Philpott and Ludlow family papers
Collection — Folder: S0858
Identifier: S0858
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three documents regarding a dispute over 1,016 pounds of crop tobacco between Elizabeth Philpott and Hugh Mitchell from Charles County, Maryland (1752-1754); a settlement document for the closing of Ross Smiley's business (May 29, 1820); a letter sent to John Philpott of Fayette County, Indiana from Richard A. Buckner of Greensburg, Kentucky inquiring if Philpott would like him to represent him in determining if he's entitled to part of the proceeds from an estate of a man named Philpott in England who had left "a considerable sum of money to be divided between three families in the United States" (October 8, 1837); a partial document of a quit claim deed from John and Louisa Ludlow regarding their share of the estate of John Philpott (February 2, 1844); and a memorandum of Charles P. Taylor's with his family genealogical background and his request about a bequest (undated). The collection also includes a clipping of the column, "About Our Ancestors" by Eleanor Lexington that relates the history of the Ludlow family (1909).
Dates
- 1752-1909
Creator
- Ludlow family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Charles Philpott and Elizabeth Philpott came to America from Gloucester, England in 1730 and settled in Charles County, Maryland. They had five children: John, Barton, William, Eleanor, and Elizabeth. Eleanor married James Taylor and they had a son named Charles Philpott Taylor.
William Philpott's son, John, had a daughter named Louisa (1810-1868) and she married John Ludlow (1800-1881). Louisa was a native of South Carolina and moved with her father to Indiana when it was still a territory. John moved to Fayette County, Indiana from Clermont County, Ohio in 1826. They had four children, including their son Henry Lewis (1838-1881).
Henry Lewis married Isabella Smiley Clemens (1833-1917), the daughter of Ross Smiley, in 1864. Ross Smiley came to Fayette County from Hamilton County, Ohio in 1830. John and Louisa had five children, including Ross S. (1867-1955) and Louis L. (1873-1950), a newspaper reporter and United States Representative from Indiana's Seventh District.
Sources:
Barrows, Frederic Irving, Ed. History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1917.
"Louis Ludlow, 77, Ex-Congressman Dies At Capital." Connersville News-Examiner (IN), November 29, 1950.
"Philpott Family." ISLG pf 929.2 P Uncat #2, Genealogy, Indiana State Library.
William Philpott's son, John, had a daughter named Louisa (1810-1868) and she married John Ludlow (1800-1881). Louisa was a native of South Carolina and moved with her father to Indiana when it was still a territory. John moved to Fayette County, Indiana from Clermont County, Ohio in 1826. They had four children, including their son Henry Lewis (1838-1881).
Henry Lewis married Isabella Smiley Clemens (1833-1917), the daughter of Ross Smiley, in 1864. Ross Smiley came to Fayette County from Hamilton County, Ohio in 1830. John and Louisa had five children, including Ross S. (1867-1955) and Louis L. (1873-1950), a newspaper reporter and United States Representative from Indiana's Seventh District.
Sources:
Barrows, Frederic Irving, Ed. History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1917.
"Louis Ludlow, 77, Ex-Congressman Dies At Capital." Connersville News-Examiner (IN), November 29, 1950.
"Philpott Family." ISLG pf 929.2 P Uncat #2, Genealogy, Indiana State Library.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Ross Ludlow in 1952/12.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/06/13 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2017/06/13 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Ludlow family (Family)
- Philpott family (Family)
- Title
- Philpott and Ludlow family papers collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
