Elizabeth Blake

John Reighard was born about 1780 Bedford Co., PA, and died August 14, 1821, in Bedford Co., PA, at about age 41. He is the son of Johannes Gottfried Frederick Reighart, and Maria Barbara Esther Imler.

Elizabeth Blake was born May 11, 1789, in Woodbury, Bedford Co., PA, and died before 1834 in Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of James Blake Sr. of Washington Co., MD, and Sarah A. Flemming? of Pennsylvania.

John Reighard and Elizabeth Blake were married about 1809 in Bedford Co., PA.

The 1790 U. S. Census shows James Blake is the head of household, and is living in Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. There are 2 males 16 and over; 1 male under 16; and 2 females.

This township at that time lay along the northern boundary of the county and included the first low range of mountains of the Appalachian chain. Tax records list James Blake as a "founderer" which was an important and skilled job in the iron furnaces which dotted South Mountain from Berks County to the Maryland border. A high grade of iron ore was mined in this area from earliest days to the present time. As mines developed we find the "iron master" taking his skilled workers from place to place, so a study of the movement of the Blake family follows along the line of furnaces from the Mt. Hope Furnace Lancaster Co., where his record first appears, to the furnace in Drumore township near the Susquehanna river, thence to Maryland a back again to Pennsylvania in Franklin, Huntingdon and Blair Counties.

James and his first wife, Sarah (maiden name unknown), had five children according to the family record: Elizabeth, Thomas, James, Henry, Simon. There appears in the Salem Lutheran Church record of Lebanon, PA, the baptism of an Isaac Blakes on Nov. 30, 1798 whose parents were James Blakes and wife. No further record of this child has been found, neither do we find a census record for James for the year 1800 so it may be assumed that wife and child may have died and that he was living with his five children with relatives in Pennsylvania or Maryland. He must have remarried shortly after Sarah's death for Ann is the mother of Burdine who was born Jan. 13, 1800. Another child of this marriage, Maria, died in 1804.

The census of 1810 finds James Blake in Drumore Township. In 1815 he buys land from George Withers, iron master, for a consideration of $4,208.00, sells some of it in 1823 as a resident of Woodbury Twp., Bedford Co., but he is listed as a non-resident taxpayer in Drumore Twp., from 1816 to 1828. During this period he was probably working in the furnaces of Huntingdon Co. for we find him and his son, James in Woodbury township of that county for the 1820 census. These two Woodbury townships should not be confused with each other; Woodbury of Huntingdon Co., and North Woodbury of Bedford are now in Blair Co.

James Blake, Sr. then married Mary "Polly" Unknown about 1835 in Pennsylvania.

The Deeds and Orphans Court Records show that James and his sons James, Simon and Burdine with their families were living in Blair County in the vicinity of Martinsburg by 1830. James' will provided that his wife, Polly, was to receive yearly rental or full possession of lot and two houses in Martinsburg as long as she remained a widow. At her death or marriage said property was to be sold and proceeds to be divided equally between "my three sons: James, Simon, and Burdine. Eldest son, James, to have farm on which I now reside, about 70 acres, also desk. Burdine to have 20 acres of woodland adjoining and lying between his other land and that of son Simon Blake, also silver watch. Son Henry Blake now of Kentucky to receive $1,000.00 to be paid him by Simon in consequence of farm sold to him by me, $150.00 annually until the whole is paid. Grandson John Righart $100.00 to be paid by Simon one year after date. Grandchild Ann Blake daughter of son Thomas $50.00; grandchild Sarah Blake daughter of Thomas Blake $75.00 also my bureau." This will was probated Aug. 28, 1845.

The 1840 U. S. Census shows Birdine Blake (age 40 to 50) is living in North Woodbury, Bedford Co., PA. Living with him is his wife (age 40 to 50). Also living there are their children: 2 males 5 to 10, and one male 10 to 15, and 1 male 15 to 20, 2 females 5 to 10, 1 female 10 to 15, and 1 female 15 to 20. James Blake (age 70 to 80) is living next door with his wife (age 50 to 60). Also in the household are: 1 male 10 to 15; 1 female 15 to 20, and 1 female 20 to 25.

