Surname Saturday- LIPPINCOTT

LIPPINCOTT

The Lippincott surname originates from Ruald Adolphus Lovecote circa 1066, A.D.

Ruald was given Lovecote, or Love Cottage by his friend and companion William The Conquerer.  At that time in history surnames were just originating and Ruald Adolphus of Love Cottage became Ruald Adolphus Lovecote.

Found in the Domesday Book Census made by order of William the Conqueror of lands held by King Edward the Confessor 1041/1066.

Following is a translation of the entry on page 115 Volume l of the first census of England:

"Ruald himself held Lovecote.
Lofe (Ruald's father) held it in the time of
Edward the Confessor, paying geld (tax) on a half vergate of land, now returned,
two ox-gangs or plow-lands. There remain two villani or serf, formerly valued
at thirty, but now fifty, denarii"

A government report included:

"Terra Rualdi Adobati in Devensesara" of "lands held by Rualdus Adobatus
in Devonshire."

Ruald Adolphus Lovecote is my Maternal 26th Great Grandfather

The lands and thirty manors in Devonshire at Luffincote Parish were held by descendants of Ruald Adolphus Lovecoat for 350 years and are located in present day Devonshire at Highhampton.

Lovecote became "Luffincote" and then to its present  "Lippincott."

Over eight Coat of Arms have been given to the Lippincott surname by the heraldry registry.

Fearless Friday- A "Daughter of the King"

Fearless Friday

Filles du Roi Charlotte-Catherine Jolivet

1648-1689 

An artists rendition of filles du roi immigrants.

"Les Filles du Roi" by Charles Vinh

Charlotte-Catherine Jolivet was born to Louis Jolivet and Louise Bellemaniere in St. Germaine d'Andresy, Paris, Ile-de-France in 1648.  Not much is known about her early childhood years although it could be reasonably assumed that her upbringing was urban because of Ile-de-France's location in the middle of the bustling city of Paris.  At the age of twenty-three Charlotte made a very fearless decision that would change her life forever, taking her from her parents and everything and everyone that she had ever known in a bid to create a better life for herself.  That year an unmarried Charlotte became a Filles du Roi (translation "Daughter of the King").  The Filles du Roi were single women who, for the price of a dowry from the French crown, agreed to travel by ship from France to Quebec and populate France's "New France" colony by marrying its inhabitants.  In 1671, the year of Charlotte's arrival in Quebec, this was no small undertaking.  Travel to Canada from France by ship was dangerous and often fatal.  One in ten women who attempted this trip died during the transatlantic crossing.  The accommodations aboard these vessels were nothing more than holds in the bottom of cargo ships.  Scurvy, dysentery and other contagious diseases were common as were  unsanitary conditions and poor food.  Charlotte, of course, survived the trip.  Upon arriving in Canada Charlotte was bound by accepting her 300 livre dowry from the French crown to go through with the process of finding a husband.  For Filles du Roi this process had nothing to do with love or even courting for that matter.  Large assemblages of single men would gather when the ships docked in Quebec to view the available women in what has been described in journals and first hand accounts from that time as something akin to a "cattle call".  The men would "bid" for the women and away they went with their "bride".  Leonard Girardin, a twenty-six year old laborer and homesteader originally from St. Pierrre, Poitiers, Vienne, France was Charlotte's lucky groom.   The newlyweds settled near Lachine in what was then New France's wild and rustic frontier.  Attacks and massacres of homesteaders by the Iroquois were a common occurrence in Lachine during this time period.  Life as the wife of a homesteader was most likely brutally exhausting and inherently dangerous compared to Charlotte's urban upbringing in Paris. Despite the harsh realities of pioneering in the Canadian wilds, Charlotte gave birth to her first child two years later and went on to have six more children.  Her children were named Anne, Hillarie, Leonard, Catherine, Joseph, Michel and Louis. The family thrived. Suddenly the unthinkable happened. At the age of 42 Charlotte's husband Leonard died.  With seven children all under the age of 14 Charlotte had no choice but to re-marry and fast!  Within months Charlotte started over again as she moved with her children and new husband Simon Trillaud to Riviere-des-Prairies. Charlotte and her second husband Simon did not have any children from their marriage. Charlotte lived to the age of 41 and passed away in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. 

The fearless Filles-du-Roi Charlotte-Catherine Jolivet is my Paternal 8th Great Grandmother.

From that same paternal ancestry I have a total of 32 Filles du Roi Grandmothers.

Trailblazer Thursday-Pioneer Seedswoman of America

Trailblazer Thursday

Miss C. H. Lippincott

"Pioneer Seedswoman of America"

1863-1941

Carrie H. Lippincott aka Miss C.H. Lippincott was a young woman with a big dream. 28 year old Carrie needed to find a way to bring extra income into her household so in 1891 she started a flower seed catalog company. Carrie collected the seed-both flower and vegetable-from her own vast gardens and then repackaged the seed for sale. Carrie designed her marketing strategy to appeal to female customers and went from a distribution of 6,000 catalogs in her first year (1891) to 250,000 catalogs by 1898. Approximately one out of every six households in the U.S. had a copy of Carrie's 1898 catalog.  

Carrie's seed catalogs featured beautiful artwork like this lithograph from the cover of the 1905 edition.

