Frame of Reference: The Descent and Ancestry of Isaac Calvert of Greene Co, PA
Here is how I characterized the Cresap connection the last time I spoke of it, and the first time providing the notes of John Conklin, now this Anita Calvert Bourgoise, and ALvah Headlee.
Part 1: A General Outline for Isaac Calvert who came into Greene County Before
1793.
References to Calverts settling the sandhills area of now West Va. Along with Michael Cresap are noted. We know there is much to learn about how Isaac Calvert and his sons came to Greene County, Pennsylvania and when.
Captain Michael Cresap established a fur trading post in the upper reaches of the Potomac River and by the time of the St. Clair Massacre Isaac Calvert had established himself in Cumberland Township, Washington, Co, PA. This later, in 1796, became part of
Greene County. Alvah Headlee, provided notes about how the family came west, noting that John, Williamm and George were brothers who were among the early settlers. Headlee mentions that John Calvert came from Philadelphia to Western PA and was associated with Thomas Cresap. I believe that he mistakenly identified this Cresap as Thomas who was famous on the border of PA and MD related to the boundary disputes at the time of the Mason-Dixon survey and should have indicated Michael, both known as Captain due to their ranger and frontier exploration and settlement.
Back to the story line: John had at least brothers William and John. The family story that is passed down is that these people came via Maryland into what is now Greene County PA. There is also material provided by Wiley Lemasters about the families being neighors back in Maryland, with the description of this as being the same area of Maryland as the Lemasters who populated what became West Virginia Counties as the Calverts of my family line. Indeed we find a piece of land owned by Richard Lemasters in St. Mary’s County. Richard’s father was Abraham Lemasters who immigrated from France and Calverts Hope is the neighboring property. I have never been able to locate though the names of the Calverts who owned this land.
In the Lemasters USA, chapter 12 of which relates to the Calverts and Lemasters families of Tyler Co VA later to become Wetzel County WV, was contributed to by Wiley Lemasters. In the book, it deals with two John Calverts who end up in Tyler coming out of MD to Western VA. The Lemasters to be dealt with are 3 John Lemasters and they also migrate finally to this area, but starting out in Western VA, migrating to SC and then back to Scott county and jumping over the Appalachian Divide into Keyntucky.
From this point it is easy to follow one of the John and Eleazor Lemasters who were brothers and sons of one of the other two John Lemasters—They could isolate one of two John Lemasters as being the father of the pair who used Scott County VA as a Jumping off point to the west.
So here we have story lines of the Lemasters family tying the families together back in MD and saying that the families end up in Tyler County VA. At the same time these Lemasters of Tyler are related to those who end up in Scott Co VA and move into Kentucky. How they are tied as kin is not evident to me. See the letters of Wiley Lemasters which are appended to this website.
Part 2: John Conklin’s view of this Calvert family
John Conklin’s notes on the Calvert Genealogy as it relates to descendants of Isaac
Calvert of Greene County PA.
John Conklin wrote in a letter or brief about his ancestry. This document was filed with the Cornerstone Genealogy Society housed in the Old Greene County Courthouse annex. The annex is attached to the back of the original log structure of the courthouse.
This document may have been part of a letter written to Dorothy T Hennen, as it was
Apparently in the collection of files she had left at the society. There were also notes about Anita Calvert Bourgeiose noted in the margins.
The author, apparently writing to Dorothy Hennen states:
(title of page) Calvert - Conklin
I was born in Perry Twp. Oct 23, 1889
Son of Josiah Conklin - Wife Malissa Dulaney.
Grandson of
John Delaney-Matilda Calvert Mar.9, 1811
Great Grandson of Thomas Calvert 1784- Thralls
Great-Great Grandson of William Calvert(1753- Wheaton m1777
Grt-Gr-Gr Grandson of Resin Calvert(1722- Harriett Bryan
Gr-Gr-Gr-Gr Grandson of John Calvert(1686 -Margaret Robinson
Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson George Calvert 1661
then:
THomas Calvert & Ann Ewing Calvert married
John & Matilda Calvert Delaney "
David & Hester Delaney married 8-5-1875he was b Oct 23, 1889
Mrs. Anita le Bourgoise She may have provided the above from JOhn Conklin, but rather, I think part of what follows on page 2.
end of page 1.
( note by David Bell - the author shows the marriage of Matilda Calvert b 9 mar 1811 to John Delaney (This is the 2nd of two direct Delaney marriages in my family line, the other being lista Zella who m William Cleveland "Teed" Dulaney, there are more on page 2-I do have a pretty complete database on the Dulaney Family). and that Malissa is the one who married Josiah Conklin, The authors father and mother ).
