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| The Basil Crapster Papers | ||||||||
Introduction to Part
I: Family History Files |
Dr.
Crapster created family surname file for significant families in his area of research. The files typically contain a variety of
references including, abstracts of public documents such as deeds, wills, inventories of
personal property and administration accounts. Only
occasionally will a file contain copies of documents themselves; most of the information
in the files consists of Dr. Crapster's handwritten notes, which can be difficult to read.
Some files will also contain information from a wide variety of sources including,
account books, letters, diaries, genealogies, correspondence from other researchers,
articles and newspaper clippings. Researchers
should familiarize themselves with the following guidelines: 1. Files are organized by family surnames in
alphabetical order essentially in the same manner as created by Dr. Crapster.
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Access to the Collection |
| Access to the Crapster Collection is by appointment with the Society's curatorial staff during regular HSCC Library hours. Patrons should contact the staff for an appointment prior to visiting the Society. The Society's staff can also conduct fee-based research in the Crapster Collection or provide copies of the information in some files. Because most of the files contain handwritten notes, they do not always copy well and can be difficult to read. HSCC will provide the best available copies of these materials but is not responsible for the poor quality of some copies. |
Summary of Family File Contents |
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Title of File |
File Contents |
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| ADAMS | Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records, 1755-1802, for residents of the county named Adams. Relationships of individuals, if any, were not established. | |
| ADAMSON,
John |
A single letter concerning descendants of John Adamson. No additional information is included in the file. | |
| ANGEL/ENGEL,
Charles (d.1804)
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Contains
deeds for Charles Angel in York County, Pa. and Frederick County, 1778-1803. Will and Probate Records, c.1804, for Charles
Angel, Sr., and some miscellaneous information on Charles Angel's family are contained in
this folder. (See also the ERB
family file and the GLASS subject file.)
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| ARNOLD
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Genealogical
information concerning the ARNOLD, LOGSDON, DURBIN and SPALDING families can be found in
correspondence contained in this file. (See LOGSDON and DURBIN files).
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| BAUMGARDNER
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Abstracts
from Frederick County Land Records, Wills, and Probate Records are available for the
following family members: |
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| 1. Peter Baumgardner | Circuit Court Record, 1749 | |
| 2. Erhart Baumgardner | Probate Records, 1769-1770 | |
| 3. John Baumgardner | Deed abstracts, 1765-1795 | |
| 4. Jacob Baumgardner | Deed abstract, 1793 | |
| 5. Lewis Baumgardner |
Incomplete Probate Records 1794 and Inventory at New Breman Glasshouse | |
| 6. Ludwick Baumgardner | Probate Records, 1794 | |
| 7. Michael Baumgardner | Deed abstracts, 1769-1799 | |
| 8. Elizabeth Bomgardner | Abstracts from will, 1819 | |
| 9. George Baumgardner
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Notes from MHR files concerning a warrant for western land in payment for Baumgardner's service in the American Revolution | |
| BEAMER
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Abstracts from Philip, John, and Peter BEAMER's deeds for land in the Taneytown area 1790-1798 are contained in this file. Some genealogical material on BEAMERS who moved to Allegheny County and Dr. Crapster's summary of information concerning the BEAMER family is also included here. | |
| BENTLEY,
Eli (1752-1822)
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Dr. Crapster's working genealogy is attached to
the front flap of this folder. Specific information
is the following: |
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| BIGG/BIGGE/BIGGS, John (d.1764) | Notes from the Tracey
Collection, Historical Society of Carroll County, on the John BIGGS family. There are abstracts from Frederick County deeds
and Equity Court Records from 1751 to 1821. |
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| BIGHAM,
Hugh |
Abstracts from Frederick County, Md. deeds along with Pennsylvania and Delaware Land Records (1762-1802) for various Bighams not necessarily related. There is a chronological summary of information concerning Hugh Bigham of Frederick County. | |
| BIRNIE,
Clotworthy, Sr., (1771-1810) (Correspondence)
