Frank Thornton Bowles1,2

M, #241, b. 14 December 1868, d. 9 February 1944

Family: Margaret Bertha Uran

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 14, 1868VA, USA
Marriageb 19113,2
1920 Census1920Richmond, VA, USA, age 53, motor truck co. salesman
1940 Census1940age 69
DeathFeb 9, 1944Richmond, VA, USA
Biographya real estate broker
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 9.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 107, p. 215.
  3. [S16] CJV opinion.

Susan Troup Uran1

F, #242, b. 1 April 1921, d. 4 September 1982

Family: Gordon Ross Lloyd

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 1, 1921Mattoon, Coles, IL, USA, age 9 in 1930 census2
MarriageAug 22, 1942
DeathSep 4, 1982Decatur, Macon Co., GA, USA, Ellen Uran Wilson visited her in 1960.
ResearchHas Uran genealogy list from father.
BiographyNot in 1920 Census with family. Lived in Mattoon, IL. In 1960 was in Decatur, IL.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 102 by father.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Mattoon, Coles, Illinois; Roll: 412; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 19; line 24, dwl 1400-410-435.

Benjamin French Uran

M, #243, b. 1 June 1916

Family: Julie Metzger

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 1, 1916Mattoon, Coles Co., IL, USA, age 3 in 1920 census; age 13 in 1930 census1,2
Milit-BegMay, 1941Awarded a commission in 5/1941 as ensign in US Naval Reserve. Graduated from the School for Midshipmen at Northwestern University. Assigned to Battleship U.S.S. Washington.
Mil. Serv.Feb 19, 1942US Navy, WWII
MarriageNov 18, 1949San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA3
ResidenceSan Diego, San Diego Co., CA, USA
DeathMattoon, Coles Co., IL, USA, ashes4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 US Census, Mattoon, Coles, IL, SD 17, ED 71, S 13, L 39.
  2. [S1403] Unknown subject, circa 1950 unknown repository.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Alice Papp, Dec. 9, 2007.
  4. [S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 9.

Gordon Ross Lloyd1,2,3

M, #244, b. 28 February 1921, d. 9 April 2010

Family: Susan Troup Uran

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 28, 1921Huron, Beadle Co., SD, USA
MarriageAug 22, 1942
DeathApr 9, 2010Sarasota, Sarasota Co., FL, USA
ObituaryApr 14, 2010Decatur, IL, USA, Obituary of Gordon Ross Lloyd
Decatur Herald & Review, April 14, 2010

DECATUR - Gordon Ross Lloyd, 89, died April 9, 2010, in Sarasota, Florida. He was born February 28, 1921 in Huron, South Dakota, son of Walter Ross and Jessie Ewart Lloyd. He graduated from Decatur High School in 1938, attended Washington & Lee University and graduated from Millikin University in 1942. He served in the US Marine Corps in the Pacific in World War II. He married Susan Troup Uran on August 22, 1942. He was Treasurer and co-owner of the Benson Creamery Company. He served on the Board of Directors of The First National Bank of Decatur, Millikin University, Decatur Memorial Hospital, The Decatur Country Club, The Decatur Club, United Way and the Kiwanis Club of Decatur. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and brother, and is survived by his daughters Lucy (Scott) Murphy and Jane (Gary) Wright, of Decatur, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 17 at the First Presbyterian Church in Decatur. Schilling Funeral Home in Mattoon is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to The Community Foundation of Decatur/ Macon County.

His funeral was held on 17 April 2010 at First Prebyterian Church, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA.
ResearchDescendant of Richard Haven.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 102: Gordon Ross Lloyd.
  2. [S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 26: Gordon Ross.
  3. [S92] Ellen Uran Wilson, Gordon Ross Lloyd.

William Doak1,2

M, #245, b. 9 March 1826, d. after 1884

Family: Mary W. Uran

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 9, 1826Lehigh Co., PA, USA, age 52, OH, in 1880 census2
MarriageJul 8, 1847Will/Kankakee Co., IL, USA, Date from Uran family records; also biog. sketch of Wm. Doak in 1879 Hist. of Madison Co; Haymond: Will Co., IL1,2,3,4
1860 Census1860Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, USA5
Milit-Begbetween Oct 2, 1862 and Aug 11, 1865Civil War veteran. 2nd IA Battery; He was engaged in the battles of Jackson, MS, Siege of Vicsburg, second battle of Jackson, Tupelo, Miss., and Nashville, TN2
1880 Census1880Jefferson Twp, Madison Co., IA, USA, age 52, farmer; next door to son William6
Deathafter 1884Madison Co., IA?, USA2
BiographyHist. of Madison Co., 1879, p. 651: early to Richland Co., OH, then to Iroquois Co., IL about 1835. After marriage (date matches that in Uran family record) to Warren Co., IA, to CA by land cir 1852-1854. Civil War 1862-1865. Came to Madison co. 1857, 157 acres of land, 3 children.
"The History of Madison County, 1879"
DOAK, WILLIAM, Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Winterset; born in Lehigh county, Pa., March 9, 1826; he was very young when his parents moved to Richland county, Ohio; his parents moved to Iroquois county, Illinois, when he was nine years of age; he married Miss MARY URAN July 8, 1847; the same fall they came to Warren county, Iowa, and were among the first settlers; he cast his first vote in Iowa in 1852; he went to California by land and drove live yoke of cattle and was five months on the road; he remained there until 1854, and then returned to Iowa; October 2, 1862, he enlisted in the Second Iowa Battery and was mustered out August 11, 1865; he was engaged in the battles of Jackson, Miss., Siege of Vicksburg, second battle of Jackson, Tupelo, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn; he came to this county in 1857; owns 157 acres of land; has a family of two sons and one daughter: SARAH, now MRS. WILLIAM BUTLER, ANDREW and COLLIE.2
Syblingspossible parents: John Doak and Katherine Bear, both b. PA6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S95] Newspaper, Waco, OR.
  2. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Kathi Haymond, Nov 9, 2004.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Sally S. Uran to Allen Clark Uran, 1869.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Des Moines, Polk, IA, p. 69.
  6. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Jefferson, Madison, Iowa; Roll: T9_353; Family History Film: 1254353; Page: 26.4000; Enumeration District: 109; line 36, dwl 69-69.

