Matthias Woolam (1747 - bef. 1812)

Born 24 Nov 1747 in Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Naomi Margaret (Unknown) Woolum — married 1780 in Berkeley, West Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died before Apr 1812 before age 64 in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, USA

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Biography

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[NOTE: Research into Matthias Woolam is in its early stages. Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated!]

Facts

Names Listed:

• Mathias Wollam ^[1]
• Mathias Woollam ^[2]
• Matthias Woolam ^[3]

Birth:

• 1747, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Marriage:

• Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, Naomi Margaret

Property

• Apr 1805, Ohio River Base, R4 T12 ^[3]
• 25 Oct 1806, 160 acres, Hardy, Virginia (SEE: Research Notes)

Residence:

• 1873, Berkeley, West Virginia
• 1808, Hampshire, Virginia
• 1810, Hampshire, Virginia, south branch of the Potomac

Death:

• bef Oct 1812, Hardy, Bedford, Virginia^[4]

Research Notes

After his death, for “the sum of three hundred dollars current money of the United States to them in hand paid at or before the sealing & delivering of these presents by the said Jacob Vanmeter”, “One hundred and sixty Acres more or less… conveyed to the said Mathias Ulm deceased in his life time by the name of Matthias Wollam by Christopher Whetzer & Sally his wife by Deed dated the 25th day of October 1806” was discharged by the heirs of Jacob Ulm on 3 October 1812. Namely:

1. Naomi widow and relict of Mathias Ulm

2. Margaret Kellar late Margaret Ulm

3. Jeremiah Ulm of the County of Hardy & State of Virginia

4. Benjamin Ulm of the County of Piccaway (Pickaway) State of Ohio

5. Samuel Ulm & Hannah his wife

6. John Rhodes & Mary his wife late Mary Ulm of the County of Piccaway

7. Daniel Ulm & Jane his wife

8. Edward Ulm & Sarah his wife

9. John Ulm of the County of Ross State of Ohio

His son Jacob having died in the War of 1812

SEE: https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/b/bd/Woolam-13.pdf

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Unsourced comment from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fildes-57: I believe this information is wrong. "Mathias was with the British forces under Cornwallis and was present at the surrender of Yorktown. Upon his capture, he chose to become a U.S. citizen and settled on the south branch of the Potomic River: from VA Genealogist VOL 15 No 2 Apr-Jun Pg 156-157." You can find this information online at ancestry and other places. Mathias' Father is Jacob Woolam who born and died in Berkely West Virginia. I will be uploading a deed and will record to prove this.

Sources

1. ↑ Union Echoes Union County Chapter, OGS [1], Union Echoes, Marysville, Ohio Detail: Sep 1986, Vol. 6 #5
2. ↑ West Virginia Estate Settlement Ancestry.com. West Virginia Estate Settlements [2]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data: Ross B. Johnson. West Virginia Estate Settlements. An Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Land Grants, and Surveys to 1850. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Detail: Berkeley County, 1722-1815; 17 Nov 1778, Jacob Woolam
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898 Ancestry.com. U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898 [3]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Public Land Survey Township Plats, compiled 1789–1946, documenting the period 1785–1946. NARA microfilm publication T1234, 67 rolls. Records of the Bureau of Land Management, 1685–2006, Record Group 49. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Detail: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 49
4. ↑ Library of Virginia, Hardy, West Virginia Deed of Trust, Reel 40, pages 30-33, 1812

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Steve Conner for creating WikiTree profile Ulm-18 through the import of Conner Young 2_2013-07-30.ged on Jul 31, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Steve and others.

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