Inside Carrie often took the opportunity to write a message to her customers that she would then sign personally expressing her gratitude for their patronage as seen here in a page from her 1913 edition:

Carrie's seed income supported herself and her widowed mother, sister and her sister's family. Carrie was listed as Head of Household in the Federal Census of 1910 and she provided the only income for the family of five.  

Carrie never married or had children. She lived a long life and passed away at the age of 78. 

Miss Carrie H. Lippincott is my maternal 6th Cousin 4 times removed.

Wedding Wednesday-James/John Franklin Peer and Mary Ann Hill-circa 1860

WEDDING WEDNESDAY

James/John Franklin Peer marries Mary Ann Hill- October 25, 1860  Morgan, Illinois

This photo was taken on their wedding day

James/John was aged 26 and Mary Ann was 20.  I do not have information on how the young couple met but I do know that the Peer family owned tobacco plantations in Virginia and Mary Ann was descended from the Hill Family of Virginia who were also tobacco farmers.  Ancestors from both sets of families arrived on North American shores by 1630.

Sometime between August of 1860 and October of 1860 John/James left his job as a farmer in Hampshire, Virginia with the Wm. J. Poland family (Poland was John/James Mother's maiden name) and traveled to Illinois to wed Mary Ann in her home state at the Morgan County Courthouse. 

Morgan County Courthouse

The Peer's married in 1860 just six months before the Confederate Sates of America was formed and the Civil War began.  The couple lived in Champaign City, IL from 1860 to 1868.  Sometime between 1868 and 1870 the family migrated to Kansas.

It is unknown to me in my research if James/John served in the Civil War but a few clues point me in the direction that he did fight for the Confederacy:

Although married in 1860 the Peer's had no children until 1864.  Was this perhaps because James/John was away at war? Perhaps-but for which side? I have come across a John Peer fighting for the Confederacy however I cannot yet make the link through verification of Civil War records.  At the time of John/James death a letter from Los Angeles County claimed he did indeed serve in the Civil War as a Confederate Soldier. His headstone also reflects that he is a U.C.V (United Confederates Veteran).

The Peer's named their first child Virginia Lee Peer-an obvious nod to John/James home- the slave state of Virginia and General Robert E. Lee. (General Lee was also from Virginia.) After the Civil War ended the Peer's relocated to Kansas which was a common area for Confederate sympathizers to settle in post war.

The above photo also gives me several clues. James/John's longer hair style and Mary Ann's hoop skirt and type of jewelery all seem to reflect a distinct Southern influence. 

After the Peer's migrated to LaBette County Kansas, John/James' occupation is listed as "Blacksmith" in the 1870 census.  John/James was 36.  By this time his wife Mary Ann had borne two daughters, Virginia (Vonnie) and Martha May "Mattie".  In 1871 Mary "Mamie" was born in Kansas. In 1875 my GGrandmother Clara Ellen arrived and after that baby boy George completed the family in 1880.

In 1891 Mary Ann Hill Peer died at the age of 51. I have been unable to find an obituary as to Mary Ann's cause of death at such an early age.  At the time of her death Mary Ann was a mother of five children ranging in age from 27 to 11.  She had been married to John/James for 31 years. Mary Ann was buried in lot C-91 in the Mound Valley Cemetery in LaBette, Kansas on April 9, 1891. There is not a tombstone or any kind of marker.

It is not yet known if John/James Peer ever remarried. John/James is listed in the 1900 census as living with his son George Peer in Seneca, Newton, MO. He moved again to Los Angeles, CA sometime after Mary Ann's passing presumably to be near his daughter Clara Ellen.

He died in Los Angeles in September of 1927 at Los Angeles General Hospital at the age of 93.  John/James F. Peer is buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA. UDC Plot Lot 551 Section 6.

 Photo Courtesy of Brian Olsen

                John/James F. Peer and Mary Ann Hill Peer 

                  are my Maternal 2nd GGrandparents.

Tombstone Tuesday-Captain Thomas Tibbals Milford, CT USA circa 1639

Tombstone Tuesday

Captain Thomas Tibbals

Born 1615 in Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England

Died 1703 in Milford, New Haven, CT USA

 A memorial stone is dedicated to him in Milford, CT.  The stone's inscription reads:

IN MEMORIAM

CAPT.

THOMAS TIBBALS

OBIT 1703

IN CONSIDERATION OF THE 

HELPFULNESS AT FIRST COM

ING TO MILFORD TO SHOW THE

FIRST COMERS THE PLACE

LAND RECORDS

Captain Thomas Tibbals emigrated to the New World at the age of 20 aboard the ship "The TrueLove" for which  he paid his passage of 20 pounds meaning he was not an indentured servant or convict but a "person of quality" according to the ship register .  Upon arriving in North America in 1635 he first landed in Massachusetts and from there he moved on to the Connecticut area by 1639. While in Connecticut Thomas befriended the local natives and was rumored to have married a native woman.  By all accounts Thomas's friendly relationship with the natives paved the way for him to negotiate agreements to purchase from them a town site for incoming settlers. The town site Thomas founded became Milford, CT. 

Thomas married Sarah Mary Smith and in 1644 they had a daughter, Mary Tibbals. Sarah died in 1644 and Thomas went on to marry again to Sarah Seabrook.

Thomas Tibbals was a planter and a Free Mason. He was given his tracts of land at the Milford townsite for his service in the Pequot War.

Thomas died at the age of 88 in CT and is buried in the Milford Founder's Cemetery.

Captain Thomas Tibbals is my Maternal 9th Great Grandfather.