William Earp Connection Born in Fairfax Co State of Service
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William Earp Connection Born in Fairfax Co State of Service Rank Pension Unit Spouse_Name Nicholas, Priscilla Father_Name Joshua Joseph Earp Mother_Name Mary Budd DoB 1729 PoB Stafford Co** DoD 1778 PoD Frederick Co MD References Earp, OWT Birth: 1729 Anne Arundel County Maryland, USA Death: 1778 Frederick County Maryland, USA William would be my 6th Great Grandfather. "In 1776 William Earp of Baltimore Co., MD, sold a 100 acre tract there known as "Organ's Forest" for his mother, Mary (Budd) Earp, who is listed in the land deed as a resident of Fairfax County, Virginia.""Other early Earp records of interest include the names of the signers of the 1778 Oath of Fidelity to the newly formed government during the Revolutionary War. They were Edward Earp, Thomas Earp, Peddicord Earp and two William Earps, all of Anne Arundel Co. (later Howard) Maryland; and James Earp and William Earp of Montgomery Co., MD.It is worthy to note that not a single Earp name is found on the list of those persons who refused to take the oath of fidelity." "Josiah Earp and Erasmus Earp, who were also Maryland Revolutionary Revolutionary War Soldiers, lived in Montgomery Co., MD.," (these were sons of William)" and were descendants of John Earp." From "Amos Earp Senior of Howard County, MD.," by Charles Albert Earp, Jr. 1956. "William Earp and at least three of his sons served in the American Revolution. They were Philip, Josiah and Erasmus. William Earp (Harp) signed the Patriots Oath of Fidelity & support to the State in Montgomery County, Maryland, 2 March, 1778." "Brumbaugh's Maryland Records, Volume 1, Census of 1776; Frederick County, Maryland, Lower Potomac Hundred: "A list of the number of souls taken and given unto the committee of observation. The sex and age of white and black." Males on page 183: Harp, William 47 yrs., Harp, Philip 21 yrs., Harp, William Jr. 17 yrs., Harp, Josiah 14 yrs., Harp,Erasmus 11 yrs., Harp, Samuel 6 yrs., Females on page 189: Harp, Pricilla 48 yrs., Harp, Esther 19 yrs., Harp, Anne 10 yrs, Harp, Sarah 1 yr. No other family of Harp, Earp or other spellings found in the county. For the complete article on the Earp Family go to: http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/Earp/index.html?cj=1&o_xid=0001177077& o_lid=0001177077 Family links: Spouse: Priscilla Nichols Earp (1728 - 1776)* Children: Josiah Earp (1761 - 1844)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Mark Record added: Nov 29, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 155513328 Earp History Wild West Personalities Produce Bang-Up Pedigree By Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG The Wild West was chock-full of colorful characters and it was natural as ticks to a hound dog that Hollywood would fall in love with them. Of course, in certain instances some were actually just creations of the silver screen, while in others, there were embellishments of the historical facts pertaining to various heroes and heroines – not unlike some of our own family legends. Many families have stories about being connected to or descended from renowned Wild West personalities. My Uncle Teck went to his reward believing his father had once encountered Jesse James hiding train robbery loot in the Cookson Hills of eastern Oklahoma – even though I pointed out that the notorious outlaw-folk hero was killed in 1882 when his father was a nine-year-old boy living in Georgia. Some family legends are hard to kill. The genealogist often has to spend a great deal of time sorting conflicting facts from obvious fiction before the genealogical research can be conducted. Even biographies and autobiographies of the famous and infamous may contain inaccuracies and discrepancies. Nevertheless, it is fun to research the possible links to a historical figure, and even if you disprove the family legend, you learn a lot of American history along the way. For example, the movie, "Wyatt Earp" and the video "Tombstone" created renewed interest in the legendary sometime-lawman. While Wyatt Earp may appear in your family tree, you can't be a direct descendant for although he had three wives, he did not have any offspring. Tracing Wyatt Earp and his family as they zigzagged across the heart of America back and forth to California and other Western states in the 19th and 20th centuries provides a fairly representative illustration of the migration trails that many of our ancestors took. Wyatt Earp was born in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois in 1848. However, his family moved to Pella, Marion County, Iowa, when he was about two years old. He appears with his parents (Nicholas Porter Earp and Virginia Ann Cooksey) and his four older siblings in the 1850 census of that county.1 The 1860 census of Marion County, Iowa shows this Earp family consisting of the parents and six children and a 17-year-old female (Lucinda Davis) whose relationship to the Earps has not been established. The Earp children at that time were: James C., Virgil W., Wyatt B., Morgan, Warren B. and Virginia. The youngest child, a daughter named Adelia, was born in June of 1861 in Pella, Iowa2. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was named for his father's commanding officer under whom Nicholas Earp served during the Mexican War. Wyatt was too young for Civil War service, but his father and brothers, James and Virgil, and half brother, Newton, served – all on the Union side. The 13-year-old Wyatt was left in charge of bringing in an 80-acre corn crop, with the help of younger brothers Morgan and Warren.3 Nicholas Earp, Wyatt's father, went to California in the 1850s – not for gold – but to find agricultural land with an ample water supply, and decided to settle in San Bernardino County.4 He returned to the Midwest to move the family to California, but his daughter, Martha, became ill and died. Then the Civil War started, delaying the move. In 1864-65, according to family accounts, Wyatt drove one of the wagons when the family removed to the vicinity of Colton, San Bernardino County, California. However, somewhat later Nicholas Earp decided to go back and dispose of his land in the Midwest (apparently the real estate market was depressed at the end of the Civil War) and then to return to California to settle permanently. So, in 1868 they went back to the Midwest – this time to Lamar, Mo. (Whether Nicholas Earp owned property in both Iowa and Missouri at this time has not yet been ascertained.) In 1870, the Earp family was enumerated in Lamar Township of Barton County, Missouri,5with Nicholas listed as a grocer. The then 22-year-old Wyatt Earp is shown with his wife, "Rilla," whose real name was Urilla Sutherland.6 They were married 10 January 1870 in Barton County, Missouri, according to marriage records there. Urilla died later that year in childbirth, along with the infant. Wyatt got into a serious quarrel with her brothers, left town and drifted into Kansas.7 In May, 1871, Wyatt Earp was arrested and charged with larceny – horse stealing in the Indian Nation – he skipped bail and was never tried.8 From 1871-75 he tried buffalo hunting in Kansas and roamed around various towns in that state, and during this time met Bat Masterson. In 1875 he was appointed city policeman of Wichita ($60 a month), but on April 19, 1876, he was dismissed from the position and his final salary was withheld until "all collected fines are submitted."9 On May 16, 1876, he was hired as assistant marshal of Dodge City, Kansas at a salary of $100 a month and $2.50 per arrest.10 Ever restless, in 1878 he went to Texas to check out ranching possibilities. While in Fort Griffin, Texas Earp met John Henry "Doc" Holliday and "Big Nose" Kate (Doc's companion) for the first time. When Wyatt Earp returned to Dodge City in 1878, after learning that Marshal Ed Masterson had been killed, he was accompanied by Celila Ann "Mattie" Blaylock,11 a friend of "Big Nose" Kate. No marriage record has been found for Wyatt and "Mattie," leading to speculation that she was his common-law wife – a not uncommon occurrence in the West at that time. Wyatt was appointed assistant marshal of Dodge City again. However, his stay was brief – he left Dodge City for good in June of 1879, along with Mattie and Doc Holliday. They, and some of Wyatt's brothers, all eventually wound up in Tombstone, Arizona.12 The gunfight at OK Corral, which made the name of Earp famous in Western lore, took place Oct. 26, 1881. It was in Tombstone that Wyatt met Josephine "Sadie" Marcus, a theatrical performer for whom he abandoned Mattie Blaylock. Mattie committed suicide July 17, 1888 in Pinal County, Arizona, and her belongings were shipped to Mrs. Sarah Blaylock (her sister) in Fairfax, Linn County, Iowa.13 Wyatt and Josephine spent their lives traveling, gambling, mining and living the "sporting" life. Whether they were legally married is open to speculation.14 They lived in Idaho, California, Alaska and Nevada. In 1900 they were enumerated on a ship in Nome, Alaska. In 1910 and 1920 they were living in Los Angeles. Wyatt died in 192915 – Josephine in 1944.16 Allie Earp, the widow of Virgil, outlived them all and told her versions of their adventures inThe Earp Brothers of Tombstone.17 No marriage record has been found for Allie and Virgil either, and it is assumed she was his common-law wife, particularly since evidently she did not apply for his Civil War pension after his death.