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     Mary died. Mary was born. She was the daughter of Joseph Davenport and Mercy Crocker.
     Her married name was Norton.¹

     Electa died. Electa was born. She was the daughter of Joseph Davenport and Mercy Crocker.

     John died. John was born. He was the son of Joseph Davenport and Mercy Crocker.

     Joseph was born on 17 June 1803 at MA. He was the son of Joseph Davenport and Mercy Crocker. Joseph died after 26 September 1882.³
     In 1860 he was living with his niece Julia Maria Wadsworth and her husband, Ira Ayer. His occupation was listed as Gentleman and his personal property was valued at $4000. The IGI lists him as being born on September 29, 1785 in Peru, MA. This may be a younger brother.

     (?) died. (?) was born. He married Jane Spencer.

     She married (?) James. Jane died. Jane was born.
     Her married name was James.

     William was born circa 1806 at England.⁵ He was the son of (?) James and Jane Spencer. He married Jane Francis. William James was buried on 28 February 1873 at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC; Lot 58, Section N
William
James.
Died
Feb. 28, 1873
Aged
67 Years. William died on 28 February 1873 at Ashland, VA.^6,7
     According to Alice Ayer Williams and Clementine Ayer Morse he was the younger son of the Earl of Carmarthen. I have not been able to prove this. He came to America and settled in Richmond, VA. He was in the shipping business between Canada and Liverpool (his wife wrote a poem while sailing from St Johns, New Brunswick and Liverpool). He was also involved in shipping to China and other eastern ports. Most of the beautiful and valuable things that he collected during his travels were lost when Richmond was burned during the Civil War. During the war he and his family moved to Washington because he was a Union man. At the time of his daughter Jennie's wedding they were living at 302 13th St in Washington. His son, Samuel, said (in his 1904 Civil War Pension application) that there were nine children of which four were still alive.

     Jane was born circa 1811 at Wales.⁵ She married William James. Jane died on 17 April 1883 at Brooklyn, New York.^6,7 She was buried on 19 April 1883 at Glenwood Cemetery, Washintgon, DC; Lot 58, Section N
Blessed are the
dead who die in
the Lord.
Jane F. James
Died Apr. 17th 1883
Aged 72 Years.⁸
     According to Samuel James' pension application, Jane had 9 children, 4 of whom were still alive in 1904 (Samuel, Jennie, Hannah, and Emma).

During the Civil War she helped the wounded and dying in hospitals. She often wrote letters to the families of the soldiers that died. She is mentioned in the biography of her son-in-law Ira Ayer, II because after writing a letter to the family of a soldier from Ira's regiment Ira came to thank her. This is when Ira and Jennie met. According to Alice Ayer Williams and Clementine Ayer Morse she is one of the few woman mentioned in "Deeds of the Civil War" (this book may have been "Martial Deed of Pennsylvania). She crossed the Atlantic 24 four times and Jennie was born on one of those trips. Below is a poem she wrote during a particularly rough passage. The ship was traveling from New Brunswick to Liverpool when it encountered a terrible storm.

      STANSAS
      Written on board the "Lillies"
      on a passage from St John NB for Liverpool

     In the "Lilies" from the port of "St John" we set sail.
     Towed out by the steam boat, with a southerly gale,
     Around the bluff headlands where the winds wildly blow
     Away! far away! to the Eastward we'll go
     II
     Three cheers 'from the gallant ship soon rose on high
     And rang through the vapour that obscured the sky,
     But twill soon clear away and Norwesters will blow
     Bound away to the East ward in the "Lillies" we'll go,
     III
     Night soon came on and the winds wilder blew
     We stood by and up our top gallants did clew
     While the tempest tossed ship lay rolling to and fro
     Bound away to the East ward in the "Lillies" we go
     IIII
     We beat down the bay for two days or more
     Till the winds drove us down on the bold Yarmouth shore
     Our foresail to pieces while we "ware ship" is rent
     But another good sail in it's place soon is bent,
     V
     The wild "Petite "passage" lay under our lee
     Either we must run through it or lost we shall be
     Either we must run through it from the frost and the snow
     Or away to the Eastward we never shall go
     VI
     So now then Lay aft-every soul of our crew
     Stand by your "Clewgarnets" your mainsail up Clew
     Jump start your main Jack and let your wheel flow
     And flying away to the passage we go.
     VII
     We near it hope in each sailors heart now beats high
     Alternately "luff" and "Keep away" is the cry
     We clear it. We fly from the frost & the snow.
     And in triumph away to the Eastward we go.
     VIII
     But still there Cape Sable looms out on our lee
     Board your main tack and we'll stand out to sea
     And now let the west winds more wildly blow
     For before them in triumph to the Eastward we go
     IX
     Still wilder and wilder the good west wind blows
     Think our good starboard anchor is adrift from the boat
     And our boatswain washed away with a wild [Gyfar - may be Gybe or Jibe]
     Still away far away far away to the Eastward we go
     X
     Our anchors secured we snugged every sail
     And ran 'fore the fury of that western gale
     Away from New Brunswick and the [ice] & the snow
     In the wild Ocean "Lillies" to the Eastward we go

     We run fore the fury of that western sea
     Till our bulwarks are stove and life boats washed away
     But the west wind is Blowing. so let each sheet flow
     And away! far away! to the East ward we go.

