The Ingalls Inquirer e-newsletter
Vol. 1-10
March, 1984-November, 1993
Published by Arlene Ingalls Schrader
ISSN 1933-7329
Vol. 2, No. 2 - July, 1985
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News item submitted by Mrs. Donald Ingalls: This was in a Holland NY newspaper (no date).
Can any NY people tell us who her ancestors were? Perhaps Esther Ingalls Richards will receive a copy of the newsletter, and write to me at the above address. Congratulations, Esther, on your journey--70-mile on foot from Holland to Stevens Mills, Steuben Co NY.
Woman celebrates 90 years with 70-mile walk in stages
HOLLAND (AP) - A few months after Esther Ingalls Richards turned 90, she headed for home--beginning a gradual, 70-mile journey on foot to the house where she was born in the tiny Steuben County hamlet of Stevens Mills.
"I've walked every day all my life and I’ve always wanted a long one," she said last week after one leg of the trek back to her childhood home.
Richards, who turned 90 March 25, is driven home to Holland in eastern Erie County after each leg of the trip, then returns the next day to pick up where she left off. she was to Letchworth State Park the "Grand Canyon of the East," which falls near the midpoint of the trip She hopes to finish by June 9, a two-week trip in all.
A family reunion will held at the old homestead in Stevens Mills once Richards arrives.
Richards, a one-time schoolteacher whose husband died three years ago, said the backing of people along her route has been satisfying.
"It's been wonderful. It's just inspiring how people rally around," she said. "A lady came barrelling out of her house, said she was just reading about me, couldn't believe it. Real sweet lady."
Richards' support team consists of her daughter, Jeannette Wilbur, who generally follows in a car, and various other backers, including people who have given her rides up hills in antique cars.
“This is something she really wants to do but I was concerned about her going up the hills," Wilbur said.
Saturdays are days of rest and church-going for Richards, a Seventh-day Adventist. Today she is scheduled to be at the southern end of Letchworth State Park from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
If the weather is right, she may also take a glider ride in Dansville on Wednesday, according to her nephew's wife, Catherine Ingalls. Ingalls and her husband, Eric, live in the Stevens Mills house where Richards was born.
Stevens Mills, so small it does not appear on the state Department of Transportation's wall-size map, is along state Route 21 between Fremont and Hornell in northwestern Steuben County.
REUNIONS - 1985
OREGON - Ingalls reunion on west coast was held June 28/29/30 at Eugene, OR, hosted by Jack Ingalls. (Dean Simar)
MINNESOTA - Ingalls Cousins First affair this yr with primary interest being in desc. of ABBIE M. INGALLS and RALPH ORR who and and raised their fam. in central MN. The picnic will be in Clarissa, MN (Dean Simar
MICHIGAN - Desc. of FRANK M. and IDELLA INGALLS will hold their 53rd annual reunion at Silver Lake State Pk., MI at Hart on U.S. 31. Any INGALLS desc. are most welcome. (Frances Ingalls)
REUNIONS-NEW YORK – James INGALLS descendants at Avon, N.Y. Contact Geraldine Baylor.
BOOKS AVAILABLE:
Descendants of JOHN and SUSANNAH INGELS of 1731, by Melvin L. Ingels – lists over 1,000 desc. Price: $12.50.
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BOOKS AVAILABLE
The Gen. and History of the Ingalls Family in America giving desc. of EDMUND INGALLS who settled at Lynn, MA 1629, compiled by Charles Burleigh, M.D., Malden, MA. Reprinted 1984, sponsored by Linda Wright . . . .
The Ingalls Family in America by Walter Renton Ingalls, pub. 1930 by author, Maple Press Co., York, PA. Copy of book may be obtained from MN. Hist. Society Reference Library at $.25 per page, 84 pages; contains 10 chapters, 17 illustrations. This is reported to be historical in nature rather than genealogical.
The Ingalls Family in England and America in Comm. of the 300th anniv. of the settlement of Lynn, MA by E. and F. Ingalls, 84 pp, Boxford, MA, 1930. Available from Higginson Gen. Books, Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970 at $16.50. Ed. note: This is an 8-1/2 x 11 reprint of W. R. INGALLS book.
