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Descendants of Borden Progenitor-257954

Twelfth Generation

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87. Rotch Mary Rodman-446781 (Elizabeth Rodman , Mary Borden , Abraham , Matthew , Richard , Matthew , Thomas , William , Edmund , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1793. She died in 1878.

E-mail update of 24 May 2010 from Mary L. Haffenreffer, Key West, Florida USA. Bullard on the Rotches.

Mary married (1) Owner Key West Florida conjectural Fleeming John William Charles-498132 son of Fleeming Mr-498129 and conjectural only RNotknown Deborah-498128 about 1823 in Massachusetts. John was born in 1781. He died in 1832 in Key West Florida. He was buried in Key West Florida.

He arrived in New Bedford about 1815. Mrried Mary Rodman Rotch his step-cousin in 1823. He went to Massachusetts from Key West in 1822, married there, returned to Key West in 1832 intending to manuf salt but died aged 51 in 1832. Friends with John W. Simonton of Mobile Alabama who once bought Key West. Active in Mercantile business in Mobile, Alabama. Originally "an Englishman". His widow granted land in 1832 to St Paul's Episcopal Church of Old Town Key West. E-mail of 25 May 2010 from Mary L. Haffenreffer of Key West Florida. Dear Sirs:


I work in the Florida History Room, Monroe County Public Library, Key West (FL) branch and am currently researching one of the original owners of the island, John William Charles Fleeming (nee J W C Fleeming, J W C Fleming, Charles Fleeming, Charles Fleming) who is the only original proprietor to be buried here. He was the stepson of Francis Rotch. Francis Rotch, of the New Beford Rotch whaling family, is mentioned many times in your Merchant News. It is believed he married a woman named Deborah while in England (from Bullard's book) who would be the mother of our Mr. Fleeming-----more than that, we do not know. Francis Rotch was in Milford Haven, Dunkirk and Calais.


Should you come across his name, any information on the marriage of Francis and "Deborah", or have any suggestions for a place to begin my search in England or France I would be deeply grateful.


You work about the whaling industry and the American Revolution is absorbing and exciting and I find myself reading and rereading it.


Yours sincerely,


E-mail update of 24 May 2010 from Mary L. Haffenreffer, Key West, Florida USA.
525 Frances St.
Key Bullard on the Rotches.

John and Mary had the following children:

  111 F i Fleeming Caroline-498133 was born in 1825. She died in 1893.

She had two drs. http by Nantucket Historical Association.
        Caroline married Hare Mr-498328 son of Hare Progenitor-498329 and HNotknown Miss-498330.

http by Nantucket Historical Association.

Mary married (2) Emerson George Barrell-498327 son of Dr MD Emerson Samuel-257550 and Barrell Olive-257549.

Bullard on the Rotches. http by Nantucket Historical Association.

George and Mary had the following children:

  112 M ii Emerson William Rotch-498371 was born in 1836.

Bullard on the Rotches.

88. Rotch Joseph-419344 (Elizabeth Rodman , Mary Borden , Abraham , Matthew , Richard , Matthew , Thomas , William , Edmund , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1790. He died in 1839.

Bullard on the Rotches. http by Nantucket Historical Association.

Joseph married Smith Annie-419345 daughter of Smith James-468940 and Ridgway Anne-468941. Annie was born in 1795. She died in 1842.

Bullard on the Rotches. http by Nantucket Historical Association.

Joseph and Annie had the following children:

+ 113 M i Of New Bedford Rotch Benjamin Smith-267981 was born in 1817. He died in 1882.
  114 M ii Rotch Rodman-498324.

http by Nantucket Historical Association.
  115 F iii Rotch Elisabeth-498325 was born in 1815. She died in 1884 in Milton Mass.

Bullard on the Rotches. http by Nantucket Historical Association.
        Elisabeth married Rev Angier Joseph-498376 son of Dr MD Angier John-498377 and ANotknown Rebecca-498378. Joseph was born in 1808 in Durham NH. He died in 1871.

Bullard on the Rotches.
  116 F iv Rotch Joanna-498326.

http by Nantucket Historical Association.
+ 117 M v Rotch William James-257555.

89. US House Reps member, Federal judge Hopkinson Joseph-440231 (Ann Borden , Joseph Jnr , Joseph , Benjamin , Richard , Matthew , Thomas , William , Edmund , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1770 in Philadelphia. He died in 1842.

Lawyer. His own wikipedia page. The author of "Hail Columbia". He and family are friends with family of General James S. Wadsworth of Geneseo. gaps9 for his wife and more

Joseph married HNtknown Miss-440810.

They had the following children:

  118 M i Hopkinson Francis-440254.

gaps9
  119 F ii wife2 Hopkinson Elizabeth B. Keating-440806 was born in 1800. She died in 1891.

US http on Biddle family descendancy.
        Elizabeth married Lawyer Biddle William Shepard-448381 son of Captain Biddle Charles-178599 and Shephard Hannah-178600. William was born in 1781. He died in 1835.

US http on Biddle family descendancy. gapskey connection re Signer Hopkinson. He is child1. Lawyer.
  120 M iii Hopkinson Oliver-441550.

gaps9

93. McKean Letitia-437930 (Mary Borden , Joseph Jnr , Joseph , Benjamin , Richard , Matthew , Thomas , William , Edmund , William , Progenitor ) was born in 1769. She died in 1845.

Letitia married Dr MD Buchanan George-440280 son of Buchanan Andrew-442359 and Lawson Susanna-442360. George was born in 1763. He died in 1808.

They had the following children:

  121 M i Admiral Confederate Buchanan Franklin-502934 was born in 1800. He died in 1874.

In latter life a businessman in Mobile. Gave the Federal navy the biggest scare it ever had until Pearl Harbour.
  122 M ii Buchanan George-502935 was born in 1796 in Baltimore. He died in 1879 in PA.
        George married Patterson Mary-502936 daughter of Patterson Progenitor-341001 and PNotknown Miss-453018. Mary was born in 1810. She died in 1868.

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