160. Alexander MCLIN
Hazel V. Alexander had death listed as Washington Co., TN
Gladys Lucile Bryan has death listed as Elizabethton, Carter, TN in
Ancestral FileOn the Internet received info from Lady who's husband's grandmother had
collected records stating Alexander McLin was born in 1755 in
Pennsylvania and father was John McLin
161. Ann Laird BLAIR
Hazel V. Alexander had death listed as Washington Co., TN
Gladys Lucile Bryan has death listed as Elizabethton, Carter, TN in
Ancestral FileOn the Internet received info from Lady who's husband's grandmother had
collected records stating Ann Laird Blair was born in Ireland in 1758 and
died 29 Aug 1829. Not sure about this information. Lists Brothers and
Sisters order of birth as Robert, Brice, Richard, William, Joseph, Martha,
John II, Ann I, but also lists marriage of parents in 1758 which is same
year of Ann Lairds birth date.??
162. William HUMPHREYS
moved to Virginia in 1764
Buried in unmarked grave.
Occupation Planter, Church Baptist
194. Paul GRIMBALL
Died between 29 JAN 1750 and 25 JAN 1751
195. Mary STONE
Died Nov/Dec 1803
228. John HOUGHLAND
!Biography!
Located himself on the South Fork of the Potomac, with a large family of
children
!BIRTH: Herbert P. McGinnis letter: moved to Hampshire Co, VA.
letter from Samantha Beuhring McGinnis Young to an unknown cousin
in possession of Frances Young Simers, quoted in William D. and
Matilda Davis Young's family history
229. UNKNOWN
went back to South Fork of Potomac after he died
married an old friend
took son John and two daughters
!DEATH: letter from Samantha Beuhring McGinnis Young to an unknown cousin
in possession of Frances Young Simers, quoted in William D. and
Matilda Davis Young's family history
230. Johan STALCOP
BIRTH: LDS Ancestral File
Line 32063 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
MARR PLAC Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, DE
231. Jane SNICKER
BIRTH: christened at Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, DE
254. John Jacob RYAN Sr.
Event: 1792 Registered his brand in St Martin Parish
Prop: 1802 Granted land on Vermillion River near Perry's Bridge in Vermillion Parish.
Note in an 1846 interview with George Ryan his slave and handyman it is said John Jacob died on his farm on Beckworth Creek.John Jacob Ryan Jr. was called "the Father of Lake Charles", his father John Jacob Senior was literally the father of Calcasieu Parish. In addition to bringing a pioneer spirit to the territory, he and Mary Ann brought a large family of daughters who began the Moss, Ellender, Vincenet, Clifton, Landry, Royer, Reon, Rigmaiden and Reeves families of southwest Louisiana.
Jacob Ryan Sr. was born between 1768 and 1772 in Savannah, Georgia. The family moved to Pensacola, FL and then Louisiana in the late 1700s. Jacob Sr. married Mary Anne Hargrave in 1793 in St. Martin Parish. In 1793 Ryan moved to the Vermillion River and then in 1817 relocated further west to a site near Bayou D'Inde, later known as the Prairie or Vincent Settlement.
The exact date when John J. Ryan and his sister, Celeste, who married Francis Daniel came to the Attakapas Country is not known. Records in St Martin Parish show that he registered his brand in 1792. He was married in 1793 to Mary Anne Hargrave, daughter of Benjamin Hargrave and Rebecca Gaultney of Virginia. Francis Daniel and William Grecien were witnesses to the Ryan-Hargrave marriage in St. Martin Parish. The church recorded Savannah, Georgia as John Jacob's birthplace on the christening documents of some of his children. Their marriage certificate states the names of their parents. Margaret Barclay is John's mother.
Adjoining land grants were received by John Jacob Ryan, Benjamin Hargrave (his father-in-law), and Francis Daniel (his brother-in-law) in 1802 and 1803 on the west side of the Vermillion River below Abbeville. John Jacob and his father-in-law Benjamin sold their land to George Faulk around 1812. George was also married to one of the Hargrave sisters, so the land remained in the family.
Twelve of the children of John Jacob Ryan and Mary Anne hargrave were born on the Vermilion Boyou land grant. In 1817 they left this home on the bayou, borded a schooner and sailed for the Rio Hondo Lands. Sailing up the Big River (Calcasieu), they lowered their anchor on the west bank of the river and went ashore at a site near Indian Marias (Bayou d'Inde), which they chose for their home. This site came to be know as the Prairie or Vincent Settlement. It was here, in 1818 that their thirteenth child, named for her mother was born and she was reputed to be the first white child born west of the Calcasieu River. The present day Citgo & Firestone Refineries are on the Vincent Settlement site. The community is now known as Rose Bluff, named after Rose Pujo.
Jacob and Mary had only two sons: Isaac, born March 1, 1805 and Jacob Jr. born Feb 14, 1816. Isaac Ryan met a tragic end when he didd fighting at the battle of the Alamo in 1836. Jim Bowie was a friend of the family and had seeded advice on his chances to return to Louisianda during the early 1830s. His land deals had gotten him into trouble. One of his confidants undoubtedly was John Jacob, who probably advised him to stay in Texas. John Jacob's elder son Isaac, idolized Bowie and was influenced to jin him at the Alamo. Their other son, John Jacob Ryan Jr. became "the father of Lake Charles" The daughters all married and remained in Imperial Calcasieu Parish. Descendants of this family make up a substantial portion of the parish population. Jacob Sr., died Sept 7, 1846.
George Ryan, born 1827 on Ryan property, was the slave and trusted right hand man of both John Jacob Senior and Junior.