56. Documentation for George Fox (Mar 10, 1781 to June 14, 1847) father of John L. Fox (Oct 18, 1818 to Jan 06, 1899)

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1 56. Documentation for George Fox (Mar 10, 1781 to June 14, 1847) father of John L. Fox (Oct 18, 1818 to Jan 06, 1899) George Fox was born March 10, 1781, in Frederick County, Maryland.(1) He was the son of Frederick Fox and Catherine Booker.(2) George may have been born at or near Fox's Gap in Maryland. The gap received its name from George's grandfather, John Fox, who was the earliest settler in the immediate vicinity of the gap.(3) Fox's Gap is where the Old Sharpsburg Road from Frederick, Maryland, to Sharpsburg, Maryland, crosses the South Mountain.(4) The Old Sharpsburg Road was part of the Great Wagon Road to Philadelphia, which also was known as the German Monocacy Road.(5) Fox's Gap was the scene for a major portion of the Battle of South Mountain between forces under Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General George B. McClellan on September 14, 1862.(6) The Reno Monument, dedicated to U. S. Major Jesse Lee Reno who was killed in the Battle of South Mountain, stands at Fox's Gap.(7) A little more than one hundred years prior to the Battle of South Mountain, on May 2, 1755, the road through Fox's Gap was used by General Braddock, George Washington, and Maryland's Governor Sharpe to travel from Frederick Town to Swearingen's Ferry on the Potomac River, while on their way to Fort Cumberland during the Braddock Expedition.(8) George Fox was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Middletown, Maryland.(9) In 1805, at age 24, George acquired the Fox Inn along the Old Sharpsburg Road, about 2 miles east of Fox's Gap.(10) The Fox Genealogy by Daniel Gebhart Fox indicates that the Fox Inn, which still is standing and is occupied by renters in the year 2004, was built on land owned by Frederick Fox, George's father.(11) However, Curtis L. Older found no land records that support Frederick Fox as the owner of the land upon which the Fox Inn stands.(12) George married Elizabeth Ann Link on August 9, 1807, at Shepherdstown, Virginia, now West Virginia.(13) Elizabeth was the daughter of John Adam Link II and Jane Ogle.(14) Elizabeth's father was a grandson of John Jacob Link, who was an ancestor of Dwight D. Eisenhower.(15) Jane Ogle, a daughter of Alexander Ogle of Frederick, Maryland, was a descendant of John Ogle of Delaware.(16) Elizabeth Ann Link was born on January 28, 1784, near Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland.(17) She was baptized in the Frederick Lutheran Church.(18) George and Elizabeth Fox moved west to near Miamisburg, Ohio, in late 1807 along with a number of other families with ties to George's parents, Frederick and Catherine Fox.(19) George and Elizabeth Fox were the parents of ten children: Adam, Frederick L., Daniel L., Catharine (Mrs. John Fox), George L., Alexander, Susanna Jane, Elizabeth, John L., and Mary L. Fox.(20) George Fox died June 14, 1847, in Miamisburg, Ohio, and was buried in the Gebhart or St. John Cemetery in Miamisburg.(21) Elizabeth Ann (Link) Fox died March 9, 1872, in Miamisburg, Ohio, and is buried next to her husband in the Gebhart or St. John Cemetery.(22) George Fox is listed in the 1809 Ohio state census for Franklin Township in Warren County.(23) The 1810 Ohio Federal census for Warren county, Franklin township, lists the George Fox household.(24)

2 The 1830 Ohio Federal census for Warren county, Clear Creek township, lists the George Fox household as consisting of 7 males and 2 females: one male was 5 and under 10, two males were 10 and under 15, two males were 15 and under 20, one male was twenty and under thirty, one male was 40 and under 50; one female was 5 and under 10 and one female was 15 and under 20.(25) The 1840 Ohio Federal census for Warren county, Clear Creek township, lists the George Fox household as consisting of 5 males and 4 females: one male was age 15 and under 20, two males were 20 and under 30, one male was 30 and under 40, and one male was 50 and under 60; two females were age 5 and under 10, 1 was age 15 and under 20, and one was age 50 and under 60.(26) Children (Fox) born in Warren County, Ohio:(27) i. Adam, born October 1, 1808 ii. Frederick L., born February 28, 1810 iii. Daniel L., born August 17, 1811 iv. Catharine, born May 6, 1813 v. George L., born September 12, 1816 vi. John L., October 18, 1818 vii. Alexander, born September 21, 1820 viii. Susanna Jane, born November 17, 1824 ix. Elizabeth L., born October 1, 1830 x. Mary L., born October 1, 1830 REFERENCES 1. Tombstone of George Fox, Gebhart or St. John Cemetery, Miamisburg, Ohio; The Fox Genealogy including the Metherd, Benner, and Leiter descendants, giving biographies of the first and second generations, with sketches of the third generation, compiled by D. G. Fox, (n.p) p. 1., (5)-172 p. 20 com CS71.F Library of Congress, Ohio D.A.R. Soldiers Rosters, 2 vols., 1:146; will of Frederick Fox, Will Book C, case #1444, Montgomery County, Ohio. 3. Curtis L. Older, The Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995), Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland, Chapter Three, pp Curtis L. Older, The Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain (Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1999), 42; Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland, p Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland, Afterword, pp Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain, p Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland, p Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Zion Lutheran Church , Maryland German Church Records, Vol. 2, (Manchester, Md.: Noodle-Doosey Press, 1987), 77.

3 10. Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland, p. 98; Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain, p Fox Genealogy, p Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland, p. 98; Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain, p Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1807, page 286; Paxson Link, The Link Family (Paris, Illinois: [s.l.], 1951). 14. Index to Marriage Licenses, Frederick County, , married April 14, Paxson Link, The Link Family (Paris, Illinois: [s.l.], 1951). Adam Link, the grandfather of Elizabeth Ann Link, supplied bacon during the American Revolution. See Maryland State Papers, Series A, MdHR /6/4/18. Adam Link, the father of Elizabeth Ann Link (Fox), was an officer during the American Revolution. See The Link Family by Paxson Link. 16. Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain, 236; Braddock Expedition, 98; Francis Hamilton Hibbard, assisted by Stephen Parks, The English origin of John Ogle, first of the name in Delaware (Pittsburgh: n.p., 1967); Sir Henry Asgill Ogle, Ogle and Bothal (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid & Company, 1902). Alexander Ogle, the father of Jane Ogle, provided wheat and flour from his mills to the Maryland troops during the American Revolution. See Maryland State Papers, Series A, MdHR /7 1/7/5 and related papers. 17. Tombstone of Elizabeth Ann (Link) Fox, Gebhart or St. John Cemetery, Miamisburg, Ohio; Fox Genealogy, Link Family, p Fox Genealogy, pp Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio, estate papers of George Fox; Fox Genealogy, p Tombstone of George Fox, Gebhart or St. John Cemetery, Miamisburg, Ohio; Fox Genealogy, Tombstone of Elizabeth Ann (Link) Fox, Gebhart or St. John Cemetery, Miamisburg, Ohio; Fox Genealogy, Ohio Early Census Index, 1809 Tax List, Warren County, Franklin Township, page 013, George Fox Ohio Federal Census, Franklin township, Warren County, page 28.

