Cindy's Genealogy
of Lower Delmarva

The following families are a small portion of our family information

I'm researching the following SURNAMES on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
[ Bennett ][ Bradley ][ Brinsfield ][ Connelly/Conley ][ Covington][ Cooper ][ Denson ][ Donoho ]
[ Howard ][ Insley ][ Melson ][ Nelson ][ Nichols/Nicholson ][ Phillips ]
[ Riggin ][ Robinson ][ Taylor ][ Twilley ][ Venables ][ Walker ][ White ]

BENNETT:
Salathiel W. Bennett b July 21, 1828 d Jun 17, 1907 married Mary Marine b. 02/27/1835 d. 12/12/1920
on April 14, 1852
Salathiel was the son of George Bennett
Mary was the daughter of James Marine and Rhoda Robinson
Lived in Sharptown, Wicomico Co., Maryland
Salathiel and Mary BENNETT had issue:

  1. Rhoda Elizabeth BENNETT b March 09, 1853 d April 10, 1932 m Issac J. Bailey
  2. Sabra BENNETT b September 25, 1854 d August 17, 1855
  3. Elijah E. Robinson BENNETT b June 14, 1856 d May 8, 1943 m Nancy C. Cooper
  4. George Edmond BENNETT b July 21, 1858 d 1943 m Mary Priscilla Cooper
  5. Sadie Ann V. BENNETT b October 30, 1860 m John Moffit
  6. Mary Lovie W. BENNETT b September 9, 1862 d 1933 m George R. Fletcher
  7. Jonathan James Riggin BENNETT b August 26, 1866 d April 26, 1949 m Naomi Ellen Nichols
  8. Frona Jane BENNETT b March 22, 1869 d October 1, 1876
  9. Sarah Hester Mann BENNETT b May 27, 1871 m John B. Collins
  10. John Henry Smith BENNETT b January 18 1873 d October 11, 1873
  11. Ida E. May BENNETT b July 2, 1874 d September 25, 1875
  12. Austin E. BENNETT b July 1, 1876 d September 25, 1930 m Lillian A. Owens
  13. Carl Hurmus BENNETT b Jun 1, 1879 d May 16, 1956 m Clara S. Bradley

BRADLEY/BADLEY:
James Weatherly Bradley b May 25,1795 d April 17, 1860 married Jane Collins b Feb. 6, 1797
d Oct. 31, 1831
James was the son of Thomas Badley and Esther Huffington
Jane was the daughter of John Collins and Aseneth Wilson
James and Jane BRADLEY (BADLEY) had issue:

  1. Thomas Dreden BRADLEY b June 15, 1820 m Matilda Morris
  2. John Collins BRADLEY b April 7, 1822 d 1871 m Mary Priscilla Knowles
  3. Arcada Wilson BRADLEY , b January 21, 1824 d January 16, 1903, m Goldsborough W. Phillips
  4. Mary Jane BRADLEY , b February 10, 1826 d 1919 m Ephraim Knowles III
  5. James Weatherly BRADLEY Jr. b January 17, 1828, d May 16, 1904 m Nancy L. Bennett m2 Reeta English
  6. Nancy Twilley BRADLEY , b October 5, 1829 d November 2, 1914 m Samuel S. Walker
James Weatherly Bradley also married Sarah Vinson, b Feb 9, 1797 d May 11, 1864
Sarah was the daughter of Isaac Vinson
James and Sarah BRADLEY had issue:
  1. Margaret Sarah E. A. BRADLEY b May 19, 1836 d Jan 3, 1910 m Jonathan A. Nichols
  2. Hester Emily BRADLEY , b August 31, 1838 m James Elzey
  3. Isaac William Brittingham BRADLEY , b January 25, 1843 d June 10, 1851

BRINSFIELD:
Dennard Hicks Brinsfield b September 27, 1849 d May 17, 1925 m Virginia Jeanetta Thompson
b September 22, 1851 d December 4, 1927 on April 11, 1872
Lived in Dorchester Co., Maryland.
Dennard was the son of Elijah and Sarah Brinsfield
Dennard and Virginia BRINSFIELD had issue:

