Julia's Ancestors

General Notes: The exact date of decease is unknown, although most probable in 1784. Naomi and lawyer Robt. Jones signed the 1000-pound Administrative Bond on the Estate of Levin Lank on 11-24-1784. The estate audit was completed a year later on 12-7-1785. There may or may not have been a will. No record of a will in Dover.
The direct Lank line (Levin-Thomas-Levin-Robert) of this report is supported by this Lank line's family Bible. Additional genealogy reports have provided fuller details of members. It has been family hearsay that Levin was the son of one of three brothers who came to America from England. One report (www.esva.net/ghotes/lank/i0000027.htm#i27) reveals that Levin was one of 3 brothers (John, b. 1740 in VA, and James, b. 1745 in CT), although the other 2 had a different mother (unknown). It was Thomas who was the son of one of the 3 brothers (Levin). Other records indicate 1740 as Levin's birth, although this Lank Bible states 1735. Another report indicates original Lank was a sailor, b. around 1705 in Lincolnshire, England and died in Phila. His wife and Levin's mother was Miss Mitchell, b. 1722 in Milton. FamilySearch.org indicates George Lanke (b. 1705) and Mary (b. 1704) as parents of Levin, John and James.

Research Notes: There were other Lanks in the area, specifically in MD, at this time. The spelling is problematical: Lan[e]cake, Lan[e]quake, Lanke.

[Maryland State Archives]

SOMERSET COUNTY COURT -- (Tax List) -- 1729 -- MSA C 1812
Year: 1729; Hundred: WICOMICO; Household Number: 118
Name: Lank, Francis; Standardized Name: LANCAKE, FRANCIS; Status: HEAD - TAXED
MSA No: C1812-6-14991

MARYLAND INDEXES -- (Assessment of 1783, Index) -- 1783 -- Somerset County
MSA S 1437
Cannon Lank. Eversham, 150 acres. SO Rewastico p. 50. MSA S1161-9-11. 1/4/5/52
Francis Lank. Batchelors Folly, 106 1/4 acres. SO Wicomico p. 72
Thomas Lank. Addition to Collins Lott, 100 acres. SO Rewastico p. 50. MSA S1161-9-11. 1/4/5/52

MARYLAND STATE PAPERS -- Confiscated British Property Papers -- 1775-1897
MSA SSI 999
Dates: 1782, Nov. 26.
Statement of a deed execution from Clement Holliday and Nathaniel Ramsey to Francis Lank for "Bachelor's Folly" in Wicomico Manor.
MSA S999-17-840 MdHR 19990-16-01/06 Location: 1/7/3/21
HARWOOD, BENJAMIN to LANK, FRANCIS.
Dates: 1782, Nov. 27.
Receipt for land conveyance expenses.
MSA S999-17-841 MdHR 19990-16-01/07 Location: 1/7/3/21

1790 Census for Worcester County, MD: Cannon/Cawmon Lank household included 2 boys and Mrs. Lank. On the same census page were listed several Hayman families.
1800 Census for Lanks in the U.S. included:
Canan Lank in Bockatonorton, Worcester County, MD
George Lank in Ann Arundel County, MD
George Lank in Somerset County, MD
Levin, Thomas and Mitchell Lank households in Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex County, DE
William Lank in Claverack, Columbia County, NY
Mary Lank in Gates County, NC

Information captured by Wallace K. Penrose on his website(www.penrose.org/index.php) provides speculation on the Lank origins: "A Family story passed down is: Levin Sailed to America from England on the ship 'Lydia A. Lank'. There are several other stories about the origins of the Lank Family in America and much speculation as to parentage. Levin is believed to have been born Abt 1735 to 1738. A family story about Levin says he was a foundling, the close proximity to his father's [George Lanequake] death seems to fit this theory. Other family stories make the early Lanks out to be Pirates and Seafaring men etc. The facts behind the stories are lacking as with most fanciful tales. The family stories are divided between they being of French or of English origins. Perhaps they are of both, depending on which side the line is traced (Mother [Miss Mary Mitchell] or Father). Mrs. Mary T. Layton, researcher, links Levin to George and Mary's family 'by default' and does not explain further. I assume it was because of some inheritance or acquisition rights to estate property; she also estimates the sequence of placement in the family from Levin's firstborn child [Mitchell]. Thomas was handled the same way. I have changed the placement of Levin closer to his father's decease and his birth estimate of 1735." This source builds out the ancestors of George and Mary based upon this speculation and Levin's origins as follows:

Father - George Lanequake, bricklayer, b. Abt 1700, Somerset,Maryland; son of Francis Lanequake/Lanke, bricklayer (b. Abt 1675, Somerset, Maryland) and Judith Cannon (b. 16 Feb 1679, Somerset, Maryland).
Mother - Mare (Mary) Mitchell, b. Abt 1708, Somerset, Maryland; dtr of Thomas Mitchell (b. 18 Aug 1675, Morumsco Branch, Somerset, Maryland) and Anne Coulbourne (b. 9 Apr 1679, Animessex, Somerset, Maryland).
Children -
Francis Lanequake, b. Abt 1725 in Maryland
Thomas Lanequake, b. Abt 1728 in Maryland
George Lank, b. 1731
Levin Lank, b. Abt 1735, Somerset,Maryland

Levin married Naomi Barr in 1759. Naomi was born in 1741 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE, died on Nov 18, 1789 at age 48, and was buried in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE.

i. Mitchell Lank was born on Mar 15, 1760 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on Dec 12, 1819 at age 59.

ii. Ann Lank was born on Aug 2, 1761 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on an unknown date.

iii. John Lank was born on Sep 22, 1762 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE, died on Aug 6, 1798 in Sussex County, DE at age 35, and was buried in Lewes and Coolspring Presbyterian Church, Lewes, Sussex CO, DE.

16 iv. Thomas Barr Lank (born on Sep 5, 1764 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE - died on Feb 7, 1838)

v. James Lank was born on Mar 9, 1766 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on Jan 12, 1798 at age 31.

vi. Levin Lank Jr. was born on Sep 5, 1768 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on Oct 3, 1831 in DE at age 63.

vii. Nathaniel Lank was born on Apr 2, 1770 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE, died on Mar 11, 1795 in Sussex County, DE at age 24, and was buried in Lewes and Coolspring Presbyterian Church, Lewes, Sussex CO, DE.

viii. David Lank was born on Feb 3, 1772 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died after 1776.

ix. William Lank was born on Mar 8, 1774 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on an unknown date.

x. Cornelius Lank was born on Mar 26, 1776 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on an unknown date.

xi. Lydia B. Lank was born on Apr 8, 1779 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died in 1861 in Sussex County, DE at age 82.

xii. Mary Lank was born on Jul 8, 1780 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on an unknown date.

xiii. David Lank was born on Oct 5, 1781 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE and died on an unknown date.

xiv. Polly Lank was born in 1783 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware and died on an unknown date.

33. Naomi Barr, daughter of James Barr and Ann Starr, was born in 1741 in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE, died on Nov 18, 1789 at age 48, and was buried in Milton, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex CO, DE.

34. David Scudder was born about 1738 in Lockland, Ohio and died before Feb 13, 1773 in Lewes, Sussex CO, DE.

David married Susanna Knock on Dec 4, 1760 in Presbyterian Church, Lewes, Sussex, DE. Susanna was born about 1740 in Lewes, Sussex CO, DE and died on Feb 13, 1773 in Lewes, Sussex CO, DE about age 33.

17 i. Comfort Scudder (born circa 1764 in Lewes, Sussex CO, DE - died on Jan 4, 1791, buried in St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Milton (2.5 mi SW), Broadkill HD, Sussex, DE)

ii. Abigail Scudder was christened on Jul 23, 1769 in Presbyterian Church, Lewes, Sussex, DE and died on Oct 28, 1801 in Coolspring, Sussex, DE at age 32.

35. Susanna Knock was born about 1740 in Lewes, Sussex CO, DE and died on Feb 13, 1773 in Lewes, Sussex CO, DE about age 33.

Susanna married David Scudder on Dec 4, 1760 in Presbyterian Church, Lewes, Sussex, DE. David was born about 1738 in Lockland, Ohio and died before Feb 13, 1773 in Lewes, Sussex CO, DE.

36. Michael Coulborn, son of William B. Coulborn and Jean Handy, was born in 1736, died in 1796 at age 60, and was buried in Sussex Co., DE.

General Notes: Occupation farmer. Residence: 1781 8th Subdivision, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex Co, DE. Military Service: 4 JUN 1781 Warranted for his substitute money by Daniel Polk and Capt. Dawson.

Will info. for Michael Coulbourn [Coleburn], Farmer Will Made Date:09 Jun 1792. Heirs Name: sons Thomas, Joseph, Elijah and Robert Coulbourn; daus. Catharine, Rebecca, Nelly, Anna and Kesiah Coulbourn, Mary Williams, Priscilla Stewart and Nancy Watts. Exec/Trus Name: son Joseph Coulbourn. Wit Names: Samuel Cooper, John Cannon, Sophia Smith Will. Probate Date: 25 Feb 1796 Will Book: Arch. vol. A65; Reg. of Wills, Liber E Page:103-104; folios 72-73.

Michael married Frances Cannon on Jul 1, 1782. Frances was born in 1736 and died in 1792 at age 56.

ii. Rebecca Coulborn was born in 1759 in Sussex Co, DE and died on Mar 12, 1839 in Bethel, Sussex, DE at age 80.

iii. Thomas Coulborn was born before 1774 and died between 1818 and 1821 in Sussex Co, DE.