4 Ohio Federal Census, Clear Creek township, Warren County, roll M19_142, page 173, image Ohio Federal Census, Clear Creek township, Warren County, roll M704_431, page 178, image Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio, estate papers of George Fox; Fox Genealogy, pp Documentation for George Fox, a son of Frederick Fox The Estate Papers of George Fox - (in part) Obtained through the Warren County Genealogical Society, 300 East Silver Street, Lebanon, Ohio Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox Adm of George Fox Decd In acpt with the widow and Heirs of said Estate. Debtor %? Amounts found remaining in the hands of said Admrs are final settlement at the October Term 1850 $ /2 Credits Vouchers No. 1 to 7 inclusive Elisabeth Fox widow of said Decd Vouchers No. 8 to 12 inclusive Adam Fox Vouchers No. 13 to 17 inclusive Frederick L. Fox Vouchers Nos. 18 to 22 inclusive Daniel L. Fox Vouchers Nos. 23 to 28 inclusive George L. Fox Vouchers Nos. 29 to 33 inclusive John L. Fox Vouchers Nos. 34 to 38 inclusive Alexander Fox Vouchers Nos. 39 to 42 inclusive Elisabeth L. Fox Vouchers Nos. 43 to 46 inclusive Mary L. Fox (now deceased) Vouchers No. 47 John Fox guardian of Elisabeth Ann & David M. Fox State of Ohio Warren County Personally appeared in open court Adam Fox one of the administrators of George Fox Decd and was duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that the foregoing accounts & vouchers therein referred to is last & correct to best of his knowledge & belief and he further saith that after they had paid out to each of the heirs at law (except the two minors entitled to one share) that Mary L. Fox died intestate and without issue and then the small balance remaining in the hands of the Adms was divided among the remaining heirs & saith he saith not Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 23rd Nov 1850} Adam Fox A W Stokes Clk Received of Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox administrators of the Estate of George Fox decd the sum of fifty dollars, part of the above - named Estate

5 January 4th 1848 Susannah Fox for John L Fox (signed) June 23rd Received of Adam Fox one of the administrators of the Estate of George Fox Decd, the sum of fifty dollars part of the above named Estate due the widow. Elisabeth Fox (signed) Received of Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox administrators of the Estate of George Fox Decd the sum of one hundred and eighty four dollars & sixty-three cents it being paid as the distributive share of Elisabeth Ann, & David, M. Fox minor heirs of Catharine L. Fox Decd and heirs at Law of said George Fox Decd. Also nine dollars and fifteen cents interest received thereon. Nov 11th 1850 John Fox (signed) Guardian of Elisabeth Ann & David M. Fox Marriage Record for George Fox and Elizabeth Link Original Material Related to George Fox of Maryland and Ohio 1. Marriage record for George Fox and Elizabeth Ann Link. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1807, page Ohio state census, 1809, Warren County, Franklin Township, page Ohio federal census, 1810, Warren County, Franklin Township, page Ohio federal census, Ohio federal census, and 1848 tax bills of George Fox. 7. Newspaper notice concerning the estate of George Fox published in the Sober Second Thought, a newspaper of general circulation in Warren County, Ohio, by Adam Fox, one of the administrators for George Fox deceased. The notice was published for three consecutive weeks

6 beginning on August 27, Estate Papers of George Fox, Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio. The estate papers of George Fox mention the following individuals: a. Elizabeth Fox, widow of the deceased b. Adam Fox c. Frederick L. Fox d. Daniel L. Fox e. George L. Fox f. John L. Fox g. Alexander Fox h. Elizabeth L. Fox i. Mary L. Fox j. John Fox, guardian of Elizabeth Ann & David M. Fox k. Susannah Fox for John L. Fox l. Elizabeth Ann & David M. Fox, minor heirs of Catharine L. Fox m. John Fox n. Mary L. Fox

7 9. Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index, by Carol Willsey Bell, published by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G., 4801 Mockingbird Court, South, Columbus, Ohio Fox, George - W-1845 HM wb1 p393; ca2535 (HM = Hamilton) Fox, George - E WR wbb p80; bx31 (WR = Warren) 10. Will of John Adam Link II includes his daughter, Elizabeth Fox. Will of John Adam Link II. Will Book 8, pages 88, 89, and 90, Jefferson County Court House, Charles Town, West Virginia 11. Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Zion Lutheran Church , Maryland German Church Records Vol. 2, (Manchester, Md.: Noodle-Doosey Press, 1987), 25. "Samuel, son of Jacob and Magdelena Benner was born April 14, Baptized June 21, Sponsored by George Fox, a single person." (Mary) Magdelena Benner was the daughter of Frederick Fox and a sister of George Fox. 12. Tombstone for George Fox. Gebhart or St. John Cemetery, Miamisburg, Ohio. The tombstone of George Fox states, "Born March 10, 1781: In the State of Md. Died June 14, 1847". A tombstone next to the George Fox tombstone indicates, "Elizabeth wife of George Fox died March 9, 1872 aged 88 Yrs. 1 Mo. & 11 Ds". George Fox* Land Records in Frederick County, Maryland Ref. No. Date To or From Other Party Name of Tract Acreage WR Aug 1, 1807 To Frederick Fox Mt. Pleasant 13 WR Oct 7, 1807 To John Ringer Exchange, Bubble, 100 Deefer Snay *There are numerous George Fox Land Records in Frederick County, MD. Only those in the opinion of the author that were related to George Fox, a son of Frederick Fox, are included. Derivative Material Related to George Fox of Maryland and Ohio 1. Daniel Gebhart Fox, The Fox Genealogy including the Metherd, Benner and Leiter Descendants. (n.p., 1914). 2. Older, Curtis L., The Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland, Westminster, Md: Family Line Publications, Older, Curtis L., The Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain, Westminster, Md: Willow Bend Books, The Fidler Family and The Fox Inn The following material constitutes the bulk of a letter dated 6 April 1996 received by Curtis L. Older from Charles E. Fidler, 3814 Wildwood Ridge, Kingwood, Texas , telephone For many years I have known my ancestor Valentine Fidler was among the early settlers in the area just east of Fox's Gap in Frederick County, MD, but was never able to determine the actual location of the property he owned there from 1767 to Needless to say, I was pleased to discover you had been able to establish the location of my ancestor's property. Since Valentine was a wheelwright by trade and no doubt

