This page contains documentation we have been able to find on Rose
and is presented in a timeline format.
Also included in these records are items that pertain to family
members and may have had an impact on her life.
1809 - Deed-4/1/1809-Montgomery County, Maryland
Laurence O'Neale purchased 89 acres w/ plantation, Aix-La Chapelle
from John Poole, Jr. (Poolesville named after this family)
1810 - MRG REC-1/1/1810- Prince George's County, Maryland
John O'Neale md Eliza Henrietta Hamilton
1811 - Misc records
we know that John O'Neale left a will, naming Francis Jamison, his
sister Eleanor's husband, as guardian of his children.
Yet, we know that in 1811 Francis was dead. This suggests that John
wrote
his will before 1811 and never changed it after Francis died.
Note: CORRECTION: Francis did not die until after 1818. See
Below
Also,
On or about 28 November 1811, Laurence O'Neale of Montgomery County,
Maryland,
departed this life, intestate, leaving four children:
Henry,
John,
Mary,
Eleanor O'Neale Jamison--all above 21 years old.
Source: The Allegany County Chancery Court, Case 67, Page 248+
filed 28
April 1823
1815 - Will-Filed 2/22/1815-Montgomery County, Maryland
Will of John O'Neale:
To daughter Ellin-negro Ann.
Rest to children to share and share alike.
Wife, Eliza Henrietta, exec.
If she marries, Francis Jamison guardian of children.
Witnesses: R. B. Taney, Michael Taney, Thos. Wm. Morgan.
Probated Aug. 12, 1818
1816 - Birth-17 Oct 1816-Montgomery County, Maryland
O'NEALE, Mary Ann, Parents: John O'Neale and Eliza Henrietta Hamilton
1816 - Baptism-27 Nov 1816-Montgomery County, Maryland
O'NEALE, Mary Ann, Parents: John O'Neale and Eliza Henrietta
Hamilton
Sponsors: Henry O'Neale, Mary Anne O'Neale, Eliza M. Ke(cutoff)
Priest: James Redmond
Church: St. Mary's Catholic Church in Barnesville
1816 - Marriage Record-4/22/1816-Washington DC Marriages
Maria Ann Hamilton to Henry V. Hill
1817 - Will-6/14/1817-Montgomery County, Maryland
Eliza Henrietta O'Neale renounces as exec of John O'Neale and recommends
Solomon Davis
1817 - Will-6/21/1817-Montgomery County, Maryland
Solomon Davis, Francis Jamison and John sprigg on bond of Solomon Davis,
adm. Of John O'Neale
1817 - Will-6/24/1817-Montgomery County, Maryland
Inventory of John O'Neale-$5728.00.
Francis Jamison, kin, Solomon Davis, adm.
1817 - Court Record
Negro Jacob was convicted of murder and sentenced to be hung at Court
house, Montgomery Co. (16 Aug.1817)
Source: Maryland Archives
1818 - Court Record
Saturday, February 14, 1818 5:00 PM: An act for the relief of
the heirs of
Lawrence Oneal of Montgomery county, were se-erally --- the second,
and by
special order the third time, passed, and sent to the house of delegates
by
the clerk.
1818 - Will-Probated 12 Aug 1818-Montgomery County, Maryland
Wife: Eliza Henrietta
Dau: Ellen
Children (not named)
Ex: Francis Jamison
Wit: R.B Taney, Michael Taney, Jr. Thomas William Morgan
1819 - "Charles County, Maryland My Colonial Relations Plus Others"
by Mary Louise Donnelly.
Pg 159: Francis Hamilton was born in Charles County, Maryland,
the son of
James Hamilton and Mary Ann Coombes.
On 1/27/1785 he married Susanna Blanford, the daughter of John Blanford.
They and some of their descendants lived at "Causine Manor" near St.
Ignatius Church.
Later Francis Hamilton moved to Prince George's County where he died
in 1819 and named
four daughters in his will.
Children of Francis Hamilton and Susanna Blanford:
John Hamilton m/1 Ann Catherine Hamilton;
Maria Hamilton m Henry Vincent Hill;
Matilda Hamilton single when her father died in 1819;
Louisa Hamilton single when her father died in 1819;
Susanna Hamilton single when her father
died in 1819;
Elisa Hamilton m Mr. O'Neal;
Francis Hamilton, II moved to OH.
