Re: Gorsuch-Lovelace Genealogy article from VMH&B 46(1916)
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Gorsuch-Lovelace Genealogy article from VMH&B 46(1916)
Robert M. Gerrity 2/26/14
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From The Virginia Magazine of History & Biography 46(July 1918):
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The Gorsuch and Lovelace Familes (Continued)
(By J. H. P., Baltimore, Md.)
Children of the Rev. John 3 Gorsuch (Daniel 2, William 1) and his Wife Anne Lovelace. (Continued):
9. Charles 4 Gorsuch of Baltimore County and his Descendants (Continued):
2. John-5 Gorsuch (Charles 4 ). He was the eldest son of Charles 4 Gorsuch and his wife Sarah Cole, and was apparently born about 1678 or 1679.John 6 Gorsuch and his brother Thomas 5 Gorsuch received the tract Maiden's Choice, 450 acres, under the will of David Jones, 1687, the second husband of their aunt Anna 4 Gorsuch (ante 24; 436), and March 11th, 1708-9, as John Gorsuch, carpenter, and Thomas Gorsuch, planter, jointly conveyed it to Thomas Cromwell, no wife joining either in the deed (Balto. Deeds R. M.: H. S.; 651).
John-5 Gorsuch appears in the List of Taxables as a resident of Upper Patapsco Hundred for 1701,1702and 1703, bracketed with his father Charles Gorsuch; in 1704 with [his father] Charles and with his brother] Thomas, and in 1706 with this [brother] Robert Gorsuch alone. Charles Gorsuch, Sr., March 3rd, 1708-9, by a deed of gift conveys to his son John the tract Wheatstone /Whetstone Point, "where I now live", reserving the use during his life (idem. R. M.: H. S.; 636).
John 5 Gorsuch figures in a few other land transactions. He and his wife Elizabeth, July 12th, 1717, convey Huntington, 146 acres, patented by his father in 1682, to Richard Colgate (idem T.R.:A.; 508). John s Gorsuch had surveyed for himself, September 27th, 1720, 120 acres on the north side of Patapsco near Water Oak Hill, now styling himself as planter, and January 23rd, 1721, He and his wife appear to have sold this same tract under the name of Gorsuch's Folly, 114 acres, to Alexander Grant (idem. R.M.:H.S.; 669). He and his wife Elizabeth, September 23rd, 1723, sold 2 acres bought by his father Charles Gorsuch, Sr. in 1711 from Charles Carroll (Balto. Deeds I. S. No.G.; 227: Annap. Prov. Ct. Deeds T.P.No.4; 75).
There is a deed interesting to local historians, dated May 28th, 1726-7, from John Gorsuch, planter, no wife joining, to Edward Fell, merchant, in which for five pounds sterling heconfirms the title of Fell to part of Cole's Harbour, the site of BaltimoreTown, which had been sold by his father Charles 4 in 1679 (Balto. Deeds I. R.: P.P.; 46).
John Gorsuch, no wife joining, conveyed April 6th, 1731, to Lloyd Harris lot No.56, he had taken up January 21st, 1729-30, in Baltimore Town (Balto. Deeds I.S.: No.L. 114). The inheritance in 1733 by this John 5 Gorsuch of the tract "Gorsuch", 500 acres, in what is now Canton, near Baltimore, as the "cousen and heir at law" of a certain Robert Gorsuch, who was probably his nephew, and which he immediately sold to Benjamin Tasker and others, has already been exhaustively gone into (ante 24; 217-221: also 26; 222).