     Let her ride o'er the foam let her bend to the blast
     Thirteen knots are counted as each hour is past
     Blow good wind and we fly from the frost and the snow
     And in triumph away to the East ward we go

     But Hark! the ship popps she is struck by the sea
     Our wheel is all smashed and taffrel rail washed away
     Our foresail is split [Dump] and up it blew
     As flying wildly away to the Eastward we go

     Lay aft with your tackles lay aft all our crew
     Quick with your helm up before we come to
     There away she goes off 'fore her deadly foe
     Like lightning away to the East ward we go

     These lines are most respectfully dedicated to the Captain & passengers of the ship "Lillies" and will be concluded on arrival in the Mersey.

     -- Clew-garnet is the tackle used to furl the lower square-sails.
     -- "Till the bulwarks are stave" means till the bulwarks are broken.
     -- Taffrel rail or taffrail is the rail around transom of a ship. Her married name was James.

     Samuel was born on 6 April 1836 at Chepstow, Wales. He was the son of William James and Jane Francis. He married Grace Wallace Campbell on 25 January 1876 at Rotterdam, Schenectady Co., NY. Samuel died on 14 June 1908 at home at "Coldbrook", Rotterdam, Schenectady Co., NY, at age 72. He was buried at Viewland Cemetery, Rotterdam, New York.
     According to Alice Ayer Williams and Clementine Ayer Morse he would have become the Earl of Carmarthen had the family stayed in England. He fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted and was discharged in Washington, DC in 1st NY Artillery as a 1st Lt. in 1862. He was captured and held prisoner in Libby Prison. From there he was able to escape and find his way home. After the war he lived in Ashland and Richmond for a few years until about 1876 when he moved to Schenectady, NY. When he enlisted he described himself as 5' 7'', complexion medium, and dark brown eyes and hair. In 1904, he described himself as 5' 7", 235 lb., dark brown eyes, and gray balding hair. He had several scars and a stiff toe wounded by a bullet.

     John James married Mary (?).⁵ John was born circa 1837. He was the son of William James and Jane Francis. John died after 14 February 1883.⁶

     Clemens was born on 1 September 1845 at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.⁷ He was the son of William James and Jane Francis. Clemens died on 20 September 1876 at age 31. He was buried on 23 September 1876 at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC; Lot 58, Section N.
     According to Harry Warren, he died in a railroad accident.

     William was born circa 1843. He was the son of William James and Jane Francis. William died before August 1862.
     He may have drowned. Jane, in a letter to Mrs. Lincoln said she a had had a son that drowned. Since I can't find any other records on him, he may be that son.

     Hannah was born on 13 March 1849 at Newport, Monmouth, Wales.⁶ She was the daughter of William James and Jane Francis. She married Joseph France in October 1869. Hannah died in 1912 at Naples, New York.
      As of October 1869,her married name was France.

     Sarah was born circa 1841. She was the daughter of William James and Jane Francis. She married Edward Albert Pollard on 7 November 1861. Sarah Ann "Annie" James married Dr. M James on 3 May 1882 at Hanover County, Virginia. Sarah died on 12 January 1884 at Maryland. She was buried on 14 January 1884 at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC; Lot 58, Section N.⁸
      As of 7 November 1861,her married name was Pollard.

     Emma was born on 8 February 1847 at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.⁹ She was the daughter of William James and Jane Francis. She married Christian Laus Jourgensen circa 1873. Emma died on 21 May 1913 at age 66. She was buried on 17 September 1913 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
      As of circa 1873,her married name was Jourgensen.

     Vicente was born at Spain. He married Ana Coleta García. Vicente died before 1878.
     He was one of the principal sugar plantation owners in Havana and owned a large fleet of ships many of which sailed between Cuba and the US. He was one of the first Cubans educated in a US university (possibly Yale) and was trained as a civil engineer. He built the first important canal in Cuba.