Sarah M. Uran1,2,3,4

F, #246, b. 10 March 1830

Family: Leonard Perry

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 10, 1830Washington, NY, USA, female < 5 in 1830, 10-15 in 1840 census2,5,6,4
MarriageAug 13, 1851Washington, NY, USA, McCoy: 18561,2,4
1860 Census1860Sharon Twp, Clinton Co., IA, USA7
1870 Census1870Lester Twp, Black Hawk Co., IA, USA8
Livingcirca 1919Last known date was that she was living at age 84 when sister Mary died (circa 1919 ?), last surviving member of the original family (after Jonathan and Mary died). McCoy: after 1870, IA?1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S95] Newspaper, Waco, OR.
  2. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1820 Pawlet VT.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Sally S. Uran to Allen Clark Uran, 1869.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 Hebron NY, p. 235.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1840 Hebron NY.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Sharon, Clinton Co., IA, p. 468.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Lester, Black Hawk, IA, p. 452.

Leonard Perry1,2

M, #247, b. 1830, d. after 1870

Family: Sarah M. Uran

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1830NY, USA2
MarriageAug 13, 1851Washington, NY, USA, McCoy: 18561,2,3
1860 Census1860Sharon Twp, Clinton Co., IA, USA4
1870 Census1870Lester Twp, Black Hawk Co., IA, USA5
Deathafter 1870IA?, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S95] Newspaper, Waco, OR.
  2. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  3. [S36] Letter, from Sally S. Uran to Allen Clark Uran, 1869.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Sharon, Clinton Co., IA, p. 468.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Lester, Black Hawk, IA, p. 452.

Nathaniel Haven Uran1,2,3

M, #248, b. 19 April 1850, d. 8 March 1914

Family: Anna Elizabeth Baker

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 19, 1850Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, age 3 months in 1850 census; age 10 in 1860 census; age 29 in 1880; age 50, 4/1850, in 1900 census1,4,2,5,6,7,8,9
Marriagecirca 1874IL, USA, married 36 years in 1910 census1,10
1880 Census1880Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, Nathan, William, and Jonathan Uran were living in 3 adjoining addresses.
Lee Legg (age 20, born IL, F's bp KY, M's bp OH) and Julie Sterling (age 19, born IL, F's bp Canada, M's bp IN) were living with Nathan.5
Occupationbetween 1880 and 1910a farmer
1900 Census1900Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA4
1910 Census1910Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA9
DeathMar 8, 1914Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA11,12
BurialMar 11, 1914Round Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA, Uran, Nathaniel H 64y 3-11-1914 N1/2 13 1313
BiographyLived on his father's place in Bourbonnaisand carried on the old homestead in 1893. In 1850 Census of Bourbonnais, age 3 months. 1860 census, age 10. In 1880 Census with two children (and 19 year old Julie Sterling; and 20 year old male, Lee Legg). Listed in 1900 census (Bourbonnais) with wife and 7 children. In 1910 with 3 children, married 36 years, age 60.14,15
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 49.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Bourbonnais, IL, p. 372.
  3. [S105] E.V. Uran, Urann Family, p. 82, 98.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, ED 32, S 14, L 78.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 219, p. 99.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Kankakee, Bourbonnais Co., IL, Box 238, p. 48.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 Bourbonnais, Will Co., IL, Box 133.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1840 Circleville, OH, p. 228.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Vol. 139, ED 94\172, S 10.
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Bourbonnais, IL, Vol. 139, ED 94\172, S 10.
  11. [S91] City Directory, 1929-1930, wife as widow.
  12. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  13. [S1300] Unknown author, Cemetery Records, Mound Grove Cemetery Book
    Kankakee, Illinois
    Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
    P. O. Box 442
    Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914
    November, 1993.
  14. [S96] NEHGR, 1850 Bourbonnais, IL.
  15. [S871] William F. Kenaga and G. R. Letourneau, Kankakee Co., IL Portrait & Biog. Record, p. 289.

Anna Elizabeth Baker1,2,3,4

F, #249, b. December 1851, d. 2 April 1937

Family: Nathaniel Haven Uran

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec, 1851IL, USA, age 28 in 1880 census; age 48, 12/1851, in 1900 census5,6,3,4
Marriagecirca 1874IL, USA, married 36 years in 1910 census1,7
1880 Census1880Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, Nathan, William, and Jonathan Uran were living in 3 adjoining addresses.
Lee Legg (age 20, born IL, F's bp KY, M's bp OH) and Julie Sterling (age 19, born IL, F's bp Canada, M's bp IN) were living with Nathan.6
1900 Census1900Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA3
1910 Census1910Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA5
DeathApr 2, 1937Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA8,9
Biography1880 Census gives parents born in IL. 1900 Census gives both parents born in IN. 1920 Census lists her as Anna E., age 68, living in Kankakee with sons Charles and Ray. 1930 City Directory lists her as a widow living at home at 1186 Lincoln Ave.
BurialApr 5, 1937Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, N 13 1310
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 49.
  2. [S105] E.V. Uran, Urann Family, p. 82.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, ED 32, S 14, L 78.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 US Census, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, ED 116, S 2, L 30.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Vol. 139, ED 94\172, S 10.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 219, p. 99.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Bourbonnais, IL, Vol. 139, ED 94\172, S 10.
  8. [S91] City Directory, Kankakee, IL: 1930 widow.
  9. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  10. [S1300] Unknown author, Cemetery Records, Mound Grove Cemetery Book
    Kankakee, Illinois
    Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
    P. O. Box 442
    Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914
    November, 1993.

William Lee Uran1,2,3

M, #250, b. 27 August 1853, d. May 1950

Family: Mary Jane Watson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 27, 1853Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, age 6 in 1860 census; age 66 in 1920 census1,4,5,6,3,7,8
Occupationa farmer in 1900, mail messenger in 1910, and battery man in a garage in 19209
Marriagecirca 1877IL, USA, married 23 years in 1900; 33 years in 19101,9,4
1880 Census1880Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA6
Residence1893Limestone Twp, IL, USA10
1900 Census1900Aroma Twp, Waldron City, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, and Emma Watson, sister-in-law, age 56, 12/1845 (bp PA, parents NY)11
1910 Census1910Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA4
1920 CensusJan 13, 1920Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA, 946 Osborne8
DeathMay, 1950Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA12
BurialMay 3, 1950Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, 96y 5-3-1950, location S 13 1313
BiographyLived with ?? on his father's farm after father died in 1885. 1870 census has him living at home in Bourbonnais (age 16?). 1880 Census, married to Mary, age 26, farmer. 1900 Census gives him at Waldron, Aroma Twp, Kankakee Co, Il with wife and 3 children. In 1910, (Box 298) listed as mail messenger, age 57, in Kankakee, Il. In 1920 (Box 312), age 66, a battery man in a garage, living with wife, Bessie and her family, and Harley at 946 Osborne. In 1930 living alone there (City Directory)
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 49.
  2. [S105] E.V. Uran, Urann Family, p. 82, 98.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Bourbonnais, IL, p. 372.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 298, ED 139, L 105/397.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Kankakee, Bourbonnais Co., IL, Box 238, p. 48.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 219, p. 99.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, ED 32, S 14, L 78.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 US Census, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, ED 120, S 13, L 87.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 US Census, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL, SD 103, ED 31, S 4, L 92.
  10. [S871] William F. Kenaga and G. R. Letourneau, Kankakee Co., IL Portrait & Biog. Record, p. 289.
  11. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 US Census, Aroma Twp, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL, SD 103, ED 31, S 4, L 92.
  12. [S91] City Directory, Kankakee, IL: alone in 1930.
  13. [S1300] Unknown author, Cemetery Records, Mound Grove Cemetery Book
    Kankakee, Illinois
    Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
    P. O. Box 442
    Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914
    November, 1993.

