One day 12 years ago a demon
sneezed and a kitten named Goblin was born. This morning he decided it was time
to get up because he wanted to be fed. I keep the cat food bowls with kibble
all the time so they free feed. He knows this. After listening to him meow,
chirp and grumble forever and have him sit beside me as I lay abed purring
while he starred laser beams at my back I got up. He shrieked at me. I wandered
into the kitchen and low and behold there was food in the bowl. He sauntered up,
squatted down and started to eat. I checked his water bowl and there was water.
He refuses to eat in the morning unless I get up. If I just wander past the
kitchen he will continue to torment me until I enter the kitchen when he will
settle to eat. I turned off the light and went back to the bedroom to text a
morning hello to a friend. It was 4:55AM!!!!!!
I usually wake up at 6. That
bloody cat woke me well before 4 this morning so he could fuss about being
hungry when there was food in his bowl already. And, because I had not stayed
in the kitchen so he could eat he was now back screeching at me. I checked the
bowls again, put on some sweat pants a hoogie, boots, grabbed my purse and left
the house. Now who are you going to grumble to reject from a demons nose? I was
out for a little over 2 hours. The only good thing about Walmart. They are
always open.
I am still researching my Sumner
line which is on Mother’s side of the family. I am presently at William Sumner
III who was married to Hannah Henchmen.
Now, I am not going to bore you
with all the details except, Hannah is my 9th Great Grandmother and
she has a brother named Hezekiah (keep reading), who is my 9th Great
Grand Uncle, he married a woman named Abigail. They had a son whom they named
Daniel who is my cousin, (stay with me). Cousin Daniel married a woman named
Elizabeth and they had a daughter they named Lydia (we are almost there). Lydia
is also a cousin, but that is not how she is famous, she married a man named
Thomas Hancock.
Thomas Hancock by John Singleton Copley
Does the name Hancock ring a bell? Cousin Lydia and Thomas
Hancock had no children. Thomas Hancock had a brother named John Hancock who
was married to a woman named Mary. They had a son named Johnny who was born in
1731 and orphaned in 1744. Little Johnny went to live with his Aunt Lydia and
Uncle Thomas who were very wealthy and had established The House of Hancock, a
trading firm. This wealth will come in handy for not only Little Johnny but
also George Washington and a growing America. In 1764 Thomas Hancock died
leaving little Johnny who was 27 one the wealthiest men in Massachusetts. In
May of 1775 little Johnny was elected as the Fourth president of Congress. During
his term as President, the Congress readied and created the Declaration of
Independence. As President, Little Johnny, now known as John Hancock was the
first to sign it. John Hancock. He presided over Congress while the country was
at war until 1777 when he resigned.
John Hancock by John Singleton Copley
This just gets me thinking that you
just do not know the plans GOD has for you. Had Thomas and Lydia had their own
children little Johnny Hancock may not have ever been given the love, support
and courage he would need to be that one person who would step up and sign his
name to a document of treason. Had his parents lived he may never have been
given that spark that would lead him to encourage independence and perseverance.
I cannot help but think that my dear cousin Lydia played a vital role in
shaping young John Hancock. She died in 1776 shortly after being removed from
Boston to Connecticut for her safety when the war broke out
Lydia Henchman Hancock by John Singleton Copley
John Singleton Copley, an artist in
Boston painted her portrait and there is a hint of a smile lingering near her
lips that starts in her eyes that is the same look I would see on my Granny
when she was content. I think it blossoms from a whisper from GOD that says “your
children are OK.”
I want all of you children to know that the
love, strength, courage, the desire for justice and freedom that nurtured John
Hancock has been handed down to you too. You are better than your tragedy and a
glorious story waiting to be written.
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