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http://www.gencircles.com/clubs/surnames/doudna/messages/read/1 This is the John Doudna That was in the story of the little boy, whowas kidnapped. Proof: picture of tombstones (dates wrong) for John. Pictrure of SaraKnowies his wife stone.His will dated April 11, 1811. Will book A.Page 81 & 82 Belmont Co. Courthouse St. Clairsville, Ohio. Informationfrom Sara Grader his occupation was farmer. He lived in England, N.C. and Ohio. L.D.S. Records says died 1813. Moved to Belmont Co. Ohio in 1804. ( This is the histoy of how the Doudna family came to the U.S.) This story has been handed down for generations in my family. I had tocopy it, as it was hand written . John Doudna Story. A kidnapping incident in the early history of the Doudna family. In the early days of our history it was the custom of sailors tokidnap a child and train him to be a sailor as he grew up. Thisgetting a life work out of him for nothing. That custom is mostly abandoned now for fear of the penalty of the lawfor now days there are many ways to recapture a child where there wasone then. So it happened that one ship was in want of a sailor boy, and while atthe warf of England a small boy who had accompanied his father who hadbrot a load of vegetables to trade with the sailors , was induced togo aboard the ship which furnished ample amusement for the boy untilsome time after they had left the shore. As soon as the boy realized his situation , he burst into angonizingfits of tears, which was kept up until he cried himself to sleep. Thenext morning he awoke to find himself very lonesome without hisparents, but in time he forgot his troubles and became helpful in manyways as a sailor boy, he learned to climb to the top of the shipsmasts also the meaning of the words which the sailors use. He wouldoften ask master to tell him where his parents were, but he would puthim off by telling him he would some day, All that the little couldremember was that his name was John Doudna that his fathers name wasHenry and his Mothers Elizabeth. It seemed that the ocean air washealthful for him because hr grew rapidly and soon became as trusty asailor as any on the ship.Of course a sailors life is very rough oneand no attention is given to education except in the line of managginga ship, and learning all they can about storms, which influencesailors as much as any thing else. Well John Doudna was kept by thesame sea captain for twenty years and during all that time he neveronce heard from home, the captain had not told him yet where his homewas. He had now reached this 26th year of his age when it was noticed oneday that a great storm was arising. It proved to be a great wind stormwhich finally wrecked the ship but John Doudna was not to meet hisdeath yet, Fortunately he and two others of the crew got astride someboards which served for a raft and succeeded in getting to a verysmall island on which they took refuge, As soon as the storm abatedthey began to realize their situation, They were on a small barrenisland in the great Atlantic. there was nothing on it sustaing lifeexcept a little rain water that had been caught in the chinks of rockswhich were on the island. Probly if these three men had known thesuffering and the misery that awaited them they would have been sorythat they had not gone down with the remaim in the briney ocean, butthey waited patiently to meet their father with some hopes however,that the morrow would bring good tradinge in the way of another shipwhich would safely carry them to land, but no ship came in sight, Theynow began to long for something that would appease their hunger, buttheir longing for this was also in vain, The second and third dayscame and still no ship in sight! It now became apparent that they muststarve to death if releif did not come. They were tempted to throw them selves into the sea, so as to ?????(Can not make out this word) such a death, but as the love of lifeexcede that of death, they waited on with some hope of deliverance,they were growing weaker and weaker without food or shelter for eightdays. But on that day one of them sighted a ship, but being too weakto stand up they in turn waved a hat to the ship. Soon they observed that the ship had changed its course and was comingtoward them. They were taken on board and were only allowed one teaspoonful each ofbroth without any salt in it. This this began to bring back theirappetites and they almost went crazy with hunger at the end of twohours they were given two teaspoonful each and at the expiration ofevery two hours the quanity was increased until their severe hungerwas satisfied and in the course of three or four day