Mary Jane Watson1,2,3

F, #251, b. April 1857, d. 1927

Family: William Lee Uran

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr, 1857PA, USA, age 23 in 1880 census; age 43, 4/1857, in 19004,3,5,6
Marriagecirca 1877IL, USA, married 23 years in 1900; 33 years in 19101,7,8
1880 Census1880Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA3
1900 Census1900Aroma Twp, Waldron City, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, and Emma Watson, sister-in-law, age 56, 12/1845 (bp PA, parents NY)5
1910 Census1910Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA8
1920 CensusJan 13, 1920Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA, 946 Osborne6
Death1927Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA9
BurialDec 23, 1927Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, Uran, Mary [Jane] 70y 12-23-1927 S 13 1310
Biography1880 Census, age 23, married to William, parents both from Penn. 1900 census at Waldron lists her with family and sister Emma Watson (bd: 12/1844; age 56). Parents from NY in 1900 census; mother born NY, father born PA in 1920 census7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 49.
  2. [S105] E.V. Uran, Urann Family, p. 82.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 219, p. 99.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 298, ED 100, S 20.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 US Census, Aroma Twp, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL, SD 103, ED 31, S 4, L 92.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 US Census, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, ED 120, S 13, L 87.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 US Census, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL, SD 103, ED 31, S 4, L 92.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 298, ED 139, L 105/397.
  9. [S91] City Directory, Kankakee, IL: husband alone in 1930.
  10. [S1300] Unknown author, Cemetery Records, Mound Grove Cemetery Book
    Kankakee, Illinois
    Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
    P. O. Box 442
    Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914
    November, 1993.

Alta May Uran1,2,3

F, #252, b. 3 February 1857, d. after 1935

Family: Joseph Henry Goodwin

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 3, 1857Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, age 3 in 1860 census; age 43, 2/1857, in 1900 census; age 48 in 19101,4,5,3,6
MarriageIL, USA1
Divorcebefore 1900
Occupation1900a bookkeeper
1910 Census1910Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA, 360 Indian Ave.7
Deathafter 1935Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA
BiographyDaughter was born in IL. 1860 Census, age 3. 1880 Census of Bourbonnais, age 23, living with parents and daughter Ava (8 months). 1900 Kankakee census lists her as (divorced) living with mother, Addie and daughter Ava.. In 1910, living with Addie, as Alta Goodwin, divorced.
Alta kept family genealogical records per her brother Dr. Benjamin Uran.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 49.
  2. [S105] E.V. Uran, Urann Family, p. 82, 98.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Bourbonnais, IL, p. 372.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 219, p. 99.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Kankakee, Bourbonnais Co., IL, Box 238, p. 48.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 312, SD 103, ED 37, S 8.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 298, 139/99/65.

Joseph Henry Goodwin

M, #253

Family: Alta May Uran

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthIL, USA, 1880 Census: bp as New?1,2
MarriageIL, USA3
DeathChicago, Cook Co., IL, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 312, SD 103, ED 37, S 8, L 69.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 219, p. 99.
  3. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 49.

Ada Maria Uran1,2,3,4

F, #254, b. 24 April 1860, d. May 1917

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 24, 1860Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, age 3 months, "Laura" in 1860 census; age 11, "Adda", in 1870 census; age 40, 4/1860, in 1900; age 45 in 1910 census5,4,6,7
Occupation1900an office clerk
1910 Census1910Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA, 360 Indian Ave.8
DeathMay, 1917Kankakee, Kankakee, IL, USA, Uran, Addie 57y9
BurialMay 2, 1917Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, Lot/section
N1/2 14 1310
BiographyCensus of 1870 lists her at home in Bourbonnais (age 11?, named Adda), 1880 Census age 20, Addie. 1900 census lists her at Kankakee with mother, Alta and niece, Ava. Listed as single and as a office clerk. In 1910, only Alta living with her, at 360 Indian Ave. Helped Ben F. Uran II in genealogical work.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 49.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, Kankakee, 1885: Ada.
  3. [S105] E.V. Uran, Urann Family, p. 82.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Bourbonnais, IL, p. 372.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 219, p. 99.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Kankakee, Bourbonnais Co., IL, Box 238, p. 48.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 312, SD 103, ED 37, S 8.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 US Census, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, Box 298, 139/99/65.
  9. [S1300] Unknown author, Cemetery Records, Mound Grove Cemetery Book
    Kankakee, Illinois
    Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
    P. O. Box 442
    Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914
    November, 1993.
  10. [S1300] Unknown author, Cemetery Records, Mound Grove Cemetery Book
    Kankakee, Illinois
    Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
    P. O. Box 442
    Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914
    November, 1993.

George W. Houghton1,2,3

M, #255, b. 18 February 1821

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 18, 1821Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,4
DuplicateMA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 63.
  2. [S713] Ezra S. Stearns NH State Gen. & Family Hx III, p. 1073.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5687.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.

Clara Augusta Urann1

F, #256, b. 9 July 1844

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 9, 1844Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 39.

Elisha Houghton1,2

M, #257, b. 15 January 1775, d. 15 May 1777

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 15, 1775Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
DeathMay 15, 1777Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 2 y. 4 m.6,4,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 311.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16 #300.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 344.
  6. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 280.

(?) Aquilina1

?, #259, b. circa November 1993

Biography

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Birthcirca Nov, 1993CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S401] Interview of Janine Aquilina, 1996.