OBITUARIES - 1985
It is with sorrow and a sense of loss that we announce the passing of ROSE ELLEN FLYNN WHITE, Seattle, WA on May 4, 1985. She enjoyed genealogical research and shared her vast knowledge and works with other Ingalls genealogists. Rose descended from the Samuel (7) Ingalls/ Margaret Delano line; Burleigh #1576. She is survived by daughters: Betty Robinson (Mrs. Paul); Patricia Rose O'Flynn; Jean Looy (Mrs. David).
Rose Ellen Flynn White 1905-1985
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OBITUARIES – 1985
Notices were sent to us from Linda Wright and Virginia Ingell of the death of D. S. INGALLS. DAVID SINTON INGALLS is listed in Burleigh's genealogy, p 237, #4678, s/o ALBERT STIMSON INGALLS #4677.
D.S. Ingalls, WWI ace, executive and politician
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio [UPI]--David Sinton Ingalls, former Navy pilot, lawyer, business executive. and politician.. has died at the age of 86.
Mr. Ingalls, the Navy's only World War I flying ace, died Friday in his home here, a week after suffering a stroke.
At the start of World War I, he enlisted in the 1st Yale Naval Aviation Unit, organized to train aviators for the Navy. He was assigned to England, where his aerial abilities won him British and American Distinguished Service medals.
He studied law at Harvard and while practicing law in Cleveland he was elected to the Ohio legislature.
He was assistant secretary of the Navy for aeronautics under President Herbert Hoover. In 1941, he became vice president and general manager of Pan American Air Ferries.
He returned to active duty in the Navy, in World War U and served at Guadalcanal.
After the war, he became vice president of Pan American World Airways, a position he held until 1949.
Mr. Ingalls' father, Albert, was a vice president of the New York Central Railroad and his mother, Jane, was a niece of President William Taft
He assisted his cousin, Robert A. Taft, in his abortive 1952 Republican presidential bid. Mr. Ingalls later was president and publisher of the Cincinnati Times-Star, a newspaper owned by the Taft family, and was vice chairman of Taft Broadcasting Co.
In 1958, he resumed his private law practice. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1983.
Survivors include his second wife, Frances, a son and four daughters. Private services will be held Tuesday in Hot Springs, Va.
Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, April 30, 1985 Section 1
A book of interest about members of this family is The Valley Road by Fay Ingalls, Cleveland and NY, The World Pub. Co., 2231 W. 110th St., Cleveland, OH, 1949. Fay Ingalls is listed in Burleigh--B4680.
This chronicles the life of the family in the Alleghany Mountains, VA and W VA; history of The Homestead and Hot and Warm Springs, and involvement with NY Central Railroad, Kentucky Central RR, later C and 0, living in Cincinnati and summers at White Sulphur, up to the 1940's.
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Previous years obituaries that have been submitted are:
THOMAS INGALLS, 82 y old, d 1929, s/o ABRAM INGALLS B#1222. B 29 Mar 1847 in Fairfield, IA., and came to this co with his parents in a covered wagon settling near Border Plains. In 1904 he mov. to Lehigh and in 1912 to Ft. Dodge. He was personally acquainted with Mrs. Gardiner-Sharp, only survivor of the Spirit Lake massacre, and of Henry Lott who was prominent in that same Indian raid. He voted for Lincoln when he was eighteen years old. He was survived by daus. Mrs. Cavanaugh and Mrs. C. A. Bro-- Ft. Dodge, George Ingalls of Denver, and William Ingalls of Frazier. (Ruth Ingalls)
Aril 10, 1939 - WILLIAM INGALLS b at Border Plains, IA, 17 Nov 1866, passed away at home in Fraser, IA, 10 April 1939, age 72 y 4 mo, 23 day. Survived by his widow (Ida Story) six daughters, four sons. Preceding him in death were two daughters and one son. (Ruth Ingalls)
William was son of Thomas Ingalls (see obit. this page).
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PLACE NAMES:
Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey, Illinois.