18 v. Robert Coulbourn (born on Jan 1, 1774 in DE - died on Dec 6, 1854, buried in Bethel ME Church Cemetery, Bethel, Sussex, DE)

37. Frances Cannon, daughter of Henry Cannon and Phillis, was born in 1736 and died in 1792 at age 56.

Frances married Michael Coulborn on Jul 1, 1782. Michael was born in 1736, died in 1796 at age 60, and was buried in Sussex Co., DE.

General Notes: Arrived in MD from England in 1755 at age 7. Served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Upper Battalion Dorchester County Militia in the Revolutionary War. He was commissioned 5-20-1778, per MD Archives, Vol. 21, p.98, and also in "Jones:History of Dorchester County", p. 230.
1776 Colonial Census for Levin Bestpitch in Nanacoake parish, Dorchester Co., MD: 3 males under 10, 1 10-16, 1 30-40, 2 females 10-16, 1 30-40, 4 negroes.

19 i. Priscilla Bestpitch (born on Feb 12, 1772 in DE - died on Dec 13, 1854, buried in Bethel ME Church Cemetery, Bethel, Sussex, DE)

Dolly married Levin Bestpitch. Levin was born in 1748 and died in 1802 at age 54.

James married Nancy Wright. Nancy was born on Aug 10, 1772 in Somerset Co, MD and died on Aug 9, 1853 at age 80.

20 i. Phillip Graham ³ (born on Aug 10, 1791 in Somerset Co, MD - died on Mar 18, 1871, buried in Graham family cemetery, 3 mi SE of Blades, Sussex, DE)

41. Nancy Wright was born on Aug 10, 1772 in Somerset Co, MD and died on Aug 9, 1853 at age 80.

21 i. Elizabeth Betsie Knowles (born in 1794 - died on Feb 4, 1825, buried in Graham family cemetery, 3 mi SE of Blades, Sussex, DE)

24 i. Levin Hayman (born on Jul 16, 1777 in Worcester Co, MD - died on Mar 4, 1844)

Edith married John Hayman. John was born circa 1745 and died in 1834 at age 89.

56. Will Peter Parsons, son of John Parsons and Rachel, was born circa 1762 and died circa 1795 at age 33.

General Notes: (Individual note) According to Mary Hester Parsons Hayman, her great grandfather ran a water mill near Pittsville.
(Individual note) According to Mrs. Shannonhouse, Peter Parsons 5-17 son of John 4-4 had four children, Joseph Truitt, Mina Smyly, Anne Maria and Peter Ritchie, for whom Isaiah Smith was appointed guardian when they were orphaned in 1823. He would have been 61 years old when he died, leaving four young children, certainly an unusual circumstance. A. Wootten believes that the Peter Parsons father of these young children must have been another Peter Parsons.
(Individual note) I identify Peter Parsons as son of John based on the tradition given by Aunt Hes that her great grandfather's ancestor was named John Parsons. She also identified a brother of her great grandfather as Billie Parsons, whom Etha Parsons Yohe identified as her own great great grandfather, based on family tradition (her mother descended from him, while her father was a brother of Aunt Hes and descended from Peter. Furthermore, Aunt Hes mentions a third brother Billie Bell Parsons. Etha identifies Billie Bell as the son of William J. Parsons, her great grandfather, and claims that Aunt Hes is in error--he is in fact a nephew of Will Peter Parsons.
(Individual note) John Parsons is known to have had a son Peter, to whom he left land in his will when he died in 1795.

Sally married Will Peter Parsons. Will was born circa 1762 and died circa 1795 at age 33.

58. David Briddel was born in 1775 in Worcester County, Maryland and died in 1809 at age 34.

David married Sarah Holloway. Sarah was born from circa 1776 to 1779 and died in 1801 at age 25.

Sarah married David Briddel. David was born in 1775 in Worcester County, Maryland and died in 1809 at age 34.

60. Job Truitt, son of Job Truitt and Parthenia, was born in 1707 in Worcester Co, MD and died in 1785 in Worcester Co, MD at age 78.

Job married Arcadia Tingle. Arcadia was born in 1727 in Somerset Co, MD and died in 1806 at age 79.

30 i. George Tingle Truitt (born on Sep 9, 1758 in Worcester Co, MD - died in 1836 in Worcester Co, MD)

61. Arcadia Tingle was born in 1727 in Somerset Co, MD and died in 1806 at age 79.

Arcadia married Job Truitt. Job was born in 1707 in Worcester Co, MD and died in 1785 in Worcester Co, MD at age 78.

iii. Priscilla Parker was born on Apr 15, 1769 and died on Aug 9, 1848 at age 79.

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