Andrew Touchstone
M, #3002, b. before 16 December 1726
Parents
| Birth | before 16 December 1726 | In Maryland, British America. |
| Misc | 16 December 1726 | Mentioned in his father's will. |
| Last Edited | 16 August 2024 |
Richard Touchstone
M, #3005, b. 21 May 1694, d. 15 January 1763
Exactly when Richard Touchstone came to the Valley cannot be ascertained, but he did appear on the 1733 list of Monocacie taxables, and on the 1734 list of those "in Monoccosea Hundred that had no tobacco burnt." On March 25. 1734 he leased 100 acres of "Carrollton." His own land, called "Anchor and Hope," was surveyed on March 6, 1739. It lay along Catoetin Creek itself, west and slightly north of present-day Jefferson, and it included what is now known as Lewis’ Mill.
Richard Touchstone and his ’wife Sarah Johnson presumably had sons Richard, Caleb, Daniel, Henry and Stephen Touchstone.
Richard Touchstone's wife, Sarah Johnson, was the daughter of Daniel and Frances Johnson and the sister of Hannah Johnson, wife of Thomas Cresap. After Daniel Johnson died his widow Frances married, in succession, Edward Harris, Hugh Grant and Miles Foy. The latter in 1736 was a 62-year old woolcomber who claimed he was from Baltimore County though he worked for Elisha Gatchell, Justice of the Peace in Chester County.
-- Pioneers of Old Monocacy.
Parents
| Birth | 21 May 1694 | In Maryland, British America.1 |
| Marriage | 25 February 1717 | In Baltimore County, Maryland, British America.2,1,3,4 |
| Death | 15 January 1763 | At age 68 in Anson, North Carolina, British America.1 |
| Property4 | | |
| Misc | | Children.4 |
| Residence | 1733 | Monocosie Hundred in Prince George's County, Maryland, British America. List of Taxables.5 |
| Last Edited | 13 August 2024 |
Citations
- [S6250] "Richard Touchstone (1694-1763)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Touchstone-5. Accessed 13 Aug. 2024.
- [S6242] Carson, B. J. D., Hazlewood, H. S. (1989). The William Ratcliff/Ratliff Family of Maryland and Anson County, North Carolina. United States: B.J. Carson. Downloaded from familysearch.org 8/12/2024., Robert Ratliff and Mary Touchstone from this book...
- [S6252] "Richard Touchstone in the Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634." 1777 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/10272:4738?indiv=try&h&pid=152472224254&db. Accessed 13 Aug. 2024.
- [S6254] "Ancestry.com - Baltimore County Families, 1659." 1759 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48162/images/BaltimoreCoFamilies-002826-647?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 13 Aug. 2024.
- [S6249] Tracey, G. L., Dern, J. P. (1998). Pioneers of Old Monocacy: The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, 1721-1743. United States: Clearfield Company.
Richard Ratliff
M, #3006, b. about 1721, d. 1751
Again, almost nothing known about him, even his birth year within 20 years...
Parents
| Birth | about 1721 | In Virginia, British America. No evidence for when he was born
31 Mar 1731 or 1716 as in WikiTree1 |
| Death | 1751 | |
| Misc | 24 June 1741 | Renounces right to his parents estate. I read it that he signs over to an uncle Keith Touchstone, but I don't see a sibling of Mary named Keith... |
| Misc | 16 February 1750 | Marries Mary Newton in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, British America.2 |
| Last Edited | 13 August 2024 |
Citations
- [S4568] "Mary Touchstone b. Bef 1705 Cecil County, Maryland d. Bef 1741 Prince George's County, Maryland: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties." Colonial-settlers-md-va https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I64712&tree=Tree1. Accessed 13 Oct. 2023.
- [S4117] "Richard Ratcliffe in the Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634." 1777 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8351:4738?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 15 Jul. 2023.
Caleb Touchstone
M, #3007, b. about 1726
Caleb Touchstone was the third of 12 children born to Richard Touchstone. His date of birth would be between 1726 and 1729. Caleb was originally from Maryland, but later moved to Anson County, NC. He was a land owner, possibly a gunsmith, and perhaps active in politics. I don't know how many offspring he had, but three of them, Anslem, Dempsey, and Green, moved to southern Mississippi in the early 1800s. Green apparently had at least three children; Jesse, James, and Dempsey. Jesse had three children, one of whom is Daniel Touchtone, my ggg-grandfather. Daniel's brother is Jesse Jackson Touchstone, who was born about 1823 and died about 1859 or 1860.
Taking this back farther, Richard Touchstone, Caleb's father, may be the son of the senior Richard Touchstone, born about 1650, who migrated to Maryland Colony from Scotland in about 1679.
To summarize the line, as I believe it to be:
Daniel L. Touchstone, born 1950
Leon G. Touchstone, born 1922
Leon G. Touchstone, born 1898
John P. Touchstone, born 1868
James. L. Touchstone, born 1839
Daniel Touchstone (2-15-1815) father was Jesse Rueben and his mother Salley Delany Horn. I believe Daniel's first wife was Elizabeth Collins born 1810 in GA and they produced one son James Larkin. He and his second wife Catherine Givens had seven children. His third wife, Mary Ann Greene is my great-great grandmother. They had two children, Isadora and Joseph Joe.
Jesse Touchstone, born 1775
Green Touchstone, DOB ?
Caleb Touchtone, born about 1726-29
Richard Touchstone, born late 1600's -
Unknown
Richard Touchstone, born about 1650 - Scotland?
taken from ancestry.com.