8 dependent on wagon and coach traffic for his livelihood, I was not surprised to learn his property was located on the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road that passed through Frederick County, MD, connecting Frederick City and Sharpsburg. This road, which crossed South Mountain through nearby Fox's Gap, appears to have been heavily traveled during the years Valentine reside there, and should have provided him with enough customers to maintain a successful business. Johann Valentine Fidler ( ) of Frederick Co., MD, was my 4g-grandfather. He was born in 1719 in Ilbesheim, Rheinland, Germany. The village of Ilbesheim is located west of the Rhine River, some 22 km NW of the city of Worms. Valentine emigrated to America in 1750, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and their young son George. They arrived at Philadelphia aboard the ship Royal Union on 15 Aug I suspect Valentine resided somewhere within the German Community of Pennsylvania for several years before migrating to Maryland, but since I have been unable to confirm same, his actual whereabouts between 1750 and 1767 remain unknown. As you are aware, Valentine Fidler purchased his land near Fox's Gap from Casper Shaff on 16 June 1767 (Liber K, Folio ). This property, located about 1.8 miles SE of Fox's Gap, actually contained 200 acres, and consisted of 150 acres from the Resurvey on Exchange Survey and 50 acres from the Buble Survey. There is no mention of the Wagon Road in the deed. Valentine subsequently sold 100 acres of same, consisting of 60 acres from the Resurvey on Exchange Survey and 40 acres from the Buble Survey, to Adam Smellser on 2 Nov (Liber L, Folio ). According to your findings, the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road passed through this 100 acres tract that was retained by Valentine Fidler. It was on this property Valentine resided and conducted his wheelwright trade for the next 19 years, and it was there he died intestate in His place of burial is unknown. Valentine and his family had been associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick Co., MD. He was survived by his widow Elizabeth and five children as follows: 1) George, 2) Catharina (Crepill), 3) Anna (Hehl), 4) Jacob, and 5 ) Elizabeth (Purgit). The oldest son George, who had migrated to Hampshire Co., VA, in 1779, administered the sale of Valentine's property (100 acres) in Frederick Co., MD, to Ludwick Layman on 8 Nov (Liber WR-7, Folio 48-49). Following the sale, the widow, Elizabeth Fidler and her two unmarried children, Jacob and Elizabeth, accompanied George Fidler back to Hampshire Co., VA, where they joined his household. I am descended from Jacob, who later migrated to Ross Co., OH. From your research, you have established that the Fox Inn is located on land once owned by your ancestor George Fox, that said land had been purchased by George Fox in 1805 from Peter Layman, son of Ludwick Layman, and that said land had been purchased by Ludwick Layman in 1786 from George Fidler, son of Valentine Fidler. This property had been owned by my ancestor Valentine Fidler from 1767 to On pg 98 you have indicated that evidence has been found within the Fox Inn that dates at least part of the structure back to If that is so, then George Fox may have established the Fox Inn utilizing the same structure that had once served as the residence of Valentine Fidler during the years he had conducted his wagon & coach repair business on the property. Since many of those repair jobs probably necessitated overnight stays by the customers, Valentine may have constructed his home with some extra rooms that could be used to accommodate those customers needing overnight accommodations. Valentine's oldest son George also became a wheelwright, and evidently established his own business in the area west of Fox's Gap after he purchased 156 acres in the Seven Mountains Survey of that area from Michael Heirman on 1 March 1769

9 (Liber M, Folio 73-74) This property, which later became a part of Washington County when that county was created in 1776, may have been located along the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road also, but the deed does not mention the road, and I have been unable to determine the actual location of the property. Even though George Fidler moved to Hampshire Co., VA, in 1779, he did not sell this property until 1787.

10 George Fox and Elizabeth Ann Link marriage record Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1807, page 286

11 Daniel Booker Fox, a brother of George Fox photograph obtained from Alan Sentman, a member of The Society of the Descendants of Frederick Fox of Fox's Gap in Maryland

12 Wise's House at Fox's Gap in Maryland United States Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

13 The Reno Monument at Fox's Gap in Maryland

14 George Fox in Ohio Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index, by Carol Willsey Bell, published by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G., 4801 Mockingbird Court, South, Columbus, Ohio Fox, George - W-1845 HM wb1 p393; ca2535 (HM = Hamilton) Fox, George - E WR wbb p80; bx31 (WR = Warren) George Fox Land Records in Frederick County, Maryland Ref. No. Date To or From Other Party Name of Tract Acreage WR Aug 1, 1807 To Frederick Fox Mt. Pleasant 13 WR Oct 7, 1807 To John Ringer Exchange, Bubble, 100 Deefer Snay There are numerous George Fox Land Records in Frederick County. Only those, in the opinion of the author, that were related to George Fox, son of Frederick Fox, are included.

15 1830 U. S. Census for Ohio, Warren County, Clear Creek Township, Roll 142, page 173 George Fox household Males: Of 5 and under 10-1 (Alexander Fox born September 21, 1820) Of 10 and under 15-2 (George L. Fox born September 12, 1816, and John L. Fox born October 18, 1818) Of 15 and under 20-2 (Frederick L. Fox born February 28, 1810, and Daniel L. Fox born August 17, 1811) Of 20 and under 30-1 (Adam Fox born October 1, 1808) Of 40 and under 50-1 (George Fox, born March 10, 1781) Females: Of 10 and under 15-1 (Susanna Jane Fox born November 17, does not match) Of 20 and under 30-1 (Catharine Fox born may 6, does not match) (Elizabeth Ann Link Fox was 46 at the time of this census and would have been in the "Of 40 and under 50" category. She may have been included on the line above in the Frederick Fox household. Susannah Fox, second wife of Frederick, was born April 19, She was 76 at the time of the 1830 census and should have been included in the "Of 70 and under 80" category. The Frederick Fox household does have one female listed in the "Of 70 and under 80" category. It appears Elizabeth Ann Link Fox was incorrectly placed in the line above the George Fox household and that she was included in the Frederick Fox household. George Fox and his father, Frederick Fox, lived next to each other according to The Fox Genealogy, page.81)

16 It appears from the corrections made by the census taker on this page that he had trouble keeping the count straight on each line. Perhaps had errors on the previous page as well. The total for the George Fox household was: 9

