The Ancestry of Gossetts in Ohio

The Pulse Genealogy

State Centennial History of Ohio, vol. 2 pp. 440-441, gives data of the Pulse family, as follows:

1. David Pulse, b. March 1766; m. October 1788 Sarah Fry and settled near Smithfield, Virginia, where their son George W. Pulse was born December 23, 1784, and was married, to Eliza Bonwell, a native of Kentucky. In 1817, George Pulse, with his wife, one child and his parents, moved to Highland County, Ohio, and located near Hillsboro. 1833, George removed to Dodson Township, where he taught school and cultivated his farm. He died near Dodsonville April 7, 1888, and his wife died in 1889. Their son, John D., born in 1816, married Cynthia, daughter of Michael and Polly Walker Stroup. (Michael Stroup was the professional hat-maker in the early days of New Market.) John D. Pulse accumulated property in Dodson Township. In 1855 he went to Iowa to buy land for investment and contracted typhoid fever and died. His wife died in 1899. One of their children was:
2. Flavious O. Pulse, b. in Dodson Township, March 13, 1845. At 20 years of age he took a trip to Vera Cruz and other cities in Mexico. He returned home and married Mary, daughter of John Cramton, and located on a farm in Highland County, [Ohio]. He became very prosperous and improved his large acreage with substantial buildings. Pulse Post Office was named for him. Children are Lillie, wife of Fred Granger of Hillsboro, and Clarence, who married LaVerne Gossett.

The Roush Ancestry

John Roush (Rausch) was among a group of the early German immigrants 1702-27. He was an ancestor of the pioneer family in Highland County, Ohio. The line of descent follows:

1. Philip Roush, son of John and Susanna Roush, b. 1741; d 1820 in Gallia County, Ohio; m. 1765 Catherine Kelchner. Came from Virginia to Ohio ca. 1796. They had 13 children.
2. Philip Roush, Jr., b. January 1, 1774, in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia; m. February 2, 1796, Mary Pence. They came from Virginia in 1796 to a point near Manchester on the Ohio River. After following the business of flat-boating on the river a few years, he moved to Hamer Township, Highland County, west of Hillsboro, where he established a farm home. They had eight children.
3. Allen Roush, oldest child, b. in Hamer Township, m. Elizabeth Smith. Owned a large tract of land near Russell in Union Township, west of Hillsboro.
4. George Roush, b. August 1, 1827; m. April 4, 1847, Elizabeth Tedrick. He owned and operated a farm near the place of his birth in Union Township. Five children.
5. Wesley Roush, oldest child, b. February 5, 1848. Taught school in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Married May 20, 1878, Sarah A. Brown, then bought a farm near Russell, Union Township. They had four sons.
6. Ted Roush, second son of Wesley and Sarah Brown Roush, was born January 10, 1882. Graduated from Hillsboro High School and attended Ohio State University for two years. Married Lavina Gossett. They own and operate a valuable farm near Russell and they are outstanding in their community.

The Carter Genealogy

Captain Thomas Carter who was born in 1731 in Fauquier County, Virginia, was the ancestor of the Carter family in Iowa. (References: Genealogy of Carters in Scott County, Virginia by Professor I. C. Coley; The History of Scott County, 1932, by Robert M. Addington; Thomas Carter of Bedforshire by Dr. Joseph Lyon Miller.)

The family background is given in the history of Dr. J. L. Miller. Barford, Lancaster County, England, was the ancestral home in England.