Note: Why was Eliza not mentioned in the will?
1819 - Chancery Court Record-11/29/1819-Montgomery County, Maryland
Dennis Lackland, John Winemiller, Leonard Hays vs. Solomon Davis, adm.,
Susannah Henrietta O'Neale, Eleanora Elizabeth O'Neale, Mary Rosetta O'Neale,
Mary Ann O'Neale, John Eliza O'Neale. Suers and other creditors of
John O'Neale who left will, Solomon Davis, adm. Assets will not meet
debts; make claim against real estate.
1820 - Census Record
Henrietta Neale O'Neale - (Widow of Laurence O'Neale, deceased in 1811)
Montgomery County, Election District 2:
1820 Comments
Females:
<10yrs=3, This could have been 3 of J. O'Neale's daughters
16-26yrs=3, Don't know who this is.
45yrs + =1; This is Henrietta Neale O'Neale
Slaves, males:
<14yrs=10,
14-26yrs=2,
26-45yrs+ =2;
Slaves, females:
<14yrs=8,
14-26yrs=4,
26-45yrs=1,
45yrs+=3.
1822 - Marriage Record - Washington DC Marriages to 1825
Mary Ann A. Oneale -to- Leonard D. Wall-25 June 1822
1823 - Court Record
Eleanor Jamison filed a suit against The Lands off Laurence O'Neale:
On or about 28 November 1811, Laurence O'Neale of Montgomery County,
Maryland, ,
departed this life, intestate, leaving four children:
Henry
)
John
)--all above 21 years old
Mary Ann
)
Eleanor Jamison, )
Source: The Allegany County Chancery Court, Case 67, Page 248+
filed 28
April 1823
1825 - Chancery Court Record-1/1825-Montgomery County, Maryland
Trustee reports sale (auction) at Mrs. Scholl';s Tavern, Clarksburg,
of tract called "Conclusion" supposed to be 560a. Acreage challenged.
Land sold to George C. Washington, resurveyed, found to contain 510a.
"Conclusion" was conveyed to Lawrence O'Neale by John David (Laird) of
Georgetown Oct. 10, 1804 and allotted to John O'Neale in division of real
estate of said Lawrence. Land lies on Seneca about 1 1/2 mile from
Clarksburg and 3 miles from Barnesville. Stream Ten Mile Creek passes
through it. Only small portion cleared. Final entry Mar. 23,
1826
1825 - News Article
The Old Capitol Prison was located on the present site of the U.S.
Supreme Court building, First Street and ‘A’ Street NE in Washington DC.
The building was erected about 1800 as a tavern and boarding house. It
remained as such until the British burned the U.S. Capitol building in
1814, during the War of 1812.
On 8 December 1815 the U.S. Congress leased this building for their
use. In 1817 President James Monroe was inaugurated on a platform outside
the Brick Capitol, as this building became known. By 1825 the new U.S.
Capitol building was built and this temporary structure became, among other
things, a boarding house, a school, and a hotel at times.
(This tells me that Rose & sisters could not have moved to the
boardinghouse before 1825.)
1826 - Heir Relief - Archives of Maryland Volume 402, Page 120-
An act for the relief of the heirs of Lawrence O'Neal, late of Montgomery
County. Passed March 2, 1826.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That John Scott, Lemox Martin, William Reid, Samuel Thomas,and John Hoye, of Allegany County, or a majority of them heretofore appointed, by the county court of the county aforesaid, to make partition and allotment among the representatives of Lawrence O'Neal, late of Montgomery county, deceased, of the real estate, lying and being in Allegany county, to them descending from the said deceased, shall be and they are hereby authorised, agreeably to the division of the same, into four shares, made on the eleventh day of December, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, by the said Lemox Martin, William Reid and Samuel Thomas, to allot the same, as they might lawfully have done under the laws regulating descents, as if John O'Neal, and Henry O'Neal, children and heirs at law of the said Lawrence O'Neal were living at the time of such partition and allotment, that is to say, one share to Elenor Jameson, of Montgomery county, one share to Mary Ann O'Neal, of the said county, one share to the heirs of John O'Neal, and one share to the heirs of Henry O'Neal
2. And be it enacted, That after having made such allotment the
commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of them shall return their proceedings
to the next county court, that shall happen thereafter to be ratified or
rejected, as justice may dictate, and if
ratified, the partition so made shall be recorded and remain and be
binding upon all the parties and upon all persons claiming under them respectively.