the ship reached its destination and John Doudna was landed in North Carolinawithout a cnt of money in the world. According to a vow he had madenever to sail on the ocean again if he ever reached land. So afterlearning to walk on the land he started out to find a place to workfor his board until he learned to manage farming implement. He had notgone far when he met a girl on her way to school, by the name of SarahKnowis, this was the first girl he had meet in this strange land andher kind words and sympathy made a deep impression on John, not soonto be forgotten. After working less than two years at her fathers home, John Doudna and Sara Knowis were united holy matrimony, John being28 and Sarah 14 years of age only 14 years difference in their ages. So John took his young wife and settled in Edgcornb Co N.C. there tospent his time in peace and happiness. But in the year 1804 he with most of his children migrated to BelmontCo. Ohio. Here he remand the balance of his days and in all probilityhelped build the first Friends meeting house that was erected inWarren to near where Stillwater meeting house now stands. His wifesurvived several years , after his death she married Joseph Middletonbeing upwards of 90 when she died at which time there were 450 peoplewho either called her mother grandmother great grandmother or aunt andI am proud to say that this John Doudna who was shipwrecked in theAtlantic was my great grandfather. This part was handed down by J. H.Edgerton. As this great grand son probably gives all the particulars need forthe occasion for which it was written. I will offer a few more. Our great grand father settled one fourth of a mile east of Stillwatermeeting house on the farm that afterwards became the home of his sonHosea who lived their until his death in 1888 aged 95 years and about80 years after the death of his father, his oldest son Henry settledon a farm farther down Sandy Ridge, on or near the home of W.H. Searswhere he build a barn before the days of cut nails putting the roof onwith wooden pins instead of weighing it down with poles log cabinfashion , John Doudna the second son settled on a farm in the Ridgesettlement about 2 1/2 miles south of Barnsville. He was the father ofWilliam Isaac and Elisha and grand father of the writer of this partof the history, he died in 1862 at the age of 90 year . Another sonKnowis settled at Leatherwood where he raised a large family whichwith his oldest sisters family (she married Isaac Hall composed alarge portion of the Friends settlement there. Another son James diedin boyhood before leaving N. C. while the youngest son Joel , Anna,and Elizabeth lived at Stillwater while Aseneth lived at Ridge, shewas the grangmother of Nathan Boswell. While Zilpha who was thegrandmother of J.H. Edgerton she having married John Edgerton ofMorgan Co. where she died in 1858 being about 69 years old. This account has been carefully kept and I have never understood thatany of the 450 decendants could ever trace their ancestry farther backthan the particilars given in this account and I have never known oneof Doudna name that could not be traced back to this kidnapped JohnDoudna who came to Ohio and settled near Barnsville in 1804. ( This part was added and signed by:) Joseph W. Doudna Barnsville , Ohio QUAKER-ROOTS-L Archives Archiver > QUAKER-ROOTS > 1998-05 > 0894173834 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Stollen Children - The Story of John DOUDNA Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 00:37:14 -0500 (CDT) I have read the following incident in a number of differentpublications, but tonight can only seem to put my hands on one ofthem. So I will tell the story from memory. John Doudna John Doudna, was a young boy in England, the son of a farmer whoraised crops and sold them at the docks to ships that tied up there.Today you might call him a ship chandler. In any case this was Englandabout 1750, when all the niceties of law to which we have becomeaccustomed were not practiced regularly. John's father, Henry took him one day with himwhen he was delivering a wagon of his crops. While Henry was busy,John toured the dock area by himself, never having been there beforeof having seen large ships. Some sailors invited John to visit theirship, which he did, only to find out that while he was below decks,the ship got underway. A classic case of Shanghai to get a missingcrewman, in this case a cabin boy for the captain. John was heartbroken and begged the captain to take him home, and thecaptain always promised that he would, but he had no intention ofdoing so. John worked with this captain for years, eventually giving up any hopeof returning home. He eventually