  1. Grace BRINSFIELD, b March 25, 1875 d 1950
  2. Dennard Linwood BRINSFIELD b August 20, 1876 d February 6, 1951
  3. Julian Brodus BRINSFIELD b December 31, 1878 d May 10, 1947
  4. Balvin Baccus BRINSFIELD b March 27, 1886 d June 18, 1955 m Anna Truitt
  5. Lola Virginia BRINSFIELD b Sept. 6, 1888 d July 19, 1962 m1 Guernie Ray Knowles m2 Henry Lee Riggin
  6. Nina Mae BRINSFIELD b July 28, 1891
  7. Leffie Rebecca BRINSFIELD b May 31, 1892 d January 2, 1929
  8. Druell Holmes BRINSFIELDb. January 16, 1894 d. December 24, 1944
  9. Arthur Cullum BRINSFIELD,b July 15, 1897 d February 27, 1951 m May Elizabeth Insley

CONNELLY/CONLEY:
Matthew Connelly b 1816 d June 23,1895 married Elizabeth Connelly b August 8, 1817
d August 17, 1900 on March 2, 1842
Lived in Sharptown, Wicomico Co., Maryland
Matthew and Elizabeth CONNELLY had issue:

  1. Amanda CONNELLY b February 7, 1843 d March 22,1912 m Levin H. Bailey
  2. John T. CONNELLY b October 9, 1846 d August 7, 1873
  3. Catherine E. CONNELLY b September 8, 1849 d August 7, 1877 m Isaac J. Gravenor
  4. William M. CONNELLY b June 28, 1852 d February 22, 1882 m Ara J. Robinson
  5. Joseph E. CONNELLY b 1853 d April 6, 1859
  6. Mary Ellen CONNELLY b June 10, 1855 d October 14, 1941 m Thomas Walter Walker

COOPER:
Gabriel Cooper b March 16, 1666 d 1737 Married Ann ?
Gabriel was the son of John Cooper and Susannah Brayfield
Gabriel and Ann COOPER had issue:

  1. Thomas COOPER b 1715 d 1766 m Isabel ?
  2. Gabriel COOPER
  3. Samuel COOPER d 1760
  4. Isaac COOPER
  5. James COOPER
  6. Betty COOPER m1 Jonathan Huffington - m2 David Cordrey
  7. Ann COOPER m1 Ebenezer Cottman
  8. Phyllis COOPER m Clarkson
  9. Sarah COOPER m William Taylor

COVINGTON:
James G. Covington b December 8,1822 d March 17,1906 married Isabel J. English b December 3, 1830
d April 12, 1906
Lived in Sharptown, Wicomico Co., Maryland
James was the son of John T. Covington
James & Isabel COVINGTON had issue:

  1. Hester A. COVINGTON b 1849 d 1931 m William B. Dunn
  2. Harriet L. COVINGTON b 1853 d 1933 m Samuel J. Fletcher
  3. George W. COVINGTON b March 30, 1855 d March 23, 1933 m Mary E. Owens
  4. Charity J. COVINGTON b 1856
  5. John Thomas COVINGTON b February 4, 1860 d October 12, 1937 m1 Maggie ? m2 Elizabeth ?
  6. Asenith Clara COVINGTON b November 04, 1862 m Columbus Frank Lowe
  7. Arona Jane COVINGTON b March 22,1865 d March 24, 1942 m Ithel H. Rider
  8. Samuel James COVINGTON b January 21, 1868 d 1952 m Ida P. Elzey
  9. Susie COVINGTON b March 24, 1872 d. April 18, 1906 m John Edmund Nelson

DENSON:
Jesse W. Denson b ca. 1847 d bef 1882 married Mary Frances Price b 1854 d 1937
Jesse & Mary had Issue:

  1. Hester A. DENSON b ca. 1871
  2. Mary Louise DENSON b 1874 d 1926 m Levin Robert Insley
  3. Jesse G. DENSON b ca. 1878

Mary Frances married 2nd Francis Robertson on August 21, 1882

DONOHO:
Richardson Donoho d 1823
Richardson DONOHO had issue:

  1. Rebecca DONOHO b 1796 d October 3,1866 m Tubman Nelson
  2. John DONOHO
  3. James DONOHO
  4. Polly DONOHO m Turner
  5. Nancy Ann DONOHO m Chapman Dashiell
  6. Elizabeth DONOHO m Henry Smith
  7. Betsy DONOHO m William Conway
  8. Margaret DONOHO m Newton Willis Mezick

HOWARD:
Beauchamp Howard b November 4, 1805 d October 20, 1868 married Mahala Howard
b September 30, 1805 d March 6, 1888 on March 18, 1830
Beachamp was the son of Joseph and Betsy Howard
Beauchamp and Mahala HOWARD had issue:

  1. Sally HOWARD b April 17, 1831 d August 10, 1915 m Stephen T. Bailey
  2. Joseph HOWARD b May 30, 1832 d March 23, 1889 m Elizabeth Nicholason
  3. Mary E. HOWARD b March 28, 1834 d July 18, 1902
  4. Hiriam H. HOWARD b March 16, 1836 d February 12, 1881 m Mary H. Taylor
  5. Louther J. HOWARD b March 18, 1838 d July 3, 1906 m1 Emily Ellen Cooper m2 Ida Mariah Bennett
  6. Margaret P. HOWARD b August 7, 1841 d April 12, 1883 m Henry H. Howard
  7. Rachel E. HOWARD b February 14, 1843 d June 12, 1909 m Flavious Joseph Bradley
  8. Asariah B. HOWARD b January 22, 1845 d May 18, 1913 m Elmira D. Taylor

INSLEY:
Washington Denwood Insley b February 1832 d 1896 m Sarah Helen White b. August 14, 1837 d 1928
on February 2, 1859
Lived in Bivalve, Wicomico Co., Maryland
Washington Denwood was the son of Robert Insley and Ann Dorman (McDorman)
Washington amd Sarah INSLEY had issue:

  1. Josephine C. INSLEY b January 6, 1861 d October 23, 1931 m Louis Winfield Insley
  2. Denwood Curtis INSLEY b March 30, 1863 d January 13, 1925 m Mary Martha Redmond
  3. William INSLEY b ca 1866 d before 1880
  4. Levin Robert INSLEY b June 3, 1869 d. May 10, 1928 m Mary Louise Denson (Denston)
  5. Annette V. INSLEYb August 15, 1872 d August 18, 1951 m William A. Downing
  6. James H. INSLEY b June, 1877 d. February 5, 1938 m Alice J. Pusey
  7. Aphra W. INSLEY b August 11,1881 d November 26, 1953 m Lessie A. Capps

INSLEY:Joseph Lee Edwin Insley b September 28, 1863 d May 15, 1928 m Lula May Robinson
b May 9, 1869 d July 10, 1939
Lived in Dorchester Co., Maryland
Joseph was the son of Joseph F. Insley and Louisa Lemon
Lula was the daughter of Spencer Jay Robinson and Margaret Caine of Baltimore, MD
Joseph and Lula Insley had issue:

  1. May Elizabeth INSLEY b February 9, 1898, d July 22, 1971 m Arthur Cullum Brinsfield on Jan. 21, 1920
  2. Spencer Robinson INSLEY b 1904 d. April 24, 1944
  3. Margaret Estelle INSLEY b. January 9, 1894 d. December 8, 1965
  4. Ethel M. INSLEY b. Dec., 1891
  5. Lloyd L. INSLEY b. November 5, 1895 d. July, 1964

MELSON:
John Melson b January 6, 1810 d November 24, 1891 married Mary Nelson b 1812
d September 20, 1892
John and Mary MELSON had issue:

  1. Margaret E. MELSON b 1839 d 1858 m John W. Selby
  2. Mary R. MELSON b 1840 d January 22, 1878 m Edmund Richardson Nelson

NELSON:
Tubman Nelson b December 31, 1796 d January 23, 1832 married Rebecca Donoho b 1796
d October 3, 1866 on February 5, 1823
Tubman and Rebecca NELSON had issue:

  1. Edmund Richardson NELSON b April 11, 1824 m1 Mary Elen Mezick m2 Mary R. Melson
  2. Elizabeth NELSON b 1826
  3. Lucinda L. NELSON b 1826 d 1888 m John B. Davis

NICHOLS/NICHOLSON:
Jonathan A. Nichols b October, 1829 d 1905 married Margaret Sarah E. A. Bradley b May 19, 1836
d January 3, 1910 on December 15, 1854
Jonathan A. and Margaret Sarah E. A. NICHOLS had issue:

  1. Sally A. E. NICHOLS b October 9, 1855
  2. Margaret Lavinia Caroline NICHOLS b August 20, 1857 d September 28, 1865
  3. Williams James NICHOLS b August 5, 1859 d 1933 m A. Belle Shockley
  4. Lucy I. NICHOLS b October 2, 1861 m John Crossan
  5. Flora Elenora NICHOLS b February 13, 1864 m William E. Otwell
  6. Samuel Huffington NICHOLS b October 2, 1866 m Anne Robinson
  7. Naomi Ellen NICHOLS b May 15, 1869 d September 5, 1950 m Jonathan James Riggin Bennett
  8. Almira NICHOLS b April 20, 1872 m Harry Dickerson
  9. Calvin S. NICHOLS b August 23, 1874 d 1948
  10. Cora J. C. NICHOLS b March 3, 1877 m John Collins

PHILLIPS:
Daniel Phillips b March 22, 1807 married Elizabeth ? b ca. 1809
Daniel and Elizabeth PHILLIPS had issue:

  1. Thomas G. PHILLIPS b ca. 1836
  2. Leah Ann PHILLIPS b ca. 1837 m Everton Russell
  3. Alice G. PHILLIPS b ca. 1841
  4. Sarah E. PHILLIPS b February 12, 1842 d June 6, 1886 m David Dunn
  5. Mary E. PHILLIPS b ca. 1846
  6. Isaac Josephius PHILLIPS b February 14, 1849 d February 27, 1914 m Mary E. Venables

RIGGIN:
Elijah Riggin b ca. 1810 married Mary Calloway b ca. 1814 on January 04, 1831
Elijah and Mary Riggin lived in the Mardela Springs, MD area
Elijah was the son of John Riggin and Betsey Robinson
Elijah and Mary RIGGIN had issue:

  1. Samuel J. RIGGIN b December, 1831 d July 7, 1900 m Ann Emily W. Conway
  2. Major Allen RIGGIN b August 23, 1839 d October 02, 1903 m Mary A. Mills
  3. Elizabeth A. RIGGIN b 1840 d 1892 m William W. Bennett
  4. Mary E. RIGGIN b ca. 1844
  5. Thomas Edward RIGGIN b ca. 1846
  6. George H. RIGGIN b September 23, 1847 d April 10, 1895 m Roxie Ann Twilley
  7. Isaac R. RIGGIN b ca. 1850

ROBINSON:
Issac Robinson d ca. 1814
Issac ROBINSON had issue:

  1. Elijah ROBINSON
  2. Polly ROBINSON
  3. John ROBINSON
  4. Betsy ROBINSON m John Riggin
  5. Issac ROBINSON

TAYLOR:
Levin D. Taylor b November 17, 1799 d February 18, 1856 married Elizabeth Betsy Phillips
b May 2, 1801 d March 19, 1884
Levi and Elizabeth TAYLOR had issue:

  1. Gillis T. TAYLOR b August 28, 1823 d March 23, 1900 m Sophronia K. Darby
  2. Leah Caroline TAYLOR b March 30, 1826 d October 7, 1898 m John Washington Twilley
  3. Sallie Eleanor TAYLOR b May 26, 1828 d March 19, 1899 m Ebenezer Turpin Bennett
  4. George W. TAYLORb 1830 d 1835
  5. Rebecca E. TAYLOR b 1833 d 1852
  6. Emma R. (Emerillus) TAYLOR b April 15, 1835 d May 17, 1912 m John Howard
  7. Mary H. TAYLOR b December 17, 1837 d May 14, 1928 m Hiriam H. Howard
  8. George W. TAYLOR b December, 1839
  9. William L. D. TAYLOR b March 19, 1842 d August 21, 1931 m Amanda T. Gravenor

TWILLEY:
John Washington Twilley b December 25, 1822 d December 20, 1896 married Leah Caroline Taylor
b March 30, 1826 d October 7, 1898 on February 3, 1846
Lived in Quantico, Wicomico Co., Maryland
John and Leah TWILLEY had issue:

  1. Rebecca Elizabeth Ellen TWILLEY b 1847 d 1922 m Albert James Allen
  2. Samuel C. TWILLEY b 1849 d 1922 m1 Josephine Taylor m2 Williamanna Pollitt
  3. Virginia A. TWILLEY b 1850 d 1920 m John W. Wilson
  4. Mary R. E. TWILLEY b 1853 m Wm Harry H. Hearne
  5. Roxie Ann TWILLEY b January 11, 1854 d May 21, 1943 m George H. Riggin
  6. George W. TWILLEY b 1853 d 1928
  7. John Levi TWILLEY b 1857 d 1920 m Mary Ellen Bailey
  8. Allison TWILLEY b 1858 d 1882
  9. William Fred TWILLEY b 1860 d 1946 m Nancy M. Disharoon
  10. Francis James TWILLEY b ca. 1864 m Carrie A. Morris
  11. Gillis Robert TWILLEY b 1865 d 1934 m Carrie Roberts
  12. Levin Rush TWILLEY b 1869 d 1947 m Mary Lizzie Darby

VENABLES:
Hiram A. Venables b February 22, 1810 d February 15, 1892 married Roseanne Cornwell
b January 1, 1812 d December 26, 1898 on October 17, 1837
Hiram A. and Roseanne VENABLES had issue:

  1. Charles L. VENABLES b 1839
  2. Josephine VENABLES b 1842
  3. Mathine VENABLES b 1847
  4. Mary E. VENABLES b July 18, 1850 d March 23, 1919 m Isaac Josephius Phillips
  5. Train VENABLES
  6. James Buchanan VENABLES b 1856

WALKER:
Mark Walker b May 5, 1775 d Dec 1, 1851 married Elizabeth ? b June 14, 1789 d April 22, 1842
Mark and Elizabeth WALKER had issue:

  1. Mary WALKER b July 23, 1812 d October 15, 1845 m Levin Cooper
  2. Charles WALKER b ca. 1815 m Mary Adelia Giles

WHITE:
Levin Curtis White b February 16, 1806 d August 18, 1857 married Eliza Ann White b ca. 1815
on January 25, 1830
Levin was the son of Thomas White and Ann Wright
Eliza Ann was the daughter of William White and Rebecca Wallace
Levin and Eliza WHITE had issue:

  1. William Thomas WHITE
  2. Anna Rebecca WHITE b 1834 d August 2, 1878 m Wm A. Price
  3. Louisa Virginia WHITE b August 14, 1837
  4. Sarah Helen WHITE b August 14, 1837 d 1928 m Washington Denwood Insley
  5. Levin Prettyman WHITE b February 22, 1840
  6. Eliza Ann Wilmer WHITE b April 25, 1845
  7. David Wallace WHITE b October, 1847
  8. Mary Emily WHITE b July 28, 1850
  9. James WHITE b ca. 1854
  10. Frederick WHITE b ca. 1856

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