17 1840 U. S. Census for Ohio, Warren County, Clear Creek Township, Roll M704_431, Page 178, Image 356 George Fox household Males: 15 under 20-1 (Alexander Fox born September 21, 1820) 20 under 30-2 (George L. Fox born Sep. 12, 1816, married 1842, and John L. Fox born Oct. 18, 1818, married 1845) 30 under 40-1 (Adam Fox born February 28, 1810, married after 1840) 50 under 60-1 (George Fox, born March 10, 1781) Females: 5 under 10-2 (Mary L. Fox born October 1, 1830 and Elizabeth L. born October 1, 1830) 15 under 20-1 (Susanna Jane Fox born November 17, 1824) 50 under 60-1 (Elizabeth Ann Link Fox born January 28, 1784)

18 1840 U. S. Census for Ohio, Warren County, Clear Creek Township, Roll M704_431, Page 178, Image 356 George Fox household total = 7 agriculture = 1 manufacture and trade = 4

19 Name: Fox, George Home in 1840: Clear Creek, Warren, OH County: Warren State: Ohio Year: 1840 Roll: M704_431 Page: 178 Image: 356 Name: GEORGE FOX State: OH County: Warren County Township: Franklin Township Year: 1809 Record Type: Tax list Page: 013 Database: OH Early Census Index Name: Fox, George Township: Clear Creek County: Warren State: Ohio Year: 1830 Roll: M19_142 Page: 173 Image: Ohio Federal Census Record for George Fox Warren County, Clear Creek Township

20 George Fox census records Fox, George State: Ohio Year: 1809 County: Warren Roll: Township: Franklin Twp Page: 13 Image: Fox, George State: Ohio Year: 1810 County: Warren Roll: Township: Franklin Page: 28 Image:

21 1840 Ohio census - George Fox

22 The Estate Papers of George Fox Obtained through the Warren County Genealogical Society, 300 East Silver Street, Lebanon, Ohio (a son of Frederick Fox), (in part). Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox Adm of George Fox Decd In acpt with the widow and Hiers of said Estate. Debtor %? Amounts found remaining in the hands of said Admrs are final settlement at the October Term 1850 $ /2 Credits Vouchers No 1 to 7 inclusive Elisabeth Fox widow of said Decd Vouchers No. 8 to 12 inclusive Adam Fox Vouchers No 13 to 17 inclusive Frederick L. Fox Vouchers Nos 18 to 22 inclusive Daniel L. Fox Vouchers Nos. 23 to 28 inclusive George L. Fox Vouchers Nos 29 to 33 inclusive John L. Fox Vouchers Nos 34 to 38 inclusive Alexander Fox Vouchers Nos. 39 to 42 inclusive Elisabeth L.Fox Vouchers Nos 43 to 46 inclusive Mary L. Fox (now deceased) Vouchers No 47 John Fox guardian of Elisabeth Ann & David M. Fox State of Ohio Warren County Personally appeared in open court Adam Fox one of the administrators of George Fox Decd and was duly sworn according to l aw deposeth and saith that the foregoing accounts & v ouchers therein refered to is last & correct to best of his knowledge & belief and he further saith that after they had paid out to each of the heirs at law (except the two minors entitled to one share) that Mary L. Fox died intestate and without issue and then the small balance remaining in the hands of the Adms was divided among the remaining heirs & saith he saith not sworn to & subscribed in open court this 23rd Nov 1850 } Adam Fox A W Stokes Clk Received of Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox administrators of the Estate of George Fox decd the sum of fifty dollars, part of the above - named Estate January 4th 1848 Susannah Fox for John L Fox (signed) June 23rd Received of Adam Fox one of the administrators of the Estate of George Fox Decd, the sum of fifty dollars part of the above named Estate due the widow. Elisabeth Fox (signed) Received of Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox administrators of the Estate of George Fox Decd the sum of one hundred and eighty four dollars & s ixty three cents it being paid as t he distributive share of Elisabeth Ann, & David, M. Fox minor heirs of Catharine L. Fox Decd and heirs at Law of said George Fox Decd. Also nine dollars and fifteen cents interest received thereon. Nov 11th 1850 Ann & David M. Fox John Fox (signed) Guardian of Elisabeth

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27 George Fox Estate Bond by Elizabeth Fox, his wife, and Adam Fox, a son

28 Inventory of George Fox Estate Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio

29 Administrator's Notice for George Fox Estate Sober Second Thought newspaper in Warren County, Ohio

30 Part of George Fox Estate Papers Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio Receipts signed by 1) John L. Fox 2) Susannah Fox for John L. Fox 3) Elizabeth Fox, wife of George Fox

31 Part of George Fox Estate Papers Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio Receipts signed by: 1) George L. Fox; 2) LaDow and Hamilton; and 3) John Fox, guardian of Elizabeth Ann and David M. Fox

32 Part of George Fox Estate Papers Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio Receipts signed by: 1) Elizabeth Fox; 2) Frederick L. Fox; 3) Adam Fox; and 4) Alexander Fox

33 Part of George Fox Estate Papers Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio Receipts signed by: 1) Mary L. Fox; 2) Daniel L. Fox; 3) Daniel L. Fox; and 4) Elizabeth L. Fox

34 Curtis Lynn Older at the tombstones of Elizabeth Ann Link and George Fox, St. John or Gebhart Cemetery, Miamisburg, Ohio Photo by Rachael Lynn Older on May 31, 1998

35 George Fox tombstone, Miamisburg, Ohio

36 Elizabeth Ann Link tombstone, Miamisburg, Ohio

37 The Fox Inn along the Old Sharpsburg Road - photo by Susanne Flowers of Frederick, Maryland, about 1993

38 Part VIII The Fox Inn From Daniel Dulany Sr. (1742) to Helen Rudy (1995) Tract Name - The Exchange (Note - The 1808 Varle Map identifies the Fox Inn by the name "Ringer.") Reference Date Grantee of Deed Acres MSA BC & GS #1, Daniel Dulany Esqr. - survey - The Exchange MSA BY & GS #1, assignment to Robert Evans - The Exchange MSA BY & GS #1, assignment to Joseph Chapline [Sr.] The Exchange FCLR, E Casper Shaff - The Exchange 75 MSA BY & GS #4, Joseph Chapline [Sr.] - Casper Shaff MSA BC & GS #27, Daniel [Jr.] and Walter Dulany - patent The Exchange FCLR, K Valentine Fidler - Fidler's Purchase Probably inherited from his father. George Fidler FCLR, WR Ludwick Layman WR Peter Layman WR George Fox WR John Ringer JS Vincent Sanner Copyright 1997 Curtis Lynn Older 19

