Introduction
This issue represents the combination of all issues in Volume 3, July 1989 to May 1990. No material has been deleted. However, the membership directory has been placed in a separate issue.
Each year, although we lose a few members, we also gain several new members. Most of the new members are gained through your referrals and I thank you for that. It is only through your help that we can continue to grow and offer new information in our search for a particular FINLEY. I have received several requests from subscribers that more marriage records, indices to wills, probate records, court records, court minutes, church records, etc. be published. I have some lists of marriage records, with a few of these appearing in Volume 1. I also have copies of several wills. This issue will contain some of these records, with the possibility of more being presented later. Remember, this organization exists to further your knowledge of the FINLEYs. If you would rather see more records than historical accounts, let me know. If you are having any problems in searching your lines, write an inquiry and it will be published. You may e-mail me at TMKessler@hotmail.com.South Carolina Records
Robert E. FINLEY, 5162 Somerset Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89120, submits the following records from SC Department of Archives and History Alphabetical Index:
JACKSON, Thomas to FINDLEY and DART, bill of sale for a slave named Hector, 5/21/1800, entry No. 0002 001 003P 00071 00. FINDLEY and THOMPSON vs. John BRISBANE, judgement roll (12 pages), 2/11/1804, entry No. B1AE 002 1804 0134A 00. BRADLEY, Arthur, land grant for 200 acres on FINDLEY Swamp, 7/16/1765, entry No. 0002 005 0012 00496 00. GAILLARD, Peter and Samuel DUBOSE, exors. of Alexander FINDLEY vs. James KENNEDY, judgement roll, 9/1/1791, entry No. B1AE 002 1791 0349A 00. FINDLEY, Charles, account audited (File No. 2386) of claims growing out of the American Revolution, 1776 or later, entry No. 0015 003 0045 00174 00. BARTON, Thomas vs. Christian FINDLEY, judgement roll, 1772, entry No. 0151 002 093A 0140A 00. SMITH, Henry vs. Christian FINDLEY, judgement roll, 1772, entry No. 0151 002 093A 0141A 00. FINDLEY, Elizabeth, account audited (File No. 2386A) of claims growing out of the American Revolution (loan of 1,000 pounds to SC), 1776 or later, 0015 003 0045 00184 00. FINDLEY, Henry vs. John BOWMAN, judgement roll, 2/13/1802, B1AE 002 1802 0051A 00. DUPRE, Benjamin vs. Henry FINDLEY, judgement roll (14 pages), 6/12/1802, B1AE 002 1802 0229A 00. JEWELL, Benjamin to Henry FINDLEY, bill of sale for a slave named Nelly and her two children named Tiller and Diana, 3/16/1803, 0002 001 003T 00032 00. FINDLEY, Henry vs. John Webb, judgement roll, 2/14/1807, B1AE 002 1807 0314A 00. MANNING, Joseph vs. Henry FINDLEY, judgement roll, 9/16/1823, B1AE 002 1823 0213A 00. BELSER, Jacob vs. Jacob FINDLEY, judgement roll (12 pages), 6/16/1804, B1AE 002 1804 0361A 00. MC COMB, Joseph, assignee of William R. GRAY vs. John FINDLEY and Jacob FINDLEY, judgement roll (nine pages), 2/11/1807, B1AE 002 1807 0302A 00. FINDLEY, James, plat for 100 acres in Craven County, 9/23/1765, 0009 003 0011 00376 02. FINDLEY, James, land grant for 100 acres in Craven County, 8/24/1770, 0002 005 0021 00045 00. FINDLEY, James, memorial for 100 acres on Dinning Creek, Craven County, 9/17/1770, 0030 002 0010 00229 02. FINDLEY, James, account audited (File No. 2387) of claims growing out of the American Revolution, 1776 or later, 0015 003 0045 00186 00. CHRISTOFEL, George to Jemima FINDLEY, bill of sale for a slave named Abram and his wife, Elsey, also a corn mill, 1/22/1840, 0002 001 005W 00101 00. FINDLEY, Jemima to Charles COLSON, bill of sale for a slave named Mary Ann, about 12 years old, 12/18/1852, 0002 026 006C 00578 00. FINDLEY, Jemima to Charles COLSON, bill of sale for seven slaves, including an infant, 7/6/1855, 0002 026 006D 00362 00.Alabama Marriage Records
Submitted by Doris FINLEY GOOD, Rt. 1 Box 53, Hiltons, VA 24258, phone (703) 386-9678, were Clarke Co, AL, Marriage Records, 1814-1891, compiled and indexed from WPA records by Grace Kelly MC MANUS, Montgomery, AL, 1955:
CHAMPION, Martha to James FINLEY, 11/15/1847. FINDLEY, A.C. to Bryant N. DE WITT, 8/15/1877. FINDLEY, B.V. (bride) to S.W. MORGAN, 2/7/1889. FINDLEY, G.H. to Mary ROSS, 10/25/1877. FINDLEY, H.A.E. (bride) to S.G. ROBERTS, 2/18/1875. FINDLEY, H.S. to Julian A.M. FRIDAL, 10/5/1871. FINDLEY, John to Alice Carey JACKSON, 10/20/1875. FINDLEY, Mary to Good COUNCEL, 5/15/1872. FINDLEY, Tom F. to Kittie CARMACK, 2/28/1889. FINLEY, Chas. to Caroline KENNEDY, 2/28/1871. FINLEY, Elizabeth to R.G. SIKES, 10/12/1859. FINLEY, James to Martha CHAMPION, 11/15/1847. FINLEY, John to Elizabeth Jane NUNN, 7/12/1833. FINLY, F.M. to Chas. HENLY, 12/30/1873. FENDLEY, Alexander J. to Mary P. HUDSON, 6/29/1869. FENDLEY, A.L. (groom) to B.E. HICKS, 1/22/1880. FENDLEY, Annie to David BUCKALEW, 1/27/1891. FENDLEY, C.G. to Sallie ALLEN, 12/28/1889. FENDLEY, Cahs to Elizabeth WOODWARD, 4/23/1813. FENDLEY, Charles T. to Mary M. GRIFFIN, 3/16/1867. FENDLEY, Donie (bride) to W.R. WIGGINS, 10/12/1889. FENDLEY, E.D. (bride) to M.M. DANZY, 12/2/1874. FENDLEY, Eliza to Asa A. KELLY, 10/13/1869. FENDLEY, G.H. to P.T. WELLS, 8/24/1872. FENDLEY, Gallan to Elizabeth STEPHENS, 8/28/1865. FENDLEY, Harriet to Robert CALLER, 7/9/1815. FENDLEY, Isabella to John MOORE, 12/20/1821. FENDLEY, J.W. to Mattie SANDERS, 9/24/1890. FENDLEY, John J. to Salina A.F. KELLY, 2/3/1866. FENDLEY, Joseph H. to Harriett D. DE WITT, 6/26/1865. FENDLEY, L.P. Ann to E.L. BAUGH, 1/5/1888. FENDLEY, M.B. (bride) to W.B. DANZY, 5/18/1884. FENDLEY, Paul S. to Sarah A. LARRIMORE, 2/27/1866. FENDLEY, R.L. to Susan HASKEW, 1/24/1889. FENDLEY, R.H. (groom) to E.J. STEWART, 4/30/1877. FENDLEY, T.C. to Alaice HICKS, 1/22/1880. FENDLEY, William C. to Henrietta M. MOTT, 4/27/1861. FENLEY, Chas. to Permelia LARRIMORE, 12/10/1840. FENLEY, William to Permelia DANZY, 7/7/1829.Pennsylvania Marriage Records
Virginia R. HELLER, 1327 Harris Rd., Dresher, PA 19025, submits the following from Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810, Vol. I, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968:
FINDLEY, Martha and Alexander HENDERSON, 11/2/1763. FINLEY, Agnes and Mathew JACKSON, Apr 1747. FINLEY, Archibald and Sarah BORNHILL, 8/28/1761. FINLEY, Elizabeth and Philip WINEMORE, 8/17/1775. FINLEY, John and Sarah TODD, 5/4/1762. FINLEY, Joseph and ___________ , 7/21/1744. FINLEY, Margaret and Peter DUFFIELD, 6/24/1778. FINLEY, Samuel and Ann CLARKSON, 5/13/1761. FINLEY, William and Susannah SKINNER, 10/31/1765.Mormon Church Records
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) has the largest repository of genealogical material in the world at Salt Lake City. Those records are also available for viewing at LDS stake libraries throughout the U.S. The following is a list of materials available about the FINLEYs:
TORRENCE, Robert McIlvaine: TORRENCE and Allied Families, 1938. U.S. and Canada Book Area: 929.273 T635; also on eight microfisches, U.S. and Canada Fische Area: 6046828. TORRENCE, John Findlay: Chart of the TORRENCE, FINDLAY, BROWNSON, PAULL, IRWIN, MC DOWELL and SMITH Families of Pennsylvania. One microfilm reel, U.S. and Canada Film Area: 1020760, item 14. FINLEY, Rex B.: The Isaac FINLEY Family Descendants Newsletter, Wichita, KS, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 1980. U.S. and Canada Book Area: 929.27305 F496F RN: 0151163. FINLEY, Carmen Joyce: Before David: An Addendum To David FINLEY (1754-1848) Of Garrard, Kentucky and Orange County, Indiana, 1983. U.S. and Canada Book Area: 929.273 A1 No. 4041; also on microfische, U.S. and Canada Fische Area: 6019458. RN: 0213846. FINLEY, Carmen J.: Descendants of David FINLEY (1754-1848), 1982, revised. U.S. and Canada Book Area: 929.273 A1 No. 3717; also on microfische, U.S. and Canada Fische Area: 6017952. RN: 0169658. FINLEY, Carmen J.: The HACKNEYs and MC FARLINGs From New Jersey and Virginia To California, 1984. U.S. and Canada Book Area: 929.273 A1 No. 4452. RN: 0303603. FINLEY, Carmen J.: In Search Of FINLEYs: A Preliminary Report, 1980. U.S. and Canada Book Area: 929.273 A1 No. 2847. RN: 0038138; also on microfilm, U.S. and Canada Film Area: 1206300, item 9. FINLEY, David Erastus: The Life Of An Old-Time Minister, also family records. One microfilm reel, U.S. and Canada Film Area: 1318330, item 2. FINLEY Family -- Salt Lake City. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968. One microfilm reel, MISC Film Area: 0560192, item 12. FINLEY, Frances Mudge: MUDGE, WENTWORTH, TREEN, BILDERBACK And ROSE. One microfilm reel: U.S. and Canada Film Area: 1206417, item 4. FINLEY, Howard James: Seaboard, Lake Country And West: A Genealogy Of Certain Branches Of The Families FINLEY. U.S. and Canada Book Area: 929.273 F496F. FINLEY, Newton G.: Memoirs Of Travel. U.S. and Canada Film Area: 1206424, item 17. RN: 0101783. FRANDSEN, Lillian Ricks: John FINLEYs In The Revolution. U.S. and Canada Film Area: 0897428, item 3. FRANCE, Albert Finley: The Clan FINLEY. U.S. and Canada Film Area: 0481791, item 3. GUBI, Dallis Maxine: The Clan FINLEY. U.S. and Canada Film Area: 863977, item 3. HIGH, Jessye Ann: John FINLEY (Fighting Jack), 1760-1839, And His Descendants. U.S. and Canada Film Area: 1036395, item 5. MOORE, Mrs. W. Bedford Jr.: Family Records. U.S. and Canada Film Area: 863977, item 4. STOUT, Herald F.: The Clan FINLEY, second edition, revised. One microfilm reel, U.S. and Canada Film Area: 0908955, items 2 and 3.Retention of Family Records
A genealogy of a family includes births, marriages, deaths and historical accounts. I have shared my marriage with you and we have had some subscribers share births through their family group sheets.
With this in mind, it is with sadness that I report the death of one of our charter members, Dr. James Wallace FINDLEY of Kansas City, MO, on Sept. 10, 1989. According to charts he sent to me, he was b 28 Jul 1912; m Jun 1943 w Mary C. COVINGTON, b 23 Aug 1913. They had no children. The rest of Dr. FINDLEY's lineage appears in the membership directory published in July. Discussing death brings up another point I would like to make. As many of you realize, there are repositories around the world for genealogical information. The greatest of these is the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City. Some of your local libraries may have a genealogical section. Each person who studies genealogy has family records such as wills, birth certificates, marriage licenses and stories handed down from generation to generation. These original records often cannot be found anywhere else but in your family. Before you die, it may be a good idea to make copies of all these records available to either your local library or the Mormon Library. I feel the best thing to do would be to send everything you have to the Mormon Library, as it has means to make those items available to other researchers around the world. However, I would warn you to not send original records in the mail without taking proper precautions to ensure their safety. If you must send original records somewhere, make sure you retain a copy of them and send the records by certified mail. Right now, I have accumulated quite a bit of FINLEY family history. I have not made arrangements for their safekeeping yet, but I intend to donate my collection to the Mormon Library upon my death. Anyone who would like to donate their collections to me may do so and I will take steps to ensure their safety. Once I have my personal will prepared, I will put a provision in it to specify where I want my collection to go. I would strongly urge every one of you to make similar arrangements now, while there is still time.Letters About Rev. Samuel Finley
Virginia R. HELLER, 1327 Harris Rd., Dresher, PA 19025, has been a faithful subscriber who has sent a wealth of FINLEY information. Some of her contributions are described in her following letter to me:
"Here are three letters I copied from the FINLEY file at the PA Historical and Genealogical Society in Philadelphia. The Society's address is the same as the one directed to Dr. John M. HERNDON so I am assuming that he acted in some professional capacity there. "Thanks to Robert TORRENCE we know the details of the last hours of the Rev. Samuel FINLEY. Dr. Benjamin RUSH, who attended him, was one of Pennsylvania's most famous early citizens, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and supporter of the adoption of the United States Constitution. Dr. RUSH was also Samuel FINLEY's nephew by marriage, which is why I'm sending these pages. "The letter from Benjamin RUSH was written to William FINLEY of York Co, PA, who is my fourth great-grandfather and brother of Samuel, Susannah and five others. Adams Co was created out of York in 1800, the same year William died, leaving a widow, Eleanor HALL FINLEY. I need to find a HALL genealogy to find her line." Robert M. TORRENCE is one of the foremost FINLEY researchers. His letter to Dr. John M. HERNDON, 1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA, is dated 23 Apr 1953, and is as follows: "While in Philadelphia last Tuesday, I mentioned sending a copy of a letter written by Doctor Benjamin RUSH to William FINLEY, of York Co, PA, a brother of the Reverend Samuel FINLEY, a former President of Prince Town College, NJ, telling him about the death of his brother. It is dated 1766. "This was sent to me by Mr. J. McC. ZIMMERMAN, 33 Charles St., Hagerstown, MD, asking if I cared to buy it for $25. I returned it suggesting he give it to our Genealogical Society. No reply. "My only interest in it is that the Reverend Samuel FINLEY was a brother of my great-great grandmother, Susannah FINLEY, who married Aaron TORRENCE. "Perhaps you will find a place to file it for preservation." With the preceding introduction, here is the letter from Dr. Benjamin RUSH of Philadelphia to William FINLEY of York Co, PA, giving him an account of the death of his brother, the Rev. Samuel FINLEY, late President of Princetown College (now Princetown University), NJ, dated 1766 (Old English type): "Sir: "I am desired to inform you, that your Reverend and dear Brother departed this life this morning about one o'clock. For some days before his death, he spoke with uncommon Freedom, and exulted in the near prospect of his Approaching deliverance. "He began to apprehend his death was at hand, and pray'd fervently that God would keep him from dishonoring his holy name, in his passage thro' the Valley of the Shadow of death. He then broke out in the following Language. "I long (said he) with a Canaan Hunger for the Promised land. No hireling ever panted more Eagerly for the evening Shade than I do for Eternal Rest. O, that God would hasten his Coming! "Upon waking on Wednesday morning to have been in Heaven, Upon being asked, whether he would choose to live or die in his present Situation, O, to die, he cried! Tho' I cannot but Say with the Apostle, that for me to live is Christ, but to Die is unspeakable gain. "But should God by miracle Preserve my life, I would still Continue to serve him. His Service has ever been sweet to me. I have loved it much. His Yoke is easy, and his Burdon light. I have ever been ashamed to take Reft here, The prospect of eternal Reft has still supported me in my severest labours and eternity is but long enough to enjoy God. "In this manner he continued speaking for upwards of five hours until Wednesday evening when he cried out with a strong voice, I exult I triumph over death. I have got the victory, I triumph thro' Christ. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he will keep that which I have commited to him. "Upon being asked by the Reverend Spencer how he felt, he answered full of triumph, my very soul thirsts for the coming of the Lord, and nothing clips my wings but the thoughts of my disolution being prolonged. O, that I could die tonight. I long to be clothed with complete Righteousness of Jesus Christ. "Mr. Spencer then asked him what he saw in Eternity, to excite such Vehement desires in his soul? He answered I see the eternal love of God. I see the fullness of my mediator: I see the lovely Jesus. Oh to be disolved and be with him. "Upon asking me how his pulse was, I told him it was very weak--he said, That's well. Upon seeing a person whom he well knew, from Prince-Town he bid give his love to his friends in that place and tell them he was going to die and that nothing supported him in this important hour, but the doctrine he had Preached to them. "Upon being told by his Physicians that he could not last much longer, (he said) then welcome Lord Jesus! His speech failed for some hours before his death, though his countenance continued calm and serene, but upon being desired by one of his friends, he lifted up his hand as a sign of his inward peace and comfort. And fell asleap in Jesus without a fight or groan. "Many more were the triumphant expressions which he uttered for several days previous to his dying, most of what are here related, I myself heard, as I attended him closely for three days before his death, and performed the last sad office of friendship by closing his eyes. "His Corps will be interred to-morrow in the new Presbyterian Church in this City. May you and his mourning widow and bereaved Children, be supported under this fore Dispensation of Providence, and may the Church, the College and his friends, make a due improvement of the Premature death of so great and good man. "I am yours in affliction, "Benjamin Rush."Daughters of the American Revolution Records
Rex Bird FINLEY, 3126 Grail, Wichita, KS 67211, sent the following information:
From Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777, by Robert Barnes (1987): P. 14 -- BETTS, Solomon, 15 Mar 1759, Mary FINLEY 1 QA-65 P. 61 -- FENALY, Charles, 11 Apr 1711, Elizabeth HARRIS 1 PG-283 -- FINDLEY, James, 2 Mar 1740/1, Sarah ROCHISTER 1 QA-46 -- FINDLEY, John, 17 Mar 1740/1, Margarit MUNTZ 1 QA-46 -- FINDLY, James, 7 Jan 1741/2, Margaret REED 1 QA-47 P. 62 -- FINLEY, Peter, 12 Jun 1774, Eleanor MURPHY 6 BA (1) -- FINLEY, Thomas, 22 Jul 1747, Althea KIDD 3 BA-160 P. 62 -- FINLY, Rob't, 21 Feb 1754, Mary TILLER 3 KE-274 P. 188-- WATSON, Daniel, 6 May 1731, Isabella FINLEY 1 QA-38 FINLEYs in DAR Patriot Index 1966 Ed., third printing, Nov 1969: P. 236-- FINLEY (includes FINDLAY, FINDLEY, FINDLY, FINLAY) Alexander: b c. 1759; d 2 Sept 1832; m Nancy CARSON; Sgt. PA. Andrew: b 10 Aug 1750; d 5 Jul 1829; m Jane JACK; Lt. PA. Archibald: b c. 1749; d 1809; m Mary (POE) PEDEN; PS. PA. Charles: b 1743/4; d p. 1820; m Polly JONES; Pvt. NY *. Charles: b 30 Nov 1751; d 22 Aug 1816; m (1st) Hester HODGE; m (2nd) Sarah Nancy MC DOWELL; PS. NC. David: b 9 Mar 1761; d 3 Sept 1838; m (1st) Martha __________ ; m (2nd) Jane RITCHIE; Pvt. PA *. David: b 1762; d 24 Aug 1849; m Jane MITCHELL; Pvt. PA. George: b 1756; d 7 Sept 1814; m Elizabeth GAILBREATH; Pvt. PA. George: b 1749; d May 1803; m Margaret GOULD; Cpl. MD. George: b 15 Dec 1757; d 28 Jan 1833; m (1st) Margaret ________ ; (2nd) Mary (BISHOP) ROSS; Capt. MD. George: b 30 Jan 1743; d 1828; m (1st) Ann NEWLAND; m (2nd) Mary GAINS; Lt. VA. George: b 4 Jan 1748; d p. 1835; m Jean LYLE; Lt. VA. James: b 1760-2; d a. 2 Mar 1821; m Isabella _________ ; Sol. GA. James: b 1743; d 1808; m Jane CRAIG; Pvt. NJ. James: b 1739; d 1790; m Jane MC QUISTON; Pvt. PA. James: b 1 Feb 1725; d 6 Jan 1795; m Hannah EVANS; PS. CS. PA.James: b 1755; d p. 15 Oct 1800; m Mary HENDERSON; Capt. VA.
James: b 8 May 1747; d 14 Dec 1830; m Kesiah MARTIN; Sol. PS. VA.
James Edwin Burr: b 15 May 1758; d 13 Jun 1819; m Mary PERONNEAU; Dr. SC.
John: b 2 Jun 1759; d 25 Mar 1846; m Margaret ROLAND; Pvt. MD.
John: b 20 Oct 1741; d 21 Mar 1778; m Hannah EDWARDS; PS. NJ.
John: b 10 May 1752; d p. 1790; m Elizabeth BRADLEY; Pvt. NC.
John: b 7 Jul 1748; d 10 Apr 1837; m Hannah DUNCAN; Maj. PA.
John: b 1726; d 5 Aug 1783; m Mary YOUNG; Maj. PA.
John: b 1726; d 5 Aug 1783; m Mary YOUNG; Maj. PA.
John: b 9 Oct 1737; d p. 1804; m Mary BOYD; Pvt. PA.
John Jr.: b 28 Sept 1760; d 11 Mar 1846; m Priscilla HAYS; Pvt. PA.
John: b c. 1750; d 1790-1800; m Ann _______ ; Capt. SC.
John: b 28 Dec 1724; d a. 20 Sept 1791; m Mary CALDWELL; PS. PA.
John: b 11 Jan 1742; d 11 Nov 1812; m Ann MILLER; Pvt. Cmsry. VA.
John: b c. 1747; d 1807; m Sarah __________ ; Pvt. PA.
John Sr.: b c. 1724; d p. 1777; m Elizabeth HARRIS; Sct. VA.
Joseph: b 1730; d 1797; m (1st) Jane TAYLOR; m (2nd) Mrs. Elizabeth LOGAN; Capt. NH.
Joseph Lewis: b 10 Feb 1753; d 23 May 1839; m Jane BLAIR; Maj. PA *.
Mathew: b 1758; d 1818; m Jane MC CORD; Pvt. GA.
Patrick: b 1760; d 1790; m Sarah Anne BLACK; Pvt. PA.
Paul: b Jan 1762; d 12 Jul 1843; m Mary MARTIN; Pvt. GA SC *.
Robert W.: b 9 Jun 1756; d 8 Dec 1840; m Rebecca BRADLEY; Sol. SC GA.
Samuel: b 1748; d 1834; m Nancy MOORE; Dr. NJ CL.
Samuel: b 17 Jan 1734; d 31 Aug 1804; m Jane SMITH; QM. PA.
Samuel: b 1745; d a. 20 Jun 1803; m Mary SUTTON; 1st Lt. PA.
Samuel: b 1742; d 26 Jul 1816; m Mary GRAHAM; Pvt. PA.
Samuel: b 15 Apr 1752; d 2 Apr 1829; m Mary BROWN; Maj. VA.
William: b 11 Jan 1741; d 4 Jul 1821; m (1st) Margot RUSSEL; m (2nd) Mary COCHRAN; m (3rd) Mrs. Mary CARUTHERS; Capt. PA.
William: b a. 1714; d 1809; m (1st) Martha DREAMER; Pvt. PA.
William: b 14 Jun 1746; d 1814; m Susanna SKINNER; Pvt. PA.
FINLEYs in DAR Patriot Index Vol. II (1979):
P. 72: FINLEY
John: b 8 Dec 1739; d 1806; m Sarah TODD; Capt. PA.
William: b 11 Apr 1764; d a. Jun 1819; m Jean KENNEDY; Sol. PA.
FINLEYs in Vol. III, DAR Patriot Index to Patriots' Spouses:
P. 246: FENLEY, Mary to William BAYNE; I 045.
P. 249: FINDLEY, Agnes to Rufus PAINE; I 512.
FINDLEY, Elizabeth to James MC FARLAND; I 453.
FINDLEY, Ellen to James GILLESPIE; I 268.
FINDLEY, Isabella to John KINTER; I 390.
FINDLEY, Martha to James HUTCHISON; I 359.
FINDLEY, Mary to Benjamin BOWEN; I 074.
FINDLEY, Mary to James GUFFEY; I 290.
FINDLEY, Sarah to Moses MATTHEWS Sr.; I 444.
FINDLY, Elizabeth to Samuel CROSS; I 166.
FINLEY, Elizabeth to David BLYTHE; I 068.
FINLEY, Elizabeth to William PEEBLES; I 524.
FINLEY, Esther to Benjamin DARBY; I 175.
FINLEY, Esther to William PATTERSON; I 520.
FINLEY, Hannah to Robert MC CONAUGHY; I 450.
FINLEY, Jane to John WALLACE; I 713.
FINLEY, Jean to William MC CUTCHEON; I 452.
FINLEY, Jean MC QUISTAN, Mrs. to Robert GILKEY; I 268.
FINLEY, LETTICE to James SUMMERS; I 659.
FINLEY, MARGARET to Jacob PIATT; I 533.
FINLEY, Margaret to John POWER; I 545.
FINLEY, Martha to William DE MUN; I 187.