The 1850 U. S. Census taken on August 28, 1850 shows Nancy Blake (age 49) born in Pennsylvania, and with real estate of $2,500 is living in Martinsburg Borough, Blair Co., PA. Living with her are the following, all born in Pennsylvania: Samuel Blake (age 19) a Farmer; Elizabeth Blake (age 15); Eston Blake (age 9); and Nancy Blake (age 6). Nancy is the widow of Simon Blake, who died in 1849. All these Blake children are hers.

The adjacent household also has some Blakes, all persons born in Pennsylvania:

The 1850 U. S. Census taken on August 28, 1850 shows Sarah Miller (age 41) born in Pennsylvania is living in Martinsburg Borough, Blair Co., PA. Living with her is Columbus Miller (age 1) born in Pennsylvania. Also living there are: Polly Blake (age 64) born in Pennsylvania; and Simon Blake (age 26) born in Pennsylvania. Leigh Larson note: Polly is the third wife of Simon's grandfather, James Blake, and is therefore Simon's step-grandmother.

The 1850 U. S. Census taken on August 16, 1850, shows Johnathan Reighart (age 36) born in Pennsylvania, and with real estate of $800 is a Farmer, and is living in Bedford Twp., Bedford Co., PA. Living with him are: Sarah Reighart (age 28), born in Pennsylvania; and a female Child Reighart (age 9/12) born in Pennsylvania.

Amanda Reighart was born about October, 1859, in Bedford Borough, Bedford Co., PA.

The 1860 U. S. Census taken on June 26, 1860 shows Nancy Blake (age 58) born in Pennsylvania with personal estate worth $200 is living in North Woodbury, Bedford Co., PA. Living with her are the following, all born in Pennsylvania: Simon Blake (age 31) a Plasterer; William B. Blake (age 29) a Carpenter; Samuel Blake (age 27) a Plasterer; Thomas Blake (age 21) a Blacksmith; Easton Blake (age 18) a Moulder; and Lile Blake (age 15).

The 1860 U. S. Census taken on June 6, 1860, shows John Reighart (age 36) born in Pennsylvania, and who cannot read or write, is a Laborer and is living in Bedford Borough, Bedford Co., PA. Living with him are: Margaret Reighart (age 24), born in Pennsylvania; and Amanda Reighart (age 8/12) born in Pennsylvania.

The Civil War Draft Registration dated June, 1863, shows John H. Reighart (age 38) is a Shoemaker, and is living in Bedford Borough, Bedford Co., PA.

John H. Reighart served and was discharged as a Private in Co. E, 7th Regiment, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry (80th Volunteers).

There has been found no record for the birthdate of James Blake other than the 1830 Federal Census of Woodbury township, Bedford Co., PA. He and his third wife, Polly, appear to be living in the home of his son Burdine and at that time he was between 70 and 80 years of age. His will was probated in Bedford County Aug. 28, 1845. Place of burial is not known. No dates at all are known for Ann (9) except that the 1820 Census for Woodberry Twp., Huntingdon Co. places her in the age group 26-45. Her maiden name is not known but inasmuch as her first child was named Burdine (4), which is most unusual as a given name, it is believed that it might also be her family name. Ann died prior to 1834 when James wrote his will in which he names his wife, Polly.

James Blake appears in the 1790 Federal Census as a resident of Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. This township at that time lay along the northern boundary of the county and included the first low range of mountains of the Appalachian chain. Tax records list James Blake as a "founderer" which was an important and skilled job in the iron furnaces which dotted South Mountain from Berks County to the Maryland border. A high grade of iron ore was mined in this area from earliest days to the present time. As mines developed we find the "iron master" taking his skilled workers from place to place, so a study of the movement of the Blake family follows along the line of furnaces from the Mt. Hope Furnace Lancaster Co., where his record first appears, to the furnace in Drumore township near the Susquehanna river, thence to Maryland a back again to Pennsylvania in Franklin, Huntingdon and Blair Counties.