1. Peter Carter of England married Judith Norris in England ca. 1729. They came to America and settled in Fauquier County, Virginia. They had four sons: Thomas, John, Joseph, and Norris.
2. Thomas Carter, b. April 24, 1731, in Fauquier County, Virginia. Served as captain in the Revolutionary War; d. in Russell County, Virginia, at Rye Cove in 1803; m. about 1755 Elizabeth Morgan. The following information is from Genealogy of Carters in Scott County, Virginia: In 1773 Thomas Carter removed his family to Rye Cove, near Clinch River, in what is now Scott County . . . He had a grant for 197 acres of land in this Cove, and March 31, 1783, a grant for 1,420 acres ... He was overseer of the roads in Scott County ... When Rye Cove fell in the new county of Russell, he was a justice of the first court, May 9, 1780, and a lieutenant in the militia. In 1788 he represented Russell County in the Constitutional Convention, and was a member of the legislature several times subsequently. He was a real factor in his home and state, holding many positions of trust. Thomas Carter’s will mentions the following children: Rosamond Carter Dickinson, Charles, Phoebe, Sarah, John, and Morgan; also, “grandson, Thomas Morgan Carter, to have 1,300 acres of the home place”.
3. Morgan Carter was married to Ursula ________. They had several children. Morgan Carter died in 1809 in Russell County, Virginia. The Carters were prominent citizens in their locality. Settlements were named for them, such as Carterton, Carter’s Fort, Carter Valley. They were planters and slave-holders in Russell County, which lies in the southwest corner of Virginia adjoining North Carolina.
4. Thomas Morgan Carter, son of Morgan and Ursula Carter, died about 1828; m. Matilda _________. They lived in North Carolina and had three or four sons. Their sons, William and Morgan, born in North Carolina, left the south in 1833 and invested in farmland in Owen County, Indiana. The records of 1850 census reveal that William Carter remained in Indiana, had a family, and owned 1,000 acres of land. In 1848-49 Morgan Carter with his family removed to Marion County, Iowa, as shown in the microfilm of 1850 census of Marion County, Iowa. His youngest child, Morgan, was born in Iowa in 1853.
   
5. Morgan Carter, b. December 1, 1813, in North Carolina; d. May 18, 1888, at Monroe, Jasper County, Iowa; married 1833 in North Carolina to Louisa Singleton, b. November 6, 1816, in North Carolina; d. January 19, 1892, at Monroe, Iowa. They are buried in Monroe Cemetery. Colonel Richard Singleton, a planter of Rutherford County, North Carolina, was the ancestor of Louisa Singleton. In his last years Morgan Carter expressed a poignant lament: "The greatest regret of our lives is that we ever left the good old South."
   
6. Harrison Carter, second child of Morgan and Louisa Singleton Carter, was born April 15, 1836, in Owen County, Indiana (National Archives); a soldier in the Civil War; was the executor of his father’s will; a farmer in Marion County, Iowa; retired in Monroe, where he died April 28, 1910; was married in 1857 to Elizabeth Ann Mullins. They had four children: Ailsy Ann, William Harrison, Vina Bell and Irwin LaFayette. Following is the account of an incident as described by an eyewitness: "A spectacular event which took place in 1889, when I was twelve years old, remains fresh in my memory. I was visiting relatives in Monroe, Iowa, during the celebration of July Fourth. Heading the parade was a steam calliope and just behind came Harrison Carter driving a team of mules, bedecked with flags and tassels. The spokes of the wagon wheels were wrapped with red, white, and blue bunting, and the driver was dressed in a suit of the same colors. As this replica of Uncle Sam, erect, dignified, and of stately demeanor passed by, the acclaim was instantaneous. Even the mules, whose names I ascertained to be Buck and Berry, arose to the occasion and displayed an animation quite foreign to their lowly ancestors." Harrison Carter was a devoted son and an ardent patriot. An official statement of the military service of Harrison Carter certified by Fred C. Tandy, the present Adjutant General of Iowa, reads as follows:
   Military Service of Harrison Carter in the Civil War.
   Age: 26 years
   Residence: Monroe, nativity Indiana
   Mustered: 22 August 1862
   Promoted: 5th Cpl 1 November 1864
   Mustered out: 26 July 1865, Harrisburg, Texas
7. Ailsy Ann Carter, b. May 18, 1858, in Monroe, Iowa; d. December 14, 1912, at Palo Alto, California; m. December 29, 1878, Joseph Gossett.