became a mature member of the crew,taking part in the storming of the Cliffs of Abraham in Quebec whenthe British threw out the French. One day the ship was off of Cape Hattaras, North Carolina when itbecame involved with a hurricane. The storm was so severe that itbroke up the ship, which sank with almost all the crew. John and oneother sailor managed to survive by hanging onto some planks that hadbroken off the ship. Then the floated to a small islet that had no shade, no food or water.They lasted three days with no water. John said that he was many timestempted to go drown himself in the ocean to put an end to thisagonizing thirst. They were so weak that on the fourth day, they couldnot stand up. Some how at the moment a passing ship was spotted. John and his friend, put theirhats on driftwood sticks and waved them in the air to attractattention. It worked and they were rescued by the ship's small boat. They could only be given a little water at first, then a little moreand finally they were able to drink and eat again. John had vowedwhile on the islet that if he were ever rescued he would never put tosea again. He asked the captain of the ship to put him ashore as soonas possible, which was done. Now John faced a new dilemma. He wouldhave to survive in a strange new land. He was walking down an oldcountry road, probably little more than a rut, on his way to find somecivilization. The first person he spotted was a young 12 year oldQuaker girl on her way to school. (The Quakers, contrary to the regular practices of the time, educated their female children.) In anycase John asked her if she knew of anyone who might be willing toteach him to be able to care for himself, that is, to be a farmer andgrow crops. The girl was Sarah Knowles (some insist the name wasactually Knowis). Sarah said that she thought her father might, and she took him home to meet herfather. John was 26 at this time and would have been a good helper. Sarah's father John Knowles invited John to come to live with them andto work free while he learned this new skill. Two years later Johnmarried the young Sarah, though I wonder how they received permissionsince she was only 14. The marriage was a great success by measures ofthe day, and they had 14 children, only 2 of whom died as children.Twelve of them married and at least 10 of them had very largefamilies. And the grandchildren had large families. Sarah lived to be87, and before she died they had a family reunion of her offspring.There were over 500 living offspring, not far off the record of 700+in the Guiness Book of Records. There are many thousands of descendants from this marriage, maybe evenin the millions. I have over 2500 descendant families and I feel thatI have only scratched the surface. I marvel when I think about how theworld would be different if John had indeed drowned himself. Can oneperson really make a difference in this world? You bet he can! Just look at the example ofJohn Doudna, my 5GG Father. Best Wishes, Bruce Wood From Descendants of Moses Hall, John Doudna and Benjamin Hall (QuakerFamilies of Belmont County, Ohio from Virginia & North Carolina),compiled by Elizabeth J. (Hall) Hartley, printed 1958: Some History of the John Doudna and Sarah Knowles Families Neither of the families were members of the Friends. John Doudna, Sr.married Sarah Knowles, daughter of John Knowles and Sarah Willoughby. The Doudna family came from England. The name has been spelled indifferent ways: Doud, Doudney, Doudy and Doudna, the last being theform most used in America. Some say: Many years ago, while at a wharfin England, a little boy who had accompanied his father with a load ofvegetables to trade with the sailors, was induced to go aboard a ship,which furnished ample amusement for him until some time after the shiphad left the shore. As soon as the boy realized his situation, heburst into an agonizing fit of tears which was kept up until he criedhimself to sleep. The next morning he awoke to find himself very lonesome without hisparents, but ere long, forgetting his troubles, he became helpful as asailor boy and quickly learned to climb to the top of the mast andalso learned the meaning of the words the sailors used. He would often ask his master where his parents were, but would be putoff by a promise that he would some day tell him. All that the littlefellow could remember was that his name was John Doudna and that hisfather's name was Henry and his mother's was Elizabeth. John grew rapidly and soon became a trusty sailor, but as a sailor'slife is a very rough one, no attention is given to education except inthe line of managing a ship. John Doudna was kept by the same seacaptain for 