Moriah Peirce1,2

F, #260, b. 19 October 1748, d. 12 April 1781

Family: Elisha Houghton

Biography

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BirthOct 19, 1748Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, to Elisha of Harvard3,2
Residencecirca 1768Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5
MarriageNov 30, 1768Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, marriage of an Elisha Houghton and a
Meriah Pairs in Bolton, Ma on 30 Nov, 1765. (Her name is also given as Moriah Peirce
or Pierce in other records.)4,6,2,7,8,9
CommunionOct 6, 1776Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,9
DeathApr 12, 1781MLM: Apr. 111,5,9
BiographyMarriage date of 22 Nov 1744 for parents John Pirce and Hanna Stone in Harvard Ma; It would appear that Hannah
(Stone) Pierce died sometime between 1744 and 1747, and that Hannah
(Houghton)Pierce is instead the mother of Meriah Pierce. Looking into this
further it adds up. Hannah Houghton' s parents were Thomas Houghton and
Meriah Moore, which would mean Meriah Peirce was named after her grandmother.
Moreover, Elisha and Meriah (Pierce)Houghton were ist cousins once removed,
sharing descent from James Houghton and Mary Sawyer; 6th generation of Thomas Peirce of Charlestown, MA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62, 182.
  2. [S153] Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, p. 281.
  3. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 78.
  4. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
  6. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8, 13, 16.
  8. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 27 [1943]: 146.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 344.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 322.
  11. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 27, 1943, p. p. 146.

Dorothy May Thomas1,2

F, #261, b. 10 March 1915, d. 25 September 1984

Family: Donald Maxwell Uran

Biography

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BirthMar 10, 1915Belle Fourche, Butte Co., SD, USA3,4
MarriageMay 13, 1955Seattle, King Co., WA, USA5
No Childrn
DeathSep 25, 1984Seattle, King Co., WA, USA3
BurialSep 28, 1984
BiographyFather was John Forrest Thomas of Leamington, England, born 1/5/1873; Mother was Ada May Robinson of Lyons Neb., born 1/2/1883. Sisters were Elnora Thomas b May 14, 1913 in Neb. and Laura Fern Thomas, b. June 17 1922. Brothers were Arthur Thomas, 1917 and Fred Thomas 1917 (twins). Married Arthur Edward Weyh, then Donald Uran. Children by 1st husband were Dorothy May Weyh born April 25, 1926, Harve, Montana; Jo Anne Weyh and Arthur Edward Weyh. See page 347b for rest. She was a waitress.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, #347b, p. 342.
  2. [S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 3, 23.
  3. [S98] Social Security Administration.
  4. [S990] E. Beulah Hauser & Vivian Imogene MORGAN (28), Morgan Genealogy - V. I. (Morgan) Uran, p. 174.
  5. [S990] E. Beulah Hauser & Vivian Imogene MORGAN (28), Morgan Genealogy - V. I. (Morgan) Uran, p. 173.

Laura Anne Larson

F, #262, b. 31 January 1958

Family: Bill Wells

  • Marriage*: Laura Anne Larson married Bill Wells on Dec, 1997 at HI, USA, per Janet Morgan; 2nd.

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
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BirthJan 31, 1958Evanston, Cook, IL, USA
Medicalcirca 1991breast cancer
Residence1994Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, unmarried
MarriageDec, 1997HI, USA, per Janet Morgan; 2nd
Occupationa paralegal
Pedigree

Edward Thomas Gorski1

M, #263, b. 1 June 1957

Biography

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BirthJun 1, 1957Louisville, KY, USA
Residence1994Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, USA, Res. Tucson, AZ
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S401] Interview of Janet Morgan, 1996.

William Urin1,2,3,4,5

M, #264, b. before 1625, d. 30 April 1664

Family: Eleanor (?)

Biography

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Birthbefore 1625Torrey: marriage bef. 1650; McCoy: First known on Isles of Shoals, MA, in 1653. Birthdate estimated from that of his oldest known son Edward, who was already married by 1667.
A William Urin, Baptism Date: 28 Apr 1616: Baptism Place Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster ,London, England
Father
Urin6
Occupationa fisherman
MarriagePortsmouth/Star Island, Rockingham, NH, USA, Torrey: before 1650?1,7
Note1653Named in a petition to Boston from the Isles of Shoals.8
Land Grant16539
Residence1664Isles of Shoals, NH, USA10
DeathApr 30, 1664Isles of Shoals, Rockingham, NH, USA, "A trew Invice of the goods of William Uren deceased the last of Apperill 1664", signed by Jon Hunking, John Fabes, and Christopher Joce; brought into court July 11, 1664, by Capt. Pendleton."1,11,12
CourtMar 26, 1753William Uran, fisherman of Ipswich, a bondsman for Ebenezer Pool13
Mil. DraftAncestry had a notice of the following: England Select Births and Christenings: Name:      William Urin
Gender:      Male
Baptism Date:      28 Apr 1616
Baptism Place:      Saint Martin IN The Fields,Westminster,London,England
Father:      Urin
FHL Film Number:      845235
Obviously this baptism is too old to be his, but it might be a clue since the name is the same.
BiographyWhittier, p. 3: "A tradition exists in several branches of the family that the name is of French origin. However this may be it appears in England at an early date. Bardsley in his work on English Surnames, writes that, "Urian, Urion, Uren, Urin, Uran.--Bapt. "The son of Urian." Both the masculine Uranius and the feminine Urania were in use as personal names. On a Welsh Variant Urien. A surname founded on this name seems to have crept into Staffordshire and Cheshire, and thence into Lancashire.
John fil. Urian, Co. Hants, 273 (Hundred Rolls).
Uryene (withut surname) Co. Camb.
1633 Bapt. Henry s. Finsby Vrin St. Jas. Clerkenwell.
1635 John d. Finlye Eurin.
1671 John Urran of Everton; Wills at Chester.
1680 Alice Urian of Christleton."
Richard Stephen Charnock in his Ludus Patronymicus, says, "Urine. The same as the Cornish name Euren, from Cornish voren, strange, or a corruption of Uren, from the ancient personal name Urwyn, for Irvine, from Irvine, a parish of Scotland, co. Ayr (formerly written Irwyn and Irwine), on the river Irvine. Urann, Urin are found as United Sates names."

Whittier, p. 3: "1. William Urin, sometimes spelled Uran, Urann, Uren, Yuran, Youring and Yourin, was probably the ancestor of all bearing name in New England. It has not been learned where he came from, but he was at Isles of Shoals as early as 1653, for on 12 Sept. 1653 he was granted a lot of land there, "between goodman Jacsone and William Cotton with convenient la[nding?]." At various times later he was given grants of land. He was one of the petitioners "that a Court might be held at the Isles of Shoals," also "that the inhabitants might be granted the privileges of a town." Like most of the inhabitants of the islands he was a fisherman. He died at the Isles of Shoals, and the inventory of his estate, files 11 July 1664, amounted to L433.12.8."