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Letters written by Clotworthy Birnie, Sr. from his home in Ireland to his uncle, Dr. Upton Scott of Annapolis, Md., before Birnie and his family emigrated to Maryland in 1810. Letters to friends and family, and correspondence he received from 1771 to 1841 are included. Of particular interest are letters written during the War of 1812 that describe battles in and around Baltimore. Dr. Upton Scott's early letters to his sister Margaret are in this file along with those of Col. Henry Maynadier. (See SCOTT, Upton and MAYNADIER files for more information) | |
| BIRNIE (Miscellaneous Accounts, Ledgers, etc.) |
Notes from
Clotworthy Birnie's account books from 1756 in Ireland to 1800's in Taneytown. Included are business transactions, names of local
craftsmen and customers. There are also some
notes from Clotworthy Birnie's diary to 1845 and pamphlets for Thorndale Seminary,
Taneytown, Md. |
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| BIRNIE,
Hugh (1746-1822)
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Product of extensive research on Hugh Birnie (1764-1822), the older brother of Clotworthy, Sr. (1771-1810). Copies of "In the Finest Country": A Baltimore Cooper at the end of the Revolution, an article written by Dr. Crapster and published by the Maryland Historical Magazine in 1977, is concerned with Hugh Birnie. Birnie's letters to his mother and younger brother still in Ireland are contained in this file. | |
| BLACK |
Limited genealogical information on Robert Black, 1787-1799; Henry Black, 1799-1813; and a Robert Black, 1813-1838 | |
| BLAIRS
of Maryland |
Genealogy of Brice Blair, Sr. Material includes abstracts from Land Records in Frederick and Washington Counties, and Bedford County, Pa.; Chancery Records, Land Warrants, and Brice Blair's will (1785). There is correspondence concerning this family and its descendants and some information on other members of the family from 1748-1790. | |
| BONER,
J. Conrad |
Research summary of information concerning J. Conrad Boner. There are deed abstracts from George Boner's land in Frederick County and some miscellaneous material on George Boner who is believed to have been J. Conrad's son. | |
| BOYD, Archibald | Although there is an interesting photograph of Archibald Boyd's doodles on the cover of a 1774 Court Docket, there is scant information on Archibald Boyd in this file. | |
| BOYLE, Daniel (d.1830) | Daniel Boyle and family members including abstracts from deed in Adams County, Pa., and Frederick County, Md. Dr. Crapster's chronological summary includes material from 1764-1785. There is some information on other Boyles. | |
| BROOKE | Extensive genealogical information on the Brooke family of Maryland, particularly the descendants of Basil Brooke #1 of Calvert County, 1737, whose family acquired Frederick County land in the late 18th century. | |
| BROOKS,
James
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James Brooks, a nephew of Dr. Upton SCOTT, held a number of public offices in Annapolis from 1768-1774. Along with a list of those official duties, this file contains a record of his dismissal from public office for refusal to bear arms against England. Letters reveal the problems he had in America before his departure in 1781, and those he encountered in England upon returning to his homeland. This is a very interesting file which depicts the plight of an extremely aggravated, but loyal subject of the King. | |
| BROTHER/BROTHERS, Henry (d.1791) |
Henry Brother
who acquired lots in Taneytown later lived in Littlestown, Pa. and Baltimore Town. Abstracts from deeds and Probate Records in this
file indicate that two men named Henry Brother/Brothers held land in the Taneytown area. |
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| BRUBACK, Rudy (d.1785) | Rudolph Bruback was constable for Piney Run Hundred in 1768. Deed abstracts, a bill of sale, and a household inventory are included in the file. There is also Dr. Crapster's summary of information. | |
| BRUCE,
Andrew (d.1814) |
Abstracts from Tax Assessments, Land Records, and Probate Records for people named Andrew Bruce in Annapolis, and in Frederick, Washington, and Allegheny Counties respectively from 1765-1854. Some genealogical information is included. | |
| BRUCE,
Charles
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Court Records from Edinburgh, Scotland where Charles Bruce, a glazier by trade, was living in 1747. He was the progenitor of the Bruce families in St. Mary's County and Frederick County. "Memories of India" written by Richard Marquess Willesley are filed here. Dr. Crapster's article entitled "Charles Key Bruce (1762/63 - 1826), Early Journalist in India" and his research notes are included in the file. | |
| BRUCE,
James (d.1797 in Scotland) |
James Bruce was a shipmaster sailing between the American Colonies and Glasgow, Scotland, in the 18th century. Cargo records are included in the file along with a few incomplete genealogical records. | |
| BRUCE, Normand | This Normand Bruce was a Scottish mason whose 1683 deed to land in Scotland was written in Latin and signed by a James Johnson. A copy of this deed is in this file. | |
| BRUCE, (Tracts) | List of tract names and the acreage of each tract acquired by Normand Bruce from 1770-1794. Dr. Crapster's chronology of general information pertaining to Normand Bruce from 1748-1794 is also included here. | |
| BRUCE,
Upton, Elizabeth, Scott the children of Normand Bruce |