Parents
Johannes Frey
M, #3008, b. 1690
Anna Barbara Baumann
F, #3009, b. 1690
Anna Dorothea Frey
F, #3011, b. 1710, d. 1746
Parents
| Birth | 1710 | |
| Marriage | 1731 | In Speyer, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland. |
| Death | 1746 | At age ~36. |
Johann Henrich Gross
M, #3012, b. 1706, d. 1795
| Birth | 1706 | |
| Marriage | 1731 | In Speyer, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland. |
| Death | 1795 | At age ~89. |
Anna Christina Gross
F, #3013, b. 25 November 1746, d. 2 December 1826
Parents
| Birth | 25 November 1746 | In Bohl, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. |
| Marriage | 1766 | |
| Death | 2 December 1826 | At age 80 in Böhl, Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. |
Georg Ludwig Graehl
M, #3014, b. 14 November 1741, d. March 1815
| Birth | 14 November 1741 | In Bohl, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutchland. |
| Marriage | 1766 | |
| Death | March 1815 | At age 73. |
George Louis Graehl
M, #3015, b. 17 September 1810, d. 19 February 1896
George Louis Graehl b1810 traveled with the
Robert L. Campbell Company departing Westport, Missouri, on 18 July 1854 and traveled for 102 days.
He's a 3rd cousin four times removed.
George Louis Graehl b1810 headshot
Parents
| Birth | 17 September 1810 | In Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. |
| Death | 19 February 1896 | At age 85 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. |
| Misc | | Robert L. Campbell Company.1 |
| Misc | | Charlotte Graehl's description of the trip.2 |
| Misc | | George Louis Graehl's biogrphy.3 |
| Misc | | Biography.4 |
| Misc | 18 July 1854 | In Westport, Jackson, Missouri, United States. Departed for Utah on a wagon train |
Citations
- [S4127] "Robert L. Campbell Company." Church History Biographical Database https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/organization/pioneer-company/robert-l-campbell-company-1854?lang=eng&timelineTab=allTabs. Accessed 17 Jul. 2023., You can find everyone in the list.
- [S4132] "Transcript." Church History Biographical Database https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/transcript?lang=eng&name=transcript-for-graehl-charlotte-all-in-a-lifetime-journal-of-charlotte-leuba. Accessed 17 Jul. 2023.
- [S4133] "George Louis Graehl." Church History Biographical Database https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/individual/george-louis-graehl-1810?lang=eng&timelineTabs=allTabs. Accessed 17 Jul. 2023.
- [S4134] "George Louis Graehl George Louis Graehl — FamilySearch.org." Familysearch https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/5298754?p=49253882&returnLabel=George%20Louis%20Graehl%20(KWNF-TH4)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FKWNF-TH4. Accessed 17 Jul. 2023.
Johann Ludwig Graehl
M, #3016, b. 20 March 1775, d. 1833
Parents
| Birth | 20 March 17751 | |
| Marriage | about 18092 | |
| Death | 1833 | At age ~58.1 |
| Burial | | In Böhl, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.1 |
| Religious Affiliation | | Johann Ludwig Graehl was affiliated with Evangelical.1 |
| Last Edited | 27 February 2024 |
Citations
- [S4872] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237288572/johann_ludwig-graehl: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Johann Ludwig Graehl (20 Mar 1775–1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237288572, citing Evangelische, Böhl, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Maintained by Kay (contributor 47019646).
- [S4129] "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500." 1971 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRJ-9PQP. Accessed 17 Jul. 2023.
Maria Anna Magdalena Renner
F, #3017, b. 1788, d. 9 November 1866
Parents
| Birth | 17881,2 | |
| Marriage | about 18091 | |
| Death | 9 November 1866 | At age ~78 in Bohl, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland.3,1,2 |
| Burial | 11 November 1866 | In Böhl, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.2 |
| Religious Affiliation | | Maria Anna Magdalena Renner was affiliated with Evangelical.2 |
| Misc | | Faather: Johan Wendell Renner.2 |
| Last Edited | 27 February 2024 |
Citations
- [S4129] "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500." 1971 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRJ-9PQP. Accessed 17 Jul. 2023.
- [S4869] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237288637/maria_anna_magdalena-renner: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Maria Anna Magdalena Renner (1788–9 Nov 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237288637, citing Evangelische, Böhl, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Maintained by Kay (contributor 47019646).
- [S4128] "Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582." 1958 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWR7-VJ1. Accessed 17 Jul. 2023.
Abraham Sprigg
M, #3021, b. before 11 April 1669
Parents
| Birth | before 11 April 1669 | In Foxton, Leicestershire, England.1 |
| Baptism | 11 April 1669 | In Foxton, in Leicestershire, England.1 |
| Misc | 12 July 1681 | Indentured as an apprentice of William Watson, for a term of eight years.1 |
| Last Edited | 26 August 2024 |
Citations
- [S6398] "Abraham Sprigg (bef.1669-)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sprigg-29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2024.
Katherine Sprigg
F, #3023, b. 1640
Parents
| Birth | 1640 | In Prince George's County, Maryland, British America. |
| Last Edited | 26 August 2024 |
Sarah Sprigg
F, #3024, b. 1628, d. 1629
Parents
| Birth | 1628 | In Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. |
| Death | 1629 | At age ~1. |
Eleanor Sprigg
F, #3025, b. 1630, d. 1680
Parents
| Birth | 1630 | |
| Death | 1680 | At age ~50. |