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Very little is really known in regard to John 5 Gorsuch. Described in 1709 as "carpenter", in 1717 and thereafter he is referred to only as "planter". It is not known whether or not he was a Quaker. He appears in the county court records as a member of the Grand Jury 1719. He married sometime prior to August 12th, 1717, a wife Elizabeth, whose family name is not known, and who was certainly living as late as September 23rd, 1723. John* Gorsuch sold nearly all the land which he received as heir at law of his father, except one tract Dickinson, 100 acres, which finally passed to his son Charles 6 Gorsuch, who describing himself "as the son of John Gorsuch", sold it July 21st, 1743. John 6 Gorsuch acquired only one tract by patent, Gorsuch's Folly, and does not appear once in the records as a purchaser of land. As stated above he probably died in 1733, as his brother Thomas 5 Gorsuch succeeded him September 10th, 1733 as administrator de bonis non of the estate of Robert Gorsuch, upon which John 5 had administered August 2nd, 1733 (see ante 24; 218-220), but was certainly dead before July 21st, 1743. He left no will, and his estate does not appear to have been administered upon.
There was probably more than one child, his son Charles 6 , as there were several unidentified individuals in Baltimore County bearing the name Gorsuch who appear in the Census of 1790, and who by exclusion would seem to be descendants of this John 5 Gorsuch*.
Issue of John 5 Gorsuch (Charles-4) and his wife Elizabeth:
5. i. Charles 6 Gorsuch (John 6 , Charles 4 ). Born about 1720. Died 1806. Married 1st Susanna . Married 2nd Margaret Harvey ante 1766. Issue by both wives.
3. Thomas 5 Gorsuch (Charles 4 ). He was the second son of Charles 4 Gorsuch and his wife Sarah Cole. Sundry depositions show that he was born between 1678 and 1680. He received the tract Maiden's Choice jointly with his brother John under the will of David Jones, 1687, which they sold in 1708-9 (ante 25; 436: see also John 6 Gorsuch). As his father Charles 4 Gorsuch died intestate, he inherited no land.
Thomas 6 Gorsuch purchased two tracts of land in Baltimore County, viz: July 7th, 1731, Ensor's Choice, 100 acres, adjoining Darley Hall [near the present Clifton Park] from John Ensor; and 1737 part of the tract Friendship, 120 acres, on Beaver Dam Run, from William Rogers (Balto.Deeds I.S.:No.L.;145: I.S.:I.K.;402). He also patented two tracts, viz: Nathan's Forrest, 100 acres, 1729, at the head of Gwynn's Falls (Md. Patents I.L.B.,263: P.L.;No.8;41), which he sold in 1737; and Lovelies / Loveless' Addition, 100 acres, 1731, [on what is now the Hillen Road], adjoining Ensor's Choice, (idem E.I.,No.3; 80, 298).
By deed ofgift Thomas Gorsuch, Sr., planter, of Baltimore County, February 14th,1752, conveyed Loveley's / Loveless's Addition, 100 acres, to his "son *Philip Gorsuch, Lewis Gorsuch and Daniel Gorsuch, whose names appear in the "Census of 1790" as heads of families in Baltimore County, were probably sons or grandsons oj this John 6 Gorsuch (Charles 4 ) .
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Thomas Gorsuch" (idem T.R.;No.D.,278); and the same date, Ensor's Choice, 100 acres, to his "son John Gorsuch" (idem. 279), but these tracts were resurveyed into one tract of 160 acres, and patented by these two sons jointly in 1759 as Gorsuch's Regulation (Md.Pa tents B.C.No.l2;318).
The connection between this Thomas 6 Gorsuch and the Robert Gorsuch, whose estate he administered upon in 1733, has already been discussed (ante 24;218). Among numerous depositions showing his age, Thomas 6 Gorsuch deposes in an important suit August 6th, 1772, that he was then "aged 90 or 91 years" (Balto.Co. Court Proc.H.W.S.; No.4; 147,268,338,354. Balto.DeedsA.L.No.E.; 283), and made his will in 1774 when about 94 years old.
The family Bible of his grandson Robert 7 Gorsuch (John 6 , Thomas 8 ), who was born in 1757, contains the entry, "Thomas Gorsuch and Jane Ensor was married the 19th of August, 1714". There is no reason whatever to question the authenticity of this entry, although the writer has been unable to confirm it by independent proof from the public records.
