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John Friend Sr 2Nd Ed John Friend Sr. of Friendsville, MD 2nd Edition by Patty (Friend) Thompson and Patrick T. Smith 2 Printed 2011 in the United States of America by Emma Gus Press Copyright © by Patrick T. Smith and Patty (Friend) Thompson, the authors. All Rights Reserved by the author. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author. Edited by Patrick T. Smith and Patty (Friend) Thompson Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data John Friend Sr. of Friendsville, MD, 2nd Edition Patty (Friend) Thompson and Patrick T. Smith 2nd Edition Includes references and index ISBN: 978-1-60643-436-9 LCCN: 2010903491 1. Genealogy of Friend Family 2. Patty (Friend) Thompson, et al. 3. John Friend Sr. 9 Table of Contents Page Acknowledgements 5 Dedication 7 Preface 15 Introduction 17 The Military Lots of Garrett County, MD 23 Chapter I Nils (Nicholas) Larsson Friend (Frande) 31 Wife of Nils (Nicholas) Larsson Friend (Frande) Anna Andersdotter Andersson 31 Family of Nils (Nicholas) Larsson Friend (Frande) Brigitta Nilsdotter Friend (Frande) 31 Anders Nilsson (Andrew) Friend (Frande) 31 Catherine Nilsdotter Friend (Frande) 31 Anna Maria Nilsdotter Friend (Frande) 31 Johannes Nilsson Friend (Frande) 31 Susanna Nilsdotter Friend (Frande) 31 Sarah Nilsdotter Friend (Frande) 31 Gabriel Nilsson Friend (Frande) 31 Lawrence Nilsson Friend (Frande) 31 Barbara Nilsdotter Friend (Frande) 31 Notes on Nils (Nicholas) Larsson Friend (Frande) 31 John Friend I 113 Wife of John Friend I Anna Hendricksdotter Coleman 113 Family of John Friend I Helena Eleanor Friend 113 Rebecca Friend 113 Nicholas Friend II 113 Anna Friend 113 Ephraim Friend 113 Mary Friend 113 Sarah Friend 113 Andrew Friend 113 John Friend 113 Charles Friend 113 Notes on John Friend I 113 10 Table of Contents Page Chapter I (cont.) Nicholas Friend 127 Wife of Nicholas Friend Mary (unknown) 127 Family of Nicholas Friend John Friend Sr. 127 Andrew Friend 127 Augustine Friend 127 Joseph Friend 127 Notes on Nicholas Friend 127 Land Deeds of Nicholas Friend 133 Chapter II John Friend Sr. 139 Wife of John Friend Sr. Karrenhappuck (Kerrenhappuck) Hyatt 139 Family of John Friend Sr. Sarah Friend 139 Rebecca Friend 139 Nicholas Friend 139 Gabriel Friend 139 Susannah Friend 139 John Friend Jr. 139 Augustine Friend 139 Joseph Friend 139 Charles Friend 139 Gravestone 139 Notes on John Friend Sr. 143 Land Deeds of John Friend Sr. 189 Chapter III Sarah Friend 211 Husband of Sarah Friend Henry Dewitt 211 Family of Sarah Friend Sarah Dewitt 211 Thomas Dewitt 211 Hannah Dewitt 211 Osee Dewitt 211 Naomi Dewitt 211 Jonathan Dewitt 211 Vincent Dewitt 211 Henry Dewitt 211 11 Table of Contents Page Chapter III (cont.) Rebecca Friend 213 Husband of Rebecca Friend Joseph Butler Nicholas Friend 215 Gabriel Friend 217 1st wife of Gabriel Friend Elizabeth Bunnel (Bonnell) 217 Family of Friend of Gabriel Friend of 1st wife John Friend 217 Infant daughter 217 Elizabeth Friend 217 Jacob Bunnel Friend 217 John Simpson Friend 217 Jonathan Friend 217 Joseph Friend 217 Keziah Friend 217 2nd wife of Gabriel Friend Clarissa Peck 217 Family of Friend of Gabriel Friend of 2nd wife Gabriel Steele Friend 217 Sarah Ann Friend 217 Rebecca Friend 217 Clarissa Ann Friend 217 Mariah J. Friend 217 Susannah Friend 219 Husband of Susannah Friend Andrew House 219 Family of Susannah Friend John House 219 Mary House 219 Charles House 219 Susanne House 219 Andrew House 219 William House 219 Sarah House 219 Elizabeth House 219 12 Table of Contents Page Chapter III (cont.) John Friend Jr. 221 Wife of John Friend Jr. Elizabeth Ward 221 Family of John Friend Jr. Leah Friend 221 Rachel Friend 221 Sarah Mary Friend 221 Joseph Friend 221 Karrenhappuck Friend 221 Cornelius Ward Friend 221 Rebecca Friend 221 John Friend 221 Samuel Ward Friend 221 Elijah (Elyah) Friend 221 Stephen Willis Friend 221 Elizabeth Friend 221 David Harrison Friend 221 Augustine Friend 223 Joseph Friend 227 Wife of Joseph Friend Sarah Green 227 Family of Joseph Friend Sarah Friend 227 Mary Ann Friend 227 John Green Friend 227 Andrew Coleman Friend 227 Josiah Green Friend 227 William Edmundson Friend 227 Elizabeth Friend 227 13 Table of Contents Page Charles Friend 229 Wife of Charles Friend Prudence Hall 229 Family of Charles Friend Susan Friend 229 Israel Friend 229 Mary Friend 229 John Friend 229 Nicholas Friend 229 James Friend 229 Isaac Friend 229 Aaron Friend 229 Obediah Friend 229 Amos Friend 229 Levi Friend 229 Index 231 Friend Family Association of America (FFAA) 269 Ordering Additional Books from the FFAA 273 About the Author 275 14 15 Preface The information contained within this book has been collected from numerous sources over the years. These details