To the student of genealogy, a study of the history of the Carter family, like that of the Gossett family, reveals an inspiring picture of heroism and accomplishment. Two men by the name of Carter were Barons of Runnymede and signed the Magna Charta. The Carter arms as illustrated in Burke The Landed Gentry are reproduced in this volume. The interpretation of the symbols is as follows:

The Carter Coat-of-Arms
Symbolisms: The dog has always been an emblem of the chase. The crest of the Carter arms is the Talbot dog, which has large ears and fine qualities. It has been noted that there is scarcely any virtue possessed by man that is not shared by the dog. The significance would be courage, vigilance, and loyal fidelity. The chevron signifies protection and has often been granted in arms as a reward to one who has achieved some notable enterprise, or to those who have accomplished some work of faithful service. Catherine Wheel -- This emblem is said to have been used in the martyrdom of St. Catherine and therefore is the emblem of one who is prepared to undergo great trials for the Christian faith or freedom of religious belief. It is rarely met with in armory. The colors -- The principal colors are blue for truth and valor, and silver for serenity and animation. Motto -- SACRO GRATUS CINERI. The Latin translation: From God (Holy One) comes Grace for which we show or give gratitude.

The Mullins Ancestry

The meaning of the Mullins name is given in Henry Harrison's Surnames of the United Kingdom, 1918. The name reflects the French origin -- Du Moulin, meaning "of the mill", a mill. The Mullins were Huguenots. A coat-of-arms granted to the name Mullins is described in O'Hart's Irish Pedigrees.

The Mullins family had Revolutionary Record in Virginia. The Revolutionary ancestor was Matthew Mullins of whom the records as found in D.A.R. Lineage Books follow: Matthew Mullins, who fought in the early wars of the Colonies, served in the Revolutionary War as sergeant in Captain William Croghan's Company of Virginia, Colonel James Woods Regiment. He was born in Goochland or Albemarle County, Virginia, and died in Goochland County, Virginia, or Madison County, Kentucky. He married Mary Maupin. She was born 1721; d. in Orange County, Virginia. He had three sons, William, Matthew, and Gabriel, who were also soldiers in the Revolution, etc..

One of the sons of Matthew Mullins, either William or Matthew, was the father of Wiley Mullins who was born in 1787 in North Carolina. The data accessible yield clues for further research.

The Mullins line comes from the marriage of Wiley Mullins with his first wife, who no doubt died in Indiana and came from North Carolina as did Wiley Mullins. Information on the Wiley Mullins family based on data recorded in the Federal Census of 1850 follows: Wiley Mullins was 63 years old in 1850, living on his farm in Marion County, Iowa, where he moved 1848 or 1849. He came from Kentucky where his youngest child was born in 1847. Before going to Kentucky, Wiley Mullins had lived in Indiana where his oldest children were born. By his first wife, he had at least three children: Matthew, William (b. 1819), and Nancy (b. 1827). About 1841 Wiley Mullins was married in Kentucky to Prudence (?Prudy?), who was born 1807 in Tennessee. They are buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Percy, Marion County, Iowa. He died August 9, 1853.

Matthew Mullins, son of Wiley Mullins, was a soldier of the Confederacy in the Civil War. A stone is erected to his memory in the lot of the Mullins family in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Percy, Marion County, Iowa. The inscription reads: Matthew Mullins, son of Wiley Mullins, died in Memphis, Tenn., April 11, 1861

The census report of 1850 gives data on the family of William Mullins, son of Wiley Mullins, and reveals that the William Mullins family, also, migrated from Kentucky and bought a farm in Marion County, Iowa, in 1848 or 1849.