39 CM Samuel Ausherman Reference Date Grantee of Deed Acres TG Eli Routzahn 192+ AF Simon D. Routzahn 192+ AF John H. Routzahn / Stanley J. Young / H. Noel Haller / Stanley F. Young / Richard & Helen Rudy According to The Fox Genealogy by Daniel G. Fox, the Fox Inn stands on a tract of land transferred from Bartholomew Booker to Frederick Fox on April 4, This is inaccurate. Frederick Fox never owned the Fox Inn. Daniel G. Fox places the present Fox Inn, visited by him in the early 1900s, on a tract named Turkey Foot (see Appendix C - Land Tract Analysis, The Fox Inn and Appendix D - The Fox Inn). The Turkey Foot 14 tract is surrounded on three sides by a tract named Mt. Pleasant, 15 patented by Frederick Fox on May 27, These tracts are a short distance north of Betty's Good Will. The Fox Inn is approximately 50 perches south of the end of line three of Betty's Good Will. The present building known as the Fox Inn stands on a tract named The Exchange, acquired by assignment from Robert Evans by Joseph Chapline Sr. in Robert Evans acquired the tract by assignment from Daniel Dulany Sr. The original tract was to consist of 100 acres but was 25 acres deficient. Chapline sold the tract to Casper Shaff, a merchant, in Shaff obtained a patent in 1754 for 275 acres under the name of the Resurvey on Exchange. 18 It is possible to contend, although this author does not do so, the present building known as the Fox Inn dates to the year 1753 or The patent for the Resurvey on Exchange includes the following statement: "... But before the said Joseph Chapline laid out our grant thereon he did on the ninth day of May seventeen hundred and fifty four assign over all his Right Title Interest Claim and Demand whatsoever of in and unto the certificate of Resurvey aforesaid and the land and Premises therein mentioned unto a certain Casper Shaff..." Likewise, the 1753 transfer from Chapline to Shaff includes the following: "... by a straight line to the beginning tree containing and now laid out for seventy five acres be the same more or less together with all houses buildings fences improvements whatsoever..." 19 Shaff sold 150 acres of the Resurvey on Exchange to Valentine Fidler in The land then passed to George Fidler who sold 100 acres to Ludwick Layman in Peter Layman sold the 100 acres to George Fox in Certainly, the Fox Inn must date to the time the land was owned by the only person named Fox who owned it. Daniel G. Fox indicated workmen found writings on the walls of the building during repairs. The writings mentioned the years of 1777 and later. George Fox (Mar. 10, June 14,1847) 21 was the oldest son of Frederick Fox and the great, great, great grandfather of the author. 22 Records of the Zion Lutheran Church of Middletown indicate he was a member of that church. 23 He married Elizabeth Ann Link (Jan. 28, Mar. 9, 1872) of 20 Copyright 1997 Curtis Lynn Older

40 Shepherdstown, on Aug. 9, She was the daughter of John Adam Link II and Jane Ogle. 25 John Adam Link II was a descendant of Johan Jacob Link, an ancestor of Dwight D. Eisenhower. 26 Jane Ogle, daughter of Alexander Ogle, was a descendant of John Ogle of Delaware. 27 George Fox sold the inn and 100 acres to John Ringer in late when George and his wife Elizabeth, along with other members of the Fox family, moved to near what became Dayton, Ohio. 29 Sidney Ringer, widow of John, sold the property to Vincent Sanner. 30 The May 28, 1834, deed indicates line 4 was "to the middle of the main road." Line 5 of the same deed was "with said road" for 5 perches. These five perches are a short distance directly south of Betty's Good Will. Sanner sold the property to Samuel Ausherman in Stanley F. Young to Richard and Helen Rudy X The location of the Fox Inn, at the intersection of Marker Road and Reno Monument Road, is marked by an X. The solid, heavy black line represents the old Sharpsburg Road. The dotted line represents the road to Burkittsville. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rudy obtained the Fox Inn from Stanley F. Young in The tract acquired by the Rudys in 1958 is very similar to the tract obtained by Samuel Ausherman from Vincent Sanner in Line 5 of the Sidney Ringer-Vincent Sanner deed is the same as line 15 of the Young- Rudy tract. The following two land records identify tracts in the vicinity of the Fox Inn. Neighbor's Content, a resurvey for Andrew Smith, mentions the tracts of Middle Town, Youngest Brother, the Resurvey on Exchange, Widows Design, the Resurvey on Learning, and Loving Brother. 32 Also in the area is a tract transferred in a deed between Mathias Flook and George Butt, April 7, This tract mentions the Resurvey on Learning, the Resurvey on Oxford, and a point in "the middle of the main road." 33 Frederick Fox and the Fox Inn Frederick Fox was an innkeeper, according to Daniel G. Fox, author of The Fox Geneaology. 34 Copyright 1997 Curtis Lynn Older 21

41 Byron Williams, in The Old South Mountain Inn, An Informal History, quotes Lemoine Cree: Cree, in A Brief History of South Mountain House, identifies Jacob Young as an innkeeper, mentions "transactions" between Young and a Frederick Fox (also identified as an innkeeper) and records that in 1790, Frederick Fox "bought and 'possessed by special warrant' the land upon which the tavern now stands." Cree also states, on the basis of facts "gleaned from patents at the Land Office, Annapolis, Md.," that "it is certain that the tavern had been built by 1790." We do not dispute Cree's evidence; unfortunately, we have not been able to verify it independently. 35 Ohio D.A.R. records describe Frederick Fox as a tavern owner. 36 Land tract analysis by this author indicates Frederick Fox never owned the tract upon which stands the current building known as the Fox Inn. The present building known as the Fox Inn stands on The Exchange, surveyed for Daniel Dulany Sr. in George Fox, the oldest son of Frederick Fox, acquired the 100 acres of land from Peter Layman in George Fox was only 24 years old when he bought the land. Perhaps he received the money, 1800, from his father, Frederick, in order to start his own inn and continue in the tavern business like his father. Daniel G. Fox talked with Judge Castle, who lived and grew up a quarter mile west of the building known today as the Fox Inn. A deed from Henry Derr to Daniel Castle for five acres began at the beginning tree of Betty's Good Will. This is consistent with the Civil War battlefield map of South Mountain that places a Daniel Castle about 1/4 mile west of the Fox Inn. It certainly seems the present Fox Inn along the old Sharpsburg Road has been known by that name since the time Judge Castle grew up in the area. Why the name would last for such a long time when a member of the Fox family owned the building for only two years seems strange. Perhaps Frederick Fox ran the tavern but did not own it. Daniel G. Fox indicates the Fox Inn was built on a tract named Turkeyfoot. 37 This is incorrect. Perhaps Daniel G. Fox had some other source of information, unknown to this author, regarding the location of the inn owned by Frederick Fox. Perhaps there was at one time an inn owned by Frederick Fox on the Turkeyfoot tract. The Turkeyfoot tract is contiguous on three sides to a tract called Mt. Pleasant. 38 Both of these tracts were patented by Frederick Fox and are just north of Betty's Good Will Turkeyfoot Mount Pleasant It would be easy to confuse the land transfers related to the Fox Inn property, especially if the 22 Copyright 1997 Curtis Lynn Older