vary from genealogist’s handwritten notes, items scribbled on bits of paper or in the margins of books, to documented records at the FFAA library, county court houses or state archives. The information from transcribed records are essential to this book, but the process opens the possibilities for errors. We have found that information can be misinterpreted in many ways. We have done our utmost to “give credit, when credit is due.” Through the years, we have been contacted by a small number of contributors whom generally express the same theme. It is that their material used without receiving proper recognition. If we have not properly acknowledged a source, it was through an error in record keeping and not an intentional act. If this oversight has occurred, we sincerely apologize. Our goal is to preserve the history of John Friend Sr. and his family. When asking a researcher for permission to include some of her work in this book, she replied; “You are welcomed to use any portion or all of it as you wish. I do not own it. It is owned by our ancestors and committed into our care to pass along to those that follow after.” How profound and true are those word, for the history of our ancestors is not ours to own and hide away, but it is rather something to be shared with all “that follow after”. The information for family lines was collected from direct descendants whenever possible. Hopefully, this direct connection with a person would generate the most accurate information. Unfortunately, this can be the source of family legends. While most legends are based on actual events, the final version of a story can stray wide of the mark. 16 Therefore, the information within this text, though thoroughly checked, may still contain unintentional errors. If these errors do exist, we truly apologize. 17 Introduction John Friend Sr. influenced generations of descendents by leading a normal life. John Friend Sr. moved his young family and wife, Karrenhappuck Hyatt, into the wilds of Western Maryland over 250 years ago. What John found that was so unique or compelling in the backwoods is lost to time. We believe he made this journey to provide a better life for his family and those who came afterwards. John Friend Sr. has become one of the most noted people in early Garrett County history, for he is credited as the first emigrant to establish a permanent home in that wilderness. The goal of this book is to honor John’s memory by preserving the facts of his life and those of his ancestors as well as descendents. John Friend Sr. was probably born about 1728 in the Monocacy Hundred1, Prince George’s County (now Frederick), Maryland. We believed he passed away some time after 1808 in Allegany County (now Garrett) Maryland. John Friend Sr., commonly known as “Old” John Friend, was the son of Nicholas Friend and the great grandson of Nils Larsson Friend. Nils Friend (Frande) immigrated to the new world from Sweden in 1648 and John’s lineage can be trace back to Nils as follows: John Friend Sr. (Abt. 1728 to Aft. 1808) Nicholas Friend (Abt. 1700 to Abt. 1791) John (Johannes) Nilsson Friend I (Abt. 1666 to Abt. 1737) Nils Larsson Friend (Abt. 1619 to Abt. 1686) Work started on this book over sixteen years ago, when Patty (Friend) Thompson set out to discovered her own Friend heritage. At first, we collected the existing information about John and his family, thus considering ourselves “Gatherers” of 1 The definitions of a ‘hundred” when use as a land terms referred to a political and taxation unit carried over from English law. The hundred is smaller than a county and consisting of enough land to raise approximately one hundred fighting men. 18 information rather than genealogists. Our intentions were to share these facts, histories and stories with our families. Because of this limited view, there was a careless trend in documenting or citing sources of this early research. Contacts were developed with other researchers (some, via the Internet) through the years and many have graciously and generously shared their own work. We became acquainted through the Internet over six years ago. For nearly a year there were questions, answers and information emailed back and forth, before discovering that we lived within five miles of one another. This compilation and evaluation of information about John Friend Sr. and his family has extended through the years. Most of the facts and stories presented in the book were first rediscovered by other descendents of John Friend Sr. These tales have been confirmed at times, while some stories, once thought-to-be-set in stone, have been questioned and refuted. Sadly, our immediate families had little or no interest in the work.
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