William Mullins died in July 1864 at the age of 44 years. He was married in Kentucky to Ailsy Ann _____, born 1820 in Kentucky and died January 5, 1883, at Monroe, Iowa. They are buried in the Mullins' lot in Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Iowa. As recorded, the following item was furnished by the Clerk of the District Court, Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa:

William Mullins died without leaving a will. His wife, Ailsy Mullins, was appointed by the court the administratrix of his estate on July 14, 1864.

William and Ailsy Ann Mullins had issue:

1. Elizabeth Ann, b. August 17, 1836; d. June 30, 1899.
2. Martha M., b. 1838 in Kentucky.
3. Francis, b. 1845 in Kentucky.
4. Wiley Matthew, b. 1847 in Kentucky; d. September 28, 1917, in Iowa.
5. Ailsy, b. 1857 in Iowa; d. 1936.
6. Sarah K., b. 1859; d. 1941.

Elizabeth Mullins Carter 1862

Elizabeth Ann Mullins, oldest child of William and Ailsy Ann Mullins, was born in 1886 in Kentucky; died in 1899 at Monroe, Iowa; was married in 1837 to Harrison Carter. They are buried in Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Iowa.

Ailsy Ann Carter, oldest child of Harrison and Elizabeth Mullins Carter, was married in 1878 to Joseph Gossett.

Elizabeth Mullins Carter was a woman of great ability and character. She was fair complexioned and had regular, fine features. She had tintype photographs of herself and her three children made in 1862. The tintypes were encased in a gold locket, the size and appearance of a man?s large watch. Her husband carried the locket throughout his service in the Civil War. The original tintypes are in a good state of preservation. Recently a copy of the photograph of Elizabeth Mullins Carter was made and is reproduced in this volume.

The Newcomer Family
of Mt. Morris, Ogle County, Illinois

Robert Hitt Newcomer is a son of Albert and Margaret Hitt Newcomer, who were married May 24, 1870, in Mt. Morris, Ogle County, Illinois.

Albert Newcomer, b. August 22, 1844; d. March 10, 1918; was a son of Samuel Newcomer (d. June 1849) and Sarah Fridley Newcomer (b. in 1802; d. January 17, 1882), who removed from Beaver Creek near Hagerstown, Maryland, about 1835, and joined the "Maryland Colony" in Mt. Morris, 100 miles west of Chicago, Illinois.

Several Newcomer families from the vicinity of Hagerstown, Maryland, settled in Mt. Morris, for instance: General Francis K. Newcomer, Governor of the Canal Zone, is a son of General Henry Clayton Newcomer (retired in Washington, D. C.), who was born in Mt. Morris and whose father was Dr. David Newcomer. Dr. Newcomer was an early settler of Mt. Morris, where he was a practicing physician for more than 30 years. He came from Pennsylvania near Hagerstown, Maryland.

The Hitt Ancestry

Jacob Heite and Catherine -- in Germany. The line of descent is as follows:

1. Peter Hitt, b. 1682 in Germany; d. in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1772. He and his wife, Maria Liessbeth Freudenburg Hitt, emigrated from Siegen in Westphalia to Virginia before 1714. He acquired land, became naturalized and a good English subject. His will can be found in the Fauquier County Records, p. 200, Bk. I. They had 5 sons and 1 daughter. Their son:
   
2. Harmon Hitt, b. 1721; m. in 1745 Mary Weaver, daughter of Tillman Weaver, in Fauquier County, Virginia, and died there in 1820, aged 99 years. His wife died in 1793. One of their children was:
   
3. Martin Hitt, b. December 29, 1763; m. February 2, 1794, Margaret Smith in Washington County, Maryland. She was a daughter of Thomas Smith (b. ca. 1740; d. 1803) and Elizabeth Reynolds Smith (1745-1805). Thomas Smith was born in Maryland near Hagerstown, and he and his wife died in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He served in the Revolutionary War. (See Heitman's Historical Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Army, p. 508). Martin Hitt and his father-in-law (Thomas Smith) with their families emigrated to Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1794. (U. S. Census 1810). Martin Hitt acquired land and was a preacher in the Methodist Church. He died February 16, 1832, in Urbana, Ohio, where he had moved to be able to free his slaves. (Album of Ogle County, Illinois, published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, 1886, pp. 939, etc.) One of his 9 children was:
   