The Urin, Urann, Youring genealogy is from "The Urann Family of New England Including the Descendants of Margaret (Urann) Gammell" by Charles Collyer Whittier of Boston, Mass. Boston, Press of David Clapp and Son, 1910. (Sutro Library on Microfiche G3 G2024). New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 64, 1910, pp 1-12 & 116-128 is a partial article of the book.

Torrey, C.A., New England Marriages, p. 764: "Urin, William (-1664) & Eleanor ?, m/2 Richard Welcom; by 1650?; Star Isl/Portsmouth NH

N[oyes: p. 703, " William, fisherman, Star Isl. by 1653 when also rec. in Portsm. where he had a ho.-lot 1657 (Gt. Isl.)..He d. Apr., adm. to cr[editors]., later declared illegal, 13 May, inv. 11 July 1664. His wid. Eleanor m. Richard Welcom who bot part of the est. 17 July 1672."

Noyes: Urin, Urine, Uran, Urann, Euren, Youring, etc.

McCoy: "At Isles of Shoals, NH (then under jurisdiction of Massachusetts) as early as 18 May 1653, when he signed the petition to the court at Boston requesting establishment of Isles of Shoals as a township. The request was granted, and the Isles became Appledore Township, though they were rarely known under this name. There is also later reference to a transaction dating from 12 sep 1653 when he was granted land on Star Island "between goodman Jacksone and William Cotton with convenient landing". He appears in various land and civil records until his death in 1664 as a resident of Star Island. Administration of his estate was granted to Jonathan Wade, Capt. Brian Pendleton, Richard Cutt, and Nathaniel Fryer 13 may 1664. On 11 jul 1664 Pendleton presented "A trew Invice of the goods of Williem Uren deceased the last of Apperill 1664" thus establishing the approximate date of his death. The inventory totaled L 433.12.8 and was signed by Jonathan Hunking, John Fabes, and Christopher Joce. In 1685, Nathaniel ffryer made affidavit that the widow of William Urin had married Richard Woolcomb before 1672, and that the Urin's admistrators had granted her, with the approval of Richard Woolcomb, the house (presumably the one on Star Island) together with land owned by her late husband on Great Island at Pascataqua as her third of the estate. Many of the names appearing in these documents are connected through wills and other transactions. However, confusion may arise due to the presence of families with similar names (for example, Joce and Goss) that may or may not refer to the same persons.

The earliest Portsmouth land grant for William Urin recorded by the Genealogical Encyclopedia of Maine and New Hampshire, 1939, concerns a 40 ft. square on Great Island where he was to erect a frame, 07 sep 1657.

The name Uren is found in England mainly in Cornwall. Other residents of Star Island are thought to have come from Wales, Devonshire, and Dorsetshire, most likely from fishing towns.

The ages of most members of this family can be estimated closely, assuming that the relationships are correctly inferred from the historical records. So far, the dates can be made to fit, although Richard Woolcombe, second husband of Eleanor, works out to be at least 13 years her junior (he was about 26, she perhaps 39)."

1870 book titled "Irish Local Names Explained": possibly an Irish word: "odran" or "odhran (used as a name: Oran [Ooran]) and anglicised as Oran/Uran/Yurin. Uaran apparently meant a "cold spring" in Irish in 1870. A place in Galway was called Oranmore (a big, cold spring). The book entry says Uaran is the Irish form with Uran as the pronunciation of the Irish word.


Uran: Name is probably Norse in origin. "Erlin" is found in runic inscription in Vinland as accompanying th Norse expedition to Greenland in 13th century. Name spelled Uran, Urann, Uren, Yuran, Youring and Yourin. (In MA Soldiers, spelled Uram, Uran, Urin, Urine, Uron, Yoarine, Yourine)

Isles of Shoals is a group of 7 rocky islands 6 miles SE of Portsmouth NH, Chiefly in Maine (Hog, Smuttynose, Cedar, Duck); three in NH, incorporated as Gosport (Star, White, Lunging). First known for its fishing industry, but declined after the Revol. War. Then became a summer resort. Captain John Smith named them in 1614. Prior to 1652 under ME; then MA; see The Isles of Shoals by John Scribner Jenness, 1875

Isles of Shoals (White Island), NH: Isles of Shoals (White Island) Lighthouse
The Isles of Shoals are a small group of nine islands six miles off the Atlantic coast, straddling the border between Maine and New Hampshire. The islands were divided up in 1629 between Captain John Mason, who owned New Hampshire, and Sir Ferdinando Gorges, who owned the Province of Maine. Maine ended up with five of the islands and New Hampshire the other four. Isles of Shoals Lighthouse sits atop White Island, the most southerly of the islets.
Although the Isles of Shoals are mostly barren and sparsely populated today, they have a lively history. They were originally named the Smith Islands (or Smith’s Isles in some accounts), after the famous Captain John Smith who helped settle the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1607. Smith had spent a number of years exploring the coast off Maine, mapping the coastline and naming many of the islands, but these islands were the only ones he decided to put his own name on – apparently their beauty earned them a special place in Smith’s heart. Early fishermen changed the name to Shoal of Isles, reportedly because the islands resembled a shoal of fish. Later, the name became Isles of Shoals.
In 1623, a fishing settlement was started on the islands, and within five years there were enough people living there to support two taverns. Maine’s first church followed a few years later in 1640. Some of the resident fishermen thought the islands should be an all-male preserve. In 1647 Richard Cutt, a settler on Hog Island (now more elegantly named Appledore Island), filed an official complaint: “John Reynolds has brought his wife hither with the intention that she live and abide here, contrary to an act of court which says that no woman shall live upon the Isles of Shoals…he has also brought upon Hog Island a great stock of goats and swine which spoil the spring water…our petitioners therefore pray that the Act of Court be put in execution for the removal of women inhabiting here.” The courts ordered that the goats and swine be removed, but allowed the women to stay.14,15,6
NoteDNA sample from descendant Marshall Uran
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, P. 764.
  2. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 3 #1.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/6/1908.
  4. [S23] Whittier, "Urann Family" NEGHR, p. 7.
  5. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 703.
  6. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/6/1908, #9685, C.C.W.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 23 [1871]: 164.
  9. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 4.
  10. [S792] Jay Mack Holbrook, NH Residents 1633-1699, p. 119.
  11. [S65] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary IV, p. 362.
  12. [S711] Albert S. Batchellor, NH Probate Records I, p. 73.
  13. [S96] NEHGR, 152 [1998]: 397.
  14. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 3-4.
  15. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 39, 703.