FINLEY, Martha to Patrick JACK; I 363.
FINLEY, Martha to Thomas THOMPSON; I 676.
FINLEY, Mary to James LEONARD; II 130.
FINLEY, Mary to Thomas HERRING; I 324.
FINLEY, Mary to Samuel RIPPEY; I 572.
FINLEY, Nancy to Benjamin CLARK; I 133.
FINLEY, Rebecca to Samuel BREESE; I 082.
FINLEY, Sarah to John LAIRD; I 398.
FINLEY, Sarah to Nathan SELLERS; I 603.
U.S. Census Records
The year 1990 is a census year, with enumeration of all U.S. citizens to be conducted within the next few months. Since there is a 72-year period in which census records remain sealed, a census year also means that another year's records are unsealed. We can anticipate the release of 1920 census records within the next few years.
Although I have not presented many census records in Finley Findings International, I do consider them to be valuable tools. Census records have changed over the years, with more information collected today than ever before. Sometimes a census record can provide valuable clues to genealogists as they search for common family members. I have not collected many census records to date, but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the Daughters of the American Revolution have made census records available at their centers.The earliest census was taken in 1790 and in this issue, I will present the entire 1790 Pennsylvania census as it relates to FINLEYs.
1790 Pennsylvania Census
The U.S. Census taken in 1790 sought to enumerate the citizens of the 13 original colonies. FINLEYs had made it to America in the previous century and by 1790, they were present in many of the colonies.
Presented below are the Pennsylvania FINLEYs. The information presented in the census will be shown in a straight line in the following order: number of free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families; free white males under 16 years; free white females including heads of families; all other free persons; slaves.For example: John FINLEY: 1-2-3-4-5 would show that John FINLEY had one free white male of 16 years and upward, including heads of families; two free white males under 16 years; three free white females, including heads of families; four other free persons; and five slaves. The page numbers are the actual page numbers of the 1790 Pennsylvania census:
P. 291, York County -- Berwick, Cumberland, Franklin, Germany, Hamiltonban, Heidelberg, Mount Pleasant, Mount Joy and Straban townships:
FINDLEY, William: 1-2-7-1-1
FINDLEY, Ebenezer: 3-2-4-2-2
FINDLEY, Archibald: 5-3-4-0-0
FINDLEY, William: 2-0-2-0-1
FINDLEY, Aaron: 1-0-2-1-0
P. 240, Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia City, Southern District, Walnut Street, North side:FINLEY, Capt. Thomas: 2-3-4-0-0
Walnut Street, South side:FINLEY, Thomas (sea captain)
P. 257, Washington County:FINLEY, Robert: 1-3-5-0-0
P. 107, Fayette County -- Luzerne Township:FINLEY, Robert: 2-1-1-0-0
P. 46, Bucks County:FINLEY, James: 1-1-3-0-0
P. 129, Lancaster County -- Colerain Township:
FINLAY, James: 1-2-3-0-0
P. 248, Washington County:
FINLEY, Alexander: 1-1-2-0-0
P. 111, Fayette County:
FINLEY: 1-0-0-0-0
P. 266, Westmoreland County -- South Huntington Township:FINLEY, Joseph L.: 1-1-3-0-0
FINDLEY, Andrew: 1-1-4-0-0
FINLEY, Michel: 2-4-5-0-0
Westmoreland County -- Salem Township:FINDLEY, Samuel: 1-3-4-0-0
P. 265, Westmoreland County -- North Huntington Township:FINLEY, John: 3-1-2-0-0
Westmoreland County -- Bostraver Township:
FINLEY, James: 5-0-2-0-7
P. 268, Westmoreland County -- Washington Township:
FINDLEY, Abel: 1-0-1-0-0
FINDLEY, David: 2-1-1-0-0
FINDLEY, James: 2-0-1-0-0
FINDLEY, John Sr.: 2-1-2-0-0
FINDLEY, John Jr.: 1-0-1-0-0
Wheatfield Township:
FINLEY, Georg: 1-1-4-0-0
FINLEY, John: 1-0-2-0-0
P. 269, York County -- Chanceford Township:
FINLAY, Martha: 0-1-1-0-5
FINLEY, John: 1-0-0-0-0
P. 273, York County -- Hopewell Township:
FINLEY, Andrew: 1-0-1-0-0
P. 272, York County -- Fawn Township:
FINLEY, Samuel: 1-0-0-0-0
P. 286, York County -- Berwick, Cumberland, Franklin, Germany, Hamiltonban, Heidelberg, Mount Pleasant, Mount Joy and Straban townships:
FINDLY, Micheal: 2-3-5-0-0
P. 229, Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia City, Middle District, Eighth Street from Market to Race Street East:
FINDLAY, James (schoolmaster): 1-3-3-0-0
P. 262, Westmoreland County:
FINDLEY, Henry: 3-3-2-0-0
P. 114, Franklin County -- Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery Peters townships:
FINDLAY, Samuel: 4-3-0-1-1
FINDLAY, John: 3-0-2-1-0
P. 120, Franklin County:
FINDLEY, Joseph: 2-6-3-0-0
FINDLEY, James: 3-2-4-1-3
FINDLEY, John: 1-1-1
P. 12, Allegheny County -- Elizabeth Township:
FINLEY, David: 2-2-5-0-0
P. 21, Bedford County:
FINDLEY, William: 1-1-4-0-0
P. 25, Bedford County:
FINDLEY, Samuel: 1-2-5-0-0
FINDLEY, William: 1-0-2-0-0
P. 67, Chester County -- Londonderry Township:
FINLEY, John E.: 2-2-4-3-2
P. 77, Cumberland County -- Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn and Westpensboro townships:
FINDLEY, Samuel: 5-1-2-0-0
P. 88, Dauphin County:
FINLEY, Richard: 1-0-3-0-0
P. 105, Fayette County -- Franklin Township:
FINLEY, Samuel: 2-0-2-0-0
FINLEY, William: 1-0-2-0-0
P. 108, Fayette County -- Menallen Township:
FINLEY, Ebenezer: 1-3-2-0-2
P. 111, Fayette County -- Union Township:
FINLY, James: 5-0-2-0-2
P. 189, Northumberland County:
FINLEY, Daniel: 1-2-6-0-0
P. 226, Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia City, Market Street South from Delaware River:
FINLAY, Francis (shopkeeper): 1-3-4-0-0
P. 261, Westmoreland County -- Fairfield Township:
FINDLY, Samuel: 1-1-5-0-0
P. 267, Westmoreland County -- Unity Township:
FINDLEY, William: 5-3-6-0-0
Jackson County, Indiana
Marriage Records
The following records are taken from Jackson County, Indiana Marriage Index, From 1816 to 1920, Vol. 1 (A-K) as compiled by Stultz Computer Services, Danville, IN, and as submitted by Rex FINLEY. If the birthdate is included, it is shown in parentheses. Otherwise, the date shown is the date of marriage:
FINDLAY, William m O'NEAL, Elizabeth, 17 May 1839.
FINDLEY, Abel Jr. m READ, America, 18 Apr 1838.
FINDLEY, Ada M. m HAMILTON, Orin P., 5 Nov 1882.
FINDLEY, Adaline m CALLAHAN, Dennis, 18 Apr 1849.
FINDLEY, Amanda m FLEETWOOD, Shadrach, 12 Feb 1850.
FINDLEY, America m WILLIAMS, Lowry, 13 Feb 1845.
FINDLEY, Annetta m PENNOCK, Asa, 4 Apr 1869.
FINDLEY, Barbary Ellen m DIXON, George, 2 May 1850.
FINDLEY, Betsy m RUDDICK, Elisha, 8 Nov 1836.
FINDLEY, Carrie m NEWKIRK, Jacob W., 3 Oct 1861.
FINDLEY, Carrie m SAGER, John H.H., 19 Jul 1896.
FINDLEY, Carrie R. (b 24 Sep 1893) m HAYES, John Madison, 15 Sep 1915.
FINDLEY, Charles B. m FREEMAN, Emaline, 14 Jan 1885.
FINDLEY, Columbus C. m BROOKS, Catharine, 9 Apr 1876.
FINDLEY, Columbus C. m HAYNES, Belle, 27 Mar 1884.
FINDLEY, Daniel m RYAN, Anna, 11 Aug 1874.
FINDLEY, David m ARTHUR, Lucy Ann, 23 Jan 1863.
FINDLEY, David V. m LUTES, Esther, 10 Sep 1863.
FINDLEY, Effie May (b 29 Jun 1888) m LABAR, Charles Franklin, 19 Apr 1910.
FINDLEY, Eleanor m MINOR, Reuben, 8 Jan 1833.
FINDLEY, Eliza Ann m CLAYTON, Isaac D., 24 Jan 1850.
FINDLEY, Elizabeth m BOSS, Henry, 1 Oct 1854.