Ingalls Park, Joliet, Illinois, not far from Harvey.
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OBITUARIES - 1947
Mrs. Amy Clara STOUFF WASHBURN b 28 Aug 1870 d 26 July 1947 at Webster, WI. Born at Rock Elm Center, Pierce Co WI. For 13 years she was married to Charles Baker. During this time she was assistant mail carrier and stage coach driver at Eau Galle, WI. On Dec 20,1905 she married to Guy Washburn, in Spooner. During most of their life together they lived near Webster, running the resort at Yellow Lake. After her husband's death in 1947 she sold the resort and moved to Webster. Nieces of her bro Robert Stouff who attended the services were: Mrs. Amy McLeod of Red Wing, MN and Mrs. Ruby Schaeffer of Elk Grove, CA. Other mourners included nieces and nephews of her half-brother LAFAYETTE CLOUGH, and her sister, Minnie Bushey: Mrs. Ella Bush, Spooner; Richard Phillips, Gordon, WI; Guy Phillips, Theodore Phillips of Janesville, WI; Robert Phillips, Spooner, Mrs. Mae Johnson, Minong, WI, Joseph Bushey, Redwood City, CA....
Amy Clara STOUFF WASHBURN was a daughter of LYDIA INGALLS CLOUGH STOUFF, dau. of LANSFORD WHITING INGALLS. The obituary states that Lafayette Clough was her half-brother.
CLARIFICATION OF LANSFORD WHITING INGALLS FAMILY BIBLE RECORD V2-1, page 49, Ingalls Inquirers ISAIAH CLOUGH and ISAIAH LAFAYETTE CLOUGH b 1857 d 1893 are the same person. LYDIA LOUISE INGALLS b 1838 md. 1) ISAIAH CLOUGH, had one son LAFAYETTE; 2) Married JOSEPH STOUFF and had three children: MINNIE, AMY, AND ROBERT.
The record of LAFAYETTE has been confusing as apparently Lydia and her son moved in with her folks and the census records put him down as Lafayette Clough Ingalls and their mistake gave Lansford and Laura another son. After Lydia and Lafayette moved out, the census records lost track of Lafayette. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Rex Phillips for aiding us with this research problem!
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CORRECTIONS TO CHAS. BURLEIGH GENEALOGY
Page 97, No 667 JOHN INGALLS. His wife HANNAH MASSEY was not widow of BENJAMIN ORDWAY. Her sister REBECCA md. BENJAMIN ORWAY 23 Nov 1769. HANNAH MASSEY md. JOHN INGALLS 12 May 1774. Source: "JEFFREY MASSEY, Planter of Salem, Mass." by CAROLINE MASSEY SPARKS. (Louise B. Ingalls)
Page 157, No 1652 JAMES INGALLS. He died in Dansville, STEUBEN Co, NY. MARGARET BAXTER his wife died 2 March 1863 NOT 21 Dec. 1849. Source: Cemetery marker in South Oak Hill Cemetery Dansville, Steuben Co NY. She also applied for Bounty Land in 1855. (Louise B. Ingalls)
Page 124, No 2156 SIMEON MARTIN. (2161) Edith Maria b Fond Du Lac 26 Nov. 1866; 2162 Fred Martin b 8 Oct 1870; 2163 Willard Charles b Feb 22, 1873; 2157 Elmer Brown b Ripon 19 Feb 1862 ARE CHILDREN OF SIMEON MARTIN. (Michael D. Ingalls)
Page 33, No 218 JOSEPH INGALLS m. ROBY HORTON not NORTON.
Page 86, No 1388 DARIUS INGALLS. Moved to Jacksonville, ILLINOIS in 1824, not Missouri. (Lillian Ingalls Riggs)
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Robert E. Phillips of Beloit, Wisconsin, died earlier this year without knowing he was related to the family of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
In going through his belongings, the family found pictures and other things proving the relationship.
The above picture was among the things they found. Charles Ingalls and his brother, Peter, are not on the picture. No doubt they had moved West before it was taken. Laura's aunts, Polly and Docia, had gone West by that time, too.
