+Hannah IRONS 2nd wife
Titus IRONS
+Timothy IRONS
Penelope IRONS
Catherine IRONS
Mary IRONS
Owen IRONS veteran of French and Indian War in 1756
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_Moses FREEMAN ______|
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| |_Hannah PHILIPE _____|
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|--Penelope FREEMAN
| (1727 - 1779)
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| _Hugh LUFF __________|
| | (1663 - 1709) |
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|_Hannah LUFF ________|
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| _Nathaniel HUNN II___+
| | (1650 - 1677) m 1672
|_Sarah HUNN _________|
(1674 - 1741) |
|_Priscilla KITCHEN __+
(1647 - 1721) m 1672
[2331]
Conrad's History of DE:
"Penelope Freeman, February 14, 1745, took title to a tract of two hundred and twenty-four acres adjoining the Smith lands near the Maryland line and called the tract 'Penelope's Advantage.' On part of this tract is the site of Thomas' Chapel."
"Penelope Freeman, who became the wife of Owen Irons, donated a half acre of her tract, "Penelope's Adventure," December 24, 1779 to be used for religious purposes. Under the guidance of the Rev. William Thomas a log chapel had been built on this tract some time before this date, and the deed of gift gives "a half-acre, together with the preaching house or chapel erected thereon," to the Rev. William Thomas. He conveyed the property to nine trustees the same day. This was in reality the first Methodist chapel built in Delaware. The chapel was known as the 'Log Chapel,' the logs being dovetailed together and without nails. Francis Asbury and Freeborn Garrettson were among the prominent exponents of Methodism who preached in this building. The first instance of a Negro preaching to whites is recorded as having taken place in the 'Log Chapel,' May 13, 1781, when a Negro, Harry preached upon the 'Barren Fig Tree,' at the close of a sermon by Asbury. In 1798 the log chapel was replaced by a frame building, which was rebuilt in 1877. The old burying grounds was open to bond and free, and many of the headstones are unrecognizable from stress of the weather."
Scrafs History of DE 1899 p 1088
"A tract of two hundred and twenty-four acres, called 'Penelope's Advantage,' was taken up February 14, 1745 by Penelope Freeman. In 1779 the wife of Martin Irons transferred one-half acre to Rev. Wm. Thomas, which is now the site of Thomas' Chapel.
Martin Irons, whose body is buried in the Presbyterian Church-yard at Dover, was a descendant of Simon Irons, who located large tracts of land in Duck Creek, and Little Creek Hundreds, and lived on or near Simon's Creek of Dona before 1700.
The original tract of Martin Irons is owned by John Jarrell, who lives on the old homestead. Edward Hubbard, E.M. Booach, Thomas Rash, Emory Scotten, Margaret Nicholls, George T Voshall and John D Voshall, sons of Obadiah. The latter married Elizabeth Williams, who died in February 1887. William D Voshall was justice of the peace and postmaster of Hazlettville
Churches.-Thomas Chapel.-The first church or chapel built by the people of West Dover, who later became Methodists, is known as Thomas' Chapel. Penelope Freeman (later the wife of Owen Irons) donated the land for the use of the people from the tract 'Penelope's Adventure.' To the Rev. William Thomas, who on December 24, 1779 conveyed it to Stephen Black, Thomas Seward, Daniel Wheeler, Nathan Harrington, Richard Shaw, Thomas Scotten, Nathan Bailey, Edward Callahan and Stephen Black, Jr. The first chapel was built of logs and was known as the 'Log Chapel.'
It had been erected upon the half-acre of land before the title was conveyed as in the deed mention is made of the half-acre, together with a preaching house or chapel erected thereon.' The logs were dove-tailed together, and tradition holds that it 'had not a nail in it.'
In this old chapel, Francis Asbury (later Bishop), Freeborn Garrettson and others preached many times. It is related in an old newspaper that on the 13th of May 1781, after Asbury had preached in the old chapel, 'Harry, a Negro, preached upon the 'Barren Fig-Tree.' Asbury says: ' The circumstance was entirely new, and the white people looked on with attention.' This was probably the first instance a Negro had preached to whites."