     She married Vicente Benito García. Her body was interred at Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba. Ana was born at Cuba. Ana died on 13 December 1878 at Cuba. She was buried at Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Havana, Cuba.
     Funeral cards for Ana Coleta Garcia and Jose Rosario Garcia. In Spanish the plural for brothers and sisters is just brothers. It is the same for all words referring to relatives so, below if the word uncles is used it could refer to both uncles and aunts. However, since the feminine is never used here and all mourners are men words like sons and brothers probably refer to just that, sons and brothers. Also the list of mourners in the text appear to line up fairly well with the names listed below. Therefore, many relatives and their relationships can be inferred from these cards. From the obituary of Angela Lucia Williams we know that her father was Vicente Benito Garcia, her mother was Anna (different spelling) Coleta Garcia, and that she had a brother still living in Cuba named German Garcia. Another clue is that children are sometimes listed with the names of both their parents. This is sometimes done with a "y" (the Spanish word for and) or a hyphen in between the names. Normally the name of the father is used just as in most other European countries but both names can be used in formal occasions. From all these clues we find that Ana Coleta's maiden name was Garcia just like her married name (her sons were Garcia-Garcia). She had at least three sons (Vicente Francisco, Mateo Manuel, German A., and Jose Rosario) and at least four daughters (there husbands were Juan B. Oliver, Luis Lopez, Gaspar Arteaga, and Ramon O. Williams). She had brothers named Jose Julian and German M. Garcia, a grandson named Luis Lopez-Garcia, a nephew named Federico Garcia and either a grandson or nephew (probably nephew) named Manuel Prado-Garcia.
      The translated text is listed below. All notes by myself are in brackets .
      Da ANA COLETA GARCIA,
      Widow of Garcia
      Has died: And ready for her burial at eight in the morning of the 14th day of the current month, her sons, sons-in-law, brothers, grandsons and nephews, request at your presence to assemble at the funeral home, 26 Campanerio St, to accompany the corpse to the Colon Cemetery; please to be thankful. -- Habana, December 13, 1878. Vicente, Mateo and German Garcia-Garcia. [sons] Juan B. Oliver. [son-in-law] Luis Lopez. [son-in-law] Gaspar Arteaga. [son-in-law] Ramon O. WIlliams. [son-in-law] Jose Julian Garcia. [brother] Luis Lopez-Garcia. [grandson] Manuel Prado-Garcia. [grandson or nephew] Federico Garcia. [nephew]
      The sorrow will be let go in the Cemetery.

     El Sr. D. JOSE ROSARIO GARCIA,
     Has died: And read for his burial tomorrow at eight on that day, the undersigned, brothers, brothers-in-law, uncles, uncles-in-law, nephews, cousins and his friends, request your presence assemble at the funeral home at 90 Aguila St, from there accompany the corpse to Espada Cemetery; please to be thankful. -- Habana, May 3, 1874. Vicente Francisco, Mateo Manuel and German A. Garcia. [brothers] Juan B. Oliver. [brother-in-law] Luis G. Lopez. [brother-in-law] Ramon O. Williams. [brother-in-law] Gaspar Arteaga. [brother-in-law] Vicente and Domingo Gonzalez. [uncles-in-law] Jose Julian and German M. Garcia. [uncles] Ldo. Jose Maria Nunez. Miguel Gonzalez. [cousin?] Luis Maria Lopez. [cousin] Bruno and Justo Garcia-Peraza. [friend?] Ldo. Francisco N. Gutierrez. [friend?]
     The sorrow will be let go in the Cemetery.
     Her maiden name was probably García just like her husband. The evidence for this is that her funeral card lists her as Ana Coleta Garcia, widow of Garcia and there are three brothers mourning her named Vicente, Mateo, and German Garcia-Garcia. Her husband's name was Vicente and she had a son named German so they were probably her children. The 1900 census for Angela says that she is of French descent and the 1910 census says that she is of Spanish descent. This may be because it is thought that her family is from Barcelona which is near the border of France.

     George was born in 1802 at Washington City, District of Columbia.^5,6,7 He married Janett Ann Young on 29 June 1826 at Washington, DC.⁸ George died on 1 August 1836 at Washington City, District of Columbia. He was buried in September 1836 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia; Headstone says:
In Memory of
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIAMS
Born in Washington City
in 1802 where he died
August 1, 1836
Aged 34
Erected by his son
RAMON WILLIAMS
1874.

     Janett was born at Washington, DC.^3,4 Janett died. She married George Washington Williams on 29 June 1826 at Washington, DC.⁵
     The 1880 and 1910 censuses for her son Ramon list her birth place as Washington, DC and the 1900 census lists it as Virginia. This could be because Arlington, VA was part of Washington, DC at the time of her birth and not at the time of the censuses. Her son Ramon once said that she had a large and well known family in Washington and a great many of them are buried in one the old cemeteries near Washington. As of 29 June 1826,her married name was Williams.

     Karl died. Karl was born. He married Berta Kriegesgotte.
     He was a manufacturer in Barmen, Germany.

     She married Karl Huisberg. Berta was born. Berta died after 1900.
     Her married name was Huisberg.

     Karl died. He was the son of Karl Huisberg and Berta Kriegesgotte. Karl was born.

     Karl died. Karl was born. He was the son of Karl Huisberg II. He married Thea (?).

     Ottilie was born. She was the daughter of Karl Huisberg and Berta Kriegesgotte. She married Johann Wilhelm Hertz. Ottilie died after 1926.
     Her married name was Hertz.

     He married Ottilie Huisberg. Johann was born on 3 August 1841 at Elberfeld, Germany. He was the son of Erminio Hertz and Gugielmina Naas. Johann died on 10 February 1897 at Nizza, France(?), at age 55.

     Erminio died. Erminio was born. He married Gugielmina Naas.

     She married Erminio Hertz. Gugielmina died. Gugielmina was born.
     Her married name was Hertz.

     Giuseppi died. Giuseppi was born. He married Anna Maria Ciancarelli.

     She married Giuseppi Annibali. Anna died. Anna was born.
     Her married name was Annibali.

     Angelo died in 1857. Angelo was born in 1857. He was the son of Giuseppi Annibali and Anna Maria Ciancarelli.