Page 2 (untitled)
The second page shows the following: to the left of where line one ends is a parenthetical (Son of Lord Cecil Calvert) This is what I think Anita Bourgoise gave herself...John Conklin was above and it is ANita Bourgoise doing this...
Great.Great Grandfather Isaac Calvert
Great-Great Grandmother Fanney Bullett Calvert
Children-Thomas Calvert
Ezekiel Calvert
Mary Calvert
Great Grandfather Thomas Calvert 8-11-1769 / 5-11-1868
Hugh Ewing Calvert m Sarah Ann Miller
Clare Calvert
Mary Ann Calvert
Matilda Calvert
(note by David Bell: does not show Thomas, rather it shows Clare, or, Thomas C. Calvert b 1808_deb).
Grandfather John Delaney
Grandmother Matilda Calvert Delaney b 3-9-1811
Children Elizabeth Delaney
Pernniah " (DIfficult to read/Maginified)
Thomas "
Margaret " not married
Sarah " " "
William " " "
Mary Ann Delaney Estle Left one
adopted grandaughter
John Delaney
Jane Delaney Fox -no Heirs
David Delaney
Malissa "
Isaac " Not Married
end of Page 2.
Part 3: The Notes of Alvah Headlee – Librarian Waynesburg, PA
Title) The Calvert Family Lineage (this apparently in the hand of Alvah Headlee. The Charts match the method he used in preparing the Headlee Genealogy book which he
Published. I have gone over his book and other documents but found no further information on his Calvert line. His papers are filed at a library in Greene County at Waynesburg. Another research trip is necessary in order for me to pour over what materials are to be found.)
He wrote:
George Calvert and his brother John Calvert, Brothers of Lord Baltimore. The Younger came from ENgland to the Colony of Maryland in 1691. George Calvert, Born in Sussex in 1661 was one of the three Surveyors that surveyed the south plat of Baltimore in 1714 and was a local guardian of the law from 1701 to 1708.
He had a wife, three sons - William, George, John - 2 daughters Cecilia and Mary.
William Calvert, brother of George Calvert, came from their home in Sussex England to Baltimore County, Maryland in 1705
and wasthe agent of the Lond Fur Company in Baltimore 1706 to 1719.
(now this indicates these brothers came out of Sussex and would tie William, George, and John as sons of a John Calvert)>
John Calvert, son of George Calvert, born in England in 1686, came to Baltimore with his parents in 1691. He was an inkeeper in upper Baltimore town 1721 to 1730. In 1722 he,
with Dr. Samuel Eckerlin, made their way to the middle of the Potomac River regions and purchased some prime furs and it was through this first trading with the Connechnee Indians that the Lond Fur Co set up their first Fur post and trading house at "Long MEadows" in Frederick Co., Md. in 1726 (end of page 3)
(Beginning of page 4)
and in 1728 placed Col. THos. Cresap there as their agent in 1728 who continued there until 1745.
John Calvert married Margaret Robinson in 1717, and from records they had three sons, Resin, William & Cecil and 2 daughters, Elizabeth & Mary. Elizabeth Calvert was married to one Samuel Lewis and settled in Philadelphia and later in Chester Co.
Resin Calvert, son of John Calvert, Born in 1722 married Harriett Bryan and settled in Frederick Md. in 1750 and had 3 sons William B.1753-July 22
Thomas B. 1755
George B. b1761
1 daughter ? B1767-M.John Founer in
william, Son of Resin grew up in Frederick, Frederick MD.
County,Md.-located in Bedfor, PA.1775. He was a Revolutionary war soldier in 1777&1778- again in 1781.
In 1777 he married ? Wheaton(given name not found).
Thomas Calvert b 1784 came to Greene Twp. Greene Co PA in 1808. was a millwrite by trade. He assisted John Carter to repair the Col. John Minor Mill at Mapletown in 1811. In 1813—(I believe here, Headlee misidentifies the Thomas Calvert who was the ancestor of my family line. I have proven that Thomas Calvert was b 1769 and died 1868. Headlee was apparently confused with Thomas Calvert of a different family line who was born 1784).
Page 5 has the following information, no signature.
this letter was continued on another page and I don't have a copy of that page. it stated he built a mill which was 1 of 51 mills in Greene Co Pa at the time of the 1820 Census.
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(this short paragraph is pretty much as how I transcribed the small bit on the last page of this letter or notes of the author. No signature....(deb))
Part 4: Collected Data
Stapled to the pages above are Census data Titled
Calvert Family and on the right it says From the Collection of Dorothy T. Hennen
It lists, apparently following the Headlee’s ancestry to Isaac Calvert, or, perhaps
Information as supplied to Dorothy Hennen by both John Conklin and Headlee.