In the center front row are Laura's grandparents, Laura and Lansford Ingalls. Lydia is on the left in the front row and Ruby is at the far right. In the back row are Laura's uncles, James, George and Hiram.
Mr. Phillips was a grandson of Lydia Ingalls, who married Joseph Stouff.
Reprinted from Notes from Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society, Inc. Pepin, WI 54759 1974-10th Anniversary-1984, Nov. 1984, Vol. 9 No. 2 with permission.
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QUERY SECTION
Query submitted by Kevin J. MacPherson: Need additional information on parents of MARY INGALLS HYDE. Census 1850-60 Armada MI shows CHARLES HYDE SR w name POLLY bp VT. Death certs of children ALVIN and CHARLES HYDE JR list mor as MARY INGALLS bp Canada. A MARY HYDE d Armada MI 15 July 1869 bp VT, ae 74 y 5 m 20 da. Only 1 year off from b yr for POLLY HYDE given on census. Is it safe to assume that MARY and POLLY are one and the same person. Perhaps someone with this lineage can assist Kevin.
Need information on ancestors of CHARLES HYDE SR b VT abt. 1786 lived in Armada MI abt 1867. Lived in Lima, Livingston Co NY from abt 1820-1841. Have searched 2 vol. Desc. of W. HYDE of Norwich and records in Livingston Co NY.
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Query submitted by Dean A. Simar: Recently obtained a picture of a headstone from an old cemetery in MN with the na of Peter INGALLS 1834-1900 engraved on it - I would appreciate info from anyone who has facts pertaining to PETER INGALLS and his family, and any descendants. I am of the opinion he is the older bro of CHARLES, but I remember reading someplace that PETER moved to FL and made his home in that area of the country.
Also have several small pages apparently from an autograph book, signed by different family members, these are dated in the early 1900's.
Have a copy of marriage license for CHARLES C. CARPENTER and MARTHA QUINER sister of CAROLINE INGALLS. CHARLES AND CAROLINE signed as witnesses.
Have a couple letters written in 1920's between LAURA and her AUNT MARTHA. (Dean Simar)
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Query submitted by Lil Miller Holm: Seeking info on LUKE ENGLISH/INGLIS/ENGALLS b 1754 Albany NY? m 1774 Washington Co NY died 1812 Hamilton NY while visiting wife's relatives, w MARY PRICE b 1758 called the girl from Chenango. May be desc. of MAUDIT ENGS through SAMUEL, SAMUEL, NATHANIEL. Willing to share any info that she already has.
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Query submitted by Roger W. Ingalls: Need additional info on parents of: JOSEPH D. INGALLS b 1834 Wilna NY d 1804 Fleming NY m MARY A FAY b 1840 NY d 1906 NY. Has not been able to connect with any of the Jefferson Co INGALLS listed by Burleigh.
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Query submitted to Aberdeen Area Genealogy Society by Randy Scott Paterson: Need info that you could furnish on the INGLE (ENGLE) fam from 1880-1900: fa NICHOLAS INGLE, mo SARAH ANN MCCOY; Ch: JOHN ELMER, HENRY FRANKLIN, ARAMINTA, CLARA ETTA , CLARK HAYS, SAMUEL WESLEY, ARTHUR GARFIELD, LEONARD SCOTT, COLISTA BELLE, and ETTA MAY INGLE.
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Query submitted by Sandra Connell: Searching for parents of ARTHUR J. INGALLS d 14 May 1888, Fort Edward, NY; ELIZA M. S. INGALLS d 26 Feb 1888 Westport NY Essex Co; and REUBEN INGALLS d 19 Oct 1888 Westport NY Essex Co.
Searching for info concerning parents of SARAH ANN YERRY b 1869 d 1937, Ulster Co NY. Married JOHN EDWARD INGLES of Gallatin, NY.
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Query submitted by Ruth Christiansen: Who is JEREMY INGALLS who wrote the poem "The Child in Cornwall" and "Time of Trouble" which is found in the June 7, 1950 issue of The University of Kansas City Review, on page 175?
Who is JOHN N. INGALLS who had a block and pump business at Bath, MA abt 1810? He has son WM b 1817, and JOSEPH and DAVID.