The census of 1810 finds James Blake in Drumore Township. In 1815 he buys land from George Withers, iron master, for a consideration of $4,208.00, sells some of it in 1823 as a resident of Woodbury Twp., Bedford Co., but he is listed as a non‑resident taxpayer in Drumore Twp., from 1816 to 1828. During this period he was probably working in the furnaces of Huntingdon Co. for we find him and his son, James in Woodbury township of that county for the 1820 census. These two Woodbury townships should not be confused with each other; Woodbury of Huntingdon Co., and North Woodbury of Bedford are now in Blair Co.

Deeds and Orphans Court Records show that James and his sons James, Simon and Burdine with their families were living in Blair County in the vicinity of Martinsburg by 1830. James's will provided that his wife, Polly, was to receive yearly rental or full possession of lot and two houses in Martinsburg as long as she remained a widow. At her death or marriage said property was to be sold and proceeds to be divided equally between "my three sons: James, Simon, and Burdine. Eldest son, James, to have farm on which I now reside, about 70 acres, also desk. Burdine to have 20 acres of woodland adjoining and lying between his other land and that of son Simon Blake, also silver watch. Son Henry Blake now of Kentucky to receive $1,000.00 to be paid him by Simon in consequence of farm sold to him by me, $150.00 annually until the whole is paid. Grandson John Righart $100.00 to be paid by Simon one year after date. Grandchild Ann Blake daughter of son Thomas $50.00; grandchild Sarah Blake daughter of Thomas Blake $75.00 also my bureau." This will was probated Aug. 28, 1845. Polly died in August, 1876 at the age of 80.

Thomas b. Feb. 29, 1792; d. 1830 Mar. 1) Polly Mosier 2) Ann Morrison. Burdine was the executor of his will which is recorded in Washington Co., Md.

The immediate ancestors of James Blake have not been identified. They were of English descent and family tradition has it that they descended from the family to which Admiral Blake belonged. Admiral Robert Blake was a naval hero under Oliver Cromwell. There is also the story that an ancestor, was attached to the court of Queen Caroline. Another story is that there is a Blake window in Winchester Cathedral. More recent and positive evidence is the recollection of Viola and Ida Blake of an English lawyer visiting in their home when they were children who was looking for a Blake descendant to return to England to participate in the settlement of an estate. Their father, Simon (2) was not interested. The West Virginia branch of the family have the story that several brothers came to this country before the Revolution to evangelize for the Methodists. This is credible as there is a strong religious bent in many of the lines ‑ almost to the point of fanaticism. Ministers, missionaries and devoted church workers are found in each generation. In general the family has been affiliated with the Methodist Church.

Blake families were found early in the settlement of America, notably in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and in the south - states of Virginia, Maryland and the Carolinas. Descendants of widely separated lines located on the Eastern Shore and Western Shore of Maryland, and today the name is common in the Baltimore area. The ancestry of the Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake leads back to this area and the family claims descent from both William Blake, the poet, and the admiral's family (Admiral Blake himself was not married). Further search on the family might be made in Ireland as one branch was settled there on extensive estates during the time of Prince John in the twelfth century. It is possible that Robert Coleman, the iron master of Pennsylvania who came from Ireland brought the family over to this country, as they seemed to be skilled iron workers.

One county history in Maryland states that the James Blake family was of German origin which is incorrect. They may have settled among the Germans there and intermarried with them. Research indicates that James Blake if his father was not an immigrant, belonged to a Virginia or Maryland family.

If Ann's maiden name was Burdine the geographical distribution of families of that name in 1790 was the same as that of Blake. There were a number in Virginia at that time. Variations in spelling of this name are Burden, Berdine, Beardin, Berden, etc.

The Time line is questionable.

Sir William Blake>(I believe there is a missing family member here)>William Blake d. circa 1834>He had six sons; Thomas, William, Berdine/Burdine, (who also became a preacher) Simon, Easton and Samuel

My great grandfather on my Father's side, instead of coming from Holland, was from England. His name was William Blake and he was the son of Sir William Blake, who once was a great warrior and played an important part in saving
England from Invaders who might have conquered England but for the good generalship of Sir William Blake. he and his armies kept the country from being overrun by invaders, and he was rewarded by the Crown of England with a gift of a great amount of land, of which most of it lay where the city of London now stands. Sir William had two sons; William and Bascm. His son William was a minister, but he didn't like the ways of the Church of England and decided to come to the New Land and start a church to suit his way of thinking. He and his brother left England and came to the New Country about 1700. William settled in Massachusetts, while Bascom settled at Philadelphia.