3. And be it enacted, That the said shares respectively shall
be liable in the first place for the payment to those to whom the others
shall be as aforesaid, allotted of such sums as by the return of the commissioners
aforesaid shall appear necessary to equalize the value of the said shares,
and that the shares which may be allotted to the heirs or representatives
of Henry O'Neal and John O'Neal shall enure to them, subject to the same
liabilities
and right as if this partition and allotment had been made and ratified
in the lifetime of the said John O'Neal and Henry O'Neal respectively.
Additional note: The item below is from Cousin Donnie Nazelrod, who
is not related to the O'Neal family, but is related to me through my Grandmother's
(Williamson) line.
Eleanor Jamison and Mary Ann O'Neale petitioned the court for a commission
to divide their fathers lands and ascertain their value in current
money.
The lands of Laurence O'Neale in Allegany County, at his death consisted
of
the following parts of tracts:
"Tuesdays Work", 789 acres;
"Sugar Tree Flats", 190 acres;
"Resurvey on Meadow", 258 acres;
"Spaw", 49 ¾ acres;
"Irons Mistake Amended", 144 ½ acres;
"Small Island", 56 acres;
"Surprise", 183 1/3 acres;
"The Gleamings", 247 Acres;
"Prospect", 166 Acres;
"Conclusion", 740 acres;
"Adventure", 12 acres,
"Great Sugar Camp", 15 ¾ acres;
"Yankee Hall", 111 ¼ acres;
"Maryland Right", 39 acres;
"Little Expected", 49 acres;
"Fertile Meadow", 149 acres;
"Big Spring", 266 acres;
"Sugar Bottom", 108 acres;
"White Oak Plains", 78 acres;
"Sparking Camp Improved", 113 acres:
"Wednesdays Work", 74 acres;
"Rich Hollow", 104 acres:
"Yankey", 51 acres;
"Timber Ridge", 56 ¾ acres;
"Addition to Small Island", 25 acres;
"The Brothers", 376 acres;
and sundry other tracts and pieces.
The lands were eventually sold and divided into four shares for the
heirs, of $8,101.75 each.
Source: Donnie Nazelrod sent the above info, with the explanation.
"While doing work in the Judgment Records of Allegany County, I found
a couple of cases where the person I was researching had been sued,
and then countersued, the heirs of Laurence O'Neale. He had bought
a piece of property from O'Neale, who had died before the purchase price
was
completely paid. When he died, the heirs sued for the balance
due. He then sued the heirs for clear title to the land. While
working with these cases,
I found the above case, involving the heirs of Laurence O'Neale.
I made this abstract. Thought it might be of some interest to you.
Many of my
ancestors bought land from Laurence O'Neale - he appears to have been
a large speculator in the lands of eastern Allegany County.
Comments: It appears to me that this family was quite well to do. They
had money, land, slaves to work the land, crops and livestock to provide
food
and income."
1830 - Marriage License-1/8/1830-Montgomery County, Maryland
Susannah Henrietta O'Neale and James Peter apply for Marriage License
1830 - Marriage - 1/12/1830-Montgomery County, Maryland
O'NEALE, Susannah Married to James Peter, 12 Jan 1830.
Wit: George Peter and Elizabeth O'Neale
Priest: P.J. DeVos
Church: St. Mary's Catholic Church in Barnesville
Note: Married second John A. B. Leonard Dec. 19, 1839
Note: The Peters Family who were very prominent citizens in
Georgetown and
Montgomery County and owned 1796 acres of land beginning almost in
the
center of Poolesville and extending southward. In 1820 they gave land
for a
Methodist Episcopal Church on which a brick building was built. This
building is still standing on W. Willard Road and is owned by the Town
of
Poolesville who have made it available for use by a number of Churches
for a
Thrift Shop. Source: BRIEF HISTORY OF POOLESVILLE, by Charles W. Elgin,
Sr.