42 tracts were not plotted on paper. Both Frederick Fox and his son George transfered land to John Ringer in It would be natural to think the Fox Inn was owned by Frederick, not his son George. Cree is incorrect when he identifies Frederick Fox as the owner of the Mountain House at Turner's Gap. It is understandable how Cree concluded Frederick Fox owned the Mountain House, since Frederick Fox owned most of the ten acres surrounding the Chapel across the turnpike from the Mountain House. Both Daniel G. Fox and Lemoine Cree are very close to being correct in their analysis. However, they are both incorrect regarding what they say Frederick Fox owned. Shown below are: 1) The Exchange of Daniel Dulany Sr., surveyed October 5, 1742, 100 acres; 40 2) Jacob Smith Sr. to Jacob Smith Jr., February 10, 1795, Exchange, 30 1/2 acres; 41 and 3) Exchange, Joseph Chapline Sr. to Casper Shaff, recorded December 11, Tracts two and three, when joined, are identical to tract one Copyright 1997 Curtis Lynn Older 23

43 x Tracey and Dern indicate a tract named Exchange, patented to Daniel [Jr.] and Walter Dulaney in 1765, is in the area of the Fox Inn. 43 This tract was "by the side of a spring called Punch Spring it being a draught of Abrams Creek." The original survey was for Daniel Dulaney Esqr. in Daniel Sr. "assigned set over and transferred unto the said Robert Evans a tract of land called The Exchange containing one hundred acres," April 19, Robert Evans, for a valuable consideration, "received from Joseph Chapline of Frederick County have assigned set over and transferred unto the said Joseph Chapline a tract of land called The Exchange containing one hundred acres which was assigned me by Daniel Dulany Esqr." Daniel [Jr.] and Walter Dulaney were the "executors of the last Will and Testament of Daniel Dulany Esqr." They received the patent for The Exchange on September 29, 1765, originally surveyed October 5, 1742, in the amount of 100 acres for Daniel Dulany Sr. 44 The above diagram is an overlay of the four tracts on the following page, as well as, 1) The Exchange, assigned by Daniel Dulany Sr. to Robert Evans and acquired in 1749 by Joseph Chapline Sr. (shown previously), and 2) the transfer from Stanley F. Young to Richard and Helen Rudy in The location of the Fox Inn, at the intersection of Marker Road and Reno Monument Road, is marked by an X. The solid, heavy black line represents the old Sharpsburg Road. The dotted line represents the road to Burkittsville. Robert Evans also patented a tract named Exchange. 45 The patent states, "beginning at a bounded Red Oak standing by the head of a little spring a draft of Kitockton Creek." This tract had 11 courses and has not been located by the author. There is an 1802 transfer from Joseph Chapline Jr. to Frederick Fox for 25 acres of a tract named Exchange "which was conveyed the said Joseph Chapline [Jr.] by a certain Jacob Smith by a deed bearing date on or about the thirteenth day of January Eighteen hundred and two". 46 This transfer was 24 Copyright 1997 Curtis Lynn Older

44 for the same tract as the 1795 transfer from Jacob Smith Sr. to Jacob Smith Jr. The tract appears to run afoul of Betty's Good Will. A court case in the Chancery Records for Frederick County concerns the triangular portion of The Exchange tract. 47 Joseph Chapline Jr. sued William Williams Chapline and Jacob Smith for control of the tract. The case ran from 1791 until 1801 when the court decided in favor of Joseph Chapline Jr. The court records mention Frederick Fox. Resurvey on Exchange - Casper Shaff Fidler's Purchase - Casper Shaff to Valentine Fidler George Fidler to Ludwick Layman; Peter Layman to George Fox; and George Fox to John Ringer John Ringer to Vincent Sanner Copyright 1997 Curtis Lynn Older 25

45 Decd the sum of one hundred and eighty four dollars & sixty three cents it being paid as the distributive share of Elisabeth Ann, & David, M. Fox minor heirs of Catharine L. Fox Decd and heirs at Law of said George Fox Decd. Also nine dollars and fifteen cents interest received thereon. Nov 11th 1850 John Fox (signed) Guardian of Elisabeth Ann & David M. Fox Copyright 1992 Curtis Lynn Older 27

46 1. Beginning Tree - Bartholomew Booker to Frederick Fox, April 4, 1787, FCLR, WR-7. "beginning for said part at a Stone near the Main Road that leads from Middle Town to Sharpsburgh" 2. Beginning Tree - Betty's Good Will, Robert Evans, BC & GS 4, pp , 16 October 1747, [MdHR 17,415, ]. "beginning at a bounded white oak standing at the foot of Shannandore Mountain near the waggon road that goes from Teagues Ferry to Minonocee Town" perches along the Main Road to Boonsborough - Michael Miller to Jacob Smith, FCLR, WR , recorded December 30, "to the middle of the main road leading to Boonsborough and with said road North 16 & 1/2 degrees west 50 perches" 4. Beginning Tree - Bartholomew Booker to Michel Shepfell, Resurvey on Mend All, FCLR, F-1077, 100 Acres, June 6, "begining at a bounded red oak standing by the head of a little spring and near a road that leads from Bartholomew Bookers to Peter Beavers" 5. Vincent Sanner to Samuel Ausherman, FCLR, CM The Fox Inn - Stanley F. Young to Richard B. and Helen B. Rudy, FCLR, Liber 605 Page 469, 25 Sept End of Line 5 - Now I Know It, To Jacob Smith, FCLR, THO-1-220, Dec. 17, "to a stone marked 38 in the main road planted at the end of the 38th line of said lands" 8. Beginning Tree - Oxford, James Wardrop, BY & GS 5, p. 594, 23 July 1751, [MdHR 17,406-3, ]. "Beginning at a bounded Black Oak standing at the head of a valey that falls into a branch called John Crisles spring branch and about ten or fifteen yards of the main road that leads through Frederick Town by Robert Evans and on the north side of the said road" 9. Along Main Road - We Could Not Agree, FCLR, THO 1-188, Resurveyed 18 July "to the middle of the main road and down it" 10. Beginning Tree - The Cool Spring, James Wardrop, BY & GS 5, pp May 1750, [MdHR 17,406-3, ]. "Beginning at a bounded white oak standing on the top of a hill about two hundred yards from the Waggon Road that leads through Frederick Town and about a Mile from John Burger's" 11. Beginning Tree - Forrest, John Magrudar, 2 October 1733, [MdHR 17,386, ], AM 1, pp "beginning at a bounded hickory standing about half mile above the wagon road that goes from Conestoga to Opeckin Crosses a creek called Katankin Creek which falls into Potomack River about six miles above Monocacy" 12. Approximate Fork of the old Sharpsburg and old Hagerstown Roads at the mouth of Mill Creek on the Catoctin Creek - Goose Cap, FCLR, WR-8-632, Richard Butler to Jacob Fulwider.- "Beginning for said part at two small water Ash saplins standing on the westernmost bank or shore of Middle Creek a Branch of Kittoctin Creek about seven perches above the publick road leading from Frederick Town to Hagers Town" Some Notes on the Fidler Family and Fidler Genealogy The following material was part of a letter dated 6 April 1996 from Charles E. Fidler, 3814 Wildwood Ridge, Kingwood, Texas , telephone , received by Curtis L. Older. For many years I have known my ancestor Valentine Fidler was among the early settlers in the area just east of Fox's Gap in Frederick County, MD, but was never able to determine the actual location of the property he owned there from 1767 to Needless to say, I was pleased to discover you had been able to establish the location of my ancestor's property. Since Valentine was a wheelwright by trade and no doubt dependent on wagon and coach traffic for his livelihood, I was not surprised to learn 28 Copyright 1992 Curtis Lynn Older