Eleanor (?)1,2,3,4

F, #265, b. circa 1628, d. 1699

Family: William Urin

Biography

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Birthcirca 1628England ?, Torrey: mar. in 1650; McCoy: "Since she had 2 children after her marriage to Richhard Wilcomb, it is unlikely she was born any earlier thatn 1625. Wilcomb was b. cir 1641, so it appears he was much younger than Eleanor."5
MarriagePortsmouth/Star Island, Rockingham, NH, USA, Torrey: before 1650?2,6
EstateNov 11, 1685"under written do attest & affirm, That Capt: Richard Cutt & Capt James Pendleton, & my self & Jonathan Wade, were all appointed Administrators of the Goods & chattels of William Urin of Star Island, who died intestate, as by the Records of the Town of Portsmouth related thereunto as at large appeareth, in the year of our Lord God One thousand Six hundred Seventy one or Seventy two; as appeareth also by bond given the 17th day of July 1672, under ye hand and seal of Richard Woolcomb, that married said Urins widow to the abovesaid Administrac'on of One hundred & ffifteen pounds in money, to bear them harmless in what they acted about sd Urins Estate which Bond is now with me Nathaniel ffryer Senr So we ye abovesaid Administrators acted in that Power, and by the desire of the said Urins Widow, gave & consented that the said Widow should have ye House, and all the land that was her deceased Husbands William Urin's, that lyeth on the Great island at Pascataqua, for & in her Thirds, clear of all Debts heirships or incumbrances whatsoever of the sd Urins Estate
Nathaniel ffryer

Taken upon oath the 11th November 1685, before me R. Chamberlain Just P. " [Deeds, vol. 3, p. 182 b.]7
Death1699Isles of Shoals, Rockingham, NH, USA, McCoy: ?? Sept 16991,5
WillSep 19, 1699Rockingham, NH, USA, NH Probates: "Eleanor Wilcomb 1699 Isles of Shoals:
Sptr 19: 1699
This is the Last will and Testtement of Ellinore Wellcom one hur Sick bead being in perfit memorey
I ly my will is that I commit my Soule to god that gave it and my Body to the dust: amen
2 ly my will is that I doue bequeath unto my son John Muchemore my new boat which now John Currier is master and all hur apportinances
3 ly my will is that affter my funaral Chargis are deffraid that the remainder of my Eestate Shall be equaly devided to my five Children
4 ly my will is that my son John Michemor shall tacke Care of Joseph Yurring to bring him up in the feare of God and to such larrning as is Conveneant for one of his degree
5 ly my will is that John Muchemore Shall have the twenty hds of salt that i bought of gouvr Partrige to help defray the Childs Charg
6 ly my will is the Mr Roger kelley and my Kinsman Richard gooss shall tacke care to see this my will preformed as over seears.
This being my Last will and teastement as witness my hand and Seale
mark Elinor X [seal] welcom her
in preseance of us Nathll Tuckerman mark John X Currier his"

Whittier: Estate to 5 children, but Edward was already dead in 1676;Noyes: "Her will, 1699, ment her 5 ch., 2 kn. to be Welcoms (q.v.), and Joseph Youring who was to be brot up in faith of God and to such learning as was convenient for one of his degree. Joesph, too young to be her s., must have been a gr.s., poss. orphaned, who liv. with her."1,4,8,9
BiographyWhittier: "His widow Eleanor married secondly, about 1672, Richard Woolcome or Willcomb...She died in 1699..."

Noyes: p. 40, "Estate of Wm Button, Jersey Merchant. Inventory sworn 15 Sept. 1687...N.H. Probate Files 117. Cf. Prov. Papers xxxi. 387. Debter to John Yousring...Creditor from Jon Yousring, Ellene Wecome..."; p. 734, "She sold liquor in 1677."; p. 734, "bef. Mar. 1692-3 when Eleanor had a Shoals lic. with John Westbrook and John Urin as bondsmen. She was lic. also 1694, 1695; taxed at Great Isl. 1698...Her will, Wicomb, 9 Sept. (inv. 12 Oct.) 1699, gives to s. John Muchemore her new boat of which John Currier is master, the rest to be divid. to "my five ch.," but provis. mad for care of young Joesph Urin; Mr. Roger Kelly and kinsm. Richard Goss overseers. Adm. was gr. to Muchemore 1 Feb. 1699-1700."

McCoy: "Her will, dated 19 sep 1699, leaves her estate to her "five children, son-in-law John Muchemore to take care of Joseph Youring to bring him up in the faith of God and to such Larning as is conveneant for one of his degrees".

The identity of this Joseph has not been established. One of the overseers of the will was Richard Gooss or Goss, her "kinsman". Might this word connote cousin or brother-in-law? Nothing has been learned about Eleanor's age, either. The five children appear to be the three Urans and the two Muchemores, contrary to the speculations of Libbey (Geneal. Enc. ME & NH) about Gertrude Toogood, wife of Edward Toogood, whose names appear on the back of a document relating to the estate of Eleanor. Aside from the fact that we have already identified five living children at the time of her death, Zachaeus Wilcome evidently dying shortly after, the notation about Gertrude apparently contains the same names as the guardian's bond in the estate of Allen Lloyd, which was before the court in 1701. It seems likely that someone was jotting down notes on a handy piece of paper, and did not intend the two estates to appear related.

There are many references to Eleanor's activities on Star Island after the death of William Urin. She seems to have been quite enterprising. She is noted selling liquor at various times, perhaps in larger amounts than expected, and her will mentions a new boat that she then owned.

