Hendrick
(Henry)
Short
Born in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware
Ancestors 
Son of Adam Short
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Gepje (Winne) Short
— married
6 Nov 1724 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Descendants 
Died
at about age 102
in Woodstock, Ulster, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Nov 2013
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Biography
Henry Short was most likely the son of Adam Short. He was born about 1704 in New Castle County, Delaware. Evidence of this is provided in the will of Adam Short which was made on March 29, 1748 and proved on November 6, 1748 in New Castle, Delaware. The abstract of the will reads:[1]
- "Yeoman; Wife, Martha; son, Adam Short; son, Henry Short; son, Abram Short; dau., Miriam Daley; two grandsons, namely, Abraham and Isaac Bush; John Daley. Exc. Martha Short (wife)."
A search of New Castle county has revealed no other persons of the same name who might be the object of this will.
His connection to New Castle is shown in his marriage record to Gepjen Winne on November 6, 1724 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York:[2]
- "540. Hendrick Kort, j. m. born in Niew-Kessel (New Castle), and Gepjen Winne, j.d. born under the jurisdiction of of Kingstown. Banns registered 11 Oct."
A court record from November 13, 1728 further strengthens the relationships between Adam Short, Martha Short and her deceased husband Thomas Metcalf. "Adam Short and Martha, his wife, shall henceforth be utterly barred and excluded from any claim or settle..." signed by Adam Short, Martha Short and William Metcalf (Martha's son with Thomas Metcalf).[3]
New World Immigrants has the following passage about Adam Short:[4]
- "For the subsequent history of Adam and Ann Short see Cope's Baily Family. pages 12 - 14. Adam Short of New Castle County married, presumabely not for the first time, ca. 1712, Martha Metcalf, widow of Thomas, and a Miriam Short, probably his daughter by an earlier marriage, married at Swede's Church, Wilmington, 6 Jan. 1728, John Bush. Ann Short married Joel Bailey, first intentions, Chiichester and Concord Monthly Meeting, 14 lst mo. 1686/7, second intentions, Birmingham, 11 2nd mo. 1687."
- "From these considerations we believe it highly probable that Miriam, Adam and Ann Short, all accompanied their uncle Isaac Ingram to Pennsylvania on the Welcome. Descendants should search for their English origin in Garton, Surrey."
There is a baptism record from Sussex, England for Adam "Shoart" on May 30, 1666 with parents listed as Henry Shoart and Miriam.[5] McCracken includes Adam and his sisters Ann and Miriam in his work, Welcome Claimants.[6] There is no evidence that Adam had a brother named Henry. IF he did then he wasn't with his family on the Welcome. He did have sons named Adam and Henry and it is likely that they became conflated with a brother named Henry.
I am currently searching for additional source documents that would conclusively prove this link. If you have access to additional citations, please post them to the biography and sources.
Research Notes
Information from an article published in the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record (1939) see page 357 contributed by Louise Hasbrouck Zimm, corresponding Member. She says that "The further history of this family reveals a literal translation of Henrick's surname KORT to the English SHORT, under which name many descendants may be found in the county at present day. She goes on to say "The complete similarity of Christian names and constant interchange of sponsors in the baptisms (just quoted) can not be due to coincidence, especially as the later name of the family is merely the Anglicized form of the Dutch one in previous generation, and in one instance, that of Jannetje the surname is recorded both in the Kort and Short forms. It must be assumed that Hendrick Kort and his wife Gepje either died or moved to another region before the baptisms of their grandchildren, for there is no record known to the writer of their acting as sponsors." It is not the same name as Kortregt or Cortwright which is an entirely different family all together.
Sources
- ↑ New Castle County, Delaware Wills, 1682-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800. Wilmington, DE: 1911.
- Name: Adam Short, Senior
- Will Loc: N. C. Hd.
- Will Made Date: 29 Mar 1748
- Will Probate Date: 6 Nov 1748
- Will Book: G
- Page: 181
- Comment: Yeoman; Wife, Martha; son, Adam Short; son, Henry Short; son, Abram Short; dau., Miriam Daley; two grandsons, namely, Abraham and Isaac Bush; John Daley. Exc. Martha Short (wife).
- ↑ "Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York." Internet Archive. Accessed June 24, 2018. Kingston Marriages. pg. 546 Archive.org
- ↑ Court of Common Pleas, New Castle for the county of New Castle, Delaware, dated Nov 13, 1728. Ancestry member Compartist78. "https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/102966181/person/130095644172/media/49bfe79e-14b7-4154-a403-4120e100e8e5." Ancestry.com. Accessed 24 June 2018 by Caryl Ruckert.
- ↑ Tepper, Michael. New World Immigrants: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature. Baltimore, 1980. Google Books. Accessed June 24, 2018. pg. 286. https://books.google.com/books/about/New_World_Immigrants.html?id=HUqRznvpxsMC.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5FR-P8Z : 11 February 2018, Adam Shoart, 30 May 1666); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,118, 416,748, 416,755.
- ↑ McCracken, George E. The Welcome Claimants Proved, Disproved and Doubtful with an Account of Some of Their Descendants. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1970). pg. 473
- "History of the Original Settlements of Delaware (pub. c.1846) by Benjamin Ferris page 137." I quote, "On Penn's first arrival in Delaware (The Welcome landed 24 August 1682) the Swedes at New Castle joined the other inhabitants and met him with demonstrations of great joy."
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~0.78%
Ivey Stewart
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~0.78%
Sheldon Sickler :
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~0.78%
William Fox :
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~0.39%
Lena Fox :
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Jo (Showalter) Short :
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~0.39%
Bill Hull :
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http://www.welcomesociety.org/ancestors-approved-memberships.html
What does this mean? Is it proven or no? :)
I am not yet convinced that the connection can be made. I am not sure about the Claimant Society, something to check. I descend from Alida and Richard and their son Henry Oakley. I do think that Adam Short's will is a pretty good basis to begin with. But how do we prove that Henry was born in New Castle? I will see what "evidence" besides the will I can collect and I will share my findings.
Caryl
Our ancestor Henry Short is my 7th GG. Do you object if I attach him to Short-903 (Adam Short)?
Adam Short is included in the Welcome's Society list of approved ancestors at http://www.welcomesociety.org/ancestors-approved-memberships.html
The will of Adam Short names Henry. "His will dated 29 March 1748, probated 6 Nov. 1748, mentions wife Martha, sons Adam, Henry, Abram; daughter Miriam Daly; grandsons Abraham and Isaac Bush; John Daley. The will of Martha Short, widow of Adam, of New Castle, dated 19 Dec. 1748, probated 20 July 1751, mentions two grandchildren, Hester and Mary Buss[Bush?], and names Miriam Daley as executrix.
This is included in the "The Welcome Claimants Proved, Disproved and Doubtful with an Account of Some of Their Descendants." by McCracken pg. 473