURRATT boardinghouse, where
Mrs. Mary E. (JENKINS) SURRATT, her daughter ANNA SURRATT, and the women
boarders were greatly impressed by the young actor's handsome appearance
and engaging manner. [Source: per "The Confederate Courier", 1964 [REF:#2] |
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Testimony before the Military Tribunal (13th May, 1865) Mary Jenkins was born in in Waterloo, Maryland, in May, 1823. Educated at a Catholic female seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, she married John Harrison Surratt when she was seventeen. The couple went to live on land that he had inherited just outside of Washington at Oxon Hill. In 1851 a fire destroyed their home the couple decided to rebuild a combined home and tavern. In 1853 Surratt purchased 287 acres of farmland in Prince George's County. He built a tavern and post office and the community eventually became known as Surrattsville. Surratt worked as the local postmaster until his death on 25th August, 1862. In October, 1864, Mrs. Surratt decided to rent the Surrattsville property for $500 a year to an ex-policeman, John M. Lloyd, and moved to a house she owned at 541 High Street, Washington. To make some extra money she rented out some of her rooms. During the American Civil War, her eldest son, John Harrison Surratt,* joined the Confederate Army. Her other son, John Surratt, worked as an agent for the Confederacy. He met others working as secret agents including John Wilkes Booth who stayed at the Surratt's boardinghouse when he was in the area. It is not known if Mrs. Surratt knew if these men were working for the Confederacy. [Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USACWsurratt.htm] | Possible Record Problem! |
* Her eldest son was Isaac B. SURRATT..prs |
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Mrs. Mary E. (Jenkins) SURRATT (Charged as a Conspirator in the Assassination of Pres. LINCOLN, Guilty; 1st Woman Hanged, in U.S.) |
 Mrs. Mary (Jenkins) SURRATT |
 Newspaper Drawing Last Rights |
 Mrs. SURRATT, on Left |
See: Chapter 12 The LINCOLN Conspirators & Assassination - 1865 |
The following are the children of John HENDERSON SURRATT, Sr.
and Mary EUGENIA (JENKINS) SURRATT
1 1st. Son: John WILLIAM HARRISON SURRATT;
(1st s/o John H. Surratt, Sr. & 1) Caroline Sanderson)
Illegitimate Son:
b. 13 Jun. 1838, Prince George's Co., MD.
d. Unknown; Not Traced! [REF:#1 pg21]
Need More Information.
2. Isaac Douglas SURRATT; [#273] [SFA-ID# 1.3.2.8.1.2]
(1st John H. Sr. & 2) Mary E. (Jenkins) Surratt)
b. Wednesday 02 Jun 1841, Washington, DC. [REF:#1 pg14]
Was Baptized 1841 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Washington D.C. by Rev. Van HOSLIGH
d. 15 Nov. 1907, at the age of 66 years, 5 months and 13 days,
[REF:#1 pg21] Buried in the ( Mount Olivet Cemetery ), Washington D.C.,
where a headstone marks his Grave (Sec. 12-F, Lot 31); [REF:#*]]
Never MARRIED;
<--Photo from "The David Rankin Barbee Papers, Georgetown Uniiv. Library, Washington, DC.
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Chronological Order of Events Isaac Douglas SURRATT, | Item | Date | Age | Description (Click on Underline for Source) | Living in Co. | Born | 1841 | home of Parents in | Washington, DC. | Census | 1850 | 9yrs | home of Parents in No Twp. Listed! | Washington, DC. | Census | 1860 | 19yrs | home of Parents in Surrattsville, No Occupation? | Prince George's Co., MD. |
CSA Pvt Isaac D. SURRATT,
age 21 years enlisted in the Civil War on
04 May, 1862 in 33rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Duff's Partisan Rangers,
14th Battalion [Cavalry], Confederate States Army, (his father died, in
Aug 1862) and that in August 1864 he was Acting Quarter Master Sargent
(Q.M.S.) His mother was hanged on 07 Jul 1865, He was not paroled at
San Antonio, Texas until 18 Sep. 1865 [REF:#2 pg143]
He live in Baltimore, MD. after the War. [REF:#1 pg21
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Isaac D. SURRATT, was raised on his father John H. SURRATT, Sr., Home, Postofice, Tavern, Postoffice,
c1852, "Surrattsville" now Clinton, Prince George's Co., MD.