20 years, and in all that time never once heard from home.The captain had not yet told him where his home was. Another version: John Doudna was so young he thought his father's namewas Henry and mother's Elizabeth. Henry and Elizabeth, with son John,who was seven years old, were on a French ship sailing to America. Ontheir voyage his parents became sick of yellow fever and died. Theywere buried at sea. The mariners became attached to John and so kepthim on board and he became a good hand. He must have been on the seanearly 17 years. He was with General Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec in1759 and scaled the Heights of Abraham. The historical sketch written by John H. Edgerton (following)concerning John Doudna's early life appears to be almost the onlyaccount of that early period which has been preserved in writing.There is, however, in another branch of Doudnadescendants--descendants of another and older child, Knowles (Knowis)Doudna, a different tradition relating to the way in which John Doudnawas stolen (if he was stolen). This version is: That the boy who wasafterward known as John Doudna, was with his parents on a vessel boundfor America, when yellow fever broke out and both parents died andwere buried at sea. Then it is believed the boy was kept a captive onthe vessel. By the former account this boy is said to have been only six years oldwhen stolen, and while kidnapping of boys and young men to be trainedas sailors was a common practice in early times, it would seem to bean exceptional case for a boy of six to have been kidnapped for thatpurpose at a wharf in England. Generally the victims of such "bodysnatching" were older, at least ten or twelve. The oldest son and child of John Doudna was Henry, and it is possiblethe kidnapping tradition became confused with the circumstancesconnected with an attempted kidnapping in North Carolina of HenryDoudna when he was about ten or twelve years old. He (Henry) was with his father, who was selling provisions for avessel preparing to sail from a North Carolina port, and when hisfather was about to leave, he turned to look for Henry and he wasnowhere in sight. Instantly recalling his own experience, the way hewas hidden on a ship long before, he lost no time in going aboard andwas just in time to see Henry's head disappearing down the hatchway. Regardless of these conflicting accounts concerning his early years,it is known that after the Battle of Quebec, John Doudna was on avessel bound for the south and the ship became wrecked in a furiousstorm. John Doudna, with two others of the crew, were saved byclinging to some of the wreckage, and reached a small island on whichthey took refuge. There was no food and little water, and they facedstarvation if no help came. They were tempted to throw themselves intothe sea to escape such a death as the days passed with no goodtidings. But on the eighth day a ship was sighted. They were able toattract the attention of the crew and the ship came to their rescue. They were taken on board, crazed with hunger and thrist. They weregiven only two teaspoonsful of broth every two hours; more being addedas they could manage it. The ship let them off on the North Carolinacoast. John Doudna had not walked on land for so long he had to learn howagain. He was walking along, hoping to find work. He met a girl of tenon her way to school. He asked her if she knew of anyone who wantedhelp. She directed him to her father, John Knowles. Then he helpedSarah across a stream, and when doing so, he thought she would makesome man a nice little wife. John worked for John Knowles for two years. One day he went to thefather, who had a still, to ask for Sarah for his wife. He was soembarrassed he whittled a still post half off before he could get upcourage to do so. They were married in 1768 and settled in EdgecombCo., North Carolina. It is told that Sarah was so ashamed of her ageshe told people she was twelve-teen when married and had a little boywhen she was 14; but according to dates, she was a little pastfifteen. They had a family of 14 children, two of whom died young, James 5 andMargaret (Peggy) 8, who are buried in North Carolina. They were allborn in North Carolina. Henry later came to Ohio with his family, andSarah married Farmer Dew and went to Tenn. Nothing is known of herdescendants. John and Sarah Doudna moved to Ohio in the spring of 1805 and settledabout two and one-half miles east of Barnesville, on the farm nowowned by their grandson Ephrim Doudna in the west edge of PigeonPoint. John Doudna, Sr. died in 1808, after living only about threeyears in Ohio. (Note: this information incorrect since his will wassigned in 1811 and