William started a church in Massachusetts called the Quaker Church, of which there are several branches today; The dunkards, Mennonites, and others.
William had learned all about the foundry business in England, so he decided to start a cast iron foundry in this country. He and a friend left Massachusetts and came to Pennsylvania and settled at what is now Woodbury, Bedford County, and there started a cast iron foundry, making stoves, iron kettles, ploughshares, and all kinds of cast iron implements that were needed in those early days. He continued preaching and helping to run the iron foundry until his death, about he year 1834. He had six sons; Thonas, William, Berdine/Burdine, (who also became a preacher) Simon, Easton and Samuel; who was my Father. Five of these boys enlisted in the army during the Civil war and were mustered in at the place now called Loysburg, Bedford County, but at that time was the town of Pattonsville. Thomas and William never returned from the war. Whether they were killed in action, or what happened to them, no one ever knew. Easton had learned the foundry business in his Father's foundry, and on coming back from the war, decided to start a Foundry in Huntingdon. He built his foundry on the east bank, about 200 yards about the mouth of Stone Creek, which empties into the Juniata River. The foundry continued to run and turn out castings until Easton Blake's death, about the year 1888. when it was shut down, and some years later it was disbanded.

My father, Samuel Blake, was a plasterer by trade. He married Mary Putt at Martinsburg about the year 1864 after he had come home from the Civil War. They had nine children; six boys and three girls.

There was Frank, Oliver, (myself -- Miles), Simon, Charles, Samuel, Savilla, Margaret and Elizabeth. Of the six boys only two had children. The elder one, Frank, had two girls, no boys; and myself, Miles, five girls and one
boy, Ralph, who is married to Arvilla Frederick. My son has no children, so you see, of the William Blake that migrated from England, Ralph Blake is the last of his descendants in this line.
Written by:
Miles M. Blake
549 Wharton Ave. Lakemont
Altoona PA

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ID: I6686
Name: Simon S Blake
Surname: Blake
Given Name: Simon S
Sex: M
Birth: 29 Oct 1829 in Martinsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania 1
Death: 5 Mar 1904 in Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin 1
Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Orion, Richland, Wisconsin 2
_UID: EE374B01AE2B3B40A97704E78C3A1501ACFC 3
Change Date: 15 Sep 2004 at 15:58:47

