Category: Genealogy

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17th Century Immigrants

Posted on by Mark

By Lisa Mallott Reskey
reskey@micoks.net

Surname of Immigrant: Merle
Given name(s) of Immigrant: Gedeon LaPlante
Name of Ship: Der Permerlander Kerck (Pummberland Church)
Arrival Date: 12 Oct 1662

Origin of Immigrant: Champagne, Roucy, France

Immigrant’s Date & Place of Birth: abt 1624, Champagne, Roucy, France

Immigrant’s Date & Place of Death: bef 1683 Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ

Immigrant’s Spouse: Margueriet Martin

Source of Information: Second passenger list of the ship, “Der Permerlander Kerck”, Captain Benjamin Barentsz

Immigrant’s Children:

Josias Merle, b. 17 Sep 1645 d. abt 1715 s. Sarah Aliar LeFleve Peatt s. Anne Unknown s. Rebecca Waldron Deufort
Marie Merle b. 11 Sep 1646 d. bef 1662 s. Herman Janson
Esechias Paulus Merle b. July 26, 1648 d. bef 1662
Paul Paulus Merle b. 14 Sep 1653 d. 1679 s. Lysbeth Burwyck
Abraham Merlet b. 6 Jan 1655/56 d. 1714 s. Chretienne Billieu
Jean Pierre Merle b. 18 Apr 1658 d. 1702 s. Marie Mellemain s. Lisbet Vanderwael s. Widow Mary Jegou
Anne b. 1666 d. 25 Aug 1681

Notes: Gedeon and Margueriet were Hugenots, and with religious persecution running rampart in France and Germany, they fled Holland. They had been married in Walloon Church, Leiden, Zuid, Holland 21 Aug 1644. With the promise of lands in the New World, he signed on with the Dutch West Indies Company. Gedeon, wife and four sons are listed on the second passenger list of the ship “Der Permerlander Kerck”. There were 29 passengers on board and they landed at “New Holland” on Oct. 12, 1662. Their daughter Maria, stayed in Holland and son Paulus had died young in Holland. April 1663, Gedeon joined the “Dutch Reformed Church” of New Amsterdam. On March 19, 1663, he and 6 other petitioned for land grants, temporary subsistance, and seed grain which would be repaid by the next harvest time. These petitions were granted and Gedeon and the two eldest sons were awarded 242 acres of land on Staten Island. Location was about midway on the island at “Fresh Kills” (Kills, in Dutch means large stream or river). They also received 40 acres at “Salt Meadows”. (Copy of the petition from Albany, N.Y. State, Archives, NY, Colonial, Vol. 10)

Source: http://olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/17th/dny_10.shtml

Genealogy Introduction

Posted on by Mark

In 1994 I received a solicitation to buy a book about a man named Gedeon Merlett. I was skeptical and did not buy a copy. I wish I had. I have since learned that there is a great deal of information on my family and many many willing people that are eager to help you learn. I am in debt to several people for their kindness. I am amazed that I get emails nearly weekly from people eager to learn more.

All of my finished or compiled material is on this site. I continue to work on compilations and benefit from the great work of others who are willing to share what they have done on this site.

It is my belief that anyone in the US and probably Canada too with any of the variant spellings of this name are related back to this one family! So if your last name is Mallott, Malott, Malotte, Marlate, Marlatt, Marlet, Marlett, Mellott, Melott, Merlet, Merlett, or Merlette I say WELCOME Cousin!

You will also find links on the left to articles on:

Families of Peter Malott and Joseph Malott By William P. Marlatt

Breakdown of My Malott Genealogy

Delos Malott – Civil War era ancestor

Also – New to Malott.Net – Bill Marlatt’s well known Family Tree page. Bill’s original site went offline and he graciously agreed to let me house a copy here. This has been the best reference I have yet seen! Just click the menu item on the left.