4. Thomas Smith Hitt, a Methodist minister, b. February 14, 1797, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Died September 23, 1852, in Mt. Morris, Illinois. Married April 22, 1830, Emily John in Brookville, Indiana. They settled in Mt. Morris, Illinois, about 1837. The Reverend Thomas S. Hitt was one of the founders of Mt. Morris College in the early days. (See the John ancestry, which follows.) He was a brilliant scholar and a man of high principles and morality.
   

The John Ancestry

John Phillip John lived in Pembrokeshire, Wales. He and his wife Ellen (or Elinor) had 3 sons-Robert John I, the heir in Wales, Samuel, and Griffith. Samuel and Griffith came to America.

1. Griffith John, b. 1683; d. 1778; emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1709; m. July 28, 1714, Ann Williams at the Goshen Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania. One of their children was:
   
2. Robert John, b. July 22, 1734; d. September 7, 1760; m. January 21, 1760, Asenath Phipps. She was a granddaughter of that Joseph Phipps who was a friend of William Penn and came to Pennsylvania with him in 1682. Robert and Asenath Phipps had one child:
   
3. Jehu John, b. December 2, 1759, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Died June 30, 1837, in Brookville, Indiana, where he is buried. He served as a private in the Revolutionary War in Captain John Scott's Company, Lieutenant Colonel John Gardner's Pennsylvania Regiment. (See D.A.R. Lineage Books, vol. III, p. 38, nos. 110115 and 101214; vol. 102, p. 65.) Jehu John, m. November 8, 1781, Elizabeth David, who was born August 4, 1763, in Philadelphia; d. February 19, 1840, at the home of her son, Robert John, in Brookville, Indiana, where she is buried. She was a daughter of Enoch David, b. September 28, 1718, in Wales, a celebrated Seventh Day Baptist preacher, who lived in Philadelphia before the Revolution; m. in 1762 Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of Daniel and Judith Harrison. Elizabeth Harrison David, b. January 21, 1729; d. in 1779.
   
4. Robert John, oldest son of Jehu and Elizabeth David John, was born February 15, 1784, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Died December 14, 1856, at Brookville, Indiana. Married March 19, 1809, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Asenath Graves, b. February 8, 1789, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; daughter of Joseph and Rachel Warford Graves. A son of Robert John was Dr. John P. D. John, noted scholar and former president of De Pauw University. A daughter was:
   
5. Emily John, b. October 11, 1811, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Married April 22, 1830, the Reverend Thomas Smith Hitt in Brookville, Indiana. They made their wedding journey to Indianapolis on horseback. (In a most remarkable letter written to her mother she described this journey. Her letter is in the possession of R.H.N.) She died March 1, 1881, at Mt. Morris, Illinois. They had 8 children. One of their sons was Honorable Robert Roberts Hitt, b. January 16, 1834, at Urbana, Ohio. He was member of Congress from the Sixth District of Illinois for more than 25 years. A daughter of Thomas and Emily John Hitt was:
   
6. Margaret Asenath Hitt (1844-1911) who married, 1870, Albert N. Newcomer (1844-1918) in Mt. Morris, Illinois. They had four children. Their youngest child:
   
7. Robert Hitt Newcomer was married in 1909 to Evangeline Gossett at Palo Alto, California. Their daughter:
   
8. Margaret Hitt Newcomer unveiled a monument, which was erected in the yard of the Methodist Church at Mt. Morris, Illinois, at a ceremony held August 26, 1916, in memory of a group of pioneers, including her great-grandfather, the Rev. Thomas Smith Hitt, who were founders of a branch of the Methodist Conference (Rock River Conference).