Esther Templer (1790 - 1856)
The seventh of these children through whom we trace some descendants is Esther Templer who was born 10 February 1790 in Loudoun County, VA. Through estate papers and cemetery records, and now confirmed by the Templer family Bible, we learn she died 24 July 1856 in Loudoun County, VA., and is buried in the Fairfax Friends Cemetery in Waterford, VA. Esther married Gerrard Trammell on 17 May 1808 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Gerrard was born 26 February 1780 in Virginia and died 5 April 1815 in Loudoun County, VA per the family Bible and a meager estate inventory located. We also note that Thomas Templer (Esther's brother) is shown as a guardian for one child at her marriage. They had at least five children.
I- Thomas Trammell was born on 20 January 1809 in Virginia, probably in Loudoun
County and died on 24 April 1854 in Virginia, probably Loudoun County. He
married Mary Catharine Jenkins on 9 April 1839, in Loudoun County, VA. Mary
Catharine was born 30 April 1813 in Maryland and died 18 March 1884 in Loudoun
County, VA near Leesburg. She is shown as a beneficiary of Esther's will and is
listed in such as her daughter-in-law. Thomas and Mary Catharine are buried in
Fairfax Friends Cemetery in Loudoun County, VA. They had five children:
A. William Templer Trammell was born 25 January 1840 and died 23 December
1840
B. Daniel Gerrard Trammell was born and died 6 August 1841
C. Ann Esther Trammell was born 22 September 1842 in Loudoun County, VA and
died 8 April 1918 in Loudoun County, VA. She married William Eagle on 18
March 1863. William was born 15 September 1831 in Virginia and died 26
August 1919 in Loudoun County, VA. They and several of their descendants
are buried in Union Leesburg Cemetery in Loudoun County, VA. They had three
children, only two yet known to us:
1. Carrie L. Eagle (b. 14 December 1865, d. 8 September 1919)
2. Morris Stockwell Eagle (b. 23 December 1869, d. 3 January 1934) was an
Anglican Episcopal priest/minister and married Loula Jeanne Hall on 2
September 1903 in Norfolk, VA, and they had four children:
a. William Stuart Eagle (b. 24 May 1904, d. 19 June 1916)
b. Esther Ellis Eagle (b. 14 August 1906, d. 19 November 1994)
c. Martha Paxton Eagle (b. 9 August 1909, d. 29 November 1956)
d. Morris Stockwell Eagle, Jr. (b. 17 October 1917, d. 7 October 1961) who
married Dorothy Minerva Cosby. They had one child:
i. Bruce Cosby Eagle
D. James Thomas Trammell was born 10 December 1845 in Virginia and died 6
May 1847
E. Cecilia Virginia Trammell was born 5 January 1850 in Loudoun County, VA and
died 19 December 1915 and is buried in Monocacy Cemetery in Beallsville,
Maryland. She married Robert T. Hilliard on 12 January 1875 in Loudoun
County, VA. He was born about 1827 in Maryland and died before 1900 in
Maryland. They had four children, only two yet known to us:
1. Edmund C. Hilliard (b. 1879, d. 1879)
2. Cora M. Hilliard (b April 1883, d. ?) married David A. Magaha
II- Elizabeth Trammell was born 28 March 1810 in Virginia, probably Loudoun County,
and died 11 August 1893 in Wyandot County, Ohio. She married Samuel Freet on 9
August 1830 in Loudoun County, VA,
and is listed in her mother's will as Elizabeth
Fred (sic). The Freet surname is also shown as Freed. They moved to Wyandot
County, Ohio in 1834 and had three children:
A. Amanda C. Freet (b. 31 July 1831, d. 3 October 1885) married George Van Pool
and they had no natural children but did rear a cousin.
B. Mary E. Freet (b. 1836, d. 1900) married Henry Myers, no known relation to
John F. Myers. They had two children.
1. Freet F. Myers (b. 12 April 1863, d. 24 April 1912)
2. Elizabeth E. Myers (b. 19 March 1865, d. 19 May 1943) married John C.
Weaver. They had two children:
a. Mary Weaver (b. abt 1892, d. ?)
b. Alice Weaver (b. 1 April 1909, d. 19 January 1996) married Curtis C.
Straw.
C. Eliza C. Freet (b. 13 July 1844, d. 16 November 1888) married John F. Myers.
They had nine children.
1. Irvin R. Myers (b. 31 January 1865, d. 8 August 1944) married Harriet Jane
Walton. Also shown as Ervin R. Myers. They had four children:
a. Alvin J. Myers (b. 2 October 1887, d. 2 September 1958) married Lessie
E. _____________
b. Pearl Myers (b. abt 1889, d. ?)
c. Roy C. Myers (b. 4 February 1897, d. 2 October 1951)
d. Raymond C. Myers (b. abt 1902, d. ?) married Adella M. ____________
2. Zoa R. Myers (b. 12 July 1868, d. 27 November 1946) married Frank E.
Harman. They had three children:
a. Allen E. Harman (b. 27 October 1885, d. 20 November 1947)
b. Henry W. Harman (b. abt 1895, d. ?)
c. Franklin D. Harman (b. abt 1903, d. ?)
3. Nora A. Myers (b. abt 1870, d. ?) also shown as Honora.
4. Freety S. Myers (b. 15 September 1871, d. 19 June 1879)
5. Henry C. Myers (b. 21 January 1874, d. 23 July 1881)
6. Abbey Fay Myers (b. 1876, d. 10 July 1957) married Elias J. Hottman
7. May M. Myers (b. 13 May 1878, d. 20 August 1879)
8. Infant (b. abt 1880, d. abt 1880)
9. Ella F. Myers (b. abt 1883, d. ?)
III- William Trammell was born 10 September 1811 in Virginia and died 25 October
1811
IV- Eleanor Trammell was born 2 October 1812 in Virginia and died 31 July 1842
V- Ann Trammell was born 6 December 1814 in Virginia and died 4 August 1815
It should be noted that this line has basically remained intact in Virginia and is the only one to do so. It is also the line down through which the Templer family Bible of 1803 was passed and preserved for those of us today. Our thanks to cousin, Bruce Eagle for locating this very important artifact of family history.
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