Historical Artifacts and Collections
Historical Artifacts and Collections section of Titchenal.com is devoted to displaying historical documents and items related to Titchenals and Tichenors.
Founding of Newark, NJ by Puritans
This
drawing depicts the landing of the 30 families in Newark NJ in 1666. They came
from New Haven CT. Martin Tichenor and his family were members of the group
of Puritans that founded Newark. . The woodcut "The landing
at Newark in May 1666" was first published in
the
History
of Newark 1878, by Joseph Atkinson. The caption under the woodcut drawing
says "According
to tradition, the first of the Milfordites to set foot on Newark shore
was Elizabeth Swaine, a fair young girl in her nineteenth
year, daughter of Caption Swmuel Swaine, and the affianed bride of Josiah
Ward, whose gallantry secured for her the honor of the first landing" More
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Early Newark Map
Founder
Map of Newark as first published in the History of Newark 1878, by Joseph
Atkinson. Lot 35 belonged
to Martin Tichenor and lot 17 was given to Daniel Tichenor, Martin son.
It is interesting to note that Daniel decided to obtain land next to his
Father and Brother in-laws the Bauldwins, rather than this father. The
map show the layout of the new town of Newark. More
Tichenor Deed from 1779 Moses
Tichenor was the great grand son of Martin Tichenor. He moved from the Newark
area to Virginia in 1779. We have a copy of the deed for the property he purchased
in Hampshire County Virginia. The deed contents has been transcribed here.
The language
of
this bill of sale is very interesting in that it describes
the land as " Lying and being in the county of hampshire on the
waters of the North Branch of the Potosmack in the Allegany Mountains
and bouned as followeth. Beginning at a red oak on the East side of the
pine swamp run near the month.... More
Fort Smith Lithograph
& Family History
This is a lithograph from 1859 showing Fort Smith Arkansas. Fort Smith
is an important historical location for Titchenals. John R.
Titchenal moved here in 1823 as a pioneer blacksmith. He was also engaged
in raising
live
stock. His homestead was located just outside of the existing fort which
was build around 1817.
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Early Santa Anna Town Woodcut
This
is a Santa Ana Newspaper Woodcut from 1901. This early woodcut shows
main street
Santa Anna California as it appeared in
1887, about 18 years after my Great-Great Grand Father William H. Titchenal
purchased the first lot in Santa Ana in 1869.
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