1800 Whitely Isaac Calvert
1800 Jefferson Twp Robert 2 m -10 1 m 26-45 1f 16-26
1810 Isaac Wayne 1 m -10; 1m 26-45, 1f 16-26
Thomas Greene 3m -10 1 m 26-45 1 g 16-26
Ezekiel Grleene 2m -10 1 m 26-45 1 f 16-26
1820 Wayne Isaac 1m +45 1 f 10-16, 1 f +45
1830 Thomas Whitely 1m 20-30 1 m 60-70, 1 f 20-30
1840 Thomas Whitely Twp age 60-70
Ewing WHitely 1 m -5 1 m 30-40 1 f -5 1 5-10 1 f 40-50
John Wayne 1 m -5 1m 20-30 1 f 20-30
All show b PA except Thorton below.
1850 Census
Thomas age 82 Perry 172-172, Margaret 41 and Susanna 4
Mariah 42 Perry Eliza 8 Marion 6 Matilda 4 Benjamin 1
Ewing 46 Perry Sarah 50 Reason 17 Mariah 12 THomas 9 Catherine 16 Susanna Rose 53 Penina Delana 19
Monongahela
George 620-631 George 48 Mary 48 Rhoda 15 Sophia 13 Charles 12 ELizabeth 10 Ezra 5 Benjamin 2
Nancy 739-750 age 17
Isaac Gray 755-766 shows Alfred 32, Mary 30 Margaret 7 Minor 6, Ellen 5 Mariah 1 Eliiza 4/12.
Dunkard
145-145 Thornton Calvert 38 b VA Sarah 36, Marwshall 3 Joseph 1
Greene
Benjamin 40 86-86 Minerva 38 James 16 Mariah 13 Nancy 9
Ezekiel 70 87-87 Rody 70 Daniel 13 Margaret 10 Elisha 26
Griffin 23 LIdda 19
Wayne
John 33-33 age 48 ELnor 47 Lucinda 17 Richard 13 John 11 WIlliam 9 Charlotte 7
last but not least the the households of RIchard Benjamin and John in 1880 Wayne
There follows 4 pages of handwritten census data of largely the same people but is seeming to associate ROdgers and Rogers with the Calverts.
Last page WB 1 p 44 #72 Robert Calvert
Loya 8-31-1804 Alice Calvert
Bond Isaact Calver, Tobias? Livingtston
? by David Bell as the cursive is hard to read. No Sig
but at bottom of the last page is:
Mrs James Ayersnaan
1068 Konnty Ave Morgantown , 26505 and H G? Rogers
and Eliza Newlen Benj F Calver 1857 and off the the side is
-dau Delilah
The document then provides a copy of Greene County Will Book 1, page #72 Robert Calvert of Cumberland Twp and Alice (lydia A is Lydia Alice, Surname yet unknown). 5-31 1804 to Alice Bond 75 lb by isaac , tobias Livingston? and shows the issue of Isaac Jabez Rezin and Hiram 6 4 2 and 1.
Add to this the descent of the Dulaney-Furlong book, the letters of Ida Calvert 1921, Dale Harlan with whom I have exchanged information, now living in Washington State, the letters of Wiley Lemasters, John D Calvert's News Article Waynesburg, PA in 1881, John Shepherds two articles in the Wichita Beacon 1912, The letters of Lorena Brown, The letter of Dr. Benjamin Calvert to AT Calvert in Kansas City Ks, Cindy Owens Family data showing John Calvert b c 1742 Eastern Shore MD(haven't recieved word on any document she has)...John Calvert b 1766 lived in Baltmore and married there, then move to Bald Eagle Valley...Ben Calvert letter again.
My own research on the Calverts of Somerset-eastern Shore.. uncovered Isaac Calvert born 1747/8 to Alexander Calvert and Mary Wheeler. However, I have also demonstrated that this Isaac is not the Isaac Calvert of Greene County, PA. The process of elimination now comes into play: The only other possible Isaac Calvert who could have arrived at Greene County in 1793 is Isaac Calvert of Chester County, PA—the son of Thomas Calvert b 1717(my date) who married Sarah Williamson in Chester County PA in 1739.
Part V: The Book: Furlong-Dulaney and Kindred Families
My grandfather’s sister married William Thomas Cleveland “Teed” Dulaney. In this reference, an appendix deals with the ancestry of the Calverts as it relates to the Dulaney’s. This book, Furlong-Dulany and Kindred Families in the appendix shows:
1. George 1
2. Cecilius(1) b1605
3. Charles b1637
4. Benedict Leonard b 1679
5. Cecilius(2) b1700 –(little is known of this Cecilius, no known marriage or children)
6. Isaac b 1735(shown in 1810 census of greene co.PA) m Fanny Bullitt
7. Ezekiel m Rhoda Debolt (does not show my line, Thomas, brother of Ezekiel)
David Bell January 21, 2005
