Honora (O'Flynn) Logsdon

Born [date unknown] in Ireland [uncertain]

Wife of William Logsdon — married about 1702 in Maryland

Descendants

Died after 15 Jan 1742 in Province of Maryland

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Biography

Honor (O'Flynn) Logsdon migrated from Ireland to United States.

Family and Early Life

Nothing is known of Honor's early life. The date of her birth and the names of her parents cannot be ascertained. She is presumed to have come from Ireland, but this has not been verified. There are various unsubstantiated stories claiming she was kidnapped from Ireland as a young woman and transported to America, where she was either indentured or sold by the ship's captain to recover the cost of her passage.^[1] Although there appears to be no factual basis for these stories, they have been repeated in hundreds of family trees on the internet and, in 2012, led to a popular fictional novel about Honor written by James Bailey. Benedict Webb, writing in 1884 a brief biographical sketch of the Rev. Elisha Durbin (a grandson of Honor's daughter Ann) suggests that Honor was the first Catholic in the Logsdon family, but does not mention or in any way give credence to the story of Honor's kidnapping.^[2]

Honor's name also appeared after her marriage in various land grants as "Honour," "Honora," "Honnorah," ""Oner'" and "Hannah."

Marriage and Children

Honor married William Logsdon by 1702, although the exact date of their marriage is unknown and only estimated based upon the birth of their first child in 1703. The marriage actually may have been considerably earlier. The author of Pioneer Families of Colonial America asserts Honor and William were married in 1702 by a missionary Catholic priest from Fort Tobacco, but gives no source for this claim.^[3]

Logsdon is known to have arrived at Maryland in 1673, transported there along with six other men by a Colonel Samuel Smith of Virginia.^[4][5] William Logsdon's name does not appear in any further written records until 12 May 1707, when he purchased from Gregory Davis one hundred acres in Baltimore County known as "Bedford."^[6] Honor's name does not appear until 19 September 1726, when she consented to her husband's grant of 97 1/2 acres known as "Pleasant Green," including all "houses, outhouses, barns, stables, tobacco houses, orchards, and fences" located thereon, to their eldest daughter Ann (who was by that time married to Samuel Durbin).^[7]

There were at least eight children from this marriage: [see research note]

• Ann Logsdon; b. c1703; m. 4 Jul 1723 Samuel Durbin;^[8][9] d. aft. 8 Jul 1770^[10][3]

• William Logsdon; m. bef. 1731 Ann Davis^[11]

• John Logsdon; b. c1715/16;^[11][12] m. 9 Oct 1735 Margaret Wooley^[13][9][12]

• Edward Logsdon; m. Sarah ________^[12][14]

• Prudence Logsdon; m. 2 Sep 1735 James Kelly^[15][9]

• Honor Logsdon; m. 13 Sep 1730 Richard Fowler^[16][9]

• Thomas Logsdon; m. bef 18 Jul 1747 Mary ________^[12][14]

• Lawrence Logsdon^[9]

William Logsdon predeceased his wife sometime between 22 September 1730 (when they both granted the tract of land known as "Bedford" to a Matthew Coulter^[1] and 15 January 1742 (when Honor released her dower right to the property known as "Brotherly Love" to allow three of her sons (jointly) to sell it.^[1]

Death

Honor Logsdon's name does not appear in any further written records after the sale of "Brotherly Love" in 1742. How long she survived her husband and the exact date and location of her death are unknown.

Research Notes

Children of Honor and William Logsdon

The birth order of the children is not certain. Also, although Thomas and Lawrence are assumed to be children of Honor and William (they are in the same age group as the other children and their names appear on various legal documents along with close relatives of the Logsdon family) no primary evidence has been found to establish that relationship. Stevens-17832 20:12, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Uncertain Parents

Edward O'Flynn and Catherineery Raft were originally attached to this profile as Honor's parents, but have been removed until reliable sources can be found to support such a relationship. Stevens-17832 21:49, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Hopkins, Mabel Logue. The Logues in America and Related Families. (1955), p. 4.
2. ↑ Webb, Benedict Joseph. The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky. Louisville, KY: Charles A. Rogers (1884), p. 364, fn.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Rizzo, Mary Ann Doty. Pioneer Families of Colonial America. Create Space Independant Publishing Platform (2011), vol. 2, p. 211
4. ↑ Skordas, Gus (ed.). Early Settlers of Maryland 1633-1680. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company (1968), p. 293.
5. ↑ Liber 18, folio 38, Land Commissioner's Office, Annapolis, Maryland, cited in Hopkins, Mabel Logue. The Logues in America and Related Families. (1955), p. 1.
6. ↑ Liber DD-5, folio 430, Land Grants, Annapolis, Maryland, cited in Hopkins, Mabel Logue. The Logues in America and Related Families. (1955), p. 3.
7. ↑ Liber IS-H, folio 338, Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland, cited in Hopkins, Mabel Logue. The Logues in America and Related Families. (1955), p. 3.
8. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777"
   Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777 > image 67 of 244
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 February 2022)
   Ann Logden
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Records of St Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, cited in Hopkins, Mabel Logue. The Logues in America and Related Families. (1955), p. 5.
10. ↑ Liber A, no. 1, folio 380 (Wills), Frederick County, Maryland, cited in Hopkins, Mabel Logue. The Logues in America and Related Families. (1955), p. 5.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Hopkins, Mabel Logue. The Logues in America and Related Families. (1955), p. 6.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3} Barnes, Robert W. Baltimore County Families 1659-1759. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company (1988), p.408
13. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777"
    Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777 > image 123 of 244
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 February 2022)
    John Logsdon
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Rizzo, Mary Ann Doty. Pioneer Families of Colonial America. Create Space Independant Publishing Platform (2011), vol. 2, p. 215
15. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4738 #17850 (accessed 9 February 2022)
    Prudence Logsdon marriage to undefined on 2 Sep 1735.
16. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NZ-3X4 : 16 January 2020), Honour Logsdon in entry for Richard Fowler, 1730.

See Also:

• Logsdon, William Robert and Mary Ann Logsdon. A Logsdon Family Genealogy. [not available online; out of print and with limited availability]

• Reilly, Elizabeth. Roots: The Famous Flynns. Irish America Magazine (Apr/May 2009).

• Simon, James.Sunfish, Edmonson County, Kentucky: Oasis of Catholicism. Lulu.com (publisher), 24 March 2014. Edward Logsdon Line , pp.434-442. [note: this information appears to be about a grandson of the subject of this profile]

• Welch, Edwin Charles. The Maryland Logsdon Family. Lake Forest, IL (1942), pp. 2-13.

• The Advocate-Messenger:13 Mar 2001, Tue · Page 9:The Advocate-MessengerDanville, Kentucky · Tuesday, March 13, 2001:Story of Willliam Logsdon and Honora O'Flynn: Article about Honora O'Flynn cites the Annapolis Hall of Records as a source:[1]Accessed 21 Mar 2023: added by Knox-4407.

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