FINDLEY, Elizabeth m EVANS, Williams, 5 Aug 1844.
FINDLEY, Elizabeth m MICHAELS, Thomas, 22 Nov 1848.
FINDLEY, Emeline m PECK, Daniel L., 3 Mar 1857.
FINDLEY, Emily C. m HOLMES, John W., 20 Jun 1869.
FINDLEY, Emma m LEE, Whitney, 10 Apr 1892.
FINDLEY, Enoch B. m DINKLEMAN, Louisa, 22 Feb 1874.
FINDLEY, Everett (b 23 Mar 1893) m CLARK, Iva, 10 Apr 1912.
FINDLEY, Faith C. (b 25 Dec 1890) m WEDDEL, Marcus Odell, 8 Oct 1910.
FINDLEY, Florence m MC NIECE, George, 26 Sep 1878.
FINDLEY, Florence E. m MEYER, Fred E., 15 Sep 1883.
FINDLEY, Fonnie J. (b 14 Nov 1891) m BURNS, Delmer Leo, 15 Apr 1916.
FINDLEY, Frank m ASBELL, Flossie, 20 Oct 1904.
FINDLEY, Gabriel M. m CORNETT, Mary Jane, 16 Mar 1859.
FINDLEY, George m DIXON, Lorinda, 3 Feb 1856.
FINDLEY, George Oliver (b 26 Apr 1884) m ASBELL, Eva, 14 Apr 1907.
FINDLEY, George W. m BROOKS, Martha E., 27 Dec 1860.
FINDLEY, George W. m HAMILTON, Alice, 25 Dec 1892.
FINDLEY, Granville m STOCKDELL, Malinda, 23 Jul 1839.
FINDLEY, Hannah m WILKINSON, Thomas J., 27 Feb 1845.
FINDLEY, Harry (b 9 Mar 1871) m HEUSER, Anna Marg, 9 Apr 1908.
FINDLEY, Hugh m DUNN, Phebe, 25 Nov 1840.
FINDLEY, Hugh D. m CORDELL, Rebecca, 27 Nov 1821.
FINDLEY, Hugh D. m MITCHEUNER, Margaret Ellen, 22 Aug 1867.
FINDLEY, Hugh G. m WAMSLY, Sarah Ann, 18 Mar 1858.
FINDLEY, Isaac m MURPHY, Mary, 3 Dec 1832.
FINDLEY, Isabel m WHEADON, Alpha, 29 Dec 1819.
FINDLEY, Isabel O. m GUALTNEY, John M., 10 Sep 1850.
FINDLEY, James H. m HAMILTON, Sarah C., 2 Jan 1870.
FINDLEY, James Harry m JOHNSON, Amanda, 10 Jun 1846.
FINDLEY, Jane m DOUGLASS, Ebeanezer, 31 Mar 1830.
FINDLEY, John m BROWN, Elizabeth, 10 Oct 1845.
FINDLEY, John m JANES, Jane, 12 Apr 1848.
FINDLEY, John C. m TINDER, Isabel, 25 Nov 1866.
FINDLEY, John Howard (b 25 Jan 1891) m WEASNER, Carrie, 17 Jun 1909.
FINDLEY, Josephine S. m BROCKER, William, 15 Feb 1874.
FINDLEY, Katie m CARR, John, 10 Nov 1894.
FINDLEY, Lucinda Eliz. m EVANS, Morgan G., 31 May 1849.
FINDLEY, Mary m HOPEWELL, B.F., 18 Jun 1856.
FINDLEY, Mary m SELGROSE, Simeon, 30 Mar 1873.
FINDLEY, Mary m THOMPSON, Thomas, 7 Oct 1843.
FINDLEY, Mary Ann m SANDERS, Francis L., 31 Aug 1856.
FINDLEY, Mary Ellen m HUMPHREY, William, 21 Mar 1854.
FINDLEY, Matilda m RUDDICK, Jesse, 17 May 1842.
FINDLEY, Matilda Ann m ANDERSON, George W., 27 Dec 1842.
FINDLEY, Nettie m PRALL, Walter, 19 Aug 1896.
FINDLEY, Nicholas M. m LAWELL, Nancy E., 18 Jan 1863.
FINDLEY, Nora m HARMON, Charles, 22 Mar 1883.
FINDLEY, Olive N. m RINEHART, Newton A., 29 Dec 1898.
FINDLEY, Oscar Bruce m REED, Lelia, 4 Mar 1900.
FINDLEY, Pearl m STEWART, Lewis, 6 Nov 1902.
FINDLEY, Phoebe A. m UTTERBACK, Abner, 21 Jun 1885.
FINDLEY, Polly m BURRELL, John H., 1 Apr 1837.
FINDLEY, Polly m DICKISON, Henry, 28 Jul 1820.
FINDLEY, Polly m HARMON, John, 18 Dec 1818.
FINDLEY, Prudence m MITCHELL, James, 23 Jun 1842.
FINDLEY, Rebecca Ann m CLAYTON, Phenes Y., 26 Nov 1854.
FINDLEY, Rebecca E. m COLE, Jesse F., 19 Aug 1883.
FINDLEY, Rebecca m MC CORMICK, John, 25 Dec 1823.
FINDLEY, Rebecca m WHEELER, James E., 12 Feb 1844.
FINDLEY, Robert E. m HARRISON, Celestis H., 20 Jan 1846.
FINDLEY, Sarah A. m COLE, Milton R., 10 Aug 1879.
FINDLEY, Sarah Ann m MAY, Reuben R., 27 Sep 1857.
FINDLEY, Sarah E. m BROWNING, Benjamine, 26 Aug 1863.
FINDLEY, Susan m GARRISON, Benjamin B., 10 Dec 1865.
FINDLEY, Thomas m COMBS, Polly, 20 Feb 1830.
FINDLEY, Thomas C. m WHEELER, Hulda E. (no date given).
FINDLEY, Walter A. m LOUDEN, Lourena May, 24 Mar 1889.
FINDLEY, Walter Scott (b 27 Aug 1897) m WIESNER, Maude, 9 Feb 1916.
FINDLEY, Washington C. m FLEETWOOD, Melvina, 15 Aug 1850.
FINDLEY, William m EDWARDS, Hannah, 20 Jul 1820.
FINDLEY, William A. m DURLAND, Sarah, 18 Feb 1869.
FINDLEY, William Bryan (b 10 Aug 1896) m DOAN, Mary Elizabeth, 26 Sep 1920.
FINLEY, Charlotte m MYERS, William S.C., 15 Aug 1875.
FINLEY, Ethel m JOHNSON, Horace C., 24 Mar 1887.
FINLEY, Jennie M. m DAILY, William C., 15 Oct 1891.
FINLEY, John W. m CARPENTER, Alice, 28 Dec 1882.
FINLEY, Julia A. m CARLETON, Joseph C., 1 May 1865.
FINLEY, Lou m DALY, Ord, 24 Dec 1893.
FINLEY, Orna O. m GARDNER, Park R., 13 Jan 1898.
FINLEY, Sarah m JOHNSON, James F., 3 Dec 1885.
Dr. Samuel Finley
The following excerpt is from Cecil County, Maryland: A Study In Local History, by Alice E. MILLER (1949, Fort Deposit, MD), as submitted by Nancy MAXWELL:
"Two miles and a half southwest of Rising Sun is West Nottingham Church and Academy--places spoken of in the most affectionate terms. The beauty of their location is sufficient reason but when one adds the memory of their glorious past, there is little wonder that they are enshrined in the hearts of the people of Cecil County. "The present church was started in 1800 and finished in 1804 but the history of the congregation dates back to 1724. Its name, as it appears in the records of that time, is the `Mouth of Octoraro,' which suggests that it was probably situated close to the river. Afterwards, the church was called `Lower Octoraro.' As early as 1726, it received its present name of Nottingham. It is said that the second building stood approximately one-eighth of a mile west of the present Rising Sun School. This building, large enough to hold a congregation of considerable size, was made of wood. In the burying-ground near the school there are about fifty stones. One bears the date of 1748. "The famous evangelist, WHITEFIELD, visited this region and preached to an audience of eight thousand people. WHITEFIELD's preaching had the effect of dividing the congregation. After this division of the church in 1741, the `New Side' as those who adhered to the doctrines of WHITEFIELD were called, erected another meeting house a short distance west of the other one. In 1744, this congregation presented a call to the Reverend Samuel FINLEY to become its pastor. "There is no longer any trace of the church or the cemetery where is buried Sarah FINLEY, wife of Dr. Samuel FINLEY and great-grandmother of Samuel Finley Breese MORSE. The stone which marked her grave was moved, with all the others still there at the time, to the West Nottingham location. Some were not cared for with the respect they deserved and are now nearly all lost forever. Mrs. FINLEY's stone has been placed (temporarily it is hoped) just to the east of the Sill House. It bears this inscription:In Memory
of
Mrs. SARAH FINLEY
who departed this life
on July 30th 1760
Age 42 years
She was
a virtuous Wife, fond Parent
Constant Friend, Lover
of God & Saints, grave
chaste & kind, Frugal yet
generous, active, cheerful
wife. She lived beloved
& here lamented lies
Till with the joyful raised
"Dr. FINLEY was one of the best scholars of his time. In addition to his duties connected with preaching, he established a school--the forerunner of West Nottingham Academy. This was known as FINLEY's School at Nottingham. There are different traditions regarding its location. Some think it was near West Nottingham. Others assert it was in or near Rising Sun. Most probably, it was close by the `New Side' church. It matters little, for it was a wonderful school.