Jane Ensor was probably the sister of John Ensor of Darley Hall, the founder of the Baltimore County family of this name, from whom Thomas 5 Gorsuch in 1731 purchc sed Ensor's Choice adjoining, and they were probably both children of John Ensor of Anne Arundel County who died about 1709 (Annap. Invents.30; 508). John Ensor was in 1772 aged about 79 years (Annap.Chanc.Rec.l784-1786;14,283), and his will dated April 10th, 1771, was proved March 11th, 1773.
The will of Thomas 6 Gorsuch, of Baltimore County, planter, dated September 23rd, 1774, was proved November 4th, 1774(Balto.Wills;3, 302): I, Thomas Gorsuch of Baltimore County being in reasonably good health, etc. He leaves to his beloved wife Jane certain slaves and the use of his dwelling plantation during her life. Unto his son Loveless Gorsuch his portion of the tract Friendship [on Beaver Dam Run] and certain slaves. To his daughters Elizabeth Kelly and Mary Simpkins and his grandson Robert Gorsuch each a slave. Immediately after the death of his wife Jane a moiety each to his sons Thomas and John in the tracts Ensor's Choice and Loveless Addition. Jane Gorsuch was a witness.
Thomas 5 Gorsuch seems to have been a fairly prosperous planter. He was probably a Quaker. His "dwelling plantation" at the time of his death consisted of the two adjoining tracts Ensor's Choice and Lovelies / Loveless's Addition, although the legal title was in his sons Thomas 6 and John 6 . It seems probable that the only children of Thomas 6 Gorsuch and his wife Jane Ensor are the three sons and two daughters named in his will. The date of the death of his wife Jane, who appears to have survived her husband, is not known.
Issue of Thomas-5 Gorsuch (Charles 4 ) and his wife Jane Ensor:
6. i Lovelace-6 Gorsuch (Thomas 5 , Charles 4 ). Born about 1715. Died 1783. Married Sarah . Left issue.
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7. ii Thomas 6 Gorsuch (Thomas 5 , Charles 4 ). Born about 1720. Died 1777. Married ________. Left issue.
8. iii John 6 Gorsuch (Thomas 5 , Charles 4 ). Born 1730 or 1731. Died August 7th, 1808. Married March 11th, 1755, Elizabeth Merryman. Left issue,
iv Elizabeth 6 Gorsuch (Thomas 5 , Charles 5 ). Married ante 1774 Kelly. Not traced. See will of her father.
v Mary 6 Gorsuch (Thomas 5 , Charles 4 ). Married ante 1774 Simpkin. Not traced. See will of her father.
4. Charles 5 Gorsuch (Charles 4 ). He was apparently the third son of Charles 4 Gorsuch and his wife Sarah Cole. He was born about 1687, as a Baltimore County deposition taken May 30th, 1734, gives his age as then 47 years, or thereabouts. (Balto. Co.Court Proc.l727;207). As previously stated (ante 26;221-222) there is only indirect proof that this Charles Gorsuch was the son of Charles 4 Gorsuch, although he unquestionably was, and all evidence so points. He first appears when about 18 years of age, in the List of Taxables of Baltimore County for 1706, when as Charles Gorsuch, jr. he is bracketed as living with (his father] Charles Gorsuch and [his brother] Thomas Gorsuch (Md. Hist. Soc.MSS.). After Charles 5 Gorsuch, Jr. become of age, the elder Charles 4 Gorsuch invariably signed himself as "'Senr'. This Charles-5 Gorsuch and his brother Thomas 5 , signed the inventory of Robert Gorsuch, 1720, "as relations", and again in 1733 he signed the inventory of the above Robert's son Robert (ante 24,217-220).