probated in 1813.) Sarah, his wife, lived 35 yearslonger. She died 4-6-1843 in the 87th year of her age at the home ofone of her children near their own home. HISTORY OF JOHN DOUDNA THE FIRST (Written by John H. Edgerton, printedin Edgerton Genealogy 1762-1927, compiled by Jesse Edgerton for hisChildren and Grandchildren, about the year 1915, printed by Wooster,1927, copy in file) In the early days of our history, it was a custom of sailors to kidnapa child, and train him to be a sailor, as he grew up, this getting alife's work out of him for nothing: that custom is mostly abandonednow, for fear of the penalty of the law; for now-days there are manyways to recapture a child, where then there was none. So it happened that one ship was in want of a boy, and while at a portin England, a small lad who had accompanied his father, who wasselling vegetables to the ship owners, was induced to go aboard andwas kept amused until the ship had sailed. As soon as the boy realizedhis situation, he burst into an agony of tears, which was kept up tillhe cried himself to sleep. The next morning he awoke to find himselfvery lonely without his parents, but he ere long forgot his troublesas a boy of six would, and soon became helpful in many ways as asailor boy. He quickly learned to climb to the top of the ship'smasts, also the meaning of nautical terms. He would often ask hismaster to tell him where his parents were, but he would put him off bytelling him 'he would some day'. All that the little fellow couldremember was that his name was John Doudna, that his father's name wasHenry and his mother's name Elizabeth. It seemed that the ocean air was healthful for John, for he grewrapidly and soon became as trusty a sailor as any on the ship. Ofcourse a sailor's life is a very rough one, and no attention is givento education except in the line of managing the ship, and learning allthey can about storms, which influence a sailor's life as much as anyone thing. John Doudna was kept by the same sea captain for twenty years, andduring all that time he never once heard from his home. The captainhad not told him where his home was. He was in the twenty-sixth year of his age when it was noticed one daythat a great storm was arising. It proved to be a hurricane whichwrecked the ship, but John Doudna was not to meet his death yet.Fortunately he and two others of the crew got on some boards whichserved as a raft and they succeeded in reaching a very small island onwhich they took refuge. As soon as the storm abated they began to realize their situation.They were on a small barren island, in the Atlantic Ocean; there wasnothing on it to sustain life except a little rain water that had beencaught in the cavities of a rock. They waited patiently to meet theirfate, with some hope, however, that the morrow might bring rescue byanother ship. But alas, their hopes seemed vain. The second and thirddays came, but brought them no comfort. But on the eighth day one ofthem sighted a ship; being too weak to stand they took turns waving ahat to the ship. They soon observed the ship changing her course andapproaching them. They were taken on board, but were so weak that theywere only allowed one teaspoonful each of broth without salt. Thisbegan to bring back their appetites, and they almost went crazy withhunger. In two hours they were given two teaspoonfuls each, and thusthe quantity was increased gradually. In a few days the ship reachedher destination, and John Doudna was landed in North Carolina withouta cent of money. In accordance with a vow he had made, that, if he reached land, hewould never go to sea again; when he became able to walk, he startedout to find a place where he could work for his board, until he hadlearned to do farm work. He had not proceeded far until he met a girlon her way to school, by the name of Sarah Knowis. This was the firstgirl he had met in this strange land, and her kind words and sympathymade a deep impression on John, not soon to be forgotten. Afterworking less than two years at her father's home, John Doudna andSarah Knowis were married, he being twenty-eight years of age and shefourteen! John took his young wife and settled in Edgecomb Co., NorthCarolina, there to spend his time in peace and happiness. In the year 1804, they with most of their fat and hearty childrenmigrated to Belmont Co., Ohio. Here he remained the rest of his days,and in all probability helped to build the first meeting house inWarren township, near where Stillwater Meeting house now stands. Hiswife survived him several years, being upwards of ninety years of ageat the time of her death, at which time there were 450 who called hermother, grandmother, and