"Established mainly for the purpose of educating men for the ministry, it soon became the most celebrated in the middle colonies. Some of the very distinguished men of the time went to this Academy, including the Hon. Richard STOCKTON and Dr. Benjamin RUSH, two signers of the Declaration of Independence. A bronze tablet, placed on the memorial gateway in memory of these signers, bears the following inscription:
This Tablet is Placed
in Commemoration of
Dr. Benjamin RUSH and Richard
STOCKTON
Who were Students of this Academy,
Dr. RUSH, 1754-1759
Richard STOCKTON, 1744-1747
Presented by Captain Jeremiah
BAKER Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution,
Cecil County, Maryland.
"Among those who received part of their education at Dr. FINLEY's School are the following: Six members of the Continental Congress--John B. BAYARD, John HENRY, Benjamin RUSH, Richard STOCKTON, James TILTON and Hugh WILLIAMSON. HENRY and WILLIAMSON were also members of the Constitutional Convention, the latter a signer of the Constitution of the United States. Also listed on the records are two governors, John HENRY of Maryland and Alexander MARTIN of North Carolina; Dr. John MORGAN, the founder of the first medical school in America (University of Pennsylvania) and director-general, together with William SHIPPEN, of all military hospitals from 1777 to 1781; John ARCHER, the first graduate in medicine in the United States and James TILTON, surgeon general during the War of 1812. Among Dr. FINLEY's pupils who became ministers were two chaplains of the Revolutionary Army--the Rev. William MC WHARTER and the Rev. James CALDWELL; two Moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church--The Rev. William MC WHARTER and the Rev. William M. TENNANT; and James WADDELL, the famous blind preacher. Others, less well known, became jurists, ministers, physicians and educators.
"Dr. FINLEY's work at Nottingham attracted so much attention that, in 1761, he was asked to become head of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University.
"After Dr. FINLEY went to Princeton, the new church declined and never had another settled pastor, although it existed for many years as a separate church organization. It was not until 1792 that the two congregations were re-united. In 1796 it was decided to build a new meeting house, the present house of worship. In 1804 the Reverend James MAGRAW was invited to become the pastor. Through his influence, West Nottingham Academy was re-established in 1812 under a charter of the Legislature of Maryland and an appropriation was secured.
"Dr. MAGRAW assumed charge of the school in 1820 following a period of dissatisfaction on account of a too frequent change of principals. Under Dr. MAGRAW's leadership, the school entered again upon a period of great prosperity. It was during his incumbency that, in 1812, a second building was erected about one hundred yards west of the present location of the Old Academy. Damaged by a storm in 1835, it was replaced by a new building on the site of the present Old Academy." "Close to Little Elk Creek, on the road between Blue Ball and Fair Hill, a lovely country church attracts our attention. The original name of this place of worship was the Elk River Church. The passage of an Act by the General Assembly of Maryland in 1801 changed the name to Rock Presbyterian Church in North Milford Hundred, Cecil County, State of Maryland. Two other churches were built before this one. The first building, erected in 1720, was located at the stone graveyard, Lewisville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and was probably a small log house with no floor, no fireplace and a few small windows. The benches and pews were provided by the people according to their own tastes and means, and there was no doubt a variety of the high and low seats. About 1741, at Sharp's Graveyard, a second building was erected of frame, covered with clapboards--a decided advance on the original house. The present building of Gothic stone, one of the prettiest churches in the County, was erected in 1761 and remodeled in 1844. "From 1741 to 1761 the Church was divided into two distinct congregations known as the `Old Side' and the `New Side.' The schism occurred in the Presbyterian Churches throughout the colonies and was caused by the revivals of religion conducted by WHITEFIELD. It was healed by the Rev. James FINLEY, Pastor of the `New Side' Congregation, a brother of the Rev. Samuel FINLEY of West Nottingham. He became pastor of the Rock Church in 1752, serving also until 1760 a church at Elkton, or Head of Elk, as it was then called. Dr. FINLEY, who is described as a `conscientious, firm, fearless man, eminent in piety,' gave thirty years' service to this community."A Salute To Stout
Zoe Anderson STOUT, the widow of Rear Admiral Herald Franklin STOUT, USN, Retired, recently sent the following letter to me:
"My beloved husband passed away 23 Mar 1987. With his death, the FINLEY-STOUT-TONG Family Association was dissolved, for it was he who had established and sustained it." She says that in his honor, the Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-55 is to be named the USS Herald F. STOUT, and is currently planned for construction at Pascagoula, MI. The laying of the keel is scheduled for 15 Jul 1991; christening 18 Jul 1992; and completion and commissioning 1 Nov 1994.Carrying on the STOUT family line is his great-grandson, Joshua Michael O'MALLEY, b 11 Jan 1990.
Herald Franklin STOUT was the son of Franklin Lee and Jemima Mae Tong STOUT. He was b 15 Jun 1903; d 23 Mar 1987; m (1st) 3 Jun 1926, Annapolis, MD, w Louise Frederica FINLEY, b 17 Nov 1905, Dover, Tuscarawas County, OH; d 1976; m (2nd) 25 Jul 1976, San Diego, CA, w Zoe E. ANDERSON. STOUT served as a journeyman printer and foreman of print shop in his senior year of high school, graduating as valedictorian of his class. He then went on to the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated in 1926. He soon began his tremendous genealogical work by researching the TONG, FINLEY, German STOUT and English STOUT families, publishing a series of books, including "The Clan Finley," Vol. I, First Edition (1940), Vol. I, Second Edition (1956) and Vol. II, Second Edition (1957) and "Stout and Allied Families," with his final volume published in 1986. He served as a commissioned naval officer from 1926 to 1956, gaining the rank of rear admiral. In command of the USS Breeze anchored at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941, he fired up his ship and went out to sea to do battle. As commander of the destroyer, USS Claxton, he participated with the "Little Beavers" Destroyer Squadron 23 in the last surface battle of World War II, the battle of Cape St. George, which put the Japanese Navy to rout and earned the only squadron citation ever given. "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" and for "extraordinary heroism" during this and other action in World War II, STOUT twice received the Navy Cross and two silver stars. He received the Distinguished Service Medal for action in Korea, where he was in command of Mine Squadron 9 and in command of Western Pacific Mine Sweeping Force of 30 ships. In 1956, he was acting commandant of the 11th Naval District when he retired as rear admiral. As a civilian, he was a member of design engineers with Convair, which produced the Atlas missile.New Way To Find Right Finley
Dr. Carmen J. FINLEY, 4820 Rockridge Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, sent a letter to me, which reads in part as follows:
"Last fall, I had an article on the George FINLEYs of Augusta County, VA that appeared in The American Genealogist. A copy is enclosed for your files. (This will appear in a future issue of FINLEY FINDINGS.) Have also recently completed a four-generation paper (70 pages, single spaced). It will be available once I hear about its publication. "But the really exciting news (inspiration?) has to do with an article that appeared in the March 1990 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. It is "Etienne Cabet: A Genealogical Test of Graphoanalysis," by Lloyd W. GUNDY. If you have not seen it yet, be sure to get a copy. "It is a well-designed study and demonstrates that deductions about a person's traits from the analysis of handwriting correspond very closely with more conventional means by analysis of context. "The `ah-ha' hit me when I realized this may solve a puzzle of long-standing regarding the various John FINLEYs in Augusta County, VA . . . if I can find enough genuine John FINLEY signatures. So far, I have located three documents showing such signatures. "They include a deed from John FINLEY, Gent. to William FINLEY, Gent. for 297 acres on 17 Mar 1765 (DB 11:809 . . . original in drawer 385), the apprenticeship of Matthew GLEAVES to John FINLEY, 24 Jan 1775 (Drawer 449) and the will of John FINLEY, 7 Aug 1791 (WB 7:404 . . . original in drawer 1D). "These are clearly three different John FINLEYs (all literate). I have persons searching in Augusta, Prince Edward and Montgomery counties for additional John FINLEY signatures. My suspicions about the various John FINLEYs in Augusta County may be confirmed or refuted based on whether or not such additional signatures can be found. "Apparently the customary thing to do was for a clerk to copy the original document into the records of the county clerk and deliver the original to either the buyer or seller. Occassionally, the original was never picked up . . . am afraid this may be a little like looking for hen's teeth. "My reason for writing to you, other than to alert you to this rather exciting research tool, now carrying a fair degree of respectability, is also to alert your readers and ask for their assistance. "I would like to start a bank of John FINLEY signatures for all documents found carrying a date prior to 1875 in the states of PA, VA, NC, SC, KY, TN. If any of your readers have such documents on hand, I would be most grateful to receive a copy. "In exchange, I will inform them (through your newsletter) of any matches I get. Incidentally, my neighbor (and friend of long standing), is a retired psychologist who has taken an interest in the analysis of handwriting and has recently become a certified graphologist. So this will not be just me trying to compare two different signatures." With this project proposed, I hope all FINLEY FINDINGS subscribers will assist in this project and send copies of handwriting samples from their John FINLEYs to Carmen FINLEY. Remember, it was another John -- John HANCOCK -- who had such a distinctive handwriting style that his name is still remembered today.Searching For Finleys
QUERY: Joseph C. HUBER, 1458 Goodrich Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105, phone (612) 690-1973, asks about Michael and Rebecca O'SHAUGHNESSY FINLEY: "I would like to know where they came from in Ireland or lived in Connecticut. They came to the U.S. in 1883. Their children were: John, b CT, April 1884; Mary, b Black River Falls, WI, Nov 1885; Michael, b Black River Falls, WI, Dec 1887; Rebecca, b Black River Falls, WI, Mar 1890; Blanch, b Black River Falls, WI, 1889; William, b Chicago, IL, Sept 1898. They ran a delicatessan and confectionery in Chicago. Michael may have died around 1914 and Rebecca died in 1923."