We have also found a great article entitled “Abraham’s Children and Grandchildren” By David B. Rorabacher (with assistance from William P. Marlatt)

Some other great Internet resources include the Genforum website

Malott Forum

Marlatt Forum

Delos Malott

Posted on by Mark

Information on Delos Malott – My Great Great Grandfather and Civil War Veteren.
By Mark Malott

Civil War Discharge Paper – Front and Back

I was given this original copy of Delos’ Civil War Discharge after the death of my Grandfather, George Malott.

The Veteran Star on Delos Malott's Grave
A Marker on Delos’ grave in the Greenbush Cemetery.

Documents I received from the National Archives:

Certificate of Discharge from Douglas Hospital, Washington D.C.

Sheets from Douglas Hospital:

Delos is described here as being 38 at this time and having a condition described as “Chronic Hepatic Disease.” This diagnosis was made at Douglas Hospital, Washington D.C.

 

Chronic pains in right ?? region is described here. The pains are to have been with him for the last 16 years. His discharge date is listed here as October 8 1864.

 

Delos is said, along the left side of the paper, to have been transferred from Douglas Hospital, Washington D.C. to New York on June 13th 1864. His age is described as 39 here. His wife is mentioned here, her name spelled as Evlin (Evelaine Wait?)

 

This page is interesting in that it is a standard “Casualty Sheet” form. It must have been used to list discharges as well as deaths. The Malott’s were lucky that the former was true.

 

A note from August 13th 1883. Must have been written by a clerk or auditor tracking down information on civil war records. Written 19 years later than Delos’ discharge.

 

Muster Card for the 126th Ohio Regiment

This “Muster Card” was used to file information on soldiers. It states that Delos (Spelled Delus) was a part of the 126th regiment, that he was from Brown County Ohio, Age 28 (An error) and that he was a Farmer. He was drafted for 3 years on May 14th 1864 from Hillsboro Ohio. Delos had blue eyes and Brown hair, was dark complected and was five feet 8 inches tall. He was paid 93 cents “travelling pay” at the time of drafting.

 

A follow up note tracking down paperwork

A note to a Mr. Scott. Looks like the paperwork did not get to the right people so this follow up note was written requesting his records.

 

Was there another Malott in the 126th Regiment?

On a side note…. this card describes a 17 year old from Tioga (Tiogo ?) Falls Ohio. His initials appear to be D.L. Malott. He was admitted to G.H. Patterson Park Hospital in Baltimore Maryland on June 24th 1864 for an “Injury to the back.”. Could there have been another Malott in the same Ohio regiment? Or is this some mix up in paperwork and names?

Families of Peter and Joseph Malott

Posted on by Mark

Families of Peter Malott b. ca 1727
and Joseph Malott b. ca 1738-1746
By William P. Marlatt (bmarlatt@aol.com)
Copyright

This document is arranged in separate sections:  The “First Generation” section provides genealogical information for Peter Malott and Joseph Malott including name, birth, father, mother, death, burial, spousal, and marriage information.  General notes are also provided.  The “Second Generation” section provides similar information for the possible children of Peter and Joseph Malott.  The “Observations” section highlights conflicting information, interesting points, and questions for further research.  All references and source materials are listed in the last section entitled “References”.

This document is a draft and is still in the process of being completed.  Your help is needed to identify missing information on these Malott family members and to help clarify conflicting data.  Information from census, church, land, military, will, probate, and tombstone records would be especially helpful.  Please send any new information including source citations to William Marlatt at <bmarlatt@aol.com>.

I am an advocate for citing sources used in documenting genealogy research.  Citing sources has many benefits, one of which is that conflicting information can more easily be resolved.  If you use any of the information shown in this document, please cite the following source:

William P. Marlatt, Families of Peter Malott b. ca 1727 and Joseph Malott b. ca 1738-1746(Copyrighted manuscript self-published by author, Moorpark, CA, 17 November 2002).  46 pp.

Bill Marlatt
bmarlatt@aol.com

First Generation

Name: Peter Malott (ref. 1, 2).  Peter (ref. 17, sources 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 29; ref. 76).  Peter Malott Sr. (ref. 35).

Birth: Age 40 in 1767 (ref. 27, source 4).  “By 1780 Peter Sr. is 53