47 his property was located on the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road that passed through Frederick County, MD, connecting Frederick City and Sharpsburg. This road, which crossed South Mountain through nearby Fox's Gap, appears to have been heavily travelled during the years Valentine reside there, and should have provided him with enough customers to maintain a successful business. Johann Valentine Fidler ( ) of Frederick Co., MD, was my 4g-grandfather. He was born in 1719 in Ilbesheim, Rheinland, Germany. The village of Ilbesheim is located west of the Rhine River, some 22 km NW of the city of Worms. Valentine emigrated to America in 1750, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and their young son George. They arrived at Philadelphia aboard the ship Royal Union on 15 Aug I suspect Valentine resided somewhere within the German Community of Pennsylvania for several years before migrating to Maryland, but since I have been unable to confirm same, his actual whereabouts between 1750 and 1767 remain unknown. As you are aware, Valentine Fidler purchased his land near Fox's Gap from Casper Shaff on 16 June 1767 (Liber K, Folio ). This property, located about 1.8 miles SE of Fox's Gap, actually contained 200 acres, and consisted of 150 acres from the Resurvey on Exchange Survey and 50 acres from the Buble Survey. There is no mention of the Wagon Road in the deed. Valentine subsequently sold 100 acres of same, consisting of 60 acres from the Resurvey on Exchange Survey and 40 acrees from the Buble Survey, to Adam Smellser on 2 Nov (Liber L, Folio ). According to your findings, the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road passed through this 100 acres tract that was retained by Valentine Fidler. It was on this property Valentine resided and conducted his wheelwright trade for the next 19 years, and it was there he died intestate in His place of burial is unknown. Valtnine and his family had been associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick Co., MD. He was survived by his widow Elizabeth and five children as follows: 1) George, 2) Catharina (Crepill), 3) Anna (Hehl), 4) Jacob, and 5 ) Elizabeth (Purgit). The oldest son George, who had migrated to Hampshire Co., VA, in 1779, administered the sale of Valentine's property (100 acres) in Frederick Co., MD, to Ludwick Layman on 8 Nov (Liber WR-7, Folio 48-49). Following the sale, the widow, Elizabeth Fidler and her two unmarried children, Jacob and Elizabeth, accompanied George Fidler back to Hampshire Co., VA, where they joined his household. I am descended from Jacob, who later migrated to Ross Co., OH. From your research, you have established that the Fox Inn is located on land once owned by your ancestor George Fox, that said land had been purchased by George Fox in 1805 from Peter Layman, son of Ludwick Layman, and that said land had been purchased by Ludwick Layman in 1786 from George Fidler, son of Valentine Fidler. This property had been owned by my ancestor Valentine Fidler from 1767 to On pg 98 you have indicated that evidence has been found within the Fox Inn that dates at least part of the structure back to If that is so, then George Fox may have established the Fox Inn utilizing the same structure that had once served as the residence of Valentine Fidler during the years he had conducted his wagon & coach repair business on the property. Since many of those repair jobs probably necessitated overnite stays by the customers, Valentine may have consturcted his home with some extra rooms that could be used to accomodate those customers needing overnite accomodations. Valentine's oldeest son George also became a wheelwright, and evidently established his own business in the area wsest of Fox's Gap after he purchased 156 acres in the Seven Mountains Survey of that area from Michael Heirman on 1 March 1769 (Liber M, Folio 73-74) This property, which later became a part of Washington County when that county was created in 1776, may have been locate4d along the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road also, but the deed does not mention the road, and I have been unable to determine the actual location of the property. Even though George Fidler moved to Hampshire Co., VA, in 1779, he did not sell this property until Copyright 1992 Curtis Lynn Older 29