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Query submitted by Barbara Brown: My husband's (Donald) grandmother was a FORBES and we would like to find out if he also has a connection to the INGALLS family. (Barbara descends from the SAMUEL INGALLS- MARGARET DELANO line)
Ed. note: Family files show HIRAM LEMUEL b 1848 son of LANSFORD WHITING m 1) ELIZABETH WOODWARD 2) ELIZABETH FORBES. (Surname - INGALLS)
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Query submitted by Don Collins: Need info concerning three siblings: JAMES INGELS 1811-1881 m CASANDRA SHELTON; WILLIAMS INGELS 1813- m ELIZABETH NASH; SIDNEY INGELS 1815-1869 m SAMUEL (?) COLLINS. All were b (likely) in PA lived in Meigs Co OH, Madison Co IND and Nodaway/Gentry Cos in MISSOURI. Their father may have been JOSEPH INGELS b ca 1790.
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Query submitted by Chris Lacey: Need info on JAMES ALBERT MOYER m MARY ADELINE (OR ADLINE) INGLE ca 1880 perhaps ILL in or near Greenup. Need proof. ADELINE INGLE's death cert 1912 indicated her fa was VINCENT INGLE, mo ADELINE VINCENT.
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Query submitted by John C. Ingles: Need info on the parents of ADDISON INGALLS b 10 May 1806 in Berkshire Co MIA. He lived in NY state for awhile where he m LUCY BATCHELOR in 1830. Moved to OH abt 1836. D in Milan OH 14 Jan 1874.
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Query submitted by Patricia L. Spilsbury: Need additional info on FAITH INGALLS m ANDREW ALLEN, dau of EDMUND INGALLS AND ANN TELBE. Six ch: ANDREW ALLEN b 9 May 1657 m ELIZABETH RICHARDSON; HANNA B 28 Oct 1652 m JAMES HOLT; JOHN b 16 Mar 1661 m MERCY PETERS; MARY ALLEN m ROGER TOOTHAKER (Patricia's line); MARTHA m THOMAS CARRIER; SARAH m --- HOLT. MARY, MARTHA and SARAH DO NOT APPEAR in the Andover, Essex, MA vital records.
Patricia is an enthusiastic genealogist and has done research on the Bishop's Transcripts of Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England as well as the wills of ROBERT and HENRY INGALLS and other sources. Her comments on FAITH'S family: "MARY was decidedly unlucky in love, and MARTHA was outspoken to a fault, but very honest in her dealings with others, which unfortunately led to her conviction and execution as a witch in the celebrated Salem witch trials in 1692. It is my understanding both her sons died of small pox...."
Thank you, Patricia, for sharing this information!
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Query submitted by Faye W. Smith: Seeking info on Burleigh's books Page 26 shows DINAH, b Feb 24 1693/4 dau of STEPHEN INGALLS and DINAH ELSON. Nothing more is given on DINAH.
On page 253 under Marriages Unplaced, he shows DESIAH INGALLS m JOSHUA WITHERELL of Salem 15 Aug 1715. This is the first I have heard of DESIAH and Burleigh apparently did not believe that she was a dau of STEPHEN INGALLS and DINAH ELSON. He makes no further mention of anyone by that name.
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Query submitted by John Alley Robbins, Jr.: Seeking corres. with anyone concerning the line of EDMUND, ROBERT, NATHANIEL, JOSEPH, AZLEA (ABIAH, ZIBIAH), INGALLS (INGALLS) Who were the ancestors of AZUBA'S husband, JOHN IRESON. They m 14 dec 1752 in Lynn, MA.
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Query submitted by Anne Robinson: Need additional info on parents of SUSANNA INGALLS m JOHN BROWN in Thornton, NY 3 Mar 1785, that she was of "Campton, NH" (Campton is abt three miles from Thornton). Burleigh says that TIMOTHY INGALLS JR was b in Campton. LDS film #15,327 "NH, Grafton Co, Thornton, Vital Records" lists the ch of JOHN BROWN and SUSANNA INGALLS and gives her death date as 18 March 1809. The same film lists a death of SARAH INGALLS as follows: SARAH INGALS, consort of ____INGALS d 28 March AD 1802. Is this SARAH mother of SUSANNA?