great grandmother. An addition furnished by Joseph W. Doudna, another great grandson: Our great grandfather settled about one-fourth of a mile east ofStillwater Meeting house, on the farm that afterward became the homeof his son, Hosea Doudna, who lived there until his death in 1888,aged 95 years, and about eighty years after the death of his father. The oldest son Henry settled on a farm farther down Sandy Ridge, on ornear the home of W.H. Sears, where he built a barn, before the days ofcut nails, putting the roof on with wooden pins, instead of weightingit down with poles, log cabin fashion. John Doudna, the second son,settled in the Ridge neighborhood two miles south of Barnesville,where he lived until the time of his death in 1863, at the age ofninety years. He was the father of William, John, Jr., Isaac, andElisha Doudna. Knowis Doudna lived at Leatherwood, now Richlandneighborhood, where he raised a large family. Among his sons wereElisha (with six toes), Joseph and John. Mary, the oldest daughter,married Isaac Hall and raised a large family. These two familiescomposed the largest part of this Friends' settlement. Anna andElizabeth, two of the daughters of John the First, married and livedat Stillwater, while Asenath settled at the Ridge. From Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: 19 Jun 1804: John Doudna received on certificate from Great ContentneaMonthly Meeting, NC dated 10 Mar 1804 at Concord MM, OH Census: John Doudy (Doudna) appears as head of household in the 1790 U.S.Census of Edgecombe Co., NC. In his household are 2 free white malesof 16 years and upwards (John Sr. & Henry), 2 males under age 16(John, James, Knowis), 7 free white females (Sarah (mother), Mary,Sarah, Elizabeth, Anna, Margaret); no slaves. Note: The total of 11 iscorrect but not individual numbers - see above) John Doudna, Sr. is listed as head of household in the 1800 U.S.Census, Edgecombe Co., NC, p. 194. In his household are 1 free whitemale under ten (Hosea), 1 free white male between 10-16 (must beKnowis - although he was 20), 1 free white male between 16-20 (James -although he was 24], 1 free white male 45 & upward (John Sr.), 4 freewhite females under 10 years of age (Asenath, Zilpha, Peninah,Margaret - supposedly died in 1797?), 2 free white females between10-16 (Anna, Elizabeth), 2 free white females between 16-25 (Sarah,Mary), and 1 free white female between 26-45 (Sarah, mother). Noslaves. John Jr. and Henry are listed separately on the census. In file: Deed of land sold to John Doudna, Sr. by Knowis Doudna, dated 15 April1811 for 80 acres in Sec. 3, Twp. 8, Range 6 for $144. John Doudna's will: Be it remembered that I John Doudna of Belmont County, Ohio, ninth dayof April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred andeleven, being in a weak and low state of body and mind, but of a soundand strong memory, as I think proper and request to make my last willand testament in manner following, viz: In premises I desire that my burial expenses be discharged togetherwith all my just debts I now give and bequeath to my son Henry Doudna the sum of fiveshillings. I give and bequeath to my son John Doudna the sum of five shillings. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Hall the sume of fiveshillings, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas (I think this is Knowis) Doudnathe sum of five shillings. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Farmer the sum of fiveshillings. I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Dawsen the sum of fiveshillings. I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne Sears the sum of fiveshillings. I give and bequeath to my daughter Penninah Doudna the sum of one cowand calf, one ewe and lamb, one feather bed & furniture, one chest,three chairs, one flax wheel, one pot, and sundry other smallarticles. I desire that my two younger daughters Zilpha and Asenath to be madeequally whole with Peninah when they come of free age. I now lend to my wife during her widowhood my manna plantation whereonI now live, together with stock and all the appurtenances thereuntobelonging. I now give and bequeath land to my two youngest sons Hosea and Joel tobe equally divided between them, my plantation for Joel, this my will& desire. And I leave my two sons executors to my will, viz. Henry & JohnDoudna. I also desire that if there should be any property left aftermy wife's widowhood and after the above mentioned legacies paid out,they should be equally divided between all of my children. Signed in presence of Zachariah Bailey & Jethro Starbuck John Doudna (his mark) Will probated 24 Aug 1813

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