The deed I am exploring today provides a clear link between Edward Sr. and Edward Jr.. It would have been nice to find the words son or father somewhere in the deed, but at least a connection is established.
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Edward Marden Sr. – Grafton Deeds (Part 6)
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden
Tags: charles white, charlton, lyman, marden
Edward Marden Sr. – Grafton Deeds (Part 5)
This next deed is the one mentioned by Edward in his pension inventory dated August of 1820. This is the deed of land to Edward’s wife from Charles K. White. It is very interesting to note this appears to be the same land Edward sold to Charles 2 years prior.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden
Tags: claim deed, concord, homestead, lisbon, lyman, marden, marriage, point in time
Edward Marden Sr. – Grafton Deeds (Part 4)
The next deed I am exploring signals the beginning of a series of ownership transfers for the 100 acre Lot 66 in Lyman on which Edward Marden is living. The property passes back and forth and is sub-divided all the while Edward is living on the property.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden
Tags: concord, dower, lyman, marden, widower
Edward Marden Sr. – Grafton Deeds (Part 3)
The next deed I will explore for Edward Marden is for land in Lyman. Lets see just what the deed adds to our knowledge of the family.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden, History-Regional
Tags: lyman, marden, quitclaim
Edward Marden Sr. – Grafton Deeds (Part 2)
Before exploring the second deed, I need to take a minute to review the history of Concord (Lisbon) NH. For some unexplained reason this town was granted twice to different groups of men in 1763 and 1764. The original grant was re-granted in 1768 and then re-granted yet again. The boundaries of each grant were not exactly the same and the proprietors varied as well. Not all land sales were made under the proper grant which caused problems concerning legal title to the lands. In 1787 New Hampshire appointed a man to help the settlement deal with it’s issues. The affect of this controversy must have been deeply concerning to the common man who paid good money to purchase his land only to discover he may not have a legal title.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden, History-Regional
Tags: concord, history lesson, lisbon nh, marden, proprietors
Edward Marden Sr. – Grafton Deeds (Part 1)
I recently acquired 11 deeds from Grafton County, New Hampshire concerning Edward Marden Sr & Jr. Many thanks to my new friends at genealogyfreelancers.com and Tricia Thompson, CG, the Genealogist I hired to retrieved the deeds. It was a very smooth experience.
K’chi Wliwni Nidobak – Great Thanks My Friends!
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden
Tags: ammonoosuc river, concord, county deeds, grafton county new hampshire, lisbon, marden, millstone
Edward Marden Sr. – Military Service Map
While I was learning about life in Whitcomb’s Rangers, I also learned about a number of new Locations where Edward spent time during this period of his life. I think a new map is in order so I can see how all these locations relate to each other and the region in general.
Categories: American Revolution, Family-Marden, History-Regional, History-Wabanaki, Map
Tags: 1776, 1777 battle of saratoga, abenaki, battle of saratoga, bayley, cabot vt, family bands, fort ticondaroga, fort ticonderoga in july 1777, guildhall, hanover nh, haverhill nh, marden, military road, montreal region
The Edward Marden Project is Working!
I am so excited by the events of the past week. I have been hearing from descendants of Edward. They are contributing information and funding. This past week I received a $25.00 donation from each of 3 different descendants. As promised, all proceeds of this blog will be used to pay for retrieving documents to assist in the project.
Edward Marden Sr. – What’s a Ranger? (Part 1)
I asked myself, just what was Whitcomb’s Rangers all about? What did they do, where were they headquartered, and what campaigns did they participate in?
Why should it matter in a genealogy project?
Categories: American Revolution, Family-Marden, History-Regional, Resources-Internet, Tutorials-Tips
Tags: abenaki, american revolutionary war, bayley, calloway, capt john, connecticut river, john vincent, marden, native americans, ranger company, st francis, western abenakis, whitcomb, Whitcomb's Rangers
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