A Family History Christmas Dec 25, 2014 This year we received a wonderful Christmas family history gift. This gift came in the form of story and pictures. One story is of a Great Grandmother Ann Horsefield. As told to Janet Holmes.
12/25/14
One Christmas (not sure of year) Grandma's family was starving and the next door neighbor asked if she could borrow some pans. Then the neighbor asked, "Are you going to need them for Christmas?" Grandma's mom said, "No we don't have any food to put in them." The lady brought the pans back full. After that, Ann said, "I am not going to stay in England and starve." So she bound herself out to a family in the United States. (A “bond” servant is to sell yourself as a slave. CNH note) She walked from Sheffield to London. To reach the boat and then she sailed to United States and her new family (bound family.) So she went to church with this family and her future husband saw her at church and bought her from the bound family. He picked her up, took her to the preacher's house, married her, and took her home. She had Grace nine months to the day.
As told by Ann to Janet Holmes (her granddaughter) - reported by Janet Holmes
The distance from Sheffield to London is 162 miles, if they took the direct route. They probably didn’t take a direct route as they walked and would have needed to forage for food. Mom (Janet) asked how they carried everything and Ann replied, “We didn’t have to worry about that as we had nothing to carry.”
Pictures of Ann Horsfield
Top photo is Anns wedding photo
Bottom photo is a painting by her son John Vause from a photo taken of Ann in her eighties.
Notice the kindness in her countenance!
How can one born of such hardship, sold as a slave, bought as a bride, raise fourteen children and be so kind?
5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
(Malachi 4:5–6)
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
(John 12:25)
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6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
(Malachi 4:5–6)
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
(John 12:25)
#thosefunnyscriptures
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