Little Gen and Family History of Maine, says (under BROWN) "IV JOHN (3) only so of MOSES and ELIZABETH (BROWN) BROWN was b 4 Sept 1755 in Plymouth, and resided in Thornton, NH where he m 4 Mar 1785, SUSANNA (or HANNAH) INGALLS, prob. a dau. of TIMOTHY INGALLS of Chester, Plymouth and Thornton, NH."
Another reference states that TIMOTHY's w was SARAH and lists quite a few ch but no SUSANNA.
It maybe coincidence that TIMOTHY INGALLS JR was m to BATHSHEBA WORCESTER and SUSANNA (INGALLS) BROWN' sister-in-law, HANNAH BROWN was m to NOAH WORCESTER, BATHSHEBA'S first cousin.
Would like to verify a connection between SUSANNA and TIMOTHY, whose lineage is known.
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Query submitted by Mrs. Melvin N. Ingalls: ELIZABETH INGALLS, twin sister of CHARLES MELVIN INGALLS, b 24 Mar 1845 in Steuben Co NY. Sister of JAMES INGALLS, dau of SIMON and FIDELIA INGALLS. Who did she marry? Where did she live? Any descendants?
In the 1870 census she was in Leoni, Jackson Co MI, age 24 and unmarried. (Name was recorded as INGLES).
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For the next two or three issues, I am going to include pages from a research paper prepared by ROSA LYN DAVENPORT GIBBS entitled: English Research Regarding the Ingalls Family of Lincolnshire, England and Lynn, Massachusetts. Copy provided by Lynn Historical Society, Lynn, MA.
Linda Wright, and I would like to contact Rosalyn Davenport Gibbs. Does anyone know of her whereabouts?
Some of the Appendices are of the actual records and show the style of writing, etc., but are not of a quality to reproduce here.
The article is referenced with footnotes, and page numbers. These will be included and I am adding the page number of the II sequence for indexing purposes.
I wish to thank Rosalyn Davenport Gibbs and Lynn Historical Society for making this information available to the readers.
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ENGLISH RESEARCH REGARDING THE INGALLS FAMILY
OF LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND, AND LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
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May I preface this work by saying that I was fortunate enough to live at RAF Scampton, five miles north of Lincoln, the county seat of Lincolnshire, for twenty seven months. My husband was a USAF Major on duty with the Royal Air Force. We are both amateur genealogists, and we devoted as much time as we could to genealogical research. Most of the records referred to herein were housed at The Castle, cared for by the Lincolnshire Archives Society, Lincoln. Because of the length of time that we lived in the area and the proximity of the records, perhaps I had the opportunity to research them more thoroughly than is usually the case. It is most difficult to read the original records as the style of writing, spelling, and manner of forming the individual letters differs greatly from the modern form. Also, the year’s records often began from the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (September 29th) rather than Lady Day or the Feast of the Blessed Virgin (March 25th), as one might imagine.
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ROBERT INGOLLS
The Ingalls brothers who emigrated to Lynn, Massachusetts, were Edmund and Francis. Their father, as he proves by his will (Appendix I and II, was Robert Ingolls, whose brother was Henry Ingolls. The only clue I found to the parentage of Robert and Henry Ingolls is a bequest to "my father Ingols" in the will made by Henry Ingolls, 12 February 1613/14 (Appendix III and IV). The will made by Robert Ingolls, 16 July 1617, makes no mention of his father Ingols.
Robert Ingolls was a yeoman, in those days a step below a gentleman and a step above a laborer, a small landholder in a very class structured society. A yeoman owned property worth at least forty shillings and was qualified to vote.1 For some reason in Lincolnshire at the time there was a dearth of members of the class of gentlemen as compared to the rest of England. Yeomen made wills very often; there are few wills made by gentlemen, because there were very few gentlemen; and it was always necessary for the nobility to dispose of their property. I do not remember seeing any wills of the laboring classes in Lincolnshire in that time period. There were many wills of widows. Most wills were signed by a mark.