Probably the most interesting of these references is the following, 27 Jun 1665, the New Hampshire Court meeting at Dover. "Upon a Complaint made by several masters of vinges [i.e., wines] on Star Iland against Widow Urin James Waymouth Roger Kelly John More & siprus [Onesiphorus] Clary [Harvey] for selling of beare & Liquors upon said Iland without Licence whereby theire men were hindered in following theire busines & was owned [i.e., admitted] by them all except John More who was not at Court to make his answer This Court sentence is That Widow Urin who having Libertie by the Comissoners there to sell in time of waying fish yet had exceeded ye time Limited that she have an admonition & pay Tho. Sevy 10 s & fies 2 s 6 d John More to pay fine..." (etc. -- Thomas Seavy was the constable at that time, and widow Urin and Waymouth also had to pay him "for his panes to fetch them to this Court." When James Waymouth, John More, and Richard Wilcom appear two years later charged with selling "by retaile" wine, beer, and cider without a license Wilcom's wife answers for him in court, pleading "that it was but waying time." The similarity of the charges, the parties involved, and the circumstances make us suspect that Wilcom's wife at that time was in fact Eleanor, the widow Urin. She did not go away empty handed on this last occasion: The court also granted James Waymouth and Richard Wilcome license to open a "house of publick entertainment" during the time of weighing of fish, the license to be renewed annually.

In 1687, one William Button, evidently a Jersey trader, died at Isles of Shoals. The inventory notes debts owed to John Yousring and credits due from John Yousring and Ellenor Welcom (NH Probate Files, #117, not examined), thus providing yet another spelling. The document may have been prepared by someone with a French background, as the surname Diamond is here spelled "Disment", and a number of other names have an extra "s" at the end of the first syllable.

In 1668, her son Edward Urin sold his interest in William Urin's estate to James Blagdon. The same James Blagdon, with Richard Goss, signed the inventory of Eleanor Welcom's estate 12 oct 1699, and on 01 feb 1699/1700 was surety for the bond of John Muchemore, administrator for the estate. This suggests he may have retained an interest in the family's business. It is possible he was related in some way to one of Eleanor's families. Blagdon was born about 1638, according to Libbey's Geneal. Enc. ME NH, and his was Joan, widow of William Diamond and Edward Carter (meaning, evidently, the Edward Cater who appears in NH probate and court records).

A number of researchers have tried to determine Eleanor's relationship to her "kinsman" Richard Goss. None of these has managed to advance even a reasonable explanation, and the detailed query that appeared in the Boston Evening Transcript 03 nov 1930 (#869) seems never to have been answered."1,10,5
ResearchUnlikely parentage
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 3.
  2. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 764.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/6/1908.
  4. [S23] Whittier, "Urann Family" NEGHR, p. 7.
  5. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/6/1908, #9685, C.C.W.
  7. [S711] Albert S. Batchellor, NH Probate Records I, p. 74.
  8. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 703.
  9. [S711] Albert S. Batchellor, NH Probate Records I, Part 2, p. 445.
  10. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 40, 734.

John Urin1,2,3,4

M, #266, b. circa 1663, d. before 13 April 1734

Family 1: Abigail Westbrook

Family 2: Rebecca Cate

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1663Noyes: c age 34 in 1697; McCoy: "Bef. 1657 Isles of Shoals, NH? Lived in Portsmouth and Greenland, NH, resident there as early as 1678 according to Brewster's "Rambles about Portsmouth", which however, has been roundly criticized."5,6,7
Occupationa cordwainer/tanner
Residencebetween 1678 and 1694Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA8,9
Marriagebefore 1686Portsmouth ?, Rockingham, NH, USA, First wife per Torrey & Whittier; date before 2nd marriage5,8,3
MarriageNov 12, 1686Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA, NEGHR: in Farmer's Register8,3,5,10,11,12
NoteMar 13, 1693/94Portsmouth, NH, USA, were alloted seats in the meeting house13
Land GrantMar 16, 1695/96Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA, received 8 acres in confirmation of a grant given his father William in 1653.8,14
CovenantJan 9, 1715Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA, South Church8,6
Census1732Greenland, NH, USA, p. 9315
Deathbefore Apr 13, 1734Noyes: "He d. bef. 13 Apr. 1734 when the wid. and 5 ch. div. the land."6,7
EstateApr 13, 1734Greenland, Rockingham, NH, USA, "Wee the Subscribers hereof, the Widdow and Children of John Urin Late of Greenland in New Hampshire affore Said Coardwainer, Do hereby Mutually agree that the Real Estate of the said John Urin Deceas'd Intestate, be Divided amongst us, as by the Draught of the same on the Backside hereof Each ones part being measured and Stak't out And Numbered: which is to be Divided in like Manner after the Widdows Decease In Witness of weh agreement Wee have hereunto Set our hands and Seales the Day and yeare first above Written
Witness                    Rebeca X Urin
John Penhallow          Joseph Urin
                         James Urin
                         elener curer
                         William Urin
                         mary frost"     
[Map: lists acreage for each: William, James, Joseph, Eleanor, William, Mary, and widow's thirds]16,6,17
BiographyWhittier: "John Urin (William1) was a cordwainer or tanner, and resided at Greenland, N.H. He was at Portsmouth, N.H., in 1689, when he signed a petition (Mass. Archives, vol. 35, p. 229). On 16 Mar. 1695-6 he received land in Portsmouth (eight acres) in confirmation of a grant given his father William Urin, in 1653. In 1694 his name appears as on the jury list, and he held various minor offices in the town of Portsmouth from 1700 to 1709. His seat in the meeting-house was in the men's side gallery. He was received into covenant in the South Church of Portsmouth 9 Jan. 1715, and his children were baptized there the following September. He was one of the grantees of the town of Epsom, N.H., and his grandchildren sold their interest in his estate there in 1771...John Westbrook of Portsmouth, who sold his son-in-law, John Urin of Portsmouth, land there 21 Mar. 1692 (N.H.Deeds, vol. 6, p. 254)...John Urin, husband to Rebecca Cate, released his right and title to the estate of her father and mother, James and Alice Cate, 8 June 1702."

Noyes: "John, Greenland, +/-34 in 1697, cordwainer, pet. that his half-br.-in-law John Muchemore adm. his mo.'s est. 25 Dec. 1699. Gr. of 8a. by Portsm. in 1695-6 in confirm. of his fa.'s 1653 gr....Rec. into cov. So. Ch. 9 Jan 1715. He m. 12 Nov. 1686 Rebecca Cate who d. his wid. in Greenl. Nov. or Dec. 1745. He d. bef. 13 Apr. 1734 when the wid. and 5 ch. div. the land. Ch., all bp. So. Ch. 25 Sept. 1715."

Torrey, p. 764: 1st wife, Abigail Westbrook, then 2nd Rebecca Cate, 12 Nov 1686.