Marriage 1 Mary Magdalena Ambrose b: 30 Apr 1836 in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Married: 18 Jan 1855 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin 4Children
Sylvester Fremont Blake b: 10 Jul 1856 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Ida Elmira Blake b: 17 Sep 1858 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Viola Genoa Blake b: 14 Apr 1861 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Mary Estelle Blake b: 14 May 1863 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Salome Caroline Blake b: 28 Jul 1865 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
John Ambrose Blake b: ABT 1865 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Cora Jane Blake b: 30 Oct 1869 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Grant Burdine Blake b: ABT 1871 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Dora Belle Blake b: 22 Jan 1873 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Edna Pearl Blake b: 5 Sep 1876 in Orion, Richland, Wisconsin
Sources:
Title: The Blake-Ambrose Family History
Author: Irma Ruth Mason Anderson
Note:
(Mrs. Arvid E. Anderson) 144 Kenneth St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, January 1966
Page: P 3, 54
Date: Jul 2000
Title: The Blake-Ambrose Family History
Author: Irma Ruth Mason Anderson
Note:
(Mrs. Arvid E. Anderson) 144 Kenneth St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, January 1966
Page: p 3, 54
Date: Jul 2000
Title: The Blake-Ambrose Family History
Author: Irma Ruth Mason Anderson
Note:
(Mrs. Arvid E. Anderson) 144 Kenneth St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, January 1966
Page: pg 3
Note: Original sources used by Irma Ruth for this family are: (1) "History of Crawford & Richland Counties, Wisconsin", Union Pub. Co., springfield, Ill., 1884 pp. 917, 918, 1131, 1132, 1143; (2) civil War service and disability pension record. General Service Administration, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Text: As a youth Simon's experiences were many and varied. Until he was fourteen he was in school or helped his father on the farm. Then he tried his hand at learning the trades of merchant tailor, blacksmith and axmaking, but finally engaged in teaching. When he was seventten he tried to enlist in the service of the U.S. for the Mexican War. As he was underaged and his parents witheld their consent, he returned to axmaking until he was 21. In the fall of 1852 he visited relatives in Ironton, Ohio then went on to Arkansas where he worked in the lumbering business for seven months. Returning to Pennsylvania he taught school for a four-month winter term.
It is not certain that Simon's brothers, Thomas and Charles, accompanied him to Richland County, Wisconsin when he went there to take up land in 1854, but it was not long before them, as well as his sisters' families - The Brennemans and Hamiltons - joined him. Land at $1.25 an acre enticed many from the east to settle in this part of the frontier. At this time the Ambroses arrived from Indiana. The land was still virgin forest so these first settlers established their homes in the same fashion their fathers ha made homes in the forests of Pennsylvania by clearing the land, building log cabins and planting crops.
Simon entered 120 acres of land on Sections 17 and 18 of the town of Orion then went to work in the village as a clerk in a store. Quite possibly it was there he met Mary Ambrose now a girl of nineteen, and he lost no time in proposing. They were married the following January. He left the store in the fall and taught a 3-month term of school at Pleasant Hill in the town of Eagle. The next spring they settled on his land on Oak Ridge and continued to live there until their latter years when they moved to the town of Richland Center.
They had three small children - Sylvester, Ida and Vioa when Simon responded to the call of Abraham Lincoln and enlisted in the 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry for a term of three years. He was wounded at Decatur, Georgia in July 1864 on Sherman's march to the sea. He used to tell his children how the ladies from the plantation mansion brought him food and water until he was taken from the battle field to the field hospital. As his wound was serious he was sent from there to the Harvey General Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin and remained there until he received a disability discharage on March 20, 1865.
Simon Blanke was interested in public affairs and held several town offices. In politics he was a Republican, and Viola would often be his companion in attending political rallies. He was deeply religious and helped to establish the Methodist church at Oak Ridge. This log church is no longer in existence but nearby in the cemetery Simon and Mary Ambrose Blake lie buried.
Mary Magdalena Ambrose was nine years old when her parents moved from the old homestead near Ligonier, Pennsylvania to Clinton County, Indiana. They settled on land near Fussiaville and remained there until 1854 when they migrated with their relatives, the Kanables, to Wisconsin.
Mary is remembered as a quiet, unassuming person busy with the cares of raising a family of ten children two of whom died in infancy. She seldom attended church as she was usually preparing dinner for the preacher who still had one, perhaps two, appointments yet to make. Their home was not a home fo plenty, bu they were hospitable and willing to share - a characteristic of most frontier people.
Date: Aug 2000
Title: The Blake-Ambrose Family History
Author: Irma Ruth Mason Anderson
Note:
(Mrs. Arvid E. Anderson) 144 Kenneth St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, January 1966
Page: p 3
Date: Jul 2000
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Burdine Blake + Mazie Ann Simpkins d/o William and Ruth (Wallen/Walling, the daughter of Colonel James WALLING and Mary MALLOT WALLING) Simpkins>Simon Blake + Mary Magdalena Ambrose
I am not related, just sharing.
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Simpkins in Washington Co. MD 1790-1830
Posted by: Patty Simpkins Cartwright Date: June 02, 2000 at 20:09:48
of 1012

I am looking for material on William and Ruth Wallen/Walling SIMPKINS she was the daughter of Colonel James WALLING and Mary MALLOT WALLING..
Ruth and William SIMPKINS married 20 March 1780 Washington Co. MD listed on the 1790 Washington Co. MD. Ruth was born c1763 Frederick, Co. MD. William was born c1757.
I am trying to find how this SIMPKINS tree ties on to my family in Kentucky/West Virgina.