QUERY: Esther Reese JOHNSON, 1402 E. Everglade, Odessa, TX 79762, says she is looking for information on John FINDLEY, his wife, Jane DRAKE, and daughter, Rhoda FINDLEY. John FINDLEY lived in OH, WV, VA, and Jane DRAKE lived in OH. Their daughter, Rhoda FINDLEY, m William Perry HOLLEY, who lived in WV and VA ca. 1800. QUERY: T.J. JONES, 416 Delano, Longview, TX 75604, sends the following census information from Bollinger Co, Wayne Twp, MO, 1880. On P. 515B, family 30: William FISH, wm (white male), 30, from NC; wife Elizabeth (said to be Polly Ann FINLEY, thought to have married about 1871), wf (white female), 29, MS; Clementine, wf, 8, MO; Sarah, wf, 5, MO; John, wm, 3, MO; William, wm, 1, MO. On P. 515A, family 25: Milus JONES, wm, 63, NC; Sarah, wf, 42, GA; Monroe, wm 24, MO; Ema FINLEY, wf, 20 (stepdaughter), TX; Martha FINLEY, wf, 17 (stepdaughter), MO; Henry FINLEY, wm, 14 (stepson), MO; Clementine FINLEY, wf, 10 (stepdaughter), MO. Sarah m JONES in 1868 in this location. Who was Sarah's husband (FINLEY from SC)? Was he Elizabeth's father? Note: William FISH also Gamewell A. FISH, three given names seems very common this time and place. QUERY: Carolyn ROZELLE, P.O. Box 578, Caddo Mills, TX 75005, asks for information on James FINLEY m Agnes ___________ , with children unknown except Ann Elizabeth FINLEY, d before 1797, Bedford Co?, PA; m 15 Sept 1772, Bedford Co, PA, w Hugh CARR; daughter Sarah CARR, b ca. 1775. QUERY: Clarice LEWIS, 1520 Thornapple Ave., Akron, OH 44301-2032, gives the following information: My great-grandfather was David FINLEY, who was a Civil War soldier, but died of a disease in 1862. He had lived in Doddridge or Tyler Co in WV. His father was James FINLEY of Morgan Co, OH. . . . All I know is that James had married "Cassie" and had at least one son, David. . . . Brook Co is where my FINLEYs lived for a while. My grandparents: Richard P. FINLEY and M.A. STRICKLING. Their children: David, my father, d 1954; Charles B., James A., Veva, Lena, Bessie. QUERY: Patricia L. CLARK, 516 Asbury Lane, Fairfield, CA 94533, writes the following: "For some time, I have been trying to locate information on several members of the FINLEY families. I say families because I have been told that our family is related to two unrelated FINLEY families. "1. A second great-grandparent, Martha SMITH, was a daughter of Zebulon SMITH and Martha (Patsy) FINLEY. Martha FINLEY is supposed to be the daughter of George FINLEY and Fannie HANCOCK. Do you have any information on George FINLEY's family as well as his father and mother and their family? Do you know where the family originated from? "2. A second great-grandparent, Joseph Jefferson MAXWELL, was a son of Joseph W. MAXWELL (1795) and Mary FINLEY (1797). Mary FINLEY's parents were David FINLEY and Elizabeth __________ . I would also be interested in learning more about where this family originated from. ANSWER: Virginia C. HANKS, 801 S. Willow St., Ellensburg, WA 98926, as well as Carmen Joyce FINLEY, 4820 Rockridge Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, are among several subscribers who are researching these two lines. While the record is not completely clear, what is known is this: 1. Martha FINLEY, b 1813; m Zebulon SMITH. She was the daughter of George FINLEY, b 15 Feb 1789, KY; d 1851, Perry Township, IN; m 1812 w Frances "Fanny" HANCOCK, b 1796; d 1875. George FINLEY was the son of George FINLEY, b 2 Jan 1743, Augusta Co, VA; d 1 Oct 1809, Wayne Co, KY; m (1st) 18 Dec 1761 w Ann NEWLAND; m (2nd) 29 Jun 1786 w Mary S. (Polly) GAINES, b 1765, VA; d 18 Oct 1830, Lebanon, Wilson Co, TN. Mary GAINES was divorced from George FINLEY in 1809 in Wayne Co, KY. HANKS says this George FINLEY had a son named George by each wife. The first George (by NEWLAND) was b 1765, Bolston, Washington Co, VA. 2. Mary (Polly) FINLEY m Joseph MAXWELL. Her parents were David FINLEY, b 1 Jun 1754, VA; d 19 Apr 1848, Orange Co, IN; m 1768 w Elizabeth MOUNTS, b 4 Jan 1763; d 9 Jan 1835, Orange Co, IN. David's father was John FINLEY, d before 19 Aug 1782, Montgomery Co, VA; m 21 Apr 1741 w Mary Thankful CALDWELL, b 1728; d 1787. There is no clear indication yet who John FINLEY's father was. QUERY: Mildred SANDVOL, 1417 E. 11th, The Dalles, OR 97058, requests information on her father, John Culvert FINLEY, b 20 Feb 1894, Waterloo, IA. His parents were Cyrus and Mary HEIPLE FINLEY. Cyrus FINLEY d when John Culvert FINLEY was about 6 months old and Mary FINLEY m (2nd) __________ KEISER. Their son, Lynn, d age 20. QUERY: Constance SINCLAIR, 4654 Hazel Ave., Apt. 3F, Philadelphia, PA 19143, asks for information on the following line: Frank HOWARD, b 1906, Elk City, OK; d 1987, Ava, MO, was SINCLAIR's maternal grandfather. His parents were Samuel Sanford HOWARD, b 1868, TN; d 1909, Elk City, OK; m Anna FINLEY, b 28 Jul 1868, TN; d 20 Aug 1907, OK. Her parents were Henry Nathan FINLEY, b 26 Jul 1842; d 19 Feb 1904; m 27 Sept 1865 w Lucy Lydia DUNCAN, b 12 Aug 1843; d 8 Sept 1898. His parents were Daniel FINLEY, b 30 Jul 1796; m Catherine ___________ , b 1798. QUERY: William S. PARTRIDGE, P.O. Box 3004, Edgartown, MA 02539, says he is trying to help Dorothea HEARN of Vineyard Haven, MA, locate some information about her ancestors. Her mother's name was Peoria Penelope FINLEY, b Peoria, IL; d Vandosta, IL; m Chatham Brandtly ODUM, b 2 Mar _____ , DeLeon Springs, FL; d about 1932. Peoria FINLEY's father was George FINLEY, b NJ. QUERY: Nancy Raney DESMOND, 3 Brookdale Lane, Brookfield, CT 06804, is searching for Elizabeth FINLEY, b GA; d 1827, Independence Co, AR; m ca. 1822, AR, w James A. HARRIS. QUERY: Olenda FINDLEY, 6583 Wintu Way, Redding, CA 96003, is looking for information on her grandfather, Troupe Hastings FINDLEY. QUERY: Don ABERNATHY, 3303 Foxboro Ct., Fort Smith, AR 72903, asks for information on FINLEY family in Greene Co, GA, particularly the Robert FINLEY who m Eliza GREGORY, and moved to Cleveland Co, AR area in early 1860s, father of William T. FINLEY. QUERY: N. Ruth JAEGER, 1905 NE Fifth Ave., Austin, MN 55912, asks for information from Albert Finley FRANCE's work. She writes, "I have been told that the FINLEYs of North Carolina section of this work has information on Charles FINLEY, son of John and Mary Ogilvie FINLEY, bap. 1736 in Glasgow, Scotland, d Hillsboro, NC, 15 Mar 1816, and that his eighth child was Charles Edward FINLEY, b 4 Jan 1789, d Edgeville, SC, and he had children named Charles, Edward, Owen, Ewen and Benjamin." ANSWER: My version of FRANCE's "The Clan FINLEY," was taken from records available at the LDS Church