Farmer: "Uran, John, was of New-Hampshire in 1686"

Noyes: "He d. bef. 13 Apr. 1734 when the wid. and 5 ch. div. the land.";

McCoy: "Portsmouth, NH? At Portsmouth, NH in 1689 (signed a petition, see Mass. Archives vol. 35, p. 229), and on 16 mar 1695/96 received 8 acres there in confirmation of a grant to his father William Urin in 1653. He was one of the grantees of the town of Epsom, NH, and his grandchildren sold their interest in his estate there in 1771. These documents establish the connection of later generations to William of Isles of Shoals. He was received into covenant in the South Church of Portsmouth on 09 jan 1715, where his children were baptized."8,18,6,7
Researchwives were sisters
EstateJan 1, 1771Epsom Estate of James and John Urin19
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 82.
  2. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 3 #2.
  3. [S23] Whittier, "Urann Family" NEGHR, p. 7.
  4. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 703.
  5. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 764.
  6. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 702.
  7. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  8. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 4.
  9. [S792] Jay Mack Holbrook, NH Residents 1633-1699, p. 119-120.
  10. [S65] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary IV, p. 362.
  11. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 132, 702.
  12. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 7, 1853, p. 129.
  13. [S795] "New Hampshire Genealogical Record", III [1906]: 174.
  14. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Ellen Uran Wilson.
  15. [S750] NH 1732 Census, p. 68.
  16. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 8.
  17. [S715] Otis G. Hammond, NH Probate Records II, p. 504.
  18. [S83] Farmer, Geneal. Reg. of First Settlers of NE, p. 296.
  19. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 7.

Abigail Westbrook1,2

F, #267, b. circa 1666, d. 1686

Family: John Urin

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1666Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA, McCoy: "Abigail must have been born after her mother's remarriage, but early enough to be the mother of Richard Uran, thus narrowing the date from 1665 to 1668."3
Marriagebefore 1686Portsmouth ?, Rockingham, NH, USA, First wife per Torrey & Whittier; date before 2nd marriage2,1,4
Death1686Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA, "Date is constrained by the birthdate of her son Richard Uran, and by the remarriage of John Uran to Rebecca Cate 12 nov 1686."3
NoteMar 13, 1693/94Portsmouth, NH, USA, were alloted seats in the meeting house5
BiographyWhittier: "was probably daughter of John Westbrook of Portsmouth"



McCoy: Evidence for parentage of Abigail is highly circumstantial. On 21 mar 1692 John Westbrook sold land in Portsmouth to his son-in-law John Urin. Since John's second wife is known to be Rebecca Cate, this transaction has
traditionally been taken as evidence that John's first wife Abigail was John
Westbrook's daughter. This is complicated by the assertion collected by
Torrey (New England Marriages before 1700) that John Westbrook married Alice
Cate, widow of James Cate and mother of Rebecca Cate, sometime after the death of James Cate in 1677. However, contemporary evidence for this marriage has not been located. In fact, the estate of James Cate came before the probate court as late as 1702, and still refers to Alice Cate, widow and administratrix of James Cate of Portsmouth, carpenter. It does not seem likely that Alice would still be named Cate if she had remarried to Westbrook. John Westbrook, meanwhile, died in 1697, and his widow Alice renounced adminstration of the estate of her husband in favor of his oldest son, Thomas Westbrook. If the widow in question was indeed Alice Cate, and if married John Westbrook before 1692, then it is possible that John Urin would be Westbrook's "son-in-law" by virtue of the latter being the stepfather of the former's wife. In that case, Abigail would not have to be a Westbrook at all.

The matter is not settled by the documents relating to John Westbrook's
estate. No indication survives of who the heirs-at-law were."1,6,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 4.
  2. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 764.
  3. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  4. [S23] Whittier, "Urann Family" NEGHR, p. 7.
  5. [S795] "New Hampshire Genealogical Record", III [1906]: 174.
  6. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 741.

Rebecca Cate1,2,3

F, #268, d. between November 1745 and December 1745

Family: John Urin

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthPortsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA
MarriageNov 12, 1686Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA, NEGHR: in Farmer's Register4,5,2,6,3,7
Deathbetween Nov, 1745 and Dec, 1745Greenland, Rockingham, NH, USA, Torrey: 1745; Noyes & Whittier: Nov. or Dec. 17452,8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 3, 88,89.
  2. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 764.
  3. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 132, 702.
  4. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 4.
  5. [S23] Whittier, "Urann Family" NEGHR, p. 7.
  6. [S65] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary IV, p. 362.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 7, 1853, p. 129.
  8. [S165] Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 702.

Mehitable Corliss1,2,3,4

F, #269, b. 5 May 1698, d. circa 1742

Family: Richard Urin

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 5, 1698Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, USA, McCoy: Ipswich, MA; Cutter: May 152,1,5,6,7
MarriageOct 17, 1717Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, USA, w/1; VR: Richard Vriann; marriage is first record of Richard Urin per Whittier2,4,8
Deathcirca 1742Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA5
ParentsDJohn Corliss and Mary Wilford1,9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1930 #252.
  2. [S2] Whittier, Urann Family, p. 6.
  3. [S23] Whittier, "Urann Family" NEGHR, p. 9.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/6/1908, #9685, C.C.W.
  5. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  6. [S661] Haverhill MA VRs I, p. 77.
  7. [S688] Cutter and Adams MA Genealogy II, p. 771.
  8. [S662] Haverhill MA VRs II, p.76.
  9. [S1331] Ellen Uran Wilson, "EUW Family Group Sheet", Chart 1, No.2, Person 8.

Frederick Byron Robertson1

M, #270, b. 2 April 1883, d. 19 March 1959

Family: Genevieve Ethelyn Morgan

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 2, 1883Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, USA2,3
GraduationUniversity of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Occupationa traveling salesman; a vice president of sales
MarriageAug 23, 1916Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, USA3,4
DivorceJan 23, 1952
DeathMar 19, 1959Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN, USA
BiographyGraduate of University of Minn. Member of Masonic Lodge and Rotary Club. Vice president of Robertson Shoe Manufacturing Co. (father and brother were other officers). Frederick acted as salesman. His brother misappropriated factory funds after large new factory was built. Family forced to move into apartment which is where their last address was (3101 Humboldt ave, South, Minneapolis, Minn.) Ted went to work at Honeywell's factory. 1933 Minneapolis City directory lists him as working at United Chemical Co, and living at 3020 Homes Ave. 1940 listed as salesman, living at 3101 Humboldt.3,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S91] City Directory, Minneapolis, 1933, 1940.
  2. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, #383, III, p. 6.
  3. [S990] E. Beulah Hauser & Vivian Imogene MORGAN (28), Morgan Genealogy - V. I. (Morgan) Uran, p. 155.
  4. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 297.