Deed abstracts for Upton Bruce's land holdings in Frederick and Allegheny Counties between 1794 and 1826 are included in this file. There is some genealogical information concerning these three children of Normand Bruce. | |
| BRUCES,
(Miscellaneous)
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The Bruces in this file are not necessarily related to Normand Bruce or to each other. There is a letter from John Bruce and fairly extensive genealogical notes on the Bruce family of Virginia. Robert and Townly Bruce of Frederick County, in the 1770's are mentioned. There are also references to Bruces in various Maryland counties. Abstracts from their land records, wills and records of their sales, debts, and appointments to civil office are included. | |
| BRUCE, (National Library of Scotland) | 17th and 18th
century Scottish records pertaining to the Bruce family in Scotland. Included are Guild Records, Birth and Death
Records and the Roll of Edinburgh, Scotland, Burgesses, 1701-1760. |
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| BUCHANAN
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List of property in Frederick County held by William Buchanan in 1768. The file also contains deeds listed for John Buchanan, a London merchant, in 1763. Deeds are recorded for John Buchanan of Frederick County in the early 1800's. There is some information on George Buchanan and also a record of James Buchanan's service as a Pennsylvania regimental surgeon during the American Revolution. | |
| CALVERT
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Calvert
family, and it begins with Benedict Calvert, Lord Baltimore, 1699-1751. Included here are abstracts from Frederick County
deeds 1768-1788; Prince Georges County deeds, 1747-1788; and Provincial Court deeds from
1748-1756. There are also records concerning
the division and disposition of a huge landholding known as "The Mountain
Tract." A number of family members were
involved in the legal process. |
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| CARROLL
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Deed abstracts for the following members of the
Carroll family: |
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| CHARLTON | Abstracts
from Charlton family wills, 1756-1779, John Usher Charlton's flour receipts, 1780-1781,
and his land transactions, 1790-1802. There
is also an 1807 Inventory of Personal Property for John Usher Charlton but no other
probate records or will. |
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| CLELAND, Samuel | Dr. Crapster's chronological listing of Land Records, Sales and Chancery Records from various Maryland and Pennsylvania counties in which people named Cleland had settled, 1785-1798. There are also references to Cleland ancestors in Scotland. | |
| CORNELL
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This file contains chronologies on the
following people named Cornell: |
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| CRAMER/KRAMER
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List of individuals named Cramer and some information on each one. Also included in this file are magazine articles and a photocopy of one book all of which are concerned with glassmaking and glassblowers named Kramer who came to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1773. (There is additional information on glassmaking in the SCOTT, Hugh file). | |
| CRAPSTER, Abraham, I (1754-1812) | Chronological summary in this file that includes deeds, debts, personal accounts, wills, inventories, and obituaries for the family of Abraham Crapster, I from 1775-1824. He served as a sergeant with Capt. Abraham Hayter's Company in 1775. | |
| CRAPSTER, Abraham, II | Photograph of Abraham Crapster, II who was the son of Basil Crapster and Harriet Dorsey Crapster. There is one sale notice. | |
| CRAPSTER, Basil, I | Information from an unidentified diary dated Jan. 1844-Aug. 1844 is presented in the form of a genealogy and chronology. Also included is a marriage license. Basil Crapster married Harriet Watkins Sept. 16, 1816. There are also a few debt records. | |
| CRAPSTER, John, Jr. | Land Record abstracts for three transactions in Frederick County in 1829, 1832, and 1833. | |
| CRAPSTER, John, Sr., (1761-1824) | Abstracts
from Frederick County Land Records and information from wills concerning John Crapster's
children. There are photostats (MHR) of
Administrative Accounts and sale of personal property. |
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| CRAPSTER, Rudolph | Material in this file folder was removed by Dr. Crapster and placed in a black file box. (See the JONES file in this collection.) | |
| CROUSE | Primarily concerns Jacob Crouse (d.1767), Joseph and John Crouse. Land Record abstracts and Probate notes are included. Dr. Crapster has provided a chronological summary of the material on file (see GWYNN/CROUSE). | |
| DEVILBISS
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In the file is a family genealogy taken from a
journal which includes Devilbiss marriage records from 1768-1848. There is information here on the following members
of the Devilbiss family: |
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