| 12. | Eddy, John was born about 1764. Other Events and Attributes:
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Dear Nelson, I hope you have plenty of e-mail space!! I am about to deluge you this evening with some papers. Your John Eddy and Jenny/Jensy/Jersey? Sprout got "their feet stuck" for awhile in some very significant early Winchester/Frederick County history. These papers are going to validate many things: they were in Frederick County, they were actually in Winchester for a period, they were fraternizing with the German settlers,etc. (and closely considering the marriage and church affiliation...and you may see more nuances based on your info.)
I need to say some things about 2 significant people here:
1. T.K. Cartmell-this man was the clerk of the court here for nearly 25 years at the turn of the century. He tried to write a history for posterity of the area, the first to try to piece together an immense amount of material from records and experience.He was a remarkable man in many ways. His family home was at Round Hill. His own history spans an incredible period here and at some point I can send his autobiographical notes if you like. He took his responsiblities very seriously about records. I say this because on occasion an "error" is pointed out in his history first published in 1909. these errors are rare and when in doubt he usually remarked so. His history is invaluable and the info irreplaceable. We have to put in to context the devastation and record destruction of the surrounding areas here that occurred primarily through the Civil War to really appreciate his contributions. The sections of his book dealing with this era are first-hand, vivid, and sometimes ..yes..emotional. He witnessed constant strife and turmoil..Winchester "changed hands" over 72 times during the war, 6 times in one day! And so ...I just don't want anyone to think for a minute that his info is unreliable...far from it. I am going to send a chapter from his history about the next extraordinary person:
2. the Rev. Christian Streit. I tried to condense the chapter but I think you should have it all. He was the minister of course you have record of. I think I need to locate all of his marriage records. Not only did he marry your couple but the "remains" of the church they were married in is somewhat of a "shrine" here in Winchester. The walls of this church still stand just inside and to the left after entering the main gate of the Mount Hebron Cemetery here. Streit was buried in the church. (along one side of the area, Daniel Morgan and a half dozen of his original "Dutch Mess" are interred with him) This cemetery has tremendous history also, being consecrated soon after a major part of the Third Battle of Winchester took place on the actual site. Many noted combatants are buried literally "feet" from where they fell...but I regress) The article will show Streit's relationship with the church and these settlers. It is most certain your ancestors witnessed his sermons. Though not Presbyterian or Quaker, he was a big "draw" as he could preach and speak in English as well as German. An ideal personage to help consolidate these two large groups of migrants. Well, let me send the info for you to read and study Sarah
Hi there...I have read your info and have been visually assimilating it with the Scotch-Irish history of the Valley. So many of the words in these abstracts jumped out from the page...I can tell you that these Eddy/s were on the early "cutting edge" ie. they were some of the first to see and experience the frontier...I have to try to get this into a decent "summary" for you. Antrim, Massanutten, west of Round Mountain looking like their homeland...etc. I believe the John Edy who went west of Round Mountain or Hill went a little further west than Loudoun County. {I will send a map, 2 copies: a copy I have darkened with a "picture it" program I have...if you can't print this one out for some reason..take the 2nd map and send it to your picture or photo program and adjust the colors with auto fix or such..that one will probably print for you. If neither do just leave them and let me know and I will fix another.} I tried to get some important things on one page..mainly the proximity of "west Of Round Mt." to Stephens City and a look at the west towards Hampshire Co. Va. NOW West Va. Hampshire was the "parent" county for Hardy, Greenbriar, and Monroe! This is the old "footpath" from Pa. to Georgia. It goes right down the Alleghenies and crosses the "tab" of Monroe County that is cradled by Botetourt Co. Va. this mountain crest is known as Peters Mountain and I believe it to be the mountain crossed by the 2 Edy/s. It has the distinction of having this one major crest running right across there..if you can check a topographic map site on the web you will see it very clearly (off the subject some but very interesting is the web site for "Hanging Rock" there is a raptor observation site and the photos of Hanging Rock are something to see..How these sites must have affected those first seeing them!!..well it's worth a side trip..now back>)Now back to the area west of Round Hill in Frederick County , this is part of the area that Jost Hite(with his Germans) and Robert MacKay( and his Scotch Irish) become under great pressure to settle families in. They had grants about 1731 to patent for 2 years..but they did not meet the deadline, they managed to get an extension until 1737 and they really needed to round up about 300 more families..this is were the ones that "John" the carpenter must have joined up with...1" on this map = 1 mile so you can see that these places are not as far apart as they seem. In fact the Simon Taylor that later sells property to James in "Stephensburg" is: 1. Scottish, 2. a friend of MacKay's, 3. gains a family relationship with Jost Hite, etc. and he helps with the recruiting, he also is from the area nearer Col. "King" Carter to recruit from there. These indentured "Englishmen" were somewhat of a habit with Carter, he got free labor, took a lot of their assets and would still have trouble paying his bills. If you visit the site for "Carter Hall" in Middleburg, Va. you will see an incredible estate with it's origins in tobacco payments from the "lower" class and proof of their craftmanship. We are seeing a classic example of Scotch Irish migration here..because... Hite and McKay essentially divided their acreage into German and S-I areas and although many of the S-I put down roots many of them didn't stay..they sort of continued to "wash" down the valley(through Shenandoah,Rockingham, etc.) leaving some descendants, customs, etc. in their wake, continuing to cross rivers and mountains and working their way into OH, Kentucky, etc. Among the reasons this occurred, known and unknown, was probably that Hite had a lot of the clout and his German settlers became solidly entrenched, there were parts of the Valley that hardly spoke anything but German for almost 100 years...anyway we see large numbers of these Scotch-Irish actually being the first in an area or community and essentially giving it up and over to the Germans or English after a period of time..it was an interesting phenomena..well, I'm going to close this "chapter" and send your maps with a question... I am assuming you are not certain which "John Edy/Eddy in all these abstracts is the father of James, is that correct?? Sarah
John married Sprout, Jensey on 3 Mar 1789. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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