Robert Ingolls lived in Skirbeck Quarter, a part of Boston, at the time of his death. The original Bishop's Transcripts of the parish of St. Nicholas, Skirbeck, were searched. The Parish Registers of this church have been lost until the year 1661. The first mention
1Gardner, David E., Smith, Frank, Genealogical Research in England and Wales, (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft Publishers, 1959), Vol. II, p. 33.
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of Robert Ingoll was as a churchwarden in the years 1590 and 1591 ("From ye Feast of St. Mychell the archangel 1590 unto ye same feast 1591" and "From ye Feast of St. Michaell 1591 untill ye same feast 1592”). The Bishop's Transcripts did not show any previous records for Robert Ingolls, so I began searching the original Bishop's Transcripts for many of the surrounding towns.
The printed record of early Parish Registers, including a comparison of Bishop's Transcripts for the same period exists for the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, for the years 1557 to 1599 and 1599 to 1638.1 Copies exist both at the Society of Genealogists, London, and at The Castle, Lincoln. The only mention of an Ingolls until 1599 was the baptism of Francisca filia Rob'ti Inganalls (the variation in the Bishop's Transcripts reads Ignolde of Skirbeck).2 The Latin shows that this was a daughter, Frances, baptized 16 January 1595/96. I have wondered if this may have been a mistake on the part of the recorder and may have referred to Robert Ingolls' son, Francis.
Since this too showed that earlier records of Robert Ingolls may have existed elsewhere, I then turned to many of the original Bishop's Transcripts of the area. The county of Lincolnshire is divided into three areas, known as: Parts of Lindsey, Parts of Kesteven, and Parts of Holland. The original Bishop's Transcripts which I searched in Parts of Holland were:
1 The Parish Registers of Boston 1557-1599, 1599-1638v C. 4. Foster (ad.), (Vols. I and II; Horncastle: W. K. Morton & Sons, 1914 and 1915).
2Ibid., Vol. I, p 85.
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Algarkirk 10 October 1561-1623
Fishtoft 1561-1605
Frampton 1 October 1575-1610
Kirton-in-Holand 1561-1601
Moulton 1561-1622
Sutterton 1561-Lady Day 1635
Wigtoft 1587-1610
Skirbeck 1561-25 March 1640
Wyberton 1561-1629 (Parish Registers 1538-1601)
Fosdyke to 1614
Leake 1561-Lady Day 1606
Gosberton 1576-1610
Bicker 1561 -1610
Swineshead 1600-1610
Quadring 1600-1610
Surflest 1600–1610
As these records are so old, many of the entries were illegible. Many years were missing. In 1597 the transcripts were written on parchment rather than paper. It is not surprising that the earlier records are often not in good condition.
Fortunately, while studying the Bishop's Transcripts for the parish of St. Leodegar'e, Wyberton, I found a name for which I was searching: From the Feast of St. Michaell the archangell 1585 unto the said feast of saint Michaell 1586, Edmund the sonne of Robert inggold and Elizabeth his wiffe was baptised the xxvj daye of the month of June. Unfortunately, these Bishop's Transcripts were in very bad shape. They began in 1561 and the years 1563-1565, 1566–
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1575, 1577-1585, and 1627 were missing. Many of the other years were so badly stained and torn that I was unable to read them. The possible additional references to the Ingolls family for which I, was searching were:
1586/87 John the son of Henrie ingolde was buried the xx day of January
1594 Jehne the daughter of Henrie Ingolde and Elizabeth his wife was baptised the xx day of April
1596 Anne the daughter of Henrie Ingoolde and his wife was baptised the tanthe daye of Aprill
1600/01 Elisabeth the wief of Lrenrye Ingoll was buried the sixth day of Januarie
1601 Henry Ingall and Janne Clarke of (Wake Wyden?) x day of november married
1605 The wife of Henry Ingoll December xxi (Burial)
1605/06 Buried, Elizabeth the daughter of Henrie Ingoll Januarie i
1613 Agnes Inghold daughter of Henry Ingold was Buryed November 29
1613/14 Henry Ingold Juni (Junior) was buried March the 4
1614 Christian the wife of Henry Ingold was buried May the l3
1619 Robert Hall and Jane Ingould married May the 27
Henry Ingold was buried Aprill 29
1621 Mary daughter of William Ingold baptized November 4
Buried, Mary daughter of William Ingold November l3
1626/27 Alice Ingolle widow sepult die 22 March (Burial)
Obviously, I wanted to know more about the Wyberton records. The Parish Registers for much of England were microfilmed during the early days of World War II for safekeeping. I had consulted some of
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these in Norwich, County Norfolk, and had been very disappointed. Not only were the early registers damaged, but the microfilming was of very poor quality. Nevertheless, the records of Wyberton were available from 1538 and I felt they must be consulted. In order to view the microfilm of a Parish Register one must first have the permission, usually written, of the present vicar of the parish. I wrote to Revd. R. J. Davison, Wyberton Rectory, and by return mail I received his kind permission.