It was unquestionably this Charles 6 Gorsuch who June 4th, 1721, on the plea that he was not a freeholder, petitioned the court to be relived of a fine for his non-appearance as a juror (Balto. Co.Court Proc.I.S.;T. W.,324), and who was appointed in 1730, 1731, 1732 as overseer of roads in Lower Patapsco Hundred from Herring Run to the Church'St. Paul's' (idem H.S.;No.7;52, 158,293). August, 1737, he was a member of the Grand Jury (idem H.W.S.;I.A.,No.2, 97). In a deposition, made in 1734, giving his age as then 47, he testified as to the bounds of Cole's Addition lying on Monteney's [Harford] Run, in whatis now Baltimore City.
A desposition by John Ensor, Sr., 1750, shows that Charles Gorsuch, about 1732, was living on Monteney's Run on a tract adjoining Cole's Addition (idem H.W.S.,No.4;194-198). Sometime prior to 1738 he appears to have moved in the Western Run neighborhood near Cockeysville, and in 1744 was living on land there rented from Charles Carroll (Balto.Deeds T.R.:No.C.;170). He had patented in 1724, Gorsuch's Venture on the north side of the Patapsco (Md. Patents I.L.;No.A.;550: P.L.;No.6;213).
He purchased in 1731 from [his father-in-law] John Cole, Bethel, 100 acres (Balto.Deeds I.S.:No.K..;328), which he gave to his son John Gorsuch in 1737 (idem H.W.S.:J.A.;45); and he purchased in 1738, Contrivance to Cole's Chance "where said Gorsuch lived" (H.W.S.:I.A.;94). Both tracts were on the north side of Western Run near the Gunpowder.
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Chares 5 Gorsuch appears to have married twice. He was probably married as early as 1713. The name of the first wife is not known. The connection with Nicholas Rogers may have come in here. He was certainly married as early as 1720 to Sarah Cole.
These statements are based upon the following evidence. Charles Gorsuch left no will. He probably died in 1746 or 1747, as July 14th, 1747, his wife Saran Gorsuch bonded as his administratrix (Annap. Test. Proc. 32, 109). The inventory filed June 17th, 1748, by Sarah Gorsuch shows a personal estate of £314; 12; 6, and was signed by Nicholas Rogers as "relation" and by John and William Gorsuch as "nearest kin" (Balto.Invent.5,306). The account filed by Sarah Gorsuch, October 11th, 1751, shows filial protions paid to Geo. Pickett married to Barbara Gorsuch, to William Parlett married to Sarah Gorsuch and to Charles Gorsuch one of the sons; to the other "representatives of the deceased" for the balance, viz: Sarah, wife of William Parlett, Charles Gorsuch, Barbara Pickett, Elizabeth Gorsuch, Benjamin Gorsuch, Mary Gorsuch, David Gorsuch, and Rachael Gorsuch, "all children of the deceased". There is also a notation that Jno. Gorsuch, Wm. Gorsuch and Hannah wife of Thomas Stansbury, had received their share in the life time of the deceased (Balto.Adm. Accts.,1751).
In the Register of St. Paul's Church, Baltimore County, are enumerated in one grouping the birth records of seven childern of Charles and Sarah Gorsuch, born between 1721 and 1737; viz: Sarah, Charles, Barbary, Benjamin, Elizabeth, David and Mary. This register list, except in that it lacks the name Rachael, who was apparently the youngest child and born after the parents moved from St. Paul's parish to Western Run, is identical with the group in the administration account not receiving their portions until after their father's death. As several of this group were then over age or married, it would seem that the father had pooled theinterests of his then wife and her own childern as long as possible, and had provided before his death for the childern by his first wife.
John Ensor, Sr., 1750, deposes that eighteen years before "he heared Charles Gorsuch say that his father John Cole showed him a tree bounding on land where Gorsuch lived" (Balto.Co.Court Proc.H.W.S.;No.4; 194-198). This depositson further shows that John Ensor was also a son-in-law of John Cole.
