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Subject: Re: Culin/Cooling
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:01:24 EST


Sandra and Cathy,

It was Capt. Culin who was shot by a private in the local militia in 1776.
One source (Ashmead) just gives his last name; another, a newspaper article
sent to me last week, says his name was John. The only Capt. Culin I'm aware
of is Swan, whose estate was being settled in 1783. Culin and his cousin John
Crosby had just been sworn in as Captain and First Lieutenant when the
soldier shot and killed Culin. It happened at the White Horse Tavern just 3
blocks from my house. I mailed a letter on Thursday to Dr. Craig, and one of
the questions I ask him was who Capt. John Culin was. Perhaps the newspaper
reporter couldn't imagine any man's name being Swan and assumed it was John.
I'll try to remember to post if Dr. C is able to provide an answer to this
mystery Culin.

Crum Creek was in Chester County, not Philadelphia County. Annakey Culin was
one of the witnesses against poor old Margaret Mattson who was accused of
witchcraft in 1684. The trial took place in Philadelphia.

As for the variants in spelling, throughout the court record of the trial
several names are spelled differently - Matson/Mattson; Saundering/Sanderlin;
Vanculin/Coolin/Cooling

For those interested, "The Jury went forth, and upon their Returne Brought
her in Guilty of haveing the Comon fame of a Witch, but not Guilty in manner
and forme as Shee Stands Indicted."

Karen Mullian

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In a message dated 03/04/2000 2:21:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

> If you'll notice, there is mention of reading the statement of Jno.
Vanculin,
> also on the same page of F & C.. The Annakey mentioned was the wife of
Jno
> Vanculin, Coolin being just another way someone chose to spell their name.
I
> don't believe that the family decided to spell their name coolin as much as
> the person keeping the records of the trial simply chose to spell it that
way.
> ...I've never seen it spelled this way any other time in any other record
or
> book..
> John Vanculin, b. about 1621 in Finland was married to Annakey
Johannson,
> dau of Johan and Helena Grelsson, of Fryksdalen Varmland, Sweden. He was
> also known as John Cornelis, and arrived in New Sweden with his wife Helena
> and 3 children on the Mercurius, in 1656 . He shared a large tract at
> Ammansland with Marten Martensson, SR, who married Helena, Grelsson's
widow.
> after Johan's death, in 1684. John and Helena had 3 known sons; Anders
> Johnsson Grelsson Mink, Arian Johnsson (later known as John Archer), and
Eric
> Johnsson who was insane. The also were probably the parents of Anna, wife
of
> Johan Vanculen.
> Sandra
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathy Berger <>
> To: Sandra Ferguson <>
> Date: Saturday, March 04, 2000 11:55 AM
> Subject: Culin/Cooling
>
>
> Hae you seen the reference to AnnaKey Cooling, 1684 of Crum Creek,
> Philad Co. p. 412 HISTORY OF CHESTER CO, PA by Futhy and Cope
>
> Also there was a Sgt Cooling accidently (I hope) shot by one of his
men
> in the Rev War. I have not been able to find anything on him nor on
AnnaKey
> above.
>
> Both help me in my theory that VanCulin became Cooling. If only i
could
> get the missing link!
>
> Cathy
>

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