1833 - Marriage License-12/16/1833-Montgomery County, Maryland
Eleanor E. O'Neale and James Madison Cutts apply for Marriage License
1835 - Marriage-5/26/1835-Montgomery County, Maryland
National Intelligencer, May 27, 1835: "married on Tuesday, the
26th inst.
By the Rev. Dr. Matthews, Mr. Robert Greenhow of this city, (DC) to
Miss Rose Mariea O'Neale, of Montgomery County, Maryland."
David Rankin Barbee: "On a lovely May morning in 1835 he (Robert Greenhow)
took her to the old family parish church at Rockville and were married.
Officiating minister: Rev. Dr. Matthews, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic
Church in Washington.
1835 - Death Notice-6/29/1835-Montgomery County, Maryland
Henrietta Maria O'Neale Died at cottage near Poolesville (Aix-La-Chapelle)
widow of Lawrence O'Neale age 94 years.
From: Baltimore Republican July 9, 1835
1837 - Chancery Court Record-02/10/1837-Montgomery County, Maryland
Robert Wallace, Jesse Leach, and John J. Harding vs.
Susanna Henrietta Peter, Mary Ann O'Neale, John Eliza O'Neale, Jell
Cutts,
Eleanor Cutts, Robert Greenough, and Mary Rosetta Greenough.
AL. Estate of John O'Neal -
Irons Mistake,
Irons Mistake Amended,
Rich Bottom,
Sugar Bottom,
Yankee Hall,
Yankee Run,
Big Spring,
Prospect,
Potomac Bottom,
Great Sugar Camp,
Maryland Right,
White Oak Plains,
Fertile Meadows,
Little Expected,
Timber Ridge,
Gleanings,
Other Yankees.
1839 - Marriage
Susannah Henrietta O'Neale married John A. B. Leonard Dec. 19, 1839
1839 - Death
Mary Ann O'Neale, sister of Rose born Oct. 17, 1816 died in 1839
1840 - Census
Montgomery Co. Medly township census:
John A. B. Leonard (he married Susannah Henrietta, sister of Rose's)
with:
male 5-10=1, (Their son)
20-30=1; (John A. B. Leonard)
female 5-10=1, (Their Daughter)
20-30=1. (Susannah Henrietta O'Neale Leonard)
Living next door is the household of Wm Chiswell:
male 20-30=1, 50-60=1; female 15-20=2, 40-50=1, 50-60=1.
(None of the above could be Rose and/or siblings since they were
between 23-30 yrs old in 1840.)
1842 - Marriage License-10/28/1842-Montgomery County, Maryland
Eliza J. O'Neale and Edward J. Denison apply for Marriage License.
In 1842 Eliza O'Neale of Washington, DC married Edward Denisen in Forest
Glen, Md, witness J. Leonard & wife (John Leonard (2nd husband)
& Susannah
O'Neale).
1842 - Marriage-10/29/1842-Montgomery County, Maryland
O'NEIL, Eliza J. of Washington D.C. Denison, Edward J. of Albany, N.Y.
Witnesses: J. Leanord and his wife.
Church: St. John's Catholic Church in Forest Glen, Maryland
1851 - Residence-from Ishbel Ross
In 1851 they had moved to San Fransisco, California. Robert's Law Office
was on 145 Montgomery Street. Their home was on 8 & 9 Montgomery Block.
1854 - Obituary
Robert Greenhow was buried in the Lane Mountain Cemetery as reported
by the July 16, 1854 San Francisco Herald.
Robert Greenhow's death was reported due to a fall in San Francisco.
The fall disabled his left leg and gave him a great deal of pain
in the hip.
Name Birth
1820 1830 1840 1850 1860
Eliza H 1770-1780 40-50 50-60 60-70
70-80 80-90
Sasannah 1810 10
20 30 40 50
Eleanor 1812
8 18 28
38 48
Rose 1814
6 16 26
36 46
Mary Ann 1816
4 14 24
34 44
J. Eli 1817
3 13 23
33 43