48 Footnotes 1 MdHR 17,438, , Daniel Dulany Esqr., survey for The Exchange, Oct. 5, 1742, 100 acres. MSA BC & GS #27, This tract was originally for 100 acres, but actually contained only 75 acres. Also see MSA BY & GS #2, FCLR, E-1026, sale to Conrad Young, March 18, 1756, 125 acres. 4 See FCLR, G-17. Casper Shaff, a merchant, acquired Boble (Bubble), for 50 acres, from Michael Jesserong, an innholder, on June 4, Fidler also obtained Boble (Bubble) for 50 acres with this deed. 6 George Fidler probably inherited the property on the death of Valentine Fidler. 7 "Fidler's Purchase being part of two tracts of land the one called the Resurvey on Exchange and a tract call'd Buble." 8 "part of two tracts of land the one called The Resurvey on Exchange and the other called Bubble." 9 "part of two tracts of land the one called the Resurvey on Exchange and the other called Bubble Beginning at the original Beginning tree of Exchange and running thence... Also one other piece or parcel of land being part of a tract called Mount Pleasant." The Mt. Pleasant tract contained 18 acres. 10 "Fidler's Purchase, being part of two tracts of land, the one called the Resurvey on Exchange and the other called Bubble." 11 The deed is from Sidney Ringer, widow of John Ringer. The property was left to Sidney Ringer as a life estate. Daniel Ringer, son of John and Sidney, improperly transfered the property to Jacob Everhart Jr. and his wife Eliza. The deed mentions Jacob Everhart Sr. and Eliza his wife, Jacob Everhart Jr. and Eliza L. Everhart, and the land tracts named Fidlers Purchase, the Resurvey on Exchange, and Bubble. 12 "part of a tract of land called Fidler's Purchase, part of a tract called The Resurvey on Exchange, part of a tract called Bubble and a tract called Deefer Snay." Vincent Sanner acquired Deefer Snay from George Routzahn. 13 This tract is substantially the same as the tract sold by Vincent Sanner to Samuel Ausherman in Lines 4, 5, 6, 7, and 15 are along the old Sharpsburg Road. The Fox Inn stands at approximately 35 perches directly west of the end of the third line of this tract at the intersection of Marker road (to Burkittsville) and the old Sharpsburg Road. 14 MdHR 17,430-1, , Turkey Foot, Frederick Fox, patent of Mar. 13, 1794, 6 acres. MSA IC #G, 361. Surveyed March MdHR 17,471, , Mt. Pleasant, Frederick Fox, patent of May 27, 1793, 23 acres. 16 MSA BY & GS #1, 177. Also see MdHR 17,405-2, , Casper Shaff's patent for the Resurvey on Exchange, FCLR, E-339, Joseph Chapline to Casper Schaff, Dec. 11, 1753, Exchange, 75 acres. 18 MdHR , , Casper Shaff, patent for the Resurvey on Exchange, Sept. 1, 1751, MSA BY & GS #4, Shaff's Purchase began "at a bounded white oak the beginning tree of a tract of land called Betty's Good Will." See FCLR, O-112, Casper Shaaf to Peter Ruble, recorded March 26, 1771, 93 acres. 30 Copyright 1992 Curtis Lynn Older

49 19 Exchange, E-339, Dec. 11, 1753, Joseph Chaplain to Casper Schaaf. 20 FCLR, K-1373, July 9, 1767, Casper Schaaf to Valentine Fidler. 21 Warren County Genealogical Society, Lebanon, Ohio, Estate Papers of George Fox. 22 Curtis L. Older, Documentation Related to Frederick Fox including material on his Descendants (unpublished manuscript). 23 Frederick S.Weiser, ed., Zion Lutheran Church , Maryland German Church Records Vol. 2, (Manchester, Md.: Noodle-Doosey Press, 1987), 25. "Samuel, son of Jacob and Magdelena Benner was born April 14, Baptised June 21, Sponsored by George Fox, a single person." (Mary) Magdelena Benner was the daughter of Frederick Fox and sister of George. 24 Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1807, page Index to Marriage Licenses, Frederick County, Married April 14, Paxson Link, The Link Family (Paris, Illinois: [s.l.], 1951). 27 Francis Hamilton Hibbard, assisted by Stephen Parks, The English origin of John Ogle, first of the name in Delaware (Pittsburgh: n.p., 1967); Sir Henry Asgill Ogle, Ogle and Bothal (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid & Company, 1902). Alexander Ogle, father of Jane Ogle, provided wheat and flour from his mills to the Maryland troops during the American Revolution. See Maryland State Papers, Series A, MdHR /7 1/7/5 and related papers. Adam Link, the grandfather of Elizabeth Ann Link (Fox), supplied bacon during the American Revolution. See Maryland State Papers, Series A, MdHR /6/4/18. Adam Link, the father of Elizabeth Ann Link (Fox), was an officer during the American Revolution. See The Link Family by Paxson Link. 28 FCLR, WR-32-30, George Fox to John Ringer, 1807, 100 acres. 29 Fox, Fox Genealogy, FCLR, JS , Sidney Ringer to Vincent Sanner, recorded May 15, This deed transferred 31+ acres being part of I Hope Its Well Done, part of Peggin All, part of Turkey Foot, and part of Mount Pleasant; also 75 acres being part of Fidler's Purchase, part of the Resurvey on Exchange, and part of Bubble. 31 FCLR, CM-1-582, Vincent Sanner to Samuel Ausherman, recorded Apr. 14, 1868, 194 1/2 acres. 32 FCLR, HGO-1-466, Neighbor's Content, Andrew Smith, resurveyed Nov. 25, FCLR, WR , George Butt to Mathias Flook, recorded April 22, Daniel Gebhart Fox, The Fox Genealogy including the Metherd, Benner, and Leiter Descendants. (n.p., 1914). 35 Byron L. Williams, The Old South Mountain Inn (Shippensburg, Pa.: Beidel Printing House, Inc., 1990). 36 Ohio D.A.R. Soldiers Rosters, 2 Vols., 1: Fox, Fox Genealogy, 13. MdHR 17,430-1, , Frederick Fox, patent for Turkey Foot, March 13, 1794, 6 acres. MSA IC #G, MdHR 17,471, , Frederick Fox, patent for Mt. Pleasant, May 27, 1793, 23 acres. MSA IC #H, See FCLR, WR 32-30, George Fox to John Ringer, recorded October 7, 1807, 100 acres for Also see FCLR, WR-32-28, Frederick Fox to John Ringer, recorded October 7, Copyright 1992 Curtis Lynn Older 31

50 1807, 50 acres for 300; and, FCLR, WR , George Fox to Frederick Fox, Aug. 1, 1807, Mt. Pleasant. 40 MdHR 17,412-2, , Daniel Dulany of the city of Annapolis Esqr., survey for The Exchange, Sept. 9, 1742, 100 acres. MSA BY & GS #1, FCLR, WR-13-49, Jacob Smith Sr. to Jacob Smith Jr., Exchange, Feb. 10, 1795, 30 1/2 acres. 42 FCLR, E-339, Joseph Chapline Sr. to Casper Shaff, Exchange, recorded December 11, 1753, 75 acres. 43 See Tracey and Dern, Pioneers of Old Monocacy, pages They identify the Exchange tract as being along a route "To Opequon." 44 MdHR 17,438, , Daniel and Walter Dulaney, The Exchange, patented Sept. 29, 1765, 100 acres. MSA BC & GS #27, MdHR 17,402-3, , Robert Evans, The Exchange, surveyed April 22, 1747, 50 acres. MSA BY & GS #1, FCLR, WR , Joseph Chapline Jr. to Frederick Fox, recorded Aug. 9, 1802, 25 acres. 47 Maryland Archives, Chancery Records, B , Frederick Fox. Joseph Chapline Jr. vs. William W. Chapline and Jacob Smith. The court case runs from pages 241 to 259 and mentions Frederick Fox. 32 Copyright 1992 Curtis Lynn Older

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