and includes additional material from Lillian Hicks FRANDSEN. I understand that others have added onto the original work. There is another paper by FRANCE called "Ancestors of Caroline (FINLEY) HODNETT." It is this latter paper that includes a section on the FINLEYS of North Carolina, which shall be presented in a minute. This appears to be the same line that Robert E. FINLEY, Clifford Lyndel FINLEY, Willis Taylor FINLEY and others are researching. Robert FINLEY mentions "FINLEYs of North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee," by Britton H. FINLEY of Amory, MS, dated in early 1900, and shows his line as including the following: John FINLEY, b 1694, Glasgow, Scotland, linen-draper and merchant; m 2 Jan 1721 w Mary OGILVIE. Issue: John, b 1721; Isabel, b 1722; William, b 1724; Edward, b 1727; Mary, b 1729; Robert, b 1730; Ann, b 1732; Andrew, b 1734; James, b 1735; Charles, b 1736; Thomas, b 1738; George, b 1740. Charles FIN(D)LEY, b and bapt. Presbyterian, 30 Nov 1736, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; emigrated from Ireland in 1752 and to America (Carolinas) in 1767; m 26 Apr 1762, Dublin, Ireland, w Hester HODGE; d 1771, Waxhaws District; m (2nd) 6 Jun 1774, NC or SC, w Sarah Nancy MC DOWELL, d before 1800. Issue: Francis, b 1775; William, b 1777; Mary Olgilvie, b 1779; John, b 1780; James, b 1782; Rebecca, b 1783; George, b 1785; Charles Edward, b 1789; Samuel, b 1791. Charles Edward FINDLEY, b 4 Jan 1789, NC; m 14 Jun 1811 w Nancy Ann OWENS; d Edgeville, SC. FRANCE's section on the FINLEYS of North Carolina shows the following: "Charles FINLEY, son of John and Mary (OGILVIE) FINLEY; baptized Presbytery of Glasgow, Scotland, 30 Nov 1736; d 15 Mar 1816, Hillsboro, NC. He emigrated to America 1767 and first settled in the Waxhaw Settlement, where on 4 Mar 1767, he purchased from George MC KENNEY and Margaret HUTCHISON, his wife, 100 acres of land on Twelve Mile Creek. "Prior to 1775, Charles FINLEY moved in or near Hillsboro, NC, where he purchased from James ROBINSON on 14 Feb 1774, 200 acres. He served in the Revolution in the 6th North Carolina Regiment; was in the Battle of Kings Mountain, 7 Oct 1780. "First m 26 Apr 1769 w Hester HODGE, who d without issue 1771. Second m 6 Jun 1774, Sarah Nancy MC DOWELL, b 10 May 1739, d prior to 1800, the daughter of Joseph MC DOWELL and his wife, Margaret O'NEILL, daughter of Samuel O'NEILL from County Armagh, Ireland to Winchester, VA, thence to Burkes Co, NC. "Issue (family record): (1) Francis FINLEY, b 26 Feb 1775, Hillsboro, NC; d 25 Jan 1863, Marshall Co, TN; m 22 Nov 1797 w Jane CARRUTHERS; (2) William FINLEY, b 10 Apr 1777, Hillsboro, NC; d 1849, Marshall Co, TN; m 8 Mar 1815, GA, w Sarah MC DANIEL; (3) Mary FINLEY, b 24 Apr 1779, Hillsboro, NC; m 1798 w Joel MC CORKLE; (4) John FINLEY, b 6 Nov 1780, Hillsboro, NC; d 1840, Newton Co, GA; m 16 Apr 1804, NC, w Mary Caroline DEMPSEY; (5) James FINLEY, b 24 May 1782, Hillsboro, NC; d 1824, Maury Co, TN; m 1814, Greensboro, NC, w Rebecca ALLISON; (6) Rebecca FINLEY, b 15 Jul 1783; m 22 Jun 1801 w John DEAN; (7) George FINLEY, b 8 Mar 1785; d SC; no record of marriage; (8) Charles Edward FINLEY, b 4 Jan 1789; d Edgeville, SC; m 14 Jun 1811, Nancy Ann OWENS. Issue: Charles, Edward, Owen, Ewen, Benjamin; (9) Samuel FINLEY, b 27 Dec 1791; d Marshall Co, TN; m Martha ASKEW. "Notes: North Carolina. Deed Book DB 11, Waxhaw Settlement -- George MC KENNEY and Margaret, his wife, to Charles FINLEY, 14 Mar 1767, 100 acres of land on Twelve Mile Creek. "Deed Book B 16, Hillsboro, NC, 14 Feb 1774 -- James ROBINSON to Charles FINLEY, 200 acres. "From The Life of Andrew Jackson, by James Parton, Vol. 1, published 1860: "James D. CRAIG, formerly a resident of Waxhaw, now of the State of Mississippi, states that he remembers hearing Charles FINLEY, deceased, say that he assisted in hauling the corpse of Andrew JACKSON from his house on Twelve Mile Creek to the Waxhaw Churchyard and interring it there, that he brought Mrs. JACKSON and the boys with the corpse and after the funeral he conveyed them to the residence of George MC KENNEY, where soon after, Andrew Jr. was born. "General Andrew JACKSON, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (HUTCHESON) JACKSON, was born 15 Mar 1767, Waxhaw, NC; d 8 Jun 1845. Margaret MC KENNEY was Mrs. JACKSON's sister." QUERY: Margaret D. FINLEY, Rt. 2 Box 18 Thompson Rd., Iowa, LA 70647, says she is searching for information on Andrew Jackson FINDLEY, b 1849, Meadville, Crawford Co, PA. Father b in NY; mother is Mary Ann CRIST, b OH. Andrew next known to be in Paola (Miami Co) KS in 1875, having migrated from IL. He m 1876, Paola, KS, w Pelatha Alice MILLIKAN. Believe he may have had a sister named Margaret FINDLEY MARTIN living in Sandy Lake, PA. Also evidence points toward Andrew being a descendant of Alexander FINDLEY, who settled Findley Lake, NY in 1817. Andrew and family moved to Iowa, LA in 1900. He d there 1932. QUERY: Mary Jo RODRIGUEZ, 160 Bridle Trail, Pueblo, CO 81005, is seeking information on Hugh FINLEY, b ca. 1815, NC. He and wife, Lucinda, raised a family in Bloomington, IL. He disappears after the 1850 census. Hugh FINLEY is RODRIGUEZ's great-great grandfather. QUERY: Rosemary HOLLIS, 2000 Cypress Point Dr., Corona, CA 91720, is seeking the father of Moses FENDLEY, b 20 Aug 1768; d 18 Jan 1841, Greenville Co, SC; m Margaret ROBERTSON/ROBINSON, b ca. 1762; d 8 Jul 1831, Greenville Co, SC. Need any information on Harriet FENDLEY (d/o William G. FENDLEY), b ca. 1842, AL; m ca. 1863-65, Jesse GIBBS. They were living in Blount Co, AL in 1880. This is the only census HOLLIS has on them after marriage. Did Harriet have an earlier marriage and children from that one? All letters will be answered and HOLLIS will pay all copying and postage costs. QUERY: Doris Finley GOOD, Rt. 4 Box 53, Hiltons, VA 24258, asks for information about Elizabeth City, NC as a port of entry around 1785. She also asks for information about James FINLEY, d 30 Mar 1825, prob. NC; Jennett FINLEY, d either 18 Sept or Dec 1821; Grozet FINLEY, d 26 Apr 1804, prob. NC. GOOD also suggests, "It would also be good to see some FINLEY information on those families who lived in TN, as that state figures in the travels of my line to Clarke Co, AL, across the mountains from western NC, eastward toward Nashville, TN, and south along Indian trails to finally arrive in southwest AL. One of my great-grandfather's sisters, Isabella FINLEY, is said to have married a WATSON and moved to Arkansas. She was born in 1815, probably in NC."© 2010TMKessler@hotmail.com