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Isaac Douglas SURRATT
In 1996, Elizabeth Steger Trindal writes: Around the fall of 1862, Isaac SURRATT sent a letter to his mother. He was serving the confederacy in Matamoros, Mexico. On May 04, 1862, Isaac enlisted as a Private in Company A. 33rd Regiment, 14th Battalion, Texas Calvary, Captain James DUFF's Partisan Rangers in San Antonio, TX. He was promoted to Sergeant on Mar. 01, 1863. The 33rd TX. Reg. served primarily on the lower Rio Grande. Several companies of the Regiment fought in the last battle of the Civil War, at Palmito Ranch on 13, 1865. He was paroled from the Confederate service at San Antonio, Tx on Sept. 18, 1865. According to some accounts, he joined members of his company who fought for the Emperor Maximillian in Mexico. The company disbanded when the emperor insisted on selecting the officers for the American unit. According to his obituary, he and the other men went to Europe. Also according to the obit., he did not learn of his Mother's death until he returned to the U.S.!! Another, more believable version states that Isaac didn't go to Europe. Instead on Oct 18, 1865, Gen. Philip H. Sheridan telegraphed Secretary of War Edwim M. Stanton with a physical description of Issac. On Oct. 19, 1865 Gen. Lafayette Baker, Chief of the U.S. Secret Service, wired Maj. Thomas T. Eckert, aid to Sec. Stanton, that Issac had been arrested in Baltimore, MD. [*] He and his brother John were both employed by the "Old Bay Line" a Baltimore steam packet company. Again, according to his obit, he had been educated as an "Engineer". He never Married. In later years he lived with his sister, Anna and her family. Isaac died at the age of 66yrs on Nov. 03, 1907. He is buried in the Surratt Family Plot at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC. per [1996-REF:#19, Pg231,2] Isaac D. SURRATT's Obituary, Baltamore News, 04 Nov 1907 *"Where Was Isaac" by Laurie Verge; Surratt Courier; August 1986 |
3. Eugenia Susanna "Anna" SURRATT, [#274, FG 66] [SFA-ID# 1.3.2.8.1.3]
(Only d/o John H. Sr. & Mary E. (Jenkins) Surratt)
born 01 Jan. 1843, Maryland, was Baptized 1843 at St. Peter's
Church, Washington D.C. [REF:#1 pg14] died 24 Oct. 1904, at the age of
61 years, 9 months and 23 days, in Baltimore, MD.; Buried in the
( Mount Olivet Cemetery ), Washington D.C., where a headstone
marks her Grave (Sec. 12-F, Lot 31); [REF:#8]
At the age of 27, on 17 Jun 1869, she married the
29 year old William P. TONRY;
(s/o William & Catherine (Brennam) Tonry)
b. 16 Apr 1840, Sligo, England. [per REF:#9] Location Unknown;
d. 05 Nov. 1905, at the age of 65 years;
Buried in the ( Mount Olivet Cemetery ), Washington D.C., where a headstone marks
his Grave (Sec. 12-F, Lot 31); [REF:#9]
Reported they lived in Baltimore, MD.
They had 4 Children: (3 Sons &1 Dau) per [REF:#1 pg21]
Yhey had 5 Children based on Deed 1915,
They had 6 Children: per [REF:#8]
See Biographical Profile: William P. TONRY for Continuation. |
4. John Harrison SURRATT, Jr.; [FGS 67] [SFA-ID# 1.3.2.8.41]
(3rd s/o John H. Sr. & Mary E. (Jenkins) Surratt)
born 13 Apr. 1844, Maryland, was Baptized 1844 at St. Peter's Church,
Washington D.C. [REF:#1 pg14]
d. 02 Apr. 1916, [REF:#1 pg20] at the age of 72 years, in Baltimore MD;
No Record of being buried in the ( Mount Olivet Cemetery ), Washington D.C.;
Married date and Location Unknown, [REF:#1 pg21], to
Miss VICTORINE HUNTER,
b. about c1846; d. Unknown;
She was the daughter of THOMAS HUNTER AND SUSANNAH (SCOTT
KEY) HUNTER, a relative of FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (the American
Lawyer, who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner", when the
British were attacking Baltimore in Oct. 1814);
They lived in Baltimore after their marriage and had
Seven Children born to this Union:
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See Biographical Profile: John H. SURRATT, Jr. for Continuation. |
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Families - USA |
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Tonry Queries |
E-Mail:
Paul R. Sarrett, Jr., Auburn CA.
| The Conspirators Index (Click on "Chap." for more info. ..prs | ||||
| Chap. | F.Name | L.Name | b. d. | Subject |
| 01. | Abraham | Lincoln | 1809-1865 | Profile |
| 02. | John W. | Booth | 1838-1865 | Profile |
| 03. | John W. | Booth | 1838-1865 | Pursuit, Death & Burial |
| 04. | The | Conspirators | Trial of the Assassins | |
| 05. | Samuel B. | Arnold | 1834-1906 | Profile |
| 06. | George T. | Atzerodt | 1832-1865 | Profile |
| 07. | David | Herold | 1844-1865 | Profile |
| 08. | Samuel A. | Mudd | 1833-1933 | Profile |
| 09. | Michael | O'Laughlin | 1840-1867 | Profile |
| 10. | Lewis T. | Powell | 18??-1865 | Profile |
| 11. | Edward "Ned" | Spangler | 18??-18?? | Profile |
| 12. | Mary E. (Jenkins) | SURRATT | 1817-1865 | Profile |
| 12.b | Mary E. (Jenkins) | SURRATT | 1817-1865 | Genealogy FGS |
| 12.c | E.S. Anna | SURRATT | 1843-1904 | Genealogy FGS |
| 13. | John H., Jr. | SURRATT | 1844-1916 | Profile |
| 13.1 | John H., Jr. | SURRATT | 1844-1916 | 1870 Lecture |
| 13.2 | John H., Jr. | SURRATT | 1844-1916 | Genealogy FGS |
| 14. | The Conspirators | End of Nightmare for the Doomed! | ||
| 15. | The Conspirators | Source Notes & Reference |
Created: Dec. 01, 1996;
Jul. 16, 2004;
Jun. 06, 2007;