Can anyone tell me the names of their children, etc. Parents/brother/sisters to William Simpkins ? Did they have a son Charles?
Ruth Walling was a cousin to my James Walling [ Walden-Walling-Wallen] 1840-1850 Estill Co. Kentucky. This James was married to Rutha McCUBBINS Walling. My 4th G-GParents, they were in TN 1830.

Thankyou,
Patty
Patsc3@aol.com

Re: Wm. SIMPKINS of MD b. c. 1755-1757
Posted by: Ron Cofiell Date: July 12, 2000 at 18:29:04
In Reply to: Simpkins in Washington Co. MD 1790-1830 by Patty Simpkins Cartwright of 1012

William SIMPKINS may have been born c. 1755, and he d. 1831. He was son of John and Mary (GORSUCH) SIMPKINS. John was b. 3/19/1721/22 in Baltimore Co., MD and d. 1772 in Loudoun Co., VA. John was still in Balto. Co. in Feb. 1767 when he gave his age as 45 in a deposition (Balto. Co. Land Records, Liber B #P, folio 418). John was son of John and Priscilla SIMPKINS; Mary was daughter of Thomas and Jane (ENSOR) GORSUCH. Wm.'s siblings were John (b. 12/25/1746), Susannah (b. 2/2/1748), Priscilla (b. 12/29/1750), and possibly Rachel (m. ___KELLY).

Re: Wm. SIMPKINS of MD b. c. 1755-1757
Posted by: Patty Simpkins Cartwright Date: March 09, 2001 at 18:34:39
In Reply to: Re: Wm. SIMPKINS of MD b. c. 1755-1757 by Ron Cofiell of 1012

Dear Ron,

Can you share more on William Simpkins' brothers and sisters on who they married and where they lived?

William Simpkins born 1757 md, 1780 Washington Co. Maryland to Ruth WALLEN/ WALLING she was born in Fredrick Co. MD 1763.
They went to Washington Co. MD.

I don't have anything more on William's siblings: John born 1746, Susannah b 1748, Priscilla 1750 and maybe Rachel.

I am still working on where William and Ruth's children lived and who they married.
I have only what is on the Simpkins Family Gen. Forum.. which is very helpful, just need to try to put it all together.

I do appreciate all the help you and others have given me.
Thankyou,
Patty
Patsc3@aol.com

Re: Wm. SIMPKINS of MD b. c. 1755-1757
Posted by: Jim jbennett@execpc.comDate: June 10, 2001 at 15:16:34
In Reply to: Re: Wm. SIMPKINS of MD b. c. 1755-1757 by Patty Simpkins Cartwright of 1012

Patty,
William and Ruth Simpkins had a daughter,
*******Mazie Ann born February 1794 in Washington
Co, MD. She married *******Burdine Blake and moved
to *****Blair Co, PA. William and Ruth are my
gggg-grandparents.
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Re: Wm. SIMPKINS of MD b. c. 1755-1757
Posted by: Ron Cofiell Date: July 14, 2000 at 01:15:12
In Reply to: Re: Wm. SIMPKINS of MD b. c. 1755-1757 by Patty Simpkins Cartwright of 1012

I don't have anything more on SIMPKINS in VA or KY. I would like to find out about Wm. SIMPKINS' father, John, who died in Loudoun Co., VA in 1772. (The citations are VA Wills and Administrations, p. 386; and VA Historical Mag., v. 26, p. 217, neither of which I have seen.) For instance, when did he move there from MD? Was his wife Mary (nee GORSUCH) still alive at that time? Did he travel to VA in a caravan with other families from Balto. Co.?

****Wm.'s daughter Mazey Ann (1794-1867) m. Burdine BLAKE in 1818 in Washington Co., MD. According to Mrs. A.E. ANDERSON (probably Irma Ruth Mason ANDERSON, c. 1981), the other children of Wm. and Ruth (WALLING) SIMPKINS were Thomas, John W., Sarah Guyton, Ruth A., Mary Woltz, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Darius (m. Rowena KADLE), and Nancy Spencer. I do not see a Charles listed