Again I was warned by the staff of the Lincolnshire Archives Society that these microfilms were generally of very poor quality. I was amazed when I turned on the light of the reader to find the clearest writing and the best microfilming that I had seen in England. It was obvious that the incumbent vicar of Wyberton in 1597 had complied with the Act of 1597 and the previous registers were copied on parchment with a fine hand -- at least for the marriages. The baptisms and burials had only been partially copied and partially left in their original form. It is my guess that the vicar had hired a copyist to rewrite the records that were damaged at that time. After 1597 the writing is the usual quality of the time.
The name Ingoll (in its varying forms) was recorded.
Baptisms from 1538
1580 Rose (?) daughter of Robert Ingall vi day (page damaged, either April or May)
1582 Agnes daughter of Robert Ingall the 12th day of April baptised
1583/84 Margaret daughter of Robert Ingall the vii day of March was baptized
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1586 Edward eon of Robert Ingolls and Elizabeth his wife the xxvi day of June
John the sonne of Henry Ingolls and his wife the 27th day of September
1591 William son of Henry Ingalls and his wife the xvii day of August
1594 Jo (blur) ye daughter of Henrie Ingold and Elizabeth wife the xx day of Aprill
Marriages from 1567
1601 Henry Ingall and Janne Clarke of Leaks was marryed the xvi days of November
Burials from 1575
1582 Amee daughter of Robert Ingold the vii day of May buried
1585 Margaret daughter of Robert Ingold and Elizabeth his wife the xviii day of August buried
1586/87 Thom son of Henry Ingold and his wief the xx day of Januarye buried
This is the only evidence I was able to find concerning Robert Ingolle until he was a churchwarden, 1590-1591, at St. Nicholas, Skirbeck. Now we know that he lived in Wyberton at least from April or May, 1580, baptism of Rose (?), until at least 16 June 1586
I was unable to untangle the different Henry Ingolls. Robert Ingolls refers to two Henrys in his will, one his brother, and one a "cousin".
The Bishop's Transcripts of Skirbeck were again signed by Robert Ingolls with his mark in 1602. There was a badly torn entry under the burials in July 1605, reading: "__se the daughter of Robert Ingall". Robert Ingolls was not again mentioned until his burial, 1617/18, reading: "Rob Iengals, March 22". His will (Appendix I and II) was made 16 July 1617 and probated in Lincoln 27 April 1618.
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The inventory of his belongings was made 24 March 1617/18. (Appendix V).
I was disappointed not to have found more about Robert Ingolls. Such a churchgoing person was sure to have had his sons Robert and Frances baptized somewhere. He must have married his wife, Elizabeth in her own parish.
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EDMUND INGALLS
The lack of information in the Skirbeck Bishop's Transcripts led me to search farther for Robert Ingolls, but satisfied me about his eldest son, Edmund. I almost missed Edmund's marriage, as the spelling of everything by the incumbent recorder was extremely bad. His name was written: "Edmon Inoilge".
The information, not before mentioned, relevant to the Ingolls surname in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Nicholas, Skirback, beginning 1 October 1561, is as follows: