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Documents from London

 



Documents from Maryland and Virginia

 

  • 1722 Fates of the Felons [PDF]
    Working document: My attempt to trace the fates of those listed on the Gilbert's passenger manifest with Edward Corder. (Spoiler alert: Not much success.)

 

  • 1738 Feb 22 Reference to Orange Co VA Petition to Create a Road to Jost Hite's Mill
    From the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Vol XII, 1905
    Secondary reference to Jost Hite's Mill is made in a 1753 journal kept by a Moravian missionary traveling through the Valley of Virginia. As a footnote to the reference, the magazine transcribes the content of a 1738 (Feb 22) Orange County VA petition for a road to that mill. The petition includes Edward's Corder's name.
     

  • 1749 Nov 11 Washington's Survey for Edward Hogan (Old Augusta Co VA)
    11 November: "Pursuant to a Warrent from the Proprietor's Office to Me directed, I have Surveyed for Edward Hogan...this first Day of November 1749, by Washington, John Lonem and Edward Corder chain men, Edward Hogan marker.
     

  • 1855-1858 Ledger from Osborne's Store, Dungannon, Scott Co VA [PDF 7.3MB]
    Found in Bart Osborne's store (in Dugannon VA), and donated to the Library of Virginia, these ledgers provide a fascinating glimpse into the buying habits of Elijah Corder Jr. during the period of 1855 -1858. Most purchases were only for one or two items at a time (sugar, an axe, nails, coffee, etc.). Once he settled his account with cash, on another occasion he paid with cowhides. Most interesting, his purchases were usually made for his children. He settled daughter Jane's account, and he purchased various sundries for son David, but most of his shopping was for his son Jonathan, who was about sixteen years old when the bulk of the purchases were made. For Jonathan he bought sugar, nails, coffee, a wool hat, shoes, powder, ginger, a bridle, a cake of tobacco, lead, a cravat, an umbrella, a "spell book" and corn. See Multimedia section for short video clip of Osborne's Store.
     

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Chronologies
 

Chronology of Edward Corder of London and Greenway Court​, Frederick Co VA
This is a working document - new material added as found. All records for Edward Corder Senior of London and later Frederick County Virginia will be recorded in chronological order on this chronology as I become aware of them during my research (along with notes and observations). If you have a confirmed record pertaining to Edward Corder Senior that does not already appear on the timeline please email me with the text of the new entry and the source of the record. Unsourced records will not be included.

 

Chronology of Baker & Peddicourt-Dorsey Families of Ann Arundel and Baltimore Counties, MD 
This is a working document - new material added as found. Please see comments at top of document to understand why these families (as well as that of Richard Gist of Baltimore Co MD) are relevant to research on Edward Corder Sr. 

 

Allied Lines
 

  • The Holbrook Family of Cheshire, England and early Virginia. Please note that this is a working document - new material added as found.

 

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Maps

 

  • Follow Edward Corder from London to Virginia
    This Google Map plots the journey of Edward Corder from his childhood arrests and trials as a young adult in London, to his transportation to Annapolis Maryland as an indentured servant, to his adventures as part of George Washington's first survey crew on the frontier of Virginia. This map is a work in progress. Check back for updates and new pins and records, which will be added as they are found.England
     

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Photos

 

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Multimedia

 

  • James "Jim" E. Mann identifies family members in a photo of the William Osborne Family, June 2007
    1 minute and 33 seconds. Download small .mov file (2.2 MB - smaller file) | Download large .mov file (33.6 MB - better quality)
    James "Jim" E. Mann of Corder Town in Flatwoods VA identifies a photo of his grandfather, William Osborne, and his mother, Daisy Osborne Mann of Dungannon, VA. Also pictured, grandmother Permelia Culbertson Osborne, Aunt Ella (El Osborne) and other children.
     

  • Bart Osborne's Store in Dungannon
    26 seconds. (21.9 MB) Download .mov file
    Short clip of Bart Osborne's store in Dungannon ending with departure up Hunter's Valley Road.

 

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Books

 

  • Policing and Punishment in London, 1660-1750: Urban Crime and the Limits of Terror, by J. M. Beattie, 2003
    From the description online: This pioneering study examines the considerable changes that took place in the criminal justice system in the century after the Restoration. The author reveals how and why an alternative means of dealing with crime emerged in the policing of London, in the practices and procedures of prosecution, and in the establishment of new forms of punishment.
     

  • London Life in the 18th Century, by Mary Dorothy George, 2005
    From the description online: From the disease infected rookeries and teeming vice-ridden streets to the sweatshops, coffee houses and spacious parks, George's recreation of a capital city in a dirty, brutal—but also elegant—age has never been surpassed. Both a social history and an impeccably documented reference work, her book chronicles the change in social attitudes between 1700 and 1800, which left London cleaner, healthier and more ordered. Available from Amazon.com in paperback format.
     

  • The Complete Book of Immigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775 by Peter Wilson Coldham, 2010
    From the description online: Between 1614 and 1775 some 50,000 English men, women, and children were sentenced by judicial process to be sent to the American colonies for a variety of crimes. The data on these involuntary colonists came from a variety of official records which the author of this work spent over fifteen years studying... The names of those deported are printed in alphabetical order and form what can be considered the largest passenger list of its kind ever published."
     

  • Bound for America: The Transportation of British Convicts to the Colonies, 1718-1775, by A. Roger Ekirch, 1990
    From the description online: From 1718 to 1775, British courts banished 50,000 convicts to America--the largest body of immigrants, aside from African slaves, ever sent across the Atlantic--in hopes of restoring social peace at home without posing the threat to traditional freedoms raised by the death penalty or a harsh corrective system. Drawing upon archives in Britain and the United States, Bound for America examines the critical role this punishment played in Britain's criminal justice system. It also assesses the nature of the convict trade, the social origins of the transported felons, and the impact such a large criminal influx had on colonial society.
     

  • The King's Passengers, by Peter Wilson Coldham, 2006
    From the description online: Nearly 400 convict ships carrying 50,000 men, women and children left British waters bound for the southern colonies of America where their human cargos were sold. With remarkably few exceptions the transportation ships frequented the ports of Chesapeake. Available in paperback from Amazon.com.
     

  • Emigrants in Chains. a Social History of the Forced Emigration to the Americas of Felons, Destitute Children, Political and Religious Non-Conformists, by Peter Wilson Coldham, 2007
    Available from Amazon.com in paperback format.
     

  • Bound with an Iron Chain, by Anthony Vaver, 2011
    From the description online: Anthony Vaver tells the stories of the petty thieves and professional criminals who were subjected to [transportation], and in bringing to life this forgotten chapter in American history, he challenges the way we think about immigration to early America. The book also includes an appendix with tips on researching individual convicts who were transported to America. Available in paperback and Kindle formats from Amazon.com. 
     

  • The Boys of Greenway Court  by Hezekiah Butterworth, 1896
    This late 19th-century morality tale incorporates a young George Washington and other real-life characters familiar to researchers of the area. Although the story is maudlin and overbearing to modern sensibilities, the book includes a short description of Greenway Court's remains in the last decade of the 1800's. Used copies of the original printing can sometimes be found on eBay or you can order a reprint from Amazon. Free electronic versions of the book are available for Kindle, and as an ePub and a PDF (among other formats).
     

  • Fairfax: The Master of Greenway Court by John Esten Cooke, 1896
    Another late 19th-century historical novel, this time by John Esten Cooke. Like "The Boys of Greenway Court," the writing is florid and wordy, and the book's primary value lies in the novelty of reading a story which incorporates familiar historical characters and provides a 19th-century interpretation of 18th-century Virginia frontier life. Used copies of the original printing can sometimes be found on eBay or you can order a reprint from Amazon. Free electronic versions of the book are available for Kindle, and as an ePub and a PDF (among other formats).
     

  • The Fairfax Proprietary by Josiah Look Dickinson, 1959
    This is an indispensible resource for those wishing to learn more about the early settlers of the lower Shenandoah Valley and the parceling out of land from Fairfax's Land Office at Greenway Court. It includes a detailed account of Edward Corder's Turkey Tract lease. Hard copies are very expensive so I recommend trying to find a library copy near you.
     

  • Virginia Baron: The Story of Thomas 6th Lord Fairfax, by Stuart E. Brown Jr., 1965
    A solid biography of Lord Fairfax, the only English peer to make his permanent home in the colonies. Hard copies are not prohibitively expensive, but the book is also available for purchase in electronic format.

 

 

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The Edward Corder Senior
Memorial Library
A collection of digitized documents relating to Edward Corder Senior of London, and Greenway Court (Frederick Co VA) and his descendants

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