Tombstone reads "Wife of Owen Irons a veteran of the French and Indian War 1756" buried at Thomas Chapel.
Footnote on p1089 indicates that "Miss Charlotte Voshell great grand daughter of Penelope Irons" supplied some of the information for the Thomas Chapel. One of the sons of Hannah and Obediah must have had daughter named Charlotte. Hannah would be the grandmother, and Penelope the great grand mother. She may have been born after the 1830 orphan court information. She was alive around the time that infomation was being gathered for the book published in 1899.
There is a Charlotte Voshell DE Archives marries John Knotts 2/7/1829
There is a Charlotte Voshell DE Archives marries John Hutchens abt 1841
Dill Book p 553 Jones Family Plot " Charlotte Voshell Knotts Hutchins b no date d 4/29/1893 wife of John Hutchins." and "John Hutchins b 2/27/1795- d 9/28/1873"
[2332] [S71] Turner Collection Micro-Fische
[2328] [S223] Massey collection
[2329] Penelope Freeman connection
[2330] [S62] "Souls in Heaven, Names in Stone Kent County Delaware Cemetery Records"
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| m 1889 |
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|--Elsie GERNAND
| (1897 - ....)
| _Jacob STONESIFER ______+
| | (1787 - 1850)
| _Isaac David Wentz STONESIFER _|
| | (1825 - 1904) |
| | |_Susanna WENTZ (VANCE) _+
| | (1798 - 1831)
|_Minnie Belle STONESIFER _|
(1871 - ....) m 1889 |
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|_Margaret MILLER ______________|
(1831 - 1892) |
|________________________
[8832] [S14] "History and Genealogy of the Stonesifer Family of MD and PA"
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_Samuel HANN ________|
| (1814 - 1907) m 1840|
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|--John T HANN
| (1856 - 1932)
| _John Daniel (Sr) STONESIFER _+
| | (1731 - 1813) m 1765
| _Isaac STONESIFER ___________________________________|
| | (1776 - 1850) |
| | |_Maria Elizabeth YINGLING ____+
| | (1744 - 1821) m 1765
|_Maria STONESIFER ___|
(.... - 1857) m 1840|
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|_Sallie ROUTSON granddaughter of Adam Conrad Routson_|
(1781 - 1858) |
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[10889] They lived near Hanover for several years where he was a traveling drug salesman. In the 1890's they resettled in Baltimore
[10890] [S14] "History and Genealogy of the Stonesifer Family of MD and PA"
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_James Webb RUTTER __|
| (1805 - 1888) m 1830|
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_John Alexander RUTTER _|
| (1837 - 1915) m 1868 |
| | _Alexander WILSON ___
| | | (.... - 1820) m 1804
| |_Margery WILSON _____|
| (1812 - 1888) m 1830|
| |_Mary Ann HYLAND ____+
| (1777 - 1847) m 1804
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|--Mary Wingate RUTTER
| (1869 - ....)
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|_Hanna Rebecca WINGATE _|
(1843 - 1914) m 1868 |
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[14315] CC Historical Lib
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_Absalom ZEPP farmed near Pleasant Valley_|
| (1837 - 1907) |
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|--Sarah Jane ZEPP
| (1863 - 1928)
| _Peter STONESIFER ___+
| | (1770 - 1839)
| _Samuel STONESIFER ___|
| | (1799 - 1883) |
| | |_Elizabeth YINGLING _+
| | (1775 - 1850)
|_Eliza STONESIFER ________________________|
(1829 - 1906) |
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|_Sarah Salome FEESER _|
(1796 - 1850) |
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[9854] they farmed and for some years lived near Mayberry then in later years in Pleasant Valley
[9855] [S14] "History and Genealogy of the Stonesifer Family of MD and PA"
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