The will of Joseph Coale, dated January 22nd, 1720, and proved March 13th, 1720, makes a conditional bequest of a tract Daniel's Whimsey to "Charles Gorsuch and his heirs by his wife, her name being formerly Sarah Cole", and in default to the heirs of Thomas Coale and his wife Sarah (Balto.Wills; 1720). This Joseph Coale [Cole was probably an uncle of Sarah Gorsuch. This wording supports the supposition that Charles* Gorsuch also had heirs by an earlier wife than Sarah. The will of Barbara
Broad of Baltimore County, dated January 19th, 1732-3, and proved August 7th, 1733, leaves her bed to "my granddaughter Sraan Gorsuch, wife of Charles Gorsuch", and makes Charles Gorsuch and Thomas Broad executors (Balto.Wills, 2, 285). Barbara Broad, who was the widow of John Broad, was the mother by her first husband, Dennis
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Garrett, of Jonannah Garrett, who became the first wife of John Cole, Sr. John Cole's will, in which he refers to himself as of Cole's Chance, Gunpowder, dated November 12th, 1745, was proved November 5th, 1746. The widow of Charles 6 Gorsuch has not been traced further. It is not known whetner she was of the same family as his mother Sarah Cole, who bore the same name.
Whether Charles* Gorsuch was a Quaker or not is uncertain. Certainly the childern by his second wife were registered in St. Paul's.
Issue of Charles 5 Gorsuch (Charles 4 ) and his first wife
9. i John* Gorsuch (Charles*, Charles 4 ). Born about 1712-1714. Died 1796. Married 1735 Mary Price. Had issue.
10. ii William* Gorsuch (Charles*, Charles 4 ). Born about 1715-1718. Died 1797. Married. Had issue.
iii Hannah* Gorsucn (Charles 5 , Charles 4 ). Born 1712-19. Living 1751. Married March 2nd, 1735, Thomas Stansbury (St. Paul's Register), the son of Thomas and Jane [Hays] Stansbury. Thomas Stansbury was born April 24th, 1714, and died 1798.
Issue of Charles* Gorsuch (Charles 4 ) and his second wife Sarah Cole:
ivSarah* Gorsuch (Charles*, Charles 4 ). Born March 21st, 1721 (St. Paul's Register). Married ante 1751 William Parlett.William Parlett's will, dated August 15th, 1780, was proved October 3rd, 1780 (Balto. Wills 3, 411).
11.vCharles* Gorsuch (Charles*, Charles 4 ). Born October 12th, 1725 (St. Paul's Register). Died 1792. Married about 1750 Sarah_____.Had issue.
viBarbara* Gorsuch (Charles*, Charles 4 ). Born December 20th, 1726. Married Feberuary 16th, 1750-1, George Pickett of Baltimore County. May have married 2nd Wilkinson.
12. vii Benjamin-6 Gorsuch (Charles5, Charles 4 ). Born October 17th, 1730. Name of 1st wife unknown. Married 2nd, July 17th, 1760 Karenhappuck Johnson (St. John's Register). Left issue.
viii Elizabeth* Gorsuch (Charles5, Charles 4 ). Born February 3rd, 1732. Living 1751 unmarried.
13. ix David* Gorsuch (Charles-5, Charles 4 ). Born March 2nd, 1734. Died 1784. Married about 1760 Elizabeth Hanson. Had issue.
xMary* Gorsuch (Charles*, Charles 4 ). Born November 1st, 1737. Living 1751. Not traced,
xiRachael* Gorsuch (Charles*, Charles 4 ). Probably born about 1739. Living 1751. Not traced.
5. Charles* Gorsuch (John-5, Charles 4 ). He wa s the eldest son and heir-at-law of John-3 Gorsuch, and was born as early as 1720. May 31st, 1742, Charles Gorsuch of Baltimore County and his wife Susanna conveyed to Philip Jones, Jr. the tract Dickinson, 100 acres, as the son and heir-at-law of John Gorsuch, who was the son and heir-at-law of Charles Gorsuch,
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who purchased the tract from William Dickinson (Balto.Deeds T.B. No.A, 222). It was this Charles Gorsuch who March 7th, 1743-4 purchased the tract Canaan, 100 acres, "on the draughts of a branch of Jones Palls" from Edward Stevenson, and in 1764 purchased the tract Begrudged, 45 acres, from Thomas Cockey and Prudence, his wife, (idem. T.B.No.C,436: T.B.No.M,288).
Charles 6 Gorsuch died at an advanced age. His will dated December 28th, 1796, was proved April 30th, 1806 (Balto.Wills 8, 58). He leaves to his wife Margaret all his land for her life, and then to his two sons Norman and Henry Gorsuch. He leaves slaves to his sons Norman and Henry and to his daughters, Averilla Wheeler, Susanna Gorsuch, Margaret Pindell and Rachael Worrell. He leaves one snilling each to his son John and to his daughter Elizabeth Lane, and to the childern of his daughter Anne Jones and of his daughter Ruth Barton. He makes his son Norman executor.
Charles 6 Gorsuch married twice. His first wife Susanna whose family name is unknown, was living in 1742. He married his second wife Margaret before 1765. His second wife was Margaret, the daughter of William Harvey of Baltimore County. William Harvey's will, dated Jan. 17th, 1767, and proved Jan. 14th, 1774, does not name his daughters (Balto.Wills 3,273), but tne second administration account, June 8tn, 1790, shows a payment to Charles Gorsuch who married his daughter Margaret (Balto. Adm. Accts. 10,158). From the wording of Charles 6 Gorsuch's will, it would appear that his childern John Gorsuch, Elizabeth Lane, Anne Jones, and Ruth Barton, to whom he left but one shilling each, were probably childern by his wife Susanna, and had already been provided for, while Norman Gorsuch, Henry Gorsuch, Averilla Wheeler, Susanna Gorsuch, Margaret Pindell and Rachael Worrell, were by his wife Margaret Havery.
This supposition is further supported by the will of his son Henry 7 Gorsuch, 1818, who left his property to his nephews Thomas Pindell and Henry Worrell of Caleb, with the residue to his four sisters, Averilla Wheeler, Susanna Jones, Margaret Pindell and Rachael Worrell, evidently his relations of the whole blood (Balto. Wills 11, 66).
Issue of Charles 6 Gorsuch (John 6 , Charles 4 ) and his 1st wife Susanna
i. John 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Born about 1740-1750. Living 1796. Not traced with certainty. It may have been this John Gorsuch who married Aug.6th,1767 Mary Wright (St.Thomas's Register),
ii. Elizabeth 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 8 , Charles 4 ). Married John Lane. She was living 1796.
iii. Anne 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John,* Charles 4 ). Married William Jones as his first wife; she died prior to 1796. They left issue. He died Feb. 5th, 1830, aged 83 years (Balto.Gazette Feb.5th, 1830; Balto.Willsl3, 352).
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iv. Ruth 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Married Dec.20th, 1770, John Barton (St. John's Register). She died before 1796.
Issue of Charles 6 Gorsuch (John 5 , Charles 4 ) and his 2nd wife Margaret Harvey:
14. v. Norman 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Married Kitty fKeturah] Gorsuch by license Nov.8th, 1790. He died prior to 1831 in Muskingum County, Ohio,
vi. Henry 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Died 1818. He probably did not marry. Lived in Baltimore County. Under his will, dated Sept.30th, 1818, and proved Oct.l4th, 1819, he left to his nephew Charles Worrell (son of Caleb] and then to his nephew's son Henry Worrell, the lands inherited from testator's father (Canaan Resurveyed and Begrudged]; he names his nephew Thomas Phidell and various friends. (Balto. Wills 11,66)
vii. Averilla 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Married 1st Mar.5th,1782, John Worrell (St.Paul's Register). Married 2nd, Nathaniel Wheeler by license Oct. 9th, 1790.
viii. Margaret 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Married Thomas Pindell by license June 30th, 1790.
xi. Susanna 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Married Nicholas H. Jones by license April 3rd, 1799.
x. Rachael 7 Gorsuch (Charles 6 , John 5 , Charles 4 ). Married Caleb Worrell by license May 26th, 1790.
(To be continued)